The mountain wind in early spring is biting and cold, and the sky is covered with dark clouds. It looks like a mountain rain is about to come, but the wind fills the building, but some people are happy and some are sad.
In the cold wind, a military column loaded with officers and soldiers of the 49th Army slowly drove out of Taiyuan Railway Station accompanied by loud military songs and headed for Shouyang along the Zhengtai Railway.
On the platform, Xie Tian withdrew his gaze from the military column, looked at Xu Shiyou beside him and said in a deep voice: "Brother, your 51st Army is the key to this battle. Seize Niangzi Pass, cut off the Zhengtai Line, and buy time for the 49th Army to conquer Yangquan."
Xu Shiyou sneered: "Niangziguan, if I don't take Niangziguan back, you don't have to say anything. I, the deputy commander-in-chief, will be dismissed on the spot. As long as there is one person alive in our 51st Army, we will never let the little devils from North China Pass through Niangzi Pass."
Xu Shiyou is still brooding about the Battle of Niangziguan back then.
In order to cooperate with the Qikou Battle, Yan Xishan mobilized Sun Lianzhong's 26th Army, the Eighth Route Army's 129th Division, 115th Division and other troops to guard Niangziguan. The total force reached 50 regiments and 100,000 people. After twenty-two days of bloody fighting, they were defeated by the Japanese 20th Division. More than 9,000 regiments conquered it, and more than 27,000 people were killed.
Xu Shiyou also participated in this battle and regarded this battle as a great shame in his life.
Through this battle, he also clearly realized the gap between the Chinese army and the Japanese army. Not to mention that the Japanese army had aircraft assists in the sky, but the semi-automatic weapons in the hands of the Japanese army were unmatched by the Eighth Route Army at that time. At that time, the Eighth Route Army was equipped with a variety of weapons. There are rifles and rifles, and the weapons in the hands of many warriors are only swords and spears. The difference is huge.
To put it bluntly, the Eighth Route Army at that time had nothing but a determination to die.
Now it's different. After the 386th Brigade was assigned to the 41st Group Army of the Tenth Theater, Xie Tian at least equipped every soldier with all the weapons. He also eliminated a large number of old Hanyang-made sleeves, and the bullet distribution reached The Eighth Route Army had not dared to expect fifty rounds before.
Otherwise, where would Xu Shiyou have the confidence to tell Xie Tian that he wanted to regain his wife Guan Yixian's shame?
Xie Tian reached out and patted Xu Shiyou's arm and said with a dark face: "Brother, you can't fight a war on a temporary basis. You have only one strategic purpose in this battle, which is to cut off the Zhengtai Line so that the Japanese reinforcements can't come in and the coal can't be transported out. . Niangzi Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is heavily defended by the Japanese. After several years of operation, the Japanese have built many permanent fortifications in Niangzi Pass. If the attack is too heavy, the losses will be too great. Find the weak points and cut off the Zhengtai Line first. , as for the enemies defending Niangzi Pass, you can surround them first and slowly consume them."
Xu Shiyou looked at Xie Tian with a dark look: "How worried are you about me? Didn't we already formulate a battle plan at the battle meeting? The most important thing is to rescue the enemy when attacking, and to encircle the point to provide reinforcements. Lead the Japanese from North China and Yangquan to rescue Niangziguan."
Xie Tian smiled bitterly: "This will be a fierce battle, and it is very important to us. Recovering Yangquan will open the door for us to enter North China, and these two doors are Niangziguan."
Xu Shiyou patted Xie Tian's arm and nodded seriously: "I understand. We'll see you on the battlefield. I'll leave first."
After that, Xu Shiyou didn't hesitate, turned around and got into the jeep parked behind him, and drove away along the platform.
Xie Tian watched Xu Shiyou leave, breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, got in the car and ordered: "Go back to Dayanglou."
Nearly 1.5 square kilometers of land in two streets near Dayanglou were requisitioned by the Tenth War Zone Headquarters and classified as a military restricted area. The aborigines of Taiyuan City whose houses were expropriated became the first batch of people in China's history to enjoy the demolition policy. Ten years of demolition money happily moved away from this area.
Although the big sign of the 10th Theater Headquarters has been hung at the gate of the construction, people are still used to referring to this place as Dayanglou, including Xie Tian.
The four soldiers standing guard at the gate of the headquarters saw Xie Tian's car turning in and hurriedly stood at attention and saluted with their guns.
Now the military appearance of the People's Liberation Army has been put into shape. According to Xie Tian, being a soldier is not enough just knowing how to fight. To be a soldier, you must have the spirit and spirit of a soldier.
Xie Tian sat in the car and raised his hand to return the salute. There was going to be a fight soon. Xie Tian's mind was full of things. He just returned the salute to the sentry out of habit. Originally, the car would drive straight into the compound, but Xie Tian caught a glimpse of it. An unfamiliar figure among the group of people outside the cordon was stunned for a moment and hurriedly ordered: "Stop the car."
The driver stopped the car in a hurry. Hu Zhiyong and another guard got out of the car first and looked at the people outside the cordon.
During this period, seven assassinations occurred around Xie Tian, all of which were Japanese spies left by Neji Okamura.
The power of the masses is still great. Since both the military and civilians mobilized the masses to report suspicious persons, more than 400 Japanese and puppet latent agents have been arrested in Taiyuan City alone, and a large amount of weapons and equipment have been seized.
What's ridiculous is that many latent spies from the Blue Clothes Club of the Military Command Zhongtong were also arrested. Even Yan'an's contact points were reported by the masses. However, after verifying their identities, Xie Tian did not make it difficult for these people and returned their equipment. Let them go. If you want to continue lurking, then go ahead. It has nothing to do with me. Just don't cause trouble for me.
Although many spies have been arrested, whenever Xie Tian appears in public, the guards around him will be highly nervous.
Xie Tian got out of the car and strode towards the people gathered outside the cordon. Every day, many people would gather in front of the headquarters. In such a large war zone, there would always be something of this or that kind of thing happening. This is true in peacetime, not to mention the current chaos of war. .
Seeing Xie Tian approaching, the crowd had already begun to commotion. Those who knew Xie Tian had already shouted to the others: "This is Commander-in-Chief Xie Baoqing. Commander Xie, my house has been requisitioned by your troops. How do you make this happen?" The demolition payment given to me is eight oceans less than that of my neighbor Ma Laosan?"
"Thank you, Commander. My son joined your army and has not sent a message to my family for more than three months. Can you help me check if he is still alive?"
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The staff officer on duty at the gate of the headquarters had already trotted over after seeing Xie Tian get out of the car. Xie Tian turned around and saw him following him and ordered: "Take a notebook and write down all the demands of the people, and verify them one by one with the relevant departments. Solve it and find time to report the results to me."
The staff officer responded hurriedly and took out a notebook and pen from his pocket. As a staff officer, notebooks and pens are necessary equipment to carry with you.
Xie Tian walked directly to a woman with strands of white hair on her head and asked: "Jinghao, why are you here? Why don't you go in?"
It turned out that Xie Tian ordered the car to stop after seeing Xu Jinghao.
