The political commissar only truly let go of his heart when he heard this, and then sighed: "Teacher Commander, it seems that we have all underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment!"

"With the cooperation and support of the National Salvation Army, we can no longer regard them as a regiment!"

The Chief of Staff immediately agreed: "It is true that they can't be regarded as a regiment anymore."

"In this big victory that just ended, although the Yangquan Independent Regiment lost nearly a thousand people, their total strength was still more than two thousand, and there were more than a thousand local troops that could be replenished at any time. They planned to draw 500 people to take them away, and the remaining 500 people were handed over to the National Savior Army."

"They also captured nearly a thousand puppet troops in the battle, and they would definitely mobilize many people to join the army. In this way, the Yangquan Independent Regiment can immediately restore the organization to 3,000 people."

Seeing that the division commander listened more and more seriously, the expression on his face became more and more serious, the chief of staff continued to report: "I just mentioned their troops, and their equipment and ammunition reserves were even more scary."

"Not only did all combat troops in the regiment have one rifle, but they also reserved two or three thousand rifles."

"Tonight, in order to win the Japanese, the Independent Regiment equipped all the light machine guns that could be found in the base area with troops. As a result, the four main battalions of the Independent Regiment participated in the battle actually met the standard of each infantry squad equipped with one light machine gun, each main battalion equipped with four heavy machine guns, and each main company accompanied three grenade launchers. This equipment level is better than that of the Japanese army, otherwise they would not win by weakness, and killed more than 4,000 Japanese and puppet troops in such a short time."

"If we equip the weapons they have in their hands according to the configuration of the Eighth Route Army's main force, we can at least expand two more regiments on the basis of independent regiments."

"The artillery troops are even more amazing. With the capture tonight, Guangshan cannons and infantry cannons can each gather one company, and mortars can gather at least three companies..."

"They already had the idea of ​​expanding the artillery company into artillery battalions, and then learning the National Salvation Army, placing heavy machine guns into infantry companies, and striving to equip each infantry company with two heavy machine guns and mortars into battalions, and each infantry battalion is equipped with four to six mortars."

"The plan has been reported, and we will approve it!"

After the Chief of Staff said that, he handed the telegram in his hand to the division commander and the political commissar.

The division commander took the telegram and read it twice before speaking: "Political Commissar, you are right, we have indeed underestimated the strength of the two independent groups."

"I didn't expect that the Yangquan Independent Group was so powerful. According to the development direction and ideas they reported in the telegram, rebuilding a new base is more promising than staying in Yangquan."

"Chief of Staff, you call back to the Yangquan Independent Regiment immediately: the division headquarters agreed to their expansion plan and asked them to evacuate Yangquan as soon as possible and gain a foothold in the new base!"

"By the way, add one: If the total strength of the independent regiment can be expanded to a veritable five thousand people, and pass the superior assessment, the division headquarters will directly expand the independent regiment into a brigade-level anti-Japanese detachment..."

The political commissar nodded and agreed: "I think it's OK, and the Independent Regiment has the strength and foundation to be expanded into a brigade-level anti-Japanese detachment!"

After the chief of staff sent the telegram and returned to the war room, the division commander did not go to rest because the front line battle ended, but continued to stay next to the map and think about something, his brows sometimes frowned and sometimes relaxed.

The political commissar stood beside him and looked puzzled, asking, "Teacher, are there any other problems?"

"I don't think you are particularly happy after the Independent Group won such a big victory!"

"It's already very late now. We have to move tomorrow, why don't we go down and have a nap!"

The commander, like he didn't hear it, continued to stare at the map, and suddenly spoke two minutes later: "Political Commissar, do you still remember the sealed telegram sent to us two days ago by Comrade Zhou Cheng?"

The political commissar blurted out: "Of course I remember that if it weren't for this secret telegram, the Independent Group wouldn't have eaten more than 4,000 Japanese and puppet troops in one bite, and we wouldn't have won such a big victory!"

The teacher shook his head: "This is just the first half of the secret telegram, and what I am talking about is the second half!"

The political commissar frowned when he heard this.

Because Zhou Cheng's proposal in the secret telegram was too bold, according to his idea: once the plan is successful, it will bring great benefits to the Eighth Route Army.

But if the operation fails, the Eighth Route Army will not only not get any benefits, but will also lose the powerful army of the National Salvation Army.

Not only that, the reputation that the National Salvation Army finally conquered will disappear, and even bear the bad reputation of a traitor and will never be able to raise its head.

This idea is too risky, as if one person is walking on a tightrope, there is both a step in hell and a step in heaven.

After reading the secret telegram with the teacher, he vetoed the plan without any discussion.

The Independent Group has developed into a strong army that can stand on its own. Just follow the current steps and slowly develop, there is no need to take risks.

What the political commissar didn't think about was: why did the commander suddenly bring up this matter again?

Did the division commander want to change his mind and agree to let Zhou Cheng take the national rescue army to take the risk and walk the tightrope...

I quickly reminded: "Secretary, why are you talking about it? I think Comrade Zhou Cheng's idea is completely unfeasible. Any accident may bring disaster to the National Saving Army, and it will also be a traitor."

"The commander of the National Salvation Army, Zhou Cheng, is the heroes of fighting the Japanese. We cannot make them bear the reputation of being a traitor because of our impulse!"

"As far as I know, after the National Salvation Army took over Shouyang and Yangquan, two more garrison brigades will be expanded. The garrison brigades they formed are not garrison brigades we temporarily formed in the base area. They all have regular organization recognized by the war zone. Each garrison brigade has three battalions and some direct troops. According to Comrade Zhou Cheng's idea, these garrison brigades will reach 2,000 after the full ranks."

"The National Salvation Army has four garrisons, which together are eight thousand."

"Their main force is even more amazing: in addition to the three main battalions, there is also a special agent battalion, a cavalry battalion, an artillery battalion, a guard battalion, a baggage battalion, and an over-organized recruit battalion. In addition to other troops, the total strength is more than 4,000."

"In addition, the garrison troops of eight thousand people are only 12,000. It is no problem to carry a brigade of Japanese troops head-on. There is no need to take risks!"

The division commander highly recognized the political commissar's analysis, but did not intend to adopt the political commissar's decision.

As the commander of the first division, he not only had to consider the national rescue army, but also other troops under his command.

If the national rescue army is becoming stronger and stronger, the other Eighth Route Army troops around have not developed much, which is good for the overall anti-Japanese situation in the entire base area.

The Yangquan Independent Group became so powerful in less than a year, and this incident shocked him very much.

The National Salvation Army can make the Yangquan Independent Regiment grow and grow in such a short period of time, and it will definitely make other Eighth Route Army troops grow and grow.

If the division headquarters agrees with Zhou Cheng's plan, the National Salvation Army will influence more Eighth Route Army.

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