Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 453 The storm is rising

The New Year in Gaojia Town soon came to an end in a joyful atmosphere, and the various units of the independent brigade began to prepare for war.

In February, Gu Changfeng was planning to wait a little longer, but he unexpectedly received the news that the Second Regiment's base was attacked. Gu Changfeng was unhappy about this, as the Japanese were taking the initiative to provoke trouble.

Let’s go back to a week ago, at the Japanese First Army Headquarters.

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at his officers with a serious face. It seemed that their so-called blockade in Jinzhong recently did not have much effect. The independent brigade was still able to freely attack their various strongholds and artillery towers, and it seemed that the independent brigade still had enough strength. How could he, who was so confident, tolerate this?

Since you can't bear it, then fight.

Yoshio Shinozuka directly summoned all the officers in Taiyuan and wanted to start a war.

At present, the troops he can control have exceeded 300,000. In addition to those stationed in the Jin-Cha-Ji region, the mobile force alone is as high as 100,000. This is only the Imperial Army. If the Imperial Auxiliary Army is included, the force will be terrifying...

"Commander, the supply preparations are nearing completion. They are sufficient for 100,000 warriors for three months. If the Imperial Army is included, we will be able to handle the needs within a month."

Yamaoka Michitake has been trying every possible means recently. In order to prepare the supplies needed by the commander, he has extorted money from merchants and people in the so-called security areas, county towns, and even Taiyuan City over and over again, and finally raised all the supplies needed for the army.

After listening to this, Shinozuka Yoshio nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yoshi, Yamaoka-kun, you did a great job. Let's wait and see what happens next!"

After saying this, he stood up and ordered, "The 4th and 5th Independent Mixed Brigades will attack, target Taiyue Mountain."

As a spy planted by the Laiyuan Independent Brigade in Yuci City, how could he not take it seriously? So his first target was the Second Regiment.

Naturally, if he wanted to start a war, it would not be possible for him to just do this one action. The subsequent orders were the sign of the start of the war.

"Orders: The 6th Division, the 26th Division, and the newly formed 183rd, 186th, and 192nd Divisions will begin the Jin-Cha-Ji sweep plan."

As the thorn in his side, the Eighth Route Army became his target again this time. With a large number of troops at his disposal, Yoshio Shinozuka was extremely ambitious and did not take either side seriously at all.

You know, at present, only the 6th Division remains in Baoding after replenishment, and the other four divisions are stationed in various places for training. Now that such concentrated forces are being attacked, he does not believe that the independent brigade in Jinzhong and the Eighth Route Army scattered throughout Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei can hold on.

Even in this situation, he still kept a mobile division in his hands in order to take down the Independent Brigade and the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.

It has to be said that Yoshio Shinozuka's forbearance was unexpected by the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and even Gu Changfeng.

The Japanese headquarters made great efforts to support Yoshio Shinozuka in restoring order in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei. First, a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition were transported to the First Army. Then, 30 troops were recruited from the mainland, of which 13 were sent to the First Army. This shows how angry the polio patients were.

As the Japanese divisions took action, a large amount of information gathered at the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

After the boss had reviewed them one by one, he sighed and said, "Comrades, it seems that the Japanese army will not give us a chance to prepare."

There is only a little over a month left before the "Hundred Regiments Offensive" planned by the headquarters is about to begin. It has to be said that the timing of the Japanese attack is giving the boss a headache.

In fact, in another time and space, the Eighth Route Army's "Hundred Regiments Offensive" would take place in August 40.

However, this time and space has an additional variable, Gu Changfeng. The Eighth Route Army's equipment is much superior to that of the other time and space, so the time is naturally advanced.

"Haha, we're almost ready anyway. Since the Japanese have taken action, there's no need for us to hide. It just so happens that Brigadier General Gu has been asking for a fight!"

Political Commissar Nie's words brought back the solemn atmosphere at the headquarters.

Indeed, after preparing for such a long time, they will have to fight the Japanese sooner or later. Moreover, they have the independent brigade as a hidden killer, so they are naturally confident.

The boss looked at everyone and helplessly reminded them: "The independent brigade is indeed strong, but the Japanese army has been preparing for such a long time, their strength should not be underestimated."

After saying that, he changed the subject and continued, "We must fight. Let's follow our previous plan. In the first phase, we will attack the Zhengtai Railway and simultaneously attack the Pingliao and Yuliao highways."

The headquarters had actually been planning this plan for a long time, especially after the independent brigade secretly joined, the boss was even more confident. If the divisions had not been recovering their strength, he would never have allowed the Japanese army to linger under his nose.

At Xianyaling, Gu Changfeng became alert after receiving the telegram from the 115th Division. He was originally still hesitating whether to go to Taiyue Mountain in person, but now he had no more concerns and decided to just do it...

"Old Zhou, have Zhao Chong telegraph the 3rd and 4th Regiments, ordering immediate action. Target Shouyang and the nearby Zhengtai Railway Line. Instruct them to march at night and keep all radios silent!"

"Other regiments, immediately attack the enemy strongholds and artillery towers on the Pinghan Railway. Take them all out!"

The information he has received so far is that the Japanese are making big moves, so he must keep people nearby. If, as he thinks, he really transfers all the troops directly to Yuci, Gaojia Town will be in trouble.

However, with the three regiments of the independent brigade, nearly 10,000 troops are definitely enough to take over Yuci City. If there is an opportunity, it is even possible to encircle Taiyuan.

Zhou Qianli usually seldom offered opinions on combat matters, but he was still a little worried after reading the telegram sent from headquarters. After thinking for a while, he spoke.

"Changfeng, the Japanese are attacking on such a large scale. Will it be troublesome for you to leave Gaojia Town?"

Gu Changfeng was delighted when he heard this, "Old Zhou, you're becoming more and more timid. Before, we had less than 10,000 men and dared to take on three Japanese divisions. Now that we have a stronger army, why are you still worried about this?"

As he spoke, he patted Zhou Qianli on the shoulder and said earnestly, "I will personally deliver the battle plan to Commander Yang. Don't worry, the ones in trouble will definitely be the devils, not us."

He had been planning to attack the Japanese for a long time, and it coincided with the headquarters' "Hundred Regiments Offensive" plan, which was a perfect opportunity.

Zhou Qianli knew Gu Changfeng's character very well. The two had been partners for a long time, and seeing that Gu Changfeng was so persistent, he didn't say anything else.

In the following time, Gu Changfeng directly cleared more than 115 points, exchanged them for ten German heavy artillery and a large number of artillery shells, and then took the logistics department soldiers to the th Division.

He has to lead the team out this time, so the battle in Laiyuan still depends on the cooperation between Commander Yang and the independent brigade. Increasing the strength of the 115th Division will naturally enhance the security of Gaojia Town.

Of course, the main reason was that his system upgrade had finally been unblocked after several months, and the tenfold bonus given was also what made him feel generous again.

Ten times the number of one Japanese soldier is no joke. A thousand Japanese soldiers are ten thousand. After a big battle, his independent brigade will be able to fly.