The counter-mopping up in the base area was successful. This battle not only repelled the joint enemy and puppet invasion of the base area, but also severely damaged all enemy forces. The invading Kuomintang army lost nearly one regiment of troops, and more than one regiment of the puppet army was wiped out.
, one of the two Japanese regiments was completely wiped out, and the other was beaten to the point of losing its armor.
All the forces surrounding the base area have suffered losses, causing them not only to lose the ability to attack, but also to be stretched thin in future defense.
However, the Eighth Route Army in the base area greatly increased in strength during the counter-mopping up. Not only did it seize a large number of the enemy's weapons and ammunition, but it also recruited many people from the surrendered puppet troops. The strong Eighth Route Army took advantage of the victory in the counter-mopping up and the enemy's retreat.
, randomly launched a battle to regain lost territory. After leaving the areas occupied by the national army, they began to attack the enemy-occupied areas.
At this time, Su Yuan was idle. He couldn't participate in the Eighth Route Army's retrieval of lost ground, but he couldn't stand hearing the news that kept coming, and at the same time, his heart began to become active again.
He had also served in the Eighth Route Army before. At that time, he only felt that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were brave and the unity among them was very good. At this time, he had a better understanding. The soldiers in his own army were also quite brave, but he always felt that they were more heroic than those in the Eighth Route Army.
The Eighth Route Army lacked something.
It is not the bravery and morale of the soldiers, which are similar under their own leadership. What is different is the spirit of the soldiers. The faces of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army show the kind of indescribable vitality, which is a kind of vigorous growth.
There is more strength in their hearts than Su Yuan's subordinates - after repelling the Japanese, they still have to fight for the lofty ideal of building a brand new China, a country of equality and freedom without exploitation and aggression. For this goal,
They can abandon everything!
Su Yuan was forced to return to the National Army due to the situation at that time. In Ancheng, he experienced the situation where the Kuomintang eliminated dissidents and almost fell into despair, but it was the Eighth Route Army who saved him. He has also seen the corruption within the Kuomintang in recent years.
It has penetrated into the army, and Su Yuan no longer wants to stay in the national army.
To this end, he found the commander of the base area and expressed his desire to join the Eighth Route Army. After hearing Su Yuan's request, the commander held his hands tightly to welcome him.
Su Yuan immediately stated that he could immediately lead his troops to join the Eighth Route Army and participate in the battle against the enemy.
"Commander, we have now restored our strength, as you have seen during the battle. I hope to lead the troops to participate in the battle immediately, as a battle of the Eighth Route Army." Su Yuan requested.
"This is not busy yet." The commander said, and then he asked thoughtfully: "Captain Su, we already understand your experience, and we all believe in you, but do you know your troops? Are they willing to cooperate with you?
Will you join our revolutionary ranks?"
"Li Zhuang has nothing to say about my current four battalions, and Yuan Zhen, who just joined, is fine. This..." Su Yuan really didn't think about it carefully. He thought of Meng Tian. Although he was not hostile to the Eighth Route Army, he was
I'm afraid he won't be willing to join, and it goes without saying that Zhang Hao will never agree, not to mention that there is Li Qian in the team.
"Have you encountered a problem?" The commander seemed to know Su Yuan's subordinates very well. He smiled and said, "Isn't it time for you to join our Eighth Route Army?"
"Then when is the time?" Su Yuan asked immediately.
"Commander Su, what do you think of the current situation?" the commander turned around and asked.
"Situation?" Su Yuan thought for a while and replied: "Although the little devils have just launched a large-scale battle, this is probably their last jump. Their rear is even more empty. We won't talk about international affairs.
, Judging from your Eighth Route Army, from your point of view, the Japanese soldiers and supplies are almost exhausted, and their defeat will be sooner or later. Maybe within a year or two, we will win the war of resistance!"
"Okay! That's right." The commander responded immediately, and at the same time asked: "What about the future?"
"In the future?" Su Yuan hesitated a little. He knew about the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party before, and here he saw the die-hards. Now they want to curb the development of the Eighth Route Army and want to eliminate it. Then they will not allow the existence of the Eighth Route Army in the future.
.Obviously, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, there will definitely be a new war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
"In the future, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party may start a battle for their ideal country." Su Yuan replied.
"Then who do you think will win?" the commander asked.
"Needless to say, of course it's you!" Su Yuan immediately replied: "But the fight will be very difficult. After all, the national army still has a considerable advantage at the beginning. But sooner or later they will fail, just like the little devils against us.
Just like the invasion, at first they may have the advantage of troops and occupy some places, but then they will not be able to defeat base areas like this. You have the support of the people and will continue to develop. The final outcome will be the same as now.
, we will take the initiative and start to counterattack, and finally achieve total victory!"
"Yes, so I think it's not time for you to come back." The commander replied: "You still need to grasp your troops more firmly and develop your strength in order to
In the end, you can also provide our troops with a greater role than joining a regiment now."
"I understand." Su Yuan said it clearly. He immediately understood what he was going to do. At this time, it was inconvenient for him to continue fighting with the Eighth Route Army here, so it was best for him to return to Ancheng and use his status as a national army to fight in the army.
After regaining Ancheng, we developed our forces to gain a foothold in the local area. Just like here, we launched a gradual counterattack to regain the lost ground. At the same time, we strengthened the political education of the troops' officers and soldiers, and immediately led the troops back to the Eighth Route Army as soon as there was an opportunity.
This is not difficult. If as time goes by and the Eighth Route Army gains the upper hand, everything will become a matter of course. The soldiers and command of his own army will be more receptive. Su Yuan can't stand it anymore when he thinks of this.
Since the counter-attack, he has not only recruited more than one battalion of the National Army, but also seized a large number of weapons and ammunition. In addition, the soldiers who were recovering from injuries in the New Fourth Army have gradually returned to the army. At this time, he has the ability to attack.
Su Yuan immediately said: "I will immediately gather the troops and we will fight back to Ancheng. I will continue to develop my strength and cooperate with your Eighth Route Army at any time. As long as you say a word, I will immediately lead all the officers and soldiers to join the Eighth Route Army's battle order."
"Haha, it's really clear at the first glance. This is exactly what we hope." The commander said happily.
Su Yuan immediately gathered all the troops and started mobilizing. Hearing that he was going to fight back, the soldiers had been looking forward to it for a long time, and Li Qian, Zhang Hao and others were also willing to leave the place of trouble as soon as possible.
Su Yuan led his troops to march westward. In order to cooperate with them, the commander specially dispatched two main regiments to escort them. A tiger and wolf division launched a western expedition to capture cities and territories.