"The tranquility before the war?" Chief Yan asked with a frown.
"Is the Eighth Route Army going to launch another military operation?"
The head of the Intelligence Division shook his head and replied: "Probably not, we have not received any information about the mobilization of the Eighth Route Army!"
"That's strange!" Commander Yan frowned even more deeply.
Now the Jinsui Army is competing with the New Regiment in southwestern Shanxi for territory and control. If other Eighth Route Army troops get involved, there will be big trouble!
Staring at his subordinates, he ordered: "Abnormality must lead to demons. I completely agree with your judgment. The current behavior of the Eighth Route Army is too abnormal. In this way, you continue to strengthen the intelligence collection of the Eighth Route Army, especially the intelligence collection of the Eighth Route Army in the southwestern Shanxi area!"
"I'm sure that the New Group operating in southwestern Shanxi will not give up southwestern Shanxi to us so easily!"
"Maybe the Eighth Route Army is causing trouble again!"
"Yes, Commander!"
At the headquarters of the New Regiment outside Linfen City, Cheng Xiao and more than 500 people traveled day and night and finally arrived within the stipulated time.
"Hello, Captain, we finally meet!" As soon as he saw Wang Ping waiting at the entrance of the village, Cheng Xiao rushed over.
The guard following Cheng Xiao looked at his division commander with dumbfounded expressions.
Wang Ping, who stood in front of the division commander, was too young and was still a regiment leader.
The one he protects is the division commander. In the base area, many military division commanders are polite to him when they meet his division commander.
But now, their division commander saluted a young regiment leader regardless of his status, and he looked respectful. This blinded them, and they didn't understand what was going on for a long time!
"Why are you still standing there? The man in front of me was my captain five years ago. Why don't you salute and call me the old captain?"
"Hello, old regiment commander!" The division commander's order must be carried out. Several guards quickly saluted and shouted, although there were still many unanswered questions in their hearts.
"Old Cheng... we said goodbye back then, and we haven't seen each other for almost five years. I still look the same, but you are no longer what you used to be. You have become the famous commander of the independent division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region of our Eighth Route Army!" Wang Ping said with emotion.
Cheng Xiao answered modestly: "Old commander, if you hadn't laid a good foundation for the Independent Regiment back then, and I learned a lot of new combat methods from you, the Independent Regiment wouldn't have developed so fast!"
"Also, old leader, please don't belittle yourself!"
"Even though you are just a regiment leader now, who in the entire Eighth Route Army would dare to think of you as a regiment leader!"
"If nothing else, the strength of your new regiment is more than twice that of my independent division!"
"As for combat effectiveness, let alone that."
"To kill one main division of the Japanese army in one battle, two independent divisions combined cannot do it!"
The topic changed and he continued to ask: "By the way, is there any mission for the headquarters to order me to bring the special operations brigade here?"
"There is indeed a mission!" Wang Ping did not hide it.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will have to eat in the same pot again within a period of time!"
"That's good!" Cheng Xiao replied with eyes lighting up.
"I like fighting with you the most, commander. The casualties are small and the results are great. What is the specific mission?"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "Keep it secret for now, you will know when the time comes!"
"I will take you to meet someone first. After meeting, I will tell you the mission. The troops you brought should not enter the village. I will have people stationed outside the village to ensure that the daily food is no worse than your independent division!"
Several personal guards behind Cheng Xiao became anxious and were about to speak when Cheng Xiao waved his hand and gave an order.
"Excuting an order!"
"From now on, Commander Wang's orders are my orders, and I must obey Commander Wang's orders!"
Following Wang Ping, he walked directly into the courtyard where the deputy commander-in-chief was. When he saw the deputy commander-in-chief looking at a map, Cheng Xiao was stunned for a long time before he could react.
"Hello, Chief, Cheng Xiao, Commander of the Independent Division, has been ordered to report!"
"Chief, how come you came to southwest Shanxi and are still at the headquarters of the New Regiment!"
"Why can't I come?" the deputy commander asked with a smile.
"You don't need to know the reason yet, it will be clear when the time comes!"
"Comrade Wang Ping should have told you just now. In the next few months, you and he will have a cooperation, and you will have to eat from the same pot again!"
"Really!" Cheng Xiao asked with disbelief.
Then he suddenly reacted: "Great, my favorite thing is to fight with the old regiment leader!"
"Chief, can you tell me what the mission is now?"
The boss did not answer, but took out an appointment document and announced: "This is an appointment document from Yan'an!"
"From now on, we will set up a headquarters to attack Taiyuan. Comrade Wang Ping will be appointed as the commander-in-chief, and you, Cheng Xiao, will be the deputy commander. The two of you will cooperate with each other and capture Taiyuan City for me!"
"Attacking Taiyuan?" Cheng Xiao was frightened.
But soon his face was covered with huge surprise: "Haha, boss, I knew that working with the old team leader would definitely lead to a big battle to be fought, and now it seems to be true! Fighting Taiyuan, this must be an unprecedented battle.
I, Cheng Xiao, am so lucky to be able to meet and participate in such a big battle!"
The deputy commander nodded and continued the order: "You don't have to be too excited. The reason why Comrade Wang Ping and you were chosen as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander instead of other generals of our Eighth Route Army was because both the headquarters and Yan'an have considered it very carefully."
"So, you must not live up to the high expectations of the headquarters and Yan'an!"
"Comrade Wang Ping will tell you exactly how and when to fight!"
"You must be very tired after traveling for such a long time. Go down and rest first. After you have rested, you two can come up with an siege plan for me as soon as possible!"
Cheng Xiao, who slowly calmed down, replied with a serious face: "Please rest assured, chief, and I promise to complete the task!"
There is a special room in the headquarters of the new regiment, which is heavily guarded. The security intensity is no worse than that of the deputy commander-in-chief's headquarters.
All the information about the attack on Taiyuan is concentrated here.
Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao could only discuss the attack on Taiyuan in this room.
After leaving the room, the two of them could not mention anything about the attack on Taiyuan.
"Old commander, Taiyuan City is the military headquarters of the Japanese army in Shanxi. If I remember correctly, the Japanese army alone has a brigade!"
"There are also countless fortifications in Taiyuan City!"
"Some were originally built by the Jinsui Army, and some were later built by the Japanese."
"Back then, the Japanese had planes and artillery, and they paid a huge price to capture Taiyuan, not to mention our Eighth Route Army!"
"I still don't believe that the headquarters would make the decision to attack Taiyuan. This is so surprising!
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