Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Snowflakes fluttered down from the sky, landing on Zeng Jiwen's shoulders one by one. At this time, Zeng Jiwen put his hands behind his back and stepped on the snow, making a crackling sound, which sounded particularly loud in the silent surroundings.

Only the bright torches were burning, making crackling sounds and responding to the crackling sounds on the ground.

There was silence all around, and Zeng Jiwen looked a little lonely in the cold night. It seemed that only the torch could bring him a touch of warmth and hope. The flames flickered, illuminating his resolute face in bright or dim light.

Zeng Jiwen walked silently, his thoughts surging like a tide. He was very reluctant to give up this ambush and interception operation, but as a commander, he had to be responsible for the 389th Brigade's actions. It could be said that this was the first time he had felt such great pressure since entering Shanxi.

From a long-term perspective, if the equipment being transported by the Japanese army can be intercepted this time, the entire Eighth Route Army in Shanxi will benefit within a year. However, if they fail or give up, the entire 389th Brigade will remain silent and accumulate strength in the next few years. Compared to the original force, it will only have one more troop and one more base.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, felt the cold air enter his lungs, and then slowly exhaled.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Zeng Jiwen's body was covered with thick white snow. Suddenly, Zeng Jiwen turned around and walked towards the brigade headquarters with firm steps.

The next day, and for the next half month, Zeng Jiwen, led by the reconnaissance battalion team, almost covered the entire terrain on both sides of the Yuci to Jingxing railway, and used a mobile radio to keep in touch with his family and headquarters, making records and conducting investigations.

On the 18th, Zeng Jiwen returned to the brigade headquarters and gathered everyone to make the final decision.

At this time, he had not rested for half a month. The half-month of trekking through mountains and rivers had put tremendous pressure on Zeng Jiwen's body and mind. Although he changed his clothes, he still looked tired.

Zeng Jiwen stood beside the map, looking at everyone's eyes, and said seriously, "I have thought about this for a long time in the past two weeks, and have been discussing it with the headquarters at home. We have decided to intercept this batch of equipment and expand our base."

After hearing this, no one objected and everyone had a serious expression on their faces. The atmosphere in the entire brigade suddenly became tense.

"For this operation, I've decided to have the three veteran regiments, four main combat regiments, various local regiments, the reconnaissance battalion, the supply battalion, the artillery battalion, and the guard battalion act together!"

After hearing this, everyone's expressions became more serious, but no one interrupted Zeng Jiwen.

"At the same time, the 386th Brigade in the south, Division Commander Xu in the north, and Division Commander He in northwest Shanxi will all cooperate with our 389th Brigade in this operation."

"First, early on, on the 25th, Division Commanders Xu and He from the north will lead the main force to the various traffic passes along the Tongpu Railway. They will blow up all the railway bridges and tunnels there, then advance south. This way, there will be no trains running on the Tongpu Railway for at least the entire month of February or March."

"At the same time, each local regiment dispatched half of its personnel to move covertly to the south of the Zhengtai Line and dig hidden storage fortifications in the mountainous areas along Lujiazhuang, Shouyang, Ceshi, Yangquan, and Nanyu."

“These tasks will be completed by next month.”

"According to intelligence from headquarters, the Japanese army is preparing to secretly transport this batch of equipment on the evening of February 5th. At the same time, the Japanese army in North China will transport weapons and supplies for three divisions to Taiyuan. The two sides will exchange locomotives in Yangquan, and then transport them back to Taiyuan and Beijing respectively."

"Starting on the evening of the 4th, the 386th Brigade began feinting attacks on Qixian and Pingyao, threatening Fenyang and luring the Japanese 5th Division to send reinforcements. Simultaneously, the 781st Regiment moved to the Taigu area to snipe at the 5th Division's reinforcements, forcing the 5th Division to increase its reinforcements."