The commander of the Kwantung Army, Senior General Kenkichi Ueda, was taken aback when he received a telegram from Major General Otozaburo Yano and Lieutenant General Toshinoi Maeda. The three elite divisions of the Kwantung Army came out together, what kind of concept is that? What kind of person was so bold as to dare to fight such an army that was enough to be proud of the Quartet, and under the nose of the heavy army group, he brutally annihilated the thirtieth wing, severely damaged the cavalry wing, and then calmly left?

This Kenkichi Ueda is a native of Osaka, a place where business is the mainstay, and Kenkichi Ueda originally learned to do business, and later changed to a non-commissioned officer school. Therefore, Ueda Kenkichi has a strong merchant surname in his surname. Seeing that the losses of the Eighth Division were so big, Ueda Kenkichi cursed the bastards of the military department in his heart and asked the Kwantung Army to work for Terauchi Shouichi, and as a result, he lost a wing and severely damaged a cavalry wing at once. If this continues, won't this business be a big loss?

Senior General Kenkichi Ueda, who felt that he had lost money, immediately summoned the commander of the Kwantung Army's flying group and asked him to immediately mobilize urgently and send additional planes to provide uninterrupted air cover for the Kwantung Army's southward corps and ensure that the southbound corps reached Taiyuan safely. After giving the order, Kenkichi Ueda threw the telegram from Lieutenant General Nishiyiichi accusing the aviation to the hapless aviation commander.

After reading the telegram, the commander of the flight group couldn't help but mutter: "I'm afraid that Otozaburo Yano and Yoshiichi Nishishi are not capable of commanding, and it is understandable that they were ambushed for the first time, but they were purely arrogant and careless when they were ambushed for the second time, so how can they put the blame on the head of the aviation troops?" Please ask the commander to be clear, if it doesn't work, you can change the command, so that the mighty Kwantung Army will not suffer inexplicable humiliation under their command! ”

General Ueda Kenkichi pondered for a long time before saying, "It's better to complete your task, if you change Yano Otozaburo and Nishiichi at this time, they won't look good." ”

The commander of the Kwantung Army Flying Group looked at Ueda Kenkichi and felt that the commander's words were very intriguing, so he took out 10 gold bars from the leather bag he was carrying, put them on Ueda Kenkichi's desk, and said in a flattering tone: "Your Excellency Commander, this incident of the infantry ambush has nothing to do with the flight group in any way, we did our best, and we also lost one plane, and one pilot also sacrificed his life for His Majesty the Emperor. The flight group should be commended by the commander. ”

Ueda Kenkichi looked at the bright, golden, and heavy gold bars on the table, and a smile appeared on his face: "Okay, I already know the situation." However, the task of escorting the southbound corps must be completed, otherwise, I will definitely pursue it. ”

Only then did the commander of the Kwantung Army Flying Group salute and take his leave.

Not to mention, as soon as Ueda Kenkichi gave the order, the Kwantung Army Aviation Corps was really vigorous and resolute, and immediately began to carry out uninterrupted escorts, and six planes flew above the head of the Kwantung Army Southward Corps at all times, ready to carry out an air attack on the [***] squadron that tried to block it.

In this way, [***] had to give up the plan to ambush the Yue army again, and only sent a small force to attack and harass non-stop at night, so that the Kwantung Army could not eat and sleep well. The main forces were still concentrated near Yanmen Pass, preparing to attack the enemy's transport lines.

The great victory at Yanmen Pass once again caused a sensation throughout the country, and the 115th Division dared to pull out its teeth and completely annihilate a wing of the vanguard of the army's heavy army group and inflict heavy damage on a cavalry wing, and the heroic deeds quickly spread throughout the north and south of the river.

The Central Committee and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army sent a congratulatory telegram, saying that the 115th Division was determined correctly, commanded effectively, made proper deployment, and had flexible tactics, and dared to attack the Kwantung Army, which was known as the most powerful army.

The Military Committee of the National People's Political Axe also sent a telegram of commendation, saying that the 115th Division was brave and good at fighting, and that it was a unit with outstanding achievements in the National Revolutionary Army, and that the division commander was worthy of being a famous general of our army.

The newspapers in the rear area also overwhelmingly publicized the achievements of the 115 th Division, introducing the successive great victories of the Eighth Route Army since its march, dealing a heavy blow to the arrogance of the army and greatly boosting the morale of the Chinese.

At this time, [***] was holding an operational meeting in a small mountain village 30 miles away from Yanmen Pass to sum up the lessons and lessons of the battle at Yanmen Pass.

According to [***], this battle exposed several problems, one is the problem of insufficient firepower, the army is on a narrow valley road, the troops can not be deployed, passive beating, just like this, our army still has a certain number of casualties, the reason is that the firepower is insufficient, can not destroy the enemy in one fell swoop. The solution to this problem is not only to rely on the equipment of the arsenal, but also to fight a big battle and capture more. The second is the issue of air defense; the reason why our army does not dare to fight continuously and expand its results is not because it is afraid of the enemy's infantry, but because it is afraid of the planes of the Chinese army; in the future, all regiments should focus on training how to fight planes and be able to fight under the enemy's bombing conditions. Third, on the issue of the speed of the troops' mobility, we should learn from our instructors in the future, and think of more war horses, so that the main force can be turned into pack horses, and the speed of the troops' mobility should be raised.

He has said a lot, a thousand words and a sentence, that is, to learn from the instructor, carry out large-scale military training behind enemy lines, train elite soldiers, and train a unit that can defeat the enemy one-on-one.

At the meeting, Yang Dezhi reported on the battle that severely damaged the cavalry wing of the Yue Army, and explained the reasons and considerations for not letting all the cavalry of the Yue Army into Yanmen Pass.

Political Commissar Nie Rongzhen praised Yang Dezhi and Li Lin for their broad thinking and accurate grasp of the fighters, and that the battle had inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, while the casualties of our army were almost zero, which was a standard skillful battle.

Hearing Nie's political commissar praise like this, he interjected: "I blame me for this, I don't have a thorough understanding of the establishment of the army, and I haven't thought about the cavalry problem of the army, otherwise, if you leave one more regiment, you can close the door and beat the dogs of this cavalry wing and eat it completely." It's a pity for those war horses! ”

Nie Rongzhen saw that [***] was a little self-blaming, so he said, "Okay, what else can I say about such a result." ”

Next, the meeting discussed the operational policy of the 115th Division after the occupation of Taiyuan, that is, to vigorously train and expand the local troops, concentrate the main force to a high degree, tightly entangle the Yue army, and destroy it when there is a chance. In particular, with regard to the Japanese army that dares to invade the base areas, it is necessary to concentrate the main forces and completely annihilate all the way to ensure the normal order of production and life in the base areas. At present, it is necessary to strive to set up ambushes on the highways of the same generation and on the Tongpu railway, and completely cut off the northern logistical supply lines of the army in the Taiyuan area.

After the meeting, the main force of the 115th Division once again concealed near Yanmen Pass, preparing to ambush the heavy logistics units of the Yue Army.

In the evening, the afterglow of the sunset lazily shines on the Yanmen Pass, in this winter dripping water into the ice of the Yanbei Mountains, the mottled Xiongguan Pass Wall is dressed up more desolate.

Yang Dezhi and Li Lin led their troops to hide in a leeward col in Xitaogou Village, near Yanmen Pass, waiting for the sun to set soon.

After the great victory at Yanmen Pass, Yano Otozaburo commanded three divisions of the Kwantung Army, with the cooperation of the aviation troops, carefully swept the 50-mile radius near Yanmen Pass like a grate.

Only then did Otozaburo Yano rest assured and led the army south to Taiyuan under the cover of the plane.

Because of the tragic experience of the 30th Wing being completely annihilated, the army was very vigilant, and not only did planes patrol the sky every day, but also left troops to guard all strategic points along the line. Due to the important position of Yanmen Pass, the army has stationed a large number of troops, and its main task is to ensure the smooth flow of logistics supplies.

After reconnaissance, the 115th Division found that every day in the past two days, the army's baggage convoy passed through Yanmen Pass, and the escort unit was basically a detachment composed of armored vehicles, cavalry, and infantry. There were not many troops, but the army was extremely vigilant, covered by planes during the day, and rushed to the place where the army was stationed at night.

During the day, there are devil planes that are constantly scouting and patrolling, and if they can't do it, they can only wait for the night.

The scouts finally sent back the information, and in the evening, 400 taels of cars loaded with baggage, escorted by armored convoys and cavalry, entered the Yanmen Pass and camped.

After receiving the information, Yang Dezhi and Li Lin immediately reported to the division headquarters and asked to take the lead in opening an attack channel for the whole division.

The division commander called back: "Covert operation, surprise attack on Yanmen Pass, the main force followed up." Strive to capture the 400 truckloads in their entirety. ”

After receiving the order, Yang Dezhi took out a map drawn according to the terrain of Yanmen Pass and summoned the battalion commanders to arrange combat tasks. It was decided that a battalion would sneak attack the Guandi Temple outside the West Gate, and after succeeding, enter the pass from the place where the wall of the West Gate was blown up by the army, first control the West Gate, kill the army patrol, and then the whole regiment touched the north gate, controlled the north gate tower, and then launched an attack on the garrison barracks. The division headquarters is requested to send troops to set up an ambush outside the east gate to strictly prevent the army from breaking through the east gate.

After the task was clarified, Yang Dezhi emphatically said: "The army is now very vigilant, and if it is discovered by the enemy, it will concentrate on the captured infantry artillery and grenadier canisters and the original mortars to suppress the enemy, and the rocket launcher group must take the lead in destroying the enemy's armored vehicles and firing points to ensure that the whole regiment carries out the attack." ”

After looking at the time, Yang Dezhi ordered the battalions to go back and prepare, set off an hour later, and the first battalion began to move at 2 o'clock at night, and after succeeding, the whole regiment was put into attack.

In the dark night, the mountain road was extremely difficult to walk, and the soldiers, under the guidance of the villagers, stepped on the thin snow and quietly touched the Yanmen Pass.

The garrison on the Yanmen Pass was indeed very vigilant, using a generator to generate electricity, pulling up the light bulb, and illuminating the city.

Fortunately, the troops knew the terrain in Yanmen Pass well, and the first battalion commander Sun Jixian led the troops to quietly enter the Guandi Temple. After entering, I found that there was no army in the temple of Emperor Guan. It turned out that the army was afraid of being attacked and concentrated all the garrisons in the city.

After observing the Guandi Temple in the direction of the west gate, Sun Jixian found that there was no possibility of a sneak attack at all, because the electric lights of the army shone all around as if it were daylight, and any move close to the west gate would fall into the sight of the sentry of the army.

After reporting the situation to Yang Dezhi, who was following up, Yang Dezhi decisively decided to carry out a strong attack, killed the sentries on the wall with a special shooter, blasted open the west gate with a bazooka, rushed into the city, first captured Yang Liulang Temple, eliminated the army stationed in the temple, and then concentrated artillery fire to bombard the north gate, the enemy will inevitably come to fight for the west gate and drive our army out of the city. At this time, use rocket launchers to destroy enemy armored vehicles, and destroy enemy infantry with machine gun fire, rifles, and grenades. When the main force of the division arrives, the enemy will be completely annihilated.

Li Lin pointed out that in this way, it may be difficult to preserve the army's materials and complete the tasks assigned by the division commander.

Yang Dezhi raised his head and said in a low voice: "It can't be captured, and it's the same if it is destroyed." We can't get it, and we can't let the devil get it. The commissar was responsible for reporting to the division commander, and we got into action. ”

After receiving the report, he was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered the main force of the division to speed up and rush to reinforce the Yang regiment.

After Yang Dezhi's deployment stopped, he immediately ordered to open fire, and after a few crisp sounds, the sentry of the army on the upper floor of the West Gate Pass fell softly, but a piercing whistle sounded on the gate immediately.

Yang Dezhi couldn't take care of it much at this time, and ordered the hidden bazooka group to destroy and close the door.

The bazooka fired only one shot, and it pierced the door through a large hole. Sun Jixian roared "up", and the sharp knife squad pounced. Soon, the light and heavy machine guns of the Yue army opened fire from the pipe tower, and all the twelve soldiers of the sharp knife squad were knocked down, and the blood flowed on the snow, which was extremely eye-catching.

Yang Dezhi shouted hatefully: "Infantry artillery, mortars, and bazookas are fired in a salvo, kill it!" ”

With a boom, the brick and wood structure of the West Gate Gate collapsed, and the enemy's machine guns were dumb.

Sun Jixian yelled, "Rush! With a shell gun in his left hand and a large knife in his right, he rushed forward.

This time, without much effort, the troops rushed into the west gate.

After taking control of the West Gate, Yang Dezhi immediately ordered infantry artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns to quickly establish positions and cover the troops to capture Yang Liulang Temple. The bazooka group attacked with the troops, destroying enemy fire points.

At this time, the devils stationed in Yang Liulang Temple had already woken up from their sleep and began to shoot at the Eighth Route Army.

Yang Dezhi also didn't care about President Liu's earnest admonition to protect cultural relics when he was studying at the Red Army University. Ordered to concentrate artillery fire on Yang Liulang Temple and resolutely cripple the devils.

This Yang Liulang Temple is not big, and there was only a small team of devils living in it, and the main task was to defend the West Gate. Last night, after the arrival of the baggage brigade of the army, a squadron of baggage troops was squeezed in, and as soon as the artillery fire was concentrated on the attack, the devils could not bear it. When the bazooka blasted open the temple door, the devils inside realized that if they didn't rush out, they would be shattered with the small temple. So the devils opened the way with machine guns, and they all threw a round of melon grenades, and rushed out with a shout.

The devil's machine gun salvo and grenade salvo caused a lot of casualties to the Eighth Route Army besieging Xiaomiao. Yang Dezhi's eyes were about to bleed, and when he saw the devil rushing out, he shouted well, so he ordered all the heavy machine guns to fire intensively, and beat the devil into two for Lao Tzu.

These devils also have no choice, if they stick to it, they will be bombed by shells, and they will rush out to meet the baptism of machine guns, and the helpless devils have to be knocked down while shooting and throwing bombs, and it will not be long before the devils have no breath.

The control of Yang Liulang Temple declared complete control of the West Gate, opening the passage for the main force of the division to enter the Yanmen Pass.

The captain of the devil brigade stationed at Yanmen Pass is Masanori Yoshio Nakasa. When the gunfire rang out at the West Gate, he got up, and when he looked from afar, he saw that the West Gate was under fire, and the shouts of killing were deafening, and he knew that the people of China had attacked.

After careful observation, Masanori Yoshio Nakasa found that the strength of the Shina army was not large, probably only about one regiment. Masanori Yoshio sneered, the arrogant Zhina people dared to attack Yanmen Pass, where a brigade of the Kwantung Army was stationed, with just one regiment, and they didn't know how the word "death" was written!

Masanori Yoshio immediately ordered the infantry artillery of the brigade on the east gate to return to Yantai to bombard the west gate, and ordered the armored vehicles of the baggage convoy to concentrate and cover his three infantry squadrons to attack the west gate, and resolutely drive the Chinese troops out of the city. Then, Masanori Yoshio sent a telegram to Otozaburo Yano, reporting the news of the strong attack on Yanmen Pass by the Shina army.

Although the Kwantung Army did all kinds of evil, it was indeed well-trained, and Yang Dezhi immediately realized the accuracy of the army's artillery bombardment and shooting. Seeing that the infantry artillery fired from the direction of the east gate of the army was only a few blows, and his mortar position was in a mess, Yang Dezhi hurriedly ordered the remaining artillery to shift their positions and concentrate their fire to suppress the enemy's artillery fire at the east gate. The troops were ordered to rely on the terrain and resolutely repel the onslaught of the Japanese army. The bazooka group was ordered to immediately destroy the enemy's armored vehicles.

Yang Dezhi's order was carried out to the letter, but how could the Kwantung Army be vegetarian? 30 armored vehicles opened fire together, which formed a dense barrage, so that the fighters could not raise their heads, and the rocket launcher group only destroyed six armored vehicles, and before they had time to transfer positions, they were destroyed by the machine guns on the armored vehicles of the army. The fighters fell in pools of blood, and the bazookas rolled to the ground.

Seeing that the armored vehicles of the Yue army were constantly wreaking havoc and would soon attack the west gate and squeeze the troops out, Yang Dezhi was furious and immediately ordered the infantry guns and mortars that were firing at the artillery of the Yue army at the east gate to turn around and bombard the armored vehicles of the Yue army.

At this time, a large number of troops of the 115th Division poured into the West Gate. Yang Dezhi was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately ordered Zhao Zhangcheng to hurry up and destroy the artillery position at the east gate of the Yue army no matter what. Then he loudly ordered the bazooka groups of each regiment to immediately aim at the enemy armored vehicles and open fire, completely maiming and killing the devil's iron pimple car.

Zhao Zhangcheng visually inspected the artillery position of the Yuejun Army at the East Gate, and said something in his mouth: "God bless, God bless, don't look for me, I was ordered to open artillery, I blame you for not coming to China, I will send you back to your book, die early and live early." After speaking, he shouted out a series of parameters in his mouth, commanded several mortars and infantry guns to rest the direction and angle of the artillery attack, and after a round of shooting, the infantry artillery position of the East Gate Army was completely speechless.

The bazooka groups of the regiments that had been replenished opened fire on the armored vehicles of the Japanese army, and this time, the armored vehicles that had been raging frantically just now were dizzy and hurriedly reversed and fled. But where can it run? With the sound of rockets, the armored vehicles turned into balls of fire.

Yoshio Masanori saw the Chinese [***] team enter the pass in a big way, and his artillery positions, heavy machine gun positions and armored vehicles were destroyed one after another, and he knew that his fate could no longer be changed. With a sigh, he brandished his command knife and led the remnants of the army to rush forward against the rain of bullets.

On December 23, just after the main force of the 115th Division stormed Yanmen Pass, the southward corps of the Kwantung Army finally joined forces with the 20th Division and the 109th Division of the First Army attacking along the Zhengtai Line under the city of Taiyuan.

After entering Taiyuan, the heart of Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi, the commander of the Second Army, kept sinking and sinking, until it sank into the cold ice cave.

Taiyuan is still the same Taiyuan, the difference is that the original prosperity is like a dream, drifting away with the wind.

The streets are full of construction debris formed by the collapse of houses by planes, the whole city is empty, so empty that not even a single Chinese shadow can be seen, all the valuable things have been moved, not even a screw or shelf is left. There is not a single wisp of cooking smoke in the city, and there is not a trace of life.

Xiangyue Qingsi led several division commanders to patrol the streets, and saw the soldiers of the Yue army entering the city standing guard and sentry street by street, and searching house by house, Xiangyue Qingsi couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, this Chinese hated the imperial army to the bone, and would rather destroy such a prosperous city than cooperate with the imperial army, if the Chinese all adopt this method in the future, this battle will not be able to be fought again. After all the effort, the consumption of so many strategic materials, and the sacrifice of so many loyal and brave soldiers, what was obtained was an empty city without people, is this a victory or a defeat?

Xiangyue Qingsi didn't know that at this time, General Matsui Shigen in Nanjing had the same mind as him. However, Matsui Ishine's loss was just a little bigger than him.

Xiangyue Qingsi led a group of division commanders and brigade commanders into the compound of the Pacification Office in Yan Xishan, where the chief of staff had already set up his headquarters. However, the chief of staff was a little embarrassed and told Kazuki Qingsi that there was not even a stool in the entire compound, so he had to light a fire in the house, spread out military blankets, and ask the generals to sit on the ground.

Xiangyue Qingsi glanced at several generals who had captured Taiyuan victoriously, and saw that their faces were very gloomy, knowing that everyone was confused, and no one could have imagined that the Chinese would be so ruthless and make Taiyuan like this. Not to mention that the beautiful women and oceans that were promised to the soldiers when they encouraged morale are gone, and there is not even a clean well to be found, so there is no need for such an occupation. What a thrill!

Lieutenant General Xiangyue Qingsi, who was interested in the reins of the Yama, sent a telegram directly to General Terauchi Shouichi, demanding that grain, salt, vegetables, edible oil, horse feed, gasoline, weapons and ammunition and other materials be quickly allocated to meet the army's regular military needs. In short, whatever Shouichi in the temple can get, he wants Xiangyue Qingsi. Because the people of Taiyuan have all run away, not to mention collecting military supplies on the spot, they can't even drink clean water.

At the end of the telegram, Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoshi reluctantly told General Terauchi that if he could not supply in time, the army of five divisions could last in Shanxi for a maximum of 10 days, and then he had to withdraw to Hebei, because the soldiers of the imperial army could not be starved to death in Shanxi.

While Kazuki Kiyoshi was sitting on the ground with generals such as Yano Otozaburo, Kawagishi Fumizaburo, and Maeda Toshino, drinking sake with a sense of sorrow, a telegram from General Terauchi arrived. Xiangyue Qingsi took the telegram and looked at it, and saw that General Terauchi Shouichi said in the telegram: "The people of China have become cunning, and what the Central China Front Army got from capturing Nanjing was also an empty city. Please work hard, attack more in Shanxi, and find the hidden people and food supplies in China. If they all need to be supplied from the rear, those stubborn guys in the country will jump out again and accuse the military department of dragging the empire into the abyss of war, leading to a difficult economic situation. The amount of materials required for the call is too large, and it needs to be prepared slowly, so please think of more ways in Shanxi. ”

General Shouichi Terauchi didn't know that Kazuki Kiyoshi wanted supplies, and Yano Otozaburo was even more single-minded about supplies. Last night, he had already received a telegram from Masanori Yoshio Nakasa, knowing that the Chinese army was attacking Yanmen Pass. Then he couldn't contact Yanmen Pass. Otozaburo Yano knew that Masanori Yoshio Nakasa and his troops were most likely broken. The key is that there are 400 carts of baggage transported to his troops, and now I am afraid that they will all fall into the hands of the Chinese army, if the transportation line is not opened, won't their troops be hungry?

Yano Otozaburo was originally determined to return to his division to recapture Yanmen Pass, but Kazuki Kiyoshi asked to attack Taiyuan first, and after taking Taiyuan, he would return to sweep the hateful Shina troops in the direction of Yanmen Pass, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and completely eliminate them. If you return to the division now, it will not only affect the overall situation of capturing Taiyuan, but also when you arrive at Yanmen Pass, I am afraid that the army of China will have already eaten and drunk enough to grab it all, and the vast mountains, where to find them? Besides, Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province, and the local emperor Yan Xishan has been in business for many years, so it cannot be said that there is gold everywhere, at least it is also sufficient food and rich market. What is the weight of just 400 carts, just let the people of China make up for the imperial army.

Yano Otozaburo thought that what Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoshi said was indeed true, so he led his army to Taiyuan.

Who knew that when I arrived in Taiyuan, it turned out to be an empty city, not to mention that there was no soldier to guard it, and it was difficult to catch a mouse and kill it. Seeing that General Terauchi Shouichi said that he would raise supplies on the spot, the fire in the heart of Major General Otozaburo Yano ignited, and he directly asked Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoshi to send a report to General Terauchi Shouichi, telling him that if he did not provide supplies, the Kwantung Army would return to Manchuria immediately, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers could not be starved to death in Taiyuan!

After reading the telegram, Kazuki Kiyoshi was also very angry, Yano's words were simply adding fuel to the fire! Kazuki Kiyoshi immediately sent another report to Terauchi Shouichi, reporting that the Eighth Division of the Kwantung Army had been dealt a heavy blow at Yanmen Pass, that Yanmen Pass had been lost, and that it had lost its baggage, and that the situation in Shanxi had deteriorated to the extreme, and that the troops would not dare to attack as brigades and regiments at all, and could only act in heavy groups. In that case, it will repeat the mistake of Seishiro Itagaki losing Taiyuan. In the current situation, there is an urgent need to consolidate the occupied territories and protect the lines of communication, rather than rushing into action. Therefore, logistical replenishment had to be solved by the rear. Otherwise, it is better to withdraw troops back to Hebei and Manchuria.

This time, General Terauchi Shouichi was not as harsh as the first telegram, and promised that the Shijiazhuang side would replenish supplies to Shanxi as soon as possible, and promised that he would negotiate with the Kwantung Army, and that the Kwantung Army would be responsible for the supply of the southbound corps, and that the materials raised by the Kwantung Army could be temporarily transferred by rail from the Zhengtai Line.

Xiangyue Qingsi let out a long breath at this time, and her mood was slightly better, and she pulled a few division commanders to start drinking for fun. He could never have imagined that at this time, Tianjin, the rear supply base of the North China Army, had quietly fallen into the hands of Liu Yimin, and he was afraid that it would be temporarily difficult to supply the country.

(To be continued)