"Comrades, now, through everyone's expressions, I can clearly see that everyone is very confident that we occupy the entire Shanxi Province. However, we don't have any pride, because, in the entire Jinxi, after all, there are more than 20,000 little devils and a large number of puppet soldiers. Speaking of this, Liu Hua smiled and continued.

At the same time, these tens of thousands of puppet troops, they still have strong fortifications to hold onto. Therefore, while we are confident, we must also be well prepared. This time, our 12 main regiments directly lost a total of more than 3,800 soldiers, and each regiment lost almost one or even a company of troops. Therefore, I hope that after you return to the country, you will immediately carry out a certain degree of reorganization of the troops, replenish the weapons and ammunition that we have captured this time, and in a word, restore the combat effectiveness of the troops in the shortest possible time. How about it, do you have confidence? Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Yes, yes" The conference room immediately resounded with everyone's earth-shattering roar.

"Very well, I'm giving you a day to fix it today. A day later, that is, in the early hours of this evening, the various troops immediately set out, preparing to attack Jinxi, eliminate all the remaining little devils in Jinxi, and liberate the whole of Shanxi. As for the specific task divisions, the 1st Brigade of the Column under the 2nd Division was assigned to the 1st Reading Regiment to outflank from the left flank, and the 2nd Brigade was assigned to the 2nd Reading Regiment to outflank from the left flank. The rest of the troops, under my personal command, went on a frontal offensive. When the time comes, we will advance step by step and completely eliminate all the puppet armies in the entire western part of Jinxi. Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Yes, division commander" After listening to Mayor Liu Hua's words, everyone was full of excitement, and their eyes lit up and they replied excitedly.

Thus, in the following time, the nine main regiments of the entire directly subordinate column plus the three main regiments of the second division immediately entered a state of rest and preparation for the evening attack. At the same time, the heavy artillery regiment and the air defense regiment also began to act, quickly moving one artillery piece at a time. Under the command of the fighters, the loading began and the troops were ready to go on the offensive with the team. However, at noon that day, a telegram sent by the special operations team attracted the attention of the division commander Liu Hua, and Liu Hua had to change his battle plan to find your brother to attack Jinxi while being excited. As for the specific content of the telegram, that is, the garrisons of various counties in western Shanxi, except for all the puppet troops who still stick to their own defense areas, the remaining little devil troops have left the county towns with strong fortifications and began to retreat, in an attempt to withdraw from the entire Shanxi Province and save their limited strength before the Eighth Route Army encircles them.

"I didn't expect that Tada Jun, the supreme commander of the North China Army, still knew how to preserve his own vitality. It seems that we still underestimate this Tada Jun. After reading the information sent by the special operations team in his hand, division commander Liu Hua shook his head and said to himself, obviously very surprised by the little devil's decision to take the initiative to give up Jinxi.

"Division commander, do you want to order the troops to stop resting, set off now, and immediately pursue the enemy. Perhaps, if you have time, you can stop a lot of little devils. After the telegram sent by the special operations team was circulated to several brigade commanders, brigade commander Shen Qinghua was the first to stand up and said hatefully.

"Forget it, it's too late. Not to mention that we are still nearly 100 kilometers away from Jinxi. Let's just say that the soldiers, after a day and a night of fighting, everyone is very tired, and they don't have enough experience to pursue the little devils. This time, I will let go of these 20,000 little devils. However, if the little devil retreats, we can take the entire Jinxi without blood, so as to liberate Shanxi. This is also good news for us. After listening to Shen Qinghua's suggestion, division commander Liu Hua shook his head and said.

"Division commander, since the little devil has retreated, then in the entire western part of Jinxi, there is only the puppet army left. I think that to deal with these puppet army troops, we will have too many troops to attack Jinxi. Look, do you want to change the battle plan? As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, Wang Benqing, the temporary chief of staff, stood up and said to the point what his troops should change after the change in the enemy situation.

"Well, since the army has retreated, there is no need for the nine main regiments directly under the column to continue to Jinxi. Besides, western Jin is connected to Shaanxi, and in Shaanxi, there is also a left-behind corps of our Eighth Route Army, with nearly 10,000 troops, which has enough troops to support us. In this way, the task of attacking western Jinxi was handed over to the three reading regiments of the 2nd Division, and the columns, artillery regiments, air defense regiments, and armored regiments directly under me were to return to Taiyuan immediately, and we gathered there to wait for the good news from the plateau. Division Commander Liu Hua thought for a moment and ordered loudly.

"Yes, division commander," the three brigade commanders replied at the same time.

Because the troops carried a lot of equipment, the march was very slow. Liu Hua, the division commander, did not advance with the main force, but under the protection of a guard battalion, riding a war horse, it took less than half a day, that is, at eight o'clock in the evening of the same day, to rush to Taiyuan City, and met with Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar who came to greet him.

"Commander, I really didn't expect that more than 20,000 little devils would die in the hands of our readers. When I received your unpacking, I couldn't believe it. Seeing the mayor Liu Hua in front of him, who was several years younger than him, political commissar Luo Ronghuan was excited for a while, and said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, commissar. I didn't expect it to be so soon. But such a great victory was bought by the soldiers with their own lives and blood. By the way, political commissar, is there any movement in Tada Jun, who is far away in Shijiazhuang. As long as the little devil file enters our base. I will immediately mobilize the main force and give my sister-in-law a siege and annihilation battle, and eat them all. Facing the political commissar with an excited face, Mayor Liu Hua smiled and said.

"Mayor, don't worry! Just now, the underground party in Shijiazhuang has sent us the latest information, and Tada Jun, who flew to Shijiazhuang, immediately canceled the order to transfer troops when he learned that his 20,000-strong army had been completely annihilated by us. Even Tada Jun himself is behind closed doors. If nothing else, after the battle is announced this time, it is time for the supreme commander of the North China Zhutun Army to be replaced. Seeing the division commander Liu Hua with a frosty face, the two of them held together tightly, and Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar, hurriedly said.

"Well, the little devil has lost so many people at one time, and even the entire Shanxi Province has been lost, and changing the commander is a sure thing. However, our first task is not the little devils, but how to liberate the whole of Shanxi and build Shanxi into a base for our reading division and even our Eighth Route Army. Liu Hua said loudly.

"Political commissar, during this period of time, although our crisis has been temporarily lifted, we can't relax yet, almost half of the entire Taiyuan, our reading division has just taken over, so there are a lot of things to be busy with. In addition, tens of thousands of puppet army troops in the western part of Jinxi are also a big trouble. Division Commander Liu Hua continued.

As they spoke, the group had already walked to the location of the headquarters. As Liu Hua returned to the headquarters of the Taiyuan Reading Division, the first thing he had to face was dozens of county towns within the scope of western Shanxi. Although the Yue army in dozens of county towns has completely retreated, tens of thousands of puppet army troops are still a big hidden danger. If it is not handled well, these puppet armies are likely to wreak havoc on the economy and development of western Jinxi, and eventually become a cancer in the development of western Jinxi.

"Division commander, to solve the dozens of county towns in western Shanxi, with the three reading regiments on the plateau, is the strength of the troops a little less. After all, there are still tens of thousands of puppet army troops there, and I always feel a little unsteady in my heart. After knowing the deployment of the division commander Liu Hua, political commissar Luo Ronghuan asked with a worried face.

"Commissar, I'm worried about that too. What about Lao Li, has his plan for Greater Guangxi been completed? I want to report this matter to the central government now. At the same time, we requested the central government to send a part of the troops of the Shaanxi Left-behind Corps to attack western Shanxi from west to east, and our three reading regiments formed a flanking attack from east to west. In this way, with the support of the central government, there will be absolutely no problem in solving these tens of thousands of puppet army troops in one fell swoop and solving the problem of western Jinxi. After listening to the political commissar's question, Zhang Hua nodded approvingly and replied loudly.

Said Cao Ying, Cao Ying, and arrived. Just when division commander Liu Hua mentioned Chief of Staff Li Qing, Chief of Staff Li Qing walked into the headquarters with a folder and red eyes. Obviously, the chief of staff has stayed up for several nights in a row for this plan in hand.

When he saw Liu Hua, the division commander sitting in the command headquarters, frowning, the chief of staff was shocked in addition to surprise. Because, for the past two days, he has been locking himself in his room, thinking about the Dashanxi plan in his hand, but he is not clear at all about the major event that the reading division has completely annihilated more than 20,000 people.

"Division commander, why are you in Taiyuan, have the little devil's reinforcements been repelled by our army." Seeing Liu Hua, Chief of Staff Li Qing asked with a puzzled face.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, don't worry, more than 20,000 little devils have already been wiped out by the division commander, the directly subordinate column led by the division commander, and the three reading regiments, none of them escaped the net, and a large amount of equipment has been seized. Now, the crisis faced by our solo division has been completely resolved. Looking at the chief of staff with a surprised face, political commissar Luo Ronghuan said with a smile.

"What? More than 20,000 troops were annihilated. When is this and why no one informed me" Listening to the words of the commissar, the chief of staff opened his mouth and asked rhetorically in disbelief. However, Liu Hua didn't say anything about the shock of the chief of staff, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the folder in the chief of staff's hand.

"Chief of Staff, I'll tell you slowly after this matter, you tell me first, whether you have completed the Dashanxi Plan, let me and the political commissar take a good look." I saw the chief of staff who wanted to ask what was going on. Division Commander Liu Hua hurriedly stopped the chief of staff who wanted to continue, pointed to the folder in the chief of staff's hand, and asked with an eager face.

"Division commander, political commissar, fortunately, according to your request, it took me two full days to formulate this plan. You can take a look at it first, and if there is anything wrong, we will discuss and revise it together. Seeing the division commander staring at the folder in his hand, the chief of staff's face immediately showed a trace of excitement. You must know that the plan in your hand was formulated by yourself one by one.

As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, division commander Liu Hua had already taken over the folder in the chief of staff's hand, and the two of them began to read it carefully.

"Okay, that's so well written. If the whole of Shanxi can really develop according to what is said in the plan, then it will be a matter of time before our Eighth Route Army liberates the whole of North China and drives the little devils out of the whole of North China. After reading the plan in his hand, political commissar Luo Ronghuan couldn't help but applaud.

"The commissar, the chief of staff, in general, the plan was very well developed. However, I think that some changes should be made to the garrisons in various places and the agitated forces in our hands. The first is Jinxi, because Jinxi is close to Shaanxi, and there is a left-behind legion of our Eighth Route Army. Therefore, when the time comes, the defense of Jinxi can be completely completed by this left-behind corps. The other is Jinnan, there are too few garrisons, although in the south, there are not many little devils, but who dares to guarantee that after we occupy Yan Xishan's territory, Yan Xishan will not stick a stick in our back and cause friction. Therefore, Jinnan had to increase the garrison to guard against Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army and Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army" In the end, the whole plan, the three of them revised it again for a full hour, and it was considered a successful completion.

In this way, the entire plan, after the three of them signed their names, was handed over to the radio room and directly sent to the hands of the Central Military Commission [***].

And [***], after reading the entire content of the telegram, was also full of shock. Because, he was frightened by the content of the plan in his hand. Thinking of this plan, if successful, it will have a far-reaching impact on the Duli Division and even the entire Eighth Route Army.

Thinking of the magnificent picture of the clothes in front of me after the plan was completed. [***] immediately called Vice Chairman Zhou and several bigwigs of the Military Commission and began to talk about the plan reported by the reading teacher. Although this plan seemed very risky, it almost pushed the reader to the opposite side of Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army. However, in the face of the huge temptation after the success of the plan, several bigwigs finally approved the Dashanxi plan of the reader after thinking about it again and again.

"Division commander, the chairman called back, the plan has been approved, if there are any requirements and help, the Central Committee will do everything possible to fill us." Just when Liu Hua and the others were anxiously waiting in the headquarters, Chief of Staff Li Qing took a telegram and hurriedly rushed into the headquarters, and said excitedly to the two people.

"Well, great, with the support of the central government, the possibility of success of this plan is even greater. Chief of Staff, call back to the Central Committee immediately. It is hoped that the central government can send the Shaanxi Legion to attack western Shanxi from the west, eliminate tens of thousands of puppet army troops in western Shanxi, and occupy all the occupied areas. At the same time, in order to support Shanxi's local construction, the central government was requested to immediately dispatch a large number of economic and administrative personnel to support the construction of the whole of Shanxi. That's it, call back right away. Division Commander Liu Hua said excitedly.

The Central Military Commission, which received the telegram from the Duli Division, finally decided to make great efforts to help the Reading Division build a base area in Shanxi. Without any hesitation, he immediately sent a large number of administrative managers and management talents headed by Li Kelong, and rushed to Taiyuan with the Shaanxi Left-behind Corps to report to the reading division.

At the same time, the Shaanxi Left-behind Corps, also under the order of the Military Commission, immediately sent a brigade with a total of 6,000 troops from Shaanxi to attack western Shanxi. As for the three reading regiments of the 2nd Division, they attacked from east to west after being assigned to an artillery regiment. Along the way, the momentum was like a bamboo, one after another to liberate the county towns still occupied by the puppet army.

Finally, after almost a week of fighting, with the perfect cooperation of the two brigades, the two troops swept through all the county strongholds in the entire western part of Jinxi in the shortest possible time. Of the more than 30,000 puppet army troops entrenched in western Shanxi, in addition to 2,456 people who were eliminated, the remaining 31,564 puppet troops were all captured by our army and escorted to Taiyuan to prepare to replenish the newly expanded troops of the single division.

With the complete liberation of the whole of Shanxi by the Reading Force, tens of millions of ordinary people in Shanxi Province have regained their own rule. At the same time, the record of 36,578 soldiers being completely wiped out by the single division and 46,753 puppet troops being wiped out or captured was announced to the whole country by the Central Military Commission. The huge achievements once again caused an uproar across the country. All the warlords in the whole of China, after learning the news, were dumbfounded and couldn't believe that this was true. At the same time, there is also a trace of jealousy about the strength of [***] at this time.

Even Western countries, which have always had no confidence in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, once again focused their attention on this ancient China at the same time. At the same time, the Eighth Route Army, which was fighting against the Chinese army behind enemy lines, and [***], which was stationed in Shaanxi, once again attracted the attention of various Western countries. In particular, we pay more attention to this lone division who is only in the rear of the army and constantly creating one miracle after another.

When Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Chongqing, learned the news. Immediately, because of his anger, he smashed everything in his office into a mess. And at the first time, he called several of his confidants and generals to discuss the countermeasures that the national political axe should make after this matter.

(To be continued)