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Chapter 1949 The Dilemma of the Fourth Army

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    "Howeverwhen they formulated this battle plan, they ignored another factor - the Eighth Route Army!

    This army, which will become the protagonist in the future, is still in the stage of development and growth.  But their current strength is still far behind the Japanese army.

    Without the large amount of military material assistance provided by Xia Yang, their combat capabilities would probably be even lower.

    In their opinion, these units of the Eighth Route Army can basically be equated with the guerrillas.

    Their idea was not wrong, because many of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army were broken into pieces and engaged in guerrilla warfare in the vast plains and high mountains.

    But now these sporadic fires have gathered together and turned into a huge fire.

    These flames have not yet been noticed by the Japanese army. Their attention has been put on the elite troops of the Fourth Army, but they have ignored the key factor of the Eighth Route Army.

    Outside Tianjin, at the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Army, the main commanders of the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army came here.

    The expressions on everyone's faces were very relaxed, and there was a little joy in their eyes.

    Last night, they fought fiercely with the Japanese army all night, and the results were quite fruitful.

    Although the body is still a little tired, the joy of winning the first battle has completely covered up this fatigue.

    Within the headquarters, several commanders of the Eighth Route Army and the Fourth Army were standing together bragging about how many Japanese troops their troops had annihilated last night.

    It was as if he was showing off something of his own, with pride written all over his face.

    "The military seat is coming"

    Someone said.

    After saying these words, the headquarters, which was originally very noisy, like a vegetable market, suddenly became quiet, like a solemn church.

    Everyone looked at Xia Yang with reverence.

    Next to Xia Yang was General He of the 120th Division.

    There was a smile on his face, and the thick beard on his lips was always rising because he was in a happy mood.

    Last night, the 120th Division severely damaged the Japanese 13th Brigade. Although the Japanese army was not annihilated in the end, it also caused them heavy losses and basically lost the ability to continue fighting in this area.

    "Everyone has worked hard, and we are really happy to have won the first battle."

    Xia Yang looked at everyone and found their unconcealable joy.

    "Hahaha, military seat, I think if it hadn't been for dawn, the Japanese naval guns would have been effective, and we could have eaten up the remaining Japanese brigades together."

    Chen Shiliang, commander of the Fourth Division, said with a smile.

    He was in a happy mood. Yesterday, his infantry regiment performed very bravely in the night battle with the Japanese 31st Brigade.

    In less than two hours, they continuously broke through many Japanese positions and completely destroyed the Japanese defense lines on the flanks.

    General He said: "If the Japanese naval guns really fail to work, our 120th Division will be the first to go south and continue the attack. You don't want to fight with us."

    At this time, other people began to speak one after another, expressing their joy.

    Xia Yang watched everyone discuss, then smiled and raised his hand to signal them to be quiet.

    Seeing Xia Yang's gesture, the commanders immediately fell silent, and the noisy voices stopped abruptly, as if they had never appeared.

    "This is just the beginning. The battle last night did not hurt the Japanese army.

    Our latest intelligence is that two Japanese divisions have completed the landing at noon. If nothing else happens, the Japanese army will also have two independent mixed brigades that will arrive in the afternoon.

    At the same time, the Japanese army still has two divisions transferred from the mainland and will arrive here tonight, plus a large aircraft carrier formation.  "

    As Xia Yang said this, his expression began to become more and more solemn.  Everyone in the headquarters also realized how powerful the enemy they faced was, and it was almost impossible for them to defeat these Japanese troops in a short period of time.

    ¡°Even if one is not careful, the Japanese army will annihilate them on this land.

    They only have more than 100,000 people, but after several waves of additional troops, the Japanese army has at least 200,000 troops.

    This is only the first wave of their troop reinforcement plan. The Japanese army still has several divisions that are also gathering at the port of Dalian.  Even the other two divisions stationed in the Japanese mainland are already ready to go.

     In a week at most, these Japanese troops will land in the Pingjin area one after another, and fight to the end with the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army on this vast plain.

    By then, the total strength of the Japanese army may exceed 300,000.  Coupled with their more than 100,000 troops outside Shanhaiguan, their final strength is likely to reach more than 500,000.

    Such a behemoth puts tremendous pressure on every commander of the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army.

    With one careless move, they could lose everything.

    ¡°The situation is still very serious, but this does not mean that this Japanese army is invincible.

    The information we have received is that although this group of little devils has a large number of troops, they need to arrive in batches because they need to be transported back and forth.

    By taking advantage of the gap between their reinforcements, we can actually attack this Japanese army in a short period of time and consume their strength.  "

    General He scolded Fang Qiu and stated the general direction of their future operations.

    In fact, after the battle ended last night, neither General He nor Xia Yang slept.

    The two discussed together for a long time, both thinking about how to deal with such a huge Japanese force.

    They have received intelligence that the Japanese troops in Shandong and Anhui are ready to launch a second round of offensive in Hebei and northern Henan.

    However, the top leaders of the Kuomintang are still discussing fiercely whether to send reinforcements to Hebei and northern Henan.

    For the senior leaders of the Kuomintang, the strength of the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army has grown too huge.

    They vaguely felt that with their power, they seemed to be unable to control them.  Of coursethe Eighth Route Army has never been able to control it.  .

    But it is different now. The Fourth Army was still under their control, but now the strength of the Fourth Army has made the top leaders of the Kuomintang feel more and more dangerous.

    Using the powerful force of the Japanese army to consume the Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army may be more conducive to the top leaders of the Kuomintang to consolidate their rule.

    It is precisely because of these considerations that the Kuomintang has been reluctant to send reinforcements, and is even unwilling to provide material supplies to the Fourth Army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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