With Zhao Tiehu returning to the detachment, many soldiers of the detachment also felt that the morale of the detachment seemed to have improved a lot. And the first thing Zhao Tiehu did when he returned to the detachment was to hold a collective funeral for all the soldiers who died.

In the eyes of Luo Rong and the new political commissar Chen Changyuan, they don't quite understand what Zhao Tiehu did. In their opinion, holding such a solemn funeral will only increase the burden on the future of the troops.

After all, the soldiers who died this time enjoy such treatment, so will the soldiers who sacrifice next time also enjoy such treatment? In these years, many people still attach great importance to the treatment they can enjoy after death.

But no matter how much the two of them didn't understand in their hearts, in this situation, all they could do was to let Zhao Tiehu do it. But as soldiers, they still feel in their hearts that Zhao Tiehu's behavior can indeed win the respect of the soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.

Tombstones were erected, and all the original living lives were finally buried between the green mountains and green waters. Looking at this cemetery specially selected by someone, Zhao Tiehu also knew that he would want to sacrifice every time in the future, but he was afraid that it would be unlikely.

After the mass funeral, what was originally known only among officers quickly spread throughout the detachment. This news is that in order to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in this battle, Zhao Tiehu personally chopped a little devil's lieutenant general.

And this lieutenant general is the commander-in-chief of the encirclement and suppression war. This also means that Zhao Tiehu was not there when the little devil was playing conspiracy. But as soon as Zhao Tiehu came back, he avenged these dead comrades-in-arms and got rid of the culprit behind the scenes.

Compared with the morale of the soldiers, many backbones who followed Zhao Tiehu seemed a little unhappy. Knowing that Zhao Tiehu was about to leave, or even quit the Eighth Route Army, it was hard for them to believe that these were true.

But reality tells them that all this is true. Soon after, Zhao Tiehu would leave Zaozhuang and embark on a path they could not have predicted at all. Whether it is a road of return or a point of no return, only time will tell.

After announcing his decision, Zhao Tiehu also took the opportunity of the cadres of each detachment to return to the headquarters for a meeting and issued some corresponding appointments. At the same time, the appointment of the higher authorities was read out at the meeting, and Chen Changyuan, the political commissar, was officially introduced to these company-level cadres.

In addition, Zhao Tiehu, who was at the meeting, also distributed the military and political backbones brought by Luo Rong according to the situation of each detachment. In these things, Zhao Tiehu behaved normally.

And in the past few days, the cadres who knew that Zhao Tiehu was about to leave have also made choices one after another. What made Zhao Tiehu a little relieved and moved was that most of the old subordinates he brought out wanted to leave with him.

Among them, Zhao Tiehu's most important special operations team and directly subordinate team decided to leave with Zhao Tiehu. Luo Rong was also very surprised to hear the news, and at the same time sighed that Zhao Tiehu's personality charm was so strong.

It's just that in view of the current situation of the task force, Luo Rong is eager to prevent these fighters from leaving. After all, he knew very well that these two troops were the real elite of the task force. But the problem is that if the fighter wants to go, he can't stop him.

Fortunately, Zhao Tiehu also knew that he would not be able to take away so many fighters at one time. If he wants to continue fighting the little devils, he also needs to build a new base, a base that can accommodate him and all the soldiers who took him.

To put it simply, it is a base that truly belongs only to him. Before the new base is completed, the soldiers who leave with him will need to live a life without a permanent home. And for a period of time, Zhao Tiehu will have to train again.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tiehu took the initiative to find Luo Rong and Song Dabao, who also chose to leave in the end, and said: "Dabao, you are the deputy leader of the detachment. If we leave together, we are afraid that it will not be conducive to the smooth transition of the detachment.

Now I have specially invited the old chief, and I also want to discuss with you, I hope that you can stay in the detachment for the time being, and you will take over my position as the detachment leader until the higher authorities appoint a new detachment leader. The old chief has agreed to this. ”

Although Song Dabao was an officer from the Northwest Army anyway, he was also one of the officers who chose to leave with Zhao Tiehu. It stands to reason that Luo Rong does not want him to take over Zhao Tiehu's position. But the current situation cannot be rushed.

The most important thing is that many of the military cadres at the company and platoon level in the current detachment are former soldiers of the Zhongyan Army who came from Yushe with Zhao Tiehu and Song Dabao earlier. If you really want to replace it with another unfamiliar detachment leader, the troops below may also have problems.

Now Zhao Tiehu left first, and Song Dabao temporarily took over as the head of the detachment to complete the transfer of power in the detachment. After the military and political cadres brought by Luo Rong slowly took control of the troops, Song Dabao and the others left again, and I believe that the troops will not be chaotic.

And this idea was also put forward by Zhao Tiehu. Even if he was about to leave, Zhao Tiehu still cared very much about the task force he formed. He did not want to see the detachment disbanded because of his departure.

Facing Zhao Tiehu's words, Song Dabao said helplessly: "Detachment leader, you're all gone, what's the point of me staying here?" What's more, the old brothers are all gone with you, what's the matter with leaving me alone? ”

'Dabao, it's not that I won't take you away, just to ensure the stability of the troops, and in order not to give the little devils a chance, we must leave in batches. The task force is a force we've worked so hard to build, and do you want to see it happen?

Now the old chief has brought a group of military and political cadres over, and they will slowly take over the posts of our old brothers to take control of the troops. After they gain the trust of the fighters, you will not be chaotic if you leave the army.

Most importantly, after I leave, I also need to find a place where we can survive. As I told you earlier, it would be dangerous to go with me, and life could be very hard, but it was not a lie, but it was possible that the situation could be like that.

But I still hope that I can give my brother who walks with me a good living environment. Therefore, I took people away ahead of schedule in order to form a new anti-Japanese base area. With a stable territory, we will not be left in the mountains and forests. ’

After explaining some of his ideas to Song Dabao, Luo Rong also promised to wait for the troops to stabilize, and if Song Dabao still insisted on leaving, he would not force him to stay. After all, Zhao Tiehu said that he should still be active in Shandong in a short time.

As for going there, Zhao Tiehu didn't say anything for the time being. But Luo Rong knew that as long as Zhao Tiehu led the soldiers who left the team, he would continue to resist Japan and fight the little devils. Then they are still friendly troops of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong, and they should also be given certain convenience.

Maybe Luo Rong can choose to have Zhao Tiehu arrested and suppress the troops with iron-blooded means. However, the consequences of this would likely be to completely destroy the good foundation that the task force has laid so far. He can't afford this consequence.

Now Zhao Tiehu has made the decision to leave, choosing an independent anti-Japanese road, and is very cooperative with giving him the opportunity to slowly control the task force. It can be said that Zhao Tiehu has done a very benevolent and righteous job, what else can he say?

On matters involving the special operations detachment and the directly subordinate detachment, Zhao Tiehu also said in a timely manner: "Old chief, there are still some soldiers in the special operations detachment and the directly subordinate detachment who will choose to stay, and they are all familiar with the relevant training.

If the veteran leader wants to retrain a special operations detachment, let the veteran members serve as instructors, and provide sufficient material support, he should be able to reorganize a special operations detachment. Those who choose to leave, they are afraid that it will be difficult for them to continue to stay in the army. ”

Regarding the special operations detachment he trained, Zhao Tiehu knew very well that it could only be regarded as a semi-finished product. And next, once he finds a suitable place to form a base, Zhao Tiehu will also retrain a group of elite fighters.

In short, the fighters who are qualified to fight with Zhao Tiehu in the future should have more elite combat skills than ordinary fighters. Only in this way will they be able to complete the combat mission set by Zhao Tiehu at that time.

With Zhao Tiehu's words, Luo Rong also knew that it was not good to say anything. After all, even if Zhao Tiehu let those soldiers stay, Luo Rong believed that the newly arrived detachment cadres in the future might not dare to really trust them.

If something like this happens, many officers and soldiers who are close to Zhao Tiehu may be suspected by their superiors in the future. Perhaps from the moment Zhao Tiehu made his choice, some people had no choice but to choose to leave with Zhao Tiehu.

When Zhao Tiehu was making arrangements for the next anti-encirclement and suppression, Taro Miyamoto, who was staying in Zaozhuang City, was also sent back by the secret pile. The attack on Hyotaro Kimura, which alarmed the top echelons of the North China Front, was really done by Zhao Tiehu.

Even Zhao Tiehu's beheading of Kimura Hyotaro was also to retaliate against the previous Japanese encirclement and suppression task force. And that head is now in the hands of the task force. But if you want to get it back, you can imagine the difficulty.

Just when the Japanese army in Zaozhuang participated in the encirclement and suppression, they were still waiting for the next order from their superiors. With Zhao Tiehu's order, the first detachment, which has now lifted the encirclement and suppression situation, converged with the second detachment in Weishan, and began to fight back.

In the face of the task force carrying out a two-sided attack, many Japanese encirclement and suppression troops stationed between Weishan and Tengxian were also caught off guard by the sudden counterattack of the Eighth Route Army, and many troops had to withdraw to the towns where they were stationed.

To the surprise of the Zaozhuang garrison, the counterattack launched by the Eighth Route Army seemed to be limited to the area where the Japanese army was advancing. As long as the little devils stationed in the garrison honestly return to the towns they were stationed in earlier, the Eighth Route Army will disperse immediately.

In view of this situation, after Zhao Tiehu led the initiative drawn from the first and second detachments, he went to join forces with the third detachment. The Zaozhuang garrison officer still resolutely ordered the troops deployed outside the base area of the Eighth Route Army earlier to withdraw.

Even if the retreat was relatively timely, the Japanese troops who participated in the encirclement and suppression also suffered considerable losses. After the situation gradually stabilized, the Japanese army also unexpectedly found that the area they now controlled was no different from before the encirclement and suppression.

Although in this encirclement and suppression, they eliminated some of the Eighth Route Army. On the other hand, the number of troops they lost was no less than that of the Eighth Route Army. The encirclement and suppression of the people seems to be in vain in the end?