Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

As Dijiang's order was issued, the Japanese troops on the city wall began to gradually weaken their counterattack.

Commander Cheng, who was commanding the attack of three regiments at the front line, immediately realized that the battle in Feihu Valley might be over after seeing the firepower of the resistance on the city wall gradually weakened. He also realized that the Japanese troops in Laiyuan City might have been ambushed and annihilated.

It is obvious that the Japanese troops in the county town have begun to retreat and are waiting to evacuate tomorrow.

Commander Cheng thought of this, and immediately turned to look at Commander Zhao of the Second Military Division and said seriously.

"Send a telegram to the military district headquarters, saying that the plan has changed. The Japanese troops in Laiyuan County no longer intend to defend the city and will evacuate tomorrow. Instruct Commander Xiao and his men to march quickly along the Laiyuan Highway and reach Laiyuan County before 5:30 tomorrow."

"At six o'clock, when the Japanese army is relaxed at daybreak, we will attack the city on time."

After hearing Commander Cheng's order, Commander Zhao also realized the seriousness of the matter.

At present, the Eighth Route Army has only three regiments surrounding Laiyuan. If they forcibly attack the city, it will definitely cause heavy casualties.

The reason for leaving the north gate with three divisions surrounded and one division missing was to make the Japanese army evacuate hastily at night after learning that the reinforcements from Weixian were completely wiped out, and to hold the Third Battalion on the northern plains. After the four regiments from Feihu Valley that participated in the encirclement and annihilation of the Third Battalion arrived tomorrow, they would then destroy the Fourth Battalion in the wild.

But now the Japanese army plans to evacuate during the day. Once the Japanese army evacuates from the north gate during the day and then relies on the pass to hold the northern mountainous area, this group of less than 2,000 Japanese and puppet troops is likely to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements from other directions of the Japanese army.

Baoding, Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region Headquarters.

After receiving Commander Cheng's telegram, Division Commander Dang Xu, Political Commissar Rong and others immediately issued a forced march order to Commander Xiao's troops heading to Laiyuan, ordering them to arrive outside the north gate of Laiyuan before 5:30 a.m. the next day to complete the encirclement of the Japanese troops in Laiyuan.

On the Laiyuan Highway, when Commander Xiao was leading a large force of four regiments rushing towards Laiyuan County, he received a telegram from the military district headquarters, ordering him to immediately march to Laiyuan and complete the encirclement of Laiyuan at 5:30 the next day.

Commander Xiao looked solemn after receiving the telegram.

Feihu Valley is more than 50 kilometers away from Laiyuan. According to the marching speed, it will take at least eleven hours for the four regiments to reach Laiyuan County.

But now the situation has changed. The Japanese troops in Laiyuan are preparing to evacuate the next day. If the Japanese troops evacuate to the mountains and occupy dangerous terrain, the subsequent plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops in Laiyuan will fail.

Although the mountainous area is the Eighth Route Army's home ground, once the Japanese army persists until the arrival of the main force of the Japanese army, a fierce offensive battle is inevitable for the Eighth Route Army, which lacks light and heavy weapons.

Although there is no shortage of heavy weapons for siege at present, once the Japanese army really occupies the dangerous terrain in the mountains, the power of the artillery will at least be greatly reduced.

Now there are less than six and a half hours left to reach Laiyuan.

In other words, his troops now have to travel more than 50 kilometers to reach Laiyuan within six and a half hours.

Think of this.

Commander Xiao said immediately.

"Correspondent!"

The communicator not far behind heard Commander Xiao's voice and immediately rushed to Commander Xiao.

"To!"

"Pass on my order. Abandon artillery and other heavy weapons and march immediately. Even if you have to run away and kill everyone, you must reach Laiyuan before 5:30 tomorrow!"

"Do you understand?" Commander Xiao looked at the communicator seriously.

The communicator looked at Commander Xiao's serious face and immediately spoke loudly.

"Understood, Commander!"

After saying this, he saluted Commander Xiao and immediately began to convey Commander Xiao's orders to the troops below, step by step.