"In addition to military strength and combat effectiveness, another key factor in fighting a war is logistics. Especially in defensive wars, logistics is particularly critical!" Wang Ping continued.
Then he turned his attention to Jiang Hongchun: "Director Jiang, you are the chief steward of our independent regiment. Do you think our logistics reserves are enough to support this high-intensity defensive battle? I don't want our troops to fight in the middle of the battle.
Without bullets, you have to fight with the enemy with bayonets!"
"To put it bluntly, although our independent regiment has wiped out a lot of Japs, we are really no match for the Japs when it comes to bayonets, and our troops are not as large as the Japanese, so if we can do it without bayonets, we won't do it!
"
If you don’t come to the Independent Group, you won’t know how rich the Independent Group is.
You can be sure that you are definitely the richest regiment-level logistics director in the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, Jiang Hongchun answered confidently as soon as he stood up: "Please rest assured, the political commissar of the regiment, the Logistics Department will never hold back our independent regiment."
"In order to equip the new barracks with weapons, I took out all the assets of our independent regiment. Whether it was the 38-guns in stock or domestic rifles, not a single shot was left in the logistics department. However, there was a lot of ammunition, which was enough for us to fight well.
It’s been a while.”
"The last seizure plus the original inventory, as well as what the regiment leader sent back today, totaled 890,000 rounds of rifle bullets, 135,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, more than 2,600 rounds of various artillery shells, grenades, grenades,
There are also special grenades for grenades, which add up to more than 6,000. For the people of the Independent Regiment, they can fight for five days without any problem!"
A very satisfied smile appeared on Wang Ping's face again: "It's good to have it. We have the troops, we have the weapons, and now we have the ammunition. No matter how many Japs come, I will have the confidence to withstand their attack!"
"Everyone, listen up. From now on, the whole group is ready to fight and fight against the little devil at any time!"
"Reconnaissance Platoon, bring me a radio and go lurk outside Laiyuan City. Keep an eye on the Japs. As soon as the Japs send troops, report them immediately!"
"Chief of Staff, no matter when the Japs attack, you must first formulate a defense plan for me. Bring a few combat staff officers to the positions built by the engineer company. Xu is a professional engineer talent. I will build the positions he built."
Look, it's very good. As long as we can make good use of those positions, the entire defensive battle will be much easier to fight, our casualties will be much less, and we can even cause great losses to the Japanese."
At the First Military Division Headquarters, Commander Yang Chengwu has not had a good night's sleep since the responsible arrest of the intelligence agency in Laiyuan City.
I am deeply afraid that this person will not be able to withstand the intimidation and inducement of the Japanese and confess. In this case, nearly a month of preparations by the military division will be in vain.
After waiting for almost two days and still no good news came back, Yang Chengwu immediately started thinking about remedial measures.
Once this responsible confession was made, the military division's plan to attack Laiyuan City was known to the Japanese. Is there any other way or other goals for the military division to turn the problem into a condition and make up for the losses as much as possible.
"Commander, good news, Wang Ping has actually done it!" Suddenly, Chief of Staff Xiong Botao's excited voice interrupted Yang Chengwu's thoughts.
He was stunned for a moment, then a surprised smile appeared on his face.
As soon as Xiong Botao rushed in, he stared at him and asked: "Is Wang Ping's rescue operation successful?"
"Not only did he succeed, but he also gave the Japanese a slap in the face!" Xiong Botao replied happily.
"Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao said in the telegram that after the independent regiment's reconnaissance platoon entered Laiyuan City, they first killed the Japanese reconnaissance team. Except for their squadron leader, everyone else was eliminated, including two traitors who betrayed the organization!"
"Then during the rescue operation, we easily killed the Japanese military police squadron defending the prison. More than a hundred elite Japanese soldiers were all killed."
"In the end, with the rescued comrades and captured goods, we used three military vehicles of the Japanese military police to pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, and successfully left the city. We also killed half a squadron of Japanese pursuing troops on the way back. It can be said to be a great victory.
!”
"Shhhhh..." Yang Chengwu's first reaction was to let out a long breath.
Then he stared at Xiong Botao and asked nervously.
"Did Wang Ping report? Did our comrades leak our upcoming battle plan to the Japanese?"
"No!" Xiong Botao affirmed.
"Because there was a military vehicle, Wang Ping brought back all the interrogation materials from the gendarmerie. After repeated confirmation, three of the thirteen comrades rescued did not survive the torture by the Japanese and said something. But none of them were true.
It’s very important. No matter how the Japanese torture the remaining ten comrades, they will always keep their mouth shut!”
"Comrades are all good!" Yang Chengwu couldn't help but sigh.
Xiong Botao said: "Indeed, except for the three who failed to survive, the other ten people are all good comrades. I suggest that the military division must reward them and put them in more important positions!"
"No!" Xiong Botao didn't understand very much. The commander actually confirmed his analysis just now.
"Those three who didn't make it through were also good comrades." Yang Chengwu answered with certainty.
"Don't ignore it. Although these three comrades said something, those things are of no value. It's obvious that they couldn't bear the torture of the Japanese to extort confessions, so they had to come up with something to deal with the Japanese!"
"So, they are also good comrades, but they are not suitable to be intelligence agents!"
Xiong Botao reacted immediately: "Commander, you are right. Half of the people cannot stand the torture of the Japanese. As long as they can endure it, they are all good comrades!"
Then he changed the subject and continued: "It's really strange to say that Commander Wang Ping and Wang actually had the same idea as Commander, and he directly pleaded for mercy to these three comrades in the telegram, as if he believed that the military division would punish them!
"
"What did Wang Ping say?" Yang Chengwu also became interested.
"He hopes that these three comrades can stay in the independent regiment to lead troops after they recover from their injuries. He also said that they are all old party members, and they have some questions. They are good candidates to be instructors!" Xiong Botao replied.
Yang Chengwu was very happy and did not hesitate to praise: "Wang Ping is a talented person. He can not only lead troops, but also employ people. Not bad!"
"Chief of Staff, in your reply to Wang Ping, tell him that I agree. But he must send the remaining ten comrades to me intact. I will be useful!"
One of the reasons why Wang Ping interceded for these three people was that they did have an attack.
Having been an intelligence agent for such a long time, I must have made indispensable contributions. Even though I made a few mistakes at the last minute, I can't cover up the credit.
Another reason is the wounds on the three people.
His body was covered in blood, and there was hardly a piece of good meat in sight, which shows how cruel the Japanese torture was.
Being able to reveal only some unimportant information to the Japanese under such circumstances has proved that there is no problem with their character and their perseverance.
If it were applied to ordinary people, the Japanese might have told them all the information they knew before they even had the iron on them. That's why Wang Ping took the risk to intercede for them, and then kept them in the independent group and reused them!