Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Even if the army in North China is unreliable, their fleet can land in Tianjin and ask the navy's "army" for help.

When Tada Shun received the news, his face turned gloomy and he began to mobilize troops to encircle and annihilate the rebels.

Unexpectedly, the troops below gave him a lot of fun.

After hearing that the opposing troops had surrendered to the 389th Division, the troops from Baoding that set out to assist the 21st Division in suppressing the rebellion dithered, becoming like a second 4th Division.

Tada Shun was so angry that he immediately ordered the air force to start carpet bombing the rebellious Japanese army.

Finally, the 21st Division entered the scene to put an end to the farce.

This incident undoubtedly had a bad impact on the Japanese army.

Among them, Tada Shun's performance when he ordered the Baoding troops to go to the front line to assist the 21st Division in suppressing the rebellion undoubtedly gave several people a slap in the face.

There is no doubt that the Japanese troops throughout North China are now fighting against the 389th Division of the Eighth Route Army.

They all began to show a resistance attitude.

And this is not something that can be solved by suppression by Tada Shun and others.

Yoshio Shinozuka and Kenji Doihara saw the performance of the Baoding troops.

When I thought of the First Army again, my heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The two then tried to convey the order to the troops below to prepare for battle with the 389th Division in the name of retaking the Zhengtai Railway.

The result was obvious. Several mixed brigades and divisions under the First Army showed great resistance to the marching order.

When the people who received the news saw this situation, their faces suddenly turned dark and they felt heavy in their hearts.

If the morale problem of the locust army in North China is not solved, there is no need to think about seeking revenge on the Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army starts to recapture the city next time, it is still a question whether the troops below can be relied upon.

So, after several people thought hard, a bold idea came to Kenji Doihara's mind.

Since it is difficult to deal with the Eighth Route Army in North China for the time being, let's not do it.

So Kenji Doihara turned his attention to the Jinsui Army in southwestern Shanxi.

At the same time, there were also national troops in the Zhongtiao Mountains area in the south.

After collecting information about the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, Kenji Doihara was overjoyed.

The deputy commander-in-chief who was originally responsible for the defense of the Zhongtiao Mountain area was transferred to the south.

Now the entire Zhongtiao Mountain defense line is not as good as before.

So, a plan emerged in Kenji Doihara's mind. He would first deal with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and then join forces with the troops in central Henan to attack from the north and south to defeat the Nationalist Army in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Finally, they surrounded southeastern Shanxi from all sides.

After learning about this plan, Tada Shun immediately became interested.

Once this plan succeeds, they will not only open up the north-south passage from the central region, but will also be able to better force the person in Chongqing to agree to ceasefire negotiations.

Therefore, the task of dealing with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and preventing the Eighth Route Army troops in North China from supporting the National Army was handed over to Kenji Doihara.

After discussing with each other, Kenji Doihara and Yoshinan Shinozuka decided to launch a sudden attack on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in southwestern Shanxi.

Then there is no doubt that the 389th Division will not sit idly by.

It just so happens that the south is now thinking about how to suppress the Eighth Route Army in North China.

Kenji Doihara suddenly came up with a good idea.

It is to sow discord between the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Eighth Route Army!

Therefore, Kenji Doihara even planned to arm the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Win over the pro-Japanese forces in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Then at that time, once the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army began to attack the Eighth Route Army.

They could turn their troops around and make a feint, quickly disintegrating the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army with lightning speed.

Occupy southwest Shanxi, and then attack Zhongtiao Mountain from the north and south.

But before that, we must find something for the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi to do.

Otherwise, if they come out to cause trouble at a critical moment, it will only ruin the party.

Therefore, after the 4th Division arrived in Handan, Kenji Doihara planned to start a heavy blow to the 389th Division's troops in southern Hebei.

In this way, we only need to maintain a certain amount of troops in all directions to tie down the 389th Division.

If we can ensure that the locust army cannot cause trouble when attacking Zhongtiao Mountain, then things will be easy to deal with later.