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When the brigade commander heard the news, he immediately said anxiously:

"This is really ridiculous. Li Yunlong only has one regiment of troops, while the Japanese's Nanji stronghold has more than 600 people. There is no way to defeat them."

"Besides, the independent regiment doesn't have any heavy artillery, so it can't do anything to the sturdy artillery towers in the Nanji stronghold."

However, he suddenly thought of something and continued:

"Even if the independent regiment has a powerful rocket launcher, it is still a bit powerless against the Nanji stronghold, and it will waste a lot of ammunition."

"Brigade Commander, Political Commissar, I emphasize again that this powerful weapon should be directly under the jurisdiction of our brigade. Even if we have used up the shells in the future, we can hand them over to the arsenal to see if they can be copied."

"If we can copy the rockets and launch tubes, then our troops won't be afraid of the Japanese's disgusting artillery towers."

After hearing this, the brigade commander said in a serious tone:

"Old Zhou, regarding this matter, the headquarters and the division commander have given clear instructions. Let Kong Hao and the independent regiment play their roles freely. We will not interfere too much to avoid causing unpredictable risks."

Political Commissar Wang also chimed in, "That's right. Li Yunlong is a good comrade. He has handed over a large amount of various materials to the headquarters and us during this period. This finally allows me, the political commissar of the military region, to take a breath and not have to live such a tight life."

"We just need to keep an eye on them. They may give us bigger surprises in the future."

The brigade commander thought about it for a moment, and then explained earnestly:

"I know Li Yunlong well. He never fights a battle he is not sure of. Since he chose to attack the Nanji stronghold, he must have his own way."

"By the way, Political Commissar, you just mentioned there was news about the new regiment?"

"Old Chen, Ding Wei is a restless guy. He and the New 1st Regiment are involved in this operation."

"The independent regiment is responsible for attacking the Nanji stronghold, while Ding Wei will lead his New 1st Regiment to block the Japanese reinforcements coming out of Hexian. This is the battle plan agreed upon in advance by the two regiments."

After listening to all the intelligence, the brigade commander pondered over the map for a while and issued the latest combat order:

"Pass on my order. All 771st and 772nd Regiments and the brigade's directly affiliated units will be dispatched. Keep a close eye on all enemies in the defense zone. If the Japanese make any movement, you must take the initiative to attack."

"But we must pay attention to one thing. We just need to entangle the enemy and prevent them from moving to Hexian. We must not fight them head-on."

"My two old friends, you stay at the military district headquarters and command the other troops to fight. I will go to the independent regiment to take a look."

"Two young boys made such a big noise at once. I feel a little worried if I don't keep an eye on them."

After hearing this, Political Commissar Wang and Chief of Staff Zhou quickly nodded in agreement.

In fact, this is also a plan from the headquarters. Now most of the Eighth Route Army troops need to rest and stockpile various supplies and ammunition in order to cope with the upcoming war.

Thanks to Kong Hao, the 386th Brigade obtained a large amount of ammunition and daily necessities, and its sustained combat capability has been significantly improved.

The head of the headquarters also hoped that the 386th Brigade could make some big noise to attract the Japanese's attention and buy time for other troops to rest and recuperate.

At the same time, it can also disrupt the enemy's rest plan, thus killing two birds with one stone.

If Li Yunlong does not cause trouble this time, it will not be long before the brigade commander will find a way to launch an attack and disrupt the enemy's rest plan.

Just as the brigade commander was riding towards the Nanji stronghold, Hexian County also received a telegram for help.

Although the Japanese were very good at flattering themselves, calling "request for help" "tactical guidance" and "retreat" "transfer", it could not change the fact that the stronghold was besieged.

The highest commander of the Japanese garrison in He County was named Tanabe Tsuge, with the rank of major. The entire county had a force of at least one battalion.

When he received the telegram, he sent out the main force of the brigade without thinking, leaving only a squadron and the gendarmerie to guard the city.

As for those spineless Imperial Army, a regiment of troops was also sent out. After all, these people would be good as cannon fodder. If they encountered an ambush on the road, they would be allowed to lead the way, and they would not feel sorry even if many of them died.

The reason why Major Tanabe was so active in the rescue was mainly because there was a big shot in the Nanji base, a lieutenant colonel who came from Taiyuan to investigate the situation, and his ID read "Staff Officer of the First Army Headquarters."

In fact, the Japanese also have the rule of "a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister", not to mention that the person who came was a lieutenant colonel, one rank higher than him, a major. If the rescue was too late, Major Tanabe would have to commit seppuku to apologize.

So he gathered his troops within an hour, quickly stepped out of the city gate, and rushed towards the Nanji stronghold.

In order to increase the firepower of the troops, Major Tanabe also brought out an artillery squad. With the support of two Type 386 infantry guns, they were able to easily defeat the resistance of a main regiment of the th Brigade.

However, just two kilometers out of the city gate, we ran into trouble, a huge trouble.

When the vanguard of the Japanese reinforcements were walking on the road, they suddenly heard several "bang" sounds, and the soldiers in the front held their broken legs and wailed continuously.

Faced with this sudden change, the Japanese had no choice but to lie on the ground to keep watch and send someone to notify Major Tanabe behind them.

More than ten minutes later, Captain Tanabe and his team hurried over.

"Watanabe-kun, what's going on? Have you found any trace of the attacker?"

"Reporting to Major Tanabe, our vanguard squad stepped on a mine planted by the enemy. Three soldiers were seriously injured and one leg was broken, and two were slightly injured."

"Do you know who did this?"

"It's not clear yet, but it's probably the guerrillas nearby because these mines use black powder and are not very powerful."

When Major Tanabe heard that it was a black powder mine, he was immediately relieved, as long as it was not a regular unit of the Eighth Route Army.

"Let the engineering team at the back come forward and quickly remove the mines. The rest of you can rest here."

What he was thinking at this time was that the Nanji stronghold had a dangerous terrain, relatively complete fortifications, and sufficient manpower. The Eighth Route Army could not break in without heavy weapons.

There is still plenty of time now, so we need to clear the landmines before we can set off.

In this way, another half an hour was wasted, and the engineers successfully dug out five mines. After carefully confirming that there were no mines, the large army began to march.

However, before they had walked even one kilometer, they encountered landmines again. This time, the New 1st Regiment sent a platoon of troops to set up an ambush along the way.

After the Japanese troops were forced to stop by the mines, they opened fire fiercely. However, each man retreated after firing two shots, giving the enemy no time to react.

Major Tanabe had no choice but to ask the engineers to clear the mines on the road first, and he also sent a squadron to the woods on both sides of the road to stand guard to prevent his engineers from being attacked.

But the woods were not safe either. The Japanese soldiers who went in would step on landmines from time to time, causing many casualties.

Another half an hour passed before the engineers accompanying the army finally cleared all the mines in this area.

At this time, the second telegram sent by the First Army Headquarters arrived. This time the tone of the order was much more severe, requiring the Tanabe Battalion to rush to the Nanji stronghold as quickly as possible.

Only then did Major Tanabe realize the seriousness of the situation and he ordered his troops to advance quickly.

However, to be on the safe side, he asked the accompanying Imperial Army to walk in front and not to stop even if they encountered landmines.

After receiving the order, Captain Cui of the Imperial Army knew very well that the Japanese wanted them to step on landmines, which meant they were not treating them as human beings at all.

But people are under someone's roof. Since they have chosen to be puppet soldiers, they are no longer human beings. Now they are just Xiao Ben's dogs and have no choice.