After seeing Li Ziyuan, the divisional commander and the political commissar glanced at each other, they breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, and the sadness on their faces somewhat lightened. The political commissar grabbed Li Ziyuan's hand, shook his head and said, "After learning that the military region and the field hospital were attacked at the same time, my side and the commander's side have been worried. ”

"I'm afraid that your kid will be blocked in the hospital by the devils, or be ambushed by the devils when you come back. This attack by the devils was so sudden that almost all the bases were caught off guard. The two of us had been worried about your safety, but we didn't expect your kid to come back unscathed. ”

As soon as the political commissar's words fell, the commander over there directly dragged him to the front and back of the map before he spoke: "It's good to come back, military cadres are needed now." At this time, your regiment does not have a military commander, which is not the same thing after all, and the impact on combat effectiveness is too great. ”

"The overall situation is very serious and quite complicated. This time, the devils took a sneak attack, mobilized a large number of troops from several surrounding directions, and adopted the method of attacking the east and the west and secretly attacking the Chencang to carry out a sneak attack on our Taihang base area. This large-scale sweep by the Japanese army was very sudden, and most of the troops mobilized were transferred from other places. ”

"When it comes to transfers, it's all the excuses that are used to redeploy or expel home to China. During the redeployment, a number of detours were adopted, and they first headed west along the Tongpu Line or east along Handchang Avenue. The Japanese army, which launched a sweep from the north, even drove to Hebei through the Zhengtai Line first, and then suddenly turned around and returned from Hebei to Niangzi Pass. ”

"After returning to Niangzi Pass, no repairs will be made, and the troops will immediately drive in concealment as soon as they get off the car. At the same time, before the Japanese army launched the sweep, it also made extremely adequate preparations in terms of secrecy. All communication codes were changed in advance, and some radio confusion and feints were adopted to ensure the suddenness of the battle. ”

"After the sweep began, the troops maintained radio silence throughout the entire interspersed process. The radio is basically not powered on until it reaches the designated deployment area. At the same time, the Japanese army did not carry out any reconnaissance activities in advance. Their air support did not appear in the base areas until it was in full swing. ”

"Before the entire sweep, the Japanese army kept the puppet army and the puppet organizations at all levels strictly secret. Before the start of the operation, the puppet army at all levels, including the top brass of the puppet army, was not clear. The puppet army that participated in the war was also transferred from the southwest and northeast of Jin in the name of changing clothes. ”

"During this battle, all the local puppet troops did not participate in any sweeping operations. It was only after the sweep began in full swing that the deployment was readjusted along the Baijin railway line and the Handan Chang Highway. The number of puppet troops participating in the war was not large, and it was basically just a subordinate operation, and most of them were mainly Japanese troops. ”

"These deceptive methods adopted by the Japanese army led to the fact that before the war, we only obtained extremely limited information, which caused the passivity of the entire anti-sweep. At present, the various units of the entire military region are connected with each other, and they are basically completely disrupted. Our contacts with friendly forces in the vicinity have now been almost completely severed. Even with the command of the military district, contact has been lost for two days. ”

"The radio personnel called several times, but never received a reply from the military district. Capable personnel were sent to search for the military region many times, but they were never able to find the military district headquarters. The personnel sent out repeatedly encountered the plainclothes armed forces of the Japanese army, which led to considerable losses. At present, the divisional troops can only independently carry out anti-sweeping operations. ”

"Judging from the current situation, the main target of the Japanese army's sweep and encirclement this time is still the main force of our military region and the headquarters organs. Li Ziyuan, you came back from a field hospital not far from the military region's station. What is the situation over there, we urgently need your report now.

Regarding the commander's inquiry, Li Ziyuan also shook his head. After briefly reporting his experience since the beginning of this sweep, Li Ziyuan hesitated for a moment before he said: "Chief, I don't know where the military region and the headquarters organs are currently transferred. ”

"When I was trapped in the field hospital, I could only tell from the faint sound of gunfire in the surrounding area that our troops were still fighting. And the reinforcements I got were only the strength of a reinforced battalion. Although I have tried my best to mobilize the possible Japanese troops around the military district organs and relieve them of the pressure. ”

"But the overall enemy situation is unknown, and I can't judge it well. As for the fraternal troops, when I was leading this Japanese army to operate in the border area between Licheng and Hubei and Huguan, except for a few small local armed forces. By the time I was surrounded by the Japanese army, I basically did not see any of our troops moving. ”

"However, when I was surrounded, there were more than 2,000 Japanese puppet troops around. I think that these Japanese puppet troops have been mobilized by me, and the pressure on the surrounding troops should be reduced a lot. At least in the territory of Licheng, there should not be too many Japanese troops at the moment. Chief, I've done my best. ”

"In addition, a large part of the success of the Japanese army's sneak attack this time was due to the help of traitors they transferred from the northeast. On the battlefield on the other side of the hospital, I once encountered a puppet army composed entirely of traitors from the Northeast. These people are familiar with guerrilla warfare and have unusually rich experience in counter-guerrilla warfare. ”

"Although the situation in the two places is different, there is still not much difference in terms of the way of fighting. However, I didn't have much time to interrogate them, but even from these limited confessions, these traitors were always involved in the whole plan of the Japanese army's sneak attack. ”

"I captured one Japanese soldier this time, a squadron leader and two squad leaders who were served by the chief of staff of the former anti-Japanese alliance army. However, due to the tense situation, I could not release the rest of the traitors on the spot, nor could I take them with me, so I had to take them all. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan's hand slashed downward: "Chief, these people are different from ordinary puppet soldiers. It's too much of a threat to stay, and they'll bite us back at any moment. Walking in the environment at that time, there was almost no possibility. Under the circumstances, I couldn't afford to take the slightest risk. ”

Hearing that Li Ziyuan actually executed dozens of traitors at once, the commander and political commissar of the division frowned. After thinking about it, the political commissar spoke: "This matter is not the time to deal with it now, how to deal with it will wait until the end of this anti-sweeping operation." As for now, don't mention it to anyone just yet. ”

After the political commissar finished speaking, the commander nodded, looked at the map and said to Li Ziyuan: "Li Ziyuan, they all say that you are very bold." Now I will ask you a question, do you dare to go to the enemy-occupied area for a while? stabbed him with Changzhi City as the core, and transferred back some of the Japanese troops who went deep into the base area? ”

"When you weren't there, the political commissar and I had been pondering whether to send a force to the enemy-occupied area to stab him. It's just that the main force of the first regiment still has to stay to monitor the enemy around Ludong, and your second regiment has no military commander, so you can't move alone until you come back. So we've always been very cautious and haven't made up our minds. ”

"Now that you're back, your troops have been active around Changzhi, so the situation is more familiar. So I see that this time I have made up my mind, and when it is time to make it. This time, we decided that it would be up to you to go to the enemy-occupied area to turn him upside down, and even if the swept Japanese puppet army was transferred back to a brigade, it would also reduce the burden on other fraternal troops. ”

Regarding the commander's idea, Li Ziyuan nodded without any hesitation and said: "I resolutely obey the order, there is nothing to hesitate about." After being in the hospital for so long, it's time for me to move and move my muscles. Besides, if the little devil can come, why can't we go? ”

"Since I'm back, if I let the little devil's wife be peaceful, then it's worth them to send me to the hospital where I have lived for so long. And the village of my regiment headquarters, hundreds of villagers who were poisoned and killed by them? Come and don't be rude, since I'm back, they don't want to live a peaceful life. ”

Li Ziyuan made a package ticket, but the political commissar over there said: "Li Ziyuan, don't be so arrogant." This time, you jumped out of the perimeter to fight, and it was difficult for the division to provide you with the necessary support when it was still under a lot of pressure. You must be cautious and remember to fully mobilize the devils, but you must not be bitten by the devils. ”

"Also, if you kid is forgetting my identity and taking the lead in the charge, I will change people on this mission. As for whether you can still be the regiment commander, the commander and I will have to reconsider. Remember, you are a regiment leader, not a squad leader or platoon leader. ”

The attitude of the political commissar was very clear, and Li Ziyuan stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to say anything more. Compared with the severity of the political commissar, although the situation was somewhat tense, the commander still gave Li Ziyuan a day to rest and recuperate the troops. Li Ziyuan has been in the hospital for such a long time this time, and some of the new cadres in the army have not yet had time to get acquainted with it.

Now that the troops want to jump out of the outer line to fight, they must be acquainted with the newly transferred cadres, and he must settle down the battalion-level commanders of at least three other battalions. There are also out-of-the-box operations, and some supplies and ammunition have to be deployed. The light that should be light, the one who should stay behind.

Regarding the three battalion-level cadres, Li Ziyuan didn't have much opinion. According to his idea, the commander of the first battalion was temporarily concurrently appointed by deputy regiment commander Zhang Zijian, and the commander of the second battalion was to be appointed by Liu Siming, a training staff officer of the former sub-division who had been presiding over the work of the second battalion.

This time, when he was relieving himself, Li Ziyuan could see the performance of several formed battalions. Although the second battalion has only one acting battalion commander, it is the fastest of the three battalions. In the whole operation, the use of tactics is also the best. Compared to the second battalion, the first and third battalions are a little worse.

For cadres like Liu Siming, Li Ziyuan is very satisfied. To be able to make the troops look like this for a long time in a few months of acting battalions, at least the level of cadres is not bad. When such a cadre is in the hands of Li Ziyuan, how will he let it go easily?

As for the first battalion, in the case of the slightly inferior ability of the acting battalion commander, it is better for Zhang Zijian to serve concurrently for the time being. Zhang Zijian, although he is too tactful, is still not bad in terms of military level. During the time I was in the hospital, I took the troops well.

The only thing that is difficult to choose is the battalion commander of the third battalion, and Ma Bingchen, who is currently acting as the battalion commander, is a political work cadre who is a serious child. Although his qualifications are a little older, he is a three-five-year veteran of the Red Army, but he has worked all the way up from a propaganda officer. Except for the time when he was a soldier, he did not do military work at any other time.