Chapter 1342 The boldness of the commander-in-chief
The headquarters of the new regiment, the commander-in-chief, the commanders of each military division, and two cadres Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao who were obviously one level behind, gathered around a huge map of North China and pointed.
"Chief, urgent call from Taihang Military Region!"
"The troops stationed near Yangquan are trying to reinforce Yangquan at all costs!"
The commander-in-chief had already figured out all this. Without thinking about it, he ordered: "Commander Liu, call your military region back."
"The Japanese troops reinforcing Yangquan are mainly slow and harassing. After proper interception, they will be released to Yangquan!"
"The troops concentrated their forces to capture the strongholds and county towns that were under-strength after the Japanese reinforcements left!"
"The troops attacking Yangquan must seize the opportunity and withdraw from the battlefield at the appropriate time. Don't let the little Japanese reinforcements make dumplings!"
Commander Liu replied confidently: "Definitely not!"
As soon as Commander Liu left the war room, another communications staff officer rushed in.
"Chief, there is an urgent call from the Jizhong Military Region. The Japanese troops attacking them will begin to retreat at dawn!"
"After attacking the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, the Japanese in the Shandong base area also began to retreat!"
The commander-in-chief decisively ordered: "The three military regions responded in the same way, blocking them layer by layer, trying to eliminate them in their respective bases, or at least inflict heavy damage on them!"
"We must let the little devils in North China know that our Eighth Route Army is no longer what it used to be. They can't just come to the base area and leave whenever they want. They want to escape when they come. That's a delusion. You have to pay the price before you can leave!"
The entire war room has almost become a special place for the Commander-in-Chief, the commander-in-chief of all armies.
Standing in front of the map, giving a report and issuing an order, he was calm and composed, as if the entire war in North China was in his mind!
"Chief, there is an urgent message forwarded from the intelligence department of the headquarters: Taiyuan garrison is deploying troops to reinforce Shijiazhuang!"
"Taiyuan City has assembled an infantry regiment, and the surrounding garrison has also mobilized a mixed fleet to prepare for a rush march to reinforce Shijiazhuang!"
This time the commander-in-chief hadn’t spoken yet, but the deputy commander-in-chief beside him couldn’t help shouting: “It’s done!”
"God is really helping me...Commander-in-Chief, once the little Japs from this regiment are gone, Wang Ping and the others will definitely have a greater chance of winning Taiyuan City, and they will need less time!"
Wang Ping had a very puzzled expression on his face.
This situation was something he didn't expect.
Taiyuan City suddenly lost half of its Japanese soldiers. For him, it was not just an increase in his chances of winning.
According to the attack plan he had already thought of in his mind, there would be no problem in capturing an intact Taiyuan City within five days. However, the two commandos would definitely pay a lot of casualties, which was inevitable.
Now Taiyuan City suddenly loses an infantry regiment. For me, not only will the time to capture Taiyuan City be greatly reduced, but the casualties of the two commandos will also be greatly reduced.
Thinking of this, Wang Ping was surprised and subconsciously asked: "Chief, what is going on!"
"Isn't our initial idea to launch a local counterattack to attract the attention of the Japanese North China Front?"
The deputy commander-in-chief replied with a smile: "You have to thank the commander-in-chief for this!"
"After the commander-in-chief saw our plan, he thought that the steps we took were too small and that we underestimated the current combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army!"
"Then the commander-in-chief slightly changed our plan and laid a trap for the Japanese in Shijiazhuang!"
"Now, a division of our Eighth Route Army is attacking Shijiazhuang."
"The little Japs near Shijiazhuang have long been deployed by Okamura Neji to attack our base area. As soon as our troops move, Okamura Neji becomes anxious!"
"Because Shijiazhuang, which is empty of military strength, is of great significance to the Japanese army in North China, just like Taiyuan City."
"For Neji Okamura, Shijiazhuang must be defended. And since there are no troops nearby, he can only mobilize troops from the nearest Taiyuan, Shanxi!"
"If the Japanese army in Shanxi wants to reinforce Shijiazhuang, they must pass through Yangquan!"
"In order to make this scene better, Yangquan was also attacked by our army. But we did not expect that the troops attacking Yangquan were so capable. They rushed into Yangquan at the beginning of the battle and fought in a melee with the Japanese army in Yangquan!"
"Once Yangquan is lost, the Japanese army in Shanxi will not be able to reinforce Shijiazhuang in time!"
"Okamura Neji must be very anxious, and he will mobilize troops from around Yangquan to reinforce Yangquan at all costs!"
"And this just gives us an excellent opportunity to capture all the counties and strongholds around Yangquan. It can be said that we kill multiple birds with one stone!"
"Now the Japanese army in Taiyuan is missing an infantry regiment. The remaining Japanese army, plus the military police and security forces, still have 6,000 people. Tell me, in this case, how long will it take you to take Taiyuan!"
"Three days!" Wang Ping hesitated for a long time before answering.
"Are you sure?" the deputy commander was stunned for a moment, then stared at Wang Ping and asked.
Wang Ping replied confidently: "I'm sure, if the boss doesn't believe it, I, Wang Ping, dare to issue a military order!"
"However, I also have a request!"
The deputy commander did not hesitate, stared at Wang Ping and asked: "Say!"
"I hope the headquarters will issue an order to the military regions around Taiyuan to mobilize at least 50,000 people to hide outside Taiyuan City. Once we take Taiyuan City, these ordinary people, militiamen, and local armed forces will immediately enter the city and evacuate Taiyuan City!"
"This is no problem!" the deputy commander agreed without hesitation.
At the Shangyu Town Military Parade Ground, there are still two days until the military parade starts.
All the prisoners and engineers have been evacuated, and a battalion of troops has guarded the place so tightly that not a single mosquito can fly in.
Deep in a forest less than five kilometers away from here, at least eight hundred middle-aged people wearing various costumes gathered here.
"Taijun, the place where the Eighth Route Army is parading in Shangyu Town is under martial law. A battalion of the Eighth Route Army is guarding the surrounding area. This is their force distribution map. I lost several brothers to get it!" A traitor dressed as an ordinary citizen walked away.
He went to an old devil and reported with a flattering look on his face.
"Yo Xi, when this mission is completed and we return to Taiyuan, we will definitely recommend you as the commander of the Imperial Association. By then, Dayang, beauty, status... will be great!"
"Thank you Taijun!" the traitor replied with excitement, then walked to the side and started dreaming about his dream of becoming an official!
The old devil stared at the sketch in his hand for half an hour.
I don’t know how long it took, but another person rushed over.
Because he was wearing ordinary people's clothes, it was impossible to tell whether he was Japanese or Chinese.
"Sir," a proficient Japanese came out of his mouth, and his Japanese identity was immediately exposed.
"The military has just sent a secret message, which is the exact message from one of our intelligence agents lurking within the Eighth Route Army!"
"The total number of Eighth Route Army troops participating in the military parade exceeds 6,000. To ensure safety, none of these 6,000 troops have been issued ammunition!"
"Only one infantry battalion on patrol on the outer perimeter of the entire parade ground received live ammunition! I believe this is very beneficial to our raid!"
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