Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

"Li Yunlong, since you asked me for a mission, then you'll be the last one!"

"Wait until the other regiments capture Jingxing Coal Mine. Here, you should understand what I mean, right?" Zeng Jiwen pointed to Jingxing County on the map.

Li Yunlong looked at it and suddenly understood. He nodded and said, "Yes! Yes! I understand. Thank you, Brigade Commander. On behalf of the brothers of the New 1st Regiment, thank you, Brigade Commander."

"Go ahead. Keep quiet for a while and don't mess up the brigade's plans." Zeng Jiwen waved his hand. Li Yunlong nodded quickly and left the brigade headquarters.

Cai Xu looked at Li Yunlong's departing back, thoughtfully saying, "Brigade Commander, did you already know what was going on with this guy?"

"You just realized that I deliberately didn't tell you about the New 1st Regiment's mission because I was waiting for this guy to come to me."

"When this guy was expanding the New 1st Regiment, he was trying to get equipment, which infuriated the Japanese troops stationed along the Niangzi Pass. They ended up sending a large group of people to chase the New 1st Regiment all over the mountain like rabbits. Finally, seeing that there was no other way, this guy fled to Jingxing."

"This guy was lucky. As soon as he arrived at the Jingxing Reconnaissance Battalion, a small team discovered that the Japanese army was transporting a batch of supplies. This guy acted decisively and intercepted the supplies."

"The Jingxing defenders are like crazy, chasing his New 1st Regiment everywhere. This guy is also a cunning guy. He hid in the mountains and sent a small unit down the mountain disguised as a guerrilla force. He also pretended to find out if there were any anti-Japanese armed forces nearby. Now the Japanese troops in Jingxing are also confused."

"Giving him a company of veterans is just to strengthen the new regiment. After all, the new regiment has been recruiting too quickly recently, and there are hundreds of prisoners of war joining. If we don't send some of these veterans over, there might be some big trouble."

"Then why did you take away the 150mm heavy artillery only now? Why didn't you tell me before?" Cai Xu looked curious.

"I was thinking that if we didn't carry out this operation, the situation in Jingxing would be complicated. The new regiment had just been formed, and considering its combat capabilities, I planned to stay there for a while."

"You know, now that the decision has been made, I'm afraid this kid will cause trouble for me with these large-caliber artillery and flying thunder cannons in his hands. Then I don't want many guests to come to my table for dinner." Zeng Jiwen explained with a smile.

Cai Xu thought about this kid's past battle record, and it was true.

After that, after everyone finished discussing, they started the first phase of the operation.

On the evening of the 25th, a major event occurred throughout North China: the Tongpu Railway was bombed in Shanxi. This incident shocked the entire North China Front Army. The commander of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan, Kazuki Seiji, hurriedly led his men to investigate the situation in the middle of the night and found that the damage was extremely serious.

After evaluation, it was found that the Tongpu Railway would take about one and a half months to repair, and this matter was severely reprimanded by the commander of the North China Front Army, Terauchi Hisaichi.

Later, after analysis by the intelligence department, it was believed that the Chinese army's move was intended to slow down the offensive speed of the Imperial Army in Shanxi battlefield after the New Year, and it was judged that other cities would definitely be attacked by the Chinese army in the future, and the garrisons in various places would remain vigilant.

Time slowly passed and it was February 4th.

At this time, the entire southern Shanxi was covered in snow, and most of the Japanese troops were hiding in the city or strongholds. At this time, in the command post between Qixian and Pingyao.

The 386th Brigade Headquarters, together with the main military cadres of the 771st, 772nd, 16th, 17th and 18th Regiments, and the cadres of the 781st Regiment led by Wu Lin of the 389th Brigade, discussed together how to lure out most of the Japanese troops of the 5th Division.

"Old Wu, Zeng Jiwen is playing a big game this time. Can your regiment stop the Fifth Division? Although you don't have a division, you must have a brigade." Old Chen was a little worried.

"The Japanese army now only has the 5th Division and a security brigade in Taiyuan. The 5th Division can only deploy one brigade at most. The 108th Division is in Linfen, so the only remaining one is the 20th Division."