He Zhengdao did not pay much attention to cleaning up the "rats" in and outside the city.√The troops who had already rested during the day continued to leave the military camp after the arrest operation began and headed towards their destination Huaibin.

Compared to when we first arrived, the New Sixty-Seventh Army could only walk on two legs. Today, the New Sixty-Seventh Army, after seizing a large number of Japanese transport cars, a main reconnaissance brigade group that was launched in advance, left early by taking a car.

The remaining first and second divisions also marched in light-fitting form. As for the large amount of supplies that were to be carried in the past, after the car brigade returned, there would naturally be cars to help transport supplies.

Although the automobile transportation troops have a large goal, for He Zhengdao, this time the New Sixty-Seventh Army focuses on blocking wars. What they have to do at this moment is to deploy the troops on the Huaibin Front in advance.

It was just to allow the reconnaissance brigade to arrive at the battlefield in advance and start harassing the Japanese Third Division to gain time for the construction of defensive fortifications for the troops. Naturally, the earlier this reconnaissance brigade, the better, and transporting it by car is undoubtedly easier.

What's more, He Zhengdao undoubtedly has the advantage of home fighting in Huaibin. The Huaibin Garrison Brigade, which cooperated with them in the previous season, will also cooperate with He Zhengdao in defensive operations this time.

However, considering their combat effectiveness, the order He Zhengdao gave them this time was to transfer the people in Huaibin. As for blocking the Japanese army, He Zhengdao still hoped to hand it over to his troops to take responsibility.

In addition to transporting the reconnaissance troops to the front line in advance, He Zhengdao also transferred ten of the heavy artillery troops seized in the previous period to transport them. Naturally, the Japanese army could not easily know the arrangement of this heavy artillery regiment.

Otherwise, before the battle begins, the Japanese aircraft may destroy his heavy artillery position. On the other hand, for the mountain artillery troops, He Zhengdao planned to start transportation tomorrow and make arrangements lightly and darkly.

In this way, during defensive operations, the troops and firepower hidden by He Zhengdao can also give the Japanese army an unexpected result. The extra heavy artillery, He Zhengdao, is also deployed in various defense key areas.

This time He Zhengdao is responsible for the defense operations in Xinyang. Except for the Central Army's garrison troops, the other main combat troops left Xinyang. This also means that in the future, He Zhengdao will have the final say in Xinyang.

A garrison brigade transferred from the headquarters is now on the way to Xinyang. Liu Shaoqi, who had just been appointed as the secretary of the Central China Bureau, naturally came with the troops. For this reason, He Zhengdao also specially asked the guard division to send a battalion to accompany him.

In addition to receiving the order, he would join the garrison brigade commander of the New Sixty-Seventh Army, and knew that there was a big man in the army this time. Many marching troops did not know that there was a central leader in the army.

The drawn guard battalion will also become the guard force of the Central China Bureau in the future. When Liu Shaoqi arrives in Xinyang, the left-behind Xiao Jinguang will also represent the New Sixty-Seventh Army to welcome the elder.

However, the future Central China Bureau will be located in Xinxian County in Xinyang. It is also the junction of the three provinces. In addition to forming a guerrilla brigade, He Zhengdao also secretly stationed a main force.

It can be said that as soon as Liu Shaoqi arrives, the Central China Bureau will officially start working. Just to keep it a secret, those who know these things are called senior commanders of the Eighth Route Army, and they all know how important this matter is.

He Zhengdao was left to Xiao Jinguang and Luo Nonghuan for all the matters behind. As for the front line, He Zhengdao and Luo Ruiqing were responsible for the matters behind. However, this time, He Zhengdao came out in advance.

With the electronic combat team and the Saber Special Forces, He Zhengdao took a car and left with the first troops to fight. The ones following him were naturally also heavy artillery units under the supervision of a reconnaissance battalion.

As for He Zhengdao's combat command on the front line, the main battalion deployed in Huaibin earlier has been prepared for him. As long as He Zhengdao arrives, it means that the battle to block the Japanese Third Division may start at any time.

At this moment, the 3rd Japanese Division, which was also resting in Fuyang, received the information from the rear, and the division commander Fujita Jin said unexpectedly: "What are you going to fight with us? Is it actually the Eighth Route Army troops?"

‘Yes, general! According to the information sent by the Special High School, the troops we need to deal with this time are the Eighth Route Army Independent Column that sneaked into the 10th Division in Huaibin. This unit is also regarded as a major concern for us.

In addition to this force, the 77th Army of the National Government will also join the battle. This means that after entering Henan, we may fight with these two troops at any time. This time, we need to act cautiously!’

If there were Japanese troops before, they would not take the Eighth Route Army seriously. Then the previous defeat of the Second Army would have almost completely wiped out the two divisions and one division was severely damaged. Such a heavy price is already very telling.

According to the news they received in 6 consecutive times, the failures of these three divisions are related to the New Sixty-Seventh Army. It can be said that looking at the troops they have fought at present, the Independent Column seems to have become their nemesis.

In addition to the 16th Division, the troops that have been completely wiped out by the Independent Column are now close to four divisions. If the Japanese army does not believe that the Independent Column is unique, it would be really foolish.

Listening to the Chief of Staff’s report, Fujita Jin thought for a while and said, “Does this army still have combat effectiveness?”

According to the information he received before, the independent column of the Eighth Route Army had lost more than half of the previous battles. Although there were nearly 30,000 combat troops, their strength and combat effectiveness were undoubtedly greatly reduced.

If this is a fully established combat force, maybe Fujita Jin would feel that he needs to be cautious. But it is not that easy to deal with a complete division of an army that has almost been damaged!

But the chief of staff still shook his head and said, "General, the Eighth Route Army's troops are a little different from the National Revolutionary Army we fought against before. Their troops are very brave and have strong combat power. Even if they have losses the last time, they need to be careful.

According to the information we received before, they only had two main divisions involved in the battle the previous time. Although both main divisions suffered heavy casualties, they also had one main division with a complete organization.

In addition, in the previous battle, they had a very special combat brigade. The troops of that brigade were very powerful based on the information we obtained. Therefore, we also need to be careful of this unit.

Judging from the forces of both sides, once we enter Henan, we will fight with them. In terms of force, we are still at a disadvantage. For this reason, if it is not necessary, we try to find weak points to launch a surprise attack.

If we fight them head-on, we are afraid that our casualties will not be too small. Before going to the battle, General Serutsu also gave an explanation, hoping that we can try our best to avoid major casualties."

Such words made Fujita a little dissatisfied. But he also knew that there were not many troops sent by Central China at present, and after the Battle of Wuhan, it was estimated that the Japanese army would also need to make a major adjustment.

At least from the news from the headquarters of the 6th Army of the Japanese Army, the Japanese army needed to capture Wuhan and force Chiang Kai-shek to conduct a ceasefire and negotiations. They seemed to realize that China was too big and they did not have so many troops to carry out occupation.

Nowadays, the situation in the occupied areas in various parts of the south is generally under the control of the Japanese army. However, in the north, the Eighth Route Army's development is getting bigger and bigger. It seems that it is a bit unbearable for the North China Front Army to be drawn to the south.

To this end, the Japanese army hopes to reach peace talks with Chiang Kai-shek and temporarily stop such wars. Some main divisions sent to the south to fight will be transferred to the northern battlefield to stabilize the decay situation in the central and northern regions.

If they are losing some elite troops, it will also play a heavy role in the overall strength of the Japanese army. In this way, Xi Junjiuhui specifically explained that he hopes that the troops will pay attention to casualties when fighting, so there is nothing to say.

Although the headquarters of the 6th Japanese Army has now formed some new divisions in China, North Korea and Treasure Island. However, these newly formed divisions are naturally far from enough combat power compared to the old divisions earlier.

In addition, the Navy Department is now planning to implement a plan to occupy Asia. The more they feel that the troops in their hands are not enough. It is precisely because of this that the Japanese army plans to fight with each other through war.

After the Chief of Staff’s words, Fujita said after a brief thought: “I understand this! Let the people from the Intelligence Department strengthen intelligence collection work and find out the deployment of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible.

In addition, our troops should also be careful when marching. If necessary, send more search teams to conduct reconnaissance and defense on the road ahead, and closely monitor the every move of this troops."

Before the war begins, intelligence comes first!

If we can know the Eighth Route Army's defense situation one step ahead of time, it will also play a huge role for the Third Division, which is about to enter Henan. However, Fujita's deployment can only be useless.

When he learned that He Zhengdao had already started to drive overnight and returned to Feng Zhian, who also returned to the 77th Army, also knew that this time, the final reliance on He Zhengdao was to block the Japanese Third Division. His 77th Army could only help the field.

But He Zhengdao will specifically ask them to be responsible for the defense in that direction, and they will also have to discuss it with He Zhengdao. At least Feng Zhian is clear about it, and the Japanese army should not take the initiative to fight hard.

This means that the 77th Army, which is responsible for flanking defense, may also be attacked by the main force of the Japanese army. He believes that the Japanese commander understands this as well.

Thinking of this, Feng Zhian was really worried. If the area they were responsible for defense was too large, it would be very difficult to stop the attack of the Japanese Third Division at that time.
Chapter completed!