Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

"We are currently in a battlefield behind enemy lines. These landlords may come closer to us because of the atrocities committed by the Japanese army, but once the Japanese army changes its policy, they can also defect to the Japanese army," Zeng Jiwen explained.

Thinking about the fact that a few years later in the original time and space, a large number of landlords helped the Japanese army, Zeng Jiwen decided to put an end to this unhealthy trend in his own jurisdiction.

"And if we want to gain the support of the masses, we must stand with them. They have tremendous power!" Zeng Jiwen said firmly to Zhou Shi, Deng Xie and others.

"In this case, I guess some people in the family will have different opinions, and they may be very different," Zhou Xi said worriedly.

"If they have any objections, let them come and I will convince them." Zeng Jiwen looked determined.

Several people looked at Zeng Jiwen, and immediately thought of what Zeng Jiwen had done in Xiangjiang (they just made up their own stories), and suddenly they looked weird, and then they felt relieved.

So, the matter was decided and later reported to the family and the headquarters.

After talking about the base, the group began to discuss the most important thing about this trip. After all, this was related to the future development of their own troops.

Political Commissar Zhou Shi began to introduce the current situation of the Zhengtai Line to everyone.

"According to the reconnaissance battalion's observations over a month, the Japanese trains on the Zhengtai Line are not very busy at the moment. The Japanese are mainly focusing on the guardrails on both sides of the railway. They have built guardrails along almost all the lines."

"At the same time, there were nearly twenty small stations between Yuci and Jingxing, each of which had a Japanese detachment stationed. The entire section of road was occupied by a regiment of troops dispersed across the stations. At the same time, Japanese armored trains patrolled the route every half hour."

"The Japanese troops stationed at these various stations belong to the 80th Regiment of the 20th Division. The 5th Division is stationed in the Taiyuan and Jinzhong areas. Yangquan is the 39th Brigade of the 20th Division, which is composed of the 77th and 78th Regiments, as well as their cavalry, engineers, artillery, and supply regiments."

"Near Jingxing, the 117th Regiment of the Japanese 108th Division is stationed. Most of the division's main forces are currently in Linfen. It is estimated that this regiment is temporarily stationed in Jingxing to protect the Jingxing coal mines in preparation for the attack on Changzhi."

"According to information from the General Headquarters, the 79th Regiment, which was completely wiped out by us last time, is still being organized in North China and has not yet been officially incorporated into the 20th Division."

"The above is the situation of the Japanese troops stationed in Jindi on the Zhengtai Line this time." Zhou Xi sat down after he finished speaking.

"The Japanese army has directly deployed a division on the Zhengtai Line. It's not easy to deal with!" Wang Zhuo said after listening to Zhou Yiwu's story.

"Yes, and Jinzhong and Yangquan are even more of a Japanese stronghold. Even Jingxing, which has the least troops, has a regiment. If Jingxing is attacked, Shijiazhuang is only 60 kilometers away from the Jingxing coal mine. The 109th Division can arrive to support it within three hours."

"Yangquan and Jingxing are about 80 kilometers apart, and Jinzhong to Yangquan is about 100 kilometers apart. The two places can support each other in four or five hours. Even if the railway is destroyed, it will take at most ten hours." Huang Hanjia said while measuring the distance on the map.

"Brigade Commander, it seems that we can't tackle this tough problem on our own. We have to ask for help from our brother troops." Wu Lin suggested.

"Yes, right. Right now we only have Old Chen next to us. To the north, a part of Division Commander Xu is active in the Wutai Mountain area. We have to find a way to mobilize the Japanese troops. At least we have to mobilize part of the Japanese troops in Jinzhong and Yangquan." Zhou Xi affirmed.

"Even if most of the Japanese troops in these areas are dispatched, we will still be under great pressure." Zhu Guosheng was quite worried.

Looking at the complex situation in front of them, they all felt it was very difficult. Along the entire route, the Japanese army was like a hedgehog. Once a problem occurred at one point, the Japanese army's large force would quickly reinforce. Moreover, even if they succeeded, facing so many Japanese counterattacks, they would be surrounded by the Japanese army if they were not careful.