Comrade, your ingredients are too complicated.

Chapter 251 Dumpling Stuffing: Taiyuan
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy scene instantly became silent.

For the folks, the cruelest thing is to give them hope and then ruthlessly destroy it.

This is not the first time that the county seat of Yangquan has been recovered. During the Hundred Regiments War, the [-]th Brigade once conquered it once.The common people at that time thought that they would never be oppressed and humiliated by devils again.

It's a pity that the Eighth Route Army at that time was not yet full-fledged and did not have the ability to defend the homeland.

That day, on the occasion of retreat.

Residents in the city spontaneously helped the [-]th Brigade to carry supplies. Even Brigadier Chen, who crawled out of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, couldn't help crying.

Before leaving, he stood on a stone pier near the gate of the city and promised everyone:
"Folks, it's all our fault. The Eighth Route Army is not strong enough and has let you down. We're sorry for you and for sending your children to us."

"I swear, one year later! We will definitely come back! Even if I die on the way, my comrades-in-arms will keep their promise!"

After hearing Brigadier Chen's words, the villagers did not put any pressure on him.On the contrary, he urged the [-]th Brigade to retreat quickly, giving the Eighth Route Army sufficient trust.

Now, three months before the agreed time, Ding Wei took Xinyi Tuan to fulfill his promise.

I don't know who opened the mouth first, and the sound of the Eighth Route Army resounding in the sky above Yangquan County.Some villagers even turned their heads and rushed to the city, returning home as fast as possible to get food.

Such a scene made Ding Wei, who has always been fearless, panic.He quickly ordered the soldiers of the whole regiment to maintain order in case there was a stampede.

Facing the food sent by the common people, everyone had a hard time.

After all, the Eighth Route Army has regulations that cannot take a needle from the masses.But the folks are so enthusiastic, even if the comrades of the new regiment don't accept it, they will force it into their arms.

In desperation, Ding Wei could only order the soldiers to take out all the oceans they carried with them and replace some things.

After half an hour, the common people finally gradually dispersed.

It was the former county magistrate who helped out of the siege and told the masses not to delay the mission of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise the new regiment might not be able to escape even after dark.

Although all soldiers are tired, everyone has a happy smile on their faces.The three battalion commanders came to Ding Wei's side with the same fruit in their hands.

"Commander, what shall we do next?"

In this operation, the Xinyi Regiment not only recovered Yangquan, but also wiped out the remnants of the Independent and Mixed Fourth Brigade.

This record seems to be very good, but thanks to the powerful firepower, comrades feel a little unsatisfied.

Originally, Ding Wei was planning to order the First Battalion to clean up the devils who fled back to the county.

But I never thought that the comrades of the martial arts team and the county brigade shot very quickly, and killed the panic-stricken enemy half an hour ago.They even captured most of the traitors, completely denying Xinyituan a chance to help.

"The war is over, our regiment can't leave now."

"Before the headquarters sent people to Yangquan, everyone stayed to take over the county and appease the people. Who knows if there are any devils who are not afraid of death who dare to break into this place."

"Second Battalion Commander, send a platoon of people to look at the warehouse of the Devil Command. Find out if there are any railway supplies left by the enemy, and gather the spare rails and sleepers."

When he just cleaned the battlefield, Ding Wei did not find anything related to the railway in the enemy's transport team.

Yangquan is a big station on Zhengtai Road, so it is impossible not to store spare parts.If the devils hadn't blown it up frantically, then the supplies would have remained in the warehouse intact.

With these things, the comrades in the engineering department of the logistics department can definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

The railway is important to the devils, and even more important to the Eighth Route Army.

Someone once said that in today's world, a country cannot be established without railways.

In times of war, the army can quickly send troops to the battlefield through railways, and make logistical supplies more secure.

The same is true of the strategy of the Japanese invaders. By seizing control of the railways, the devils used the occupied railways to connect troops and wantonly plunder various resources.

We can say unceremoniously that the railway is the lifeline of the North China Front Army.

Among them, Zhengtai Railway is an important traffic lifeline connecting Shanxi and Hebei provinces.

Once the Eighth Route Army controls this route, it can not only vigorously build the infrastructure in the province, but also block all the invading Japanese troops outside the province.

It is worth mentioning that the original Zhengtai Line used the French one-meter narrow gauge instead of the unified 1.435-meter wide gauge of the Republic of China.As a result, it is very inconvenient to enter Shanxi and need to transfer.

This is because Yan Laoxi once implemented a policy of self-defense.

In order to resist the direct entry of forces from outside the province, he deliberately chose rails of different specifications.It is used to achieve the purpose of advancing and attacking, and retreating and defending.

In order to speed up the pace of plunder, the devils spent a year carrying out technical transformation, changing the narrow track used by the Zhengtai Railway into a standard gauge.

Next, the Eighth Route Army only needs to renovate the Tongpu Railway to connect with the whole country at the right time.

After hearing what their regiment commander said, the three battalion commanders nodded. They had a clear division of labor and prepared to lead the troops to carry out the order.

At this moment, a scout from outside the city came to Ding Wei.

"Regimental Commander, the [-]th Regiment of the Jinsui Army has arrived at Lion's Brain Mountain. The other party even sent a reconnaissance platoon, and now it has collided with our peripheral security forces."

"Look, let's do a good fight"

Before the soldier finished speaking, Ding Wei waved his hand to signal him not to say anything that would affect unity.

Although Lao Ding had never met Chu Yunfei in person, he had heard Li Yunlong mention it a few times during a meeting at the brigade before, and he heard that he was a capable general.Perhaps before the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, his Xinyi regiment was a little more afraid.

But now the Jinsui army's reputation in the province is almost rotten. Compared with a year ago, it is really different, and it is basically supported by the love of the past.

Half an hour ago, Xinyituan had just recovered Yangquan.If the [-]th Regiment dared to fight in front of the common people, they might not be able to keep the last trace of their passion.

This means that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.When the country is in crisis, if you completely lose the hearts of the people, it is no different from suicide.

"Yes!"

After the scout returned to his post, Ding Wei stroked his stubble and smiled faintly.

During the east crossing of the Yellow River, all the departments of the Eighth Route Army were clanging poorly, and the 129th Division had only six mortars.

Even 50 rounds of ammunition had to come to the door to ask for it in person from the army morale master.At that time, the comrades looked at the equipment of the Jinsui Army and were really jealous.

And now, the two levels are reversed!Yan Laoxi not only lost the Taiyuan Arsenal, but also lost ten artillery regiments.

The American equipment and Bofors Mountain Cannon of the [-]th Regiment are indeed very good, but do you, Chu Yunfei, know what a hurricane, a flamethrower, and a transport plane are?
Do you know the gold content of a full set of French infantry light weapons and paratroopers?Times have long since changed!

After laughing for a few seconds, Ding Wei shouted to the three battalions:
"Comrades! Show off all your wealth! Let the friendly army see if we have the strength to defend Yangquan!"

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers laughed out loud, and even had the feeling that the old regiment leader had returned.Feng Shui takes turns, who doesn't like the most simple pretense and slap in the face.

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While the members of the Xinyi Group were laughing and joking, the atmosphere in the [-] Group was not very good.

Seeing his chief of staff approaching with a dignified expression, the soldiers along the way gave way one after another, fearing that they would offend each other.

"Tuan Zuo, I have already figured it out. The troops occupying Yangquan are the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army."

Chu Yunfei subconsciously frowned when he heard his chief of staff use the word "occupation".Their regiment switched defenses with the Fourth Cavalry Division a few days ago and withdrew from the inside of Zhongtiao Mountain.

Although the [-]th Regiment did not fight any tough battles in this battle, the soldiers were very tired after more than ten days of running around.

Not long after returning to the station, Yan Laoxi gave them a military order to attack the eastern part of Jin Province, to see if they could pick up some leaks from the fingers of the Eighth Route Army.

The encounters along the way made Chu Yunfei upset, and he secretly sighed countless times that his situation was not good.

In the past, the people in the province had a pretty good attitude towards the Jinsui Army.Even if it can't be called a welcome, it will lend a helping hand in times of crisis.

But now it's good. Along the way up to the big county town and down to the small village, the masses all looked at them with fear and awe.

That kind of dodging gaze is like the feeling of watching warlord troops in the past.Such a big gap made Chu Yunfei feel very uncomfortable.

"The new regiment? The new regiment of the [-]th brigade? The troops led by Li Yunlong before?"

"How many people are there, and what is the configuration of their weapons and equipment? After fighting the devils, how many wounded are there?"

As a friendly army, Chu Yunfei certainly knew the definition of the Eighth Route Army's core regiment.

Under normal circumstances, he is definitely not interested in this kind of local armed forces that don't even have a number.But once the matter is related to Li Yunlong, it must be studied carefully.

What's more, being able to kill [-] devils in a short period of time must be extraordinary.

"The other party didn't hide it, but chose to show it generously. I went around with the reconnaissance platoon, and the number of the other party was smaller than ours, about [-] or so."

Having said that, Fang Ligong paused for a short while, and glanced at the faces of his family members.

"But the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has been equipped with a full set of French infantry light weapons, not even a Japanese weapon."

"And they are equipped with a large number of mortars. There are at least fifteen mortars with a caliber above 60 mm, each of which is an original French brand mortar."

At the beginning, Chu Yunfei didn't have much reaction, and 500 people was only slightly beyond the standard of the basic group.At this stage, the Eighth Route Army is expanding rapidly, and it is understandable that the number of troops is too high.

But as soon as the number of mortars came out, he broke through the defense directly.

"How much? Sixteen mortars? Or the original French?"

"Did you read it wrong? The whole of North Africa can't make up sixteen original products!"

Although it was a bit exaggerated, Fang Ligong could understand the shock of his group seat.After all, when he inspected the goods, the expression on his face was even more exaggerated than that of Chu Yunfei.

We must know that in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, many division-level units of the non-directed Central Army only had 18 to 24 mortars.

This is just the number that should be issued on the compilation list. Considering the traditional art of preserved fruit, it is not known to what extent it will be short of weight after the actual implementation.

Counting the attrition during the four-year war, even a third-rate division may not be able to make up 16 divisions.

就拿No.60八军来说，这支部队下属119、143和暂编第36三个师。按照编制，各师均应有18门迫击炮。

但实际上第119师只有2门炮、第143师有11门、暂编第36师有16门。全军总计只有29门迫击炮，只达到了一半稍多的满编率。

A division like the 119th Division only has two mortars, how can it fight the devils?

Although the above mentioned are all the 82mm mortars of the Min [-] type, based on Chu Yunfei's understanding of the military industry level of the Eighth Route Army.As long as a new type of weapon appears in its troops, it will not take long before it can be sent down to all levels of troops.

After all, in February this year, the opponent hadn't even finished changing their rifles.It's only May now, and the local armed forces have used a full set of magic weapons.

"Let's go, except for the southwestern part of Shanxi, there is no place for the Jinsui army to stay in the whole province."

"Staying in Yangquan will only make the other party look down on our [-] regiment. Withdraw! Go back to Ji County!"

Fang Ligong was a little hesitant. Leaving now would mean nothing. It would be difficult to explain to Chief Yan.

After hesitating for a moment, he seemed to want to say something, but unfortunately, he was killed in the cradle by Chu Yunfei's sharp eyes.

"Disgraceful! Go!"

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Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

At this time, Yoshio Iwamatsu was staring blankly at the battle reports piled up on the table.He looked listless, as if he had written the word rotten on his face.

There is no way, there is no good news on the front line, what kind of ambitions can the blame man have.

Now the soldiers fifty miles away from Taiyuan were either all broken or died on the way to transfer.

The cage policy that the North China Front Army had painstakingly implemented for many years was smashed to pieces by the Eighth Route Army like a toy.

The entire line of the Tongpu Railway running through the north and south sections of Jin Province has been lost, and all the strongholds along the line have been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Even the Mongolian Army has voluntarily abandoned Datong.

The Zhengtai line connecting Hebei Province is also lost, and now the First Army has no way to enter the sky and nowhere to go.

The only good news is that the defenders within [-] miles from Taiyuan have all withdrawn, barely accumulating a certain amount of capital for the next battle of defending the city.

Moreover, there is enough food and weapons in their first army warehouse, so that there will be no tragedy of running out of ammunition and food within a few days.

After a long sigh of relief, Yoshio Iwamatsu slowly came to the combat conference room.

In the room, all the staff were so busy that they didn't even pay attention to the arrival of their own commander.

On the map, the entire Jin Province except Taiyuan was filled with small red flags representing the Eighth Route Army.From a distance, Taiyuan City looks like a huge dumpling stuffing.

"How's the preparation for defending the city? Has all the ammunition been transported to the city wall?"

"We must be careful of those enemy agents hiding in the city. Security is very important at this stage. Under internal and external troubles, we will undoubtedly die."

Hearing what their commander said, the devils nodded and bowed one after another.

"Hi!"

　I declare that Steel 4 has officially become a principal simulator from a mustache simulator!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)