Wutai Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters, Commander Nie is also paying attention to the battle in the direction of Xinzhou.
As soon as the chief of staff rushed into the war room with a smile on his face, Commander Nie's tense heart relaxed.
"Commander, success!"
"Wang Ping and his four regiments successfully passed through the Japanese Xinzhou blockade and are now lurking in the mountains less than ten kilometers away from the Taiyuan Xiaobei Gate. As long as you are willing, you can rush to the Xiaobei Gate of Taiyuan City in two hours, and then
Attack quickly!"
"Well done, what's the reaction from the Japanese side?" Commander Nie pointedly asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Wang Ping and the others were not found. The Japs' attention was all on the Xinzhou garrison. They brought a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition, and swaggered back to the base area. It was impossible not to attract the Japs' attention!" the Chief of Staff replied immediately, with a smile on his face.
Instead of decreasing, it increases!
"Wang Ping played this skill beautifully. Not only did he successfully pass the blockade, but he also seized a large amount of supplies. More importantly, he was able to prevent the Japanese from knowing anything. If the Japanese in Taiyuan City knew that our Eighth Route Army was lurking around them.
Wan Jingrui, I guess I won’t be able to sleep at night!”
"It's indeed beautiful!" Commander Nie did not deny it.
Then his face quickly became serious, he stared at the map and ordered.
"Wang Ping has been lurking for a long time, and now it's our turn to take action."
"Chief of Staff, send all the weapons and ammunition to the first and second military divisions! This battle is a war of attrition for both military divisions. Without a sufficient amount of ammunition supply, it will definitely not be fought!"
"Sent it over!" the chief of staff affirmed without hesitation.
"The arsenal's production capacity during this period is a total of 500,000 rounds of ammunition and 5,000 grenades, all of which were delivered yesterday. As expected, Commander Yang of the First Division should have received the news!"
"That's good!" Commander Nie nodded and replied, and then began to issue orders.
"Notify Commander Yang Chengwu and Commander Zhao Lu to take action immediately!"
Except for the two commanders of the joint command headquarters of the first and second military divisions who knew the purpose of the sudden establishment of the joint headquarters of the military divisions, everyone else was kept in the dark.
After receiving Commander Nie's order, both men's eyes shot out two rays of light.
In the eyes of many people, the two military divisions were playing supporting roles this time, fighting a war of attrition in order to attract and hold back the Japanese.
However, the two old revolutionaries did not see it that way.
In their view, a war of attrition can also be very fruitful. As long as the layout is well prepared, there is no problem in taking down two county towns heavily defended by Japanese troops. As for the harvest, it depends on each person's ability!
"Lao Lu, what do you think? Let's fight according to the old rules we discussed before. You are responsible for the east side of Taiyuan City, and I am responsible for the west side of Taiyuan City. You get 60% of the bullets and grenades sent by the military region, and I get 40%!"
Commander Yang stared at the map and suggested to Commander Zhao of the Second Military Division, his words full of shouting.
Commander Zhao was not a person who was willing to admit defeat. He frowned and decided: "Okay, in three days, let's come here again to see which military division has captured more counties, killed more Japanese, and captured more!"
"Also, don't forget the reminder from the military region. The Japanese have found a way to crack our flying thunder cannons. Try to be careful when using them."
In a valley five kilometers away from Yangquan, more than 7,000 people from the First Detachment of the First Military Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region are hiding here.
Five days ago, the detachment leader suddenly received an order to move the military subdivision to lurk here.
Although he was full of doubts about this endless order, as a soldier, Captain Chen still accepted the order readily. It took three whole nights to move more than 8,000 people and a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition here.
After that, Captain Chen dispersed all the reconnaissance troops to investigate the enemy's situation and analyze the Japanese and puppet garrison situation within a few dozen kilometers around Yangquan.
This is a habit developed by detachment leader Chen after leading troops for a long time.
It is impossible for the superiors to waste a lot of manpower and material resources and let so many troops move here casually without any reason. If nothing happens, they will definitely have military operations here.
In order not to fight an uncertain battle and to be well aware of the situation, Captain Chen can only first understand all the conditions in a strange place, and then reflect them in his own mind to avoid being in a hurry when the time comes.
As usual, after breakfast, the detachment leader got into a temporary headquarters set up in a tent, took all the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance troops overnight, and then analyzed the enemy's situation against the map.
Not long after, the political commissar rushed in. The expression on his face couldn't be told whether he was excited or worried. Anyway, it was very complicated.
And as soon as he came in, he said: "Old Chen, it's clear. Our purpose of coming to Yangquan is clear!"
"The commander's order has arrived. Look, we don't know whether this mission is good or bad!"
"Attack Yangquan!" After receiving the telegram, Captain Chen saw these words in the telegram at a glance, then frowned into a big "Sichuan" and analyzed.
"Yangquan has a Japanese brigade stationed there, as well as an Imperial Army of five to six thousand men. The total strength exceeds thirteen thousand men."
"Although more than half of the troops are dispersed and stationed in surrounding county strongholds, Yangquan, as the headquarters of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, still has a lot of people stationed. Among them, Guangjizi has two infantry brigades, an artillery brigade, and a baggage brigade.
, a guard squadron, a gendarmerie squadron, nearly 3,500 people, and there are also two regiments of the Imperial Army!"
"Coupled with the chaotic pseudo-police force and special agent team, the total strength exceeds 6,000, which is almost equal to our strength. More importantly, the Yangquan defenders still have a large number of city defense fortifications to defend. How can we fight against such a huge disparity in strength?
"
"If you are unlucky, even if the entire detachment fights for it, they may not be able to win Yangquan!"
The political commissar's face was also very ugly. He frowned and reminded: "Captain, don't forget, this is just the Japanese and puppet troops in Yangquan City. There are thousands of people outside, and they may reinforce Yangquan at any time!"
"There is also Taiyuan City, which is dozens of kilometers away. There are more than 20,000 puppet troops inside. If 5,000 people just show up, our detachment will not be able to resist it!"
Seeing the detachment leader's frown getting deeper and deeper, the political commissar didn't want to continue talking.
However, an order is an order. As a soldier, no matter how difficult the task is to complete, as long as the order is given, even if you know that if you go against it, you will die, you still have to rush forward without hesitation.
Therefore, the political commissar took a deep breath and continued to remind: "Old Chen, continue to read the telegram and look down. The tasks assigned to us by the military division are not as simple as attacking Yangquan!"
"In terms of difficulty, it is more than twice as difficult as attacking Yangquan directly!"
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