Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Chapter 398

July 2, Changzhi.

After several months of development, all affairs of the base are now back on track.

Zeng Jiwen and Zhou Shi are discussing the work situation in North China.

Suddenly, Hu Di, Minister of the Social Department of the North China Bureau, walked in quickly from outside the door.

"Master~

Political Commissar~"

Hu Di was holding a document and greeting the two of them.

Seeing Hu Di come in, the two stopped discussing.

"Hu Di, what's going on?"

Zhou Xi saw that Hu Di's face looked a little serious and asked curiously.

"Political Commissar, there's movement from the Japanese army and the south~"

After saying that, he handed the documents to the two of them.

When Zhou Xi heard Hu Di's words, his expression changed.

Then he turned to look at Zeng Jiwen and smiled.

"After almost a year of peaceful life, now it's lively again."

Zeng Jiwen also nodded.

After taking the document and reading it, Zeng Jiwen handed it to Zhou Shi.

"Yan Laoxi's calculations are really good~"

Zhou Xi took the document and found it a little funny after reading it.

“It seems that I have a particularly deep memory of him from that incident in the first half of the year.

He will only move if the Japanese army takes action~"

"Then the Japanese army will not do as he wishes this time."

Zhou Shi also smiled when he heard Zeng Jiwen say this.

"Then let's hold a meeting to discuss it. I have a feeling the Japanese army is making some big moves this time."

Zeng Jiwen responded.

Then he turned to Hu Di and said.

"From now on, you will contact the Central Plains Bureau and find out the movements of the Japanese troops in central Henan."

"Okay~

I will contact the Central Plains Bureau immediately."

Hu Di nodded, then immediately turned and walked out.

Zhou Xi saw Hu Di leaving the house and turned to Zeng Jiwen and asked.

"Lao Zeng, why are you paying attention to what's happening in Henan?"

Hearing Zhou Xi's question, Zeng Jiwen asked thoughtfully.

"You said~

If we were the Japanese commander.

What is the most urgent matter~"

"That's even a question. At the time, the goal was to recover strength and boost morale as quickly as possible."

Zhou Xi said without thinking.

When he finished speaking, Zhou Xi immediately reacted.

"You mean..."

Zhou Xi was a little surprised.

"It's been almost a year now, and the Japanese troops in North China have almost recovered.

What do you think they will do~"

When Zhou Xi heard this, he immediately stood up.

Then he walked to the map on the table in the middle of the conference room and started looking at it.

After a while, he stood up and said.

“When the old lady eats persimmons, she picks the soft ones and squeezes them.

If it were me, I would definitely target the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

Zeng Jiwen heard what Zhou Shi said and did not object.

He picked up the water cup beside him and took a sip.

Then he looked at Zhou Xi.

"What I'm worried about now is that the Japanese army won't just target the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army~"

After speaking, he stood up.

Then he walked to Zhou Xi and pointed to the location on the map on the table.

When Zhou Xi saw where Zeng Jiwen pointed, his expression became a little solemn.

"this?"

Zhou Xi looked at the map and thought for a while, then said.

“At this point, if the Japanese army’s target is really Zhongtiao Mountain, this doesn’t make sense.

We are not afraid of cutting off their retreat~"

"So~

I also have no idea whether the Japanese army is planning to take over Zhongtiao Mountain as well.

So I asked Hu Di to contact the Central Plains Bureau to check the movements of the Japanese troops in central Henan.

If the Japanese troops in central Henan gather northward, then this is indeed possible."

After saying that, Zeng Jiwen lay on the table and looked at the map of North China.

"If the Japanese army really did this, they would definitely give us some trouble."

Hearing this, Zhou Xi thought about it.

Looking at Zeng Jiwen, he said.

"Then we might have to hold a meeting to discuss it."

"Hmm~"

Zeng Jiwen nodded.

"Han Jia and Wu Lin are in central and southern Hebei now, and they won't be able to come back for a while.

When the time comes, let Cai Xu and Guo Sheng come back, and we will discuss the matter with them.

Then it depends on how the Japanese army will attack.”

Hearing this, Zhou Shi also nodded in agreement.

Wu'an.

At this time, Wu Lin was discussing the situation in the Handan area with the commander of the Third Column, Xia Wenkai, political commissar Chen Haisong, chief of staff Wang Bingnan and others.

According to intelligence, a new Japanese division was stationed in Handan City last week.

This division has about three infantry regiments, but each regiment has nearly a thousand more troops than an ordinary Japanese regiment.

The entire division has about 25,000 people.

The Japanese army suddenly added a division to Handan, which immediately attracted the attention of the troops around Handan.

Including the original 14th Division, there are now 50,000 Japanese troops stationed in Handan City.

If these Japanese troops had any ideas about their base, they really wouldn't be able to find a good solution for the time being.

Now, the 82nd Regiment has just completed its equipment replacement, the 124th Regiment is in the process of equipment replacement, and the 125th Regiment is still the original Japanese-equipped regiment.

At the same time, after the Third Column recovered its strength over the past year, it expanded the 92nd and 133rd Regiments.

The entire column has no shortage of light and heavy machine guns, but the column's artillery regiment is still undergoing training in Changzhi.

If the Japanese army really launches a large-scale attack, we can only rely on regimental-level artillery to deal with them.

At the same time, there is a small field airport around Handan.

Since they destroyed the airport in the middle of last year, the Japanese have now deployed a flying squadron of 12 aircraft at the airport.

Among them were six fighter jets, four bombers and two reconnaissance planes.

The Japanese army wanted to prevent the aircraft from being destroyed by the Eighth Route Army again.

Now, as long as the planes are not on a mission, they will be parked in underground hangars by the Japanese army.

At the same time, an infantry regiment was placed around the airport, ready to provide support at any time.

Ever since the Japanese planes appeared in Handan, Xia Wenkai has been looking for an opportunity to attack these Japanese planes.

But the Japanese were very cautious, and the infantry regiments around this small airport would not withdraw even if other places around them were attacked.

This caused Xia Wenkai to have a headache.

Although the troops below are now equipped with an air defense company with 6 DShK anti-aircraft machine guns.

But it's not a good thing to have a plane flying over your head all the time.

Now, a division of Japanese troops has arrived in Handan, which makes people think.

Could it be that the Japanese army is about to launch a new round of attacks against them?

Before anyone could think about it, the telegraph operator suddenly stood up quickly.

"Report, military district telegram~"

Upon hearing this, the Chief of Staff of the Second Column, Wang Bingnan, immediately took the translated message from the telegraph operator and handed it to Wu Lin.

Wu Lin took it and looked at it, his face expressionless.

After reading it, he handed it to everyone.

Then he said.

"The division commander said the Japanese army is now making a big move~

But we judge that the Japanese army’s main target this time is not us.

They are troops from southwestern Shanxi and the Zhongtiao Mountains!"

After everyone finished watching, Chen Haisong, the political commissar of the Second Column, said to Wu Lin.

"Deputy Commander, should we hold our troops still or..."

Hearing this, Wu Lin thought about it.

"Let the troops below gather and be ready to fight at any time~

Let’s first look at the actions of the Japanese army.

If this group of Japanese troops really head south, they'll probably cause trouble before they leave."