Huang Hu was a little panicked!

The smile on his face also slowly disappeared with the analysis of the group leader, and he shouted unwillingly: "Then we can't completely occupy Jinzhong?"

"The leader of the regiment, Jinzhong is different from Shouyang and Xiyang. It has a large population and a lot of fertile land... In terms of overall strength, one Jinzhong is worth two or three Shouyangs."

"It's not easy for us to enter Jinzhong County. It would be a pity if we can't develop it into our own defense zone of the National Salvation Army!"

Zhou Cheng knew better than Huang Hu about the benefits of winning Jinzhong.

Not to mention anything else, the resources of hundreds of thousands of people alone cannot be provided by other counties.

With these populations, the National Salvation Army can easily pull another four or five thousand troops.

But reality is so cruel. Although Jinzhong is good, it can bring huge benefits to the National Savior Army, but the National Savior Army does not completely control the appetite and strength of this territory.

Looking at Huang Hu, he continued to explain: "Jinzhong County is not only the east gate of Taiyuan, but also the bridgehead and logistics base for the Japanese and puppet troops to encircle and suppress our National Salvation Army in the future!"

"When the Japanese freed up their hands along the railway and prepared to attack us, Jinzhong County will definitely bear the brunt of the first target of attack."

"First take back the Jinzhong county from us, and store all the materials, weapons and ammunition that encircled us in the city, and directly build Jinzhong into a logistics base for Japanese and puppet troops to attack our attack."

"Although our long-distance attack on the Eighth Route Army base has slowed down the speed of the Japanese and puppet troops' anti-breaking attack war, it will definitely not be delayed for too long."

"I guess it will take one month to get faster and two months to get slower, and the Japanese will attack us!"

"Jinzhong is so large and has a large population. Even if the Japanese don't send people to make trouble in the coming days, we can't build Jinzhong into our own defense zone in such a short time."

"Take a step back, even if we successfully control Jinzhong and build it into our own defense zone. Faced with the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops who are about to encircle us, the troops will still not be able to defend Jinzhong, and they will also lose a large number of troops in the offensive and defensive battle to defend the county town!"

"Our soldiers were all trained by everyone. Even if they died in battle, they had to kill enough people before they could sacrifice themselves. Instead of being killed by them in a head-on battle with the Japanese and puppet troops, they died before they could even see what their opponents looked like!"

Chen Zhengyu, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Captain, it seems that Jinzhong County is a useless person!"

"I can't hold it down, and I can't bear it if I give up, it's too tangled!"

"What are you going to do? I'll listen to you. If you say you give up Jinzhong, we will give up!"

Zhou Cheng seemed to have made a decision in his heart, and looked at Huang Hu and Chen Zhengyu's orders: "Since we have figured out that it is a conspiracy for the Japanese to give up Jinzhong on their own initiative, we must not jump into the pit ourselves, and end up with a tragic ending of losing both the wife and the soldiers!

Huang Hu felt that he understood Zhou Cheng's meaning, and he was very unwilling to accept it. He asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Captain, do you want to give up Jinzhong County?"

"No!" Zhou Cheng shook his head unexpectedly.

Huang Hu's unwilling expression quickly disappeared without a trace, turned into surprise and rekindled hope on his face. He stared at Zhou Cheng with his eyes lit up and asked, "Is there a third way to choose?"

Zhou Cheng did not answer immediately, and first turned his attention to the map, and then began to introduce his own ideas: "The Japanese deliberately gave up Jinzhong County and regarded it as a bait, induced us to draw heavy troops to defend Jinzhong County, so that they could fight an annihilation battle in Jinzhong County and use the combat method they were best at to severely damage us!"

"Since we have seen through the purpose of the Japanese, can we do the opposite and give the Japanese Shanxi garrison a tooth for the Japanese."

"Jinzhong County can become the bait for the Japanese to deal with us, and it can also become the bait for the Japanese to deal with us. The key is how to layout it!"

"I just said that Jinzhong County is not only the east gate of Taiyuan City, but also the bridgehead and logistics base for the Japanese to siege the National Salvation Army."

"If the Japanese want to end our national rescue army, they must retake Jinzhong County in advance. All the weapons, ammunition and other materials needed by the front-line troops will be stored there before they can formally send troops to attack us!"

"If we voluntarily evacuate Jinzhong County before the Japanese launched an attack, then the Japanese would not be able to achieve the goal of using the county to consume us!"

Before Huang Hu could understand, he frowned and asked, "Isn't it better to give up Jinzhong County? Commander, didn't you just say that you should make Jinzhong a bait for us to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops? Why didn't I hear it?"

Chen Zhengyu knew Zhou Cheng best and immediately stopped Huang Hu from continuing: "What are you anxious about? Have you not finished speaking yet? Listen carefully, we must believe the leader."

Zhou Cheng was not angry because of Huang Hu's rhetorical question, and stared at the map and continued to analyze: "It's better for the Chief of Staff to understand me!"

"Our army voluntarily gave up Jinzhong and made the Japanese conspiracy fail. This is just the first step in the entire plan. Next, it is time to turn Jinzhong county into bait!"

"I have said just now that after the Japanese conquered Jinzhong, they will definitely regard this place as a bridgehead and logistics base for them to encircle and suppress our National Salvation Army!"

"Before the troops move, food and grass will come first. In order to make sufficient offensive preparations, the Japanese will definitely stockpile a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition in the city!"

"Captain Huang, haven't you seized nothing after you took the county town?"

"I judge that after Jinzhong becomes the Japanese army's logistics base for attacking our territory, they will stockpile 20,000 troops in the city for at least one month of combat supplies."

"The artillery of our National Salvation Army is very strong. If the Japanese want to suppress us on the battlefield, they must prepare more artillery troops to deal with us. Then they need to prepare more artillery shells. If there are no more than 20,000 or 30,000, they will definitely not dare to attack us!"

"We attacked Jinzhong for two before the Japanese officially attacked the National Salvation Army, and took all the supplies, weapons and ammunition that the Japanese had hoarded in the city for themselves. What do you think the Japanese would react!"

"80% of the Japanese and puppet troops will suspend their attacks and wait until all new materials, weapons and ammunition are transported to the place before attacking us. Otherwise, the offensive troops will be out of ammunition and food in our defense zone, and it will be troublesome!" Chen Zhengyu blurted out, and at the same time understood Zhou Cheng's thoughts.

Zhou Cheng continued Chen Zhengyu's words and said: "In addition to suspending the attack, we can also give the Japanese and puppet troops a wake-up call through this battle, which will severely damage their morale and morale in attacking our attack. By the way, we can also improve our morale through a big victory, and replenish more weapons and ammunition for everyone by seizing more, so that the troops can have more capital to fight against the Japanese head-on!"

Huang Hu stood aside and was stunned.

Just from the perspective of tactics and tactics, Zhou Cheng's plan is perfect.

But the operation is very difficult.

The county town of Jinzhong was already trampled by them. Before Zhou Cheng came over, Huang Hu went around the city and looked at the fortifications on the city. So no one among these people knew better than him how strong the city defense in Jinzhong was.

In his eyes, luck accounts for a large part of the reason why the Shouyang garrison can defeat Jinzhong.

If the Japanese and puppet troops defending Jinzhong had a total strength of more than 3,000 and sufficient ammunition, the three Shouyang garrisons could not even take it down.

According to the combat plan introduced by the regiment commander just now, after the troops evacuated Jinzhong, the Japanese and puppet troops would most likely regard this as a bridgehead and logistics base for their attack on the National Salvation Army.

In such an important place, the Japanese and puppet troops would definitely send heavy troops to defend, and would no longer give the National Rescue Army the chance to attack Jinzhong County again.

This means that after the troops voluntarily give up Jinzhong, they can only attack Jinzhong twice through strong attacks, and the hope of attacking is very slim!

If the troops fail to attack Jinzhong County for the second time, not only will they not be able to seriously damage the morale and morale of the Japanese and puppet troops, but they will also be hit in dust and their morale will plummet, which will be a bit of a loss!

Thinking of this, Huang Hu quickly expressed his worries.

Chen Zhengyu frowned after hearing this. Although he didn't go to the city after entering the city, he still saw a lot of fortifications along the way, which shows that Huang Hu's concerns are correct.

Immediately reminded Zhou Cheng: "Captain Huang, I think Captain Huang is right. After the Japanese and puppet troops regained Jinzhong, they will definitely send heavy troops to defend Jinzhong, and will also equip them with a large number of heavy weapons and poisonous gas bombs. Whether it is a strong attack or a sneak attack, it is not so easy for us to capture it!"

After hearing the two of them’s worries, Zhou Cheng’s expression was calm, but instead showed an expression of approval.

"You are right. As long as the Japanese and puppet troops are ready in Jinzhong City, more than 10,000 national rescue troops may not be able to take them down."

"But this does not mean we don't have the chance to take down Jinzhong County. For example, today, the Shouyang garrison took down Jinzhong County without a single soldier."

"Captain Huang, you just said that the reason why we can win this battle is that luck accounts for a lot of the matter."

"I don't think so. I think the Shouyang garrison was able to take down Jinzhong because some of our previous arrangements worked. First, destroy the Japanese ammunition depot and grain depot, so that the Japanese and puppet troops in the city would lose their ammunition supplies. Then, they consumed their troops little by little through night attacks and artillery attacks until the Shouyang garrison had no strength to defend Jinzhong and had to take the initiative to retreat!"

"There is still some time before the Japanese attack on Jinzhong. During this period, we will stay in the county town and have time to prepare!"

Chen Zhengyu immediately asked: "Captain, have you thought of a way to capture Jinzhong County for the second time?"

Zhou Cheng did not answer immediately, and asked in response to Chen Zhengyu's anticipated gaze: "The city defense fortifications in Jinzhong County are very strong. As long as there are sufficient defenders, ammunition, and artillery fire are strong enough, Jinzhong County will become an unbreakable military fortress."

"But we all know that no matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot guarantee absolute safety. From the outside, Jinzhong's city defense is indeed very strong, but as long as we use our brains more, we will definitely find some weaknesses."

"After the siege battle started, we stared at the defense loopholes in the county town and attacked hard, and we would definitely be able to capture Jinzhong for a second time."

Huang Hu was an old Eighth Route Army and an old Red Army. He had not only fought against Japanese strongholds and artillery towers, but also attacked the Central Army's bunkers. He had much more experience in attacking difficulties than Chen Zhengyu.

After frowning for two minutes, he suddenly shouted: "Captain, I thought of a word!"

"No matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot stop the enemy from breaking through the inside. All the fortifications on the top of the city are facing outside the city. If there is a force in the city cooperates with the outside of the city to launch an attack, the thinking of being attacked from both sides will definitely not be our opponent."

"As long as we make a gap in the Japanese and puppet troops' defense line and there are troops entering the county town, then there will be hope for us to attack Jinzhong for the second time!"

Zhou Cheng nodded repeatedly because Huang Hu's thoughts were the same as himself. He looked at him with a compliment and encouragement and said, "Continue talking, if you are asked to formulate a combat plan, how do you plan to break through Jinzhong County from the inside of the enemy."

Zhou Cheng's words inspired Huang Hu, thinking and said: "When the troops evacuated Jinzhong, a company was hiding in the city. When we attacked the city, we suddenly came out, concentrate our firepower and cooperate with the siege troops to attack a point, and strive to create a hole in a short time to cover the siege troops to enter the county town!"

Before Zhou Cheng could speak, Chen Zhengyu, who was standing aside, directly objected: "This method does not work!"

"After the Japanese and puppet troops regained Jinzhong, they will definitely send people to inspect every corner of the city to prevent us from hiding troops."

"They occupied Jinzhong for several years and are more familiar with the situation in the city than us, especially the Japanese and puppet troops who broke through this morning. I guess they all know the common people in the city."

"When we hide our soldiers at this time, aren't we asking for death?"

"There is another point. Even if our ambush escaped the search of the Japanese and puppet troops and successfully lurked, the role of an infantry company is very limited!"

"After the Japanese and puppet troops regained Jinzhong, in addition to sending troops to take over the city defense fortifications, they will also leave a certain number of reserve teams."

"After our lurking troops are exposed, the enemy will definitely send reserves to reinforce the battlefield. At that time, they only need to send two infantry squadrons to make dumplings for the lurking troops."

After listening to the Chief of Staff’s explanation, Huang Hu racked his brains and thought for another two minutes but didn’t think of a solution. He could only look at Zhou Cheng with a helpless answer: “Captain, I can’t think of any other way to arrange ambushes except to hide the soldiers in advance!”

Zhou Cheng realized that it was time to speak, otherwise the hope that Huang Hu had just ignited would be shattered again.

He answered in response to the eyes of the two people: "It is too dangerous to hide soldiers in advance, and there are not many people. I don't agree with this proposal."

"But we can find another way, such as digging a few tunnels connecting the city and outside the city in advance. After the siege battle begins, the troops secretly enter the city through the tunnels and launch an attack from the city at the agreed time."

"Doing this not only prevents the Japanese and puppet troops from finding our troops hidden in the city, reducing some unnecessary losses, but also sending more troops into the city."

"As long as there are enough authenticity and everyone's actions are hidden enough, it's okay to send two or three battalions into the city."

"Even if the Japanese army kept reserves in the city, they would not have much effect in front of the ambush of two or three battalions."
Chapter completed!