Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

The screen zooms to Zhaojiaao.

386 Brigade Department.

For the brigade heads of the 386 brigade, last night was destined to be a sleepless night. Discussing various possibilities for the battle of Jinzhong.

Without exception, everyone has strong confidence in the Second Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment and other ministries can win Jinzhong County.

At this time, a messenger suddenly rushed in from the outside with a translated message.

The communications soldier came to the brigade commander and went in, stood up to attention, saluted, and reported: "Report! The Second Independent Regiment is calling."

As soon as they heard the telegram from Wang Chengzhu, everyone in the entire brigade headquarters, including the brigade commander, became very interested, and fixed their eyes on the face of the communication soldier.

The brigade commander said expressionlessly: "What did that boy Wang Chengzhu say in the telegram?"

Signal Corps: "Regimental Commander Wang said that after the full cooperation of the Independent Second Regiment, New First Regiment, Independent Regiment, 772 Regiment, and 771 Regiment, they have successfully captured Jinzhong County and wiped out all the troops defending Jinzhong. All Japanese and puppet troops."

"In addition, they also wiped out a lot of devils who came from Taiyuan as reinforcements, but the specific statistics will not be known until they make statistics."

Hearing this news, the Brigadier's heart was filled with joy.

The reason is very simple, that is, Wang Chengzhu's battle not only reaffirmed the prestige of the Eighth Route Army, but also greatly wiped out the vital forces of the Japanese army in Shanxi.

Jinzhong County is not only the southern gate of Taiyuan City, but also a fairly wealthy county, where a large number of local tyrants and evil gentry live.

Wang Chengzhu and the others got nearly 600 million silver dollars in Yangquan and Pingping. How much more can they get in Jinzhong?
But the brigade commander remained calm on the surface, and asked again: "Wang Chengzhu can say, why did he only generate electricity for the brigade headquarters until now?"

Communication soldier: "Regimental Commander Wang said that their radio station broke down last night, and it has only just been repaired.

At that time, he just smelled an excellent opportunity to attack Jinzhong County, but due to a radio failure, he had to cut it first and play later. "

The brigade commander didn't believe Wang Chengzhu's nonsense. When did the radio station fail, but it happened when he was preparing to disobey orders on the battlefield?
When the brigade commander was about to say something, the communications soldier added: "In addition, the commander Wang also asked the brigade commander if you have any information about Taiyuan Airport."

After finishing speaking, he handed the translated message in his hand to the brigade commander.

The brigade commander briefly read it, and found that the content was basically the same as that reported by the communicator, so he waved his hand and said, "Call Wang Chengzhu back, and just say that I congratulate him on getting rich. In addition, let him deal with the affairs in Jinzhong. , come to the brigade in person."

"Also, report this good news to the division headquarters and the headquarters, so that the division commander and the boss will be happy."

After finishing speaking, the brigade commander seemed to have thought of something, and added: "By the way, there is no need to report about Wang Chengzhu's inquiry about Taiyuan Airport."

"Yes!"

The communications soldier wrote down one by one, then turned and left to send a telegram.

The Chief of Staff said: "Brigade Commander, what does Zhuzi want information from Taiyuan Airport? Does this kid want to attack the airport? Isn't this kid too courageous?"...

Brigadier: "Whether Wang Chengzhu is fat or not, others don't know, how can you not know?"

"..."

The chief of staff was at a loss for words when asked.

The brigade commander changed his voice and continued: "The biggest threat to us from the devils is not tanks or artillery, but their planes.

Because of the existence of the aircraft, all our operations had to be carried out at night.

If Wang Chengzhu can really destroy the devil's Taiyuan Airport, it will definitely be a great thing for our army. "

Chief of Staff: "However, the airport is the lifeblood of the devils. Whether it is Xincheng Airport or Wusu Airport, the level of defense is definitely not comparable to that of Jinzhong and Yangquan.

Moreover, these two airports are both on the outskirts of Taiyuan City, and it takes less than half an hour for the devils in Taiyuan City to arrive for reinforcements, and there is no suitable blocking position between the two places.

In addition, even the heavy artillery in Taiyuan City can directly bombard these two airports.

Therefore, if the Second Independent Regiment wanted to attack these two airports, it would undoubtedly be a very risky thing. "

Brigadier: "In the past, it would have been a very risky thing for the Second Independent Regiment to attack these two airports, but today is different.

Last night, the Second Independent Regiment and other departments not only successfully captured Jinzhong County, but also severely damaged the reinforcements in Taiyuan. In this way, when the Japanese First Army was empty, it was a good opportunity to attack Taiyuan Airport. "

After a pause, the brigade commander changed the subject and continued: "Moreover, according to reliable information, the 41st Division of the Japanese Army is rushing towards Shanxi. Now it has entered Shanxi from Tianzhen, and it will arrive in Taiyuan in less than two days. city.

The 77th Infantry Regiment and the 96th Infantry Regiment from Luliang are also on their way back to aid Taiyuan.

Once these troops enter Taiyuan City, the initiative on the battlefield will definitely be reversed. At that time, it will not be us who take the initiative to attack, but the devils will launch a counterattack. "

"So, before these troops arrive in Taiyuan, we need to wipe out the Japanese army's vital forces to the greatest extent, and this is also our only chance to attack Taiyuan Airport!"

"Of course, as for whether we will attack Taiyuan Airport, we still need to wait for Wang Chengzhu to report to the brigade headquarters, and then make a decision after listening to his combat report."

The brigade commander did not mention the 77th Infantry Regiment and the 96th Infantry Regiment. When he mentioned it, the chief of staff was furious.

"This Yan Laoxi is really unreliable. At this critical moment, it's okay not to send troops to cooperate with our actions. He even sent the devils in Luliang to garrison Taiyuan. I think he has no good intentions!"

The brigade commander said indifferently: "Who is Yan Laoxi? Chief of Staff, you still don't know? All he really cares about is his own interests. The power displayed by our Eighth Route Army must have made him feel excited. So he is trying to use the hands of the Japanese to weaken the strength of our Eighth Route Army."

Chief of Staff: "Indeed, when it comes to the critical moment, Yan Laoxi's Jinsui Army can't be counted on at all, but Wei Junru's Central Army, on the contrary, makes me look up in admiration."

When talking about Wei Junru, the brigade commander obviously showed some respect on his face: "General Wei Junru is a staunch anti-Japanese faction, and his contribution to the Anti-Japanese War is obvious to all.

If he hadn't fought against all opinions and distributed so many weapons and equipment to our Eighth Route Army, it would have been difficult for our Eighth Route Army to develop to its current scale.

Moreover, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the second war zone, although he was our chief in name, he never had the power to command us, gave our army the greatest freedom, and never squeezed out our Eighth Route Army . "

The chief of staff nodded: "Yes, General Wei Junru is indeed a person worthy of our respect, at least he has not been lazy in the face of national justice."

Brigadier: "Well! General Wei Junru is indeed a person worthy of our respect, let's not talk about this, let's make a battle plan for tonight..."

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