Soon, a piece of information compiled by Nakamura was sent to Major General Ono.

Stared at the information for five minutes, over and over again. Ono asked with a calm face, "Nakamura-kun, how is this possible!" Your information may not be wrong? Even if China's Central Army, which is the best equipped and has the strongest combat effectiveness, a regiment cannot be the opponent of an infantry brigade of the Imperial Army! ”

"You are now telling me that the Eighth Route Army, which even needs to raise its own supplies, can defeat an infantry brigade of the Imperial Army with one regiment, how is it possible!"

Nakamura hurriedly explained: "The general is angry, not all the Eighth Route Army has such a strong combat effectiveness, and the independent regiment we are facing is just a special case. For the average Eighth Route Army troops, the Imperial Army only needs to dispatch one or two infantry squadrons to easily defeat them. ”

"It's really that this independent regiment is so well equipped that a company has twice as much firepower as a squad of the Imperial Army. The strong firepower advantage directly offset the disadvantage of the poor combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army! ”

Ono did not speak with a gloomy face, and the chief of staff analyzed in a timely manner: "General, I now finally understand why we have been defeated by the Eighth Route Army again and again. One reason is that the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and another reason is that we are too light on the enemy. Even though we value our opponents again and again, we still far underestimate their strength, resulting in crushing defeats again and again! ”

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, you're right, the Intelligence Department is also doing a very good job this time!" Although he was shocked by the strength of his opponent, from now on, Ono no no longer had to be blind when dealing with the Independent Regiment. Therefore, after listening to the chief of staff's analysis, Ono became relaxed instead.

Then he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Since we know the strength of the opponent, then we are not afraid." Chief of Staff, in the face of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, we have been defeated again and again, and the morale of the troops has been greatly affected. I decided to send the main force to besiege the Eighth Route Army garrison before a decisive battle with them. Find a way to find a fighter, hit them, and win. Through a victory, restore the confidence and morale of the warriors against the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army! ”

"It's best to completely annihilate a main battalion of the Eighth Route Army, if it's impossible, it's okay to completely annihilate one of their main companies!" The chief of staff agreed.

Seeing Ono nodding in acquiescence, the chief of staff immediately received the order: "Your Excellency General, don't worry, this time the General Staff and the Intelligence Department will definitely not let you down." ”

After a steady stream of recruits was sent to the three main battalions, the independent regiment was once again at full strength.

At this time, Wang Ping became idle.

In the small headquarters, I picked up the battle summary reports handed in by each company and saw if we could find some talents from these reports.

I didn't see much in the report, so the chief of staff and the political commissar came together and sat down in front of Wang Ping.

"Regiment commander, although the troops have lost a lot of people in this battle, the troops must have been trained. I just walked around outside, and the morale of the troops now is definitely not comparable to that of a few days ago. As for the combat effectiveness, it goes without saying that it is swishing up every day. If this momentum continues, it won't take too long for our independent regiment to train into a well-deserved main force. Political commissar Cheng Xiao said very happily.

Wang Ping was very cheerful and affirmed: "That's for sure." As long as the troops have experienced bloody battles, they have seen blood. If you want to form combat power, it will be much easier, it will only take time. Besides, we still have hundreds of seriously wounded people still lying in the hospital, and when they return to the army one after another, the combat effectiveness of the unit will definitely be stronger! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Ping changed his words and continued: "However, Lao Cheng, there is also the chief of staff. The two of you came here together, and it was certainly not just to say this. If you have any ideas, let's discuss them together! ”

"Then I'll be blunt!" Cheng Xiao said very cheerfully.

"The bloody battle a few days ago not only showed the combat effectiveness of our independent regiment and achieved the purpose of training, but also played the prestige of our independent regiment. In the current Laiyuan territory, ordinary people will give a thumbs up to our independent regiment! ”

"Especially after the news spread that we sent a lot of the bereavement pensions of the sacrificed soldiers to their families, our independent regiment is not only a unit fighting devils, but also a benevolent and righteous army in the eyes of everyone."

"Although no base area has been established yet, the people's support for our independent regiment is no worse than that of the base area!"

Wang Ping suddenly interrupted: "This is good, yes!" Why do I see Lao Cheng, you are in a bad mood! ”

"Commander, let me tell you! It is indeed a good thing to be supported by the common people. But don't forget, as soon as we got everyone's support, a large number of people asked to join our independent regiment and fight devils with us. The chief of staff Zeng Quan opened his mouth to explain.

"Regiment commander, don't you know, the mountain pass outside our station has been lively since yesterday, and all the people who have come from all over Laiyuan to join the Eighth Route Army are concentrated there. In just two days, more than 500 people had gathered in the mountain pass, and there were many more coming later! ”

"We can't accept it, we can't accept it, we can only find the head of the regiment to make up your mind!"

Wang Ping immediately understood that although the troops lost a lot of people in this battle, the independent regiment still had more than 1,000 recruits. Continuing to recruit troops under such circumstances will definitely put a very huge pressure on the logistical supply of the independent regiment.

If the people support the Independent Regiment so much, if they can't even satisfy their desire to join the Independent Regiment to fight devils, it will definitely deal a big blow to their enthusiasm for resisting Japan, and the Independent Regiment's desire to build a base here in the future will also be affected.

After some hesitation, Wang Ping finally decided: "Accept it, why not accept it!" ”

"But there are also requirements, don't recruit alone, don't recruit the pillars of the family, and don't recruit with poor physical fitness. But there is one exception, that is, literate people, as long as they are willing to participate in our independent regiment, all of them! ”

"Okay, I'm relieved to have your words as a regiment commander, and I'll arrange for someone to recruit troops after I go down!" Political Commissar Cheng Xiao replied.

Zeng Quan, the chief of staff, added: "Regiment commander, I have one more thing here, the soldiers of the main force have been replenished, but a lot of heavy equipment has not yet been sent. There are also three battalions, which are still used with domestic equipment. I mean, switch to Japanese equipment as soon as possible, so that it will also be easier to replenish ammunition! ”

"Yes!" Wang Ping agreed without thinking about it.

"Mortars and heavy machine guns are enough, and instead of rusting in the warehouses, it is better to strengthen the fire of the three main battalions."

"In this way, the heavy machine gun platoon and mortar platoon of each main battalion were merged to form a fire company, under the jurisdiction of a heavy machine gun platoon with three heavy machine guns, an artillery platoon with three mortars, and a guard infantry platoon, to protect the safety of two platoons during the battle and help transport ammunition during the march!"

"The firepower of the guard company directly under the regimental headquarters should also be strengthened, and a heavy machine gun squad should be added to equip it with a heavy machine gun."

"The artillery company directly under the regimental headquarters has two infantry artillery platoons and one guard infantry platoon!"

"The reconnaissance platoon has been expanded into a reconnaissance company, and the personnel will remain the same for the time being, and soldiers will be selected from several main battalions once a month! Rather lack than chaos! ”

"The three battalions were all replaced with Japanese-style equipment, and the replaced domestic equipment formed a garrison battalion, with a total strength of 500 people, including a heavy machine gun platoon, Feng Tao concurrently served as the battalion commander, He Wen concurrently served as the instructor, and they continued to be responsible for the training of recruits!"