GBP Chapter 117
Chapter 117
With a breathing space in the second half of the year, the subsequent situation will probably be much better than previously predicted.
At the same time, all parties received the news that all the Japanese army's airports and planes in North China were destroyed by unknown forces, and they began to investigate who was responsible.
Of course, Zeng Jiwen would not openly admit that this action was done by the 389th Brigade. If the angry Japanese army directly transferred the Japanese troops on the front line of the Xuzhou battlefield back to encircle and suppress the 389th Brigade, it would be a lot of fun.
Now, even if the Japanese army suspects that it was done by the 389th Brigade, as long as Zeng Jiwen does not admit it, the Japanese army will most likely be cautious in the absence of any evidence. After all, no one knows what the specific situation was at the time. Once they suffer heavy losses, no one in the Japanese army can take the responsibility.
As a result, by the time the Japanese army finally figured out how Zeng Jiwen destroyed the Japanese airport, they were already caught in a three-front war and were unable to turn the situation around.
After everyone was happy, Zhou Xi suddenly thought of something and his face turned serious. "The Japanese army suffered such a heavy loss before this raid. Yesterday, in order to prevent the Japanese army from stopping before they even set out, we did not send troops to stop them. Will they continue the raid as we expected?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhuo also realized, "Yes, now the Japanese air force in North China has been almost completely destroyed. This nine-way siege is probably going to change Okabe Naosaburo."
Zeng Jiwen listened to the two's concerns and smiled. "Normally, as long as Okabe Naosaburo isn't afraid of being severely beaten by the Japanese troops targeted by our 389th Brigade, he will definitely change his tactics. But I'm afraid he can't change now."
Zeng Jiwen continued to explain to the two, "The Japanese army had already set out to enter our base yesterday morning, and now the Japanese army has basically penetrated a large part of the base area."
"At this time, because there is no air support, he wants to withdraw. The First Army may listen to him, but the 16th Division will not." Zeng Jiwen stared at the marching location of part of the Japanese troops of the 16th Division on the map and sneered.
Wang Zhuo looked at the map and thought about the current situation. Starting from yesterday, Japanese troops from all over the country began to gather and advance towards the base.
At the same time, they also obtained information on the deployment of various Japanese troops.
In Jinzhong, the commander of the 20th Division, Ushijima Sanetsugu, personally led the rebuilt 79th Regiment and an artillery battalion, as well as the necessary engineering, logistical, cavalry and other supporting troops from Jinzhong and marched towards the Mafang area.
The commander of the 39th Brigade, Yoshito Takagi, led the 77th and 78th Regiments to advance towards the Yushe area. At the same time, he also sent a battalion to the Hengling area, intending to go north to Mafang to meet up with the division.
The 80th Regiment, under the command of the 40th Brigade Commander Shangyue Liangfu, was heading towards Shouxian and preparing to join the division along the Songta area.
In the south, the 2nd Regiment of the 27th Brigade of the 14th Division has arrived in Xiangheng, and it seems that its target is Wuxiang. The 59th Regiment has set out from Licheng and reached Xijing Town, heading directly for Liao County. The 28th Brigade has also reoccupied Wuan and is preparing to move towards Longhu Township.
As for the north, two regiments of the Japanese 16th Division, one regiment from Shijiazhuang had already passed Jingxing, and the 20th regiment from Xingtai had also reached Taizijing Township on Taihang Mountain.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from continuing the raid after learning that the airport was destroyed, the nine Japanese troops were allowed to march directly into the base on the first day. Fortunately, the nearby civilians were evacuated into the mountains along the way. As the Japanese army marched along the way, they found that there was no one in the major villages, so they set fire to them.
This undoubtedly brought great difficulties to the post-war reconstruction work. Now that the Japanese army has begun to advance deeper and has not found the main force of the 389th Brigade, if time goes on for a long time, the Japanese army may attack the villages near the county town along the way.