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"Order the New First and New Third Regiments to assemble."

Ding Wei stayed in the mountains for a whole winter, gathering his strength in preparation for the war.

Now that the war has come to us, it's like winning the lottery. How can we retreat?

The signalmen rode on horseback to notify all battalions and companies to gather at the headquarters as quickly as possible.

After sending these people out, he has been an idle commander for a while, and it is time for him to take a look at the expansion and training results of the Fourth Military Sub-district.

Chen Damazi ran in from outside.

Born into a bandit and puppet army, he was influenced by the ideology of the Eighth Route Army and now works in a reconnaissance company.

In his words, he had done something wrong in the past, so he was placed in the most dangerous company to kill the Japanese. Killing one would not be a loss, and killing two would be considered a profit.

"Commander, we just received the latest news that more than 717 Japanese invaders have entered the mountainous area in five routes. The th Regiment of our brother unit is surrounded and in danger of being annihilated."

Ding Wei took a step forward and opened the mountain map.

The terrain is complex, with many steep mountains. If 5000 Japanese soldiers infiltrate us, we must find a way to annihilate them.

"Chen Damazi, go and tell the cavalry company to assemble and have the reconnaissance company quickly explore the northwest mountainous area to find out the enemy's movements."

"Arrange someone to inform Brigade Commander Wang that our Taiyue Fourth Military Division can cooperate in the battle. We have two regiments. We can use the 717th Regiment to contain the main force of the Japanese, and the other regiments will join forces to encircle and suppress them."

Including Ding Wei's troops, there are as many as five regiments in the Wutai Mountain area.

Together with the forces of the 359th Brigade headquarters, they would have a chance to give the Japanese a severe beating.

Planes roared and artillery fire came from the mountains.

The Japanese invaders had discovered the trace of the 717th Regiment and accidentally captured a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army. They immediately notified all the battalions to launch a joint attack.

The situation was critical, and the brother troops were surrounded by 5000 Japanese troops.

The Japs mobilized mountain artillery and infantry artillery for bombardment, and also sent planes to search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains.

The nearest group of Japanese invaders was only 20 miles away from Hongya Village.

Just northwest of Ding Wei’s headquarters are Huangmujian and Tiantaliang, two relatively obvious peaks.

Ding Wei was on the right side of the mountain, and the Japanese were on the left side of the mountain.

If there weren't these two mountains between us, everyone would almost be touching each other.

The friendly 717th Regiment was surrounded, which alarmed the brigade headquarters of the 359th Brigade, which immediately mobilized the 718th and 719th Regiments to support the troops in breaking out.

The good news was that the mountain roads were complicated and the Japanese bombers had difficulty in getting through. Local people also pointed out a mountain road that could be used for transfer.

The 717th Regiment fought its way out of the encirclement and, after bypassing a mountain range, temporarily escaped danger.

"Good! After a day of fear and worry, the 717th Regiment has successfully broken through. This group of devils came suddenly and swiftly, almost causing heavy casualties."

Brigade Commander Wang was frightened and prepared to order the two main regiments 718/719 to block the enemy and then start the battle immediately.

His three main regiments can rely on the mountainous areas to carry out mobile blocking operations, confuse the Japanese and break up the mopping-up operation.

"Has Ding Wei's unit of the 386th Brigade been notified?"

"Did you evacuate smoothly?"

Ahem, something happened here, and the brigade's communications soldier hurried to report the latest situation.

"Ding Wei's Fourth Military Division advocates for a fight. Its two main regiments are gathering and claiming they can cooperate with our 359th Brigade to launch a counter-encirclement and suppression operation in the mountainous area and wipe out this group of devils."

"What? Eat these devils?"

Brigade Commander Wang laughed. Are the young people of today so arrogant? They are so young and fearless that they don't even take the Japanese brigade seriously?

"You don't know, Brigade Commander, this Commander Ding has just been promoted from the position of regiment commander. He seized a mountain artillery battalion, 12 Type 94 mountain artillery pieces, and 240 rounds of artillery shells for the division headquarters."

"I've heard about this. Ding Wei fought well and his tone was quite high."

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow, and all of this is earned through military exploits. Ding Wei's qualifications are not as good as his predecessors, but if the mountain artillery battalion is brought out, everyone in northwest Shanxi will give him a thumbs up.

After winning the battle, what's wrong with being a little crazy?

"It's a bit interesting. Our soldiers in Jin-Cha-Ji are not cowards. The Japanese have come to our doorstep, so we won't retreat without fighting."

"Order our 717th/718th/719th Regiment to cancel their retreat orders and assemble at the ambush site in the mountains to draw out the enemy's main force and wait for an opportunity to strike."

The Eighth Route Army was good at conducting mobile warfare in mountainous areas.

Ding Wei realized that the nearest group of Japanese soldiers was only 20 miles away and were wandering in the mountainous area. It seemed that they were alone and deep in the pursuit of the 717th Regiment.

The scouts did not see any other traces of Japanese troops, only one battalion headquarters came over.

The new 1st and 3rd regiments gathered their forces, and Zhang Dabiao led his troops back quickly.

Gao Qing also returned with his troops. The two good friends hadn't seen each other for four months and punched each other.

"Da Biao, the life in the New Third Regiment was hard, and I couldn't bear it. During the days of suppressing bandits, I always missed you. I expanded the force of a battalion."

Zhang Dabiao grinned. He was transferred from the New 1st Regiment. When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will become king.

The new Third Regiment expanded by two battalions, and Zhang Dabiao brought back a team of 1500 people. Including non-combat personnel, the team was nearly two thousand people.

At that time, the First Battalion already had five to six hundred people, and it was Ding Wei's main force battalion. Using the First Battalion as its foundation, he destroyed artillery towers and strongholds, ambushed the Japanese and puppet troops, and managed to build up the New Third Regiment.

Zhang Dabiao is a talented person, but he usually follows the regiment headquarters and does not fully display his abilities.

Apart from his love of throwing hats during battles, he is brave and capable, and has no other shortcomings.

Zhong Zhicheng greeted everyone with a smile while counting the number of people in the two groups.

Including the direct-controlled companies of the Fourth Military Sub-district, Ding Wei now has nearly 5,000 troops.

Lieutenant Colonel Miyazaki stared at the two hills in a daze, thinking that the 717th Regiment must have fled along the mountain road, and insisted that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was behind the mountain.

Command the troops to march around the mountain road.

The judgment was correct. Lieutenant Colonel Miyazaki and Ding Wei ran in two directions. The main force of the 4th Military Division also came along the mountain road and took the lead in occupying the commanding heights.

After the scouts monitored the movements of the Japanese, they passed the information back one after another.

This group of devils are the kind of people who would rather take the road to heaven than go there, and would rather go to hell where there is no door.

He actually walked into the ravine along the mountain road, preparing to search around the mountain, and ran into Ding Wei's arms.

"Good news, take the initiative to come to my Ding Wei's pot, Zhang Dabiao, Gao Qing, arrange the main force to fight."

"I have always advocated not to fight an unprepared battle. We should prepare the meal and then welcome the Japanese to our door. We can be hasty, but we can't just close the door and refuse to welcome the guests."

The vanguard troops immediately deployed to the combat site and found suitable cover to block the attack.

The sound of gunfire was crisp as the veteran soldier with a scope fired a sniper shot from 500 meters away.

The accuracy of the water missile is guaranteed, and with the help of an optical sight, it can effectively block targets at a distance of six to seven hundred meters.

The gunshots alarmed the Japanese and they quickly entered combat mode.

Then they discovered something was wrong. The valley where they were was surrounded by the shadows of the Eighth Route Army.

Grenades were thrown downwards and explosions sounded one after another.