Although the scale of the First Battle of the Nameless Village was not large, the capture was quite rich. The Aoyama squadron had made preparations for long-distance combat for a long time before the pursuit, so the cars were loaded with more consumable materials. Among them, Zheng Weiguo was most pleased that the enemy actually carried a large amount of gasoline. They were in need of refueling right now, and they were really sleepy and came to deliver pillows.

Originally, when they were evacuated from Taiyuan, the fuel for the three armored cars was still sufficient. But later, four military vehicles were captured in a row, and the journey to the south was relatively long, and the little fuel they had carried before was somewhat insufficient.

After hastily cleaning up the battlefield, the 9th Brigade continued south. With seven more cars, Zheng Weiguo had his soldiers take turns riding to recover their strength, so that he could smoothly get rid of the enemy's encirclement at the speed of a rapid march.

As for how Zheng Weiguo's troops got rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army, the historical circles have always held the view that they withdrew quickly enough, and based on this, they believe that the famous "whirlwind force" in the future has taken shape. However, after entering the 21st century, some scholars who have studied the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression have put forward different opinions.

A scholar named Lü Zhan pointed out that there is another secret that Zheng Weiguo's subordinates were able to escape in the end. According to his research on the history of the Japanese army, he found that because Zheng Bu had repeatedly disguised the Japanese army's surprise attacks, the Japanese army could not distinguish between friend and foe for a while. The Japanese military top brass then ordered the pursuit of each unit to wrap a white towel around their right arm for identification. However, due to the Japanese army's tragic communication ability, many troops did not receive this order, resulting in a lot of accidental injuries and confusion. In order to avoid more "accidental incidents", the Japanese had to stop searching and pursuing.

This point of view sparked a big debate on the Internet, and even Japanese netizens joined in. Unlike the Chinese side, which tried to exaggerate Zheng Weiguo's use of troops like a god, Japanese netizens mostly attributed this defeat to the incompetence of the Japanese generals. A Japanese writer named Murakazu Noai wrote a time-traveling historical novel called "Desperate Pursuit" (also translated as "Don't Think of Escaping"), which was very popular with the Japanese people. With this book, Murakazu Noai also became a well-known best-selling author in Japan.

Gossip is not mentioned, but let's get down to business. Whatever the reason, Zheng Weiguo's department is prominent anyway, and there are almost zero casualties. The reason why it is said "almost" is because there are quite a few fighters who have lost their combat effectiveness due to motion sickness. Japanese netizens believe that Zheng Weiguo's unit did not really achieve zero casualties, but they also admit that this breakthrough operation is perfect and a miracle in the history of war.

After breaking out of the encirclement, the Ninth Brigade went all the way south and walked very calmly. They even collected many routs of various units of the national army on the way, and two days after the successful breakthrough, they joined Liu Zida's troops in the southeast of Jin.

In the past few days of the division of troops, Liu Zida's troops have also gathered a lot of defeated troops in the southeast of Jin, and they have also easily cleaned up a group of bandits who do not open their eyes. Although the battle scene was not large, the more than 1,000 militiamen who served as auxiliaries had been tempered, and they were no longer comparable to when they set out from Ping'an County. These militiamen have experienced long marches and real battles, and they will be a good force again in the future as long as they are rigorously trained.

Zheng Weiguo was very satisfied after inspecting the Third Company and the militia units, and said to Liu Zida: "Zida, you have done a good job!" It is not easy to make such a big change in the militia in such a short period of time. ”

Liu Zida smiled a little reluctantly and said, "Brigade, you have won the prize!" ”

Zheng Weiguo saw that he seemed to have something on his mind, so he asked directly: "Zida, do you have something on your mind?" He then quipped: "Is it because the first and second companies have been upgraded to battalions, and you have some itching in your heart?" Ha Luha, rest assured, we will reorganize the troops later, and the third company will also be upgraded to a battalion. ”

Liu Zida hurriedly said: "No, no, no! It's not because of this ......"

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "Look at it, I'm going to be forced to do ideological work again." To be honest, that's the last thing I want to do. Tell me what the hell is going on. ”

After Liu Zida squeaked and said for a long time, Zheng Weiguo finally understood. It turned out that Taiyuan was besieged a few days ago, and the brothers who stayed here were anxious and asked for reinforcements from the north. Liu Zida never agreed, because he believed that these troops would not only not be able to help but might also be a burden to the main force. Some fighters did not understand this, thinking that Liu Zida wanted to stand on his own, and renamed him "Liu Zili".

Zheng Weiguo couldn't help but laugh after listening to him.

Liu Zida hurriedly said: "Brigade, I, I really have no intention of standing on my own!" If there is a lie, I wish to be thundered by the sky! ”

Zheng Weiguo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Zida, I naturally trust you, and you did the right thing in this matter!" I have told my brothers before that the War of Resistance is a long-term process, and that we must not make blind sacrifices, and that we can only achieve victory by living. ”

Liu Zida was a little moved when he heard this, and said: "Luzao, you have to trust my words, don't throw us down the third company next time you have a big action." ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, if there is a big war, I will not forget you, I promise!" ”

The troops then continued southward and began their reintegration in a small village called Shawan. During the Republic of China, the reorganization of the army was a very troublesome matter, and if it was not done well, the troops would mutiny. Because for the warlord forces, the reorganization is equivalent to the re-division of the cake among the various groups in the army. When there is an uneven number of people, or if a group is dissatisfied, the consequences can be very serious.

Zheng Weiguo and the Dujiu Brigade were not afraid of reorganization, because these people gathered together not for profit, but to fight devils. As long as they do not violate the principle of resisting Japan and saving the country, the soldiers can be said to work hard and complain. In addition, Zheng Weiguo personally enjoys high prestige in this army, and many incidents can be used to eliminate them.

Of course, relying on these alone is not a long-term plan, and problems will inevitably arise after a long time, so Zheng Weiguo ignored the danger of being overheaded, and tried his best to invite the Eighth Route Army to send political cadres to support. In his view, a sound system is far more reliable than the human heart.

In the afternoon of the same day, the units of the Ninth Independent Brigade began their reorganization at the Shachang Dam in Shawan Village. According to Zheng Weiguo's plan, the combat unit will be reorganized into four battalions directly under it, which will be divided into the Northwest Military Department, the Northeast Military Department, the Hebei Military Department, and the Shanxi Military Department according to different regions and sources. In the future, the expansion of troops will also follow the principle of replenishment of the same source as much as possible.

He believed that this kind of classification and arrangement of battalions could promote unity within each battalion, increase the cohesion of the troops, and thus form their own unique barracks culture, and at the same time, it would also allow the battalions to have a healthy competition.

Among these four major factions, the Northwest Military Department has the strongest combat strength, including the first battalion and the third battalion directly under the former military department. The first battalion and the Shuanghu Division were originally the remnants of the original 29th Army, and although the third battalion of Ma Biao's department belonged to the Sichuan Army, the brigade they were in was the remnant of Zhang Weixi of the former Northwest Army, and it was the same as the 29th Army.

After the merger of the two battalions, the number of the first battalion directly under them was still granted, and the former commander of the third battalion, Ma Biao, served as the battalion commander, and Duan Shuanghu was promoted to the deputy brigade commander in charge of operations.

The basic pattern of the second battalion directly under it remained unchanged, except that some defeated troops from Wan Fulin and other units of the Northeast Army were supplemented. The battalion commander is still Li Dazhuang.

Liu Zida's third company was directly upgraded to the third battalion directly under him, and most of his headquarters were Hebei soldiers, and there were a small number of Henan and Shandong soldiers.

The four battalions directly under it have not made major adjustments, the battalion commander is still Qi Sixian, and the subordinates are all soldiers of the former Jin Sui Army. All the Shanxi soldiers recruited by Liu Zida in the southeast of Shanxi were also assigned to his banner.

In addition, the original guard platoon was upgraded to a direct team, with Zhang Changgui as the captain. The direct subordinate team consists of a guard platoon, a reconnaissance platoon, a sniper platoon, a special service company and an artillery company. Among them, Zhang Changgui is the commander of the special service company, and Feng Kun is the deputy company commander. Zheng Weiguo wanted to use this to form a unit that specifically imitated the Japanese army, similar to the Japanese army's advance killing squad, but the imitation object was just the opposite of them. Note: The above is only the combat unit, and the auxiliary units such as the medical team and the automobile team are not counted.

As for the more than 1,000 militiamen, Zheng Weiguo did not intend to integrate them all into the main force. He planned to leave a few dozen people scattered to the battalions and companies to act as liaisons, and each of the remaining districts had a 100-strong basic militia team, equivalent to the district squadrons in the Eighth Route Army system, to fill the gap between the local troops (four independent battalions) and the village militia companies.

After the reorganization of the troops, the weapons were adjusted accordingly. The four battalions directly under the battalion were mainly Japanese-style weapons, and those that were insufficient were supplemented by imitation Japanese-style weapons from the Taiyuan Arsenal. The weapons of the brigade directly under the brigade are more miscellaneous, and the weapon configuration is also very different according to the different tasks performed. For example, in order to imitate the Japanese army, the special service company naturally used all Japanese weapons, while the guard platoon mostly used 79-caliber weapons, such as the Liao 13 rifle, the Czech light machine gun, and the Cheerali machine gun commonly used by the Sichuan army.

After the reorganization was completed, in order to let the whole unit adapt to the new establishment, Zheng Weiguo deliberately let the various units rest for two days. During this time, he bought a large number of wagons and mules and horses at high prices in the nearby area to facilitate the rest of the march.

Two days later, the troops resumed their journey, and thanks to the large number of wagons accompanying them, the soldiers walked easily and soon reached the western border of Ping'an County.

Seeing that they could go home, the car team reported that there was no road ahead! In fact, there are still roads, but don't think about the car to pass. Although these cars are not bad, they are driven back from afar, and it is really reluctant to throw them away.

After thinking about it, Zheng Weiguo decided to let Duan Shuanghu and a company open up a new base here, and administratively it will also be included in Ping'an County, and it will be called Ping'an County Ten Districts in the future.

Duan Shuanghu still likes this kind of opportunity to be alone, but he has never done similar work before, and he can't help but feel a little apprehensive. He scratched his head and said, "Brigade seat, it's no problem for you to let me suppress the bandits here, but I really can't build a base area." ”

Zheng Weiguo comforted him and said, "You can figure it out by yourself first, and then I will transfer a few capable subordinates for you." ”

There are not many people under him who can take charge on their own, and at the moment, Duan Shuanghu is the most suitable.

I couldn't take the car back, so I had to put it in District 10 temporarily. Duan Shuanghu patted his chest and promised that he would be optimistic about these treasures. As for the machine tools that came from the Taiyuan Arsenal, Zheng Weiguo still planned to transport them to Qiliba in District 8, which was relatively safer.

After arranging the opening of a new base area, Zheng Weiguo led his troops to Ping'an County. As soon as he had walked seven or eight miles, several soldiers ran over with a messenger on their legs. The correspondent was so tired that he was about to collapse, and he relied on his comrades to carry him along.

Zheng Weiguo recognized this correspondent, he was ordered to go back in advance to report his safety to Yu Laogen and them, and he was in such a hurry to come back, there must have been something wrong in Ping'an County. Zheng Weiguo knew that it was not good, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The correspondent was so tired that he gasped and said with difficulty: "Brigade, brigade, no, it's not good!" The devil sent a large army to prepare to attack Ping'an County! ”

As soon as they heard the news, the Dujiu Brigade immediately exploded and demanded to return to Ping'an County quickly. Zheng Weiguo was angry and shouted: "What is the noise? Just now, the loudest ones went to Captain Zhang to lead the army! ”

Captain Zhang is Zhang Changgui, the captain of the direct team, who has the duties of both the military police and the law enforcement team.

Zheng Weiguo asked the orderly to get some water for the communicator, and then asked, "How many troops does the Japanese army have, and where have they been now?" ”

The correspondent's breath calmed down a little, but beads of sweat the size of soybeans kept rolling down his head. He gritted his teeth and said, "According to the report of our intelligence officer in Tongping County, it is the Nagano Wing of the Fifth Division!" ”