Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

The brigade commander glanced at the map, grinned, and said, "Shouyang? Xiyang? Yuxian? If Wang Chengzhu's target was only such a small county, there would be no need to go to war at all, and there would be no need to guard against Japanese spies."

"Because the devil garrisons in these counties are only one or two squadrons, not even as many devil garrisons as in those large strongholds, and there is not much profit to be made."

The deputy brigade commander stared at the map for a long time again: "It's not these three counties, could it be that Wang Chengzhu's goal is..."

Speaking of this, the deputy brigade commander suddenly pressed his finger on the location of Jinzhong County, and said word by word: "Jin! Zhong! County! City?"

The brigade commander just smiled lightly.

The deputy brigade commander asked again: "Then do we need to provide them with some help?"

"No!" The Brigadier waved his hand.

Deputy Brigadier: "Brigade Commander, you seem to trust Wang Chengzhu?"

The brigade commander didn't answer and asked instead: "Has Wang Chengzhu let us down?"

"..." The deputy brigade commander was asked, because Wang Chengzhu had never let them down since he was born in the battle of Cangyunling. Not only that, but he also brought them huge surprises every time. again.

As a result, the military exploits made by other regiments can be said to have created the history of the Eighth Route Army, but here in the Second Independent Regiment, it seems to have fought a very ordinary battle.

Brigadier: "At present, the Japanese army in Shanxi has limited strength, and it is not impossible for Wang Chengzhu and the others to take Jinzhong County.

It's just that I don't know what they will use to break through the enemy's city defenses without armored trains.

In other words, Wang Chengzhu's purpose was actually to encircle the spot to fight for reinforcements, luring the devils in Taiyuan City to send troops for reinforcements, and then set up an ambush halfway. "

Hearing this, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "Brigade Commander, according to Nan Yanzhu's report, they seem to have seen a train passing by from east to west.

The train was not only equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, but also several artillery pieces. It seemed that it should be the armored train captured by the Second Independent Regiment. "

"They originally thought that the armored train was here to assist them in attacking the devil's stronghold, but they didn't expect that when the train passed by the Nanyanzhu stronghold, let alone stop, it didn't even slow down. gone."

"Not only the 768th regiment that attacked the Nanyanzhu stronghold, but the other regiments also saw the armored train, and it passed by without stopping."

The deputy brigade commander frowned: "Armored train? Wasn't the Zhengtai Railway attacked by Devil Air Force during the day yesterday and destroyed at least ten or twenty places? How could the armored train go from Pingding to Nanyanzhu? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The brigade commander still had a faint smile on his face: "Is this impossible? Can't it be enough to repair the bombed railroad tracks? You know, Yoshio Shinozuka, an old devil, is also a very thieves." , He knew that the Zhengtai Railway would be withdrawn sooner or later, so when he attacked the Zhengtai Railway, he always picked some open locations to attack, and did not bomb tunnels or bridges."

Deputy Brigadier: "Even so, our Eighth Route Army doesn't have railway soldiers, so how can we repair these damaged rails in just midnight?" …

Brigadier Commander: "Our Eighth Route Army does not have a railway corps, but the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army has a railway corps, the size of which is about one battalion.

They are responsible for the daily maintenance of the Yangquan-Niangziguan section of the Zhengtai Railway. "

Deputy brigade commander: "You mean, it was the railway soldiers of the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army who repaired the bombed rails?"

The brigade commander nodded slightly. When he heard the news that the armored train passed by the Nanyanzhu stronghold, he guessed it.

With the assistance of armored trains, it is not impossible for Wang Chengzhu and the others to capture Jinzhong County.

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The screen returns to Jinzhong County.

At that time, Naotomi Hattori, head of the 9th Japanese Infantry Brigade, had already passed the boarding path to the east gate.

He raised the binoculars in his hand and looked into the distance. With the help of the moonlight, he could vaguely see the situation outside the city.

Sure enough, countless Eighth Route Army troops were rushing to repair fortifications in the wilderness outside the Dongcheng Gate, preparing tools for siege operations.

The Eighth Route Army was still very cautious. Even as an attacker, it still made complete preparations and meticulously built fortifications to prevent the Japanese troops in the city from counterattacking.

Naotomi Hattori made a rough estimate, at least no less than 2000 people.

Toru Yamashita next to him also reported in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, the two or three city gates, and the entrance and exit of the railway are similar."

"So there are really more than 1 people!" Naotomi Hattori's face became even more gloomy: "Looking at the actions of the Eighth Route Army, they don't seem to want to restrain my 9th Brigade from going out for reinforcements, but really plan to attack Jinzhong County!"

Xia Chuanxiu, captain of the 15th Infantry Regiment who accompanied him, also said worriedly: "Yes, it seems that the Eighth Route Army is really planning to attack Jinzhong County!"

"In the position outside the East City Gate, there are five heavy machine guns in the open, and there are countless light machine guns. It seems that there are also mortar positions."

"Such a powerful fire dragon, I'm afraid it's not just for show."

Naotomi Hattori nodded, and said, "There is no doubt that those outside the city must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It seems that they have dispatched at least one division of troops!"

"I don't know which unit of the Eighth Route Army this is, and who is their commander."

"After all, he came from a mud-legged background. He didn't go to a formal military academy, and he didn't even understand the basics of siege."

At the end, Hattori Naotomi couldn't help showing a bit of contempt on his gloomy face.

Xia Chuanxiu said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, are you referring to the fact that the Eighth Route Army didn't encircle the Three Queyi?"

"Yes." Naotomi Hattori nodded: "Sun Tzu's art of war says, the poor should not pursue, and the encirclement must be lost! Like the Eighth Route Army, it is the most stupid choice to encircle all sides without leaving a gap.

Therefore, in this way, we cut off our thoughts of abandoning the city to break through, and can only defend the city desperately.

At that time, even if the Eighth Route Army can take Jinzhong County, it will definitely pay an extremely painful price! "

After a pause, Naotomi Hattori changed his voice, and continued: "However, this officer of the Eighth Route Army is really stupid. Not only did he make the mistake of encircling the division, but he also made another mistake!"

Xia Chuanxiu: "What other mistakes did the Eighth Route Army make?"

Naotomi Hattori: "Although the total strength of the Eighth Route Army is far greater than that of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army in Jinzhong County, they chose to divide their troops.

As a result, the strength of the Eighth Route Army was far less than that of the Imperial Army, or even less than half of that of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army. "

Xia Chuanxiu was shocked: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, do you mean that we will take the initiative to attack later?"

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