Chapter 185
Boom!
Just a moment.
The entire command center was in complete silence.
Everyone present, including the old commander, was completely stunned.
The Seventh Brigade was completely wiped out? !
How is this possible?
You know, that was a field brigade with extremely strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese, and now it was killed by a mere Qingfengzhai bandit!
Isn't this a fantasy!
It was quiet for nearly half a minute.
The people present woke up from their previous shock, and then the whole command center was completely blown up with a "hum".
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"That's the Seventh Brigade! How could it lose to a mere Qingfengzhai bandit?"
"It's a fantasy to want to defeat the Seventh Brigade, and now it's said to be completely wiped out, this is simply outrageous! This is definitely fake news!"
"..."
Everyone present immediately talked about it, and everyone's face was full of doubts.
"Staff Officer He!"
Wang Conghai asked hurriedly: "Have you confirmed this information?"
"Report to the Chief of Staff!"
He Zhizhou wanted to say that this was fake information, but he had already verified it repeatedly. At this time, he had to bite the bullet and said: "I have just sent a telegram to the 358th Regiment, and this news has been confirmed by the regiment. The 7th Brigade was indeed wiped out outside Qingfeng Village at noon today. Now many anti-Japanese armed forces near Laiyang County have spread this news!"
"Is this true?!"
The old commander stood up from his chair suddenly, and said in disbelief: "The dignified 7th Brigade of the Eastern Empire was completely defeated by a mere bandit? This, this is simply unimaginable."
Everyone was completely confused.
How strong can the bandits be?
Even if Qingfeng Village is well-equipped and has won many consecutive victories, it is impossible for it to completely wipe out the 7th Brigade in any way!
That was the once invincible 7th Brigade!
"What on earth is going on?"
Wang Conghai quickly asked the key question.
Yes!
How could the other side wipe out the Seventh Brigade?
Almost instantly.
Everyone's eyes turned to He Zhizhou again.
"I heard there are tanks!"
He Zhizhou uttered this sentence somewhat unnaturally.
Tanks?
There are tanks?
Everyone was struck by lightning.
Even the old commander trembled all over and said in disbelief: "Tanks? How is this possible? Where did the mere bandits get tanks?"
"Yes, yes!"
At this time, He Zhizhou also almost couldn't believe it, but he had been to the bandit stronghold after all, and he knew that the equipment of that unit was indeed particularly luxurious. At this time, he had to grit his teeth again and said: "From the current situation, the other side does have a certain number of tanks, and it is precisely with this king of land warfare that the Japanese Seventh Brigade was defeated!"
Everyone was confused again.
Is Qingfeng Village really a bandit den?
Nowadays, even the Jinsui Army can't get a tank, but this bandit den actually has such luxurious and powerful weapons!
Who is the regular army?
"Commander!"
Staff Officer Wang smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that we completely underestimated Qingfeng Village before."
"Yeah."
The old commander uttered a word lightly, but his face was a little ugly.
To be honest.
Previously, he didn't think much of this bandit army. If the situation was not difficult, he would never have thought of recruiting them.
Originally, since the other party didn't know how to raise a hand, just let them fend for themselves. Anyway, there is no reason for them to continue to survive in such a clearing operation, but who would have thought that now this bandit army not only did not fail, but instead relied on its strong strength to wipe out the Japanese brigade.
This is simply a slap in his face!
"Commander!"
He Zhizhou couldn't swallow this breath, and said in a deep voice: "Even if these bandits have some strength, so what? When I represented the Shanxi Suiyuan Army to go to Qingfeng Village, I mentioned the reputation of the old commander many times, but he never paid any attention to it. Even the leader of the village was unwilling to show up. His arrogance can be seen!"
"Humph!"
Hearing this, the old commander's face became more and more ugly.
Wang Conghai knew the other party's character very well and couldn't help frowning and said: "Staff Officer He, did you offend the other party in your words before?"
"Chief of Staff!"
He Zhizhou suddenly felt wronged and hurriedly said: "I have been neither humble nor arrogant from beginning to end, and there is no place for arrogance!"
This is true.
Before he had time to show off his power, he was bullied everywhere.
How can he be bullied by others?
"Commander!"
At this time, a senior general next to him said in a deep voice"It is indeed extremely surprising that Qingfeng Village was able to annihilate the Japanese brigade, but this bandit was so arrogant before, clearly not taking our Jinsui Army and you, the commander, seriously. In my humble opinion, they just won by luck this time!"
"That's right!"
Another person immediately echoed: "So what if they have better weapons and equipment? After all, they are just bandits!"
Everyone immediately talked about it.
"Cong Hai, what do you think?"
The old commander turned to the side with a gloomy face.
Wang Conghai thought for a while and said: "Commander, this unit appeared very suddenly. It has developed to such a level in a short period of time. Its potential is really unimaginable. During this period, I specially ordered people to collect some information about Qingfeng Village. Although its leader Zhu Ziming is also a generous and righteous person, he definitely does not have such strong ability. I suspect that its leader has been replaced long ago!"
"Changed?"
"Yes!"
Wang Conghai nodded and said seriously: "Zhu Ziming has been the leader of the village for so many years. If he is still in office, he will not suddenly rise. Where do their weapons and equipment come from? Where did the materials that grew rapidly before come from? And the most important thing is-I have seen various layouts of their previous battles, and there is always a sense of déjà vu!"
"Did you see something?"
"It's hard to say."
Wang Conghai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I just have a feeling."
"Yeah."
The old commander didn't take it too seriously.
Wang Conghai hesitated and said again: "Commander! It is really shocking that this unit can rise in such a short time. The talent of the person leading this unit must be amazing. Although he was indeed a little arrogant before, now is the time for our Jinsui Army to recruit people. Why don't you put aside your prejudice and send someone to recruit him? As long as we can recruit him, our Jinsui Army will definitely increase its strength!"
"Let me think about it."
The old commander was a little hesitant.
He has always attached great importance to his face. To be honest, he can't swallow this breath of humiliation when he was slapped in the face by arrogance before.
But what Wang Conghai said is not without reason. If we can recruit this unit, it will be a great help! (971/2000)