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Chapter 223 Chapter 222, Talking to the Brigade Commander

"What did you say? Your guerrillas joined forces with our First Battalion and the First Company, and just now in the battle, you annihilated a large group of Japanese devils? Let me confirm... did you annihilate them, not defeat them, not repel them?" At the independent detachment's base, the independent detachment's communications staff asked in a very serious tone, holding the telephone.

"It's annihilation, not defeat, let alone repulsion!" Xiao Fengyun's tone was very firm. Although he was a little skeptical at first, when Zhu Xingyu came back just now, he also brought back a major's collar badge, several captain's collar badges, and a whole bundle of lieutenant and major's command swords. This is clear evidence!
"Director Xiao from the guerrillas, right? Let me confirm one last time. In the blocking battle at noon today, you directly annihilated a Japanese battalion that invaded the base. The number of enemies killed was between 800 and 1000, and a large amount of combat supplies was seized, right?" the communications staff asked in a very serious tone.

"That's right. We have already written the battle report and can confirm that the situation of this battle is true and the captured items are true! By the way, I have to congratulate you. In the battle just now, we captured four Type 4 infantry guns, but two of them were blown into scrap metal, and the other two were intact. After our research, these two Type 45 infantry guns and boxes of artillery shells were assigned to the first company!"

Xiao Fengyun also spoke to the phone in a serious tone. During this time, he did not forget to give the communications staff on the other side a little stimulation.

"Well... okay! I'll notify the detachment commander, notify the brigade commander... notify... ha..." Amid the faint laughter, Xiao Fengyun heard the sound of the phone being hung up.

"Hahahaha...hahahahaha..." At the independent detachment's base, the communications staff officer who had just asked a serious question, how could he still have a serious expression now? His whole body, from the soles of his feet to the ends of his hair, was filled with joy! The moment he put down the phone, the corners of his mouth grinned as wide as possible, exposing two rows of pale yellow teeth to the wind.

"Report to the detachment commander and the brigade commander. We just received a phone call from the guerrillas! They said..." The communications staff officer quickly reported the news to Detachment Commander Qin and our brigade commander, and then continued to laugh foolishly.

The two commanders who were studying the enemy's attack route on the map raised their heads at the same time. After confirming the news with the communications staff, the brigade commander spoke first: "Huh? The enemy attacked in three directions this time. I thought the New 1st Regiment would be the first to achieve great results, but I didn't expect it to be the Weijia Village and Liangjia Village with the least troops!"

Captain Qin disagreed with the brigade commander's words, because the telegram from the New 1st Regiment was right next to him, and there was a detailed report on the battle process from last night to now. The New 1st Regiment had killed about 700 to 800 Japanese soldiers so far, and even a battalion that was chasing them was mostly annihilated and retreated. Isn't this a huge victory? ?
But think about it, his own company, plus the Beishan guerrillas, the total strength is only more than 400 people, but it is a battalion that annihilated the Japanese head-on... Well, if you calculate it this way, the New 1st Regiment is nothing.

"You, call the guerrillas immediately, and then find someone who is familiar with the entire battle process to talk to. I need to fully understand their battle situation and then make the next deployment!" While Captain Qin was thinking, the brigade commander continued to speak.

"Yes, Brigade Commander!" The communications officer quickly went to call for help, but the Brigade Commander and Captain Qin pointed their red and blue pencils at the areas where Weijia Village and Liangjia Village were located. "The Japanese here have been annihilated, which means that the retreat of the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment is no longer a problem! At this time, the main forces of the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment have already joined together and are resisting the attack of the Japanese brigade coming from Jingxing! If the Japanese do not have follow-up forces, then the loss of the Japanese this time will be enough for them to feel the pain!" said the Brigade Commander.

"I just don't know if this loss will disrupt the enemy's offensive intention. If we can draw some troops from the enemy's frontal attack, it will also be beneficial to the friendly forces blocking the front!" Captain Qin said here, but sighed again: "Well, in fact, the friendly forces are not friendly this time. Several counties fled at the sight of the enemy, which made us very passive!"

"I still hope to transfer some of the Japanese troops away! Only by transferring the Japanese troops away can we disrupt their layout! Once the situation is disrupted, we can find the right opportunity and get a chance to counterattack! From a strategic perspective, the Japanese strategic plan this time is half successful! At least, they have opened up the northern section of the Baijin Highway!"

"What we have to do is to prevent the devil's plan from going ahead! The best outcome is to let the devil maintain the current situation and continue to fight a stalemate with us! And here..." The brigade commander pointed his pencil at the Qingzhang River west of Shexian County: "Here, the special forces regiment took advantage of the rainy night to catch the devils crossing the river by surprise and wiped out a lot of them."

"Licheng is to the west of Shexian County, and there is a Zhuozhang River to the west of Licheng! With two rivers as natural barriers, it will be very difficult for the Japanese to open up the Handan-Changzhi Highway! But we can rely on Licheng and the surrounding villages, towns and mountains to build our base, preserve and develop our strength, and continue to fight the Japanese!" said the brigade commander.

"You have made a very accurate analysis of strategic matters! But when it comes to tactics, let's consider how to prevent the Japanese from building a railway on the side of the Baijin Highway! The Baijin Line directly cuts this line vertically, which looks very uncomfortable!" said Captain Qin.

"You also said that this is a line! Since it is a line, there will always be a few small bumps on it, and that is our opportunity! During this period, the reconnaissance troops are investigating the Nanguan and Beiguan watershed strongholds. When we get the chance, we will hit them! I don't believe that it's just a line. If we tie a knot on it, it can still continue to flow smoothly?" The brigade commander was very confident.

While the two were talking, the communications officer got through to the guerrillas and found Li Yuexuan, who was escorting the wounded back. So Li Yuexuan went down the tunnel, came to the phone, and talked to the brigade commander.

"Yes, Brigade Commander, we didn't expect this result at the beginning. We thought about fighting and retreating, and then relying on the ground and underground fortifications of Liangjia Village to carry out a blocking battle! But after we blew up the Japanese artillery positions and heavy machine gun positions at the beginning, the Japanese actually adopted a boarded attack method and launched a full-scale attack on us! So, this is the result now!" Li Yuexuan said.

(End of this chapter)