In Pingding County, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the headquarters of the commander of the Second Theater have already sent a telegram, both the head of the headquarters and Yan Xishan hope that Sun Weiguo will immediately transfer with the troops of the new Second Brigade, but Sun Weiguo refuses to carry out the transfer order.

More than 200 officers and men of the New Second Brigade have already left Pingding County, and these officers and men are unwilling to stay in Pingding County; except for more than 200 personnel, even the wounded of the medical team have not been transferred, and many of the wounded in the medical team have returned to the unit with their wounds to prepare for the war.

The night came unconsciously, and the surroundings became pitch black, and the county seat of Pingding County was brightly lit, and here at the headquarters of the New Second Brigade, it was even brighter.

Brigade Commander Sun Weiguo, Deputy Brigade Commander Fu Tao, Chief of Staff Qin Xianliang, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhu Jianwei, Chief of Staff Qin Xianliang, and Deputy Chief of Staff Yin Jin were all in the brigade headquarters.

Sun Weiguo began to draw up a defensive battle plan, according to Sun Weiguo's deployment, the people temporarily took refuge in the tunnels, the new second brigade units garrisoned key defensive positions, the armored battalion of the sixth cavalry regiment, the cavalry battalion, and the cavalry artillery battalion were transferred to form a mobile combat unit, and more than 100 people from the infantry battalion replaced the guard battalion to serve as the brigade headquarters guard, and the guard battalion troops were dispatched to the front line.

The troops of the 1st Advance Regiment took each town as the main garrison point, and used the buildings and preset positions in the towns to block the Japanese attack, and inflicted a large number of casualties on the attacking Japanese army.

Because of the lack of troops, the scope of defense undertaken by each department is very large, and there is no way to do it, Sun Weiguo asked all departments to hold their positions for more than three hours, so as to strike at the sharp spirit of the Japanese attack and create fighters for the mobile combat units.

It should be noted that after the end of the battle against Xiyang County, Zhong Jian's independent regiment was transferred to Hebei Province by the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and at present only the troops of the New Second Brigade are in Pingding County, and the troops of the New Second Brigade have just finished fighting with the independent mixed Fifth Brigade and Regiment, and most of the troops have not had time to replenish their troops.

It is somewhat difficult for a brigade to defend a county seat, especially since Sun Weiguo cannot gather the main force in the county town for defense now.

The troops of the new 2nd Brigade had to be dispersed to garrison in various places, which made it more difficult to defend.

At present, the only advantage occupied by the New Second Brigade is that Pingding County has been recovered by the New Second Brigade for a relatively long time, and the New Second Brigade has a deep mass base in Pingding County, and at the same time, the troops of the New Second Brigade are relatively familiar with Pingding County, and there are permanent and semi-permanent fortifications in all major towns and cities in Pingding County.

These fortifications were made of reinforced concrete and timber, which could withstand direct shelling by Japanese artillery.

Moreover, minefields, barbed wire, and other obstacles were set up in front of the positions, and the troops of the New Second Brigade were able to exert their strongest combat effectiveness in such defensive positions.

"Brigadier Sun, I just wanted to ask you a question, do you know the situation of the Japanese army? The combat effectiveness of the new 2nd Brigade is indeed very strong, and your troops are indeed very capable of fighting, but do you know how many troops the Japanese army has gathered this time? According to the information learned by the headquarters, the Japanese army has already begun to mobilize three divisions and regiments to carry out activities, and four more brigades and regiments have assembled at different locations, and the Japanese army has also dispatched a cavalry brigade, with a total strength of more than 70,000 troops! ”

Sun Weiguo was marking the defense areas of each department on the map, and at the same time discussing with the staff officers.

But at this moment, an indifferent voice came from outside.

Deputy Commander Wang followed Chief of Staff Ni and Political Commissar Huang Zhen into from outside, and Deputy Commander Wang said something in a strange manner.

The expression on Chief of Staff Ni's face was not very good, he looked at Sun Weiguo and sighed slightly.

"Defend the country, the people can be evacuated, you are too impulsive to do this, this time the situation is different from the last time, I hope you can immediately carry out the order of the head of the headquarters, now you transfer with the new second brigade, I will help you explain the headquarters there, and the Jinji-Henan Military Region will also be responsible for the evacuation of the people."

After coming to the headquarters of the new Second Brigade, Chief of Staff Ni looked at Sun Weiguo in a serious tone and said.

Sun Weiguo's new 2nd Brigade troops fought a great victory in Xiyang County, the Japanese army's independent mixed 5th Brigade was annihilated, and the lieutenant general brigade commander Qin Yashang was killed, this matter made Chief of Staff Ni very happy, this matter even Chairman Mao in Yan'an knew, Chairman Mao personally sent a message of commendation, this commendation message has not had time to forward to the new 2nd Brigade troops, but Sun Weiguo of the new 2nd Brigade disobeyed the order of the headquarters and angered the two bosses.

After learning about the whole thing, Chief of Staff Ni understood Sun Weiguo's thoughts, but he hoped that Sun Weiguo could look at this matter rationally.

Soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and even if they have great merit, they cannot become the capital to resist military orders.

Chief of Staff Ni was a little annoyed this time, so after coming to the headquarters of the New Second Brigade, Chief of Staff Ni's expression on his face was not very good.

But in his heart, Chief of Staff Ni is very optimistic about Sun Weiguo, and he believes that Sun Weiguo can lead more troops and achieve better results, so he gave Sun Weiguo a chance, and he hoped that Sun Weiguo could immediately transfer with his troops.

"Comrade Weiguo, at present, the Japanese troops have begun to assemble, if the new second brigade troops are not evacuated, this will fall into the encirclement of the Japanese army, you must be clear, the new second brigade is a unit of our Eighth Route Army that can fight well, this is the honor of our Eighth Route Army, you can't destroy this force, the commander's meaning is also my meaning, now you take the new second brigade troops to transfer, I and the commander will solve the previous matter for you, even if the head of the headquarters wants to remove you, no matter how much the price is paid, the commander and I will keep your position, but only if you have to move with your troops. ”

Political Commissar Huang Zhen looked at Sun Weiguo and said in a serious tone.

"Commander, political commissar, the troops of the new Second Brigade have already made a decision, our decision will not change, the people of Pingding County will not be able to evacuate at all, if our troops are evacuated, tens of thousands of people in Pingding County will become the target of the Japanese army, in that case, what face will we talk about resisting Japan and protecting the people in the future. Commander, political commissar, let's stay, we will desperately hold Pingding County, even if the head of the headquarters shoots me after the war, I will admit it. ”

Sun Weiguo looked at Chief of Staff Ni and Political Commissar Huang Zhen, and he said with a serious expression.

Sun Weiguo's attitude was resolute, and Chief of Staff Ni and Huang Zhen glanced at each other, and they had helpless expressions on their faces.

"Commander, political commissar, since Brigade Commander Sun insists, then let's carry out the order of the head of the headquarters." Deputy Commander Wang said.

"Sun Weiguo of the New Second Brigade listened to the order, and the head of the headquarters decided to remove you from the post of commander of the New Second Brigade, so you should rush to the headquarters immediately to report. Fu Tao, deputy commander of the new Second Brigade, temporarily acted as brigade commander, Fu Tao, you will immediately lead the troops to transfer. Chief of Staff Ni reluctantly gave the order.