"It seems that they have made good progress and have good vision. After taking Lan County, Yan Xishan must jump into the foot after Jingle." After receiving Zhou Mingyuan's telegram, Zhao Zhenzhong smiled at Zhang Mingrui who was staying up late at the People's Army Headquarters.

Since the enemy troops in northern Ningxia had retreated to the Heliangtai area, the first column had no war to fight. Zhao Zhenzhong asked Zhang Mingrui to hand over the relevant affairs to Sun Guantao. After Guo Cheng, he temporarily transferred him to the People's Army Headquarters to study relevant military affairs together.

In fact, Zhao Zhenzhong had also thought about taking over Lan County and Jingle, but considering that the Eastward Engagement Group might have insufficient troops in the early stage, it would be a bit unpleasant if Yan Xishan was prepared there. Now that Yang Tianming has confirmed Lan County and Jingle does not have many defenders and is completely confident of taking over, Zhao Zhenzhong naturally would not miss this opportunity. Zhao Zhenzhong knew that only by beating him in pain can he sit at the negotiating table and achieve the subsequent goals of the People's Army.

Zhang Mingrui had heard Zhao Zhenzhong explain the intention of this battle in detail. After observing the situation in front of the sand table according to the telegram, he suggested: "I think Zou Degui, Tian Guoqiang and others can work hard after dawn, and force the enemy to retreat to Jiaxian under the attack on both sides, and then cross the river from Jikou to Shanxi. In this way, not only can Tian Guoqiang's troops be strengthened to Hedong, but also can free up at least 10,000 troops in northern Shaanxi. In addition, after opening the passage from Yulin to Fugu, the cannon line can be strengthened to Hedong."

In northern Shaanxi, except for the 20,000 new recruits who were tempered by the war on the Yanhe line, Zou Degui, Zhuang Yi and others commanded only the Sixth Column with a total of 35,000 troops after being replenished by the new recruits. It is not impossible to completely wipe out Li Shengda's troops with a trapped beast of more than 20,000 trapped beasts, but the price paid must be a bit high. For Zhao Zhenzhong, the population in the northwest is insufficient, and every soldier is precious. There is no need to bear too much loss for the defeated generals. Yan Xishan lost 9 counties in northwest of Shanxi and must be looking for someone to vent. Let Yan Xishan or Chiang Kai-shek deal with the defeated Li Shengda and others, and the effect may be better.

Overall, Zhang Mingrui's suggestions are indeed good.

After driving the defeated generals of Li Shengda and other troops to Shanxi, Tian Guoqiang's troops were in a good way to strengthen them to Hedong. After clearing the enemy's troops in the 17 counties in northern Shaanxi had cleared the enemy's troops, there was a Great Wall in the north, the Yellow River in the east, and the Yanhe in the south, so they could not use 55,000 people to defend themselves. They could completely draw another 10,000 troops to join Hedong and replace the general reserve team of the Special Corps.

It is also important to strengthen the gun vertical to Hedong. Due to the insufficient number of artillery, after the establishment of the fifth and sixth columns, they were only equipped with mortars of 60 and 81 caliber, and they did not have 75 caliber artillery. The fifth column had the same result against the mobs in Qinghai or not equipped with guns, so they were not in a hurry for the time being. However, the Dongjin Group, composed of the sixth column, the third column, the sect, the special column and other departments, only had 4 75 cannons drawn from the third column. This artillery fire configuration is definitely insufficient to face Yan Xishan's heavy troops counterattack.

"The cannon column doesn't need to be moved. If there is no mistake, Hedong will receive equipment that exceeds the number of cannons in the cannon column tomorrow morning." Zhao Zhenzhong explained, "I asked Gu Haichuan to draw some of the cannons in Yimeng and the current units installed. It is enough to deal with Yan Xishan. In addition, some guards and personnel accompanying the car come to study and communicate. They just let them follow the Dongjin Group for a while."

After the People's Army occupied Baode, the transportation of materials from Tianjin to Baode will be higher. Since this is the case, it would be natural to take advantage of the last night transportation opportunity between Tianjin and Baode to transport some arms and materials here while the news of occupying Baode has not been leaked.

The equipment transferred by Zhao Zhenzhong was equipped with 24 155-caliber howitzers modified into wheel-torn traction, 24 105-caliber howitzers, 24 75-caliber artillery, and a large number of shells and ammunition for firearms. Among them, the 155 and 75 caliber artillery were obtained from the Americans at the time, and the 105 artillery was robbed from Zhang Zongchang. Considering the total number of artillery artillery of the Yimeng Guard, the draw of these will not affect the combat effectiveness of the unit.

The northwest is stepping up the development of two caliber artillery 105 and 155 caliber artillery according to the technical information given by Zhao Zhenzhong. After the results are obtained, Shandong will also launch relevant production lines. There are metallurgical bases in the northwest and Yimeng that can produce high-quality steel. After the artillery production line is established, there will be no shortage of artillery in future combat, whether it is the People's Army or the Guards.

"The Dongjin Group has a group of people from Qin Chong and others from the Artillery Column, so the artillery operators are no longer a problem. Mr. is really far-sighted." After thinking it through, Zhang Mingrui was very impressed. Zhao Zhenzhong was able to mobilize equipment from thousands of miles away to increase the firepower of the Dongjin Group, which surprised Zhang Mingrui. While mobilizing the personnel of the sect to advance east together, he also provided ready-made operators for the upcoming artillery.

"Treat more and think more, you can do it. We have carefully arranged these years, and today it is just a natural result, picking ripe fruits." Zhao Zhenzhong didn't care. After handing the signed combat order to Zhang Mingrui, Zhao Zhenzhong said again: "Leave it to Yan Zhen and send it to Tian Guoqiang, Zou Degui, Zhuang Yi and other troops. Accelerate the progress of the battle in northern Shaanxi."

At around 8 o'clock the next morning, Li Shengda and Li, who were staying in Jia County, retreated here, Jing Yuexiu, Gao Guizi and others were shocked by the news reported below: the People's Army was attacking Jia County after crossing the river from the upper reaches of Jia River, and the People's Army also appeared on the east bank of Tuwei River.

"It's impossible, why would there be 'cit bandits' on the east bank of the Tuwei River?" Li Shengda was really unbelievable, grabbed the collar of the staff who came to report the news and asked with a ferocious face.

"If there are 'citizen bandits' on the east bank of Tuwei River, it may have been around from outside the Great Wall." Gao Guizi on the side reminded, "Commander-in-chief, let's first find out whether the Shenmu is in our hands."

Although Gao Guizi had no hope for the two counties, he still had a trace of luck in his heart: "What if the 'people bandits' just came through the valley between the Tuwei River and the Great Wall?"

"But since the 'minister' appears on the east bank of Tuwei River, the telephone number and cable telegrams between Jia County and Shenmu and Fugu must be blocked. There is no radio station there, so it is impossible to communicate." After letting go of the staff, Li Shengda gradually calmed down.

Jing Yuexiu was not aware of the grudges and entanglement between Li Shengda and Yan Xishan, so he suggested: "I think we can contact Director Yan in Taiyuan and ask him to send someone to cross the Yellow River from Baode to confirm. If possible, we will fight together east-west to defeat the enemy on the east bank of the Tuwei River and reopen the passage between northern Shaanxi and Baode. Otherwise, the logistics supplies will not be provided, and we can only sit and wait for death except for ice skating across the river."

Although he was reluctant, Li Shengda had no choice but to bite the bullet and call Yan Xishan and ask him to send troops to help.

After receiving Li Shengda's telegram, Yan Xishan sneered: "Hmph, Li Shengda still asks me, Mr. Yan?" After throwing the telegram aside, Yan Xishan was about to go there.

"Mr. Yan, let the people from Baode cross the river and take a look. It's nothing, so I'll be at ease." Yang Aiyuan, who was on the side, advised: "After all, Fugu is only separated from Baode. If something happens there, we must be on guard early."

Yan Xishan thought it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Then you go and arrange it."

In Yan Xishan's mind, there is a railway and a Tongpu Railway connected to Baode. As long as the problem can be discovered in time, it is very convenient to mobilize troops from all over Shanxi or through the Pingsui Line, so he doesn't care much about Li Shengda's telegram. Yan Xishan is more concerned about how to solve the "civil bandits" cavalry that were disturbed in Shilou and other places. Although this group of cavalry only has two or three thousand people, it is really difficult to deal with because of the fast horse speed and the number of counties in western Jinxi.

Just as Yan Xishan was thinking about how to deal with the "civil bandits" cavalry, Yang Aiyuan came back with a heavy expression: "Yan Gong, Baode's phone number and telegram were not available, and things were a little bad. In addition, I just called the railway to ask, and they said that the Beining Railway Bureau had just called to inquire, why didn't the two trucks that should have been sent from Baode to Tianjin in the middle of the night and early morning have not yet moved?"

If there is only a Powder phone and the telegram is not connected, it can also be explained that it is a line failure or equipment problem caused by heavy snow in winter. However, if both trucks are not sent on time, there must be a big problem.

"Mr. Yan, do you think it's a 'people bandit' crossing the river?" Yang Aiyuan asked carefully.

Yan Xishan's face was as deep as water, and what Yang Aiyuan said had already thought of Yan Xishan. Combined with Li Shengda's telegram for help, the "civil bandits" crisscrossing the Shilou area, and when various armies attacked the "civil bandits" a month ago, the People's Radio Station in the west issued a warning "all enemy troops will definitely be severely hit by our troops, and Yan Xishan cannot escape justice." Yan Xishan can basically conclude that the "civil bandits" captured Baode

Thinking of the consequences of the "public bandits" occupying Baode, Yan Xishan was shocked, but he felt more painful from the bottom of his heart. Seeing that the industries founded by Huamei were put into production one after another, and in a while, a large amount of tax revenue would be earned. Now it is likely that all of them will be gone at once. The loss in his heart really makes Yan Xishan feel uncomfortable. It is like the landlord Lao Cai rented the land to a farmer and agreed to collect rent according to the harvest in the fields. Seeing that the harvest was in sight, it was harvested by a group of strong people. How could this landlord not feel sorry for?

"Cuiya is close, let him send someone to Baode area to check what's going on?" Yan Xishan gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "You discuss with Cichen to see which troops in the province can be mobilized, so that they can be prepared to fight."

Yang Aiyuan agreed and went to work hard. However, Yan Xishan couldn't help but feel angry. He raised his hand and grabbed the cup on the table and threw it on the ground and smashed it. Yan Xishan now hated Li Shengda to the core: If it weren't for him, Li, who used Jiang to force him with power, why would he have transferred the Jinsui army to suppress the "civilian bandits"? If it weren't for the "civilian bandits" to suppress the "civilian bandits", how could he have caused such a big mistake?

Thinking about the more than 2,000 Americans in Baode and hundreds of Germans fell into the hands of "people bandits", Yan Xishan was in a big trouble; thinking about the "people bandits" who could attack north and south of Shanxi through railways, Yan Xishan felt cold.

"Fortunately, these 'civil bandits' do not know how to drive the train. Otherwise, if they took Baode last night and came to Taiyuan along the railway, Shanxi would have been in a state of chaos." After scaring himself, Yan Xishan became lucky again.

At noon, the results of Sun Chu's investigation were reported:

"The railway to the west of Shenchi has been cut off, and the exploration troops were attacked by the enemy's firepower. Fortunately, there were few casualties. It was judged that Shenchi, Wuzhai, and Baode had fallen from the Tiger Fort to the Great Wall. It was found that from Panguan to the Great Wall between Shenchi, it had fallen into the hands of the enemy. It was inferred from the previous two items that Hequ was also very likely to fall into other places because it was too far from the defense zone, so it was unclear."

"He, Mr. Li, really had a conflict with me, Mr. Yan. The days in Shanxi just happened to be a few days later, and he caused such a group of robbers to me." Yan Xishan laughed furiously and said to Yang Aiyuan who came to report: "Send someone to contact the counties in the province by phone, cable and telegram to see how many counties cannot contact? Send someone to check in those counties, and there must be an accurate result."

With Yan Xishan's order, the whole province of Shanxi was in chaos.

By afternoon, the result came out: a total of 12 counties in northwest and west of Shanxi lost contact. In addition to Shilou, Yonghe and Daning, which had lost contact due to the harassment of "civilian bandits" cavalry, nine counties including Baode and other counties lost contact.

Jingle actually lost contact in Lan County in Jinzhong Valley? Looking at the list of 12 counties that had lost contact in his hand, Yan Xishan was stunned. The Loufan area in the southern part of Lan County was only a hundred kilometers away from Taiyuan. If the "civil bandits" raided with cavalry, they would not even take half a day to go to the city of Taiyuan to think about the consequences of the "civil bandits" cavalry crisscrossing the Jinzhong Valley. Yan Xishan felt chilled.

"Report the situation of the invasion of Shanxi by the 'civil bandits' invasion of Shanxi. Our office requires the return of troops sent to suppress the 'civil bandits' to build to protect the territory and safeguard the people and restore the occupied counties." Yan Xishan said in a deep voice, "In addition, we inform Nanjing that more than 2,000 Americans and hundreds of Germans in the Chinese and American industries fell into the hands of the 'civil bandits'. Please prepare for diplomatic troubles."...

More to, address
Chapter completed!