The more important thing in the Yuncheng area should be Zhongtiao Mountain instead of Yuncheng.

The reason is that Zhongtiao Mountain is not just a mountainous area, but also a line of defense called "Oriental Maginot". The stubborn army has been operating here for several years, with fortifications such as bunkers, caves, bunkers and other fortifications on the mountain.

Moreover, after Zhongtiao Mountain was occupied, it did not mean much to the Japanese and did not pose a threat... The defense direction of Zhongtiao Mountain was opposite to the Japanese's attack direction, so it was meaningless. At the same time, the Japanese did not think that the Chinese army was able to retake Zhongtiao Mountain, so these fortifications believed that they did not pose a threat.

The latter is indeed a miscalculation of the Japanese.

The main reason is that the Japanese set up the imaginary enemy of Zhongtiao Mountain as a stubborn army.

If the stubborn army wants to regain Zhongtiao Mountain, it must first cross the Yellow River, which is unimaginable for the Japanese... River crossing war is different from land war. Land fighting can be used to pile up, but river crossing war is basically determined by the air force, artillery and shallow water ships.

As long as there is an advantage in equipment, the enemy will build a pontoon bridge and sank it into the Yellow River with artillery fire. Then no matter how many sailboats come, they will not be able to play a role.

The Japanese were very confident in their air force, artillery and shallow watercraft (mainly light gunboats), so they were not worried that the stubborn army could cross the Yellow River.

Because the stubborn army was not worried about crossing the Yellow River, the Japanese were very relieved about Zhongtiao Mountain, so the fortifications on the mountain were not blown up.

How could the Japanese have thought that it would be the Eighth Route Army rather than the Stubborn Army that occupied Zhongtiao Mountain?

The result was that almost all the fortifications on Zhongtiao Mountain fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army intact.

These fortifications can be described as "simple" to the stubborn army and the Japanese, but they are simply "luxury" to the Eighth Route Army.

The line of defense under the Independent Regiment is called Camel Ridge because it is composed of two peaks that look like a camel.

Luotuo Ridge is not far from Yuncheng. After going down the mountain, you will arrive in a dozen miles and walk to it. You will definitely include Yuncheng in the range of artillery.

This was originally the garrison of a regiment of the 8th Army of the 39th Army of the stubborn army. The defense line that stretched for several kilometers was full of bunkers built with huge rocks and filled with cement. Some bunkers were dug directly from the stone mountains, which can be described as indestructible.

Then there are also traffic trenches, trenches, barbed wire outside, artillery positions behind, etc.

After entering, the soldiers were all happy. Even the dormitories were built in the cave, with beds, tables, kangs, etc., and there was even a sweet spring water in the cave.

The soldiers could not believe that they could still enter such a luxurious defense line in their lives, and they all seemed to have moved into a new home.

Li Yunlong looked at the defense facilities, but he looked fierce.

Wang Xuexin looked at it and found it a little strange, so he asked: "Captain, are you... not satisfied with this defense line?"

Li Yunlong replied angrily: "How can it be? If you are not satisfied with such a defense line, you will not be able to find a more satisfactory defense line!"

What this means is that the stubborn army considers that it has no air and artillery advantages compared to the Japanese, so the fortifications here all take into account air defense and artillery defense. Many positions are not attacked by the Japanese, but the defenders can attack the Japanese. No wonder the Japanese failed to attack after attacking several times.

Zhao Gang felt strange when he heard this and asked Li Yunlong: "I said Lao Li, since you are very satisfied with this fortification, why is this still the case?"

Li Yunlong replied with a "ah": "Old Zhao, don't think about it. This fortification was built by the people's blood, sweat, manpower and material resources. His mother's defense line is in the hands of the stubborn army, and they will only lose it in a few days! Look at their promiscuous sons!"

Zhao Gang laughed: "Old Li, you have known the virtue of the stubborn army on the first day, and you can still be so angry! But then again, if the stubborn army hadn't been incompetent, could this line of defense fall into our hands?"

"Yes, yes!" Li Yunlong became happy as he said: "Fortunately, we took it back again, otherwise he would be fucking angry..."

"I'm angry at him for not fighting, and I hate him for his misfortune!" Zhao Gang added.

"That's what it means!" Li Yunlong slapped his thigh and said, "It's still a scholar who speaks happily!"

Then Li Yunlong turned his gaze to Yuncheng in the distance, shook his head and smiled: "Those guys from the Jinsui Army kept this cheap and wanted Yuncheng! They suffered a loss and thought they had grabbed the treasure!"

Wang Xuexin understood what Li Yunlong meant.

Although Yuncheng has city walls and bunkers and artillery towers outside the city, Japanese aircraft can also blow up artillery. If they are surrounded, it will be a matter of time before they are captured.

But Zhongtiao Mountain...

This is a defense line that is 160 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. The fortifications are piled up one after another. In addition, it is a mountainous area with a dangerous terrain. Tanks, planes, and cannons are not easy here. I really don’t know who will win or lose.

However, what Li Yunlong didn't consider was that the defense line in this mountainous area could not be defended by the Jinsui Army.

What should they do with their supplies?

How to solve daily necessities?

Can you survive the hardships of living in the mountains for many years?

However, the Eighth Route Army did it themselves to make up for food and clothing. On the one hand, it could get support from the people in the mountains to obtain some supplies, and on the other hand, it would plant the fields wherever it went. Supply was not a problem at all.

So, it is not that Yan Lao Xiben didn't know how to choose the more important Zhongtiao Mountain, but that he could not. This line of defense is a "magic weapon" for the Eighth Route Army, but a dead place for the Jinsui Army... Even the stubborn army can't defend this line of defense, so how could the Jinsui Army defend it?

These things do not require Wang Xuexin and others to think too much about them. What they need to do is to further improve the fortifications on Zhongtiao Mountain to prepare for the possible attacks of the Japanese.

At the same time, the Eighth Route Army built a defense line on the other side of Zhongtiao Mountain... There were also Japanese devils in the other direction of Zhongtiao Mountain, which was the north bank of the Yellow River, and there were quite a few, with two divisions and three puppet military divisions.

However, these Japanese and puppet troops were in a very embarrassing situation at this time: they were attacked by the Eighth Route Army and the Stubborn Army.

If the stubborn army is willing to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army to attack the Japanese at this time, the Japanese may be surrounded and suffer heavy losses.

The headquarters also had the same plan at this time, and the headquarters even sent the chief of staff to negotiate with the stubborn army.

but……

A week later, Zhao Gang said angrily at the meeting: "Comrades, the stubborn army plans to sign a so-called understanding case with the Japanese, that is, to make peace with the Japanese!"

The conference room was filled with a "coaxing" sound, and no one expected that the stubborn army would take the blame for signing a "understanding case" with the Japanese at this time.
Chapter completed!