Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

The news of the [-]th Army's retreat quickly spread. On the one hand, it was reported by the first division, and on the other hand, Fan Hanjie expressed the sincere cooperation between the two sides.

At this time, Zhou Weihan had already arrived in Pingshun after formulating a large-scale combat strategy in Lingchuan and clarifying that the 279th and 280th regiments were under the full command of Xu Dali.

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo led the 29st, [-]rd, [-]th, [-]th and artillery units to Pingshun before Zhou Weihan.

Pingshun borders Huguan and Lingchuan in the south, Changzhi in the west, Lucheng in the northwest, and Lin County in the east. It is an excellent choice to set up the headquarters here.

At the same time, several regiments, as mobile troops, could threaten the sideways of the main force of the Japanese army at any time, but Zhou Weihan never expected that the [-]th Army would be defeated so quickly.

Inside the headquarters, the atmosphere was a bit dull.

"Headquarters instructed that our Tainan Military Region must give some assistance to the national army in the Changzhi area, and do our best at all costs!" Xing Zhiguo read the telegram in his hand.

The combat orders issued by the headquarters have always been for the Tainan Military Region to plan on their own, and the headquarters never intervenes. This is the first time Zhou Weihan has seen such a tough and urgent tone in the telegram.

"It seems that the boss is really impatient. Two days ago, he sent a telegram saying that our Tainan Military Region completed the task ahead of schedule, and now he has sent the latest instructions!"

"I thought that the [-]th Army would be able to rely on the terrain advantage to hold out for at least two to three days in the northern suburbs. It would be good to consume the Japanese army, at least consume the ammunition of the Japanese army. Let's do it, now is the time," Zhou Weihan said in a deep voice.

If the Japanese army has a large group, Zhou Weihan dares to let a regiment directly attack the Japanese army. If the Japanese army has a regiment of troops, Zhou Weihan has four regiments and many artillery in his hands, so he is not afraid of little devils.

But the situation in front of him made Zhou Weihan face a difficult situation.

"In the early stage, the Japanese army was lured to divide up and wiped out more than [-] Japanese troops. It was just a trick to take advantage of the Japanese army's underestimation of the enemy. Now the four regiments are all sent up to take the opportunity to bite the little devil. If not, they will choke to death. You have to get in!"

"The Japanese army deployed a brigade of troops in Lucheng and Licheng each, intending to contain Ding Wei's sub-district troops. Although the national army consumed a wave of Japanese troops, there are at least [-] infantry in the hands of Imada Yukio. , These are almost two infantry regiments!" Zhou Weihan said with a frown.

From Zhou Weihan's point of view, there is nothing wrong with Fan Hanjie's multiple defense lines. Facing the large Japanese army coming from the front, let alone the [-]th Division, the entire [-]th Army was deployed here, and the defense line was broken. It's also a matter of time.

However, the tactics were difficult to explain in a single word, and the Japanese army turned around and interspersed from the side, which eventually caused the defense line to fall.

"At the moment, the Japanese army is concentrating their forces and launching an offensive on the west and north sides of Changzhi City. Although they have not broken through the outer positions for the time being, facing the planes and heavy artillery, even if the [-]th Army sticks to Changzhi City, this passive attitude of being beaten cannot be changed. The situation, even if Changzhi is an iron shell, it will be blown to pieces sooner or later!" Xing Zhiguo analyzed.

"We can't just watch Changzhi being occupied by the Japanese army again. We have to do something. Once the Japanese army occupies the north of Changzhi City, it means that the Shangdang Basin will once again fall into the hands of the Japanese army!" Zhao Gang said.

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy again. Seeing that Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo were not talking, Zhao Gang also closed his mouth.

After a long time, Zhou Weihan lit a cigarette and said again: "We can't make a move easily, we still have to wait for the opportunity, but we have to give Fan Hanjie and even the [-]th Army some confidence so that they can persist in Changzhi for at least two to three days." , the situation will turn around!"

"The Japanese army only launched an offensive on Changzhi from the northwest side, which shows that the Japanese army still has some scruples about Pingshun. The Japanese independent [-]th mixed brigade on the west side does not need to worry. The Jinsui Army and the brother troops of the Taiyue Military Region are entangled! "

"Our Eighth Route Army is on the east side, and the Sichuan Army and the Forty Army are on the south side. This is why the Japanese army did not dare to openly and divide their troops to surround Changzhi!"

In this regard, Zhou Weihan felt a little joy, but also distressed, as long as the Japanese army dared to divide the troops to besiege the city, Zhou Weihan would dare to let the troops go up and take a bite.

"Breakthroughs may be placed in Tunliu or Lingchuan. All the troops will increase their offensive against the Japanese troops in the two places. Maybe some Japanese troops in the Changzhi area can be mobilized. It is now a dead end game, but as long as the Japanese troops make a move, the game will come alive. , we have more chances!" Perhaps what Zhou Weihan said accidentally awakened Xing Zhiguo, and what he said made Zhou Weihan very happy.

Zhou Weihan clapped his hands and laughed loudly after hearing this, then stood up, walked around the room, turned his head and said to Xing Zhiguo in a serious voice: "Old Xing, please remember, pass my order, the 279th and 280th regiments in Lingchuan, regardless of The Japanese army will stick to the county seat or attack Lingchuan, launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army as soon as possible, and use all costs to create momentum and force the Japanese army in the Changzhi area to reinforce it!"

"Old Zhao, at the same time, instruct the Pingshun County Party Committee, the county brigades, district squads and militiamen to mobilize, blockade all major traffic routes, prohibit all people in the Pingshun area from moving around, and order the left-behind personnel in the second district to strengthen security in the city. All suspicious persons, make faces Detain them first, and block the news that the main force has reached peace!"

In order to mobilize the Japanese army and keep Changzhi, Zhou Weihan made great determination, and the orders he conveyed were even more courageous.

Zhou Weihan stretched out his right hand, and continued: "Also, report the decision on the Japanese army in Changzhi area to the headquarters, and ask the headquarters to issue the combat order for the Japanese troops stationed in the Taiyue Military Region, and at the same time let the enemy engineering department give the secrets in Changzhi City. The radio station sends a report, inform Fan Hanjie of this news, and let the Thirteenth Army and the Jinsui Army cooperate to fight together!"

Pingshun County, as one of the headquarters of the enemy engineering department, Zhou Weihan can ensure that there are no Japanese intelligence personnel in the city, but he cannot ensure that there are no Japanese moles in the [-]th Army headquarters.

Seeing that Zhou Weihan had nothing to say, Xing Zhiguo responded, and then proceeded to make arrangements.

The conversation was divided into two parts. Compared with the smooth and dull atmosphere, the Eighth Route Army headquarters was not much better.

The boss and others were also very worried about the situation in the Changzhi area. After sending telegrams to the Tainan Military Region, the first theater of the National Army, the servants' room of the Nationalist Government, and even Yanzhou sent telegrams one after another.

The Nationalist government asked the Eighth Route Army to rescue the siege of Changzhi. The Yanzhou side also stated in the telegram that it would do its best to save the defeat of Changzhi so as to ensure a good situation in North China's anti-Japanese war in the future.

After the head of the headquarters read the telegram, the boss said: "It is said that the authorities are obsessed, we outsiders are not as clear as Zhou Weihan and the others at this time!"

"Chief of Staff, order now!"