As a military commander, Li Qinglin certainly would not ignore the sudden appearance of intelligence from this small Eighth Route Army team. Li Qinglin actually made a judgment in his mind. He believed that although this team was very powerful and caused a lot of trouble to the enemy, this team was definitely not a new team and was most likely sent by Liu Zhenghong.
The reason for Li Qinglin's judgment is also very simple. If the Eighth Route Army sends new troops with extremely strong combat effectiveness, they must be old troops drawn from their old base area; and the Eighth Route Army's old base area is several kilometers away from the Northern Henan Military Division. Bailidi, if this force is newly dispatched, they must travel a long distance to the northern Henan area, and then pass through the firefighting area before entering enemy-occupied areas. Li Qinglin is confident that he can't go through such a long journey without being discovered by all parties, and presumably the Eighth Route Army can't do it either, so this is an impossible task.
Although Li Qinglin had already judged that this was Liu Zhenghong's small unit, he did not immediately deny Liang Xixian's statement. As a frontline military commander, Li Qinglin knew that his troops would have to persist in the northern Henan area for a long time, and the Japanese and puppet troops The attack will not stop, and their pressing will make their living environment more and more difficult. Li Qinglin needs to use this matter to obtain the greatest benefits for his troops.
Li Qinglin remained silent for the time being, but he actually made a gesture that he was thinking deeply. Finally, Li Qinglin felt that time was enough and he had done his part. He said: "Director Liang, since a new Eighth Route Army team has appeared here, it must be reported in time. Please write a report to the First War Zone. Bar."
"Okay, I'll send a telegram to the war zone right away." Liang Xixian put on his hat and prepared to go out.
"Director Liang, please say hello to Luo Dafu by the way and ask him to write a report to the theater staff office and the munitions department, requesting the immediate allocation of ammunition, food and grass, and additional young men also need to be allocated immediately." Li Qinglin added from behind: "Eighth Route We have already increased our troops, but if we don¡¯t hurry up, is it possible that the First War Zone is planning to throw the entire northern Henan to the Eighth Route Army?¡±
Due to various reasons, the ninth detachment did not receive timely replenishment. Under this intermittent supply of military supplies and strong men, Li Qinglin's troops can only maintain their food, grass and ammunition. It can be said that Li Qinglin's troops can hardly withstand a major battle.
The Anti-Japanese War has been going on for several years, and the Japanese military offensive and economic interdiction strategies have shown some power. In addition, the northern Henan region is very barren, and the people and financial resources in this area have basically been exhausted. Without the support from the rear, Li Qinglin It was impossible to maintain such a large force and maintain combat effectiveness. He took this opportunity to apply for replenishment from the war zone through Liang Xixian.
This time Shimada and Iijima led the team to sweep the Eighth Route Army's Northern Henan Division. Although they all penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Northern Henan Division and achieved some results in the battle, they ultimately failed to eliminate the weakest Eighth Route Army in the region. In the end, the small troops of the Eighth Route Army caused an uproar in their own occupied area. The headquarters that arranged this solemn operation had to withdraw its troops. In addition, the Japanese army also urgently mobilized troops from other places to strengthen the defense. It can be said that this carefully prepared sweep has completely failed.
And here on the Eighth Road. Liu Zhenghong finally led the remaining soldiers in his hands to fight all the way back to the Hu family's shack. They captured a lot this time, but in the end, less than a hundred soldiers returned to the base area. Let¡¯s talk about Yuan Dabeard¡¯s side. Their casualties were not small. In addition, the Japanese and puppet troops wreaked havoc in the base area, and the base area suffered unprecedented losses. It can be said that it will be difficult for the Eighth Route Army to recover in a short period of time.
It was a mess outside, but Jin Erleng and Zhou Yougen, who were hiding in a small cave, ate and slept all day long, seeming to live a life like gods. However, such days did not last long, because now there were two people who wanted to eat, and the food that Jin Er Leng brought up the mountain for the second time was gone. Jin Er was stunned and decided to take another risk and return to the village to get food.
The Japs are still rampant in the base area. No one can tell when they will leave. Behind the Japs are puppet soldiers and the so-called Xuanfu squad. These people appear in the village from time to time, and Jin Erleng might encounter them. Get on these people.
Fortunately, there is a horse now. Jin Er was stunned to put his gun on his back and mount his horse, choosing to go down the mountain at noon. It was precisely because of this horse that Jin Erling thought that the speed of going back and forth was much faster. If nothing unexpected happened, he would go down the mountain at noon and be able to come back with the food before evening.
Soon after Jin Er left in a daze, Zhou Yougen fell asleep again. This time Zhou Yougen suffered a penetrating injury. Although the wound was not infected, he lost too much blood, so Zhou Yougen's body was extremely weak. Zhou Yougen has been resting and recuperating in the past few days, but the conditions on the mountain are limited, so his body recovery is also slow.
Zhou Yougen¡¯s sleep has beenAt night, I was awakened by a violent yelling and cursing. I could still tell from the voice that the person yelling and cursing was still a woman, and it was probably a young southern woman.
It was already dark at this time, and it was so dark in the cave that it was impossible to see anything clearly. Zhou Yougen didn't know who was coming outside or what was going on now. He forced himself to sit up while holding the gun that had been drained of bullets in his hand. Zhou Yougen thought that although this gun had no bullets, it was still a heavy iron thing after all, and hitting it at the critical moment might have some effect.
Just when Zhou Yougen was nervous, Jin Er's voice sounded outside: "Stop scolding me, I'm not a bandit, I'm an Eighth Route Army militia."
"Are you a militia? Are you lying? Will the Eighth Route Army militia kidnap women? Will they carry people to the mountains? You are a bandit and a bad person!" the woman cursed.
"Woman? You are from the Japanese propaganda squad, a traitor, or a female traitor. I am not kidnapping you now, I am taking you prisoner." Jin Er shouted confidently.
"The Eighth Route Army and the militiamen have been driven away by the locust army a long time ago. You are the bandits and you are the bad guy. Just wait, and when the locust army comes, you will be beheaded!" The woman became less arrogant, but her tone was still the same. Very tough, now he actually used the Japanese to scare Jin Er.
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Zhou Yougen heard a "bang", and then heard an "ouch" from the woman. It was obvious that Jin Er was angry, and he threw the woman directly at the entrance of the cave.
?????????????? Then I heard the sound of "click, click" tapping the fire sickle, and after a while, a small flame lit up at the entrance of the cave. With the weak firelight from the fire sickle, Jin Erlin lit a small fire. Now that there was a fire, there was enough light. Zhou Yougen finally used the firelight to see clearly the woman who was thrown at the entrance of the cave. (To be continued)
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