Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Without giving Sugiyama Gen time to think, as Zeng Jiwen's order was issued, the three regiments of the Tainan Military Region and the seven regiments of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region that surrounded the 110th Division of Xingtang began to attack the Japanese troops in Xingtang City.

At the same time, in Yangquan, the 758th Regiment took the lead in blasting a hole in the city wall of Yangquan, and then continued to use explosives to continuously expand the hole, and then began to organize a commando team as the first force of the four regiments besieging the city to rush into the city.

Inside the city, Taniguchi Motojiro was in the headquarters, listening to the explosions outside the city gradually getting closer and closer to his headquarters. For a moment, his eyes turned red.

He couldn't believe that the invincible locust army would encounter such a thing today.

It would have been fine if the city was attacked by the Chinese army, but I didn't expect that the locust army on the city wall couldn't even stop the Chinese army for a whole day.

Thinking about him, Motojiro Taniguchi, who had not yet led the 108th Division to take revenge on the 389th Division, he was actually going to die here for Tianhuang. For a moment, Motojiro Taniguchi felt a little unwilling.

Suddenly, the Chief of Staff of the 108th Division, Ishihara Shozo, quickly walked into the room.

Seeing that only Taniguchi Motojiro was left in the headquarters, Ishihara Shozo didn't say much. He just walked quietly to Taniguchi Motojiro, bowed and said respectfully.

"Your Excellency, the Division Commander, the Eighth Route Army has entered the city. I have organized most of the locust army. Let's evacuate to Taiyuan."

After hearing the chief of staff's words, Taniguchi Motojiro reacted, thought about it and didn't say much.

He waved his hand to show that he understood.

Seeing this scene, Shozo Ishihara said goodbye to Motojiro Taniguchi and slowly left the room.

When Taniguchi Motojiro was the only one left in the house, he stood up, stood at the window, and looked at the smoke outside the city.

Suddenly, Taniguchi Motojiro's eyes turned red and his face became ferocious.

He turned around, threw everything on his desk to the ground, drew out his command knife, and chopped the table hard.

"Baga~"

"389th Division~Zeng Jiwen!"

In an instant, the table was split in half by Taniguchi Motojiro's sword.

Taniguchi Motojiro had never suffered such a great humiliation. The division he led was surrounded and even defeated by the Eighth Route Army, whom he looked down upon, on the battlefield in China.

After venting for a while, Taniguchi Motojiro called the guard on duty at the door, and after tidying up for a while, he went to the meeting room.

At 4:00 p.m., Tainan Military Region Headquarters.

Zeng Jiwen held the battle reports just sent by the front units, stood in front of the map hanging on the wall of the command center, and thought about what would happen after the end.

Now, in Xingtang, Huang Hanjia and his men have launched an encirclement and annihilation campaign against the 110th Division. It is estimated that the battle will be over in a few hours.

Moreover, Datong and Zhangjiakou have now been surrounded by troops from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Northwest Shanxi, and the attack has begun. Now it depends on whether the Japanese troops in North China will continue the attack or withdraw.

Zhou Xi walked into the command center and watched Zeng Jiwen thinking in front of the map, then walked over and looked in the direction Zeng Jiwen was looking.

"Lao Zeng, what are you thinking about so intently?"

Zeng Jiwen came back to his senses.

"The Japanese troops are about to withdraw!"

Zhou Shi was not surprised to hear Zeng Jiwen's words.

After Shijiazhuang was captured by their division, Zhou Shi, who was far away in the base, also started to get busy.

The supplies in Shijiazhuang were beyond the expectations of Zeng Jiwen and others. They did not expect that the manpower prepared before was completely insufficient. In an emergency, Liu Ming immediately sent a telegram to contact Zhou Xi who was far away in Pingshun, asking him to immediately organize the troops in the base to rush to the seventh district to help transport supplies.

These days, Zhou Shi has been busy with the issue of manpower in the base. At the same time, the troops have been fighting for so long that their weapons and ammunition can be said to have been basically consumed.

At present, the entire force is exhausted after nearly a month of fighting.

Zhou Xi didn't say much and waited for Zeng Jiwen's next words.

Zhou Shi knew very well that if the Japanese army withdrew, they would not let him think about these things anymore.

Not long after, Zeng Jiwen continued speaking.

"I'm wondering what the South will do after we've launched such a big battle in North China."

When Zhou Xi heard Zeng Jiwen's words, his eyes narrowed.

"Are they trying to cause trouble?"

Hearing the political commissar's words, Zeng Jiwen sneered.

"They probably don't have the guts to cause trouble, but I'm afraid something disgusting is about to happen."

Zhou Shi was a little surprised when he heard Zeng Jiwen's words.

Then, Zeng Jiwen took out a telegram from the pile of telegrams on the table and handed it to Zhou Shi.

Zhou Shi saw that Zeng Jiwen's face looked very bad, so he took the telegram and started reading it.

Before Zhou Shi finished reading the telegram, he punched the table beside him.

"Too deceiving!"

"Where have you been? Now you're out picking peaches."

Zeng Jiwen saw Zhou Xi's angry look and did not try to persuade him. Instead, he turned around and started thinking about the map.

It turned out that the telegram reported the situation in the south sent by home.

The one in the south, after learning that the Eighth Route Army surrounded and recaptured Shijiazhuang, immediately ordered the Military Control Commission to investigate the specific circumstances of the war in North China.

This is not a big deal, but once it was checked, the people in Chongqing were shocked.

Unexpectedly, in just less than a month, the Eighth Route Army in North China had achieved such great results. Now the Eighth Route Army in North China has caused the North China Front Army a great deal of trouble.

At the same time, the losses of the Japanese army also made the people in the Ministry of National Defense feel uneasy.

They mobilized a million troops in Wuhan and were able to fight the Japanese army on the front line to that extent. They did not expect that the Eighth Route Army in North China could inflict such heavy losses on the Japanese army.

The 5th Division, the 14th Division, the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the 108th Division. According to the current situation, the Japanese army in North China has suffered serious injuries.

But then, some people had some ideas in their minds and felt strange, wanting to lead their troops to North China.

After all, judging from the losses suffered by the Japanese army, the Eighth Route Army in North China must have suffered heavy losses as well. With both sides suffering heavy losses, it would be easy for them to gain a foothold in North China.

Moreover, once the above-mentioned person attacks the Eighth Route Army in North China, his own troops will be the first to benefit.

When thinking about this, some people suddenly felt itchy and wanted to make some plans.

Sure enough, at the subsequent meeting, someone proposed to establish the Hebei-Chahar War Zone in North China, and then send senior officials to the Hebei-Chahar region to lead the anti-Japanese armed forces in the Hebei-Chahar War Zone.

Later, the news was learned by the staff of the Eighth Route Army's office in Chongqing, and they immediately sent a telegram back home.

After learning about this situation, my family also felt a little troubled.

However, it was not clear what the south would do specifically, so the news was first reported to Tainan and the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region.

After all, the two military regions on the front line were the most affected by this incident.