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Chapter 138 Two Maps and the Pre-war Meeting

Just in case, Commander Yang and the four regiment leaders arrived near the Jingxing Coal Mine an hour earlier, and they quietly came to a commanding height near the mining area.

The field of view here is wide, and it is not within the scope of the devil's patrol, so you can carefully observe the target of this operation.

Although the sun has set, the mining area in the distance is still brightly lit.With the help of high-magnification telescopes, the situation in the mining area can be clearly seen by everyone.

This time was supposed to be meal time, but the workers seemed to have nothing to eat.The busy adults came and went, and Ding Wei even saw some scrawny children.

The entire mine is like a huge cage, and the people inside are like walking dead who have lost their souls.

Just then a train was steaming and loaded with coal and rolled out of it.Judging from the direction it was driving, the end point should be the oil refinery in Shimen.

Watching the coal truck gradually going away, Commander Yang's expression became very ugly.He slammed his fist on the stone beside him, gritted his teeth and said:
"All the little devils in Gou Ri deserve to die. Those coals are left to us by our ancestors. Tonight I will cut off their blood-sucking blood vessels."

"The workers inside need our rescue! You need to be careful when attacking later! Those beasts are likely to drive the miners to the battle site!"

"As far as I know, there are still some prisoners of war there. If we encounter them in the battle, we can fight for them. People who are familiar with the terrain will be a good help for our operation."

Ding Wei looked at the profile of the commander-in-chief this time with some emotion. Before he took over the new regiment, he belonged to the third division of Jizhong.

Although this was the first time fighting side by side with Commander Yang, the two of them had met briefly before, so he was naturally very aware of the other's great achievements.

He is only 26 years old this year, but he is already a well-known general both at home and abroad.At a young age, he once led a unit with his brigade commander.

He admired this kind of educated and capable commander from the bottom of his heart.

After hearing the other party's words, Ding Wei also made up his mind in his heart. He decided that this time he must do his best to cooperate with the brother troops to win a big battle.

After a brief silence, Commander Yang adjusted his emotions.As a commander, you need to remain calm no matter what happens.

He took out the map he had prepared a long time ago from his clothes, and then motioned for several regiment leaders to gather around.

These two hand-drawn maps are very detailed, and the first one marks almost all important points around the mining area.There are even notes next to these points, writing where it is suitable for ambushes and where it is suitable for laying mines.

During the preparation phase of the assault, the headquarters issued an order for reconnaissance.

In order to reach Jingxing County, where the target is located, within the scheduled time, they marched in a hurry for three days.Moreover, they forcibly crossed the Hutuo River, so many non-combat attrition occurred.

After arriving near the target, Commander Yang just ordered the troops to rest nearby.On the other hand, he took a soldier from the guard platoon to investigate in Jingxing Coal Mine in disguise.

In order to ensure that there is nothing wrong with the retreat and the peripheral blockade, the group of them personally visited every nearby village and hill. This map contains the painstaking efforts of the comrades.

At each selected location, Commander Yang and the soldiers carried out simple exercises in the rainy night yesterday, all of which were to test the temporarily formulated tactics.

The second one is a map of the devil's defense in the mining area, on which every blockhouse and every gun tower is clearly marked.

The reason why there is such a critical map is that before the operation started, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region contacted the miners' guerrillas and underground workers in the mining area in advance.

In order to plunder the resources of the Jingxing Coal Mine faster and more, the devils not only tricked the nearby villagers into working in the coal mines, but also forcibly recruited some child laborers.

Originally, there were still some prisoners of war from the Central Army and the Jinsui Army, but after working day and night for three years, only a few dozen of these people survived.

Not only did these beasts not pay the corresponding wages to thousands of laborers, they even refused to feed the civilians engaged in heavy physical work.

In order to prevent riots, the devils built this place into a concentration camp.Set up barbed wire fences around the mining area, pull the grid, and send mine police and a group of scum and traitors who have lost their integrity.

Moreover, the equipment in the mining area actually still has old products from the Weimar Republic period, which were left by the Germans who originally developed the coal mine.

The lack of maintenance over the years has made the facility seriously aging, coupled with the fact that the mining workers are not fully equipped, a major accident occurred here in March today.

A serious explosion accident occurred in Xinjing, which was caused by aging cables, electric fires, gas explosions, and coal dust explosions.

In order to keep the coal mine, the devil immediately ordered the blockade of the mine entrance, which resulted in the death of more than 1000 miners.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance.The troubled people just lack courage, but they are not numb.

When these miners watched their friends being persecuted to death one by one by the devils, they began to use everything they had to silently resist.

So there are worker guerrillas and underground parties in the mining area here, and these key intelligences are brought out at the cost of their lives.

根据同志们提供的消息，负责防守这片矿区的鬼子有600多头，是独立混成第八旅团第35大队第1、2、3中队。

Counting the mine police and traitors, there are less than 1000 people scattered here.

After briefly analyzing the situation of the defense forces in this mining area, Commander Yang watched the four regiment leaders begin to assign tasks.

"Jingxing Mine has three mining areas in total, namely the new mine in Dongwangshe and the old mines in Gangtou and Hengshan. This time the main attack will be undertaken by the third regiment. Don't forget to leave a company as a reserve team."

"Ding Wei, your regiment is responsible for blocking the attack in the direction of Weishui Town. Once the battle starts, the enemy's reinforcements will probably arrive soon. I only have one order for you, don't take a step back until you receive the news!"

"The Second Regiment and the Sixteenth Regiment are responsible for blocking the enemies from Pingshan County and Jingxing County respectively. Before the Third Regiment occupies the mining area, we must defend it!"

After receiving the order, the four heads immediately saluted and accepted the order.Before leaving, Commander Yang stopped Captain Han, who had separate arrangements for the third regiment.

"We will attack in a short while, and comrades in the mining area will cooperate with our work. I have made an agreement with them. Once we launch an attack, they will cut off the power supply."

"At that time, I will lead a reinforced company of soldiers to blow up part of the railway. When this happens, the devils will definitely send people to check and even repair it. Then it will be the time for your regiment to attack."

　Come, come, there is another chapter that will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)