February 17, 1938 (, 18 Tiger years the first month), Zhu De and Yen Hsi-shan, Wei Lihuang to formulate a battle plan. the


Zhu De went to Linfen In 1938, Zhu De went to meet Linfen Tumen Yen Hsi-shan, Wei Lihuang (history TodayOnHistory.com) on Chiang Kai-shek first The second theater counterattack Taiyuan command to formulate a battle plan. the
battle plan decisions: any commander-in-chief of the Eastern Group composed of right-wing groups, by Zhu De, Peng, deputy of the command of the Eighth Route Army in the first fifteen Division, Ministry of the 129th Division and the KMT ninety-fifth Division elm times, Niangziguan front-line attack; South Road, Army of the Central Group, by the Ministry of KMT third, fourteenth, fifteenth and military to Pingyao, Jiexiu first-line attack; West Route for the left-wing Group, KMT-thirtieth Ministry of five Army, the seventy first division, the Eighth Route Army first twenty division, to the text of water, the Jiaocheng the, yangqu first-line attack. , Zhu De and Wei Lihuang several long conversations, and encouraged the Yan Xishan adhere to the War of Resistance Against Japan proposed: "The old army collapsed, actively organize the new army. "