Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Liang Dunhou was momentarily speechless by Yang Xingru's words. If it was against the 4 reorganized brigades of the Japanese army and the aviation force, their Jinsui Army really didn't have much chance of winning. Even if they could win, it would be a miserable victory at best.

In this way, the Eighth Route Army and the Central Army will be the ones who are cheapest, and Yan Laoxi's status is very likely to be lost.

Yan Laoxi definitely didn't want to see such a result.

Before Liang Dunhou could open his mouth, Yang Xingru said again: "Don't look at what the old general said, that we are fighting against the Japanese together, but in fact, he has always regarded our Jinsui army as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, and he wished he could get rid of us and then go on." quick.

The reason why we have not done anything is that we want to use our hands to help him deal with the Japanese and consolidate his position, or in other words, we want to use the Japanese hands to weaken the strength of our Jinsui Army.

It could also be said to be both. "

Liang Dunhou did not refute, because what Yang Xingru said was completely true, not only towards the Jinsui army, but also the old general's attitude towards other local armies.

Especially the Sichuan army, not to mention the fact that they didn't get any logistics supplies, they still did the hardest, most tiring, and dirtiest work wherever they went.

Yang Xingru continued: "If the general learns that the Japanese are going to deal with our Jinsui Army, he will definitely order Wei Junru to stand still, and then the 36th Division stationed on the outskirts of Zhongtiao Mountain will also be able to mobilize to deal with us. .

We are already struggling to deal with the 4 brigades of the Japanese invaders. If we add another division, it can be said that there is no chance of winning.

Therefore, I fully agree with the chief executive's point of view. We can launch a counterattack, but we must find a suitable opportunity.

Never act rashly and hit a stone with an egg. "

"Yes, Xing Rugong is right!"

The rest of the main peace faction spoke in agreement.

Liang Dunhou could only worry about it, and he had nothing to say, because what Yang Xingru said was well-founded, and it wasn't scaremongering or blatant nonsense.

Yan Laoxi raised his hand, interrupted everyone's words, and said: "Whether to launch a counterattack this time, the biggest variable is still the Eighth Route Army."

"Although more than 300 small Japanese strongholds on the Zhengtai Railway, Tongpu Railway, and Pinghan Railway were wiped out, the remaining Japanese troops could only stick to the large strongholds, and there was no sign of launching a counterattack.

But this is not necessarily a Japanese conspiracy.

You know, the Eighth Route Army has always been a headache for the Japanese. Hit him, if you can’t find the target, just let it go, and he will always jump out to harass you.

Although it did not cause too much loss to the Japanese invaders, it annoyed the Japanese invaders very much.

Now that the Eighth Route Army suddenly launches a full-scale attack and exposes its full strength, it may not be a good time for the Japanese army to wipe it out. "

"Yoshio Shinozuka is not stupid. They will definitely not give up this opportunity to seriously injure or even destroy each other."

"Let's wait and see first. If the Eighth Route Army is really capable of inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese invaders, we will immediately send troops to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army's front and back attacks and drive the Japanese 1st Army out of Shanxi.

Conversely, if the Eighth Route Army did not have such strength, or if the Eighth Route Army's strategic intentions were only those more than 300 small strongholds, and then withdrew after the battle, we would naturally have no reason or opportunity to launch a counterattack. "

Yan Laoxi's words were impeccable, which not only appeased the inner impulse of the main peace faction, but also achieved the goal of the main peace faction to stay still.

At the moment, no one speaks against it anymore.

Yan Laoxi summed up again, and asked all ministries to be ready to send troops at any time, and asked the intelligence department to continue to keep an eye on the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese Army, and immediately report any situation, and then announced the adjournment of the meeting.

It has to be said that Yan Laoxi was able to become the king of Shanxi because of his political means.

……

Let's talk about the Central Army.

Wei Junru was also the first to learn that the Eighth Route Army raided the Japanese strongholds on a large scale last night and successfully captured more than 370 small strongholds on the Zhengtai Railway, Tongpu Railway, and Pinghan Railway.

Wei Junru was first deeply shocked by the strength and courage displayed by the Eighth Route Army, and then realized that this might be an opportunity to rush out of Zhongtiao Mountain and launch a counterattack against the Japanese army, and then decisively held an emergency military meeting.

In the conference room, except for a small number of people, most of them agreed with the commander-in-chief Wei Junru's battle plan, rushed out of Zhongtiao Mountain, and launched a counterattack against the Japanese army.

They dismissed Yoshio Shinozuka's goodwill.

However, with the battle plan in place, the 36th Division of the Japanese Army stationed on the outskirts of Zhongtiao Mountain was their biggest obstacle.

If you send troops directly, with the strength of the Central Army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area, you can barely deal with a 36th division.

But the problem is that the Japanese army does not only have the 36th Division.

Once the central army takes action, the Japanese army will definitely increase its troops to Zhongtiao Mountain, and the first to arrive must be the two brigades stationed on the outskirts of Luliang Mountain.

Although Wei Junru's Central Army, Yan Laoxi's Jinsui Army, and our party's Eighth Route Army together form the Second Theater, which seems to be a whole, but each has its own mind and is on guard against each other.

Especially the Central Army and the Jinsui Army.

Once the Central Army and the Japanese army broke out in Zhongtiao Mountain, most of the Jinsui Army would sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and then take advantage of it.

The Eighth Route Army may help, but the problem is that the Eighth Route Army does not have such strength, and it is empty-hearted but powerless.

Therefore, in order to prevent Yan Laoxi from stabbing his back, all Wei Junru can do now is wait.

Wait for the Eighth Route Army to put more pressure on the Japanese army, and then transfer the 27th Division back, or part of it, then is the time for the Central Army to send troops.

Otherwise, if the Eighth Route Army just finished the vote and left, but the Central District rushed out foolishly, wouldn't it be the target of the Japanese invaders to vent their anger?

So, both the Jinsui Army and the Central Army chose to wait and see, wanting to see the true combat effectiveness and intentions of the Eighth Route Army.

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The screen is pulled to Xujiaao, the 386 brigade headquarters.

It was already noon.

The chief of staff, deputy brigade commander, chief of staff and others are having lunch.

Lunch is baked potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, plus a white flour steamed bun.

Firstly, it is simple, and secondly, this is the condition of the Eighth Route Army.

This can be regarded as an improvement in life. Sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes are fine, but white flour steamed buns are not available every day.

The few people ate with relish, and the phone rang 'ringing' just after they connected.

Deputy Chief of Staff Wang stood up, wiped the hem of his clothes with his hand, and then picked up the phone: "This is the 386th Brigade."

Immediately, the majestic voice of the boss came from the other end of the phone: "I am the headquarters, how is the situation of your 386 brigade?"

"Oh, boss." Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said with a quick smile, "The situation on our side hasn't changed much, everything is normal, the devils and puppet troops are still huddled in several large strongholds and county towns, not daring to come out of their shells .”

"The devil's reconnaissance plane came several times, dropped some aerial bombs, and blew up seven or eight houses. More than a dozen fellow villagers and soldiers were injured in the bombing, and no one was killed."

Deputy Chief of Staff Wang reported the situation truthfully...