The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Around the final battle in the Jiaodong area, both the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army invested large-scale forces. In the end, it was more than just a confrontation around the front exit airport.

As the Eighth Route Army announced to the outside world: it can be said that the Battle of Jiaodong was initiated and led by the Eighth Route Army.

The final victor: the Eighth Route Army.

The disastrous loser: the Japanese invaders dispatched troops to China.

The little Japanese paid a heavy price in this battle. The three-pronged army was almost completely wiped out by the two-pronged army. After experiencing the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Northern Henan, the Japanese army had only a few remaining, with the so-called Jihadi Army and the Armored Corps as the main forces. Almost all of the Lord's mobile elite were destroyed in this battle.

The battle carried out by the Eighth Route Army around the Jiaodong area can be said to have fully achieved its expected goal of gathering together and annihilating the remaining mobile elites of the Japanese army in one fell swoop.

When the final battle was settled, during the post-war military meeting held by the former enemy's headquarters, even the deputy commander-in-chief couldn't help but speak in excitement:

"Okay, this battle was fought beautifully. It completely demonstrated the majesty of our Eighth Route Army and the determination and strength of our Chinese soldiers to defeat the Japanese invaders!"

“More importantly, after this battle, all of North China, including Central and South China, the mobile elites that the Japanese army relied on the most were basically lost.

The Japanese army was already stretched thin and had lost all its elite troops. How could he control such a vast occupied area? "

This made everyone think of the initiator of all this planning - Kong Jie, who seemed to be down-to-earth and had a bright smile on his face. He was sitting in a corner of the conference room and didn't say much. He seemed quite open-minded.

Starting from using the front departure airport of the Jiaodong Military Region, planning a surprise attack on the Japanese mainland at night rain.

After successfully luring the Japanese army into gathering the remaining mobile elites, they pounced on Jiaodong like moths to a flame.

In the end, with the joint efforts of many parties, the two armies of the Japanese army were annihilated in one fell swoop, and the remaining elite mobile force of the Japanese army was successfully destroyed.

This series of plans is one after another. Not to mention the old Japanese Neji Okamura who was kept in the dark, even the Eighth Route Army generals present who witnessed and participated in this series of plans personally, all Can't help but sigh.

After Lao Kong's whole series of schemes, who can withstand it?

When the deputy commander smiled and asked Kong Jie to speak.

Kong Jie was still worried about the previous problem: "Comrades, if we completely relax our vigilance now and just be happy, I'm afraid it's too early.

If you really want to say that I am using a chain strategy, it can only be said that so far it is only the second link of our chain strategy, and it has only destroyed the remaining mobile elite main force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

After this battle, although the Japanese army was seriously injured, the main force was basically still there. Even the North China Front Army, which was the most embarrassed by us, can still firmly control some major counties and transportation lines.

We have not yet completely launched a comprehensive counterattack on the battlefield behind enemy lines.

It is not yet known when the specific strategic counterattack phase will be fully launched.

The difficulties facing our Eighth Route Army troops and the difficulties that we need to overcome are still one after another! "

Having said this, Kong Jie once again emphasized the idea that he has always insisted on:

“With the development of our base area and the growth of our troops, as I have said before, our ultimate goal is not to eventually defeat the Japanese army in this protracted war of attrition.

Such a tragic victory is not what we want to see. Not only must we win this just war against aggression, we must also win this war beautifully!

Therefore, what we have to do is to completely defeat the Japanese aggressors with absolute superiority or even a devastating counterattack after the team has completely grown up. We will completely defeat the Japanese aggressors militarily and even politically and in terms of international image.

Even let the whole world admit that the little devil is a complete loser!

Let these little sons of bitches have their hands covered with sin, and even escape from our Chinese soil in embarrassment!

To achieve all this, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and we still need more efforts! "

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said: "What Kong Jie said makes sense. Comrades should learn from Comrade Kong Jie and not be arrogant or discouraged or impetuous. No matter what kind of battle they win, they should always be prepared for danger in times of peace." , this is the attitude and quality that an excellent military commander should have."

At this point, the deputy chief of staff asked again: "Kong Jie, are you still worried about how to conceal the Japanese army's investigation and carry out the fourth step of the plan to advance to Kanto?"

"Yes!" Kong Jie nodded: "Although we successfully defeated the remaining mobile elites of the Japs in the Jiaodong area, the Japs just did not have mobile troops that could quickly reinforce them, and they did not become deaf and blind.

Although the Jiaodong base area and the front exit airport of the Jiaodong Military Region have been temporarily saved, they will definitely usher in more crazy revenge and attacks by the Japanese army in the future.

And once the Japanese army continues to deploy troops from central China, southern China, even the Kwantung Army, or even the mainland to garrison in North China, the situation created by our Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines in North China will soon face new pressure.

If we do not find ways to open up more battlefields and fundamentally reverse the situation in the confrontation between China and Japan, the initiative we have finally won will sooner or later become passive again.

Therefore, I think that the plan to move closer to Kanto cannot be delayed any longer! "

"Kong Jie, tell me what you think!" the deputy chief of staff asked intently.

Today, Kong Jie is no longer the Wu Xia Ameng he used to be.

The suggestions he made, not to mention the deputy chief of staff and deputy commander-in-chief, even the Yan'an headquarters might give them serious consideration.

From the Independent Regiment to the First Independent Detachment in Northwestern Shanxi, to the current development of the Special Experimental Military Region.

And the victory of one battle after another, directly or indirectly related to the Iron Triangle and Kong Jie, all prove this.

In response to the deputy chief of staff's inquiry, as well as the quiet conference room and the eyes that quickly focused on him, Kong Jie slowly said after thinking for a moment:

"Comrades, let me start with the integration and coordination of the troops!"

“Due to the severe situation of the Anti-Japanese War in the past few years, our troops were divided into pieces under the blockade of the Japanese army, and we were even unable to obtain timely contact and local bases for joint operations.

Basically, in the battle of the Japanese army, it can be said that they fought alone.

But the situation is different now. As our army grows, patches of base areas are quickly opened up and completely connected.

At this point, the main theme of the war is no longer the fragmented battles in which our various base areas and small groups of troops fought alone.

Instead, there are often large-scale joint operations between multiple base areas and multiple units to fight against the enemy together.

This involves the reorganization and merger of the troops, and whether the troops can cooperate with each other tacitly and fully exert their common combat power.

For example, everyone says that our Iron Triangle Army is the elite of our Eighth Route Army. However, due to the needs of the war, we need the Iron Triangle Army to fight jointly with a main force in the base area that has never been in contact before.

Can the two sides cooperate tacitly and give full play to the strengths of both sides so that the joint forces can exert stronger combat effectiveness?

Including the combination of the main force and the local army, the combination of different military regions and the main forces of different military regions, and even the coordinated operations between various arms.

If these tacit understandings are to be thoroughly trained, it requires the running-in between troops, which takes time, actual exercises and training, and even collaboration on the battlefield. "

"Kong Jie, so what do you mean?"

Kong Jie said: "Deputy General Staff, once our army successfully takes the fourth step according to the plan, our Iron Triangle Group Army's elite will be the first to tear open the gap and advance into Kanto.

If we want to defeat the behemoth of the Kwantung Army, small battles are definitely not enough. It is definitely unrealistic to rely solely on a team like our Iron Triangle Army.

Coordinated operations of various arms, and large-scale battles launched jointly after all units are combined, require more than unified command, abundant logistics, and complete campaign and tactical plans to solve these problems.

Fundamentally speaking, it is necessary to solve the problem of running-in of the troops.

Just like Jiang's army, in many battles, the reasons for its failure were attributed to chaotic command, improper application of campaign tactics, poor and uneven equipment, and these were only one of the reasons after all.

Another objective reason, I think, is that different troops and different arms and arms have not experienced running-in and training, and have not been able to achieve effective coordinated operations. This is like a multi-party force that has converged into one. As a result, If it is not used in one direction, isn't it a waste of effort going in the opposite direction?

A general agreed: "Yes, what Lao Kong said is indeed a big problem. The original fighting styles of these different troops are different. The personalities of the commanders on both sides and the tactics they are good at using are also different. The risks of the two troops However, when combined, sometimes it is not as enjoyable as fighting with an army!

For example, if we, the Eighth Route Army, fight against the Japanese on our own, there is nothing to say. But if we were to join forces with the national army to fight against the Japanese, we soldiers might not be able to let go, but would have to tie up our hands! "

Kong Jie said helplessly: "But this involves difficult problems. The running-in of large-scale troops is definitely not small. The training of various arms, including armored troops, mechanized combat troops, and even aviation troops, is also extremely picky about terrain requirements.

Judging from the current situation in various areas of our base area, the most suitable area for carrying out such large-scale multi-arms and multi-unit running-in training is probably the area in northern Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia.

But it also involves a large-scale build-up of troops. It is impossible for the Japanese army not to notice the movement. Once the Japanese army notices our army's intention to advance to Kwantung and the Kwantung Army is prepared, it will be troublesome to implement our plan! "

The generals were all deep in thought and thinking hard, but in the end they had no clue.

This problem can only be put aside temporarily, waiting for subsequent resolution.

After the war is completely over.

The commanders of each military region rushed to Licheng for a meeting. Now that the Eighth Route Army has comfortable conditions, meetings held at the headquarters no longer need to be held in remote mountain nooks.

Open and aboveboard, the headquarters meeting was directly staged in Licheng.

Now he has made up his mind to be a cowardly little devil who doesn't even dare to send out scouts!

Major base areas are connected together, including Shandong, Shanxi, Mengxi, and Hebei. Commanders from all aspects are here. Each one said that he has performed the best this year and that his troops have won the most battles. There are all kinds of arguments. It was so lively underneath.

On the battlefield behind enemy lines, as the Battle of Jiaodong came to an end, military operations in all aspects also began one after another.

The Japs' transportation lines and blockades in Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong were handed over to local troops and militia. These teams took turns to fight, making the Japs unable to even sleep.

There are even different ways to do it 365 days a year.

The devils were so angry!

When the main force of the Eighth Route Army was present, it was the time to launch a large-scale offensive. The local army's offensive, which had no time interval, turned the Japanese security army into a sick cat army.

Anyway, with the Battle of Jiaodong, the Japanese mobile elites were completely lost.

There was also the support and intimidation of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Even if local troops and militia troops took the opportunity to launch some attacks on the Japanese's transportation lines, the Japanese army did not have emergency mobile troops that could quickly arrive for reinforcements.

And fearing retaliation and attacks from the main force of the Eighth Route Army, how could the Japanese dare to leave the main county they were guarding at will?

The poor little devil failed in the end. He could only wait for the local Eighth Route Army and militiamen to finish the attack, and then pretended to rush over and spend manpower and financial resources again to repair the traffic lines.

Among them, the situation in North China is the worst, especially in Shanxi, which is extremely bad.

The little devil was hiding in the last county town, almost isolated from the world. Under the blockade of the Eighth Route Army, the city almost became an isolated city. Over time, even the logistics support of the troops in the city had major problems.

Yoshimoto Teiichi, commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi, complained endlessly.

Okabe, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Front, frequently complained to the Chinese Expeditionary Forces Headquarters in Nanjing and requested reinforcements.

The old devil repeatedly swore that what he said was not alarmist:

"If there are no more reinforcements from the North China Front, it will no longer be able to support even the current situation, and I am afraid there will be a complete collapse. Even Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the First Army, and Peiping, the headquarters of the North China Front, may be completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army! "

So all this pressure was put on the old devil Okamura.

Okamura is helpless. Today's army is like a broken wall riddled with holes. All he can do is tear down the east wall to repair the west wall.

After finally winning some battles in the southern region, when I turned around and saw that the North China rear area was being tormented by the Eighth Route Army, it looked like it was in disgrace.

The mud really cannot hold up the wall. Who can understand the helplessness and sadness of this general who is trying to turn the tide?

It’s a complete mess right now!

Let alone Okamura, no matter who he is, he is a god descending to earth. Once he accepts this mess, he may not be able to make a difference, and in the end he will end up with the infamy that caused the Chinese Expeditionary Force to be completely rotten!

The old devil suddenly wanted to curse, and the first one to curse was Hata Junroku.

Didn't this dig a big hole and bury him alive?