"Brigade commander, it's finally over, hehe, more than a thousand elite devils have been eliminated by us, and I don't know what the casualties of the troops are."

"Well, it's over, for today's result, we haven't had a good rest for several days, we must have a good rest tonight, just now the third company of the cavalry battalion sent a telegram, the reinforcements of a brigade of devils are about to arrive, we have to hurry up and retreat!" Liu Hua also sighed.

"Okay, I'll convey it right away, let the soldiers hurry up and clean up the battlefield, and we'll also go to the position to have a look." With that, he walked out of the headquarters.

At this time, the battlefield could only see the soldiers constantly busy, looking for the wounded, searching for ammunition, rushing to transport materials, and placing the remains of martyrs.

The results in the valley at the bottom of the Yellow Cliff were the first to be counted, and at the same time, the results here were also the largest, with six mountain guns, 8 heavy machine guns, and 8 mortars, each of which was equipped with 240 shells. There are 412 intact Type 38 rifles and 14 light machine guns with crooked handles. More than 100,000 rounds of ammunition and more than 4,000 grenades were seized...

"Hehe, yes, political commissar, it's another battalion of equipment, it seems that our redressing plan will be completed in the near future, let's go, go to Fengju Village to have a look."

Liu Hua took the guards to ride his war horse, and soon came to Fengju Village, at this time, the soldiers were also cleaning the battlefield, and in the distance, a regiment commander Gao Yuanxing hurriedly ran over. "Report to the brigade commander, political commissar, a regiment successfully completed the task, with the assistance of the guard battalion, a total of more than 400 enemies were annihilated, the results are being counted, please check the brigade commander."

"Commander Gao, the task has been completed well, especially the defense of the first company at the beginning, and it is very good at using tactics, how about it, the casualties of the troops are not big!" Liu Hua asked about the one thing he was most concerned about.

"Brigade commander, the devil doesn't have heavy firepower, if the casualties are still large, then I'm sorry for the position of the regiment commander, it's not big, there are two platoons of casualties, of which 42 are killed, 11 are seriously injured, and 35 are lightly wounded." Hearing such data, Liu Hua nodded again and again, unable to suppress his joy.

"Okay, Commander Sun, tell the soldiers to clean up the battlefield quickly, the enemy's reinforcements will come soon, remember, although you have to hurry, but don't forget the supplies, take everything you can take away...... Let's go to Gongjiazhuang now. Saying that, Liu Hua once again got on his war horse.

When I came to the position of Gongjiazhuang, it was not as good as a group of positions, because most of the devils were taken down by the cavalry and their heads, so there was a smell of blood everywhere. In the distance, Gao Yuanzheng, the commander of the second regiment, and Wang Hu, the commander of the cavalry battalion, ran towards this side, constantly dodging the corpses and heads of devils on the road along the way.

"Report to the brigade commander, political commissar, and the strength of a squadron of devils has been completely wiped out, but there are a few casualties..."Gao Yuan said with his head bowed.

"Commander Gao, I know the situation, I can't blame you, through this battle, we have to learn a certain amount of experience, our soldiers' marksmanship is not comparable to the army at all, so we must strengthen training in this area in the future. In the next battle, there must be no situation where you are pressed and beaten by devils. Liu Hua said solemnly.

"Yes, brigade commander, resolutely complete the task."

"Battalion Commander Wang, you fought well, and the attack position was also well chosen, you have to continue to work hard next time, and think more about it when you go back, this time the devil does not have the support of heavy weapons, so it is easy for you to rush into the position of the devil, if the devil has the support of heavy weapons next time, then what should you do,"

After listening to the brigade commander's words, Wang Hu, who was originally very happy, immediately fell into deep thought.

Looking at Wang Hu, who was thinking quietly, Liu Hua didn't bother him, got on his horse, and returned to the position.

Liu Hua, who had rested for a while, picked up the map and began to look at it again. "Political commissar, you said that several villages around here have Han annihilation landlords."

"Yes, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion said when they were scouting. Any questions, Brigadier? The political commissar asked suspiciously.

"Political commissar, I think so, now our base is mainly concentrated in the mountainous area of Woniu Mountain, which is only 50 miles away from Woniu Mountain, do you say that our current base is too small, should it be expanded?" After listening to the words of the political commissar, Liu Hua immediately reminded.

"Well, this attention is good, you must know that there are dozens of villages along the road from Woniu Mountain to here, including several large market towns, if we turn these places into base areas, then our strength will definitely increase greatly, but, brigade commander, our base area is expanding too fast, and there is a great lack of some local cadres, and even some local cadres in the base area are served by some local underground parties." The commissar immediately asked his own question.

"Hehe, political commissar, you don't have to worry about this, after we go back, we will immediately send a report to the headquarters and the central government, I think the central and the headquarters will be very happy to send people down." When the time comes, you just don't have to worry too much about people. Liu Hua said with a smile.

"Okay, I agree, let's turn dozens of villages into our own bases." After listening to Liu Hua's words, the political commissar happily agreed.

Soon, a telegram was sent to the three regimental commanders who were sorting out the results of the battle. After reading the telegram, several regiment commanders immediately took action, leaving a company of soldiers in each regiment to escort the captured materials, and the remaining soldiers, under the leadership of their own regiment commanders, rushed to their destinations, eliminated those landlords who surrendered to the army, and elected the village chief in the village....and left a company of troops in the large village to garrison, and a platoon of troops in the small village, and the soldiers maintained law and order and the construction of the base area, waiting for the headquarters to send people to receive it.

When Liu Hua walked back to the base camp with the captured materials, the good news began to be sent one after another, looking at the results above, the political commissar kept praising the wisdom of Liu Hua's decision. Because after a day's hard work, the three regiments have now captured six villages, not only seized a large amount of property, especially a large amount of food, but also recruited a lot of recruits, and even received a company of Kuomintang stragglers in one village, and after mobilization, all these soldiers were willing to join the Eighth Route Army.

Because when they went back, a large number of supplies and heavy weapons were escorted, and the troops could only take the main road, so it took half a day longer, and when they returned to the base area, it was already the night of November 3, Liu Hua did not say much, nor did he have any orders, and hurriedly finished dinner and went to sleep. And he slept until noon the next day, when Liu Hua woke up, he saw what the political commissar next to him was writing?

"Commissar, what are you writing so early!" Liu Hua asked with his eyes open.

"I said the brigade commander. Look at what time it is, if you don't get up, forget it, the headquarters asked us to count the results of the battle and hand them in, you are sleeping, so I have to write it. The political commissar said helplessly.

"Political commissar, I was too tired a few days ago, have you finished the statistics? Shouldn't we talk about the matter that we have asked to support a large number of local cadres, and talk about it sooner rather than later, and solve it as soon as possible? Liu Hua wiped his eyes and said.

"I almost forgot, if you don't say it, you really forgot, I'll write it."

In the evening, the three regiments returned to the base camp one after another with the captured supplies and recruits, and each regiment that returned to the base camp at this time had only two battalions of troops, and the rest were all left in the local villages to serve as a guard to prevent the remnants of the army from counterattacking.

When Liu Hua saw this situation, he immediately realized the problem, if it continued like this, the base area would be expanded in the future, and the three main regiments would not all become garrisons, and they would fight hard with the army on their own. Liu Hua soon decided to put this issue in a more important position than the arsenal.

In the evening, Liu Hua handed over the political commissar and the chief of staff to his room, and when he told him about it, the two of them quickly fell into deep thought, because the problem that Liu Hua said was very serious for the future base area.

"Brigade commander, this problem is indeed very serious, what do you think" The political commissar looked at Liu Hua.

"Political commissar, do you remember that when the troops attacked Xizhuang, they captured a lot of assumptions, and in the end, most of these assumptions were willing to join our army, but there were some conditions, some soldiers were not selected, and now they are all in the reading battalions of various villages, I want to gather all the soldiers of this type and set up a garrison regiment, which is dedicated to the garrison tasks in various places, if there is a big war, we can also concentrate the garrison regiment and use it as the main force, what do you think?"

"That's a good idea, I think it's okay." The political commissar immediately agreed, "It's just that the commander of this garrison regiment let Sui Lai be?" The chief of staff next to him also asked.

"Wang Bing, deputy commander of the new barracks." Liu Hua and the political commissar answered almost in unison.

"Wang Bing was a cadre who was going to come over in the Fourth Front Army at that time, and he used to be a regiment-level cadre, because he was seriously injured in the arm, he was examined by Zhang Guotao at that time, and he was not treated well, and his left arm was crippled, so it was appropriate for him to be the head of the garrison regiment." Brigade Commander Liu Hua immediately explained, and the political commissar nodded with a smile.

"Also, political commissar, chief of staff, this regiment is called the Pingding Garrison Regiment, and in the future, we will at least establish a garrison regiment in each county." Liu Hua continued.

"Okay, just do what the brigade commander said, also, brigade commander, the soldiers of the garrison regiment can be recruited from various reading battalions and future recruitment, but how should those backbones be solved?" The commissar asked.

"This is also easy to do, let the three regiments transfer a squad of fighters in each infantry company, and a deputy battalion commander, at the beginning all our cadres did not read the deputy position, now there is no need to wait for when, so that the garrison regiment will have a hard strength, the strength of a few reading battalions on the plane, a small regiment is still very easy, and after being stationed in various places in the future, all the soldiers eliminated by the main force will be added to the garrison regiment."

(To be continued)