At the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief also paid attention to the battle outside Linfen City.
Not just because tonight the new regiment might kill Kato's division, the last Japanese force in southwestern Shanxi.
What's more, Linfen City is also the target of the overt and covert fight between the Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army tonight.
"Boss, the New Regiment sent a telegram that they have successfully stopped a main division of the Shanxi-Sui Army."
"This Jin-Sui army will arrive at Linfen City at dawn at the earliest!"
The boss was very happy and exclaimed: "Haha, I guess this kid Wang Ping has a way to thwart the Jinsui Army's conspiracy. He really didn't let us down!"
"If my guess is correct, the battle outside Linfen City should have ended before dawn. By then, the Jinsui Army will come with 8,000 people. Wang Ping can completely withdraw 8,000 people and keep a close eye on them, so that they will not be able to fish in troubled waters.
Enter Linfen City!"
The chief of staff affirmed: "They will definitely end the battle before dawn!"
"Boss, you don't know that in order to kill the few thousand remaining members of Kato's division, Wang Ping fired a thousand rounds of heavy artillery shells, and there were also thousands of rounds of other artillery shells of various calibers~"
"With so many shells hitting the little devil's head, even the little devil with a bronze body and iron bones will be blown into pieces!"
"They have now divided and surrounded the remnants of Kato's division into four pieces. They have now killed one of the enemies, and they are also the enemies that Wang Ping is most jealous of!"
The deputy commander's eyes lit up and he asked: "The first one he kills must be the Japanese supply troops!"
"This boy Wang Ping has a special characteristic when it comes to fighting. He likes to fight in county battles, but he doesn't want to fight without certainty!"
"What's more important is that in every battle, he was able to wipe out as many enemies as possible and then capture a large amount of weapons and equipment. Not only did he make up for the battlefield consumption, but he also had a lot of surplus left to expand his troops or store them."
"I have specifically studied several battles he fought. Many times, he concentrated his superior troops and firepower to kill the Japanese baggage troops first, preventing the Japanese from blowing up the equipment and ammunition they carried, and then attacked other troops!"
The chief of staff replied with a smile: "The boss guessed it right. The first one he killed was indeed the Japanese supply chain!"
"Judging from Wang Ping's battlefield report to the headquarters, he gained a lot from this battle, which can completely make up for his battlefield consumption!"
"This Japanese baggage regiment is not just an ordinary baggage regiment. In addition to carrying a large amount of weapons and ammunition reserves of the Kato Division, it also carries the ammunition reserves of the heavy artillery regiment!"
"Those ammunition are all prepared for attacking the World War II zone, and the quantity is very large!"
"Not to mention anything else, a total of 200 carts and trucks were captured just for the heavy artillery shells, which must have exceeded 10,000 rounds!"
"The weapons and ammunition prepared by the Japanese for the Jinsui Army all fell into our hands!"
"The ten million kilograms of grain that the Japanese army robbed from the Jinsui Army fell into our hands even before they were covered with heat!"
Just when the chief of staff was about to continue speaking, the director of the intelligence department suddenly rushed in.
"Boss, I just received a secret message from Chongqing!"
"The World War II Zone just sent a telegram to Chongqing, asking Chongqing to transfer the new regiment away from Linfen!"
"The telegram vigorously promoted the strength and combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army. It was obviously an attempt to provoke Chongqing and make Chongqing even more afraid of us!"
The smile on the deputy commander's face suddenly disappeared.
Staring at the director of the intelligence department, he asked with a serious face: "I am sure it is a telegram sent by Chief Yan of the World War II area to Chongqing. Is it possible to get the original telegram!"
The director of the Intelligence Division shook his head and replied: "It's difficult. The telegram was sent by the World War II Area Headquarters. Our people are of too low a level, so it's difficult to get it. Even if we do get it, we have to take a very big risk, which is not cost-effective!"
"But he has already sent the general content of the telegram!"
After speaking, the intelligence director handed a telegram to the deputy commander-in-chief.
The deputy commander's brows quickly knitted into a big "Sichuan" sign.
After reading the telegram and handing it to the chief of staff next to him, he sighed and replied: "This Yan Laoxi is worthy of being the local emperor of Shanxi..."
"You are really good at conspiracy... Your intelligence office did a good job in analyzing it. The purpose of Yan Laoxi's telegram is to make Chongqing more and more wary of us, and to suppress us by transferring the new regiment away from Linfen City!"
"Based on what I know about the person in Chongqing, he will definitely agree to Yan Laoxi's request in the telegram!"
The chief of staff after reading the telegram affirmed: "Yes, for Yan Laoxi, he can get Linfen. But for the guy in Chongqing, this is definitely a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone!"
"It not only suppressed our Eighth Route Army, but also supported the Jinsui Army, which is becoming more and more powerful!"
"The Jin-Sui Army has also been planted in the hinterland of our base area."
"And our Chief Yan will definitely not be satisfied with Linfen. After taking Linfen, he will definitely use various means to encroach on our base area."
"At that time, the conflict between us and the Jinsui Army will become deeper and deeper, and a fight may even occur over this."
"And the one from Chongqing can sit on the Diaoyutai and be a fisherman..."
The deputy commander replied calmly: "Our Commander Yan is willing to do whatever it takes to get Linfen City!"
"This is a risky move. Maybe their Jinsui Army will also become the chess piece of the Chongqing one. I don't believe he can't see it!"
The chief of staff frowned and replied: "He definitely knows this is a risky move, but for the Jinsui Army at this moment, he has to go!"
"Without territory, the Jinsui Army will only become weaker and weaker as it fights!"
"Chief Yan must know this truth, and Linfen is his first territory when he returns to Shanxi!"
"Boss, look at the map. More than half of Shanxi is our Eighth Route Army base area. If Commander Yan wants to take over Shanxi again, he can only seize the territory from us. The base area that we worked so hard to seize from the Japanese will definitely not
give them!"
"So, Chief Yan has calculated that there will be a battle between us and his Jinsui Army!"
"In this case, there is no need for him to worry about whether he will become a pawn of Chongqing!"
"Because, in his eyes, as long as he can return to Shanxi and take charge of Shanxi again, he is willing to pay no matter how high the price is!"
The boss nodded and replied: "Yan Laoxi only has Shanxi in his eyes, and Shanxi is also very important to our Eighth Route Army!"
"If you lose Linfen today, you may lose ten more Linfen tomorrow!"
"However, we must implement Chongqing's orders!"
"Otherwise, if someone tries to undermine the united front and is satisfied with it, we, the Eighth Route Army, will become the sinners of the entire country!"
"It's really difficult to handle!"
The deputy commander-in-chief's already frowning frown deepened now, and he stared at the map in deep thought!
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