Chairman Jiang nodded silently: "When this battle is over, you can arrange for people to be stationed in Taihang Mountain, as long as you find that the 33rd Independent Division is suspected of being close to Yan'an, you can take decisive measures, remember that this matter will not be pressed on our heads in the end." ”

"Understood, take a seat!" Chen Cheng agreed.

"The operation in the Fifth War Zone has begun, tell everyone that when they are in danger, they must be sincerely united, and they must not make small moves, Li Zongren is the elite of the party-state, and everything will be said after this battle, and the materials needed by the Fifth War Zone should be replenished to them as soon as possible." Chairman Jiang said.

As a close confidant of Chairman Jiang, Chen Cheng knew that some things would really be written into history once they were recorded, and no one wanted to be a sinner in history, but Chen Cheng knew that some things had to be done.

When he came out of Chairman Chiang's residence, Huai Yuanliang drove Chen Cheng directly to the office of the 33rd Independent Division in Chongqing, because he wanted to know if the 33rd Independent Division could survive in Taihang Mountain.

In the direction of Yan'an, the Japanese army's attack on Taihang Mountain also attracted the attention of several important chiefs, after all, they had a large number of troops in the northwest of Jin and Jinzhong, and the little devils aroused their vigilance when they first assembled, and now they finally figured out that the target of the Japanese army was not their troops in Shanxi, but Taihang Mountain.

"What do you guys think?" Commander-in-Chief Zhu asked everyone present that they had already read the information, and that they had already held a relevant meeting two days ago, and the content of the meeting was about Taihang Mountain.

"Ask Senior Commander Chen to be ready at all times, and let them enter Taihang Mountain again once there is a change!" Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng said.

"Lao Peng, don't jump to conclusions so early, the battle hasn't started yet, and the results haven't come out yet!" Vice Chairman Zhou still insisted on his own views at the meeting two days ago.

With the different opinions of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng and Vice Chairman Zhou, several people present were also divided into two factions, constantly arguing, and the topic of contention was obvious, that is, whether the independent 33rd Division could survive in Taihang Mountain.

Most people were not optimistic about the 33rd Independent Division, after all, the disparity between the forces of the enemy and us was too great, and there was not the slightest hope of victory in their eyes. However, Vice Chairman Zhou insisted on a different opinion, not because he was more optimistic about the independent 33rd Division and Liao Fan, because the results had not yet come out.

"Lao Zhou, it's too late to wait for the results to come out, I believe that now we are not only staring at Taihang Mountain, but all of China is staring at Taihang Mountain, as long as our actions are one step late, Taihang Mountain is likely to be controlled by other forces." Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng said.

"It should be ours and it will always be ours, now that the battle has not started, we can't give the 33rd Independent Division a death sentence, now the national anti-Japanese united front, we should now think more about how to support the 33rd Independent Division, instead of thinking about falling into the well after the war!" Vice Chairman Zhou said.

"It doesn't matter if we fall into the well, or take precautions, even if we want to support the 33rd Independent Division in the current situation, what can we support?" Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng said, "Not to mention that it is too late to mobilize troops to support, even if we are pressed by the Eighth Route Army, there is still not much chance of winning this battle!" ”

Vice Chairman Zhou knew that what Vice President Peng said was the truth, and in terms of military affairs, Vice President Peng had a long-term view than him, and even if they could support the 33rd Independent Division, they would be able to play a very small role.

"We still have to support it, at least we can't watch the independent 33rd Division be wiped out like this!" Commander-in-Chief Zhu said.

There was silence in the conference room, and Mr. Zhu's meaning was very clear, that is, to support the operation of the 33rd Independent Division.

Mr. Zhu glanced at the conference room, the whole conference room was waiting for him to make a final decision, the time had reached the last moment, there was no point in arguing like this, now what they needed was an order, not who was right and who was wrong.

"We have to make preparations in two aspects, order Senior Commander Chen and them to prepare, once they have accurate information, let them enter Taihang Mountain at any time, and Division Commander Chen knows what to do for the rest!"

"Mr. Zhu, what if you encounter the remnants of the defeated 33rd Independent Division?" Vice Chairman Zhou asked.

"If you want to stay, stay, if you don't want to stay, let him go!" Mr. Zhu said.

"I mean if the remnants of the 33rd Independent Division insist on staying in Taihang Mountain, and they are unwilling to join us!"

According to their intelligence reality, the 33rd Independent Division is no longer what it used to be, and now there are four regiments of the 33rd Independent Division, and each regiment commander has rich combat experience, if it can be used by them, of course, it is very good, but if they insist on staying in Taihang Mountain, they may not develop as rapidly as the Independent 33rd Division led by Liao Fan, but it must also be a force to be reckoned with. Maybe other unthinkable things will happen.

Commander-in-Chief Zhu frowned, Vice Chairman Zhou's worries were indeed justified, the development of the 33rd Independent Division in Taihang Mountain during this period of time has been deeply rooted, and the local people also support the 33rd Independent Division, as the saying goes, one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and the 33rd Independent Division has troops surviving, and there will inevitably be follow-up problems.

"It's better for us to do according to the situation last year, we are still stationed in the original station, as long as we treat them sincerely, after a long time, they will definitely come to vote sincerely!" Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng suggested treating people with sincerity, as long as sincerity arrived, compared to the remnants of the 33rd Independent Division, they would inevitably be able to feel their hearts.

Obviously, Taihang Mountain has become the focus of national attention, and the operations in the Fifth War Zone have become a foil.

The continuous heavy rain in Hubei in recent days finally stopped, and the Japanese army, under the cover of aircraft, tanks, and artillery, began to advance rapidly, and the troops in the Fifth Theater were inferior in equipment and poor in fortifications, so they had to begin a planned retreat to the rear, waiting for the next opportunity.

Li Zongren looked at the information coming from all sides in the command headquarters, and he had a clear idea of the movements of the Japanese army in recent days, and now he finally had time to pay attention to the situation in Taihang Mountain.

"It seems that the situation facing the 33rd Independent Division is more dangerous than I thought!" Li Zongren looked at a few white clouds in the sky, and his heart became worried.

The 33rd Independent Division shared 100,000 Japanese troops for them, and although the pressure on the Fifth Theater is still very great, the entry of these 100,000 Japanese troops into Shanxi is indeed good news for Li Zongren. But at this time he began to worry about the independent 33rd Division.

Once the 33rd Independent Division is unable to hold on, then the 100,000-strong army will move south, and no matter which direction it launches an attack on the Fifth Theater, it will inevitably deal a fatal blow to the Fifth Theater.

"Master Liao, I hope you will hold on a little longer!" Li Zongren most hopes that Liao Fan can persevere, as long as he holds on for one more day, the pressure in the fifth war zone will be reduced a lot, and there will be more hope for the victory in this battle.

Liao Fan, who was still asleep in the headquarters, obviously didn't know that the current situation of Taihang Mountain had become the focus of all forces, and all forces looked at the intelligence of the 33rd Independent Division as if it were a live broadcast.

"Brother Fan, the intelligence of Xiyang County!" A soldier sweated profusely and ran into the headquarters.

Lu Liming glanced at the contents of the request and hurriedly woke up Liao Fan in his sleep.

After reading the information, Liao Fan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally here!" ”

The information was sent by the intelligence officer in Xiyang County, and the content was very short, but it was exactly what Liao Fan needed, "The Japanese army has completed the assembly of the large corps, and it will set off from Xiyang County at five o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

"Let Chu Pengtian arrange for someone to send this information to the hands of all troops, and let their regiment commanders hold a combat meeting and mobilize in front of the station by themselves, and make all preparations for battle!" Liao Fan said to Lu Liming.

Chu Pengtian didn't dare to be sloppy after seeing that he received the order, and immediately arranged for the soldiers of the special service platoon to pass the order to each regiment and battalion.

"The little devil is coming!" After seeing the information, the regiment commanders reacted the same as Liao Fan, they were all command officers who had experienced many battles, although it was the first time to face such a big scene, but they did not have the slightest timidity in their hearts, but had a little expectation.

They came to Taihang Mountain to fight devils, if the little devils didn't come after preparing for so long, they might be more disappointed in their hearts.

"Everyone hide in the valley tonight and don't let me go out, even if I am bitten to death by mosquitoes, don't make any noise for me!" Hu Guoshan said very seriously that they must hide, if they are driven into the encirclement by the little devils, everything they have done will be wasted.

The other three regiment commanders also gave orders, and the troops rested as usual this evening, but all the soldiers must stick to their posts, and no one was allowed to leave their posts without an order.

Early tomorrow morning, the Japanese army will attack Taihang Mountain in four directions. The Japanese army in Shanxi formed a separate road, and the main target was the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, that is, the Second Regiment. The 100,000-strong army of Gangcun Ningci will be divided into three routes, encirclement and suppression of all valuable military targets in Taihang Mountain, and finally form a joint encirclement of the division headquarters of the 33rd Independent Division.

Ningci, a village far away in Wuhan, was full of smiles, and the heavy rain in Hubei had stopped in the past few days, and the troops were progressing smoothly. The 100,000 troops he sent have also completed the final assembly in Shanxi, and the supplies can be replenished this evening, and they will enter the Taihang Mountains early tomorrow morning to encircle and suppress the independent 33rd Division in the Taihang Mountains.

In Gangcun Ningci's view, whether it is the Fifth War Zone or Taihang Mountain, it has become his meal, this battle will add a strong touch to his military career, and he will also have a better say in the base camp in the future.