Are you a spy? Killing the enemy is too cruel.

Chapter 633 Meeting

The news that the underground party's 12th Army led by Ye Feng, in cooperation with Liu and Deng's armies, successfully recaptured Taiyuan and wiped out 100,000 Japanese troops spread throughout China, and for a time, it caused a huge uproar.

People from all over the country were discussing the event in the streets and alleys with happy and excited expressions.

"The recovery of Taiyuan means that the entire Shanxi province will soon be recovered by the underground party troops."

"In this battle, 100,000 Japanese troops were wiped out. In Shanxi, what can they use to resist our Shenzhou troops?"

"Good, good, the underground party is really great!"

"They are our Shenzhou soldiers, a good army that is loyal to our people!"

"That's right. Take the Central Plains for example. In order to stop the Japanese invaders, the Shancheng army was so cruel that they dug up the Yellow River embankment, leaving millions of people homeless and displaced. Countless people starved to death. Later, the underground party troops entered the Central Plains, beat back the Japanese invaders, and recovered the Central Plains. Facing countless people suffering from hunger and cold, they did not stand idly by, but took out a large amount of food from the army's arsenal and distributed it to the poor people."

"I've also heard that, under the underground party's arrangement, millions of people had food security, and later they reclaimed farmland, planted food, and built countless new houses. Life became more and more promising."

"All of this was brought about by the underground party troops. We in Shenzhou believe that under their leadership, we will be able to completely defeat the invaders and establish a new country where we ordinary people are the masters."

“I believe that the day of national victory will come soon.”

"The land of China has been dark for a hundred years, with wars raging. Only the underground party's troops can save our nation."

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The power of public opinion is enormous. The news of the recovery of Taiyuan was like a huge storm that swept across the country.

For a time, many major cities launched demonstrations against the invaders.

This storm will intensify, like a raging fire against Japanese imperialism that will never be extinguished.

At this time in Taiyuan, after a bloody battle, the 12th Army and Liu and Deng's army were counting supplies, putting out fires, treating the wounded, or resettling the people who had lost their homes after cleaning up the battlefield.

Two days later, Ye Feng made a special trip to visit Commander Liu and Political Commissar Deng.

As a junior, although he holds a higher position than the two of them, Ye Feng does not put on airs.

"Comrade Ye Feng, hello, hello. I finally get to meet you, the great anti-Japanese hero!"

Political Commissar Deng smiled happily and said:

"You are truly a disciple who surpasses your master. In the current national anti-Japanese situation, the Japanese are constantly losing ground, and we are beginning to gain the upper hand. Comrade Ye Feng can take 70% of the credit for this reversal of the situation."

"If it weren't for you, we certainly wouldn't be able to speed up the war."

"Although I cannot represent the people of the whole country, I still want to say, Comrade Ye Feng, China is so lucky to have you. You are really amazing."

Ye Feng came from the future. He knew that Political Commissar Deng, an old revolutionary fighter, had led the underground party to fight against the Japanese invaders in the early days and had made considerable contributions. In the middle period, he advanced into the Dabie Mountains and fought against the army in the mountain city. He devoted most of his life to the establishment of a new China.

Later, it was Political Commissar Deng who led the people of the country to carry out reform and opening up, allowing China to grow and develop step by step, and making the country prosperous and the people strong.

So how could Ye Feng, an angry young man who had traveled through time and space, dare to show any disrespect in front of Political Commissar Deng?

"Political Commissar Deng, you are too kind. I was just a little bit lucky. If we are to talk about the credit, we should count the brave soldiers who fought bravely."

"Without them fighting the enemy one after another without fear of life and death, no matter how strong I, Ye Feng, am, I can't recover the Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui regions, let alone march into the Central Plains and fight all the way to Taiyuan."

In response to Ye Feng's modesty, Master Liu smiled and said, "Well said. No matter how powerful a person is, his strength is limited. Only by uniting and bringing everyone's role into play, can we unleash greater power."

"Comrade Ye Feng, before our army set out, the master said in person that you must go to Yan'an if you have time."

Political Commissar Deng also said, "Sir not only misses you, the lucky general, but also misses the cannons, machine guns and other equipment in your hands."

Ye Feng pretended to be naive and replied, "No problem. If I go there, I will definitely not go empty-handed. I will definitely bring a generous gift for you, sir."

Commander Liu said, "The teacher also told me that you, Comrade Ye Feng, are extremely good. Not to mention cannons and machine guns, even planes and tanks can be easily obtained. Don't break your promise, otherwise the teacher will not let you off easily."

Hahaha……

All three of them burst into laughter, and after exchanging pleasantries, they stood in front of a battle map.

"Comrade Ye Feng, you led your troops to conquer most of Shanxi. Now Taiyuan has been recovered. What do you think we should do next?" Commander Liu asked in a testing tone.

Ye Feng said, "We will pursue the victory and sweep all the way to northern Shanxi, directly attack Datong, and try to recover the entire Shanxi in a short time."

In fact, there is nothing much to study about this point. After 100,000 Japanese troops in Taiyuan were wiped out, other cities, counties, towns, etc. controlled by the Japanese no longer had much resistance. Naturally, they took advantage of the good situation and made a concerted effort to achieve greater combat victories.

Division Commander Liu asked, "Will your 12th Army fight the next battle, or will we, Liu and Deng's army, take over?"

Ye Feng said, "This is a rare favorable battle. There are no hard bones to chew. It is not difficult, and it will not have much effect in training troops. You should go and fight!"

Political Commissar Deng asked, "What about the 12th Army? Should we retreat to the Central Plains to deploy our forces, or should we temporarily rest in Shanxi?"

Ye Feng asked, "What do you think if we march into Hebei at this time?"

The 12th Army has just experienced a series of fierce battles, suffered heavy casualties, and its morale is low. Should it march into Hebei at this time?

Commander Liu frowned, adjusted his glasses, pointed at the map and said:

"Hebei is an extremely important place. It is an important area to defend the three northeastern provinces. It is also a barrier to keep our underground party out of the three northeastern provinces. The Japanese are well aware of this. Therefore, Hebei has always been heavily guarded by Japanese troops. Especially after the Central Plains and Shanxi were lost one after another, the defeated soldiers in these two places almost all fled to Hebei."

"Preliminary estimates show that the Japanese have no less than 300,000 troops in Hebei."

"Although most of them are new recruits, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated due to the powerful artillery output of the Japanese."

"Comrade Ye Feng, my suggestion is that the 12th Army should temporarily rest, replenish its troops, train new soldiers, and after a period of training, wait for an opportunity to march into Hebei after preparing for battle."

Political Commissar Deng said, "After Shanxi is recovered, we will face pressure from the Japanese troops in Hebei. At this stage, we should focus on defense."

In their view.

The northern part of Hebei is the barrier and channel connecting the three northeastern provinces.

In order to continue to control the heavy industrial resources of the three northeastern provinces, the Japanese will absolutely defend the Hebei region at all costs.

Their underground party troops had just experienced the Shanxi War and were exhausted.

Now is not a good time to attack.