"Why did they retreat? This is unreasonable. The National Salvation Army was still increasing its troops to Jinzhong County a few days ago. Why did they suddenly withdraw their troops? Then their previous efforts were in vain!" The commander was shocked by the news and asked incredible face.

The intelligence consultant was just a message. He didn't know what happened in Jinzhong County. He shook his head and replied: "The information received by Bei Yi shows that the National Salvation Army began to retreat last night, and to this morning there were only a few sporadic troops left!"

"The current Jinzhong County is in a state of unmanagement. Even the National Salvation Army Command is empty and can enter and exit freely!"

The repeated confirmations of subordinates forced everyone to believe that the National Salvation Army had given up Jinzhong.

At this time, the commander had already believed it 70% or 80% and his expression was very complicated.

The Chief of Staff also chose to believe it, with disappointment on his face.

Unexpectedly, my dream of being the commander of the counterattack force was still shattered.

But he quickly calmed down because the news was not entirely bad news for the Shanxi garrison.

After the National Rescue Army retreated, although the Shanxi garrison lost a good opportunity to severely damage the National Rescue Army, it also ushered in an excellent opportunity to easily recapture the Jinzhong County without any effort.

When he thought of it, the Chief of Staff immediately expressed his thoughts to the commander: "Sir, since the county town of Jinzhong has become an empty city, should we send troops to take over the county town immediately and occupy it again?"

The commander was very suspicious of the authenticity of the news at first.

After his subordinates repeated confirmations made him choose to believe it, his mind began to work quickly, analyzing what the purpose of the National Salvation Army did this!

When the Chief of Staff proposed to send troops to take over the Jinzhong County, the commander's mind was still a mess and had no clue.

But one thing he is very sure of: the National Salvation Army is very cunning and never suffers losses. He will definitely not give up Jinzhong County for no reason and spit out the fat meat that has already been eaten in his mouth.

After hesitating for a while, he thought of a possibility and turned to the Chief of Staff and asked: "We will not discuss whether to take over Jinzhong County immediately. Chief of Staff, what do you think is the purpose of the National Salvation Army's sudden evacuation from Jinzhong County? Are there any ulterior motives hidden here?"

"More than a month ago, we took the initiative to give up Jinzhong to treat Jinzhong as a bait that severely damaged the national rescue army!"

"If they hadn't sent troops to grab grain suddenly, our plan would have been done!"

"Do you think the Eighth Route Army suddenly gave up Jinzhong County, will it be like us, and intend to treat Jinzhong County as a bait that lures us into being fooled!"

The Chief of Staff thought for a moment and showed a expression of agreement: "Sir, wise, I think this possibility is very high!"

"When the National Salvation Army attacked Jinzhong for the first time, it first cut off the ammunition supply of the Jinzhong garrison by blowing up the arsenal and grain warehouses, and then consumed our troops with night attacks. Finally, it attacked strongly, and defeated the two or three thousand garrisons in Jinzhong City without any power to fight back, and had to give up the county town and push it away."

"Maybe they want to repeat the same trick, lure us to send troops to take over Jinzhong County, and attack Jinzhong again!"

The commander thought and analyzed: "If the combat plan of the National Salvation Army is really what you analyzed, I will not be worried!"

"We have made the same mistake once, and we will definitely not make it again!"

"Chief of Staff, first arrange a battalion of Imperial Army to enter Jinzhong County to maintain public order and test the reaction of the National Rescue Army."

"When the grain collection is over, all the troops who were preparing to counterattack Jinzhong entered Jinzhong County and stayed as Jinzhong garrison!"

"If the National Salvation Army really dares to repeat the same trick, we will definitely let them never come back!"

"After the troops completely control Jinzhong, Chief of Staff, you immediately mobilize materials to Jinzhong to build Jinzhong County into a bridgehead and logistics base for us to siege the National Salvation Army."

At the Yangquan Command of the National Salvation Army, Chen Zhengyu, who had been in Jinzhong for more than a month, finally rushed back in turmoil. When he entered the door, he said with a happy look on his face: "Captain, Lao Chen, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission successfully!"

"With the joint efforts of the Shouyang Garrison and the Third Battalion, we dug a total of six tunnels leading out of the city in Jinzhong County, all of which were reinforced with logs. They were very strong and could definitely withstand the attack of ordinary shells!"

Zhou Cheng was very excited. With these six tunnels, when the troops attacked Jinzhong for the second time, they could send at least six companies into the county town to serve as internal agents in a short period of time.

Tang Yufeng was originally worried about the safety of the grain robbery troops. When he saw Chen Zhengyu complete the task, his tense nerves suddenly relaxed: "Captain, since our layout in Jinzhong County has been completed, can we withdraw the grain robbery troops?"

"The Japanese grain collection team is becoming more and more vigilant, and they also sent the counterattacking Jinzhong troops to the battlefield to protect the grain collection team. Our team suffered a lot of losses, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to grab food, and the losses are getting bigger and bigger!"

Zhou Cheng nodded: "You can withdraw and count the harvest of each battalion company in the enemy-occupied area as soon as possible, especially grain. Our defense zone is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more people in the defense zone."

"If the drought in North China continues to continue, our food shortage will definitely grow bigger and bigger. So every grain of food the soldiers snatched back from the enemy-occupied areas may be life-saving food for the people."

"We must count and reserve well to ensure that these grains can be stored for at least two years!"

Tang Yufeng nodded: "Don't worry, leader, I will definitely not waste a piece of food! Give me ten days to ensure that all the grains snatched back from the enemy-occupied area are returned to the warehouse!"

Zhou Cheng knew Tang Yufeng very well, and he said that if there was no problem, it would be no problem.

The issue was left behind on the spot and watched Chen Zhengyu arrange another thing: "Chief of Staff, after the Japanese army completely controls Jinzhong, they will definitely build Jinzhong into their logistics base to attack our future."

"I judge that as long as one month or as short as twenty days, we will attack Jinzhong twice!"

"Deputy Commander Tang just said that this time, the previous action was very smooth. As the battle was fought, it became more and more difficult, and there were considerable casualties in the participating troops."

"Old Chen, you are responsible for filling all the vacancy of all participating troops and let them recover their combat effectiveness as soon as possible. Once the time comes, we will immediately attack Jinzhong County Town for a second time!

The Japanese Army headquarters in Taiyuan, who had been worried for several days, finally became relaxed.

The grain-grained troops of the National Salvation Army, which had been nervous for several days, retreated, and the troops originally used to counterattack Jinzhong no longer had to protect the grain-grain recruitment team.

They only took a day to complete the assembly and then rushed to their final target, Jinzhong County.

"Sir, we have gathered three infantry brigades in Jinzhong County, one mountain artillery brigade, one heavy artillery brigade, and two regiments of the Imperial Army, a total of more than 7,000 people. Should we continue to increase troops to Jinzhong County?" Faced with such a result, the Chief of Staff was very disappointed, but he still fulfilled his duties as Chief of Staff and found the commander to report when he received a telegram from Jinzhong!

The army commander's expression was very relaxed.

Although the battle situation did not develop according to his plan, the Jinzhong County did not act as a bait, and did not help him kill the three thousand national rescue troops.

However, the accidents that occurred during the grain collection operation did not continue to worsen.

After the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield one after another, the probability of the grain collection team being attacked was significantly reduced, and the amount of food lost gradually decreased.

In order to make up for the previous losses, the reinforcements decisively attacked, took down several Chinese traitors who had too much pocket and used the food in their hands to fill the gap in Shanxi's garrison.

The grain collection operation was approaching its end, and the commander was surprised to find that the Shanxi garrison not only successfully completed the grain collection task, but the military headquarters also collected millions of kilograms of grain.

After the biggest problem pressed on his shoulders was solved, the commander's attention immediately shifted to Jinzhong County. It was another big problem pressed on his shoulders, but it was not as important as the collection of grain, and was temporarily pushed to the back by the commander.

Now that the problem of grain collection has been solved, it is natural to solve the problem of Jinzhong County.

After listening to the Chief of Staff’s report, the Commander did not answer immediately.

In order to solve the accident in collecting grain, they had to give up the opportunity to take advantage of the Jinzhong County to severely damage the national rescue army.

Their current judgment is that the National Salvation Army wants to repeat the same trick and attack Jinzhong again.

The opportunity to take advantage of the Jinzhong County to severely damage the National Salvation Army was gone, and the commander decided to seize the opportunity in front of him and give the National Salvation Army a general plan.

As long as the National Saving Army dares to repeat the same trick, I will eat all their attacking troops without hesitation, take back the advantage that I had not taken before, and use the Jinzhong County to severely damage the National Saving Army.

When he thought of it, the commander looked at the chief of staff and asked, "How many troops can go to Jinzhong in the future!"

When he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the counterattack of Jinzhong, the Chief of Staff had specially studied the troops he could command, and strived to know himself and his enemy and be invincible in a hundred battles. Therefore, he was very familiar with the troops who were preparing to counterattack of Jinzhong.

As soon as he heard the question from the commander, he blurted out: "The counterattack troops that had been decided before have an infantry brigade. They are too far from Jinzhong County and are still marching on the road. If you march normally, you can arrive in Jinzhong at noon tomorrow!"

The Chief of Staff reported and walked towards the sand table, quickly marking the present of the last infantry brigade onto the sand table.

After finishing, we will continue to report: "In addition to this infantry brigade, if Jinzhong County needs it, the military headquarters can also draw three infantry brigades from nearby to reinforce Jinzhong County."

"After the grain collection task is completed, the grain collection troops have returned to their defense zone to undertake the alert task. The military department will strengthen their main force before collecting grain and can reinforce Jinzhong at any time."

The commander's response was very fast in the battle. As soon as the chief of staff finished his report, he made a decision: "These infantry brigades will not reinforce Jinzhong for now."

"If we occupy too many troops in Jinzhong, the National Salvation Army will definitely not dare to repeat the same trick and attack the county town of Jinzhong again!"

"A marching infantry brigade rushed to about thirty kilometers away from Jinzhong and stopped. The troops were lurking and standing by, ready to reinforce Jinzhong County at any time!"

"You said that several other infantry brigades also secretly moved to Jinzhong to lurk on standby. As long as the National Saving Army dared to repeat the same trick, they immediately surrounded them and cooperated with the Jinzhong garrison to attack inside and outside, and wipe out all the National Saving Army who dared to enter Jinzhong!"

The Chief of Staff understood the commander's thoughts after hearing the order.

If the National Salvation Army really intends to attack Jinzhong for a second time, and the same trick will be repeated, the commander will not only take advantage of the situation, but also re-arrange the Jinzhong county town into a new bait, and then arrange a large net outside the Jinzhong city, waiting for the National Salvation Army to drill in it.

In less than two days, the army commander carefully laid out a large net.

What disappointed the army commander, time passed day by day, and the National Salvation Army dozens of kilometers away had no intention of attacking the county town of Jinzhong twice.

After waiting for almost ten days but failing, the Chief of Staff could no longer sit still.

To be precise, several lurking troops can't stand it anymore.

In order to avoid exposing their targets, they all hid in the mountains and slept in the open.

It's okay for a few days, but I didn't expect this lurking lasted for more than ten days.

The Japanese have very strong combat power, but this does not mean that the Japanese can endure hardships, especially the Japanese nowadays.

After entering the Chinese battlefield, except for the difficulty of life during the war, I spent the rest of my time eating and drinking hot and spicy food in the occupied areas.

In case there is no delicious food or delicious food, they will send troops to the people in the occupied areas to grab it, so they have not lived a hard life for a long time.

Suddenly, he was thrown into the wilderness and slept in the open for more than ten days. Many Japanese were unable to survive, and the morale of the troops also fell to the bottom.

If we continue to hold on in the wilderness, there is a high possibility of riots in the army.

After learning the news, the Chief of Staff only thought of a solution to withdrawing the army.

But if you do this, the carefully laid out pocket array by the commander will be in name only.

The commander also planned to use this pocket formation to severely damage the National Savior Army. If the pocket formation is destroyed by him and the commander's plan is forced to be interrupted, he will definitely have to bear the anger from the commander.

Therefore, the order to withdraw troops can only be issued by the commander himself.

After receiving the telegram from the lurking troops, the Chief of Staff hesitated for only ten minutes before finding the commander.

"Sir, we have been waiting for more than ten days. The National Rescue Army has not made any noise. Bei Zhi feels that the National Rescue Army will not attack Jinzhong County again."

"Either they already know the pocket formation we prepared in Jinzhong, or they had no idea to counterattack Jinzhong from the beginning!"

"The lurking troops can't stand it anymore. Can we end the layout and let the lurking troops evacuate the battlefield!"

After waiting for more than ten days but failing, the army commander's hope of severely damaging the national rescue army through Jinzhong County was also shattered little by little.

When the Chief of Staff came, he had no hope for the battle.

The Chief of Staff's analysis gave him a step forward and immediately seized the opportunity: "You are right, we cannot ignore one thing, and cause riots in several infantry brigades for a fighter plane that is likely to not appear!"

"Order the lurking troops to retreat immediately, Chief of Staff, you will start to establish a base for our encirclement and suppression of the national rescue army!"
Chapter completed!