After Kong Jie reported the situation, he left the brigade headquarters accompanied by guard Xiao Chen.
Brigade Headquarters.
The leaders, who were still in shock, were trying to digest what Kong Jie had just reported.
The brigade commander and others are naturally not vegetarians. In fact, they also noticed what Kong Jie said a day ago.
Before Kong Jie came to the regiment headquarters to report, the brigade commander and other generals in the brigade were speculating on the ultimate purpose of the Japanese's sudden new move this time.
It's just that no final conclusion has been reached.
Kong Jie, who was about to leave just now, made a surprising statement and concluded that the Japanese were about to launch a large-scale raid on the 386th Brigade.
After a long time, the brigade commander said in a deep voice, "Although Kong Jie's speculation was a bit bold, but now that I think about it carefully, all the Japanese movements seem to confirm Kong Jie's speculation.
Why do the little devils strengthen the garrison strength at various passes for no reason?
There is also the mobilization of the main force of the Japanese army. Not long ago, underground comrades in the enemy-occupied areas received intelligence that the elite Sakata Regiment of the Japanese army seemed to have made new moves, and the garrison position had moved forward a few kilometers.
We have fought against Sakata, an old devil. He is a tough guy and difficult to deal with. What is his intention when he suddenly advances?
With their usual arrogance, the Japanese have never taken our Eighth Route Army seriously. They will never use this method to gradually shrink our living space and slowly consume us to death.
It seems that just as Kong Jie speculated, the Japanese are secretly preparing to wipe out Cangyun Ridge and destroy our 386th Brigade in one fell swoop! "
"The kid has a good idea, but I'm afraid that Sakata doesn't have such good teeth! Isn't this old Japs a tough guy? Then let's knock two of his teeth out of his mouth!" the chief of staff shouted.
The other generals were also indignant, and the atmosphere in the room was very high-spirited.
The brigade commander slowly put down the teapot in his hand, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said: "This battle, retreat, not fight!"
"I don't need to say more about the current situation of our 386th Brigade, right?"
"In the past year or so, we have developed too fast. The number of people has increased a lot, but the equipment and the quality of the soldiers cannot keep up at all."
"Is the situation of the Independent Regiment that Kong Jie mentioned earlier an exception? Absolutely not. It is not just the Independent Regiment, including the New Regiment, and even the two main regiments 771 Regiment and 771 Regiment that we have taken special care of. The 72nd Regiment has many new recruits, poor combat capabilities, and the equipment situation is not much better."
"In this situation, what can we do to fight Sakata United?"
"Taking a step back, even if we can defeat the Sakata Alliance, we will definitely pay a heavy price. It will definitely do more harm than good to our development of base areas behind enemy lines."
"Only by continuing our guerrilla policy, retreating as the enemy advances, temporarily avoiding the enemy's attack, and continuing to engage in a strategic stalemate with the enemy, one day when our strength becomes stronger and the quality of our equipment and soldiers are improved, then we will be able to fight against the enemy. It’s time for the devil’s decisive battle!”
After the brigade commander finished speaking, everyone else fell silent. This is a fact. What the chief of staff and others just said was just because they couldn't swallow the sigh in their hearts.
They are all staunch soldiers, who is willing to give in blindly?
Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, the political commissar smiled and changed the subject:
"I don't know if you have noticed it, but our Captain Kong Jiekong seems to be very different from before. I think he seems to be possessed by Li Yunlong."
The chief of staff smiled and said: "That's right. I almost thought it was that guy Li Yunlong who came just now!"
The brigade commander scolded: "This means that when you are close to red, you are red, and when you are close to ink, you are black. Kong Jie must have been led astray by that brat Li Yunlong! The cunning look just now looked like another Li Yunlong."
While several people were talking, a soldier came to report.
"Report to the captain, the equipment sent by Captain Kong and others has been inventoried."
"Okay." The brigade commander nodded. Seeing that the soldier had not left yet, he asked doubtfully: "What, is there any problem with the equipment inventory?"
The soldier smiled bitterly and said: "The equipment is slightly different from the list reported by Commander Kong."
"What's the discrepancy?"
The soldier said: "Captain Kong said that there are four grenades, and indeed there are four, but we have seen that two of them have been damaged and cannot be used for the time being. They probably need to be sent to the arsenal for repair.
In addition, Commander Kong said that there were more than 200 grenade shells. We counted them, and it was indeed more than 200, 201!
There are four Waibazis, and one of them is defective and needs to be repaired.
There are nearly 10,000 rounds of bullets, more than 5,000 rounds in fact!
There are nearly 10 boxes of grenades, but there are actually only 6 boxes.
There are nearly 100 rifles, but in fact there are only 65, and most of them are old sleeves whose rifling is almost worn out.
The only thing that was correct was this daily necessities, and it was true that we pulled 3 carts. "
"..."
"..."
The brigade chiefs' faces were trembling violently.
Who would have thought that that boy Kong Jie would be cunning enough to write such an article based on the number of lists!
The atmosphere at the brigade headquarters was strange. Xiao Chen, the guard who went to see Kong Jie off, returned.
Xiao Chenhui reported: "Report to the brigade commander that Commander Kong has left. When he left, he asked me to bring you a message."
"Say!" the brigade commander gritted his teeth.
"Yes!" Xiao Chen responded, imitating Kong Jie's tone and said: "Well, brigade commander, don't worry, I will send someone to deliver it to you when the radio station comes back. In addition, I will send you the gift this time. , Don’t worry about it! I just rounded it up just to make it sound better, but I can’t help it. The brothers in the regiment are all just waiting to get by, so it’s not easy for me to be the regiment leader!”
After Xiao Chen finished speaking vividly, Kong Jie's voice seemed to still be echoing in the room at the regiment headquarters.
"..."
The brigade commander was speechless for a moment. He wouldn't have come up with such an idea at all!
Then he started yelling, "Li Yunlong, this brat!"
It's just that Kong Jie is being mean-spirited. What does it have to do with Li Yunlong?
The political commissar wondered: "Brigade commander, did you criticize the wrong person?"
The brigade commander scolded: "It's him I'm scolding. Think about it, how honest and kind a comrade Kong Jie was before! It's a shame that this guy Li Yunlong has led him astray. Everything must have a source. If I don't scold him, who will I scold?" ?”
...A sneeze, a sneeze——
New regiment station.
Li Yunlong sneezed twice for no reason, then opened his eyes wide and cursed: "Damn it, who is saying bad things about me behind my back?"
Zhang Dabiao, the battalion commander on the side, laughed and said: "Commander, who dares to scold you? I guess it's probably because we were freezing all night, and you accidentally caught a cold."
"Kong Jie is so stupid. It's all his fault. He established a stronghold on a long slope. How come he was defeated without making a sound?
The Japanese reinforcements did not arrive, so I and my brothers spent the whole night freezing in vain.
This is a good time. That kid Kong Jie conquered the Changpo stronghold and ate a lot. I didn't even drink the soup. Who can I talk to? "
Li Yunlong cursed angrily, and Zhang Dabiao, who was speechless, had to remain silent...
