January 4, 1938, 8 pm.

Zhao Zhuang.

The room of Li Yunlong, the commander of the 887th Regiment of the 512th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

The team leader's room is an ordinary farmhouse. The facilities during the period are very ordinary, just dilapidated large cabinets, tables, etc., but the kang is relatively large, and there is a small table on it.

At this moment, Ouyang, Li Yunlong, Wang Yaqiao and Zhang Dabiao were sitting cross-legged on it, drinking wine, chatting with peanuts.

"Oh, Lao Li, you can. You have a lot of private goods hidden here, huh? This burning knife is authentic and strong enough. It's better to drink than the sake of the Japanese!"

Chief of Staff Wang Yaqiao teased Li Yunlong, and while talking, he took a sip and was in a good mood.

"hey-hey!"

Li Yunlong said to Wang Yaqiao with a slightly flattering expression: "That's natural. The wine of his Japanese devils is not as good as the wine left by our ancestors.

Let me tell you two, Mr. Li, just a few days ago, Kong Erlangzi came to me to drink wine and asked me to drink my burning knife.

Good guy, you two didn't see him begging for nothing. After that, Lao Li didn't give him a drink. That guy even blew my beard and stared at me and slapped the table.

This is when the brigade commander and your chief of staff arrived. If someone else was replaced, Lao Li would be willing to take it out, right?"

After saying this, Li Yunlong filled the wine in Wang Yaqiao's cup again.

Seeing this, Ouyang couldn't help but smile and said, "It's really not easy for you to drink your wine today!"

"Haha, how can it be!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "Brig Commander, you can't destroy our Lao Li. We are honest people. Don't wear small shoes for our Lao Li, right?"

At this moment, Ouyang, Wang Yaqiao and Zhang Dabiao all burst into laughter.

A few months ago, Ouyang came to Zhaozhuang several times to inspect work. Li Yunlong also treated him many times, but wanted to drink Li Yunlong's good wine. This kid also repeatedly pushed and yelled at his chest and promised: I don't have wine, so our old Li has quit drinking a long time ago!

After some talk, the topic talks about the main business.

Ouyang asked: "Li Yunlong, Zhang Dabiao, tell me about the current situation of your 887th Regiment."

"Okay, let me tell you!"

Zhang Dabiao said: "Our 887th Regiment currently has three main battalions, plus some companies and logistics teams directly under the regiment headquarters. The total force is currently 3,200.

More than half of the soldiers were recruits who joined the army in Guangzhou. After our regiment’s emergency training this month, our regiment’s overall combat effectiveness has recovered a lot, and it can reach 70% of the previous year’s defense of Guangzhou.”

70%?

At that moment, Ouyang nodded with satisfaction.

You should know that before the outbreak of the Guangzhou Defense War, the 512th Brigade had more than 7,500 troops, and the combat effectiveness of the entire brigade was also the strongest in history.

However, under a series of battles such as the Daya Bay battle and the Baishiling battle in the Guangzhou Defense Battle, the 512th Brigade suffered losses in the soldiers and generals, countless soldiers were killed and injured, and their combat effectiveness was greatly damaged, and their overall combat effectiveness reached a freezing point.

Now, Ouyang is already very satisfied with being able to restore his previous combat power to 70% of his previous combat power.

Ouyang turned to look at Li Yunlong and asked again: "Old Li, this afternoon, you said that you suffered a loss at the hands of the Japanese a few days ago. What's going on?"

"Hey, I'm so angry when I mention this!"

Li Yunlong said indignantly: "To be honest with the brigade commander, you said, how many battles we, Old Li, have participated in, but never once were as frustrated as before!

You said, I brought more than a thousand people to ambush the Japanese with only a few hundred people. When our army had the advantage of troops and terrain, it was not a problem to defeat the Japanese."

Li Yunlong said anxiously: "But after more than an hour of fierce fighting, my mother was not asking for anything at all. The Japanese did not kill many people, but my mother lost nearly a hundred people. Do you think this is wrong?"

"Um!"

At that moment, Ouyang nodded heavily and said in a deep voice: "This matter is really atrocious. In the past, you, Li Yunlong, never do business to lose money. Even when facing the 5th Division of the Japanese, you have never suffered this great loss. It seems that the newly formed Morita Brigade is indeed not simple!"

Zhang Dabiao immediately responded: "That's not the case. The Japanese's logistics and transportation team have this kind of combat power. How strong should the main wing of the Morita Brigade have? Thinking about it, it feels creepy."

Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao are both bold masters. They are desperate to fight and dare to fight.

The reason why they both said this at this moment was enough to prove the strength of the Morita Brigade.

At noon today, after Ouyang arrived at Xiaowangzhuang where Ge Zhenlin was stationed, not long after, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao rushed over.

The brigade commander of the 33rd Army and Ouyang's old friend Brigade Commander Zhang Zhengyu also arrived here with two colonels **.

Zhang Zhengyu gave him the combat mission assigned to him by the top of the peak and gave a detailed explanation to Ouyang.

When Ouyang heard that he wanted to attack the newly formed Japanese mixed brigade Morita brigade, he wanted to refuse, but after some careful consideration, he hesitated again.

Yan Xishan, a tycoon of the Shanxi Sui army, ordered Zhang Zhengyu to lead his troops to take the initiative to attack the Morita Brigade. An important message was revealed behind this incident.

You should know that before that, the Jinsui Army in North China, including the Eighth Route Army under the leadership of our party, mostly fought against the Japanese army.

It was all the Japanese who came to attack, and our team in China was passively defending and was always in a very passive situation.

But now it's different!

After the end of the Wuhan Battle, although the Japanese army occupied Northeast China, North China, South China, Central China, East China and other places, and almost occupied most of China, the areas they captured had to retain troops to garrison and consolidate the fruits of victory.

But Japan is an island country after all, and their strategic depth is not large. Their number of troops is very scarce compared to China's huge number.

At the same time, the continuous large-scale battles made the Japanese and mainland war resources quickly consumed, making it difficult for them to launch a series of large-scale battles again.

At this point, China's anti-Japanese struggle situation has changed from a passive defense stage to a stalemate stage of anti-Japanese war.

Under the new combat situation, the Central Army and local officials, such as the Jinsui Army, Gui Army, Sichuan Army, etc., have also begun to seek to take the initiative.

Or, conduct a tentative and proactive attack.

This is why Zhang Zhengyu is now here to seek help from the 512th Brigade and attack the Japanese army together.

If this battle is won, it will play a very positive role in the future anti-Japanese struggle in North China.

This battle will be of landmark commemoration.

Its impact will be huge and unprecedented!

This is also the reason why Ouyang did not reject Brigade Commander Zhang Zhengyu.

Ouyang responded to him: It will take me a few days to consider, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will reply to you.

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Li Yunlong looked solemnly at Ouyang and said in a deep voice: "Brig Commander, the Morita United of the Japanese is not simple. Their infantry, artillery, cavalry, engineers and other forces are added together, but there are nearly 10,000 people.

Even if we act with Zhang Zhengyu's 6th Independent Brigade, it will be difficult for us to cause a huge blow to the Japanese army!"

Chief of Staff Wang Yaqiao also frowned and said, "This time it is not as usual. This time it is an active attack rather than a passive defense. It is the first large-scale attack in North China against Japan.

In this regard, both our Eighth Route Army and his Jinsui Army lack experience in this regard, and it will be very difficult to operate!"

Deputy regiment commander Zhang Dabiao followed closely and said, "If we really want to fight, the Japanese army outside Baiqu City will not be able to watch. Taking action against the Morita Brigade is very likely to cause a strong backlash from the entire Japanese army in North China."

"Um!"

Ouyang nodded heavily: "That's true. The balance of the entire North China is now like a huge powder barrel, and a single spark can be ignited.

If we really want to join forces with Zhang Zhengyu's troops and take the initiative to attack the Japanese army, it will be equivalent to breaking the battle situation of "the Japanese army attacks and our Chinese team defends".

No matter whether this battle is successful or defeated, it will cause a huge change in North China. The result and impact are both joy and sorrow, which are unknown and unimaginable!"

For a moment, Ouyang, Wang Yaqiao, Li Yunlong, and Zhang Dabiao all frowned deeply.

The first large-scale attack on Japan in North China, its decisions, influences, victory or defeat, etc. are all milestones!

This is the first time to take the initiative!

At present, Ouyang didn't know how to reply to Zhang Zhengyubu.

Finally, Ouyang said in a deep voice: "Forget it, I won't talk about this for now. I will go to the division headquarters the day after tomorrow and learn more about it."
Chapter completed!