Chapter 39
Luoxi Town.
Temporary station of the Jinsui Army Headquarters.
In recent days.
The Jinsui Army has had a really bad life.
Not only did they suffer from various suppressions by the devils before, resulting in heavy losses to their troops, but a large amount of supplies were inexplicably robbed a month ago, which really disgusted them for a while.
Those were the winter supplies of the headquarters!
They were related to the food, clothing, housing and transportation of nearly seven or eight thousand people!
Who would have thought that they were robbed like this?
I feel aggrieved just thinking about it!
You know how powerful the Jinsui Army was once, and the old man himself has been a figure who has dominated the Central Plains for nearly twenty years!
But now he has even lost his own supplies!
It's not just white flour, canned food and winter clothes that are lost, but his old face!
But no matter how angry he is.
So what?
With the unprecedented strength of the devils in Jin Province now, he dared not act rashly again.
In the end, he had to admit that he was unlucky.
No way.
Life still has to go on, right?
So.
In the next half month, the old man reluctantly took the lead in cutting back on food and clothing, and the entire Jinsui Army Headquarters, including other administrative personnel in the Second War Zone, were shivering in the cold winter.
It was not until a batch of supplies were urgently transferred from the 37th Division some time ago that the situation was slightly alleviated.
"Sir!"
Chief of Staff Wang said solemnly: "At present, most of the supplies have arrived one after another. Except for a few that are still in transit, all departments have also received corresponding supplements!"
"Yes."
A hint of coldness flashed in the old man's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "This time, the supplies must not be lost. If anyone loses any supplies again, they will be subject to military law!"
"Yes, sir!"
Chief of Staff Wang Conghai immediately took the order.
Just a moment ago.
He clearly felt that his old commander was furious, and there was a strong murderous intent in his heart. He couldn't help but think: "It seems that the matter of supplies a month ago really disgusted the old commander!"
"That's right!"
The old man was serious and said in a deep voice: "The Japanese have been mobilizing frequently recently. It seems that they will make a big move soon. From the current point of view, the target of these Japanese should be the Eighth Route Army! Now pass on my strict order. Without the order of the Second War Zone Command, no troops can support the Eighth Route Army with a single shot."
"But-"
"No buts."
The old man waved his hand and said coldly: "Conghai, I know what you think, but now it is most important to preserve strength. I think you also know how powerful the Japanese are in Shanxi Province. It's not easy for them to turn their spearheads to the Eighth Route Army. How can they add trouble at this time? It's just right-our Shanxi Suiyuan Army can take this opportunity to take a good breath!"
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Conghai didn't say anything more after hearing this.
Of course, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "That's right! According to the intelligence clues we planted in Shancheng, the man we captured from our headquarters this time has confessed that he is indeed a spy from Shancheng Baldhead, and all the military intelligence about this place was leaked from him."
"Is it really him?"
"Yes."
Wang Conghai glanced at the other party.
The old man's face was a little ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! I didn't expect that the spy was actually my attendant officer. This bald guy is really hateful!"
"Sir!"
Wang Conghai hesitated and said, "Now that the matter is clear, it means that we have all wronged Lu Zhixian before."
"You mean-"
"Lu Zhixian has joined our Jinsui Army for more than half a year. He has put forward opinions of great strategic value several times and has many insights in marching planning. He is definitely a rare talent. Now that the country is in crisis, since we have figured out that the previous things have nothing to do with him, we should find him back."
"Find him back?"
The old man frowned slightly. He thought for a moment and then said coldly "I admit that Lu Zhixian is indeed talented in military strategy, but he has criticized my anti-Japanese war policy, especially in terms of cooperation with the Eighth Route Army and others. If he returns to the General Staff, it will definitely be a problem."
"Sir!"
"You don't need to say more!"
The commander didn't take it too seriously and said proudly: "Cong Hai is just a yellow-haired boy who just graduated not long ago. Even if he has some talent, what's the matter? Since I have expelled him, how can I put down my face and invite him back?! He's gone, so it won't affect anything."
"Report!"
At this moment, a hurried voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Come in!"
"Report to the commander!"
The one who came was a communications staff officer. He immediately presented the telegram in his hand and said: "We just intercepted the Japanese telegram. A certain elite brigade stationed near Wanjia Town was suddenly ambushed. The wholeNearly 1,200 people in a battalion have been killed. "
"What?!"
Both the old man and Wang Conghai were shocked.
You know, they know the combat effectiveness of the Japanese battalion best, especially the elite ones are extremely fierce.
Often a battalion can fight against a brigade of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army!
In fact.
Since the Anti-Japanese War.
There are only a handful of troops above the Japanese battalion that have been wiped out in such an organized manner!
Now the Japanese battalion has been completely wiped out?!
"Is the news reliable?"
"Reliable!"
The communications staff immediately nodded and said: "It has been cross-confirmed by our intelligence department. The battalion belongs to the Japanese 9th Brigade and has indeed been killed!"
"Who did it?"
"Not clear for the time being."
"Not clear?"
"Yes. "
The communications staff shook his head and said, "The content of the Japanese telegram is very simple. The information we captured is very limited, but the eavesdropper vaguely heard the words "Eighth Route Army" and "firepower", and according to the report from the scouts we sent over, the battle site between the two sides was indeed full of signs of countless artillery roars!"
"Eighth Route Army?"
The old man frowned.
Wang Conghai quickly shook his head and said, "Sir! It shouldn't be the Eighth Route Army. Don't we know the firepower of the Eighth Route Army? To completely wipe out this elite Japanese army, you must have extremely high tactical deployment and mobilize large-scale troops to accomplish it. It is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to do this without anyone noticing."
"Yes."
The old man nodded and said, "Check! Check it carefully for me!"
"Yes, sir! "
The communications staff immediately received the order.
The old man frowned and said slowly: "Under the eyes of all parties, we can actually destroy such a large-scale Japanese army. I'm afraid that even the main division of our Shanxi Suiyuan Army can't do it."
"Indeed."
Wang Conghai nodded and said: "No matter how strong the troops are, they still need the commander's calm deployment. It seems that this commander is very strong."
"Conghai!"
The old man suddenly laughed and said: "Just like you said, those who can lead troops to fight are the real anti-Japanese talents, and they are also what our Shanxi Suiyuan Army needs. As for Lu Zhixian, he is just a talker at most. He thinks that he graduated from Huangpu and has some cleverness, so he dares to point fingers at my policies. It's not a pity even if he leaves! Humph, what's more, he will be useless if he leaves our Shanxi Suiyuan Army, so why should we care? ! "
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Conghai said no more.