Chen Fusheng immediately understood the hidden meaning of Xiao Yuan's words, and a frightened expression appeared on his face.
Xiao Yuan's words are not alarmist at all, and they are very reasonable.
The reason why the Japanese expanded the garrison regiment into a garrison brigade is that Yi County is close to the Eighth Route Army base area, and the enemy situation is more complicated than before. They expanded the Imperial Army to make up for the Japanese's insufficient strength and completely control Yi County.
If Yi County is safe and the crisis is resolved, the garrison brigade will lose its significance.
Then, like the surrounding Eighth Route Army, it became a thorn in the side of the Japanese, a thorn in the flesh, and they wanted to get rid of it quickly.
The Japanese often kill donkeys, and I have seen it all too often.
When it comes to myself, there will definitely be no exceptions.
Cold sweat began to form on Chen Fusheng's forehead. He took a breath and quickly replied: "Captain Xiao, your reminder was too timely."
"Not only cannot the Eighth Route Army's activities be eliminated in Yixian County, but they must be intensified."
"The more chaotic this place is, the more meaningful the existence of the security brigade will be, and the more the Japanese will pay attention to me."
Xiao Yuan smiled and said: "Allowing the Eighth Route Army to operate on a large scale in Yixian County, killing a few Japanese from time to time, ambushing two transport teams, and pulling out one or two gun towers. For Brigadier Chen, in addition to raising the bandits' self-respect, he also has another
benefit?"
Chen Fusheng was completely convinced of Xiao Yuan and quickly asked: "What are the benefits?"
"Funding war with war, obtaining a steady supply of food and ammunition from the Japanese, not only can we secretly resell weapons and ammunition to make money, but we can also secretly strengthen the strength of the garrison brigade."
"In troubled times, the only one with a gun is the grass-headed king. The stronger the strength in his hand, the more confident Brigadier Chen will be."
The fearful expression on Chen Fusheng's face was replaced by excitement on the spot.
He said excitedly: "I understand."
"Captain Xiao means to let the security brigade and the Eighth Route Army operating in Yixian County conduct exercises for the Japanese?"
"It's a war!" Xiao Yuan corrected.
"Yes, it's a war!" Chen Fusheng understood completely.
"As long as there is a war, people will be injured and weapons and ammunition will be lost."
"The Japanese still rely on the garrison brigade to defend Yixian County, which will definitely make up for our losses on the battlefield and give us the strength to continue fighting the Eighth Route Army."
"During the war, ten guns and two hundred rounds of ammunition were lost. If I reported twenty guns and five hundred rounds of ammunition, the Japanese would definitely not suspect it."
"Equivalent to one battle, the security brigade can get ten guns and three hundred rounds of ammunition for free. It is definitely a good deal with huge profits."
“This method works!”
Xiao Yuan suddenly interrupted: "Commander Chen, the deal is a good deal, but the benefits cannot be taken by the garrison brigade."
"The Eighth Route Army will accompany you to fight against the little devils, and it will also lose weapons and ammunition. We cannot let you take advantage of us and let you take advantage of us."
When Chen Fusheng heard this, he knew that Xiao Yuan was seeking benefits. He thought for a moment and replied: "I will replenish the weapons and ammunition that the Eighth Route Army lost in the firefight. The remaining weapons and ammunition, you and the Eighth Route Army want 30%, and I want 70%."
"I think Captain Xiao can understand why I am more important than you."
"I face the Japanese directly and cause trouble under their noses. Any accident may cost me my life, so I have to take the lead."
"No problem!" Xiao Yuan replied.
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the battle situation in the no-man's land did not improve much.
Last night, a total of four medium-sized strongholds were captured by the Eighth Route Army, and two reinforcements were ambushed, and the entire army was destroyed.
The Japanese army suffered more than 600 casualties, and the puppet troops suffered nearly 1,000 casualties and prisoners.
After hearing the report from the acting chief of staff, the army commander became furious and started to get angry at all his subordinates at the headquarters, scolding them so hard that no one dared to raise their heads.
As the deputy to the corps commander, the acting chief of staff must bravely step forward to ease the tension and bring the corps commander back to his senses.
Taking advantage of the commander's breath, he quickly said: "Your Excellency, commander, there is not no good news on the front line."
"After the troops attacking Huaiyuan County were in place, the newly established Huaiyuan Independent Regiment has withdrawn to the newly established base area and returned to defense."
"The offensive troops are all elites drawn from Zhangjiakou and other places, and they are also supported by aircraft. The Huaiyuan Independent Regiment has just been established, and it is definitely no match for them."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the attacking troops will be able to retake Huaiyuan County tomorrow night, and then use the county as the center to slowly compress the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment's living space, and finally completely kill the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment."
"There is also good news coming back from Yi County."
"With the support of the Imperial Army, the Yixian Security Brigade has established two security regiments, and the remaining one will definitely be completed within ten days."
"The troops are dividing their forces and stationing in various villages and towns to eliminate the anti-Japanese armed forces left behind by the Eighth Route Army and completely control Yixian County."
"If Yi County is safe, the connection between the garrison and the Laishui Independent Regiment will be cut off by us, and the garrison will be surrounded by no man's land again."
"As long as we find ways to change the situation in the no-man's land and change from passive to active, the garrison will become our turtle in the urn again."
"When the imperial army regains its strength and mobilizes a sufficient number of troops and supplies, a new round of raids can be launched at any time."
The army commander's heavy face looked much better, and he asked with a stern face: "According to the battle report, the garrison lost troops and generals in this sweep."
"The staff department has judged that the main force of the garrison and the local troops combined have less than 2,000 people left."
"Now that the newly established Huaiyuan Independent Regiment has withdrawn its troops, it means that the garrison regiment killed nearly 2,000 of us in one night and captured four strongholds with its own strength alone. Even if the garrison regiment has strong combat effectiveness and well-equipped equipment, it is not more than a thousand
The remnants can do it."
"Who can tell me what is going on with the Eighth Route Army operating in no-man's land? What is their identity, how many troops there are, and what is their equipment like?"
The acting chief of staff took out another telegram report: "Your Excellency, Army Commander, judging from the reinforcement telegrams sent from several strongholds, there are at least 6,000 Eighth Route Army troops operating in no-man's land, and they are all from the garrison."
"Impossible?" the military commander retorted loudly.
"How long has it been since the sweep ended? How could it be possible to expand the remaining troops from more than a thousand to more than 6,000 in such a short period of time? And just after the expansion of the troops was completed, they were brought to the battlefield. Unless the garrison regiment has the ability to spread the beans into an army, otherwise it is...
Is their commander crazy?"
The acting chief of staff explained: "Commander, calm down!"
"The garrison doesn't have the ability to spread the beans into an army, but their ability to expand the army is indeed very strong."
"Intelligence showed that after the counter-mopping up, they recruited 2,000 new soldiers in a short period of time from the refugees that the imperial army rushed into their base area, 1,000 from the guerrillas in each village, and nearly 2,000 from the prisoners.
Thousands of people, add up to five thousand people."
"There is also intelligence that shows that during the sweep, the garrison recruited at least 3,000 new soldiers from those refugees, which adds up to 5,000 people."
"During the sweep, we also added at least 3,000 captive soldiers, both to fight and to replenish, otherwise the garrison would not have had so many troops for us to consume."
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