Having broken through the Pinghan railway line, the troops continued their advance towards the Taihang Mountains, encountering no decent resistance along the way.

Liu Hong took the independent regiment, along with the main force of Commander Lu, to the Taihang area, and according to the order, Liu Hong took the independent regiment and temporarily rested in the Lingqiu area.

In the headquarters, Liu Hong, Zhang Zhicheng, Wu Feng, Wei Haisheng and others gathered together, sat around a table, and chatted about the current situation while knocking melon seeds.

Liu Hong asked: "I said the big political commissar, has the order from the headquarters come down, what is our mission this time?" ”

Zhang Zhicheng shook his head and said, "No! Don't say it's us, even if it's Commander Lu's side, I don't know the specific task! ”

"Now it's all spreading, saying it's going to be a big fight! But to what extent, it is not clear. Wei Haisheng said with a frown.

"Nonsense!" Liu Hong rolled his eyes and said: "This time, nearly 20,000 people have been transferred from our central Hebei region alone, and I heard that a large number of elite troops have also been transferred from Taiyue, southern Hebei, Shanxi, Hebei, Luyu and Henan to the north, this time our Eighth Route Army has concentrated more than 100,000 elite troops, plus the troops of the Jinchaji and Jinsui military regions, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. ”

"So many people, not a big fight! Are they all here to see the play! ”

Wu Feng said with a smile: "Leader, aren't you smart?" Tell me, how are we going to fight this time? ”

"That's right! Why are you so smart asking us? ”

Liu Hong sneered and said, "Yohe, when did you guys start wearing a pair of pants." ”

"We call this a united front, unanimously against the enemy!"

"His grandmother drops, how did Lao Tzu become an enemy." Liu Hong couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Zhang Zhicheng said with a smile: "Okay, stop joking, let's talk about it!" What do you think. ”

Liu Hong frowned and pondered for a moment, and said with a serious face: "Declare in advance, this is just my guess, who knows what those leaders of the headquarters think in their hearts, if the guess is wrong, you can't look for me then." ”

"Hey~! When did you become such a mother-in-law, if you have something to say, say it quickly. Zhang Zhicheng said with a smile.

"Okay! Then Lao Tzu will give you an analysis, and by the way, I will give a few of you a lesson, and study hard. Liu Hong said with a smile.

"Hey~! This guy really took himself as a character, and he gave us a lesson. ”

"What, you don't want to hear it?"

"I want to hear it! Want to hear it! Stop the ink, let's talk about it! ”

"If you want to hear it, be humble, I say you are content, for the sake of your comrades-in-arms, Lao Tzu confiscated your tuition, so you can steal the fun!" Liu Hong said with a smile.

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you, it's time to start the class, give Lao Tzu ears and listen carefully, take notes that should be taken."

"Hmmm! First of all, the current situation, I think everyone is also clear, the little devil has begun to decline. In the domestic battlefield, our Chinese army has achieved considerable results, dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the devils, and greatly consumed the devils' vital strength. ”

"In the Pacific theater, the Allies have gradually reversed their disadvantages and begun to launch a counteroffensive against the little devils, and the little devils are losing and retreating, according to this development trend, the little devils will definitely not last long."

"In view of the current international situation, and the domestic situation. The headquarters decided to launch a partial counteroffensive against the enemy, and the purpose of this is needless to say, that is, to eliminate as many little devils as possible and expand the scope of our base area, so as to achieve the goal of finally defeating the little devils. ”

"This time, we have mobilized so many troops and gathered in the area of Jinsui and Jinchaji to launch a large-scale counteroffensive against the little devils and regain the lost territory."

"I estimate that our goal is to completely eliminate the little devils here in the area of Suiyuan and Chahar and recover this area."

"Hmm!" Zhang Zhicheng nodded and said, "Lao Liu's analysis is very right, it's just such a large-scale battle. And this time it's our attack, this kind of large-scale battle, we lack experience, I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight! ”

"Although it is said that the little devils are going downhill now, but the little devils of the North China Dispatch Army together, there are still more than 200,000 troops, in addition to these devils, there are hundreds of thousands of puppet army troops, from the perspective of strength, we do not have an advantage, take the initiative to launch such a large-scale attack, I'm afraid it is a little difficult!" Wei Haisheng said with a frown.

"Although the enemy has a lot of troops, it needs to defend the entire North China region, and the mobile forces that can be drawn are actually limited, as for those puppet troops, their combat effectiveness is low, and they are not worth mentioning at all."

"And once this battle starts, it will definitely not only be our Eighth Route Army participating in the war, but the Central Army of the Jin Sui Army will definitely be involved, and the scale of the battle will definitely get bigger and bigger!"

"In terms of overall strength comparison, we are not at a disadvantage, so if we really fight, we are not afraid of him as a little devil, who wins and who loses, it depends on the ability."

Liu Hong explained with a smile.

"Hmmm! Lao Liu is right, we are strong now, and there is really nothing to fear. ”

"However, I think that this time we are only a counteroffensive in a local area, and we should mainly focus on accumulating experience, maybe the scale will not be too large."

"Haha~!" Liu Hong said with a smile: "When the time comes, once the battle starts, the scale is not up to us, nor is it for the little devils to have the final say." ”

"Even the heads of the headquarters can't completely control it, and as long as they start fighting, the little devils everywhere will be mobilized, so that the scale of the battle will become bigger and bigger. No one can control it then. ”

"In this way, this time it is inevitable that there will be a fierce battle."

"Hmm!" Liu Hong nodded, didn't care about eating, took a map, and spread it out from the table.

Liu Hong pointed to the map and continued: "Judging from our current position, once the battle starts, we can attack the enemy in the north of Jin to the west, or we can attack the enemy in the Chahar region to the north. ”

"I'm telling you this to let you have a score in your heart, and some of the preparations that should be done have been done in advance, don't be crammed when the time comes."

"Rest assured, the regiment commander, our independent regiment is in a state of combat readiness at any time!" Wu Feng said confidently.

Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's fine, but we can't wait now, send someone to investigate the surrounding situation, and find out the enemy situation in the north and west." ”

Wu Feng nodded and said, "I have already sent someone to investigate the situation." ”

"What is the scope of the investigation?" Liu Hong asked casually.

(End of chapter)