After breakfast, Li Yunlong came to the entrance of the village to lie.

I happened to see Uncle Li squatting on the ground smoking an old cigarette.

It was already late April, and the winter wheat on the ground was slightly yellow. When the breeze blew, you could smell the refreshing fragrance coming out of the wheat ears.

Looking at the wheat ears swaying in the wind, everyone's joy could no longer suppress the joy on their faces.

This year is a great year. These two acres of winter wheat can harvest at least 800 kilograms of wheat. According to the policy of the Anti-Japanese and Democratic Government, more than 1,500 kilograms of taxes will be 1. This year, the total of various grains of their Li family will definitely be much more than 1,000 kilograms, so the wheat alone will have to pay a grain tax of more than 40 kilograms.

But this little grain tax is nothing.

After taking the food, you can still have more than 800 kilograms left.

Even if it is ground into flour, it can still reach more than 600 kilograms!

Thinking of this, the wrinkles on Mr. Li's face were about to melt.

How many cakes can I bake for more than 600 kilograms of white flour? How many dumplings can I make?

The Li family has never lived such a life for many years.

Eating white flour every day is a life that only landlords and old wealthy families have. People like them dare not think about it, but now it is about to become real.

Uncle Li was so confused that he didn't notice Li Yunlong coming.

Li Yunlong said: "Uncle Li, this year seems to be a good harvest."

"It's a rare good harvest." Mr. Li knocked on the tobacco pipe and said happily, "I'm living this age. I can count two slaps like this in my palm."

Speaking of this, Mr. Li said again: "Captain, not only wheat, corn, tobacco leaves, sweet potatoes, potatoes and soybeans grow well."

"You Eighth Route Army is really the savior of the people."

"Before you came, the people in northwest Shanxi will not only be exploited by landlords and wealth, but also have various natural disasters. But this year, not only will there be no landlords and wealth exploitation, but the rain will also be even."

"Since the beginning of spring, it has rained several times."

"This year is a rare good year, what's the good year!"

After hearing this, a hint of worry surged between Li Yunlong's eyebrows.

Uncle Li, the villagers of Zhaojiayu, and even the entire Fuliang Mountains, and the villagers of northwestern Shanxi are all looking forward to a bumper harvest of summer grain this year, but Li Yunlong knows it is not that simple.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese will come down to clear the countryside soon.

Back at the gate of the regiment headquarters, I met Zhao Gang who was about to go out again.

During this period, Zhao Gang finally got a little free. Because the Ministry of the brigade had sent a group of cadres to take charge of local work, Zhao Gang was able to escape from the heavy local work.

But starting from today, Zhao Gang will start to be busy again.

The reason is very simple. The wheat is about to mature, so we need to organize the harvest!

Seeing Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang asked, "Old Li, is Xiao Wang back?"

In ancient times, it was emphasized that the army had not moved, food and grass had taken the lead, and modern warfare was emphasized that the army had not moved, intelligence had come first. Seeing that the winter wheat was about to mature, the large-scale clearance of the Japanese was about to begin, so the intelligence personnel on the secret front began to operate at high speed and sent information one by one back to the base area.

Wang Ye's Wolf Warrior Squadron also temporarily played a guest appearance as a trafficker.

Specially responsible for delivering intelligence on behalf of comrades on the secret front.

As the captain, Wang Ye was so busy that he could not see anyone.

Just as Li Yunlong was about to say that he had not come back, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded at the entrance of the village.

When he looked up quickly, he saw that Wang Ye was already riding with flames from the entrance of the village.

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "I'll say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive. Xiao Wang is back this day. Let's ask him to go and see if there is any latest situation?"

Now he and Zhao Gang are coming forward quickly.

"Captain, political commissar." Wang Ye turned over and dismounted and saluted again.

"Forgive." Li Yunlong asked directly, "When will the Japanese start to clear the countryside?"

"Captain, there will probably be no clear countryside in the first half of this year." Wang Ye said in a deep voice.

"What?" Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were stunned when they heard this, "What's going on?"

Wang Ye said: "The leader of the regiment, political commissar, I can't explain it in one sentence, let's talk about it later when we go to the regiment headquarters."

"Okay, let's go back to the regiment headquarters first." Li Yunlong turned around and walked back, Wang Ye handed Lieyan to Ge Erdan, and then joined the regiment headquarters with Zhao Gang.

When he arrived at the main hall of the regiment headquarters, Wang Ye took out a full picture of Shanxi from the cabinet.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were stunned again. What did they do if they took out the full picture?

Wang Ye said: "Captain, political commissar, I went to Ping'an County during this period, and also to Fu'an County and Heyuan County. The insider's intelligence personnel provided me with a lot of information."

"There is information about our Fuliangshan base."

"There is also information about the entire northwestern Shanxi base."

"But more information about the overall situation in Shanxi."

"Information about the overall situation in Shanxi?" Li Yunlong reacted instantly and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Wang, do you suspect that the Japanese in Shanxi are going to launch a major combat operation again?"

Wang Yexin said that I was not suspicious, but sure.

Although the world line has changed, the basic context has not changed.

It is now the end of April 1941, and the Battle of Zhongtiaoshan is about to begin.

Recently, Wang Ye has been busy for a long time. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang thought he was preparing for the anti-Qing Township. Wang Ye was indeed preparing to anti-Qing Township, but he did not forget Zhongtiao Mountain.

Wang Ye said now: "Yes, as of the end of April, except for the 2nd Division of the Guards of the Japanese Army, the 1st Army stationed in Shanxi, had not completed the replenishment, the rest of the divisions and brigades had completed the replenishment work, and the half-war portion of ammunition recently provided by the Japanese base camp has also been transported to Lu'an through Zhengtai Road."

"Lu'an?" Zhao Gang said sternly, "The Japanese's goal this time is southeastern Shanxi?"

"This is also expected." Li Yunlong said in a deep voice, "The main force of our Taihang Military Region has been transferred to Southeast Jin, and even the headquarters has also gone to Southeast Jin. At present, Southeast Jin is the strongest base in the entire Shanxi and even North China, so naturally it has become a thorn in the side of the Japanese army in Shanxi and a thorn in the flesh."

Zhao Gang said: "Old Li, then we can't just watch."

"Of course." Li Yunlong said, "The Japanese army in Shanxi mobilized heavy troops to sweep southeastern Shanxi, and the troops in other directions will definitely be empty. The 2nd Guard Division in northwestern Shanxi will definitely be drawn away part of its troops. If we don't turn northwestern Shanxi into earth, then will it still be our old Li?"

Speaking of this, the two of them turned their eyes back to Wang Ye.

However, Wang Ye shook his head and said, "Captain, political commissar, my judgment is different from yours."

After pausing, Wang Ye continued: "I think the Japanese army's target this time is not our southeastern base in Shanxi, but more than 200,000 central troops entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain!"

"What, the Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain?"

Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were stunned when they heard this.

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"Nani? Attack the Chinese Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain?"

Miyano Doichi was a little doubted that he had heard it wrong, and asked again: "Master Commander, I heard it right? Are you talking about attacking the Chinese Central Army on Nakajo Mountain?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu did not respond, but turned his eyes to Tanabe Moetake.

A month ago, Miyano's former immediate boss, Yukio Kasahara, the chief of staff of the North China Front Army, was transferred, and Lieutenant General Tanabe Moebu.

Tianbian Shengwu came to Taiyuan this time specifically to deploy the Battle of the Central Plains.

"Miyono, you heard it right." Tanabe Moribu said, "In this battle of the Central Plains, the target of the North China Front Army is the China Central Army entrenched in Zhongtiao Mountain."

"Just solve the problem of the Chinese Central Army above Zhongtiao Mountain,"

"Your 1st Army will be used to blockade the 36th, 37th and 41st Divisions of Nakajo Mountain and can free up their troops and instead use them for public security wars in the defense zone."

After saying this, Tanabe Morito said: "This is a plan formulated by the General himself. In order to ensure that this battle in the Central Plains can achieve a complete victory, the General has even coordinated with the Kwantung Army. At that time, the 32nd and 83rd Detachment of the Kwantung Army will go south to support."

At this time, Hua Gu was frowning and said, "The problem is that we have been in secret contact with the China Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain for several months, seeking to join forces to deal with the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi."

"I saw that the Chinese Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain had been mobilized,"

"Are you too hasty to launch an attack on the Central Army of China at this time?"

"Can we solve the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi first and then the Central Army in China?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu and Doji Miyano nodded subconsciously when they heard this. They both had this view.

In fact, since the first half of this year, the situation in Shanxi has become extremely complicated. Not only did Yan Xishan's Shanxi Army show a certain tendency to surrender, but Zhongtiaoshan's Central Army has also begun to become ambiguous, trying to reach a certain tacit coexistence state by joining forces to deal with the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army.

So in addition to negotiating with Yan Xishan, Iwamatsu Yoshio

He also secretly contacted the Central Army on Zhongtiao Mountain.

From the current perspective, it is possible that the Japanese army, the Jinsui Army, and the Central Army work together to deal with the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, Yoshio Iwamatsu and others believed that at this time, they should unite the Jinsui Army, and the Central Army should first deal with the Eighth Route Army, and then free up their hands to deal with the Jinsui Army and the Central Army.

"This actually involves a debate between two methodologies."

Tanabe Moriwu smiled slightly and said, "Before making decisions, General, he convened all second lieutenants or above officers in the Front Army Headquarters to convene a meeting of staff. At that time, a large number of officers believed that the difficult tough bone of the Eighth Route Army should be solved first, and then the Central Army and the Jinsui Army should be solved. This is called difficult first and easy."

"But there are also a small number of officers who believe that the Central Army and the Jinsui Army should be eliminated first, and then all the troops should be concentrated to achieve their contributions in one battle to solve the Eighth Route Army. This is said that it is easy to start and then difficult to do so."

"Based on the actual situation, you finally chose the easy first and then the difficult."

"Tanabianjun, you seem to be saying the opposite?" Miyo Nobuo frowned, "In terms of comprehensive strength, the enemy in Shanxi should be from strong to weak, from strong to weak, the Central Army of China, the Shanxi Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, according to the principle of easy first and then difficult, the priority should be the Eighth Route Army rather than the Central Army."
To be continued...