Seeing that all his subordinates were solemn and did not speak, Zhou Tao continued: "If I remember correctly, in the previous anti-sweep, you still had a lot of treasures hidden in your hands that were useless. ”

"Take it all out for me tonight, don't be reluctant."

"Among the more than 4,000 puppet troops in the base area, the puppet army accounts for half, and they are our best supplementary troops, which can allow the troops to recover their combat effectiveness in the shortest time."

"I have decided that from now on, whoever captures the puppet army will belong to whomever he captures."

"If a main force company can capture 200 puppet troops and mobilize half of them to join our Eighth Route Army, then this main force company will be able to restore its full strength immediately, and its combat effectiveness will quickly increase to more than eighty percent of what it was before the war."

"One more thing, in the next battle, everyone will use up one bullet, and I will add two to everyone after the battle."

"Use up one shell, I'll give you two more."

"If you are destroyed by the devils, I will add two to everyone after the battle."

"The first battalion must have captured a large amount of weapons and ammunition in Datong, so you don't have to worry about me painting a big pie for everyone."

"As long as a battalion returns, I promise you that there will be no shortage of weapons and ammunition."

With the captive soldiers, weapons and ammunition, no matter how bitter and miserable the next battle is, everyone is not afraid.

Zhou Tao's words were like a tranquilizer, and the worries of his subordinates were solved in an instant.

The commander of the second battalion was the first to pervert: "Regiment commander, the puppet army in the east for more than 1,500 days will be handed over to me, and the second battalion promises to drag them until tomorrow night!" ”

"No, it's the morning after tomorrow!"

"We are good at fighting at night, and we finally dragged them until dark, and we definitely can't let them go easily."

"But I have two demands: the local troops and guerrillas in the east of the base area are all under my command."

"If possible, I hope the regiment headquarters can support us with 300 mines."

Zhou Tao smiled and replied very satisfied: "I will give orders to the local troops, guerrillas, and local cadres there now, and cooperate with you unconditionally." ”

"I don't have that many mines, so I can only give you a hundred. The remaining mines can be replaced with thirty shells, two hundred grenades, two hundred grenades, two hundred pounds of explosives. ”

The second battalion commander was more confident, and replied confidently: "Enough!" ”

"With the cooperation of local troops and the support of the regimental headquarters, the second battalion will definitely be able to complete the task."

Dongwan Town, which is five kilometers away from the headquarters of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, has been a temporary garrison for the Japanese puppet army's sweeping troops since the day before yesterday.

Machine gun positions are scattered around several town entrances, patrols, and guard posts, densely scattered around the town to prevent sneak attacks.

The largest courtyard at the east end of the town is the Japanese headquarters.

Command's only generator was humming, powering the war room and radio station.

The captain had gone back to his room to rest, but the war room had not quieted down.

It is located in the hinterland of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, and there are crises everywhere, and it may be attacked at any time. The staff officer on duty must always be vigilant, summarize the enemy situation sent by the patrol and reconnaissance units, and analyze the hiding place of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment......

"Sir, the military department urgently telegraphed ......" The operator suddenly walked in and found the deputy captain on duty to report.

"How could the military department send us a telegram!" The vice-captain had a look of disbelief.

"It is true that the military department bypassed the wing commander and sent us a telegram directly: it contained the latest combat orders for us." The operator replied in the affirmative.

The deputy captain was a captain, six or seven levels away from the military minister, and he didn't believe that he had the opportunity to deal with the military department.

In addition to the shock, his expression quickly returned to seriousness, and he quickly stood up from his position, and carefully received the telegram with both hands, as if the army commander was standing in front of him.

After reading the telegram, the whole person was blindfolded at once.

Although the troop swept away the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment was full of twists and turns, the overall situation was quite smooth.

According to the current pace of the offence, in another ten days, the sweeping troops will definitely be able to take out the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment.

To put it more bluntly, the imperial army's sweep against the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment has reached the most critical moment.

Hold on a little longer, and the balance of victory will be tilted in favor of the Imperial Army.

The military headquarters is now ordering the troops to withdraw, doesn't that mean that the results of everyone's hard work for a month will be wiped out in an instant, and the soldiers killed in the sweep will also die in vain?

The deputy captain did not understand, but the orders of the military headquarters had to be carried out.

Frowning and ordering: "Contact Your Excellency Wing Commander immediately, forward the telegram from the military headquarters, and see what orders Your Excellency Wing Commander has." ”

"I'll go to the captain now, this matter is too big, only he can make a decision."

Telegrams from the group commander and the wing command arrived in the war room at the same time.

"Sir, the order given to us by the military department has not yet been forwarded, and the telegram from the wing commander has arrived."

"It's exactly the same as the order of the military headquarters, let's retreat overnight and return to the no-man's land!"

After reading the two telegrams, the captain suddenly sobered up and made a judgment on the spot: "Something must have happened to the more than 5,000 troops of our attacking garrison regiment, otherwise it is impossible for the no-man's land to be attacked." ”

"Order the troops to assemble immediately and prepare to retreat."

"The 1st Battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army, the 2nd Squad of the 1st Infantry Squadron, set off after 10 minutes with all the weapons and equipment, and rushed to a position one kilometer north of Dongwan Town to establish a defensive line, no matter whether it was attacked or not, it must not retreat until dawn."

"All the reconnaissance troops were dispatched to expand the search area and ensure that there were no Eighth Route Army scouts within three kilometers of our perimeter."

"The fourth company of the second battalion of the Imperial Association Army continued to stay in Dongwan Town under our banner, and retreated with the troops behind the palace after dawn to catch up with us."

The vice-captain knew that the chief was breaking his wrist in a strong man.

If the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment did not want the sweeping troops to withdraw from their base area easily, the troops behind the palace must withstand all the attacks of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, so that the main force would have time to retreat.

At that time, eighty percent of the troops behind the temple will become the target of revenge by the independent regiment, and they will be completely annihilated.

Although he was very reluctant, the deputy captain gritted his teeth and replied: "Don't worry, captain, I will arrange it now." ”

Outside Dongwan Town, the commander of the second battalion was leading his troops to the necessary road for the retreat of the puppet army.

In addition to carrying their own weapons and ammunition, the fighters also carried the ammunition that had just been replenished by the regimental headquarters.

They had been marching for an hour straight, and everyone was panting and their faces were flushed.

Fortunately, the Japanese puppet army still did not retreat in Dongwan Town.

Everyone is bypassing the Japanese puppet army garrison and rushing to front of them.

It is now night, especially suitable for the troops and the enemy to fight guerrillas, to strike them with night raids, to slow down their march.

Therefore, the commander of the second battalion planned to go head-to-head with the Japanese puppet army tonight, hand over the mines to the local troops who came to meet them, and use them to drag the enemy after dawn.

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