The military commander is in a difficult situation now and is constantly struggling in his heart!
If we continue to move forward, the three squadrons will most likely be destroyed!
If he retreats directly, he will not be able to immediately know the specific power of the secret weapon of the garrison, and he will feel unwilling to do so!
"retreat!"
This was the commander's final decision after hesitating for a full minute!
He took a deep breath and analyzed: "We have lost enough imperial troops in this battle, we cannot lose any more!"
"As for the secret weapons equipped by the garrison, the troops cannot find them out. The intelligence department can check them out. There is no need to let hundreds of imperial soldiers die in vain!"
"Order that the three squadrons withdraw to their base immediately! The intelligence department will collect information about secret weapons at all costs. It is best to obtain physical objects and photos!"
"The garrison used a secret weapon on a large scale last night. Many Eighth Route Army troops must have seen its true face! Immediately activate our intelligence personnel lurking within the garrison to find out what this secret weapon is?"
The chief of staff immediately replied: "Sir, don't worry, I will make arrangements for my humble post now!"
Hongquan Village, where the garrison headquarters is located!
The operator took a telegram and rushed into the headquarters in a hurry. He was very anxious!
At this time, a discerning person will know at a glance that something is going on, and something serious!
Sure enough, when the operator found Wang Hong, he handed over the telegram and hurriedly reported it!
"Political commissar, the leader is calling urgently!"
"Let the regiment headquarters draw another 1,200 troops from the absentee and captured puppet troops and divide them into five groups to supplement five main battalions respectively!"
"You have to be quick. You must be in place before dark tomorrow. This is a list of the number of soldiers that each battalion needs to replenish!"
"So many!" A flash of shock flashed across Wang Hong's face!
After reading the contents of the telegram very carefully, a bold idea quickly appeared in my mind. I frowned and analyzed it to myself!
"The leader must have taken some big action, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry!"
"It's an expansion, it's an increase in firepower, and it has to be completed within two days. There must be something urgent to do!"
Luo Yun immediately asked: "Political Commissar, did the leader say what specific actions were taken?"
Wang Hong shook his head and replied: "The telegram didn't say it, but I have a feeling!"
"Based on my understanding of the leader, the scale of this operation will definitely be very large, otherwise the leader would not be so mysterious!"
"Report!"
Suddenly, a voice interrupted the conversation between the two!
The guard specializing in protecting the regiment leader stood at the door, breathing heavily, his face flushed, and very tired!
"Xiao Zhou, it was the captain who asked you to come back!" Thinking of the contents of the telegram and his own judgment, Wang Hong asked him directly without letting him rest!
"Yes, political commissar!" the guard carefully took out a letter from his body and reported!
"This is what the regiment leader asked me to bring back. It must be handed over to the political commissar in person to complete the task!"
"And the regimental leader also explained that this letter can only be read by the political commissar and deputy commander. After reading it, it will be burned immediately and no third person can see it!"
"So mysterious?" Wang Hong's face became serious, and he ordered!
"Lao Luo, go directly to my room!"
"Second Company of Guards is on alert. No one can come within ten meters of the room without my order!"
The letter is not long, I read it in a few minutes!
But the shock the content brought to the two of them was like a sudden storm coming over them. They were stunned and it took them a long time to react!
After burning the letter to ashes in front of the guards, Wang Hong was the first to calm down, stared at Luo Yun and analyzed!
"Although this idea is bold, I agree with the leader's analysis!"
“Now is indeed our best opportunity to expand outward!”
"The army needs people, guns, and enough ammunition!"
"Lingqiu is too small and cannot support so many troops in the garrison!"
"And the strategic depth is not very large. If the Japanese army wants to attack us, they only need to send out a brigade to surround the base area tightly, making it difficult for us to escape!"
"Only by fighting out, expanding our base, and expanding our strategic depth can the garrison continue to grow and develop. When the Japanese attack us with heavy troops, we will have a large enough battlefield to deal with the little Japanese!"
"Unlike now, the Japanese can kill one person in our base area in two or three days!"
"I agree too!" Luo Yun supported!
"The supply of troops in the base area has been exhausted. If the garrison regiment wants to continue to expand and ensure its combat effectiveness, it must be supplemented by a steady stream of troops!"
"This time the regiment leader brought back thousands of absentees from Datong, which solved the problem of insufficient troops!"
"But there may not be such a good opportunity next time!"
"Only by fighting out, continuing to expand the base area, and increasing the population of the base area, can our supply of troops be guaranteed!"
"Even if the troops come to defend Lingqiu again, we don't have to worry about having no troops available!"
Wang Hong quickly made a decision: "Then this matter is settled. We unconditionally support the leader's next actions!"
"Lao Luo, you have two things to do now. One is to take the urgently needed supplementary troops for each battalion from the construction army in your hands and send them directly to each battalion according to the list on the telegram!"
"Second, contact Comrade Peng Chang, the county magistrate of the base area, and immediately secretly transfer local grassroots cadres from the base area, ready to take over the villages and towns captured by the main force at any time and form a base area!"
"The county brigade and the district squad will send out half of their troops. The deputies of each unit will lead the team and cooperate with the main force and local grassroots cadres to take over the establishment of the base area!"
"I also have two things to do here: one is to use the secret weapon of thunder cannons to completely destroy the intelligence network re-established by the Japs in our base area. At the very least, it must be severely damaged so that they will not be able to recover within half a year!"
"The second thing is to be the logistics manager of the garrison and ensure that there are no problems with the ammunition supply of the frontline combat troops!"
"As for specific military operations, there are two people in charge of the regiment commander and the chief of staff. I am completely assured!"
At eight o'clock in the evening, the garrison regiment headquarters suddenly started martial law!
The guard troops have one sentry every five steps and one post every ten steps, surrounding the regiment headquarters tightly!
Everyone who wants to join the regiment must go through layers of checks!
At ten o'clock in the evening, a convoy suddenly left the regiment headquarters. Under the protection of a nearby guard company, it marched quickly to the nearest battalion station!
Four hours later, the heavily guarded convoy left the station. A total of six large trucks were filled with things and covered with raincloths, covering them tightly!
This situation was immediately detected by the little devil intelligence officers!
"Sir, the big truck must be loaded with secret weapons that the garrison has just equipped!"
"This is the hinterland of the garrison base. It is very safe. If it were ordinary weapons and ammunition, they would never be covered with raincloths, and so many troops are sent to protect them!" A spy analyzed, with a serious face!
The person in charge frowned and said nothing!
He was transferred from the Special Higher Education Course and is very rigorous in his work, otherwise he would not have been promoted from a small intelligence agent to the rank of major in just three years!
According to the usual practice, when dealing with a regiment of the Eighth Route Army, it would be a great honor if the Special High School Division could dispatch a lieutenant intelligence officer!
But the garrison is so special. It is not only a serious problem for the empire, but also makes the intelligence department lose face time and time again, providing false information to the troops, causing the troops to lose troops on the battlefield!
In order to take revenge, wash away the shame brought by the garrison to the intelligence department!
Uncharacteristically, the Special High School Department directly sent over an ace intelligence officer with the rank of Major, who was specifically responsible for collecting information about the garrison, so as to serve as a frontline for the imperial army to encircle and annihilate the garrison in the future!
He received the order from the summit during the day to collect all information about the secret weapons of the defense regiment at all costs!
Then pass the order to every intelligence officer under your command!
However, a few hours passed, and the secret weapon that showed great power on the battlefield seemed to have suddenly disappeared, without any news!
Just when he was a little anxious, his subordinates sent news about the convoy!
After listening to the report, the major's first subconscious reaction was that the target had appeared!
But the cautious habit he had developed since entering the special high school course prevented him from making a judgment at the time. Instead, he frowned and fell into deep thought, analyzing whether the news might be a conspiracy!
He was operating in the belly of the garrison, and any accident might cause him to lose his life, which would bring a devastating blow to the intelligence network of the Special High School in Lingqiu!
Therefore, any decision must be made carefully to ensure that it is foolproof!
It took a full five minutes before he spoke: "Can you clearly see the general shape of the things on the cart!"
"Okay!" the intelligence officer confirmed after hesitating!
"Although the cart is covered with raincoats, the raincloths are too thin and many of them stick to the things on the cart!"
"The outlines of two carts are particularly obvious, like gun barrels, thick and long!"
"It's almost as long as a big car, and if it's thick, it's at least thirty centimeters!"
"The guards protect the convoy very tightly. Their people are all around the convoy for 200 meters. There is no chance to get close to the convoy. We can only observe it from a distance with binoculars!"
At this time, another intelligence officer hurried in!
"Sir, the convoy we were watching went to the garrison of the second battalion of the garrison. It stayed there for ten minutes and then came out. Then there were six more carts filled with things and covered with raincloths!"
"It's similar to what they pulled out of the first battalion station, and it was covered very tightly with a raincloth!"
"It must be the secret weapon Shangfeng asked us to find!" The deputy next to the major suddenly spoke, and then shouted with his eyes shining!
"Sir, don't hesitate any longer!"
"This opportunity must not be missed again. I think we should act immediately, gather all intelligence personnel, and intercept a large vehicle. This way we can find out what the secret weapon equipped by the garrison is!"
The Major had a sullen face and said nothing!
Although all the evidence now proves that the secret weapon he is looking for is in the middle of the convoy, it is very clear!
But there is always a feeling in my heart that this matter is not as simple as everyone thinks!
As a king agent, he trusts his sixth sense very much!
This is also a very important reason for his delay in making a decision!
