Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Inside the Japanese division's temporary command headquarters.

At this time, Ushijima Mitsugu was sitting in front of his seat, holding his general sword.

While wiping it carefully, he spoke expressionlessly to Honma Masaharu who was also wiping his command knife.

“Honma-kun, I thought that you and I could accomplish the great cause of the empire by going to the Chinese battlefield.

But, I never expected that, less than two years later, this place would become our burial place."

Hearing this, Honma Masaharu shook his head with a wry smile.

"Ushijima-kun, tell me, if the 389th Division continues to advance at this pace, can the Locust Army really defeat the 389th Division?"

After listening to this, Ushijima Mitsuki thought about it and shook his head.

“Honma-kun, you were dispatching troops to the south before, so I don’t know.

I can say that I witnessed with my own eyes how the 389th Division grew stronger.

Last fall, why did Division Commander Kenji and Chief of Staff Itagaki dispatch so many troops against the 389th Division?

This is quite telling.

"

Then, he raised his head and sighed.

He continued.

"Now listen to the artillery fire outside and the weapons and equipment.

Give them a few more years.

I dare not think about the fate of the empire~"

After hearing this, Honma Masaharu fell silent.

Looking at the busy signalmen around, constantly burning various documents.

Honma Masaharu was speechless for a moment.

Suddenly, gunshots were heard outside the tent.

Then, there was the overwhelming sound of the charge.

The two heard this scene.

They immediately realized that the Chinese army had already attacked near their division.

The two men stood up immediately.

Then he walked out of the tent with a group of staff and officers.

Begin organizing troops for a desperate charge.

As the soldiers of the westward column gradually attacked the Japanese division headquarters.

The soldiers of the 81st Regiment saw a group of Japanese officers with bandages on their heads and naked upper bodies not far away.

Holding a command knife, he rushed towards them.

The soldiers who saw this scene did not tolerate it.

After changing the magazine, he pulled the safety to load the gun, knelt down and shot at the little guy who was rushing towards him.

For a while.

"Bagaya Road~"

"Damn the Eighth Route Army~

No martial ethics~"

"idiot!"

As the Japanese soldiers continued to curse, soon, the group of Japanese soldiers in front of them were killed one by one by the soldiers of the 81st Regiment.

The next morning.

At this time, the area around Sijiao was filled with smoke.

The battlefield was in a mess.

Xun Bai, Tang Huaiyuan, Kong Lingxun, Gao Guizi and others stood on the highest mountain near Sijiao.

Look at the scene around you.

Except for Xun Bai and others, their expressions were relatively normal.

Tang Huaiyuan, Kong Lingxun, Gao Guizi, and their division commanders looked around excitedly.

Although the main force that encircled and annihilated these two Japanese divisions was the Westward Column, they also provided assistance.

Especially the Third Army.

After all, it was the first time for them to encircle and annihilate two Japanese divisions together.

Kong Lingxun, who was standing by, had a huge smile on his face.

This time, they were in the 80th Army. When the commander of the 165th Division, Wang Zhiqi, explained the interests involved to him, Kong Lingxun immediately reacted.

Then let Wang Zhiqi lead the 165th Division and the Third Army to pursue the Japanese army.

He led the remaining division and slowly advanced in the rear.

When the general offensive was about to be launched, the newly formed 27th Division led by Kong Lingxun finally joined the offensive.

This trip can be said to have consumed the strength of the Eighth Route Army and the Yunnan Army, but did not let the Japanese army escape.

At the same time, his own 165th Division was also participating in the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army.

When I think about returning to Luoyang and reporting to the president.

Should the 80th Army be expanded into a group army?

Kong Lingxun couldn't help but think about it.

"Commander Tang, I think we can send a telegram now."

Hearing Xun Bai's words, Tang Huaiyuan was also very excited.

Then he immediately called the signalman.

The news that their troops had encircled and annihilated the Japanese 20th and 27th Divisions in Sijiao was sent to Luoyang.

At the same time, the commander of the 20th Division, Ushijima Mitsutomu, and the commander of the 27th Division, Homma Masaharu, were killed.

A total of two lieutenant generals and four major generals were killed.

Along with a group of Japanese military officers.

Suddenly, soldiers from the 81st Regiment ran up to the group.

The command swords of the Japanese generals who were killed were brought to Xun Bai and others.

Xun Bai saw these Japanese generals' command swords.

Then he turned his gaze to Tang Huaiyuan.

"Commander Tang.

This is the general's sword that was captured when my regiment surrounded and annihilated the headquarters of the two Japanese divisions.

My teacher gave me this instruction before I came here.

If I capture it, I’ll give it to you.”

Hearing Xun Bai's words, Tang Huaiyuan was a little surprised for a moment.

"Commander Xun, this...

This is what your army captured, please give it to us, this..."

Xun Bai shook his head when he heard this.

“Commander Tang, you can accept it. It depends on whether you hand it over to your Commander-in-Chief Zeng or to Luoyang.

The lieutenant general's command knife has been seized before.

Our division commander is asking me if I can get him a Japanese general's command sword, only then will he be interested."

Hearing Xun Bai's Versailles words, Tang Huaiyuan was dumbfounded for a moment.

Zeng Jiwen really dares to think big.

Return the general's command sword.

Isn't this just the command sword of Tada Shun, the current commander of the Japanese North China Front Army?

Only you, Zeng Jiwen, could come up with this idea.

Then, the two men distributed the weapons seized on the battlefield.

Xunbai did not give up this part.

Because the main force of this attack was Xunbai's westward column.

So when the spoils were distributed, Xunbai asked for one third.

It was prepared to be used to equip the local troops in southwestern Shanxi.

The rest of the equipment was divided equally among the three armies.

Changzhi.

When Zeng Jiwen and others received Xun Bai's telegram.

Immediately start thinking about the situation ahead by looking at the map.

“I’m talking about Lao Zeng.

Those two Japanese divisions in Zhongtiao Mountain. Do we need help?"

Zhou Xi looked at the area around Yuanqu on the map and said to Zeng Jiwen.

Zeng Jiwen heard this.

He waved his hand.

"Need not.

The 3rd Army, the 80th Army, the 17th Army and the 34th Division.

Plus the four armies of the 14th Group Army.

They still couldn't surround these two Japanese divisions.

I think they should just stop fighting.

"

After hearing Zeng Jiwen's words, Zhou Shi reacted.

"Now........."

"Now we need to get the westward column back to Yuncheng and capture Fenglingdu."

Wang Zhuo continued what Zhou Shi said.

Zeng Jiwen nodded.

"The youth column has already set off.

Originally I suggested that the local group come directly.

Xunbai and the others are moving too fast now.

I plan to let the Youth Column take over other cities in southwestern Shanxi first.

The Youth Column is being reorganized later~"

"We are racing with Yan Laoxi."

Zhou Xi looked at southwest Jin thoughtfully.

Zeng Jiwen sneered when he heard this.

“Not really, he still dares to come to southwest Shanxi.

He has not yet been held accountable for the New Army incident.

When the Zhongtiao Mountain incident is over, if I don't settle this account with Yan Laoxi, I will write my name upside down!"