Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

"So this time I plan to give this group of Japanese troops a hard time. At least in the second half of this year, they won't be able to organize a large-scale sweep of our base. I need your help in the Changzhi area."

When Old Chen heard Zeng Jiwen's words, he immediately said jokingly: "You are indeed the master. You are so bold that you don't forget us poor people even though you are rich. Haha."

Wang Zhuo, who was standing by, burst out laughing when he heard what Old Chen said. "Then you'll have to work hard for the commander. Maybe he'll see how hard you work and reward you with his most powerful weapon. With one round, a Japanese battalion can be wiped out if they're lucky."

When Old Chen heard this, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but say, "It seems that I have really been controlled by the master this time." When Zeng Jiwen heard what the two said, he was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

Zeng Jiwen then ordered someone to open the map he had brought and spread it on the table. He pointed to the densely packed red and blue lines on the map and said to Old Chen, "Old Chen, look, this is what I've been thinking about these past few days. If there's no problem, I'll send it to headquarters and home."

Old Chen stood up and walked to the table. He leaned over to look at the map Zeng Jiwen had opened. He frowned, then opened it again. After a long while, he raised his head and looked at Zeng Jiwen's serious and surprised face and said, "What a big deal, Old Zeng!"

Old Chen looked at the dense lines drawn by Zeng Jiwen on the map, and after seeing the places marked by Zeng Jiwen on the map, he was shocked by Zeng Jiwen's ideas.

"Don't let yourself get caught without eating the fish, but end up getting yourself into trouble." Old Chen thought as he looked at the map.

"Haha, Lao Chen, do you think I haven't thought about it? Before the three Japanese divisions surrounded us, I could make their planes fly at their three airports. Then I would stop messing around and quickly take the troops into the mountains." Zeng Jiwen said confidently.

"But you have to do your best, brother. You can't just leave your artillery regiment in the warehouse gathering dust. I have sent so many artillery pieces, and I heard from Lao Zuo that you have taken away all the artillery of your division commander." Zeng Jiwen joked.

When Old Chen heard this, he stared at the map without even looking up. "I didn't realize you were such a meticulous intelligence worker. I just gathered an artillery regiment, and now you're taking advantage of it and planning to take over my artillery regiment."

"What do you mean by 'plotting against it'?" Zeng Jiwen said disapprovingly, pointing to Changzhi's location on the map. "If the 14th Division hadn't withdrawn a brigade to Handan, I wouldn't have been able to deal with it. But they've placed a brigade in Handan. Isn't that a chance God has given me?"

"Do you want me to fight Changzhi?" Old Chen looked at Zeng Jiwen.

"Yes, I estimate that the two regiments of the 14th Division, one regiment will sweep towards Wuxiang, and the other regiment will sweep towards Liaoxian." "The Japanese army's strength in the entire Changzhi area is probably just some security forces. You can't just let the artillery regiment in your hands be a spectator." Zeng Jiwen said, pointing to the surroundings of Changzhi.

"Besides, I don't want you to just fight and leave. I want you to completely recapture the Changzhi area." Zeng Jiwen stood up and said seriously.

"Recapture Changzhi?" Old Chen was surprised. He looked at the map again and said uncertainly, "I'm afraid it's not just Changzhi. Jincheng is the southern gate of Changzhi. You don't want me to recapture the Jincheng area along Changzhi, do you?"

"Haha, that's right, otherwise why would I ask you to come here? Although three Japanese divisions have surrounded us, I don't need to bother you to beat up these little devils." Zeng Jiwen smiled.

"Look at the Japanese garrison positions this time. Although they have a large number of troops, they are basically one regiment in each direction. It's better to disperse the troops. By dispersing them, I can catch some of them and beat them hard." Then he looked at the map, his eyes fixed on the direction of Shijiazhuang and Xingtai. "This 19th Brigade of the 16th Division..."

Zeng Jiwen stared at the map, his eyes filled with rage and fury. He clenched his fists, the veins in his arms bulging slightly from the exertion. Without hesitation, Zeng Jiwen slammed his clenched fist down on the table. A resounding "bang" echoed through the headquarters, like a violent outburst of his inner emotions. The objects on the table trembled slightly from the sudden impact, but his fist remained planted.