Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

At twelve o'clock, Li Yunlong's independent detachment, as the main attacking force, pushed the front line to the bottom of Shijiazhuang city gate in advance, and then, at the signal of the special operations brigade, broke into the city in one fell swoop.

At present, the attacking forces of each regiment have successfully entered the city and are clearing out and eliminating the scattered Japanese troops in the city.

Huang Hanjia has sent a telegram, stating that the Japanese and puppet troops in Shijiazhuang City will be completely wiped out around noon. At the same time, the local regiments and militia forces nearby have made preparations in the rear and will start transporting supplies after the Japanese troops in the city are eliminated.

Moreover, according to the telegram sent by Huang Hanjia, the Japanese army’s supplies in Shijiazhuang City are countless, and there is currently no way to calculate them. It can only be estimated that based on the current manpower, it will take at least three days and three nights to move them.

In southern Hebei, according to the telegram sent by Wu Lin at 5 o'clock, the 5th Division and the 14th Division had suddenly begun to attack the positions of their four columns without regard for casualties a few hours ago, as if they had eaten gunpowder.

In order to reduce casualties among the troops, Wu Lin has begun to block the two Japanese divisions in batches along the subsequent route.

At the same time, a vanguard unit of the 114th Division in Ludi had already engaged in a firefight with a regiment under the 5th Column.

As for the Shota Line, various units have completed the encirclement of the Japanese 108th Division.

Looking at the current situation, although Zhou Xi's face looked a little listless, he was in a state of excitement.

Now, the 108th Division and Shijiazhuang are already a piece of meat in their mouth, and what they need to do now is to swallow this piece of meat.

After their division has taken over this piece of meat, they will immediately join forces with the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to encircle the 110th Division and support the battles in Datong and Zhangjiakou.

Zhou Shi believed that once the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Northwest Shanxi Military Regions captured Datong and Zhangjiakou, the Japanese encirclement would become a joke.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Yangcheng, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

At this time, the sound of the entire command center radio was incessant.

At the same time, the staff officers were busy picking up the ringing telephones, listening to the voices coming from outside the microphones, and constantly making various marks on the maps.

On a huge table in the combat conference room, the deputy commander and the deputy chief of staff were lying on the map looking at the various arrows marked on the North China side, with some excitement on their faces.

"This was just a simple autumn counter-mopping-up operation by the Japanese army, but we never expected it to almost turn into a decisive battle between our Eighth Route Army and the Japanese troops in North China!"

The deputy commander stood up and looked at the map in front of him and said with emotion.

"Yes, it was indeed a bit thrilling, but this time it was a chance to fish in troubled waters," the deputy chief of staff agreed.

"I kept getting calls from home this morning asking what the situation was like on the front lines and why the entire Eighth Route Army in North China was fighting the Japanese!"

"Now the Japanese troops on the Wuhan front have also begun to stop their attacks. All eyes are on our Eighth Route Army!"

"He also asked me if I had changed the established strategy of our Eighth Route Army."

After saying this, the deputy commander looked depressed.

Hearing the deputy commander's words, the deputy chief of staff burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, then you have to be Zeng Jiwen. I originally wanted to make a quick buck and leave, but I didn't expect the situation to turn out like this!"

Hearing what the deputy chief of staff said, the deputy commander shook his head.

"Forget it, let's not bother him now. You saw his call an hour ago, it was really unexpected!"

The deputy chief of staff nodded and agreed.

"There's nothing we can do. The troops below are like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger. The 389th Division has laid a good foundation in the early stages, and it's now showing."

"Look at the 395th Brigade, the 2nd and 3rd columns in southern Hebei. They managed to wear down the Japanese 5th and 14th Divisions in southern Hebei. Three brigades and nine regiments, this was unimaginable before."

"Even Zeng Jiwen's previous plan was just to be thankful that the nine regiments could lure the two Japanese divisions to Anyang!"

After listening to the deputy chief of staff's words, the deputy commander also expressed his agreement. To be honest, nine regiments wore down the two Type A divisions of the Japanese army on the road. When the news reached the headquarters, everyone was shocked.

However, the explanation given by Zeng Jiwen and others at the end of the telegram made everyone suddenly realize the truth.

At this time, the situation of the North China Front Army was extremely embarrassing.

There was no air force and no heavy artillery. Several divisions' 105mm heavy artillery battalions, including two independent heavy artillery brigades, went south to support the Wuhan battle. In addition, the 389th Division adopted a slicing-the-salami tactic against the Japanese army in southern Hebei, focusing on the Japanese troops in the field through secret passages such as tunnels.

This set of tactics, tailor-made for the Japanese army, was used to perfection by the soldiers of the 389th Division operating in southern Hebei.

Moreover, this set of tactics is not only used in the Tainan base area, but also in Jin-Cha-Ji and northwestern Shanxi in the north, and Shandong and central Henan in the south. It has played a significant role.

Just like when the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region faced the Japanese army's autumn sweep in North China, it relied only on part of its main forces to drag the Japanese troops who had left the city to sweep into the countryside, and finally forced the Japanese troops to withdraw back to the county town.

Otherwise, how could the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region have so many main forces that dared to attack the Japanese Army's Independent Mixed 2nd Brigade, not to mention the troops previously reported by the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region to cooperate with the troops of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region to prepare to take Datong and Zhangjiakou.

You know, when they entered Shanxi at the end of last year, all the Eighth Route Army soldiers were still suffering. It was nothing like now, when the attention of the whole China is focused on the Eighth Route Army in Shijiazhuang.

After thinking for a while, the deputy commander said to the deputy chief of staff.

"Forward the message Zeng Jiwen sent to your family so they don't worry."

Upon hearing this, the deputy chief of staff nodded and said that he would immediately arrange for someone to forward the telegram to his family.

Command center outside Shijiazhuang city.

At this time, all the Japanese troops in Shijiazhuang had been wiped out, and the entire city was bustling with activity.

Soldiers and militiamen from various local regiments, holding various carts and tools, continuously carried supplies in the city.

As the material distribution base of the Japanese army in North China, Shijiazhuang had a large amount of supplies, including weapons, equipment, ammunition, logistical and daily necessities, which were beyond the imagination of Huang Hanjia and others.

At this time, Liu Ming had already gone to the city to command various local groups and organizations to transport the seized supplies, while others were gathered in the command center, waiting for the next combat plan.