While the guerrilla detachment was making a series of adjustments and deployments, Chu Yunfei's Seventh Guerrilla Corps also began to deploy in the Taihang Mountains area.

Up to now, Chu Yunfei's army has gone through a series of reinforcements, and its total strength has exceeded 10,000, and its overall combat effectiveness has been improved by several levels.

The Seventh Guerrilla Corps currently has 358 regiments under its jurisdiction, including the temporary seventh regiment and the temporary ninth regiment, which are directly under the guard battalion and artillery battalion.

Among them, their artillery battalion has been strengthened, with a total of sixteen Shanxi orogen cannons.

After receiving the news that the Japanese troops were preparing to attack westward, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong immediately held discussions.

They built a complete blocking position to ensure the safety of the northern side of the guerrilla detachment.

Currently, the seventh regiment is temporarily established and is stationed in the Duohuo Town area; the 358th regiment is stationed in highlands such as Ma Tou Mountain, Eagle Mountain, and Hulu Mountain.

The temporary ninth regiment was controlled by Chu Yunfei and served as a reserve team.

The sixteen mountain guns of the artillery battalion were also distributed and given to each regiment for use.

Among them, four Jin-made Type 17 mountain guns were assigned to the temporary seventh regiment.

Twelve Jin-made Type 13 mountain guns are assigned to the 358th Regiment.

These two artillery pieces are imitations of the Xiaojiizi 41-type mountain cannon.

The Jin-made 13-type mountain gun was the first artillery imitated by Yan Laoxi Arsenal. Due to material and technical limitations, its range was less than six thousand meters.

The Jin-made 17-type mountain gun is an improved version. It has many years of artillery production experience, mature technology, and improvements in all aspects.

Therefore, the Jin-made 17-type mountain cannon has a farther range than the 41-type mountain cannon, and can shoot about seven thousand meters.

This time Yan Laoxi was humiliated by Hua Guzheng, the chief of staff of the Major General of the First Army of the Japs, and he was filled with anger.

So he ordered a large number of Chu Yunfei's troops to be replenished, hoping that Chu Yunfei would help him regain his position and thereby increase his bargaining chips.

Now the Seventh Guerrilla Corps can be said to have strong troops, well-equipped weapons and equipment, and sufficient combat supplies.

Chu Yunfei was also committed to this battle. He was prepared to fight a wonderful battle to repay Yan Laoxi for his kindness.

"Captain, according to our investigation and the report from the commander's department, it is the third independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army that entered the Taihang Mountains."

"This brigade has strengthened the combat effectiveness of the troops, but after successive battles, their current combat strength is only more than 5,000."

"Our 358th Regiment and the temporary seventh regiment have entered the designated position and will launch a strong attack on them at any time."

"Now our overall strength is very strong, not weaker than the Japs, and we occupy the terrain and have the advantage in troops."

"If nothing goes wrong in this battle, we will be able to win a great victory!"

At this time, on the 358th regiment's position, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong stood next to Chu Yunfei, and he said with a serious expression on his face.

This time, Yan Laoxi was the bastard who took the weight, and he was determined to fight with the little devil.

Not only did he provide Chu Yunfei with soldiers and weapons, but he also provided strong intelligence support.

Yan Laoxi was humiliated by Hua Guzheng. He wanted to take revenge on the little Japanese and let the little Japanese know that his troops were not soft persimmons.

As long as Chu Yunfei's troops can win the battle, Yan Laoxi can regain his position and gain more leverage in negotiations.

After all, the Jinsui Army has almost never been able to pose a substantial threat to the Japs so far, so the Japs naturally don't take them seriously.

They want to win over Yan Laoxi, not because Yan Laoxi is a big threat, but because in terms of influence, Yan Laoxi is still relatively large.

It's just that Yan Laoxi has a bottom line and always practices Tai Chi with them. Hua Guzheng's actions can be regarded as a response to Yan Laoxi.

Of course, Hua Gu was too arrogant, so he completely angered Yan Laoxi.

"Sir Yan has great expectations for us this time, and we must not let him down."

"I will personally lead the guard battalion to supervise the battle in this battle. Major Sun Ming, if you lower yourself, retreat without authorization, you will be killed without mercy!"

Chu Yunfei had a serious expression on his face, and he gave the order directly.

"Yes, Captain." Sun Ming immediately saluted and said.

The Sun Ming Guard Camp is now an automatic weapons camp.

Their main equipment is Jin-made, Japanese-style light machine guns, Jin-made shell guns, and Jin-made submachine guns.

The whole battalion consists of 400 people, equipped with 10 light machine guns, 150 Jin-made shell guns, and 200 Jin-made submachine guns.

Their weapons and equipment are generally good, and they have replenished their veterans due to losses in previous battles.

It is worth mentioning that not all of the soldiers Yan Laoxi added to Chu Yunfei this time were new soldiers, but there were also some veterans.

The 358th Regiment and the temporary seventh regiment are the two main regiments, which Chu Yunfei attaches great importance to.

These two regiments have very few recruits, and the temporary ninth regiment has more recruits and fewer veterans.

The 358th Regiment is the army where Chu Yunfei started his career, and he still serves as the regiment commander to this day.

The temporary leader of the seventh regiment is Wu Ziqiang, an old subordinate of Chu Yunfei.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui, who were at odds with Chu Yunfei, have all been transferred to the temporary ninth regiment.

The old subordinates of these two people were all left by Chu Yunfei in the 358th Regiment, which was temporarily designated as the 7th Regiment. They were unable to contact them.

When it comes to commanding ability, Chu Yunfei is not bad, but in other aspects, his brain is not simple.

For example, in the TV series, the dispatch of troops to Dagu Town illustrates this point.

Chu Yunfei could also see some of Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui's thoughts.

Of course, he would not have thought that these two people had secretly established contact with the little devil.

Moreover, they kept looking for opportunities to send out information, and even planned to kill Chu Yunfei directly.

But even though Chu Yunfei didn't know that they had completely betrayed him, he still took precautions in advance.

Currently, Qian Bojun serves as the commander of the temporary ninth regiment, and Zhang Fugui serves as the chief of staff of the temporary ninth regiment.

However, Lin Zhiqiang, the deputy commander of the temporary ninth regiment, was Chu Yunfei's direct staff member.

The members of the temporary ninth regiment have just been replenished, and the main officers are Chu Yunfei's former regimental personnel of the 358th regiment.

They have become a system. Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui are naturally unable to control real power here.

Moreover, the ninth regiment is currently serving as a reserve force, and there is a guard camp nearby that serves as a supervising force.

If Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui cause trouble now, they will be seeking death.

These two people were also cunning. Seeing that they had no troops to mobilize, they simply gave in.

When they took office, they cried bitterly in front of Chu Yunfei, expressing their loyalty to Chu Yunfei and not having any other ideas.

Of course, they also knew that it was completely unknown whether they could gain Chu Yunfei's trust again by doing so.

"Captain, what do you think of Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui?"

Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei who was calm and composed. He hesitated for a moment and then spoke directly.

There is no airtight wall in the world, and there are still rumors from various quarters.

Chu Yunfei didn't have any evidence, but Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui had attracted his attention.

"Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui are also my old subordinates who have been with me for many years. They have been through life and death. They have no merit but hard work."

"Brother Ligong, our troops cannot have any problems now, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"Stabilize them first. If they really have thoughts of rebellion, then don't blame Chu for being unkind."

Chu Yunfei took out the Browning pistol, with a cold look on his face and a cold tone.

Fang Ligong looked at Chu Yunfei with a murderous look on his face, and he already roughly knew what Chu Yunfei was thinking.

At present, the Seventh Guerrilla Corps is receiving special attention from Yan Laoxi.

There can't be a scandal now, otherwise it will affect Chu Yunfei's position in Yan Laoxi's heart.

Therefore, Chu Yunfei wanted to be stable, at least during this period of time, they would not be allowed to cause any scandal.

For Chu Yunfei, the most important thing right now is to fight this battle well.

It was around two o'clock in the morning, at the end of October, the north wind was howling, and the weather was chilly.

Groups of little devils began to appear in the Taihang Mountain area. At this time, they could be said to be returning to their old places.

It was on this road not long ago that the guerrilla detachment pulled out its teeth, devoured the main force of the 16th Independent Brigade, and killed its brigade leader Wakamatsu Heiji.

At that time, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade was galloping from the west, but it encountered a strong blockade. In the end, the 16th Independent Mixed Brigade was not saved.

Now that they were walking on the road, Major General Shigeyuki Watanabe, the commander of the brigade, looked towards the west with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Currently, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade consists of the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Independent Infantry Brigades.

Directly under it are the artillery team, engineering team, cavalry team, and baggage team, with a total strength of nearly 6,000 people.

Each brigade maintains a strength of 1,100 men, possesses heavy machine guns, infantry artillery, and mortars, and is not weak in strength.

Especially their artillery team, which has twenty-four Type 94 mountain cannons.

At present, their artillery team is assisted by the engineering team and the cavalry team. These troops have a thousand people.

Looking at the mountain cannons being transported by packhorses, Watanabe Shigeyuki showed a slightly relaxed expression on his face.

"It is impossible for the main force of the guerrilla detachment to come here, and Chu Yunfei's Jinsui Army is not a worry."
To be continued...