"The Donghui stronghold has also fallen!"

Miyano Jun, chief of staff of the Japanese 1st Army, pointed at the map and said: "It seems that the ambitions of the Eighth Route Army are far beyond this!"

"Pinding, the Eighth Route Army's next target will be to pacify the county seat!"

"They are going to use the armored trains of the imperial army to attack Pingding County!"

Jun Miyano deduced their next combat target through the new regiment's action route.

At the same time, the Japs from the combat section also drew a blue cross on the map at the location of the East Return stronghold. The difference from the previous one was that this time there was an arrow on the cross, which represented the direction of the Eighth Route Army's attack.

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However, there is still no standard unit designation for the Eighth Route Army.

Jun Miyano added: "Pingding County only has one reinforced squadron of the imperial army's garrison. Even if the military police and security regiment are added, the total strength is less than a thousand.

The cunning Eighth Route Army will definitely use the artillery of armored trains to bombard the county town. Therefore, it is impossible for the imperial army to resist the Eighth Route Army’s attack with this small force!”

The expression on Shinozuka Yoshio's face softened a lot, and he said sadly: "Pingding County is at most a supply station on the Zhengtai Railway, and it does not have high strategic value in itself.

Yangquan has been lost, so losing Pingding County is nothing."

"On the contrary, I hope that the Eighth Route Army will not withdraw its troops after they capture Yangquan and Pingping, but will instead be stationed in the county."

Miyano Shun was so smart that he immediately understood the meaning of Shinozuka Yoshio's words: "Your Excellency, Commander, are you planning to catch a turtle in a jar with the Eighth Route Army?"

"However, the troops we have at the moment are extremely limited. Facing the crazy attacks of the Eighth Route Army, we are unable to protect ourselves. How can we have the extra troops to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army?"

"Even if the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade and the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade are all mobilized as the general reserve force, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

A cold smile flashed across the corner of Shinozuka Yoshio's lips, but he did not answer.

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The screen zooms to Xujiaao.

Different from the lifelessness of the Japanese headquarters, the headquarters of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army was as lively as the Chinese New Year.

Although they had not slept a wink all night, the brigade commanders, deputy brigade commander, chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and other brigade leaders were in high spirits, with no trace of fatigue on their faces.

Of course, this is not because their physiques are different from ordinary people, but because of the good news coming from the front.

The brigade commander flicked the red pen in his hand, and a brand new red cross was drawn on the map where the East Return stronghold was.

The deputy minister smiled and said: "Niangziguan, Flat, Giant City, back east, we captured four large Japanese strongholds in one go. In addition, there was also Yangquan County, which greatly exceeded our expectations.

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The chief of staff said: "Yes, it turns out that our plan is to break through the Japanese defense lines within three days and capture a few of them, or even one."

"Tiger General, Wang Chengzhu is truly a Tiger General!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Wang: "Yes, although only Yangquan County was captured by Wang Chengzhu's Second Independent Regiment, if the Langya Special Forces had not attacked and captured the Japanese armored train, Li Yunlong would not have captured so many large strongholds in one go.

I'm afraid I can't even win a Niangzi pass!

At least it can’t be won so quickly!”

Speaking of Wang Chengzhu, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang looked proud. In addition to his outstanding strategic vision and tactical guidance ability, there is also a more important reason, that is, his surname is Wang, and Wang Chengzhu is also surnamed Wang.

They are all descendants of Lao Wang's family. Wang Chengzhu is giving face to Lao Wang's family!

The deputy brigade commander took out his pocket watch and looked at the time: "It's just less than five o'clock now, and there's still a little time before dawn. Do you think Li Yunlong will use the armored train to continue to expand his victory?"

The chief of staff said with determination: "You should all know what kind of person Li Yunlong is, he is the master who will pick up some rust when he goes to Tie Gongji's house.

After daybreak, the Japanese army will definitely dispatch aviation forces to destroy the armored train, so he will definitely squeeze the value of the armored train to the maximum."

Deputy Brigadier: "There are no large strongholds in the section from Niangziguan to Yangquan. Even if Li Yunlong wants to attack him, he has no target."

Brigadier: "Although there are no large strongholds between Niangziguan and Yangquan, there is still a county town."

The deputy brigade commander immediately turned his attention to the map, and then fixed on the location of Pingding County: "Brigade Commander, you are saying that Li Yunlong will attack Pingding County next?"

The brigade commander nodded slightly.

Deputy Brigadier: "However, although the pacification is not as good as Yangquan, and the garrison strength is not as good as some of the large strongholds, this is a county town after all.

The Japanese infantry, the Japanese military police, and the security regiment added the garrison strength to more than a thousand people.

Besides, there are city walls for defense.”

"Even if Li Yunlong gathers all the troops of the New Regiment, the 772nd Regiment, the 771st Regiment, and the 769th Regiment, he may not be able to capture and pacify Ding in a short time.

And if the time drags on for too long and the Japanese air force arrives, our soldiers who are attacking the city will be in danger."

A look of worry appeared on the deputy brigade commander's face. After a pause, he changed the topic and continued: "So, should we contact Li Yunlong through the Second Independent Regiment and ask him to give up the attack?"

Deputy Chief of Staff Wang also said: "Yes, Tianma Mountain is about to light up now, and it is really too risky for Li Yunlong to attack Pingding again."

The brigade commander smiled and said: "There are definitely risks, but if we successfully capture Pingding County, the benefits will be huge.

Although Pingding is not an important county town, there are still many supplies in the city, and there must be many local tyrants and evil gentry living there.

We know this, and Li Yunlong must also know this, so even if I order him to stop his actions, he will definitely pretend not to know.

After all, we can't get in touch with the new group directly.

This is not the first time he has done this."

The smile on the brigade commander's face became even brighter, because what he saw was not the danger, but the piles of trophies, and he could congratulate Li Yunlong on getting rich again.

The chief of staff said: "I completely agree with the brigade commander's point of view. Although attacking Pingding is risky, it is still worth a try.

Besides, Li Yunlong must also know that if the time drags on too long, he will definitely be attacked by the Japanese air force, so he must be fully prepared."

After a pause, the chief of staff changed the topic and continued: "Compared with attacking and pacifying, I am more curious about how Li Yunlong was able to command the 772nd Regiment, 771st Regiment, and 769th Regiment."

When the chief of staff said this, the others also followed suit.

The deputy brigade commander said: "Don't tell me, it's really strange. Even Xu Shengji, who has always been low-key, will definitely not accept Li Yunlong's command..."
Chapter completed!