Regarding the words of this instructor who understood very clearly, Li Ziyuan was happy, but he did not give an answer. Seeing that Li Ziyuan didn't answer, the instructor continued: "Lao Li, say something that shouldn't be said, you want to get Pingchuan first, I don't agree too much. In fact, we can still play to our strengths and use the mountains to lure the snake out of the 'hole' in the north and east of this pot. ”

"Since Pingchuan, Qiaokou and Luoma are unavoidable points, then it is better for us to start with these two strongholds. Concentrate two forces to take advantage of the mountainous terrain and fight a mountain ambush to eat them. As long as one of the strongholds is defeated, the devil will definitely not be able to sit still, so it will open up the gap that we can use to find fighters to attack in other directions. ”

"I still mean to take the old way, get rid of a stronghold, and then look for fighters to fully mobilize the Japanese puppet army in his direction. Commander Wang's order was that we had to take action before May 3. Today is May 1st, and two days is enough time for us to open this gap. ”

"Captain Li, you're welcome. The higher authorities only instructed us to contain the Japanese puppet army in the three strongholds of Pingchuan, Luoma, and Qiaokou, but did not include the Japanese puppet army in Hubei County when we 'handed over' the task. I think the division still has a number in mind, and I didn't think about it at all, let's carry the entire Japanese puppet army in Hubei. ”

"No matter how big your brother's appetite is, we still have to do what we can. It doesn't matter if we poke the hornet's nest, but we have to be able to eat that stomach. Don't eat the benefits at that time, but be stung by wasps. We have such a little strength at hand, we can't do the kind of thing of losing watermelons and picking up sesame seeds. ”

"And I think you have this idea, I'm afraid it's not just you and I who count both the troops. Your brother has a big appetite, and he wants to mobilize the main force of the division to cooperate with you by fighting Pingchuan. Because once the Japanese puppet army in Hubei County is dispatched, even if Commander Wang is reluctant, he will passively send troops to cooperate with your brother. ”

"Even if our company joins in the entire Hubei battlefield, the comparison of the strength of the enemy and our superiors is also clear. They know very well that we simply do not have the strength to carry the burden of the entire Hubei battlefield. Once the Japanese puppet army in Hubei County is dispatched, the sabotage zone will be north of Pingchuan, and the main force of the division in the 'junction' zone between Hubei and Ludong will definitely participate. ”

"Your brother attacked Pingchuan Town, because he wanted to mobilize the deployment of the entire Hubei Japanese puppet army, so that Commander Wang passively cooperated with your actions, and directly knocked out Qiaokou and Luoma, the two strongholds blocking your 'door'. Lao Li, your appetite is too great, do you also consider the overall deployment of your superiors? ”

"Although your brother is now a guerrilla, he is still a member of our Eighth Route Army, so he must obey orders from his superiors. The first of the three major disciplines and eight points of attention of our Eighth Route Army is to obey orders and listen to commands. You are doing this to 'disrupt' the deployment of your superiors in the entire battlefield of Hubei and Ludong. ”

"When the time comes, it will affect the entire strategic arrangement of the superiors, what should you do? You know, you're not just doing this to affect a battlefield in Hubei. You are acting through your actions, reversing the transfer of divisions, and even the main forces of the military districts to cooperate with your actions. Lao Li, you are making a mistake by doing this. ”

His mind was seen through, but Li Ziyuan said without shame: "Brother, don't be so nervous." The troops that the higher authorities invested in the Hubei and Ludong battlefields this time were not just a divisional backbone regiment. There are also some other fraternal units, including my old ones. ”

"Although my old chief did not explicitly say how many troops his superiors decided, there was something 'revealed' in this tone, and I felt that there would definitely be no minority of troops. Isn't it a bit overkill to dispatch such a large strength and only dig more than 100 kilometers of railway lines? Since the superiors have dispatched so many troops, it is not too much for me to borrow a little momentum. ”

"The truth of taking advantage of the situation, your brother should understand. If, in this battle, we can rely on the big tree of the main force and the division, pull out the two poisonous fangs that the Japanese puppet army 'inserted' in the southwest 'gate' of our Taihang Mountains, and turn the so-called security area of the Japanese army in the western part of Hubei into our guerrilla zone, why not? ”

"Your brother leans against the big tree of the military division, so it is naturally a good shade under the big tree. I basically don't have to worry about replenishing troops, weapons and equipment, and logistical supplies, but I have to rely on myself for everything here. If I don't pull out the two strongholds of Luoma and Qiaokou, I can only sit in the barren and poor mountainous area. Not to mention that the replenishment of soldiers is insufficient, even if they can't eat enough. ”

"We are the Eighth Route Army, so naturally we can't rob the people. Our requirements are not high, what do devils eat, can we eat? You can also see that Lao Tzu has more than 60 people. If you don't want to stretch out your hand, it will be difficult for Lao Tzu to replenish even a single soldier. According to Lao Tzu's current situation that he can't even fight a small-scale ambush battle, he will have to run out of money in two battles. ”

"Lao Tzu's current soldiers are combined, only half of the strength of the Japanese puppet army in Qiaokou stronghold. If we don't take advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the military region to take the initiative to attack this time and make a big move, Lao Tzu will have to be trapped in the ravine in the east of Hubei. Besides, in addition to the Baijin Railway, the Japanese puppet army is also rushing to repair the road from Hubei County to the eastern mountainous area. If they finish repairing this road, the little devils will definitely push the stronghold eastward. ”

"At this time, don't take advantage of the fact that the Japanese puppet army has not gone too far east, and pull out these two poisonous fangs. Are we still waiting for them to build the turret and act right under our noses? And after this breaking battle, the devil is bound to retaliate. If we don't take the initiative, will we let them kill in the second district? ”

"You have all seen the 'meat' mound in Wangjiagou. Lao Tzu didn't want to be chased by devils all over the mountain, and at the same time, he watched the people being slaughtered and could not do anything. I don't care what you two think, but I'm done. And either you don't fight, or if you want to fight, you will 'insert' it into the devil's waist. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan nodded at Pingchuan Town and said: "Pingchuan Town is the most important stronghold of the Japanese puppet army in the mountainous area east of Hubei, and it is also the base camp of the puppet county garrison brigade. The captain of the puppet county garrison brigade used to be a battalion commander in the Jin Sui Army and participated in the Northern Expedition. ”

"I heard that in the later period of the Northern Expedition, he once followed the Jin Sui army to pursue the Feng army until eastern Hebei, and got a lot of weapons from the retreating Feng army. Moreover, he took advantage of the opportunity of the rest of the Northwest Army to withdraw to the southeast of Shanxi Province after the Central Plains War, and bought a lot of weapons from the remnants of the Northwest Army. ”

"In addition to some of these weapons that he sold, he should have some in his hands. If you think about it, a county garrison brigade actually has heavy machine guns, half of the troops are equipped with Czech-made rifles, and the squad leader is a box gun and a 'flower' machine in Dagu. What kind of equipment does the county garrison have? Just the two of you, you, are still carrying the old-fashioned Jin-made box cannon. ”

"If we don't take away so many weapons and equipment, will we leave them to continue to work for the tiger and cooperate with the Japanese army to massacre the Chinese?" Is this fucking in the past? Besides, what's the point of playing step by step? Since you're here, let's make a little bit of a big move, which is a little interesting. ”

"Originally, there were some things I didn't want to say too clearly, but your brother has already picked out the words, so let's not lie in front of real people. What your brother said is not wrong, I just want to pull the tiger skin as a banner when I hit Pingchuan Town. Lao Tzu's troops were the backbone guerrillas of Hubei County, not the district squad of the second district. ”

"The combat and supply area designated by the superiors for Lao Tzu is the entire Hubei County, not just a second district of Hubei County. Lao Tzu would rather die on the battlefield than be trapped in this ravine. Fight out, this is Lao Tzu's determination. If you don't want to, Lao Tzu won't be reluctant. ”

After Li Ziyuan finished speaking, everyone was silent. After Zeng Sheng was silent for a long time, he didn't care about his instructor and said, "Lao Li, don't talk about it." In this battle, our troops obey your command, and you can fight as you say. However, the two strongholds of Qiaokou and Luoma are still a difficult point for your thinking. ”

After Zeng Sheng expressed his attitude, his instructor wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed it. Chang Juan, who was beside Li Ziyuan, originally wanted to persuade Li Ziyuan not to be too stiff with his brother troops. But Zeng Sheng's statement, Chang Juan had some words of persuasion, and it was difficult to say.

Although Chang Juan was very dissatisfied with Li Ziyuan's appetite in her heart. However, there is one sentence that Li Ziyuan said is not wrong, under the situation that other districts are still tug-of-war areas, relying solely on the second district and a stable area with barren land and poor people and a small population base are really unable to support the development and growth of Li Ziyuan's troops.

During this period, although the Japanese puppet army did not sweep the eastern region, it increased the blockade of the eastern mountainous areas. It's almost summer, but the troops are still wearing the cotton clothes of last winter. Under the strict control of the Japanese puppet army, the troops were even short of salt.

Since the First World War of Wangjiagou, the Japanese puppet army has implemented strict material control in the control area. Kerosene, salt, cloth, matches, batteries, and cotton 'flowers' and 'medicines' for spinning, and even paper and ink, were to be purchased in accordance with the size of the household, with proof of the opening of the meeting.

As for the grain, it is not allowed to go east. Not only the sale of Western 'medicine' that was originally in the hands of the Japanese gendarmerie, but even the Chinese 'medicine' stores were stationed in plainclothes teams to control them. All doctors have to report to the gendarmerie every day before they can practice. Anyone who bought too much of all the materials under his control was arrested and interrogated by the gendarmerie on charges of collaboratory. Not only do people die and live, but the family also has to 'spend' a lot of money to protect it.

The strict blockade of the Japanese puppet army has led to a shortage of materials in the eastern mountainous areas of Hubei. Hubei does not produce cotton 'flowers', and the original cotton 'flowers' of textile homespun cloth need to be purchased. Now there is no source of cotton 'flowers', and even homespun cloth cannot be raised. In particular, the salt necessary for the lives of the common people cannot be bought at all.

Although the common people squeezed out their own little salt to ensure the needs of the troops. However, under the situation of strict rationing by the Japanese puppet army, the common people could not provide much even if they did not eat salt. In this case, if you don't want to fight out, the troops will really be trapped in this Beishan District.

Therefore, although Chang Juan disagreed with Li Ziyuan's ideas that violated the deployment of her superiors, no matter how much Chang Juan had opinions, the reality 'forced' her to support Li Ziyuan's ideas. Hit the mountain, at least solve the urgent needs of some troops, even if it is a change of season for the soldiers, it is a victory.