Former enemy command in the 2nd theater of operations.

Yan Laoxi and General Wei Lihuang stayed up all night, anxiously waiting for the battle ahead, the 358th Regiment is the heart and soul of his Yan, Chu Yunfei is even more single-handedly pulled up by him, although the entire 358th Regiment is still a regiment, but the strength has reached an astonishing more than 7,000 people with the acquiescence of Yan Laoxi, not counting the baggage and logistics personnel, it can be said that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment now has the scale of a B division.

Of course, what is the main thing about expanding the troops? Weapons and equipment, without Yan Xishan's strong support, he Chu Yunfei would not be able to expand the army to such a scale in just two years.

Just when the two of them were still waiting anxiously, a rush of footsteps sounded, and I saw a staff officer on duty holding a telegram and running in with excitement on his face: "Report to the commander, deputy commander, take it." The 358th Regiment called, Jiaocheng was taken, and all the troops defending the city were annihilated! ”

"Great!" General Wei Lihuang clapped his hands and applauded.

And Yan Xishan was first surprised, and then asked, "What about Chu Yunfei and the 358th Regiment?" ”

"Commander Chu is fine, but two-thirds of the casualties of the 358th Regiment were lost, and the second battalion of its main force was almost lost, and the second battalion commander Zhang Hanjie and chief of staff Liu Jie were killed." The staff officer replied.

Hearing this, Yan Xishan suddenly felt a burst of grief, his face turned snow-white, the main force that he had cultivated with all his heart and soul was crippled like this, and it would be difficult to recover his combat strength for half a year every year.

You must know that the reason why he cultivated Chu Yunfei so much and expanded the army to the scale of a B division is actually with ulterior motives, since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, his hundreds of thousands of elite Jin Sui troops have suffered heavy casualties, and the generals under his command have died in battle and surrendered to the enemy, and there are very few military cadres like Chu Yunfei who can not only fight, but also don't call them obedient.

The reason why Yan Xishan wanted to cultivate Chu Yunfei with all his might was that he hoped that he would become his right-hand man and right-hand man in the future. Although Chu Yunfei was still a colonel at this time, and the 358th Regiment was only a regiment in the [***] battle sequence, as long as the time was ripe, he could reorganize the 358th Regiment into the 358th Division at any time, and Chu Yunfei could at least be promoted to a major general and division commander.

General Wei Lihuang of course knew Yan Xishan's thoughts, and also knew that he must have felt like he had suffered a big loss in his heart at this time, so he persuaded: "Brother Bochuan, it is imperative that our army immediately move north and strive to recover Taiyuan before the Reading Army, otherwise our hard fighting for so many days will be in vain." ”

Thinking of Taiyuan, Yan Xishan immediately came to the spirit, since the defeat of the Taiyuan defense in three or seven years, he and his Jin Sui army are like lost dogs, he does not want to fight back to Taiyuan all the time.

Thinking of this, Yan Xishan immediately said: "Junru, the battle below will be commanded by you, and in addition, Chu Yunfei will be telegraphed that the 358th Regiment will immediately withdraw for rest." ”

"Yes!" General Wei Lihuang stood up.

……………………… Taiyuan City, Pifu Compound.

In a side room in the backyard, Li Gang, Zhang Haisheng, and several team leaders sat around the table, and on the table was a map.

This was stolen by Li Gang from a shop in the city in the middle of the night, and although there was no military defense on it, it also helped them find out the layout of the streets, houses, and other buildings in the city.

Li Gang held a kerosene lamp in one hand and shone on the map, pointed to the map with the other and said: "Taiyuan City is very large, and it is impossible for the army to set up all the fortifications, which means that they will only deploy troops and patrol posts at some important street intersections. In this way, we will have the opportunity to slowly find out where the headquarters of the army is. ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Haisheng looked at the map and nodded: "Our top priority now is to find out the specific location of the devil's command headquarters and the deployment situation, so that we can formulate an action plan." ”

"That's right! So I suggest that I and the first captain take a few soldiers to reconnoiter the specific location of the devil's headquarters, Haisheng, you take a few soldiers to the city to find out the deployment of the devil's forces in the city, and we will return here before dawn to rendezvous, and the other brothers will stay here. Li Gang pointed to the map and said to Zhang Haisheng.

"Well, okay, just do as you say!" Zhang Haisheng nodded.

"Okay, then we will go our separate ways, we must be careful not to let the devils find out, otherwise once our whereabouts are leaked, not only will our plan be impossible to realize, but we may also rest and go out alive." Li Gang admonished.

"Hmmm! Rest assured! Zhang Haisheng nodded knowingly.

"Good! Let's do it! After saying that, Li Gang and the captain of the first detachment walked out of the room, summoned a few skilled soldiers in the courtyard, and several people climbed over the wall and soon disappeared into the vast night.

And Zhang Haisheng also waved his hand and led a few soldiers to climb over the wall on the other side, and then disappeared into the pitch black.

…………………… Outside the city, the temporary garrison of the Reading Army.

Zhang Mingyu, Zhang Biao and others were discussing the military situation around the map, and Zhang Mingyu took the lead and said: "I don't know what is the situation of Li Gang and them now, and I don't know if Haisheng has successfully entered the city and had a round with the special combat team, if only the special combat team could bring a radio into the city." ”

"Junzao, don't worry, that kid from Haisheng used to be a hunter, and he was very alert, so it shouldn't be a problem to sneak into the city." Zhang Biao said to him.

"Hmm." Zhang Mingyu nodded and said, "I hope so!" By the way, how is the second division progressing now? ”

Zhang Biao pointed to the map and replied: "The forward troops of the Second Division have already had an exchange of fire with the peripheral troops of the Yue Army, and after dark, the Second Division has not launched an attack on the positions of the Yue Army, probably planning to attack after dawn." ”

"Which unit is the devil defending the perimeter?" Zhang Mingyu asked.

"It's the third reading force mixed brigade of the army!" Zhang Biao replied.

"Reading the 3rd Brigade?" Zhang Mingyu put the matchbox in his hand into his pocket and said, "No matter which brigade he says, send electricity to Su Dingtian, bomb him tomorrow, and dare to fight with us in the field!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Biao asked again: "Do you want the tank regiment to also participate in the attack and provide fire support for the second regiment?" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Mingyu nodded and said, "Tell the second division that you must take the position of the army before dark tomorrow and drive all the little devils into the city." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Biao stood on the right path.

Seeing Zhang Biao turn around to leave, Zhang Mingyu waved his hand and said, "By the way, where is Yan Laoxi's Jin Sui army now?" ”

"According to intelligence, they should have reached Jiaocheng by now, but due to the strong resistance of the devils, they can't continue to go north for the time being!" Zhang Biao replied.

"Oh! Got it, you go first! Zhang Mingyu waved his hand.

"Yes!" Zhang Biao turned and left.

(To be continued)