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Regardless of whether this regimental-level organization still exists or not, even if it is still in Qingshan Town, the 358th Regiment would not be able to send troops in this battle!

After all, behind him stood hundreds of thousands of troops in the Second World War zone, as well as tens of millions of people in northwestern Shanxi!

Once Hill 97 is lost, the entire Shanxi-Northwest region will face the rampage of the Osaka Division!

"Then, Commander! Where are we now?" Fang Ligong paused before continuing.

"Withdraw all scouts! Just keep a close watch on the outskirts of Qingshan Town!"

"Then immediately send a telegram to the Supreme Commander of the Second World War Zone!"

After a moment of contemplation, Chu Yunfei quickly spoke.

The movements of the Osaka Division are unknown; we must be on guard!

As for scouts, they were no longer necessary, since the entire 358th Regiment was always in a state of war!

"Yes! Danzuo!"

Fang Ligong firmly established the righteous path.

……

Outside the headquarters of the New Third Regiment, a prisoner-of-war camp!

"Commander! Are you sure this is true?"

As soon as he stepped out of the command post, Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but speak.

At the same time, his face revealed an unconcealable shock!

If what Wang Chengzhu said is true, the New Third Regiment has six main battalions, with a minimum strength of 2500 men!

The largest number of soldiers was the Second Battalion, which had more than four thousand men.

Is this a battalion or a regiment? No, it's more like a brigade!

"What do you think?"

Li Yunlong turned his head and glared angrily at Zhang Dabiao, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

"But Commander!"

"Our regiment only had 1300 people at its peak!" Zhang Dabiao said helplessly again.

"You really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics!"

Already feeling a bit down, Zhang Dabiao's words immediately prompted Li Yunlong to kick him!

Then, seemingly noticing Zhang Dabiao's aggrieved expression, he shook his head and said, "Xie Jinyuan is the regimental commander! There's no way he's lying!"

"But Commander! This new Third Regiment has only been around for a month and a half at most!"

"Both a light and heavy artillery regiment and a cavalry battalion!"

"The total troop strength now exceeds 30,000!"

Zhang Dabiao said with a bitter expression.

Originally, the Independent Regiment was considered to be of considerable strength within the 386th Brigade, but now, compared to its main force, it is not only inferior to that of the brigade's main force, but even those regiments directly under its command may not be able to match it!

And his own battalion commander position was probably not even as good as a platoon leader in the New Third Regiment!

Seemingly sensing Zhang Dabiao's thoughts, he said, "I'm not any worse off than you!"

"I'm a regimental commander! Look at me, in the New Third Regiment, I can't even compare to a battalion!"

"Xie Jinyuan is about to become a corps commander!"

"Who can I reason with?"

Li Yunlong spoke with an annoyed expression.

"Hehe! That's true!" Hearing the regimental commander say that, Zhang Dabiao laughed heartlessly.

"However! Commander!"

"No matter what, Commander Xie, Zhu Zi and the others used to follow you..." Zhang Dabiao said meaningfully.

"Dabiao!"

"Don't say those things again!"

"The fact that all three hundred-plus brothers in our Independent Regiment survived is thanks to the New Third Regiment!"

"Moreover, with the current strength and capabilities of the New Third Regiment, I think it's actually quite possible for them to go toe-to-toe with the Osaka Division!"

Li Yunlong paused for a moment before speaking.

"Commander! Do you think so too?" Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but ask.

That was the Osaka Division, but now...

"I don't think so!"

"The strength that the new Third Regiment has shown so far is enough!"

"Moreover, Xie Jinyuan has amassed such a huge fortune without making a sound! You can't say he doesn't have a backup plan!"

"I don't believe it!"

Li Yunlong shook his head.

Actually, he should have thought of this back in Ping'an County. After all, how could he have deciphered Yoshio Shinotsuka's plan without some skill?

Moreover, at that time, the New Third Regiment demonstrated its artillery capabilities!

Even with some preparations, there were still 30,000 troops!

You need to know how many troops the Eighth Route Army had in the entire Jin-Sui region? Only about 60,000 to 70,000! And at least a third of the non-combat troops went there!

“Indeed!” Zhang Dabiao nodded.

If they hadn't accidentally stumbled upon the New Third Regiment's garrison, they would never have known the truth, no matter how hard they tried!

"I can only say that I really misjudged Xie Jinyuan!"

"okay!"

"Let's get ready to go!"

"The Osaka Division should be arriving soon!"

Li Yunlong then waved his hand.

Half a day had passed since the vanguard of the Eighth Regiment was annihilated, and even if the main force of the Osaka Division was slow, it should have arrived at Aoyama Town by now!

"Captain!"

"Shall we go too?" Zhang Dabiao was suddenly taken aback.

"nonsense!"

"That's the Osaka Division!"

"I've never fought against such a top-tier division in my entire life!"

"With the New Third Regiment still here, it's not our turn to be the main force yet!"

Li Yunlong said in a deep voice.

"Yes! Captain!"

But Zhang Dabiao had barely finished speaking!

boom!

Boom boom!

Suddenly, a series of explosions rang out from not far away!