The long day has finally passed, and the night has finally fallen.

All the senior officers of the 39th Group Army had gathered in the war room, and the battle against the county town of Pingding was about to break out, but Yue Weihan was always pacing back and forth in the courtyard outside, and he rarely asked Chi Chengfeng for a cigarette, pacing while swallowing clouds and spitting fog, looking preoccupied.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Xin hurried to Yue Weihan, stood up and said: "General seat, the Third Army's emergency battle situation report, due to the indiscriminate bombardment of the military aviation, it finally failed to take Pingyao, the 9th, 11th and 12th Divisions of the Third Army all suffered heavy casualties, and the 10th Division in charge of the main attack basically lost its combat effectiveness!" ”

Yue Weihan's footsteps were sudden, and the cigarette butts in his hands had burned to his fingers, but he didn't realize it.

Cao Xinglong, who was standing at the door, shook his head again and again and sighed: "Third-rate commander, third-rate commander!" ”

"Next, it's time for our 39th Army to go up." Liu Yi strode in front of Yue Weihan and said solemnly, "The Third Army is a first-class soldier, a second-rate officer and a third-rate commander, but our 39th Group Army is a first-class soldier, a first-class officer, and a super-first-class commander, the 39th Group Army will win!" China will win! ”

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Yucheng, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

Chairman Jiang was pacing back and forth in the study with his hands on his hips, scolding while pacing: "Niang Xipi, Niang Xipi!" Yue Weihan insisted on going his own way, Wei Lihuang disobeyed the military order, Tang Huaiyuan acted without authorization, it is an unforgivable crime, my Third Army, you return my Third Army, military court, I want to send these three executioners to the military court! ”

"Darling, you take your breath." Madame Jiang stepped forward and gently wrapped her arms around Chairman Jiang, and persuaded softly, "Wei Lihuang, they don't know what to do, they have betrayed your trust in them, and they have buried tens of thousands of brave soldiers of the Third Army. ”

General He next to him was silent, the fiasco of the Third Army was somewhat unexpected by him, but the situation in Shanxi as a whole was still very good, and the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the 39th Group Army, which were active in Luliang Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Taiyue Mountain, and Zhongtiao Mountain, had formed an encirclement posture against the Shanxi Army.

According to the report on the war situation fed back by the Second Theater and the 39th Group Army, the people of Shanxi also gave full support to this patriotic war, and even bandits and horse thieves broke out with rare patriotic enthusiasm, and they were attacking and harassing the army everywhere, desperately trying to reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield.

Chairman Jiang was persuaded by Mrs. Jiang a few words, and the evil spirit in his chest finally gradually dissipated.

In fact, Chairman Jiang is also right, Wei Lihuang is far away in Zhongtiao Mountain, and he has heavy troops, Chairman Jiang considers the safety of the Yellow River defense line, he does not dare to touch him at all, although Yue Weihan is just a small character, starting from the Sixing Warehouse, this kid has not bought his Jiang someone's account much.

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Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front.

The head of the secret agency, Nanzao Yunzi Dazuo, hurriedly stepped into Shanshanyuan's office, and immediately suddenly retracted his feet and said uprightly: "Your Excellency Commander, the emergency battle report of the First Army stationed in Shanxi. ”

"Oh?" Shanshan Yuan said happily, "Nian Min." ”

Nanzao Yunzi immediately opened the folder, and said in a coquettish voice: "After half a fierce battle, the Pingyao garrison repelled a total of nine fierce attacks by the Chinese army, and in the afternoon, the Fenyang Cunjing Brigade arrived in Pingyao in time, and the air force stationed in Taiyuan and Shimen also repeatedly took off to bomb the Chinese army, and the battle lasted until the evening, and the third army of the Chinese army was defeated, abandoning more than 5,000 corpses!" ”

"Yo Si." Shanshan Yuan said happily, "There are 300,000 people in the Zhina army, but they are just a rabble!" ”

"Your Excellency Commander, Yue Weihan's Thirty-ninth Group Army is not a rabble." Nanzao Yunzi reminded.

Shanshan Yuan nodded and asked, "Miss Yunzi, is there still no movement in Pingding County?" ”

Nanzao Yunzi shook his head and said: "Tang Huaiyuan, the commander of the Third Army of China, can only be regarded as a third-rate commander at best, but Yue Weihan, the commander of the 39th Group Army, can be called a super-first-class commander, Your Excellency Commander, the real test is still in Pingding County, I hope that the 20th Division can be mentally prepared enough, this battle will be extremely difficult." ”

"Yo Si." Shanshan Yuan thought so, "Immediately send a report to Taiyuan and order all departments of the First Army to be vigilant, especially the need to formulate an emergency plan to effectively deal with the night operations of the Zhina Army!" ”

"Hello." Nanzao Yunzi suddenly bowed his head, and immediately took the order and left.

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Niangzi Pass, Headquarters of the 39th Group Army.

Yue Weihan finally returned to the side of the simulated sand table, Liu Yi pointed to the sand table and explained: "General seat, the main force of the Murai Brigade that returned from Fenyang has successfully defeated Tang Huaiyuan's Third Army, but Wu Shimin's Ninety-eighth Army has successfully broken the road from Pingyao to Taiyuan, and is currently building a defensive line near Qi County, in addition, the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Group Armies of the Jin Sui Army are moving south day and night from the Luliang Mountains, and they will definitely be able to reach Qi County within two days." ”

"Okay." Gao Shuxun struck the knot and said, "In this way, the southern front army will not want to rush to the aid of Taiyuan!" ”

Yue Weihan nodded, and said, "What is the situation on the northern front?" ”

Liu Yi said: "The 115th Division, the 120th Division and the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army dispatched about 20 main regiments to launch a large-scale guerrilla war in northern Shanxi, and the highway from Taiyuan to Yuanping and from Yuanping to Datong was destroyed. ”

"What about the Eastern Front?" Yue Weihan's gaze turned to Tumen Fortress again.

Liu Yi said: "After the forward of the 6th Division of the Yue Army, the 45th Infantry Wing was stationed in the city of Luxian, and did not immediately launch an attack on the Tumen Fortress, I judged that the Yue Army should be waiting for the 6th Field Artillery Wing to arrive, and at the latest tomorrow morning, the 6th Wing of the Field Artillery of the Yue Army will be in place, and the Yue Army will definitely launch a crazy attack on the Tumen Fortress at that time." ”

Chi Chengfeng's face suddenly showed a hideous smile and said, "The little devil will die an embarrassing death." ”

"Good." Yue Weihan said happily, "So far, the progress of the war is basically similar to our deduction, we only need to deal with the 20th Division stationed in Taiyuan, and we can basically recover the entire Shanxi!" Pass my order, the artillery battalion began artillery preparations, and the 101st Division of the Jinsui Army immediately entered the attack position! ”

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The northern suburbs of Pingding County, the headquarters of the 101st Division.

Dong Qiwu summoned all officers above the battalion commander level to the division headquarters for the final pre-war mobilization.

"Brethren." Dong Qiwu's eyes swept over the faces of more than a dozen regiments and battalion commanders, and said in a deep voice, "I asked Commander-in-Chief Yue for the first attack mission this time, and this time I came to Jinzhong on the order of Commander Yan, I didn't plan to go back alive, but everyone has their own ambitions, I don't want to force you, if you don't want to fight hard with me, you can leave now!" ”

"Master, you underestimate the brothers too much." Wang Jianye, the head of the 301st Regiment, got up and said with righteousness and awe, "What the Central Army, the Sichuan Army and the Gui Army can do, our Jin Sui Army can also do it!" Our Sanjin children are also all men with blood surnames, and we will not be worse than anyone else if we kill devils! ”

"Well said!" Wang Zanchen, the commander of the 303rd Regiment, said, "Fight devils, our Jin Sui Army is absolutely unambiguous!" ”

Li Mingding, chief of staff of the 101st Division, said solemnly: "Division, the brothers will never do anything about escaping from the battle, so you should hurry up and arrange combat tasks." ”

As the words fell, a shrill screech of cannonballs suddenly sounded outside.

When Dong Qiwu and the others hurriedly raised their heads and looked out through the window of the headquarters, they saw dazzling streamers dragging a long tail flame into the night sky, and flying into the distance with a roar, just looking at this momentum, you can know that the field howitzer group is preparing for artillery fire, and the caliber is definitely more than 75mm, and the number is definitely more than 20!

"Good boys, field howitzer group!" Wang Jianye was dumbfounded and said, "The 39th Group Army is really wide!" ”

"Fuck." Wang Zanchen took off his military hat, scratched his bald head, and said with envy, "When will our 101st Division also make an artillery regiment, that battle will be enjoyable." ”

"Want an artillery regiment? That's not easy. Dong Qiwu said fiercely, "When the devils are eliminated and Shanxi is recovered, Chief Yan will be able to rebuild the Taiyuan Arsenal immediately, not to mention an artillery regiment, in less than two years, our Jin Sui Army will be able to organize ten or eight artillery regiments, and when the time comes, the little devils will not even be able to find the north!" ”

"Report!" As soon as the voice fell, a communications staff officer reported inside, "The headquarters has sent an urgent telegram ordering our division to immediately enter the attack position!" ”

"Command!" Dong Qiwu Huoran turned around and shouted sharply, "The 301st, 302nd, and 303rd regiments immediately entered their respective attack positions, and as soon as the shelling ended, they immediately launched an attack on the Yue army, remember, there was no feint attack, and there was no tentative attack, all regiments were the main attack, and they were all decisive attacks, and they must be completely annihilated outside the city in a battle, and the prestige of our Jin Sui army will be played!" ”

This time, Dong Qiwu actually held his breath in his heart, he really wanted to use a hearty victory to wash away the shame mark brought by the Battle of Xinkou to the Jin Sui Army, he wanted to use iron facts to prove that the Jin Sui Army was by no means worse than the Sichuan Army, the Gui Army and other local armies, and compared with the Central Army, it was only slightly inferior in equipment!

"Yes!" Wang Jianye, Wang Zanchen, and other regiment and battalion commanders suddenly stood up and agreed with one voice.

The next moment, more than a dozen regiment and battalion commanders of the 101st Division turned around and left the division headquarters one after another, and in less than 10 minutes, they each returned to their own units, and then entered the attack position with their troops under the cover of artillery fire.

(To be continued)