After listening to the commander's briefing on the situation, Li Ziyuan looked at the situation of the enemy and us on the map, and then frowned and said, "Commander, the information arrived a little too late this time. On this day, the sweep of the puppet army is about to begin one after another. My regimental headquarters have been attacked, how did this information arrive? ”

"This morning, I went to Qiaokou to adjust the defense. On the way back, I encountered a sneak attack by two snipers from the devil. If it weren't for my clever horse, I'm afraid something would have happened to me. And the location of my regimental headquarters was also attacked by devils at almost the same time. ”

"Although the losses were not large, several soldiers were also sacrificed, and the political commissar Ma was also wounded in the sneak attack of the devils. This sneak attack by the Japanese puppet army was quite sudden, and we didn't get any information before. The most important thing is that they were able to go deep into our defense zone and not be detected for such a long time, which is enough to show that these guys have been specially trained. ”

Li Ziyuan's words fell, and the commander's brows suddenly wrinkled deeply. The matter of the attack on Li Ziyuan's regimental headquarters is still unclear to the military sub-district at the moment. Although, according to Li Ziyuan, their losses were not large. However, this is a rather dangerous signal, indicating that the Japanese army is now very likely to have changed its original tactical use.

If the Japanese army is targeting the headquarters at all levels, it will specifically adopt this method of hunting. This will undoubtedly put the command personnel at all levels in a rather dangerous situation. Only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a reason to prevent thieves every day? Whether this is an isolated event or whether it will be a general event in the future will take time to confirm.

Thinking of this, the commander immediately drafted a telegram to inform the military district headquarters of the situation encountered by Li Ziyuan's regimental headquarters at the first time. Remind your superiors to be prepared. At the same time, his staff officers were immediately informed that all cadres at all levels were not allowed to wear small pistols such as Browning and *.

If you have a shell gun, wear it instead. Cadres who do not have shell guns are not allowed to wear guns outside. Security personnel at all levels should also pay more attention to precautions. Cadres at all levels are not allowed to carry their own binoculars, and all cadres who are equipped with telescopes must hand over the binoculars to the guards to carry with them.

All cadres equipped with horses are not allowed to move on horseback. Whether it is wartime or daily life, at least for a short time, lower-level cadres and soldiers are not allowed to salute when they see their superiors. As for the military uniforms on their bodies, the two extra pockets of the jacket than ordinary soldiers were removed.

The cadres have four pockets for their uniforms, and the soldiers have two pockets for their uniforms. This is the only difference between the military uniforms worn by cadres and soldiers at all levels in the Eighth Route Army, which is currently in the most difficult period. In the battle with the Eighth Route Army, in addition to looking at the weapons carried on their bodies and whether they had guards, the Japanese army distinguished the difference between cadres and soldiers in the Eighth Route Army through the only difference in the military uniforms on their bodies.

In order to prevent Li Ziyuan's previous encounter, it was repeated on the troops at all levels of the military subdivision. As soon as possible, the commander ordered cadres at all levels to remove their military uniforms and the extra two pockets. It can be seen that the commander attaches great importance to Li Ziyuan's provision.

After giving an explanation to the staff officers around him, he immediately conveyed his orders and asked the people of the Political Department to do a good job of supervision. The commander turned his head to Li Ziyuan and said, "Li Ziyuan, the intelligence arrived a little late this time. Because before the high-level of the Japanese puppet army was issued this operation, all the departments of the puppet army participating in the war were only communicated to the highest commander. ”

"Before Wang's puppet Second Front Army went north, it even adopted the confusing method of packing up and adjusting the defense. All the officers at all levels learned were the news that they had been transferred to northern Jiangsu. It is not until the departure that the last hours begin to convey downward. So, this time, our whole operation was a bit passive from the beginning. ”

"Not only did the information arrive, but we had less than twenty-four hours left. Even the Second Front Army has all been concentrated in Huguan, and we have only begun to have the corresponding information. The whole response plan of the superiors was carried out in a hurry. ”

"But for us, although the situation is a bit grim this time, there is nothing to be afraid of. The superiors have made up their minds that this time they must completely solve most of these puppet armies. Fundamentally change the situation of the enemy in the southeast and south of Jinjin, and firmly control the entire countryside in our hands. ”

"Without the cooperation of the puppet army, with the Japanese army currently having less than one brigade in the entire southeast of Jinjin, they will be completely blind and deaf. Since the puppet army took the lead this time and was willing to act as a pawn for the Japanese army, then let's take this opportunity to solve the puppet army in the southeast of Jindong. ”

"Especially after this Wang puppet Second Front Army was transferred to Jinnan, it was entrenched in the eight counties of Jinnan to do evil. Not only did he adopt the tactics of gradual encroachment on our base areas, but he also acted as a thug for the Japanese army to plunder strategic materials on many occasions. If we don't solve them, we are very passive in the Jinnan area. ”

"Your regiment is the main regiment of our sub-district, and it is also the combat mobile unit of the military region. Considering your previous grudges with this puppet army, especially the situation that the puppet army hated your troops to the core. Therefore, the higher authorities decided that this time your regiment should undertake the main task of our division. ”

"According to the unified deployment of the military region, the main task of your troops is to attract the main force of the puppet army to the depths. Ensure that the main force will copy their rear road and flank and outflank them, so as to be able to completely defeat these two puppet army divisions. If you need anything, please mention it, and the military division will do its best to ensure your operation. ”

"Your regiment's task this time is very heavy, and whether or not you can firmly attract these two puppet army divisions is the key to ensuring the success or failure of the battle. In particular, it also has to face the threat of the flank puppet Changzhi Independent Division and the Ludong Regional Garrison Wing. Do you Li Ziyuan have the confidence to complete this task? ”

Speaking of this, the commander paused and said: "Do you know why I wrote to you without using the radio?" I'm telling you now, according to the information transferred by the current superiors. The Japanese army has set up new-style radio listening systems in Changzhi and Taiyuan, as well as in several locations around our Taihang base area. ”

And a large number of manpower was deployed to carry out radio decipherment. As soon as our side sends a message, they will not only be able to locate the location of our radio station in a short time, but will also decipher our radio code at the cost of manpower and material resources. So, for the sake of secrecy, I can only write you a personal letter. ”

"But this time, the military sub-district has equipped you with a high-power radio station to cooperate with you in making a feint. The surrounding Japanese puppet army was firmly attracted to the mountainous area in the east of Ludong. Create a favorable situation for the main battle, so as to completely crush the large-scale attack of the Japanese puppet army. ”

After listening to the order of the division commander, Li Ziyuan hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Please rest assured that the superior commander will definitely guarantee the completion of the task." The main force of the puppet Second Front Army was firmly attracted to the mountainous area in the eastern part of Ludong. Ensure that the intention of the superiors on this operation can be successfully achieved. ”

"However, I hope that my superiors will give us some*. The *number of *we have in our hands is a bit insufficient right now, and the mountain resistance operation* is a good helper. In addition, we captured a Japanese sniper and handed it over to the division. I hope that the division will soon be able to get some information from his mouth that we urgently need. ”

Li Ziyuan's small request made the commander slightly stunned: "As long as there are some*, is it less?" In terms of ammunition, do you need to allocate some of them to you? Or is it that in terms of troops, they are transferring some to you? This time, with less than one regiment of troops, you are facing more than 6,000 puppet troops, and this pressure and burden can be imagined. ”

Facing the commander's gaze, Li Ziyuan smiled and said: "Commander, this is all mountainous terrain, and it is impossible for two puppet army divisions to be dispatched in clusters. Moreover, after the second front army of Wang puppet surrendered to the enemy, it was either stationed in the Hebei, Shandong, and Henan regions, or in southern Jinnan, and was not familiar with the terrain in this area. ”

"Not to mention the two dissatisfied divisions, there are only more than 6,000 divisions in total. Even if their two armies were all transferred to the Ludong area, they could only attack by separate routes. In addition to the people's sentiments and terrain, they are quite unfamiliar, and they have brought the largest fighters to our various breakthroughs. I don't need to block in multiple ways, just aim at their main force and hit all the way, it's enough to attract them. ”

"Commander, you know that I am a person, and I have always only taken advantage of it and not suffered losses. The burden this time is indeed a bit heavy, but our troops are not vegetarians. This time, I will take a look at what kind of character the Wang puppet Second Front Army, which has the strongest combat effectiveness among the so-called puppet army. ”

Facing Li Ziyuan's self-confidence, the commander shook his head, but the worry in his heart was not eliminated. Because the commander knew that Li Ziyuan not only had to attract the Japanese puppet army to his side with less than a regiment of troops this time. There is an even more difficult task, that is, after defeating the main force of the Wang Puppet Second Front Army.

Military districts and other units of the division, during the period of jumping out of the outer line of operations. Li Ziyuan's subordinates were to stay in the base area to cover the masses, the local government, and attract the attention of the Japanese puppet army. The most crucial and arduous task in this anti-sweeping operation was undertaken by Li Ziyuan's unit and personally appointed by the political commissar.

In the words of the political commissar, if you want to do this job without suffering a big loss and achieve your strategic goals, you can only let Li Ziyuan do it. Since this guy is a three-foot wave figure without wind, and now he is strong and well-armed, then let Li Ziyuan go to this task.

Since the superiors have designated the candidate, they originally wanted Li Ziyuan to jump out of the line and take advantage of this guy's bold and careful, daring and reckless character. In the battle on the outside line, he ruthlessly copied the nest of the Japanese puppet army, and stirred up a shaky military division behind the Japanese puppet army, and he could only obey the orders of his superiors to readjust the plan.

But Li Ziyuan's acceptance of this task also means that Li Ziyuan and his troops will hardly get any time to recuperate during the entire anti-sweeping operation, and at the same time, they will be under tremendous pressure. Because it is very clear from the superiors to the military sub-divisions that even if these two puppet army divisions are defeated, the Japanese puppet army may not necessarily withdraw its troops.

This time, the Japanese army did not count the troops drawn by the Japanese army, and it alone became a puppet army, and more than 20,000 people were mobilized. If we add the thirteen infantry brigades successively mobilized by the Japanese army, a full seven or eight thousand Japanese troops and a large number of artillery, as well as other plainclothes teams, puppet police, and other armed forces.

The Japanese army mobilized so many Japanese puppet troops this time, obviously to complete the further weakening of the Taihang base area, if possible, to further strengthen the control of the core area of Taihang. The Japanese army, which has such a big appetite, will it stop because the puppet army has lost five or six thousand? The pressure that the troops that insist on the inner line this time can be imagined.