Matthew Wen came over, patted Tian Kezhi on the shoulder, and asked him to go ahead and do his work.

"Old Zhao, go out for a walk, today's ban will be waived." Matthew said.

After hearing what Zhao Zhiguo said, Ma Xiuwen thought that his ban had stifled Zhao Zhiguo.

Prisoners still have time to go out for a walk, not to mention that Zhao Zhiguo is not a prisoner yet.

Hearing Matthew Wen's words, Zhao Zhiguo immediately sat up: "You are the political commissar, we will not tell lies."

"Are you deliberately putting on a show to ask me to let you out?"

Matthew Wen felt that he had been deceived. What Zhao Zhiguo said to Tian Kezhi just now was full of melancholy and lack of confidence.

The key point is that Matthew Wen believed that he had detained Zhao Zhiguo in the headquarters, which caused Zhao Zhiguo to think wildly and suspect that he had not done enough defense work.

Now when Zhao Zhiguo heard that he was going out, his waist and legs no longer hurt, and his whole body felt energetic. He could easily climb the sixth floor in one breath.

"Oops...I have a headache..."

When Zhao Zhiguo saw that he had been discovered by Matthew Wen, he immediately lay down on the bed and pretended to be weak.

"Stop acting with me. Your acting skills are really not that good. You only have one day. You must come back and report to me before dark." Matthew said.

Matthew Wen was really too worried. What if Zhao Zhiguo slipped out and met Gangcun, it would be very dangerous.

That's why Matthew Wen had no choice but to impose a ban on Zhao Zhiguo.

Of course, it is not an option to keep Zhao Zhiguo in the headquarters for a long time. After all, he is a living person.

"Hey hey hey, political commissar, I'm leaving then."

Before Ma Xiuwen could give any instructions, Zhao Zhiguo ran out of the headquarters in a hurry. It was obvious that he had planned this matter for a long time.

"Commander, where are we going?"

"Go to the Third Brigade's station and look for my brother!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

Outside the headquarters, two fast horses had been prepared. Zhao Zhiguo did not bring any guards, but took Yao Pengju alone and rushed towards Zhao Ziming's brigade headquarters.

"Commander, let the horse rest for a while. If you keep running like this, the horse's lungs are going to have problems."

Zhao Zhiguo and the others worked hard without stopping. The main reason was that Zhao Zhiguo hadn't had such a fun time in a long time.

As the number of troops in each unit increased, the troops of the First Military Division were scattered in many empty positions in the countryside.

When they first captured Pingcheng and Jinyang, Zhao Zhiguo and others lacked troops, and the troops stationed in various places were also relatively insufficient.

With the completion of this troop expansion, troops are already stationed in most of the land east of Pingcheng and Jinyang.

Zhao Ziming and his third brigade were stationed east of the middle of Heping City in Jinyang. As one of the three main forces in Zhao Zhiguo's hands at that time, they naturally had to play an important role in supporting the defense of the entire defense zone.

It is necessary to take care of both Pingcheng and Jinyang, and when attacking, the Third Brigade can also penetrate directly into the Japs' defensive position like a sharp knife.

After the fall of Jiangcheng, Qin Dongsheng's Second Brigade was transferred to the southeast of Jinyang.

The Japanese army captured Jiangcheng, and the large number of Central Army and other Chinese troops in the area north of Jiangcheng became the most prominent force on the entire front.

In order to prevent being cut off by the Japanese troops in the Jiangcheng area, all Chinese troops between the two places have withdrawn.

Most of the remaining vacuum zone was occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops. Some troops directly defected to the Japs and remained stationed in place, becoming the Imperial Association Army. The local security groups also became the Japs' lackeys.

Qin Dongsheng's troops stationed in the southeast of Jinyang City, firstly to expand the defense area and ensure the security of Jinyang area, and secondly to prevent the puppet troops from unscrupulously occupying the territory to the north for their own use.

"Commander, the Third Brigade's station is ahead. You should be able to see their sentry post soon."

The third brigade's defense area extends very far!

Zhao Zhiguo once proposed that instead of asking for territory from the brother troops, we should extend our hands into the enemy's defense area and compete with the enemy for resources.

Land and population are resources. Otherwise, if the population controlled by the little devils increases, they will capture young men and build fortifications.

As for Zhao Zhiguo and others, the more people there are in their defense area, the more labor and soldiers they will have.

Zhao Ziming was also fought on the battlefield. Since he had this group of elite soldiers and generals under his command, they would go out to sneak attack on the Japanese from time to time.

This company will go out today, and that company will go out tomorrow.

The weakly defended areas of the Japanese army became opponents for the training of the First Army's divisional troops.

There was no way to continue losing troops that were not counted in strength, so the Japanese army had to shrink its troops.

If the little Japanese took a step back in the morning, they would be occupied by the surrounding Chinese troops at noon. The anxious situation of the frontline troops on both sides was not relieved by the retreat of one side.

On the contrary, as the two sides get closer and closer, many conflicts have become inevitable.

The Japanese army also began to launch raids, just to slow down the surrounding Chinese army's encroachment on them.

The two sides fought back and forth, each with his own victory or defeat.

"Stop, who are you! Which army are you from?"

Because the troops were expanded after they were dispersed, many soldiers had not seen Zhao Zhiguo.

Zhao Zhiguo jumped off his horse and handed his ID to the soldier standing guard.

"Which army are you from?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

The soldier glanced at Zhao Zhiguo's ID and immediately realized that the person in front of him was the commander of their First Military Division.

"Reporting to the leader, I am from the second regiment of the third brigade, and the defense area of ​​our regiment is in front of us." The soldier reported quickly and returned the ID to Zhao Zhiguo.

"Is your brigade headquarters still in Tongluo Town?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"Report to Commander, the brigade headquarters just changed defenses to Tawan Village this morning."

Zhao Zhiguo glanced at Yao Pengju next to him: "Is there any telegram in this regard?"

If the brigade headquarters changes defenses, it will report to the headquarters one day in advance. If the matter is urgent, the report can be made to the headquarters within ten hours after the defense change.

This is to prevent the troops from needing to gather forces and telegraph contact cannot be reached, so that communications troops can be eliminated in time.

"There was a telegram from the Third Brigade last night, but I didn't read it carefully," Yao Pengju said.

Tian Kezhi was in charge of telegram matters. Yao Pengju was a mascot in the headquarters. If Zhao Zhiguo hadn't ordered him to report to the headquarters every day, he wouldn't have cared about what happened in the headquarters.

"Then go to Tawan Village!" Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Commander, do you want me to arrange for someone to lead the way?" the soldier asked.

"Brother, our commander is a walking map. He knows everything about your defense zone better than you do. Stand your guard well," Yao Pengju said.

In Tawan Village, only one company of troops is stationed at the headquarters of the third brigade.

The village was very clean inside and out. After the troops finished their morning exercises, the first thing they did was to arrange for people to clean the village thoroughly, and then help the people carry water and chop firewood.

The reason why the windows are bright and clean is not only for the comfort of the eyes, but also for the habits that people can easily develop in the environment they live in.
Chapter completed!