Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

After saying that, he cursed angrily, regardless of the looks from the people around him.

"Commander, be careful with your words!"

A bespectacled chief of staff interrupted immediately.

"Commanders also have their own difficulties. The commander should be considerate of his superiors. Let this be a lesson!"

After saying that, he also sighed.

"Brother Ligong, the battle has turned out like this, what else is there to say!"

"If you ask me, it's because we've been living in comfort for too long, and we're scared to death by the Japanese army!"

"Look at how the Eighth Route Army has recovered lost territory in southeastern Shanxi over the past year. Now look at us. If we don't take action, I'm afraid that the Eighth Route Army will be the only one left in this part of Shanxi."

The Chief of Staff looked at the man angrily and explained, "Commander, you have to consider the actual situation."

"Since the Battle of Taiyuan, including the previous battles in southwestern Shanxi, our troops have been almost wiped out."

"Commander Yan finally gathered tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and established the Jinsui Army."

"The army is now flooded with new recruits, so it's good enough that there's no chaos."

"Now that we have recaptured southwestern Shanxi, we can fight again once we have recovered our strength."

After saying that, he began to advise him to pay attention to the impact on the soldiers below.

The man looked at the chief of staff wearing glasses and said with some emotion.

"Brother Ligong, I'm not complaining, it's just too pathetic. Tens of thousands of people were fighting like this, and the few guns of the Eighth Route Army could recapture southeastern Shanxi, but what about us?"

"We don't lack anything."

After saying that, he shook his head and sighed.

Then he continued.

"Brother Ligong, I'm going to be the commander of the new regiment formed by the deputy chief of staff. I'm planning to transfer some of the people in the regiment to accompany me. Brother Ligong, do you want to come with me?"

Hearing the man's words, the chief of staff immediately became interested.

"Oh, Commander, there is such a thing?"

"Yes, the newly established regiment is the 358th Regiment. As you know, I have some connections with the Deputy Chief of Staff. This time, I was sent to the new regiment to train the new troops well. We can't be like the current troops."

"Yes, Commander, I will respectfully obey your command."

Let’s talk about it. The two of them will lead the troops and be responsible for the rear evacuation.

As the Japanese Army's 5th Independent Mixed Brigade began to withdraw, the critical situation of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army in the Lingshi area was also resolved.

At the same time, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade in Linfen began to gather troops, abandon Linfen, and began to evacuate to the north.

When the First Column saw the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade heading towards them in Hongdong, they immediately realized that the Japanese army was planning to abandon Linfen, so they withdrew from Hongdong and only sent a small force to harass and attack the Japanese army on their retreat route.

The three columns of the new army also began to enter Linfen.

After the troops on both sides withdrew, the crisis of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was completely resolved.

At the same time, news began to spread that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army had recovered the southwestern Shanxi region within two months.

A week later, the man from Kenanpo moved his official residence to Yuncheng.

At the same time, he held a grand press conference, boasting about how, under his wise command, he defeated the enemy one after another and recovered the entire southern Shanxi region.

At the same time, he said that the entire Jin area would be recovered next year, which made everyone look forward to it.

Those who didn't understand were immediately excited by the shocking news from the Second War Zone. Unknowingly, most of the Jin territory had been recovered. It was really incredible.

At this time, Zeng Jiwen and his team from the 389th Division, which had already moved its headquarters from Dajinggou in Xiyang and Heshun to Pingshun, saw Yan Laoxi's outrageous remarks in the newspaper and slammed the newspaper on the table.

"How ridiculous! He even managed to recapture the entire Jin territory. I wonder if he can still boast next year!"

Political Commissar Zhou Xi took the newspaper, looked at it and laughed.

"Old Zeng, there's nothing to be angry about. If he doesn't take some credit, I'm afraid we'll have to be on our guard."

"Next year, he'll have to bear the consequences."

"By the way, I hope the workers he promised won't default on their payments this time."

Zeng Jiwen listened to the political commissar's words and shook his head.