After Division Commander Xu finished speaking, he ordered the intelligence department to step up the investigation, and when the headquarters was quiet, Division Commander Xu looked at the map and remained motionless.

When Li Ping returned to the commander, it was already the middle of the night, looking at the two who were still busy, with doubts on their faces.

"Division commander, political commissar, what are you still busy with?" , Li Ping's voice made the two look up, and then let Li Ping in.

Political Commissar Luo handed the information to Li Ping, Li Ping took it and looked at it, his eyes suddenly shrank, and he walked quickly to the map, and after a while, Li Ping was full of murderous anger and said: "Division commander, it is imperative for the devil to act, but we can't just watch." ”

Master Xu nodded in agreement, and said, "I also have this intention, if we wait for the devil to prepare everything, it will be even more difficult for us to fight." ”

Division Commander Xu pointed to the map and said softly: "These three counties must be taken, and then the troops will go straight to Jinzhong and Taiyuan to disrupt the pace of the devils." ”

Li Ping looked at it, nodded in agreement, and said: "Division commander, I suggest contacting the headquarters, not only our independent division is dispatched, but several units adjacent to us are also speeding up the expansion, the devil's current strength is still resting in the big city, we must transfer the battlefield to the devil's defense area, which will be of great benefit to us." ”

Li Pingyi said that the three of them began to discuss, and after determining the direction and target of the attack, a telegram was sent directly to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The boss had a headache when he looked at the telegram, the troops who participated in the battle last time had not yet eased up, and now as soon as the independent division opened its mouth, it was a joint attack, and the boss was not a little sure in his heart.

"Boss, I agree with the independent division to attack first, we can't fight passively, I suggest one, the independent division can attack, and other troops can respond, explain the situation of these troops to the independent division, and let them understand our difficulties."

As soon as the chief of staff said, the boss smiled bitterly and said: "Chief of staff, what I'm worried about is what will happen after the independent division attacks, if you think about it, as soon as the independent division moves, the devil will definitely follow suit, and this point is another big war." ”

The chief of staff understood the boss's worries, it is impossible for the devils to let go of the independent division, as long as the war starts, the devils will rush to the independent division, and the smoke of gunpowder will rise again in Shanxi.

"Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the independent division and let them attack, but to grasp a certain extent, it is enough to disrupt the deployment of the devils, we need time to restore combat effectiveness."

The telegram from the headquarters was sent, and Division Commander Xu suddenly had a headache, this degree is not easy to grasp, the troops drawn by the devil will be in place soon, it is obviously a battle of life and death, who can control it at that time.

Li Ping put down the telegram, thought about the boss's intentions, and then thought about the devil's troops, combined with various intelligence, Li Ping thought silently.

"Division commander, the boss is afraid that we will provoke the fire, if the devils attack with all their might, the troops in other base areas that have not yet recovered their combat effectiveness will be hit again, and we will ......."

The meaning of the political commissar is very clear, even if the independent division can resist, the other ministries will not be able to carry it, they need time.

Division Commander Xu nodded slightly, he now felt that the situation of the independent division was very embarrassing, if he didn't attack in advance, when the devil was ready, the independent division would be the inevitable target of the devil, and he would have to suffer heavy losses at that time.

But if the independent division attacks in advance, then there will be problems with the devil's plan, and the independent division will take the lead, but in this way, as soon as the war starts, the devils will inevitably attack, and other base areas will have to be destroyed again.

The embarrassed two had no choice, and after a few minutes, Li Ping opened his eyes and asked Division Commander Xu: "Division Commander, have we found out the troops that Tada Jun has transferred?" ”

The division commander nodded and said: "The Japanese army headquarters transferred the 16th Division from the southern front, led by the division commander Gu Shoufu, to return to North China to participate in the operation, and is still on the way, and the 8th Division is transferred from the northeast, commanded by the division commander Noda, and the troops have arrived in Tianjin." ”

"According to the report of our intelligence officer, Tada Jun obviously wants to use these two divisions against our independent division, intending to eliminate us."

The division commander said that Li Ping drew a line on the map while judging from the defense area of the independent division, Taiyuan will be the gathering point of the devils, and if the two troops are dispatched, if the independent division wants to fight, it must fight here in the area of Jinzhong, which can ensure the safety of the base area, but it must sweep away the surrounding enemies and ensure that there are no problems in the rear.

After thinking about the plan clearly, Li Ping explained his plan to the two of them in detail, and the three of them immediately discussed.

Half an hour later, after the plan was calculated, Political Commissar Luo suddenly spoke: "Li Ping, the key point of this plan is that our independent division can block the devils, and if we fight in this area, the devils are more than two divisions of the enemy. ”

Division Commander Xu smiled and explained: "Political commissar, Li Ping means that we will do it first, you can see that the two divisions transferred by Tada Jun are still on the way, which means that we have at least ten days or more to fight a purge war. ”

Li Ping continued with the words of the division commander: "In the past ten days, we can rest assured that we will fight, the devil's troops are insufficient, and in order to defend important cities, we also have to take care of other units of our Eighth Route Army, and they dare not blatantly encircle us. ”

"Ten days later, when we clear this area, we can fight with the two divisions of the devils, and then we will have a lot of room for reinforcements, and we can drag the devils to death."

The political commissar understood that the independent division was like an arrow, going straight to the enemy's hinterland, temporarily opening up an area to fight the enemy, and if the enemy was defeated at that time, it could also retreat back to the base area.

After the three of them agreed, they rested at the headquarters, and the next day, Division Commander Xu ordered all units to start dispatching, and the 60,000 troops of the independent division attacked the three county towns.

It was already noon when Tada Jun received the telegram asking for help, looking at the area taken by the independent division, Tada Jun frowned, what is the independent division going to do?

"Your Excellency Commander, according to intelligence, the Eighth Route Army is currently dispatched by an independent division, and the other divisions of the Eighth Route Army have not moved."

This is what Tada Jun is afraid of, the hidden enemy is the most terrifying, at present, it would be good for the Japanese troops in North China to be able to defend the stronghold of the county seat, if they draw their own troops, the other Eighth Route Army will attack when they find an opportunity, and when the time comes, there will be loopholes everywhere, and the situation will be unfavorable to the North China Front.

"Baga, order all units to hold the defense area steadily, hold on for a few days, I will urge the troops to be in place, and then it will be the time for us to counterattack."

As soon as Tada Jun's telegram was sent, the 8th Division, which was still in Tianjin, immediately prepared to go south, and Gu Shoufu, who was still on the road, could only do it in a hurry.

The vitality of the independent division is very strong, the stronghold of the devil and the county town were wiped out one by one under the range of artillery, the troops attacked for three days in a row, and the other Eighth Route Army also saw the situation, the devil is very weak!

A telegram of invitation to war came to the headquarters, and the boss looked at the telegram and frowned.