Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

After looking at the general situation of the troops and the base, Zeng Jiwen nodded.

Nothing major happened during the six months I was away.

Then, I began to look at the current situation in North China.

At present, Yan Laoxi of Jin has recovered southeastern Jin since last year.

Four regular armies were expanded.

Fu Zuoyi's Eighth Army was stationed in Yuncheng, and Li Fuying's Seventh Army was stationed in Linfen and Fenyang.

As well as the Youth Column in the central part, the First Army and the Second Army stationed in southern Shanxi near Shaanxi.

Since reaching an agreement with Lu Zhonglin, Ji Zhong has disbanded the four miscellaneous divisions of the original 40th Army and 69th Army.

Then regroup.

The 40th Army was commanded by Pang Bingxun, and was under the command of the 39th and 40th Divisions. The 40th Division was a direct force reorganized by Lu Zhonglin himself.

69军的181师和193师则是由石友三担任军长，不过除了181师是石友三的人，193师则全部由南面委派军官编组成新的中央军师。

As for the Japanese troops in North China, since they suffered heavy losses last year, they have not only made up for their original losses but also increased their troops.

The Fifth Division has been transferred to the Northeast for rest and recuperation.

In addition to the remaining existing divisions, the Japanese army also recalled the 27th Division, which had been fully replenished in the Battle of Wanjialing.

The Southern Division and the newly formed 26th, 32nd, 35th, 36th, 37th, and 41st Divisions also arrived in North China one after another.

At the same time, seven mixed brigades were reorganized.

Zeng Jiwen looked at the current situation with a thoughtful expression.

Especially the First Army.

Previously, the First Army in North China suffered particularly heavy losses due to the troops of the Tainan Military Region.

At present, the 109th Division in Wutai area has been fully restored.

The 20th Division and the 2nd, 4th and 5th Independent Mixed Brigades were concentrated in the Taiyuan and Jinzhong areas.

In addition, the 27th Division was transferred to Xinzhou via Datong.

In the western part of Hebei Province, the 14th, 32nd and 35th Divisions were stationed in Handan, Xingtai and Shijiazhuang respectively.

As for the original 108th and 110th Divisions, according to intelligence, their numbers have been revoked by the Japanese army.

"It looks like we'll have to get busy soon."

After reading it, Zeng Jiwen said to everyone.

"Yes, and we also have to prevent the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the troops in Hebei from causing friction with us."

Zhou Xi nodded in agreement.

"I analyzed with Lao Wang before, and the Japanese army is a bit strange~" Huang Hanjia said immediately after thinking of something.

Huang Hanjia then told Zeng Jiwen about his discoveries during this period.

It turned out that when the Japanese army began to make up for its losses and send in reinforcements, the intelligence sources had also been paying attention to the movements of the Japanese army in North China.

But one interesting thing is that the marching route of the 27th Division in Xinzhou was very wrong.

After being severely damaged by the Nationalist Army in the Battle of Wanjialing, the 27th Division retreated to the rear to rest and recuperate.

Shortly after the Battle of Shijiazhuang ended, the 27th Division began to move north, arrived in Beijing, and then headed towards Zhangjiakou.

In April this year, the 27th Division began to move south along the Tongpu Railway to Xinzhou.

In other words, the First Army in Taiyuan now has two divisions of mobile forces in the surrounding area in addition to three independent mixed brigades.

As the Japanese army retook Shijiazhuang, Huang Hanjia and others originally thought that the Japanese army would encircle Shijiazhuang from the east and west along Zhengtai Road in the first half of the year.

Recapture the Zhengtai Railway line under the control of the Tainan Military Region.

Therefore, Huang Hanjia and Wang Zhuo, considering the losses of their troops in the Battle of Shijiazhuang, were ready to abandon the Zhengtai Railway.

But surprisingly, the Japanese troops in Shijiazhuang and Taiyuan showed no intention of reoccupying them.

Even now, the Taiyuan Japanese Air Force has added a new flying regiment, but has not sent any aircraft to conduct reconnaissance in the southern direction of Taiyuan.

On the contrary, this flying group often appears in the airspace of southwestern Shanxi from time to time.

Therefore, after collecting information from all parties, Huang Hanjia and Wang Zhuo immediately came up with a guess.

But a piece of news that came later interrupted their speculation.

Some time ago, according to the news from the secret line within the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

A large number of Japanese instructors appeared in the Jinsui Army in southwestern Shanxi, especially in the First Army.

Now they have moved to the Fenxi area and are constantly training.

Therefore, Huang Hanjia and Wang Zhuo judged that Yan Laoxi was probably secretly negotiating peace with the Japanese army.

The two originally planned to tell Zeng Jiwen, who was far away in the north, about this situation.

However, as the news of Zeng Jiwen's imminent return came, the two decided to wait for Zeng Jiwen to come back before making any further decisions.

Just ask the troops in one division to be on alert and prepared.

After hearing what the two said, Zeng Jiwen narrowed his eyes.

To be honest, Zeng Jiwen was not surprised to hear the news.

In the original time and space, Yan Laoxi was thinking about negotiating peace with the Japanese army by the end of this year.

But in the end, due to pressure from all sides and his reputation, he has been reluctant to take that step.

Zeng Jiwen didn't expect that in this time and space, Yan Laoxi's reaction would be so quick.

I'm afraid they have already colluded with the Japanese army and the agreement has probably been signed.

Otherwise, the Japanese army would not have been able to occupy his First Army.

"Commander, tell me, what exactly is Shinozuka Yoshio up to?"

Zeng Jiwen was suddenly startled when he heard the two people's questions.

With the changes in the situation in North China, many things in the original time and space can only be used as references rather than facts.

After hearing this, Zeng Jiwen was a little unsure of what the Japanese army was planning.

Zeng Jiwen sat at the table, tapping his fingers on the table habitually.

His eyes were fixed on the map of North China in front of him.

After thinking for a while, Zeng Jiwen suddenly turned around and looked at Wu Lin, then said.

"Wu Lin, what is the situation of the Japanese troops in Handan and Anyang?"

Wu Lin was thinking about Huang Hanjia's words to Wang Zhuo, and said without thinking.

“Handan is currently home to the 14th Division, and Anyang is home to the 36th Division.

But you know what, these two divisions didn't even leave the city to carry out a sweep, but stayed inside without moving.

I sent several regiments to explore the city, but they refused to leave."

When Zeng Jiwen heard Wu Lin's words, he had some guesses in his mind.

Looking at the various Japanese military bases in central Henan, the 37th Division was stationed in Zhengzhou and the 41st Division was stationed in Luoyang.

Together with the newly formed 4th Independent Mixed Brigade in Kaifeng and the 12th Independent Mixed Brigade in Nanyang.

The thoughts in my mind became clearer and clearer.

After figuring it out, Zeng Jiwen picked up the pencil in his hand and started marking the Zhongtiao Mountain area in southern Shanxi and northern Henan.

After finishing, Zeng Jiwen put down the pencil in his hand and said to everyone.

"The Japanese army has learned a lot~"

Cai Xu was a little surprised when he saw Zeng Jiwen’s mark on the map.

"Commander, I guessed right, they are not afraid that we will cut off their retreat."

Zeng Jiwen shook his head when he heard this.

"If I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before Yan Laoxi makes a move.

As for whether the Japanese army will leave us alone and attack Zhongtiao Mountain.

You'll be able to see it soon.

I guess this time, Yan Laoxi might end up losing more than he gained~"