"What? The strength of the independent battalion has exceeded 2,000 people?"

After listening to Chu Yunfei's words, Fang Ligong was shocked: "How long has passed, the strength of the independent battalion has doubled. Isn't this development speed too fast?"

Chu Yunfei said: "Not only is it fast, its development speed has even exceeded the speed of our army's intelligence gathering.

Fortunately, we are friends and not enemies, otherwise, if we rely on the intelligence in hand to attack the other party today, we will definitely suffer a big loss."

"I finally understand why the little Japs kept losing their strongholds again and again even though they knew there was such an Eighth Route Army unit."

"If I hadn't personally gone to the Independence Battalion, my horizons wouldn't be any higher than that of the Japanese."

"The little devil was not defeated unjustly!"

…

Daya Bay.

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The chief of staff was reading the report sent by Division Commander Liu on the operations of the New Regiment in more than a month.

It’s not that the Eighth Route Army’s intelligence is inferior to that of the Japanese Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army. It’s only now that we have received this combat report.

The main reason is that the intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army did not focus on their own people, but went from the New Regiment to the 386th Brigade, then to the 129th Division, and then to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters. Each step took a certain amount of time.

At this time, the boss came in from outside with a water glass. He saw the undisguised smile on the chief of staff's face, and couldn't help but wonder: "Chief of Staff, what are you so happy about?"

The chief of staff said: "Boss, this guy Li Yunlong is really good. He actually grew the army to more than 2,000 people in just over a month.

Come, take a look at this combat report."

With that said, the chief of staff handed the combat report in his hand to the boss who came over.

The boss looked at it briefly for a while and said, "That's right. This Li Yunlong is indeed a good material for quickly leading troops. Not only did he complete half of the mission targets in just over a month, but he also eliminated more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers."

"Huh? Independent camp?"

"When did this new regiment have an independent battalion? Also, where did this Wang Chengzhu come from? He actually grew more than 1,000 people?"

After the boss saw the combat report about the independent battalion, he couldn't help but be surprised. He always felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Mr. Liu on the side explained: "Boss, when talking about Wang Chengzhu, we have to start with Cangyun Ridge."

"At the beginning, it was Wang Chengzhu who blew up the headquarters of the Bantian Regiment in Cangyunling with one shot, and it was also he who captured the regiment flag."

"After the battle, Li Yunlong promoted him to the platoon leader of the artillery platoon."

"Then the new group was broken up into parts and developed dispersedly. Under the leadership of Wang Chengzhu, the Pao Defecation Group grew to more than 1,000 people in more than a month."

"A few days ago, Li Yunlong conducted a thorough investigation of each company and platoon. After investigation, he learned that the artillery platoon had actually grown to such a scale, so he immediately expanded the artillery platoon into an independent battalion and promoted Wang Chengzhu to the commander of the independent battalion.

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"Also, most of the more than 1,000 Japanese killed by the New Regiment were killed by the Independent Battalion."

"And the Independent Battalion has steadily grown and developed through these battles!"

Speaking of Wang Chengzhu, Master Liu had a look of pride on his face. Li Yunlong was his subordinate, and Li Yunlong's soldiers were naturally his soldiers.

The boss and chief of staff had actually known about the battles fought by the New Regiment for a long time. After all, the Eighth Route Army's intelligence system was no worse than that of the Jinsui Army and the Japanese Army, especially in the three-thirds of an acre of land in northwest Shanxi.

It can be said that as soon as something happens, it will be spread to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. That's how fast it is.

The boss couldn't hide the surprise on his face: "I originally thought that Wanjia Town was fought by the 358th Regiment, but I didn't expect that it was also Wang Chengzhu who fought."

"This guy is hiding deep enough. After the attack on Wanjia Town, he even formed a group with the 358th Regiment."

The chief of staff said: "As expected of Li Yunlong's soldiers, they are all carved from the same mold. They are all evil and evil."

Having said that, there was undisguised joy on the chief of staff's face.

The boss gradually calmed down from his joy and asked: "The development of other units of the New Regiment is good, but the development of this independent battalion is simply incredible.

Could it be that Li Yunlong deliberately lied about military information in order to avoid punishment?"

The chief of staff smiled and said: "That's not true. Although Li Yunlong likes to obey orders on the battlefield, he rarely lies about military information.

Moreover, this matter cannot be concealed even if it is wanted, and it cannot withstand investigation.

Besides, even if Li Yunlong wanted to lie about military information, he would not lie like this.

I estimate that when Li Yunlong saw the battle report of the Independent Battalion, the shock on his face would be no worse than ours."

"Also, this combat report was not reported by Li Yunlong, but compiled and reported by political commissar Zhao Gang.

Moreover, before reporting, he went to the base area of ​​the Independence Camp to conduct an investigation."

After listening to the chief of staff's explanation, the boss was relieved. Indeed, even if Li Yunlong wanted to hide this matter, he couldn't.

Moreover, how could such a shrewd person as Li Yunlong conceal the news so poorly?

As long as an individual looks at it, he will notice something unusual about the independent camp, and then he will verify it.

This is because the boss and chief of staff did not know that the Independent Battalion had just attacked the Dashawan Mine in Xing County, recruited 1,500 new people, and also had its own artillery unit.

Otherwise, the shock on his face would never stop there!

After a pause, the chief of staff continued: "This Wang Chengzhu can be said to have started from scratch. He was able to develop an 11-man army to such a large scale in such a short period of time, and he also fought so many victorious battles. It is really a rare achievement.

What a talent!”

"In particular, Wang Chengzhu not only mobilized so many troops, but also solved the problems of the troops' equipment, food, etc. These are the most difficult problems, and they are also the problems that have always troubled the development and growth of the Eighth Route Army."

"I think it is necessary for us to summon Wang Chengzhu to the headquarters when the opportunity is right and let him share his experience in building a team.

This is also conducive to the overall development of our Eighth Route Army, otherwise the development of an independent battalion will still be far from enough!"

The boss nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, compared to a team of more than a thousand people, the experience of this team is the most valuable."

The Eighth Route Army has a very good mass base in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei region, and many aspiring young people are vying to join the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army does not lack soldiers, but it lacks weapons, equipment and food.

Without food, the army cannot be fed, and without weapons and equipment, no matter how large an army is, it is just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and it is only a little stronger at best.
Chapter completed!