Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

They were all taken to Xining County.

Surrounded Xining County.

The Japanese army in Xining County was short on manpower, and even with the local police, there were less than 150 of them. The Japanese army was also aware of the combat effectiveness of the local police.

With only dozens of Japanese soldiers, they dared not take any action.

They could only watch as the first team besieged Xining County.

The First Detachment's action immediately sent shockwaves through northeastern Shanxi. To the northwest of Xining County lies Tianzhen, to the northeast are Zhangjiakou and Xuanhua. To the west is Datong, to the south are Hunyuan and Dingbei, and to the east is Shengxian.

Once Xining County falls, the connection between Zhangjiakou and Datong will be directly cut off, not only cutting off the road from Dajing Town, but also the Pingsui Railway section from Datong to Zhangjiakou.

The importance of Xining County cannot be overemphasized.

If the Japanese army was not short of troops behind enemy lines, Xining County would not have only one squadron of devils.

"idiot."

Japanese Army Corps Headquarters in Mongolia.

Lieutenant General Hasunuma, commander-in-chief of the Mongolian garrison, was furious.

It was originally just a simple mopping-up operation. Intelligence reports indicated that the enemy numbered only a few hundred, and with some guerrillas, the force totaled only about a thousand. Therefore, the Hasunuma clan didn't take this operation seriously.

All of them were handed over to the Independent Mixed Brigade No. 2 for their own responsibility.

In the eyes of the Hasunuma clan, this sweep was a sure win, just like the previous Eighth Route Army siege and the easy sweep of the Pingbei guerrillas.

His main focus was on Fu Zuoyi. After all, Fu Zuoyi was a renowned general of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the Japanese had been engaged in a constant battle against him since the Japanese entered Shanxi. Fu Zuoyi was now in Suiyuan, where he was assembling his forces for battle, with over 20,000 troops under his command. With such a large force, under the command of a renowned general like Fu Zuoyi, the Mongolian Army was taking it very seriously and was not prepared for any complacency.

Therefore, the 26th Division of the Mongolian Garrison Corps' primary enemy was Fu Zuoyi. The 26th Division's main forces, stationed in Jining, Guisui, and Baotou, had been engaged in combat with Fu Zuoyi's troops stationed in Wuyuan. Fu Zuoyi's troops had just established themselves in Wuyuan and were in the process of preparing for war, so they hadn't made any major moves yet. Currently, the th Division held the upper hand. Overall, since the establishment of the Mongolian Garrison Corps, the situation had become increasingly favorable for the Hasunuma clan. However, the Fourth Column's sudden attack on Pingbei disrupted all of the Mongolian Garrison Corps's deployments.

The Fourth Column is not the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.

That's the regular army.

In addition to the 120rd Regiment that Deng Guo had initially led from the Independent Division, there were also troops sent from the th Division. The main force, totaling nearly people, was extremely powerful. They suddenly appeared in Pingbei and began to capture the city.

Therefore, a large number of troops had to be transferred from the Pingsui Road to encircle and suppress the Fourth Column.

Unexpectedly, taking advantage of this good opportunity, the Second Detachment and the Anti-Japanese Guerrillas in the southeast of Huailai caught the Japanese army by surprise and attacked the weakest but most important point of the Japanese defense.

The Corps stationed in Mongolia has been drawing troops from various places.

But there are really no troops to send there at the moment.

Now the First Detachment has surrounded Xining County, and the Mongolian Corps can't find any soldiers to deploy for the time being.

"Where did these troops come from?"

The Hasunuma clan was truly confused.

Where did the Eighth Route Army get so many troops?

Not to mention the 4000 men of the Fourth Column, the th Regiment, the First Detachment, the Second Detachment, and the anti-Japanese guerrillas in southeastern Huailai, the total number reached nearly . The Hasunuma clan had never imagined that the Eighth Route Army would have so many troops.

After the establishment of the Mongolian Garrison Corps, the Hasunuma clan thought it could easily deal with the anti-Japanese armed forces in Chahar, Mongolia and Suiyuan.

But now?

"Your Excellency, now is not the time to consider this matter.

If Xining County is also captured by the Eighth Route Army, how will we explain this to the North China Front Army?"

Colonel Ishimoto Torado, Chief of Staff of the Mongolian Corps, was very anxious.

Things are everywhere now.

All need to be solved.

But there are not many troops left to send.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General."

Major General Kanji Tsuneoka, commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, was also extremely anxious.

This time, all the troops dispatched were from his 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade. However, the situation was not good at the moment, with Eighth Route Army troops everywhere. The 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade no longer had any troops to deploy.

"We must dispatch troops as soon as possible. How about we try to find a solution with the 108th and 109th Divisions?"

Tsuneoka Kanji spoke.

Ishimoto Torazuma shook his head and said, "The 108th and 109th Divisions, whose main forces had just completed the Taihang Mountain sweep, suffered heavy casualties. Besides, they are not part of our Mongolian corps, so it's impossible for them to send troops to support us at this stage."

After entering 1938, the Japanese army also intensified its crackdown on anti-Japanese armed forces behind enemy lines.

In April, the Japanese army mobilized over 30,000 troops and launched a nine-pronged siege against the Taihang Mountain base. This sweep had just concluded. Due to their underestimation of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese suffered heavy losses during this sweep. Eighteen county towns were lost, of which twelve were recaptured by the Eighth Route Army and six by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

There were more than 3,000 puppet troops who rebelled.

It can be said that in this nine-way siege, the Japanese and puppet troops not only failed to achieve their goal, but also lost a large amount of territory.

As a result, the situation of several divisions under the Japanese First Army was not good.

The First Army and the Mongolian Garrison Corps are equal units. The First Army has suffered heavy casualties and it is impossible for it to reinforce the Mongolian Garrison Corps.

Kanji Tsuneoka didn't expect that the situation in various parts of Shanxi is so bad now.

"Where else can we mobilize troops now?"

"The only ones we can mobilize right now are the 19th Garrison Battalion from Datong and Tianzhen, and the 20th Garrison Battalion from Hunyuan and Dingbei. However, due to the recent failure of the Taihang Mountain sweep, and the mobilization of two squadrons from Tianzhen to recapture Dajing Town, the garrison battalions in Datong and Tianzhen are not very active. Not far from Tianzhen is the Chasui Detachment's base of operations. Therefore, we can only mobilize the 20th Garrison Battalion from Hunyuan and Dingbei."

"Hunyuan and Dingbei?"

Hasunuma clan looked at the map and couldn't make a decision.

There is only one garrison battalion in the Hunyuan and Dingbei areas.

If troops were to be mobilized from here, what would happen to Hunyuan and Dingbei? However, compared to Hunyuan and Dingbei, Xining County and Dajing Town were clearly more important. The Hasunuma clan, commander of the Mongolian garrison, was initially reluctant to deploy its own garrison to the Yanbei region.

Although the North China Front Army requested that the Mongolian garrison be responsible for the defense of the Yanbei region, the Hasunuma clan believed that the Yanbei region should be the responsibility of the First Army. Their Mongolian garrison was already insufficient to be responsible for the Chahar and Suiyuan areas.

After thinking for a long time, he nodded and said, "Let's dispatch troops from Hunyuan and Dingbei. Send two squadrons and attack Xining directly. First, we'll break the siege of Xining County, and then coordinate with the troops dispatched from Tianzhen, Xuanhua, and Zhuolu to wipe out the Eighth Route Army troops stationed in Dajing Town."

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, what about Hunyuan and Dingbei?"

"I don't have time to deal with this right now. Dajing Town has been lost for two days, and the troops we sent from Xuanhua have been unable to capture Dajing Town. If Xining is lost, this area will be in complete chaos. Go and pass on my orders.

"Yes.

Chapter 130 Conquering Two Cities

"Sure?"

"We've confirmed it. The Japanese 20th Garrison Battalion stationed in Hunyuan and Dingbei has transferred two infantry squadrons north. Including the machine gun squadron, the total force is nearly 500 men."

"The Eighth Column did a great job."

First Division Headquarters.

The First Division had just collaborated with the 129th Division to break the Japanese army's nine-way siege. Yang Quanwu had just returned to Lingqiu and hadn't expected to hear such good news. Six months earlier, the Independent Division had conquered seven county towns in northeastern Shanxi.

Many county towns around Datong were captured by the independent division.

However, it didn't last long before the Japanese Eighth Route Army's siege drove the Independent Division out. Yang Quanwu was deeply indignant after the Independent Division lost four counties in succession. After the Japanese ended the siege, they left a garrison battalion in Hunyuan and Dingbei, focusing their defense on the troops of the First Division.

It’s not that the independent division is unable to defeat the Japanese garrison battalion.

However, for the past six months or so, the independent division's main goal has been to expand into areas like Yi County in western Hebei. Because of the large population, many remaining troops, and many students, rapid development is possible here.

Only the Second Regiment was left in Lingqiu, which usually cooperated with the 129th Division and the Second Military Sub-district in combat.

Now, when he suddenly heard that more than half of the Japanese troops in Hunyuan and Dingbei had been reduced, Yang Quanwu naturally became excited.

"According to the intelligence we've received, the 8th Column's First Detachment is currently surrounding Xining County, the Second Detachment has captured Dajing Town, and the anti-Japanese guerrillas led by Xia Houwen have even captured Kangzhuang. Wang Qiuyun is currently personally leading the 8th Column's Independent Regiment's Third Battalion and the 16th Regiment, engaging the main Japanese force at Gongshan Fort. The Japanese garrison in Mongolia is clearly understrength, which is why they're transferring troops from Hunyuan and Dingbei."

"This really affects the entire body."

Yang Quanwu laughed out loud.

"After entering 1938, the Japanese army intensified its raids on the enemy bases. However, they clearly didn't have a deep understanding of our armed forces behind enemy lines. Furthermore, they failed to coordinate their raids. The Mongolian garrison had to deal with Fu Zuoyi in Suiyuan while simultaneously trying to raid the Eighth Column. As a result, the Fourth Column suddenly appeared and launched an attack in Pingbei. As a result, the Mongolian garrison has no troops available at all."

Yang Quanwu was happy just looking at the map.

The Fourth Column's attack was a decision made long ago by the Central Committee and the General Staff. It coincided with the Second Independent Mixed Brigade's decision to sweep the Sanggong area, a coincidence of timing. This incident wasn't the result of some secret plan by Yan'an, the General Staff, or the Military Region.

It was simply a combination of several coincidences.

As a result, things are becoming increasingly favorable for the Eighth Route Army, and even more favorable for the First Division.

So Yang Quanwu smiled and said, "I thought Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun were quite capable. Look how long it's been, less than a year, and these two guys have already developed the Eighth Column to such a large scale. With the current strength of the Eighth Column, they don't have to fear a single Japanese regiment raid.

"A good horse is always a good horse. When you insisted on forming an independent detachment and letting them develop a base in southern Chana, even I was worried. After all, they are too young and inexperienced. If they fail to develop the base in southern Chana, not only will they bear the responsibility, but you will also bear the responsibility."

Luo Renfa spoke with a smile.

How many leaders dare to make the same promise as Yang Quanwu to their subordinates?

But Yang Quanwu did it.

Wang Qiuyun and Wei Hongjun, who were respected and supported by Yang Quanwu, repaid Yang Quanwu's trust with such outstanding performance.

"If you have the ability, you should use it. Our army is currently lacking cadres like them who can stand on their own. Our army developed from the countryside, so many cadres have limited education and experience. They just learned to read and write in the army, that's all. When they were grassroots commanders, as long as they dared to fight and knew some simple infantry tactics, they were qualified grassroots commanders. But as the number of troops under their command increased, the base area became larger and larger, the matters to be handled became more complicated, and the problems encountered became more difficult, and many of the troops would be unable to cope. If you encounter such a situation, you should either strengthen your studies or be more conscious and give up your position. The complex environment behind enemy lines is not a place to show off your qualifications or achievements. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. Not only will you lose your own life, but you will also lose the lives of many comrades, and the base area that your comrades have fought for with their lives, and even affect the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war behind enemy lines. So my point is very simple. To open up a base area behind enemy lines, if you have the ability, go ahead, but if you don't, don't force yourself."

Yang Quanwu waved his hand.

Yang Quanwu led the independent division, and the strength of the first division became stronger and stronger.

It all depends on his courage to use people.

Along the way, he recruited many Nationalist troops. Yang Quanwu made no distinction between internal and external forces. He dared to break the rules and use those Nationalist officers as long as they were capable. He also dared to use those students as long as they were capable.

It is absolutely not restricted by qualifications or background.

That is why the independent division is full of talented people, has become increasingly stronger, and has more and more troops.

"Commander, the Japanese are withdrawing troops to the north. Shouldn't we take action against them?"

"Of course we have to take him down. He's a jerk who doesn't take advantage of an opportunity. Hunyuan and Dingbei may not be big cities, but they are county towns. If we take them down, we'll have two or three months of logistics support for the troops."

"Which troops should be sent up?"

Yang Quanwu thought for a moment and said, "Originally, this battle should have been handed over to the Second Regiment. However, the Second Regiment had just fought with the 129th Division and had suffered heavy casualties, so they were currently recuperating. The Third Regiment was in western Hebei, also engaged in a battle with the Japanese. We had no choice but to transfer the First Regiment from Laiyuan."

"Division Commander, Hunyuan and Dingbei are completely different now than when we captured them more than half a year ago. The Japanese have controlled the two county towns for over half a year, setting up puppet county governments and police stations, as well as county self-defense groups that have defected to them. They are all prominent figures in the county. They are afraid of our reckoning and will not surrender easily. Besides, although the Japanese army has transferred nearly 500 people, there are still 300 to 400 Japanese troops in the two county towns. If we attack the two county towns, it will not be so easy. Should we also include the Second Regiment?"

"No need. The Second Regiment still needs to rest. The Japanese may launch another raid at any time, and the troops should not fight while fatigued. Let the Second Regiment rest for half a month, twenty days. It will be of great use when the Japanese raid next time."