The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 1270 Operation Gale

for the final battle plan to advance north.

At the same time, in order to mislead the Japanese army's judgment and paralyze the Japanese army's reconnaissance.

The Eighth Route Army launched a series of offensives with special code names in the past six months.

Including Operation Prime, Operation August Storm, Operation Gale, and more.

And what exactly is Operation Gale?

——By the beginning of September, the New Fourth Army troops in the South were fully mobilized to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army troops in Operation August Storm, and achieved successive victories in the summer anti-bomb raids by the Japanese army.

In order to cooperate with the New Fourth Army's offensive, the Eighth Route Army's aviation force provided some frontline fighter and bomber air support.

In addition, transport aircraft groups were dispatched on a large scale at night to assist the New Fourth Army troops in interweaving, and used air transport to deliver a large amount of military supplies to the New Fourth Army.

All other Japanese-style ammunition, weapons and other materials needed by the New Fourth Army troops for combat operations will be supplied by the Eighth Route Army Logistics Headquarters.

Including a large number of uniforms, helmets, shoes, as well as a large number of 38% new 92 large covers that were replaced by the main forces in North China, Type 89 heavy machine guns, 50 small guns modified from Type 92 grenades, and Type 41 infantry guns, and even There are even Type 75 99mm mountain guns, Type 105 38 mountain guns, Type 75 91mm field guns, and even larger Type 105 38 howitzers and Type 150 howitzers.

All kinds of ammunition are piled up.

It is enough for the military headquarters to form a heavy artillery brigade, each division to form an artillery regiment, and even a large number of 107, 120, and 160 mortars.

With these artillery pieces that have even reached the battle level, the comrades of the New Fourth Army have become completely tough.

The extra batch of weapons and equipment also greatly exceeded the expectations of the Japanese army during the summer raids.

In the subsequent anti-mopping operations, when these weapons of war were unveiled to the New Fourth Army troops, the multiple defense lines set up by the Japanese were like paper. Within a few days, they were broken back and forth by various New Fourth Army troops. The original siege The big net became a broken fishing net riddled with holes.

At this point, the New Fourth Army's summer anti-mopping operations have shifted from the defensive phase to the active offensive phase.

The Japanese army's various mopping up troops continued to suffer casualties in the confrontation with the New Fourth Army, and the losses were quite heavy.

The Eighth Route Army's Operation August Storm in North China was completely connected with the New Fourth Army's summer counteroffensive in the south.

The entire North China, Central China, and South China were reduced to a pot of porridge.

The war between the two places is getting more intense.

At this point, it was realized that the time was completely ripe. After personally giving instructions from the Yan'an headquarters, the battle plan for entering and entering Manchuria from the east, codenamed "Gale", was officially approved.

And formally established the first echelon former enemy headquarters.

The commander-in-chief personally serves as the commander, the deputy commander-in-chief serves as the deputy commander, and also serves as the frontline commander, Lao Ye serves as the chief of staff, Fu Yisheng, Lao Yu, Fang Zishan, Lao He, the teacher commander, the 120th Division Brigade Commander Wang, Chen Brigade Commander, Brigadier Chen of the 129th Division, and Kong Jie served as members of the headquarters team respectively.

Among them, Kong Jie is responsible for forming the northern attack group.

Lao He is in charge of the central attack cluster.

The teacher is in charge of the southern attack cluster.

Commander Fu is in charge of the mobile group.

Fang Zishan is responsible for promoting future defense and logistical support.

Lao Yu is responsible for the smooth supply lines of each army.

The second echelon is formed by Mr. Xu. The troops are partly sent by the Yan'an Left-behind Corps. The Luliang, Taihang, and Taiyue Military Regions continue to draw troops to form, as well as some troops from the Shandong Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

Among them, the Northern Attack Group has assembled the most elite combat troops of the Eighth Route Army over the years, and is also the most sophisticated in equipment and weapons.

Composed of the Iron Triangle Group Army, the New Fourth Army Lao Liang Detachment, the Jinan Lao Du Detachment, and the Jiaodong Lao Nie Detachment, there are a total of six infantry detachments - a total of 9 regiments when the detachments are fully loaded.

As well as three mechanized armored detachments, three field howitzer detachments, a self-propelled heavy howitzer detachment, two cluster-directed heavy howitzer detachments, three rocket launcher detachments, a helicopter regiment, and some independent field regiments and combat engineer regiments.

These artillery pieces are all self-produced by the Eighth Route Army. They are all new artillery pieces. Since the required ammunition has basically reached mass production, the ammunition is very sufficient.

With such a rich family fortune, even Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and others couldn't help but sigh after understanding the data in detail. This is completely different from the poverty and backwardness of the army in previous years, and the lack of guns and ammunition. The change.

In Li Yunlong’s words: “If this were to happen before, the biggest boast we could make would be to recruit a division to attack Taiyuan.

Now it's no longer bragging. If we really want to fight, I think we can directly bulldoze the old devil Yoshio Iwamatsu's headquarters! "

Chu Yunfei, who had just become a member of the Iron Triangle Cadre Group, was even more shocked by this.

Since he followed Kong Jie to the north, what he saw, heard and experienced along the way shocked him to the point of being completely numb.

He found it no surprise that all kinds of shocking and magical things happened at the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at that ordinary-looking figure again, when the two first met in Cangyun Ridge, Kong Jie was still the leader of a miscellaneous regiment that didn’t even have a regular number. Compared with the elite 358 regiment of the Jinsui Army, Kong Jie Chu Yunfei, the colonel leader, may have lowered his head by half.

But now, Chu Yunfei knew that the gap between him and Kong Jie was getting wider and wider, and they were completely different.

After the headquarters meeting ended, Chu Yunfei did not leave immediately. He wanted to stay and chat with Commander Fu, Chen Mingfo and other senior seniors.

Kong Jie did not stop him, but instead smiled and comforted him: "Old Chu, I know that since you came to our Eighth Route Army base area, there has always been a thorn in my heart. Go ahead, ask clearly what you want to ask, and be brave about what you want to say. speak out.

Once our hearts are refreshed and smooth, we can fight the Japanese happily! "

"Lao Kong, thank you very much!" Chu Yunfei said solemnly.

Chu Yunfei, the former chief of staff of the 35th Route Army Chen Mingfo, and Commander Fu were soon left in the headquarters.

Remembering Kong Jie's instructions, Chu Yunfei also asked straight to the point.

Just because of the depression in my heart, I didn't even want to say something close to the senior.

"Commander Fu, Chief of Staff Chen!"

Chu Yunfei said in a deep voice: "A certain warrior named Chu only wants to join the army to serve the country, protect the country and the people, and resist foreign aggression. I can't figure out why Chief Yan would use this method to push me to another camp.

Is it possible that all these years of hard work can't even compare to the Eighth Route Army's supplies? "

Of course Fu Yisheng knew the grudges in the hearts of officers like Chu Yunfei who had recently joined the Eighth Route Army, so he smiled and said: "Yunfei, we are all the anti-Japanese united front, there are no camps, we are all national armed forces under the same anti-Japanese banner. Don’t feel any grudge!”

Chu Yunfei frowned and said in a low voice: "Senior, the Anti-Japanese United Front is true, but the Eighth Route Army has a tendency to fight against the other countries. Sooner or later, they will fight against the Nationalist Government. Senior, how should you make a decision? ?”

Chen Mingfo smiled and said: "Brother Yunfei, you don't know yet, do you?

Not only did we join the Eighth Route Army camp, but we were also secretly filed in Yan'an under the witness of the leaders. We will announce it at the appropriate time. There is no such thing as confrontation with the National Government. We are filers of the Yan'an Central Committee, not The clerk of the principal in Chongqing should be because the principal has trouble sleeping and eating, but we are not afraid that he will fall out. "

Chu Yunfei said in surprise: "Have you already made a decision?"

Fu Yisheng said: "Fengtian, Beiping, Taiyuan, Xuzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou...are all lost. If you follow the principal, sooner or later you will be known as a runaway general and a defeated general. How can you drive away the little devils and give me back my country?" ?

Brother Yunfei, if you look at this photo, this information, and the report from the US intelligence agency, I think you will understand better. Dr. Fu said and handed over an old photo.

The photo shows a private meeting between a certain Yan and a senior Japanese officer.

If it weren't for some special factors, this wouldn't be a meeting, but a cooperation.

Chen Mingfo suddenly said: "Brother Yunfei, you were still aggrieved just now, thinking that Chief Yan sold you just for some supplies.

But if you knew how much wealth Chu Yunfei without you had brought to Commander Yan, you should understand that this business is a sure profit. "

"Senior, how do you say this?"

"How about losing Chu Yunfei in exchange for the entire Hedong area?" Chen Mingfo asked.

Chu Yunfei was stunned. He had actually heard some rumors, but he didn't want to believe it anyway.

But after the Eighth Route Army retreated, Hedong was quickly occupied by the Jinsui Army. What other better explanation is there?

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but feel relieved, and the last thorn in his heart was removed.

"In this way, I, Chu Yunfei, am quite valuable, and I can be regarded as doing my best for the old officer for the last time!"

Sensing that Chu Yunfei's heart knot was untied, Commander Fu patted Chu Yunfei's shoulder with some emotion and said with sincerity:

"Yunfei, what do you think we have the most in China?"

Chu Yunfei is also a smart man, so naturally he will not make blind guesses. He said respectfully: "Senior, please give me some advice!"

"Of course they are people, and they are the lowest level of the people, ordinary people.

The ancients were wise enough to know that people can carry a boat or capsize it.

In the final analysis, only those who can win the hearts and minds of the people in this land of China can win the world. "Commander Fu seemed to be recalling the past.

"I think everyone here knows what the situation is like in most areas of our Kuomintang-controlled areas. It can be said that all industries are withered, the people are living in misery, and the soldiers don't even have enough to eat.

The transport teams and young men seen along the way were even more horrific.

When you arrive at ordinary people's homes, if you tell them that you are a member of the national army, the people will only show fear that goes deep into their bones, and they will not get close to each other at all. They will be forced to bring out some food to entertain them, and they may say nothing in their hearts. The dog scolded.

But when you get to Chongqing, look again, what is that?

Officials feasted, sang and danced, and resold supplies, making the people miserable.

It’s true that corrupt officials don’t know how to hate the country’s subjugation, and they appreciate the flowers in the backyard across the river.

Popular support? Do we just expect these cysticercids to win over the people?

When the poor relatives in my hometown talk about the Eighth Route Army, they all give a thumbs up. They have not even had real contact with the Eighth Route Army, but they have already supported the Eighth Route Army to this extent.

On the contrary, we, the permanent national army troops, are simply hated by the people.

Yunfei, do you think such a rotten team really has any hope? "

Chu Yunfei was silent. Of course he also knew that corruption in the army was common.

After a long while, he just asked: "Is there really no other way?"

Chen Mingfo sarcastically said: "It is rotten to the core. It can be said that he is terminally ill. Even if Hua Tuo is reincarnated, he may not be able to recover.

In this case, instead of thinking about a radical cure, it is better to replace it completely. "

Finally, when Chu Yunfei regained his composure and left the headquarters, he felt that his body seemed much lighter.

He is not someone who refuses to listen to advice. Now that he has reached this point and it is a bright road, there is nothing to hesitate about.

Don’t hit the wall and don’t look back!

……

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The timeline goes back to the 17th.

Under the sharp offensive of the elite armored troops of the Iron Triangle Group sent by Kong Jie.

The defense line set up by the Kwantung Army in western Manchuria was completely broken through like a piece of paper.

After the battle started, the situation spread quickly.

Even in the chaotic war situation where North China, Central China, and South China are in a mess.

The news that the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army quickly broke through the defense line in western Manchuria was still like a stormy sea, completely shaking the entire Sino-Japanese battlefield.

The battle itself may not be shocking enough.

But its impact is too significant.

There are some meanings that can only be seen in the picture. As the defense line in western Manchuria was broken, not only the Kwantung Army and China dispatched, but also the Chiang Kai-shek troops on the frontal battlefield in the south, as well as Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, France, Germany and other international countries were also aware of it. To the Eighth Route Army's final combat intention of sending troops north.

This battle was earth-shattering.

The sudden attack by the elite troops of the Eighth Route Army was even more devastating.

In less than half a day, as the defense line fortifications in western Manchuria were breached one after another, most of the huge defense area set up by the Japanese in western Manchuria fell directly.

The world originally thought that Manchuria, which had been built by the Kwantung Army for more than ten years and was as strong as an iron wall, was now showing a rather fragile side.

Like a layer of eggshell that breaks easily.

It was broken through by the Eighth Route Army troops.

In order to plan the advance to the north and launch the current offensive against the defense line in western Manchuria, the Eighth Route Army has been laying the groundwork for a long time and has done enough preparatory work.

But the international countries did not know the situation, so they were more puzzled. How could the Kwantung Army, commonly known as the flower of the Imperial Army and always boasted of strong combat effectiveness, be so vulnerable when it encountered the Eighth Route Army?

Even the Americans in the Pacific Theater felt for a while that the Kwantung Army, which had beaten them quite miserable, might not be the same team as the Kwantung Army that fought against the Eighth Route Army in Manchuria?

Headquarters of China Expeditionary Forces in Nanjing.

After learning that the western defense line had been breached by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, Okamura, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Japanese China Expeditionary Force, completely collapsed in his chair and could not recover for a long time.

Nightmare.

It's like a nightmare.

The Eighth Route Army had been preparing for a long time, carefully constructed this series of cover-up operations, and finally planned to advance to Manchuria. Has the war situation finally ushered in the worst situation?

(End of this chapter)