After guarding outside Xiangfen City for a day, the Japanese and puppet troops in the city made no movement other than strengthening the city's defenses.
At this moment, the communications platoon leader rushed in, looking anxious.
"Something happened..." Wang Ping's heart skipped a beat, and he had a very bad premonition.
"The regiment commander, the remaining troops of the 1st, 2nd and 4th battalions sent a telegram. They were suddenly attacked. The offensive of the Japanese and puppet troops was very fierce. The remaining troops of the three main battalions have all attacked..."
"Also, there have been changes in the counties where the base areas are still controlled by the Japs. Our intelligence officers lurking in the cities reported that they have replaced most of the Japanese troops in the city defenses with puppet troops, and at least half of them have been assembled in each county.
The mobile force of the infantry brigade seems to be planning to leave the city to counterattack us..."
Wang Ping frowned, stared at the commander and chief of staff and judged: "Commander, now I know, the real purpose of the little devil is not only Xiangfen County, but also our new regiment~"
"It's just that I didn't expect that they would have so many troops lurking outside our base area. Counting the three infantry brigades that are attacking us, the Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen City have almost been exhausted. The little devil, Major General Kawaguchi, is really brave.
Concentrating all the troops he has on hand to deal with us, he is not afraid that we will be too tough and break our teeth, and in the end lose his wife and lose his troops!"
The commander's face was not as good-looking as Wang Ping's. The three infantry brigades plus the mobile troops from the three counties could be dispatched at any time to attack the three battalions of the New Regiment. Moreover, they were still dissatisfied with the three battalions. In his opinion,
The chances of winning are very slim!
He stared at Wang Ping with a worried look on his face and reminded him: "You are still in the mood to talk nonsense here when the Japanese and puppet troops are approaching. Now that you have this time, you might as well think more about how to hold the base and repel the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japs!"
"Don't forget, these six troops are only exposed before the eyes of the little devils. There are more than 5,000 puppet troops in Xiangfen County in front of us. They will definitely not stay here indifferently. If I am not wrong in my judgment, they
They must be waiting for a perfect opportunity to suddenly attack and give us a fatal blow~"
Wang Ping replied confidently: "Commander, please rest assured. If it were a few days ago, when faced with the ambush suddenly appeared by the Japs, I would still be worried about the lack of troops. But it is different now. Please give me the direct brigade."
Brought it. Now that we have a direct brigade, I will definitely let the Japanese lose my wife and lose our troops!"
"Chief of Staff, order the second and fourth battalions to return to their posts immediately. In addition, the prisoners who have been supplemented by the political commissar in the past two days will also be brought back together. A main battalion that has experienced bloody battles, plus a new company and a garrison battalion,
Even if they cannot hold their position, they can still use the terrain to hold them back so that the Japanese and puppet troops attacking us cannot penetrate deep into our base area!"
"Order the three battalion commanders. They have the final say on how to fight. However, they must control the casualties of the troops and protect the people in the base area. I allow them to let the little devils enter our base area, but they cannot go deeper than 20 kilometers into our base area.
, and we must do a good job in clearing the war zone!"
"Political Commissar, you immediately send a telegram to our intelligence personnel lurking in Linfen City and ask him to find out the true situation of the Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen City, focusing on the situation at Linfen Railway Station. You must hurry up..."
"Also, give orders to the cavalry battalion. If nothing unexpected happens, I will prepare a good opportunity for them to train in actual combat. In addition, I have a letter here, which contains a clever trick for dealing with the little devil cavalry. Send someone to deliver it quickly.
Get it into the hands of Camp Commander Ma and let him prepare it overnight!"
"There are also armored companies and anti-aircraft companies, all ready for battle!"
"The mountain artillery battalion may also participate in the battle this time. The key depends on how the little Japs in Xiangfen City act. If possible, I will accept all the mountain artillery brigade and field artillery squadrons that the Japs bring into our base area.
Take it down!”
The commander knew some of the Xinyi Regiment's background. Now that Wang Ping had revealed all his family background, his face showed a look of dumbfounded shock, not to mention the chief of staff who didn't know the Xinyi Regiment's family background.
As soon as Wang Ping issued the order, the deputy chief of staff stared at him and asked: "Wang Ping, tell us the truth, how many troops do your new regiment have?"
"When we came a few days ago, there were only four main battalions, a new assault battalion, a mortar company, a heavy machine gun company, and a guard company. How come we now have a cavalry battalion, a mountain artillery battalion, and even an armored company?
The air defense company all showed up!"
Commander Chen then added: "Wang Ping, I know the mountain artillery battalion, but why is it that the cavalry battalion also has an armored company and an anti-aircraft company?"
"I remembered, did you use the equipment of a cavalry battalion brought back from World War II to form a cavalry battalion?"
"No, I remember you sent me a telegram saying that you only need one cavalry company of equipment for that cavalry battalion, and the rest will be handed over!"
"These things must be reported to me clearly now. As a commander, I don't even know how many troops there are under my command and what kind of equipment they have. How should I fight this war~"
Wang Ping suddenly realized that he was so impulsive that he spilled the beans in the face of heavy Japanese and puppet troops.
Facing the serious looks of the two chiefs, Wang Ping could only answer bravely: "Chief, the cavalry battalion, the armored company, and the air defense company, we established them a month or two ago!"
"The purpose of forming them at that time was the same as the new commando battalion. We planned to use them as our new regiment's secret trump card to fight the Japanese, and use them at critical moments to deal a fatal blow to the Japanese!"
"As for the mountain artillery battalion, commander, you should know. However, the mountain artillery battalion has now been expanded to five companies!"
Then, as the two people stared in shock, he briefly introduced the process of how to obtain these equipment!
After the introduction, Wang Ping was ready to be criticized.
After all, I have hidden too many things this time.
However, Wang Ping did not expect that the chief of staff was not only not angry, but also very happy.
"Okay, well hidden...Wang Ping, with these trump cards, I am sure that the new regiment can successfully defeat the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression campaign. With the layout well done, it is really possible for the Japanese to lose their wives and troops!"
"Old Chen, if nothing unexpected happens, Wang Ping has set up a good stage for us to sing a big show this time!"
"As for whether this scene is exciting or not, it all depends on the level of Wang Ping, the former enemy commander in chief!"
If the chief of staff is not angry, the commander will certainly not be angry either.
After all, Wang Ping is his subordinate, and the New Regiment is also his own unit. The things of the New Regiment can also be said to be his own to a certain extent.
His eyes lit up, and he asked: "Let's forget about this matter now. We will discuss this issue after the battle is over... I remember that you seemed to have issued an order just now, asking the intelligence department to find out the strength of the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen City...
Are you planning to take advantage of the little Japanese’s lack of troops in the rear and directly attack his home base of Linfen City..."
Wang Ping shook his head and replied with a lot of self-knowledge: "Commander, you think too highly of me. Linfen City has high walls and thick walls, and there are a lot of permanent firepower points. As long as the little Japs decide to defend and there are a thousand defenders, I will take down the entire city."
Even if we pull all the troops over, we won’t be able to win it in a short time, and we’ll both suffer losses.”
"Such a battle is too uneconomical, I won't fight it!"
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