At the beginning of February, it was the cold winter season in the north, and Shanxi, where the weather had been sunny for a month, finally ushered in heavy snowfall.

Snowflakes and cold winds turned the whole of Shanxi into snow, which also made it impossible for Japanese planes to take off.

The main force of the Eighth Route Army took advantage of this favorable opportunity to speed up the journey, and with the help of the small carts of the people along the way, the progress of the troops was extremely smooth.

-- Yangjiazhuang Frontline Headquarters

Huang Kecheng pointed to the map and said, "Now it is snowing all over Shanxi, and all the Japanese planes are grounded, but the land forces are still attacking, and Xiaoyi and Fenyang have lost a quarter of their positions." Liu Bocheng's troops had already reached Wanghe Township, the back of the Third Army, and Wang Tao Township was a generation, Lin Sanhu was about one day away from Wenshui, and He Long's department was still one day away from Pingyao, and the Shanxi New Army was advancing to Mianshan. ”

Mr. Peng thought for a while and said, "Mianshan? Is there a royal compound nearby? ”

Huang Kecheng nodded and said, "That's right, that's it, Shanxi is one of the birthplaces of the Wang family, and the King of Taiyuan is also one of the five surnames and seven families of the year, the ancestors of the Lingshi Wang family are said to have started by selling tofu in the Yuan Dynasty, and it has been seven or eight hundred years now." However, the Wang family also declined after the decline of the Qing Dynasty, more than 40 years ago, their family sold the Wang family compound, and the plaque of the Red Gate Fort "Fort Tongzong" was also changed to "Fort Tongde" because of the foreign surname people entering the fort

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the contemporary leader Wang Yinrang moved to Sichuan with gold and silver treasures and his family, and it is said that some time ago he also organized the construction of an airport for anti-Japanese use, and now the Wang family compound is some ordinary people. ”

Mr. Peng sighed and said, "Seven or eight hundred years old family, I heard that many warriors in Lingshi are from this Wang family. Well, our people are all good, and now the net has been opened. After ordering He Longbu to arrive at the position, immediately cut off the supply line of the Japanese army for me and capture Pingyao, we will take advantage of this snowy day, the devil's plane can't move, give him a snowstorm to go to Pingyao!! ”

-- Pingyao

Pingyao County is located in the central part of Shanxi Province, and is bordered by Jiexiu, Qixian, Wenshui, Fenyang, Qinyuan and other counties and cities. Pingyao is an ancient city with a history of 2,700 years. At this time, the city wall was repaired 26 times from the Hongwu period, because there was a railway running through, Pingyao, which was originally economically developed, was even more densely clothed by merchants. However, since the start of the war, a large number of Japanese troops have been stationed in Pingyao, dumping Japanese goods while suppressing domestic goods. Although it has only been a year. But the economy is declining.

He Long hung a pipe, wore a white cloak, looked at the railway and the city wall not far away, and said, "How many devils are there in the city now?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou Shidi said, "There is probably a brigade, and there are more than 1,000 puppet troops, Pingyao is an important point on the supply line of the Japanese army, and no one knows if there will be a team of supply troops suddenly entering the city, so we still have to wait for the local people in Pingyao to come out and tell us." However, since the start of the war, Pingyao has been blocked. I'm afraid it's hard for ordinary people to come out. ”

"Fortunately, our people are not ordinary people." Xiao Ke smiled and walked over with a big man in civilian clothes.

Xiao Ke said: "Let me introduce, this is Comrade He Long, the commander of our 120th Division. Mr. He, this is Comrade Li Yuxin of the Li family in Xidapu Village, and his cousin is Comrade Li Yuang, secretary of the third branch of Yan'an Kang University, who is a member of our underground party and is now the chief of the police department in Pingyao County. ”

Li Yuxin held He Long's hand tightly and said, "I have long heard of Mr. He's reputation, and I am really fortunate to meet him." ”

He Long laughed and said, "I am the lucky one, the Li family in Pingyao, famous in the world." ”

Li Yuxin shook his head and said, "Hey, the children and grandchildren are not filial, of course, the famous Rishengchang ticket number collapsed after four years in the Republic of China, when I was just born, I have no impression, but when I grew up, my parents often told me that my generation can reorganize the family business, but now the country is in tatters, where is there a place for us to do business with peace of mind." ”

He Long nodded and said, "Yes, how many years has the Republic of China been founded, and how many years of war we have fought in China, don't talk about this, what is the current situation in Pingyao City?" How many enemies are there? How is the equipment? What was the time habit of the nearby Japanese supply team? ”

Li Yuxin immediately said, "There is now a brigade of infantry in Pingyao City, and there is also a regiment of puppet troops, but a large number of artillery and transport soldiers just came yesterday, I heard that they just came from Datong, ready to support the Japanese army in the direction of Luliang Mountain, it is said that they are all cannons, heavy artillery, boss, we must take down this cannon, I have seen it from afar, good guys, they are all so big, there are dozens of them, they are all pulled by the devil to Qi County by railway, and from Qi County all the way to Qi County with horses and carts. Because it's snowing heavily, I'm putting it here for the time being. There is already one such team in front of us. ”

Xiao Ke said, "This must be the devil's field artillery wing, the intelligence has said that a field artillery wing has 48 field guns, and it has passed a 20th division that should be close, this should be the 108th division, the 109th division is from the south, we must intercept it, and so on is there a bigger one in the past?" Well, the barrel is three or four meters long. ”

Li Yuxin scratched his head and said, "I didn't see this, I don't know if it's behind." It's been snowing heavily these days, and the devil's supply trucks have come much slower, and most of the devil's supplies are actually pulled by horses, and I don't know where their trucks have gone. ”

He Long said with a smile, "This is the opportunity that God gives us, I just said it, I He Huzi is a lucky general, we grabbed these dozens of cannons, and the firepower of our 120th Division will immediately be the first in the whole army." ”

Xiao Ke nodded and said, "Comrade Li Yuxin, can you open the city gate?" If we could open the gates, the losses of our attack would be much smaller. ”

Li Yuxin thought for a while and said, "Although our police also have guns, there are not many, and there are not many bullets, but our Li family has a secret passage to enter the city, and after entering, it is the back door of the ticket number of the year, which was dug in order to prevent chaos in the army." You can go through this. This secret passage is only known to our Li family's descendants, and it is absolutely confidential. ”

He Long clapped his hands and said, "Okay." Let's go here, gather the shell guns, submachine guns, and recoilless guns and organize assault teams. The commandos carried eight grenades each. Peng Shaohui led the team and made a big fuss in Pingyao City for me! ”

- Late at night

There was a sound of groping in a dry well of the Rishengchang ticket number in Pingyao City, a flying claw flew out of the well, and then a black shadow slowly touched up, and his eyes looked around vigilantly, and found that there was nothing unusual, so he waved his hand to let the people behind come up.

Soon. The entire ticket number was already black, and everyone did not dare to speak, only the slight sound of breathing and footsteps.

Li Yuxin said in a low voice: "You have all seen the map. The headquarters of the devil is on the side of the county government, and the cannons are stored in the Qiao family manor, where there are many guards of the devil, everyone should be careful. ”

Peng Shaohui nodded and shouted in a low voice: "The first team went to the county government to fight the devil headquarters." The second and third teams and I went to fight the devil's artillery. The fourth team went to hit the city gate, and the fifth team stayed here, picked up the troops that came up from behind, and set off!! ”

The snow was still falling, and most of the Japanese defenders were nested in their rooms, and the commandos were wearing white cloaks, and as soon as they saw a Japanese patrol, they immediately lay on the ground. The lights are dim, and the wind and snow are blinding. The Japanese army couldn't see the commando not far away at all, and they were actually touched by Peng Shaohui to Qiao's manor without danger.

"Da Da Da", "Bang", "Beep Beep", suddenly there was a burst of gunfire and explosions and a piercing siren in the distance.

"It's the county government, we're attacking too! Recoilless cannon, blow up the walls for me!! Peng Shaohui waved his hand.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Da Da" seems to be in an instant, and the entire Pingyao City has become a boiling cauldron.

"The Eighth Route Army has entered the city!!" "The Eighth Route Army has entered the city!!" "All the fellow villagers go home, don't open the doors and windows, the Eighth Route Army only fights devils. Chinese do not kill Chinese!! Soon, the city was filled with the shouts of the Eighth Route Army.

"Huh? What's going on? Koga Chuansan, the captain of the Japanese artillery wing who was sleeping in a daze, wore pajamas and lifted the quilt, and the cold winter wind only made him want to retract the quilt again.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open, and he was stunned to see two bright bayonets facing him.

"Surrender or kill!" The fighters said in somewhat broken Japanese.

"Yaga!" As soon as Kogawa threw his pajamas at the warrior, he wanted to get the gun.

A soldier behind the "Papapa" took a shell gun and shot three shots at Koga Chuansan, and said after the shot, "Continue to clean up the other rooms and kill all the Japanese soldiers!" ”

Looking at Pingyao City, which was red for half a day, He Long nodded and said, "Okay, the fight has started, order the troops to attack!" The artillery aimed at me, and there are still many people in the city, so don't hurt them by mistake, only hit the city wall and the place where the devil's flag is planted. ”

"Division commander, look, our military flag!" A staff officer shouted.

He Long listened and hurriedly took the binoculars to look, and sure enough, he saw a soldier waving the blue sky and white sun flag in Pingyao City, He Long just wanted to wave his hand and applaud, but saw the soldier holding his chest and slowly falling.

"Ah, what's the hurry, it's okay to plant the flag after the fight!!" He Long only felt a pain in his heart, but he saw that the soldier was slowly lying on the city wall, hugging the female wall tightly, and the flag was planted between him and the city wall, standing there strongly

Listening to the charging horns everywhere, He Long said slowly, "Write down the name of that soldier, and when the revolution wins, I will build a monument there." ”

The sky slowly brightened, He Long and other division cadres walked into Pingyao City, looking at a cannon whose door had been polished, He Long patted it and said, "Okay, wow, with these, the defeat of the little devil is even more doomed, and the troops are ordered to start immediately and prepare for a big battle." We kicked the devil's ass, and the devil will definitely find us desperately. ”

-- Jiexiu

A teacup was knocked over on the ground, and Tada said in disbelief, "What? Pingyao was also captured? ”

Yoshimoto Sadachi hurriedly said, "That's true, Pingyao has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army, estimated at 30,000 people, and they also captured the artillery of one of our field artillery wings, and at the same time, we also found traces of the Eighth Route Army in the mountains behind us, and the communication in the south was suddenly cut off." ”

Tada Jun looked at the map and said, "This, what the hell is going on?" Could it be that those ordinary people a few days ago were really the troops of the Eighth Route Army? ”

Yoshimoto nodded with a bitter face and said, "There is only this one possibility, the staff has calculated, with the current materials and food, in terms of ammunition, we can only last a week of high-intensity operations, and we can only last ten days in food." In 10 days, we will be running out of ammunition and food. Moreover, we have entered the position of the Eighth Route Army, and now we are in a dilemma, and I ask Your Excellency the Commander to make a clear decision. ”

At this time, Takeda Takeo also ran in and said, "Your Excellency Commander, the latest news, Wenshui County has been captured, and the enemy is the 115th Division." ”

Yoshimoto stood up and pointed to the map to show Tada, who said, "Do I still need to look at it?" We've lost three wings there. How many people are still in various places now? ”

Yoshimoto said, "There are about 10,000 people left, but the defenders in various places have reached their limit and cannot be mobilized. ”

Tada Jun wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and said, "Don't be afraid, our ammunition is still sufficient, and there are still air forces, even if we use aircraft to blow up and blow up a road, this just looks a little dangerous, as long as the wind and snow stop, we can turn the corner." ”

Yoshimoto Zhen nodded and said, "That's true, the key now is in Pingyao, as long as we can open up our supply line, there are one million of that troops, even if we can't win, we have to go, we can still go." My opinion is to first stop the attack on the fortified positions of the Eighth Route Army in Fenyang and Xiaoyi, and on the one hand consolidate the positions that have been taken, I think only two brigades and regiments are enough, and the other troops are all drawn back, the main force is to the north to open up our supply lines, and on the other hand, four to seven wings are transferred to establish defensive positions to the south and the rear to ensure our safety. ”

Tada Jun smiled bitterly and said, "The offense and defense have reversed, it just depends on whether the heavens help the imperial army and let the snow stop." ”

"The snow has stopped!!" "The snow has stopped!!" Suddenly, Tada heard shouts from outside, and Yoshimoto opened the curtains, only to see that the sky, which was still snowing with goose feathers, gradually calmed down, and a few rays of sunlight emerged from the clouds and shone on the earth, making the earth shine.

"Amaterasu bless, Amaterasu bless, this is the Heavenly Aid Imperial Army, and it is the kindness of His Majesty the Emperor." Tada Jun laughed and said, "Send a telegram to the aviation immediately, let them prepare to fight with us, we will blow up Pingyao City!" ”

"Didididi," Jiang Cheng looked at the dense snowflakes and said, "Quick, calculate the quantity and direction immediately." ”

"More than twenty planes! It is still increasing, it should have just taken off, it is the plane from Taiyuan, it has begun to move, the direction is due south, it is going to Pingyao. Several radar soldiers said after calculating.

Jiang Cheng nodded, took Li Qian to the headquarters not far away, and said to Mr. Zhu, "The devil has started to act, and more than thirty planes are moving in the direction of Pingyao." Expected to arrive in twenty minutes. ”

Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Okay, send a telegram to Yan'an, order all the planes to take off, and blow up Taiyuan Airport for me!" It's time to show the little devil our strength, send a telegram to He Long, and let him hide well, so that he doesn't get blown up by the little devil. Then tell Mr. Peng that the show has begun. ”

(To be continued.) )