Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

After enjoying the singer's dance, Kenji Doihara signaled to leave.

Then he spoke seriously to Yamashita Tomoyuki.

"Yamashita-kun, I believe you also know why your division was stationed in Handan.

Previously, our North China Locust Army suffered heavy losses in the despicable sneak attack of the 389th Division.

The morale of the troops below now needs to be restored urgently.

Therefore, I suggested to the commander that we first attack the Chinese government forces in the south to restore their morale.

But before that, we must ensure that the 389th Division will not provide support.

Therefore, the focus of this battle lies on your division."

"Hi!

Senior Xian'er, rest assured, I will lead the 4th Division to severely damage the 389th Division's troops in southern Hebei."

When Kenji Doihara heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.

But when he thought of the performance of the 4th Division in the Battle of Nomonhan, his face suddenly turned dark.

"Yamashita-kun, this time, I need you to rectify the bad habits in the Fourth Division.

The Empire's Class A Division actually performed so poorly."

Yamashita Tomoyuki nodded in agreement.

He said that he had repaired the 4th Division thoroughly.

Before, it took this group of people a whole month to travel from Fengtian to Tianjin.

It only took half a month to get to Handan this time.

It’s much better than the previous procrastination.

When Kenji Doihara heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched violently.

Half a month~

These bastards can really walk.

Suddenly, Kenji Doihara felt a little worried.

Would it be inappropriate to let the 4th Division take the lead?

Should other divisions be transferred to replace the 4th Division?

After thinking about it, Kenji Doihara shook his head.

After all, the 4th Division is still the Empire's top-tier division, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than the newly formed divisions now.

Kenji Doihara was really worried about letting other divisions carry out the offensive mission.

Furthermore, the main purpose of this operation was to severely damage the Eighth Route Army troops in the Wu'an area of ​​southern Hebei.

This allowed Zeng Jiwen to have some reservations when facing the locust army attacking the National Army in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Thinking of this, Kenji Doihara said to Yamashita Tomoyuki.

“Yamashita-kun, I’m going to have to take extra care of you this time.

I'm really worried about these bastards.

Although the 4th Division will take the lead this time, I will awaken the hidden agents in southern Hebei and attack their main leaders.

Your division's main mission is to capture Wu'an as soon as ordered."

"Hi~

Don’t worry, Senior Kenji.

This time I will personally lead the team to supervise these bastards."

After hearing Yamashita Tomoyuki's assurance, Kenji Doihara immediately felt relieved.

On September 12, news came from southwest Shanxi.

Yan Laoxi mobilized troops from two armies and began to attack the Youth Column.

Under the instructions of Zeng Jiwen, the Youth Column paralyzed the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and retreated into Qinshui after eliminating the stubborn elements in the column.

On the 15th, the 27th and 20th Divisions of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan appeared in Linfen under the pretext of assisting the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Inside the Changzhi Military Region Headquarters.

Zeng Jiwen, Wang Zhuo, Cai Xu and others looked at the current situation.

He looked a little thoughtful.

"Is everything alright with the Youth Column?"

Zeng Jiwen looked at Zhu Guosheng.

"They've all retreated to Qinshui. The two armies of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army are now confronting us in the mountains outside Yicheng."

Zhu Guosheng replied.

Cai Xu looked at Fenyang on the map.

"Hey~

Why don’t they believe it this time?”

Hearing Cai Xu's complaint, Wang Zhuo shook his head.

“Now the South won’t believe anything we say, so we can only wait.

In the end, we have to clean up this mess.”

It turned out that after determining the possible targets of the Japanese army, they informed the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area of ​​the possible targets of the Japanese army's actions through the commander-in-chief.

However, at this time, the discipline of the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area was seriously lax due to the connivance of Minister He.

He did not trust the Eighth Route Army at all and thought that the Eighth Route Army wanted to divert the trouble to the east and let the National Army in Zhongtiao Mountain join the war.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Eighth Route Army had dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army in North China.

This time the Japanese army has recovered and I am afraid they will retaliate like crazy.

If the Japanese army is attracted here, it will be bad.

At the same time, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's attack on the New Army also included some forces from the south.

As for the Hebei-Central region, this time it was rare that the southern government did not send instructions to Lu Zhonglin and his subordinates to cooperate with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Firstly, the Hebei-Central region was deep in the enemy-occupied area, and from Hebei-Central to Henan-Central, it was necessary to pass through a large number of Japanese-occupied areas and the Eighth Route Army's defense zones.

If Ji Zhong and the Eighth Route Army fell out at this time, this army would be in danger given Zeng Jiwen's character.

This army is no longer a ragtag army from the original time and space, but includes their carefully equipped direct troops.

Especially in the current situation, the main force is getting weaker and weaker as time goes by.

Someone doesn't want the nail he planted to be pulled out.

It’s better to let the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army do this kind of thing.

Therefore, when Yan Laoxi dispatched his troops to attack the Youth Column.

The Jin-Cha-Ji Fourth District and Li Yunlong's First Column in the central Hebei area also began to be on alert to prevent the Kuomintang troops in central Hebei from causing trouble.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations. The National Army in the Hebei-Central region was extremely obedient and did not react at all.

Even Pang Bingxun and Shi Yousan, two very smart men, strictly ordered their troops to avoid accidental discharge of weapons.

Li Yunlong, who was extremely excited before, was so angry that he started cursing.

On the 20th.

A shocking news came.

The two Japanese divisions stationed in Fenyang suddenly attacked the two armies of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and then defeated them.

A large number of Shanxi-Suiyuan Army soldiers were captured.

At the same time, the two divisions quickly moved south, and the vanguard troops had passed Wenxi and headed straight for Yuncheng.

Yan Laoxi was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated into Shaanxi with his guards.

At the same time, within a week, two divisions of Japanese troops launched attacks in southwestern Shanxi and quickly destroyed or captured most of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The two mixed brigades from Taiyuan also set out urgently to Huozhou and Lingshi areas.

To prevent their retreat from being intercepted by the Eighth Route Army.

As soon as the news came out, it quickly caused shock across the country.

They did not expect that the Japanese army would defeat the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army so quickly and occupy southwestern Shanxi.

This undoubtedly casts a shadow over the upcoming Battle of Changsha.

At the same time, the 37th and 41st Divisions located in central Henan also suddenly moved north and advanced towards the Luoyang area.

At the same time, the two mixed brigades in the south also began to move north.

As soon as the news came out, it caused an uproar.

No one expected that just when everyone thought that the Japanese army in North China would retaliate against the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese army turned their guns and aimed at the national army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

Chongqing, which was concentrating on preparing for the defense of Changsha at this time, suddenly fell into chaos.

Therefore, Chongqing did not care about their efforts to instigate Yan Laoxi to create friction with the Eighth Route Army.

Immediately send representatives to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in North China to discuss supporting the war in the Zhongtiao Mountain area.

After all, at this time, the main force of the 129th Division was also near Zhongtiao Mountain.

At the same time, the 389th Division located in southeastern Shanxi can also cut off the connection between Taiyuan and southwestern Shanxi.