Commander Nie, who had recovered from his shock, scanned these words and asked Wang Ping directly: "Wang Ping, what do you want to do? Don't tell me that you want to attack Taiyuan City. Is Taiyuan City so easy to defeat?"
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"With more than 20,000 puppet troops and strong city defenses, how could it be possible to defeat them without the loss of tens of thousands of people?"
"But our Eighth Route Army only has this little wealth, do you think we can withstand the loss of tens of thousands of people!"
A series of questions left Wang Ping speechless, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
It wasn't until Commander Nie slowly calmed down that Wang Ping explained: "Chief, I don't really want to take Taiyuan City! I just want to break through the small north gate of Taiyuan City, and then empty the Japanese arsenal located at the small north gate of Taiyuan City!"
"I have carefully thought about the deployment of the Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan City and surrounding areas for several days. I feel that as long as we arrange it well, we can break through the Xiaobei Gate and occupy the Taiyuan Arsenal at a very small cost!"
Commander Nie did not finish speaking, and frowned as he began to browse the battle plan Wang Ping handed him.
Wang Ping was very discerning and immediately spread out the map he brought, then pointed at the marked data on the map and expressed his thoughts as simply as possible.
Although Wang Ping said it very simply, it still took nearly an hour.
After it was over, what Wang Ping was most worried about happened.
Commander Nie didn't say a word and walked around the office with a frown. He also returned to the map from time to time to read over the battle plan written by Wang Ping.
Wang Ping knew that when a decision needed to be made, the longer Commander Nie hesitated, the less likely he was to finally agree.
Just when Wang Ping thought that Commander Nie might not agree to this seemingly risky battle plan, and his expression became increasingly embarrassing, Commander Nie finally spoke.
Staring at Wang Ping, he asked, "Are you sure that only four infantry regiments are needed to attack Taiyuan City?"
"Yes! But the heavy artillery company assigned to the independent brigade in the first division must be transferred to me!" Wang Ping seemed to see hope and affirmed in the face of Commander Nie's gaze.
"What about the casualties? How many casualties can you control?"
"A group!" Wang Ping replied hesitantly.
Seeing Commander Nie's hesitation again, Wang Ping immediately added: "Chief, I don't really want to attack Laiyuan City. Only one of the four directions is the main attack. As long as we are unexpected, we will definitely be able to break through Taiyuan City with minimal casualties."
North Gate, occupy the Japanese Taiyuan Arsenal!"
Commander Nie stared at Wang Ping and asked: "But there is a prerequisite for you to achieve this goal. Our troops scattered in Shanxi must attract half of the Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan City, and we must also hold them back for at least one night."
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"Half of the Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan City are nothing. There are only 10,000 people fighting against the sky, and the fighting is a field battle. Our troops in one division can easily do it!"
"But have you calculated how many Japanese and puppet troops there are around Taiyuan City? I just calculated it, and the total number of troops exceeds the number of people needed."
"We want to hold them back for one night and prevent them from reinforcing Taiyuan City. Not to mention twice the number of troops, the same number of troops are definitely indispensable!"
"Do you know what this means? Not only the siege battle in Taiyuan City was a bloody battle, but the battles in the entire Shanxi Province were bloody battles. Without 10,000 or 20,000 casualties, the mission would definitely not be completed!"
The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is currently experiencing a period of rapid development. Not to mention the casualties of 20,000 to 30,000 people, even if there are 10,000 casualties, the military region cannot bear it.
Under such circumstances, it is certain that Commander Nie, as the leader of the military region, was hesitant.
But Wang Ping still wanted to persist one last time.
"But, Chief, if we can capture the Taiyuan Arsenal, our gains will definitely be unprecedented!"
"Not to mention anything else, using the equipment of Taiyuan Arsenal and sufficient raw materials, we can easily produce more than 1,500 rifles and nearly two regiments of equipment in a month."
"Also, with these equipment, the arsenal can directly start producing machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars, and even mountain cannons. As for ammunition, in addition to heavy artillery shells, everything else can be produced!"
"Although our losses from attacking Taiyuan City will be huge, our gains will also be huge, enough to make up for our losses!"
The hesitation on Commander Nie's face disappeared immediately. He stared at Wang Ping and asked nervously and anxiously: "Are you sure about the equipment for two regiments a month?"
"It's not two regiments, but two reinforced regiments. The company is equipped with four machine guns, the battalion is equipped with three heavy machine guns, and the regiment is equipped with the main mortar company. If possible, mortars are also assigned to the battalion, and the regiment is directly under the mortar
The artillery battery directly turned into a mountain artillery battery!"
After the Eighth Route Army established base areas behind enemy lines, especially after winning many victorious battles, the people's enthusiasm to join the Eighth Route Army was very high. As long as the Eighth Route Army is willing, the troops can be further expanded at any time.
Take the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region as an example. As long as Commander Nie is in the courtyard, the troops may be doubled or even more at any time.
However, due to insufficient weapons and ammunition, the expansion rate of the troops could only be suppressed repeatedly.
If we get the equipment from Taiyuan Arsenal, we can really produce equipment for two regiments in one month. Even if the military region loses 20,000 people in the entire battle, it will be quickly replaced.
Thinking of this, Commander Nie no longer hesitated and made a decisive decision: "I agree with your battle plan. For the equipment of the arsenal and the equipment of two reinforced regiments a month, I decided to go crazy with you once!"
"I will be responsible for the peripheral battles. I will order the first and second military divisions to form a joint command headquarters and use the troops from the two military divisions to coordinate operations!"
"As for the siege, since you promised me that the casualties will not exceed one regiment, then you will take charge."
"The Independent Brigade is your old unit. I will transfer the Independent Brigade to you. You will serve as the commander-in-chief, and the current brigade commander Cheng Xiao will serve as the deputy commander."
"Cheng Xiao used to be your partner. Although he is now at a higher level than you, after all, we have worked together before. I believe the two of you can work well together."
"However, I have a request. Regardless of whether we can break through the fortifications of Taiyuan City, we must retreat before dawn. The task I gave to the two military divisions was to hold off the Japanese and puppet troops for one night. As soon as dawn broke, the entire Shanxi battle came to an end.
It’s over! If you don’t evacuate Taiyuan City quickly, you are likely to be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops!”
"No problem! But I hope the commander can give me fifty soldiers who can drive cars from the army!" Wang Ping was very excited. He didn't expect Commander Nie to have such great courage and do what he said. Under the leadership of Commander Nie, he
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