The Eighth Route Army headquarters is as heavily guarded as ever.
In addition to the security forces, special forces trained by Wang Ping are also scattered around the village, constantly monitoring the surrounding people entering and leaving the village, identifying enemy and puppet spies mixed in, and protecting the safety of the headquarters.
After the sky gradually darkened, the entire village fell into darkness except for the ancestral hall where the headquarters was located.
Because of the Japanese blockade, only two kerosene lamps were lit in the war room of the headquarters in Nuoda. The weak light made the war room look particularly dim.
The deputy commander-in-chief held a kerosene lamp in one hand and a pencil in the other, standing in front of a huge battle map and drawing circles, busy, sometimes frowning, sometimes sighing.
At this moment, the deputy chief of staff opened the door and walked in.
"Chief of Staff, is another base area occupied by the Japs?" The deputy commander-in-chief, who was very familiar with his old partner, asked without turning his head.
"Boss, there are two pieces of news, one good news and one bad news. I don't know which one you want to hear first?" Deputy Chief of General Staff Xiaoxiao made a joke, which easily broke the solemn atmosphere of the headquarters!
"There is good news!" The deputy commander was stunned for a moment.
Then he put down the kerosene lamp and pencil, stared at the deputy chief of staff and asked: "Let's hear the good news first. If I remember correctly, we haven't heard good news for a long time!"
The deputy chief of staff nodded and replied: "It's true that I haven't heard good news for a long time!"
"Just now, the Taiyue Military Region sent a telegram. Their new regiment, Wang Ping's troops, spent four days to seize two county towns from the Japanese and wipe out more than 2,500 Japanese main troops.
There were 2,000 Japanese recruits and more than 800 transport troops. In addition, they also surrendered the weapons of two regiments of the Imperial Association Army and seized a large amount of supplies from the Japanese, including three million kilograms of food alone!"
"Three million catties of grain, so much?" The boss was shocked.
Then he couldn't help but sigh: "With these three million kilograms of grain, life in the Taiyue Military Region will definitely be much easier!"
"They were already doing well!" the deputy chief of staff replied.
"Boss, you don't know, this Wang Ping is so foresighted that he started hoarding food two years in advance!"
"I don't know the specific amount of grain, but a few months ago, I transferred more than 10 million jins to Lao Chen at once!"
"I can confirm that Lao Chen's Taiyue Military Region is the one with the best life among all the military regions under our Eighth Route Army!"
"More than 10 million kilograms of grain can be easily taken out. Wang Ping will definitely not take three million kilograms of grain seriously! It's just that the headquarters is too far away from them, otherwise I will definitely go to the Xinyi Regiment in person and take those three million kilograms of grain.
Get one million catties of grain to the headquarters!"
The boss shook his head and replied: "The headquarters can still hold on, and there is no need to deal with the autumn wind of the troops below. They are also in great difficulty!"
"Speaking of which, this is also the credit of Comrade Wang Ping. The special operations force he established can not only fight against Japanese invaders, kill traitors, and protect the headquarters at critical moments, but also relieve a lot of logistical pressure on the headquarters. If I remember correctly,
The pork stewed vermicelli and white flour steamed buns we ate tonight were all brought back by the special operations squadron!"
"They brought it back!" the deputy chief of staff affirmed.
"It's just that the cost of training a qualified special operations team member is too high, otherwise I really want to directly expand the special operations squadron at the headquarters into a special operations brigade!"
The boss didn't respond. He stared at the deputy chief of staff and continued to ask: "I've heard the good news, what about the bad news?"
"It's also related to Wang Ping's new regiment!" The deputy chief of staff's face suddenly became serious.
"After the new regiment captured these two county towns, Linfen City, which was trapped by the Japanese, turned into an isolated city!"
"This incident directly alarmed the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, Okamura Neiji. In order to avoid an accident in Linfen, troops were directly transferred from Peiping and rushed to Taiyuan first. They combined the recruits transferred from Taiyuan to form a mixed brigade to reinforce Linfen!
"
"According to intelligence, the Japanese were hunting around Taiyuan to recruit mules and horses to transport food, weapons and ammunition to Linfen City. This newly formed mixed brigade escorted them along the way. A few days ago, they lost three million in the hands of Wang Ping
Jin of grain, the supplies to be transported this time must be much more. Otherwise, the Japanese would not have recruited mules and horses on a large scale. When the telegram was just received, the Japanese had already collected thousands of them, but still no
stop!"
The boss frowned and analyzed: "Okamura Neiji is very smart and considers things very thoughtfully. He is indeed the most difficult commander of the North China Front that our Eighth Route Army has ever encountered!"
"The reason why he spared no effort to support Linfen City is that he was afraid that his whole body would be affected by a single move!"
"The new regiment is not an ordinary infantry regiment. It is very powerful and even exceeds the overall military strength of many of our military regions!"
"If the Japs in Linfen City are killed by Wang Ping, then the new regiment can release half of the troops to reinforce other battlefields!"
"The war situation in North China is now in a stalemate stage. Because the Japanese have strong logistical supplies, firepower, and air support, they have a temporary advantage!"
"However, when a new group comes out, this situation will be broken!"
"They have strong combat effectiveness, powerful firepower, and sufficient ammunition. No matter which battlefield they go to, they will bring a devastating blow to the Japanese there!"
"When the time comes, more and more of our troops will be liberated, and the advantages held by the Japanese army in North China will slowly disappear over time..."
The deputy chief of staff said: "If I guess correctly, this Okamura Neiji also has the idea of using the new group as a breakthrough!"
"Kill the new group, and they can also free up a large number of troops to reinforce other battlefields, making their battlefield advantages more obvious, and then kill us quickly!"
"According to intelligence, the regiment that Okamura Neiji mobilized from Peiping is the only remaining mobile unit in his hands. It has very strong combat effectiveness and can definitely be regarded as his trump card!"
"Such troops have been sent out, which shows that he attaches great importance to Linfen City!"
The boss did not answer, but stared at the deputy chief of staff and asked: "Do other base areas have any recent battle plans that can break the stalemate on the battlefield?"
"Not yet!" the deputy chief of staff replied, shaking his head.
"This base area has been fighting continuously for half a year. The troops are very tired and have suffered heavy losses. More importantly, the consumption of supplies and ammunition is very high!"
"Neji Okamura took a fancy to this and not only sent troops to raid us, but also imposed an economic blockade on us!"
"Now, except for a few base areas with arsenals, other base areas are very difficult!"
"The situation in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area is the best. They are preparing for a counterattack, with an independent division as the main force to attack an infantry regiment of the Japanese. If successful, the situation they face will be much better!"
"However, this counterattack is just an idea. Whether it is ammunition and material reserves or troop mobilization, it will take a lot of time!"
"Independent division..." the boss asked with his eyes lit up.
"It is an independent division, the division with the strongest combat effectiveness in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. The total strength exceeds 10,000. The division commander is Cheng Xiao. The regiment is equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars, the brigade is equipped with infantry artillery, and the division is equipped with a mountain artillery battalion. If it were not to support other
The army has a lot of artillery, and this independent division has already raised a mountain artillery regiment!" replied the deputy chief of staff.
The boss continued to ask: "Cheng Xiao, if I remember correctly, he turned out to be Wang Ping's partner. He became the leader after Wang Ping left the independent group, and then within three years, he became the division commander!"
"It's true!" the deputy chief of staff reacted suddenly!
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