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In the end, after the fighting broke out between the two sides, for six consecutive days, although the evolution of the entire battle was slightly different from what Kong Jie and other generals predicted in some small aspects, the big aspects were basically the same.

As expected, the Japanese army was attracted by the large number of Chinese armored units that appeared in the target area, and then heavily mobilized to encircle and suppress them.

When it was learned that the target area was the mobile unit of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Mechanized Combat Force that made a surprise attack on Datong and penetrated the Luzhong area in Xixi.

The Japanese soldiers were shocked at first, and then their eyes turned red.

Nanji Rokuro, who personally led the armored brigade to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Mobile Force, and the commander of the Japanese Major General Brigade, said this vow when reporting the situation to the commander-in-chief of the Japanese North China Front, Okamura Neiji:

"We will definitely be able to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's mobile units in one fell swoop, restore the military's prestige, and eliminate major troubles for the Japanese Empire!"

The 26th Division was ordered to coordinate with the Nanzhi Armored Brigade to flank the Eighth Route Army's armored forces. The newly appointed commander of the Japanese Division believed that it was a complete accident that the Eighth Route Army's mobile troops attacked Datong, causing the 26th Division's home base to be captured by surprise.

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Now that he has taken over the command of the 26th Division, he will definitely destroy this damn Eighth Route Mobile Force in one fell swoop this time and avenge the sacrifice of the Imperial warriors of the 26th Division.

And this is just one scene of the arrogance of high-level Japanese commanding officers on the battlefields of northern Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia.

The Japanese military is much more than that.

This time, in order to cooperate with Okamura Neiji, he swept the Shandong and Shanxi battlefields and wiped out the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region in one fell swoop.

The Japanese China Expeditionary Force dispatched three additional elite field divisions: the 3rd, 6th, and 13th.

At the same time, the General Headquarters of the Japanese China Expeditionary Force also coordinated the Kwantung Army and supported a Ushijima Division.

There are four major field groups in total.

Among them, the third field division of the Japanese army often participated in large-scale battles. During the Sino-Japanese war, this division was present in many battles since the outbreak of the Songhu Battle.

The various arms of this division have strong cooperative combat capabilities. They are very good at fighting tough battles and frontal battles, and can coordinate well with neighboring troops.

This sixth division is even more arrogant. It is not only good at frontal combat, but also good at detours. It is especially familiar with the terrain in Shanxi and even has a proud record of defeating the main force of the Shanxi-Sui Army.

Division commander Sekimura Kazuo is even more cynicical towards local security forces, such as Yubei, SJZ division commander and Dezhou Colonel, and does not even restrain himself in public.

He made it clear that he was a scum of the Japanese Empire and had lost the face of the soldiers of the Japanese Empire.

As for the 13th Division, it seems not as dazzling as the 36th Division.

As the division leader, Buntaichiro is also relatively low-key.

The combat style is very stable. Although it is not outstanding in all aspects, it is not bad at all. As a veteran main force, its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

When analyzing these major field divisions that Xiaojiazi added, the deputy chief of staff once made it clear:

"Although from the intelligence information on the surface, the third and sixth divisions are stronger, I think this 13th division may be the most troublesome!"

In addition, the Kwantung Army's Udo Mansan Division.

To describe it accurately, this is like a surprise military division, which usually does not show off its prowess, but is proficient in mountain warfare.

The division commander Ushijima Mitsuru was open-minded and eager to learn, steady and prudent, and had no leaks. He was a very difficult person to deal with.

This guy had won many battles against the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance. He had a well-founded fighting style, never greedy for merit and rash advancement, focused on stability, and was proficient in various mountain tactics.

This is also the reason why the Japanese command headquarters dispatched additional Ushidao Manchu Division to assist in dealing with the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi.

In addition to these four field divisions, there are also the troops of the First Army stationed in Shanxi and the Japanese Twelfth Army stationed in Shandong.

The forces mobilized by the Japanese this time are unprecedentedly massive.

According to the division of combat areas, the Japanese army is roughly divided into three regional battlefields.

Northern Shanxi and western Mongolia are one area, and the main battles are between the Eighth Route Army of the Northwest Military Region, the 35th Route Army in the Hetao area, and the mobile troops led by Kong Jie and Li Yunlong, and the Japanese troops stationed in Mongolia and the Nanzhi Armored Brigade.

One battlefield in Shanxi mainly focuses on the confrontation between the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang area and the Japanese army in Shanxi, including the Japanese army originally stationed in Shandong that was transferred from the Gangcun war zone.
Chapter completed!