Zhou Cheng has been calculating the various data reported by Chen Zhengyu in his mind. When he finished reporting, he felt almost at ease.

He said to himself: "Save casualties, we still have more than 6,000 people to continue participating in the war!"

"Information shows that at most there are two brigades of Japanese soldiers and a regiment of puppet troops in Shimen City. Our troops are more than twice their strength, and there are also a large number of artillery and tanks to provide fire cover. It should be no problem to capture it."

"So the next issue we need to consider is no longer whether we can take down the Shimen, but how to get the Shimen at the minimum cost and seize the materials, weapons and ammunition reserved by the Japanese army in the Shimen City!"

"I notify all participating troops to hurry up and take a break during the day, eat, drink and sleep well, and we will take action after dark!"

"The reconnaissance company and the reconnaissance team rushed to Shimen immediately and found a way to enter the city to lurk. After the siege battle started, they must take down the warehouse where the Japanese reserve materials and weapons and ammunition were stored as soon as possible. Never be bombed by the Japanese!"

Chen Zhengyu reminded: "Do you want to arrange some troops to expand the scope of alert?"

"We ate so many Japanese and puppet troops last night. The Japanese Hebei garrison must hate us to the core and are trying to find ways to retaliate against us. Don't be prepared for the Japanese reinforcements to kill us at that time, and that's what happens!"

Zhou Cheng shook his head: "There is no need for that!"

"Although this is not the territory of our National Salvation Army, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have been activated, and the Japanese and puppet troops mobilized must not escape their eyes."

"If there were not many Japanese and puppet troops coming to reinforce, I probably would have been eaten by the Eighth Route Army before I reached the scope of the National Salvation Army."

"If there are many Japanese and puppet troops who have reinforced them, the Eighth Route Army along the way will also let them take off a layer of skin and then notify us as soon as possible. It will not be too late to prepare at that time!"

Chen Zhengyu felt relieved when he heard this and replied with a smile: "Captain, you are right. The Eighth Route Army can indeed help us stop most of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"As far as I know, they fought several ambushes around Jingxing County last night. The Japanese alone destroyed more than 1,500 puppet troops."

"Many main groups already have the strength to ambush the seven or eight hundred Japanese puppet troops. If two main groups act together, it will be fine to fight against the Japanese in an infantry brigade."

"That's how it counts, under their protection, there are indeed not many Japanese reinforcements that can directly threaten our safety."

Zhou Cheng smiled, shook his head and continued, "Chief of Staff, you are too underestimating the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army!"

"The reason why the Eighth Route Army, which was active behind enemy lines rarely fought with the Japanese was not because they had a bad battle, but because the restrictions on equipment and ammunition made them unable to fight with the Japanese Zhou Xuan through guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare."

"They used the worst equipment and the fewest bullets to fight the Japanese, and they could survive the heavy storm of the Japanese army again and again, which undoubtedly proved that the Eighth Route Army had excellent combat effectiveness.

"As long as they are equipped with excellent weapons, sufficient ammunition, and a certain number of heavy weapons, their overall combat effectiveness will definitely increase exponentially."

"I have heard of several victories they won outside Jingxing City last night. As far as I know, the biggest battles that the two main groups have fought before were only eliminated more than a hundred Japanese. With the weapons and ammunition we supported, it is easy to kill six or seven hundred Japanese puppet troops!"

"With these victories as a foundation, they will not only be motivated, but their equipment level will also be further improved. The overall combat effectiveness will be stronger and stronger. The reinforcements of the Japanese and puppet army have almost no chance to break through their blockades, threatening our safety!"

"So what the soldiers need to do during the day today is to have a good rest, maintain their energy, and fight the Japanese after dark!"

"We must also hurry up and rest, leave two staff officers on duty, and just wake us up if there is any major event!"

In the division command, looking at the battle report just summarized in his hand, the chief of staff was cheering on his face: "Team Commander, political commissar, a great victory!"

"It's not considered the National Salvation Army. Last night, the two main regiments and three independent battalions we participated in the war killed more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops, seized a large amount of equipment and ammunition, and captured more than 1,200 puppet troops."

"The two main regiments have formed their own artillery companies and heavy machine gun companies using the equipment and ammunition captured and supported by the National Salvation Army. The light machine guns and grenade launchers are all arranged to the infantry platoons. Some elite troops have already arranged the light machine guns to the infantry squad. The ammunition has also been greatly improved in combat. Each soldier carries at least fifty bullets and two grenades!"

"Several independent battalions are even more amazing. Using equipment captured and supported by the National Salvation Army, not only has the firepower company been built, but also expanded the troops in battle. It doesn't take long for their position to expand into an independent regiment!"

The political commissar replied in a familiar tone: "Chief of Staff, what's so surprising about this!"

"If you know the amount of weapons and ammunition we seized in Jingxing County, you will definitely not look down on the artillery companies and heavy machine gun companies that have just been established by the two regiments!"

"Is there something good?" The smile on the chief of staff suddenly turned into expectations, staring at the political commissar and asking with his eyes.

The political commissar blurted out: "Not only are there good things, but there are also a lot of them."

"Because time is limited, we have only counted the amount of bulk weapons, ammunition and supplies for the time being, and there are still many supplies that have not been counted!"

"The list of statistics shows that we have seized 28 artillery artillery of various caliber in Jingxing County, namely two infantry artillery pieces and eight mortars equipped by the left-behind troops in the county. In order to speed up the marching speed, the reinforcements left the four infantry artillery, four field artillery, four mountain artillery, and two mountain artillery spared by the arsenal and four mortars."

"Comrade Zhou Cheng said that their artillery battalion is already full, and it is enough to only add some shells in Jingxing County. All 28 artillery pieces belong to us!"

"I have already discussed with the division commander that all mortars and infantry artillery will be dispatched to the troops, and strive to form an artillery company for each main regiment. Mountain field artillery is concentrated in the division headquarters, and with artillery that may be seized in subsequent battles, we strive to establish an artillery battalion directly under the division headquarters. If the number of artillery is sufficient, it is best to directly establish an artillery regiment at one time."

The Chief of Staff's eyes had begun to shine, both shocked and excited.

Seeing the political commissar suddenly stop, he asked anxiously: "What else? What else is there?"

"There are so many babies. Whatever you want in Jingxing County?" The political commissar continued to introduce.

"Preliminary statistics: Last night, we moved no less than 5,000 boxes of cannon shells alone. The rescue army took some of them, so we could have at least 3,000 boxes left."

"There are more than 3,000 boxes of bullets of various calibers, and there are 500 boxes of grenades and grenades. There are also 500 unopened 38 covers. In addition, there are at least 1,000 captured on the battlefield!"

"There are twenty crooked handles that have not been opened, and ten heavy machine guns that have not been opened..."

"Chief of Staff, immediately give orders to the two main groups active in Jingxing County, asking them to immediately draw the baggage troops to transport weapons and ammunition to the county town, draw some mortars, heavy machine guns, crooked handles and supporting ammunition to march to Shimen, and hand them over to several troops lurking outside Shimen City, the more the number, the better."

"The next big battle mainly revolves around the stone gate. As long as they have all their weapons and ammunition, they can better cooperate with the National Salvation Army to attack the stone gate."

"If I expected it is good, I will definitely gain much more after taking down Shimen than Jingxing County."

The division commander, who always had a smile on his face, suddenly spoke: "In addition to transporting weapons and ammunition to the Shimen, all the troops around our mining area are intensifying their vigilance!"

"The Japanese army suffered heavy losses last night, so we will definitely not give up!"

"With their vengeful personality, 80% of them will be dispatched from the surrounding areas to surround the national rescue army, and for a tooth to be tooth!"

"No matter where the Japanese and puppet troops came from, as long as they want to go to the mining area, they must find a way to stop them. They can eat them if they can. If they can't eat, they must find a way to hold them back, so that the Japanese and puppet troops can take off a layer of skin in our hands, and remind the national rescue army to be prepared for the battle."

In the east of Taiyuan City, Huang Hu, the captain of the Shouyang garrison team, hid behind a bush 800 meters away to observe the city.

As the commander-in-chief of the feint attack force, the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, especially after the Japanese reinforcements reached Taiyuan, the pressure on his shoulders was even greater.

When the Japanese and puppet troops in Taiyuan were insufficient, he only needed to perform a good show and make the Japanese army mistakenly think that they were the main force of the National Salvation Army, and he was not worried about them breaking out of Taiyuan at all.

Now that there are more Japanese and puppet troops in the city, they may break out of Taiyuan at any time and fight back against themselves.

Now I not only have to perform a good show, but also beware of the Japanese counterattack.

In order to avoid Japanese bombing, the siege troops retreated to the forest outside the city to rest and standby before dawn.

Huang Hu didn't dare to rest, so he hid here with the guard platoon and stared at Taiyuan City. If the Japanese really decided to go out of the city to counterattack, he would be ready to face the enemy as soon as possible.

After staring for half an hour without notice anything unusual, Huang Hu decided to rest on the spot, handed the telescope to the guard platoon leader, and asked him to help him stare for a while.

He commanded the troops to perform a night outside the city last night. Huang Hu also worked very hard. He had to hurry up and replenish his energy, otherwise he would definitely not have the energy to continue acting with the Japanese tonight.

In a daze, the platoon leader's exclamation suddenly reached his ears: "Captain, the city gate is open, it seems that a Japanese man has come out!"

Huang Hu was suddenly awakened and looked up and saw dense Japanese soldiers rushing out from Taiyuan City.

It seemed like a flood broke out, and half of the infantry brigade rushed out soon.

"Give me a telescope!"

Huang Hu quickly picked up the telescope handed over by the guard platoon leader, raised it in front of him, and when he looked, he became nervous and his brows frowned.

"Captain, the Japanese who left the city seem to be unfolding!" The guard platoon leader reported nervously.

He has been following Huang Hu, and he knows the reality of the troops more clearly than many people.

Although there were three or four thousand national rescue troops acting with the Japanese last night, there were only more than one thousand people in the Shouyang Garrison. The three independent battalions were still in the actual combat training stage. If they collided with the Japanese head-on, they would definitely lose.

If the Japanese and puppet troops in the city really plan to counterattack, the pressure the national rescue army will face will be very great.

Huang Hu replied with a calm face: "They are covering more troops out of the city, and the Japanese are probably going to counterattack us."

After saying that, he ordered the correspondent: "Xiao Wang, take two soldiers to notify the deputy captain, and ask him to organize troops to retreat in the direction of Jinzhong immediately, so that everyone can separate their troops in the company and platoon, and gather in Jinzhong to prevent the Japanese planes from attacking us from the sky!"

"Let the guard company of the garrison and the platoon protection communication squad come over to meet me, and the engineer platoon brings landmines together. The faster the speed, the better. Let's set off now!"

After giving the order, Huang Hu raised his telescope again and looked at the city gate.

Nearly four hundred Japanese devils have completely expanded at the city gate, forming a semicircular defensive position centered on the city gate and more than 300 meters in radius.

The city gate hole also became lively again at this moment: countless Japanese rush out with heavy machine guns and mortar parts. After a mortar squadron and heavy machine gun squadron came out, more infantry began to rush out of Taiyuan City...

As time passed, Huang Hu's brows became deeper and deeper.

Because more and more Japanese devils are leaving the city, their defense range is getting bigger and bigger, and the periphery guard post has been pushed to less than two hundred meters away from the Yellow Tiger.

The nervousness on the guard platoon leader's face had turned into concern, and he asked anxiously: "Captain, the Japanese have already come out of an infantry regiment, why haven't they stopped yet!"

"Retreat five hundred meters first, don't let the Japanese guards discover us." Huang Hu ordered the guard platoon to retreat and ordered: "Squad one will go to pick up the guard company and the reconnaissance platoon, don't let them run into the Japanese who are out of the city in a daze!"

Twenty minutes later, Huang Hu and the guard company met on a small high ground.

At this moment, more than four infantry brigades of Japanese troops who broke out of Taiyuan were all gathered at the city gate to standby.

"Captain, there are Japanese cavalrymen out of the city!" The guard platoon leader reminded again.

Huang Hu raised his telescope again and saw that the Japanese infantry who had left the city had become cavalry of the third column.

Their speed of leaving the city was faster than that of infantry, and more than 300 cavalry rushed out in less than five minutes.

Just when Huang Hu felt that the Japanese should have almost all come out, a tank suddenly rushed out of the city gate hole, and he was stunned at this moment. It was not until the second tank rushed out of the city gate hole that he reacted from the shock and shouted: "Even the chariots and cavalry have been dispatched. The Japanese are about to launch a counterattack, which must be a big plan."

Half an hour later, Huang Hu was already numb.

The Japanese army gathered at the gate of the city had reached two infantry regiments. Although there were still troops leaving the city, they had been replaced by puppet troops pulling large trucks of baggage.

Huang Hu analyzed with a calm face: "Now the Japanese and puppet troops who counterattack ours should come out."

"The communication squad immediately sent a telegram to the regiment commander. Taiyuan City dispatched two infantry regiments, one mountain artillery brigade, one cavalry brigade, one chariot squadron, and one to two regiments of puppet troops, carrying at least one month's supplies of ammunition to launch a counterattack on our army. Our unit decided to retreat immediately and temporarily use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to attack the Japanese and puppet troops counterattack troops. Please give instructions from the regiment commander!"

"Others followed me. The Japanese and puppet troops who left the city carried a large amount of baggage, ammunition and heavy weapons, and could not be separated from the highway. Let's first use landmines to slow down their marching speed, and then cooperate with guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to consume some of their troops."

"When the team leader's call comes back, then we will determine how to deal with them!"

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