Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Central Army.

In the official residence of the Chongqing governor, the governor was dressed in military uniform and looked energetic, and standing beside him were his trusted and beloved generals.

"Sir, three days ago, the Eighth Route Army assembled more than 3 people and launched a fierce attack on Ping'an County!"

"The Japanese defenders in Ping'an were defeated and have asked Taiyuan for help!"

"The latest intelligence is that the Taiyuan devils suddenly dispatched a large number of troops to gather towards Ping'an County. In addition, in Yangquan and Lingquan, the devils also dispatched a brigade and a division of the Locust Army to sweep the Eighth Route Army base!"

"This time the Japs are coming with great force, and together with the Locust Army, they have a total of more than 60,000 troops!"

"Among them, the one dispatched from Taiyuan is the 17th Division, a Type A division with about 3 troops. In addition, there are a large number of tanks and other Japanese troops. The Eighth Route Army is in trouble this time!"

A general read out a document.

"What's wrong with the Japanese? Why have they recently sent out tens of thousands of troops in Shanxi Province?"

"But... since it was the Eighth Route Army that took the initiative to provoke the devils, let them fight!"

"Telegram to the Central Army of Shanxi Province and tell them to act accordingly!"

The officer closed his eyes slightly, tapping the table with his fingers. He would not get into this bad luck.

Because of Lin Tian, ​​the Eighth Route Army repeatedly offended him, but he could do nothing about it.

This time, he would use the devils to teach the Eighth Route Army a good lesson, so that they would not become complacent with their great victory and forget their own reasons, and would not take him, the supreme commander, seriously.

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army's recent development momentum was too strong and completely beyond his control.

Apart from other things, intelligence showed that there was only one regiment of the Eighth Route Army besieging Ping'an County. Damn, a regiment had more than 10,000 people. Is this still a regiment? It's clearly a division!

The commander was naturally aware of the Eighth Route Army's tactics. He only gave the Eighth Route Army three divisions, hoping to curb its development.

Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army took a different approach. No matter how many people they had, they told the outside world that they only had three divisions.

I have never seen a division commander with hundreds of thousands of troops in my life. This time it really opened my eyes...

But he had no choice. The several frictions he had created before were all cleverly resolved by the Eighth Route Army, and they even took advantage of this to gain prominence...

The reason why the Eighth Route Army was able to annihilate more than 50,000 Japanese devils last time was because the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army attracted firepower in the front and the Eighth Route Army took advantage of it.

This time, the Japanese sent more than 60,000 troops to directly attack the Eighth Route Army. He wanted to see how these peasants who could only swim but not fight would respond.

"Sir... the Japs are coming with such force this time, their intention is definitely not just to reinforce Ping'an County and destroy the Eighth Route Army. If their purpose is limited to this, then it's fine."

"The students are just worried that... after the Japanese destroy the Eighth Route Army, they will be able to run rampant in Shanxi Province."

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was severely damaged in the last battle of Rongcheng. Without a year or so of experience, they definitely won't have the strength to fight the Japanese."

"In this case, we only have six divisions of the Central Army in Jin Province. How can we stop this..."

"Students are worried. Qin Province is in danger. Chongqing is in danger..."

A senior general said with a stiff upper lip that although he was a loyal follower of his superior and had always disliked the Eighth Route Army, even his shadow had been involved in several previous frictions with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains.

However, objectively speaking, the main force of the anti-Japanese war in Shanxi Province was indeed the Eighth Route Army. Without the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese would no longer have any constraints in Shanxi Province. They could completely occupy Shanxi Province and then invade Qin Province. On the Chinese battlefield, they would attack from the north and the south, which would inevitably endanger Chongqing.

If Chongqing is also occupied by the Japanese, China will be in danger!

"Damn it! Are you saying that our Central Army is incapable of taking on the great cause of resisting the Japanese invasion of Shanxi Province and defending the country?!"

"What you said! What you said is simply a loss of sovereignty and humiliation to the country! You are my student, how can you praise the Eighth Route Army so highly and destroy my prestige?!"

"With the Eighth Route Army gone, my Central Army will naturally send more troops to Shanxi Province on a large scale. In this way, not only will the Eighth Route Army be eliminated, but Shanxi Province will also be controlled by the Central Army. This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone! How can you not see my painstaking efforts! You have really let me down!"

The commander was so angry that he stood up, slammed the table with his big hand, and cursed at the general who had just spoken.

How come these so-called confidants, students, and subordinates of his don't understand his inner thoughts at all? The Japs are merely an external threat, while the Eighth Route Army is the real internal threat. These people just can't tell which is more important!

"Sir, calm down. Sir, calm down. He is also thinking about China and the nation. What he said is not completely unreasonable."

"It's just that... we should prepare in advance and send troops to station on the border of Shanxi Province first, claiming to reinforce the Eighth Route Army. In fact, we should keep our troops in place until the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army are both defeated. Then we will gather a large force and directly attack Shanxi Province. By then, we will take care of both the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army together!"

“Even if Yan’an comes to ask for an explanation, we will say that accidental injuries are unavoidable on the battlefield. The Japanese and the Eighth Route Army are mixed together, and the soldiers are so bloodthirsty that they can’t stop. At that time, the Eighth Route Army can only suffer in silence!”

"In this way, we can wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army around Ping'an County, as well as the Japanese who came to support us, and we will be highly respected internationally. The European and American powers will surely increase their aid to the National Government and forcefully mediate the Sino-Japanese War. This is what the commander often calls a political victory!"

Seeing that the situation was not going well, another officer's confidant stepped forward to smooth things over. The officer was really angry about the Eighth Route Army's harassment in the past few days, and at this time they could not go against the officer's wishes.

Instead, there should be success within failure and failure within success. In this way, the boss will not get so angry.

"Well, what Jingzhi said is very much in line with my opinion. Let's do it this way! Send a large group of troops to prepare to take over Jin Province!"

When the commander heard Jingzhi's words, his expression eased a little, he nodded, and signaled his subordinates to do so.

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Ping'an County.

“Fire! Fire!!”

“Counterattack! Counterattack!!”

Yamamoto Ikki was sitting in the command center, jumping anxiously and urging Tony Dashu.

He was almost unable to hold on. He never thought that the Eighth Route Army would dare to attack Ping'an County, and came with an entire regiment of troops.

What was even more unbelievable to him was how the independent regiment could have more than 10,000 soldiers. Was this still a regiment?

Moreover, the firepower of the independent regiment was too strong. The two artillery battalions were constantly firing, and the sounds of light and heavy machine guns came one after another. Yamamoto once suspected that a division was coming, and he was terrified.

But he once lay on the city wall and looked through a telescope. He saw Li Yunlong and he breathed a sigh of relief, but he still felt very uncomfortable.

Ping'an County only had 20 artillery pieces, and the locust army suffered heavy casualties.