Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

At midnight on the 21st, the front-line headquarters.

At this time, the front-line command was staying with the 129th Division that was fighting in Shanxi.

At this time, the entire command post was filled with silence, but from the figures passing by, one could tell that everyone was quietly discussing something in a low voice. This situation had continued from the afternoon until now.

The deputy commander and the deputy chief of staff looked at the map and kept gesturing on it.

Suddenly, the deputy chief of staff stood up and said.

"Commander, don't you think it's time to go and rest? Old Liu and I are still keeping an eye on things here. I'll let you know as soon as there's any news from Zeng Jiwen."

"No need, wait a little longer. I don't believe that Zeng Jiwen's entire brigade, which had the advantage of terrain, couldn't take down a battalion. Even if the attack was not going well, it should have been over by now. There must have been some accident, but I don't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing." The deputy commander said with some concern.

"Hahaha, it's quite interesting when you put it that way." The deputy chief of staff laughed.

"Oh, you think something happened too?" The deputy commander looked puzzled.

"Haha, this Zeng Jiwen is the same as Lao Chen. He only takes advantage and never suffers any loss. He has a very sharp nose. If there was any trouble, he would have run away long ago." The deputy chief of staff said with a smile after hearing this.

"My old classmate was able to lead his troops in the rear during the Long March and make the Chongqing troops run around in circles."

"Other troops were getting smaller and smaller as they fought, but his, when they were about to cross the grassland, picked up people along the way and managed to form three divisions. Who in our Eighth Route Army has such ability?"

After the deputy chief of staff finished speaking, he thought of something and smiled again.

The people around him also laughed after hearing this.

"You know what, when it comes to battlefield sense, no one can match him. This time he asked to lead the team, and the 386th Brigade complained to me for a long time." The deputy commander said to Commander Liu.

The teacher adjusted his glasses.

"Haha, he's been complaining to me a lot lately, saying he wants to challenge Zeng Jiwen to a one-on-one duel when he comes back."

Old Liu said with a smile, squinting his eyes.

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly everyone around started laughing.

Suddenly, the telegraph operator beside him stood up.

"Report! Telegram from the 389th Brigade!"

At this time, everyone's attention was drawn to him. The deputy commander quickly walked to the telegraph operator.

"Hurry up and translate it to see what Zeng Jiwen sent. Everyone in this room is waiting for news from him." The deputy commander waved his hand and urged.

When the telegraph operator deciphered the message, he showed an incredible look and quickly took the message to the deputy chief of staff.

The deputy chief of staff looked at the telegraph operator's excited and excited expression, and the heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground safely. After all, it seemed to be good news.

After the deputy chief of staff took the telegram and read it, he was also surprised, and then his face was full of excitement.

"Deputy Commander, there's news from Zeng Jiwen. You'll never imagine how big a thing Zeng Jiwen and his team have done." The deputy chief of staff looked excited.

Seeing the excited expression of the deputy chief of staff, everyone around him showed an expectant look.

The deputy commander said quickly,

"Hurry up and tell me, it looks like we've gained quite a lot!"

The deputy chief of staff looked happy, straightened his face, picked up the telegram in his hand and read it out.

"To the Front Command Headquarters:

At 14:10 on October 20, our brigade set up an ambush at Changshengkou.

The Japanese 20th Division's 79th Regiment's 2nd Battalion, Yamane Battalion, was completely wiped out, and the battalion commander, Major Goro Yamane, was killed. The Japanese army suffered 265 casualties, including 68 deaths, 121 serious injuries, and 76 minor injuries. A large number of weapons, equipment and ammunition were seized, estimated to be the amount of one and a half battalions.

At 8:00 p.m., the Third Battalion of the 782nd Regiment of our unit captured Nanling Station and seized a brigade's worth of weapons, ammunition, and equipment, as well as 500 war horses. The specific material statistics will be reported after the withdrawal and reorganization.

We also ask the command center to find out the reason for the huge reserves of materials at Nanling Station.

389th Brigade, Zeng Zhoudian.

After the deputy chief of staff finished reading, the headquarters fell silent. The seizure was so astonishing that it felt unreal.

Then, everyone started discussing the battle.

"Hahaha, well done! We've completely wiped out a battalion of the Japanese. This is a first for our Chinese army since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War!"

The deputy commander slammed his hands on the table excitedly, and the people around him were also talking excitedly.

"Now you can finally relax and have a good sleep."

The deputy chief of staff said happily.

"Haha, that's right, I can finally let go of my worries. I was also worried when there was no news." said the deputy commander.

"Then quickly forward this telegram back home and to the Second War Zone headquarters. This time, our Eighth Route Army can finally hold its head high. Look at those people who still say we're just roaming around without fighting. Humph!"

"Yes, I guess my family is waiting for our news now." The deputy chief of staff responded.

Then he instructed the telegraph operator to forward the telegram to his home and the Second World War zone.

Northern Shaanxi.

A person wearing clothes.

He walked back and forth in the yard, looking anxious, with smoke shrouding his anxious eyes.

At this moment, a man suddenly walked into the yard with an excited expression holding a telegram.

"Good news~"

"News from the front: Zeng Jiwen has completely surrounded and annihilated a Japanese battalion at Changshengkou. He has also cut off the connection between Niangziguan and Jingxing, captured Nanling Station, and seized a large amount of supplies and equipment."

"Let me see." said the man.

After he finished reading the telegram, he finally felt relieved and said:

"This time, Zeng Jiwen and his team fought the most influential battle since the Anti-Japanese War."

"Taking Nanling at the same time will buy a lot of time for Niangzi Pass. At the same time, we must quickly investigate why so many supplies were placed in Nanling."

"Well, I've already arranged for someone to check. This great victory comes at the perfect time. It's an exciting encouragement to the nation's war of resistance."

"Oh right, have you told others?"

"Not yet. I was planning on going with you."

"Okay, let's go wake him up together, hahahahaha"

The morning of the 26th.

Newsboys travel through the streets and alleys of major cities across the country.

"Extra number, extra number!"

"Great victory! Great victory!"

"The 389th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army completely wiped out a Japanese battalion at Changshengkou!"

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers."

The people around couldn't help but gather around when they heard the newsboy's cries and bought newspapers to read.

"Really? When?"

"How is this possible? Is this true?"

"Isn't it true that one division of our national army is being chased by a squad of the Japanese?"

People around were talking about it, but when they saw the broken bodies of the Japanese soldiers and the piles of spoils in the newspapers, they all knew that the Chinese army had won a great victory this time.

Everyone was in high spirits.

Jinling, an official residence somewhere.

Boss Dai from the Military Control Commission hurried towards the official residence with a newspaper in his hand and said to the people beside him,

"Are you in there? I have something urgent to report!"

When the guard saw that it was Boss Dai, he hurried to tell the people in the residence.

After a while, the guards came.

"The president wants to see you!"

After saying that, he took Boss Dai to the conference room.

He had just finished breakfast and heard someone report early in the morning that Dai Chunfeng wanted to see him.

When Dai Chunfeng arrived at the office, someone had been waiting for a long time.

After Dai entered the room, he knocked on the door, then slowly walked to the person's side, leaned over and said,

"Yesterday afternoon, Zeng Jiwen's Eighth Route Army ambushed a Japanese battalion at Changshengkou near Niangzi Pass and completely annihilated them, suffering only minor casualties."

After saying that, Dai Chunfeng leaned forward and handed him the newspaper.

I was very surprised to hear the news and took the newspaper to read it.

After a long while, he raised his head.

Suddenly he slammed the table.

"They deserve to be killed. They are just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking. They are ignoring the interests of the party and the country and just trying to preserve their strength." He was so angry when he read the newspaper.

"Yes, the people over there often disobey orders. We need to teach them a lesson." Dai Chunfeng agreed.

"Huh? Who said I was talking about the Eighth Route Army? I was talking about some of our people." He then scolded.

Dai Chunfeng couldn't help feeling jealous. Zeng Jiwen really cared about him deeply.

When Zeng Jiwen learned that someone had done something in advance, he angrily sent a telegram to scold him and then went to the north. He still remembered clearly that he just sighed at the time. Compared with that civil engineer, his status was much higher.

Especially during the negotiations, Zeng Jiwen was originally assigned to an independent brigade as the brigade commander. However, when he found out about it, he waved his hand and directly gave him a Type A brigade, and even equipped it with complete equipment for the first time, which directly blinded a number of military leaders within the party.

"Have the Adjutant General prepare to convene a military committee to discuss the impact of annihilating a battalion and discuss appropriate rewards."

Said to the person on the side.

Dai Chunfeng, who was standing nearby, felt even more jealous when he heard this. It's true that those who can't get what they want are more favored.