When the regiment commander had already begun to consider the battalion commander of the 5th and 6th Battalions, the political commissar rushed in with a very nervous look.

"Captain, something happened..."

"We are lurking in Yangquan City and report that the Japanese army sent at least two thousand new recruits and a field infantry corps to Yangquan with military lines. The new recruits have been assigned to each garrison, and the Yangquan garrison, which was crippled by us, was divided into more than five hundred new recruits."

"The brigade commander of the Japanese Mixed Brigade stationed in Yangquan has also been replaced. It is not clear whether the specific situation of the brigade commander is yet to be known. He only knows that he was transferred from the front line field troops and is very good at fighting tough battles. When he was on the front line, he was promoted from a colonel to major general in less than two years."

"In addition, the brigade commander is very decisive and as soon as he arrived in Yangquan, he wanted to take the field infantry corps he brought from the front line to attack us, but was stopped by the chief of staff who remained as the mixed brigade."

"They are now unstable in the rear, the garrisons have not formed combat power, and the food and ammunition supplies stored on the front line have been exhausted, and there is no condition to attack us immediately."

"But the commander of the Japanese Brigade was not willing to give up and asked the garrison to form combat effectiveness within half a month, stabilize the occupied area, prepare sufficient combat supplies, and attack in half a month."

"Within the half month of waiting, the field infantry corps brought by the Japanese from the front will take the initiative to attack in squadrons to help the garrisons stabilize the occupied areas!"

The leader was in a roller coaster.

After hearing that the Japanese army had transferred more than 6,000 people from other places to reinforce Yangquan, his brows immediately frowned and his face also showed a worried expression.

More than 6,000 Japanese not only made up for all the losses caused by the Japanese and puppet troops' attack on the Eighth Route Army this time, but also added more than 3,000 people.

By the time these Japanese soldiers fully formed their combat power, the strength of the mixed brigade of the Yangquan Japanese army not only did not decrease, but instead increased a lot, which would definitely bring greater military pressure to the Yangquan Independent Regiment.

But as soon as he heard the political commissar that the newly appointed brigade commander of the Japanese army came from the front line and was very good at fighting tough battles. When he entered Yangquan, he wanted to attack the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army. His frown immediately stretched out.

The Japanese army is coming in full force, which is indeed terrifying.

The brigade commander wanted to attack when he took office, and he was very decisive and fully demonstrated his character of fighting tough battles.

But fighting behind enemy lines is different from the front line.

No matter how much he likes attacking on the front line, these tricks will become useless when he reaches the enemy's back.

It seems like a punch hitting cotton, and it will not achieve any results except wasting your energy.

The political commissar was confused by the leader's reaction. What he brought was obviously bad news, so why did the leader seem to be worried at all and immediately reminded: "Captain, the Japanese may be overwhelmed at any time? I suggest that we take back all the troops sent out immediately? Concentrate training to help them recover their combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"There is still half a month left for the next day in the attack? The base area must also begin preparations. I suggest organizing the people to hide their food in advance immediately? Be prepared to strengthen the walls and clear the fields at any time and retreat to the mountains!"

The regiment commander shook his head: "Can you prepare to strengthen the walls and clear the field in advance? In this way, we will not panic after the Japanese really start attacking."

"It's not necessary to gather the troops. Not only do we not need to gather the troops? We also have to send all the troops in the base area out? Fight and practice while allowing everyone to restore their combat effectiveness in actual combat."

"If this attack is done, the Japanese army may not attack in half a month!"

"Didn't we have contacted the National Salvation Army? Immediately send them the latest developments of the Japanese and puppet troops in Yangquan and ask them about their next thoughts."

Xiyang County National Salvation Army? Deng Jinghua, deputy platoon leader of the Communications platoon, walked in with a serious look on his face? After confirming that there were no outsiders here, he whispered: "Captain, the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army had just sent an urgent telegram. The Japanese army stationed in Yangquan had new trends, and many reinforcements came, and even the brigade commander had been replaced."

Because of the limited space of the telegram? The Independent Regiment simply introduced the changes in the Yangquan Japanese army and the attack to be launched in half a month.

When Zhou Cheng fell into deep thought after reading it, Chen Zhengyu, who also read the telegram, couldn't help but: "Captain? The telegram is right. Is the Japanese army really a big army facing the edge this time? We must prepare in advance!"

Zhou Cheng was still thinking about the problem, but he still asked back: "Chief of Staff, your words are wrong."

"Remember it carefully? Whether it is the current National Salvation Army? or the original guerrillas? Which time did the Japanese attack beside us? We were not overwhelmed by the soldiers!"

"Although the Japanese have transferred six or seven thousand people from the rear, the total strength is more than the troops that have attacked us before, our national rescue army is not the same as before."

"Through officer rotation, all four main battalions have formed combat power."

"The two guerrilla squadrons under our command are getting stronger and stronger. If we count them, we will have another battalion of troops."

"There are also the Eighth Route Army, which is active in the rear of the Japanese and puppet troops. Although it is not under our command, the division headquarters has established a connection between us and them, and it is strictly ordered that both sides should cooperate with each other."

"If the Japanese dispatched heavy troops to attack us, they would definitely use various means to intervene and share our combat pressure in secret."

"With so many troops in hand and so many troops secretly supporting us, I'm not afraid of all the more than 6,000 Japanese devils who had just reinforced Yangquan to fight towards the National Rescue Army."

Zhou Cheng was full of confidence when he said this. Chen Zhengyu, who was a little nervous just now, calmed down at this time.

If you think about it seriously, it’s true: “We don’t have to be afraid of the Japanese if we count it like this.”

"When the third battalion of the National Salvation Army was still in the past, the total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops attacked us was more than three times that of ours."

"Don't look at the more than 2,000 people coming this time, if you really count it, the total strength of the Japanese devils is less than twice that of ours, there is really nothing to be afraid of."

Zheng Yunshan and Tang Yufeng suddenly appeared at the door of the war room, frowned, and hurried in: "Captain, Yangquan intelligence personnel have just sent out a piece of intelligence. The content inside is very important. We must come up with a solution immediately."

The information content is similar to the telegram sent by the Yangquan Independent Regiment, but the information is written in more detail. Even the specific forces and equipment of the Japanese field infantry corps have been recorded, and the situation of the Japanese soldiers about to divide their troops to sweep the occupied areas clearly."

Zhou Cheng handed over the telegram sent by the Independent Group. Zheng Yunshan looked embarrassed after reading it: "Captain, our own information source is still too slow, I'll ask for punishment!"

Zhou Cheng waved his hand: "This is not your problem!"

"Our intelligence system has just been established, and it is normal to slow down a bit. But it cannot be so slow in the future. I must use the radio stations I strengthened for the intelligence department as soon as possible."

"If there is a radio station, the information in Yangquan City will only take more than ten minutes to reach us, which is more than ten hours faster than the intelligence officer who uses his legs to transmit intelligence."

Zheng Yunshan quickly replied: "Please rest assured that the group leader has learned almost half of the telegraph staff. At most, they can learn the most basic telegraph messages in a month, and then they can use the radio station."

Tang Yufeng was worried when he heard this, and couldn't help but interrogate: "Captain, the Japanese are about to be in the forefront. How do we fight this time?"

Before Zhou Cheng could speak, Chen Zhengyu directly answered first: "Deputy Commander Tang, your current expression is similar to my previous expression."

"We are all worried about the next big army of the Japanese, but after the regiment commander explained just now, I am not worried anymore."

"Aren't it just over 6,000 Japanese? It's no big deal. The soldiers come to block the water and the earth!"

As he said that, Chen Zhengyu reiterated the analysis of the group leader just now.

After hearing this, Tang Yufeng's worried expression disappeared, and he looked at Zhou Cheng and asked back.

"Captain, you are so confident, have you already thought of a solution?"

Zhou Cheng shook his head, but was very confident: "There is no solution, but I can let the Japanese attack us in half a month?"

Tang Yufeng looked puzzled when he heard this, and Chen Zhengyu's reaction was even more exaggerated, and he directly showed a disbelief expression: "Captain, are you saying this a bit too big, right?"

"The legs are on the Japanese. If they really want to attack us, they can't stop them."

"And the new commander of the Japanese Brigade took office and was transferred from the field troops. He must be very arrogant. He decided to launch an attack in half a month. How could he slap himself in the face? That would be too embarrassing!"

Zhou Cheng was as confident as ever: "With embarrassment and defeat, let the Japanese Brigade commander choose one. What do you think he will choose?"

"Of course it's embarrassing!" Chen Zhengyu blurted out.

"No matter how embarrassing oneself is, it's just a shame. At most, it will affect one's prestige. It's different to defeat the war. It's going to kill people. Maybe he, the brigade commander, can't be regarded as the commander."

Zhou Cheng nodded: "You are right. In the face of the two options of embarrassment and defeat, no matter how arrogant the commander is, he will choose to be embarrassed, and the same is true for the commander of the Japanese Brigade in Yangquan City."

Chen Zhengyu gradually heard some smell and immediately stared at Zhou Cheng and asked back: "Captain, do you have a way to make the Japanese think that we will definitely fail in the attack in half a month?"

A smile flashed on Zhou Cheng's confident face: "It's very simple."

"Let this brigade commander suffer a great loss in the face of our guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, let him know that this is not the front line, and that combat behind enemy lines is a completely different way of combat than the front battlefield."

"If he continues to attack us with the battle method of the frontal battlefield, he will definitely lose."

"Immediately contact the activities behind enemy lines to get all the Eighth Route Army. Our National Salvation Army plans to attack the entire army and enter the enemy-occupied area to attack the Japanese's field troops that had just reinforced Yangquan, so that the Japanese can taste the taste of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, and hope they can cooperate in combat."

"I give orders to the four main battalions, leaving each battalion with a company to protect the defense zone, and all the remaining troops enter the enemy-occupied areas, and use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to deal with the field troops after the Japanese were divided. The action teams learned by the regiment headquarters act together. Except for the action team, the main force's attack time is controlled within five days, and then it must withdraw the defense zone, replenish food and ammunition, and replace new troops to continue attacking."
Chapter completed!