The People's Army annihilated the troops of Goto Juroro in Huairen Prefecture, which not only threatened the rear of the Kasahara tribe that went south to Ruyuekou, but also if the northwestern troops continued to go north, then the Datong that had just been captured would be in danger, and the Sakai brigade that attacked Suiyuan would be in a dilemma. The Japanese army's originally progressed smoothly may also have new adverse situations. These are things that Kasahara, Itagaki, and even the temple cannot tolerate.

"Kun Kasahara, what do you think of this war in Huairen?" Itagaki asked with a solemn expression.

After meeting with Kasawara's tribe, Itagaki commanded its troops to take down Fan Zhi on the morning of the 17th. But before he could be happy, he learned that the People's Army had launched a attack on Huairen and the entire army of Goto Juro's tribe was wiped out. This was like a slap for Itagaki, who was full of confidence,! He had already considered the future battle in northern Shanxi, but Goto Juro's tribe belonged to the 15th Brigade and was directly under the Chahar dispatched corps. Itagaki was not easy to ignore Kasawa, so he sought his opinions first.[]

"Your Excellency, Huairen and Datong are crucial to our army's battle in Jin and Sui. I am going to send Shinohara Jun to lead most of the 15th Brigade back to defend Datong to ensure the rear of our army and control the Huairen, Yingxian and Ruyuekou lines." Kasahara also looked solemn, "Since the People's Army has entered Shuoxian and attacked Jinshatan, the Tongpu Line south of Huairen has basically fallen into the northwest. In the absence of the facts of the People's Army and the most urgent thing for our army is to eliminate Yan Xishan's troops, I think the operation along the Tongpu Line between Huairen and Yangfangkou should be temporarily suspended. When our army defeats the frontal enemy and advances from Dai County to west, the 15th Brigade continues to move south and cooperate with our army's actions."

"But in this way, our army will not be able to use the Tongpu Line to quickly carry out military forces and material maneuvers, which is not conducive to our army's future combat." Itagaki's chief of staff, Nishimura Reinforcing the objection. Although Nishimura Reinforcing had heard that the Shanxi section of the Pingsui Line and the northern end of the Tongpu Line were damaged by Chinese defenders, the Itagaki troops and Kasawara tribe had just met, and Nishimura did not know how much the traffic was destroyed, and still had high hopes for railway transportation.

"Xicunjun, the Pingsui Line and Tongpu Line in Shanxi are now unusable." Kasawara smiled wryly and sighed, "The Chinese army not only removed most of the rails, but also destroyed the bridges and roadbeds along the line. It is irreparable for less than half a year or even longer. Moreover, the roads near the railway have also been severely damaged, and mines may be buried everywhere. Instead of trying to do something on the Tongpu Line, it is better to rebuild and expand the existing highways to achieve road transportation from Datong through Huairen, Yingxian, Ruyuekou, and Fanzhi!"

The traffic in the north was destroyed to this extent, not only Nishimura Riemon never expected, but Itagaki was also surprised. He asked quickly: "If enough manpower and material resources are invested, can the time required for repair be shortened?"

When he heard about manpower and material resources, Kasawara was a little overwhelmed and could only explain helplessly: "Your Excellency, the Chinese villages that our army passed along the way were empty. Apart from some old and weak and good people close to the imperial army, there was no enough labor. I have reported the situation to the commander of the temple, but the commander said that we should take into account the autumn harvest and autumn planting at the moment, and we will have to wait next month to draw labor from Hebei and inspect the two places to repair traffic. But winter is coming, so it is impossible to get up."

Itagaki was pushed through Guangling, Lingqiu and other places, and also saw that most of the villages along the way were uninhabited. Through relevant information, he already knew that most of the population of northern Shanxi moved to the northwest. Although the North China Front Army also took the opportunity to infiltrate several intelligence personnel, it has not been able to send back the intelligence from the northwest.

"It seems that the Northwest People's Army will really become a major obstacle for the imperial army to conquer China! At least the influence of their in the northwest, as well as the Jin and Sui areas in North China is something we cannot ignore." Itagaki paced back and forth a few steps, turned to look at Kasahara, and said very seriously, "I agree with Kasahara's opinion, let Shinohara lead the 30th Regiment of the 15th Brigade, the remaining headquarters of the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, plus a brigade of engineering and a squadron of light and heavy troops back to defend Datong. In addition, please make sure to let Shinohara find out how the People's Army broke thousands of imperial soldiers in about half a day! This will affect the success or failure of our army's Jin-provincial operations!"

Goto Juro also reported the progress of the day with Itagaki, Kasahara and others yesterday evening. At around 9:30 this morning, the Northwest radio station broadcasted the news of the People's Army's annihilation of Goto's troops to the outside world, which mentioned that "the attack was launched in the early morning of the 17th". In addition to cleaning the battlefield, counting the results of the battle, and returning to the station, Itagaki decided that the battle between the People's Army and Goto's troops lasted for about 5 hours at best!

In just 5 hours, the People's Army annihilated more than 3,000 Japanese troops and more than 2,000 puppet Mongolian troops. Itagaki knew that even if he led the 6,000 Japanese troops, it would be impossible to solve Goto's troops within the same time! Such combat effectiveness made Itagaki feel uneasy and he was even more eager to figure out the specific situation!

Kasahara was also worried about the combat effectiveness of the People's Army and would not ignore Itagaki's orders. He nodded heavily and responded: "Hayi! I will definitely pass on your orders!"

Itagaki, Kasahara and others were eager to countermeasures due to the battle at Jinshatan. Yan Xishan was happy and wanted to meet Zhao Zhenzhong or Zhou Mingyuan as soon as possible to negotiate the combat affairs in northern Shanxi.

After learning about the People's Army's good news, Wei Lihuang was also happy and suggested to Yan Xishan: "Donald Yan, the northwest has achieved such a great victory and is a friend and neighbor with us. Should we go and comfort us?"

"Junru, we are still able to negotiate anti-Japanese war affairs with the Northwest, so there is no need to give condolences!" Yan Xishan smiled and waved his hand, telling the story of Huang Shaosheng's previous visit to Baode for condolences but hitting a nail, and then said, "Although everyone is in the War of Resistance and the Northwest has provided a lot of help to our war zone, they are still in a state of hostility with the Central Committee. In this great victory of the People's Army, we will send a congratulatory message!"

Wei Lihuang did not expect that such a joint would occur and sighed: "Foreign enemies are in front of us, the northwest cannot abandon the barriers and jointly fight against aggression, which is a pity!"

"Northwest believes that the reason for the War of Resistance at the moment was caused by Nanjing's various inactions since the September 18th." Yan Xishan also felt regretful about the inability to fight with the Northwest, and sighed, "There are different political views and it is rare for each other to fight against the enemy together, but it is impossible to unite and fight against the enemy together!"

The Second World War Zone was indeed unable to cooperate with the People's Army, but this did not prevent Yan Xishan from seeking help from the northwest. On the afternoon of the 17th, after communicating with the northwest, Yan Xishan drove to Shuo County to meet with Zhou Mingyuan who was here. Although Wei Lihuang wanted to pass, the war ahead was tight, so he and Zhu Shouguang stayed to take charge of the command.

Although Yan Xishan was also worried about this strong neighbor in the northwest, the war of resistance was the top priority now. Therefore, after seeing Zhou Mingyuan in Shuo County, he bowed and congratulated him with a smile: "Your army is indeed extraordinary. After the Air Force reported several good news, the army also annihilated thousands of Japanese troops on the Jinsha Beach. It's a joyful congratulations!"

"It's not worth mentioning!" Zhou Mingyuan smiled and waved his hand and said, "Compared to the Second World War Zone with less than one division, it can not only repel more than 10,000 Japanese troops, but also annihilate 3,000 enemies. It has a lot of captures, but it's so inferior!"

"Those people killed hundreds of Japanese baggage soldiers and they were blown away!" Yan Xishan thought for a moment and understood what Zhou Mingyuan was saying, and shook his head and laughed, "You have to follow their exaggeration method, and you can use the Second World War Zone to defeat the Japanese army. The old man doesn't have to worry so much that he can't even sleep well!"

Afterwards, Zhou Mingyuan briefly introduced the situation of the People's Army in this battle to Yan Xishan. Of course, rockets and 105 artillery will definitely not be mentioned, and the credit for annihilation of the enemy is attributed to the mortars and the explosive packs buried in advance.

After hearing this, Yan Xishan also praised repeatedly. He knew that the northwest and the upper and lower levels did not value empty talk, and his style was pragmatic, but the military situation was lost, and the battle situation ahead was tight. He came here again, so he asked for help. After a brief pause, Yan Xishan explained his purpose.

"The front is tight at the moment. Can your army take advantage of this great victory and launch a new offensive against the Japanese army?" Yan Xishan inquired, "Whether it is attacking Ruyuekou through Yingxian or entering Yanmen Pass, Daixian will take over the defense, the Second World War Zone can cooperate with it!"

When Zhou Mingyuan heard this, he knew what Yan Xishan intended. If the People's Army really attacked according to Yan Xishan's suggestion, it would inevitably attract all the troops of Itagaki and Kasawara's troops to him! At that time, Yan Xishan would be suitable, but the People's Army would be in trouble! Whether in Yingxian, Ruyuekou, Yanmen Pass, or Dai County, they all lacked sufficient fortifications. The People's Army fought against the Japanese army in these places, and they would completely attack the long-term situation! This is not only not worth the loss, but also inconsistent with the strategic layout of the northwest!

"If our army can have enough troops, we can naturally agree to the request of Mr. Yan. However, our army currently has few troops to be used for combat in northern Shanxi. According to Mr. Yan, our army will definitely not be able to deal with attacks from multiple directions of the Japanese army at the same time!" Zhou Mingyuan shook his head and refused.

Before Yan Xishan could speak again, Zhou Mingyuan further analyzed: "If our army attacks south from Yingxian and Ruyuekou, this could certainly threaten Itagaki and Kasawara's troops flanks, but our army will also be attacked by the enemy from Datong and Huairen. Now Chahar is controlled by the Japanese army, and the area north of Huairen and east of Datong is also controlled by the Japanese army. Souchi Seokaka will continue to increase troops from Datong and Huairen. What's more, there is a Sakai brigade in the north. At that time, Kasawa's troops will counterattack north, and Sakai brigade and other Japanese troops will go south from Huairen, and then our army will be in a situation of being attacked from both sides! As for the protection of Yanmen Pass and Dai County, our army will not only have to confront Itagaki, Kasawa and other troops head-on, but also have to guard against the Japanese going south to Shanyin and Shuo County. The situation will be worse than attacking Ruyuekou!"

Yan Xishan also knew that the Pingsui Railway east of Chahar had been repaired by the Japanese army and was used to transport troops and materials to support the battles of Itagaki, Kasawara and other troops in Shanxi. From the perspective of the fact that the Kasawara tribe went south to attack Ruyuekou in one day, even if the traffic on the same direction of the Pu line was destroyed, the road from Datong to Huairen, Yingxian, and to Ruyuekou could still be used, and other forces from the North China Front Army could continue to reinforce.

But as long as the People's Army is willing to send troops, the main pressure of the Japanese army will be borne by the northwest. For the sake of the Jinsui Army's family, Yan Xishan did not care about anything else and asked softly: "Your army has just annihilated 6,000 enemy troops, and even if the Sakai brigade goes south, it is enough to deal with it. The war ahead is urgent, and I hope your army will not sit still and watch it well."

"The battle in Jinshatan was because our army was unintentional and arranged in advance, so we succeeded. The Japanese were not stupid, and such good things should not be repeated. Moreover, the reason why our army fought in Jinshatan was to delay the Japanese army going south along the Tongpu Line and gain more time for the construction of Shuo County fortifications. After the eastward defense line of Xuejiaao, Xuangang, and Shenshan Fort were also completed, our army could effectively fight against the Japanese army in northwest Shanxi with fortifications and restrain Japan by relying on fortifications in northwest Shanxi and restrain Japan

The army went south to relieve the pressure on Yan Gong." Zhou Mingyuan still refused to let go and said further, "If Dai County was lost and our army was on the side, the Japanese army would definitely not be able to go south with all our efforts. Our army guarded the Tongpu Line's southward passage, which has relieved Yan Gong nearly half of the pressure on Yan Gong. To be honest, with our army's current strength in northwest Shanxi, there is no big problem in defending, but if we strongly collided with the Japanese North China heavy army group, even if we have the advantage of the air force, the ending will definitely not be optimistic."

Although Zhou Mingyuan did not say it clearly, he also implied that Yan Xishan was asking too much! Yan Xishan naturally understood it, but after years of cultivation, his face skills have already been perfect. At this moment, he calmly changed the topic and said: "If Dai County is lost, what will you do with the problem of wounded in the Second World War Zone in the future?"

Once Dai County is lost, the Japanese army will soon advance westward outside the People's Army Defense Zone. At that time, not only will Yan Xishan's front headquarters in Yangfangkou have to retreat, but the passage through Ningwu into the Shenchi will be interrupted, and the treatment of the wounded will become a big problem.

The wartime rear hospital in Shenchi was set up in the northwest. To date, more than 10,000 minor and serious wounded people have been treated and transferred, which has relieved Yan Xishan by considerable pressure. Since the People's Army is now unwilling to continue to send troops for various reasons, Yan Xishan's old wealth and integrity always needs to find some subsidies from other aspects.

Zhou Mingyuan pondered for a moment, and after someone brought the map, he pointed to the location of Jingle County and said, "This is it. If Yan Gong organized troops to fight against Japan in the Xinkou area, then we can draw some personnel from the hospital behind Shenchi to set up a wartime hospital in Dujia Village in the north of Jingle. At the same time, we open the passage through Mopangou and Beigouling in Yunzhongshan for transportation of wounded people."

The Yunzhong Mountains extend south from Ningwu in the northwest of Shanxi to Gujiao Town in the area west of Taiyuan. This mountain range is also the Fen River, the watershed of the Hutuo River. Most of the rivers in the west are injected into the Fen River, while the rivers in the east are injected into the Hutuo River. The Mopangou Village mentioned by Zhou Mingyuan is located on the Daya River flowing westward at the foot of Yunzhong Mountain, while Beigouling Village is located near the source of the Yunzhong River flowing eastward. Both places are now under the control of the People's Army.

From the east of Beigou Ridge, there was originally a simple road leading along the Yunzhong River to the outside where carriages could be passed. However, if you want to transport a large number of wounded people, you have to go through some renovations. The People's Army also has to set up landmines near Beigou Ridge to prevent landmines from being raided from outside.

"This is really good." Yan Xishan was delighted, but then hesitated, "I'm afraid I won't have time to renovate the car road."

Although Yan Xishan said this, he was shocked again. He had just discussed with Wei Lihuang to organize troops to fight against the Japanese army in Xinkou, but Zhou Mingyuan proposed a plan to set up a field hospital to treat the wounded in response to the Xinkou War. Now, only a few people in the Yangfangkou front headquarters knew that the Second World War Zone would be in Xinkou War, and there was no possibility of leaking the secret. This only shows that the Northwest had foreseeable future development of the war situation and prepared targeted plans. Thinking about the development of the war situation since the Japanese army entered Shanxi, Zhao Zhenzhong had said it before, and coupled with Zhou Mingyuan's performance in front of him, the Northwest's ability to take ten steps at one step really made Yan Xishan feel a little cold. He secretly thanked in his heart: "Fortunately, the whole country is fighting against the war, and the Northwest is a friend but a enemy. We have to think carefully in the future..."

"Most townships in Xin County can pass through cars, and the rest can be transported by horse-drawn carriages, which will not take long," Zhou Mingyuan suggested.

In the more than two and a half years since occupying northwest Shanxi in early 35 years, the People's Army has built perfect fortifications on the Yunzhongshan line. Even if Xinkou is lost in the future, there are light and heavy firepower points that have been deployed in place and cave-style artillery positions on the mountain, Zhou Mingyuan is not worried that the Japanese army can use this selective and open channel to make trouble.

Seeing that it was difficult to get any benefits from Zhou Mingyuan, Yan Xishan stood up and said goodbye. As soon as he arrived outside the door, he heard cheers coming from Shuo County, and couldn't help but say curiously: "Why are these crys?"

Zhou Mingyuan turned around and asked Lu Dongliang a few words, and replied with a smile: "The officers and soldiers participating in the war showed their comrades in the barracks that they were captured in this battle. If Mr. Yan is not in a hurry to leave, he might as well go and have a look with me."

Of course, Yan Xishan would not let go of the opportunity to have the opportunity to personally understand the results of the People's Army, so he agreed happily.

The 61st Division had 20,000 officers and soldiers, and most of the military camps were stationed in various places outside the city. In the city were direct agencies such as the 61st Division and the guards. After the participating troops returned in the morning, Lu Dongliang and others decided to display the spoils to all officers and soldiers at the stations of each department to inspire the enthusiasm of the officers and soldiers to resist the war. Of course, some were also selected and sent to the county town, preparing to display them to the division headquarters and the officers and soldiers of the direct troops, and then let the people of Shuo County visit to further narrow the relationship with the people. The cheers Yan Xishan heard were from the officers and soldiers of the directly under the 61st Division.

Under the guidance of Lu Dongliang, Zhou Mingyuan and Yan Xishan came to the scene of displaying spoils. Among the piles of light and heavy weapons seized from the Japanese army, Yan Xishan stared at the four cannons at a glance and walked closer to check carefully.

"A total of 14 artillery pieces were seized, of which 12 were seized with 75 caliber, which was only a few good ones. Others with serious damage, as well as the other two 70 caliber infantry guns, were all displayed at the outside team station of the city," Lu Dongliang introduced.

"This is the equipment of an infantry brigade and artillery brigade!" Yan Xishan was very clear about the Japanese army's organization. After admiring, he pointed to the bumpy marks on the cannon and asked, "What's going on?"

"This is for the explosives we buried in advance to blow up." Qi Zhiyong quickly explained, "We put some soybeans and steel beads the size of broad beans in the explosive bag. These small pits were made by steel beans."

"This kind of artillery is relatively new, how powerful is it?" Yan Xishan asked, looking at the Japanese nameplate on the cannon.

This stumped Qi Zhiyong. The Japanese army had no time to issue a shot last night and was reimbursed. He really didn't know what the power of this artillery was.

"This type of 95 field artillery was only installed by the Japanese army last year and is mainly used to equip artillery units of units above the brigade. I think it should be the equipment of the 15th Brigade Artillery Corps." Zhou Mingyuan introduced, "The gun weighs more than 1 ton, the bullet weighs about 6.5 kilograms, the killing radius should be about 10 meters, and the maximum range is more than 10 kilometers. The overall performance is pretty good."

Yan Xishan became jealous as soon as he heard this. This thing was much better than the old Japanese cannons he had copied before. He said to Zhou Mingyuan with a little embarrassed look: "Mr. Zhou, can you discuss it? I'll send a few people to study this kind of cannon?"

Before the Central Plains War, the Shanxi Arsenal produced daily 75-caliber artillery. Although the artillery in front of us is new, it is quite different. As long as specific data is obtained and suitable steel is suitable, Northwest Industrial Company can produce the same artillery. If this move is successful, the heavy firepower of the Jinsui Army in the future will be much stronger!

"Why send someone to study? I will give you two gates to Yan Gong! While the Tongpu line south of Shuo County is still available, Yan Gong will transport the cannons to the rear and study it carefully!" Zhou Mingyuan said very simply. The 75-caliber cannon has been cancelled in the People's Army's equipment, and now I really look down on Japanese equipment. It's nothing to give it to Yan Xishan to imitate.

But Zhou Mingyuan's move made Yan Xishan happy. He bowed and thanked him: "You are righteous, Mr. Zhou is a lot, thank you Yan!"

Although he received help from the northwest to treat the wounded, the trip failed to mobilize the People's Army to send troops. Yan Xishan was originally very regretful. However, when he was leaving, he was able to receive two new Japanese artillery gifts from the northwest. Thinking about the successful imitation in the future and the majestic artillery of the Jinsui Army, Yan Xishan felt that this trip was worth it!

After seeing off Yan Xishan who was full of joy, Qi Zhiyong muttered: "Commander, Yan Xishan himself can't beat the Japanese, but he ran to us to ask for the spoils. He is so shameless!"

"If I gave Yan Xishan two iron lumps, do you feel distressed?" Zhou Mingyuan reached out and knocked on Qi Zhiyong's forehead, and said, "When you kid hit the Japanese with shells in front, why don't you know how distressed you are? If you don't take charge of your business, you don't know how expensive it is!"

When he heard Zhou Mingyuan mention the deeds of "explosive family", not only Qi Zhiyong stopped saying a word, but even Lu Dongliang, Gu Jingming, and Zhuang Yi, who came from Baode with Zhou Mingyuan, and Xu Dejian did not say anything.

"Yan Xishan is gone, I happened to have a meeting with your 61st Division to summarize the experience and lessons of this battle." Zhou Mingyuan ordered, "At 4 pm, we will convene a work meeting for all cadres at the company or above in the division, and at least one main person in charge will be present in each company!"

When Lu Dongliang and other leaders of the 61st Division were shocked when they heard this, they said: Commander Zhou wants to settle the accounts, right? The few of them didn't care about anything else and quickly conveyed orders to the various departments.

While Zhou Mingyuan was not paying attention, Lu Dongliang looked for an opportunity to ask Zhuang Yi quietly: "Commander, isn't Commander Zhou going to take action against us?"

Zhuang Yi held back his laughter and said with a stern face: "What do you think? 3,000 rockets? I was scolded by Commander Zhou! It's time to have a better memory!"

"It's a bad dish!" Lu Dongliang scratched his head and muttered, "Didn't we use only 300 times in total?"

"I still think it's too little? Get ready to go!" Zhuang Yi glared at first, then reminded him, "Let the division headquarters prepare supper, and don't let the group, battalion, company commanders go back hungry!"

"Yes!" Lu Dongliang agreed and went to work nervously.

All units of the 61st Division were distributed around Shuo County. After receiving the order, the command personnel of the company, battalion and regiment arrived on time. A division of 20,000 people only had more than 100 companies, and each company produced one or two people. In addition, the command personnel of the battalion and regiment level were nearly 400 people present in total.

After the meeting began, the main leaders of the 61st Division first introduced and preliminary summary of the situation of the Jinshatan battle. While affirming the achievements, Lu Dongliang and Qi Zhiyong also admitted that the abuse of heavy firepower wasted in this battle. Some participants also talked about their personal understanding. The overall situation also satisfies Zhou Mingyuan.

"Today's meeting is a summary meeting for the Jinshatan combat work. Since it is a summary meeting, it is necessary to summarize experience, carry forward the advantages and form traditions; learn lessons, correct the shortcomings and make up for the shortcomings." When Zhou Mingyuan spoke, he went straight to the point, "I think there are three 'good' in this battle and two 'inades'."

The so-called three "good" means that the 61st Division has a good grasp of fighter jets; the troops have good emergency dispatch capabilities; and a good mastery of the tactics of carrying out firepower and annihilation of the enemy. These three "good" are worthy of praise and are what the 61st Division will continue to maintain in the future. Of course, it is also something that other troops in the entire army need to learn.

The two "deficiencies" are that they rely too much on heavy firepower and consume too much ammunition; except for artillery, the officers and soldiers participating in the war did not gain much practical experience. These two points must be corrected in the future.

"2,700 various shells have wiped out less than 6,000 enemies. Basically, one shell has eliminated two enemies! Since September and 18th, the Japanese have been rampant in China for so many years, and have not fired such a dense firepower in such a short period of time! Is it exciting? It is indeed exciting! But it is really too luxurious!" Zhou Mingyuan said with great pleasure after breathing a long sigh, "Fortunately, rockets only account for 300 of these various shells, and overall it is not too 'expendable'!"

If the 61st Division used such firepower to annihilate the enemy in the later stage of the war against Japan, Zhou Mingyuan would never say anything. The Northwest military industry is still in the stage of exerting force and it is still difficult to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops in full combat; and there will be great development in the future to fully guarantee the needs of the troops. In addition, Zhou Mingyuan emphasized that we should not rely too much on heavy firepower, because this is the first battle of ground combat since the People's Army's War of Resistance!

If you rely heavily on heavy firepower at the beginning and other troops follow the same situation, it will be troublesome. Furthermore, you rely too much on heavy firepower. If you lose it in the future, can the troops fight with the Japanese? What can they do?

Commanders at all levels must test and learn through the Anti-Japanese battlefield and continuously improve their tactics and combat command levels. Only in this way can they cope with the more complex war environment in the future and make the People's Army invincible.

But if a round of artillery fire knocked out the Japanese, except for the artillery training and some experience in the use of heavy firepower, other troops did not even understand the tactical characteristics of the Japanese army! In this way, it would be impossible to know what the effect of the confrontation between the People's Army infantry and the Japanese army would be! This would be extremely unfavorable to the future war of resistance in the northwest, the development and growth of the People's Army, and even the future battle to recover lost land! This is also the fundamental reason why Zhou Mingyuan made great moves!

In short, in the next few years, the Japanese will become the whetstone of the People's Army to test various tactics, not to let the artillery fight! When the People's Army is further tempered and improved, and the Northwest military industry will also develop greatly, artillery may be used. But for the moment, restrictions are needed.

"In the battle of Golden Sand Beach, the achievements are the main ones, and this must be affirmed! We must also take the shortcomings and deficiencies seriously and overcome and correct them in the future!" Zhou Mingyuan concluded, "Today, we emphasize these things, not to let you treat artillery as a decoration in the future, but not to abuse them. Mortars can be used frequently, but large-caliber artillery and rockets must be used in key places!"

After the combat summary was over, Zhou Mingyuan presided over the adjustment of the 61st Division's units.

In any case, the relevant personnel involved in this battle have seen the power of firepower to annihilate the enemy and have a certain understanding of the development of heavy firepower. Since this is the case, the participating personnel should be treated as seeds and scattered into various units of the 61st Division. Since most of the participating troops are battalions and companies drawn from each regiment, the participating companies will be dispersed and mixed with other combat companies within the regiment. In order to achieve that among the combat troops of the 61st Division, each company has platoons and squad commanders participating in this battle.

This form of internal personnel exchange implemented by Zhou Mingyuan in the 61st Division later became an effective way for the People's Army to learn and improve, and also promoted the further improvement of the People's Army's overall combat level.

After finishing all this, it was already past 8 o'clock in the evening. After having dinner in a hurry, Zhou Mingyuan rushed back to Baode and studied future combat deployments with Zhuang Yi, Xu Dejian and others.

The People's Army is busy summarizing and adjusting here. Itagaki, Kasahara and others are also studying the battlefield inspection report sent by Seiichiro Shinohara from the Kinsha Beach area this evening.

On the afternoon of the 17th, the Japanese army who rushed to the Golden Beach, who suffered nearly 100 casualties under the command of Seiichiro Shinohara, finally ruled out the mines arranged by the People's Army and restrained the bodies of the dead Japanese and puppet Mongolian troops.

Through careful exploration of the battlefield and based on the postures of many dead people before their deaths, Shinohara believed that the Japanese and puppet troops were suddenly attacked in their sleep, many of whom lost their lives in their sleep, and other personnel were subsequently killed by the People's Army. The culprit that caused the puppet troops to be wiped out in a short period of time was a large number of explosive packs that had been arranged long ago and the mortars used by the People's Army. This can be inferred from the explosion traces at the scene and the marks left by the People's Army after the use of mortars by the People's Army.
Chapter completed!