At the 78th Army Headquarters, after resting for a day and a night, Chu Xiong had woken up, his eyes were bright and clear, he was resurrected with full blood, and he had enough energy to attack the Japanese.
When Zhong Guoliang saw that Chu Xiong had woken up, he was not going to let him take any more time off. He promptly reported to him the good news sent by Luo Weimin:
"Lao Chu, good news for the 315th Brigade. With the assistance of the 802nd Regiment, Luo Weimin's Brigade severely damaged the main force of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Northeast Route Army yesterday afternoon, defeated the first part of the Independent Fourth Brigade, and eliminated the Chief of Staff of the 33rd Division Shibata. More than 7,000 people below the rank of colonel seized a large number of light and heavy weapons, including 8 75mm mountain guns, and the supplies were piled up like mountains!"
After Zhong Guoliang finished speaking, he handed the detailed telegram to Chu Xiong. Chu Xiong took it and looked at it. He was immediately happy and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Okay, Luo Weimin's brigade and the 802nd Regiment did a great job. They not only annihilated a large number of Japs, but also collected a large number of broken troops. The troops swelled like a snowball;
The number of defeated troops gathered alone amounted to more than 16,000. Adding the original 12,000 and subtracting the more than 2,000 who were lost in the Battle of Menggongling, the total strength of his brigade exceeded 26,000, which was no more than an army. There are fewer people! "
Wang Junjie, Zhao Sihu and others were also shocked with excitement, and Zhong Guoliang even said jokingly:
"Old Chu, are you planning to cause another 78th Army attack in Zhongtiao Mountain? If Shuzhong finds out about this, Xipi will be scolded!"
Chu Xiong said disdainfully:
"He will reward us, not just the 78th Army. You have rarely seen how generous the boss is to win over people!
Luo Weimin was born in Huangpu and was his direct disciple. He now has an army of nearly 30,000 people;
In order to balance the 78th Army, which is too big to lose, it might be better to directly give the 315th Brigade an A-type Army, or even a group army!
The 78th Army will also be upgraded, and then he can use his checks and balances, which is his special skill. "
Wang Junjie nodded with deep sympathy, and then suggested:
"Old Chu, since this is the case, should we take precautions and strengthen the organizational leadership of the 315th Brigade?"
Chu Xiong has already been cheating on the matter of mixing sand. This is also to protect Comrade Luo Weimin and enhance the combat effectiveness of the 315th Brigade. These are all things within the plan. The principle of organizing and commanding guns cannot be changed.
Chu Xiong thought for a while and then said:
"Lao Wang, the 5,000 military and political backbones supported by the headquarters will be in place in the next two days. The leader is Comrade Zhang Liang from Yanzhou;
He led more than 2,000 military and political backbones to be directly enriched into the 315th Brigade. The internal organization of the 315th Brigade was established as the Sixth Independent Brigade Preliminary Regiment, with Luo Weimin as the commander and Zhang Liang as the deputy commander.
Externally, it continues to maintain 3 infantry regiments and 1 artillery regiment. Each infantry regiment has 10 infantry battalions of 800 people. The establishment of battalions and below is the same as that of the 78th Army and above;
After Zhang Liang and others are in place, they must quickly establish organizations at all levels. Branches must be built on companies, and political work must be grasped. Don't worry!
The current core work of the 315th Brigade is to train according to the model of the 78th Army, vigorously carry out a grievance campaign among soldiers, and develop organizational members;
At the same time, military training cannot be ignored and combat effectiveness must be formed as soon as possible..."
The 315th Brigade itself is a model of the 78th Army. It just added more than 10,000 defeated troops. These are veterans of many battles. As long as they are well educated, in a few months, there will be another white-skinned and red-hearted army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area. .
Chuxiong's long-term plan for Zhongtiao Mountain is to have two troops, the 78th Army and the 315th Brigade, control Zhongtiao Mountain. Under the influence of Zhongcai, the two external forces are fighting each other and are incompatible;
No other troops can interfere with the affairs of Zhongtiao Mountain, so that Shuzhong will feel at ease, otherwise it will cause harm to relatives and pleasure to enemies.
Since they like to ask for face, then give them enough face. The Eighth Route Army only wants face.
It’s exciting to think about two armies with white skin and red hearts.
"Old Zhong, is there any progress with Dapeng?"
After settling the matter of the 315th Brigade, Chu Xiong began to ask about the 78th Army again. The snowball of the 315th Brigade started rolling, and the 78th Army could not fall behind.
Zhong Guoliang had already thought that Chu Xiong would ask about this matter when he woke up, and quickly replied:
"After the 805th and 806th regiments put on Japanese military uniforms, they pretended to be the main force of the 35th Division and returned to Shaoyuan. They were not discovered by the Japanese until they were near the outskirts of Shaoyuan City. Unfortunately, it was already too late;
The 805th Regiment and the 806th Regiment immediately launched a strong attack on Shaoyuan City and annihilated the 214th Regiment remaining in Shaoyuan City in just three hours.
The Pre-3rd Regiment and the Pre-4th Regiment also surrounded and annihilated the puppet army Liu Yanfeng's troops and captured more than 4,000 puppet soldiers;
Dapeng ordered the 805 regiment to stay in Shaoyuan, while other regiments launched multiple attacks to clear out the remaining Japanese enemies in the eastern area of Zhongtiao Mountain and collect the broken troops scattered everywhere. "
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"Dapeng has done a good job. Don't rush to develop elsewhere first. It is important to stabilize the eastern front. Tighten the fence, collect the broken troops, and reform all the captured puppet troops!
It’s still the old rule, with 800 people per battalion, and the regiment’s establishment will not increase. After the military and political backbones supported by the headquarters are in place, 2,000 people will go to the 315th Brigade, and 3,000 people will go to the 78th Army. They will serve as military and political cadres above the platoon leader. Don’t be afraid. There are many troops, the more the better. "
Zhong Guoliang, Wang Junjie and others took the order and left. Chu Xiong was left to continue to ponder things on the map. He saw that his eyes were fixed on Hengling Pass on the northern line, which was the territory of the 151st Division. The 801st Regiment had already gone to respond. It's time for results...
On the northern front, the 239th Regiment of the Japanese 41st Division is pursuing the defeated 151st Division with all its strength. The distance between the two sides has been shortened to less than 1 kilometer.
The 41st Division belongs to the Japanese's North Route Army. Since the war began, they first defeated the 43rd Army at Hengling Pass, and then defeated the 17th Army with its flank exposed;
Then they used lightning tactics to capture Yuanqu City, cut the 14th Army Group and the 5th Army Group apart, and completed the division and encirclement of the two armies.
After entering the second phase of the operation, the North Route Army divided into multiple routes and began to clear out various Central Army units scattered in various areas. The 151st Division was bitten by the 239th Regiment.
Although the 151st Division was defeated by the Japanese, it was defeated and did not break up. The main force suffered almost no losses. This was definitely a bright spot among the armies on the northern front.
Since Commander Tang Dingtian of the 151st Division became involved with Zhao Sihu of the 78th Army, the two called each other brothers;
The two sides exchanged glances, and it was already a tacit understanding!
The 78th Army supported the 151st Division with a large amount of supplies and ammunition, so that the 8,000 soldiers of the 151st Division never went hungry again;
In return, the 151st Division accepted military instructors sent by the 78th Army to train its troops, and Zhao Sihu did a lot of personal stuff in them.
Tang Dingtian had an ambiguous attitude. Not only did he not stop Zhao Sihu's little moves, but he also opened the door for convenience. There was no obvious resistance to joining the 78th Army in the 151st Division. Tang Dingtian even knew that Zhao Sihu was from the Independent Brigade, and he also Without saying much, I almost broke the window paper...
"Adjutant Guo, the devilish Japanese are chasing you very hard. Have Commander Zhao's pockets been packed? I've been waiting for this nonsense!"
