Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Zhou Weihan and others stayed at the headquarters for one night before leaving. That night, several people attending the conference chatted until late at night before falling asleep.

The next day, the brigade commander and others all left, and the Political Commissar Song of the Southern Hebei Military Region invited Zhou Weihan to go along with him, but Zhou Weihan declined on the pretext of going back to Pingshun.

Then Zhou Weihan went to the boss's office.

"Zhou Weihan, I thought you were gone, what else do you want?" The boss looked at Zhou Weihan suspiciously.

"Boss, you know the situation in Tainan. I haven't had any income for more than half a year. I haven't fought against the little devils. The bullets are just consumed and there is no income. The main force is basically Japanese equipment. A few basic regiments You have to use [-]-caliber bullets, do you think you can get some bullets from the arsenal?" Zhou Weihan asked tentatively.

"Heh, it's rare for you. The emperor still has hungry soldiers. No problem. I'll give you a note. You can send someone directly to the arsenal for ammunition!" the boss said straightforwardly.

Zhou Weihan immediately beamed with joy when he accepted the note approved by the boss. The boss was very generous. There were a total of [-] rounds of [-]-caliber machine gun ammunition and rifle ammunition, and [-] hand grenades.

"Boss, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Tainan Military Region, thank you!" Zhou Weihan deliberately bowed to the boss.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

The batch of ammunition that Zhou Weihan asked for not only considered the combat needs of the Tainan Military Region, but also the newly formed independent regiments of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region. Most of the rifles used were [-] caliber.

On the same day, Zhou Weihan arrived at the regiment headquarters of the Shexian County Cadre Regiment and asked the regiment leader Shen Fang to send someone to the Huangyadong Arsenal to collect ammunition.

On the way back along the way, when we arrived in Wu’an, the winter wheat planted in some areas of the base field had been harvested, and the rest of the spring wheat had huge ears of wheat drooping. Many villagers stared at their fields day and night.

"My fellow, this year's harvest looks good!" Zhou Weihan got off his horse and said to an old man in the field.

"It's Comrades from the Eighth Route Army. Yes, yes. Originally, there was a drought after the beginning of spring this year. Fortunately, comrades from the government and the army called on everyone to build several water canals. Our village specially built several water storage ponds, which ensured the harvest! "The old man's dark shoulders were exposed under his sweat coat, but his face was full of joy.

"That's good, as long as the folks can eat enough, we can rest assured!"

The old man looked Zhou Weihan up and down, and then saw that the accompanying dozen or so soldiers were all riding tall horses and holding weapons he didn't know. He couldn't help feeling suspicious, and asked immediately: "Comrade, what are you doing?" Where are you coming from? Where are you going?"

"Haha, folks, don't be nervous. I'm going to Mount Yanwang. Is the commander of the Eighth Route Army here called Li Dabenshi? He has a beard and a mouse-eyed face, and he holds a command knife in his hand all day long!" Zhou Weihan described Li Dabenshi's appearance. .

"Yes, yes, but Captain Li is not a villain, that's called a ghost!" The old man retorted.

Originally, Zhou Weihan was worried that the troops and the people in the base area would lose their vigilance after being too peaceful in the south for too long, but Zhou Weihan was quite satisfied with this journey.

Militia patrolled the outskirts of each village, and they were interrogated and checked no less than five times along the way.

That night, Zhou Weihan returned to Mount Yanwang, where he had been away for a long time.

Zhao Gang, Xing Zhiguo, and Li Yunshan actually got together, waiting for Zhou Weihan eagerly.

"Hey, look, I just said he'll be here tonight, grab your stuff!" Li Yunshan excitedly said to Zhao Gang and the two.

Zhao Gang reluctantly took down the pen pinned to his chest, while Xing Zhiguo took out a pocket watch from his pocket.

"No, Lao Zhou, why did you arrive at night?" Zhao Gang asked slightly resentful.

"I was delayed on the road, and if I say you should, who told you to bet on me?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.

"You are going to the headquarters for a meeting, what does the head of the headquarters say?" Zhao Gang asked again.

"There is going to be a war!" Zhou Weihan said back and forth.

"Then the situation is really not optimistic. Once the Japanese army is dispatched from Handan, our Tainan Military Region will be the first to bear the brunt!" Xing Zhiguo said worriedly.

"What should come will always come. It's not easy to stop for half a year!" Zhou Weihan straightened his mind at this time, and then asked: "Old Zhao, have you contacted Si Neiyong?"

"No, I called Si Neiyong twice this morning and this afternoon, but I never got through, and there was no reply to the telegram!" Zhao Gang said.

"It doesn't matter, I'm not here for a while, the battle is imminent, let the regiments report the situation, we know it well!" Zhou Weihan finally said.

The next day, Xing Zhiguo found Zhou Weihan with the staffing numbers reported by the regiments in the Tainan Military Region.

Today, in addition to the four organized regiments of the [-]th Division deployed around Changzhi in the Tainan Military Region, Ding Wei's first division was incorporated into Licheng on the basis of the third battalion of the new regiment after Li Yunlong's new regiment was transferred away. Some local armed forces in Lucheng and Lucheng formed a basic regiment.

There are also the Shexian County Base Regiment, the Fifth Regiment of the Independent Detachment, the 29th Regiment of Guo Huaiwu, the Cavalry Regiment, and the Artillery Battalion. team.

"Because the regiments of Jing Dagang were assigned to the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, the personnel establishment of the Tainan Military Region was greatly reduced, and the combat effectiveness of the remaining regiments was also uneven. Among them, Ding Wei's 281st Regiment and Xu Dali's 279th Regiment Platoon In the first rank, the fifth regiment of Li Daben and the 280th regiment of Yang Han can be ranked second, and the other two basic regiments are ranked last, especially the newly established regiment in the first division. The soldiers are very enthusiastic about training. But it lacks actual combat!" As the chief of staff of the military region, Xing Zhiguo was well aware of the situation of the regiments below.

"However, after the second batch of students from the cadre school graduated, they have been added to the regiments. The grassroots cadres have been greatly enriched, and the organizational structure of the army has become tighter!"

Zhou Weihan then took a closer look at the staffing reported by each regiment. The number of the core regiment in Shexian County reached about 1400, and the number of the base regiment in the first division was only 1100. Everyone has a gun.

The 281st Regiment had about 2400 members, the 279th Regiment had about 2300 members, and the Supplementary Regiment had about 2200 members. Yang Han's 280th Regiment had only about 2600 members, and the remaining [-] members were organized into guerrillas.

Li Daben's fifth regiment has 2200 people, and the 29th regiment has more than 1900 people.

The cavalry regiment was transferred away due to the cavalry company, but it was restored to 700 people in Zhu Dashan, and the artillery battalion had more than 600 artillerymen plus auxiliary soldiers.

Therefore, in addition to the internal guard company on the mountain, the guard company, the guard company on the farm, and the security departments of various factories in the Tainan Military Region, the staffing has reached about 18000.

Compared with before the establishment of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, the staffing of the Tainan Military Region has been reduced a lot.

"This is the Kwantung Army. The Japanese army's internal combat power is top-notch. Right now, there are still a few troops that can fight tough battles, but don't worry. I will transfer the first and third regiments back when the time comes!" Zhou Weihan said. .