At this stronghold alone, the troops of the Taiyue Military Region captured and eventually burned three trucks and one motorcycle. More than 20 carts were seized, as well as a batch of mules, horses and other large animals. After rescuing the prisoners, nearly 100 military, civilian, and local cadres of Taiyue District were imprisoned in this stronghold.

Although the number of weapons seized is because in order to pursue Li Ziyuan, the Japanese puppet army of the unit can almost be said to be dispatched, and the number of Japanese puppet troops left behind is not large. Only more than 40 rifles were captured, two crooked light machine guns, one Czech and one 92 heavy machine gun, and one Japanese-made mortar.

However, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition were seized, which can be regarded as a small fortune. The most important thing is the seizure of a large number of grain collected by the Japanese puppet army and not yet had time to transport away. Moreover, after recapturing this market town, the Japanese puppet army was inserted into a stronghold at the eastern foot of Taiyue Mountain, which became a forward departure point for Taiyue's troops to enter the Shangdang Basin.

For the Taiyue Military Region, this change in strategic posture is even far more important than how many weapons have been captured. Moreover, a large amount of grain was recaptured, and it was also in natural disasters, but the drought was slightly stronger than that of Taihang Mountain. But the troops of the Taiyue Military Region, which are themselves quite barren, will be able to do better this winter.

There were also some units participating in the war, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese puppet army's search troops passing through their own defense areas, and using ambush warfare, * warfare, and movement warfare, and also ate many small units of the Japanese puppet army that surrounded and intercepted Li Ziyuan. All the participating units have gained a lot from using this fighter.

Some areas that were originally a tug of war have also become solid base areas, and some areas that were firmly under Japanese puppet rule have also become guerrilla areas. And after finding out the origin of the matter and knowing that this head was actually Li Ziyuan on the way back and decided to catch a handful of the chain reaction, the deputy commander-in-chief and the division commander looked at each other and smiled bitterly for a long time.

Only then did the deputy commander-in-chief speak: "This Li Ziyuan is so bold, as long as he is allowed to encounter a fighter, he will never give up." I guess this kid saw the Japanese recruits and wanted to get a handful. As a result, I didn't expect to make such a big move. Good guy, he dares to fight more than 100 devils with more than 200 troops. ”

"Even if these devils are recruits, in addition to having no combat experience, the recruits of this Japanese army are not inferior to veterans in terms of individual soldier quality. Moreover, these recruits are fully equipped and commanded by non-commissioned officers and veterans, and their actual combat effectiveness is not weak. The so-called weaker ones are just relative. ”

He didn't say anything about it, but he dared to do it again when the Japanese puppet army was searching for them everywhere. He caught the minds of the Japanese soldiers and thought that we would not dare to fight an ambush under their noses. Right under the nose of the devil, not to mention two ambush battles in a row, he also achieved such great results. ”

In this battle, he not only eliminated hundreds of Japanese puppet troops, but also triggered a series of chain reactions. The most important thing is that under the influence of this chain reaction, it can be said that our entire situation in the eastern foothills has undergone a fundamental change, changing from passive to active. At least in the eastern foothills, it has become a retreat and an offensive attack. ”

"I can't help but say that this kid has a good head, dares to start, and is bold, and the most important thing is that his mind is delicate enough, not confined to fixed tactical restrictions, and dares to violate military common sense. This kid will definitely become a great weapon in time to hone and hone and hone. I think in the future, he can command an army in battle. ”

"Fortunately, he brought two companies, if he pulls the whole regiment out this time, I guess this kid will dare to fight Changzhi City. These two battles, even if you and I are here, we can't help but say that they are really beautiful. This pot of seemingly raw rice was actually eaten by him so hard. ”

"When you reported to expand their regiment to a first-class regiment, I thought your brother was a little favoritistic. But in retrospect, you made the right choice. If such a force is not expanded, what kind of army will be expanded? This is not something that can be solved by a regiment commander, and if it were not for the sufficient level of training of his troops, no matter how determined the commander was, it would be thin. ”

The division commander nodded at the deputy commander-in-chief's evaluation: "These two battles were indeed very exciting. In just two days, two ambushes were fought in a row. With the strength of only two companies, the result of destroying the Japanese puppet army together was four or five hundred, and this determination would not dare to be exchanged for ordinary military cadres. ”

"But the killing of prisoners has gone too far. Even if there is a reason for the incident, the killing of prisoners is still a violation of discipline, and it also affects the image of our army. This kid can fight, but he can really cause trouble. After such a big victory, and doing this thing again, do you say that it is good to praise him or criticize him? ”

The division commander's voice fell, and the deputy commander-in-chief pondered for a long time, took out a pen and wrote a line to the division commander before saying: "This kid, the plainclothes team should be killed, but he shouldn't be killed." In this way, even if you don't give praise, don't give criticism. Tell the Taihang Military Region that the merits and demerits are offset and the next is not an example. ”

Regarding the deputy commander-in-chief's decision, the division commander smiled and said, "I think you like this kid very much?" Boss, this doesn't look like your personality. You've always been one and two, and this violation of discipline is as simple as that, but it's too rare. ”

The division commander's words made the deputy commander-in-chief laugh and said: "Old man, if you really deal with him, you still have to die of distress?" But you're right, I like this kid. In this way, cadres who can fight wars and are full of active offensive consciousness on the battlefield will be liked by anyone. ”

Moreover, he was willing to take out a company's equipment and redress the fraternal troops that were not a formation, which shows that he has a great sense of the overall situation and is not so petty. Such cadres, you say I can not like them. Our discipline is discipline, but everyone is a little bit small in our hearts. ”

"That commander doesn't want his troops to be well-equipped? Even you and I, don't you also hope that our troops will be equipped with light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and mountain artillery? This cannot be said to be mountaineering, but it has somewhat affected the overall armament of the troops. This kid can take out a company of seventy-nine rifles, which is quite good. ”

"Not to mention the ordinary cadres, even I myself looked at his company's medium and Czech rifles, and I was greedy. Ordinary cadres are not willing to take it out. From this point of view, it shows that this kid still has a vision. But there is one point, he sometimes goes too far on the battlefield. I am afraid that this will have some influence in the future. ”

"Just like this time, the plainclothes squad he captured was handed over to the brother troops, and whether they were killed or released, it had no effect on him. But this bastard boy was killed with a few knives. Dude, this method of his will cause a lot of dissatisfaction. And in the first two years, the use of poison gas on the battlefield caused a lot of controversy. ”

"Actually, what he said is not wrong, these plainclothes teams really deserve to be killed. Our troops at all levels, especially the local political power, have suffered a lot of losses in their hands. The danger of these plainclothes soldiers is even much higher than that of the puppet army. But again, these people shouldn't be killed. This time it was for the sake of strict discipline that I gave him credit and demerits, otherwise I really wanted to give him a compliment. ”

Regarding the conversation between the two bosses, the head of the Taiyue Military Region on the side was a little dissatisfied and said: "I said the two bosses, I have long said that this kid is a talent." At the beginning, I sent telegrams to the division three times to transfer this kid to work with me, but you two just didn't let go. ”

"It's good now, this bastard is on my turf, and I'm going to have to wipe his ass. I didn't get any of the equipment he seized from these two bosses. Now a group of cadres have been dispatched to Yan'an to study, and I am also lacking such cadres who can fight and fight. ”

"Can the two bosses make an opening, I still need a deputy commander of the division. Transfer this bastard boy over, first become the deputy commander of the military division and the temporary acting commander, and if he behaves well, he will be regularized. How about the two bosses, we can't wipe this kid's ass for nothing. ”

Regarding the request of the commander of the Taiyue Military Region, the deputy commander-in-chief said to the division commander: "Do you see where this bastard boy is, why do you want people everywhere?" Some time ago, the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region also sent a telegram, hoping to send a group of military cadres to their place, but they almost did not name them. And your successor, if I nod my head, you won't have to find me to scold my mother? ”

"Also, such a military cadre who dares to take the initiative and is so capable of fighting, everyone likes it. Didn't I also want to transfer him to my side as a staff officer? However, as the commander of the military division, he still has some shortcomings, and it is better to let him have more experience and experience in the position of regiment commander. ”

"At present, our troops are streamlining their administration, and the combat units at the regimental level will be the basic structure of operations for a long time. The position of regiment commander is still very tempering people, and it is also the position that most tempers the overall quality of a cadre. By the way, didn't the Ludong Division propose it some time ago and let him concurrently serve as the deputy commander of the division? What did you think about at the time? ”

The deputy commander-in-chief asked Li Ziyuan to be in the position of the regiment commander, and if he continued to hone it, the division commander nodded thoughtfully. As for the later inquiry, the division commander shook his head and said, "I think this kid is fighting well now, but he is still a little lacking in heat, and his composure is still a little worse." ”

"You're right, he still needs to be trained in many ways, and promoting too quickly is not good for his growth. Besides, I had already received an order to return to Yan'an at that time, and it was better to leave this matter to the chief of staff to solve, after all, he was now the military commander of the Taihang Military Region. So the report of the Ludong sub-district made me suppress it. ”

The division commander replied, and the deputy commander-in-chief nodded and did not say anything more. When the commander of the Taiyue Military Region on the side heard the conversation between the two chiefs, he knew that while the two chiefs were here, the matter of transferring Li Ziyuan to work here was basically a blow again, so he could only shake his head helplessly.

If this 386th Brigade Commander, who is witty and humorous by nature, dares to make a few jokes with the division commander. The deputy commander-in-chief, who has always been serious, does not dare to joke. Knowing that the deputy commander-in-chief was extremely strict, he hated his subordinates bargaining the most, so he didn't mention this matter again.

Several leaders talked happily for Li Ziyuan here, but Li Ziyuan, who was far away in the Taihang Military Region at this time, was very depressed. He only found out after returning to Taihang Mountain. Tang Qiao, who was sent by him to study in the General Hospital, suddenly married an old cadre who pursued him when he went to the General Hospital to study for a month, and he is now pregnant.