Everything has two sides. If it is convenient for you, it will also be convenient for the traffic on the Eighth Route.

Therefore, although the cost of building bridges is low, the Japanese and puppet troops will not build them randomly. They will mainly build them on network nodes connecting various places.

Although it is impossible for the Japanese and puppet troops to really control the entire area, the area actually controlled by the Japanese and puppet troops has become larger. In order to avoid these areas, their mobility will be further restricted.

Regardless of other places, the Nanzhuang Bridge closest to them cannot be ignored. Nanzhuang Bridge is located in Jingou River, a tributary of Qing River. Jingou River is not wide, but it flows in the mountains and canyons. It is a bit exaggerated to say that it is a natural chasm. Although the water

Not deep, but most of them are steep canyons.

The chance of falling and drowning is low, but the chance of falling to death is greater, and the steep slopes on both sides are slippery, making it even more difficult to climb up. Therefore, it is not easy to cross, so you can only go to areas with gentler rivers.

But once the river calms down, it will become deeper and wider, making it difficult to pass through. The places for swimming are also limited.

The terrain here in Nanzhuang is gentle, the river is wide and the water is deep, so it is naturally not suitable for swimming, but the location here is good.

The Japanese and puppet troops built such a bridge to guard the north-south transportation chokepoint. It can lead to the county seat of Jianyang in the north and connect to Yuan and northern Huaide in the south. The strategic location is very important.

In other words, the Japanese and puppet troops established a triangular area with relatively strong control at the junction of the four counties, and their New Ninth Regiment was in this area, within the boundaries of the new city on the edge.

This area is the best area for them to enter the three counties. Now that this bridge has been built to strengthen their control over the area, this is a danger signal to them.

The Japanese built two blockhouses at the north and south ends of the bridge. Each bunker was guarded by about a dozen Japanese. In other words, just for such a bridge, the Japanese stationed a small force without using puppet troops. It can be imagined that they

The strategic position of this bridge is taken very seriously.

Around the bunker, the Japanese had pulled three circles of barbed wire. Most people would be inspected a hundred meters away from the bridge. It was almost impossible to get close to the bridge to cause damage.

Zhang Yunfei studied the map for a long time, then put down the manual pencil and raised his head and said, "That's it, let's pull him out."

"What should we do? Lao Zhang, the army is in such a situation that it is not appropriate to take any action." Zhao Wenzhou looked at it in confusion.

Now is the time for the troops to recuperate. Although the enemy's tightened blockade and control at the junction of the four counties has caused them some trouble, Zhao Wenzhou still believes that this is not a good time to provoke the enemy.

Regarding Zhao Wenzhou's doubts, Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly. He is now more and more comfortable with his partner.

He is a relatively stable cadre, which is quite normal for older cadres, but is relatively rare for cadres of Zhao Wenzhou's age.

This is also why most of the cadres of the same age who have the same background as him are military cadres, but he is a political cadre. In Zhang Yunfei's opinion, it has something to do with his character.

In fact, this is quite good. As a military cadre, you may lack decisiveness, but as a political commissar, you can give yourself guidance from the side, and your personality is pretty good, so it is not difficult to get along with you.

They are getting along more and more harmoniously. It's actually quite good to have such a political commissar. Unfortunately, if Lao Yi hadn't been transferred unexpectedly this time, he might have been the one who left. But even so, he stayed in the New Ninth Regiment.

It won't take too long either.

"Old Qin, Lao Qian, you see, now the transportation in Guizi Hexi (Qinghe) can take the highway transportation line of Xincheng, Xiangyuan, and Huaide, while Hedong is a pure mountainous area with no decent transportation, and this

This bridge connects the area at the junction of the four counties with the county seat of Jianyang, and can be connected to the south.

Although the roads leading to Xinxiang and Xianghuai are mountain roads and cannot be compared with highways, they at least open up the entire traffic line, which greatly enhances the Japanese control over the area, and this central point is Nanzhuang and Nanzhuang Bridge.

Controlling north-south traffic has become the key point in controlling the junction of the four counties."

To put it bluntly, because of the Nanzhuang Bridge, it shortened the time for the Japanese and puppet troops to reach the areas at the junction of the four counties, making the most remote places appear less remote.

You know, their New Ninth Regiment used the mountainous terrain in southern Jianyang every time they carried out counter-mopping operations. Now that the Japanese have opened up the traffic here, it is a bit of a blow to them.

Although a mountain road is not fatal, the threat is not small. With Zhang Yunfei's temper, how can he tolerate such a threat?

"As long as we destroy this place, once the Nanzhuang Bridge is destroyed, the Japanese traffic lines will be paralyzed and their combat effectiveness will be affected!" Zhang Yunfei explained.

After hearing what he said, Zhao Wenzhou nodded and said: "This is the principle, but even if we destroy it, the devils can build it a second time if they can build it once."

"..."

Zhang Yunfei has to take back his evaluation of him, he is not that easy to talk to.

Although the four counties of Xiang, Huai, Xin, and Jian are all mountainous, there are roads connecting the other three counties. If we use the standards of later generations, this road is at least a national highway.

Only Jianyang is a truly pure mountainous area. There are no decent transportation lines. It doesn't really matter where the block is. Most people may never leave the ten-mile radius in their lives. It is enough to have a road connecting to the outside.

But for the Japs, such traffic conditions were naturally unacceptable, and such blocked areas naturally became the entrenched areas of the Eighth Route Army.

Naturally, the Japanese have to find ways to strengthen their control here, and it is particularly important to open up the passage from Jianyang.

Zhao Wenzhou acknowledged Zhang Yunfei's words that Nanzhuang Bridge was indeed important, but in his opinion, attacking this place was of little significance. The Japanese could rebuild it after destroying it.

There is really nothing wrong with his idea. Their Eighth Route Army base area has been destroyed by countless Japanese soldiers. They rebuild it again and again after destroying it. This kind of behavior does not have much effect.

In the same way, the Nanzhuang Bridge may be a great project to the local villagers, but to the Japanese, it is just a small bridge. Even if it is destroyed, it will not be too troublesome for the Japanese to rebuild it.

And if they attack such a stronghold and fortress, they will suffer heavy losses if they are not careful, which is a bit more than worth the gain. Moreover, the current situation of the New Ninth Regiment is not optimistic, and it is better to stay still than to move.

Zhang Yunfei's thoughts were similar to Zhao Wenzhou's. He also agreed that destroying the Nanzhuang Bridge would not be of much use. The Japanese might soon rebuild a new Nanzhuang Bridge.

Therefore, Zhang Yunfei's ultimate goal was not Nanzhuang Bridge, but the defenders of Nanzhuang Bridge. If the defenders were all puppets, he would not be interested, but they were a small group of Japanese soldiers.

There are only a few Japanese defenders in a county. If such a group of Japanese soldiers are eliminated, it will weaken the vitality of the Japanese soldiers.

Yes, the situation of the New Ninth Regiment is not very good, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, so it is still capable of dealing with this small group of Japanese.

Moreover, the Japanese are raiding Jizhong. Even if they succeed and the Japanese retaliate, they will not be able to organize many troops.
Chapter completed!