Nan Batian left and came back, and he found a Japanese translator from the Feicheng Military Police. `
When Nan Batian asked for an audience, Andalutai was worrying about taking over the strongholds on both sides of Feiwu Highway.
Originally, the Feicheng garrison brigade did not need to be responsible for the safety of Feibeng Highway and Feiwu Highway. The safety of these two highways had always been the responsibility of the depot troops of the 9th Division and the 13th Division. The reason was because Shan Sugihara did not trust the combat effectiveness of the Feicheng garrison brigade and did not dare to hand over such a lifeline to the Feicheng garrison brigade.
Therefore, from the beginning, the Feicheng garrison brigade only needed to be responsible for the security of Feicheng and surrounding strongholds. Of course, another very important task was to collect food. It went to the counties, townships, and villages surrounding Feicheng to collect food to supply front-line operations. The troops need it because there is no food available in Japan.
But now, as the main forces of the 9th and 13th Divisions move north, only a small number of depot troops are no longer enough to ensure the safety along the highway, especially since the fourth detachment of the New Fourth Army has just captured Lujiang and Wuwei County, and has already attacked the Feiwu Highway. various strongholds pose a serious threat.
Under this situation, it becomes very urgent to strengthen the security of strongholds along Feiwu Highway.
Therefore, Tsukada Gong, who temporarily acted as the commander of the Central China Front, ordered the Feicheng garrison brigade to detach part of its troops to strengthen defenses at the strongholds along the Fei-Wu Highway.
Adachi was thinking about how to mobilize his troops.
The Feicheng garrison brigade has five infantry brigades under its jurisdiction. Except for the 1st Infantry Brigade stationed in Feicheng, the other four infantry brigades are stationed in four large strongholds around Feicheng. However, the four large strongholds are less than ten miles away from Feicheng, and the urgent march only requires You can get back to Feicheng in half an hour.
Andalota initially decided to detach an infantry squadron from each of the five infantry brigades to enrich the various strongholds along the Feiwu Highway, but only five infantry squadrons would not be able to fundamentally solve the problem.
Because there are about 20 large and small strongholds along the Feiwu Highway, five infantry squadrons seem to be a lot, but if you divide it into more than 20 strongholds, each stronghold is a group, because you still have to set aside a considerable part of the stronghold. The troops act as support teams, and it is impossible for you to distribute all the troops equally to each stronghold. ?．
Therefore, in addition to the Japanese army, a considerable number of puppet troops must be selected to strengthen the defense of various strongholds.
What troubled Andaliao so much was that he didn't know which regiment to send. Huang Shouyi's fourth regiment was the most reliable in the entire garrison division, but it was also the least effective in combat. Sending the fourth regiment would not only fail to strengthen the defense of each stronghold. I'm afraid it will become a drag on the Japanese army.
Luo Feng's Third Regiment is quite powerful in combat, but its loyalty is hard to rest assured. Andaliao is too worried that once the Third Regiment is released, he may not be able to take it back. Maybe the Fourth Detachment of the New Fourth Army did not come, but instead let him The Third Regiment has cut off the lifeline of the Feidan Highway, which will cause big trouble.
After thinking about it again and again, it seemed that the only option was to mobilize troops from Nan Batian's first brigade.
But Nan Batian's first brigade originally had few troops. After a regiment was transferred, the number of troops was even smaller, and it was no longer enough to check Luo Feng's second brigade. It seemed that it was indeed necessary to expand the first brigade. Anyway, the current vast area The occupied areas were in crisis everywhere. The Japanese army alone was no longer enough to maintain public order, and it was imperative to expand the Imperial Army.
Just as Andaluta had made up his mind, the adjutant came in and reported that Nan Batian wanted to see him.
Andalutai then ordered his adjutant to invite Nan Batian in. After a while, Nan Batian came in, nodded and bowed and said Taisang.
Andalusta waved his hand and said, "Nan Sang, you came just in time. I have something to tell you."
"Tai Sang, please speak. I am all ears." After several months of training, Nan Batian has become more and more accustomed to nodding and bowing, but in his heart, it is not the case at all.
"It's like this. Nan-san, your first brigade has always performed very well. When Kawaguchi-san was here, he trusted you very much. I actually trust you too, so I decided to give you an important task. I hope you can detach a regiment from the 1st Brigade to strengthen the defense of the strongholds along the Feiwu Highway.?
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Speaking of this, Mrs. Andaloo paused for a moment before continuing: "Nan Sang, you should know very well that I will never leave such an important task as garrisoning strongholds along the highway to the general troops. This also shows that I respect you very much." The First Brigade is so important, you must not disappoint me."
After listening to the translator's translation, Nan Batian's face immediately turned into a bitter melon face.
I said to you, sister, what trust and respect? Who doesn’t know that the fourth detachment of the New Fourth Army has just attacked Lujiang and Chaoxian County. Now the troops have been directed at various strongholds along the Feiwu Highway. Now they are sending a brigade to defend the strongholds. , that means letting them die and become cannon fodder, like a dog!
What's more, the Independent Regiment is about to attack Feicheng, and it is exactly when they urgently need the help of the First Brigade. At this time, a regiment is transferred from the First Brigade to strengthen the various strongholds along the Feicheng Highway. Isn't this a drain on the bottom? What to do if the leader's important matter is ruined
At that moment, Nan Batian said with a grimace: "Tai Sang, this is inappropriate, isn't it? To say that there are many people, the second brigade has many more people than our first brigade. To say that the combat effectiveness is strong, the combat effectiveness of the second brigade and the third regiment is that of the entire division. We are recognized as number one, why can’t it be our First Brigade’s turn to take on such an important task?”
After listening to the translation, Andalota said: "Nan Sang, what you said is so disappointing to me."
Disappointed, Nan Batian cursed fiercely in his heart, but on the surface he said with a flattering face: "It's not impossible for Taisang to transfer troops from the first brigade, but our first brigade has a small number of troops to begin with. If one guy transferred a whole regiment of troops, wouldn’t it be less, so Taisang, do you think you can recruit some troops?”
"Recruiting troops?" Andalutai smiled slightly when he heard this. This was originally a sweet date prepared for Nan Batian. He nodded happily and said, "This is a small matter. You can just take care of it yourself. But I have to declare in advance that weapons The equipment can be provided by the Imperial Army, but you have to figure out how to deal with it yourself."
"Hai, hai, I understand this humble position." Nan Batian's wish came true and he nodded repeatedly.
After seeing off Nan Batian, Andaluta asked his adjutant to call the four large strongholds around Feicheng. At the same time, he notified the 1st Infantry Brigade stationed in the north of the city and asked the five captains to come to the headquarters for a meeting to arrange the dispatch of troops. In addition to sending troops, Feicheng's defense also needs to be readjusted.
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After entering Feicheng, Xu Rui and the Langya team did not go to the transportation station organized by the party, nor did they go to find the fortress. Instead, they hid directly at Nan Batian's house. It was daytime at the moment, not suitable for going out, so Langya The members of the team are taking the time to sleep and recuperate their strength.
Xu Rui is no exception. Even if he is a genetically modified person, he still needs rest.
However, the slight noise Nan Batian made when he came back still woke Xu Rui up.
Xu Rui went out quietly without disturbing the sleeping team members, and then stopped Nan Batian in the yard.
"Captain, are you getting up now?" Nan Batian knew that the Langya team stayed up day and night, so he said in surprise, "It's still several hours before dark."
"Can't sleep." Xu Rui said it, and then asked, "What did Mrs. Anda Liao say about the expansion?"
"Andaliao agreed too much." Nan Batian nodded and said, "But something went wrong."
"What's wrong?" Xu Rui's heart trembled, and he said in a deep voice, "What's the matter?"
Nan Batian said: "Andalutai wants to transfer a regiment from the first brigade to strengthen the strongholds along the Feiwu Highway. This will result in even fewer troops to participate in the operation."
"That's it." Xu Rui frowned immediately after hearing this.
The fact that Andalutai transferred troops from the First Brigade of the Puppet Army to strengthen the strongholds along the Fei-Wu Highway is nothing in itself, because the Fei-Wu Highway is indeed facing a serious threat from the four detachments, and strengthening the defense of the strongholds along the highway is also part of the problem. What Xu Rui is worried about is that after one regiment is removed from the first brigade, Feicheng's chances of winning the battle will be reduced by at least two points!
The composition of the troops of the first brigade of the puppet army is complex, including bandits, refugees, security groups and even Huidaomen armed forces. Its combat effectiveness is also mixed, but no matter what, there are more than 4,000 people. You can never count on them in a tough battle, but waiting for the independent regiment Open up the situation and let them fight with the wind, but its destructive power cannot be underestimated!
But now that one guy has allowed Andalota to evacuate half of his troops, his destructive power will be much dwarfed by comparison. However, it is impossible for the reinforcements from the four detachments to arrive so quickly. The one to two hours in between can all rely on the independent regiment. The independent regiment only had less than three battalions of troops. It was too stressful to not only clear out the remaining Japanese enemies in the city, but also to resist the Japanese reinforcements from various strongholds outside the city.
If you are not careful, the entire independent group may be trapped in Feicheng!
In addition, Xu Rui has another level of worry. After the First Brigade transferred a regiment, Nan Batian secretly moved the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment into Feicheng in the name of recruiting troops, but these nearly a thousand people The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment are incompatible with the rest of the puppet army in terms of physical condition and aura. If there were many puppet soldiers, hiding among them would not be very conspicuous. But now that there are few puppet soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment will immediately appear to be an eyesore.
At this time, how to cover up and keep secret is also a big problem.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Rui suddenly said: "It seems that it is necessary to contact Luo Feng."
"Contact Luo Feng?" Nan Batian asked, "Captain, isn't this too risky? If Luo Feng really surrenders to the Japs, won't it be troublesome?"
"It doesn't matter, I know what I know." Xu Rui waved his hand and said, "Just take this opportunity to get in touch with Luo Feng. If he is really a hard-core traitor, then take the opportunity to kill him. First, mix up the water in Feicheng and destroy Mrs. Andaliao." Regarding the matter of sending troops to reinforce the strongholds along Feiwu Highway, if he is not a traitor, hey, then we have a greater chance of winning Feicheng in this battle!"