After putting away the pistol at the bedside, Zhang Caizhu finally saw the figures of several Eighth Route Army soldiers behind him.

"Commander of the Eighth Route Army, although I am the president of the maintenance association and do things for the little devils, I have never done anything hurtful to the heavens and reason, and the little devils forced me to do it~ Don't kill me, I have money, and all the money in the family will be given to you!"

"Don't worry, we won't kill you!" Hong Ruijun, who was standing in front of him, affirmed.

"We have investigated your affairs clearly, if we want to kill you, we won't give you a chance to speak at all, and I just cut your neck directly!"

"We come here today for only one thing, and that is to give you a chance to atone for your sins!"

Rich Master Zhang obviously sighed with a sigh of relief and replied: "Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely atone for my sins!" ”

Early the next morning, Zhang Caizhu announced the expansion of the escort team in his capacity as the president of the maintenance association, and a company of the Eighth Route Army marched into the village, put on the coat of the maintenance association's escort team, and trained for the maintenance association~

Hong Ruijun also moved the headquarters of the guard battalion to the maintenance office in the village.

"Battalion commander, after statistics, during this period of time, we fought a total of eight ambushes of the Japanese puppet army, killed 259 little devils, captured 653 puppet soldiers, and killed more than 100 people! After mobilization, 438 people are willing to join our Eighth Route Army to fight devils! The guard battalion instructor reported with excitement on his face.

"In addition, we have also taken down seven maintenance associations, captured 238 escort teams of the maintenance association, and half of the captives have expressed their willingness to join our Eighth Route Army after mobilization!"

"In addition, a total of eight guerrilla groups in the vicinity approached us and asked to join us. Except for the three of these guerrillas we sent a few days ago, the other equipment is very poor, but there are quite a few troops, and they are all tested veterans! There are 234 people in total! ”

"Now I have expanded the second and third companies into battalions in accordance with the order, and each battalion has three infantry companies under its jurisdiction."

"Of the seven maintenance committees we have fought, in addition to the battalion headquarters and a company, each of the remaining six maintenance committees occupies one, and these six companies are fully staffed, and the ......equipment is quite neat, and training is being strengthened."

"The only problem now is that we are here, when will the first company be expanded, how will it be expanded, and where will the troops come from, this still needs to be decided by the battalion commander!"

Hong Ruijun replied with a smile on his face: "I didn't have the idea that the army was developing so fast~"

"We are not in a hurry here, according to intelligence, the main forces of the Japanese army assembled in Liuzhen are distributing ammunition and preparing ammunition supplies. It's obviously the rhythm of the game. When they are gone, we will have the opportunity to expand our troops and make a big deal in the area occupied by the little devils! ”

"In addition, I can't move for the time being...... The other two companies were expanded into battalions, and although the strength of the troops increased more than threefold, the overall combat effectiveness was certainly much worse. At this time, we must have a fist unit in our hands, and a company is this fist force. ”

"When the other two battalions initially form combat effectiveness, we will be able to expand!"

At the headquarters of the Japanese division in Linfen City, Fujino had developed blind confidence in his next attack.

More and more Imperial troops in the occupied territories were attacked, and the news did not reach his ears. However, his mind was already on the offensive that was about to begin, and he didn't pay attention to it at all.

The chief of staff was very anxious, and every move of the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area outside the city was all too familiar to him, and it was almost exactly the same as the way the new regiment developed from small to large.

He could not imagine what the guerrillas would grow into after a while: a battalion of a few hundred men, or several battalions of several thousand......

However, the division commander's mind was not here at all.

I have reminded him several times, but the division commander Fujino has an indifferent expression every time, so that he can be a little calm and not be anxious.

Fujino was not worried, the chief of staff could only minimize the losses of the imperial army within his own rights, so that the development of the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army would be slower.

However, without troops, his actions were more like a futile preparation.

Today was still a day before the troops were dispatched, and he decided to persuade Fujino one last time to let him pay attention to his big rear.

"Division commander, according to intelligence, there is a problem in Xiangyan Village and seven or eight surrounding villages. On the surface, the maintenance association is still working for the imperial army, but in fact, those maintenance associations are working for the Eighth Route Army, and those villages have secretly become the territory of the Eighth Route Army, and there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops in it for training! ”

The chief of staff said that the news has not yet been finally confirmed, but in order to make Lieutenant General Fujino pay attention to his big rear, he can't care so much, so he said it directly!

Fujino, who had been indifferent for a few days, was moved for the first time on his face.

After finding Xiangyan Village on the map, he stared at the chief of staff and asked, "In other words, this area has been secretly developed by the Eighth Route Army into their so-called base area?" ”

"How many Eighth Route Army troops are hidden in it!"

The chief of staff hesitated for a moment and replied: "It is not clear how many people there are, but there must be several hundred!" ”

Fujino's tense nerves relaxed suddenly: "At this point, in the occupied area surrounded by the Imperial Army, only a few hundred Eighth Route Army scared you like this, Chief of Staff, it's too much of a fuss!" ”

"Chief of Staff, our urgent need for delay now is to attack the new regiment base area, kill and severely damage them!"

"If you are distracted by these little things, then this attack should not be carried out!"

"Don't forget, the front army is still staring at us, waiting for our good news!"

"Moreover, an infantry wing in the southwest of Jinxi that cooperated with us has already begun to move, pinning down at least 4,000 troops of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army. As long as we make another move here, we will definitely be able to catch the new group off guard and make them unguarded! ”

Just as the chief of staff's face was becoming more and more worried, and a flash of disappointment quickly flashed in his eyes, Fujino changed his words and added after that.

"However, your concerns are not unfounded!"

"The Eighth Route Army found that the speed of the troops was too fast and very cunning, and they must be nipped in the bud!"

"Tomorrow's attack will remain the same, a reinforced squadron of the Imperial Army and a regiment of the Imperial Allied Army will be transferred from the remaining troops in Linfen City, and they will be killed as soon as it dawns tomorrow morning and killed them!"

"Hey! The commander of the division is wise, and he will arrange it now! ”

At the headquarters of the new regiment, the atmosphere was very serious, and more than a dozen staff officers, telephone operators, and telegraph operators went in and out of the small room, sending news from all over the country to Zhong Chenggong, and after Zhong Chenggong summed it up, the useful news was sent to the regiment commander Wang Ping.

"Commander, Xiao Yunshan and Xiong Changhe are under a lot of pressure. In order to deal with us, the little devil used all his family resources this time. Described as successfully delivering a telegram to Wang Ping reported.

"An infantry wing with a heavy artillery brigade and a field artillery brigade bombarded our positions with artillery shells, and in just one day, the casualties of the troops reached one battalion. The front-line positions were almost destroyed! ”

"Then don't fight hard with the little devils!" Wang Ping frowned and decided.

At the beginning of the battle, everyone wanted to keep the devils out of the base area directly and minimize the casualties and losses in the base area. Now it seems that this wish is impossible to come true!

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