The temporary garrison of the Punishment Guard Brigade was filled with smoke everywhere, and the air was filled with the strong smell of rice.

As soon as Sa Akiyama got up, his rich breakfast was brought into the tent.

As soon as I was halfway through the meal, the deputy captain walked in quickly, happier than eating honey.

"Sir, the reconnaissance troops found traces of the National Salvation Army in the northeast direction of our country!"

"Yo Xi..." Akiyama Nakasa decisively stopped breakfast, stood up and started giving orders.

"The troops gathered immediately and set out in ten minutes. The investigation troops led the way and continued to chase and kill the remnants of the National Salvation Army in the mountains!"

In a cave nearly ten kilometers away, Wang Dehou, commander of the National Salvation Army, and Huang Yonggui, chief of staff, all hid here.

Compared with the nervousness yesterday, the two of them looked much more relaxed today.

Especially after reading the war damage report sent by his subordinates, a very rare smile flashed on his face.

Huang Yonggui's reaction was the most exaggerated, and he almost jumped up with excitement: "Commander, Deputy Commander Zhou is worthy of being a good player in fighting the Japanese. The fighting style he taught us is not only useful, but also has great results."

"Since yesterday afternoon, the Japanese army has been following the enemy troops and circled around the mountain. Although we have broken through several lines of defense in succession, because the troops are familiar with the terrain in the mountains, they have chosen a retreat route in advance, and the troops retreat in time every battle."

"Last afternoon and the first half of the night, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered direct losses of more than 300 people, of which nearly 100 were lost in the mountains."

"Although we also lost nearly 300 people, they were all lost outside the mountain. After the troops entered the mountain, our losses were less than two infantry squads."

"If you continue to fight like this, the remaining troops of the 1 and 2nd Battalion will be fine if you support the remaining troops in the mountains for half a month."

"The Japanese and puppet troops entering the mountain will definitely not last that long."

"There were nearly 100 people in the mountains in the middle of yesterday. If they fought like this for four or five days, their losses would definitely exceed half of their total strength. They would not be able to retreat at that time."

"Very good." Akiyama Nakasa walked back and forth in a small cave, and the more he listened, the happier he became.

But as a person who is afraid of the Japanese from the bottom of his heart, it does not think that the National Salvation Army can really defeat the Japanese.

If the Japanese were so unfair, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops on the front line would not be chased by them and they would be beaten backwards.

Therefore, the victory in front of you is only temporary, and any accident may break the good situation in front of you.

He walked to Huang Yonggui and suddenly stopped.

"You can't relax your vigilance. When the troops fight, you must strengthen your vigilance. Don't let the Japanese scatter the back of the blocking troops. In the end, if you lose your wife and your troops, you will lose a lot."

"It's daytime now, and the strength and equipment advantages are in the hands of the Japanese army. As they fight, they will find some clues and then change their tactics to deal with us?"

"Our troops must be smarter. If you should retreat, retreat, and if you should run away, run away. The mountains are very large, and there is no need to fight them in one place."

Huang Yonggui nodded seriously: "Don't worry, commander, I'll make arrangements now..."

The head of the 129th Division deep in the Taihang Mountains strode in, nervous and anxious.

"Chief, Yangquan just sent a piece of information to the direction of Yangquan: the Japanese pacification garrison suddenly gathered more than 1,800 people to attack the National Salvation Army yesterday morning. Not only did they bring mountain cannons, infantry cannons, mortars, cavalry, but also a chariot team."

"The battle started at noon yesterday, and it is still unclear what the specific situation is."

"Put down the national rescue army?" The division commander thought of a big gift that the headquarters just received two days ago.

"Call Staff Officer Zheng immediately, hurry up!"

Staff Zheng ran into the division headquarters five minutes later, and the division commander handed over the information directly and asked: "What do you think of this information?"

"I remember correctly: It has only been more than half a month since the last time the Japanese and puppet troops attacked and pacified the National Salvation Army. The Japanese launched a new round of attacks so quickly, which shows that they have been listed as a major concern by the Japanese, and they want to get rid of it soon!"

The expression on Staff Zheng's face became more and more serious.

Compared with the Japanese and puppet troops who attacked the National Salvation Army last time, this time they had more troops, more artillery, and also brought chariot troops.

This is completely an attack on the national rescue army with the attitude of dealing with the regular army.

From any aspect, the National Salvation Army has no chance of winning.

Facing the division commander's gaze at him, he was very worried and analyzed: "Chief, I think the pressure to pacify the national rescue army is very great."

"Last time Comrade Zhou Cheng turned the tide by raiding artillery positions. This time, the Japanese and puppet troops will definitely learn from their lessons and send heavy troops to protect the artillery."

"In a short period of time, I can't think of any other good way to support the national rescue army and repel the Japanese and puppet troops."

The division commander frowned and analyzed: "We are not on the battlefield and do not know the specific situation of the front line. We can't help the National Savior Army. Maybe we will command blindly and cause trouble for Comrade Zhou Cheng."

"I said two days ago that the national-salvation army in Comrade Zhou Cheng's hands is of great use to us. The division headquarters will unconditionally support him in pacifying and developing and growing. Now they are in danger, and we will never stand by and watch them be killed."

"I remember that there are many anti-Japanese armed forces affiliated to our Eighth Route Army around the pacification. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as the main force, it is still okay to fight a sneak attack."

"You set out now and march to rush to pacify Comrade Zhou Cheng's reinforcements. If the National Rescue Army needs it, the anti-Japanese armed forces affiliated with our Eighth Route Army around can mobilize support and alleviate the pressure of the National Rescue Army at all costs."

"After pacifying, Comrade Zhou Cheng is the main commander of the war. You are responsible for contacting the surrounding anti-Japanese armed forces and division headquarters to provide intelligence support to the national rescue army. You cannot interfere in Comrade Zhou Cheng's command."

Staff General Zheng did not expect the division headquarters to fulfill its promise so quickly.

Two days ago, I just said that the division headquarters would unconditionally support the National Salvation Army, and I immediately did what I said.

There are many local troops in pacifying the surrounding areas. Like Zhou Cheng's National Salvation Army, they are all expanded by the work teams sent by the main force, and there must be thousands of people in total.

According to the command of the division commander just now, the command of these thousands of local troops was under his command of him and Zhou Cheng for a long time.

As a senior staff officer, what he most wants is to be a commander of the troops below, and go to the front-line troops to fight the Japanese in a real way, which can not only increase combat experience, but also kill Japanese in a hurry.

I didn't expect this dream to come true so quickly, so I quickly took the order.

Looking at the back of Staff Zheng's slowly disappearing, the worry expression on the political commissar's face did not relieve.

There are too many Japanese and puppet troops attacking the National Salvation Army and too strong.

It is difficult for a main regiment of the 129th Division to end well when so many Japanese and puppet troops attack, let alone a national rescue army without foundation and support from the rear.

It is too difficult to survive the attacks of so many Japanese and puppet troops.
Chapter completed!