On the battlefield where the Nakamoto Brigade was encircling and annihilated, the dense fire exchange was getting weaker little by little.

When Zhou Cheng entered the battlefield, except for the sporadic gunshots, there were no explosions or machine gun strafing sounds.

From a distance, I saw Tan Fei and Shen Liwen running towards him together, with their faces filled with joy after winning the battle.

"Captain, the Armored Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion are so powerful that the Japanese have no power to resist. One attack will drive thousands of Japanese to pieces. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe they would be strong! The mobile battalion followed them and could only drink soup, and even couldn't eat meat!" Chen Liwen, the battalion commander of the mobile battalion, sighed as soon as he saw Zhou Chengju.

Tan Fei followed suit and said, "I also think they are too powerful. This kind of fighting style is worthy of large-scale promotion in our National Salvation Army."

"In the past ambush battles, blocking the head and the tail was the most troublesome and the pressure was the greatest."

"After blocking the Japanese retreat, I am ready to fight the large-scale Japanese army in the brigade."

"As a result, the assault speed of the armored battalion and the cavalry battalion was too fast, and there was no chance for the Japanese to break through. In the end, the Japanese army fled to the front of our position were all scattered soldiers and scattered them with one rush of light and heavy machine guns, and there was no challenge at all."

"If I hadn't led the troops to take the initiative and narrowed the encirclement, I wouldn't even drink soup tonight!"

From their report, Zhou Cheng could feel that the troops were fighting this battle more easily than planned, and immediately asked: "Is the casualties of comrades big, and do you still have the energy to continue fighting?"

Chen Liwen blurted out: "There are no more than one hundred casualties in the mobile battalion. We have been following behind the armored battalion and cavalry battalion to get cheaper. The Japanese were all swept away by them. The number they really left for us was very small and almost no threat to us!"

"And we spend most of our time riding on horseback, and our physical energy consumption is very limited. If the regiment commander needs it, there are more than 600 soldiers left in the mobile camp who can go to the battlefield at any time!"

Tan Fei heard something in Zhou Cheng's words and answered unwillingly: "The loss of the pacification garrison team is also very small, but it consumes a lot of physical strength when circumventing, but it has recovered. At present, there are more than 1,700 people in the pacification garrison team that can go to the battlefield!"

Compared with the mobile battalion and the peace garrison, the three independent battalions have less combat pressure.

Although they are all new troops that have just been established for more than three months, they are well equipped and concentrated their superior forces and firepower to deal with a group of Japanese scattered soldiers and roaming, and there will definitely be no large-scale casualties.

Although Zhou Cheng is not sure about their specific casualties, he can roughly estimate it: "The casualties of the independent battalion should be a little bigger than you. I calculated that each independent battalion has 300 casualties, and there are more than 2,000 left in the three independent battalions."

"In addition to the pacification garrison and mobile battalion, we have always been the guard battalion that has not been on the battlefield, and there are still five thousand people here to continue fighting, which is enough!"

Tan Fei became excited when he heard this.

Since he served as the captain of the Punishment Guard and was responsible for a special defense zone, he would only draw the Punishment Guard and participate in the battle when he encountered a particularly large battle commander. He spent most of his time guarding the defense zone to maintain public order and prevent Japanese infiltration and raid defense zones.

This time he was finally transferred out of the defense zone by the regiment commander. He definitely wanted to seize the opportunity to fight a few more big battles, and asked with anticipation: "Captain, where are we going to fight next? How many Japanese are there?"

Zhou Cheng first asked the guards to spread the map and used a flashlight to introduce the drawings: "According to the original plan, we will take down Jingxing coal mines and severely damage the Japanese mixed brigades in Jingxing City. The troops will rest in the mountains for a day, then go straight to Shimen and join forces with the Eighth Route Army to capture Shimen."

"Information shows that many materials, weapons and ammunition from the Japanese army went south were in Shimen. If we can take them down, not only will the Eighth Route Army's food shortage be solved, but the ammunition we lack can also be filled, especially the artillery shells that the arsenal has not yet produced yet!"

"This raid was fought so smoothly that I discovered another fighter."

"According to the original combat plan: attacking Shimen will be a very tragic battle. Even if we have the heavy firepower of an artillery battalion, it will cost a lot to chew this hard bone!"

"In order to reduce the casualties of the troops and achieve the greatest results with the minimum cost, I temporarily decided to find another way!"

"You look at the map!" Zhou Cheng pointed to the current location on the map and continued to introduce.

"We have successfully killed more than 4,000 Japanese sent from Jingxing County here, and killed Major General Nakamoto, the commander of the Japanese brigade, and interrupted all contacts between the Japanese reinforcements and the outside world, resulting in the news that the other Japanese did not know that the reinforcements had been completely wiped out by us!"

"If Jingxing Coal Mine kept sending telegrams for help to Jingxing County and Shimen at this time, what would you do if you were the Japanese commander?"

Tan Fei thought for a moment and then continued: "If I were the Japanese commander, I would definitely not believe that the reinforcements of more than 4,000 people would be killed within more than an hour!"

Shen Liwen immediately agreed with this statement: "Not only do the Japanese don't believe it, but if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that we could eat more than 4,000 Japanese guys in such a short time!"

Zhou Cheng followed the two people's ideas and asked: "According to your ideas, the Japanese commander will definitely feel that the reinforcements are still there, but they lost contact because of some accidents. But it is true that Jingxing Coal Mine has not waited for the reinforcements, and it is also true that we may conquer them at any time. What will they do next?"

"Continue to send people to reinforce the coal mines, and look for reinforcements on the road that we killed!" Tan Fei continued to say along his thoughts.

But he was stunned for a moment, staring at Zhou Cheng with admiration and asked: "Captain, the armored battalion and cavalry battalion that left an hour ago will not have already dealt with the Japanese subsequent reinforcements!"

Now it was Zhou Cheng's turn to be confused. Unexpectedly, Tan Fei reacted so quickly and immediately analyzed the tasks he arranged for the Cavalry Battalion and the Armored Battalion.

He nodded and took a look at the watch and replied: "They should send a telegram soon after looking at the time!"

After listening to the regiment commander's answer, Tan Fei knew that he had made the right judgment, and his admiration for Zhou Cheng could be described as a provocative person. Just as he was about to continue speaking, Deng Jinghua suddenly ran over: "Captain, the armored battalion is in urgent need of electricity!"

"It's really said that Cao Cao will be here!" Zhou Cheng was happy as soon as he heard this.

Although he has not seen the specific content of the emergency call, he can guess it is good news.

The Armored Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion operate together, and there is no problem in fighting two infantry brigades at one time.

The Japanese army in Jingxing City has only two brigades, so it is definitely impossible for them to be dispatched.

So no matter how many people they dispatch, the armored battalion and cavalry battalion can defeat them.

Inferred from time to time, if Jingxing County plans to continue to send troops to reinforce the coal mine, it will now be a collision with the armored battalion and the cavalry battalion.

The Armored Battalion happened to send a telegram to the command center at this time. It didn't have to think about it and asked quickly: "Did they have defeated the Japanese army's subsequent reinforcements!"

Deng Jinghua nodded happily: "Battery Commander Fang said in the telegram that the Japanese's subsequent reinforcements were too stupid."

"A squadron was killed by more than 1,300 Japanese soldiers just met. The remaining troops retreated to Jingxing County along the highway, and they were not dispersed. They were just sent to the door to wait for them to kill."

"The armored battalion and a cavalry company were responsible for following and chasing. The remaining cavalry wings were circumvented, and they chased the Japanese for less than three kilometers in the direction of the county town!"

"Captain Fang asked for instructions: The armored battalion and the cavalry battalion are less than three kilometers away from Jingxing County. The gunshots of chasing the enemy must have reached the county town. Should they continue to advance and take down Jingxing County town in one go!"

Zhou Cheng had almost no thoughts and shook his head decisively: "Let them stand by on time! If there are new Japanese soldiers who go out of the city to investigate the situation, they will definitely eat it!"

After saying that, he turned his attention to Shen Liwen and Tan Fei: "Above 1,000 Japanese devils who were just wiped out by the armored battalion and cavalry battalion, there are at most 1,000 Japanese devils left in Jingxing County!"

"A mixed brigade of Japanese troops stationed in Jingxing County has been reserved in the city for nearly half a year for supplies and supplies for the mixed brigade, and the amount is very large. If we can take the opportunity to take it down, the harvest will be no less than that of Jinzhong County."

"The Japanese definitely don't want so much supplies, weapons and ammunition to be our turn, and they don't want to see us conquering Jingxing Coal Mine three times!"

"If we send troops to attack Jingxing County now, and let the Chief of Staff attack Jingxing Coal Mine with his back, and let the coal mine garrison continue to ask for help from the outside world, what do you think the Japanese stationed in Shimen will do?"

"Split troops to reinforce Jingxing Coal Mine and Jingxing County!" Tan Fei blurted out, and then a sudden enlightenment appeared on his face: "I understand, commander!"

"You want to fight a siege and help around Jingxing County!"

"If the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Shimen are deceived, we can take the opportunity to consume some of the Shimen garrisons and reduce the pressure on our attack on Shimen."

"If the Japanese army stationed at Shimen is not deceived, we will take the opportunity to take down Jingxing County and get more than 6,000 Japanese soldiers to support them for half a year... No matter how the Japanese choose, we can take advantage of this battle!"

"Order!" Seeing that Tan Fei had figured out his new plan, Zhou Cheng's face immediately returned to seriousness and began to arrange combat missions for them.

"The three independent battalions left two infantry companies with the most casualties to clean the battlefield. The remaining troops and mobile battalions immediately rushed to Jingxing County and attacked the city from four directions in the southeast, west and north. The first company of the field artillery directly under the heavy artillery battalion provides you with artillery fire support. When attacking, you must be fierce, so that the Japanese and puppet troops in the city feel the pressure and force them to ask for help from Shimen."

"The Cavalry Battalion and the Armored Battalion immediately moved to the necessary path connecting Shimen and Jingxing County, lurking and standing by, raiding the reinforcements that the Shimen garrison might have sent, so that they will never return."

"The pacification garrison is marching urgently to the only way to connect Shimen and Jingxing coal mines. Ambush the Shimen garrison troops that may reinforce the coal mines!"

As soon as Chen Liwen and Tan Fei left, Zhou Chengru found Deng Jinghua, deputy platoon leader of the communications platoon.

I suddenly changed my original combat plan and had to report to my superiors as soon as possible so that the Eighth Route Army, which was cooperating with the operation, would also make some adjustments!

In the division command, although it was already late at night, several division leaders still stood firm in the war room. Some studied maps and some paced back and forth in the room, looking very anxious.

The combat plan of the National Salvation Army to attack Shimen has reached the second step and is the most critical step. As long as nothing unexpected happens, they can conquer Jingxing coal mine three times, and it is even more difficult to capture Shimen.

So they were particularly concerned about this battle tonight, and they were waiting at the command center to wait for news since dark.

"Teacher Commander and Political Commissar, according to the scheduled combat plan, the battle between the National Salvation Army and the Japanese devils should be over. Should we send them a telegram to ask about the situation of the battle?"

"The intelligence says: The mixed brigade in Jingxing City sent 4,500 people to reinforce the coal mine and brought a large number of artillery. It is very powerful. No matter what aspect it is, it is a particularly difficult bone to crack. I haven't received a telegram from the National Salvation Army for a minute, so my heart is hanging for one more minute, which is too difficult to bear!"

The commander was also very anxious, but he knew that the more critical the moment, the less it could affect the performance of the front-line commanders, and he could not urge them to affect their command rhythm.

Shaking his head and refusing: "Wait a little longer!"

"No matter how careful the combat plan is, an accident may occur on the battlefield, let alone annihilate such a large-scale battle of more than 4,000 Japanese. A small accident occurred in the middle, which affected the battle process, which is normal."

"I believe Zhou Cheng will definitely make a decision on the spot and lead the National Salvation Army to eliminate the Japanese reinforcements."

The political commissar had more confidence in Zhou Cheng. As soon as the division commander finished speaking, he said, "The Chief of Staff is calm, I think Comrade Zhou Cheng will definitely complete the task smoothly."

"In order to wipe out more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers in a short period of time, the National Salvation Army not only dispatched more than 6,000 infantry, but also dispatched cavalry battalions and armored battalions that they had never been to the battlefield."

"We have seen the power of tanks on the field battlefield."

"There is no perfect blocking position and insufficient anti-tank weapons. Ordinary infantry can only passively be beaten after encountering tanks."

"The National Salvation Army Armored Battalion is equipped with eighteen tanks and armored vehicles. It does not require any tactics and tactics. Just one row and sweep across it can kill the Japanese. "

"From my understanding of Comrade Zhou Cheng, he will definitely not use such a simple tactic, and it will be even more problematic to defeat the Japanese!"

"I'm too impatient!" Seeing that the division commander and political commissar both persuaded me to be calm, the chief of staff also felt that he was too impatient and was embarrassed to answer.

Another half an hour passed.

The radio station in the command center finally made a noise, and the signal light flashed quickly. The radio operator wearing headphones seemed to have become a different person, sitting upright, listening to the signal while recording the telegram code...

Ten minutes later, he handed the telegram code full of two sheets of paper to the chief of staff behind him: "Chief, this is an urgent encrypted telegram sent by the National Salvation Army!"

The Chief of Staff, who had long been unable to wait, rushed to the table next to him. It took another ten minutes to translate the full telegram code into text, and then looked at the two partners with a smile on his face!

"The division commander and political commissar are good news!"

"The national rescue army killed the Japanese reinforcements at a very small price, and then dispatched the armored battalion and cavalry battalion to kill the second wave of reinforcements sent by the Japanese outside Jingxing City!"

"There are less than a thousand Japanese left in Jingxing County. Zhou Cheng decided to temporarily change the combat plan and use Jingxing County to fight a siege and aid, and strive to kill some Shimen garrisons outside the city first, and then attack Shimen, and take down Jingxing County as well!"

"Jingxing County is a good place!" The division commander immediately looked at the map, and said with his eyes lit up after finding Jingxing County.
Chapter completed!