Although the requirements for weapons and equipment were not fully met by the Japanese army, there were certain internal contradictions. But the current formation and firepower are enough to make this guy think that his body is strong. At least in his opinion, there is absolutely no problem in dealing with Li Ziyuan's Eight Roads.

And this time, the Japanese army handed over the entire Ludong region to him. is not in the formation of other puppet armies, he is the only puppet army in the entire Ludong region. All the other small puppet armies were handed over to him. Although he still limited the number of his troops, at least he thought that his waist had suddenly hardened, and now it was time to take revenge.

Li Ziyuan didn't pay much attention to this news. In Li Ziyuan's view, no matter what weapons and equipment this guy wears in, he is a weapon reserve of his own. As long as you need it, you can arm it for yourself at any time. Wang Tieshi, this guy, is the role of a transport captain for himself.

His equipment can be used as his weapons and ammunition depot whenever he wants. For this puppet army, Li Ziyuan's innate psychological advantage is very great. Even if he has now transferred four veteran companies to the army, and the four recruit companies that have been added have not yet completed the full training, Li Ziyuan has never been afraid.

Of course, after the current opponent's strength and firepower have been greatly expanded, Li Ziyuan did not take it seriously at all. He was not so arrogant that he could not see a strong enemy in front of him. In addition to seizing the time to collect intelligence, Li Ziyuan is also ready to fight a tough battle at any time.

For this cunning and cunning guy who can't be killed repeatedly, Li Ziyuan still attaches great importance to it. In his words, it means to despise the enemy strategically, but to attach importance to the enemy tactically. If you want to fight, you must break the tendons and fracture this guy, and it is best to completely solve this guy.

And Li Ziyuan predicts that this guy is very inflated now, and it is estimated that it will not be long before he is honest. Even if he doesn't come to the door, the Japanese will force him to come. Of course, this guy can't face the entire Eight Roads of Taihang Mountain by himself, but he can deal with himself alone, and this guy is probably still full of confidence at this time.

Things did not surprise Li Ziyuan, just when Li Ziyuan was still immersed in the joy of being a father soon. Wang Tieshi sent people to Li Ziyuan's station and asked the Eighth Route Army to withdraw from one of the points at Luoma or Qiaokou. In addition, Li Ziyuan was asked to remove the periphery of Pingchuan, several guard positions in Pingchuan, and insisted that Tang Qiao be returned.

After receiving this guy's request, Li Ziyuan immediately knew that this guy, who now felt that his waist was much thicker, was now planning to settle accounts with himself. Regarding this guy's request, Li Ziyuan directly told the messenger he sent that he wanted to fall off the horse and Qiaokou, so he relied on his own ability to seize it.

If he wants to get something for nothing, then he doesn't even think about it. If he has the ability to take down the horse or the mouth, then he has the ability. As for Tang Qiao now that he has married someone else and has become a mother, he doesn't have to worry about it. Take care of your own home, don't run away with other wives.

Wang Tieshi's near-seeming ultimatum request, and Li Ziyuan's neat reply, heralded the official end of the truce between the two sides. The land of Hubei, which had just been calm for a while, fell into clouds again in an instant. On the surface, I can't see anything, but secretly there is already tension inside.

In mid-August, there was a major personnel change in the Ludong Army subdivision, and the commander was transferred to another sub-division. The new commander has not yet arrived. A grain transport team of Li Ziyuan's department was attacked by Wang Tieshi's department between Qiaokou and Pingchuan. Although the platoon of soldiers escorted had already been prepared under Li Ziyuan's reminder.

did not pass through Wang Tieshi's defense area, but chose to take a detour. But the escort troops did not expect that this guy actually stretched out his hand to his defense zone. The unprepared escort troops, under the sneak attack of a battalion of puppet troops, all died after a hard battle.

The more than 3,000 catties of grain escorted were all seized by Wang Tieshi's department. More than 30 guns, 3 light machine guns, and more than 30 carts were lost. More than 30 villagers who assisted in transporting grain, as well as three local cadres, were also captured by the puppet army of the ministry and taken to Pingchuan and buried alive.

This loss is quite large for the current Li Ziyuan department, and it is extremely rare. More than 30 villagers who assisted in transporting grain were buried alive, and the impact on the western part of Hubei, which had not long since the situation was reopened, especially on the gains and losses of the people's hearts, was quite huge.

After receiving the report below, Li Ziyuan immediately rushed to the scene with a battalion in person. After arriving at the scene, he saw bullet casings in one place, and the head of the sacrificed soldier was cut off and taken away by the puppet army. Several fighters had wounds on their bodies, apparently stabbed to death with bayonets after losing their combat effectiveness.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Li Ziyuan didn't say anything, and after ordering the troops to collect the corpses immediately, he withdrew to the old area with a battalion. After holding a grand funeral for the martyrs, Li Ziyuan did not have any next move. Li Ziyuan's performance, the troops below quit.

From soldiers to cadres, they have written petitions for war, demanding that this puppet army be completely eliminated in one go. But in the face of the soldiers' petitions, Li Ziyuan did not express his position at all. It's just that after ordering the front-line combat troops and strengthening the frontal vigilance, the rest of the people should do what they should do, and they don't give any explanation.

Li Ziyuan's approach made almost all the cadres and soldiers a little puzzled. Many fighters even thought that the regimental commander was afraid. There was a lot of discussion about the troops below, and although Li Ziyuan knew it, he still didn't take any action. Even the original infiltration into the western part of Hubei was terminated.

After the first fight, Wang Tieshi, who took advantage of it, not only did not have any restraint, but became more arrogant. On 21 August, a reinforced battalion, under the cover of artillery, was sent from Pingchuan to launch an attack on the line of Luoma.

The 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the fallen horse immediately launched defensive operations. With the strength of a company, use the terrain and the fortifications that were previously constructed to engage in a fierce battle with the superior enemy. But after all, it was fought with absolutely inferior forces and firepower, and the whole battle fell into passivity from the very beginning.

After receiving the news that Luoma was attacked, Li Ziyuan immediately rushed to Luoma in person. Gather as a battalion commander and personally sit on the horse to command the battle. Regarding the performance of this reorganized puppet army on the battlefield, from the tactical movements of the puppet army to the fire cover of the puppet army, Li Ziyuan observed it quite carefully.

The puppet army of this reinforced battalion in front of him was repulsed after two tentative attacks. Instead of retreating, under the cover of two mountain artillery and two mortars, they immediately turned to attack on all fronts. The artillery fire of the puppet army covered the artillery fire was also quite fierce, and groups of shells fell on the position of the second company.

After the artillery began to cover the fire, the infantry immediately spread out on all fronts. Under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, the skirmish line was pulled open and the defending forces were attacked. Compared with the previous time when Wang Tieshi's troops charged, they were often in a mess, and there was no alternate cover at all when retreating, this time the tactical style of the puppet army has changed greatly.

Although it still hasn't changed, it will only charge head-on and will not flank the rigid tactics, and the attack route rarely changes, which is quite a dogmatic overall approach. However, there has obviously been a certain improvement in the style of work, the offensive echelon is quite clear, the objectives of each front-line attack detachment are clear, and the support firepower at all levels has a key attack direction.

After the first wave of attacks was repulsed, it was not a swarm of retreat. Although the rhythm of the attack is still rusty, it is at least decent. Although there are also many problems, it is far better than the so-called Hubei garrison before.

During the entire defensive battle of the fallen horse, the second company fought very hard. If it weren't for the favorable terrain and the fact that a lot of fortifications had been built before, it was estimated that it would be difficult to hold the fallen horse. But even so, after the second company finally repelled the attack of the puppet army, it suffered two-thirds of the casualties.

But after the second company repelled the attack of the puppet army at a great cost, Li Ziyuan made a decision that surprised everyone extremely and actually ordered to give up the fall. This time, not only the cadres and soldiers of the army did not understand Li Ziyuan's approach, but even Ma Yongcheng, who was the political commissar, did not understand it.

After giving up and falling off the horse, Li Ziyuan shrank his troops to the periphery of the Qiaokou line and put on a stubborn posture. And after Wang Tieshi seized the horse and fell off the horse, he continued to test Li Ziyuan's troops with a small force. Although there is no front-line battle between the two sides in the control area for the time being, small battles occur almost every day.

But Li Ziyuan locked himself in a room, staring at the map all day long, not knowing what to ponder. If you don't take a few staff officers with He Sanliang, you will discuss something on the map. For the front-line battle, the full authority was given to Liu Haishan, the deputy regiment commander who had just arrived for less than a month.

This situation lasted unanimously for half a month, and Li Ziyuan convened a meeting of cadres above the battalion level. At the meeting, Li Ziyuan looked at the expressionless cadres at all levels in front of him, and just smiled and said: "During this time, everyone is aggrieved." Let a puppet army bully us enough, I'm afraid everyone is extremely unbalanced in their hearts. ”

Li Ziyuan's words fell, and the venue suddenly exploded. Several battalion commanders and instructors were talking about it at the bottom. Song Weiye, the commander of the first battalion, stood up: "Regiment commander, I don't know what happened to you during this time. Our troops may sometimes avoid fighting against devils, after all, where is the balance of strength. ”

"But let's fight those puppet armies, isn't that one hit accurate? When did you let this group of dog traitors be bullied like this? In the past, we were all chasing them, and we even beat this guy into a bare-bones commander more than once. But now why are they chasing after us? ”

"Let a puppet army be bullied like this, and lose the strategic support point of falling off the horse. A platoon of soldiers died in vain, when did we suffer such a big loss? And those more than 30 fellows, let's just watch people being buried alive in vain, and this revenge will not be avenged? In that case, who will dare to work for our Eighth Route Army in the future? ”

"Regiment commander, now the cadres and soldiers of our regiment are counted as one, and they are all holding their breath in their hearts. Regiment commander, if you don't give an order to fight, there is no way to bring this unit. If the anger in the hearts of the soldiers is vented, it will not be easy to drum up. Commander, you give the order to fight, we promise to beat these bastards to the point that even the ancestors don't know them. ”