"Commander-in-Chief, I think it is absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army's *** Division to give up the entire Shanxi Province without any reason. After all, the entire Shanxi Province was snatched from the hands of the Japs with swords and bullets by the *** Division.
Back. So, I think we have to find a way from somewhere else." Just as Yan Xishan finished speaking, a close staff member reminded him.
"If it doesn't work, let's fight back. After all, we still have hundreds of thousands of well-equipped Jinsui troops. I don't believe that with the 100,000 well-equipped troops in our hands, we can't deal with a group of Tubal troops." The main war faction.
An officer stood up and said with disdain.
"Fight? Commander Wang, don't be ridiculous. Do you want our entire Jinsui Army's 100,000 soldiers to be charged with the crime of destroying the national common front? If our Jinsui Army really sends troops rashly, by then
, our Jinsui Army will become national sinners and the target of condemnation by the people across the country. If this is the case, even if we take charge of Shanxi, what is the need?" After listening to Commander Wang's words, the Chief of Staff sneered.
"Alas, this is neither a fight nor a negotiation. Could it be that the huge Shanxi Province was able to defeat the Eighth Route Army for nothing? No, absolutely not. Shanxi Province is the bastard of our Shanxi-Sui Army. Even if we lose
If we lose the troops, we must not lose the entire Shanxi Province." After hearing what the Chief of Staff said, Commander Wang felt unhappy and couldn't help but start to complain.
"Stop arguing and listen to what the Chief of Staff thinks. Chief of Staff, what do you think we should do now? We won't really give our Shanxi Province to ***! If we really give it to ***
*, I guarantee that in less than a year, tens of millions of people in the entire Shanxi Province will be completely reddened by the Communist Party." Looking at the argument between the chief of staff and his favorite general in front of him, Yan Xishan opened his eyes.
He turned his eyes to the chief of staff in front of him and ordered.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, I believe that if our Jinsui Army wants to regain control of Shanxi, we must use swords and guns. However, if we want to use swords and guns, there must be a reason that can be explained. Therefore, our Jinsui Army should wait for this
The reason appears. As long as we have a reason to send troops, with the 100,000 troops in our hands, we can conquer Shanxi Province and regain control of Shanxi." The chief of staff replied affirmatively.
"One reason? I understand. As long as Chiang Kai-shek, who is far away in Chongqing, issues an order for our Shanxi-Sui Army to enter Shanxi, it will be an aboveboard matter." After hearing the answer from the chief of staff, Yan Xishan nodded with satisfaction and suddenly realized.
said.
Just as Yan Xishan and his close staff were discussing solutions in the office, a communications staff officer hurried to the headquarters.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, sirs, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek of Chongqing has sent a telegram." The communications staff officer who hurried over stood at the door and said loudly, interrupting the conversation of everyone in the headquarters.
"Haha, it's true that Mr. and Mrs. Cao is about to arrive. It seems that Chiang Kai-shek is more anxious than us. Counselor Wang, I want to..." Upon hearing the telegram from Chongqing, Yan Xishan's face immediately showed a hint of sadness.
Smiling, he ordered to the communications staff officer who was still standing at the entrance of the command department.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. A call from the Ministry of National Defense: Order the Jinsui Army of the Second Theater Command and the Chief's Department of the Second Theater Command to immediately move to Taiyuan and garrison Taiyuan City. The Eighth Route Army *** Division of the Second Theater Command shall withdraw from Taiyuan City immediately.
.Ministry of Defense, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council, Chiang Kai-shek." The communications staff officer read loudly.
"Okay, you get what you want. Chief of Staff, now we have a reason to send troops. Do you think we should be ready to garrison Taiyuan City immediately? I think as long as our 100,000 troops are stationed in Taiyuan, we can
Slowly expand your occupied area and regain power in Shanxi." After hearing the contents of the telegram, Yan Xishan became excited and asked his confidant Chief of Staff sitting next to him.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief. Although we now have a reason to send troops, I think we should still be cautious. After all, this reason was given to us by Chiang Kai-shek on his own initiative. From what we know about Chiang Kai-shek, he least wants our Jinsui Army to regroup.
He is in charge of Shanxi Province. But why did he give our Shanxi-Sui Army the order to move to Taiyuan in such a short time this time? I think there must be some conspiracy." After listening to the contents of the telegram, the chief of staff said,
He was not as excited as Yan Xishan, but frowned and asked.
"Haha, conspiracy, this Chiang Kai-shek must have a conspiracy. Based on my understanding of this Jiang, he will never let our Shanxi-Sui Army take control of Taiyuan again so easily and develop and strengthen himself." Yan Xishan smiled and nodded.
He nodded. Apparently, after being reminded by the chief of staff, what did he think of?
"Commander-in-Chief, please make it clear..." Seeing the Commander-in-Chief Yan Xishan smiling bitterly, the Chief of Staff asked quickly.
"Well, Jiang's purpose is very clear. That is to kill two birds with one stone. When our Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army's *** Division are fighting at a similar level, then a fisherman will benefit. However, although we know this
It is all a conspiracy of Chiang Kai-shek, but we have to complete it. On the one hand, we have to obey the orders of the Ministry of National Defense. The most important one is that Shanxi is the foundation of our Shanxi-Sui Army. This time, even if
Even if half of the Shanxi-Sui army is destroyed, we will take back the entire Shanxi." Yan Xishan said with a trace of murderous intent in his eyes, his face full of certainty.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I will definitely go through fire and water for my humble position and lead the troops to take Shanxi back from the hands of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division." Just as Yan Xishan finished speaking, a group of officers and staff sitting in the headquarters stood up one after another.
Get up and start expressing your attitude.
"Well, very good, this is the spirit that our Jinsui Army should have. Chief of Staff, immediately mobilize all our intelligence personnel left in Shanxi Province to find out all the troop deployments of the Eighth Route Army's *** division and their every move
As soon as there is any movement, any situation will be reported immediately. As for the generals, after returning, they will immediately order their respective troops to prepare for war. After receiving the order, each ministry will immediately send troops. We will fight back to Taiyuan and return to power in Shanxi." Yan Xishan.
He ordered with confidence.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."
Following Yan Xishan's order, after the Jinsui Army withdrew from Shanxi, the Jinsui Army intelligence personnel who had been lurking in various places in Shanxi immediately began to take action. On the land of Shanxi, they vigorously spied on the various situations of the *** division.
At the same time, a letter of information was conveyed to Yan Xishan, the supreme commander of the Second Theater Command.
Originally, Yan Xishan was full of confidence that his Jinsui Army would regain Shanxi Province. However, when he saw the intelligence sent from various places, his entire face immediately turned pale because of the contents of the telegram. It was the same as before.
Like Chiang Kai-shek, he couldn't believe his eyes. Because, in his eyes, this *** plan only requires tens of thousands of people at most, which is good. However, the telegram in his hand clearly stated "Shocking"
of one hundred thousand people.
"Chief of Staff, is this information true? This Eighth Route Army's *** division really has more than 100,000 elite troops, and the troops are still expanding?" Yan Xishan, whose face was pale with fright from the data in front of him,
Still in disbelief, he asked the chief of staff in front of him.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, these data are reported to our headquarters after at least one verification by investigators. There will definitely be no problems." The Chief of Staff assured.
"What should we do? There are hundreds of thousands of army divisions alone, and they are all equipped with Japanese equipment. In terms of weapons, they will definitely not be much worse than our Jinsui Army. What is more important is the combat effectiveness of the troops.
, they can easily wipe out the 40,000 little devils, let alone the 100,000 Jinsui Army in our hands? Could it be that this time our Jinsui Army is destined to lose Shanxi Province and lose the foundation of our Jinsui Army." Look at it.
The chief of staff in front of him, Yan Xishan, sighed and said.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, I think we don't need to worry about this problem at all. Although the *** division has one hundred thousand people, after all, it is distributed in the vast Shanxi Province, and its strength is very scattered. Therefore, our Jinsui Army really needs to face
That's right, there are only 30,000 troops at most. No matter how powerful the combat effectiveness of these 30,000 troops is, the 100,000 troops in our hands can eat them all." The chief of staff said nonchalantly.
"Well, the Chief of Staff is right. I didn't think it through. One hundred thousand people versus thirty thousand people, the chance of victory is definitely in our hands. It's decided that the entire army will send troops to Shanxi in two days. Chief of Staff, immediately
Order the staff department to formulate a detailed combat plan. Tomorrow night, we will hold a meeting of officers at division level and above to make specific arrangements for everyone. We will march to Shanxi and fight back to Taiyuan." Yan Xishan slammed the table in front of him.
Said with certainty.
In this way, the Second Theater Staff Headquarters, under the command of the Chief of Staff, after a day, a detailed combat plan was placed in front of Yan Xishan. At the same time, all the officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army the next day
The meeting was also held at the same time in the theater conference room.
"Sir Yan is here..." As the door of the conference room opened, a call from the staff on duty came from the door. Hearing the command from the staff on duty, a dozen generals and officers sitting in front of the long conference table immediately
They all stood up and waited for Yan Xishan's arrival.
"Well, everyone is here. Today is just an internal meeting of our Jinsui Army, so please don't be polite. Sit down and don't be so serious..." Seeing a group of Jinsui Army officers in the conference room,
After he came in, everyone saluted. Yan Xishan couldn't help but smile, waved his hands to everyone and said.
Obviously, when he saw these generals and officers he had personally trained, Yan Xishan was reminded of the time when he was in charge of Taiyuan.
"Haha, I think everyone has already seen that today's meeting is obviously different from previous second theater combat meetings, and it is very special. Because everyone here is an officer of our Jinsui Army.
There is no outsider. Therefore, everyone should not have any restraints. If you have anything to say, everyone can speak freely." After Yan Xishan took his place, he said with a smile.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." everyone replied in unison.
"Well, very good. Today, I have called you all here. I think you all know that it is for our Shanxi-Sui Army to return to power in Shanxi. Chairman Chiang Kai-shek from Chongqing has already called and ordered our Shanxi-Sui Army to station in Taiyuan City immediately.
, returned to power in Shanxi. However, the Eighth Route Army *** Division that occupied Shanxi Province had no intention of retreating. More importantly, after they occupied Taiyuan City, they not only did not obey the command of the Ministry of National Defense, but immediately retreated. More importantly,
What's more, they are still strengthening Taiyuan's city defenses and preparing to defend it. Everyone, tell me, what should our Jinsui Army do about this matter?" After hearing everyone's satisfactory answers, Yan Xishan nodded,
At the same time, the main content of the meeting was stated.
"Commander-in-Chief, I would like to ask, how many troops are there in the Eighth Route Army's *** Division, and how is the equipment of the troops?" Just as Yan Xishan finished speaking, a lieutenant general and division commander sitting aside stood up.
, said a question that all the generals in the conference room wanted to know.
"Well, Commander Li asked a very good question. Chief of Staff, please inform everyone about the strength, equipment and specific deployment of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division in Shanxi Province." After listening to his subordinate's question, Yan Xishan clicked
He nodded and ordered to the chief of staff beside him.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. Generals, according to the news from our intelligence personnel, the Eighth Route Army's *** Division has a total of no less than 100,000 Henggui military forces in the entire Shanxi Province. As for the equipment of these troops, if not
If there is an accident, they will capture the same Japanese-style equipment that the Japanese army has. It is well-equipped, has sufficient ammunition, and there is no less than one heavy artillery brigade. It can be said that this unit has the highest power among all the warlords in the country.
Among them, you can already be ranked." The chief of staff introduced loudly.
"What? One hundred thousand people, and a heavy artillery brigade..." "Oh my God, how long has it been? The army has increased its strength ten times from less than 10,000 people."
...." "There are only 100,000 well-equipped troops, but our Jinsui Army only has 100,000 troops, and half of the troops are new recruits. How should we fight this battle..." Just after the words of the Chief of Staff
After saying that, a burst of noisy discussion immediately erupted in the entire conference room. However, from everyone's expressions, the chief of staff could clearly see that everyone was deeply afraid of the strength and equipment of the *** division.
"Be quiet. I know that everyone thinks that these 100,000 troops are very large. What's more, our entire Jinsui Army, after two years of war, only has 100,000 people left. In terms of military strength,
, we no longer have any advantage, let alone equipment. However, what I want to tell you is that although the opponent has sufficient troops and complete equipment, what our Jinsui Army really needs to face is only less than 3 in southern Shanxi.
There are ten thousand troops. So please feel free to speak freely if you have anything to say." The chief of staff stopped everyone who was talking and said to everyone.
"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, since we are facing only 30,000 Eighth Route Army troops, and our Shanxi-Sui Army has a full 100,000-strong troops. Therefore, we have nothing to say, fight them, use the weapons in our hands, grab
Go back to Taiyuan and take back the entire Shanxi Province." Just as the chief of staff finished speaking, the dozen or so officers participating in the meeting couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, a lieutenant general and division commander hurriedly stood up.
said.
"Yes, Commander Zhang is right. We are the Jinsui Army, and Shanxi is the foundation of our Jinsui Army. Shanxi Province will definitely be returned to our hands. What's more, what we are facing now is only the 30,000 Eighth Route Army
Armed, with one hundred thousand against thirty thousand, we are absolutely sure to win this battle. I also agree to send troops to take back the entire Shanxi Province from the hands of the Eighth Route Army's *** Division." Just as Commander Zhang said these words
After that, a military commander sitting next to Yan Xishan stood up and said affirmatively.
"Yes, take back Shanxi. Shanxi originally belonged to our Jinsui Army..." Next, all the officers participating in the meeting stood up and began to express their stance. However, there was only one result of the stance, and that was to send troops immediately, starting from **
In the hands of the army, the entire Shanxi Province was taken back.
"Okay, very good. You are worthy of being our Shanxi generals and have special feelings for Shanxi. My opinion is the same as everyone else's, that is, Shanxi Province is the slave of our Jinsui Army and must not be thrown away. Therefore,
After I learned about the specific deployment of the Eighth Route Army's *** division, I also decided to dispatch a hundred thousand troops of our Shanxi-Sui Army to recapture Shanxi Province from the hands of the *** division. However, please don't worry, we will send troops.
Chairman Chiang’s order in Chongqing will definitely not cause any harm in terms of speech. Please feel free to rest assured." I saw a dozen generals still hesitating after hearing what I said, so they immediately received it.
I took out the telegram from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
And all the officers, after seeing the telegram in Yan Xishan's hand, did not hesitate at all, and their eyes immediately showed a hint of sharpness. After all, returning to Shanxi and returning to power in Shanxi is what these Shanxi-Sui officers and soldiers have dreamed of for the past two years.
What everyone didn't expect is that now this dream is about to come true. Can everyone be unhappy?
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I would like to ask the Commander-in-Chief to issue an order. I will go through fire and water to deliver Shanxi Province completely to the hands of the Commander-in-Chief." After the excitement, all the officers in the conference room immediately stood up from their seats and answered loudly.
road.
"Very well, Chief of Staff, I will tell you immediately the battle plan formulated by your staff, and issue specific battle orders to everyone here." Regarding everyone's attitude at this time, Yan Xishan nodded with satisfaction and said