Chongqing Huangshan official residence, Yunxiu Tower.

"The 386th Brigade has saved the day?" Chang Kaishen looked at Tang Zong directly, feeling incredulous.

How does this say? I went to the Central News Agency and made a radio speech, and in half a day, the situation in the northwest of Shanxi Province was reversed again?

"Yes." Tang Zong nodded and said, "At least it's okay for a short time." ”

"What does Okamura Ninji eat?" Chang Kaishen was so angry that he wanted to replace the Japanese army base camp and remove Okamura from his position, and the cooked duck could fly away? How?

Tang Zongdao: "The main reason is that the reaction speed of the 386th Brigade is too fast. ”

"Yes." Chu Yunfei also pointed at the sand table with a long wooden pole and said to Chang Kaishen, "Headmaster, you see, Okamura Ningji should say that he still seized this opportunity, and also made the correct deployment, ordering the two divisions to directly outflank Malan Town and Jiugong Town, wanting to cut off the retreat of the main force of the 386th Brigade in Anhua County, Lao County and Ping'an County, and then completely annihilate the 386th Brigade, not only that, Okamura Ningji even sent two divisions in the direction of Yuanao Town and Sanqi Town, trying to cut off the retreat of the 386th Brigade from a farther distance, But these intentions of his were all seen through by Chen Gen. ”

After a pause, Chu Yunfei continued: "Chen Gen and Wang Ye predicted Okamura Ningji's reaction, and decisively ordered the main force of the 386th Brigade stationed in Lao County, Ping'an County and Anhua County to retreat, not only easily jumped out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, but even relied on Sanqi Town, Yuanao Town and Anshi Town to rebuild an arc defense line. ”

"Arc of defense?" Chang Kaishen's brows instantly frowned.

"Headmaster, look." Chu Yunfei pointed to the sand table and said, "This is Yuan'ao Town, in the south of Jiugong Mountain, this is Yuan'ao Town, in the north of Wohu Mountain, this is Anshi Town, in the middle of the basin between Wohu Mountain and Jiugong Mountain, and it is also the only road for the Japanese army to enter Wanmadu through Chenzhuang. ”

Chang Kaishen said in a deep voice: "In other words, Anshi Town is the key? ”

"Yes." Chu Yunfei said, "Whether or not you can hold Anshi Town is the most critical to the second phase of the war in the northwest of Shanxi. ”

"So can the 386th Brigade hold Anshi Town?" Chang Kaishen said, "Yunfei, you also said just now, Anshi Town is open to the road, and the Japanese army's mechanized heavy equipment can be driven to Anshi Town through Chenzhuang, in the face of the Japanese army's mechanized heavy equipment, what will the 386th Brigade fight against?" Just by the tunnels underneath the ground? ”

Tang Zong shook his head and said, "But the problem is that Chen Zhuang is blocked. ”

"What's going on?" Chang Kaishen said, "Why did Chen Zhuang block it?" ”

Chu Yunfei said: "It's unbelievable to say, but according to the information provided by Stationmaster Wang Jialing, more than a dozen infantry brigades of the Japanese army and nearly 10,000 people of the Eighth Route Army have been completely mixed up near Chenzhuang, and the two sides occupy the tunnel fortifications within a few kilometers with Chenzhuang as the center in squads. ”

Tang Zong continued: "Because of this, the highway in Chenzhuang has been blocked. ”

Chu Yunfei said again: "Actually, this is not the worst for the Japanese army, the worst thing is that because the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has shrunk the defensive line, the Japanese army can only invest three divisions at most for the offensive now. ”

"Yes." Tang Zong also said, "Originally, the width of the 386th Brigade's defense front was more than 200 kilometers, but now it is less than 30 kilometers, and with such a width, it can only accommodate three divisions at most. ”

"That's it." Chang Kaishen said, "So, the people trapped at the ferry can cross the river? ”

"Yes." Chu Yunfei nodded, and then said, "Not only can the common people cross the river safely, but the 386th Brigade can also calmly cross the river after completing any cover, and then retreat to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area through the Hetao." ”

Hearing this, Chang Kaishen's face fell, and he was happy to see the people crossing the river.

However, he was not happy to see that the 386th Brigade could calmly cross the river and retreat to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region through the Hetao, because this not only meant that the elite division of the 386th Brigade could be preserved, but also that the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region would have an additional layer of security, which would be very unfavorable to the future attack of the Hu Zongnan clique.

That's right, Chang Kaishen is already thinking about the "anti-bandit work" after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

In view of this, it is impossible for the 386th Brigade to retreat to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo to allow the 386th Brigade to retreat to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, and we must find a way to let them stay in the northwest of Shanxi and continue to persist in the War of Resistance.

……

Taiyuan, the combat hall of the headquarters of the Japanese 1st Army.

Okamura Ningji's brows have been twisted into a Sichuan character, and his originally thin figure has become even thinner, thanks to being indoors, if it is outside, it is really worrying that it will be blown away by the strong wind.

The staff officers of the headquarters ignored Okamura Ninji's mood at this time, and the discussion was in full swing.

If you pass by the door, you will really mistake it for a vegetable market in the inner city of Taiyuan, which is very lively.

Obviously, these staff officers of the 1st Army Command didn't care much about Okamura Ninji's feelings.

I remember that when Okamura Ningji first came to Taiyuan, these staff officers were all so respectful that they almost knelt down to bow and worship.

The army during the war years was like this, strength was respected.

If you have the ability to lead your army to win battles, you will gain respect.

But if you don't have the ability, you can only keep losing the battle, even if you are His Royal Highness, it is not easy for you.

Isn't Hatohiko Asaka just a prince? This little devil didn't actually defeat the battle much, but because of his mediocre ability, he lived as a joke and was not respected by others at all.

Okamura Ninji gained a lot of respect for his outstanding performance as commander of the 11th Army.

When the old devils first became the commander of the North China Front, the devils of the entire North China were cheering, and they fanatically believed that Okamura Ningji would definitely be able to lead them to improve the law and order situation in North China.

But now, after several major defeats in the northwest battlefield of Jin,

Okamura Ninji's prestige was already much less than before, and Yoshimoto Sadaichi even began to openly despise him.

However, what really bothered Okamura Ninji was not the contempt of Yoshimoto Sadaichi and the young staff officers of the 1st Army Headquarters, because no matter how much Yoshimoto Sadaichi and these staff officers defied, they would still carry out the order to the letter, so it would not have any substantial impact on the war in the northwest of Jin.

What really bothered Okamura Ninji was the sweeping operation itself.

The current situation is really troublesome, after the 386th Brigade shrinks its defensive line, the frontal width is only less than 30 kilometers, and it can only deploy three divisions at most, which is nerve-wracking.

Okamura Ningji frowned, and subconsciously began to pull his beard.

Not far away, Takuya Mizuhara looked at Okamura Ninji with a little pity.

In fact, regardless of his identity, Okamura Ninji is an ordinary little old man, his beard has turned gray, he is already in his last years, and he is not a few days away from death.

Okamura Ninji seemed to feel Takuya Mizuhara's gaze and turned back leisurely.

"Suwon-kun." Okamura Ninji stared into Takuya Mizuhara's eyes and asked, "Do you have any suggestions for the current situation?" ”

Takuya Mizuhara said in his heart, who makes me not feel sorry for the old man? At that moment, he said, "Your Excellency, can I ask you a question?" ”

Okamura Ninji said, "You ask." ”

Takuya Suhara said: "The Northwest Jin Sweeping Battle is already at the battle level, so the Battle of Northwest Jin has been carried out so far, have your combat objectives been adjusted?" ”

Hearing this, the staff officers present stopped talking one after another.

Everyone's eyes fell on Okamura Ninji.

The original goal of the Northwest Jin Sweep or the Battle of the Northwest Jin Dynasty was to completely destroy the bandit army in the northwest of Jin, kill all the people in the bandit area, and severely damage the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, preferably annihilated.

But now, it is obviously impossible to kill all the people in the bandit area.

But adjusting your goals is admitting failure, which is not an easy task.

As a commander, he is responsible for the failure, does Okamura Ninji have the courage?

Under the scorching gaze of everyone, Okamura Ninji said: "I must admit that the Battle of Northwest Jin has been fought until now, and it is difficult to achieve the operational goals set before the war, but this has nothing to do with the soldiers on the front line, it is all because of my command mistakes that led to the current situation, so I will make a deep review to the base camp." ”

The entire hall fell silent in an instant, so everyone looked admiring.

Okamura Ninji admitted defeat, and instead of attracting the contempt of the officers, he regained respect.

The reason is simple, a commander who is willing to take responsibility is respectable anyway, because he does not pass on the fault of failure to his subordinates.

Okamura Ningji continued: "As for the combat objectives, of course adjustments need to be made, an obvious fact is that it is absolutely impossible to kill the people of China in the bandit area, but there is still a chance to severely damage or even completely annihilate the main force of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, Mizuwon-kun, do you agree with this?" ”

Takuya Mizuhara paused: "Hai, I completely agree. ”

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "It is not difficult to severely damage the 386th Brigade, but it is not easy to annihilate it completely." ”

"Really?" Yoshimoto Sada, "Mizuhara-kun actually thinks that it is not difficult to hit the 386th Brigade hard? This statement came as a surprise to me. ”

Takuya Mizuhara spread his hands and said: "Your Excellency, in fact, until the Battle of Northwest Jinxi has been fought, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has suffered heavy losses. ”

"First of all, the artillery of the 386th Brigade has already lost most of its losses in the battle of the night attack on the 1st Division."

"At least the artillery captured from the Imperial Army has been lost, and there are only more than 20 American mountain guns left."

"Secondly, in the battle of killing Zhukou to encircle and annihilate the 28th Division, although the result was that the 28th Division was completely annihilated, the casualties of the 386th Brigade would not be much less than that of the 28th Division."

"Again, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has also been lost."

"Then, in the first phase of the fortress attack and defense battle and the second stage of urban street fighting, the casualty figure of the 386th Brigade will definitely not be small."

"In the end, there are nearly 10,000 people trapped on the battlefield of Chenzhuang."

"If nothing else, the nearly 10,000 roads trapped in the battlefield of Chenzhuang are already in a catastrophe."

"If I'm not wrong in my estimate, the 386th Brigade now has 10,000 people left at best."

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "Your Excellency Commander, suffering such a heavy loss, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is not considered to be broken?" Not counting the heavy blows? ”

A whisper suddenly sounded in the battle hall.

Before this, no one had seriously estimated the losses of the 386th Brigade.

Now that Takuya Suhara said so, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has indeed suffered heavy losses.

You must know that at the beginning, the regular army, local armed forces and militia of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army all added up to more than 50,000 people, as well as an artillery regiment and a cavalry regiment! But now, the artillery and cavalry have been lost, and only 10,000 of the 50,000 horses are left.

Hearing this, Okamura Ninji also instantly felt much better.

In this way, the vicious battle of more than half a month has not been fought in vain.

Yoshimoto Sadami was not convinced: "Then how much did the imperial army lose?" ”

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadaichi said again: "Up to now, the imperial army has suffered more than 60,000 casualties in the Battle of Northwest Jin, and the number of casualties alone has exceeded 30,000, including the collective death of more than 15,000 people in the 28th Division!" The loss of technical equipment is several times that of the Eighth Route Army, which cannot be called a victory in any case, right? ”

Okamura Ninji frowned and said, "Yoshimoto-kun, no one said that the imperial army was victorious, okay?" ”

"Uh......" Yoshimoto was stunned for a moment when he heard this, as if no one had said that the Imperial Army had won.

Okamura Ninji said to Takuya Mizuhara again: "Mizuhara-kun, as you said, the Battle of Northwest Jin has been fought until now, and the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has indeed suffered unprecedented heavy losses, so I will now make a small correction to the combat objective, I hope that this time I can completely annihilate the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, especially to capture or kill commanders such as Chen Gen, Li Yunlong, and Wang Ye." ”

"It's not easy." Takuya Suhara shook his head and said, "Because the imperial army does not have the ability to break through the arc defense line of the 386th Brigade in a short period of time, let alone the ability to block the Hetao, so after the 386th Brigade completes the covering task, it can completely leave a small force to break the rear, and its main force will cross the Yellow River into the Hetao from Rongxi." ”

"Not easy?" Okamura Ninji heard the sound of the strings from Takuya Mizuhara's words, and then asked, "What Mizuhara-kun means, in fact, there is still a way to do it, right?" ”

"There must still be a way." Takuya Mizuhara said with a smile.

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "Your Excellency, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve the combat goal of the 386th Brigade by military means alone, but it is difficult to say if it can be supplemented by political means. ”

"Supplemented by political means?" Okamura Ninji's heart moved when he heard this.

Takuya Mizuhara smiled and said: "In any case, it is not only your Excellency the General who hopes that the 386th Brigade will be completely annihilated, Chang Kaishen of the National Government probably hopes that the 386th Brigade will be completely annihilated by the Imperial Army more than you." ”

"Yo Xi!" Okamura Ninji was overjoyed when he heard this, "Mizuhara-kun, this time it's really thanks to you." ”

At this moment, Okamura Ninji was really a little lucky in his heart, fortunately he was not in a hurry to take down Takuya Mizuhara last night, otherwise no one would have provided him with this valuable idea.

Seeing Okamura Ninji's expression, Takuya Mizuhara knew that he was stable.

It seems that he can take this opportunity to make a lot of money again.

I have to say that Okamura Ningji still thought too simply, he didn't expect Takuya Mizuhara to sing two birds with one stone, which not only helped Okamura Ningji, but also made a lot of money by the way.

……

Chongqing Huangshan official residence, Yunxiu Tower.

Knowing that the 386th Brigade had stabilized the situation, Chang Kaishen was so angry that he didn't eat.

Lying in the study sulking, Tang Zong hurriedly walked in: "Principal, Stationmaster Wang sent another secret message!" ”

"Wang Jialing sent a secret message again?" Chang Kaishen's heart moved, "Naijian, is there a new change in the battle situation in the northwest of Jin?" The 386th Brigade is finished again? ”

"Well, you can say that." Tang Zongdao.

Chang Kaishen perked up and asked, "What did the telegram say?" ”

Tang Zong lowered his voice and said: "Headmaster, Okamura Ningji wants to make a deal with us, and exchange Baotou for the Sui Army to block the Hetao and block the 386th Brigade's westward retreat!" ”

"Is there such a thing?" Chang Kaixi said happily.

In fact, Chang Kaishen has always hesitated to issue a blockade order to Fu Yisheng.

Seriously, it is easy to give an order to Fu Yisheng, it is a matter of sending a telegram, but it is not easy to make Fu Yisheng obediently obey the order.

In the final analysis, Fu Yisheng has a good relationship with the Communist Party.

The Suijun army has been jokingly called seven and a half roads by many people.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Fu Yisheng to send troops to cut off the back road of the 386th Brigade.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Chang Kaishen did not dare to give an order, because even if he gave an order, it would be in vain, and it would weaken the little prestige he had.

But the situation is different now.

If the Japanese army cedes Baotou, Fu Yisheng's Sui army will definitely be stationed.

As long as the Sui army sent troops to Baotou, Chang Kaishen could ask Fu Yisheng to give up the back set and hand it over to the Jin army in the name of "adjusting the defense area".

Thinking of this, Chang Kaishen asked again: "Naijian, has Fu Yisheng asked to fight several times?" ”

"Yes." Tang Zong nodded and said, "Chief Fu has sent three telegrams, requesting that troops be sent to attack Baotou in order to respond to the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in the war of resistance in the northwest of Shanxi. ”

After a pause, Tang Zong said again: "Chief Fu also said that Baotou is empty at this time, and the Suijun army is also ready, and Baotou can be recovered with just an order from the principal!" ”

"Good." Chang Kaishen said angrily, "Naijian, you immediately issued a combat order to the Northern Route Army of the Second Theater, saying that in order to respond to the 386th Brigade's anti-Japanese war in the northwest of Shanxi, order the elite of the Sui Army to attack Baotou!" As an additional sentence, this order is urgent, and it will be executed immediately after receiving the order! ”

After a pause, Chang Kaishen said again: "Send another telegram to Yan Xishan, and ask him to immediately transfer troops from western Shanxi to take over the defense of Houtao, especially the ferry on the west bank of the Yellow River in Houtao, and we must do a good job of vigilance. ”

"Okay." Tang Zong replied respectfully.

……

Liao County, headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

"Boss, the notice from the Second War Zone Governor's Department."

The deputy chief of the general staff handed a telegram to the boss with a strange expression.

After reading the telegram, the boss was so angry that he slapped the telegram on the table.

The division commander picked up the telegram in surprise, and after reading it, he said with a smile: "Although this notice was issued by the Commander's Department of the Second War Zone, it must be Chang Kaishen's meaning behind it. ”

"I know." The boss said angrily, "I'm angry with someone Chang." ”

The division commander said with a smile: "Suppressing political enemies and excluding dissidents is just a routine operation for someone Chang, the boss you know, why bother with him, it's not worth it to be angry with him." ”

The deputy chief of general staff also said with a smile: "What the division commander said is that you can't be angry with someone Chang. ”

After a pause, the deputy chief of general staff said again: "Moreover, Fu Yisheng has a good relationship with our party, and he will definitely not give up the rear trap to the Jin army, so there will be no problem with the rear road of the northwest column of Jin." ”

"Not necessarily." The division commander shook his head and said, "Although Fu Yisheng has a good relationship with us, it doesn't mean that he will disobey Chang Kaishen's order for our Eighth Route Army. ”

The boss also nodded and said: "Yes, Fu Yisheng has actually broken away from Yan Xishan to stand on his own, and at this time he urgently needs support from Chongqing and Chang Kaishen, so it is a high probability event to be ordered to give up the back set, and we must not have any luck in this, and we must prepare for the worst." ”

"That's just as well." The deputy chief of staff nodded, and then said, "Boss, if the Jin army wants to enter the Houtao grassland, it must pass through northern Shaanxi, should we give an order to the 359 Brigade and let them block the road to the Houtao grassland in the name of the exercise?" In this way, the Jin army will not be able to reach the back set. ”

"It's definitely not going to work." The division commander shook his head and said, "There is a suspicion of causing friction." ”

The boss thought for a while and said: "We still have to base ourselves on ourselves and immediately send a telegram to the northwest column of Jinxi, telling them not to hope for crossing the river and retreating westward, and to prepare for a frontal breakthrough, so as not to be passive when the time comes." ”

The Deputy Chief of the General Staff responded: "Yes! ”

……

In Taiyuan, the headquarters of the 1st Army.

The next day, Okamura received feedback from the Kuomintang.

Inoue Yasushi reported to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency, Fu Yisheng led the main force of the 35th Army and the 7th Cavalry Division, which have been stationed in Baotou. ”

"Really?" Okamura Ninji said, "The Suijun is moving so fast? ”

Inoue Jing said: "The Sui army has actually advanced to the area east of Wuliang Suhai a long time ago, and is ready to attack Baotou, but because Chang Kaishen has not allowed it, it will not move." ”

"Baotou City will be given to the Sui army for the time being, and it will be taken back later." Okamura Ningji snorted and said, "Is there any movement on the Jin army's side?" ”

Inoue said: "Yes, the 33rd Army of the Jin Army crossed the Yellow River from western Jin and entered northern Shaanxi last night, and will soon be able to enter the Houtao grassland by the way, and then block the ferry on the west bank of the Yellow River. ”

Okamura Ningji said: "Northern Shaanxi is the defense area of the Eighth Route Army, didn't the Eighth Route Army get in the way? ”

Inoue said, "At least so far, the 33rd Army of the Jin Army has not encountered any trouble. ”

"Yo Xi, then there should be no problem." Okamura Ninji nodded happily, and then asked, "By the way, where is Mizuhara-kun?" Why wasn't he in the battle hall? ”

Yasushi Inoue smiled and said, "I went to Yoshinoya's house again to order lunch for everyone." ”

While speaking, Takuya Mizuhara had already walked in from the door and said with a smile, "Lunch has been set." ”

Yoshimoto Sadachi smiled and asked, "Mizuhara-kun, what are you going to eat at noon today?" Do you still eat charcoal-grilled Wagyu beef? ”

"Hello." Takuya Mizuhara said the first meal, "Everyone has worked so hard these days, and they should eat something good, so lunch is still sushi with charcoal-grilled wagyu beef, and everyone has a pot of sake." ”

Hearing this, a cheer suddenly rang out in the battle hall.

Wagyu beef is a high-end ingredient, although the salary of the devil officer is not low, but it is not often eaten, and Takuya Mizuhara has invited everyone to eat Wagyu beef in the past two days, which can be said to have gained a wave of goodwill.

Even Okamura Ninji was a little hesitant, should he do it or not?

I have to say that Takuya Mizuhara's ability is really strong, and he is very good at being a person.

How good would it be if such a talent didn't betray the empire and sell intelligence? It's a shame.

However, Okamura Ninji quickly put away these useless emotions, and said to Takuya Mizuhara: "Mizuhara-kun, our political methods have worked, the 33rd Army of the Jin Army has crossed the Yellow River to the west, and is going north to Houtao through northern Shaanxi, preparing to block all the ferries on the west bank of the Yellow River in the Houtao section, and the 386th Brigade's westward escape route has been cut off. ”

"Great." Takuya Mizuhara was overjoyed, "In this case, I'm afraid the 386th Brigade will be unable to escape." ”

Okamura Ningji said again: "But with Chen Gen and Wang Ye's deceit, the 386th Brigade will definitely not be restrained, and they will definitely launch a breakthrough operation after completing the covering mission." ”

After a pause, he said, "Suwon-kun thinks that the 386th Brigade may break through from which direction?" ”

"I'm afraid no one can guess this." Takuya Mizuhara shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, instead of trying to guess which direction the 386th Brigade will break through, it is better to strengthen the military blockade, as long as the bandit area is completely blocked and heavy troops are deployed in each direction, no matter which direction the 386th Brigade breaks through, it can only be a dead end!" ”

"Yo Si." Okamura Ninji said, "Mizuhara-kun has said to the point, strengthen the blockade!" ”

After a pause, Okamura Ninji said again: "The question is, how can the imperial army strengthen the blockade?" ”

Takuya Mizuhara smiled and said, "It's very simple, just give back to others in the way of others." ”

"Give back to others in the way of others?" Okamura Ninji couldn't help but show a knowing smile on his face, it was really amazing, Takuya Mizuhara's thoughts coincided with him again.

What Okamura Ninji thought of was also to use the marmot defense line to block the defense area of the 386th Brigade.

I have to say that this groundhog defense line of the 386th Brigade is really a sharp weapon for defensive warfare, but there are two sides to everything, and if there is a good side to things, then there will inevitably be a bad side.

For example, this marmot defense line, the 386th Brigade can be described as an artifact when it is used for defense.

But once the situation reverses and becomes the Eighth Route Army attacking and the Japanese army fighting, then this groundhog defense line will immediately become a nightmare for the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

At that moment, Okamura Ninji turned his head to Inoue Yasushi and said, "Inoue-kun, immediately call the 1st, 27th, and 110th Divisions to complete the encirclement of the bandit area from the north, southeast, and southeast. ”

"Tell them again,"

"You don't have to launch a strong attack after the siege is completed,"

"We just need to expand and strengthen the marmot defense."

"The 26th Division and the 3rd Tank Division immediately returned to Datong,"

"Prevent the Sui army from continuing to advance eastward after occupying Baotou and threatening to return to Sui."

After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again: "The remaining five divisions and regiments withdrew to the first line of Anhua County, Malan Town, and Jiugong Town, and built a second blockade line to ensure that not a single Eighth Route Army would break through!" ”

"Hello!" Inoue paused, turned around and walked quickly into the communication class.

On the other side, Masao Inamori, the head of the operations section, took a few operational staff officers and quickly presented Okamura Ningji's deployment just now to the sand table.

……

In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.

It was getting dark, and the ferry port of Wanmadu was busy again.

The brigade commander took Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo and a few guards to the ferry.

I saw that under the night, the old folks were getting on the boat in an orderly manner.

It has to be said that our party's organizational and coordination ability is strong, and under the coordination of party organizations at all levels, hundreds of thousands of people gathered outside the wharf without any chaos.

There is not even a need for militias to maintain order.

Without waiting for the brigade commander to ask, Zhao Gang said: "Up to now, most of the people have crossed the river, and now there are probably more than 100,000 people left who have not crossed the river, but they will definitely be able to cross the river before dawn tomorrow." ”

"Will they all cross the river by dawn tomorrow?" The brigade commander said in surprise, "It's only been four days, doesn't it mean that it will take at least seven or eight days?" Well? ”

Zhao Gang said: "Our previous estimate was a bit conservative. ”

The brigade commander said: "That is, tomorrow you can prepare for a breakthrough?" ”

"Yes." Zhao Gang nodded and said, "I will definitely be able to break through tomorrow." ”

Hearing this, the brigade commander suddenly sighed, and the expression on his face became gloomy.

The brigade commander said: "It's going to break through, but Xiao Wang's wolf warrior brigade hasn't come back yet, without the wolf warrior brigade, our northwest column of Jin will have no eyes and nose, and this breakthrough battle may not be easy to fight." ”

"The breakout battle will definitely not be easy to fight." Zhao Gang asked, "Brigade commander, I heard that the devils haven't attacked much in the past two days, and they are only focused on expanding and strengthening the fortifications, right?" ”

"That's right." The brigade commander said in a deep voice, "The devil has obviously changed his strategy, and no longer wants to kill us with an attack, but is ready to trap us to death with a long-term blockade!" In this way, the fortifications we built before, the groundhog defense line designed by Xiao Wang, have become a defensive weapon for the devils. ”

Zhao Gang said: "This is really like lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot." ”

"Not really." The brigade commander said helplessly, "I don't even know how to break it." ”

Xing Zhiguo said: "Brigade commander, otherwise you will forcibly cross the Yellow River, right?" Why didn't the Jin army let our column cross the Yellow River? ”

"Forcibly crossing the Yellow River is definitely not possible." The brigade commander shook his head and said, "Although there are enough boats, we can transport all our northwest columns across the river at one time, but the problem now is that the 33rd Army of the Jin Army has already built fortifications along the west bank of the Yellow River, and we can't go ashore at all, so we can't fight this battle." ”

You can't float in the river and fight the Jin army, right?

The Jin army attacked very poorly, but it was still good to defend.

In the face of the strict defense of the Jin army, coupled with the obstruction of the Yellow River, the brigade commander was not sure.

It is also not possible to go down the Yellow River by boat, because this section of the Yellow River has a large drop and the water is turbulent, so it is okay to ferry back and forth by boat, but it is not possible to go down the river, which is looking for death.

If you can't cross the Yellow River to the west, you can only break through from the front.

But the Japanese army has realized the strength of the marmot line, and how easy is it to break through from the front?

"Brigade commander, then let's wait a few more days." Zhao Gang said, "I believe that Xiao Wang will return safely, and the Wolf Warrior Brigade will definitely come back, Chen Zhuang will definitely not be able to trap them." ”

The brigade commander said: "That's all it can be." ”

……

Wang Ye was following Lin Han in the dark.

In the dark, Wei Xilai whispered, "Captain, I'm hungry." ”

"Captain, I'm hungry too." Duan Peng's voice sounded immediately, "I haven't eaten for two days. ”

"Damn, who hasn't eaten for two days?" Wei Dayong said angrily, "You are hungry, I am still hungry, otherwise you will eat me." ”

"You?" Duan Peng said, "I don't eat stinky meat. ”

"Fart." Wei Dayong said angrily, "How do you know that my meat stinks? ”

Duan Peng said: "Don't all the big guys say that, stinky monk stinky monk, you are a monk, the meat must be stinky, not delicious, I don't eat it." ”

"Captain, I want to eat meat."

Wei Xilai's stomach gurgled.

was stirred up by Wei Xilai like this, and even Wang Ye felt so hungry that he couldn't do it.

No way, they have been fighting with the devils in the tunnels day and night for almost four days and nights, at the beginning, they still had dry food on them, and then they robbed the little devils when the dry food was eaten.

Later, even the devils ran out of food, and they could only go hungry.

But fortunately, their squad is invincible in the tunnel.

After nearly four days and nights of fighting, there were at least 500 devils who were directly killed by them, and more than 500 militiamen, local troops, and regular troops gathered by them.

But none of the dozen or so of them were injured.

Now the area within a 500-meter radius of Chenzhuang has been cleared.

The 500 men and horses gathered together were also temporarily organized into ten platoons by Wang Ye, and then continued to clear the periphery, striving to gather more people until all the devils within a radius of 10 kilometers from Chenzhuang were cleared, and then all the surviving militia, local armed forces, and regular troops were gathered together.

It should be said that the most difficult stage has passed.

Because at the beginning, a small unit of the Wolf Warrior Brigade was cleaning up the battlefield, so the progress was very slow, but now in addition to the Wolf Warrior Brigade, there are ten more platoons that can join the cleanup without any worries, and the cleanup speed will definitely be accelerated, and Wang Ye estimates that it will be completed in about three days.

If nothing else, the final victory will surely belong to them.

None of the devils trapped in a ten-kilometer radius of Chenzhuang want to live.

However, it is estimated that there are only a few people left in the Eighth Route Army who are also trapped in this area.

According to Wang Ye's estimates, there are about 10,000 regular troops, local armed forces and militias trapped in this area, and in the end, there are only 3,000 left to win.

But now there is a problem of food shortages.

This is troublesome, and he can't make food.

Because all the villages in the northwest of Shanxi Province have been fortified and cleared, all the food that can be taken away has been taken away, and what cannot be taken away has also been donated to the army by the villagers as military food.

So these villages really don't have a grain of food.

At this time, passing by a foxhole, with the faint moonlight leaking from the hole in the foxhole, Wang Ye looked back at the team members behind him, and saw that all of them looked weak.

Obviously, the team members are already hungry, and this posture is probably difficult to continue fighting.

Just as he was worried, a story suddenly flashed in Wang Ye's mind, and he immediately motioned for Duan Peng to step forward and asked, "Duan Peng, I remember that you Shanxi people have the habit of hiding grain, right?" ”

"Hmm." Duan Peng nodded and said, "There is this habit, when the year is good, he hides the uneaten grain and keeps it for the disaster year." ”

Wang Ye said again: "I heard that there are still people who mash sweet potatoes into paste and make bricks, and use them to build walls, and when they encounter a famine year, they will tear down the wall bricks to satisfy hunger, is there such a thing?" ”

"I've never seen this." Duan Peng said, "But I've heard it said." ”

Wang Ye said: "If, I mean if, if there is such a family in Chenzhuang, who makes bricks into bricks and puts the uneaten sweet potatoes into the courtyard wall, then he must not have time to dispose of these sweet potato bricks before the transfer, right?" First, these sweet potato bricks are not easy to deal with, and secondly, he also thinks that the devil may not be able to find them. ”

Duan Peng said: "If it were me, I wouldn't move the sweet potato brick courtyard wall." ”

Wei Dayong said: "Captain, whether there is such a thing or not, go back and find it." ”

"You don't have to go to Chenzhuang." Wang Ye said, "Just a nearby village." ”

At that moment, Wang Ye took more than a dozen wolf warriors from the tunnel mouth to the foxhole, this foxhole has been cleaned by them, and the nearby devils have been cleaned up by them.

And not far from this foxhole, there is a village.

But the village hasn't been cleaned up yet, so there must be devils hiding inside.

In addition to the devils, there must also be the Eighth Route Army in the village, and no one on either side can help anyone, so a balance of terror has been reached, and neither side dares to act rashly.

By the moonlight, Wang Ye observed the village for a while.

It is a small village with only about 20 households.

After determining the size of the village and its location, Wang Ye took the team back to the tunnel.

Immediately, Wang Ye called Wei Dayong, Duan Peng, Lin Han and Liang Jun to him, and assigned tasks to the four of them, and Wei Dayong and the four of them each left with two team members one by one.

Wang Ye took Wei Xilai to hide in the tunnel for the last time.

After walking a distance in the tunnel, I came to a crossing.

I saw three devils lying near the crossing, and their necks were bleeding.

These three devils were obviously killed by the previous groups of wolf warriors.

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