Anti-Japanese War: I have a million soldiers and you call me a division commander?

"Ok?"

The sudden sound of gunfire made Li Mingqiang stand up and his expression became serious.

He didn't ask, just took a look and continued to sit down to eat and work.

The gunfire and explosions lasted for a few minutes and then disappeared.

Soon, a major hurried in. His face still smelled of gunpowder. The major came to Li Mingqiang, saluted, and reported loudly: "Director, our internal security forces just spotted a group of suspicious people approaching."

"We immediately launched an attack on them and have killed them all. We didn't capture any alive, but after checking, we found that they were all Japanese soldiers."

Hearing the major's words, Li Mingqiang nodded slightly and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"It's getting dark, and these evil spirits have all jumped out. You must do a good job of patrolling and inform the division commander at the same time."

"Tell the internal security forces over there to increase patrols and vigilance to ensure the safety of the division commander."

Hearing Li Mingqiang's words, the major saluted and said loudly: "Yes, Director Li!"

After the major left, Li Mingqiang couldn't help shaking his head and said, "It seems that the Japanese are really anxious!" His face was full of disdain.

"Let our internal security forces be alert and ensure the safety of railways, roads, and bridges. No accidents can happen at this time."

Soon, Li Mingqiang gave orders again.

Transportation is very important, especially the large-scale movement of personnel!

Yangyuan County!

At the front-line command center, Chu Feng received a telegram from the Eighth Route Army headquarters forwarded by Li Mingqiang.

"Hahahahaha!"

Looking at the telegram from the Eighth Route Army, Chu Feng smiled happily: "My friendly army really understands me too well. Every time, they start doing things without me saying anything."

"Surprise warfare is the Eighth Route Army's specialty!"

"I can almost see Terauchi Juichi getting furious!"

At the same time, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters was also busy. Chu Feng's Independent 1st Division was fighting fiercely, and they were not idle either.

They took the initiative to attack the First Army. Not only the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but also the troops in Zhongtiao Mountain launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops on this day.

This is also why the reinforcements from the First Army arrived only when it was almost dark in the afternoon!

They were also busy putting out fires and deploying troops everywhere. In particular, the Tongpu Railway was also damaged, causing the reinforcements to have to walk a distance and take a train for a while. The back and forth trip almost made the commander of the First Army furious.

"Are our raiding troops in place?"

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army asked.

"It's in place!"

Upon hearing the deputy commander's question, the deputy chief of general staff immediately replied: "According to the plan, the battle will begin in half an hour!"

"it is good!"

The deputy commander smiled with satisfaction and said, "In such a big battle, our Eighth Route Army cannot play the leading role like the 1st Independent Division."

"But it's still okay to sing a supporting role!"

Speaking of this, the deputy commander couldn't help but sigh: "To be honest, everything today is really wonderful!"

"Whether it was the puppet army's battlefield uprising, the two air battles, or the battle situation on four other battlefields."

"Now, the main force of the Mongolian troops in the Yungang direction and the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops in northern Shanxi have been captured."

"The 1st Independent Division is now completely free. In the fight for time, the 1st Independent Division has already gained the upper hand."

"This is the last chance for the Japanese in North China. If they retreat there with all their might now, the 1st Independent Division won't be able to stop them."

"If we don't retreat tonight, we won't be able to retreat once daybreak!"

Hearing the deputy commander's words, the deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army smiled and said, "If we were the Japanese, we would definitely give orders without hesitation. After all, if we have green mountains, we will never worry about lack of firewood. But the Japanese are different."

"Especially that old devil Terauchi Juichi!"

"We have suffered too much here at Chu Feng and have no advantage at all. At the same time, reinforcements are on the way."

"I've discovered that the Japanese have a gambler's mentality. The closer it gets to a critical moment, the stronger their gambler mentality becomes. They always feel they can seize a glimmer of hope and turn the tables!"

Hearing the words of the Deputy Chief of General Staff, the leaders of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters present all laughed.

Smiled with disdain!

Indeed, sometimes, a battle is fought with all one's might, risking one's life to survive!

But we must also respect objective facts!

The objective fact now is that they will not win once the reinforcements arrive, but rather, they are already at a comprehensive disadvantage, and everything will not be fine once the reinforcements arrive.

"Not only do they have a gambler's mentality, I think, in addition to the gambler's mentality, now this old devil Terauchi Juichi can't afford to lose!"

"After all, the battle lasted all day. If he retreats now, his reputation will be ruined not only in the military but also in the country."

"After all, he is also a noble in the Japanese country. He cannot lose face. For the honor and reputation of his family, he must persevere."

"So I think Terauchi Hisaichi has considered retreating, but he still wants to hold on. At least he wants to have a head-on confrontation in the Peiping-Tianjin area. Even if he fails, his reputation will be preserved if he retreats."

this moment!

The leaders of the Eighth Route Army laughed again, and the sarcasm in their smiles became more and more intense.

"I can only say that the reason the Japanese are so powerful is not because their tactics and military skills are superior, but because their weapons and equipment are better than ours."

"They may have many tactical masters on the tactical level, but they are still far behind in terms of strategy!"

"Their character weaknesses mean they won't go far!"

"..."

Just as the leaders of the Eighth Route Army headquarters were chatting, more than 30,000 Eighth Route Army troops, with as many as a few hundred and as few as dozens, scattered in Hebei Province and Dongshan Province, began to launch sabotage attacks on roads, bridges and railways.

The originally peaceful southern Hebei Province and northern Dongshan Province were disturbed by explosions and gunfire, and the raid officially began!

This news was quickly reported layer by layer and finally concluded at the North China Front Army Headquarters in Peiping City.

At this time, General Terauchi Hisaichi finally waited until dark. He had no appetite for food all day, but after relaxing, he finally had an appetite to eat.

However, before he could put a piece of sushi into his mouth, he saw the chief of staff hurried in with several telegrams in his hand.

Seeing the serious expression of the Chief of Staff, General Terauchi Hisaichi's heart skipped a beat: "Damn it, has something happened again?"