Soon the order of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army reached the Black Mountain Column, and after reading the telegram, Wang Lung immediately called a meeting of the main officers of the detachment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The meeting was brief, simply conveying the orders of the head of the headquarters, followed by a discussion of the troop plan. In the end, it was decided that Zheng Wei would lead a brigade to stay in the base area, while Wang Long would lead two infantry brigades, as well as a guard squadron, a cavalry squadron, a machine gun squadron, and a special operations brigade to advance into Jinchaji.

In accordance with the orders of the head of the General Headquarters, the troops heading south will wait for an opportunity to seize Mazhuang and Yangqiu counties in order to cope with the anti-sweeping operations of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

The tasks of the remaining troops are also very heavy, in addition to being responsible for defending the base area and preventing retaliation from the Japanese army. At the same time, it is also necessary to go deep into the nearby towns and villages to publicize the glorious achievements of the Eighth Route Army in this great war, and extensively mobilize the masses to join the army.

Originally, according to Wang Lung's order, each unit was preparing to fight and train on its own, but now there is no need for it, and you only need to replenish the consumed ammunition and go to the battlefield.

On February 22, 38, after just repelling the attack of the Devil Division, Wang Lung led two infantry brigades, three equipment squadrons, and a special operations brigade totaling more than 3,400 people to take advantage of the darkness to rush to Mazhuang County, more than 100 miles away.

Before the troops were mobilized, Wang Lung sent the combat mission in eastern Hebei to all departments, and in Wang Long's words, he was going to be a firefighter and fighting fires in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

On the way, Wang Lung and Xuan were analyzing the strength of the enemy and us as they walked, and to be honest, if we compare the strength, firepower, and quality of the soldiers on both sides, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is really hanging this time.

In order to wipe out the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area in one fell swoop, the devils used two infantry divisions and one infantry brigade this time, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people.

Although the strength of the Eighth Route Army was increased compared with when it crossed the Yellow River in the east, it was only more than 70,000 people, and the garrisons were relatively scattered.

There are only more than 20,000 people facing the 50,000 army of devils, and the core area of this battle is only less than 5,000 people in the Jinchaji Military Region, and there are only more than 6,000 people counting the newly recruited recruits and nearby militiamen, which is not a level opponent at all compared with the devils.

Besides, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region has just repelled the encirclement and suppression operations of the devils, and the troops have lost a lot of personnel from top to bottom, and the most important thing is that there is an extreme shortage of weapons, equipment, and ammunition, which is simply not enough to fight the devils again, so the form is quite grim.

Therefore, the requirement of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in this battle was not to repel the attack of the devils, but to smash the devils' attempt to gather and annihilate the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and to meet the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the personnel of the organs to break through.

The main forces of the Japanese attack this time were the 14th Division of Tsuchihara and the 20th Division of Kawagishi Bunzaburo, and the only brigade was a mixed 2nd Brigade with a celebrity Norihide Abe in it.

As the highest-ranking Japanese commander killed by the Eighth Route Army in the history of the Anti-Japanese War, Abe's reputation in China was not much weaker than that of Terauchi Shouichi and Okamura Ninji, and even surpassed.

The establishment of the second mixed brigade is relatively simple, and the entire brigade has five infantry brigades, one artillery brigade, one engineer brigade, and one communications brigade, with a total strength of about 5,200 people.

According to the information sent by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the first part of the mixed brigade has been stationed in Tianzhen County, an important town in northern Shanxi, but the main force is still resting in Yangyuan.

Wang Lung felt that this might be an opportunity for them, but whether they could do it or when they could do it had to be investigated on the spot to know.

After 2 days and 2 nights of rapid marching, the Montenegrin column went all the way south and finally reached Mazhuang County.

As soon as he arrived on the outskirts of the town, Wang Lung immediately dispatched a reconnaissance unit to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and was very worried about the safety of the base area.

With the main force of the department still there, Wang Lung was not too worried, even if the devil really came, he believed that he would be able to deal with it calmly.

But now that the main force is heading south, as long as his side starts fighting, the Black Dragon Town side will definitely get the news, and with Wang Lung's understanding of the devils, he will definitely launch a full-scale attack on the base area as soon as possible.

So he didn't have time to deal with the devils, he either hid in the shadows and didn't make a move, or he cleanly relieved the worries of the Jinchaji Military Region.

Soon the scouts sent out returned, and after reconnaissance, I learned that there are a lot of devils in the county. In addition to a reinforced squadron originally stationed in the city, a Japanese army of more than 500 men and equipped with artillery was now stationed.

Upon hearing this, Wang Lung immediately frowned.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all, and the devils seem to have known that they may sneak attack, otherwise it would be impossible to station so many troops in the city. It's a lot harder to do now.

In fact, Wang Lung overestimated the importance that the devil attached to him, and the reason why the devil stationed so many troops in the county town was not to prevent him, but because of the place in Mazhuang Town.

You must know that Mazhuang County is not an ordinary small county town, as an important node of the Pingsui Railway, its strategic position is very important. In addition, this time the devil went south to attack the Jinchaji Military Region, and it was the duty of the devil to become the logistics base of the army, so the devil placed an infantry brigade with dissatisfaction here.

However, Wang Lung didn't know this, all he could think of was that the devils had already judged that they might sneak attack the county seat.

When Wang Lung told Xuan Yi and the others about the situation, everyone frowned. Although their weapons and equipment are no worse than those of the devils, and they have a lot of troops, it is impossible for them to storm the town at all.

Now the only advantage is to attack it by surprise, but now it is also seen through by the devil! Whether to fight or not, how to fight has become an important issue in front of Wang Lung and others.