Guo Bingxun knocked on the map, thought for a while, and said: "As for the Japanese army mobilizing the puppet army to enter Shanxi, I think they want to draw some more troops from the Changzhi side. And with these puppet armies, replace more Japanese troops and put them on the battlefield. But in the Linfen and Yuncheng areas, I'm afraid that the Japanese army will not deploy these puppet troops in that direction. ”

"The direction of the deployment of these puppet troops should still be close to our base areas behind enemy lines. There is no country in the world that trusts traitors without any conditions. Yuncheng and Linfen are close to the rear and the Second War Zone, if these puppet troops are being pulled back, then the Japanese will really lose their wives and lose their soldiers. ”

"One, as for the actual situation of the left detachment, I always feel that the situation you envisaged is unlikely. The two wings of the Tongpu Railway are the areas of our base areas behind enemy lines. No matter which direction the Japanese army passes, we should have information on the distribution of its troops and the location of its stationing. ”

"The Japanese army is on both sides of Tongpu Road, and no matter what kind of big action there is, it cannot hide from our eyes. Our army is clear about this, and the Japanese army is equally clear about this. No. 1, the enemy work of the internal unit of the Guan, which has to do much better work than ours, and the control of the base area is also much stricter. ”

"There are thousands of troops in this left-room detachment, and although the local armed forces of Jinsui who stayed behind cannot hold it back, there should be no problem in finding out whether it is an empty city plan or not. If this point is not grasped, it will not be possible for the fraternal troops in the Kannai to not only survive but also grow and develop under the nose of the enemy. ”

"And, One. Regardless of Okamura's true intentions now, I don't think Chen Hanzhang made any mistakes in his decision-making by fighting this left-hand detachment first. Regardless of whether this left-hand detachment confronting them is a human or a ghost, I think this fight is completely clear. ”

"Besides, you have sent telegrams to the boss and the deputy commander-in-chief, and you have given a warning in advance. With the ability to be in charge of the deputy commander-in-chief of Tongpu Ludong, I think their troops in the Guannai will definitely be prepared. It must be that the focus of the Japanese army is still on our army in northern Shanxi. Even if it is possible to draw troops to sweep our base areas behind enemy lines, it is impossible to draw too many troops. ”

"I think even if Okamura Ningji wants to encircle Wei and save Zhao, the troops in the Guannai may not have the ability to deal with it. When Chen Hanzhang's unit took Jining, it seized a large amount of Japanese-made ammunition, and most of it was handed over to the troops in Guannei. Yang Jicai was in Taiyuan City, and he also got a large amount of ammunition for Jin Sui and Jin Chaji. With this foundation, I think there is no problem that the Kannai troops should hold out for a while. ”

"During the battles of Datong and Jining, the captured weapons and equipment can also be transferred to them. As much as possible, improve the equipment of the Japanese before they start. Five mountain guns, two field guns, more than a dozen infantry guns and mortars captured by Chen Hanzhang in Datong could be handed over to them. ”

Regarding Chen Hanzhang's construction, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "There is no problem in handing over these artillery pieces to the troops in the Guannai, but the key is the lack of artillery. In addition to the Jinsui Military Region, the artillery trained by us before Taihang and Jinchaji has been incorporated into the Advance Army. The rest of the casualties were not light in last year's anti-sweeping operations. ”

"I don't have a problem with handing over this equipment to the brother troops, but where is this artillery going to come from? Without well-trained artillery, it is impossible to use air weapons. And now that the Japanese army's actions may start at any time, it is too late to think about temporary training. ”

"In this way, the number of mountain artillery of the Kannai troops is insufficient, but the number of mortars is quite large. You sued Chen Hanzhang and asked him to transfer a batch of mortars from his troops, especially the 82 and 60 mortars, and hand them over to the Taihang and Jinchaji Military Regions. Those mountain artillery and infantry artillery were also handed over. ”

"Remember, let him hand over the field artillery to the Jinsui Military Region. Mountain artillery and infantry artillery, handed over to Jinchaji. At the same time, let him find a way to transfer a group of artillery as appropriate in the troops. One is to operate this batch of artillery as an artillery gunner. Second, let them serve as instructors and train another batch of qualified artillerymen for the troops in the Guannai in the shortest possible time from the perspective of actual combat. ”

"But on the side of the Jinsui Military Region, don't send people. Their artillery structure is now complete, and they have mastered the actual combat technology through the first battle of Guò Baotou. Just hand over the two field guns and a few infantry guns. Also, let him immediately dispatch an artillery regiment to immediately pass through the border and Baode, cross the Yellow River to the west and enter northern Shaanxi. ”

"Let the logistics department immediately mobilize a batch of mines and airlift them to Datong and Yan'an as quickly as possible. As much as the quantity can be drawn, it will be drawn. In particular, anti-infantry mines and directional mines are withdrawn as much as possible. Even if the use of troops in the northeast is suspended, priority must be given to satisfying the needs of the Guannai. ”

At the same time, he told Chen Hanzhang to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army. Sue sù to him, his battlefield is not just between the inner and outer Great Wall of the northern Jin Dynasty. His focus should be on the entire territory of Shanxi. Keep an eye on other battlefields and don't be attacked by the Japanese army. As for the troops, now I can only give him so much. For a short time, I had no reinforcements to give him. ”

"Especially the movements of the 21st Division, you must keep an eye on me. No matter how important the shape of Jinbei is, he must have a certain mobile reserve in his hands, and if necessary, he must be able to fight a long-range attack interspersed with operations. But remember, his fundamental point is in the north of Jin. ”

"Sue sù air forces, at any time without the right to support. It is necessary to select a group of experienced pilots to conduct detailed reconnaissance of the entire territory of Shanxi, especially the various transportation arteries in and out of Shanxi in the eastern Shanxi region. Not only on the ground, but also in the sky. ”

"Lao Guo, Chen Hanzhang is not only the enemy troops that look on the surface, but also the 48th Division that is marching to Zhangjiakou under the starry night. Once this division arrives at the front line of Zhangjiakou, the target of combat is not just an advance army. Our flanks are also likely to be targeted. ”

"Once the 48th Division arrives in the combat area west of Zhangjiakou, this situation may not occur. If this 48th Division arrives at the Zhangjiakou line first, it will be a nail in the coffin between us and the advancing army. Let us be the two major strategic blocs in the east and the west, and their actions will be quite restricted. ”

"Sue Du Kaishan, even if he vomited blood, he had to arrive on time from Zhangjiakou to Yanggao and Tianzhen. And you sent a report to the two veterans who marched forward, hoping that they would speed up. cut off the Pingsui Railway as much as possible, and cut off the connection between the 48th Division and the depth of the Japanese army. Depending on the situation, if it is necessary to hit this forty-eighth division first. ”

"This direction is the junction of our army in the northern Jin Battlefield and the advance army in the southern battlefield of Chanan, and it is impossible for the Japanese army not to be tempted by this direction. In the current situation where the enemy situation is not clear, they must be more careful in this direction, and there must be no carelessness. ”

After Guo Bingxun quickly recorded several orders from Yang Zhen, he turned around and handed them over to the confidential staff officer. It had not been half an hour since the confidential staff officer had just turned around and left. The boss and Chen Hanzhang sent two urgent telegrams in a row to Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun. Seeing the content of the telegram from the boss and Chen Hanzhang, Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun couldn't help but be stunned.

In a telegram, the boss told Yang Zhen that the 15th Division, which had been replenished in Zhengding, had recovered a certain vitality, cooperated with the Japanese troops in Changzhi and Linfen, and with the cooperation of the two divisions of the Wang Puppet Peace Army transferred from Shandong, suddenly concentrated a large number of troops and carried out a four-sided encirclement and sweep of our two major base areas of Taihang and Taiyue in the southeast of Shanxi.

Before the Japanese army carried out the sweep this time, the Japanese army suddenly disarmed all the local puppet troops in Shanxi, except for a division of the Jinsui Army that surrendered to the enemy in March this year. In particular, the local pseudo-garrisons and security teams were all disarmed. Instead, a group of puppet security forces transferred from Hebei was assigned to garrison the localities.

And the puppet army that has just been transferred, because it originally belonged to various systems. The enemy engineering departments in the various base areas in Shanxi have not yet had time to make contact, so they have not received any effective information. For this sudden sweep by the Japanese army, the two major base areas had almost no preparations.

Fortunately, in order to cooperate with Yang Jicai's actions in Taiyuan, all the troops have been concentrated. Before Yang Zhen put forward the early warning, under the change of the enemy situation, the two major military regions of Taihang and Taiyue had already taken certain countermeasures. The various base areas have entered a state of complete alert, so they were not caught off guard by the Japanese army this time.

At present, it is not only the Shanxi battlefield that has seen changes in the enemy situation, but also the frequent movements of the Japanese puppet army in the entire Japanese-occupied area. According to the information transferred from the Shandong troops and the New Fourth Army, the Japanese army carried out a large-scale transfer of the puppet army in all the Japanese-occupied areas. Not only did it completely disrupt the structure of the puppet army and reorganize it, but it also adjusted the garrison of the puppet army in large quantities.

In addition, it has accelerated the reorganization and mobilization of several puppet armies belonging to the former Chongqing side that have newly joined the enemy. At present, not only these two puppet army divisions have been transferred to the Shanxi battlefield, but other puppet armies in Shandong are also being transferred to the battlefields of eastern Henan and Shanxi.

At the beginning of this year, the 39th Group Army of Chongqing, which had been expanded into Wang's puppet Second Front Army, was also being transferred to Shanxi. At present, it has arrived at the first line of Lincheng and Handan, and is entering Shanxi one after another. Under the supervision of the Japanese Army, the two regiments of its vanguard launched an attack on the area under the Taihang Fourth Division.

Although the puppet army of this unit came from the original miscellaneous army, the total strength of the army, in addition to the two divisions that were transferred to the Shanxi battlefield in advance, still has more than 20,000 people in the whole army. The equipment is also excellent, and the whole army is full of Hanyang-made rifles and Liao 13 rifles. There are also quite a few mortars, and their combat effectiveness is not weak.

Before transferring this puppet army from Shandong to Shanxi, the Japanese army supplemented it with 3,000 additional soldiers, more than 100 light and heavy machine guns, and 30 state-made 82 mortars from among the Nationalist personnel captured in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain last year. More than 2,000 Czech-made rifles and 11 Jin mountain cannons.

At present, this department is now the top of the puppet army in North China in terms of equipment and strength, including combat effectiveness. In order to make this army desperately work for itself, the Japanese army took advantage of the commanders at all levels of the department to suffer from the experience of being squeezed out of the miscellaneous army in the Chongqing system for many years, as well as suffering from the lack of reliable territory and the lack of food and salary.

Not only is it extremely rare for the Japanese army to replenish it with a large number of equipment and new soldiers, but also to increase its strength by one-third. The quantity and quality of its supplements are far higher than the number of puppet troops directly under the puppet central government to Wang. It was also promised that after the sweep was completed, the Southeastern Shanxi Pacification Office would be established in the southeast of Jin. Give all the territory in the southeast of Jin to this army.

He also agreed to their request and only transferred them to fight the troops of the 18th Group Army in the pass, and did not use them to fight in Chongqing. However, this premise is that the ministry must cooperate with the Japanese army to ensure that it controls the southeast of Jin and completely cut off the anti-Japanese forces in the southeast of Jin. Either the whole army was disarmed and withdrawn by the Japanese army, or the territory in the southeast of Jin was conquered. Therefore, the puppet army of the ministry worked quite hard in the operation.