On a hill in an unknown valley somewhere, several eight-clawed antennas looked inconspicuous in the night. In a cave under the hill, in front of two rooftops that had been set up, two operators were working nervously.
The sound of ticking and tapping was endless.
Brigadier Chen of the 386th Brigade, who had just led a group of more than 300 people from the brigade headquarters out of the Japanese encirclement, frowned as he stared at the map in front of him. A staff officer pointed at the map and said to him: "Commander, look, our current approximate location is
The Japanese are right here, less than thirty miles away from us."
"Thirty miles?"
Political Commissar Wang on the side said anxiously: "Old Chen, the Japanese are too close to us. Should we move to the next location?"
Brigadier Chen shook his head: "Thirty miles is enough. There are Japanese soldiers everywhere around us. Even if we continue to move, where can we go? What's more, it's late at night and marching at night is too risky. It's better to stay here until dawn.
It’s better to go further.”
Political Commissar Wang thought about it and thought it made sense. He frowned and said, "I don't know where the troops below are. I'm really worried."
Brigadier Chen also had a solemn look on his face: "The Japanese army's large-scale sweep came very suddenly. No one arrived first. The Japanese actually stopped their offensive on the frontal battlefield and dispatched more than ten divisions to attack our Eighth Route Army base area.
Such a large-scale raid caught us off guard."
Political Commissar Wang said: "According to our latest intelligence, the Japanese troops dispatched this time have reached nearly 300,000. They have swept through Shandong, Hebei, Chahar, and Shanxi, and put up a posture that they are bound to win.
They want to catch us all in one go."
"They are dreaming!" Brigadier Chen said coldly: "The head of the headquarters has already given an order to break us up into pieces and break out separately. Even if the little devil has three heads and six arms, he can't even think of eating us."
But when he said this, a trace of worry flashed in Brigadier Chen's eyes. This raid was too sudden and too large. The Eighth Route Army headquarters ordered all units to break up into pieces and break out separately.
Take the 386th Brigade as an example. It originally had six regiments under its command, but now only four regiments can be contacted. There are also Kong Jie's New Second Regiment and Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment that have not been contacted. This also makes Brigade Commander Chen's
The heart is always hanging.
In addition, the troops have been marching continuously for half a month, and the personnel are already very tired. Food, ammunition, supplies and other items are about to be exhausted. Brigadier Chen is particularly anxious these days, but he cannot show it yet. After all, there are dozens of people around him.
Look at him.
He used to feel in his pocket but found that it was empty. Then he remembered that he had smoked out all the cigarettes as of yesterday.
At this moment, something was handed to him. He took it and saw that it was a box of Good Luck cigarettes. He turned around and saw Political Commissar Wang looking at him with a smile. Overjoyed, he took out a cigarette and lit it.
: "Well, you, Lao Wang, actually hid some private goods!"
Seeing Brigadier Chen puffing away with a look of enjoyment on his face, Political Commissar Wang laughed and scolded: "Who told you to smoke so fiercely? I remember that Ding Weigang gave you one when we met with the New Group not long ago. No,
You drained me all within a week, who can blame you?"
Brigadier Chen chuckled and said nothing. Soon after he finished smoking a cigarette, Brigadier Chen's mind began to come alive. He suddenly thought: "Old Wang, how about we contact the Liantai Militia and see if we can get help from him?"
It would be good to get some help there. Even if it means replenishing some supplies for us."
"I think you can." Political Commissar Wang thought for a while and agreed. The close relationship between the Liantai Militia and the Eighth Route Army was well known, so there was no need to be embarrassed to speak at this time.
"Okay... Staff Qiu, record the order immediately..." Seeing that Political Commissar Wang agreed with his opinion, Brigadier Chen quickly asked his staff to contact the Liantai Militia.
Less than half an hour has passed.
"The brigade commander, political commissar, and Liantai militia have called back."
"Oh...bring over the telegram."
After the staff officer took the telegram over, their expressions changed when they saw the telegram, "What...the Japanese 6th Division and the 108th Division have arrived in Ping'an County and are approaching the Liantai Militia?"
As soldiers, they are very aware of the weight of the 6th Division.
If the seventeen standing divisions are the elite divisions of the Japanese Army, then this Japanese standing division, nicknamed the Kumamoto Division, is the first echelon among these seventeen divisions, and its combat effectiveness is particularly powerful.
Now the Japanese army has actually sent two divisions, including the 6th Division, approaching Liantai County. You can imagine how severe the situation faced by the Liantai militia now is.
Seeing this, the two of them felt their hearts go cold. The Liantai Vigilante Group was under such great pressure, so how could they have time to support them?
However, when they read the message to the end, their expressions became a little ashamed. Gao Hongming asked about their location in the message and said that he could send a plane to airdrop part of it for them.
What moved Brigadier Chen and Brigadier Chen the most was that Gao Hongming was not only willing to carry out an airdrop for them, but was also willing to provide support to other relatively well-organized troops, and asked Brigadier Chen to summarize the location and situation of the troops and report them in a unified manner.
They then set a unified time for airdrop.
This is very righteous. After Gao Hongming took a deep breath, he suddenly remembered something: "Old Wang, I remember that Ding Wei's new group is working together in Ping'an County. Why don't we just ask Ding Wei to assemble the team and go directly?"
Liantai County, let the New Regiment join the Liantai Militia to assist Gao Hongming in defending Liantai County, what do you think?"
Political Commissar Wang hesitated for a moment, "Old Chen, the Liantai Militia Group is now facing pressure from two divisions of the Japanese army. We asked the new regiment to assist the Liantai Militia Group without orders from the headquarters, resulting in excessive losses. If the headquarters blames this responsibility...
"
"I will take this responsibility!"
Before political commissar Wang could finish his words, Brigadier Chen said decisively: "General military orders abroad will not be obeyed, and extraordinary measures must be taken in extraordinary times. Our situation is already bad enough, how much worse can it get if it gets worse?"
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When the New Regiment goes to Liantai County, it will at least have enough food, clothing, and supplies, and it can also replenish supplies. They have helped us so much, so in return it is natural for the New Regiment to help the Liantai Militia defend themselves, don't you think?
?”
Political Commissar Wang thought about it and smiled helplessly: "Old Chen, I have found that ever since we met, I have seldom been able to speak well of you. Sometimes I wonder whether you are the political commissar or I am the political commissar?"
Brigadier Chen laughed loudly and patted him on the shoulder: "Old Wang, you are right if you can't convince me. This proves that I am always right!"
"Fuck you!" Political Commissar Wang scolded him first, and then burst into laughter.