After listening to the communication staff report, the commander was also shocked and sweated coldly. His first reaction was that he did not believe it. He grabbed the staff collar and stared at his big eyes and asked: "Say what you said just now, what happened to our troops raiding Yangquan County?"

"Sir... Stop the anger..." Because of the poor breathing, the communications officer's face was red and he gritted his teeth and reported.

"Our radio station could not contact the raid troops, and called all the radio stations they equipped, but there was no response! Logically, they were attacking Yangquan County, and the radio station was on, so this situation could not happen, so Beizhi suspected that something happened to them in the National Rescue Military Defense Zone!"

"Impossible. There are more than 4,000 raid troops, all of which are all imperial troops. They are well-equipped and have strong combat power. There is also a chariot brigade that provides them with fire cover, which can attack and retreat or defend. How could something happen?"

"Even if the main forces of the National Salvation Army stay in Yangquan to encircle and suppress them, the raid troops can escape under the cover of the chariot brigade!"

"What's more, the main force of the National Salvation Army is still pacifying the way to Yangquan. There is only one garrison in the entire Yangquan territory of the National Salvation Army, with a total force of no more than two thousand people. How can we defeat the raid troops?"

"There must be something unexpected that caused the radio station equipped by the raid troops to temporarily not receive the signal."

"Or the raid troops are being transferred and the radio station is not on, so they have not received a telegram from the military headquarters!"

"Yes, it must be so. You continue to use the radio to call the raid troops. We will be able to contact them when their radio stations are restarted!"

When he said the last sentence, he didn't know whether to comfort himself or stabilize the morale of the army, but the commander's face showed a very determined expression.

Seeing the communications staff leaving in a hurry, the commander quickly walked to the sand table and re-examined the combat plan of the raid troops to attack Yangquan County.

The result is similar to my previous deduction, and there will be no surprises in the combat plan that the raid troops are carrying out.

But because of the report and inference of the Communications Staff just now, the commander was not as happy when he faced this result again. He always felt that something big was about to happen next!

"It's been so long. Chief of Staff, you go to the telecommunications room in person. Why haven't you contacted the raiding troops yet? This is so abnormal!" The commander waited for almost twenty minutes but didn't see the communications officer coming back. His bad premonition became stronger and stronger, and he couldn't help but order the chief of staff.

The Chief of Staff was also very anxious. The military headquarters ended the storm of the National Salvation Army in a crushing defeat. In order to give an explanation to the above, the military headquarters temporarily decided to send a raid troops, bit off a piece of meat from the National Salvation Army at the last moment, and give the front army an explanation to save the face of the Shanxi garrison.

If they had an accident like the mobilization force, the Shanxi garrison would undoubtedly compensate his wife and soldiers, which would be too embarrassing. Whether they were the commander beside them, they would be punished to a greater or lesser extent.

So as soon as the commander's order was released, he ran towards the telecommunications room.

Ten minutes later, I returned to the war room with a much more serious expression than when I left.

The commander realized at a glance that the real situation of the raiding force was worse than planned, so he quickly asked: "Have you contacted the raiding force?"

The Chief of Staff shook his head and replied with a serious look on his face: "Report to Chief, we have not contacted the raiding force yet."

"Just just now, Bei Zhi ordered the intelligence department to send people to contact intelligence personnel in Yangquan to help contact the assault forces and report them immediately if there is any news."

"The raid troops had more than 4,000 people, and a chariot brigade cooperated with the operation. No matter where they were, they would cause a lot of trouble. As long as the intelligence department took action, they should be able to come to them soon."

Another half an hour passed, and the commander could have suppressed his anxiety in his heart and showed it.

As the raid troops disappeared longer and longer, they also showed an anxious look on their faces. They paced back and forth in the war room with their hands on their backs, and looked at the door of the war room every few minutes, hoping that the communications consultant would quickly bring good news to themselves.

"Report to the Chief, I just received a piece of information about the raiding troops!" The intelligence officer suddenly rushed into the war room and was anxious to report before he stood firm.

"Where is the raid troops, what is the situation now, and why can't our radio station contact them!" The commander was too anxious and asked a series of questions.

The intelligence officer quickly reported: "Our intelligence personnel lurking in Yangquan City reported that Yangquan County had been attacked twice from afternoon to evening. The first attack occurred at around 6 o'clock. No chariots participated in the war and it ended soon."

"The second attack occurred in the early morning, with chariots participating in the battle, but our raid troops did not capture Yangquan, and they suffered heavy losses."

"As soon as the battle ended, the raid troops evacuated Yangquan County and disappeared."

"Biyi has mobilized intelligence personnel outside the city to search for raid troops along the highway, and new news should be heard back soon."

The expression on the commander's face instantly became solemn.

Although this information cannot determine the actual situation of the raid troops, the fact that the raid troops did not capture Yangquan County has become an indisputable fact, otherwise they would not have chosen to retreat temporarily.

The commander is not a fool. After a moment of thinking, he analyzed the rough experience of the raid troops entering the National Salvation Military Defense Zone.

Before dark, the raid troops attacked Yangquan County without the cover of the chariot brigade, but failed.

In the early morning, under the cover of the chariot brigade, he attacked Yangquan County for the second time.

The result was still a failure, and the raid troops suffered heavy losses in the battle. In order to avoid the destruction of the entire army, they had to evacuate the battle and marched and retreated from the defense zone of the National Rescue Army.

With his understanding of the National Salvation Army, he would definitely not miss this opportunity to beat the dog in the water.

Therefore, the National Salvation Army will definitely find ways to encircle the raid troops and destroy them in Yangquan.

The more the army commander thought, the worse the mood was. Finally, he focused his attention on the intelligence officer again. As before, he was very anxiously ordered: "Immediately arrange people to find the raid troops evacuated from Yangquan, and let them withdraw from the national rescue military defense zone as quickly as possible. All the raids they are carrying out will be cancelled!"

At six o'clock in the morning, the main force of the National Salvation Army, who had been staring at the marching by the Japanese intelligence personnel, finally arrived in Yangquan.

When the news reached the Japanese army headquarters in Taiyuan, the commander became even more anxious.

Several hours have passed, and intelligence personnel have not found the raid troops evacuated from Yangquan County.

The troops stationed around the National Salvation Army Defense Zone did not respond to them. If Colonel Takahashi was still alive, they would definitely be in Yangquan.

The main force of the National Salvation Army has reached Yangquan. If Colonel Takahashi meets the main force of the National Salvation Army, the raid troops will not be able to escape from the National Salvation Army defense zone.

The commander and chief of staff have been standing next to the sand table to study the terrain of Yangquan and analyze the locations where the raid troops may hide and transfer.

It's dawn now, and the places they guessed were searched by intelligence officers, but no trace of the raid troops was found.

The chief of staff frowned deeper and deeper, and he had rough guesses that something had happened to the raid troops, but he would not say anything before there was conclusive evidence, otherwise it would have damaged the morale and morale of the troops too much.

The commander at this time couldn't bear it anymore.

Thousands of living people could not disappear out of thin air, but the intelligence personnel could not find any clues about them, which means that the raid troops were likely to have been killed by the National Savior Army.

Because only dead people can't speak, they will not leave any clues that others can find them.

Staring at the sand table with a hesitation, he analyzed: "Can they really be killed by the National Savior Army?"

Hearing that the commander had such thoughts, the Chief of Staff no longer hid his own thoughts and immediately replied: "Report to the commander, I also think that something happened to them, otherwise thousands of living people would not have left any clues."

The commander did not respond because this result was the last thing he wanted to see.

Although I had the same idea in my heart, I still ordered with the last glimmer of hope: "Let the intelligence personnel in Yangquan continue to look for it. I want to see people in my life and to see the corpse when I die!"

"Also, while sending people to search for the raid troops, the intelligence department also needs to find a way to figure out all the battles that the raid troops have experienced, the more detailed the better."

"If something really happened to the raid troops, the national rescue army in Yangquan would be too awesome. I must be clear about how they took the raid troops, otherwise I would not be able to sleep peacefully."

At nine o'clock in the morning, the military headquarters received information about a bloody battle breaking out by the river.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the battlefield where the cavalry battalion of the National Salvation Army massacred the Japanese raid troops was finally found, and an information about the entire combat process of the raid troops was also sent to the commander at this moment.

"Bageya Road, I didn't expect that the war could be fought like this. The National Rescue Army was indeed cunning enough. It actually broke the golden cicada out of its shell, so it set up a suspicion array and attacked the west... Several tactics were integrated together to deal with the raid troops, and they died unjustly!" After reading the telegram, the commander unexpectedly did not get angry, but expressed a feeling. The admiration just now came from the heart.

If the Chief of Staff hadn't known the relationship between the Chief of Staff and Zhou Cheng, others would have regarded them as comrades who know themselves and their enemies and have a close relationship.

After reading the commander, the chief of staff immediately took the telegram and browsed it himself. The final reaction was the same as the commander.

Although the National Salvation Army is their opponent, everyone in the army admires the strong.

Even if Zhou Cheng is their biggest concern and an opponent, as long as he has enough strength to conquer everyone, he will still respect him if he should.

Zhou Cheng’s way of fighting against the raid troops this time is undoubtedly a classic. Even if the commander is asked to command this battle, it is not necessarily so good.

Of course, no matter how much you admire, no matter how you feel, no one can change the result of the raid troops being destroyed.

When the Shanxi garrison lost more than 4,000 imperial troops and lost a whole chariot brigade, the angry expression on the chief of staff's face was immediately replaced by heartache.

After losing more than 10,000 people to mobilize troops, the military headquarters could not explain to the front army, so we took the opportunity to raid the battle in Yangquan County.

As a result, the raid troops were also wiped out, and Yangquan County was still in the hands of the National Salvation Army.

Faced with increasingly heavy casualties, the commander, who had almost no achievements, could not explain to the above, and he did not even dare to report it.

But at this point, he could no longer find any reason to continue to drag the matter on, so he could only bite the bullet and dial the phone number connecting the Front Command.

On the battlefield by the river, after several hours of cleaning, there was no weapon on the road except for the Japanese corpse that had not had time to be buried.

The pillow guns and ammunition were collected and hidden by the soldiers.

Zhou Cheng's latest dozen tanks were pushed to the roadside to cover to prevent Japanese planes from coming and bombing...

By pushing the last blown tank into a depression, covering the thatch and branches, and pretending, Zhou Cheng can finally take a breath.

There were thirteen chariots left by the Japanese on the road, of which seven of them were intact, and the remaining six were bombed by the Japanese.

For Zhou Cheng, these chariots are good or bad, and they are treasures that cannot be bought even if they have money.

Moreover, these chariots have been seized by themselves, which is equivalent to having eaten into their mouths. There must be no accident at the last moment.

Although more than a day has passed in Zhujiazhuang, he still remembers the fact that the Japanese army dispatched a large number of planes to destroy and seize it. He definitely does not want to make the same mistake again.

So as soon as the battle ended, he arranged for the troops to disperse and hide the spoils seized by the troops.

"Captain, the results of the battle have been calculated. Combined with the good news from Captain Chen of the Yangquan Garrison, the Japanese chariot brigade dispatched a total of 28 chariots, which were all destroyed and seized by us in just one night."

"Six tanks and armored vehicles that were knocked out by anti-aircraft machine guns were seized outside Yangquan City. The remaining tanks were destroyed by rapid-fire cannons and can only be used as parts."

"We seized seven intact chariots here. Although the remaining six were blown up by the Japanese, the damage was not particularly serious. There should be a possibility of repair."

"In addition, when the Japanese army crossed the bridge, two tanks and an armored vehicle were blown into the water. These three tanks should be good."

"When the battle is over, we will seize fifteen chariots in this battle!"

Zhou Cheng's face was filled with joy after hearing this.

With these fifteen chariots and several chariots that the Armored Company already has, it is definitely a foregone conclusion that the Armored Company expands the Armored Battalion.

With more chariots equipped by the troops, their combat effectiveness will definitely increase exponentially.

When fighting against the Japanese again on the battlefield, these tanks will definitely be able to easily sweep a Japanese infantry brigade.

Of course, chariots are not ordinary weapons and equipment, and can be used as soon as you get them.

He needs oil and specialized technicians to be responsible for maintenance, otherwise even the most powerful tank would be a pile of scrap iron.

Especially oil, without his chariot, it cannot be started.

The reason why the National Salvation Army did not make much achievements after forming an armored company was a big factor in the lack of oil in the tanks.

Today, the troops seized fifteen chariots at once, and the demand for oil in the future will definitely increase exponentially. If they cannot prepare enough oil for us, these chariots will lie in the defense zone and cannot move.

So Zhou Cheng quickly calmed down from his excitement, looked at Chen Zhengyu and asked with anticipation: "Where is the oil? We have seized so many chariots, have we seized the supporting oil?"

When talking about oil, the smile on Chen Zhengyu's face also disappeared. He shook his head and replied: "It's very rare. The Japanese army's target of our raid this time was Yangquan County. We don't plan to go far. In order to ensure the speed of the march, they did not carry much oil."

"If we reduce the amount of what we destroyed during the battle, we will seize even less fuel. On average, it would be great if each chariot can run 100 kilometers!"

Zhou Chengchang sighed and replied with a serious face: "It seems that we still have a long way to go to form an armored battalion with strong combat power! But it doesn't matter, we have all chariots, so it is definitely much easier to get fuel than chariots!"
Chapter completed!