"Hehe, Chief of Staff, I'll tell you later. When the commissar came, the three of us had a meeting, and I wanted to change the battle plan we had originally made. Liu Hua shook his head and said mysteriously.

"Yes, division commander, I'll go and give the order." Looking at the mysterious division commander in front of him, Li Qing knew that his division commander must have made some big moves. Without any hesitation, he immediately replied loudly.

Soon, half an hour passed. In this half an hour's time, the losses of the various units and the captured booty were slowly counted, and all of them were summed up in the hands of the chief of staff. What's more, after learning of Liu Hua's order, the political commissar who was a few miles away also entered Taiyuan City in the shortest possible time with more than 6,000 people from the guard brigade. began to take over the soldiers of the directly subordinate column who had been fighting all night, and was responsible for maintaining the order of Taiyuan and collecting the booty.

"Division commander, I really didn't expect that the little devil who has always been known as invincible, just like that, we solved it in one night, and even Taiyuan, an important town in North China, was liberated by us. Hehe, now I have a new understanding of the combat effectiveness of our readers. Seeing the division commander and the chief of staff standing on the city wall, the political commissar immediately ran to the city tower and said with a smile on his face.

"Commissar, happy is still to come? You will be even happier when the Chief of Staff will read to you about our results. Liu Hua also said with a smile.

"Commander, why wait a while, I think it's good now. Chief of Staff, hurry up, read the results with me, what good things did we capture this time, looking at the mysterious look on the face of the division commander, there must be a lot of good things, right? After listening to Liu Hua's words, the political commissar immediately said affirmatively. At the same time, he threw a puzzled look at the chief of staff next to him.

"Yes, Commissar. After preliminary statistics, this time we accepted a total of two little devil arsenals, three material warehouses, and one repair shop. In addition, all the equipment of the enemy's mountain artillery wing was captured, totaling 36 105-mm heavy mountain guns and all ammunition. More importantly, after the soldiers entered the city, they also captured a total of 12 tanks from a tank squadron attached to the Kwantung Army Brigade of the Japanese Army. As for the seizure of the military airfield, it is even more. Although the entire Taiyuan airfield was shelled by a heavy artillery regiment for ten minutes. However, in the end, we were able to capture a total of 8 intact aircraft, some unexploded aerial bombs, and all the fuel stored in the underground oil depot. Suffice it to say, as long as we have pilots, we read liabilities, we can now form a unified air force. At the same time, 16 anti-aircraft guns and 32 anti-aircraft machine guns were also seized around the airport," said Chief of Staff Li Qing, who read out aloud all the captures to the list in his hand.

And take a look at the political commissar Luo Ronghuan at this time, just before the chief of staff Li Qing said half of his words, he had a big mouth and stared at the chief of staff in front of him.

"Division commander, chief of staff, these are true? Did we really capture 8 planes and 12 tanks, and so much artillery? As soon as Li Qing's words were finished, political commissar Luo Ronghuan hurriedly asked, wanting to be sure that what he had just heard was not a dream, but a fact.

"Commissar, don't worry, everything the chief of staff said is true. As for the captured planes, I have made the fighters all hidden. From now on, we will also have airplanes. However, for the time being, there are no pilots and need support from the Central Military Commission. Looking at the stunned political commissar, Liu Hua replied with a smile.

"Okay, great, there are so many weapons, now our armored regiment and air defense regiment can be expanded, and in the future it will be called armored brigade and air defense brigade. At the same time, the heavy artillery regiment can also be expanded into a heavy artillery brigade. After getting the division commander's definite answer, the political commissar couldn't help but be excited and replied loudly.

"Political commissar, the expansion of the army is a matter of time, but now is not the time. I am in such a hurry to call you into Taiyuan City, in addition to wanting you to know the results we have achieved as soon as possible, I also have an important matter that I need to discuss with the two of you in detail. Looking at the political commissar with an excited face, Liu Hua said solemnly.

"Commander, just say it. Just the three of us, if there is anything, we will solve it together. Seeing Liu Hua with a serious face, political commissar Luo Ronghuan quickly recovered from the excitement just now.

"Yes, division commander, just say, do you have any new ideas, let's discuss them together." Chief of Staff Li Qing also nodded.

"That's it, commissar, chief of staff, through last night's battle. I don't think we should limit the goal of this campaign to the city of Taiyuan. My idea is to change the ultimate goal of our entire campaign and turn Taiyuan City into the entire Shanxi Province" In this way, Liu Hua took almost ten minutes before he came out with his thoughts and told the two partners in front of him.

However, just after Liu Hua's words were finished, the political commissar and the chief of staff in front of him had not yet reacted from the plan that Liu Hua imagined. The two men stayed there at the same time, their mouths wide open, unable to believe their ears.

"Commissar, Chief of Staff, do you also have any ideas? Say it and let's discuss it together. Seeing that half a minute had passed, the political commissar and the chief of staff, who were still dumbfounded and didn't say a word, Liu Hua was speechless for a while, so he had to remind

"Ah, Master, what you just said is true. What you mean is that we, the Reading Force, will wipe out all the remaining little devils in the entire Shanxi Province. Then the entire Shanxi Province will be built into a base for our reading divisions. The political commissar who was woken up by Liu Hua and reacted asked again in disbelief.

"Yes, that's exactly what I thought. Now in the whole of Shanxi, there are less than 40,000 little devils left. More importantly, of these 40,000 people, less than 10,000 are elite field troops, and the rest are all local garrison troops. With the current strength of our readers, we are fully capable of eliminating these tens of thousands of little devils and liberating the entire Shanxi Province in the shortest possible time. Liu Hua said affirmatively.

"Division commander, let's not talk about anything else, if we can really take the entire Shanxi Province. Then, in the battles that followed, our reading division not only had an inexhaustible supply of soldiers and food. At the same time, in the course of the battle, there is also a certain strategic depth. When the time comes, if the little devil casually sends one or two divisions to fight us, it will not be our opponent at all. In other words, just from the benefits of this successful campaign, I think we should fight this campaign. The chief of staff said with a smile on his face full of excitement.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, you're absolutely right. When the time comes, after we have eliminated all the little devils, the entire Shanxi Province will be completely included in the scope of our Reading Force Division. As long as we hold some strategic points, we can control the entire Shanxi Province, vigorously develop it, and make the whole of Shanxi the rear base of our Reading Force Division and even the entire Eighth Route Army. Liu Hua nodded and agreed with the words of Chief of Staff Li Qing.

"Commander, do you have any specific ideas? You must know that in the entire western part of Jinxi, there are tens of thousands of little devils, among which there is also an elite Kwantung Army Brigade. After half a minute of thinking, the political commissar was also attracted by the huge cake proposed by the division commander Liu Hua and the chief of staff Li Qing, and nodded and asked.

"Well, that's what I thought. We now have a total of three main brigades, plus the three main regiments assembled by the 2nd Division, for a total of more than 20,000 men. However, the army has an astonishing 40,000 men, and we do not have any advantage in terms of troops. So, I think, this cake, we have to eat little by little. I'm going to pack up this Kwantung Army Brigade first. Then, the soldiers marched into the west of Jin in three ways, and after surrounding all the troops in the entire western part of Jinxi, they were eaten little by little. Division Commander Liu Hua said confidently.

"But, Commander, there's a problem here. To accomplish such a huge military deployment and campaign, I don't think it will take half a month or not a month. If, within half a month, the army sends reinforcements from all over the country to reinforce the battlefield in western Jinxi, then at that time, won't our reading division be attacked by the enemy? Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan nodded, pointed to the map in front of him and said.

"Of course, the chief of staff, the political commissar, if we want to complete such a big battle, a dozen regiments in our hands will definitely not be enough. In order to concentrate sufficient forces, I intend to have the 1st and 3rd Divisions support three regiments respectively to block possible reinforcements from the surrounding areas of Shanxi. The first division was south of Shanxi and was responsible for blocking possible Japanese troops in the south. The 3rd Division is responsible for blocking possible reinforcements from the north direction. As for the little devils north of Shanxi, I plan to ask the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army for help. Liu Hua analyzed.

"Commander, I'm sure that as long as we can get half a month, we will be able to eat all these tens of thousands of little devils." After thinking about Liu Hua's plan, the chief of staff said affirmatively.

"Yes, division commander, I also support your battle plan. However, the immediate task at present is to pack up a Kwantung Army brigade that has been reinforced from the direction of Fenyang. According to the report of the cavalry regiment, at present, this brigade is far from Taiyuan City, and if it marches in a hurry, it will only take less than a day and a night to arrive. The political commissar also nodded and said affirmatively.

"Okay, commissar, chief of staff, since you both agree to this plan, then we will act as we have just said. This brigade reinforced by the little devils will be left to me to solve. The political commissar is responsible for all matters in the entire city of Taiyuan, and must ensure that the whole of Taiyuan does not fall into chaos and maintains normal operation. At the same time, it is also responsible for the transfer of materials and air defense in the entire Taiyuan City. As for the chief of staff, he immediately organized the general staff to draw up a detailed battle plan for the next half month's operations. Then it was reported to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Central Military Commission for approval. Seeing that the two people in front of him had agreed to his plan, Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"Commander, you can rest assured that the task will be completed. However, division commander, this battle plan should always have a name! Chief of Staff Li Qing responded with a smile.

"Yes, division commander, this battle plan was come up with you, you just think of a name!" The political commissar also nodded and said.

"Commissar, Chief of Staff, aren't you two embarrassed for me? However, since you said it, then I'll say one. The ultimate goal of our occupation of the entire Shanxi this time is to turn the entire Shanxi into the rear of our entire Eighth Route Army. The whole of Shanxi Province will be built into a base area with the largest scale. Therefore, I think, this name is called the "Great Shanxi Battle Plan". Liu Hua said affirmatively.

"The Dashanxi Battle Plan, although the name is a little dirty, is very close to reality and is a good name. This name is called the Great Shanxi Battle Plan. The chief of staff nodded and said meaningfully.

Once you have a specific plan, you can start implementing it. After half a day's rest, more than 12,000 people from the three brigades of the column directly under the command and the artillery regiment of the first division marched covertly toward the Fenyang area under the personal leadership of division commander Liu Hua. At the same time, the Kwantung Army Brigade of the Yue Army, which was stationed in the Luliang Mountain area, had just passed through the Fenyang area and quickly reinforced.

Just when the various divisions of the Reading Division began to move separately, Lieutenant General Tada Jun finally returned to the North China Garrison Headquarters after several hours of air and land travel. However, just when he walked into the North China Garrison Headquarters, he received a message that almost made him vomit blood. That is, an hour ago, the connection between the headquarters and Taiyuan had been cut off. That is to say, an hour ago, Taiyuan was likely to have been captured by the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division.

"Baga, how can this be, it's only been less than a night, how can Taiyuan City be captured? In addition, there are more than 10,000 elite imperial soldiers in Taiyuan City, it is impossible, absolutely impossible" Hearing the words of the chief of staff in front of him, Tada Jun almost didn't believe his ears, and roared loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, I can't believe that fact either. However, according to the last telegram sent from Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Army participating in the siege was not only equipped with heavy weapons of at least two heavy artillery regiments. What's more, it also has a large number of tanks. At the same time, according to the report of the front-line commander, the Eighth Route Army's infantry and artillery tactics of coordinated operations and infantry artillery coordination were very proficient on the battlefield," the chief of staff quickly replied.

"Nani, a lot of heavy artillery, and tanks? Baga, I really didn't expect that in just a few months, this reader would develop so fast. However, up to now, the staff officers of the headquarters still think that what is entrenched in North China is a Tubalu that is not even fully equipped. Bageyalu, Chief of Staff, according to what you said, Taiyuan may have fallen, so should our reinforcements continue to go to reinforcements? Lieutenant General Tada, whose mind was already in chaos, couldn't help but cast a hint of inquiry at the chief of staff in front of him after listening to the chief of staff's words and feeling some emotion.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander. I think our reinforcements should move on, reinforce and retake Taiyuan. At the same time, in the process of reinforcement, it is necessary to strengthen the strength of the reinforcement troops. The chief of staff thought for a moment and said affirmatively.

"Nani, keep going. Chief of Staff, you must know that the current Eighth Route Army is not a guerrilla force that has always been outdated, but an elite unit that unanimously has a large number of heavy artillery and tanks, and more importantly, their morale is high. Even if the reinforcements of one of our brigades arrive in Taiyuan in time, what role can they play? What's more, if this reader is well prepared, our brigade will definitely be ambushed by this reader again, and eventually all of them will be shattered. Lieutenant General Tada asked in confusion.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander, I think that even if we lose the entire North China garrison, we will take Taiyuan City back from the hands of the Eighth Route Army." After listening to Lieutenant General Tada's words, the chief of staff not only did not change at all, but said with more certainty.

"Nani, for the sake of one Taiyuan, lose the entire North China garrison army. Chief of Staff, you're not joking! Lieutenant General Tada, who had not yet reacted, couldn't believe his ears and continued to ask rhetorically.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it is so. Just yesterday, the Nanjing puppet national political axe had just been established, and this incident could be said to have boosted the morale of the imperial army. However, if the occupation of Taiyuan by the Eighth Route Army is publicized, it will be equivalent to a very good slap in the face of the Imperial Army and a good blow to the morale of the Imperial Army. This matter is absolutely impossible for the military department and His Majesty to tolerate. Looking at Lieutenant General Toshitoshi Tada, who was slowly falling into deep thought, the chief of staff continued.

At the same time, Taiyuan is an important town in North China and is above the transportation hub. It can be said that the main railway artery that connects the north and south must pass through Taiyuan. If Taiyuan is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, it is equivalent to the Eighth Route Army cutting off the connection between our North China garrison army and Central China garrison army. Then, it is impossible for all kinds of ammunition and food urgently needed by our army on the southern front to be continuously transported to the front line from the northeast. Therefore, for the strategic situation of the whole of China, even if the military department sacrifices our entire North China garrison army, it is necessary to recapture Taiyuan City" to ensure the smooth flow of the entire main artery" Looking at the commander Lieutenant General Tada Toshi, who was already completely lost in thought, the chief of staff stopped. At the same time, a pair of eyes were also quietly looking at the commander in front of him, waiting for the commander to give the final order.

(To be continued)