The brigade commander was stunned when he heard this, and the chief of staff was also frightened by the reports of the telephone soldiers. He frowned and thought about what happened to the Eighth Route Army Activity Area north of Laiyuan.

Seeing the brigade leader strode to the sand table, staring at the sand table, frowning and falling into deep thought, the Chief of Staff quickly followed: "General, these reports further prove your judgment just now: The mysterious unit attacking us is not the Eighth Route Army in the north of Laiyuan. They did not eliminate the strength of so many imperial troops at once."

"There must be other troops entering Laiyuan secretly to reinforce the Eighth Route Army that we besieged by us, and wanted to rescue them. Moreover, this secret army is very strong and has very good equipment, otherwise they would not have been able to eat so many of our troops in such a short time."

"If this is the case, we will send two reinforcement squadrons to reinforce the battlefield. At least one infantry brigade must be sent. Moreover, after this infantry brigade reaches the battlefield, we cannot rashly divide the troops, and we will not give the enemy a chance to defeat us!"

The brigade commander finally withdrew his gaze from the sand table, turned his head to look at the Chief of Staff, nodded in agreement, and then gave an order: "Just do what you said just now, and immediately draw an infantry brigade from Laiyuan City to reinforce the battlefield."

"I don't care what the status of this reinforcement force is. If I dare to come over and provoke us at this time, then I must be prepared to be killed by us. Since they are impatient in their lives, we will be good people and help them."

The Chief of Staff did not immediately give orders, but faced the eyes of the division commander, with a worried reminder: "Sir, the recruits and equipment that the superiors promised to give us have not yet been in place, and there is only one and a half brigade of the imperial army in the entire Laiyuan. If a brigade of reinforcements is drawn, we will not be able to send troops to reinforce and pacify it?"

After hearing this, the brigade commander realized that he had to face another choice: whether to concentrate his forces to block the defense zone of the national rescue military, or to eliminate the "mysterious troops" that suddenly appeared in Laiyuan.

In the end, the brigade commander chose the latter.

The Eighth Route Army's recruitment of troops and development bases was too fast. If they were not careful, they would grow and grow in Laiyuan, threatening the Imperial Army's dominance in Laiyuan.

At that time, even if the division command center makes up for all the losses of the brigade, it will not dare to do its best to deal with the national rescue army. It must leave a large number of troops to protect the brigade's retreat.

In this way, the brigades have to divide their troops to fight at both ends. With the current strength of the National Salvation Army, it will definitely be difficult to kill them.

He raised his eyebrows and ordered: "First concentrate troops to deal with the enemies around us to prevent them from becoming bigger, and then block the National Salvation Army."

"They must be busy just after they took Xiyang, and the autumn harvest is imminent. As long as our operation team does not move, they will not feel the pressure of food, nor will they find ways to transport food from outside. It doesn't matter how much it is to block the defense zone of the National Salvation Army a few days later!"

The Chief of Staff nodded with approval: "The Brigade Commander is wise, I will make arrangements for the job now, and I will ensure that the Eighth Route Army behind us will be eliminated in the shortest time..."

The Laiyuan North Eighth Route Army Corps, starting this morning, the commander's mouth has never been closed because of his happiness.

The three main battalions divided their troops to attack, winning consecutive battles, and when it was dark, each unit killed a large number of Japanese and puppet troops.

The political commissar and chief of staff lay at the table to count the results of the battle, with a strong smile on their faces. Before the statistics were finished, the political commissar could not help but sigh: "Captain, concentrating superior firepower and troops, regardless of ammunition consumption, the quick battle and quick decision to kill the Japanese devils is really effective."

"In the past, when we fought Japanese devils, we fought with bayonets after three shots. Although we saved bullets, the troops suffered heavy casualties. It would be nice to seize more than a dozen rifles after annihilation of a Japanese infantry team. The ammunition was even less pity. They were either wiped out by Japanese devils or destroyed..."

"Although this style of play now uses several times the ammunition, the casualties of the troops are particularly low."

"A single infantry team of the Japanese army lost less than twenty soldiers, and more were seized."

"Because the Japanese were killed before they could counterattack, and the ammunition brought out of the stronghold was almost useless and there was no time to destroy it."

"We can seize at least two crooked wickets, thirty rifles, and two grenade launchers in an ambush..."

"More ammunition, I just read the battle report of an ambush. More than 3,000 rounds of machine gun bullets alone were seized, and dozens of grenades used for grenades and grenade launchers could be seized..."

Before the political commissar could continue to speak, the chief of staff suddenly put down his pencil and was very happy to report: "Captain, political commissar, we have all counted it!"

"Today we fought a total of six battles, and the second and third battalions fought two ambush battles each, and wiped out four infantry squads of the Japanese army."

"The first battalion, the guard company directly under the regiment headquarters and the artillery platoon, joined forces to fight two battles. The first battle was to surround the points and fight aid, killing more than 100 Japanese and more than 100 puppet troops, and the second battle was to attack and seize a stronghold for the Japanese and puppet troops to enrich our... "

"In the six battles, a total of 418 Japanese devils, 158 puppet troops were killed, and 249 puppet troops were captured!"

"There are a lot of seizures in various ways, which can be said to be a pioneer since the establishment of our group. It will definitely scare you if you say it!"

The regiment commander could no longer wait and ordered decisively: "Chief of Staff, don't keep it a secret. Just tell me how many weapons and ammunition we have seized?"

The Chief of Staff smiled: "Then you keep calm and don't be scared."

"We seized a heavy machine gun, two mortars, one hundred and twenty shells, three boxes of heavy machine gun bullets, and also seized 40,000 bullets, two hundred grenades, three hundred grenades, and more than 15,000 kilograms of grain at the ammunition depot of the stronghold. Five boxes of canned beef that only the Japanese are qualified to eat!"

"In addition to four ambush battles and one siege, we also seized 218 38 large covers, 348 79 caliber rifles, 12 crooked handles, six 6 14 grenades, 6 65 caliber pneumatic machine guns, more than 23,000 bullets, more than 14,000 bullets of seventy-nine caliber pneumatic machine guns, nearly 700 grenades, almost 300 grenades, and sixty-five grenades..."

The regiment commander was indeed frightened by these numbers, but he quickly reacted and stared at the chief of staff and asked: "How many bullets, grenades, and shells have we consumed in total?"

It is the habit of every Eighth Route Army commander to understand the loss of troops on the battlefield.

The Eighth Route Army has a weak foundation and cannot withstand consumption. If the battlefield is seized, even the battlefield loss cannot be compensated, then they will not dare to fight such a war, no matter how hard the Japanese can kill them.

The Chief of Staff had expected the regiment commander to ask this question, and quickly answered: "The loss of two Czech-made pieces, 38 rifles, and 11,000 machine gun bullets, twenty shells, more than eight hundred grenades and grenades, fifty grenades... "

"Although the ammunition consumed several times that we usually fight the Japanese, the more we seized, the seventy-nine-caliber bullets seized on the battlefield can make up for all our losses, and in the end, there are thousands more bullets..."

"Captain, I think this style of fighting can continue to be implemented. As long as the troops are absolutely sure to kill the enemy, they must concentrate all their firepower and troops to launch an attack, fight quickly and decide quickly, and don't be afraid of wasting bullets."

"Only we can seize a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and the troops will become stronger and stronger as they fight."

After listening to the loss, the regiment commander immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After listening to the Chief of Staff’s final suggestion, he immediately showed an expression of agreement: "Facts have proved that this kind of fighting style is not a problem. Since it is beneficial to us, it must be implemented."

"Political Commissar, I will hand over the more than 200 puppet troops captured by the army to you, and immediately organize political cadres to do their ideological work and mobilize them to join the Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese together."

"The other is recruiting soldiers, recruiting new soldiers on a large scale in our guerrilla area. This time we seized so many weapons and ammunition, and the troops can definitely expand another battalion."

"Chief of Staff, you gather all the 38th hoods and crooked handles seized by our regiment before, plus the 38th hoods and crooked handles we just seized, and concentrate the equipment to the first battalion, and replace all the weapons of the first battalion with sixty-five calibers. Each soldier is equipped with a 38th hood, fifty bullets, two grenades, and each company is equipped with four tilted handles and three grenade launchers..."

"The Second and Third Battalions, the troops directly under the regiment headquarters, the upcoming Fourth Battalion and the recruit company are all equipped with 79-caliber weapons, each soldier is equipped with a rifle, thirty 79-caliber bullets, and two grenades."

"Each infantry company is equipped with four Czech-mades. If the machine guns are not enough, first equip the 2nd and 3rd battalions and the guard company, and finally equip the 4th battalion..."

"The seized heavy machine guns and mortars are all given to the gun platoon and fire platoon. They are based on them to establish a firepower company, equipped with five mortars and four heavy machine guns..."

The chief of staff heard this and stared at the regiment commander and continued to ask: "Captain, the equipment and troops are close to the regiment headquarters. I will definitely be able to change all troops before the early morning."

"The troops are equipped and ammunition is sufficient. The casualties of each company during the daytime battle are not large. The overall combat effectiveness has not decreased but increased. Do you see if you continue to attack the Japanese tomorrow!"

"Of course!" the leader replied without hesitation.

"Today we killed so many Japanese and puppet troops and took down a stronghold. The Japanese and puppet troops blocked our defense line is useless, and the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely not be able to sit still."

"In the combat style of the Japanese, they will definitely dispatch heavy troops to retaliate against us, so everyone has no time to rest in the next few days. All the soldiers and cadres must cheer me up and be ready to go into the battle at any time."

The political commissar showed a worried expression, thinking of the anti-sweeping raid that the troops had just experienced.

Before the Japanese retaliatory raid began, the situation in the regiment was also very good, and it occupied a large area of ​​territory.

As a result, at the beginning of the Japanese army's sweep, the troops were defeated and retreated step by step. The troops retreated again and again, and had to give up the villages outside the mountain and retreat into the mountain to fight guerrilla warfare.

He was afraid that the battle would be repeated in the regiment, so he immediately expressed his concerns.

The regiment commander shook his head and replied confidently: "Don't worry, political commissar, we had no guns before, and we had no ammunition. The most important reason why we were able to occupy so many villages and towns outside the mountains was that we took advantage of the main force of the Japanese who were not in Laiyuan."

"Today is different from the past. During the day, we have already revitalized the game of fighting the Japanese. The troops have excellent weapons and ammunition. Even if the Japanese send an infantry brigade out, I will have the confidence to fight with them..."

The Chief of Staff also supported this view: "The Political Commissar, the regiment commander is right. The reason why we were defeated by the Japanese last time was that the troops were poorly equipped and insufficient ammunition accounted for a large factor."

"We have solved this problem during the day today, and we must kill as many Japanese soldiers come."

Speaking of this, the Chief of Staff seemed to have thought of something: "Captain, I think instead of waiting here for the Japanese to send troops to attack us, we might as well take the initiative and lead the Japanese to the nose."

"We have two strongholds around us, and there are only one small team of Japanese troops left. If we can take them down in advance, it will definitely be easier to deal with the Japanese army's sweeping troops in the future."

"And these two strongholds are also equipped with four mortars and four heavy machine guns. If seized, our firepower company can be expanded into a mortar company and a heavy machine gun company, and the firepower is greatly enhanced."

The regiment commander was moved when he heard this and immediately agreed: "This is indeed a good idea. This time, we attacked our three battalions together, and quickly defeated the stronghold and strive to seize all the weapons and ammunition in the stronghold."
Chapter completed!