The intelligence officer in the Taiyuan Japanese Army Headquarters finally calmed down for several hours.

After being captured by the National Salvation Army in Jinzhong County, in order to figure out the tactics and tactics used by the National Salvation Army on the battlefield as soon as possible and to find out whether the National Salvation Army had hidden a new killer weapon, the commander immediately put all the tasks on the shoulders of the intelligence department.

If the intelligence department cannot complete the task as soon as possible and find out the answer the commander wants to know, with the commander's temper, he will definitely vent most of the anger that has lost the Jinzhong County.

Fortunately, the subordinates were powerful enough, and the army commander had figured out many problems just half of the time he gave him.

After confirming that the intelligence in his hand was fine, the intelligence officer quickly found the commander and reported the good news to him: "Sir, our intelligence personnel lurking in Jinzhong City reported: The three bombers sent by the military headquarters to Jinzhong successfully completed the bombing mission. Although the National Salvation Army deployed a large amount of air defense firepower in the arsenal, the three aircraft still successfully destroyed the arsenal and destroyed all the weapons and ammunition inside!"

"They also reported: During the siege last night, a national rescue army with unknown troops did appear in Jinzhong City. They first attacked the command center, then attacked the artillery position, and finally attacked the East Gate. They cooperated with the siege army of the National Salvation Army to seize the East Gate and entered Jinzhong County from the East Gate!"

The army commander snatched the information from the intelligence officer in charge and read it three times before he believed what he had just heard.

The Chief of Staff frowned for several hours and also relaxed his brows. He looked at the commander and analyzed happily: "Sir, as long as we stockpile weapons, ammunition and materials in Jinzhong City in advance fell into the hands of the National Salvation Army, their overall strength will not increase because of this victory!"

The commander shook his head and sneered: "Their strength will not only not increase, but will also be weakened a lot!"

"There are more than 7,000 troops in Jinzhong. No matter how unbearable it is, they can kill thousands of national-savior troops in the battle to defend the city."

"In the intelligence that the National Salvation Army hid ambush in the city shows that our judgment on the siege is correct. According to our analysis, if the National Salvation Army wants to severely damage the city defense forces in a short period of time, it must concentrate all artillery fire to attack the city head."

"The information in my hands also proves this. It is said that after the siege last night, there was a very violent explosion at the top of Jinzhong city. The artillery troops under the Jinzhong garrison also fought several artillery battles with the artillery troops of the National Savior Army."

"I am very confident in our artillery units, so I am 60% sure that the artillery units of the National Salvation Army suffered a considerable loss in the battle against Jinzhong, and also consumed a large amount of shells."

The Chief of Staff became excited after hearing this, and he lay on the table with a pen and wrote and calculated. Two minutes later, he shouted excitedly: "Sir, according to your analysis just now, the total strength of the National Salvation Army is at most 9,000, and the artillery unit is only half of the previous one."

"Now is their weakest and most exhausted time. If we launch an attack now, we will definitely be caught off guard by the national army!"

At this moment, a "report..." suddenly sounded at the door of the war room, interrupting what the Chief of Staff hadn't said yet.

In the intelligence class, an officer stood at the door of the war room and looked inside as if he was anxious.

"Come in!" The commander could not see whether the news brought by this person was good or bad, but the other party dared to come to the war room, which means that the news brought by him must be less small, so he quickly ordered it.

The anxious officer entered the war room and headed straight to the intelligence officer. While reporting, he handed over the information in his hand. Then he hurriedly left the war room and didn't want to stay here for a minute.

The expression of the intelligence officer was very complicated, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad.

After his subordinates walked out of the war room, he considered his tone and hesitated to report: "Sir, we have just received two urgent messages, both of which are related to one thing."

"The listening department has completely deciphered the telegrams between the National Salvation Army and the Second World War Zone. It said that in order to get a batch of medicines, the National Salvation Army agreed to the Second World War Zone to concentrate 4,000 main troops to defend Jinzhong County."

"Our intelligence personnel lurking in Jinzhong City reported that the National Salvation Army is transferring the people in Jinzhong City, intending to build Jinzhong County into a military fortress and use Jinzhong County to fight an offensive and defensive battle with us."

"When we received this information, the National Salvation Army had already moved out thousands of people."

"In order to let the people in Jinzhong City cooperate with the transfer, the National Salvation Army also distributed a piece of ocean living expenses to each ordinary person who voluntarily transferred, so that the people would return to the county town in a month!"

The commander and the chief of staff raised their heads and looked at each other at the same time, and both saw excitement in the other's eyes.

If the National Salvation Army really intends to defend Jinzhong to the death, this may be a new fighter for the Shanxi garrison.

The Shanxi garrison may have a lot of concerns when fighting guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare with the National Salvation Army. If the National Salvation Army can be blocked in a county and fight a position with them, then there will be no worries!

If the Shanxi garrison could really block the main force of the 4,000 National Salvation Army in Jinzhong County, these National Salvation Army would definitely become the fat meat in their mouths, and they would eat whatever they wanted.

The Chief of Staff was so happy that he almost laughed out loud. He looked at the commander with an expectant analysis: "Sir, according to our analysis just now, the National Rescue Army will have up to 9,000 people. If we eat another 4,000 of them in Jinzhong County, the total strength of the National Rescue Army will be sharply reduced to 5,000 people."

"When the time comes, we will enter the National Rescue Army defense zone and directly attack their command center. The troops will definitely not be able to defend themselves. The next sweep will be much easier to fight."

The commander obviously agreed with the Chief of Staff's analysis very much, stared at the intelligence officer and asked: "Can you guarantee the accuracy of these two pieces of information?"

"Hayi!" The intelligence officer nodded without hesitation.

If only one intelligence proves this, the intelligence officer may still hesitate.

Now that two pieces of intelligence prove one thing at the same time, there is nothing to doubt.

The smile on the commander's face became stronger and immediately ordered: "From now on, the intelligence department has kept my eyes on Jinzhong County. We must figure out the real strength and equipment of the National Salvation Army left behind in Jinzhong County. The more detailed the situation, the better. Report it to me as soon as possible!"

"Hayi!" The intelligence officer quickly took the order.

As soon as the intelligence officer left, the Chief of Staff was anxious to propose: "Sir, should we send troops to Jinzhong County now and directly block the national rescue army in the city. Even if they want to run away temporarily, they will have no chance!"

The commander shook his head: "There are too few troops lurking around Jinzhong. If we rashly enter Jinzhong, we cannot block the national rescue army in the city. Instead, it will become the fat meat of the national rescue army. If we pay more than a few thousand troops!"

The Chief of Staff was scared for a moment: "I am too impulsive, I didn't expect this!"

"The main forces of the National Salvation Army are now gathering in Jinzhong. We send thousands of people to kill them, and it is indeed possible that there will be no return!"

The commander seemed to have an idea in his mind and ordered on the spot: "You immediately dispatch troops from other occupied areas to reinforce Jinzhong. Now around Jinzhong, there are a royal army of the main brigade, an imperial army of four regiments, a cavalry brigade, a heavy artillery brigade, a field artillery brigade, two mountain artillery brigades, plus the engineering and baggage brigades that cooperate with the operation, a total of 15,000 people!"

"As soon as these troops were in place, they immediately besieged Jinzhong County and ate the troops guarding Jinzhong that were the National Salvation Army!"

Jinzhong County did not become quiet because of the arrival of night.

Except for the east gate, closest to the National Salvation Military Defense Zone, which was controlled by the National Salvation Military, and was heavily guarded and no one was allowed to approach, the other three city gates were filled with ordinary people moving outside the city.

After learning that the county town was about to become a battlefield, everyone wanted to escape far away and not be affected by the war, and finally lost their lives.

In addition, the National Salvation Army promised to give each ordinary person a piece of living expenses. After the battle, all houses destroyed by the war were compensated at the price, and the people were more motivated to transfer outside the city.

In just one day, more than 10,000 people went out of the city gates. The darkness did not extinguish everyone's enthusiasm. The remaining people in the city continued to take their families to the outside of the city. The farther away from the Jinzhong County, the better. It is best to go directly to the National Rescue Military Defense Zone to take refuge.

As for the heavily guarded East Gate, although it is not as crowded as the other three gates, it is not quiet.

Large trucks loaded with weapons, ammunition and food were pulled out of Jinzhong County, and went straight to the defense zone of the National Rescue Army, without any sign of sight.

At the top of the East Gate City, more than a thousand soldiers were waving shovels to dig holes in the city wall.

Compared with the land outside the city, the three-dimensional soil for building the city wall is several times stronger. Only one layer of skin can be shoveled off with a shovel, so the construction progress of the castle is very slow.

But everything has two sides.

The soil in the city wall is very hard, which does increase the difficulty of the National Salvation Army to build a castle, but it also means that the castle built by everyone will become stronger.

In addition, Zhou Cheng asked the troops to pile two thick sandbags on the top of the city to offset the power of the shell explosion. These castles built on the city walls are not indestructible, but they are still fine to withstand the direct aiming and shooting of one or two heavy artillery shells.

Unless several heavy artillery shells hit the castle at the same time, the Japanese really couldn't destroy these fortifications.

But this possibility is too low, so it will be very difficult for the Japanese army to directly destroy the castle through heavy artillery.

Of course, this does not mean that the Japanese army has no choice but to take these castles.

If an air bomb with more powerful hits the castle, even if it cannot directly destroy the castle, the powerful shock wave can still shake the warriors in the castle to death.

In addition, if the Japanese army concentrated all artillery fire to bomb one of the city walls and knocked down this city wall, the castle built on the city wall would naturally be useless...

In the county town, the emptied yard was filled with busy figures of the National Salvation Army.

Some soldiers digging holes in the courtyard wall, some soldiers digging shooting holes in the wall, and some people used sandbags to cover the bunkers on the street...

Zhou Cheng's request to the army was very simple: before the enemy besieged Jinzhong County, all yards in the city must be opened, and all yard walls facing the street must be opened.

Scattered in the streets and alleys in the city, a bunker is piled with sandbags every two hundred meters...

At this moment, the division commander also received news that the National Salvation Army wanted to defend Jinzhong County.

As soon as the Chief of Staff got the news, he raised an objection, hoping that the division commander would give the National Salvation Army orders them to evacuate from Jinzhong County and not fight against the Japanese and puppet troops.

The division commander and political commissar were very hesitant.

The National Salvation Army relies on Jinzhong County to fight positions with the Japanese and puppet troops, so they feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems.

The political commissar first proposed his own thoughts: "Teacher Commander, Zhou Cheng cannot see the risks of defending Jinzhong County and the price that the National Salvation Army has to pay, but he did this. I think there is insider information about this battle, why don't we take a look first?"

The Chief of Staff was very anxious and couldn't help but suggest: "Why don't we send a telegram to Zhou Cheng directly to ask about the situation!"

"It's too urgent to wait like this, and this battle has affected the lives of thousands of soldiers of the National Saving Army. There must be no mistakes."

"If the decision to defend Jinzhong was made by Zhou Cheng's impulse, we can send him telegrams now and pull the national rescue army back from the trap!"

The commander did not agree or object, and kept staring at the Jinzhong County Town on the map, trying to find a clue.

But after two minutes, there was no gain. I could only look at the political commissar on the side: "Have the National Salvation Army contacted us in the past two days?"

"Contacted once!" the political commissar replied.

"Comrade Zhou Cheng asked us to pay more attention to the movements of the Japanese Taiyuan Command and help them figure out whether the Japanese army's combat plan for encirclement and suppression of the national rescue army would change because of the capture of Jinzhong."

"I have asked the intelligence department to do it, but I haven't reported it to you!"

The division commander was not angry. Instead, his confused eyes shot out two rays of light, looking at the map and analyzing thoughtfully: "Zhou Cheng asked us to help stare at the every move of the Shanxi garrison, especially whether the seat-down plan of the encirclement and suppression and national rescue army will change."

"It shows that Comrade Zhou Cheng has considered that after the start of the mobilization, the Japanese and puppet troops may dispatch heavy troops to siege Jinzhong."

"But at this time he made the decision to defend Jinzhong County."

"I know there is a trap ahead, but I jump into it. I think this is not Zhou Cheng's combat style!"

The political commissar's idea was the same as the teacher, and he immediately responded: "I think so too."

"Although I haven't really seen Zhou Cheng, I've studied every battle he has fought."

"It seems impulsive, but in fact he has calculated it before the start of a battle. He will never take action without 70% or 80% of the time. If he takes action, he will definitely win the battle."

"To put it bluntly, Comrade Zhou Cheng only takes advantage of the war and does not suffer losses. I believe the battle is the same."

"It's like the second attack on Jinzhong that just ended, I don't support Zhou Cheng in my heart to fight this battle. Although the National Salvation Army is well-equipped, their strength is obviously not enough in front of the impregnable Jinzhong County."

"But the National Salvation Army won the battle, and it took only half a night to take Jinzhong down!"
Chapter completed!