After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

"What?! Eat up the Osaka Division?"

As soon as Qin Feng finished speaking, Li Yunlong's heart suddenly shook.

He forced himself to suppress the surprise in his heart: "Brigade Commander Qin! Forgive me, Li Yunlong, for being blunt, it's not that I don't think highly of the Independent Brigade, it's the Osaka Division!"

"If it was an ordinary division, I might not say anything, but that was the Japanese's Class A division, one of the top divisions. Even though the 8th Regiment was annihilated, its strength was at least more than 20,000, and its heavy weapons were countless!"

"This is the gap in equipment and number of people. You have to think about it carefully!" Li Yunlong considered it again and again and decided to tell the truth.

He had personally witnessed the battlefield performance of the Independent Brigade. Unlike ordinary Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops, the soldiers of the Independent Brigade were not only well-armed, but also had very strong combat qualities and will.

But even if their combat effectiveness is equal to that of the Osaka Division, the gap in troop strength is an insurmountable gap that cannot be made up at all!

"Captain Li, if you are worried about the manpower, there is no need to worry." Qin Feng paused, as if he was organizing his words.

"What do you mean?" Li Yunlong frowned subconsciously.

Qin Feng pondered for a moment and chose to say: "In short, in terms of military strength, the entire independent brigade plus the brigade's direct troops have a total strength of... more than 30,000."

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Temporary Command Post of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

When his scouts brought news that fierce fighting had broken out in the Cangyun Mountains, Chu Yunfei sent a reconnaissance team deep into the mountains to gather intelligence.

At this time, he was arranging the defense of the position while waiting for the reconnaissance information to come back.

"Commander! Something seems to be wrong!" Fang Ligong came up to Chu Yunfei and said hesitantly.

Since they received the order from the division headquarters, the 358th Regiment abandoned its original position and moved to this high ground.

But according to the time calculation, their 358th Regiment had been here for half a day, not to mention the Osaka Division, they didn't even see the shadow of a Japanese soldier.

"Something is indeed wrong." Chu Yunfei's expression became much more serious.

"Commander, do you think the Osaka Division took a detour?" Fang Ligong couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"It should be impossible. The Cangyun Mountains are the only way for the Osaka Division and it is also the central axis that cuts across northwest Shanxi!" Chu Yunfei shook his head.

"Then..." Fang Ligong thought for a moment, "Commander, do you think it is possible that the Osaka Division is passively avoiding the battle?"

As soon as he said this, Fang Ligong rejected this speculation on his own.

Although this possibility is dramatic, as a Class A division, the Osaka Division played a very important role in this major mop-up operation.

Kazuo Shinozuka has already made a threatening statement in a telegram that he will wipe out the entire northwest Shanxi within ten days.

If the Osaka Division delayed its plan for various reasons, I am afraid that the entire division would be blamed, and even the division commander might not be able to bear this responsibility.

Just as the two were thinking about the reason here, the voice of a scout suddenly came.

"Report to the commander! There is reconnaissance!"

"Read!" Chu Yunfei gestured quickly.

"Commander! Our scouts have conducted reconnaissance inside the Cangyun Mountains and confirmed that friendly forces are exchanging fire with the Japanese!"

"And the scale is not small, it is definitely not a small fight!" the scout responded quickly.

"But apart from that, both sides have strong firepower, and the scouts can't go too deep..." the scout said hesitantly.

"It's okay, you go down first." Chu Yunfei waved his hand.

When the scouts left quickly, Fang Ligong couldn't help but ask, "Commander, why are there sounds of two armies fighting in the Cangyun Mountains?"

At present, their 358th Regiment is unable to enter the Cangyun Mountains, because their current priority is to garrison here and guard the key roads in order to resist the attack of the Osaka Division.

Otherwise, once the war breaks out, with the strength of the 358th Regiment, it will be difficult to hold out for even two hours, let alone two days!

Therefore, they could only send scouts in.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Yunfei asked, "Are there any troops from our Second War Zone stationed near the Cangyun Mountains?"

Fang Ligong tried to recall: "To reply to the regiment commander, the Eighth Route Army is not very clear, but it cannot be ruled out. As for our Shanxi Suiyuan Army... there seems to be a record of one!"

"Really? Are you sure it's from our Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?" Chu Yunfei frowned subconsciously.

Fang Ligong nodded and said, "Yes! If I remember correctly, it should be the organization of an independent brigade."

"Independent brigade?" Chu Yunfei seemed to be electrocuted. "Which division's independent brigade? It can't be our 65th Division's independent brigade, right?"

"Yes! It's the one from our 65th Division!" Fang Ligong smiled helplessly. He just remembered this at this moment.

This independent brigade was quite famous within the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Its brigade commander, Qin Feng, had made many military achievements and rose from a regimental commander to a brigade commander in a short period of time, with a star on his sleeve.

However, although the organization was expanded, the internal framework was not so easy to fill, so much so that Fang Ligong heard that only one in ten of the independent brigade remained and had all been pushed into the reserve.

Of course, there were also rumors that Commander Yan seemed to be planning to reward this independent brigade heavily for some reason?

But because of the third major cleanup, everyone was busy with the war and no one would pay attention to these details. Everything had to wait until the war was over.

"Hmm!" Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei frowned even deeper, obviously as if he was thinking about something.

"Commander, in fact, even if it is an independent brigade, it is estimated that..." Fang Ligong hesitated.

Although there are traces of war in the Cangyun Mountains, this does not mean anything.

How long has it been since the independent brigade was expanded?

As a reinforced regiment, their 358th Regiment was already comparable to a brigade-level organization, but it had no say in such a large-scale battle.

This is the harsh truth.

"No, Brother Ligong, you are worrying too much. I just feel that there is something strange here." Chu Yunfei said thoughtfully.

Although he and Qin Feng are good friends, the war is now ongoing and military orders are as strong as a mountain, so he cannot send troops out at will.

Because behind him stood the Second World War zone with hundreds of thousands of troops and tens of millions of ordinary people in northwestern Shanxi!

In any case, if he lost this high ground, the war situation in the entire northwest of Shanxi would inevitably deteriorate further, and the Osaka Division would advance straight in, and no one would be able to resist!

"Then Commander, what should we do now?" Fang Ligong asked.

After a moment's silence, Chu Yunfei quickly said, "Withdraw all reconnaissance teams and keep a close eye on the outskirts of the Cangyun Mountains!"

"The division headquarters is probably too busy to take care of itself, so let's send a telegram to the Second World War Zone Supreme Command first!"

The current whereabouts of the Osaka Division are unknown, so they must not let their guard down. But as for the scouts, there is no need to do so, after all, the entire 358th Regiment is facing the threat of war at any time.

"Yes! Commander!" Fang Ligong straightened his chest and responded suddenly.