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The next day, Yan Xishan led thousands of Jinsui troops back to Pingyao early in the morning and took away a large amount of weapons and equipment. However, due to the insufficient number of trucks, it is estimated that it will take several more times before the weapons and equipment outside the city will be transported back to Pingyao.

From yesterday's words, Zhang Yunfei knew that Yan Xishan would move from Damaijiao to Pingyao in the future, and the tens of thousands of Jinsui troops stationed in Shouyang to rest and recuperate will be temporarily stationed in Shouyang.

With these equipment this time, I believe Yan Xishan will expand its troops in the next few months, and the troops stationed in Shouyang rest and recuperation will not rush to return to southern Jin.

After seeing Yan Xishan off, Zhang Yunfei finished lunch and also took the Cavalry Regiment, Division Guard Battalion, Special Forces, Second Artillery Regiment and other troops to Xinkou. The Fourth Infantry Brigade stayed in Taiyuan, and more than 10,000 people from the Fourth Brigade will be responsible for the subsequent reconstruction of Taiyuan and the defense around Taiyuan.

It was noon the next day when Zhang Yunfei and his party arrived at Xinkou. Zhang Yunfei, who was not in a hurry to march, had a slow marching speed. He walked for two hours and rested for an hour in the middle.

When everyone reached Xinkou, tens of thousands of troops stationed in Xinkou completed the encirclement of Xinkou as early as yesterday. The three infantry brigades of the 136th Division, six infantry regiments of the 129th Division, and a distant artillery regiment, totaling more than 60,000 people. The two divisions of the Japanese, currently about 30,000 remained, besieged on the Xinkou position of more than ten square kilometers.

On the periphery of Xinkou position, the Eighth Route Army built trenches, dug spacious anti-aircraft holes, and built a large number of civil fortifications. Due to the cold weather, a small number of soldiers were alerted in the trenches, and most of them rested in anti-aircraft holes or civil fortifications.

Zhang Yunfei, who reached the Xinkou position, accompanied by several brigade commanders, personally watched the Eighth Route Army's fortifications. Seeing that the soldiers were wearing thick cotton coats and cotton hats, they could basically withstand the cold weather, Zhang Yunfei felt relieved.

I used to be worried that the weather was cold and that the soldiers would lose non-combat troops. Now it seems that the worries are unnecessary. Even more than 10,000 soldiers from the 129th Division were wearing brand new cotton coats and trousers sent by the 136th Division.

After inspecting the position, Zhang Yunfei summoned officers above the group to hold a military meeting in the Xinkou position and the Eighth Route Army Command. The meeting mainly required more than 60,000 troops here to have plans and preparations to siege the Japanese in the Xinkou position for a long time.

At present, with the restoration of the entire Shanxi area, more than 30,000 Japanese in Xinkou position have become alone. Zhang Yunfei plans to trap them to death. Tens of thousands of Japanese were trapped in Xinkou position, without supplies or rescue, and in addition, the cold weather, Zhang Yunfei wants to see how long the Japanese can last.

After listening to Zhang Yunfei's arrangement, the brigade commanders were sitting in their hearts and said that the division commander was wise and adopted such a strategy. In this way, the troops would not suffer much casualties. They had always believed that the division commander might even fight quickly, rush to the Japanese position, and eliminate all tens of thousands of Japanese.

If you really rush to the position, there will definitely be a lot of casualties, because there are more than 30,000 Japanese soldiers. If the Japanese know that they have no way out and are in a hurry to jump over the wall, that would be bad.

It will be different if the long-term siege is scattered. It can slowly consume the Japanese's spirit and make the Japanese run out of ammunition and food. Even if the Japanese are anxious to jump out of the Xinkou position, it will be easy to fight. The large number of fortifications built by the soldiers in the Xinkou position are not for decoration. The Japanese infantry who lacks heavy weapons support will be delusional to break through the Eighth Route Army defense line and break out.

As soon as Zhang Yunfei talked about the strategy of long-term siege at the meeting, everyone immediately understood it. Then Zhang Yunfei handed over the command of the entire position to deputy division commander Liu Dazhu. For a period of time, Liu Dazhu will be responsible for the command here and command the troops to command the Japanese who have been besieging Xinkou position for a long time.

Next, Zhang Yunfei ordered the transportation regiment responsible for logistics to transport more coal and coal stoves to the soldiers on the position to facilitate heating and avoid unnecessary frostbite.

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The Japanese's Xinkou position was filled with sorrow.

The Eighth Route Army on the opposite side had completed the encirclement here. What's worse is that the Japanese on the position also learned about the loss of Taiyuan and Yoshio Kozuka's tatteredness. The ordinary Japanese knew that they had become an isolated army.

Due to lack of support and supplies, many injured Japanese soldiers were not treated. Most of the seriously injured soldiers died in two days, and some of the slightly injured Japanese soldiers showed signs of gradually deteriorating.

In the Japanese command center, dozens of people sat there without saying a word. These people were all Japanese officers above the Central Sect. The two Japanese division commanders were temporarily summoned to hold a meeting to discuss the current form, and were preparing to brainstorm and come up with a countermeasure.

In the current form, the two Japanese division leaders have been thinking for a day or two, but they have not come up with a feasible solution. They think of a way to brainstorm. There is no Chinese saying that "three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang." Although they have only a little understanding of Chinese culture, they still know this sentence.

But everyone discussed for a long time but did not come up with a feasible plan. They fell into a dull moment. Seeing that no one spoke, a Japanese division commander said to everyone: "You guys, the Chinese army has completed the encirclement of us. Our food supplies can only last for a week at most. Everyone should think of a solution, please."

After saying that, the Japanese division commander had red eyes and bent down to bow deeply to everyone. It is very rare for superiors to bow to subordinates in the Japanese troops. This shows the anxiety and helplessness in the heart of the Japanese division commander.

Seeing his division commander bowing in person, some Japanese soldiers' eyes began to have red eyes, and a few Japanese soldiers even sobbed softly. Most of the other Japanese officers felt deeply desperate.

When a Japanese colonel saw this scene, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Secretary Commander, we will fight with the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. I am willing to lead my corps to fight the vanguard."

After saying that, the Japanese colonel stood attentively and bowed deeply, hoping to seek the consent of the division commander. Seeing someone taking the lead, several Japanese officers stood up and bowed to fight.

Seeing so many people asking for battle, the two Japanese division commanders looked at each other helplessly, shook their heads gently, and a Japanese division commander said to everyone: "Everyone, until the end, we cannot fight against the Eighth Route Jade Crush. Here are more than 30,000 elite soldiers from our empire, so we cannot let everyone die of their hearts."

In the end, so many Japanese devils did not come up with an effective solution. Dozens of Japanese officers slowly walked out of the command center with sad faces.
Chapter completed!