Qiulin Town, Shaanxi, World War II Zone Governor's Department.

Chief Yan has just returned from inspecting the artillery regiment directly under the Commander's Department.

Chief Yan didn't think that the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army could really capture Taiyuan, so he didn't stay in the Commander's Department to wait for news.

Because the food of the artillery regiment was not very good, and the brown rice was a little toothy, Chief Yan didn't eat much, and after returning to the chief's headquarters, he asked the cooking team to make him a bowl of oily noodles.

Although he is Lao Xi, Chief Yan likes to eat Shaanxi's oily noodles.

Pour a small bowl of aged vinegar into the oily noodles, and the taste is simply amazing.

Just as he was eating happily, Chief of Staff Guo Zhengliang walked in excitedly.

"Headquarters!" Guo Zhengliang shouted excitedly, "The inner city has been taken!" ”

"Say what?" Chief Yan was taken aback suddenly, and as a result, he sucked the oil into his lungs.

This is a tragedy, chili oil and old vinegar go hand in hand, and Chief Yan is really hungry for immortality.

After a long time, with the help of Guo Zhengliang patting his back and stroking his chest, Chief Yan finally recovered.

Then he took out a handkerchief to wipe away his snot and tears, and asked urgently: "Director Guo, what did you just say, Taiyuan Inner City has been taken?" ”

"Yes, the main seat, the inner city has been taken!" Guo Zhengliang said excitedly, "Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi, also let the Eighth Route Army be killed!" ”

"What? Even Yoshio Shinozuka was killed? ”

"Yes, he was killed by Li Yunlong, the commander of the Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Whoa, this is not good!" Chief Yan lamented repeatedly, "Now the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is amazing, it's amazing!" ”

"Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province!"

"How many military supplies are being stockpiled?"

"How many weapons and ammunition are you stockpiling?"

"Not to mention so many shops, banks and factories."

"The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has obtained so many weapons, ammunition, materials and equipment, so why do you have it?"

Guo Zhengliang also slowly calmed down and said: "General seat, our Jin Sui Army also participated in the battle to recover Taiyuan, how can the 386 Brigade of the Eighth Route Army also score a share of our Jin Sui Army, right?" ”

"A share of the Russians?" Chief Yan said, "Where is one enough!" ”

"Taiyuan was originally the territory of the Russian Jin Sui Army, and most of the materials and factory equipment in the city were robbed by the Japanese to rob the Russian Jin Sui Army.

"Even if the Japanese weapons and equipment are good, the materials and equipment must be returned to their original owners."

"Yes, immediately call the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and ask them to return the goods to their original owners!"

……

Chongqing, Huangshan Mansion Yunxiu Tower.

Chairman Chiang was summoning party, government, and military officials to come to Yunxiu Tower for a meeting.

Again, the issue is to enlist U.S. aid and open the Hump route.

From the very beginning, Chairman Chiang did not believe that China could defeat Japan, nor did he seriously consider defeating Japan by China's own strength.

Until now, when the Kuomintang published articles in newspapers propagating anti-Japanese resistance, it did not dare to directly use words with a clear direction such as "anti-Japanese", but only dared to use "anti-X" and "anti-O" for vague mapping.

As for the reason, it was actually to avoid angering the Japanese, hehehehe.

The Sino-Japanese war was fought like this, and the government was still afraid of angering the Japanese.

At the beginning, Chairman Chiang pinned his hopes for the defeat of Japan on the British.

Later, Chairman Chiang pinned his hopes for the defeat of Japan on the Soviets.

Now, Chairman Chiang has pinned all his hopes for defeating Japan on the Americans.

Therefore, after the Yunnan-Burma Highway was cut off by the Japanese army, Chairman Chiang demanded the opening of the Hump route and pleaded with the US government to continue the blood transfusion of the national government through the air route over the West Malaya.

In short, without foreign aid, it is absolutely impossible to drop!

During a break in the meeting, the party-state's senior members gathered to chat.

Inevitably, we talked about the ongoing Battle of Taiyuan.

"Oh, have you heard? The Jin Sui army is fighting Taiyuan. ”

"What Jin Sui Army, all nonsense, it's obviously the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army."

"The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army? Impossible, right? Just one brigade dares to fight Taiyuan? ”

"What is impossible, this matter is true, and Taiyuan is about to be defeated!"

"My God, when did the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army become so strong? If a brigade dares to fight Taiyuan, can it still take Taiyuan down? Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province? ”

"Maybe it's because Taiyuan is empty."

"Yes, the Japanese army in Shanxi is sweeping the Taiyue bandit area."

"As a result, the 386 Brigade that jumped to the outside line took advantage of the loophole."

"The Japanese are really stealing chickens this time, and they can't help but lose rice."

"What do you think, do you really think that the Eighth Route Army can take Taiyuan?"

As soon as these words came out, the discussion in the lounge suddenly stopped.

Because Chief Chen, who spoke, was Chairman Chiang's number one confidant and played a pivotal role in the party-state, no one dared to easily refute the opinions he put forward.

The cruel thing is that the truth will not change just because you are President Chen.

As soon as the words fell, Lin Wei, the director of the attendant room, hurriedly came up from the stairs.

"Director Lin." Mr. Chen asked, "What's the news?" ”

Lin Wei said: "I just received a secret message from the Commander's Department of the Second War Zone, the 386 Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has taken Taiyuan!" ”

"Huh? Did the Eighth Route Army really defeat Taiyuan? Many of the party-state members present turned their heads to look at President Chen.

Chief Chen's face immediately turned the color of a pig's belly, how could it be? How could the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army take Taiyuan?

But soon, President Chen's face returned to normal, and said: "What if you take advantage of the loophole to conquer Taiyuan?" Once the Japanese army returned in a big way, it would be lost again. ”

"And the whole brigade will be compensated."

"The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, I'm afraid it's over."

……

At the same time, at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Wangjiayu.

The left deputy chief of staff said: "I'm afraid Okamura Ninji won't give up." ”

As soon as the words fell, another correspondent finished translating the telegram, got up and said, "Boss, kill the 1st Brigade emergency telegram." ”

The deputy chief of staff of the left, who was standing next to him, took the telegram with his hand, and after reading it, his face immediately sank, and he said: "If you are really afraid, you will come to whatever you want." ”

"The Japanese 3rd Brigade and the 9th Brigade suddenly intensified their offensive."

"The 9th Brigade even organized several group-sized group charges!"

"The casualties of the regiments under the 1st Brigade were so great that they were forced to get out of the way."

The faces of Mr. Peng and Division Commander Liu immediately sank, and the 1st Brigade was determined to get out of the way, which meant that the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army would be able to return to Taiyuan at full speed!

At that moment, Mr. Peng and Division Commander Liu hurriedly returned to the war room.

Mr. Peng spread out the map and said in a deep voice: "Old Zuo, where is the 9th Brigade now?" ”

The left deputy chief of staff pointed to the map and said: "Here, Hengling Town, is only about 80 kilometers away from Taiyuan, and if you march in a hurry, you should be able to rush back to Taiyuan before dawn tomorrow!" ”