Not long after Deng Hongtao and Jiang Hongchun came to the Independent Regiment, it was the first time they faced such a bad situation, and they couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

Especially Deng Hongtao, who is not from a military background, is unable to face such a big pressure all of a sudden, without panicking.

Seeing that everyone lowered their heads and fell into deep thought, Deng Hongtao couldn't help but ask: "Regiment commander, then how many troops do you estimate the little devil will send to attack us this time!" ”

"The Japanese army is not less than 4,000 people, and the Imperial Allied army is not less than 2,000 people. In addition, an artillery brigade that is standard for the Japanese army in Laiyuan City will definitely come over, and as for the aircraft, at least one bomber squad will provide them with air support in a steady stream! Wang Ping frowned and analyzed.

"A battle with so many troops dispatched at one time is not small for the Japanese army, and they must ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

Deng Hongtao's heart was even more panicked, and he directly exclaimed: "At least three times the strength and firepower to attack us, we will definitely not be able to stop it if we fight hard!" ”

"Regimental commander, commissar, I think we should immediately work out a plan for retreat. We use guerrilla warfare, which we are best at, to deal with devils, and we can't fight hard with them. In the past, in military districts and military subdivisions, the commanders fought like this! ”

Wang Ping suddenly had a feeling of admiration for Deng Hongtao.

It can be seen that Deng Hongtao's heart is very flustered and very nervous now. For this, Wang Ping did not look down on him, after all, Deng Hongtao was engaged in political work and had never commanded a war. What Wang Ping admired was that he was panicked, did not lose his mind, and was able to use his limited military knowledge to propose what he thought was the most reasonable solution. Most political cadres are unable to do this.

If it was usual, Deng Hongtao's proposal would definitely be the best.

It not only preserved the strength of the independent regiment, but also fought the devils, and it was also the most common method for most of the Eighth Route Army to face the heavy encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army.

However, for the current independent regiment, this approach does not work.

Because, the independent regiment also has to cooperate with the completion of a big plan of the military division!

"Political commissar, you first introduce to you a military operation that the military subdivision will start in the near future and the role that our independent regiment will play in this operation, and after that, we are studying how to deal with the heavy attack of the Japanese army and fight this battle well!" Wang Ping ordered directly to Cheng Xiao.

Including the chief of staff, Zeng Quan, the three of them all stared at Cheng Xiao with puzzled expressions.

"Comrades, this is the case! More than half a month ago, the military region judged that the Japanese army would gather its main force to attack us after completing its training, and then formulated a countermeasure plan against the actions of the devils that would start at any time. ”

"The specific content of the plan is that our independent regiment will resist the Japanese attack for at least three days with the strength of one regiment, and force the Japanese army to draw all the mobile forces in Laiyuan City to deal with us. The military division took the opportunity to gather the main force, attack and take Laiyuan City. ”

"Although we still have to give Laiyuan City to the devils in the end, the large amount of materials, weapons and ammunition hoarded by the Japanese puppet army in Laiyuan City is very important for the entire military division. Therefore, the regiment commander and I agreed to this operational plan of the military sub-division. Although this would put our Independent Regiment in danger and even cause heavy losses to the Independence Regiment. However, for the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of the anti-Japanese war situation of the entire military division, this payment and price are worth it! ”

Deng Hongtao, who was originally very flustered, calmed down after hearing this decision, and then replied with a serious face: "Please rest assured that the political commissar of the regiment commander has an order, and I, Deng Hongtao, will resolutely implement it, and it is a big deal to throw this life here!" ”

Wang Ping replied with satisfaction: "Director Deng, you are serious!" ”

"Withstand the Japanese attack for three days, look

Getting up is an impossible task. But, ready, it is not impossible to finish him! ”

"In the past month, the Japanese army has been preparing, and we are also preparing. The next thing I have to do is to check how well everyone is prepared, and then according to our real strength, make a battle plan to defend the position! ”

Cheng Xiao also encouraged at this time: "Don't worry, our head is the master who never suffers." When I received the order at that time, I heard him say that not only to hold our station, but also to find a way to eat the Japanese artillery brigade and set up a veritable artillery battalion in our independent regiment! ”

Chief of Staff Zeng Quan's eyes lit up first, and the heavy expression on his face was swept away.

He has been partnered with Wang Ping for the longest time and knows Wang Ping the best.

Since Wang Ping said such a big thing, he must have the confidence to say big things.

Therefore, Zeng Quan chose to believe Wang Ping without hesitation, and then began to report.

"Regiment commander, I am in charge of the training of the troops: the three main battalions have all completed their training, and their combat effectiveness is only higher than a month ago. In particular, the more than 100 seriously wounded who have just been discharged from the hospital and recovered have returned to the unit, and their combat effectiveness has increased by at least 10 percent! ”

"The troops directly under the regimental headquarters, except for the cavalry company, are only beginning to have combat effectiveness, and other units can be pulled out to fight at any time."

"After the garrison battalion replenished dozens of seriously wounded soldiers, its combat effectiveness also skyrocketed. Because there is no heavy weapon, the combat effectiveness can only reach three or four percent of the main battalion. ”

"However, it must be more than wrong to use them to defend the position."

"After the main force is fully manned, there are still more than 600 recruits left. I transferred dozens of seriously wounded people who had recovered and been discharged from the hospital to serve as grassroots cadres and set up a reinforced recruit battalion with five recruit companies under its command, and other weapons were comparable to the main force except for grenadiers. ”

"Deputy Commander Feng is also the battalion commander, and Deputy Instructor He is also the instructor. After such a long period of training, this new battalion has begun to take shape. ”

"In addition, according to the order of the regiment headquarters, I have set up a recruit company of 100 people in each of the three main battalions, which will be trained by each battalion itself, all equipped with light weapons, and will replenish the wear and tear of the main force on the battlefield at any time!"

"The main force plus the garrison battalion and the recruit battalion, we now have a total of more than 3,900 troops!"

"How can there be so many people?" Wang Ping asked rhetorically with surprise but not understanding.

"I remember the last time we sent troops to attack Laiyuan City, we lost nearly 2,000 people before and after, plus the total strength of new recruits was only more than 2,000 and less than 3,000, where did the extra 1,000 people come from!"

"Captives and the people nearby!" Deng Hongtao, director of the Political Department, stood up and said.

"Although the losses in Laiyuan were large, they also brought back a lot of prisoners of the Imperial Army, and a total of more than 300 people were mobilized to join our independent regiment."

"In addition, there are the people in the vicinity, although we have suffered heavy casualties, but after all, the prestige has been made. In addition, our settling-in allowance and pension have never been deducted, and the enthusiasm of the common people to join our Eighth Route Army is still very high. ”

"In the past month, people have come to us one after another, asking to join the Eighth Route Army."

If you have enough troops, you will have enough confidence to fight the next battle.

After nodding with satisfaction, Wang Ping ordered: "Inform all troops, except for new recruits to continue training, the daily training volume of the main force will be halved." The battle can start at any time, and the main force must have enough physical strength to meet it! ”

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