Ever since Ye Tian had taken out the Sakata United Army, the Independent Brigade had undergone a major reorganization. The way they fought had changed. Their weapons were more reasonable, and their firepower was stronger.
Ye Tian then decided to attack a city. As long as he captured a city, he would gain full authority over the army and some authority over the air force.
After a period of consideration and investigation, Ye Tian decided to choose Shunde City (renamed Xingtai after the 1945 revolution). There was a reason for choosing this place. It wasn't a railway hub, but it was very close to the Jinghan Railroad and was west of Shanxi, so it wasn't a sensitive location. The Japanese army only had one regiment, and with the current strength of the independent division, it was easy to eliminate them. Moreover, after conquering this place, they could develop eastward and conquer Jinan. Further east was a series of ports. If they captured one of them, they could develop all their armaments, and the Japanese would no longer be able to suppress them. As for heading north, that was the core area of the North China army. The main force of the North China army was there, so it was best to avoid it for the time being.
After making his decision, Ye Tian summoned the high-ranking officers for a meeting.
Mo Lin, the commander of the Independent Division, was the first to speak."Commander, it is easy to attack Shunde, but we have already attracted the attention of the Japanese army. It is difficult to cover up such a large military operation. With the size of our army, the Japanese army on both sides will probably send reinforcements. We must divide our forces to resist the reinforcements and quickly take down Shunde City. Otherwise, we will be at a disadvantage.”Mo Lin was the Major General Ye Tian had summoned from the base and had spent a large sum of resources on him. Right now, many people were undergoing advanced studies in the military academy. They would be able to use those officers in two or three years. For now, it was better to recruit them first.
Chief of Staff Li Feng added,""Commander, we can send out a small group of elite troops to blow up the Pinghan railway and keep harassing the railway so that the Japanese army can't support Shunde City through the railway. This way, they won't be able to quickly provide support. This way, we only need to send a small number of troops to contain the Japanese reinforcements. The main force could easily attack Shunde City.”Li Feng was also an officer produced by the base.
Ye Tian added," We can also work with the Eighth Route Army and have them send out guerilla or regular troops. They don't need to face the Japanese directly, just slow them down." Mo Lin, go and discuss with the commander of the 8th Route Army. Bring some equipment. Just send some infantry cannons. No matter how big the cannon was, they didn't have a tractor.”
Li Feng glanced at Mo Lin and said," Forgive me for being blunt, Commander. Can the 8th Route Army do it? Their equipment is too poor, and their personnel training is not enough.”
Although Mo Lin did not speak, the expression on his face was similar to Li Feng's. They did not quite believe the Eighth Route Army.
" Don't underestimate the Eighth Route Army," Ye Tian said." They might not be able to fight head-on, but when it comes to guerrilla warfare and sabotage, they're experts.”
"Alright, Commander. I'll arrange a meeting with the Eighth Route Army right away."”
"I'm not a military strategist, and I don't know enough about strategy and tactics. I don't want a layman to lead an expert.”
"Commander, don't worry." Mo Lin and Li Feng stood up and saluted.
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"Boss, there's news from the independent division. They want to meet with Division 129's commander to discuss something important.”
"Oh, something important. It should be some military operation.”the CEO muttered.
"Boss, the independent division is quite good with us. Last time, it was their ten radio stations that made it easier for us to contact the army. Yan 'an also wants us to have more contact with the independent division. I think we should agree and see what's going on.”the chief of staff said.
"Alright, let the commander of Division 129 meet him.”
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Somewhere in the mountains, this was the place that both sides had chosen to meet. There was a regiment of the Eighth Route Army nearby, and the independent division had a special forces team. Like Bloody Blade, this special forces team was formed later and was called Sharp Swords. Many of the members were not produced by the base, but were selected and trained from natural people. This time, they were sent to protect Molin.
When the commanders of both sides saw each other, they began to approach each other. The guards around them spread out to protect each other. Each commander was followed by five soldiers, and the rest of the guards were on guard from afar.
"Are you Teacher Ye?" The commander of the 129th Division saluted.
"I am Mo Lin, the commander of the independent division.”Mo Lin also saluted.
"May I know what business your tribe has this time?”
"It's like this. We have a big military operation recently, and we hope to get your cooperation. We don't need your department to resist the Japanese directly, as long as your department can launch guerrilla warfare to delay the Japanese reinforcements when the Japanese army passes through your defense area.”
"I see. I'll go back and ask for instructions. It should be possible.”The commander of the 129th Division didn't say anything definite. After all, he still had the commander-in-chief.
"Alright, the commander asked us to bring some things over this time. Consider it a gift to the 129 brothers. "After Molin finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the guards in the distance carried over boxes of things.
"These are coffee, tea leaves, cigarettes, wine, milk powder, and so on that the commander brought from home and abroad. There are also some famous pistols and watches from abroad for your high-ranking officers. In addition, 3,000 rifles, a batch of machine guns, mortars, infantry cannons, and radio stations would be sent over in the next two days as compensation for this operation.”
"Aiya, aiya, it's all for the great cause of the war of resistance. Why are you giving these?”The commander of the 129th Division laughed.
"The commander's heart is in the war. As long as the team is sincere in fighting, they can get our help.”
"Thank you then."
"I have military matters to attend to, so I won't say much. We'll meet again next time.”Mo Lin saluted.
"See you next time." The 3rd division commander of the 129th division also saluted.
Mo Lin immediately left with his men.
The commander of the 129th Division opened a few boxes. One of them contained a beautiful box. When he opened it, he saw a gold watch. He put it on and said,"This watch is really good."”Looking at the rest, some were famous wines, some were cigarettes, and some were tea leaves. He opened the pistol box and found that it was filled with Colt M1911s. This was probably the most beautiful and excellent pistol during World War II. He casually took a pistol and stuck it on his waist."This independent master is really generous. He casually gave me so many good things.”
"Chief, their military uniforms are also beautiful. They are equipped with automatic firepower."”
"So rich. Alright, bring the things back to the headquarters. The boss's life is also hard.”
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"Hahaha, Boss, look at this watch. It's so beautiful. So is this pistol. I went to try it on. It's beautiful and powerful. I calculated that the watch and pistol were enough to be classified as a brigade commander.”
"En, this independent master is really generous. Those cigarettes and alcohol are also good stuff. There's also coffee and tea leaves. It seemed that the life of an officer in this independent division was corrupt.”
"Who cares? Just give it to us and we'll use it. By the way, boss, what about the cooperation required by the independent division?”
"We can agree to their request. It's just a guerrilla fight, not a direct confrontation with the Japanese. Besides, didn't they give us a bunch of equipment? Good heavens, the equipment of the two main forces was given away just like that. Especially those cannons. The various commanders had asked me for equipment.”
"This time, the 129th division will be the main participant.”
"Yeah, I think so too. He gave half to Division 129, and the other two divisions divided the remaining half equally.”
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