Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 270 Five: Triggering (asking for subscription, asking for monthly ticket, asking for all kinds!!!)

Pingyao. World War II area chief's department.

After the telegram from the Eighth War Zone was sent to Pingyao, Yan Xishan immediately called all senior officers in the World War II zone to hold a military meeting.

"Officer Yan is here!"

Hearing the announcement from the guards outside, all the officers in the conference room sat upright, waiting for Yan Xishan to come in.

Compared to a few months ago, the old man Yan seemed to be much older, and it was indeed difficult for this old man. The Japanese were greedy, and after occupying Xinkou, they robbed his old lair, Taiyuan.And the son-in-law in name snatched Suiyuan and Jinbei from the Japanese. Originally, Old Man Yan was counting on Chen Fengnian to return Suiyuan to him based on the relationship between the two, and Datong had to be given to him no matter what.

But to Old Man Yan's disappointment, no matter whether he secretly hinted at it or explicitly asked for it, Chen Feng just didn't answer, and he just didn't move while occupying the territory.What depressed Old Man Yan the most was Lao Jiang's attitude. Previously, Lao Jiang wished to seize Chen Feng's military power and take the powerful army in his hands as his own.But now Lao Jiang seemed to have forgotten the previous unhappiness, not only did he not get into a stalemate with Chen Feng, the relationship between the two parties suddenly entered the honeymoon period.Good guy, no matter how the old man asks for instructions, Lao Jiang just doesn't help him, and even simply appoints Chen Feng as the commander of the eighth war zone with a letter of appointment, and the defense zone of the eighth war zone is precisely the second province of Suicha.

Now Chen Feng could justifiably dominate Suiyuan and not return it, and even took Suixi as well.If it weren't for the speed of his old subordinate Zhao Shoucheng, his Second Cavalry Army would have been recruited by the white-eyed wolf son-in-law.The old man always felt that he had lost his daughter, lost his army, lost his territory and lost his city.It's a big loss.

Therefore, after a few months, the old man lost weight and aged.Originally, he didn't have any hope for that white-eyed wolf son-in-law, not even the weapons and equipment that guy promised him five divisions.But at this time, the white-eyed wolf sent a telegram, saying that he and Changxi were going to get married soon, and the date had been fixed, which would be on New Year's Day next year.As a son-in-law, Chen Feng wanted to give his old father-in-law a decent dowry.

The old man has already read the items on the dowry list. There are not many items, but they are very attractive.The first item is the weapons and equipment of 2 divisions, and the second item is the weapons and equipment of 1 artillery brigade.The third item is penicillin worth 500 million oceans.The fourth item is 1000 war horses.But it was the last item that moved Old Man Yan the most, Taiyuan City.

Although the previous items are precious, Old Man Yan still needs to return the gift, maybe the things are different.But the value can't be much different.Therefore, although Old Man Yan is satisfied.But it didn't make him so excited.However, Taiyuan City is different, it is the provincial capital of his great Shanxi, and it is the symbol of his Yan Laoxi.The loss of Taiyuan City has always been a thorn in Yan Xishan's heart. If this thorn cannot be removed, even if he dies, Yan Xishan will die with regret.

Since Chen Feng wanted to use Taiyuan City as a dowry to marry Changxi, Old Man Yan was quite satisfied.Along with the telegram came a battle plan. The plan was very simple. The eighth war zone concentrated 3 infantry divisions, 4 infantry brigades, 2 artillery divisions, and 1 air defense brigade, a total of 15 troops, with a large number of aircraft and tanks. From north to south, the Japanese army launched a comprehensive attack on the Xinkou line, and at the same time sent people to cut off the Zhengtai Railway, preventing the Japanese troops in Hebei and Pingjin from reinforcing Shanxi.At the same time, Chen Feng asked the World War II zone to dispatch elite troops to attack the enemy in Taiyuan from south to north, and the two war zones combined north and south attacks to directly attack Taiyuan.

Although the plan is somewhat idealistic, but based on Yan Laoxi's understanding of his white-eyed wolf son-in-law, that guy never fights uncertain battles. Since the guy proposed to besiege Taiyuan, the success rate is still very high, so Yan Laoxi Heartbroken.

"Boss, this time you are called together to discuss how to reinforce Wuhan. You should also know the situation in Wuhan. Little Japan is attacking fiercely, and the committee is about to be unable to withstand it, so we have to fight in the north." What do you all think about launching a big war to contain the little devil?" Yan Laoxi said without redness.

The senior military officers in the World War II zone present were stunned by Yan Laoxi's words. When the battle in Wuhan just broke out, Wei Lihuang, the deputy commander of the World War II zone and commander of the No.14 Army, begged Yan to send troops to support Wuhan. However, Yan Zhangguan refused with righteous words, and the rejection was very straightforward, leaving no room for negotiation.But how long has passed this time, and Chief Yan himself proposed to go to war with the Japanese, why is that?

Deputy Commander Wei Lihuang was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Commander Yan is righteous, the committee will never forget Commander Yan's act of giving charcoal in a timely manner."

"Commander Wei is out. We are all soldiers of the party and country, and we should serve the country. Now that the party and the country are in trouble, we should stand up." Yan Laoxi said loudly.

As one of Yan Laoxi's most trusted subordinates, Yang Aiyuan raised his head and asked, "Commander, how do you plan to fight this battle?"

Yan Laoxi smiled and said: "Fight hard, since we want to support the Wuhan battle from the side, then we should fight against the little devils face to face. I have already contacted Commander Chen Feng of the eighth war zone. We Both sides sent out 15 troops each, and launched an attack on the devils in Shanxi from both the north and the south, trying to annihilate them in Shanxi."

Wei Lihuang and the others were obviously taken aback by Yan Xishan's battle plan. They thought it would be great if Yan Laoxi could send an army group to attack the Japanese army this time, but they didn't expect this old man to be generous. I got in touch with my son-in-law, and the two sides joined forces to send 15 troops.

However, the Japanese troops in Shanxi were no more than three divisions, with more than 1 troops at full strength. The ratio of the strength of the enemy and the enemy was 4:[-]. The most important thing is that this time there are elite troops from the eighth war zone participating in the battle. It was a good opportunity for them, no wonder Old Man Yan called them here with such confidence.

"Marshal, are Chen Feng's troops sure to send troops?" Fu Zuoyi, commander-in-chief of the Seventh Army, asked.

"Yisheng, please don't worry, Chen Feng is my son-in-law Yan, no matter what, he will not fool the old man about this kind of thing."

"If the eighth war zone can really send 15 troops to cooperate with our army, it is really possible to win Taiyuan. Besides, as far as I know, the eighth war zone has a very powerful air force, and its strength is not as strong as that of the Japanese army in North China. The aviation regiment is poor, and even stronger. If the Eighth War Zone takes action, the Japanese army will at least lose its air superiority. It is not an easy task for the Japanese to defend Xinkou to Taiyuan with ground forces alone. I think This battle will be fought." Sun Weiru, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army, said.

"The humble post agrees to compete with the little devil again." Zeng Wanzhong, commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, said.

"Second by a lowly position..."

Seeing that most of the generals in the meeting room agreed to go to war with the Japanese army, Yan Laoxi was determined, stood up and said loudly: "That being the case, my old man thank you all. Now I will arrange the battle plan. This time we should contain the Japanese army in North China." The front army regained Taiyuan as the first goal. In this battle, the old man I served as the commander-in-chief, the deputy commander-in-chief Wei Lihuang served as the commander-in-chief of the front enemy, Yang Aiyuan and Sun Weiru served as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Zeng Wanzhong served as the chief of staff. In addition, Zhao Shoushan, the fourth group army, was mobilized The 38th Army of Li Jiayu, the 47th Army of Li Jiayu, the 5th Army of Liu Maoen of the 15th Army, the 17th Army of Gao Guizi, the 19th Army of Wang Jingguo of the Sixth Army, the 22st Cavalry Army of Zhao Chengsui, and the Seventh Army Deng Baoshan's Xinyi Army, Gao Shuangcheng's 14nd Army, No.14 Army Chen Tie's 98th Army, Wu Shimin's 66th Army, the 71th Division, the 1st Division, the 2st Temporary Division, and the 10nd Temporary Division under the direct jurisdiction of the theater, a total of 4 The other 16 divisions of the army joined the battle with 3000 people. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison.

"Since that's the case, everyone go back and prepare. My old man will see you off in Pingyao in three days." Yan Laoxi said loudly.

"Yes"

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Such a large-scale mobilization of troops could not be concealed from the pervasive Japanese. Although Yan Laoxi had repeatedly emphasized the need to keep it secret, the penetration of the Japanese army's special high-tech into the Chinese army far exceeded the expectations of the Chinese.

two days later.The Japanese Army's Special High-Tech Division received a secret report from intelligence personnel that the Chinese army was mobilized frequently, and there seemed to be major actions.After receiving the secret report, Bin Shanyuan immediately ordered Tegao to pay close attention to the actions of the Second World War Zone and the Eighth War Zone, and at the same time held an emergency military meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Soon the Japanese Army's Special High-Tech Division obtained detailed information that the Nationalist Government's Second War Zone and Eighth War Zone joined forces with the Eighth Route Army of China to dispatch more than [-] troops in an attempt to annihilate the imperial army in Shanxi in one fell swoop.

After receiving the news, Bin Shanyuan was shocked, and immediately sent a report to General Umezu Yoshijiro of the First Army, ordering him to immediately shrink his troops and closely monitor the actions of the squadron, which had been attacked by surprise in the past.At the same time, Koga Chiyoko and her intelligence team were sent to Taiyuan to assist the First Army in combat.

Just in case, General Binshan Yuan ordered the train from Peiping to immediately deliver a batch of weapons and equipment to Shanxi for the front-line operations.In addition, the Shandong Second Army was ordered to immediately get rid of the entanglement with the Second Chinese Army, and fully consolidate the occupied area. In addition, the 10th Division, the main force, immediately moved north and was ready to reinforce Shanxi at any time.

In addition, my young master also ordered the Yamashita Division and the 109th Division stationed in Beiping to be ready for reinforcements at any time, and the 32nd Division, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the 2nd Defense Brigade stationed in Hebei should also be ready. , On the premise of ensuring the smooth flow of the Ping-Han Railway, especially the Zhengtai Railway Section, we are ready to reinforce the First Army at any time.

For a while, the two sides were at war with each other, and the war was imminent. (To be continued..)