After sending the telegram, Qian Zhuangfei sent the order of General Shouyi of the temple to the troops of the Shanxi army, and Liu Yimin knew that the old devil in the temple was scared, and wanted to shrink the troops, form a fist, and then make plans.

The current problem is mainly focused on one point, that is, the question of whether Taiyuan is to be defended or abandoned. The most crucial advantage of holding Taiyuan is that it can boost the morale of the people of the whole country to resist the Japanese war, and the bad thing is that it is possible for the military planes to blow Taiyuan into ruins. Before the United States started a war against China, it was impossible for us to gain air supremacy in the war against China, for the simple reason that we did not have so many planes and pilots to fight with the Chinese army in the air. It is obviously impossible to wipe out the air superiority of the Yue army just by relying on the 36 planes captured at Taiyuan Airport and the destruction of the enemy's airfield by means of special operations, and Liu Yimin has not yet been arrogant to that extent.

The top priority at the moment is to mobilize all the squadrons in Shanxi and wipe out all the 20th Division and the 109th Division led by Seishiro Itagaki in Shanxi. These are all the elite of the devils, doing a lot of evil, killing one less and one less, no matter what, they can't be allowed to leave Shanxi alive.

The problem now is that in order to eliminate the main force of Itagaki, it is necessary to solve the problem of mixing the second division and the embankment detachment, and not let them threaten Taiyuan from behind. At the same time, it is also necessary to solve the problem of mixing the reading power into the 15th brigade regiment of the reading force to Niangzi Pass, otherwise, Zhang Hongtao's 6th Brigade will be killed by the 15th brigade of reading force and the army in the direction of Shijiazhuang. If they are allowed to evacuate Niangzi Pass now, then the Yue Army and the Reading Li 15 Mixed Brigade in the direction of Shijiazhuang will be able to merge immediately, and soon it will be another heavy army group, and then after receiving the Banyuan troops, the two heavy army groups will be combined, and I am afraid that they will only have to run away.

The 20th Division and the 109th Division of Itagaki Seishiro were not impossible to rely on the strength of the instructor alone, but were constrained by the direction of Niangzi Pass and the 2nd Brigade of Reading Power, especially in the direction of Niangzi Pass. The best choice now is to let Wei Lihuang's Division, Yan Xishan's Division, the 129th Division, and the Reading Division besiege the Itagaki Group, concentrate on cleaning up the Reading 2nd Brigade and the Dike Detachment, and then turn around and kill Reading Li and mix it into the 15th Brigade, hold Niangzi Pass, leave Itagaki Seishiro behind, and then concentrate on eliminating him.

Of course, there is also a plan to leave some troops to monitor the reading force mixed into the second brigade and the embankment detachment, and let Zhang Hongtao's sixth brigade contain and block the 15th brigade at Niangzi Pass, and lead the main force to meet the main force of Banyuan. In his heart, he would rather let Itagaki Seishiro go and find an opportunity to clean up slowly, rather than bury his main force in one battle.

In order to fully understand the combat effectiveness of the Yue Army, Liu Yimin ordered Chen Dayong to report on the battle with the Dike Detachment and the Second Brigade of Reading Force.

Liu Yimin was extremely surprised by the situation reported by Chen Dayong, and the troops led by the Seventh Brigade and the troops led by Di Bujia Gui Zhongzuo had been fighting since yesterday afternoon, but they did not take much advantage, and the two sides actually fought evenly and suffered casualties among each other. Although there is a gap between the equipment and the three main brigades, and there is no division artillery to cooperate, but looking at the various units in the country, it can also be called first-class equipment, but under field conditions, it meets the embankment detachment and the Daquan detachment led by Di Bujiagui, a brigade of the First Reading Force Mixed Brigade, and the engineer wing of the Fifth Division, and the casualties are basically 1 to 1.

Chen Dayong reported that when the soldiers of the Yue army charged, they could shoot while running, and the shooting accuracy was very high, and with the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, if it were not for the threat of rocket launchers, the Yue army could implement the tactic of outflanking the two flanks and breaking through in the middle at any time. Moreover, the army was extremely bold and dared to fight against superior forces.

After reading Chen Dayong's telegram, several people in the command headquarters were silent. Now the firepower of the instructor can be said to concentrate all the heavy firepower of the Eighth Route Army, and the light weapons are also the crown of the whole army, and when they fight, they all rely on the strong to bully the weak and attack the enemy unprepared; if there is no firepower of the artillery brigade, when encountering the elite of the army, it is really difficult to say who will win and who will lose. If Chen Dayong can say this, he can imagine the difficulty of fighting against the Yue army.

Liu Yimin's heart was turbulent, and he kept pacing in the command headquarters, thinking about the best way to deal with it. Now the situation is obvious, although Taiyuan was successfully attacked and the Yue army was weakened, compared with the 280,000 elites of the North China Front, the eliminated Yue army was slightly stronger than one-twentieth. From the perspective of the whole nation's resistance, this little man instinctively kills one by one, and absolutely cannot let the Itagaki group join the army in the direction of Shijiazhuang safely and soundly, in that case, the dead tiger will also become a living tiger.

Determined to make up his mind, Liu Yimin immediately stood still, his eyes were bright, and he shouted loudly: "Zhu Zhexiao, record the order." ”

Zhu Zhexiao, deputy director of the General Staff, responded to the call, and Liu Yimin said in a deep voice: "Order; 1. The 2nd Brigade, the 4th Brigade, the 7th Brigade, the 1st and 2nd Heavy Machine Gun Battalions, the 1st Field Artillery Regiment of the Artillery Brigade, the Medium Mortar Regiment, and the 1st Battalion of the Engineer Regiment formed the Tongpu North Road Combat Group. The specific combat plan was jointly drawn up by Zhu Zhexiao, deputy director of the division's staff office, and Liu Jianjian, and submitted to me for approval. 2. The Zhengtai Line Combat Group was formed with the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 8th Brigades, the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment of the Artillery Brigade, the 3rd Battalion of the Mountain Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Battalion of the Heavy Machine Gun Regiment, and the 2nd Battalion of the Engineer Regiment. Zeng Zhongsheng, chief of staff of the division, was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and the specific combat plan was jointly formulated by Zeng Zhongsheng and deputy chief of the General Staff Office, and submitted to us for approval. 3. Defend Taiyuan with the division guard regiment and the third battalion of engineers. 4. Order the cavalry brigade to abandon the pursuit and harass the enemy, form a division strategic reserve with the baggage regiment and the new regiment led by Wu Zhengsuo, and advance to the front line of Jinzhong to rest and wait. 5. Feng Dafei was appointed as the chief commander of the instructor air force, and after the end of this war, the air force will be under the unified command of the Central Military Commission. Feng Dafei was ordered to lead six retired US instructors to form the No. 1 Bombing Squadron of the 18th Group Army Air Corps, which immediately took off and bombed Shijiazhuang Airport and Yangmingbao Airport. Upon completion of the mission, each U.S. military pilot will be awarded US$1,000. ”

After Zhu Zhexiao repeated, Liu Yimin said while signing: "Tell Feng Dafei that after the bombing squadron completes its mission, each retired flight instructor of the US military will reward two beautiful women, and it must be conveyed to each team member." ”

After Luo Ronghuan finished signing, he smiled and said, "Commander, do you want to report to the Central Committee and let Comrade Tang Xingying work as a Muslim tutor?" ”

When Liu Yimin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I can't imagine that Political Commissar Luo also misses his wife!" ”

Luo Ronghuan said with a smile: "It's not that I miss my wife, but the order you asked Director Zhu to convey to Feng Dafei can't be put on the table!" ”

Liu Yimin was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said: "The husband is not informal, this woman is said to let the heroes of the US Air Force enjoy it, and that is also their blessing." As long as the time for the large-scale bombing of the military and air forces can be delayed, these things will not be pursued, and there is nothing to do. ”

Luo Ronghuan looked at Liu Yimin, shook his head, and said no more.

After the order was issued, the staff office was divided into two, Zhu Zhexiao took a few staff officers to the Second Brigade to follow Liu Jianjian, and Feng took several staff officers to follow Zeng Zhongsheng. The division headquarters fell silent.

Liu Yimin sat down and drafted to the Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters a campaign plan to eliminate the Itagaki clique after occupying Taiyuan, and then drafted a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, and Wei Lihuang.

Liu Yimin wrote in the telegram: "Chairman Jiang, Chief Yan, and Chief Wei: Since the army invaded Shanxi, it has seized our famous city and killed our people, and it has been full of blood debts and heinous crimes. A people are not talented, and he led his troops to eliminate the elite 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division, and then eliminated the Reading Power Mixed into the First Brigade to recover Taiyuan. Now the army is afraid of being annihilated, so the second brigade and the Dibu Guigui detachment are mixed into the second brigade and shrink to Xinkou, and hold on to wait for reinforcements; He also ordered the 15th Brigade to be mixed with the 1st Army in the direction of Shijiazhuang, Xiangyue Qingsi, to attack Niangzi Pass, in an attempt to open up the Zhengtai Line, and to receive the 20th Division and the 109th Division led by Itagaki Seishiro, one of the culprits of the army's invasion of China, from Qinxian, Wuxiang, Heshun, and Xiyang to Yangquan to the line from Niangzi Pass, to escape the fate of destruction. Due to the limitation of troops, our army can only annihilate the second brigade and the fifteenth brigade of the Yue army first, and the remaining enemy Itagaki Group urgently needs [***] all units to pursue and intercept it, so that it cannot reach the Niangziguan battlefield. After our army eliminated the Second Brigade, the Dike Detachment, and the 15th Brigade of Reading and repelled the enemy reinforcements in Shijiazhuang, we should quickly join the battlefield of encircling and annihilating the Itagaki Group, completely eliminate it, and reverse the unfavorable situation of the War of Resistance in North China. If the [***] units cannot act quickly and allow the Itagaki group to retreat north, then our troops who sneak attack Niangzi Pass can only retreat before the enemy, otherwise our army will be at risk of annihilation. At the moment of the great enemy, all the officers and men of our army are united in hatred of the enemy and vow to fight to the end with Yuekou. He urged Chairman Chiang, Commander Yan, and Commander Wei to order all units of our army in Shanxi to take action, pursue, block, and harass the Itagaki group along the way, encircle, divide, and annihilate it. Gain time for us to gather and destroy the reading power to form the 2nd Brigade, the 15th Brigade, and finally the Itagaki Group. The good opportunity is fleeting, and all the [***] units and the Chinese people should rise up to fight back and completely destroy the Yue army. I am anxious for the Chairman of the National Committee, Commander Yan, and Commander Wei to deploy immediately. ”

After sending the telegram, Liu Yimin reviewed the battle plan drafted by Zeng Zhongsheng and [***] Feng, and proposed that the 1st, 3rd, and 5th brigades and their subordinate heavy firepower units should be immediately ordered to quickly dispatch and use trains and automobiles to transport them to capture Yangquan and Pingding, and copy the rear road of the 15th mixed brigade of the 15th Mixed Brigade; ordered Zhang Hongtao to strengthen the position and make a long-term plan to hold on; Zhao Shan was ordered to lead the Eighth Brigade to immediately move closer to the Sixth Brigade and be ready for reinforcements at any time. After finishing speaking, Liu Yimin said to Zeng Zhongsheng, I can guarantee that the military planes will not reach the Niangziguan battlefield within one day, and two days later, the military planes will definitely rush to the battlefield to support. Therefore, the 15 th Brigade and Regiment should be eliminated and resolved quickly, so as to ensure that our army will take the initiative.

Liu Jianli and Zhu Zhexiao's plan was relatively simple, that is, to let Chen Dayong lead the Seventh Brigade to stick tightly to the embankment and not clamp the Guigui detachment, so that the Second Brigade of Reading Power had to come to the rescue and win time for the main force to rush to the battlefield.

After Liu Yimin's approval, the two combat groups launched a large-scale operation, and the death knell of the total annihilation of the Chahar Dispatch Corps sounded.

The reply from [***] arrived quickly, first congratulating the hero's instructor on recovering Taiyuan, and then pointed out that if the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army were dispatched with all their strength to surround Banyuan and make it impossible to reinforce the Niangziguan battlefield, then our instructor could make every effort to repel the enemy reinforcements in the direction of Shijiazhuang after solving the problem of reading the mixed second and fifteenth brigades, and turn around and plunge into the battlefield of encircling and annihilating the Banyuan group. If the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army do not dispatch or dispatch a small number of troops and cannot besiege the Itagaki group, then our troops guarding Niangzi Pass should retreat as soon as possible, and must not fall into the two-sided attack of the heavy army group.

At the end of the telegram, he also said that the elimination of the main force of the Fifth Division and the Chahar Dispatch Army has added the greatest luster to the all-people war of resistance, and we must not be arrogant and careless, and we must not be careless, despise the combat effectiveness of the army, and put the main force in a dangerous situation. The War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression is destined to be a protracted war, and the idea of relying on one or two victories in one or two battles to reverse the situation of the War of Resistance is good, but it is easy to be dangerous. As a senior commander, he should be cautious and wary of it.

After congratulating on the recovery of Taiyuan, the telegrams of Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng pointed out that the 129th Division and the Reading Division had been ordered to concentrate their main forces and fight on the way back from the north of Banyuan; Order the main force of the 115th Division to assemble and prepare to block and ambush the Japanese army that may rush to the battlefield from the north. It has also been reported to the 2nd Theater of Operations, asking them to order the divisions to enter the battle.

Commander-in-Chief Zhu pointed out in his telegram that after the Battle of Taiyuan, the vigor of the Jinsui army had passed away, and the Central Army's Wei Lihuang Department had suffered heavy losses, and now it was mobilizing troops for reorganization, and it was very difficult to accomplish the task of encircling and intercepting the army. It is suggested that Liu Yimin consider the battle plan and not consider the issue of the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army participating in the war, because the troops after the defeat can only rely on a strong position to hold on, and it is too difficult for them to take the initiative to attack.

Chiang Kai-shek's telegram also arrived, in addition to congratulating our army on the recovery of the famous city, he once again issued a commendation order, and said that he had ordered all the troops in Shanxi in the second war zone to be mobilized, to quickly pursue and encircle the Itagaki group, and to annihilate it in Shanxi.

At the end of the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek said that in order to commend General Liu Yimin's achievements in resisting and killing the enemy, he entrusted his wife Yu Mingshu to take a plane to Taiyuan to express his condolences to the soldiers.

(To be continued)