The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Head Zhou's face became more serious the more he listened.

I was equipped with four mountain cannons with my back in the war zone... The independent regiment was equipped with field cannons, large-caliber mortars, and even heavy mountain cannons after being captured.

After getting annoyed, worries quickly flashed in his mind.

The independent regiment was equipped with heavy artillery, and the third, fifth and fourth regiments had only four mountain cannons.In case a conflict breaks out between the two sides, I am a dish in front of them, and I can eat whatever I want, and I have no power to parry.

Looking at the chief of staff, he continued to ask: "Have they recruited troops in the base areas, and how many people do they plan to expand to?"

"Several counties controlled by the Independent Regiment are recruiting troops. They originally had six main battalions. There are rumors that they plan to expand another three battalions. In this way, the Independent Regiment will have nine battalions."

"We count as [-] people in a battalion, and the nine main battalions alone have [-] people!"

"Including the cavalry battalion, artillery battalion, guard battalion, and supply battalion... the direct subordinate troops of [-], the total strength is definitely [-]!"

Head Zhou's face became more and more solemn, staring at the sand table in silence for a long time without answering.

The chief of staff also had an ugly expression on his face.

If the Independent Regiment also belongs to the Jinsui Army, and the two sides are neighbors, the stronger they are, the safer the [-] Regiment will be.

The crux of the problem is that they do not belong to the Jinsui Army, and the war zone is still targeting them and guarding against them.

In this way, the stronger they are, the worse the situation of the [-] Regiment will be, the greater the pressure to survive, and the risk of being swallowed by them at any time.

This is no joke.

The [-]th Regiment was in the enemy-occupied area, and there were many Japanese and puppet troops separated from the theater.

In the unlikely event that a conflict breaks out between the two sides, the independent regiment wants to attack the [-]th regiment, and it will be beyond the reach of the theater to help...

Seeing that the head of the regiment kept his face sullen and silent, the chief of staff couldn't help asking: "The regiment..."

"The expanded independent regiment is too powerful, and the gap between our strength and theirs is too great!"

"Not only can't threaten them, but they may also be backlashed by them!"

"I suggest reporting this matter to the war zone immediately, asking the war zone to provide us with weapons, equipment and ammunition supplies, and to expand our troops!"

"Even if it doesn't reach the [-] members of the Independence Regiment, it can be expanded to [-]!"

"Otherwise, after the conflict broke out between the two sides, we wouldn't even have a chance to return the phone, and we would be swallowed up by them!"

Head Zhou's mind was full of blood, and he didn't think of any way to break the situation.The Chief of Staff's proposal hit the mark, and he quickly nodded in agreement...

An hour after the telegram was sent, there was no response from the war zone...

Two hours have passed, and the war zone has not sent back any news.

Commander Zhou became anxious again, and quickly contacted his old classmates at the theater headquarters to ask about the situation...

After another hour, the long-awaited call back from head Zhou was finally taken by the chief of staff.

But the chief of staff's face was particularly ugly, and it was not a good thing to guess the content of the telegram at a glance.

"Regiment, the theater has rejected our proposal to expand our troops!" The chief of staff reported frowning.

"Why?" Head Zhou asked with a puzzled look on his face!
"If we don't expand the troops, how can we suppress the independent regiment and limit their development!"

"Did the officers of the theater command take the wrong medicine? Don't they want to suppress the independent regiment, and plan to hand over Northwest Shanxi to the Eighth Route Army..."

...

The chief of staff explained with a long sigh: "Your old classmate sent a telegram and said: The war zone doesn't believe us a little bit!"

"Worried that we will resell arms and equipment in the name of expanding the army..."

"Am I a pig?" Captain Zhou became angry when he heard it.

"The Independence Regiment has grown to such an extent. I still sell their weapons. I think I have lived too long and dig my own grave. How can the theater command suspect us like this!"

"Quick... quickly send a telegram to the headquarters to explain!"

"From now on, we will never resell a single rifle or bullet!"

"The expansion of the troops this time is really to guard against the independent regiment, put pressure on them, prevent them from encroaching on the defense area of ​​the [-]th regiment, and control Northwest Shanxi!"

"Telegram now, the more sincere the better!"

"No matter what the final result is, the first thing to change is the attitude of the theater towards us!"

"If the theater no longer trusts us, not only will the [-]th Regiment not be able to continue to expand its troops, but the ammunition supply will also be greatly restricted in the future!"

"I'm going to send a telegram now!" The chief of staff also realized the seriousness of the problem and rushed to the telecommunications room.

Head Zhou followed closely behind, and said as he walked, "I'll send another telegram to my old classmates after you send it!"

"He can still speak at the headquarters, let him help us!"

Another two hours passed, and head Zhou waited until dark for the telegram from his old classmate.

The situation is more complicated than he imagined.

Someone in the headquarters even thought that the reason why the Independent Regiment was able to defeat the Japanese and continue to grow in Northwest Shanxi had a lot to do with the weapons and ammunition sold to them by the [-]th Regiment.

Some people even suggested that the [-]th regiment should be held accountable.

There are also many people who took advantage of the head of the regiment Zhou and talked to the [-]th regiment, thinking that the [-]th regiment sold the weapons and ammunition of the independent regiment with the approval of the theater command, and they should not be held accountable, otherwise the troops operating in enemy-occupied areas would definitely It will be chilling, and doing things that are not conducive to the theater, the gain outweighs the loss!

But no matter how these people help to speak out, those who proposed to punish the [-] regiment still accounted for the majority.

Especially Chief Yan, who lost a large amount of weapons and ammunition, not only failed to achieve the purpose of killing with a knife, but offended the Japanese, and he was always resentful.

The three-five-four regiment just hit the muzzle of the gun, and it was difficult to get away.

The final result was: Although Commander Zhou retained his position as the commander of the [-]th Regiment, his military rank was downgraded by one level, and the ammunition supply in the future was also reduced to [-]% of the original level.

In the words of some military officers in the theater, Commander Zhou must have made a lot of money by reselling the arms of the [-]th Regiment.Now that the war zone is difficult, it's time to give some of it back to the troops...

Head Zhou wants to cry but has no tears.

For a money-greedy person like him, taking out the ocean in his pocket is simply as difficult as going to heaven.

So he will never pay for the support of the troops himself.

But the army is the capital for his self-protection in troubled times, and there must be no mistakes.

Thinking about it, he complained and angered too much about the war zone, and felt that the war zone was too much of a fuss, and then forced him to death.

While Head Zhou was racking his brains to consider the future of the [-]th Regiment, he also guessed the telegram on the punishment of the [-]th Regiment in the war zone in the conference room of the Japanese Army Special High School in Northwest Shanxi.

The [-]th Regiment's lone army went deep into the imperial army's occupied area. If their ammunition supplies were cut off in the World War II area, this army would become a rootless duckweed. As long as the military department gave them some benefits, they would give them military support With some pressure, I will definitely join the imperial army!
The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie