At the command of the Independent Regiment, Chief of Staff Zeng Quan rushed in very anxiously.

"The leader, political commissar, and the Japanese have begun to act!"

Wang Ping's reaction was very fast. After being stunned, he began to give orders: "Contact our troops outside the mountain immediately and use the fastest way to figure out the situation and route of the Japanese army's dispatch! "

"Political Commissar, notify all main forces, local troops, and guerrillas to prepare for combat immediately!"

"Especially the local troops and guerrillas scattered all over the country, they immediately started moving. No matter how the Japanese army swept, they were inseparable from the highway. I want them to use sparrow warfare, mine warfare... various guerrilla tactics, harass the Japanese and puppet troops, and slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' sweep. Now for our independent regiment, the most important thing is time. The longer the entire anti-encirclement and suppression operation is dragged, the more fighter jets we can find!"

Less than an hour later, the Chief of Staff, who had been guarding the radio room, rushed in again, and pointed to the map and reported in a heavy tone.

"It's already clear! The Japanese and puppet troops were divided into four groups of Laiyuan City, each with a thousand Japanese and a thousand imperial assistants."

"In addition, each Japanese and puppet army is equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars, and a large squadron of mountain running, with very powerful firepower!"

"Also, every Japanese and puppet army has at least one Japanese plane escort in the sky!"

"At present, the guerrillas, district squadrons, and the main forces operating outside the mountains are harassing them through various guerrilla warfares. At present, the results of each army have achieved good results, and hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops have been killed and injured!"

Deng Hongtao, the director of the Political Department next to him, shouted in front of him: "How long has it been to eliminate hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops? That day, there were not thousands of Japanese and puppet troops!"

Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "Director Deng, you can't calculate this way!"

"At the beginning, the Japanese and puppet troops were not familiar with our fighting style, and they were caught off guard and suffered such great casualties. When they reacted and adapted to our harassment, casualties would fall!"

"Also, the Japanese are not fools, they will definitely not be beaten passively."

"Once they think of countermeasures, our casualties will increase."

Cheng Xiao expressed his voice heavy tone and affirmed: "The regiment commander said it well. The Japanese are not only not stupid, but also very smart. He will definitely think of some countermeasures against our guerrilla warfare!"

"Captain, I think we should remind the troops outside the mountain to not be complacent because of the temporary victory, give the Japanese a chance to seize the opportunity and bite them back!"

"Chief of Staff, telegraph the second and third battalions: During the day, their first task is to try every means to slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' sweeps, and if possible, they will delay. The second task is to kill them as much as possible and weaken their strength. You must not fight with them!" Wang Ping did not say nonsense and directly ordered Zeng Quan.

"Also, they had Japanese planes escorted them above their heads. In the harassment of Japanese and puppet troops, no matter what the reason, the troops we assembled together could not pass a platoon. The planes were not vegetarians. One of them was blown up and could be reimbursed for a regiment at will!"

"I'll go to the telegram now to remind them!" Zeng Quan rushed out with a serious look on his face.

It was two hours after Zeng Quan returned to the war room again, and his face became more solemn than before.

As soon as he came in, he reported in a heavy tone: "Captain, you are right, the Japanese have already started to fight back!"

"The two battalion commanders just sent a telegram: the military has achieved less than half of the results at the beginning. And they are becoming more and more alert. It is very difficult for us to attack them! More importantly, the guerrillas in each village have begun to suffer casualties!"

"As expected, our main force is not the opponent of the Japanese, not to mention the guerrillas whose combat effectiveness is far lower than that of the main force!" Wang Ping was prepared and answered calmly.

Then he stared at Zeng Quan and asked, "Is there any other news?"

"Yes!" Zeng Quanxun marked the location and marching route of the four Japanese and puppet troops on the map, and then analyzed: "According to the location of the Japanese army, we judged that they planned to divide the troops into multiple routes and cooperate with each other to eliminate all the troops we were active outside the mountains, and then gather us here at the same place!"

"How should we fight next? We can't just use guerrilla warfare to fight small things!"

"Wait!" Wang Ping replied astonishingly.

"Every Japanese and puppet troops on the battlefield cannot be eliminated in a short time. We can only wait for them to reveal their flaws before we can seize the fighter plane and severely damage them!"

"I'll send a telegram to the two battalion commanders outside the mountain: For our independent regiment, the most important thing now is time. So, no matter what method they use, as long as they can slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' sweep and hold them back, we will win more than half!"

"Also, the casualties of the troops must be controlled well. I don't ask them to kill many Japanese and puppet troops, as long as they can hold them back!"

The day's battle ended soon, and the situation was beyond everyone's expectations.

Major General Ono originally thought that half of Laiyuan's territory could be recovered in one day. However, because the road was full of mines and the 8th Route Guerrillas were everywhere with cold guns, the villages that the Imperial Army swept through were empty, and they could not even find someone to lead the way. A total of four attacking troops were only left Laiyuan City and swept the area less than twenty kilometers around the county.

You should know that as the mobilization troops get farther and farther away from Laiyuan City, the scope of each mobilization troops needs to be mobilized is getting larger and larger. According to the degree of mobilization in front of you, it is impossible to eliminate the Eighth Route Army troops outside the mountain without five days.

"Baga, I didn't expect our opponent to be so well prepared. Now it seems that this sweep will be another bad battle for us!" Major General Ono, who was frowning, couldn't help but sigh.

The Chief of Staff quickly comforted: "Genius General, our opponents are really too cunning. Various sneak attacks are emerging one after another, and it is great that our troops can fight like this. But I am worried that the progress of our brigade's sweep will affect the entire encirclement and suppression operation!"

"Don't worry about this, absolutely not!" Major General Ono quickly regained his sanity!

"The military headquarters' requirement is to gather the Eighth Route Army in Wutai Mountain in one month. Do you think we can't destroy the Independent Regiment in one month!"

"We can't clear the Eighth Route Army outside the mountain in five days, so we can only take ten days. If we don't have ten days, we can only take half a month!"

"Hi, General, wise!" said the Chief of Staff with a compliment.

Ono waved his hand and continued to analyze: "However, today's battle also gives me a reminder that we must pay attention to our opponents."

"In just one day, the four-way sweeping troops lost more than 500 people. Although the Imperial Army lost less than one infantry squadron, the combat effectiveness shown by the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment once again exceeded our expectations! Moreover, the Eighth Route Army is best at fighting guerrilla warfare and night attacks, so tonight, the Four-way sweeping troops must strengthen their vigilance and not be bitten by the Eighth Route Army!"

"I'll telegram to our troops right away!" The Chief of Staff rushed out of the war room with a serious look on his face!
Chapter completed!