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The order from the headquarters was issued quickly. The commander of the Jinzhong Column was Kong Jie, who was originally from the Suirecha Military Region.

After being transferred to Jinzhong, he was responsible for confronting the Japanese 62nd Division.

Around Taiyuan, the two sides fought mainly in a confrontation, with soldiers facing soldiers and generals facing generals, and the fighting was not intense.

The independent detachment is temporarily led by Political Commissar Chen Yun, and Li Yunlong is still the battalion commander.

It would not be excessive to detain a comrade before the war and to shoot him.

The political commissar of the division was also present at today's meeting. Given his temper, he would definitely shoot Li Yunlong directly.

The division commander and brigade commander came forward to plead for mercy, and he was temporarily given a meritorious service while serving his sentence. Go and thank the organization.

The Independent 1st, 2nd and 3rd Regiments in the northern and central Hebei regions are still far away from the Shimen area.

Originally active in the Pingxi area, if they want to cooperate in the battle, they need to push forward into Jizhong.

There are seven or eight counties between us, including Zhuozhou, Laishui, Shunping, Tangqu and Zhengding. Do we have to fight all the way from the north?

They can fight back, as the local troops are mostly puppet troops and military police, so they are more than capable of dealing with them.

While on the way, Ding Wei was thinking about how to unfold this war. What he wanted was not the Zhengtai line, but another feint to the east and attack in the west.

The main battlefield was on the east and west railway lines of Yangquan, and the more important battlefield was in Longcheng Taiyuan. Small-scale battles to recapture a few counties were far less effective than a fatal blow to destroy the headquarters of the First Army.

At that time, Yamamoto Ikki's special forces dared to target the Eighth Route Army's headquarters.

Ding Wei had a special operations battalion under his command, so he did not target Okamura's headquarters. As a second choice, it was also possible to kill Yoshio Iwamatsu of the First Army.

Kong Jie learned the news in advance that Ding Wei would come from the headquarters. His column headquarters was located in Pingtou Town in the east of Taiyuan, very close to Taiyuan.

It is close to Taiyuan and Jinzhong, which is indeed in line with the deployment arrangements of the headquarters.

After the reconnaissance team receives the message, they will check the situation around the route in advance.

This is a bit of an exaggeration. The Japanese and puppet troops are all hiding in the artillery tower of the stronghold. How dare they come out and cause trouble?

Ding Wei brought a squad of people and rushed over to Kong Jie.

"Lao Kong, Lao Kong, Commander Kong, stew pheasant for me at noon."

Kong Jie was holding a pipe and said, "A good comrade has come. Let's not even talk about the pheasant, we might as well stew him."

"I'm not in the Suirecha Military Region anymore, so stop pretending to be a commander. When you're in my territory, eat whatever's available."

When I opened the door curtain, I could already smell the aroma of meat.

Ding Wei is a greedy person and can't stand simple meals. Stewed pheasant with mushrooms is the best dish for the chilly weather in early spring.

He walked in without any hesitation and sat down in the most prestigious seat.

He was not polite at all and just picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

The tender little pheasant tastes just right.

"I just received the order from headquarters and you arrived right after. Are you ready to lead me to do something big?"

I haven't made up my mind yet, but I must fight a good battle while the Japanese are short of manpower.

As for how to fight, it is not something that can be said out of thin air, nor is it something that can be imagined out of thin air.

Let’s eat first. After the meal, we need to know the situation of the Jinzhong Column.

"First, give the Fifth Column an ​​order to attack the artillery towers in central Hebei, and then test the attitude of the Japanese."

Whether there is anything going on or not, let’s first take down a few strongholds and see the situation.

Kong Jie's combat map marked the deployment details of the Japanese and puppet troops in the Jinzhong area. He used intelligence from reconnaissance and behind-the-enemy-lines personnel to find out several important county towns around Taiyuan.

These counties must be cleared out before we can push into the First Army’s headquarters.

The bosses’ estimates were correct. With the current firepower and manpower, they were not enough to capture Taiyuan.

Ding Wei looked at his old comrade-in-arms. The independent detachment had already arranged for someone to pass on the message.

It won't be long before we can get in touch with Li Yunlong and Chen Yun.

This guy was promoted to battalion commander. Has his temper eased?

"Tell me what you think? How can the Jinzhong Column maximize its offensive advantage?"

Kong Jie smiled and put down his pipe.

He had not given this much thought, and his initial plan was to involve the main force of the 62nd Division.

Now that the 62nd Division has withdrawn, Kong Jie's idea is to cooperate with the headquarters' tactics to block the route between Yangquan and Taiyuan.

Assisting Li Yunlong's independent detachment in the fierce attack.

This is Kong Jie's advantage. He can resolutely carry out task arrangements and deploy troops step by step.

There will be no mistakes, and no omissions.

It is suitable for column-level operations with more than tens of thousands of troops, and can lead to steady victory.

Ding Wei didn't think so. The Fourth Column and the Jinzhong Column had more than 20,000 people, and they definitely had a chance to compete with the Taiyuan defenders.

Don't worry about Yangquan. The 5000th Independent Mixed Brigade has less than people at most. If Li Yunlong can't deal with them, he might as well go back to being a battalion commander.

"Is Chu Yunfei still in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army? Is his 358th Regiment still stationed in the Jingle area?"

Ding Wei suddenly said this, leaving Kong Jie a little confused.

What? Can you still command the 358th Regiment to cooperate in the battle?

Years ago, Ding Wei tried to win over Captain Chu.

He was highly regarded by the mountain city and obtained some American weapons and equipment, including 12 American mountain cannons.

It is unique in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The next step is definitely to further his studies and prepare to return to the Central Army to serve as a division commander and raise his star to a higher level.

The 358th Regiment, which had obtained American weapons, could go head-to-head with the Yoshino Regiment, and its level and strength had been qualitatively improved. Chu Yunfei had spent a year and a half in Jingle and finally trained a relatively capable force.

Ding Wei was quite interested in this mountain artillery battalion. If Chu Yunfei left the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he wouldn't mind recruiting the 358th Regiment.

Overall, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army made contributions to the War of Resistance.

After all the elite troops were defeated, the capable generals were suspected and left, and those who remained were all from the iron-willed Wutai faction.

He is a loyal person who only follows Commander Yan's lead and never dares to go against his will.

His loyalty is sufficient, but unfortunately his combat capability is poor.

There were many powerful people in the former Jinsui Army. Mr. Fu from the 35th Army and Minister Shang of the War Command Department both served in the Jinsui Army.

The soldiers are good, but Commander Yan is obviously still immersed in the warlord era and his thinking has not changed.

Kong Jie, who was bordering the 358th Regiment, was relatively clear about Chu Yunfei's situation.

According to current intelligence, Captain Chu is still in the regiment.

He has already been ostracized and suspected, and is no longer tolerated by Commander Yan.

The days when Auntie doted on Xiao Ma are gone, but it doesn't have much impact. He was originally the confidant of the man in Shancheng and a student of the fifth term of the Whampoa Military Academy. He has a bright future.

"Old Kong, arrange for someone to give a heads-up to the 358th Regiment and tell them that I, Ding Wei, am planning to attack Taiyuan and that I need Chu Yunfei to help out."

As long as the enemy joins the battle, Ding Wei has ten thousand ways to absorb the 358th Regiment and transfer it to his own Fourth Column.

He barely managed to take possession of the 5,000 troops trained by Chu Yunfei.

On the other side was Li Yunlong's independent detachment. The first thing this guy did after receiving the order was to put it aside and didn't take it seriously at all.

Although he was a battalion commander, he lived the life of a regimental commander.

None of the soldiers in the old independent regiment dared to look down on Li. When they met him, they all politely called him commander and reported the situation to him from time to time.

As the political commissar, Chen Yun was in charge of the independent detachment, but he was unable to control the veterans.