Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 328 Headquarters Resolution

The meeting in Shancheng has little impact on Jinzhong, and the fight must still be fought.

The battle on Huangtuling had reached a fever pitch at this point. The frenzied counterattack by the Japanese army doubled the pressure on the 115nd Regiment of the th Division blocking the enemy in the west.

Naturally, the main regiments could not let the Japanese break through so easily, and various weapons were used one after another.

The artillery battalion of the 115th Division directly brought out the German heavy artillery and bombarded the Japs with the intention of not giving them any chance to survive.

At this time, the puppet army commander Wang Zicheng, who was left behind to cover the rear, had different ideas. He had long seen that something was wrong.

He had originally thought about whether he could secretly escape with his brothers, but now he saw that the Eighth Route Army's defense was too tight and there was no chance for him at all.

After thinking for a while, Wang Zicheng made a decision to try to surrender to the Eighth Route Army.

He didn't want to die with the Japanese. Judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army had no intention of letting them leave. In order to survive, Wang Zicheng had no other choice.

After thinking it through, Wang Zicheng immediately called a confidant and whispered a few words to him.

Afterwards, the puppet soldier secretly ran away from the team.

Ten minutes later, at the Eighth Route Army position in the south, several soldiers escorted a puppet soldier to Ji Guangshun.

"Captain, we caught a puppet soldier who said he was delivering a letter to us."

"Haha! Bring the people up."

Ji Guangshun never left his position until he got the result he wanted.

The puppet soldiers looked at the shining guns around them, raised their heads in fear, and saw Ji Guangshun with a dark face and dirty clothes, and suddenly hesitated.

He couldn't imagine that an Eighth Route Army commander dressed worse than some wealthy businessmen.

Ji Guangshun ignored the puppet soldiers' gazes and said with a smile, "If you have anything to say, hurry up and say it. I'm preparing to attack."

In fact, half of his regiment's troops had already been sent to the west to relieve the pressure on the Second Regiment, and there were only seven or eight hundred soldiers left in the south.

He said this simply because it was a dark and windy night and the puppet soldiers couldn't see the number of people, so he just wanted to scare them.

"Sir, I have a message for our regiment commander. What benefits can we get from surrendering?"

The puppet army was obviously fooled and immediately told the purpose of their visit.

Ji Guangshun snorted coldly: "What were you doing earlier? I've been shouting here for a long time, and you just came when I was about to attack. I have all the heavy artillery ready."

"No, our leader said that if you let us go, we will surrender."

The puppet soldiers were frightened. The heavy artillery fired at the Japanese soldiers could blow away more than a dozen of them with one shot. It was no joke.

But he didn't know that none of Ji Guangshun's words at this moment were true, they were all just threats.

Heavy artillery? We need shells. Their artillery battalion is almost out of heavy artillery shells.

Ji Guangshun's eyes suddenly became sharp, staring straight at the puppet soldier and said:

"Go back and tell your captain that if you want to surrender, just drop your weapons and run towards us. If you want to fight, I'm ready to fight you anytime. You only have about 700 to 800 people."

"As for the conditions, forget it. Let your regiment commander think carefully about whether it's worthwhile to follow the devils."

After saying this, he turned and left, leaving behind a tall figure to the puppet army.

In fact, Ji Guangshun really didn't want to fight, but he had to make his attitude clear at this time, otherwise the puppet army would do many things to take advantage of the situation.

.........

The conference room of the Eighth Route Army headquarters was filled with smoke. The group of people had serious expressions and were silent for a long while.

The main reason was that the suggestions given by Commander Yang were too scary, so no one dared to make a decision on their own.

In fact, if the Japanese troops who besieged the headquarters are included, the number of Japanese troops in Jinzhong is definitely more than 50,000. The 50,000 are just for support to the Laiyuan area.

"Tell me, how do we decide? Should we take down the Japs' Second Mixed Brigade first?"

The boss rubbed his eyebrows and said,

It was already ten o'clock in the evening, but everyone was paying attention to the Huangtuling battle. It must be said that Commander Yang's ambush attracted the attention of the entire China.

"The Japanese troops supporting Huangtuling this time are too numerous. My suggestion is to make a strategic withdrawal first and conserve your strength for later battle."

Director Deng took a puff of his cigarette and said with his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Ahem!" Political Commissar Nie coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"Director Deng and I have a different opinion. I think we should fight, at least to wipe out the Japanese Second Mixed Brigade."

"First of all, even if the Japanese army can provide support, it certainly won't be that fast. The 115th Division still has time."

"Secondly, the 120th Division has already made arrangements. Even if the Japanese troops in Baoding come to support them, they can still delay the battle."

"The third and most important point is that the Laiyuan Independent Regiment has already set out. With them, the support of the Japanese 26th Division will not be a problem."

Political Commissar Nie couldn't help but laugh as he spoke. He looked at the crowd and said, "I believe everyone knows that the Japanese 26th Division suffered a heavy loss at their hands not long ago."

"I personally have great confidence in this force."

Gu Changfeng's troops are well-known to the boss, so naturally they attract a lot of attention, so everyone is also very clear about their combat effectiveness.

When Political Commissar Nie said this, everyone present couldn't help but nod their heads.

"This unit is truly amazing. If they take action, I agree with Political Commissar Nie." Chief of Staff Ye said, looking at the boss.

Seeing this, the boss smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Let's vote by raising our hands. Those who agree, raise your hands."

After the boss finished speaking, he looked at everyone.

He himself did not raise the ball, mainly because this encirclement and annihilation was a big gamble, and in his opinion there was really no need to compete with the Japanese army for a while.

There were a total of ten people in the conference room. Political Commissar Nie raised his hand first, followed by Staff Officer Ye, and in the end it was a 5-5 tie.

Now I am in a dilemma.

The meeting room fell silent again, and everyone was wondering if there was another way.

A few minutes later, Director Deng stood up and said, "Time waits for no one. Soldiers on the front lines are still bleeding and sacrificing their lives. I agree with Political Commissar Nie. Fight!"

They were all geniuses of the time, and they were decisive enough. Moreover, if they had really wiped out the Japanese Second Mixed Brigade, the gains would have been obvious.

As soon as Director Deng spoke, the situation became six to four.

"Since the vote has been announced, let's fight. Telegraph to the 120th Division to stop the Baoding invaders with all their might. We must not allow them to enter the Huangtuling area."

The boss didn't want to fight because he thought the risk was too great, but everyone agreed that he did have the courage to do so.

Speaking of snow-capped mountains and grasslands, he has gone through so many hardships, so why would he be afraid of this small ditch?

At the headquarters of the 115th Division in Huangtuling, a signalman said anxiously, "Division Commander, a telegram has arrived from headquarters, asking us to fight with all our might and to wipe out the Japanese in Huangtuling."

When Commander Yang heard this, his uneasy mood relaxed and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Half an hour of suffering in exchange for a full-strength attack on the Japs, it was worth it!