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Chapter 330 Chapter 329, About the Guerrilla Arrangements
The headquarters was very busy, because they had to consider the overall situation, which was related to the entire anti-Japanese war. They not only had to fight wits and courage with the Japanese devils, but also had to fight with the diehards and the so-called friendly forces. There is a very reasonable saying in "Sanmao's Military Experience": "It is more troublesome to save yourself in front of friends than to save yourself in front of enemies."

What was the situation facing the Eighth Route Army? The enemy was extremely powerful, the Japanese devils. And the friendly forces... were the so-called friendly forces that were always ready to stab their friends.

It is extremely difficult for the Eighth Route Army to attack the enemy in front of friendly forces that may stab them in the back at any time!
Fortunately, the officers and soldiers below don't need to worry about the troublesome things. They just need to follow the orders of the headquarters and resolutely attack the enemy! For example, now, after a morning of decisive battle, Shexian was taken down, and the statistics of casualties were reported, as well as a temporary list of captured items.

"The Japanese really used this place as a transit station. There are quite a few good things here! It's also thanks to our resolute fighting that we didn't give the Japanese time to destroy these supplies." The brigade commander said to the cadres beside him, holding the list of seized supplies.

"Yes, a total of 628 Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out. These are the ones that can be counted. The rest were blown to pieces and were considered missing," said Minister Su.

"This time, the 772nd Regiment suffered 97 casualties, most of whom were concentrated in the first company; the guerrillas reported 59 casualties, including 21 deaths; and the independent regiment, supplementary battalion, and special forces regiment also suffered dozens of casualties... Overall, our casualties are over 300," said Chief of Staff Zhou.

"In the battle of attacking and crossing the river, the casualties are already very low! Speaking of the guerrillas, if we calculate it this way, the new recruits assigned to the guerrillas are almost gone?" The brigade commander said this, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "Give the next order to have the guerrillas retreat to the brigade headquarters. Then, Blind Man, you will use the seized supplies to replenish some ammunition and supplies for the guerrillas."

"You don't plan to use the guerrillas anymore?" Political Commissar Wang looked at the brigade commander, wanting to know what his old partner was going to do next.

"I am also thinking about what the headquarters is thinking about. I heard that the headquarters has mobilized several main regiments from the Beiyue District to the south, which means that the headquarters intends to remain vigilant against the stubborn troops! Unexpectedly, the place we just captured is not the first thing to guard against the Japanese counterattack, but the cannibalization of friendly forces. Therefore, let the guerrillas go back to their base, and Li Yunlong should come over!" said the brigade commander.

"Okay, I'll prepare it right away! But what standards should be used to equip the guerrillas? For one battalion, their own weapons are enough. Do we need to add another battalion?" said the political commissar.

"Let's follow the standard of a reinforced battalion! Didn't we seize a few 82 mortars from the puppet army? Allocate one to them, so that their mortar platoon can have three 3 mortars. Then, as for shells, we can arrange three basic ones for them as appropriate. This should be enough for them to use for a long time. Anyway, the arsenal has the production, and we are close to it, so it will be very convenient to replenish it." The brigade commander smiled.

"Brigade Commander, according to your arrangement, in time, as long as the guerrillas develop, we will have an elite reinforced battalion in the north of Taihang District. The guerrillas can be called guerrilla brigade in the future!" said the chief of staff.

"Let's call them the guerrillas. It will make the Japanese underestimate their strength. This is always a good thing! By the way, the guerrillas have suffered quite a few wounded this time, and some of them are left in Changning Village. These wounded guerrillas have been trained by the guerrillas, and some are veterans who have fought in several battles. Blind man, you keep an eye on them. Once the wounded have recovered from their injuries, transfer them directly to the brigade headquarters and arrange them to the replenishment battalion." "Up to now, the only Japanese left in Wuan, and they have also set up ambushes along the way. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to liberate Wuan County tomorrow." said the brigade commander.

"So what if we've been liberated? I'm afraid Zhu Huaibing will come and ask for it again! This time, we'll have to wait and see what the headquarters' determination is!" said Chief of Staff Zhou.

The discussion at the brigade headquarters only lasted a few minutes, mainly to solve the issue of whether the guerrillas should stay or go. The brigade commander wanted to keep the guerrillas near the brigade headquarters so that they could be mobilized at any time, but in the upcoming battle, he could only keep Li Yunlong, who could fight and cause trouble, by his side. Compared with the 400-man guerrillas, the two or three thousand people of the New First Regiment would play a greater role in the upcoming battle.

After the meeting, the political commissar went to arrange supplies! Since the guerrillas were to be increased to 800 people, the supplies had to be guaranteed. For example, 500 sets of military uniforms, bedding, cotton clothes, shoes and socks were arranged for them, and 100 Type 9 rifles, 3 Czech-style and Min- heavy machine guns were allocated to the guerrillas from the captured weapons and ammunition. Of course, there were also artillery shells, grenade launchers and bullets.

If Wang Zhengwei was arranging the distribution of these supplies to other troops, he would still consider the opinions of other troops. Then, Wang Zhengwei would not need to consider so much when arranging these supplies for the guerrillas! Why? The battle record is there, and the captured supplies are also registered. The things distributed are not even 20% of the captured supplies!
What if other units really have objections? ? If you have any objections, just bear with me. If you keep talking nonsense, show me your achievements. Our political commissar is also a person with a temper.

Therefore, Zhao Danian, who was still helping to clean up the battlefield in Shexian City, had no idea that they were about to leave here and return to the base! Therefore, Li Yunlong, who was still developing the team in Liangjia Village and Tianjiazhai, did not know that he was about to be transferred to Shexian to participate in the next battle.

At this time, the Japanese reinforcements who were marching near Ma'anshan were unaware that there was a team of more than a thousand people in front of them, waiting for them to reach the ambush circle.

"Hurry up, run, Shexian can't be lost!" Among the Japanese troops, a captain stood in the truck bed and shouted loudly to the Japanese and puppet soldiers beside him.

They were reinforcements rushing from Wu'an. It took them 80 and a half hours to march the 5-mile mountain road, even though the team had 6 trucks helping to transport supplies and personnel.

Wu'an is not a big place. It is close to Handan and separated by a small mountain. Therefore, the garrison is no more than two squadrons, one of which is a transport squadron. Therefore, there are only more than 120 Japanese reinforcements this time, and the rest are more than 200 puppet troops, which are recruited from the checkpoints and small strongholds along the way.

(End of this chapter)