At the headquarters of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, the atmosphere in the war room was very depressing.

In order to kill all the foreign aid of the garrison, the Shanxi garrison gathered an infantry wing and more than 3,000 imperial troops to besiege them.

Fortunately, the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment had enough equipment and ammunition in reserve before the war, otherwise the main force would definitely be beaten into a guerrilla force after this battle.

After more than half a month, although the independent regiment has not yet been beaten into a local unit, the losses are not small at all.

More than 800 remained of the main force of more than 2,000 people, and nearly half of the local troops were also killed or wounded.

Although the cadres did not say anything, some rumors had already spread among the fighters.

Some people say that the regiment should not have lent troops to the garrison regiment in the first place, and if the more than 1,000 people who had been reinforced were still in the base area, the troops would definitely not have fought so badly.

Some people also say that the reason why the independent regiment was swept away by the Japanese puppet army was simply because of the black pot for the garrison regiment......

After the regiment commander Zhou Tao knew these rumors, he severely criticized several battalion commanders under his command.

If it weren't for their acquiescence, this rumor would not have spread among the ranks.

As soon as he thought of these troubles, Zhou Tao was furious and couldn't help but scold again.

"Let me tell you, if it weren't for the garrison regiment, there would be no current Huaiyuan Independent Regiment."

"Without the weapons and ammunition that the garrison regiment supported us, our independent regiment would have been defeated by the devils a long time ago, and it is impossible to have so many troops left!"

"Another point, the garrison regiment, our Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, the old army Laishui Independent Regiment, if the three units want to develop and grow in the belly of the Japanese army, they must depend on each other, and any one of the troops is wiped out by the Japanese army, which will bring a devastating blow to the other two troops."

"So the garrison is in trouble and we have to reinforce it, and if I had to choose again, I would still send a battalion over."

"You've all listened to me, and from now on, I don't want to hear any gossip about our reinforcements of the garrison."

"Because if there is a problem with the independent regiment, the garrison regiment will definitely be the same as my decision, and send troops to support us without hesitation."

"Did you hear it all?"

The commander of the second battalion was embarrassed to reply: "Don't worry, regiment commander, we will definitely do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers." ”

Zhou Tao glared at them and continued: "Not only do you have to do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers, but you also have to correct your own ideas for me. ”

"Isn't it just that the casualties of the troops are a little bigger? What is there to be afraid of. ”

"When the Laishui Independent Regiment was beaten the hardest by the Japanese puppet army, there were only more than 300 people left in the whole regiment, less than five light machine guns, not a single heavy machine gun, and even less ammunition, and ordinary soldiers couldn't even divide five bullets. But in the end we managed to get through it, and we got stronger and stronger. ”

"Now we still have more than 800 people, and the equipment is many times stronger than at that time, we need light and heavy machine guns, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and even mountain guns."

"If there's anything else to worry about, follow me and continue to work with the little devil."

"As long as the troops are not wiped out, our Huaiyuan Independent Regiment will have a chance to make a comeback."

"Report ......" interrupted the operator who was operating the radio station.

handed over a telegram and reported excitedly: "Regiment Commander, Commander Li of the garrison regiment is in an urgent telegram, and it is good news!" ”

Zhou Tao quickly snatched the telegram, read it in a few seconds.

Then a smile appeared on the serious face: "Comrades, there is news for the troops of our reinforcement of the garrison regiment. ”

"At noon today, they successfully took Datong City, and they are currently resting and waiting in Datong City!"

"There is also good news to tell you: the main force of the garrison regiment broke out of its shell in Datong City, escaped the eyes of the Japanese puppet army, and returned to Laiyuan smoothly last night."

"More than an hour ago, they killed the 5,000-day puppet army that attacked the base area."

"Now the various units of the garrison regiment are taking advantage of this opportunity to attack the no-man's land on a large scale, and the effect is very good."

"Commander Li reminded us that in order to keep the no-man's land, the Japanese army is likely to order the troops who swept us to retreat secretly, hoping that we can hold them in the base area for at least one night."

Several battalion and company commanders were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.

For the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, this is definitely great news.

The Japanese puppet army withdrew, and the anti-sweeping pressure of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment was gone.

The first battalion fought a great victory in Datong and would definitely bring back a large number of seizures.

With veterans, equipment and ammunition, the Separate Regiment will certainly be able to regain its strength over time......

Zhou Tao saw at a glance that everyone was thinking carefully, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and then returned to seriousness.

After looking at the smiling subordinates one by one, he suddenly interrupted: "Don't be happy too early." ”

"We still have a tough battle to fight before the anti-sweep is completely over."

"Commander Li asked us to hold back the Japanese puppet army for one night, I think this time is too short, everyone at least drag the Japanese puppet army for a day and a night, in order to really help the garrison to capture no man's land."

"If you look at the map, the entire no-man's land is 50 kilometers deep, and it takes more than 10 hours to march quickly."

"The Japanese puppet army has built a large number of artillery towers and strongholds inside, and the garrison regiment will definitely advance while fighting."

"It's ten o'clock in the evening, and it's impossible to capture the entire no-man's land before dawn."

"In order to evade the Japanese air raid after dawn, the troops must lurk on the spot and wait until it gets dark before fighting."

"If we only drag the Japanese puppet army for one night, tomorrow during the day will be enough for them to kill in the no-man's land and prevent the garrison from capturing the entire no-man's land."

"If we could keep the Japanese puppet army in the base area for a day and a night, the result would be different."

"When the devils return to the no-man's land, the garrison will definitely be almost finished."

"I can't go back to the sky, and I can't change the overall situation."

The smile on the face of his subordinates instantly froze, and as Zhou Tao's old subordinate, the second battalion commander was the first to speak: "Regiment commander, it's too difficult to drag the Japanese puppet army for a day and a night. ”

"The latest detected enemy situation shows that there are still nearly 4,000 Japanese puppet troops who swept us, and we have less than 1,000 people, a full four times the superiority in strength, and we are forced to drag them for a day and a night, and if we don't know that we will all fall into this little force."

"I don't think there's any need for everyone to be so reckless, just fight according to what Regiment Commander Li said in the telegram, and drag the Japanese puppet army for one night."

This was also the idea of several other battalion company commanders.

As soon as the second battalion commander finished speaking, he immediately attracted a chorus of echoes.

Zhou Tao was unmoved, and insisted on the order: "Listen to me, you must drag the enemy until tomorrow night." ”

"Don't think I don't know what you think: knowing that the anti-sweep is coming to an end, you all want to save more strength, keep more veterans, and restore your strength in the future."

"From now on, put away these careful thoughts for me."

Speaking of this, Zhou Tao took a special look at the second battalion commander.

"Especially you, although there are less than 300 people left in the second battalion, and more than half of them are killed or wounded, most of the light and heavy machine guns equipped with the whole battalion are there, and most of the remaining soldiers are veterans, and the few recruits have also grown up, and the overall combat effectiveness has not decreased too much."

"So don't sell miserably in front of me, the task must be completed on time after it is assigned to you, and there are no conditions to talk about."

"The third battalion is the same, you still have at least sixty percent of the combat effectiveness!"

"The guard company and the reconnaissance company still have fifty percent combat effectiveness."

"The most important point is that dragging the Japanese puppet army until tomorrow night is not as difficult as you think."

"They are in our base area, and they are in a hurry to return to the no-man's land, make good use of this fighter, we can not only support the garrison, but also inflict heavy damage on the Japanese puppet army, and avenge the soldiers who died in the anti-sweep."

Today's second more delivery! Ask for a subscription! Ask for a commuter pass! Collect!