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"Well, as the person in charge of the Ninth District's militia work, I can say responsibly that our Ninth District's militia is no less powerful than the local regiments in other districts! Whether it's training, weapons, equipment, ammunition, or even underground and above-ground fortifications, we have considerable strength! Moreover, the entire Ninth District's militia, I'm talking about the backbone militia, can mobilize at least more than 10!"

"These more than 10 militiamen have received at least half a year of military training. They are directly led by veterans with rich combat experience and have veterans who have recovered from injuries as their backbone. Apart from their lack of actual combat experience, they have no other weaknesses. They have received marksmanship training, 400-meter obstacle course training, and various actual combat coordination drills. If we can drag them to the battlefield to fight a few times, they will be elite troops!"

…After Lu Xiaoran finished speaking, the conference room fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

Zi... After a moment, Zhao Danian took a deep puff of the Sakura cigarette in his mouth, then carefully placed the cigarette butt on a new cigarette, and then he said, "Now everything is exposed, right? Haha... In the past year, the Ninth Division has spent a lot of training materials and allocated a lot of equipment. We still have an account!"

"You, Li Yunlong, independent detachment, 9800 elite soldiers? Why didn't you say that you still have 3000 troops scattered in your base, serving as militia in the village? Whose militia lives in the village in companies? But your method is not bad, directly helping the people to open up wasteland and work, and also solving part of the food problem!"

"You, Ding Wei, are from the Division 7200 Team. The main force of 2000 soldiers is not fake at all. But why didn't you say anything about the new soldiers you placed on both sides of the Baijin Line? You called them the supplementary team. The villages on both sides of the Baijin Line were originally deserted by the Japanese, but now they are all inhabited. Don't you think they are all ordinary people returning home?"

"You, Kong Jie, have 6300 combat-capable soldiers, which is not false at all, but did you forget to mention that you also have a heavy mortar battalion? In addition, there must be 1000 transport soldiers for your battalion, right? What do you need so many people for? Can you afford to support them? Well, your base has already reached Xizhou Mountain, so you can indeed afford to support them..."

"Among them, only our Beishan Detachment did not cheat. What we said was exactly what we said, not a bit more or less! However, whether it is training or equipment, the Beishan Detachment is the strongest, and everyone has to admit that! As for the three local regiments... well, there is nothing much to say about that!"

"So, including the troops that you concealed, we can at least mobilize more than 4 main forces, right?" Zhao Danian looked at Zhu Xingyu.

"That's about the number. There are 14 infantry regiments that can be deployed to fight, 1 rear-guard regiment, 2 artillery regiments, and 3 heavy mortar artillery battalions!" said Zhu Xingyu.

"This is the strength of our Ninth District, our foundation, and our confidence in defeating the enemy! In the past, you reported less establishment because our superiors required us to streamline the military and government, so we had to keep it secret! But from now on, we will show our strength, let our comrades see it, and let the enemy feel how powerful our Ninth District is!" Zhao Danian raised his voice, and everyone could hear that he was excited.

"But, Commander, no matter how many people we have, we only have four counties to attack! Moreover, Shouyang has been liberated once, and Yangquan has been liberated twice. If we attack again, it will be the third time! If the city of Yangquan were alive, it would definitely complain!" Lu Xiaoran said.

"Hahahaha..." Lu Xiaoran's sudden joke caught everyone off guard and they burst out laughing.

"Ahem, in that case, let's discuss how to fight!" After laughing for a while, Zhao Danian said, "We don't have many choices now. It's just a question of who to attack first and who to attack later! Or, let's just attack these counties together! So, what do you think?" "I think..." Li Yunlong was the first to speak: "Attack Yangquan first, then attract enemy reinforcements, attack the reinforcements halfway, and then we will attack the surrounding counties!"

"Old Li, if you want to fight two battles by yourself, just tell me. I won't expose you!" Ding Wei said, "According to my opinion, we should act together! Didn't Old Li put the regiment headquarters in front of Pingshan? Let Old Li attack Pingshan County! Then our first and second teams will join forces to attack Shouyang first, then Jinzhong, and directly clean up those strongholds around Jinzhong."

"Leave Yangquan City to the Beishan Detachment. Two infantry regiments, an artillery battalion, plus the division's artillery battalion, will provide enough heavy firepower! If we can't take it, our two detachments will come back to help! The same goes for Lao Li, who can also come back to help! As for Jingxing, with the three local regiments acting together, we should be able to take it, right? What do you think?"

"Lao Ding, our Second Detachment is enough to attack Shouyang. You, the First Detachment, should go and clear out the strongholds around Jinzhong. It would be best if you could take down Yuci! Those troops you hid on the Baijin Line should not sit idle either. Just destroy the Baijin Railway completely and bring back more materials for our arsenal!" Kong Jie said.

"I think it's a good idea. Let's split up, you attack Shouyang and I attack Yuci. We will cooperate with each other and make sure that the Japanese are blocked in Taiyuan!" Ding Wei said.

"It's fine if you divide it this way. Our Beishan detachment will go to fight Yangquan again! By the way, we really have a connection with Yangquan!" While Xing Weiguo was speaking, he did not forget to glance at Li Yuexuan.

"Why are you looking at me? My arsenal fully supports your fight. We will take out the ammunition in stock and distribute it to you! It would be best if my guard regiment could have a chance to fight!" Li Yuexuan envied others for having battles to fight, but he also knew that it was impossible for him to go to the front line.

"In this case, we still have a strategic issue to pay attention to, that is, we need a troop to guard Jingxing on the Tumen Pass side! That's right, this Jingxing is not a county town, but Jingxing among the Eight Xings of Taihang. This is an important transportation artery connecting Jingxing and Shimen. If we occupy this place, the Japanese in Shimen will not be able to come to support us quickly! Moreover, this will also be an important guard node for us. In future battles, this place still has strategic value!" Zhao Danian reminded.

"Here? No problem, my independent detachment can just send a regiment there! Oh, the first battle of our Li in the War of Resistance was an ambush of a Japanese squadron at Changshengkou in Jingxing! At that time, we were so happy as fools when we seized a few Type 38 rifles. After all, the Type 38 rifle was long and had a bayonet. Now, semi-automatic submachine guns are good weapons!" Li Yunlong said in a nostalgic tone.

"Well... since everyone has divided it up, let's make it this way! We'll give you three days to prepare, and we'll agree to act together on October 10th, how about that?" Zhao Danian asked.

"Okay, let's do it today!" Everyone raised their hands to show their approval! (End of this chapter)