The main force of the 386 Brigade made frequent sorties in the Jinzhong area, and it was necessary to expand the scope of the base area as much as possible before the enemy's sweeping troops returned.

This anti-sweep is very good, and the base area has been expanded in the Jinzhong area, but there will also be some problems.

That is, the strength of the Eighth Route Army will be dispersed, and it will be necessary to form new regimental units and develop them again, and this will encounter some difficulties and setbacks.

However, if we want to develop, we must expand the size of the troops, and their combat effectiveness will be very diluted, and unless it is a unit like the new regiment, it will be difficult for it to develop rapidly in a short period of time.

In the headquarters, the boss looked at the map, which marked the situation of the enemy in red and blue, but the problem he was thinking about at this time was not the battle situation, and the battle had entered the link that his side was best at.

He thought about what was going on, "Chief of Staff, where do you think the new regiment should be placed?" ”

The deputy chief of staff was stunned, "You're already thinking about what will happen next?" ”

"Yes, now the situation is clear, and when the time comes, the Jinzhong region and the Lucheng region will be connected together, but our troops are insufficient!" The boss said: "The situation in the Lucheng area is relatively good, after all, we have a foundation here!" ”

"And the tunnel development proposed by the new regiment is good, and in this counter-sweep, it has demonstrated its huge role, facilitating the speed of people's transfer and protecting their property!"

"Moreover, it is easier to clear the wilderness, and you don't need to pay too much price!"

"The enemy now wants to accumulate heavy troops in the Lucheng area, and the two brigades look a lot, but our foundation here is strong enough, if we also leave heavy troops, then the situation will not change much from the past!"

"So, I thought, should I leave the main force of the 386 Brigade here?"

"They can also cross the Taihang line at any time and attack the Pinghan line!"

The deputy chief of staff nodded, "What you said is right, but in this case, the Jinzhong region ...... Do you want the new group to open to the Jinzhong area for independent development? ”

"Haha...... I can't hide it from you! The boss laughed, "That's what I thought, although the new regiment suffered a third of the casualties, they are still strong!" ”

"At the same time, after experiencing the fight against strong enemies, many of the previous recruits will grow!"

"Such a powerful force, placed in Jinzhong, plus our very powerful reconnaissance company commander, he and Li Yunlong cooperate tacitly, I want to see, what kind of development they can develop in Jinzhong?"

The deputy chief of staff touched his chin and thought about it, "Boss, I agree to let the new regiment develop in Jinzhong alone, but there are problems!" ”

"I know, you're talking about compilation, right?" The boss pointed it out.

"Yes, they are developing in the Jinzhong region with the establishment of a regiment, and the problem of its establishment is very big, and at the same time the command personnel is also a big problem!" The Deputy Chief of the General Staff was absolutely right.

If the new regiment wants to develop in the Jinzhong area alone, while retaining the advantages in the Lucheng area and leaving the main force of the 386 Brigade, then the new regiment cannot be constrained in terms of operation and development.

The boss said: "Naturally, the headquarters can give them some support personnel at that time, and some people can be separated from the 129th Division Teaching Corps, plus some veterans!" ”

"Li Yunlong can expand the establishment and form a strengthened regiment to come out, and then according to its development!"

"What do you think?"

The deputy chief of staff nodded, "Well, that's good, I estimate that Li Yunlong will definitely expand the troops after the counter-sweep, and it is estimated that it will also be formed according to the reinforced regiment!" ”

"However, there is still a problem, there are still some troops of the Jin Sui Army in the Jinzhong region, and contact with each other is also a big problem!"

The boss smiled, "Yes, I need to find a political commissar for Li Yunlong, but this guy is a donkey, if it weren't for He Jiaming's joining, he wouldn't know how many mistakes he would have to make now!" ”

"The candidate for this political commissar has also been considered before, and we have also reported it, and the superior replied that a group of political workers are urgently training, and they can be sent over at the beginning of spring tomorrow, and one will be arranged to go to the new regiment at the right time!"

"Then there will be no problem, we will talk about it later!" The Deputy Chief of the General Staff said directly in agreement.

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A day later, the 25th Brigade returned to the railway line, only to see that there was not a single person in the camp, and the railway was massively damaged.

"Yaga!" Naozo Nakano's face was gloomy, "The Eighth Route Army is really unguardable!" ”

"Send a telegram to the headquarters and report back to the situation here!"

"Hey!"

Nakano Naozo then asked people to start searching, and at the same time preparing to camp, the Tongpu railway can not be passed, and it must be repaired as soon as possible, you must know that the Yuncheng area, the supply of the first line of Zhongtiao Mountain depends on this railway.

If it is cut off, soon the front line will be short of supplies, and what if the Jin Sui army in Zhongtiao Mountain is killed?

If there are no supplies, then what is the blockade?

This is a big problem, his 25th Brigade cannot leave at this time, and it must be protected.

Sure enough, a telegram from the headquarters arrived, telling them to stay where they were to ensure that the construction was completed, and to build turrets and strongholds nearby to protect the railway line.

The 25th Brigade will not return to Taiyuan in a short time, and Nakano Naozo can only obey orders, but what he is most worried about is not the sneak attack of the Eighth Route Army, after all, it has now been proved that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is in the Jinzhong area.

The 31st Brigade was attacked by the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese army finally knew which part of the Eighth Route Army had the strongest combat effectiveness in the Lucheng area before.

They also deeply understood that the lack of intelligence on the base area of the Eighth Route Army made them fall into great passivity.

The Eighth Route Army actually had a main regiment of nearly 2,000 people, all of which were Japanese mechanized, even exceeding its 771st and 772nd regiments.

He Jiaming is the commander of the reconnaissance company of this regiment, and all this information is provided by the bandits hidden in the Lucheng area.

They had been cleared by the Eighth Route Army before, and they couldn't do anything wrong again, but they had a lot of hatred in their hearts, and when the little devils entered the Lucheng area, they immediately became the leading party.

After all, it is a local snake, and it is very important that the Eighth Route Army can hide from the enemy, but it can't hide from them, and the new regiment has the greatest momentum before, and they have obtained a lot of information.

Nakano Naozo looked at the information on the telegram, and he was also surprised in his heart, the 31st Brigade was defeated in the hands of such a force?

You must know that the strength of the 31st Brigade is more than three times that of the opponent, and the heavy weapons far exceed that of the opponent, it seems that the tactics of the Eighth Route Army are very restrained by the imperial army!