At the command center of the Laiyuan Japanese Military Brigade, the brigade commander was standing next to the telephone with a respectful look on his face, saying something to the division commander on the other end of the phone with a smile, and he could not see his usual enthusiasm in front of his subordinates.

"Hayi!" I don't know what the division commander said, the brigade commander suddenly became serious, and his body stood straighter than before. He promised loudly to the microphone: "As long as the military headquarters fills the gap in our brigade as soon as possible, I promise to take back Xiyang in the shortest time, kill the national-savior army, and avenge the previous shame!"

After saying this, the brigade commander's face relaxed significantly. It was obvious that the division commander on the other side of the phone agreed to his request.

After thinking for a while, he continued to say: "Secretary Commander, the information shows that the National Salvation Army dispatched a large number of mountain artillery when attacking Xiyang. The artillery team directly under the brigade suffered a great loss after many battles. Compared with the National Salvation Army, we have no advantage in artillery fire. Therefore, the division command urged the division command to reinforce one or two mountain artillery squadrons of Beiyi, and a large-caliber mortar squadron that can completely suppress the opponent's mountain artillery!"

After saying this, the brigade commander's face also became bumpy. I wonder if the division commander would agree to his excessive request.

Holding the microphone in his hand and waiting for ten seconds, cold sweat began to spread out from his forehead, the voice of the division commander finally came from the receiver: "I will draw two mountain artillery squadrons, one medium-sized mortar squadron and one chariot squadron to support you, and then give you another three months to kill the pacification and rescue army. Otherwise, even if I come forward in person, I will not be able to protect you!"

"Thank you, the commander of the division, for your humble position, you will be lucky enough to be humiliated!"

As soon as the brigade commander put down the phone, the smile on his face disappeared, and he stared at his angry eyes and cursed: "The cunning national salvation army, sooner or later I will tear all of you into pieces!"

"General, is the division commander going to punish us, or is there a task for us?" The Chief of Staff didn't know why the brigade commander suddenly became so angry, so he asked quickly.

"It's not because of the rescuing the National Army's revival of Xiyang City. They just sent out a clear telegram to announce to the outside world that Xiyang was taken back from the Imperial Army. The division command and the military headquarters received this telegram. The military chief was furious and believed that this battle was a great humiliation of the Imperial Army and we had to be punished. At the last moment, the division commander stopped him."

"But the division commander also issued a death order to us. Within three months, we must eliminate and pacify the national rescue army and recapture Xiyang, otherwise he will not be able to save us."

"In order to help us kill the National Salvation Army, the division commander agreed to fill the troops' gaps and insufficient weapons and equipment for us within two months, and at the same time, we reinforced our two mountain artillery squadrons, a medium-sized mortar squadron and a chariot squadron to further increase our offensive firepower!"

The Chief of Staff's expression also became serious.

If the superior really wants to hold the brigade responsible, the brigade commander will be the first to bear the brunt and will definitely bear the main responsibility. As the deputy commander of the brigade commander, he will definitely not be able to escape the joint and several liability.

The Chief of Staff is in the rising stage of his military career. As long as he does not make big mistakes in his current position and makes a few more contributions, he can become the commander of the brigade in at most two years.

If one or two punishments were taken for a mistake, not to mention being promoted to military rank and brigade commander, his current position may not be able to be maintained.

He was also anxious and stared at the brigade commander and asked: "Eliminate the national rescue army within three months, then we must take action now and prepare for the next decisive battle..."

"Please ask the brigade commander to issue an order, and I will urge the troops to complete the task 100%.

The brigade commander thought for a moment, and after the anger on his face slowly subsided, the order was: "We have already started to do it, but the strength is not strong enough."

"Transfer to me: All garrisons around Xiyang continue to strengthen their troops and firepower on the blockade line."

"The official roads, small roads, mountain roads, and large roads are all blocked. From now on, no grain or bullet is allowed to flow into the National Rescue Army defense zone, and the National Rescue Army will be completely trapped."

"The pacification garrison immediately formed at least ten small teams of thirty people, equipped them with the best weapons, and immediately moved to the near blockade line to stand by. When the food in the National Rescue Military Defense Zone was about to mature, all the operation teams were dispatched to sneak into the National Rescue Military Defense Zone, destroy all the food, and leave the National Rescue Military in their defense zone without any particles."

"If the garrison is insufficient and there is a shortage of infantry squadrons, you can transfer a squadron from Laiyuan. The squadrons participating in the operation can only be more or less. You must destroy as much food as possible before the National Rescue Army reacts."

"When the National Salvation Army and the people in the defense zone eat up all the stored food and have not received the food this year, they will start to cause trouble because of the famine. Then our opportunity will come!"

"The intelligence department should also take action: further increase the infiltration of the National Salvation Army. Once the National Salvation Army has no food, they must use the shortest time to spread the news throughout the defense zone, so that everyone knows that they have no food to eat, and urge them to find the National Salvation Army to ask for food!"

"The National Salvation Army will definitely be busy at that time, busy making food for the people and having no time to take care of the surrounding areas. We will take the opportunity to enter their defense zone and will definitely catch them off guard..."

The Chief of Staff quickly replied: "Don't worry, sir, I promise to arrange these things without any mistakes!"

"But I have a suggestion that in addition to pacifying the garrisons, several other garrisons can also establish several operational teams based on the number of fertile fields in the opposite National Rescue Military Defense Zone. Once the time comes, the country will enter the National Rescue Military Defense Zone and destroy all the food!"

"There is little arable land in Xiyang, and most of the grain-producing areas of the National Rescue Military Defense Zone are concentrated in Donghui Town and Zhangzhuang Town in Pingding. I think they should organize twenty operation teams at once and enter the National Rescue Military Defense Zone at the same time, so that they can destroy more food in the shortest time."

"When the National Salvation Army reacted, the food in the fields had almost been destroyed by us, and even if we launched a temporary counterattack, it would be useless."

"But in this way, the troops of the pacification garrison will definitely be seriously supplemented. I plan to transfer two squadrons from Laiyuan to reinforce them. It is best to use it, but if it is not available, then come back."

The brigade commander did not refuse: "Just do as you can!"

"Dingling..." As soon as the brigade commander finished speaking, a rapid phone ringing rang in his ear. The telephone soldiers quickly grabbed the microphone and reported after two minutes: "General, the report of the Eighth Route Army's stronghold block in the north of the city, the two troops they were going out to sweep today were attacked by unknown troops and their entire army was destroyed."

"This enemy is very well equipped. Although there is only one company, it is equipped with six or seven machine guns, and it is also equipped with heavy machine guns."

"The most surprising thing is that they have sufficient ammunition in their hands. They attack the Imperial Army with fierce firepower when they come up, and only launch an attack after almost killing the Imperial Army. This is completely different from the Eighth Route Army's combat style of fighting bayonets after three shots."

"The two sweeping troops lost a total of 78 imperial troops and 106 imperial alliance troops. Now there is only one imperial army with a strengthening team and more than one hundred puppet troops left. The troops are seriously insufficient, so I request reinforcements!"

A regiment of the Eighth Route Army was moved to the north of Laiyuan, and the brigade commander knew this very well.

If it weren't for the attack and pacifying the National Salvation Army and the lack of garrison in Laiyuan, the Eighth Route Army would have absolutely no chance to enter Laiyuan, and would have gained a foothold under its nose.

After returning to Laiyuan, the brigade commander's first idea was to clear the Eighth Route Army hiding in his back garden and ensure that his rear was safe.

But this Eighth Route Army unit did not give itself this opportunity at all. It took guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to the extreme. If you can take advantage of the battlefield, you will fight, and if you can't take advantage of it, you will slip away.

As a result, a huge sweep was swept away, and the other party suffered almost no losses. However, the Laiyuan garrison, as the host, was dragged out and exhausted, with low morale, and dozens of soldiers were lost.

Seeing them, he was like Xiaoqiang who could not be beaten to death and hid in the forest and did not come out. The brigade commander had to accept their existence.

Of course, the brigade commander did not completely allow them to grow and grow in the mountainous areas in the northern part of Laiyuan. Instead, he built several strongholds around the Eighth Route Army Activity Zone, arranged heavy troops to surround them, and trapped them in the mountainous areas.

After the blockade troops gained a foothold, they began to dispatch small-scale sweeping troops to take the initiative to attack, gradually reducing the space for the Eighth Route Army's activities.

Until yesterday, the plan went very smoothly.

The space for the Eighth Route Army was compressed and smaller, and it also lost a lot of weapons and ammunition during sporadic firefighting.

If this battle continues to develop like this, the Eighth Route Army, which is active in the north of Laiyuan, will definitely be swallowed up by the Imperial Army like cutting off its flesh.

Unexpectedly, this action unexpectedly happened at the critical moment of decisive victory.

The brigade commander's idea was exactly the same as the garrison at the stronghold. The enemy attacking the sweeping troops was definitely not the Eighth Route Army trapped north of Laiyuan.

They have been forced to a dead end by themselves. If they still have the strength to fight back, they would have fought back long ago and would not have waited until now.

Moreover, this mysterious unit is well-equipped, ammunition is sufficient, and its combat style is completely opposite to the Eighth Route Army. No one will associate them with the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, other enemies must have come to Laiyuan territory, and this mysterious enemy is likely to have come to rescue the Eighth Route Army.

Laiyuan is the location of the brigade command and the base camp of the entire brigade. The Zhengtai Railway has been in Laiyuan for a long period of railway lines, so no accidents can happen. This is a fact that everyone in the command center knows.

After listening to the telephone report, the Chief of Staff was the first to respond: "General, if the Eighth Route Army operating in Laiyuan North really comes reinforcements, we must kill them as soon as possible."

"The good situation we finally found in Laiyuan North must not be defeated because of these reinforcements."

"I suggest that two reinforcement squadrons be dispatched from Laiyuan to reinforce the battlefield and kill the reinforcement army as soon as possible!

"Dingling..."

As soon as the Chief of Staff finished speaking, the urgent phone ringing rang again.

A few minutes later, the telephone soldiers who answered the phone came over with a heavy face: "Report to the chief, we blocked the No. 2 stronghold of the Eighth Route Army. A sweeping force they sent was attacked. After the stronghold received the news, they sent troops to reinforce, but they were caught in the enemy's plan to surround the site to attack the reinforcements. The sweeping force and reinforcements were all killed, losing 113 people in the Imperial Army, and a company of the Imperial Army..."

"Dingling..."

The phone ringing rang again, this time everyone focused their attention on the phone soldier, which made the phone soldier nervous.

The telephone soldier put down the phone two minutes later, and then frowned: "Sir, the No. 1 stronghold that surrounded the Eighth Route Army was attacked. The enemy also dispatched mortars and heavy machine guns. The firepower was very strong, and the garrison at the stronghold was seriously injured and injured, and reinforcements were urgently needed!"
Chapter completed!