Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

In Pingshun city.

After Xing Zhiguo finished reading the telegram from Ding Wei, Zhou Weihan said hello three times in succession. At first Zhou Weihan learned that Ding Wei had ambushed an unknown number of Japanese reinforcements with less than one and a half regiments. Hold on, the result now is beyond Zhou Weihan's expectations.

"If you ask me, Ding Wei's use of troops is really bold. We are not at the scene and don't understand the situation. We still need to trust our comrades more!" said Zhao Gang on the side.

Zhou Weihan gave Zhao Gang a blank look after hearing this, and said bluntly: "Old Zhao, you are such an afterthought. At that time, you almost flew over to do work for Ding Wei. You will win the battle and treat yourself as nothing, ah!"

Zhao Gang was choked by this, took the cup on the table, and was about to throw it at Zhou Weihan, but seeing that Zhou Weihan had no intention of hiding, he finally put it down helplessly.

Xing Zhiguo has long been familiar with this scene. Unlike him, although Zhou Weihan and Zhao Gang are in high positions, they are young after all, and their way of speaking is very different from his "older".

Xing Zhiguo came forward at the right time to smooth things over: "What Lao Zhao said is still reasonable. After all, Ding Wei and the others are on the front line and can understand the enemy's situation more clearly. The specific situation cannot be clearly stated in the telegram!"

"However, I reckon that Ding Wei has pinpointed the importance of this batch of ammunition to the Japanese army. After counting, the Japanese army in Licheng will not wait for Lucheng or Changzhi troops to gather, but will start first. This is also our goal. Opportunity to ambush the Japanese army!"

Zhou Weihan nodded after hearing this. He agreed with what Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo said. Therefore, although he was worried about the battle situation at that time, he didn't have any reason to interfere in the ambush in Houqiuling.

"The Japanese attacking the city lacked ammunition and supplies, and at the same time we wiped out a part of it. The situation is more favorable to us!"

"It's just that the Kwantung Army under Yukio's command today has no signs of reinforcements to Tunliu and Lingchuan. Is it because there is not enough pressure on the two places, and no telegram for help has been sent, or is Yukio Imada unmoved?"

"What urgently needs to be decided now is whether the main force will advance like Licheng or stay in place and wait for the opportunity to fight!"

Zhou Weihan spoke one after another, as if he was talking to himself or asking Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo for their opinions.

"In the final analysis, we still don't have a thorough understanding of the actual situation of the Japanese army. How many real casualties did the Japanese army have, and how many soldiers can fight outside Changzhi City?" Xing Zhiguo said.

What Xing Zhiguo said is the truth. Throughout the previous ambush battles of the Eighth Route Army, few Japanese soldiers have actually counted casualties. After the first ambush of the Kwantung Army, the soldiers also quickly cleaned up the battlefield. The weapons and ammunition seized were all carried away by the local armed forces and militia.

Even Yu Terauchi of Handan didn't know the real situation of the Japanese army fighting.

"However, as far as the current situation is concerned, one thing is certain, that is, the Kwantung Army will definitely gather some troops again to encircle and suppress the Licheng area!"

Zhao Gang on the side said: "Old Xing, what do you mean, the main force is going to Licheng?"

Similar to this kind of core topic related to the battle situation, Zhao Gang, the political commissar, is a bit of an outsider, and he often consciously seldom interrupts.

Xing Zhiguo smiled awkwardly after hearing this, and Zhou Weihan continued: "If you don't go to Licheng, Ding Wei has three regiments under his command, and the worst result can still be a ruthless one based on Dongyang Pass, no matter how you can hold back a part of the Japanese army! "

"With these reserve sources gone, the mobile forces of the Japanese army outside Changzhi must be empty. Regardless of whether Yukio rescued Lingchuan and Tunliu today, we have the initiative!" Zhou Weihan finally said.

The words are divided into two parts.

It was already dark at this time, and the Japanese army suspended their offensive on Changzhi City.

In the tent of the Japanese military headquarters, Yukio and a group of Japanese military officers gathered together today.

During the day, Yukio Imada suppressed the news that the ammunition supply was intercepted by the Eighth Route Army in order not to affect the morale of the army, but it was time to disclose the news anyway.

When the many little devils present learned of this, they were all shocked.

"Nani, Your Excellency General, after today's siege, our ammunition is running out, and it is not enough to support the next siege!"

As soon as this remark came out, several other captains nodded in response. Since the siege began, the Japanese army's shells and bullets began to be consumed rapidly.

What's more, he said in surprise: "The Jigu Battalion is the elite of the Tenth Division. It once defeated the proud division of the Chinese government army in Teng County. How could it be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in a short time!"

"If the Eighth Route Army has such a strong combat power, wouldn't the Imperial Army led by Tian Yuan Army be more or less fortunate?"

Although Imada Yukio didn't want to admit it, but the facts were in front of him, so he could only nod helplessly.

"The Eighth Route Army that ambushed the imperial army at the Wu'an Quarry before is probably the independent detachment that General Gangcun said, and they should also be fighting in the Licheng area, so it can be seen that the main force of the Eighth Route Army has moved to Licheng or Shexian area! "

"According to the previous information from the [-]th Division, the Eighth Route Army in the Pingshun area should be fighting in Lingchuan. In this way, there is no main force of the Eighth Route Army in Pingshun in the east of Changzhi!" Imada Yukio analyzed with style.

As soon as these words came out, all the little devils present nodded in agreement. These little devils were also veterans of the battlefield. They were able to wipe out more than [-] Kwantung Army troops in Licheng. At least one division of the Eighth Route Army participated in the battle. The Eighth Route Army in Sichuan and the Eighth Route Army in Tainan have at most this strength.

"Your Excellency, our troops are attacking the city today, and the city wall on the north side of Changzhi has collapsed in many places. It is expected that the bombing will continue tomorrow, and Changzhi will surely be destroyed. Why don't we send an army to Lingchuan tonight to break the siege of Lingchuan and defeat the local Zhina?" Armed forces, get part of the ammunition supply, and at that time, the [-]th Division can also be gathered in one place to encircle and suppress the collapsed Chinese armed forces in the Changzhi area!" A Japanese lieutenant who was present suggested.

"Yo Xi, that's exactly what I want!" Imada Yukio said with a smile.

After a few days of siege, Imada Yukio's eight existing brigades participated in the battle in turn, all of which were damaged and their staffing was incomplete.

Immediately today, Yukio hand-picked two infantry brigades with the best preserved strength and rushed to Lingchuan at Xingye, and then sent an additional brigade to Licheng to monitor the movements of the Eighth Route Army at all times, but surprisingly did not mobilize troops to encircle and suppress them.

That night, two brigades of the Japanese army secretly assembled outside Changzhi City, with a total of more than 1500 people, sneaking down from the southeast of Changzhi City.

It was pitch black, and all the troops of the [-]th Army had shrunk into the city. The soldiers on the city wall in charge of guarding did not notice that a Japanese army had just slipped away from under their noses.