Chapter 42
"Commissioner, the latest news. Our men found two Japanese divisions hiding in the Shahe Town area. There was also a division that had already occupied Tianchang County and other places, and was currently advancing towards Xuyi County.
It was very likely that they would form a huge encirclement around the enemy.”
Dai Yunong handed the latest news to the chairman.
This was the latest news he had received. When he received this news, he was shocked. The Japanese had actually mobilized three divisions to encircle and annihilate Zhang Wenbin.
One had to know that these were three regular divisions. Even if one of them lacked an infantry regiment, their total strength was around eighty thousand.
Three regular divisions and around eighty thousand soldiers surrounded Zhang Wenbin.
Although Zhang Wenbin seemed to have more than 100,000 people now, only 5,000 people from his own headquarters had combat power. The other 100,000 people were completely a burden and would drag down Zhang Wenbin.
With 80,000 people surrounding 5,000 people, the difference in strength was 16 times!
"What is it? Three Regiments surrounding the outside?”
The chairman was also shocked. The strength of three regular divisions was indescribable.
The Generalissimo was all too clear about the combat power of a regular division. He had already experienced it during the Battle of Songhu and the subsequent Battle of Jinling.
"Yes, I am! And that wasn't the main point. The main point was that the Japanese had also pulled out a part of the railway in the northern part of Chuzhou. Although it was not very long, at least the Jinpu railway line was temporarily cut off. The train from Chuzhou City could not go north.”
The bad news came one after another. The chairman thought that it would not be too difficult. At least the 20th legion would take the train south. It would only take the 20th legion tomorrow night to reach Chuzhou. Who knew that the 20th legion would not reach Chuzhou at all.
On the contrary, Zhang Wenbin's Pre-First Regiment was facing the situation of being surrounded and wiped out.
The chairman's expression was uncertain. After pondering for a long time, he said,"Send a message to Zhang Wenbin and tell him what you know. Also, if you have any more information in the future, you don't have to tell me first. Tell him first.”
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When they arrived in Chuzhou City, Zhang Wenbin occupied the police station and took over the security of Chuzhou City.
Then, he checked the granary in Chuzhou City. However, it was the same situation as Jinling. There was not a single grain. It seemed that all the food in Jinling and the surrounding cities had been transported to the rear.
"What a headache! It's not easy to do without food!"
Zhang Wenbin knocked his head. Without food, he could not do anything.
Even if he wanted to do anything, it was impossible.
"Regiment Commander, the Intelligence Bureau's Director Dai Yunong has sent a telegram, please take a look!”
At this time, a confidential officer from the regiment headquarters walked behind Zhang Wenbin with a telegram and said loudly.
"Hmm? Dai Yunong? Is there any information?"
Zhang Wenbin read the telegram in confusion. After reading it, his expression became serious.
He walked to the map on the table and pointed at the Sand River Town.
"Sand River Town! Tianchang County! Three Regiments! The Japanese really think highly of me. They actually sent out three divisions to encircle and annihilate them.”
Zhang Wenbin felt that his head was getting bigger. The problem of food had not been solved, but the three divisions of Japanese soldiers had already formed a huge encirclement outside.
"Report! Jin Ling City sent a message from the Japanese, requesting us to release Prince Asaka and Major General Yamada. And return their flag!"
At this moment, another confidential officer walked in and said loudly.
"F * ck! This Japanese guy was quite good at finding opportunities.”
Zhang Wenbin couldn't help but want to curse. The straight-line distance between Shahe Town and Chuzhou City was about 15 kilometers. Of course, this was a straight-line distance.
It would take about 20 kilometers to get here. The distance in a straight line was not equal to the distance traveled. On land, you would always walk in a winding way. Only airplanes could fly in a straight line. It was impossible to hurry. I believe that everyone should feel this. The straight line distance measured on the map is only three to four kilometers, but if you take a bus, it will be seven to eight kilometers or even more.
Zhang Wenbin did not say anything else after cursing. His eyes were fixed on the map, and there was a flash of contemplation in his eyes from time to time.
After a while, he said," Send the Japanese a clear telegram. Tell them to immediately withdraw the two divisions of Shahe Town and re-install the railway. Then, we will discuss the return of the captives and the alliance flag." Otherwise, there's no need to discuss this matter."
The confidential personnel went to send a message, but Zhang Wenbin did not leave. Instead, he continued to look at the map.
After a while, he said,"Summon the battalion commanders to the regimental headquarters for a military meeting."”
About half an hour later, the six battalion commanders arrived at the regimental headquarters. Everyone looked at Zhang Wenbin, who was standing at the head of the group.
"Now, let me talk about the current situation. The Japanese have two divisions in the Shahe Town area, and they are regular divisions. They also had a division that occupied Tianchang County and was currently advancing towards Xuyi County.
If nothing goes wrong, the Japanese will have formed an encirclement around me. Just now, the Japanese sent a clear message to our army, asking us to release the captives and return the flag as agreed. I asked them to withdraw the two divisions here and rebuild the railway.
But in my opinion, the Japanese won't let us go. They might retreat from Shahe Town, but they will continue to ambush us in other places. We can't avoid a fierce battle.
Therefore, what we need to do now is to maximize the use of the resources in our hands.
Right now, our biggest problem is logistics, food, and food! Just now, I thought about it. After the battalion commanders go down, let every soldier hand over all their money. Tell them that I'm not exploiting them, but borrowing them. After I beat them up, I will return them the money.
Now we need their money to buy food. We should try our best to buy as much food as possible. Without food, these 100,000 people will become meat on the chopping board waiting to be slaughtered.
In addition, Wang Yiqiu and Zhou Chengyi, gather the remaining 100,000 captives. I want to give them a lecture. At the same time, they can't eat food for free. They have to do something.”
Zhang Wenbin looked at the people below and said in a deep voice. However, just as he finished speaking, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Congratulations to the host for finally realizing the method of transforming combat strength. The number of reserve soldiers under the host has increased, and the number of weapons has been further lifted. For the time being, the host can obtain the specific number of soldiers and equipment under his command.
The ammunition base remained unchanged. Each soldier of each type still had 50 ammunition.”
Zhang Wenbin was stunned for a moment before he understood what was going on.
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Without flowers, she felt so unmotivated when she wrote!
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