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Chapter 145, Yan'an sent a congratulatory message

The temporary command post of the th Brigade is located in a small mountain village.

More than 20 days have passed since the Hundred Regiments Battle began.The detailed battle situation of each unit has been reported,

Chief of Staff Zhou is reviewing this part of the information.

In the first stage of operations, due to the careful deployment of the campaign and adequate preparations, military secrets were strictly kept.
The troops moved quickly and took full advantage of the suddenness of the battle, thus achieving great success.

From August 20th to September th, after days of bloody fighting, more than two-thirds of the -kilometer Zhengtai Railway was destroyed.

Stations, water towers, bridges, tunnels, etc. were completely destroyed, and most of the strongholds along the line were captured. The Japanese army suffered more than casualties.

Among them, the contribution of the th Brigade is the most prominent.Received unanimous praise from the boss and teachers.

The most dazzling of the th Brigade was Li Yunlong's New Second Regiment, which took part in two major battles in succession.

Killing and injuring more than Japanese troops was comparable to the record of the other two main regiments.

There was a sound of horseshoes, and Brigadier Chen's hearty laughter could be heard clearly through the door.

He was going to the headquarters for a meeting. Hearing the laughter must be a great thing.

Chief of Staff Zhou put down the manuscript in his hand and went out to greet him: "Old Chen, why are you so happy?"

"Three things, three things that make me happy."

Brigadier Chen handed over the reins to the soldiers on the side, pulled his old partner and said happily: "Yan'an has sent us a congratulatory message."

"Yes……?"

Chief of Staff Zhou said in surprise.

Brigadier Chen nodded: "That's right, it's.... The news of the victory in the battle reached Yan'an... I'm very happy to hear that,
The caller said: The Hundred Regiments Battle is really exciting, can we organize another battle like this once or twice. "

Chief of Staff Zhou was very happy and excited to be recognized by Yan'an...This is indeed great news.It also shows that their hard work and hard work these days have been recognized.

Anyone who can get the recognition from the superior will be very happy!
After entering the room and sitting down, Chief of Staff Zhou picked up the thermos bottle, poured a glass of water, and continued to ask: "Is there any other good news?"

"Look at this newspaper."

He was thirsty after rushing all the way back, so he picked up the cup and took a sip after handing over the newspaper.

The newspaper is the "North China Daily" opened by the Japanese. Some reports were written on the front page title, which described in detail a section of the Japanese army's own internal records.

"The Communist Army entrenched in North China, according to the deployment of the commander-in-chief of the 18th Army, launched the so-called Hundred Regiments War,
On the night of August 15, Showa 8, a surprise attack was carried out on our transportation lines and production bases (mainly mines) at the same time.

Especially in Shanxi, the situation was even more violent. On Shitai Road and the northern section of Tongpu Road, while the garrison was attacked by the enemy, railways, bridges, communication facilities and other facilities were also blasted or destroyed, and Xinjing Coal Mine and other equipment were completely destroyed.

Yangquan was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and Major General Taro Yamashita fought to the last one and died heroically.

The surprise attack was completely out of our army's expectation, and the loss was huge, and it will take a considerable amount of time and a lot of money to resume construction. "

Chief of Staff Zhou was a little surprised after reading it. The Japanese always report good news but not bad news.In the propaganda of the Japanese army, there are hundreds of thousands of Eighth Route Army that have been wiped out on the books.

The sun is coming out from the west today, and the newspapers run by the Japanese will tell the truth?
"Accidental."

Brigadier Chen put down his half-drinked glass of water and said with a smile, "I'm also very surprised, I don't know what the Japanese think.

But in the end, this is a kind of positive publicity for our Eighth Route Army, which is worthy of joy. "

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded, threw the newspaper down and said, "It is true, there are not many Japanese newspapers that dare to tell the truth.

Perhaps it is also because the scale of our actions is too large for the Japanese to cover up, so they can only tell the truth. "

Why the Japanese newspaper changed its surname and made a true report about the Eighth Route Army is hard to know.

The objective description recorded by the Japanese army can indeed explain some problems.It proves that the Eighth Route Army's Hundred Regiments War did indeed cause great losses and shocks to the Japanese army.

Chief of Staff Zhou continued to ask: "What is the third piece of good news?"

"Of course there is another battle to fight." Brigadier Chen replied without thinking.

A strong soldier will strengthen a nest.

Look at Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and the others below, all of them are militants.Then you can know who their boss, Brigadier Chen Chen, is.

That is also a titan who is happy when he hears the war.

When there is a battle to be fought, and if he can win the battle, he is full of energy.

This time, he went to the summary meeting of the first phase of the battle at the headquarters.

First of all, it is natural to summarize the factors for the success of the campaign.

In this raid, the Eighth Route Army boldly took advantage of the enemy's shortage of troops, scattered deployment, and concentrated use of weaknesses.

The tactics of simultaneously launching and dispersing attacks were adopted, which put the enemy forces in a predicament where they could not take care of each other.

It is an important factor for the success of the campaign and great results.

Secondly, it is natural to look forward to the second stage.

In this regard, Yan'an has instructions.

Chief of Staff Zhou listened to his conveyance, and couldn't help interjecting: "What did the Yan'an side say?"

"It's still a matter of friction. We have been fighting with them for more than a year and severely chopped off their protruding claws. Now the diehards have to admit our strength and status in fact.

Now our 40-strong army is active behind the enemy lines, dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders and giving the people of the whole country endless hope. "

Brigadier Chen talked eloquently, repeating the analysis from Yan'an, with some of his own opinions mixed in.

"Now that the Japanese are preparing to attack Kunming, Chongqing, Xi'an and other places, the Guo Party and the Central Army are increasingly in a difficult position.

Although the big landlords and big bourgeois diehards in power in Chongqing have not yet given up their policy of opposing us,
Moreover, it has not made any improvement in domestic politics, its foreign policy is still swinging between pro-US and pro-Soviet, and it still has no serious determination to adjust the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

However, the international and domestic general trend will be increasingly unfavorable to diehards and increasingly favorable to progressives and centrists.

At the present time when the Japanese invaders are preparing to attack the rear, we should be prepared to raise the slogan of defending Chongqing, defending Kunming, and defending Xi'an throughout the country at the right time.

Under these slogans, we realize our entire policy of opposing surrender and striving for improvement.

Generally speaking, we need to let the people of the whole country realize that the Chongqing government should not realize that our Eighth Route Army has the will to resist the war and also has the strength. "

With such remarks, if it was Li Yunlong who only knew about fighting and did not understand the overall situation of domestic relations, Brigadier Chen would not waste his words.

Chief of Staff Zhou is his old subordinate, keen and eager to learn, and the two belong to the relationship between teachers and friends, so they explain in detail.

War is the continuation of politics, the continuation of politics by another means.

The Eighth Route Army's Hundred Regiments War, on the one hand, is reflected in how many enemies were destroyed, how many roads were destroyed, and how much damage was caused to the Japanese army.

On the other hand, it is reflected in political propaganda.

Attacking the Japanese army is the best propaganda. Now the Guo party has to re-understand the Eighth Route Army, and the diehards are thinking about friction, so they have no choice but to weigh it.

Also, when it was said that the Eighth Route Army was engaged in guerrilla warfare, the Guo Party smeared them and said that they swam and did not fight, and that they were timid and avoided war.

Many people who don't know the truth listened to it and believed it to be true, which created a bad impression of the Eighth Route Army.

There are also many pessimistic people in the enemy-occupied areas who think that the country is about to perish.

All these things have been reversed through the success of the Hundred Regiments Campaign and the large-scale propaganda.

It can be said that the Hundred Regiments War was the time when the Eighth Route Army truly established its banner and made the people of the whole country realize that besides the Central Committee, the Eighth Route Army could drive away the Japanese and save China.

Chief of Staff Zhou savored it very carefully. As a member of the army, he had never thought about it before.

Now that I understand it, apart from being very surprised, there is also quite a shock.

Or the boss is far-sighted!

Such a grand strategy cannot be figured out by ordinary people.

Chief of Staff Zhou recalled the original question again, and asked: "Then what is going on if there is a war to be fought? Did the headquarters give us any tasks?"

"That's right, the mission of our brigade is the Yuliao Highway." Brigadier Chen gave the answer without going around in circles.

Whether it is Yan'an or the headquarters, they all believe that a planned large-scale offensive must be organized next.

In North China, the Hundred Regiments campaign should be expanded to those areas where the enemy has not yet been attacked, so as to reduce the occupied area, expand the base area, break the blockade, and increase combat effectiveness.

Continue to expand the results of the Hundred Regiments War.

At the same time, in view of the fact that the Japanese aggressors have gathered a large number of reinforcements on Zhengtai Road, it is already very difficult to achieve the same victory as in the first stage.

Therefore, the combat mission of the second stage should be to focus on capturing both sides of the communication line and the Japanese strongholds in the base area while continuing to attack the enemy's communication lines.

Chief of Staff Zhou has found the Yuliao Highway on the map, which runs from east to west into the hinterland of the Taihang Military Region.

"Old Chen, I remember the enemy's attempt to divide this road from Yushe to the west and connect it with the Baijin Railway through Wuxiang to divide our Taihang base!"

"That's right." Brigadier Chen stood up, pointed to some signs on the map and said:
"This line belongs to the jurisdiction of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade. There are seven strongholds on the line, with Yushe to the west and Liao County to the east.

A brigade of about 1000 troops has been deployed throughout the region.The meaning of the headquarters is to let us unplug the stronghold here and take down the two counties.

I think it can also be used as an opportunity to attract the enemy to fight for reinforcements, and let the th Brigade cooperate with us to eliminate the enemy's vital forces as much as possible. "

Brigadier Chen's courage and wisdom are second to none.Chief of Staff Zhou was full of admiration for him and learned a lot from him.

It is not surprising that he envisaged that he would also go around and fight for aid.

With enough capital in hand, he can swallow more enemies, and it is natural to say that the choice of maximizing benefits is a matter of course.

Chief of Staff Zhou recalled a piece of information he had read, "I remember that Yushe City was the most forward stronghold for the enemy to break into our Taihang base area, and the enemy built many strong fortifications and bunkers.

They have sufficient ammunition and food, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If we want to fight, we need a force that can fight tough battles and is good at tackling tough battles. "

Brigadier Chen showed a smile on his face: "Li Yunlong's new second regiment is back. I haven't visited him yet. I heard that his kid has made a fortune again. Let me give him another chance to make a fortune."

The new second regiment also just returned to the team not long ago, and the brigade commander was in a hurry to go to the headquarters for a meeting, so he didn't bother to fight the autumn wind.

Otherwise, the tanks and artillery would have been pulled to the brigade headquarters long ago.

"There is no problem if the New Second Regiment participates in the attack on Yushe County."

Chief of Staff Zhou's tone was full of lightness, and he was also very confident in the New Second Regiment. Yangquan had already been captured by them, and Yushe County was really nothing.

The two studied around the map, and decided to use the entire New Second Regiment to attack Yushe County.

The Xinyi regiment captured Wang Jing and two strongholds along the wall, striving to achieve their goals within two days.

Then he drew his hand to attack Liao County.

At the same time, it will coordinate the main force of the division and the first column of death, and arrange an ambush in the direction where the enemy may come to help.

After finishing the arrangement, Brigadier Chen threw the pencil on the table, and said with a smile: "We're going to play the autumn wind again, and Li Yunlong probably has to scold me behind my back again."

"How can it be? He just has the heart, but he doesn't have the guts." Chief of Staff Zhou also said with a smile.

No matter how hard Li Yunlong's wings are, he still has to pretend to be a good baby in front of the brigade commander.

"Hahaha……"

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The New Second Regiment withdrew from Yangquan on September th. Due to the excessive supplies, they withdrew to Shanmiao Village on the outskirts of the base area and stopped.

In addition to handing in supplies, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment were mostly resting.

Two major battles were fought in succession, interspersed with a day of rapid marching, which was a huge drain on the physical strength of the soldiers.

When Li Yunlong was free, he took out the captured wine and drank it, while waiting for the brigade commander to come.

According to past experience, the brigade commander received the news within two days at the latest.Either call or come in person, it is always a robbery.

Tanks and howitzers do not belong to him, and Li Yunlong is already mentally prepared for this.

To be honest, he doesn't deserve such a rare thing.

People, always have to have self-knowledge.

However, it had been several days, and Li Yunlong felt that the meat in his mouth was not tasty, and the wine he drank was tasteless.

"Why isn't the Brigadier here?"

He wanted to send a correspondent to ask.

Yuan Lang, who picked up the wine bowl, was stopped by Li Yunlong.How did he know why the brigade commander didn't come?
Probably because it was busy.

The problem is what's wrong with Lao Li, he was confused after drinking fake wine, so he would ask such a question?
Looking forward to the arrival of the brigade commander, because the tanks and cannons are too hot to handle, so I am anxious to let the brigade commander rob them!
Yuan Lang took a sip, this doesn't look like fake wine, it's authentic Shanxi Fen wine!
Looking at Li Yunlong's face was not red, his eyes were not blurred, and he didn't look drunk at all.

"Old Li, if you have no desires or desires, just say so. If I still have some new gadgets in my hand, I won't keep them for you. I will send them to Captain Ding directly.

Because of the tanks and cannons, he came to me several times, saying that I was too partial and didn't take care of Xinyituan.Giving him this stuff is like a bowl of water. "

What Yuan Lang said was the truth, during those two days in Yangquan.Ding Wei took out all his allowance, treated him to several drinks, and talked about it all the time.

Cannibalism is short-sighted, short-handed, giving equipment to anyone is to beat devils, as far as Ding Wei's attitude is concerned, Yuan Lang should give him more consideration.

Suddenly, the wine bowl fell on the table.

Li Yunlong grabbed Yuan Lang's hand as if he had taken a stimulant: "Don't don't, don't don't, if you forget something good, no one can forget me, what kind of friendship do we have!
Come on, what's a good thing? "

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket! !
　[…here refers to a great man, teacher]

　　Just saw that the previous one was blocked.

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　　Let's write about the local microcosm in the future. Fortunately, after the Hundred Regiments War, there was no such a big battle on the Eighth Route.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)