Major General Matsumoto sat in his own position. The deputy captain who broke back stood in front with his head down, reporting on the entire battle while accepting Matsumoto's inquiry. It took him an hour before Matsumoto stopped.

After sighing, he affirmed: "The real main force of the new 1st group is in Tianxin Town. The opponent you meet is Wang Ping, the leader of the new 1st group!"

"Only he can calculate one battle after another so accurately, so that you can always be beaten by passively!"

"General, what should we do next? Should we continue to draw troops to attack Tianxin Town or stop!" the chief of staff asked in a heavy tone.

Just after a night of the good news coming back from Linfen North, the bad news came over, which made everyone's good mood disappear.

Matsumoto did not answer, stared at the deputy captain and asked, "Tell me the truth, how many people were there in the Eighth Route Army attacking you? Are there any casualties in the battle overnight?"

"This?" the deputy captain hesitated for a moment.

The chief of staff next to him asked angrily: "Does such a simple question need to be considered for so long? How many troops should be? You are the commander, it is impossible for the war to be over, and the opponent's strength has not been clarified yet."

"Five or six hundred people! General, I am sure, the Eighth Route Army attacking us should be only six hundred people!" The deputy captain replied

"Although their attack was very powerful, it was caused by the Eighth Route Army's shells with chili powder. If they fight head-on, they will definitely not be the opponent."

"As for casualties, Beiye is not very clear. But Beiye is sure that their casualties are definitely small."

"Because, many imperial troops chose to detonate grenades before they died in battle, and died together with the Eighth Route Army!"

"I guess two hundred people are bound to be missing!"

Major General Matsumoto frowned suddenly: "In other words, there are less than 400 people in the Eighth Route Army in Tianxin Town!"

"Hi! This is a shameful position!" The deputy captain rarely answered so firmly.

The Chief of Staff suddenly interjected: "General, there are less than 400 people in the Eighth Route Army's troops, and as long as we dispatch half an infantry brigade, we can kill them!"

"If half an infantry brigade could kill them, the third brigade would not have been destroyed in Tianxin Town!" Matsumoto answered angrily.

The Chief of Staff immediately became embarrassed.

He hesitated for a while and continued, "But, our mobile troops have been sent out, and we can't draw too many troops to Tianxin Town!"

"Let the First Infantry Team pass!" Matsumoto frowned and made a decision.

"The First Battalion is the most combat-capable unit of our brigade and the most combat-capable unit with the new 1st regiment. After they were able to fight the Eighth Route Army in Fengyun Town, they would directly attack Tianxin Town!"

"Since the Eighth Route Army in Tianxin Town is the main force of the New First Regiment, and their regiment commander Wang Ping is also there. That means that the Eighth Route Army in Fengyun Town is also a fake main force that disperses our forces."

Major General Matsumoto has forgotten to calculate one thing, the equipment of the new batch.

Wang Ping's two battalions and direct troops were indeed less than 400.

But the equipment is not ordinary luxury.

The troops with less than 400 men were equipped with four mountain cannons, three infantry cannons, 18 mortars, 16 heavy machine guns, and over forty light machine guns of various types!

Of course, even if Major General Matsumoto thought of it, he would think that even if the New I regiment obtained these equipment, there would not be so many people to use it, especially mortars, infantry cannons, and mountain cannons.

Ordinary soldiers may not be able to use it well even if they have a month of training.

But he underestimated the Fourth Camp, which is currently active in Fengyun Town.

The Fourth Battalion is not only not a void soldier, but also a well-deserved main force.

Among the nearly a thousand anti-Japanese soldiers who have been there, there must be many talents that Wang Ping wants.

At ten o'clock the next night, the fourth battalion, which was marching in the company, entered Fengyun Town.

"Report to the regiment commander, the fourth battalion commander Vanguard was ordered to lead the team back to report, and ask the regiment commander to issue combat missions!"

"Stay first, and then prepare for the battle!" Wang Ping was very satisfied with his subordinate who had been fighting alone outside for more than a month.

Rongjun was stunned for a moment before hesitating and asked, "What about the Japanese behind us? They chased us and beat us all the way. If we hadn't destroyed all the artillery towers along the highway in advance, they would have been blocked halfway and then completely wiped out!"

Wang Ping did not hide it and replied directly: "The investigation and platoon just reported that the Japanese who were chasing you have now set up camp!"

"They are quite self-aware and know that this is the world of our Eighth Route Army at night!"

"Let the troops rest first. I have someone prepare hot rice and hot dishes for you. Let's rest. We will take action at 2 a.m. at night!"

"However, before the action, you have to do one thing: "Pick out all the gunners and heavy machine gunners from the Fourth Battalion. Can you defeat the Japanese behind you tonight? They are the protagonists!"

A highland nearly three kilometers away from the temporary station of the New First Regiment is more suitable than a highland. Because the slope top area is large enough and there are no forests to hide soldiers, stand on the top of the slope and glance over it, you can see all the wasteland and fertile fields within one or two kilometers around, and the view is very wide.

When the Japanese brigade leader Qinggang Zhongzuo passed by, he took a look at this place at a glance and set it as a night's station.

As the captain of the infantry brigade with the strongest combat effectiveness of the entire brigade, although Qinggang Zhongzuo was arrogant, he was not so crazy that he had no edges.

The Imperial Army is not suitable for night battles. The Eighth Route Army likes night battles and uses its strength to defeat the enemy's weakness. This basic common sense is still very clear.

In addition, there is no air support, so if you can't fight the Eighth Route Army at night, Qinggang Zhongzu will definitely avoid it.

Moreover, after rushing for a day during the day, he had to participate in battle from time to time. Whether it was himself or the Eighth Route Army he was chasing, he needed to rest!

"Sir, the camp has been arranged as required. The entire army is arranged in squads as units!" The Chief of Staff walked into the tent of Zhongzuo in Qinggang and reported with a tired look on his face.

"Yo Xi!" Qinggang answered with satisfaction.

"Chief of Staff, the Brigade Command announced during the day that the night before yesterday, the Third Battalion suffered heavy losses in the face of the Eighth Route Army's artillery attacks, and then a series of battles that were not conducive to the Imperial Army were destroyed, which eventually led to the destruction of the Third Battalion!"

"Our opponent is the same person, and they will likely repeat the same trick. However, we cannot repeat the same mistake!"

"Although it's a little harder, it's worth it as long as you can minimize the losses!"

"Hi, I've been taught!" the chief of staff replied with his head down.

Then continued to report: "As for the patrol and alert at night, because the terrain around us was very good, I only arranged an infantry squadron!"

"After all, we have to ensure that most soldiers have sufficient physical strength in tomorrow's battle!"

"Yes, but you need to arrange a few more fixed firepower points and attack the Eighth Route Army that may sneak attack our Eighth Route Army!" Qinggang Zhongzuo affirmed.

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