Li Yunlong asked Chief of Staff Wang to draft a telegram and send it to the headquarters about Yan Laoxi's instructions to install agents and spies among the technical staff of the arsenal, as well as the list and Li Yunlong's plan.
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Southeast Shanxi.
Liao County.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
"The Japs from the 33rd Division withdrew from Zhongtiao Mountain?"
Looking at the information in his hand, the chief was slightly shocked.
The headquarters is preparing to attack the Japanese 33rd Division on Zhongtiao Mountain.
Even if the 33rd Division could not be eliminated, it would at least be crippled. However, we did not expect that the 33rd Division took the initiative to withdraw from Zhongtiao Mountain.
After a pause, the chief asked again: "When did it happen?"
"What happened yesterday," the chief of staff replied, "the 33rd Division has boarded the train from Yuncheng and moved along the South Tongpu Railway towards Taiyuan. At present, the 14th Group Army of the National Army has crossed the Yellow River north and is known to the outside world.
Recovered Zhongtiao Mountain, Yuncheng and Yuanqu County from the Japanese 33rd Division."
Okamura Ning wanted to advance into northwest Shanxi and was seriously short of troops, so he had to abandon Zhongtiao Mountain and let the 33rd Division withdraw to the Shotai Railway.
To ensure the start of the battle and the smooth flow of the Zhengtai Railway.
The Zhongtiao Mountain side is more than 300 kilometers away from the headquarters. The troops there have not developed much. There are only a few guerrillas and the communication methods are backward. Therefore, the information about the retreat of the 33rd Division came only the next day.
At this time, the troops of the 33rd Division were almost reaching Taiyuan.
The headquarters plans to attack the 33rd Division, which requires formulating a combat plan and mobilizing combat supplies. The troops will travel more than 300 kilometers to fight. The preliminary preparations will be relatively long.
Before the headquarters could take action, the 33rd Division had already slipped away from Zhongtiao Mountain.
The boss snorted: "The Chinese army moved very quickly. The Japanese army just left yesterday and today they have recovered such a large territory in southwestern Shanxi."
"It should be that the Japanese army said hello to the Chinese army when they were retreating," the chief of staff analyzed.
The chief nodded, and the chief of staff's analysis made sense.
In the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain last May, the Japanese army dispatched six divisions to attack the 200,000-strong Central Army in Zhongtiao Mountain. They defeated it without much effort and drove the Central Army across the Yellow River.
If southwestern Shanxi falls into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, it will be managed as if it were airtight within a year or two.
It would be very difficult for the Japanese army to attack Zhongtiao Mountain again.
And if the situation changes in the future, if the Japanese army wants to attack Zhongtiao Mountain again, and the Central Army is stationed at Zhongtiao Mountain, it will be much easier for the Japanese army to capture Zhongtiao Mountain.
After a pause, the chief of staff added: "The 33rd Division can't run away. It's time to wait for our major counterattack to deal with this 33rd Division together."
But the commander suddenly looked thoughtful: "Man, do you think the withdrawal of the Japanese 33rd Division to the Zhengtai Railway at this time is related to the Japanese army's large-scale raids in March and April?"
The chief of staff crossed his arms and said thoughtfully: "Chief, what do you mean, is it related to Boss Chen's reminder?"
The chief nodded.
Boss Chen reminded the Eighth Route Army that starting in March this year, the North China Front Army will carry out a large-scale raid on the Eighth Route Army.
The commander speculated that the transfer of the 33rd Division back to the Zhengtai Railway at this time was likely to be related to the Japanese raids.
The headquarters has ordered all Eighth Route Army military districts to step up preparations to deal with the subsequent large-scale raids that the Japanese army is likely to launch.
"It's not impossible." The chief of staff nodded. "Last time, Li Yunlong issued a report to compatriots across the country and the Japanese invaders. Okamura Neji's combat target is most likely to be in northwest Shanxi. The 33rd Division withdrew to Shota.
The railway may be related to the Japanese army's attack on northwestern Shanxi."
The boss suddenly had a headache and said: "This kid Li Yunlong is really a troublemaker. Once his clear telegram is sent, the Japanese army's large-scale raids will most likely go to northwest Shanxi."
The head of the headquarters also wanted to let the new regiment rest for a few months.
After all, the New Regiment was the absolute main force in the Eighth Route Army's major counterattack.
In layman's terms, the Eighth Route Army is going to stage a big show in Shanxi, and the protagonists of this big show are Li Yunlong and his new regiment.
Only when the new troupe rests and trains well can they sing well for the upcoming drama.
But Li Yunlong is not a man who can rest idle. Even if there is no wind, he can still make waves come up three feet high, let alone fight the Japanese. He is just sitting and sleeping thinking about how to fight the Japanese.
"Perhaps Li Yunlong deliberately attracted the hatred of the Japanese army." The chief of staff laughed, "After all, the more victories Li Yunlong wins, the richer he becomes."
The chief nodded and said: "We have to send a telegram to Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie each. The Japanese army is very likely to attack northwest Shanxi, so that they can prepare in advance."
"Chief, you are worrying too much." The chief of staff smiled slightly, "Believe it or not, Okamura Neiji made a combat plan the day before, and Okamura Neiji's combat plan was placed on Li Yunlong's desk the next day."
The commander immediately laughed and said: "Haha, how could I forget about Boss Chen? There is a senior spy of Boss Chen at the Japanese Army North China Front Headquarters."
The leader felt relieved when he thought that Boss Chen would provide intelligence, weapons and ammunition to Li Yunlong.
After a pause, the chief continued: "However, we still need to remind Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie so that they can be mentally prepared."
"Okay, I'll draft a telegram right now."
The chief of staff smiled slightly. Even if the chief knew that Li Yunlong and the others would receive the intelligence, he still had to send a telegram to remind him.
This shows that the chief is becoming more and more fond of Li Yunlong.
Cadres like Li Yunlong are simply treasures, who wouldn't like them?
The chief of staff had just finished drafting the telegram and asked the chief to sign it.
A telegraph soldier walked in quickly with a telegram in his hand and gave a military salute: "Report to the chief, a new regiment of telegrams!"
The chief of staff's expression moved, he took the telegram from the telegraph soldier, and then handed the telegram in his hand to the telegraph soldier: "Xiao Zhang, send this telegram to the New Regiment, the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment and the 386th Brigade New Second Regiment.
group."
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The telegraph soldier named Xiao Zhang took the telegram and quickly turned around and left.
The chief of staff picked up the telegram sent by the new regiment and read it, then a look of anger appeared on his face.
"What happened?"
The chief's heart skipped a beat: "Isn't it Li Yunlong who caused some trouble?"
"That's not true." The chief of staff said angrily while handing the telegram to the chief. "Li Yunlong sent a telegram saying that Yan Xishan had ordered military commanders and Japanese spies to be placed among the technical staff of the arsenal. Even the list was
After getting it done, Li Yunlong applies to teach Yan Xishan a lesson."
Hearing this, the leader was suddenly startled and picked up the telegram and read it.
After reading the telegram, the leader slapped the telegram on the table and said angrily: "This Yan Xishan!"
The Eighth Route Army was sincerely doing business with the Jinsui Army, but Yan Laoxi was doing small tricks behind the scenes. It was simply the behavior of a villain.
Needless to say, both the leader and the chief of staff knew that this list must have been provided by Boss Chen. With the intelligence capabilities of the New Regiment, it was impossible to obtain such detailed information.
Even the names of military reunification agents and Japanese spies are listed, so there is no doubt about its authenticity.
Boss Chen is really a great benefactor of the Eighth Route Army...
The chief sighed secretly.
If agents of the military command and spies of the Japanese army were allowed to infiltrate the arsenal technicians and then participate in production, it would probably cause immeasurable losses to the arsenal industry in northwestern Shanxi.
Although the chief had a bad temper, he quickly calmed down after reading this telegram.
The chief said to the chief of staff: "I agree to Li Yunlong's request and let Li Yunlong teach Yan Xishan a lesson, but... we must remind Li Yunlong not to be charged with undermining the anti-Japanese national united front."
Yan Xishan was secretly causing harm, but after all, the Eighth Route Army had no substantial evidence yet.
It was not appropriate to launch a major war against the Shanxi-Sui Army at this time. After all, Yan Xishan was still nominally the commander of the Second War Zone, in charge of the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army's main enemy was still the Japanese.
Although there was friction between the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army, no one dared to fire the first shot because they were afraid of being accused of undermining the anti-Japanese national united front.
"Understood!" The chief of staff nodded, "I will draft a telegram to Li Yunlong and ask him to pay attention to the scale."
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Taiyuan.
Japanese First Army Headquarters.
"Report to Commander."
Yamamoto Kazuki walked into the commander's office with the major general's command saber on his shoulder, came to Yoshio Iwamatsu, lowered his head and said:
"The six Locust Army agents I arranged have infiltrated the technical staff of the Jinsui Army Arsenal, and with the help of the Jinsui Army, they have obtained reasonable identities."
Although Yamamoto Kazuki has reached the rank of major general, he has no real power in his hands.
Currently, Yamamoto is mainly responsible for the Japanese city defense of Taiyuan and the intelligence work of the First Army.
This made Kazuki Yamamoto miss the former First Army Commander Yoshio Shinozuka.
If the current commander of the First Army is still Shinozuka Yoshio, then after Kazuki Yamamoto is promoted to major general, he will be able to become a brigade commander.
"Yoshi!"
Yoshio Iwamatsu smiled slightly and was in a happy mood:
"The Locust Army tried so hard to place agents and spies into the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi but failed. Unexpectedly, they found a breakthrough in Yan Xishan."
Yoshio Iwamatsu has received information that the Eighth Route Army will use 5,000 American-style equipment to trade with the Jinsui Army for skilled workers in the arsenal.
However, Yoshio Iwamatsu could not find out the specific time and place.
Otherwise, when the Eighth Route Army made a deal with the Jinsui Army, he would directly apply to the North China Front Army Headquarters to send bombers to blow up the arsenal's skilled workers and 5,000 American-style equipment.
Haha... Li Yunlong still wants to set up an arsenal, but he also wants to ask the Locust Army whether he will agree!
Yamamoto nodded: "Your Excellency, Commander, is absolutely right. Yan Xishan does have some value."
"Yamamoto-kun, I have some good news for you."
Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at Yamamoto Kazuki and said:
"The big-horn anti-tank weapon you captured has made breakthrough progress after research by the Ordnance Department of the Locust Army. Samples of the anti-tank weapon have been produced and are currently in the testing stage. They are very powerful and can be used against the Eighth Route Army.
heavy tank."
"Next month, a batch of anti-tank weapons will be delivered, and priority will be given to equipping our First Army."
Yamamoto Kazuki showed a rare slight joy: "Hey, West!"