Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

The surrounding villagers and militia members came to watch the fun.

Every day in Zhaojia Village, a large number of new soldiers are training.

I have to say that these new recruits are really hardworking.

Some female soldiers also performed very well as communications and medical soldiers.

This surprised Zhang Ling a little.

Because according to his idea, although the training of the Eighth Route Army in this era is definitely not as good as that in the era before he traveled through time.

After all, the nutrition is still not enough.

You can't just increase the intensity.

Therefore, the training intensity given by Zhang Ling at the beginning was very suitable.

But unexpectedly, none of the recruits found it difficult.

This made Zhang Ling a little confused.

Could it be that the training intensity I specified was not enough?

It shouldn't be.

When Zhang Ling formulated this training intensity.

Even Xu Erniu and Li Dazhuang were a little worried that these new recruits would not be able to cope with it.

After all, even for veterans it is not easy to accomplish.

After looking around, Zhang Ling suddenly reacted.

I can't understand everything.

It's somewhat dogmatism.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers had some difficulty in training due to nutrition problems.

But since Zhang Ling came, he has been using his spare time to earn points.

The food supply of the entire 772nd Regiment was greatly improved.

These recruits have three meals a day and meat to eat.

Of course I can keep up with the physical strength.

Zhang Ling was happy when he thought that these 6000 new recruits would be able to quickly become combat-ready.

"Okay, Xu Erniu, Li Dazhuang, you two should train well and make sure to train these new recruits well."

"They are all talents."

Li Dazhuang also said cheerfully: "Captain, this is all thanks to your cold storage."

"All the soldiers in our regiment are eating really well now."

Just as he finished speaking, Zhao Gang came hurriedly over with a staff member from the Intelligence Bureau.

Seeing Zhao Gang coming over, Zhang Ling realized that something might have happened.

He looked at Zhao Gang with curiosity and asked, "Zhao Gang, what happened?"

Zhao Gang then said, "Captain, I just received intelligence that there are enemy troops secretly operating in Heli County."

"It seems to be heading towards the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army."

"How many people are there?" Zhang Ling was shocked.

Unexpectedly, this little Japanese soldier took the first step.

However, the Japanese actually went after the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

It seems that he really understands what it means to pick on the weak.

Zhao Gang looked at the intelligence officer beside him.

The man continued, "Reporting to the head of the group, according to the information sent back by the staff of our intelligence bureau."

"There were about 1000 Japanese soldiers, and a full 3000 puppet troops."

Hearing this, Zhang Ling also realized the seriousness of the matter.

According to the nature of the Japanese devils in northwestern Shanxi.

Generally speaking, it is not necessary to mobilize such a large-scale battle.

This time, the Japanese transferred 1000 regular troops and 3000 puppet troops from Heli County.

From this point of view, I'm afraid they are aiming to destroy the 358th Regiment.

However, this is also a good time.

Originally, Zhang Ling planned to capture Heli County, but he was worried that the combat effectiveness of the 772nd Regiment had not yet been formed.

So he didn't dare to act rashly.

But now the Japanese devils and puppet troops in Heli County took the initiative to cause trouble for Chu Yunfei.

Isn’t this a godsend?

"How long have the Japs been out?" Zhang Ling continued to ask.

"Captain, the Japanese left with 3000 puppet troops at least half a day ago. According to rough calculations, they have probably already started fighting."

Hearing this, Zhang Ling glanced at Zhao Gang, and both of them saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes.

Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment can be regarded as an elite corps in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Compared to the 772nd Regiment, which is a beggars' regiment, it is naturally much better.

Moreover, Chu Yunfei’s 358th Regiment has a total of 5000 people.

Not only is it well-equipped, it also has an artillery battalion under its command.

That's a good thing.

Being able to equip an artillery battalion as a type of military force, Chu Yunfei can be considered to be a unit raised by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

With such combat effectiveness, you think they can defeat the Japanese.

The nature of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is really not very obvious.

But it was impossible for the Japanese and the puppet army to destroy the 358th Regiment.

"Captain Zhang, this can be said to be a godsend opportunity." Zhao Gang said happily.

"The Japanese and the puppet troops of Heli County came out in full force to fight against the 358th Regiment."

"We can just outflank the rear and attack from both sides together with the 358th Regiment to wipe out these 1000 Japanese soldiers and 3000 puppet troops."

"It can also be considered as cooperating with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army for the cause of the War of Resistance." Zhao Gang said happily.

Zhang Ling smiled and waved his hand: "Old Zhao, you are a little pedantic."

Zhao Gang was also confused by Zhang Ling's words.

Pedantic?

Why?

Zhang Ling also said directly: "You have forgotten what I told you before about the direction of development of our 772nd Regiment."

"I remember...you wanted to..."

"Yes." Zhang Ling nodded. "Now the Japanese and puppet troops in Heli County are coming out in full force to confront the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army head-on."

"We, the 772 men of the 6000nd Regiment, have trained for so long just to defeat these 1000 devils and 3000 puppet troops."

"That's so boring. It's better to catch a big fish."

Zhao Gang was shocked by Zhang Ling's bold plan.

Wow, the Eighth Route Army captured the county town.

In 1940, that was serious news.

The Eighth Route Army at that time was the force that lacked siege weapons the most.

If you want to capture the county town, you will have to pay a huge price in casualties.

"Captain, I believe in your ability and judgment, but our 772nd Regiment has just expanded to recruit so many new soldiers."

"Capture the county town. If the Japanese attack, or if the Japanese headquarters in Taiyuan sends troops to rescue Heli County."

"Then we may not be able to... Commander, we should be lenient with our enemy." Zhao Gang reminded.

Zhang Ling originally planned to stick to his own idea, but Zhao Gang said to be lenient with the enemy.

Zhang Ling suddenly had an idea.

That’s right, I underestimated the enemy to some extent.

Zhao Gang’s reminder was correct.

Victory in a battle cannot be pinned on the foolish idea that the enemy will not come to rescue.

Although judging from the topographic map, Heli County is close to the Eighth Route Army's base, but far from the Japanese' sphere of influence.

But who can guarantee that the Japanese headquarters will not send troops to rescue?

Moreover, the intelligence he had obtained at the time only showed that there were only 100 Japanese soldiers and less than 300 puppet troops in Heli County.

But now comrades from the Intelligence Bureau have sent us information that a total of 1000 Japanese soldiers and 3000 puppet troops have been dispatched from Heli County.

I was still a little careless and underestimated the enemy.