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When the deputy chief of staff said this, everyone suddenly realized.

Indeed, with the help of the puppet army, the Second Independent Regiment could have captured all these strongholds within 20 minutes, or even less time.

You must know that although the combat effectiveness of the puppet army is poor, it is far from the enemy's opponent on the front battlefield.

But if you are shooting behind the scenes, it will be very simple to kill the Japanese.

It is easy to dodge an open gun but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. This is not just talk.

What's more, there are far more puppet troops than Japs in those strongholds. When the Second Independent Regiment launches an attack, the Japs' attention must be on the Second Independent Regiment and will not set up defenses for the puppet troops behind them.

If the puppet troops suddenly attack behind us at this time, killing the Japanese will not be as difficult as killing a pig.

But soon, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang thought of another question: "However, brigade commander, if Wang Chengzhu activates the 4th Mixed Brigade now, wouldn't he expose them in advance?

How can we rely on them to capture Yangquan County later?"

But soon, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang shook his head again and asked himself: "However, Wang Chengzhu must have dared to do this and must have thought of a countermeasure.

As long as you control the phones and kill all the Japanese in these strongholds, the news will not spread."

"Afterwards, the Japanese only knew that the stronghold had been captured. As for other things, such as the puppet uprising of the 4th Mixed Brigade, they knew nothing about it."

Everyone nodded in deep agreement.

The brigade commander scanned the crowd again and asked: "Do you have any other questions about the report of the Second Independent Regiment?"

"No!"

Everyone shook their heads.

Brigadier: "In that case, let's continue to wait for reports from other regiments."

Immediately, everyone fell into a long wait again.

There was no way. The other regiments did not have radio stations, and their operations basically did not have the assistance of the 4th Mixed Brigade. Naturally, they could not end in just 20 minutes like the Second Independent Regiment.

Therefore, the brigade commander, chief of staff, and other leaders of the brigade headquarters could only stay at the brigade headquarters, waiting for the cavalry correspondents from the 772nd Regiment, 771st Regiment, Independent Regiment, New Regiment, and New Second Regiment to report.

In order to reduce the pressure on the cavalry correspondents, the brigade commander has moved the brigade headquarters to Xujia'ao.

This was the first stop Wang Chengzhu visited when he first came to the southeastern Shanxi region for reconnaissance. It has now become the temporary brigade headquarters of the 386 Brigade.

But even if the brigade headquarters is moved forward to Xujia'ao, the nearest front line is still about ten kilometers away.

The distance is tens or even hundreds of kilometers.

Taking into account combat matters and the time spent by the cavalry correspondent on the road, the brigade commander estimated that in addition to the report from the Second Independent Regiment, no follow-up news would come back until three or four o'clock in the morning at the earliest.

Even those small strongholds guarded by only a small team are not so easy to capture.

The brigade commanders also knew this.

Deputy Chief of Staff Wang said: "The brigade commander, deputy brigade commander, chief of staff, and all of you, the next few days will be the critical period for the decisive battle, and then there will be no time to sleep.

I estimate that the other groups will not get news back until at least 3 o'clock in the morning, so I will be on duty tonight and you can go get some sleep first.

I'll call you again then.

Or if something happens, and if there are any new instructions from the division or headquarters, I can call you again."

The chief of staff waved his hand and said: "Old Wang, it's almost half past one, it's only been more than an hour, why should I sleep?"

The deputy brigade commander also said: "That's right, the Second Independent Regiment has made a good start. I'm looking forward to seeing if the other regiments will bring us surprises."

The rest of the people all nodded in deep agreement. The fierce fighting on the front line was currently going on, and they were at their most energetic. How could they sleep?

However, the brigade commander did not say anything. He stood up directly, wrapped himself in a leather coat and walked to the camp bed next to him. Then he said: "Old Wang is right, I will definitely not be able to sleep in the next few days."

"Sleep. But we must keep a clear mind, so don't sleep for more than an hour, even if it's only half an hour."

After saying that, the brigade commander wrapped his fur coat tighter and closed his eyes.

The others thought the same thing, so they followed suit, found a camp bed and lay down on it.

But imagination is beautiful, but reality is skinny.

They had only been lying down for five minutes. They were still lost in the lake when they were awakened by the rapid sound of horse hooves and neighing.

Deputy Commander Wang immediately went out in search of the voice, and hurried back a short time later: "Brigade Commander, I am a cavalry correspondent. A cavalry correspondent has come to the brigade headquarters!"

"Damn, so fast? Are you deliberately trying to prevent me from sleeping?" the brigade commander cursed, then turned over and sat up.

However, although the brigade commander was scolding, his face was happy.

It's only 1:50 now, and before 2 o'clock, the communications troops came to report, which fully demonstrated the combat effectiveness of the 386th Brigade.

Not long after, a communications soldier rushed in and reported: "Report! The independent regiment has captured the Blackwater stronghold!"

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"Okay! Well done!"

The brigade commander shouted and said to Deputy Chief of Staff Wang: "Deputy Chief of Staff Wang, quickly mark it on the map!"

"yes!"

Deputy Chief of Staff Wang responded, found the location of Blackwater on the map, and then drew a big red cross with a red pen.

In this way, there are already 7 identical red crosses on the entire map, which are Daliang, Yangjiazhuang, Shangzhuang, Shangzhuang, Caojiagou, Yexi, and Heishui just captured by the Independent Regiment.

Although the brigade commander agreed to Wang Chengzhu's request for the Second Independent Regiment to attack Yangquan County, he made two-pronged preparations and asked Ding Wei's Independent Regiment to serve as a reserve team for a complete plan.

Therefore, the attack area of ​​the Independent Regiment is actually close to that of the Second Independent Regiment, and they are all attacking the strongholds near Yangquan County.

The brigade commander was very happy, because the strength of one unit of the Second Independent Regiment does not mean it is strong. The entire 386th Brigade, even the entire 129th Division, and the entire Eighth Route Army must be strong to be truly powerful.

But soon, the smile on the brigade commander's face froze again.

Because the correspondent who came to report added that the reason why the independent regiment was able to quickly capture the Blackwater stronghold was because the puppet troops in the stronghold suddenly turned against the enemy.

They even just made a start, without launching a formal attack, let alone killing a single Japanese. The puppet soldiers inside finished their work and then raised a white flag to welcome them in.

Others may not know why the puppet troops inside rebelled, but the brigade commander is Men Qing.

Come on, it’s Wang Chengzhu’s credit again, I’m so happy for nothing.

Not only the brigade commander was happy for nothing, Ding Wei was even more happy. When he heard the report that the 1st Battalion had captured the Blackwater stronghold in less than 20 minutes, he was also surprised.

But when he learned what happened, he could only smile helplessly. Come on, the Blackwater stronghold was nominally fought by an independent group, but in fact the credit was attributed to Wang Chengzhu.

The most annoying thing is that this bunch of puppet troops actually only surrendered to Wang Chengzhu's Second Independent Regiment.

If it weren't for the betrayal of the puppet troops, the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment would not have been able to capture the Blackwater stronghold so easily. In addition, they were Wang Chengzhu's people, and Ding Wei could not do anything to them. He could only temporarily take them in until he could get back to him.

When the Second Independent Regiment reunites, hand it over to Wang Chengzhu.

However, it was pretty good to capture the Blackwater stronghold with almost no shot and kill 54 Japanese soldiers, as well as their weapons and equipment.

Ding Wei could only comfort himself in this way.
Chapter completed!