Bright Sword: This unit is really ruthless

Listen to his subordinates reporting to him the inventory and the loss count of the 358th Regiment.

The regiment commander Chu Yunfei also nodded slightly: "This time the operation was quite successful. Zhu Shanhui's regiment was completely wiped out. I'm afraid the Japanese will not give up."

"But it doesn't matter. We fought well this time, but it can't be considered a victory."

"Everyone should understand that if it weren't for the help of the 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, our 358th Regiment might not be their opponent."

“Although we fought well, if we don’t have the Eighth Route Army to help us in the future, we must find a way to achieve such results.”

Chu Yunfei just finished speaking.

I saw Fang Ligong jogging towards me.

When he arrived in front of Chu Yunfei, Fang Ligong saluted and said, "Commander, Commander, I just received news from the higher-ups."

"The 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army captured Heli County and wiped out all the defenders in Heli County, including the Yeshan Detachment we encountered before."

"Captain Ye Shan was also killed in the battle. The 772nd Regiment wiped out the Ye Shan Detachment." Fang Ligong said.

Originally, Chu Yunfei was somewhat dissatisfied with this battle with Zhu Shanhui's team.

Although the final result was good, it was after all due to the help of the Tubalu Gang, whom he looked down upon.

However, when Chu Yunfei heard the information reported by Fang Ligong, his face changed immediately: "What? Are you sure?"

"The 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army captured Heli County? Where did they get the heavy weapons? How did they break through?"

"And the Yeshan Detachment also had about 100 regular Japanese soldiers. How did the 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army manage to wipe them all out?"

Fang Ligong also shook his head helplessly and said, "Commander, I don't understand this matter either."

"It's just that this information was given by the higher-ups, so I'm afraid there's no problem with its authenticity."

Hearing this, Chu Yunfei frowned and was silent for a while before saying, "The leader of the 772nd Regiment, Zhang Ling, is quite capable."

"They helped us wipe out Zhu Shanhui's unit, and then they ran dozens of kilometers to directly occupy Heli County."

"No wonder. I was wondering why the 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army happened to appear here. It must have been premeditated."

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." Chu Yunfei said with a sigh.

But what shocked Chu Yunfei the most was not this, but the fact that the 772nd Regiment was a unit of the Eighth Route Army.

Without any heavy weapons, they dared to attack the city directly.

The combat effectiveness of the 772nd Regiment really shocked Chu Yunfei.

You know, the 358th Regiment can be regarded as the elite among the elite of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

We also have an artillery battalion and the entire regiment has nearly 5000 people.

He didn't even have time to say that he dared to attack the county town.

Fang Ligong on the side said unhappily, "Commander, I always feel like we are being used as a scapegoat by Zhang Ling from the 772nd Regiment."

"He relied on us to attract the attention of Zhu Shanhui's team and attacked Zhu Shanhui from behind."

"After they were done, they didn't even tell us and went straight to occupy Heli County."

"We are being asked to serve Zhang Ling as a bride. The county town is given to them, and we will bear the casualties ourselves."

Chu Yunfei was stunned at first by Fang Ligong's words, and then he smiled slightly: "Old Fang."

"You can't say that. Zhu Shanhui's team was targeting us from the beginning."

"If it weren't for the 772nd Regiment's help, I'm afraid our losses would be even greater, and we wouldn't be able to clean up the battlefield and remove the dead bodies of the Japanese as we are now."

"And you also saw that the 772nd Regiment helped us and left so much spoils for our 358th Regiment."

"It can be regarded as a thank-you gift from Captain Zhang to our 358th Regiment. Since it is a thank-you gift, there is nothing to say."

"Anyway, we are all fighting against the Japanese. After we rob the Japanese's lair, we can also wipe out the Yeshan Detachment."

"This battle was fought beautifully." Chu Yunfei nodded in approval.

Obviously, in this battle, the 772nd Regiment indirectly used the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army as an aid to completely wipe out the Japanese.

Then, after destroying Zhu Shanhui's team, they immediately went to occupy Heli County.

Although in terms of actions, it seems that the 358th Regiment is being used as a tool.

But Chu Yunfei didn't care.

"Old Fang, I am becoming more and more curious about the head of the 772nd Regiment, Zhang Ling. We must meet this head of the regiment if we have a chance."

"In fact, I don't have any big objection to the 772nd Regiment occupying Heli County. After all, if we don't occupy it, it's better to give it to the Eighth Route Army than to the Japanese invaders."

"But what I'm curious about now is, why did the Zhushanhui United come after us from the beginning?"

After hearing Chu Yunfei's words, Fang Ligong was silent for a moment, then he said: "Commander, maybe the Japanese just happened to choose us as their target of attack."

Chu Yunfei shook his head and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he frowned and said, "Impossible. It is unlikely that the Japanese would formulate a battle plan in this way."

"Our 358th Regiment is a reinforced regiment. Although Zhu Shanhui's team is stronger than us, it is only slightly stronger."

"If we fight alone, even if our 358th Regiment doesn't gain an advantage, his Zhushan Hui League may not end up well."

"I dare say that the reason why Zhu Shanhui's team came straight to us to fight this time must be for some special purpose or a secret that cannot be revealed."

"Otherwise, Zhu Shanhui's team wouldn't have bothered to come and fight us."

In response to this, Fang Ligong shook his head with a puzzled look on his face: "I'm really not sure about this matter, Commander."

Although Chu Yunfei was not clear about this, his guess was actually correct.

This time, the reason why Zhu Shanhui's regiment suddenly launched an attack on the base of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was because of this.

It was all because of Chu Yunfei’s old boss, the commander of the Second War Zone, Yan Laoxi.

In fact, during the entire period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the northwestern Shanxi region was a relatively special existence.

In early 1940, the Japanese sent high-level officials to maintain secret contact with Yan Laoxi.

Since there has been contact, it naturally means there have been private negotiations.

Even Chiang Kai-shek at that time had some contact with Xiao Rizi in this area.

If it weren't for Mr. Wang who took the initiative, I'm afraid Chiang Kai-shek would have sold it first.

And Yan Laoxi also had a similar choice.

Although this does not mean that Yan Laoxi will definitely betray his country or surrender to the enemy.

But under certain historical conditions and contexts, there is actually nothing wrong with doing so.

In Yan Laoxi's opinion at that time, the Japanese devils were at their peak.

On the domestic battlefield, Xiao Ri can be said to be invincible, leaving no grass growing wherever he goes.

Whether it was the Central Army or the Eighth Route Army, all resistance forces were basically wiped out in front of the Japanese devils.