The proportion of veterans in the ten directly affiliated independent battalions of the National Salvation Army is very small, and only one veteran is in the ten warriors on average. The time for the troops to be formed is short. If you fight for bayonets, five warriors will not be the opponent of a single Japanese.

In order to prevent them from using their own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths in the battle and paying some meaningless casualties, Zhou Cheng gave them a special order of death.

Unless it reaches a last resort, the independent camp will never compete with the Japanese invaders.

The National Salvation Army's opponent tonight is more than 4,000 elite Japanese soldiers. Two independent battalions are responsible for surrounding the Japanese who want to break through. Logically, their responsibilities are very serious and they may face a strong attack from a squadron or even half a brigade at any time.

At first, Chen Zhengyu did not agree to let them take on such a heavy task and wanted to replace them with two main battalions, but in the end, Zhou Cheng persuaded him to agree to let the two independent battalions go as planned.

Although the Japanese soldiers who were going to siege tonight were very powerful, the National Salvation Army that attacked them was stronger.

Facing the joint assault from the armored battalion, cavalry battalion, and mobile battalion, no matter how powerful the Japanese elites are, they will be killed.

In Zhou Cheng's combat plan, the armored battalion and the cavalry battalion not only had to bear the heavy responsibility of killing the enemy, but also had to disperse the Japanese, disrupt all the gathered Japanese, and let them fight for themselves.

In this way, the Japanese who had the opportunity to retreat to the Independent Battalion were all straitors and combat units, and even fewer infantry squads.

The independent battalion blocked all escape routes of the Japanese in a company-based unit.

Originally, they didn't even have enough rifles. The main force of the regiment took Jinzhong and killed three reinforcements sent by Taiyuan in three battles and three victories, and seized nearly 10,000 rifles at once.

Not only did all the soldiers of the Independent Battalion equipped with rifles, but each infantry company was equipped with three light machine guns, each independent battalion was equipped with three heavy machine guns, and three mortars... More than a dozen panicked Japanese soldiers collided in front of more than a hundred national-saviors with three machine guns, which was definitely a fat meat to their mouths.

The independent battalion can not only easily eat them with its firepower advantage, but also take the opportunity to train troops, allowing the new recruits to see blood, adapt to the battlefield faster, and prepare for the next big battle.

Zhou Cheng achieved his goal, and even killed the mouse by hitting the blind cat and miraculously killed Major General Nakamoto, the commander of the Japanese Brigade.

"Captain, we won this battle!" Deputy Chief of Staff Li Honghui rushed to Zhou Cheng with an excited look on his face and reported.

I originally thought that more than 4,000 Japanese devils would have to work hard to eliminate them, but I didn't expect the attack to be so smooth. The Armored Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion killed them in one assault.

"How are the progress of each battalion?" The battle situation has been decided, and the remaining Japanese on the battlefield have been dispersed. No matter how hard it is, they can't make any big waves. Zhou Cheng's mind has begun to consider the next battle, and he asked calmly when he sees Li Honghui.

"The correspondent just sent back from the Cavalry Battalion reported that the main Japanese forces had been defeated by them. They were attacking the Japanese devils who were still gathering together in platoons!"

"The mobile battalion and the independent 4th battalion that followed the cavalry battalion were also attacking, and they were destroying the defeated Japanese devils in a company or platoon!"

"The Fifth and Sixth Battalions of Independence, the Pacification Guard Report: Many Japanese have fled to their encirclement, and they are all small groups of Japanese Japanese based on combat units, which are easily destroyed."

"According to preliminary judgment, there are less than 1,500 Japanese soldiers left on the battlefield, and they all operate in our pocket formation based on combat teams. The cavalry battalion and armored battalion eliminated the most Japanese soldiers, and the results of various battles should be no less than 2,000."

"Captain, good news..." When Li Honghui was about to continue reporting, a louder scream suddenly sounded at the command department's mouth, and then he saw the correspondent rushing in with a smile on his face.

"We killed the Japanese Brigade Commander! He and more than 20 Japanese soldiers happened to hit the position of the Third Company of the Independent Fifth Battalion. More than 100 soldiers wiped out them all with just one counterattack!"

Zhou Cheng became excited after a moment of confusion. He stared at the correspondent and asked nervously: "Are you sure that they killed the Japanese Major General Brigade Commander, not the brigade commander who was pretending to be the other Japanese to cover up their eyes."

"Confirm, our battalion commander took people over to see it!" The correspondent introduced it with great certainty.

"The commander of the Japanese Brigade is very old, and there will definitely be no such old people in ordinary Japanese!"

"And we also seized the military uniform, epaulette and command knife of the Japanese Major General's Brigade Commander, and there will be no problem..."

Zhou Cheng's smile became stronger. He walked to the map quickly and said while looking: "The leader of the Japanese brigade is dead. The Japanese brigade will definitely fall into a chaotic situation where there is no leader in a short period of time. The battles that occur here can be kept secret for a longer time."

"If this matter is done well, it will definitely bring us an unexpected surprise."

"Deputy Chief of Staff Li immediately gave orders to the reconnaissance company and the reconnaissance team, asking them to rush to Jingxing County immediately, secretly block Jingxing County, and prevent a single Japanese from entering and leaving the county town, especially the Japanese who broke through the battlefield and escaped. They must not let the Japanese army in the city know that the reinforcements have been completely wiped out by us."

"Another order the Armored Battalion and Cavalry Battalion to withdraw from the battle immediately, replenish oil and ammunition, and then advance ten kilometers towards Jingxing, and lurk at five kilometers outside Jingxing City."

"Order the mobile battalion to pacify the garrison, three independent battalions, quickly encircle the remaining Japanese on the battlefield, and strive to wipe them out."

"The last order is for the Chief of Staff, to slow down his offensive against Jingxing Coal Mine, but it must give enough pressure to the Jingxing Mining Area so that they can ask for help from the outside world continuously!"

In the original combat plan, there was no armored battalion or cavalry battalion advancing to Jingxing County, so after Zhou Cheng gave the order, Li Honghui did not immediately implement it and planned to confirm with him again.

Zhou Cheng seemed very anxious and immediately urged: "Give orders now, the faster the better. The Japanese army finally created a chance for us to take over Jingxing County. We must seize it!"

"There is a mixed brigade of Japanese troops stationed there, and the reserves of weapons, ammunition and materials are no less than those in Jinzhong County. If we can take the opportunity to take it down, we can gain something more."

"And after playing this chess in Jingxing County, it will also be a big spill to attack Shimen, which will definitely benefit without any harm!"

The Lieutenant General Command of the Shimen Japanese Army Command and the Lieutenant General Division were also concerned about the battle situation in the Jingxing Mining Area, fearing that the Jingxing Coal Mine would be captured for the third time.

"Report to the division commander, the Jingxing Mining Area has urgent power. Their second line of defense is about to be broken. Please ask the headquarters to urge the reinforcements to rush over quickly!" The communications staff rushed to the division commander to report.

The division commander threw the pencil in his hand on the table, dissatisfied with the order: "What did Major General Nakamoto do for food? Why haven't he arrived at Jingxing Coal Mine yet!"

"Don't he know the importance of Jingxing coal mine to the empire? Immediately contact the commander of the Nakaben Brigade by radio and ask them to kill to Jingxing coal mine within an hour, otherwise military law will be carried out!"

The communications officer was so scared that he rushed to the telecommunications room.

But he came back not long after, and reported with his brows locked: "Secretary Commander, we contact the commander of the Zhongben Brigade!"

"We think they are marching in a hurry and the radio is not on!"

The division commander became irritable after hearing this. There were no troops along the Zhengtai Railway to reinforce Jingxing Coal Mine, only the Zhongben Brigade could rescue the coal mine. Now the troops have broken contact and don’t know wherever they go. Faced with the coal mine that may be conquered at any time, he was like an ant on a hot pan, and could only move around and do it in a hurry.

I was very dissatisfied with staring at the map and asked: "Where did they go when we contacted the Nakamoto brigade last time?"

The combat staff on the side quickly reported: "There is less than ten kilometers away from Jingxing Coal Mine, but they encountered the enemy blocking troops there."

"The telegram said that the reinforcements were confident that they would break through the enemy's defense line within ten minutes and continue to reinforce the coal mines."

The division commander quickly glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, frowned and analyzed: "It has been an hour since the previous telegram. It has been slowing down for ten minutes to attack, and they marched forward again for fifty minutes!"

"Absolutely, they are three kilometers away from the coal mine now and should be able to join the war right away."

"Contact the coal mine immediately. The reinforcements have reached their vicinity. Please continue to persevere. If there is any news, report to the headquarters immediately!"

After another twenty minutes of waiting, the division commander did not wait for the good news that the reinforcements had joined the war, but instead waited for the bad news that the second line of defense of the coal mine was broken.

There are three defense lines in the mining area, the second one is the strongest and the most defensive forces are also the most. Once lost, it will be very easy for the opponent to conquer the coal mine.

Now the shadow of the reinforcements has not appeared, which means that Jingxing Coal Mine is likely to be conquered for the third time.

The irritable division commander gradually became impatient, staring at the communications staff and commanded with anger: "Continue to contact the Zhongben Brigade, be sure to find them and let them reinforce the coal mine as soon as possible!"

"I will send a telegram to the troops left behind in Jingxing County, asking them to mobilize another reinforcement brigade of troops to march to reinforce the mine area. As long as there is a glimmer of vitality, we must find a way to protect Jingxing Coal Mine."

The chief of staff stood aside, vaguely feeling that the division commander was hiding something, and at the same time he had some doubts about the true whereabouts of the Nakamoto Brigade.

Seeing that the division commander was still standing in front of him as if he was still stable and defeated the sequel, he seemed to have a very good chance of winning the decision he had just made. He subconsciously thought that the division commander had made a decision in his heart, so he didn't say anything.

It was not until the communications officer took the order and left that he hesitated and asked: "Secretary Commander, I feel that something happened to the reinforcements commanded by Major General Nakamoto?"

The division commander replied calmly: "They should be blocked on the reinforcement road and cannot reach the battlefield in a short time."

"Otherwise, the enemy attacking the coal mine would not launch an attack so unscrupulously, and even ignore the retreat!"

The Chief of Staff continued: "If they were just blocked and could not move forward, they would definitely report the situation to us on the radio, but we did not receive any news about them, and even actively called them without any response. This was too strange!"

"This is also my most worrying issue!" The division commander frowned even deeper.

The reaction of the division commander shocked the Chief of Staff and continued to ask: "Is something wrong with them?"

When he expressed this idea, the Chief of Staff also made a neck wiping on the division commander.

The division commander also had this feeling, but reason told him that this was impossible.

As the commander of the division and the head of the Hebei garrison, he should maintain confidence in the reinforcements, both in terms of truth and reason.

Looking at the Chief of Staff, he rejected it against his will: "This is impossible!"

"Major General Nakamoto commanded more than 4,000 reinforcements, carrying a large number of Chinese equipment, and the enemy gathered a division's troops to do anything to them."

"There are only the Eighth Route Army who are active in the mining area. They all have no division in total. They have to distribute a large number of troops to attack the coal mines. At most, a regiment of troops can be drawn to block the attack. No matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to threaten the safety of the reinforcements."

"Major General Nakamoto must have had something unexpected, so he couldn't contact us on the radio."

"Let Jingxing County send another reinforcement brigade to reinforce the coal mine. They will definitely meet Major General Nakamoto on the road. Then there will be a radio station to contact us!"

The Chief of Staff did not respond, but he could feel that the division commander was not as confident as he thought when he said those words.

So he was still worried about the safety of the reinforcements, but it was hard to say it out loud.

If heavy troops were really ambushed between Jingxing Coal Mine and Jingxing County, and the reinforcement troops commanded by Major General Nakamoto did have an accident, the reinforcement brigade that had just been dispatched in Jingxing County would be in danger.

The enemy can eat more than 4,000 reinforcements, and it will definitely eat the reinforcement brigade that has just been dispatched in the county.

As Chief of Staff, he must consider the worst-case scenario in advance.

He hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Your Excellency, the division commander, I think the headquarters should remind the subsequent reinforcements sent by Jingxing County!"

"Let them send more scouts and strengthen their vigilance. If they encounter danger, they must not give the enemy a chance to entangle them!"

When the Chief of Staff heard the worries he wanted to say but couldn't say, the division commander was too happy and would definitely not refuse.

He immediately ordered: "As the Chief of Staff said, send another telegram to Jingxing County!"

At the command center of the Japanese military brigade in Jingxing County, the colonel chief of staff who stayed here was walking around the war room like the ants on the hot pan, very anxious.

An hour ago, his contact with the brigade commander never interrupted, and the two sides contacted each other every half an hour.

Now an hour has passed, and the brigade commander neither sent a telegram to the county town nor could he contact them.

The reinforcements of more than 4,000 people disappeared out of thin air, without any movement.

The telegrams for help from Jingxing Coal Mine appeared in his hands one after another, but he could not contact the brigade commander, so he could only stay in the war room and was anxious and urged the radio operator to continue calling the brigade commander.

Not only that, he also sent several cavalry detectives out of the city half an hour ago to find the brigade commander. Now half an hour has passed, and several cavalry detectives have not come back. They disappeared into the vast mountains with the reinforcements!
Chapter completed!