Liu Town, Hedongnan Military Region Headquarters, Boss Yun Qi
Li Qing's waist was obviously thicker. It seemed that he was living a good life. After not seeing each other for a few months, each one of them had become a wealthy man. Chu Xiong shook his head and said secretly:
"A bunch of idiots, if we get more teams, their noses will be raised to the sky. We must suppress them!"
He gave it to Li Qing casually, then laughed and cursed:
"I heard that your kid got married. He has such a thick waist. People who didn't know it thought he was a rich man from some family."
Before Li Qing could speak, Gao Wancheng teased:
"Lao Chu, you don't know that since Lao Li got married, his arms have swelled up like blowing up balloons. Now I wonder if he can still fight with the Japanese on the bayonet?"
Li Qing immediately became unhappy and protested on the spot:
"Lao Gao, I don't want you to harm others like this. Didn't you also introduce my wife?
It doesn't matter whether I can fight with a bayonet or not, as long as our soldiers in the Yuci Military Division can win the battle, in this counterattack on Taiyuan, you Anping cannot compete with us for the main offensive task. "
At this time, Chen Hao, the commander of the Anping Military Division, was not happy and jumped out and said:
"Old Li, do you know why your waist swells up like a balloon?
It’s because you usually like to eat and occupy more!
What does it mean that I can't compete with you for the main attack mission? Did Lao Chu say that I will hand over the main attack mission to you?
This time it’s our Anping Military Division’s turn! "
A few old brothers haven't been together for a long time. When they got together, they started bickering. They were all eyeing the main attack position. They wanted to fight Taiyuan. They were excited just thinking about it.
"Lao Xu, I didn't expect you to come here in person this time. Life has been pretty good recently, right?"
"Old Chu, it's not as good as you eating foreign food in the Emerald Kingdom. Some time ago, I heard that you wiped out the stubborn Sixth Division. I drank a few bottles of good wine when I was happy. You have to do this. Make up for it bro!
In this way, you will give us the 81st Brigade the main attack mission this time as compensation. "
Chu Xiong instantly fell in love with the person he admired. It turned out to be Lao Xu. His face was unusually thick. He took the main attack so confidently that he immediately hurt him:
"Old Xu, you are already a veteran, why can't you develop your style and let it pass to young people like Li Qing?"
Monk Xu immediately stopped and protested:
"Old Chu, we are all old brothers. You can't be partial. Li Qing is married, and I am still a bachelor. I need more care."
Zhong Guoliang stood up to smooth things over and said:
"Commanders, put aside those who are the main attackers and show your family background. As the chief of staff, I can also make combat plans. As for the establishment list you usually report to the headquarters, Lao Chu and I will not believe it."
Li Qing and others laughed and said:
"Nowadays, Japanese spies are everywhere. Who doesn't plan an ambush based on the number of personnel and equipment? Aren't they all learned from the commander?"
Chu Xiong was a little embarrassed after hearing this. It seemed that he was really the one who took the lead. Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and they were all old brothers, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
Next it was time to report his family fortune. Li Qing made the first move and said with a smile:
"It's not that we are trying to hide and tuck in. The main reason is that the people below are also hiding and tuck-in. If it weren't for the attack on Taiyuan this time and I pushed them over the edge, I wouldn't have known that so many troops would appear;
Just like the battalion commander Gao Feng, when he was brought out as a battalion, he established the Zijin Mountain base area. Now the main force alone has more than 10,000 troops, and other battalions are also picking up teams!
The military division now has more than 32,000 main troops, more than 10,000 local troops, and no less than 20,000 militiamen. Each militiaman has a quick rifle. "
Chu Xiong thought there would be a lot, but he didn't expect there to be so many. When the 882nd Regiment was detached, there were only more than 3,000 people. Later, more than 1,000 military and political backbones were added, making it 5,000, a full six times increase. Even the militiamen have a quick rifle, so the equipment of the main force must be good, and it is not a blind expansion of the army. Chu Xiong is very satisfied with this.
Next it’s Chen Hao’s turn:
"We in Anping cannot compare with Lao Li and others, mainly because there are few Japanese and puppet soldiers in the surrounding areas. Fortunately, many young men and women have emerged from them. After they have had enough to eat, they enthusiastically signed up to join the army;
The military region now has a main force of more than 26,000 troops, excluding the troops directly under the military region. "
Lao Xu was stunned when he heard this. He had long heard that Lao Chu's men were very good at pulling troops. He didn't expect that the main force of the two military divisions was almost 60,000. He suddenly realized that he was still a little too honest.
When Luo Weimin spoke, he became even more uneasy. The Langtoushan Military Division, which had the largest number of troops in this counterattack, would not participate, otherwise Lao Xu would go berserk after hearing this.
"Our Panwangshan Military Division has a main force of more than 80,000 people. The additional personnel mainly come from friendly forces across the river. We have not recruited new soldiers among the refugees from the Central Plains. They have quite a big opinion about this."
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"Panwangshan Military Region is also the main force in this counterattack. Your mission this time is to capture Pingyang City, the last Japanese stronghold in the Pingyang area."
After finishing speaking, he turned around and asked Monk Xu:
"Lao Xu, how many troops are there in your ten main regiments this time?"
Monk Xu said sheepishly:
"Less than 30,000 people!"
Chu Xiong was speechless. It seemed that what people fear most is comparison. Luo Weimin reported 80,000 people, and Lao Xu felt a little embarrassed when he reported 30,000 people.
This is the 30,000-strong Eighth Route Army!
"Old Li, now that you have been promoted to brigade commander, you have kept a low profile. Your ten regiments also have less than 30,000 people, right?"
Chu Xiong asked about his old acquaintance Li Tiejun, who also liked to lay ambushes.
Li Tiejun chuckled and said:
"Lao Chu, who can't hide anything, our ten regiments of the 129th Division belong to two brigades, with a total strength of more than 35,000 people."
Chu Xiong made a rough estimate and found that more than 200,000 people could be used for counterattacks. He suddenly felt confident and continued:
"Comrades, after several years of development, the strength of our Eighth Route Army has grown by leaps and bounds. The main force in Hedong Province alone has exceeded 700,000 people. Both in terms of strength and weapons, it is enough to crush the Japanese in Hedong Province;
Across the country, although the enemy is still strong and we are weak, it is still a stage of strategic stalemate.
But in Hedong, we already have the ability to launch a local counterattack! "
Chu Xiong's words made others excited. There were 700,000 people. How many Japanese were there in Hedong?
Chu Xiong signaled everyone to be quiet with his hand, and then continued:
"According to intelligence, the Japanese First Army in Hedong currently has more than 70,000 troops, and there are more than 20,000 puppet troops scattered in various isolated points that are not under each other's control;
Among them, there are more than 8,000 people in an independent brigade in Pingyang City and more than 5,000 people in a puppet army division;
There is a regiment in Lucheng, a regiment in Lishi, an independent brigade in Yuci, a Class C division in northwest Shanxi, and about 30,000 people in Taiyuan City. "
"My overall operational idea is to clear out the Japs in the outer reaches of eastern and southern Shanxi in the first stage, then Lao Xu's 10 regiments of the 81st Brigade will focus on Lucheng, Li Tiejun's 10 regiments will clear out the Japs in Lishi, and Lao Luo's troops will be recovered In Pingyang City, the Yuci Military Division sent part of its troops to attack Yuci City, while other troops temporarily served as reserves;
In the second stage, the main force will be concentrated to recover Taiyuan, and in the third stage, the entire Hedong Province will be recovered. Lao Zhong will come up with a specific battle plan within three days, and the attack time is set in a week..."
