"Division commander, I think it is necessary for us to send a telegram to the leaders of the Party Central Committee and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters to report our concerns and make them ready, what do you think?" Wei Peng opened his mouth to suggest.

"Division commander, do you have any arrangements or layouts for the future war? We now have a huge army of nearly 27,000 people, and if we don't have a perfect plan, the next big battle will not be easy to fight! Wang Zhifu, acting commander of the First Brigade, said with a worried face.

Seeing that these brigade commanders under his command had seen so far one by one, Han Yunhua still felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart, so he also said with a smile: "I have sent a telegram to the leaders of the Party Central Committee [***] and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, stating my personal views in detail. It is not clear whether the chairman and the CEOs agree with me, but we must be prepared for a big war anyway. At present, the troops transferred south will soon return to Shandong, so we should be prepared to take precautions. Now please tell us about your family background, so that I also have a bottom in my heart, and I can also consider it when assigning tasks to you. ”

"Zhifu, let's start with you, but it's the second brigade and the third brigade, let's start!"

Wang Zhifu was not hypocritical, got up and said loudly: "Division commanders, brigade commanders and political commissars, our first brigade has made great progress after the second reorganization. At present, the 1st Brigade has four infantry regiments, a baggage replenishment regiment, a guard battalion, a machine gun battalion, an artillery battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, a knife company, a communications company, and a total of 18,644 troops. Because we have won several successive battles in Yanggu County, uprooted the old Taoist forces in Liaocheng, and seized a large number of weapons, ammunition, and military expenses, although there is still a certain gap in our weapons and equipment, this does not affect the combat effectiveness. At present, the 1st Brigade is equipped with a total of 3,375 38 large covers, 6,654 medium and formal rifles, 1,123 Hanyang-made rifles, 123 light and heavy machine guns, 18 mortars, 4 mountain artillery, 2 field artillery, 33 grenadiers, and a number of war horses and sabers. However, our ammunition is very scarce, each soldier can only get less than 50 rounds of ammunition, and the machine gun is less than two base ammunition, in addition to the brigade headquarters no longer has ammunition in stock, and the confidence in the fight is insufficient. ”

Although Wang Zhifu said that he lacked confidence, the smile on his face betrayed the true thoughts in his heart, how could anyone who had a brigade grow to a small 20,000 people in just a few months. Moreover, these 20,000 men were not troops lacking in weapons, but 20,000 men who were fully equipped and had high morale.

"Division commander, our second brigade is also developing very well, although the number is not as large as the first brigade, but it is also equipped with two fully equipped infantry regiments, a fire support regiment and a supplementary regiment with more than 2,000 people, and at the same time, our second brigade has also formed its own cavalry battalion, heavy machine gun battalion, reconnaissance battalion and guard battalion, with a total of 12,231 people in the whole brigade. Our unit is well-equipped, with two all-armed infantry regiments and one all-Kuomintang supplementary regiment. As for the fire support regiment, all of them are made of crooked light machine guns, and our ammunition is also extremely sufficient, and when I came this time, I also sent 500,000 rounds of rifle ammunition to the division headquarters. It's just that because our unit often changes its surname, no special artillery unit has been formed, and all 15 mortars in the brigade are scattered in various regiments and battalions. Jiang Yunshan, the commander and political commissar of the Second Brigade, got up and replied.

"Oh, very good, the rapid development of your second brigade is beyond my expectations, although it is said that your side has also won a few battles and occupied the enemy's county seat, but the army will not put many weapons and equipment in a small county town, right? Why do you have so many weapons and ammunition, let's listen to it, just think of it as an exchange between people. Han Yunhua said with a smile, to be honest, he was still very curious about the Second Brigade, how long did Jiang Yunshan bring an infantry brigade with few weapons, equipment, food and ammunition to a full-fledged brigade.

Jiang Yunshan grabbed the water cup on the table with his only remaining arm and took a sip of boiled water, and then continued: "Speaking of which, I have to thank the division commander and the soldiers of the first brigade, it is precisely because you fought well in Yanggu County that the army felt the real pressure, so the old devil of Odaka Kamizo had to send a large number of reinforcements to the Liaocheng area. At the same time, a large amount of weapons and ammunition were also sent to the defenders of Liaocheng, and the train transporting the ammunition happened to pass through my defense area, in order to intercept this batch of munitions, I sent troops to blow up the railway in front of me and a relatively important bridge before the army arrived at the Menqiangou railway station, so an infantry squadron and two military columns were shelved at the Menqiangou railway station. Menqiangou Railway Station is just a small station that is not even a C-class railway station, although the army also stationed an infantry squadron here, but its combat effectiveness is not enough, so I will end Menqiangou Railway Station overnight. Despite the loss of some people, the harvest was lucrative. It's just a pity that the dozen or so heavy artillery pieces are too rough to fight in the mountains, so let me blow them all up, otherwise we would have our own heavy artillery regiment. ”

"Heavy artillery, what caliber?" Tong Jiayong couldn't help but speak.

"It's not that big, it's all 105mm caliber cannons, there are 16 of them, but there are very few shells, only less than two bases, and the shells are all pulled back by us, but the cannons exploded, it's a pity!" Jiang Yunshan said.

"You loser, that's sixteen heavy cannons, hey! If I had been left alone, I would have to bring back those sixteen heavy cannons even if I had fought so hard. Tong Jiayong said "heartbrokenly".

Han Yunhua said with a smile: "Jia Yong, you kid is so unproductive, how can you be like a bun that has just come out of the countryside, and you have never seen the world." Don't complain about Yun Yi, let me tell you, it's the 105 cannon that the army just produced. This kind of cannon has a large caliber and a long firing range, and its power is far from being comparable to that of mountain artillery and field artillery. But it also has its own weaknesses, that is, this kind of cannon is extremely heavy, unless it is pulled by a train or a large military truck, it cannot be transported to the battlefield at all, and the requirements for the road surface are also extremely high, which is not something that ordinary mountain roads can meet. At the same time, this kind of cannon must be a professional gunner to be able to do it, and we really don't have such an expert in the army, so it is useless to say that the batch of cannons is pulled back. Besides, the little devil will also bring a dozen doors to test the firepower and survivability of the battlefield, otherwise he would not have sent only one infantry squadron to escort him. Yun Yi blew them up, that's right, just pull you kid back, what are you doing here? When ornamental? ”

Tong Jiayong touched his head embarrassedly, and said depressedly: "Hey, it's a pity anyway, I've been fighting for seven or eight years, and the most powerful artillery I've ever seen is only the 75 mountain artillery and field artillery of the Yue Army, no matter how large the caliber is, I haven't seen it." We can't afford to raise the big guys, but I still want to meet the big guys. Then Tong Jiayong turned around and asked: "Old Jiang, your grandmother's cannons have been bombed, what are you doing pulling those shells back, can a 75mm mountain cannon fire a 105mm cannon shell?" ”

"Don't talk about it, it's not that the guys under my command are poor, so whether it's useful or not, they pull it back, and by the time I find out, it's too late. Do you think I'm as ignorant as you are? And firing cannon shells, hey, no culture, it's terrible! Jiang Yunshan quipped.

Everyone followed with a burst of laughter, these two guys are a pair of enemies, and they are not serious when they meet. However, let them make such a fuss, and the serious atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly dissipated a lot.

Han Yunhua coughed lightly, and then said, "Okay, okay, you don't have a proper shape." Jia Yong, let's talk about the situation of your brigade now, the development of the second brigade is really good, and it is worthy of praise. After this battle is over, I will apply to my superiors to see if we can set up a large military region in Shandong, and then these brigades of yours will become the backbone of the new military region. ”

"Hehehe, division commander, although the development of our three brigades is not as fast as their two brigades, but we are not slow, some time ago we incorporated two large bandit troops and a remnant of the Kuomintang in the Jilu border area, and at the same time uprooted all the strongholds of the puppet army in Shen County except for the county seat. Now our three brigades have three fully manned infantry regiments, a cavalry battalion, a guard battalion, and a reconnaissance company. There are 9,884 people in the whole brigade, and if you add the original more than 800 veterans, our three brigades also exceed 10,000 people. The equipment of our three brigades is not very good, but it is not much worse than that of the first brigade, and the whole brigade is equipped with a total of 4,456 38 large covers, 2,345 medium and regular infantry, 165 light and heavy machine guns of various calibers, 22 mortars, and two mountain artillery and field guns. Like the 1st Brigade, our 3rd Brigade has no shortage of weapons and equipment, but it is also short of ammunition. Tong Jiayong slowly reported his family background, although the Eighth Route Army has always had the habit of hiding its strength, but everyone here knows the important surname of this battle, so they will definitely not fight with Han Yunhua at this juncture, one is one, two is two, absolutely unambiguous. If they didn't explain their family background clearly, then Han Yunhua would miscalculate when estimating his own strength, and the consequences would really be difficult to say, so every brigade commander was very cautious when he said every word.

(To be continued)