Chen Sichuan shook his head, unable to comprehend Zhang Shun's peculiar idea.

For a bandit leader who held sway over a mountain, his desire for recognition was surprisingly strong.

It left Chen Sichuan feeling quite bewildered!

In reality, some things were just like that.

The less a person possessed, the more they yearned for it.

Like Zhang Shun, the self-proclaimed king of the mountain,

They desired both freedom and official acknowledgement.

Zhang Shun was clear in his heart:

Freedom and officialdom were inherently conflicting,

Now, he had chosen the Special Operations Brigade.

That evening,

Lin Fan followed the Fourth Regiment into Hefei City.

Chen Sichuan conveyed that Zhang Shun wanted to pledge allegiance to the Special Operations Brigade,

And only to the Special Operations Brigade,

Not to the Nationalist Army.

Hearing Chen Sichuan's clear explanation,

Lin Fan was quite astonished.

This was the first person he had encountered in reality since coming to this world

Who possessed such foresight.

There weren't many in the world who were optimistic about Shaanxi Province,

Not even within the organization itself,

Many merely held a belief, driven by faith,

That the revolution would inevitably succeed.

That an outsider like Zhang Shun could have such a clear understanding

Caused Lin Fan to view him with entirely new eyes.

He said with a smile,

"Arrange a meeting with this Zhang Shun tomorrow,

Let's have a talk!"

"Brigade Commander! What are your thoughts on him joining us…"

Chen Sichuan still had a good impression of Zhang Shun,

Although the man was driven by self-interest,

He was undeniably straightforward.

He spoke his mind,

And hadn't concealed his true thoughts about the Special Operations Brigade.

Lin Fan said with a smile,

"Our Anti-Japanese United Front

Isn't just talk.

As long as they are patriotic individuals willing to fight against Japan,

Regardless of their background,

Regardless of what they have done in the past,

We can overlook it all.

As for Zhang Shun wanting to join the Special Operations Brigade,

That's perfectly fine too.

Most of the men in our unit

Were converted from puppet troops,

It hasn't affected our combat effectiveness,

Nor has it tarnished our unit's image.

I believe that Zhang Shun and his men will join us,

And as their understanding deepens,

They'll become qualified and outstanding soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade, just like you and me."

Chen Sichuan immediately perked up.

"That's right!

Brigade Commander!

Zhang Shun has so many boats under his command.

After they join us,

If we add engines to those boats,

They'll form a naval force!

In a water town like Jiangnan, with its dense network of rivers and streams,

They'll be a great help to us."

Lin Fan said with a smile,

"Indeed!

In any case,

Their joining will be like adding wings to a tiger for our activities in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

As for modifying their boats,

That can only be done after he's completed the internal ideological work.

After all, his unit

Is currently just a gathering based on profit and loyalty.

Some people already have designs on his position,

Now that Zhang Shun is leaning towards us,

It will give those people a reason.

We have to remind him of this,

And if necessary, we can lend a hand."

Chen Sichuan asked,

"What position should we give Zhang Shun?"

Lin Fan said, "In the Jiangnan region,

A naval force is very important.

Let's establish a naval regiment.

Zhang Shun will be the regimental commander.

Assign him a capable political commissar,

And assign instructors to the companies below,

To strengthen their ideological education.

We need to help them grow into qualified soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade as quickly as possible,

Complete the reorganization as soon as possible, and let them unleash the power of a naval force."

Chen Sichuan nodded with a smile.

Lin Fan continued,

"This naval force will be stationed in the Jiangbei base area,

Under your command.

From there, you can connect Jurong to the south,

And connect to the Lunan base area to the north.

It'll act as a link,

Which will be very helpful for the entire anti-Japanese war."

"Yes!"

Lin Fan asked with a smile,

"How's the restoration of the Hefei Airport coming along?"

"The runway and the apron have been cleared,

The rest of the area is too badly damaged,

It'll take a few more days to restore it."

Chen Sichuan reported.

"It's enough if the runway and apron are usable.

How did you arrange for the planes coming from Jurong tonight?"

Chen Sichuan quickly said,

"I've transferred Xiao Jianying's fighter squadron and the attack aircraft group that arrived the day before yesterday to Hefei.

That's because they're more familiar with the surrounding area.

The new planes from Jurong will be stationed at Tongcheng Airport and Qianshan Airport."

Lin Fan nodded and said,

"Alright!

Have the new pilots start familiarizing themselves with the surrounding airspace tomorrow."

"Yes!"

…

Jurong!

Li Xian was busy.

Lin Fan's new plan

Made Li Xian, who was already swamped with work,

Even busier.

Although Qian Youcai had taken over the logistics support work,

Li Xian was clearly not at ease when it came to supporting Lin Fan's efforts in Jiangbei.

From the selection of planes,

To the determination of pilots,

He personally reviewed everything.

This time, the Special Operations Brigade was going to face the Second Army of the North China Front Army.

And it was very likely that part of the First Army of the North China Front Army would arrive in Hefei soon after.

Li Xian had no choice but to transfer the most experienced pilots over.

If the Jurong base area hadn't been built up into a respectable state,

And had been transformed from the devastation of its liberation into the prosperity of today,

And if he didn't have to prevent the devils from interfering with it,

Li Xian would have wanted to send all the planes over.

The Jurong aircraft factory

Was working at full capacity to produce planes.

For the Special Operations Brigade,

What the current aircraft factory could produce was just the steel frame.

The engines and tires were all imported,

And the machine guns were captured on the battlefield.

Even such assembly

Required workers and technology.

In fact, every move in Jurong

Was under Dai Li's observation,

And he reported the situation here to Chiang Kai-shek on a regular basis.

The fact that the Special Operations Brigade

Had built and put into production the Long Teng series of aircraft in less than a year,

And was able to maintain a production rate of two planes a day

Made Chiang Kai-shek feel once again that his Aviation Committee was full of good-for-nothings.

He believed that Lin Fan had spent less money on aircraft manufacturing

Than he had.

But this man's aircraft factory

Had silently produced hundreds of planes.

And they had already been used in actual combat.

What about himself?

He had started developing aircraft long ago,

Three years to build a factory,

And he had only built an aircraft factory that could only repair planes.

There was no harm without comparison.

In the past,

Chiang Kai-shek had thought that the Aviation Committee was not bad,

And that his aircraft industry was starting to take off.

Now, in comparison,

He realized that his aircraft factory

Was actually full of parasites,

And that all the funds he had allocated had been used to fill individual pockets.

The Aviation Committee had actually deposited all the money for buying advanced aircraft

In foreign banks to earn interest,

And had even claimed that once foreign aircraft development was mature and stable,

They would directly import the most advanced production lines

And get everything done in one step!

Niang xi pi! To hell with getting everything done in one step!

Like the Special Operations Brigade,

Regardless of everything else, just focusing on doing it,

Even if it was just assembly, they still produced it first,

And let the technology improve in production,

Which was always better than letting the technology be discussed in meetings.

Chiang Kai-shek rubbed his forehead.

"How is the performance of their aircraft?"

Dai Li reported,

"They are currently manufacturing two types of aircraft.

One is a fighter plane,

Specially used for aerial combat,

It hasn't been used in actual combat yet,

But they have conducted internal experiments,

And it doesn't have any outstanding advantages compared to the devils' planes.

Therefore, their production volume is not high,

With only thirty in total.

They have also specially produced a type of ground-attack aircraft,

This aircraft has a slow flight speed,

And carries more bombs and weapons than the fighter plane.

It's completely a target when it encounters a fighter plane in the air.

But they have already produced one hundred and twenty of these aircraft,

And are still producing them in large numbers.

They have already been used in actual combat,

And are completely crushing to infantry and cavalry."

"So, their technology is not advanced either!"

Dai Li smiled.

"They are at most a local warlord,

With no talent and no technology.

What they can produce

Is only something that can barely be used.

But this Lin Fan has a unique way of thinking,

Not making tanks, but making airplanes,

And using airplanes as tanks,

That's a very good insight."

Chiang Kai-shek sighed.

"What's frightening about doing things isn't being unable to do them,

Or not having money,

But not having insight!

Insight

Is worth ten thousand soldiers."

He had made up his mind.

During this offensive against the devils' Second Army,

If the Fifth War Area encountered difficulties,

He would definitely let the Special Operations Brigade's air squadron try.

He wanted his soldiers

To see for themselves whether the Special Operations Brigade's planes were really effective.

While Chiang Kai-shek was thinking this in Wuhan,

Bai Chongxi, the acting commander of the Fifth War Area, was gathering the commanders of his corps and army groups for a meeting.

The operational plan that Chiang Kai-shek had tailored for the Fifth War Area to encircle and annihilate the devils' Second Army

Needed to be communicated to the lower levels.

Now he was only informing all the corps, army group, and army-level commanders.

According to the current organization of the Nationalist Army,

The war zones were second only to the General Headquarters,

With corps under the war zones;

And armies under the corps;

And divisions under the armies.

Those attending the meeting tonight were: Sun Lianzhong, commander of the Third Corps;

He was also the commander of the Second Army Group.

He commanded the Thirtieth Army, the Forty-second Army, the Twenty-sixth Army, the Fifty-fifth Army, and the Eighty-seventh Army.

Li Pinxian, commander of the Fourth Corps:

Also commander of the Eleventh Army Group, commanding the Eighty-fourth Army and the Forty-eighth Army.

Wang Zanxu, commander of the Twenty-ninth Army Group, commanding the Forty-fourth and Sixtieth Armies.

Liu Ruming, commander of the Twenty-eighth Army Group, commanding the Sixty-eighth Army.

Xu Yuanquan, commander of the Twenty-sixth Army Group, commanding the Tenth Army.

Liao Lei, commander of the Twenty-first Army Group, commanding the Thirtieth and Seventh Armies.

Feng Zhi'an, commander of the Nineteenth Army Group, commanding the Seventy-seventh Army.

Zhang Zizhong, commander of the Twenty-seventh Army Group, commanding the Fifty-ninth Army.

Han Deqin, commander of the Twenty-fourth Army Group, commanding the Fifty-seventh and Eighty-ninth Armies.

Yang Sen, commander of the Twenty-seventh Army Group, commanding the Twentieth, Fifty-first, Seventy-first, and Forty-fifth Armies.

Hu Zongnan, commander of the Seventeenth Army Group, commanding the First Army.

The Fifth War Area had a total of twenty-three armies,

With 460,000 men.

Before this encirclement plan,

The troops that had been ambushing the devils' Second Army north of the Dabie Mountains included the four armies of the Twenty-seventh Army Group,

One army of the Twenty-seventh Army Group,

And the five armies of the Second Army Group,

Totaling ten armies guarding in front of the devils' Second Army.

Their task was to rely on the terrain to resist and resist step by step, without fighting the devils head-on.

In the latest encirclement plan,

The task of the aforementioned ten armies remained unchanged,

But Li Pinxian's Fourth Corps was added to flank the devils' Second Army from the south.

The two-pronged Second Army Group,

With the left route approaching Yejiaji,

Had been attacking Fujin Mountain for two days.

And the right route attacking Luoshan and Xinyang,

Had also already started fighting.

The corps commanders, army group commanders, and army commanders saw the latest orders from the General Headquarters,

Which were very different from before:

Each army was required to hold its ground first,

And after the enemy's rear was cut off,

To immediately counterattack the devils,

Compress the devils' area of operation,

And strive to completely wipe out the four divisions of the devils' Second Army.

As soon as this operation was proposed,

It immediately caused a discussion in the meeting room.

Bai Chongxi looked at everyone,

And listened to them discuss the most:

There were no troops arranged on this plan to cut off the devils' retreat.

Bai Chongxi signaled everyone to be quiet for a moment,

And when everyone's eyes were focused on him,

He pointed his command stick at the operational map.

"The counties of Taihu, Qianshan, Tongcheng, Shucheng, and Luxian have been recovered by the Special Operations Brigade of the Fifth War Area.

Many of you should know this news!

Commander Li has now taken over the Taihu defense line,

And should be even clearer."

Li Pinxian stood up and said,

"This humble subordinate only knew that the Special Operations Brigade had recovered Taihu, Qianshan, and Tongcheng.

I only just learned about the last two counties."

Bai Chongxi nodded to signal him to sit down,

And continued to point at the map with his command stick.

"Just today, the First Regiment of the Special Operations Brigade liberated Hefei."

These words were like adding a spark to gasoline.

With a "boom!"

The people in the entire meeting room began to talk to each other.

Someone asked directly,

"Commander Bai! Is the news accurate?"

"Accurate!"

"It is precisely because of this victory

That we have this meeting.

And the Sixteenth Division of the devils' Second Army, which guarded the rear gate of Liu'an and Huoshan,

Suffered heavy casualties in yesterday's and today's battles with the Special Operations Brigade.

The latest news shows that

The 19th Infantry Brigade and the 30th Infantry Brigade of the Sixteenth Division have been completely annihilated.

The 20th Cavalry Regiment of the Sixteenth Division has also been completely wiped out.

The Sixteenth Division of the devils' Second Army, which remained in the rear,

Has basically lost its combat effectiveness.

Next, the Special Operations Brigade will attack Liu'an and Huoshan and tightly guard these two passes."

Hearing him say that the Special Operations Brigade would seal the pocket,

Sun Lianzhong couldn't help but gasp.

During the Battle of Taierzhuang, his Thirty-first Division wasn't sealing the bottom,

But was at the front of the pocket.

The nature was similar,

And the morale of the soldiers was the basis of victory in such a battle.

"Is the Special Operations Brigade prepared to sacrifice itself?" Sun Lianzhong asked.

This was a very sharp question.

The Special Operations Brigade was a strange existence in the entire Fifth War Area.

Their battle merits were outstanding, but they never appeared in any commendations or promotions,

There wasn't even any publicity,

And the Nationalist Army had never supplied them.

Usually, they would fight guerrillas,

And even when they did hold their ground,

They didn't take on particularly important tasks.

This time, the task they were undertaking

Carried the success or failure of the entire operational plan,

And was also the most difficult position.

Bai Chongxi said, "Lin Fan, the commander of the Special Operations Brigade, has stated that

He fully agrees with this plan of the General Headquarters!

And has stated that the Special Operations Brigade will definitely defend Liu'an, Huoshan, and Hefei!"

Everyone present was a veteran general,

And naturally had insight.

Defending Liu'an and Huoshan required defending Hefei,

Otherwise, the defenders of Liu'an and Huoshan would be attacked from both sides,

And even heavenly soldiers wouldn't be able to defend it.

"Can a brigade of them defend so many counties and Liu'an, Huoshan, and Hefei?" Yang Sen asked.

Before Bai Chongxi could speak,

Li Pinxian spoke first.

"They're seizing territory.

They're taking advantage of the fact that the devils' main force is at the front

And can't take care of the rear

To occupy the counties that the devils have occupied

And establish base areas.

Even if we want to take over,

They won't allow it."

He was somewhat unhappy that the Special Operations Brigade hadn't handed over Qianshan and Tongcheng to him.

Li Pinxian could also see that

The devils' strength was now at its limit,

And that the territory his troops occupied now

Might become his territory in the future,

So he wanted to occupy as much as possible.

But Lin Fan wouldn't let him,

And only let him have Taihu County.

Chiang Kai-shek had also seen this problem,

But he couldn't do anything about it.

In the devils' occupied area,

There were also organized armies of the Nationalist Army fighting guerrillas,

But they didn't dare to attack the counties occupied by the devils,

And sometimes, when they mustered the courage to attack,

They were beaten by the devils and lost their armor and weapons.

In this situation, what else could he do?

Bai Chongxi was of course aware of this situation,

He said calmly,

"The Special Operations Brigade recently

Raided the devils' Tianzhushan Airport in Anqing

And stole eighteen complete fighter planes.

Their reason for not wanting to hand over Qianshan is that

They will continue to carry out such raids,

Turning the devils' Tianzhushan Airport into a hen that lays eggs for the Special Operations Brigade.

This reason is something that even the Principal cannot refuse."

Hearing that the Special Operations Brigade actually compared the devils' airport to a hen,

All the senior officers present laughed.

Regardless of whether the Special Operations Brigade could do it or not,

At least their ambition was high enough.

Everyone present,

Without exception,

Asked themselves and realized that they didn't have such confidence.

Sun Lianzhong asked,

"Commander Bai! In this case, the most difficult position on the entire battlefield is in Liu'an and Huoshan.

We're relatively relaxed!"

Bai Chongxi sighed.

"That's how it seems on the surface,

But let's assume that

The devils' Second Army has its retreat cut off.

What choices will they have?

One is to send troops back to support the rear and open up the supply line.

The other is to burn their boats and continue to advance."

He pointed at the map with his command stick.

"At this time, the greatest pressure will be on you.

Commander Li, your troops will bear the brunt.

Not to mention that we also have the task of compressing the devils' combat area,

Compressing their area of activity,

Until we finally annihilate them."

Sun Lianzhong looked at the map again and again

And remained silent for a long time.

Although his troops had defended Taierzhuang during the Battle of Taierzhuang,

He knew that being able to defend Taierzhuang was something that the soldiers had earned with their lives.

What he was even clearer about was that such a defense could not be replicated.

At least his troops couldn't replicate it.

Therefore, he didn't know how to express himself.

Yang Sen clearly understood him.

Yang Sen's troops were the same.

During the Battle of Songhu,

His troops marched all the way from Guizhou to Wuhan

And then took a train to Shanghai.

It took a total of forty days

To reach the battlefield.

At that time, the soldiers were carrying broadswords and holding old-fashioned rifles from the Qing Dynasty.

And the Hanyang-made rifles were already considered good,

Even though the rifling in the barrels was worn smooth.

It was with such a troop wearing straw sandals

And carrying broadswords

That had just arrived on the battlefield and taken over the 36th Division's defense line at Dunwu Temple.

The task was clearly to hand over the defense line at six o'clock,

But the 36th Division had started to retreat at 5:30

Before the Sichuan Army had arrived.

When the Sichuan Army arrived on the battlefield,

The devils had already occupied the Dunwu Temple defense line.

It was under such dire circumstances

That Yang Sen's troops launched a desperate charge against the devils

And not only recaptured the Dunwu Temple defense line

But also followed the fleeing devils

And recaptured two of the devils' original defense lines.

With such a spirited troop,

They were actually defeated and retreated from Anqing City without any resistance

When defending Anqing.

In war, morale was unpredictable,

And a single victory could not be replicated.

Yang Sen said with a wry smile,

"Commander Sun, are you feeling some difficulty?"

"Yes! I've been thinking about a question during this time.

Why can't our troops

Always maintain a strong fighting spirit and morale?"

This question stumped all the officers present.

Bai Chongxi thought for a while.

He summarized, "Morale comes from different sources.

Sometimes it comes from pain,

Which is why there's the saying that a mournful army is bound to win.

Sometimes it comes from anger.

A commoner's anger can cause bloodshed for five steps.

Sometimes it comes from benefits.

Sometimes it comes from hatred.

All of these cannot last.

This may be a topic that can be

Properly studied!

Today, let's return to the plan itself.

Does everyone have any questions about this plan?"

"No!"

"No!"

…

This plan didn't fundamentally change the tasks of their various armies.

And the various army commanders were clear about their tasks,

Which was to fight the devils.

Bai Chongxi concluded.

"Everyone! In this operation,

Everyone must unite sincerely.

If the plan is completed

And an entire army of devils is annihilated,

It will greatly boost the anti-Japanese confidence of the whole country and the whole army.

At the same time, it will also be a very heavy blow to the devils,

And will become a turning point in the entire anti-Japanese war.

Next will be the time for us to annihilate the devils' forces one by one.

At that time, all of you will be pillars and famous ministers in the history books,

And will be remembered for all time!"

His words immediately resonated with the officers.

Everyone's blood was boiling.

Before this, only during the Battle of Lanfeng

Was there such an opportunity to completely wipe out a division of devils.

That opportunity was missed.

This time,

They saw such an opportunity again,

And it seemed that success wasn't too difficult!

This was the most important thing.

After all, the most difficult task was on the Special Operations Brigade defending Liu'an, Huoshan, and Hefei.

They had to independently support two defense lines,

One was to seal the bottom of the pocket and prevent the devils' Second Army from escaping,

And the other was that after the battle started,

The devils who reacted would definitely send rescue troops from the North China Front Army.

At that time, the Special Operations Brigade would still need to stop the devils' reinforcements themselves.

In fact, the Special Operations Brigade was independently undertaking two-thirds of the entire plan's tasks.

Of course,

If the Special Operations Brigade's mission failed,

They would definitely be surrounded by the devils, even without the Nationalist Army attacking them from the outside,

And escaping would definitely be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Sun Lianzhong promised,

"As long as the Special Operations Brigade's pocket doesn't break,

I guarantee that I won't let the devils attack out."

Yang Sen also said,

"As long as they defend it,

My Twenty-seventh Army Group will definitely stick like a nail."

In the Lunan base area,

Gu Xiuming, the commander of the Lunan Detachment, was also holding a military meeting.

Attending the meeting were the seven regimental commanders of the entire Lunan Detachment.

After Commander Gu Xiuming conveyed the orders issued by Lin Fan,

He said to the seven regimental commanders,

"Now let's discuss this mission."

Dan Chengfu, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, immediately said,

"The brigade commander and the others are going to fight a big battle in Hefei.

The devils will definitely send reinforcements along the railway and highway lines.

Let's tear up all the tracks from Jinan first.

So that they can't operate for a month!"

Gu Xiuming said with a smile,

"That's good!

Continue."

Shan Huacan, the commander of the Third Regiment, said,

"Regimental Commander! We should take this opportunity to expand the base area,

And take down all the counties in Shandong.

With the front lines fighting, the devils definitely won't have the energy to take care of it.

We're going to take advantage of their illness to kill them.

And we're also going to move the base area closer to the brigade commander and the others,

And try to connect the Lunan base area with the Jiangbei base area."

Gu Xiuming nodded.

"That's a good suggestion.

Connecting the two base areas,

Supporting each other and supporting each other,

That would be great.

What other suggestions do you have?

Everyone, speak up."

An Ping said, "Regimental Commander! We can organize the various security regiments to act together this time.

They can cooperate in the attack,

And they can also undertake logistical transportation.

Most importantly:

Through this battle,

We can prepare them for being reorganized into regular combat troops in the future."

Gu Xiuming said with a smile,

"That's a good suggestion.

We currently only have five infantry regiments, one artillery regiment, and one aviation squadron of regular combat troops.

The security regiments have already grown to twenty-five regiments, with nearly 50,000 men.

A year of training on the training ground

Is not as good as an hour on the battlefield.

This time, let the various regiments go to the battlefield for a trip.

At the same time, we can also let the villagers in the enemy-occupied areas see that

They can also organize themselves

To protect their hometowns."

Hua Deze, the commander of the Second Regiment, said,

"Regimental Commander! If we all go out,

Which troop will guard the rear?

An army of 60,000 men on an expedition

Needs a large logistical transport team.

This logistics team needs to be organized in advance."

Gu Xiuming thought for a while.

Then he said cautiously,

"That's indeed a problem!

We can't go to fight the devils

And lose our base.

Each regiment will leave two companies.

And the security regiments in each county will also leave two companies

To be responsible for local defense work.

The troops left behind will rotate after half a month.

We must let everyone experience the battlefield.

Only those who have been on the battlefield can be considered veterans.

This will be good for the long-term anti-Japanese war in the future.

As for the matter of forming a logistics team,

We should try to find people from the newly resettled reclamation corps,

Because they have just been resettled.

And there will be no autumn harvest this year,

So it won't delay the farming season.

At the same time, this is also giving them an opportunity to work."

Everyone agreed with Gu Xiuming's arrangement.

In the last great purge,

The Lunan Detachment had executed more than 1,800 local bullies in the reclamation corps.

This scared all those who had initially gained the detachment's trust by speculation.

Gu Xiuming executed all those who were extremely vicious,

Who insulted women and killed people,

Even so, there were more than 1,800 of them.

In addition, more than 4,000 people whose misdeeds were not serious enough to warrant execution

Were sentenced to labor reform.

This great purge

Rectified the atmosphere in the Lunan base area,

And a small number of people in the various regiments of the detachment

Were also implicated,

And some who were too deeply involved were also reported by Gu Xiuming to Lin Fan

And executed.

In this way,

The trend of cheating, colluding, and embezzling in the entire Lunan base area was finally stopped.

Now the work in the various reclamation corps was proceeding very smoothly,

And with the grain imported by the Special Operations Brigade arriving at the port,

It was continuously being sent to the Lunan Detachment.

After the food problem was solved,

The people in the reclamation corps

Were also able to eat their fill

And no longer had to go hungry.

At the same time, the entire Lunan base area

Was also taking in a large number of refugees.

Having learned from the last time,

The management of the refugees was now more scientific.

Those who had just settled down.

Human nature was like this.

When they were displaced,

They only wanted a place to settle down.

But once they settled down

And had food to eat,

Some people always wanted to be superior.

They wanted to take what others had

And put it in their own bowls,

Especially when the Lunan Detachment had given these things out for free.

In the Lunan Detachment,

Anyone who showed their head was executed.

In times of chaos, harsh measures were needed! Gu Xiuming hadn't learned this phrase,

But he had learned it without a teacher

And was using such harsh measures.

It was precisely because of this

That the entire Lunan Detachment could now leave their doors unlocked at night.

The young men and women in the various reclamation corps

Would go on a weekly field training exercise

And run all over the surrounding area.

They were holding captured Type 38 rifles,

And such equipment made the bandits in the entire base area and the surrounding area flee at the news.

These young people's favorite thing was to suppress bandits.

How could those bandits be a match for these people?

After several battles,

All the bandits understood that

Wherever the Lunan Detachment went,

Bandits would retreat!

As for the landlords and gentry in the base area,

They originally had guns and people,

All to protect themselves from being harmed by bandits, the Nationalist Army, or the devils.

Now their weapons

Couldn't compare to those of the reclamation corps at all.

Among these people, there were enlightened ones

Who were willing to accept the command of the Lunan Detachment,

Incorporating their small teams into the large team of the entire security regiment,

And their weapons were immediately upgraded.

With one person starting,

The landlords and gentry, seeing that they didn't have to contribute anything,

Only needed to let the people in the village join the security regiment to get so many benefits,

All scrambled to join.

Without the weapons of these landlords and gentry,

The people in the Lunan base area could clearly feel that the world was different from before.

During the day, they dared to go out alone.

And at night, even the young women could boldly work in their fields.

Now that the Lunan Detachment had issued a notice:

The various security regiments were to assemble

To prepare to carry out operations against the devils.

The people in these security regiments

Were all very excited.

Only their families were somewhat worried,

Fearing that something would happen to these people on the battlefield.

Although they had only enjoyed a peaceful life for a few months,

They were already used to such days

And were afraid that something would happen to their family members.

At this point, the propagandists that the Lunan Detachment sent to the various villages came into play.

They promoted: "If you don't fight! And I don't fight!

Who will fight?

If you don't protect your home! And I don't protect my home! Who will protect everyone?"

The people in those security regiments

Were all very excited.

They had been training for so long

And had long wanted to try it out on the battlefield.

They all very much agreed with what the propaganda team said.

They were fighting to protect their home and country.

Their hometown was completely different from what it had been a few months ago.

In the past,

Bandits were everywhere in their hometown.

People would be sitting at home,

And bandits would come from outside the village.

Often, as soon as one group of bandits was sent away,

Another group of bandits would enter the village.

Now, there were no bandits in the entire village.

And even those young rascals who used to boast about being sworn brothers with bandits were gone.

Those young rascals, hooligans, and bullies

Had either been suppressed or sent for reform.

And some had realized that the situation was bad

And had consciously repented.

In this situation,

The Lunan Detachment had the strength to send out a large army

To expand outward.

Seeing that the general direction had been decided,

Gu Xiuming immediately began to plan the specific tasks by pointing at the map.

That night,

Another aviation squadron came from the Jurong direction,

And the transport planes also specially delivered rockets for resupply.

In the daytime operations,

Whether it was the First Regiment, the Third Regiment, or the Sixth Regiment, they all used a lot of rockets.

Early the next morning,

Jia Shusheng, the commander of the Third Regiment, had already ordered all the companies in the regiment except for the four who were left behind in Zhangjia Village

To go to Zhouzhuang

To help the villagers bury those people in Zhouzhuang.

Zong Gaoyi and Luan Jinglong, the two guides, began their guide careers again.

When they appeared in Lizhuang,

They immediately aroused the anger of everyone in Lizhuang and Xiezhuang.

The villagers of Lizhuang and Xiezhuang, seeing these two traitors who had come with the devils yesterday,

Actually coming with the Third Regiment,

They couldn't suppress the angry expressions on their faces,

But no one came forward to say anything to Regimental Commander Jia.

Li Xingyu found Na Wenxuan.

"Company Commander Na? There are traitors in your troops!"

He told the story in detail.

Na Wenxuan found Jia Shusheng

And conveyed Li Xingyu's words in detail.

Regimental Commander Jia immediately brought Zong Gaoyi and Luan Jinglong to the villagers of Lizhuang and Zhouzhuang

He wanted to have three people face six sides

And confront each other on the spot.

Faced with the accusations of thousands of villagers from the two villages,

Zong Gaoyi tearfully told how he had guided the devils' 20th Cavalry Regiment.

He had also told Regimental Commander Jia about this yesterday.

But what Regimental Commander Jia hadn't expected was that

He had found this shortcut from Zhouzhuang to Xiezhuang all the way to Lizhuang.

It could be said that the encounter of these three villages

Was entirely caused by him.

However, Luan Jinglong hadn't given any advice to the devils on their marching route throughout the entire journey.

It wasn't that he didn't want to,

But Fujida Toshimatsu, the commander of the regiment, simply didn't want to listen to him.

He only wanted to believe Zong Gaoyi.

Now it seemed that Zong Gaoyi had saved himself!

Luan Jinglong said secretly in his heart:

"Uncle Zong, rest in peace! If I have the chance, I'll burn some money for you.

Thank you for saving my life!"

After dealing with Zong Gaoyi,

The villagers of Lizhuang and Xiezhuang suddenly became enthusiastic about everyone in the Third Regiment