After listening to the order, Tang Yufeng and Chen Zhengyu both saw shock and reluctance in each other's eyes.

Although the Japanese army sent three infantry brigades to deal with the operation team, the enemy-occupied area was very large and the people were expelled everywhere, and there was chaos. The operation team could continue to raid the Japanese and puppet troops in the enemy-occupied area by playing hide-and-seek.

If the action goes smoothly, eight or nine hundred Japanese and puppet troops can be killed every day and nearly 100,000 kilograms of food will be recovered.

Although this harvest is a drop in the bucket in the face of the hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain consumed by the National Salvation Army every day, it is better than nothing.

The two people's most moved were the weapons and ammunition seized by the operation team from the Japanese and puppet troops.

Less than 10% of the ten independent battalions just established by the National Salvation Army were equipped with weapons, and the weapons that the arsenal could repair later were still very large.

The operation team has seized two or three thousand rifles from the Japanese and puppet troops. Although most of them are 50 or 60 percent new caliber 79, it is better than having the Independence Battalion soldiers train with fire sticks.

According to the current raid efficiency of the Independent Battalion, all the weapons lacking in the Independent Battalion can be seized in ten days.

Although there are very few light machine guns and almost no other heavy weapons, such gains have already satisfied Tang Yufeng and Chen Zhengyu.

Unexpectedly, the leader would interrupt his actions at this time and give up these almost at your fingertips, so the two showed complex expressions of shock and heartache.

Tang Yufeng did not directly reject Zhou Cheng's order just now, but he still tactfully raised his thoughts, revealing his intention that the team did not want the action team to interrupt the action immediately.

Zhou Cheng was not affected, and looked at the two people and shook his head and explained: "You should all know the principle that the snake swallows the elephant inadequately!"

"According to Lao Tang's proposal just now, we can indeed play hide-and-seek with the Japanese and puppet troops in a storm while driving away the Japanese and puppet troops from the people, continue to gain benefits in the enemy-occupied areas, and make up for the deficit caused by our relief of hundreds of thousands of victims."

"But don't forget that no matter how big the operation team is, it is an enemy-occupied area. There must be a large number of Japanese and puppet troops hidden inside. If you really want to play hide-and-seek, we are definitely not opponents."

"Everyone has a time when he loses his feet, and we are no exception!"

"I don't want the troops to lose several operation teams for tens of thousands of kilograms of grain and hundreds of rifles!"

"We suffered heavy losses in the previous anti-sweeping battle. Every veteran who survived was a treasure and the backbone of our National Salvation Army. There were even many people who were the future squad leader and platoon leader of the troops!"

"To ensure the combat effectiveness of the commando team, every commando we sent out has half of the veterans, and all the commando teams have more than a thousand veterans in total."

"Don't look at the eight or nine thousand left of our National Salvation Army after the anti-sweeping campaign. If we really count it, at least two thousand of them are recruits who temporarily supplement the main force on the battlefield. Although they have completed the training of recruits and have been on the battlefield, they cannot be regarded as real veterans."

"In addition, there are a large number of artillery, engineers, and baggage troops among these eight or nine thousand people!"

"After reducing them, it would be great if there were five thousand veterans who could really go to the battlefield!"

"It is equivalent to the veterans in the operation team that account for almost one-fifth of all the veterans of our National Salvation Army. The remaining more than a thousand people will soon become veteran soldiers. If they are left in the enemy-occupied area by the Japanese and puppet troops, they will suffer a lot."

"And all the gains of the Operation Team during this period are hidden in the enemy-occupied areas. If something happens to the Operation Team, those captures will definitely be snatched by the Japanese and puppet troops. It is equivalent to the fat meat we have already eaten and was snatched back by the Japanese and puppet troops. Are you willing?"

Tang Yufeng was convinced by Zhou Cheng: "Captain, you are right. You can't chew too much. We cannot just want to gain benefits from the Japanese and puppet troops."

"They are not vegetarians either. If they miss the front, they will definitely lose their wife and their soldiers in the end."

"We should be more cautious and completely digest the benefits we have already obtained before trying to find other benefits!"

"I will contact the garrison teams and main battalions now, so that they can immediately respond to the operation team and withdraw the captives to the defense zone!"

The Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army in Taiyuan is reporting the latest situation on the front line to the commander.

"Sir, after investigation, all the operation teams of the National Salvation Army that were active in our occupied areas have retreated. The three infantry brigades we sent to the front line were empty and found nothing."

After reporting this, the Chief of Staff looked up carefully at the commander and confirmed that he did not get angry before continuing to report: "In addition to this sudden accident, our actions to drive away the people to increase the burden on the national rescue army were very smooth."

"As of last night, 400,000 people had been driven to the National Salvation Army Defense Zone!"

"In order to stabilize the morale of the army and the people, the National Salvation Army was exactly the same as our previous judgment. We accepted all the victims who drove us to their defense zone!"

"Information shows that the food standards for the National Salvation Army to provide relief to these victims have not changed at all, and each person still has half a kilogram of food per day!"

"According to their current food consumption rate, at most three months, the food reserved by the National Salvation Army will be eaten up!"

"But there is a situation we need to pay attention to, and Bei Zhi wants to break his head and doesn't know what the National Salvation Army is selling for this!"

"Nani?"

The commander raised his eyebrows and looked at the chief of staff with confusion and asked: "What emergencies? Shouldn't the current national-savior army be worried about dealing with hundreds of thousands of disaster victims? Why do they have other experiences to make trouble!"

The Chief of Staff immediately reported: "Sir, please calm down. The sudden accident is also related to the victims we are driving away!"

"Information shows that the National Salvation Army is recruiting troops among the victims they took over, and the number of new recruits is likely to exceed 15,000!"

"Forget it, add to the remaining troops after the anti-sweeping of the National Salvation Army and the new recruits they recruited in their own defense zone after the anti-sweeping Army, the total strength of the National Salvation Army is likely to exceed 25,000!"

"When all these new recruits form combat power, the National Salvation Army will definitely develop into an army with very terrifying military strength. We have to guard against it!"

When he first heard this report, the commander subconsciously frowned into the big Sichuan character.

After thinking about this report in my mind again, the commander calmed down and his frown also stretched out at this moment. He looked at the Chief of Staff and replied easily: "I think the National Salvation Army has taken a step!"

"They are now recruiting new recruits from among the victims, which is nothing more than stabilizing the people's hearts of hundreds of thousands of victims, and by the way they tied them to the National Salvation Army."

"For ordinary people, after some people join the National Salvation Army, their families will stand on the side of the National Salvation Army and support the National Salvation Army!"

Seeing the army commander's reaction after listening to his report, the chief of staff was very surprised and didn't know why the army commander could still laugh when facing the country-savior army with a surge in strength.

After listening to the Army Commander's analysis just now, the Chief of Staff was even more uncomprehensible.

According to the analysis of the commander just now, the reason why the National Rescue Army recruited soldiers among the victims was to tie them to the chariot of the National Rescue Army and be on the same mind as the National Rescue Army.

In this way, when the National Salvation Army fell into famine, the Imperial Army would be unable to drag down the National Salvation Army through civil unrest.

This is definitely not the result the Chief of Staff wants to see.

Just as he was about to ask someone, the commander spoke again: "The National Salvation Army has a very good idea, but they have ignored a question!"

"If hundreds of thousands of victims are hungry, with their unruly personality, even if their families join the National Salvation Army, the remaining families will still fight to survive!"

"And the increase in the strength of the national-savior army will further aggravate their food consumption speed!"

"Ordinary victims can hold on with half a kilogram of food in a day!"

"But if 15,000 disaster victims were recruited into the army and they were allowed to participate in training, each person would not be enough to eat one and a half pounds of food per day."

"This means that the National Salvation Army recruited 15,000 new recruits from the victims and could feed at least 50,000 new victims. The more new recruits they recruit, the more food they consumed, and the food they reserved would be eaten faster, causing their defense zone to fall into famine faster!"

"Once the national rescue army has no food and the defense zone will fall into chaos due to famine, no matter how many troops are, they will be consumed in civil strife and will not play a role."

"And the threat and bad impact of the troops after they were cut off food to the National Salvation Army was much greater than that of ordinary people."

"Soldiers have guns in their hands, and after they are out of food, they are likely to rob and kill the common people. The defense zone of the National Salvation Army will definitely become more chaotic!"

The army commander's analysis was like a calming pill, instantly dispelling the Chief of Staff's worries.

Half a month passed in a flash, and the Japanese and puppet troops drove away a total of 600,000 victims into the defense zone of the National Rescue Army, trying to use them to drag down the National Rescue Army.

Within the National Salvation Army, stimulated by 100 kilograms of food, the day after the last victim entered the National Salvation Army's defense zone, 15,000 new recruits were recruited, and ten independent battalions were also formed at this moment. The only thing missing was weapons and ammunition, especially heavy weapons.

Ten independent battalions were not equipped with a mortar and a heavy machine gun, and only more than 40% of the soldiers were equipped with rifles, and the other soldiers were all training with a wooden gun.

After the operation team returned to the defense zone safely, the main force was also filled with reorganization and began a three-month training...

At the regiment command headquarters, Chen Zhengyu was reporting the training results of the troops over the past half month to Zhou Cheng. From the beginning of entering the war room, a smile hangs on the corner of his mouth. Obviously, the news brought was very gratifying.

"The training effect of the main force and the garrison team is better than I imagined, especially those operating teams that have returned from the enemy-occupied area. In just a few days, more than a thousand new recruits have grown up, which surprised me!"

"If the situation hadn't allowed it, I really wanted to send seven more action teams to the Japanese occupied area to train troops!"

Before Zhou Cheng could speak, Zheng Yunshan, who was standing beside him, shook his head: "Chief of Staff, I think your idea cannot be realized for the time being!"

"I just received the information that after the Japanese drove hundreds of thousands of victims to our defense zone, the Japanese who were originally used to manage these ordinary people freed up their hands. A total of five infantry brigades were strengthened to the blockade line that surrounded us."

"It turned out that there were only more than 100 small strongholds of Japanese and puppet troops, but now it has expanded to more than 200 people, and a large number of heavy weapons have been strengthened, and a large number of permanent fortifications have been added to the original fortifications!"

"Now, except for a few underground traffic lines leading to the enemy-occupied areas, some intelligence personnel can be passed through, and all other channels have been cut off by the Japanese and puppet troops. Except for strong attacks, no infantry platoon can cross the blockade line quietly!"

Chen Zhengyu sighed: "Since you can't take advantage of actual combat, you can only practice according to the script!"

Tang Yufeng followed the report: "Captain, my actions here will be much smoother!"

"You asked us not to collect this year's grain tax before, further reducing the proportion of grain tax for the people in the defense zone and hiding the wealth of the people. This trick is really great!"

"A total of 600,000 victims were all arranged, and half of the victims were directly arranged in Pingding and Xiyang's old defense zones."

"It sounds like there are a lot of people, but the villagers only need to take out half of the food in the box and it will be enough for them to eat until the autumn harvest next year!"

"At present, all the victims have temporary accommodation. With the donations from the villagers in the defense zone, we have also prepared enough winter cotton coats and quilts for them!"

"Now, we are building houses for them in an orderly manner, and we will strive to ensure that every victim has his own residence before it snows!"

Until Tang Yufeng finished speaking, Zhou Cheng, who kept silent, raised his head: "Everyone is doing well!"

"If we continue to develop in the current form, at most three months, the overall strength of our National Salvation Army will rise sharply!"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Zhengyu's order: "Chief of Staff, I can only give you two months to train troops. There will be a big operation waiting for us in two months!"

"Old Zheng, please collect more information from Jinzhong and Taiyuan during this period. The more detailed the better, the better. I'm very useful!"

"Old Tang, in addition to resettling disaster victims and fully integrating hundreds of thousands of disaster victims into our National Rescue Army, you also need to find a way to build 2,000 large vehicles to ensure that the defense zone can take out 5,000 large vehicles at one time in two months!"

"Captain, you want to attack Taiyuan!" Chen Zhengyu then injected chicken blood, stood up from the chair, staring at Zhou Cheng with his eyes shining.

Tang Yufeng and Zheng Yunshan also had the same idea, otherwise why would the regiment commander ask the intelligence department to pay more attention to the intelligence in the direction of Taiyuan?

At the same time, he looked at Zhou Cheng and waited for him to speak.

What surprised them was that Zhou Cheng actually shook his head and rejected their judgment: "You guys are thinking too much!"

"Taiyuan is the location of the Japanese army headquarters in Shanxi. The city defense fortifications are strong. Not only are there more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops stationed, but there is also a flight squadron that provides air cover for the infantry at any time."

"And there are several independent mixed brigades stationed within a 100-kilometer range around Taiyuan. If Taiyuan City is attacked, it will only take more than ten hours to get 10,000 or 20,000 reinforcements."

"Our National Salvation Army plus the newly established ten independent battalions have only more than 20,000 people. Catching Taiyuan is like using eggs to touch stones and killing them in vain!"

"So our National Salvation Army does not have the ability to attack Taiyuan City in a short period of time, and I will not risk the lives of more than 20,000 soldiers of the National Salvation Army!"

Chen Zhengyu obviously did not accept Zhou Cheng's explanation and was still obsessed with attacking Taiyuan. He looked at Zhou Cheng with disbelief and asked: "If it weren't for attacking Taiyuan, why should we focus on collecting information from the direction of Taiyuan?"
Chapter completed!