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The next day, Yan Xishan led thousands of Jin Sui troops back to Pingyao early in the morning, taking with them a large number of weapons and equipment, but due to the insufficient number of trucks, it is estimated that it will take several times to transport weapons and equipment from outside the city back to Pingyao.

From yesterday's words, Zhang Yunfei knew that in the future, Yan Xishan would be relocated from the suburbs of Damai to Pingyao, and the tens of thousands of Jin Sui troops stationed in Shouyang to rest and recuperate would be temporarily stationed in Shouyang.

With these equipment this time, it is believed that Yan Xishan will expand tens of thousands of troops in the next few months, and the troops stationed in Shouyang to rest and recuperate will not be in a hurry to return to Jinnan.

After sending Yan Xishan away, Zhang Yunfei finished lunch, and also took the cavalry regiment, the division headquarters guard battalion, the special combat team, and the second artillery regiment to Xinkou, and the fourth infantry brigade remained in Taiyuan, and more than 10,000 people of the fourth brigade will be responsible for the reconstruction of Taiyuan and the defense around Taiyuan.

Zhang Yunfei and his entourage arrived at Xinkou at noon the next day, and Zhang Yunfei, who was not in a hurry to march, marched relatively slowly, and walked for two hours and rested for an hour halfway.

When we arrived at Xinkou, the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Xinkou had completed the encirclement of Xinkou as early as yesterday, and the three infantry brigades of the 136th Division, the six infantry regiments of the 129th Division, plus the first artillery regiment in the distance, totaled more than 60,000 people, and the two divisions of the little devils, with about 30,000 remnants at present, besieged the Xinkou position of more than 10 square kilometers.

On the periphery of the Xinkou position, the Eighth Route Army built trenches, dug spacious anti-artillery holes, and built a large number of civil fortifications.

Zhang Yunfei, who arrived at the Xinkou position, accompanied by several brigade commanders, personally inspected the fortifications of the Eighth Route Army, and saw that the soldiers were wearing thick cotton clothes and cotton hats, which could basically withstand the cold weather, Zhang Yunfei felt more relieved.

In the past, I was always worried that the weather was cold, and I was afraid that the soldiers would have non-combat attrition, but now it seems that it is superfluous to worry, and even more than 10,000 soldiers of the 129th Division have also put on brand-new cotton clothes and cotton pants sent by the 136th Division.

After inspecting the position, Zhang Yunfei summoned the officers above the group to hold a military meeting in the Xinkou position and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and the main purpose of the meeting was to demand that the more than 60,000 troops here have the plan and preparation to besiege the little devils in the Xinkou position for a long time.

At present, with the recovery of the whole territory of Shanxi, more than 30,000 devils in the Xinkou position have become lonely, Zhang Yunfei plans to trap them, tens of thousands of little devils are trapped in the Xinkou position, there is no supply, no rescue, plus the cold and freezing, Zhang Yunfei wants to see how long the little devils can last.

After listening to Zhang Yunfei's arrangement, the regiment commanders and brigade commanders present shouted in their hearts that the division commander was still wise, and if such a strategy was adopted, in this way, the troops would not have many casualties.

If you really rush to the position, there will definitely be a lot of casualties, because there are more than 30,000 people in the little devils, in case the little devils know that they have no way back, and a dog jumps over the wall, it will be bad.

A long-term siege is different, you can slowly consume the sharpness of the little devil, so that the little devil is exhausted, even if the little devil jumps over the wall in a hurry and rushes out of the Xinkou position, it is easy to fight, the soldiers built a large number of fortifications in the Xinkou position, that is not for decoration, the little devil infantry who lack heavy weapon support, if you want to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army and break out, it is simply wishful thinking.

As soon as Zhang Yunfei finished talking about the strategy of long-term siege at the meeting, everyone immediately understood it, and then Zhang Yunfei handed over the command of the entire position to Liu Dazhu, deputy division commander, and for a period of time in the future, Liu Dazhu will be responsible for the command here, commanding the troops to besiege the little devils in the Xinkou position for a long time.

Next, Zhang Yunfei ordered the transport regiment in charge of logistics to transport more coal and coal stoves to the soldiers on the position, so as to facilitate heating and avoid unnecessary frostbite......

The little devil's Xinkou position was gloomy and bleak.

The Eighth Road on the opposite side has completed the encirclement here, and what's worse is that the little devils on the position also learned the news of the loss of Taiyuan and the broken jade of Yoshio Kozuka, and ordinary little devils know that they have become a lone army.

Due to the lack of support and supplies, many injured little devils could not be treated, many seriously injured people died in two days, and some lightly injured little devils showed signs of gradual deterioration.

The headquarters of the little devils, dozens of people sat there without saying a word, these people were all small devil officers above the middle level, and the two commanders of the little devil division were temporarily summoned to hold a meeting to discuss the current form, and were ready to brainstorm and come up with a countermeasure.

In the current form, the division commanders of the two little devils have been thinking about it for a day or two, and the two have not come up with a feasible way, so the two of them have come up with such a way to brainstorm, there is not a saying in China that "three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang", although the two know little about Chinese culture, but they still know this sentence.

But everyone discussed for a long time, and did not come up with a feasible plan, and fell into a dull situation for a while, seeing that everyone did not speak, the division commander of a little devil said to everyone: "Gentlemen, the Chinese army has completed the siege of us, and our food supply can only last for a week at most, everyone should think of a way, please." ”

After speaking, the division commander of this little devil had red eyes, and bent down to bow deeply to everyone, in the little devil's army, it is very rare for the superior to bow to the subordinate, which shows the anxiety and helplessness in the heart of the commander of the little devil's division.

Seeing his division commander bowing in person, some of the little devils' eyes began to turn red, a few of the little devils even sobbed softly, and most of the rest of the little devil officers felt deep despair in their hearts.

Seeing such a scene, a little devil Dazuo stood up and said loudly: "Your Excellency the division commander, we will fight with the opposite Eight Roads to fight the jade shatter, and I am willing to lead my wing to fight the vanguard." ”

After speaking, this little devil Dazuo stood up and saluted, bent down deeply, and wanted to ask for the consent of the division commander, but when he saw someone taking the lead, several little devil officers stood up and saluted and bent down to fight.

Seeing so many people asking for battle, the two little devil division commanders glanced at each other helplessly, shook their heads gently, and one of the little devil division commanders said to everyone: "Everyone, until the end, we can't fight with the Eight Roads Jade Shatter, there are more than 30,000 elites in our empire here, and we can't let everyone break their souls." ”

In the end, so many little devils did not come up with an effective method, and dozens of officers of the little devils slowly walked out of the command headquarters with sad faces.

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