"Hmph, I'm still unwilling, we sacrificed so many soldiers in exchange for the opportunity to recover Taiyuan, so I gave them that."
Chang De said indignantly.Political Commissar Meng explained with a smile: "It can't be said that this time the Central Army also contributed a lot, they successively dispatched more than 300,000 troops, pinned down the 50,000 Japanese troops on the front line of the Central Line, and with the cooperation of the main force of our 129th Division, they were finally defeated in one fell swoop and recovered a large area of land in southern Jinnan."
If it weren't for the Central Army holding back these 50,000 little devils, it would not be so easy for us to win this battle.But in any case, the unity of the War of Resistance is the most important thing now, and our Eighth Route Army must not take the initiative to do anything to undermine the united front of the War of Resistance. ”"Hmm" Changde nodded, but it could be seen from his expression that this kid still had some emotions in his heart.Political Commissar Meng shook his head helplessly, and then said: "There is another point, before our Eighth Route Army regained Chahar, a large area of land in the northern Jin region, this battle recovered dozens of county towns in Xinzhou and the eastern Jin region, and the main force of the 129th Division also recovered more than a dozen county towns near the side of Taihang Mountain in the southern Jin region.With the current strength of our Eighth Route Army, it is already very difficult to digest such a large piece of territory, and we really have no ability to occupy Taiyuan.Our Eighth Route Army took the initiative to give up the opportunity to attack Taiyuan, and Yan Laoxi reciprocated the favor by agreeing to recognize the people's democratic government established in our anti-Japanese base areas. ”"One more point."
At this time, Ma Zhenguo, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke: "According to the latest intelligence, there are currently about 10,000 Japanese troops around Taiyuan City, and Taiyuan City has thick walls, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.The little devil has built a large number of permanent fortifications, so the current Taiyuan City is not a soft persimmon at all, but a hard bone.Since they are willing to rush to gnaw on this hard bone, let it be better for them.Moreover, after the battles of Niangzi Pass and Xinzhou, although our army has achieved fruitful results, its own losses are not small, and it has already hurt its vitality.The troops are in urgent need of rest and replenishment, so we also take this opportunity to rest and recuperate, so that the troops can recover their combat effectiveness as soon as possible. ”Chang De frowned and thought about it, felt that there was some truth in what he said, nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then what is our next task" Political Commissar Meng sighed lightly and said: "It is said to be resting, but we can only rest in Xinzhou for two days at most, and then we will start and rush to Zijing Pass, and garrison in the area of Zijing Pass to prevent the Japanese army from reinforcing Shanxi."
However, according to the information obtained so far, the Japanese army in North China is tight, there are no troops to send at all, even if they want to support Shanxi, they can only transfer troops from other places, I estimate that even if the little devil is efficient, he will not be able to mobilize enough troops in ten days and half a month. ”Ma Zhenguo said with a smile: "Especially after the incident of the 10th Division, the little devil must be scared, and a small number of reinforcements do not dare to risk to support, because the facts have proved that it is equivalent to sending us food, so I estimate that this time Tada Jun will have to concentrate at least three divisions before he dares to support Shanxi. ”Chang De nodded and said: "In two days, the soldiers are enough to recover their strength, but it is difficult to replenish the lost troops within two days" Commissar Meng sighed softly and said: "This is also a matter of no way.Guo Tao went out just now, just to go to the former enemy's general headquarters to discuss with Mr.
He about the replenishment of troops, hoping that Mr.
He could give priority to replenishing part of our troops. ”Chang De frowned and said: "In this matter, I see that the troops of the 120th Division suffered large losses in the Battle of Xinzhou, and the troops are also in urgent need of replenishment, how can Mr.
He give priority to replenishing our seventh column." ”Political Commissar Meng couldn't help but glance at Chang De, and said angrily: "Do you think that Old Man He is always Yan Laoxi only pretending to be himself in his heart, don't worry, Mr.
He will definitely consider the overall situation and replenish some of our troops, after all, we are about to rush to the front line of Bauhinia Pass." ”Two days later, Li Guotao led his troops to leave Xinzhou and rushed to the front line of Bauhinia Pass to set up defenses.Li Guotao, accompanied by Political Commissar Meng, Ma Zhenguo and others, climbed to the top of a mountain.Looking at the vast mountains in the distance, Li Guotao said with a smile: "Bauhinia Pass is not better than Niangzi Pass, it is more dangerous here than Niangzi Pass, and Niangzi Pass has railways and highways, once the Japanese army occupies Niangzi Pass, it can send reinforcements to Shanxi through railways and highways."
But Bauhinia Pass is different, there are neither railways nor highways here, only these rugged mountain roads, and it is almost impossible for the Japanese army to pass through here and quickly support the Shanxi battlefield.So I expect that even if the Japanese army sends troops to support the Shanxi battlefield, most of them will still choose the road of Niangzi Pass, rather than Bauhinia Pass. ”Political Commissar Meng nodded and said: "You are right, even if the Japanese army passes through the Bauhinia Pass or other mountain roads and crosses the Taihang Mountains into Shanxi, due to the poor roads, it is difficult for their logistics to be guaranteed. ”Li Guotao nodded, and then frowned and asked: "How is the battle situation in Taiyuan" Ma Zhenguo said with a smile: "This time, Lao Jiang and Yan Laoxi also made a bloody investment, the Jin Sui Army dispatched more than 200,000 troops, and more than 300,000 Central Army troops in the southern Jin region have also gone north, concentrating more than 500,000 troops to counterattack Taiyuan.In addition, our Eighth Route Army also launched a feint attack in the direction of Xinzhou and Yangquan to contain the Japanese troops, and it was only a matter of time before Taiyuan was recovered.At present, our Chinese army has captured most of the outlying positions outside the city of Taiyuan, and the city of Taiyuan has been completely exposed to the range of our army's firepower.Although there are still tens of thousands of Japanese troops cowering in Taiyuan City, wanting to rely on the city fortifications and waiting for reinforcements, they are just barely breathing. ”Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this way, it is estimated that it will not be long before they will launch a general offensive, after taking Taiyuan, the entire Shanxi Province will be recovered, and the situation of the anti-Japanese war in the whole country is also very good, I believe that it will not be long before we can completely drive the little devils out of China, I seem to have seen the dawn of victory" Ma Zhenguo said with a sigh: "I really hope this day will come soon." ”aa2705221: