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He Zhengdao, who returned to Yulin, was also very satisfied with this trip to Yan'an. However, He Zhengdao knew in his heart that his plan to seize food in the next tiger mouth must be implemented safely and thoroughly, and the difficulty is still quite high.

The first thing that arrived at the base was to order the First Division and the Second Division, which had been resting for more than a month, to conduct a hidden defense replacement in the regiment. The main forces of the two divisions all secretly gathered in the Fugu area to standby on standby.

In addition, the column's reconnaissance brigade and the Saber Special Forces were all sent out. All they needed to do was to report the current situation in Shanxi to the column at any time through the radio station they carried.

When He Zhengdao began to mobilize troops secretly, the four main divisions of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Shanxi received telegrams from the Eighth Route Army headquarters, asking them to cooperate with the column and carry out the upcoming New Taiyuan Battle.

The so-called Battle of New Taiyuan was when He Zhengdao realized that after the column launched a plan to seize food from the tiger's mouth, the Japanese army was likely to send large troops to encircle and suppress the backup combat plan to launch again around Taiyuan and Xinzhou.

As the main forces of the two divisions gathered in the Fugu area one after another, He Zhengdao looked at his somewhat reluctant partner and smiled: "Political Commissar, I will ask you and Lao Yao to be responsible for this matter in the base area. I am afraid that the Chief of Staff and I will not be able to come back in a short time."

‘Commander, don’t worry! Just leave the matter to me and Director Yao. This battle is different from before. I hope the commander will remember his position and never take risks in anger.’

Xiao Jinguang was indeed a little scared about the previous attack on Suiyuan City and He Zhengdao personally led the special forces to carry out street fighting. Even if Xiao Jinguang knew that there were many generals on the front line like He Zhengdao.

But the problem is that He Zhengdao is too important to the Eighth Route Army today. Even his role in the column is irreplaceable. Even if he is the political commissar of the column, he is not as prestige as He Zhengdao.

He Zhengdao, who was told, could only smile and say, "Political Commissar, don't worry! I am still young. I want to contribute more years to the army and the country! For a while, the Japanese will not dare to do anything to me, you should also pay attention.

According to the situation we have obtained, Baotou has once again entered an Japanese Air Force brigade. After that, they should carry out air strikes frequently. In terms of air defense, I hope the political commissar will pay more attention and warn the people to pay attention to air defense."

‘Okay, I remember this! We have been preparing for so long, even if the Japanese attacked, I’m afraid they won’t get any benefits. What’s more, have you already taken countermeasures?’

Xiao Jinguang, who smiled and replied to He Zhengdao, was not very worried about the Japanese Air Force in Baotou. As of the current situation, if the Japanese Air Force dared to invade Yulin, then Baotou and Suiyuan would be in chaos again.

In this situation, I believe the Japanese dare not force the Eighth Route Army too much. In a short time, before the railway was restored, they sent troops to Suiyuan and Baotou, which was actually very dangerous.

What's more, the new recruits in the column's reconnaissance brigade have lurked there for practical training. This kind of new recruit trial will also make the Japanese frustrated. In short, if you are neighbors with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese will not be able to get benefits.

Leading a special war team and a reconnaissance battalion, He Zhengdao and Wang Tianlin arrived in the Fugu area overnight. The commanders and fighters of the First and Second Divisions who had been here for some time soon as they assembled under He Zhengdao's telegram.

Looking at the division-level commander of the column gathered at the command center, He Zhengdao also seemed very happy. No matter what, after a period of rest, the combat effectiveness and morale of these two main divisions have increased a lot.

Looking at everyone coming, He Zhengdao was not too direct, so he ordered someone to hang up the map and said, "Comrades, I believe you are all very curious about the combat plan this time. But I have never said it. The reason is to keep the combat plan confidential.

At present, the Japanese army has launched an encirclement of Taiyuan and will launch an attack on Taiyuan soon. According to the current situation, the Jinsui Army is afraid that it will not be able to withstand the Japanese army's attack, and the fall of Taiyuan is only a matter of time.

This time, the place we were going to is Taiyuan City. However, what we did in Taiyuan was not to fight with the Japanese, but to grab all the industrial equipment that the Jinsui Army had no time to move away.

I had already formulated this battle half a year ago. This battle is also called the "Tiger's Earning Food". To cooperate with us in implementing this battle plan, the four main divisions of our Eighth Route Army were also the ones who cooperated with us to implement this battle plan.

Next, the task you two main divisions will do is to ensure that the reconnaissance brigade will seize the materials and buy time for us to transfer the materials. Next, what you have to do is not fight, but secretly arrive at the ambush point I selected in advance.

As for the battle on the surface, the main force of the Third Division will be used as a feint attack to attract the Japanese army in Xinzhou area to support Shuozhou. The fourth division currently stationed in Qingshuihe area will also cooperate in launching feint attacks to attract the attention of the Japanese army.

In this battle, the core t is a fast word. The troops robbing the Japanese transfer materials must transfer the materials to the Yuanping area as quickly as possible. Once our army succeeds, the Japanese troops from Yuanping to Fugu must be surrounded or eliminated.

The reconnaissance troops we sent to the occupied areas earlier have already sent back news. Currently, Xinzhou and others occupied by the Japanese army, most of the guards are guards of the North China Front Army, and their combat effectiveness is slightly inferior to that of the Japanese army.

However, the next eight regiments of your two divisions must be as fast as possible to secretly arrive near the county town along the route and gather and standby. At that time, I will arrange a guide from the reconnaissance brigade to lead you to the safety point."

After listening to He Zhengdao's combat narration, the two main division commanders said with their eyes shining: "Commander, are we going to rob Yan Laoxi's arsenal? That is the largest arsenal in the northwest!"

‘Wrong! It’s not about robbing Yan Laoxi, but about robbing the Japanese. Once Taiyuan City falls, those things will belong to the Japanese. In our battle this time, the first task is to rob these mechanical equipment, and the second is to fight with the Japanese army.

When the Northeast Army retreated to the pass, their Northeast Arsenal was robbed by the Japanese. Now the Japanese use weapons produced by the Northeast Arsenal to slaughter our anti-Japanese military and civilians. This kind of thing cannot be repeated no matter what.

Therefore, considering that our army urgently needs advanced machinery and equipment, I formulated this combat plan. The chief of staff is responsible for the blocking task. As for the task of robbing materials, I am responsible for it myself.’

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng said with some concern: "Commander, are you going to the dangerous place in person?"

‘What does it mean? This time, you can’t take responsibility for leading the reconnaissance brigade and the Saber Special Forces into Taiyuan. The reason is very simple. You don’t understand what special combat is, nor do you understand Japanese, and you can’t engage in camouflage combat behind enemy lines.

In addition, the Japanese army has currently deployed a chariot brigade near Taiyuan City. I believe you all know that with our army's equipment, how much damage and losses will this chariot brigade cause to our army.

Therefore, this time I brought the reconnaissance brigade and the Saber Special Forces into Taiyuan, and I still wanted to find an opportunity to confiscate the chariot brigade. Who would you drive the Japanese tank armored vehicles? In contrast, the reconnaissance brigade can do it.

In short, I know that you are all for my safety and do not want me to take too many risks. But at present, we are in the War of Resistance, from top to big, we have to contribute to the War of Resistance. As the commander, am I not a part of the War of Resistance?

If you really want me to be safe, then complete the task I assigned. I will report to you in time through telegrams if there is any situation. What's more, judging by the current situation of the Japanese, they are only staring at Taiyuan City!

And you have never heard of it. The most dangerous place is the safest. Now the whole of Shanxi is in chaos. As long as I don’t take the initiative to reveal my identity, who knows that I am the commander of the Eighth Route Army Column?’

After some explanation and comfort, the two division commanders didn't have much to say. As for Chief of Staff Wang Tianlin, he was convinced by He Zhengdao before the meeting. Zhengshi Zhengdao said that some things really cannot be replaced.

After the combat deployment meeting, the reconnaissance brigade began a march in the daytime and night with battalions. With the scouts sent in advance, these troops could avoid some tight Japanese areas.

Even during the day, the Japanese army would dispatch reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance in the rear. However, when facing the column that did not come out during the day, they also did not find anything.

The limited aircraft are now more transferred to the Taiyuan battlefield and bombard the Fu Zuoyi team who is standing in Taiyuan City. He Zhengdao also led the Japanese camouflage battalion and the Saber Special Forces of the reconnaissance brigade, and often even started rushing during the day.

The reason is that, as the vanguard, they needed to sneak into the Taiyuan area in advance and formulate the next robbery plan. Along the way, He Zhengdao mostly chose to go to remote places until they arrived in Yangqu, the hinterland of Taiyuan.

When he arrived in Yangqu, He Zhengdao ordered the troops to stop. The reason was that this was already the defense zone of the Eighth Route Army 120. However, the division headquarters of the 120th Division was still a little far away from here and no troops were sent to operate here yet.

The most important thing is that the Japanese army heading to Taiyuan still deployed many Japanese infantry squadrons and security forces here. Most of these garrisoned troops controlled major traffic routes and passes to ensure the safety of the Japanese army entering Taiyuan.

The place where He Zhengdao chose to stop was an important passage for them to retreat. In order to ensure the safety of follow-up operations, He Zhengdao would remove this nail on the retreat road no matter what.
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