1 The sun shines on the North China Plain... The sorghum that is more than one person tall is laid in pieces, and red fruits and green stems form a tight green gauze tent. After the breeze, the sorghum field of dozens of miles radius sways, covering the earth tightly. A good harvest scene

Gunshots came from a distance. The quiet village was woken up by a hurry to wake up the alarm bell. It immediately became noisy. The villagers hurriedly took their children and drove their own animals, either walking or chasing cars, and fled to the distance. A few militia with guns were alerted outside the village under the command of the captain. The dust rolled up by the Japanese horse team in the distance was clearly visible.

The march in the wings was very pleasant for these recruits who were transferred from Japan. The dangers that the officers repeatedly emphasized before the war seemed to have not seen at all. They easily carried their helmets behind their backs, marched in the sun with sweat, occasionally joking with each other, and the entire team was filled with a leisure atmosphere in the suburbs.

A few harassing gunfires were driven away by the horse team, and the empty village left them with some regrets. The Bushido education indoctrinated since childhood made these young people who had just left the school gate full of the idea of ​​expanding territory for the empire and making achievements for the emperor. However, after stepping on this strange land, they could not help but be attracted by its vastness. Conquering this land became their first wish.

The muzzle was emitting fire. The village was burning, and a few figures wrapped in white turbans flashed through the green gauze tent. The sparse gunshots failed to stop the pace of the Japanese army. The Japanese column continued to slowly and firmly advance towards the hinterland of Yizhong District, but things became more and more dangerous. "Mines have gradually become the most headache for Japanese soldiers. In the village, under the doors, and at the corners of the house, mine explosions could sound everywhere. When companions were screaming around them, the young Japanese soldiers began to feel the cruelty of the war. The casualties appeared, and the revenge of the Japanese army became stronger and stronger. The villages along the way were burned.

The invading army continued to advance, and the various battle reports quickly gathered to Beiping. The Beiping headquarters was brightly lit, and officers at all levels were stuck on their posts. The officers from the Telecommunications Office came and went, and the battle reports for one day were quickly sent to the combat room.

Senior officers of the North China Expeditionary Force such as Nishio Suzuo stayed in the war room. The battle reports from the front line showed that the combat process was very smooth. On the first day, the entire line advanced thirty to forty kilometers towards the heart of the wing. Only small militias were harassed, but the casualties were mainly from landmines.

This result is roughly the same as the pre-evaluation of the well. The Eighth Route Army will not fight head-on with the Imperial Army, but where is the main force in the Eighth Route Army wing hidden? The battle reports reported in various places are roughly the same. Nishio Shouzao is most concerned about the four divisions that drove straight into the road, carrying out centripetal assaults from four aspects, and throwing away all the blockages along the way and heading straight to the Shenwu Raoan area in the central area of ​​the wing.

What made Nishio Suo depressed was that the news feedback from these four troops was still blank, the main force of the Eighth Route Army was still missing, the shadow fell in the combat class, and the painful sect of the Eighth Route Army successfully breaking through the last time appeared in the hearts of the officers.

While the Yizhong battle was underway, the advance and suppression of Yinan, Yilu and Yu were also launched at the same time. The Eighth Route Army in the two places responded completely differently. The Fifth Division of the Eighth Route Army in Yinan concentrated its forces to carry out a large-scale blockade with the 36th Division advancing westward. The two sides fought fiercely for a whole day, and the 36th Division had no inch of progress.

The Eighth Route Army in Yilu and Yu also disappeared without a trace like the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong. However, the Kuomintang troops in the First World War Zone on the other side of the Yellow River were frequently mobilized and had the intention of crossing the river and advancing north, which caused concerns of Nishio Shouzao.

"Ritao Jun, will you go north to attack the Imperial Army against the Chinese government forces in the War Zone?" Nishio Suzuo did not ask Chief of Staff Yuki Kasahara, but chose to support him.

Li Gao supported the thinking meeting and said with a wry smile: "There is this possibility. The last time he entered the suppression of the Chinese general, he launched a restrained attack in Shandong, but it is still difficult to say whether Li Zongren would do this." He said with some difficulty: "If he really wanted to cross the river, the other side of the Yellow River is the Tang Enbo army of the Chinese army. Tang Enbo was brave and good at fighting. If Li Zongren wanted to cross the river, why would he transfer him away? So I don't think Li Zongren would cross the river."

Indeed, with the lack of intelligence support, the movements of the First War Zone squadron were difficult to judge, and the judgment of Li Gao's support was reasonable. However, Nishio Shouzuo was not satisfied and asked back: "Why isn't the Chinese army posing a military plan?"

Li Gao's support was silent for a moment, then looked up at Xijushouzao calmly: "There is this possibility, but based on the current situation, we cannot make an accurate judgment. However, in Yiluyu, we have invested 80,000 troops. Even if the Chinese army in Henan launches an attack, it cannot shake the offensive of the Imperial Army. We have four divisions north of the Yellow River in Hebei."

Kasahara Yukio also interrupted at this time: "Commander, the actions of the Chinese government forces will not pose a threat to us for the time being. The problem now is that we cannot judge where the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and Yiluyu areas is except Yinan."

Nishio Suzusa nodded and expressed his acceptance of their judgment. In fact, he also tested the support of the Internet and the attack on the Internet. Judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army had great strength, and the attack was strong.

"The main position of the Eighth Route Army in Yinan can be determined. Hu Zhi suggested that Xiao join the encirclement immediately." Kasahara Yukio pointed to the map and said.

"The same was true for the Eighth Route Army last time, Ligao Support reminded.

Yukio Kasahara asked a little unhappy: "How was it last time? Section Chief Li Gao."

"The last time we entered the suppression of Yizhong, the Eighth Route Army of Yizhong first blocked our army on the eastern front. After our army adjusted its deployment, the main force took the opportunity to stick out the imperial army's encirclement on the western front." Li Gao replied without changing his support.

Yukio Kasahara was stunned. He remembered that before formulating the suppression plan, he had the last battle between Yizhong and Ligao. He was right to support him. He used this trick last time the Eighth Route Army of Yizhong. This time, he knew it was not the same trick.

Nishio Suzusaki put his hands in his trouser pockets and paced back and forth in the combat room. Finally, he made up his mind: "Order all units to speed up the attack speed and order our army in Yinan to act according to the original plan. The 36th Division improved the attack to block the rest of the units to act according to the original plan. He ordered the troops north of the Yellow River to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Chinese government from crossing the Yellow River to the north."

The order was ordered to fly out of Peiping. The various invading troops began to attack more vigorously. The six troops on the periphery of the wings were more cautious in their actions, and they strictly investigated the passing areas to find the traces of the Eighth Route Army's large troops. The four troops in front accelerated their pace of action and continued to assault in the hinterland.

The Eighth Route Army Office in Wuhan City was also bright and transparent. The situation from North China made Zhou Ganglai feel very uneasy. The Japanese army suddenly gave up on the attack and turned to the anti-Japanese base in North China, which was beyond the central government's estimate. It was originally estimated that before the Japanese army occupied Wuhan, the main force could not be drawn to launch an attack on the anti-Japanese base behind the enemy, but now the Japanese army's combat direction has changed.

"Is there any new news?" Zhou Enmu couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw Dong Xiaopeng, the head of the confidential department, rushed in.

"Yes, our wing southern troops encountered the 36th Division of the Japanese Army in the southwest of Ren County during the transfer. The two sides fought fiercely for a day. After nightfall, they broke off contact and the troops moved to the southwest. Commander Chen Guang was injured." Dong Xiao and Peng quickly read the telegram.

In order to facilitate the Southern Bureau to grasp the situation at any time, the Central Committee forwards it to the Southern Bureau every time it receives a telegram from the front line. In this way, although Zhou Ganglai is in Wuhan, he can also grasp the changes in the battle situation on the front line at any time.

"What's going on!" Zhou Ganglai couldn't help but be anxious. The information transferred by Li Nong was already very accurate. It can be said that every Japanese operation was in it, but he still encountered the Japanese army. Except for the front-line commander, there was no other reason to explain it.

"It's not that we gathered the wrong way. It's the Japanese army suddenly changed the plan and added a division to extend the flank of the puppet army to the south, just blocking our army." Dong Xiaopeng sighed. This should be a temporary change in the Japanese army on the southern front.

"A puppet army of a division?" Zhou Ganglai was stunned and asked back: "Why is there no information?"

"It was transferred from the Northeast by the Internet." Dong Xiaopeng handed over the telegram: "You."

Zhou Ganglai took the telegram with a cold expression and looked carefully for a while. As Dong Xiaopeng said, the puppet military advisor joined temporarily. The Japanese army found that there was a gap in their encirclement and recruited the puppet military advisor to fill it, which happened to meet the fifth division.

"What about the situation in the wing?"

"The troops have been scattered. They are looking for gaps in the Japanese army, interspers and then jump to the outside line to fight." Ye Ying came in from outside, just in time for Zhou Xun's question, so he answered casually.

"The central government hopes that we can strengthen our contacts with Li Zongren and ask him to go out north of the Yellow River when necessary to support him." Zhou Ganglai sighed softly.

Xuan Xiafu had already secretly rushed to Zhengzhou to meet Li Zongren. Li Nong's information said that Zhuang Jihua had sent Li Zongren to call, hoping that Li Zongren could send troops to Hebei as soon as possible, but Li Zongren was obviously hesitating. " "How about I go to Zhengzhou?" Ye Ying suggested seeing this.

"No, I'll go." Zhou Sisuo would say. Ye Ying shook his head and said, "Your goal is too big and it's easy to attract attention. I'll go."

"Your goal is the same, I'll go." Zhou said firmly.

At this moment, Dong Wu hurried in from outside with an umbrella and a newspaper. When he entered the door, he shouted: "Justice just came, Su De signed a non-aggression treaty."

Zhou Ganglai was stunned. He took the newspaper from Dong Wu, read it carefully, and Ye Ying leaned over and watched it together. The reports in the newspaper were very short, just a brief report on the signing of the non-aggression treaty in Moscow and some of the contents of the treaty.

It is obvious that this treaty will have a significant impact on Europe, but Dong Wu still couldn't see clearly what the impact on China's strategy was, but he felt that it would inevitably affect the Chinese battlefield.
Chapter completed!