The commander nodded in agreement with the Chief of Staff's request, but his frown did not stretch.

After receiving the telegram sent by the Chief of Staff, I read it twice and asked: "I can confirm that the National Salvation Army is really willing to cooperate with us, and there is no conspiracy here!"

The Chief of Staff understood what the commander meant as soon as he heard it: "Sir, are you worried that the National Salvation Army will cooperate with us openly and secretly join forces with the Independence Corps to cheat us?"

The commander replied very seriously: "This possibility is not ruled out!"

"The National Saving Army is too cunning. We have been fooled by them more than once. Moreover, the hatred between the National Saving Army and us is not a slightest. Although I have the idea of ​​reorganizing the National Saving Army, I have never thought of it overnight, and I have prepared for a long-term negotiation with the National Saving Army."

"Our people only went to the National Salvation Army once and discussed this matter. The speed was too fast. I don't think this matter was like the previous style of the National Salvation Army."

As he listened, the Chief of Staff frowned, and thoughts exactly like the commander appeared in his mind.

But he quickly shook his head: "Sir, I think you are too worried!"

"We are staring at the front line, and any changes cannot escape our eyes."

"If the National Salvation Army really secretly engages in the Independent Regiment against us, the Independent Regiment will definitely dispatch troops to their base areas and concentrate all their troops and firepower to deal with our attacking troops. Otherwise, the little force they left behind in the base areas would not be enough for us to get stuck in our teeth, let alone defeat us."

"So Beizhi thinks we can do whatever it takes to do with the National Salvation Army or not."

"As long as the troops confronting them are not mobilized, the National Salvation Army attacks the Independent Regiment within the agreed time and drags the main force of the Independent Regiment on the battlefield, we can send troops into the Independent Regiment base with confidence..."

The Chief of Staff’s analysis was very reasonable, and the commander was moved after hearing this: “Then do as you can say, no matter whether the National Salvation Army has conspiracy or not, or whether it really wants to cooperate with us, as long as we can eliminate the Independent Corps, our plan will be done!”

"Chief of Staff, you immediately formulate a specific combat plan. Let's strike while the iron is hot, and strive to eat two independent regiments within three days, completely turn the National Rescue Army into an isolated army, and then find a way to recruit the National Rescue Army!"

At the front command of the National Salvation Army, Deng Jinghua walked in with a mysterious look on his face, and only reported after confirming that there were no outsiders in the room: "Captain, the Yangquan Independent Regiment just sent an encrypted telegram!"

"They want to eat all the Japanese and puppet troops in one bite, but they need some help from our National Salvation Army."

Chen Zhengyu took the telegram and looked at it and smiled: "Captain, the independent group does not need much support, I think I can agree..."

Zhou Cheng's reaction was very fast, and he was reading the telegram while ordering: "Chief of Staff, please arrange this matter..."

"The cavalry unit asked Tao Yongsheng to lead the team and dispatched 500 cavalry to reinforce the independent regiment."

"The artillery unit asked the deputy battalion commander of the artillery battalion to lead the team, carrying twenty-five small-caliber mortars and one thousand matching shells."

"After entering the base of the Independent Regiment, the reinforcements must unconditionally obey the command of the Independent Regiment, and they must also change into the military uniform of the Independent Regiment to participate in the battle."

"The cavalry who stayed in the defense zone have been moving for me these days, creating a lot of momentum, making the Japanese mistakenly believe that our cavalry are all moving in the defense zone, so that they can dare to take peace of mind to attack the independent regiment base."

"Boom boom boom..." Three shells hit the defensive positions of the independent regiment accurately. A large amount of soil was blown away in the splashing flames...

With three explosions, dense guns and cannons were heard on the battlefield where the National Salvation Army confronted the Independence Corps.

A few minutes later, a company of national rescue troops rushed out of the bunker and launched an attack on the independent regiment's position...

But the entire attack lasted only five minutes and had to retreat because the independent regiment's blocking firepower was too strong...

The Japanese Army Head of Taiyuan, the intelligence officer, rushed into the war room like the wind. When he saw the commander, he reported excitedly: "Sir, the National Salvation Army and the Independent Corps have started fighting..."

"The National Salvation Army launched a company-level offensive, but it was unsuccessful and was launching a second offensive..."

"The counterattack firepower of the Independent Regiment is particularly strong. In addition to the crawler guns, they also put at least five heavy machine guns and five mortars on the defensive positions. The attacking troops of the National Salvation Army suffered great casualties!"

The commander and the chief of staff have been waiting for the news here.

The Chief of Staff laughed after hearing this: "Sir, the National Salvation Army launched an attack on the Independent Regiment as agreed, which shows that their cooperation with us is real. I think we can send troops!"

The commander highly recognized the Chief of Staff’s previous analysis and asked him to formulate an action plan.

Faced with the good news brought by the intelligence officer, the orders were all spoken, but at the last moment, he swallowed the orders back.

The smoother the offensive plan was executed, the more uneasy he felt, and he always felt something was wrong.

The Chief of Staff only believes in what he sees and hears, and does not believe in the so-called sixth sense.

He knew that the commander's suspicious problem had been broken again. As the chief of staff, if he wanted the commander to get rid of his doubts, issue an offensive order, and allow the entire offensive plan to continue to be implemented, he had to come up with evidence enough to convince the commander.

He raised his eyebrows, then stared at the commander and analyzed: "Sir, I think we can't hesitate anymore!"

"In the intelligence, it is said that the Independent Regiment has prepared at least five heavy machine guns and five mortars to block the National Salvation Army, and the defensive positions have also stationed at least two battalions of troops, which shows that the main force of the Independent Regiment is on the front line!"

"We are now sending troops into their base, and even if the Independent Regiment temporarily dispatched troops from the front line to help, it would be too late!"

"And our intelligence officers have been watching the battlefield. As long as the independent regiment is dispatched, we will know at the first time. Maybe we can still ambush on their way back to the aid base and kill the independent regiment at the minimum cost."

"Sir, give orders! There will definitely be no accident in this action!"

The arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Although the commander was still worried, the facts that were beneficial to him were in front of him. Time was urgent and the opportunity was fleeting, so he had to make a decision immediately.

Take a deep breath and look at the sand table with a serious order: "The assault troops start to act, and must quickly defeat the independent regiment, and then quickly evacuate the battlefield. No unit can fight, let alone fight with the National Rescue Army!"

"The special high school class must keep an eye on the front line for 24 hours without interruption, and do not miss any clues. After discovering signs of the Independent Regiment's dispatch, we must report to me first."

The front command of Yangquan Independent Regiment, the cavalry company commander rode his horse all the way, rushed to the command department and then turned over and fell off the horse. After seeing the regiment commander, he gasped and reported: "The regiment commander... the Japanese were dispatched... more than 4,000 people, more than 3,000 Japanese, more than 1,000 puppet troops, and also brought six infantry cannons, four mountain cannons, nearly 30 mortars and thirty heavy machine guns..."

"The march speed is very fast, just kill us directly at our command!"

The leader of the regiment asked immediately: "Have the political commissar and the materials stored in the regiment headquarters been transferred?"

The Chief of Staff nodded: "All have been transferred, and only one battalion remains there to build a blocking position based on favorable terrain. First, give the Japanese and puppet troops a wake-up call, and then lead them to our preset pocket array through layers of blocking, which is here!"

The pocket array was arranged by the regiment commander himself, and a total of 58 artillery pieces of various caliber were assembled, 18 heavy machine guns, more than 130 light machine guns, more than 600 cavalry, and nearly 2,000 infantry.

According to the proposal of the deputy battalion commander of the National Salvation Army Artillery Battalion, more than fifty artillery pieces were divided into six artillery clusters, and the pocket array was divided into more than fifty artillery covered areas in advance, and the shooting elements in each shooting area were measured in advance.

After the battle begins, the artillery observer only needs to tell each artillery cluster to which firing area to fire and fire a few shells. The artillery can hit the Japanese and puppet troops in half a minute.

More than 600 cavalrymen were ambushed around the pocket formation, which was most suitable for cavalry assault.

After the battle began, they planned to fight out under the cover of artillery fire, destroy the Japanese and puppet troops who were just scared by the shells, and create opportunities for infantry assaults...

In the Taiyuan Japanese Army headquarters, the commander's eyes were on the sand table.

Several combat staff constantly moved the flags on it based on intelligence and telegrams, allowing the commander to see the latest battle situation more intuitively.

"Report to the commander, the troops of the Assault Yangquan Independent Regiment were blocked by a company of the Independent Regiment. The assault troops had defeated them and were continuing to advance along the direction of the offensive. The entire battle lasted less than five minutes..." A staff report.

Half an hour later, another staff officer hurried to the commander: "Sir, the assault force was intercepted by a main battalion of the Independent Regiment two kilometers away from the Independent Regiment. The other party also temporarily repaired the blocking position. At present, the two sides are fighting fiercely..."

After hearing this, the commander began to give orders: "Let them strengthen their offensive, break through the blocking position of the Independent Regiment as soon as possible, take down the Independent Regiment headquarters, and finally expand the effect."

"Contact the aviation troops of the commando to strengthen their searches around the battlefield and ensure there are no other troops around the commando."

"The Special High School Class immediately reports to me the latest battle situation between the National Salvation Army and the Independent Regiment."

A few minutes later, the intelligence officer who received the order hurried over: "Sir, I just received the information! The National Salvation Army and the Independent Corps are still fighting, and the strength of both sides is equal, and it is difficult to decide the winner in a short period of time."

"The Independent Regiment wanted to transfer troops to leave the battlefield half an hour ago and return to their regiment headquarters to aid their regiment headquarters, but was dragged down by an attacking force of the National Salvation Army and had to withdraw its defensive position!"

Contact the combat staff of the aviation corps to follow the report: "Sir, the aviation corps just replied to us: they only saw the materials and personnel of the independent regiment transferring the regiment headquarters, and did not see suspicious targets around the assault forces. They can attack forward with confidence..."
Chapter completed!