Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Thinking of this, Zeng Jiwen continued.

"No matter which division, I think the Shota Front hasn't been busy for a while, so let's join in the fun."

"No matter which division is guarding the Shota Line this time, we can definitely take action. Besides, the steel of these rails looks good to me. We'll pull them all back this time."

"At the same time, this Shijiazhuang..."

Zhou Shi and Wang Zhuo were a little surprised when they saw Zeng Jiwen looking at Shijiazhuang on the map.

"Old Zeng, you're not still planning to attack Shijiazhuang, are you?"

The two looked at Zeng Jiwen in surprise.

"If there's a chance, why not?"

Zeng Jiwen looked at the map and said thoughtfully.

"Shijiazhuang is the North China Front's supply transit base. Winter is coming soon. Not only our troops, but also our brother troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region are probably short of supplies to survive the winter."

"Why not take advantage of the Japanese army's autumn sweep and give Sugiyama Moto a surprise?"

After listening to Zeng Jiwen's words, the two looked at the distribution map of enemy and friendly forces in North China.

Currently, a Japanese security brigade and the 20th Division are stationed in Taiyuan, the Japanese Independent Mixed 3rd and 5th Brigades are stationed in Jinzhong, and the Independent Mixed 4th Brigade is stationed in Yangquan.

In northwestern and northern Shanxi, there are the 26th Division of the Mongolian Garrison Corps, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the 109th Division of the First Army.

In Hebei, the 5th Division was resting in Zhengding, the 14th Division was in Handan, and the newly formed 21st Division and 110th Division were still in the Beijing and Tianjin areas.

The 114th Division maintained stability in the occupied areas of Shandong, while the 1st and 4th Cavalry Brigades patrolled the area from Shandong to Tianjin.

In order to support the battles in Wuhan and Guangzhou, the Japanese army in North China sent the 27th Division, which was composed of the Chinese garrison brigade, to the south. Its organization was crippled last month and could basically be ignored. Two field heavy artillery brigades belonging to the North China Front Army also went south with the troops to provide support.

It can be said that the North China Front Army currently maintains a vast area of ​​North China, with a total number of over 300,000 people.

But after careful consideration, it was discovered that the three divisions and four mixed brigades of the First Army were basically tied down by the 389th Division. At the same time, the First Army now had no ability to launch a large-scale attack.

The only ones Sugiyama could rely on now were the 109th Division and the Mongolian Corps in northern Shanxi, as well as his own 21st, 110th, and 114th Divisions and two cavalry brigades.

It seems that there are a lot of troops, but if the early battles go smoothly, the Mongolian Corps will be fine. Once the Mongolian Corps suffers huge losses, I am afraid that even the current Mongolian Corps Commander, Hasunuma Han, will not be able to stop Sugiyama Gen.

After all, after the Mongolian garrison was directly under the Japanese military headquarters, the various fronts almost fought to the death in order to obtain supplies.

The 114th Division and two cavalry brigades also have to maintain stability from Shandong to Tianjin and cannot be easily withdrawn.

Therefore, if Sugiyama Gen is involved in a long-term battle this time, he can only rely on the 21st Division and the 110th Division.

After thinking about the situation clearly, the two of them immediately became interested.

After all, there are not many such opportunities. With the end of the Battle of Wuhan and the Japanese army starting to recruit domestic reserves to form new divisions, there will probably be few opportunities to launch a surprise attack on Shijiazhuang in the future.

As long as the defenders near Shijiazhuang are lured away, the 389th Division will have a good chance of capturing Shijiazhuang, especially since the Japanese aircraft in North China have not been replenished yet, so there is no need to worry about the Japanese air force.

At present, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region has 30 regiments, plus the 31 regiments of the Tainan Military Region, more than 60 regiments with more than 150,000 people, which is enough to lead these tens of thousands of Japanese troops in a circle.

Zeng Jiwen looked at the current situation and habitually touched the water cup beside him.

"Well, I think it's possible. While the Japanese army is just mobilizing its forces, we can contact Jin-Cha-Ji and discuss it with them." Zhou Xi looked at Zeng Jiwen and said.