After giving this order to the Eighth Division's Political Division, this old man specifically told the director of the Department that once the Japanese army appeared along the Tongpu Railway. Without any hesitation, take all the staff, as well as the workers who assisted in the dismantling, cover the wounded and sick and immediately retreat along the Tongpu railway in the direction of Xindian.

After arriving at Xindian, they did not continue to evacuate north or west, but turned northeast to the Shicheng line, where they would be met by troops from the Jin-Cha-Ji 2nd Division. For the transport of the wounded and sick, it is really not possible to force some migrant workers. In short, he said in a word, these intellectuals of the political department, as well as all the wounded people who were gathered on one train at the moment, were handed over to him, the director of the political department, to be responsible.

In the opinion of the commander of the 8th Division, it was better to abandon the equipment than to lose a wounded, sick and intellectual. This is the great plan that really has a bearing on the stability and future development of the troops. This cadre from the old Red Army, who had always enforced strict discipline among the masses, could not care much more at the moment.

At present, almost all the living forces have been dispatched, and even the Xiucai of the political department has been dispatched with the army, which is different from the old comrade-in-arms of the Jinchaji Fourth Division. The old comrade-in-arms of the Jinchaji Fourth Division, the people sent out to look for them, were not found at all. It was after the guns were fired under the city of Taiyuan, and the four divisional organs that were active in Pingtou and Lingjing, north of Yangshou, found that there was a battle here.

In fact, the radio station was lost during the anti-sweeping operation last winter, and in order to ensure the survival of the troops under the condition that the base areas were continuously subjected to large-scale sweeps on an unprecedented scale due to the loss of most of the materials, and they were no longer able to support the large troops, this old man who scattered the troops was involved in the confusion. The three regiments he participated in the war were all serious combat units.

But its own eight divisions are different, and all the family backgrounds are here. There are even a group of Yan'an anti-university members and Jinsui Branch Party School students. It's all a treasure, and losing one is a huge loss. As a divisional commander and political commissar, he could not but consider protecting this group of people.

As for those wounded, whether or not they can be escorted out safely is a major matter that has a bearing on the stability of the troops. Everyone is well aware of the Japanese army's consistent style of dealing with the wounded of their opponents. In the core area of an enemy-occupied area like Taiyuan, if the wounded were to be placed in the homes of ordinary people, it would almost be equivalent to sending them to death.

In order to be able to evacuate a large number of wounded if needed. As a last resort, he could only learn and sell from Yang Jicai, and explained to the director of his political department what Yang Jicai said when he forcibly mobilized those people to assist in the evacuation and dismantling of the equipment.

Moreover, the commander handed over some of the counterfeit money seized from the Bank of Japan in Taiyuan to the director of the political department. It is okay to sue him to force the common people to carry the wounded, but it is absolutely necessary to keep the money. Although this kind of action violates the three major disciplines and the eight points of attention, it is necessary to do everything possible to recover some of the impact.

This commander and political commissar did this, which was also a helpless choice. The Eighth Divisional Political Department was the place where all the intellectuals under his command were concentrated, and he was reluctant to throw away even one of these intellectuals. What's more, once surrounded by the Japanese army, the possibility that these talents can stand out is not high.

After giving the order to the director of the political department, he specially talked to the commander of a basic battalion of the Eighth Division, which was responsible for protecting the dismantled equipment, and talked to the instructor. They immediately abandoned the train and the dismantled equipment as soon as they were in danger, and concentrated all their forces to launch a counterattack along the Tongpu Railway to the east of the city.

Even if his backbone battalion is completely wiped out, the last strength of the Anti-United Nations must be rescued. After completing the task, even if the troops are all gone, they will be given a great credit. If he can't complete the mission, even if he doesn't lose a single soldier, he will kill their heads when he comes back. This is a dead order, and it must be done.

At the same time, he sent capable personnel to look for the troops of the Southern Hebei Military Region behind the Japanese army in the east of the city. Even bringing back at least one regiment would alleviate the current predicament. After doing this, the commander of the 8th Division reported a telegram to the acting commander, asking his superiors to coordinate with the Jinchaji troops and find a way to mobilize a part of the militia to meet the wounded and sick on the front line of Fengliang Pavilion.

The acting commander who received the telegram, after shaking his head, forwarded the telegram to the boss in Xingxian County. Coordinate the Jinchaji troops, he doesn't have that authority yet. At present, the Jinsui Military Region, which has already sent all its troops out, really cannot send troops to meet the Taiyuan battlefield.

And the boss sitting in Xingxian County, after carefully reading the telegram of the acting commander, handed the telegram in his hand to a person in front of him, shook his head and said: "I really don't know whether to say that his newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or whether to say that he is too dogmatic as a little guy." It's all this time, and that subordinate of yours doesn't even have a word of bitterness, and I really don't know what to say. ”

"Now all the strongholds on the periphery of Taiyuan have basically been abandoned by him. If you don't evacuate at this time, once the Japanese army appears in Yangqu in the north, I'm afraid there will be no chance to evacuate. Can't you take those machines and equipment away, as long as people save them, we can find a way if the equipment is lost. ”

"I think it's better for you to give him an order to evacuate immediately. Otherwise, once they are stuck by the Japanese army, not to mention the machinery and equipment, even their existing troops, it is basically impossible to withdraw safely. You must know that the Japanese troops around him are several times stronger than him in terms of strength and firepower. ”

"With so many wounded, once surrounded by the Japanese army, it will be very difficult to break through. If such a good commander and such a capable young man were really lost, it would be a big loss for the troops. It is not easy to hold out for such a long time under the siege of the superior forces of the Japanese army. ”

"A brigade of the Japanese field division can defeat a division in Chongqing many times. Many times, if we want to eat a brigade of the Japanese army, we have to concentrate at least one brigade or even more troops. Even so, it may not be able to completely eat a Japanese infantry brigade. I know that your anti-alliance troops are very strong in combat, but at the moment the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is too great. ”

Sitting opposite the boss was none other than Yang Zhen, the No. 1 leader of the Anti-Japanese Federation. He came to Xingxian at a time when he should not have left the headquarters in order to discuss with the boss the issue of the coordination of troops inside and outside the Guanguan on the entire battlefield in the northwest of Shanxi, and the most important thing was the issue of food and material supply.

After Mu Changqiu broke through the front line of the Outer Great Wall and opened up the Datong battlefield. The procurement of food is extremely difficult. Relying solely on the grain reserves of the Japanese army captured in Jining and Guisui could hardly meet the needs of the Datong battlefield for a long time. However, the supplies sent by the Anti-United Nations are still mainly ammunition and other combat materials. He came to Xingxian this time for the sake of food.

In addition, certain problems have also arisen in battlefield coordination between the Anti-Japanese Union and the Jinsui Military Region, which coordinated operations for the first time. The troops of the Jinsui Military Region who cooperated with the operation were completely different from the Anti-Japanese Union in terms of combat style. The cooperation between each other is quite rusty, and there have even been accidental injuries. Yang Zhen came to Xingxian at this time, mainly to solve this matter. Considering that the boss is supervising the war in Xingxian County, it is not appropriate to send someone else.

As for the Taiyuan raid, although it is very crucial. However, for the overall situation of this operation, it was nothing more than a small local battle. If it is important, I am afraid that it will be after the reinforcements of the 41st Division and the 32nd Division arrived on the Taiyuan battlefield.

Yang Jicai's actions in Taiyuan inadvertently dragged down a complete division of the Japanese army, and most of a division. In disguise, it dragged down part of the Japanese army's strength and slowed down the speed of the Japanese army's reinforcement of northern Shanxi. In a great way, the pressure on Chen Hanzhang on the battlefield in northern Jin was relieved. At least in terms of the progress of the campaign to capture Datong, he was given relatively ample time.

To be honest, when the 41st Division arrived in Taiyuan when he first received the report, Yang Zhen was not too worried. In his opinion, with Yang Jicai's ability, coupled with the cooperation of the Jinsui Military Region and some of the armed forces of Jinchaji. Before the 41st Division broke through the defensive line, there was still no problem in completing the task of rushing to transport equipment.

But after the 32nd Division joined the battlefield, his heart hung in the air. Whether it is the Jinsui Military Region or the Jinchaji Military Region, the essence of the present is on the battlefield in Baotou and the other is in the advance army. The remaining troops either suffered heavy losses in last year's anti-sweeping battle, or the main force transferred the local forces that remained behind. It can be said that the role it can play is not too ideal.

These units are quite inferior in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment. Moreover, these units are also accustomed to guerrilla warfare in which they fight when they win and leave if they cannot win. I am afraid that this kind of hard-fought battle with the regular field divisions of the Japanese army will be difficult to hold on for too long. The roundabout troops led by Yang Jicai, although they are well-equipped, have too few troops.

Two Japanese divisions rushed up at once, and for Yang Jicai, who was at the core of the entire storm, how long could he hold out was the question he was most worried about. Even if the troops concerned cooperated, it would be difficult to resist the Japanese army with a reinforced regiment and a half divisions.

And Yang Zhen is more worried not only about whether the troops can be evacuated safely, but also about whether the equipment of the Northwest Steelmaking Plant named by him can finally be rushed out. There is another layer of unspeakable worry in his heart in terms of his character, that is, the worry about the safety of his own brother.

Once this younger brother is sacrificed, the parents who have lost a son will not be able to accept it. Yang Zhen knows very well that although his younger brother is a little introverted, he is definitely not the kind of person who is afraid of death. In the case of losing the battle, unable to break out of the encirclement, and the annihilation of the army, he will never be a prisoner in order to steal his life.

It's just that he didn't expect that Yang Jicai relied on these to get together, and the troops with different formations withstood the siege of one and a half divisions of the Japanese army in depth and part of the Japanese puppet army. Under the nose of the Japanese army, most of the equipment and workers were safely transported out.

At this time, Yang Zhen realized that he really underestimated his younger brother. However, for the current Yang Zhen, he thinks that since Yang Jicai has not complained about it until now, it means that there is no room for relaxation at all. Born as an operational staff officer, he is not the kind of person who rigidly performs tasks.

To be able to contend with one and a half divisions of the Japanese army for such a long time with such a force, he, Yang Jicai, should understand the advance and retreat. If he is still insisting, it means that he can still resist in the last ten hours. Thinking of this, Yang Zhen's worries about this younger brother were somewhat alleviated.

But Yang Zhen also knows very well that even Yang Jicai's department can hold on for the last ten hours. I'm afraid that the troops under his command will be wiped out under the siege of so many Japanese troops for such a long time. The loss of the troops, Yang Zhen was distressed. But if these equipment and workers can be rushed out, as well as the impact on the entire war situation in North China in the future, in Yang Zhen's opinion, this price is still worth it.