The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1210. What kind of character?
Soon after, Shunroku Hata held a military meeting at the headquarters of the China Expeditionary Forces. As the heroes of the capture of Changsha, Okamura and Isamu Yokoyama won warm applause when they appeared.

Especially Okamura, who returned from Guadalcanal and gave a perfect answer.

However, in the subsequent meeting, Okamura said in a cautious manner: "Although the current combat situation has successfully achieved a staged victory, if this trend continues, with the capture of Changsha North by our army, mainland China's transportation will Sooner or later, the line will be completely broken through by our army.

However, the situation of the jihad is still not optimistic.

In the Pacific battlefield and the Southeast Asian battlefield, our army has gradually shown a disadvantage.If China's rear cannot be stabilized, it will continue to send reinforcements to the Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields.

Sooner or later, our army will be completely overwhelmed by multi-front operations, until it is defeated.

Although the victory in the Changsha battle is now secure on the frontal battlefield, the growing Eighth Route Army in the occupied areas is still a serious problem for our empire. If this cancer is not eradicated, the rear area will never be stabilized. "

Yokoyama Isamu, who was also transferred from the Kwantung Army to the commander of the 11th Army, immediately said:

"General, if that's the case, let's launch a few more battles to completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army!"

I have to say that Isamu Yokoyama is really brave. When he finished saying this, he realized that most of the Japanese officers around him looked somewhat unnatural.

Even Okamura is no exception.

The old Japanese sighed, and finally said these words, "If you want to defeat Xue Laohu to defeat the national army on the frontal battlefield, then you have to kill Kong Shatou if you want to kill the Eighth Route Army in the occupied areas.

This Xue Laohu relies on his talent and is arrogant. This is his character flaw. Enemies with flaws are not difficult to deal with.

But this hole is shaved..."

Okamura's words came to an abrupt end. It seemed like there were thousands of words, but in the end they turned into a long sigh. The memories of his past defeat at the hands of Kong Jie seemed to be brought back again. Hengshan Yongdu was a little dazed when he saw this, wondering what happened to Kong Shatu. What kind of person is he that can cause the Commander such a headache?

——What kind of character Kong Shatou is, Isamu Hengshan soon saw it.

However, during the Battle of Western Hubei and the Fourth Battle of Changsha, there were constant battles in various base areas of the Eighth Route Army, and the battlefield confrontations were also quite brutal.

long before the fighting broke out.

Major bases were preparing for war, and the commanders of each military region kept calling the special test area headquarters to ask for help from Kong Jie, requesting support from ground and air commanders, weapons coordinators, and tactical advisors.

Some requested that a team of elite troops be sent to suppress the formation.

The Eighth Route Army's major base areas such as Jizhong, southern Hebei, northern Henan, and Shandong are all at war, and old comrades from all sides are constantly crying for help.

Anyway, the old comrades were like a mirror in their hearts. When they opened their mouths, "Old Kong, the lively fighting here is all for you to open up a battlefield in the direction of Daxinganling and take a stand. You brother can't be silent, right?"

Kong Jie is indeed here. Nowadays, the special experimental zone has a rich family, and there are old comrades who need support. As long as it is convenient, they will never refuse.

It is said that after learning about this, Lao Cheng, Lao Xu and Lao Wang were completely unable to sit still.

In Lao Cheng's words: "This situation is wrong. Lao Kong can't turn his elbows outward. We are old comrades in arms, and this time our three troops are fighting in place of his Iron Triangle Army."

When it comes to expressing gratitude, Lao Kong should express his gratitude to us the most.

It's his grandma's, I finally figured it out. Only a child who can cry and make noises can get milk. "

So when Lao Cheng thought about it, he and Lao Xu set up a battle array in southern Hebei. When they were preparing to fight the Kwantung Army's southward troops, they immediately called Kong Jie to tell him that the troops had suffered heavy casualties and that they needed to continue to drop ammunition and needed air reinforcements.

The honest man Lao Xu was obviously dumbfounded: "I said Lao Cheng, why don't you call for support when there's no fight?"

Old Cheng Le said: "Of course we have to call for reinforcements if we don't fight! If we fight, we will fight everywhere. How can we be taken care of then?"

Moreover, our Eighth Route Army's strategy this time is to focus on defense. The fighter planes from our six major aviation bases will definitely be enough. We have to disguise ourselves as the Iron Triangle Army. As the elite of the Iron Triangle Helmets, we can't even have some air reinforcements, right?
Even if you tell me this, you won’t believe it, right? "

When Lao Xu heard that this was really the case, the two simply colluded.

Inside the Eighth Route Army Special Experimental Zone.

Compared to the busy commanders and fighters on the front line, Kong Jie was quite leisurely and was inspecting a new tank production line in the experimental area.

This production line produces the latest Type 42 high-end tank. This tank has excellent combat performance. It almost integrates mobility, protection and artillery fire capabilities. The Japanese Douding tank is simply cannon fodder in front of this new tank. It doesn’t even count.

In the battle to besiege the 14th Division of the Kwantung Army, facing the elite armored troops of the 14th Division, the Iron Triangle Army used a sharp knife group composed of 420 high-equipped tanks. There was no suspense in the subsequent battle. The Japanese tanks almost It was a unilateral destruction and massacre.

The only pity is that the output of this Type [-] tank is too low.

When Old Japanese Inoue led the Kwantung Army Armored Division to advance towards the western Inner Mongolia region.

Commander Fu's 35th Cavalry Division of the 4th Army was only equipped with ordinary Type 42 tanks, and the number was not large. If Kong Jie had not specially reinforced a batch of Type 42 assault guns and Type 42 anti-tank destroyers, as well as air Fire support may have long been unable to withstand the Kwantung Army's armored force.

"Old leader, if we want to mass-produce Type 42 tanks or even build a tank cluster, we need factories to produce rotating shafts, engines, chassis, turrets and other accessories, as well as supporting communication equipment, sighting equipment, and ranging equipment. , vertical stabilization equipment, these are what we lack."

Faced with the difficult problem raised by Dong San, the person in charge of the tank production line in the special experimental area.

Kong Jie said confidently: "Don't worry, these things will be available sooner or later. In a few days, the British and Americans may send us the equipment, begging us to hurry up." Produce tanks so you can fight the Japanese!"

The mass production of high-end Type 42 tanks is something Kong Jie must win, and it is an important part of sending troops to the Greater Khingan Mountains and entering the Kanto region.

Fighting in the Kwantung region, the base camp of the Kwantung Army, it can be said that the Kwantung Army has the right time, place, and people, as well as many advantages in terms of military strength and equipment.

If Kong Jie does not prepare more tricks for the Iron Triangle Army and blindly sends troops to the Kanto region, he will be asking for his own destruction.

The other is to block and intercept the southward Kwantung Army's retreat to Kwantung according to the plan.

This point, as the two sides fought, the Eighth Route Army's proactive attack also greatly exceeded the Kwantung Army's expectations.

——The Kwantung Army launched a three-pronged attack from the Longhai Line to the Jinpu Line, the Pinghan Line, and the Tongpu Line, and then went south from Mongolia, Beiping, and the Baoding Line in the north. According to the plan of Junroku Hata and Yoshijiro Umezu, it was in Duo Advancing forward, under the pressure of the large corps surrounded on all sides, it completely penetrated the communication lines of mainland China and completely compressed the Eighth Route Army's living space in some remote mountainous suburbs.

However, in the face of the Japanese advance, although the Eighth Route Army did not have enough strength to resist directly, it did not choose to retreat easily. Instead, with limited air support, it relied on the defense fortifications and positions deployed in depth in the base area to continuously delay the Japanese. The north and south groups of the Kwantung Army faced each other.

As a result, the Kwantung Army that went south quickly enjoyed the "treatment" that China's dispatched troops have received over the years.

——Encountered all kinds of ambush warfare, mine warfare, tunnel warfare, sparrow warfare, mechanized unit mobile warfare, and some even engaged in position offensive and defensive warfare of a certain scale along the way.

There are endless levels of various tactics and various playing styles.

The Kwantung Army, which was struggling to advance towards the Eighth Route Army base area, was unable to move forward. New casualties appeared every moment and spread rapidly.This is just the beginning.

Then when the Kwantung Army advanced on the plain terrain, they encountered a large number of gas tank artillery from the Eighth Route Army.

In the words of feedback from Commander Chen of Southern Hebei: "We have fewer conventional artillery, but these gas tank launchers with relatively low processing requirements can be mass-produced first, especially in these open areas, where the enemy formations are very scattered, which is just right Use these powerful weapons.

The most important thing is that this kind of weapon is cheap to make. It is cheap enough to kill a bunch of little devils for less than a few bucks. This is a sure-profit deal! "

These cheap but practical weapons gave the Kwantung Army a great shock.

The gas tank is equipped with a tail fin. The accuracy is much better than that of the heartless cannon, and the range is much longer. The key is that it is powerful.

The elite Kwantung Army came with pride, but they encountered roadside bombs, anti-tank mines, directed anti-infantry mines (King of Killings), gas canisters and cannons, and a large number of mechanized units equipped with assault guns and tanks to raid. Suddenly, it felt like the Eighth Route Army was everywhere.

He was so disoriented that he couldn't even figure out where the empire's occupied area was.

The most terrifying thing was when the Kwantung Army reduced its forces and concentrated on resting in large stable strongholds in order to avoid the Eighth Route Army's night attack.

In the middle of the night, while sleeping soundly, he was suddenly attacked by the Eighth Route Army Air Force at night.

Those improved ground-penetrating bombs have blown up people and buildings, completely becoming a nightmare for little devils.

The devils call this kind of thing ghost electricity, the lightning that breeds evil spirits and kills people!

This is more frightening than the roaring rocket launcher. Unfortunately, the production of this kind of bomb is too small, and it is only used to bomb the elite and technical troops of the Japs. In particular, a heavy bomber can only carry one heavy ground-penetrating bomb, specifically targeting the Japs. The core stronghold of the fortress.

But the victory was due to its astonishing power, coupled with the fact that it was launched as a sneak attack, the shock effect was obviously more bluffing than the actual results.

The Kwantung Army, which was originally arrogant and arrogant, soon became panic-stricken, like a lost dog.

After Yokoyama Yong learned of this situation, he was stunned for a moment.

As the former commander of the Kwantung Army, Isamu Yokoyama knew very well the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army, which had been recuperating and training for many years in the Kwantung region.

But such a powerful Kwantung Army couldn't even eliminate the mere Tubal Road that existed in a crack in the occupied area. Instead, it was beaten back and forth, losing troops and generals?

This even made Isamu Yokoyama a little confused - could it be that those on the edge of the occupied area are Chinese regular troops?Then what kind of team were those guys called the Central Army that he defeated in the Changsha area?
As a pure soldier, Isamu Yokoyama has a straightforward character. With full of doubts, he found Commander Okamura, who was recognized as a China expert and who knew the Eighth Route Army best.

As a result, Okamura's reply to him was silence, deep silence.

The silence was mixed with a sense of joy that made Okamura feel a little ashamed.

Perhaps he should be thankful that after he was transferred back to the Sino-Japanese battlefield from Guadalcanal, the first opponent he faced was the national army.

If he had to deal with the Eighth Route Army when he came up, he might not be able to win his first victory.

As for the Chinese Expeditionary Forces Headquarters, senior commanders such as Junroku Hata and Okabe attributed the ineffective operations in the Eighth Route Army base areas to the slow advance of the Kwantung Army Group from the north and the south.

Okabe cursed: "They are advancing at a tortuous pace! Are they the Kwantung Army or the Turtle Army?"

Even though Yamashita Tobumi's Holy War Army and Inoue's Armored Army joined the battlefield with all their strength, they still failed to change the situation of the North and South Kwantung Army's extremely slow advance against the advance group.

Angry, Shunroku Hata went to Peiping again to supervise the battle with Yoshijiro Umezu.

From Hata Junroku's point of view, it is understandable that the march in this mountainous area is slower.

But why is it so slow to advance the operation along the open area of ​​the railway line?

As a result, they rushed from Peiping to the front line of Jinpu Line to take a look:
When the imperial army marches, after the field air defense troops are deployed first, the subsequent main forces will begin to assemble and then slowly advance.

As soon as the marching troops leave the field air defense area, they will immediately disperse and hide, and then continue to wait for the air defense positions to move forward.

If this cycle continues, how can the speed increase?

This made Shunroku Hata and Umejiro Umezu so angry that they got mad on the spot. Shunroku Hata asked: "Didn't we invest in new fighter jets? Where is the air supremacy? Even the Eighth Route Army Air Force is nowhere to be seen, and everything is covered with soldiers. It is simply embarrassing. Call your forward captain!"

As a result, the frontline liaison officer replied: "Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, Captain Tachibana Regiment was attacked by the Eighth Route Army in an air attack. He has been loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Where is the chief of staff?" Umezu Yoshijiro asked.

"Chief of Staff Miki was attacked by a mechanized unit of the Eighth Route Army and was seriously injured and sent to the hospital!"

"Baga, what on earth are you doing? If you keep marching like this, when can you go south from Tianjin and climb to Shandong?"

The liaison officer said: "Your Excellency, Commander, all our officers and soldiers have written suicide notes. Perhaps we have not even reached Cangzhou yet, and we will all be loyal to the emperor!"

"..." Hata Junroku, Umezu Yoshijiro.

"Asshole, where are our tanks? Where are our cars?"

Hata Junroku was furious. He looked over from a distance and soon discovered the problem. There were not many cars and tanks in the New Army's ranks, and most of the soldiers were walking on foot.

The liaison officer said helplessly: "Your Excellency, Commander, the 14th Division of the Eastern Army, the Morita Mechanized Division of the Mongolian Army, and the Harada Division have almost depleted all the automobile units in North China. Now the Imperial Army has nothing but artillery and Except for important supplies, almost all transportation relies on manpower and livestock.

We simply have no spare transport vehicles!

This is the fundamental reason for our slow march. However, the Eighth Route Army troops have a considerable number of mechanized combat vehicles, so they are more mobile and may launch surprise attacks almost anytime and anywhere.

We have no choice but to advance steadily in such a clumsy way. "

Hearing this, Umezu Yoshijiro and Hata Junroku were both dumbfounded.

That is:

"The Imperial Army marched and fought in bullock carts, but the Eighth Route Army marched and fought in cars..."

"Bage Ya Road! Then what kind of transportation line is there?"

Hata Junroku cursed depressedly, suddenly feeling that his whole body was not well.

(End of this chapter)