He Zhengdao, who arrived in Datong, originally thought that the battle to encircle and annihilate the Ninth Brigade would end with the battle to attack Datong tomorrow. didn't expect it, and in the early hours of the morning, he received a good report from the saber special combat team.

It was learned that the 9th Brigade that broke through from Guisui City, from the brigade commander Takimoto Kazuma to the ordinary soldiers, were all wiped out. Having won such a victory in just one night, He Zhengdao was undoubtedly very happy.

It's just that for the follow-up reconnaissance brigade's battle damage report, seeing that the reconnaissance brigade suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, He Zhengdao was still a little distressed. After all, every officer and soldier of the reconnaissance brigade is called the elite of the independent column!

Fortunately, with the extension of his tenure as commander, he has experienced the baptism of many major wars. He Zhengdao also knows that such casualties are undoubtedly a big victory compared with the results achieved, and it is something that should be celebrated.

But even so, He Zhengdao said quickly: "Call back the reconnaissance brigade, and all the light and serious wounded will be sent to the rear for treatment as soon as possible." In addition, he sent a telegram to the political commissar and asked him to transport the doctor and medicine to Guisui as quickly as possible.

Secondly, the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions were ordered to expel the puppet Mongolian cavalry that entered the territory of Wuchuan mainly to expel them from the territory of Suiyuan. If there is a chance, according to the actual situation, we can encircle and annihilate these pseudo-Mongolian cavalry.

Secondly, the main force of the 3rd Division cooperated with the 4th Division to establish fortifications from Zhangjiakou to Ulanqab and other places. The rest of the participating troops are ready for the battle to recover Suitou and return to Baotou. Try to adopt the tactics of attacking the heart and let the Japanese puppet army mess up on its own.

In addition, a report was sent to the Suixi Military Division, ordering the garrison troops directly under it to enter the recovered banners and counties of Suiyuan with the main battalion as a unit, and set up a garrison regiment and a cavalry battalion directly under it, and the Suixi Military Division was expanded into the Suiyuan Military Division.

As for the Daqingshan Garrison Brigade, the establishment remains unchanged. The scope of its strategic defense was expanded to the front line of Baotou to guard against the enemy and puppet forces in eastern Mongolia. After the entire territory of Suiyuan was recovered, the reconnaissance brigade returned to the Yulin base area for rest.

The 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions, in addition to supplementing the casualties of the cavalry, transferred the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division and the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Division to form the 3rd Cavalry Division. The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Division, after being studied by the Party Committee of the column, will report to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters for appointment at that time.

All political commissars in the border areas should focus on restoring the people's livelihood and economy in the base areas, and restore the local people's livelihood and public order to the greatest extent. At the same time, the engineering units were ordered to start building the road from Suiyuan to Yulin. ”

After a series of telegrams were sent, He Zhengdao said in a timely manner: "Report to the Central Committee and the General Headquarters, inform our department that the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army has been completely annihilated, and the commander of its brigade, Major General Takimoto Kazuma, will be killed, and Suiyuan will soon recover the whole territory." ”

With this good news transmitted early in the morning, Mao Taizu, who had just gotten up, looked at the confidential officer with an excited face, and said with a smile: "What's the good news?" Looking at you like this, it should be good news from the front, right? ”

'Yes! Chairman, I just received a telegram from Commander He of the Independent Column that the Ninth Brigade of the little devils stationed in Suiyuan was completely annihilated by us last night. The brigade commander of the little devil was also killed by us. ’

'Oh! So fast! I thought it would take two more days for this good news. Unexpectedly, the speed of the independent column is fast enough! ’

When Mao Taizu was happy about this good news, he was also happy about this matter, as well as Mr. Zhu and others from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. Looking at the smile of Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, the two also felt that it had been a happy event recently.

Coming to the operational headquarters and looking at the hanging combat map, Mr. Peng also said with a smile: "Although Baotou City and Guisui City have not been taken at present, the little devils in these two cities are also grasshoppers after the autumn, and it won't take long to jump."

After recovering Suiyuan, the war zone on our border with the little devils has also expanded several times, and the challenges that the independent column will face in the future are not small. But no matter what, it is indeed worth rejoicing to be able to recover Suiyuan! ”

'Yes! Last year, the independent column regained Suiyuan, and due to the strength of the troops and other factors, He Zhengdao finally made a plan to abandon Suiyuan. In just one winter, we attacked Suiyuan again, and the little devil must be very annoyed.

In this area of Suiyuan alone, the independent column annihilated tens of thousands of little devils. At present, their defense area is already bordering the North China Front Army and the Eastern Army, and I think that these places will be in flames of war again this summer! ’

Listening to Mr. Zhu's words, Zuo Quan also smiled and said: "Commander-in-chief, even if we don't recover Suiyuan, I think the little devils will carry out a big sweep of us this summer." Now that we have recovered Suiyuan, we have a lot of room to transfer.

According to the information we have learned, the newly appointed commander of the North China Front, Sugiyama Moto, has proposed that the Kwantung Army be sent south to strengthen the Jing'an issue on the North China side. When the time comes, it is estimated that the Suiyuan side will be in charge of the Kwantung Army.

But in any case, these situations must have been predicted. As long as you are properly prepared, it is not easy for the Kwantung Army to recapture Suiyuan. It's just that Suiyuan this year, it is estimated that the war will continue! ”

'The little devil is in China for a day, and it is definitely impossible to think about a peaceful birthday. In any case, after the recovery of Suiyuan, our strategic depth has been lengthened a lot. Coupled with the currently recovered counties in the northwest, it is not so easy for the little devils to encircle and suppress us.

In this winter offensive, except for the independent column, which can be regarded as pulling out its own foundation to fight, the rest of our main division's newly expanded recruits have been tempered. At that time, if the Japanese army really launches an encirclement and suppression, we may be able to catch the little devils off guard.

The most important thing is that at present, in eastern Hebei, Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, and Jin-Lu-Hebei, we have a solid anti-Japanese base behind enemy lines. If the little devils want to encircle us, it will depend on how many troops they can pull out by then.

What's more, their current focus is on Xuzhou and other places. If you don't end the battle with the Central Army, if you want to draw troops to encircle and suppress us, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the little devils. In the final analysis, the little devil front is too long, and the troops are finally in trouble. ’

Compared with Zuo Quan and Mr. Zhu's worries about the next war this year, Mr. Peng still feels full of confidence. At least in his opinion, the current development situation of the Eighth Route Army is very optimistic, and the expansion of all units is very rapid.

Moreover, after this series of battles, the combat effectiveness of all main divisions has been tempered and strengthened. The artillery regiment directly under the expansion of the headquarters is now an artillery regiment directly under the division in the 120th division and the 129th division.

Through the capture of the battlefield, the 75-caliber mountain artillery, which was very scarce for the Eighth Route Army in the past, also began to be installed as the main division of the Eighth Route Army. As for the 92 infantry guns, now every division is basically equipped with them.

In addition to the relative scarcity of shells, at least the guys have increased several times compared to before. Such a situation is also very pleasing to Mr. Peng. I even look forward to what kind of development the army will have this year.

At least in the minds of many commanders of the Eighth Route Army, they still do not have much hope for the current cooperation between the two parties. Disagreement on political views will inevitably affect further cooperation between the two parties in the future.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Mr. Peng still felt that it would be better to expand the troops. In this way, if the Central Army really turns its face in the future, the Eighth Route Army will not suffer too much loss.

While fighting little devils to cultivate internal strength, while quietly accumulating strength, this is the current development strategy of the Eighth Route Army. As for the ten main divisions on the surface, many commanders of the Eighth Route Army didn't take it very seriously.

In the words of Mao Taizu, accepting the reorganization of the Nationalist Government is more about a legitimate name of resistance against Japan. It would be a fool to stop the expansion of the main division to the limit, as the Nationalist Government said.

When the central government and the headquarters were happy with this good news, the Japanese puppet army stationed in Datong City also felt that their end was coming. Compared with the little devil who swore to live and die with Datong, the puppet army in the city was fluctuating.

In the past few days, the little devils have begun to reduce their food supply, which makes many puppet soldiers feel that they are going to be outcasts. In this case, some puppet soldiers who didn't want to be buried with the little devils also began to think about whether to revolt on the battlefield.

It's just that these puppet soldiers still have some fear of the little devils who command them at the moment. Even if they were a little little Jiujiu in their hearts, they still didn't dare to come out casually, for fear of being suddenly attacked by the little devils.

The puppet army, who got up early in the morning, looked at the porridge that almost saw a few grains of rice sent to it, and said with some complaints: "Why are you drinking porridge again today?" This porridge is much thinner than yesterday's. Does this still make people live? ”

'What do you say?' At present, the city's food reserves are insufficient, and the supply can only be limited. There is no need to fight, and eating too much is a waste of food. When you need to serve, the above will naturally feed you. ’

The grassroots officers of the Japanese army who were in charge of supervising them, even if they looked down on these puppet soldiers, knew that there were still more puppet soldiers in the city at this moment. Compared with reducing the food of the soldiers, the food of the officers of the puppet army is still better.

Of course, the so-called better ones are also the same as other Japanese soldiers, there is only one rice ball for a meal. Even if some officers complained, they also knew that compared to the soldiers they commanded, they could eat a little bit of dry.

Just when breakfast was still complaining to the puppet army, a shrill whistle sounded in the city. The commander of the Japanese army, who was in charge of commanding the puppet army, quickly said: "The troops are assembled and ready to fight!" ”

As a result, many puppet soldiers still said lazily: "I haven't eaten a full meal for a few days, so I have the strength to fight." If you want us to help, let us eat first. Otherwise, we won't be out of the barracks! ”

There was a puppet army that came up, and the rest of the puppet army naturally followed suit. In the face of the strong protest and dissatisfaction of these puppet soldiers, the Japanese officers of the garrison who commanded them were naturally angry.

But they also know that these puppet armies are like this. It is clear when a request should be made. If you want them to defend the city and not give them a full meal, it is estimated that you can't command them.

Although you can catch a few people out to be typical, scare these timid puppet soldiers who are afraid of death. But the Japanese soldiers who manage these puppet armies know that if they really want to force these guys into a hurry, these people will still bring them a lot of trouble! (To be continued.) )