Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

After hearing Wang Zhuo's words, Zeng Jiwen couldn't help but sigh that it should not be underestimated. Wang Erzhuo's words reminded him of various multiple rocket launchers in later generations. The north also developed a 132mm rocket launcher, and even the original time and space developed it and said that it was 200 kilometers, with an error of hehe.

Liu Guifu thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. Reducing the caliber is easy. But 24 or even 32 barrels are difficult for us at the moment. We don't have steel that strong enough, and the recoil of the frame can't support so many barrels."

"But if the hardness of steel is studied, what you said, Chief of Staff Wang, is completely possible."

Liu Guifu explained. However, this also provided Liu Guifu with a way to develop this artillery in the future, and he could organize people to conduct research.

After witnessing the power of the two new weapons, Zeng Jiwen and his team excitedly left the military factory. In another month, they would be fully capable of crushing the upcoming Japanese raid.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was mid-March.

In the original time and space, the Japanese army began to attack southern Shanxi in February, but was affected by the flapping wings of Zeng Jiwen, a butterfly from another world, and was delayed for more than a month here.

However, after more than a month of preparation, the Japanese army began to mobilize heavy troops to advance towards Licheng, and deployed troops in counties along the way to prevent their retreat from being cut off by the Chinese army.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army also received a telegram for help from the Second War Zone, hoping that the Eighth Route Army would slow down the Japanese offensive in the rear, especially in Changzhi area. Between Changzhi and Yangquan, Zeng Jiwen's 389th Brigade was stationed there, and the person from Shanxi personally sent the telegram.

In the telegram, the person sincerely hoped that Zeng Jiwen could lead the 389th Brigade to turn the Japanese army's rear upside down and force the Japanese army to retreat. At the same time, in order to make Zeng Jiwen do his best, he even sent someone to deliver 50 silver dollars in military funds to Zeng Jiwen's 389th Brigade for the first time.

When Zeng Jiwen received the telegram, he immediately smiled and joked to Zhou Xi, "Everyone said that this old man was not good at dunking, but now that the situation is urgent, he has become generous."

Wang Zhuo smiled and responded, "How could he not be anxious? His troops are almost exhausted. If he retreats any further, he will reach the Three Qins. Our Wuhan man has already reached into the Jin area."

"In his eyes, we are no different from the one in Wuhan," Zeng Jiwen said with a smile.

"But since they have shown their sincerity in advance, if we don't make an effort, I'm afraid we won't be able to meet again next time." Zhou Xi responded to Zeng Jiwen with a smile.

As a result, the atmosphere in the base, which had been quiet for a month and a half, began to become tense.

Dajinggou, headquarters of the 389th Brigade.

As the Japanese army began to move along the transportation lines, the Chinese army throughout Shanxi also began to deploy troops.

Zeng Jiwen and others also began to analyze the specific situation of the Japanese army sent by the headquarters.

At this time, the political commissar Zhou Shi and the chief of staff Wang Zhuo had returned to the brigade headquarters to take charge of the work. Wu Zhong and Huang Fu were respectively responsible for an area in the southeast of Mafang and Heshun, and the deputy political commissar and the deputy chief of staff were sent there to form a leadership team to guide the work.

Since the failure of the Second World War Zone's plan to counterattack Taiyuan, in addition to the Eighth Route Army starting to move towards the enemy's rear, the National Army began to retreat to southern Shanxi for rest and recuperation.

In order to fully occupy Shanxi, the 20th Division of the Japanese army moved south along the Tongpu Railway, and the 108th Division set out from Wu'an, Hebei, passed through Shexian, and attacked Changzhi. They wanted to attack Linfen County via Quting Town, Hongdong, and simultaneously attack the southwestern part of Shanxi. At the same time, the Japanese Nakamura Unit attacked Yuncheng, and the remaining security brigades began to be stationed at key transportation points along the major occupied areas to prevent attacks from the Chinese army in the rear.

During the entire war, apart from the 20th Division on the western front moving south along the Tongpu Railway, there was only the 108th Division attacking Changzhi from Hebei. As for the troops on the eastern front, apart from a part stationed in the Changzhi area, there was only Zeng Jiwen's 389th Brigade.