"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, Generals. Next, I would like to introduce to you the specific contents of the operational plan formulated by the General Staff. You are all battle-hardened generals, and I hope that when the time comes, if you have any opinions, you will put them forward immediately, and we will solve these problems together. As he spoke, the chief of staff stood up from his seat with a battle plan in his hand and walked over to a map of Shanxi Province hanging on the wall of the conference room.

"Generals, our battle plan is very simple to say. That is, in the shortest possible time, occupy Taiyuan City. With Taiyuan as the center, it will develop to the periphery, and then gradually expand the occupied area, and squeeze out all the armed forces of the reading division from the entire Shanxi Province. The specific plan was to send troops from our garrison and occupy Jiexiu and Yushe at the fastest marching speed. Then, along the railway line, cover each other, directly march to Taiyuan, form a siege of Taiyuan, and then concentrate our forces, storm Taiyuan, and occupy the entire Taiyuan city, our plan is more than half completed. The chief of staff pointed to the map of Shanxi Province behind him and introduced it loudly.

"Chief of Staff, this plan is too good. Our troops are divided into two routes, and on the one hand, we can disperse the limited combat strength of the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, in the shortest possible time, Taiyuan City can form a semi-encirclement situation. You can achieve the greatest results in the shortest possible time. As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, a military commander sitting next to Yan Xishan stood up and said excitedly. Obviously, I was very satisfied with the battle plan drawn up by the General Staff.

"Okay, since you don't have any opinions, now I'll give you your own battle orders. Division Commander Li, you take your troops, responsible for attacking Jiexiu, and then go straight to Taiyuan City along the railway line, Division Commander Zhang, responsible for attacking Yushe. All the remaining troops will be under the personal command of the commander-in-chief, and they will be in the center to support you at any time. The troops set out overnight tomorrow night and launched an attack on time at 11 o'clock on the night of the 26th. Do you have any comments? The chief of staff commanded in a loud voice.

"No," the officers replied.

"Good, very good. I hope that this time, our 100,000 officers and soldiers of Jinsui will unanimously recapture Taiyuan from the hands of the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division in the shortest possible time. The meeting is now adjourned. Yan Xishan stood up, glanced at the people in front of him, and ordered loudly.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief"

Of course, the situation of the Jinsui Army's reconnaissance of the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division is not bad at all, and there are only less than 30,000 troops of the Reading Division in the southern Jinnan area, that is, the three main regiments of the first division, nine infantry regiments directly under the column, the headquarters artillery regiment, the armored regiment, and the fully equipped special operations brigade. The total strength is more than 28,000 people. = However, to Yan Xishan's surprise, although there were only less than 30,000 people in Jinnan, the Eighth Route Army. However, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, which were less than 30,000 people, were the most powerful troops in the entire Reading Division. In terms of strength, it is not much worse than the 100,000 people of the Jin Sui army. The troops, which were less than 30,000 people, were under the command of Liu Hua, the division commander who went to southern Jin, and were hidden in the area of Jiexiu and Yushe, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Jin Sui army.

"Report to the division commander, the underground party comrades who have just been lurking inside the Jin Sui Army have sent us a letter of information, which is information about the specific action plan of the Jin Sui Army." Just when the division commander Liu Hua was standing in front of the map, carefully observing the terrain of the two places. Li Qing, the chief of staff who arrived in Jinnan with Liu Hua, took a telegram and hurried to the headquarters.

"En, read," Liu Hua ordered loudly. However, a pair of eyes never left the map in front of them.

"Yes, division commander, according to intelligence. Yan Xishan is ready to concentrate 100,000 troops of the Jin Sui army and attack Shanxi with all his might, in an attempt to retake Shanxi from our hands. Chief of Staff Li Qing replied.

"Hehe, an army of 100,000. It seems that Yan Xishan wants to fight hard, this 100,000 army is his lifeline, and he even took out all his surnames at once. However, our Eighth Route Army Reader is not so easy to bully. How about it, comrades of the underground party, is there any specific deployment of Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army. Listening to the words of the chief of staff, Liu Hua couldn't help but be taken aback, and then asked.

"Divisional commander, there is a specific plan. The Jin Sui army divided the strength of two divisions to attack the two counties of Jiexiu and Yushe occupied by our army. Then, with the railway line, quickly seize Taiyuan. In the end, he stuck to Taiyuan, and with the strong fortifications of Taiyuan, he slowly expanded his occupation area outward, thus squeezing out the entire Shanxi Province. The chief of staff continued.

"Well, this Yan Xishan's tone is not small, but it depends on whether his Jin Suijun has such a good mouth. In this way, since Yan Xishan sent the vanguard of two divisions to seize the two county towns, then we will clean up these two divisions first. As long as we clean up Yan Xishan's two integrated divisions, I think that, according to the surname of Yan Xishan's landlord, he will definitely take into account our military strength and immediately withdraw his troops. Liu Hua pointed to the map in front of him and said confidently.

"Division commander, if you really want to fight, if we really eliminate the two divisions of the Jin Sui Army, you are not afraid of carrying a hat that destroys the united front." Hearing that the division commander in front of him really planned to fight with the Jin Sui Army, the chief of staff asked with a worried face.

"Chief of Staff, in fact, I don't want to fight, after all, they are all squadrons, and they are also anti-Japanese troops. However, what can we do, the Jin Sui army has come to our door fully armed, is it true that our reading division will not let go of a single shot, and give the soldiers their lives and blood in exchange for Shanxi? I don't agree with this, even if we sacrifice thousands of commanders and fighters this time, they will not agree. After listening to the chief of staff's question, Liu Hua was also at a loss. However, for the sake of his goal, he knew that this battle had to be fought.

"Division commander, see if you can use the same method as the last time to deal with the two armies of the Central Army, and find a way to force back Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army by controlling food and water sources. That way, we don't have to use knives and guns. The chief of staff reminded.

However, what disappointed the chief of staff Li Qing was that when Liu Hua listened to his suggestion, he just shook his head speechlessly: "Chief of staff, things are not so easy, this time it is an army of 100,000, and our reading division has no ability to transfer all the people in the entire Shanxi Province." ”

"However, Chief of Staff, don't worry, this time I will definitely not fight hard, try not to fight a big battle, and completely annihilate the two integrated divisions of the Jin Sui Army" Seeing the chief of staff who was still full of worry, he thought that the special operations brigade at this time was in his own hands. Suddenly, a bold plan came to Zhang Hua's mind.

"Don't fight big battles? How is it possible, the two divisions add up to more than 20,000 people. If you don't fight a big battle, how can you completely annihilate the more than 20,000 troops of the Jin Sui army? The chief of staff asked rhetorically in disbelief.

As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, Liu Hua did not answer in time, but fell into thinking, thinking about the possible surname of this battle plan in his heart. Because, in the Kuomintang army like the Jin Sui Army, the morale and morale of the soldiers were not very stable. Therefore, it is only necessary to capture all its military commanders. Then, it should be much easier to clean up the remaining soldiers of the Jin Sui Army who have no military commanders.

More importantly, from the station of the Jin Sui army to the location of the two county seats, the straight-line distance is hundreds of miles. At such a long distance, as long as his Jin Sui army camped in the field, with the strength of his special operations brigade, he was completely capable of completely capturing their chief officers and eventually paralyzing the entire army. Let the commanders of the two integrated divisions order all the troops to disarm and surrender.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of the division commander Liu Hua's mouth. "Chief of Staff, the vanguard of the two divisions of the Jin Sui Army, when did they leave?" Liu Hua asked anxiously.

"Ah, this. Division commander, according to intelligence, the two divisions will leave on time at eleven o'clock tomorrow night. After four days along the way, we reached our own offensive position, and then launched an attack on the two county towns we occupied. Seeing the division commander with a smile on his face, Chief of Staff Li Qing replied inexplicably.

"There were four days on the road, which was enough. Chief of Staff, I have a way to solve the two divisions of the Jin Sui Army. As long as the arrangement is appropriate, we don't need to use any swords and guns at all, and we only need to use a small number of troops, and we can easily solve the more than 20,000 soldiers of the Jin Sui Army. Seeing the chief of staff who was still full of doubts, Liu Hua said excitedly.

"What do you mean by not moving knives and guns? Teacher, tell me quickly, what is the specific solution? Seeing Liu Hua with a confident face in front of him, the chief of staff said anxiously.

"Hehe, that's right, this plan is simple, it's called a decapitation operation. It's not once or twice that our special operations brigade has done this kind of work. Here's what I think" In this way, Liu Hua slowly said his immature thoughts.

"Okay, division commander, if the special operations brigade can really complete the task, the two main divisions of the Jin Sui Army, except for surrendering to us, will only have one chance left for the annihilation of the whole army, and there is absolutely no other way out. If Yan Xishan knew that after his two integrated divisions surrendered to our Reading Division, he would definitely withdraw his troops as soon as possible, and then find a way to get these two divisions back from our hands. Listening to the division commander's thoughts, Chief of Staff Li Qing couldn't help but slap the table in front of him and said with excitement on his face.

"Well, I believe that the Special Operations Brigade will be able to complete the mission. At the beginning, the little devils in Taiyuan City were so heavily guarded, they were able to advance and retreat freely. Now he is facing the Jin Sui army, whose combat effectiveness is several levels lower. I think they'll be able to get the job done. Liu Hua said confidently.

"Division, commander, should we start now, and formulate this plan in the shortest possible time. You must know that tomorrow night, the Jin Sui army will be dispatched. The Chief of Staff nodded approvingly.

In this way, in the huge headquarters, the division commander Liu Hua and the chief of staff Li Qing. The two of them began to formulate this beheading plan around the battle map in front of them, and prepared a special gift for Yan Xishan, who was about to enter Shanxi. Finally, after almost a night of busy work between the two of them, a complete battle plan was finally completed.

"Okay, if there are no accidents during the whole battle, more than 20,000 Jin Sui troops will collectively participate in our reading division sooner or later" Looking at the battle plan in his hand, the two of them were busy all night to draw up the battle plan, and the chief of staff Li Qing nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, Staff Officer Wang, immediately send a report to the Special Operations Brigade, and ask Captain Liu Xiaogang of the Special Operations Brigade and Political Commissar Luo Zhi to come to the headquarters in the shortest possible time, as soon as possible." Looking at the battle plan that has been basically perfected in his hand. Liu Hua's face was also full of excitement, and he ordered loudly to a communications staff officer at the door of the headquarters.

"Yes, division commander," replied the communications staff officer loudly.

In less than half a day, Liu Xiaogang, the leader of the special operations brigade, who was dozens of miles away, immediately rushed to the headquarters with the political commissar after receiving a telegram from the division commander. I didn't even have a break, so I hurried to the headquarters. At this time, Liu Hua and the chief of staff were in the command headquarters, eating a simple lunch.

"Report to the division commander, chief of staff. Liu Xiaogang, captain of the special operations brigade, and Luo Zhi, political commissar, were ordered to come and report. "Looking at the two old chiefs who were eating while studying or something. The two men standing in the doorway replied loudly.

"Captain Liu, Political Commissar Luo, rushed to the headquarters so quickly. You must not have eaten yet, in this way, Xiao Wang, go to the cooking class immediately and prepare a lunch for Captain Liu and Political Commissar Luo. Seeing the two people panting in front of him, Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Division commander, chief of staff, is there a task? Since the last Taiyuan Campaign, our special operations brigade has not received any tasks for several days, and the soldiers' hands are itching, and they are looking forward to the division headquarters giving us new combat missions every day. After sitting in front of Liu Hua and the chief of staff. Liu Xiaogang didn't have any scruples, and immediately picked up a piece of steamed bread and said while eating.

"I said, Captain Liu, I've been the captain of the special operations team for several years, and I can't change your temper. However, this time you really got the guess right. This time, I have summoned you and Political Commissar Luo to have an important task entrusted to you. And, this time, you're going to split up. Looking at Liu Xiaogang, who was gobbling up, Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Yes, division commander, you can rest assured, the special operations team will guarantee the completion of the mission" Just when I heard the word mission. Liu Xiaogang immediately put down the half-eaten steamed bun in his hand. He stood up abruptly and said loudly.

"Hehe, you two can rest assured, good steel is used on the blade. The division headquarters will never forget your special operations brigade. You know, the special operations brigade is the sharp knife unit of our entire reading division. Looking at Liu Xiaogang in front of him, division commander Liu Hua said with a smile.

After the four of them hurriedly finished their lunch, they came to the huge map. At the same time, the battle plan that had been sorted out overnight was also handed over to the two people.

"How is it, Captain Liu, Political Commissar Luo, are there any difficulties?" Looking at the two people who were carefully reading the battle plan in their hands, Liu Hua asked.

"Report to the division commander, there are no problems. It's just that in our hands, there is only the military uniform of the little devil, not the military uniform of the Jin Sui army. Therefore, please ask the division headquarters to prepare a thousand sets of Jin Sui army costumes for us. Seeing the division commander and chief of staff in front of him full of expectations, Liu Xiaogang did not hesitate and replied affirmatively.

"The reputation of military uniforms is no problem. What about Commissar Luo, do you still have any difficulties? Seeing Liu Xiaogang with a confident face, Liu Hua set his eyes on political commissar Luo Zhi.

"Report to the division commander, chief of staff, I think that in order to ensure the foolproofness of the whole plan, a large number of main forces should also be sent to participate in the battle. After we had captured all the officers of the enemy army, the main forces were on the perimeter to meet them. At the same time, surround all the Jin Sui troops. In this case, the odds of winning will be greater. Political Commissar Luo Zhi thought for a while, but still said his thoughts with certainty.

"Well, if that's the case, the whole plan will be more secure. Chief of staff. What do you think of Commissar Luo's suggestion? Liu Hua nodded and looked at the chief of staff beside him.

"Division commander, now, we have a total of 12 main regiments in our hands. When the time comes, the six main regiments on one side will be fully able to complete the task. I agree with Political Commissar Luo and let the main forces cooperate appropriately on the periphery. The chief of staff thought for a moment and said affirmatively.

"Okay, then do it. In this way, Captain Liu, Political Commissar Luo, you face this map, you can roughly tell me and the chief of staff what you think in your hearts, so that the two of us can have a number in our hearts" In this way, the four of them once again discussed for almost an hour, and finally decided on the specific implementation of the entire beheading plan.

Soon after returning to the station, the 1,000 sets of military uniforms prepared by the division headquarters were also transported to the station of the special operations brigade. After almost two hours of preparation, the entire special operations brigade quietly drove out of its station without anyone noticing. Then, the entire army, divided into two ways, disappeared into the dark night.

At the same time, after a day of preparation, the two main divisions of the Jin Sui Army, with a strength of more than 24,000 people, were under Yan Xishan's order. The same strangely loaded people drove out of their own station, and one by one, under the encouragement and encouragement of the officers, they all marched towards Shanxi with expectations on their faces. However, what these Jin Sui troops did not expect was that in the dark night, there were two small-scale troops of the Eighth Route Army, which rushed towards them a few hours in advance.

(To be continued)