"You go back and hand over. All the more than 1,800 prisoners in the direct brigade will be handed over to the New First Regiment. Also, there are three main regiments of the direct brigade, each regiment draws 500 veterans out. They can draw the entire company and the entire company, but cadres above the deputy battalion cannot be drawn away. There are a total of 1,500 people, so stay together and join the New First Regiment!"

The commander's decision was like a thunderclap, which made the Chief of Staff stunned and did not react for a long time.

It took him a minute to react and asked with a disbelief.

"Why?"

"Commander, in this way, there will be only 3,000 people left in the direct brigade. When will the full brigade be restored?"

"Now the base area is fighting everywhere, and even the recruits have arrived. After returning to the military region, there are no soldiers who can replenish the troops in a short period of time..."

The chief of staff's reaction was expected by the commander.

No one knows when the next battle of the direct brigade will begin. As the chief of staff of the direct brigade, he must ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops. Only in this way can the troops not panic when encountering emergencies and can respond calmly.

So, the commander's brow frowned and replied: "I can tell you the reason, but it must be kept confidential!"

"According to the intelligence, in order to regain Linfen, the Japanese army drew 30,000 elite troops from northwest Shanxi to fight towards the new regiment, including a heavy mountain artillery corps, a tank brigade, and a cavalry corps..."

"It can be said that the Xinyi regiment has reached a critical moment of life and death. At this time, if the direct brigade does not help, when will it help!"

"Also, the reason why the direct brigade achieved such great results in this just-concluded war is because the soldiers have used their lives, and on the other hand, it is because the New Group has built a good platform for us and created so many good fighter jets."

"We can't take advantage of it. We can just slip away after taking the benefits. We can watch the new regiment be destroyed by the heavy troops killed by the Japanese!"

"Besides, we are all Eighth Route Army. As long as we are trying to fight the Japanese, it doesn't matter if we demolish the direct brigade now!"

The chief of staff was frightened directly by 30,000 Japanese troops, and all elite troops who had just come down from the front line.

But he is not a person without a big picture. You should know that the equipment used by the direct brigade, including a rifle, is supported by the New First Regiment at the time.

There is only one reason: everyone is the Eighth Route Army and is from the Taiyue Military Region.

He made a decision with a frown: "Please rest assured, commander, I will go and draw troops now!"

"I will tell the three regiment commanders to try to draw veterans. If the veterans are gone, we can retrain. But the new regiment must not be destroyed by the Japanese, and the fourth division cannot be occupied by the Japanese!"

One day later, the command center of the New First Regiment, Wang Ping, political commissar Huang Yuanqiang, chief of staff Zhong Chenggong, and five main battalion commanders, were all concentrated in the small command center. Except for Wang Ping and Huang Yuanqiang, who knew that the Japanese were about to attack, they were worried. The other five or six people were still immersed in the joy and excitement after the victory.

"Okay, we have a meeting now!" It was not until Wang Ping spoke that the lively conference room was quiet.

Seeing that the military and political chiefs of the New First Regiment were all serious, several subordinates realized something was wrong and quickly sat upright, waiting for Wang Ping's following.

"Only more, not less!" Wang Ping nodded and affirmed.

Xiong Changhe was stunned. When he reacted, he shouted with despair: "We only have two thousand people in so many Japanese, and the troops are very different from ten to one... What's more, the Japanese have heavy artillery and planes. As long as the sky dawns, the battlefield will be their world. There is no need to fight this battle, and we have no confidence in winning."

"Captain, I suggest that the troops will give up the base area directly, break it into pieces, and fight guerrillas with the Japanese. If it really doesn't work, go directly to the mountains and try to avoid a head-on decisive battle. Save as much as the troops can save!"
Chapter completed!