On May 1, at 9 o'clock in the morning, Liu Gen and the soldiers of the artillery battalion rested in Yonghe County. Except for Liu Gen who did not have a rest, the other soldiers had already fallen asleep.

At six o'clock in the morning, the 2nd Regiment of the 120th Independent Brigade of the 120th Division, with the assistance of Liu Gen and others, successfully captured the Yonghe County occupied by the Japanese. The geographical location of Yonghe County was relatively special. Although the Japanese did not make much move after occupying Yonghe County, they always threatened the safety of Yan'an.

Once the Japanese launch an attack on Yan'an, Yonghe County will become a bridgehead for the cabinet to attack the southern gate of Yan'an. It is precisely for this reason that the 120th Division will choose to take over Yonghe County and establish a certain strategic depth.

Yonghe County is in the hands of the 120th Division and plays an extremely important role in defending Yan'an's security. If the Japanese want to attack Yan'an and put pressure on Yan'an, they must take the lead in taking Yonghe County.

It can be said that Yonghe County will become an important weapon to restrict the Japanese from attacking Yan'an.

The 120th Division troops that attacked the Japanese County last night achieved good results, achieved the original goal in the combat plan, and also won two more Japanese County towns. In just one night, Japanese County towns lost five county towns. Even if Japanese were rich and easily lost five county towns, it would be a huge loss.

Of course, at night it is the time for the various units of the 120th Division to perform, so during the day it becomes the time for the Japanese to launch a counterattack.

For the 120th Division, it is not that difficult to capture the Japanese county, but it is undoubtedly a very difficult thing to successfully resist the Japanese troops' counterattack. Even if you can successfully resist the Japanese counterattack today, what about the next time?

According to the combat plan formulated by Commander He, how to successfully defend the county town in the future will become an urgent problem that the 120th Division needs to solve.

"Comrade Liu Gen, why didn't you rest? Last night, you and the comrades in the artillery battalion worked so hard that they should go to rest."

"Yonghe County is guarded by our 2nd Regiment. Unless the Japanese mobilize two infantry brigades, there will be no problem." After the commander of the 2nd Regiment checked the defensive bunkers arranged by the soldiers, he found Liu Gen who had not yet rested.

Commander Fu is an old Red Army soldier. At the age of 16, he worked as a soldier in the 2nd Company of the 6th Guard Regiment of the 6th Army of the Red Army. He was brave in combat and shrewd and capable. During this period, he served as platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander. Due to his brave combat, he was injured many times in the battle.

Nowadays, Commander Fu is less than 30 years old, and he can be said to be the youngest commander in the Eighth Route Army. Commander Fu is a little young, but no one dares to despise him. In the battle with the Japanese, he has already fully proved his ability.

Especially in the 39th bloody battle in Chenzhuang, due to the outstanding performance of the 2nd Regiment, Commander Fu successfully withstood the breakthrough of more than 1,500 elite Japanese devils of the 8th Brigade of the Japanese Army, the 120th Division's Unique Brigade wiped out the elite of the 1,500 Japanese devils.

"Captain Fu, have you not had a rest? I am still young, so it's okay to sleep less."

"With Captain Fu here, I am very confident in the defense of the 2nd Regiment. But you also know that the Japanese have always been flawed and it is not that easy to block the Japanese's attack."

"There is no problem for the 2nd Regiment to defend Yonghe County, but I don't know if other troops can successfully defend other county towns. According to the plan of Commander He, we still cannot fight against the Japanese." Liu Gen said with some concern.

With Yonghe County, the 2nd Regiment and Artillery Battalion, Liu Gen naturally would not worry that Yonghe County could not defend. Unless the Japanese used more than two brigades of troops to attack Yonghe County, there would be no problem with the defense of Yonghe County.

Now, Liu Gen is most worried about Liulin County and Jiaokou County, which are relatively close to the Japanese, the Japanese will definitely take the lead in attacking these two counties. Who let these two counties be at the forefront? If the Japanese want to attack other county towns, they will not be able to avoid Liulin County and Jiaokou County.

In these two counties, each has the strength of a main regiment of the 120th Division. It will inevitably be very difficult for a regiment to resist the Japanese's crazy counterattack. In addition, these two regiments do not have enough firepower, so it will undoubtedly be quite difficult to defend Liulin County and Jiaokou County.

Even if these two regiments have the assistance of the county brigade and district team, it is difficult to resist the attack of the Japanese troops. Unfortunately, even so, the 120th Division cannot easily allow the Japanese to take down Liulin County and Jiaokou County. Only by resisting the Japanese counterattack for a certain period of time and giving the Japanese enough casualties can the Japanese temporarily give up the idea of ​​counterattack.

"Worrying can't solve the problem. All we can do is trust them."

"The division commander must have considered the issue of dealing with the Japanese's retaliation and counterattack, and I believe that he will be able to successfully block the Japanese's attack."

"Even if we fail to successfully block the Japanese attack, aren't we still there? With us here, Yonghe County will definitely stay in the hands of our 120th Division. I want to see if the Japanese's teeth are really that good!" Commander Fu said with a sneer.

Liu Gen nodded. He agreed with Captain Fu's words. With them in, there would definitely be no problem with the defense of Yonghe County. Moreover, with the situation of the Japanese, it would not be so easy to draw enough troops to launch a counterattack against the 120th Division.

At least in a short period of time, it is difficult for the Japanese to withdraw more than five infantry brigades. There are many Japanese garrisons in North China, but there are also many areas where the Japanese need to defend. They cannot give up other areas in order to launch a counterattack against the 120th Division.

With the actions made by the 120th Division, what about the other Eighth Route Army units? The Jinsui Army and the National Army may not have the idea of ​​taking down the Japanese county.

At the same time, in Taiyuan, Shanxi, Yoshio Ianmatsu's face was ugly. Looking at the relevant information in his hand, he had the urge to kill. Yoshio Ianmatsu knew that the 120th Division had made a lot of noise last night, but he didn't expect that the 120th Division would move so quickly.

In just one night, five counties near the base of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army fell into the hands of the 120th Division, which was something Yoshio Iwamatsu never thought of.

Yoshio Iwamatsu knew that the Eighth Route Army had the 120th Division, but because the 120th Division was responsible for defending the security of Yan'an after withdrawing from Yan'an, it rarely fought with the Japanese, which made Yoshio Iwamatsu not have a clear understanding of the 120th Division.

It was not until now that Yoshio Iwamatsu realized that the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army was very powerful, comparable to the 129th Division that had been active in the occupied areas.

"Report! Order from Commander Okamura!"

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"Order the First Army to regain the county town occupied by the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army in one day, otherwise the First Army would be the sinner of the Great Japanese Empire!"

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Yoshio Iwamatsu looked even more and more ugly, and the order was short, but he could feel the anger of Kanchun Nyeji. He was captured by the Eighth Route Army troops overnight. This was the first time such a thing happened in the occupied areas in the rear, and it was also a shame for the First Army.

Only by recapturing these county towns in the shortest time can the shame of the First Army be washed away. Otherwise, the commander of the First Army would probably leave as shameless as his predecessor.

"Issuing an order immediately! Order to become the first independent and become the first, and the Ninth Brigade moves closer to the base of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and when necessary, put pressure on the Eighth Route Army Yan'an!"

"Also ordered the 36th Division, the Third and Fourth Brigades to always pay attention to the movements of other Eighth Route Army units and the Jinsui Army units in the occupied area. Once abnormalities are found, they will immediately mobilize troops to launch an encirclement and suppression!"
Chapter completed!