"Tell the search team to investigate more carefully!" Wang Ping ordered with satisfaction.
"These Japanese came to China to plunder the wealth of us Chinese people. Now I want them to spit out as much as they eat. Let them know that the wealth of us Chinese people is not something they can take away if they want!"
Cheng Xiao next to him reminded with a hint of worry: "Old leader, is this going a little too far?"
"Many of these expatriates are women and children, they are ordinary people, and they have surrendered and are our prisoners. This is a bit against our prisoner policy!"
Wang Ping retorted unceremoniously: "What's wrong with the common people? Don't look at those little devils and expatriates who look similar to us Chinese. They are very friendly on the surface, but if you give them a gun, they will kill us Chinese to compare with them."
The soldiers are even more ruthless!"
"Li Wen reported that before the main force entered the city, they defeated a Japanese army in the city. There were more than 500 Japanese troops when they were defeated, and their strength was still increasing!"
"Lao Cheng, do you know their identities?"
"Expats, these people are all young and strong among the expatriates. If Li Wen and others hadn't defeated them in advance and let them take up arms and enter the city fortifications, do you think we would have taken Taiyuan City so easily?"
"Definitely not, and the casualties of the troops will be much higher!"
"In my opinion, the Japanese in China, no matter who they are, have one purpose: to invade us!"
"So, we must deal with them the same way we deal with invaders, without any courtesy!"
Cheng Xiao nodded and then fell into deep thought.
At this time, the communications staff rushed over.
"Commander, telegram from the Commander-in-Chief!"
The content of the telegram is not long, but it is very rich.
There were temporary negotiations between the Commander-in-Chief and Commander Yan, and there were orders from the Commander-in-Chief to the Taihang Military Region.
"The commander-in-chief's vision is indeed beyond our comparison, and he also has a huge appetite!" Wang Ping sighed from the bottom of his heart after handing the telegram to Cheng Xiao.
"While we have captured Taiyuan, directly order the Taihang Military Region to launch a full-scale counterattack. In this way, the Japanese in Shanxi will definitely be severely damaged and will be unable to recover. It will not be possible to recover within a year or two!"
"Of course, this is just because our Eighth Route Army does not develop and recover its strength without taking the initiative to attack them!"
"If our Eighth Route Army in Shanxi continues to maintain its advantage and continuously attacks and consumes the Japanese troops in Shanxi, the Japanese troops in Shanxi will either have to endure the pain and retreat voluntarily, or they will continue to stay in Shanxi and be eaten by us bit by bit!"
"Immediately call back to the commander-in-chief. The siege headquarters recommends using the cars and mules captured in Taiyuan City to immediately replenish equipment and ammunition supplies to the combat troops in the Taihang base area from Taiyuan City. I hope they will expand their results and eliminate more Japanese.
Recover more lost ground!”
Cheng Xiao clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea!"
"There will definitely be no problem in transporting 300 kilometers a night by car. The equipment and ammunition supplies they urgently need can be sent directly to the hinterland of the base area, and then distributed to various troops. The troops closer to them can receive the supplies before dawn, and the troops further away can receive the supplies before dawn.
It can be received within two days at most!”
"Coupled with their own inventory of ammunition, they will definitely be able to deal a devastating blow to the Japanese troops in various parts of Shanxi who are reinforcing Taiyuan City!"
"What do you think about the terms of negotiation with Yan Xishan?"
"This is a big deal, so be careful!"
Wang Ping answered without even frowning: "It's very simple. Just make a list of what we captured in Taiyuan City, pick out the important ones, and send it to the commander-in-chief!"
"Also, I would like to add that Yan Laoxi doesn't have much wealth left!"
"That's it!" Cheng Xiao asked with wide eyes.
"It's over!" Wang Ping affirmed!
"You were right to remind me just now. I am not qualified to put forward conditions for such an important matter. However, I can give the Commander-in-Chief some lessons."
"Tell the Commander-in-Chief that we have gained enough benefits in Taiyuan City. As for the funds we can get from Yan Laoxi, they are just small amounts of money, so don't worry too much!"
"As long as we let Yan Laoxi capture Taiyuan and send troops to Taiyuan, then our goal of dividing the Jinsui Army will be achieved!"
"He will definitely understand by then that he has been tricked by our Eighth Route Army again!"
Of the equipment, materials and ammunition seized in Taiyuan City, Wang Ping did not take a single grain.
After the troops sent by the Taihang Military Region took over the defense of the entire Taiyuan City, Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao parted ways, each taking their own troops back to their bases.
When the troops returned to southwestern Shanxi after marching day and night, the negotiation between the Commander-in-Chief and Commander Yan had ended.
At the same time, Taiyuan City was evacuated thanks to the efforts of tens of thousands of people and local troops.
"Comrade Wang Ping, let me tell you some good news first!" After some greetings with Wang Ping, the commander-in-chief said with a smile.
"After you captured Taiyuan, the Taihang base immediately began to counterattack. In addition, Taiyuan City provided them with a large amount of equipment and ammunition supplies. All participating troops fought very tenaciously and achieved great results!"
"Preliminary statistics show that the total number of Japanese and puppet troops they destroyed and captured is no less than 40,000, and their results and scale of battle are no less than that of us launching a large-scale battle!"
"In addition, the Taihang base area also recovered 16 county towns, liberated more than two million people, and seized a large amount of materials, equipment and ammunition!"
"I heard from intelligence personnel that Okamura Neji, who was far away in Peiping, was so angry that he fainted after receiving the news!"
"Currently, the Japanese North China Front Command is formulating a withdrawal plan and plans to withdraw from Shanxi!"
"In this way, we will be the only ones left in Shanxi with the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army!"
Wang Ping replied with a serious face: "The Jin-Sui Army Yan Laoxi must be eager to expand its strength now and dare not do anything to our Eighth Route Army for the time being. This means that there will no longer be any major wars in Shanxi in a short period of time!"
"Not bad!" the commander-in-chief affirmed!
"Yan Laoxi was frightened by the military parade and the strength we showed in taking Taiyuan in two days. Now he only thinks about one thing, how to expand the strength of the Shanxi-Sui Army!"
"However, a Taiyuan City that we have evacuated will definitely delay him a lot of time. We judge that for at least a year, the Jinsui Army will not dare to take the initiative to provoke our Eighth Route Army in Shanxi!"
"They don't provoke us, and we, who never fire the first shot, certainly won't provoke them."
"So, there won't be any major wars in Shanxi in the next year, so it makes no sense to keep so many troops here, especially a tiger and wolf army like the New Regiment!"
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