Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open, and the telegraph section chief rushed in with a telegram in his hand, shouting:

"Brigade Commander, Political Commissar, urgent message from the Independent Regiment."

After hearing this, Political Commissar Su immediately stood up, took the telegram in two steps, and read it anxiously:

"Old Wang, good news! The independent regiment has captured Youxian County, annihilated the defenders, and seized all the material warehouses intact."

"The supplies inside are piled up like a mountain. There are more than 20 Type 92 infantry guns alone, six mountain guns, and hundreds of grenade launchers."

Upon hearing the good news, Brigade Commander Wang didn't even look at the map. He quickly took the telegram and read it carefully. The more he read, the more excited he became.

Now that the independent regiment has captured You County, it is equivalent to strangling the neck of the Japanese attacking forces. Even if all these supplies are destroyed, it can greatly undermine the enemy's morale.

The First Army certainly could not mobilize so many supplies from the rear to support the front-line troops in a short period of time, so withdrawing and ceasefire was Yoshio Shinozuka's only option.

At this time, another telegram was sent in, using another set of secret codes, which required Political Commissar Su to provide the code book in order to decipher it.

After the telegram was translated, Brigade Commander Wang and Political Commissar Su became even more excited after reading it.

Two complete weapons production lines are extremely valuable to the Eighth Route Army Arsenal, and they must do everything possible to transport them back.

Even if we have to bring back fewer weapons, ammunition, and even artillery, we must bring back all the mechanical equipment.

Finally, after discussion, the two decided that in addition to the original transport teams, the transport teams of the brigade and other military sub-districts would also be deployed in a unified manner, and the brigade's cavalry battalion, special service battalion and reconnaissance battalion would also be sent over to escort the safety of supplies and equipment along the way.

They even dispatched troops from two main regiments, together with the brigade's artillery battalion, to clear all obstacles along the way.

As for the defense areas left vacant, they will be shared by other troops.

Anyway, the Japanese were about to withdraw their troops, so even if some enemies were allowed to pass through the defense zone, it would not affect the overall situation. By the time Yoshio Shinozuka reacted, it would be too late.

Next, all the troops of the 385th Brigade were mobilized, trying every possible way to transport supplies.

At the Second War Zone Headquarters in Kenanpo, it was very busy at this time, with bright lights and people coming and going everywhere.

There was no smile on anyone's face. We were losing battles every day, and the entire headquarters was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

This time, the large-scale attack of the Japanese caught everyone off guard, especially the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, which had always been a quiet force. This time, it was treated specially by Yoshio Shinozuka, who mobilized two field divisions and some other troops, totaling more than 60,000 people, to give the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army a beating.

Originally, because the Eighth Route Army was developing rapidly in the enemy-occupied areas, there were smoke of war everywhere in the rear of the Japanese. Therefore, most people in the Second War Zone judged that the Japanese First Army would definitely fight a life-and-death battle with the Eighth Route Army in the next six months, and their Shanxi-Suiyuan Army only needed to watch the fun from the sidelines.

But who could have imagined that Yoshio Shinozuka had some idea what was wrong with him and insisted on sending a large army to this bitter and cold land in northwestern Shanxi to fight a desperate battle with his Jinsui Army.

Most of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was caught off guard and lost a lot of territory and many senior generals. Two division commanders alone were assassinated.

The main reasons were the negligence caused by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's long-term peace, the Japanese's sudden attack and the use of new tactics.

At this time, Commander Yan was in his private office, holding three eggs and trying to stack them together with his skills.

He was known as "the man who could dance on three eggs". He usually valued peace above all else and only wanted to rely on the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to protect himself without offending anyone.

But some people just don't want him to live a good life. They just want to take advantage of him because he is easy to talk to. Now they come to bully him without even saying hello. This is simply outrageous.

After a while, Secretary Jiang came in with a man. This man was an official appointed by Commander Yan to liaise with the Japanese. He was also sent to negotiate this time and had just returned from Taiyuan.

"Tell me, what's going on with that old guy Shinozuka Yoshio?"

"How come his First Army is like a mad dog, biting my Jinsui Army and refusing to let go? If he wants to swallow up our Jinsui Army's territory, I guess he doesn't have such good teeth."

"Commander Yan, I did not meet Shinozuka Yoshio this time. I just discussed with the Chief of Staff of the First Army, and he asked me to bring back a message."

When Commander Yan heard this, his face suddenly changed. This was definitely not a good thing.

"Tell me, what conditions did the Japs put forward this time?"

"Either surrender or leave Shanxi."

Upon hearing this, our Commander Yan was furious. He raised his hand and smashed the cooked eggs on the table, shouting:

"The Japanese are going too far. They really think our Shanxi Suiyuan Army is made of clay. But even clay can get angry. At worst, we will die together. Our Shanxi Suiyuan Army will suffer heavy losses, and the Japanese will not be able to have a good time either."

This time Commander Yan was really angry. He had always regarded Shanxi as his own backyard and would not allow anyone to interfere.

Over the years, he has been maneuvering between various major forces in order to preserve this family business. He is always trembling with fear and walking on thin ice every day.

Objectively speaking, since the abdication of the Qing Dynasty, the people of Shanxi have lived a pretty good life in the past few decades, much better than in other provinces where warlords are fighting each other everywhere.

Commander Yan is good at doing business. If he were put in charge of industrial production, he would definitely be able to make it a great success.

But after he had vented his anger, he looked at the eggs on the table with a little pity. These were good things and should not be wasted.

So he picked up the flattened egg, peeled the eggshell, put it in his mouth and started eating. After eating three eggs, he was basically full, so he could save another midnight snack.

After a long while, Commander Yan sighed and said fiercely:

"Since the Japanese are determined to kill us all, I have nothing to say. If the enemy doesn't give us a chance to live, then we have to fight them to the death."

"Secretary Jiang, notify the heads of all departments of the Second War Zone Headquarters to come to the conference room for a meeting in half an hour."

"Oh, right, Lao Zhang, since we have broken off relations with the Japanese, you should eliminate all the Japanese contact points that your intelligence personnel have detected before, and secretly screen all the people in Kenanpo, and arrest all the scums who are betraying you and tipping off the Japanese."

"Once the evidence is conclusive, the execution will be carried out immediately and all the crimes will be made public."

Since the Japanese won't give us a chance to live, our Commander Yan can only use all his resources to fight the enemy. He has dominated Jin Province for so many years, and he really thinks he is a soft persimmon that anyone can bully.

"Yes, sir. I'll be on my way."