Hundreds of millions of cloud explosive bombs were fired at the beginning, and horses were riding on

"We have fought against the Japanese troops over there before... and there is still an infantry regiment there..."

"There are also militia forces... about three to four thousand people..."

Wang Shaoan had known about these things for a long time, so he was quite law-abiding as the commander of the Third Division.

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There are not many soldiers in the Jin Province Independent Column.

Most of them are stationed near Juanyu Valley, and there are almost only a small number of them in Shi County...

However, this elite force only has a few thousand people.

According to what Wang Shaoan said now, there are only about seven or eight thousand troops in the vicinity of the entire Shizhuang County.

However, this amount of troops is acceptable. After all, there are only seven or eight thousand troops, plus so many tanks and so many cannons.

It can completely withstand the attack of more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers...

As for the puppet troops, Zhang Yunqing didn't take them seriously. After all, everyone knew the combat effectiveness of the puppet troops...

Especially on the battlefield in southwestern Shanxi.

The puppet army had a lot of soldiers, and many people from the independent column also surrendered.

Now the Japanese actually don’t quite trust the puppet army, but there is nothing they can do because their number is too small.

So they still need the puppet army to come and help and support, otherwise it will be difficult for them to fight.

When Zhang Yunqing heard Wang Shaoan say this, he nodded.

"These 5000-plus people are about the same. It's better to have them than not."

"Send these people to Shi County first, to prevent the Japanese from attacking our Shi County after they take over Song County."

"I always feel that these are the Japanese devils. They have no good intentions at all. Their purpose in doing this is to attack our Shi County."

"The Japanese are so cruel and crazy, they can only do this."

"We still don't know what the Japanese are thinking, so if we attack rashly, it may cause some interference to us. So we have to wait and see what happens. Let's send our intelligence team over to investigate. If we know the Japanese's intentions, it will be easier for us to deal with them."

"Besides, the Central Army is probably more anxious than us right now. They may also ask for help from others. We are just their last choice."

"I don't think we can hold Song County for long. We both know the Central Army's combat effectiveness. Once the Japanese send out so many troops, I don't think they will be able to hold out for too long."

"But let's be honest. Even if we can't send infantry to support, we can still send our air force to support us."

"Let's send the flying corps in Shi County to provide support. After all, they have asked us for help, so we can't refuse to provide support."

Zhang Yunqing still wanted to go to provide support, after all, these were his own troops.

If our own people were killed by the Japanese, even though they were not members of the independent column, they were still people fighting the Japanese.

Zhang Yunqing also didn't want these people to be killed by the Japanese easily.

For Zhang Yunqing, as long as the troops fight the Japanese, they are good troops, and as long as the soldiers fight the Japanese, they are good soldiers.

So, Tang Yunshan had also made up his mind to send planes to provide support.

"Yes... Commander, I understand. I will send a telegram to the troops in Shi County as soon as I get back."

Wang Shaoan on this side also nodded and said.

"The Central Army will definitely not give up. If they encounter an attack from this Japanese unit, they will probably fight back."

"This has already hit them in the face. The Central Army is also a little more imposing."

"Let our people conduct a thorough investigation to see if the Japanese intend to attack our Shi County seat."

"These little devils have evil intentions... I guess they definitely want to attack our Shi County."

Wang Shaoan on this side also continued: "Yes...Commander, when I come back, I will ask the intelligence department to quickly collect information over there to see which Japanese troops and puppet troops they are."

Not long after Wang Shaoan finished speaking...his own staff officer came running over in a hurry.

"Commander...we already know who the enemy troops are."

"It's the Japanese 56th Division and the puppet army's 88th and 89th Divisions."

"They were probably sent out to attack Song County as the old devils. This must have been an extremely covert plan. People from the Central Army said that no one knew when the little devils attacked."

"And according to their information, there are at least 2 Japanese soldiers and at least 2 puppet troops, so this is a 4-man force..."

"The goal is to attack Song County."

Zhang Yunqing also stood up when he heard the staff officer's words.

"The Japanese are indeed ambitious. More than 4 people is not a small number. I didn't expect them to send out so many people."

"People who didn't know would think something happened in Song County, but they didn't expect that they were only attacking a small Song County."

"But I feel like this is an opportunity for us. After all, these 2 puppet troops plus 2 little devils are not a small number. Once we send troops to support them, it will definitely be a victory if we can capture these devils and puppet troops."

"I think we are an independent team and we should not miss this opportunity."

When Zhang Yunqing heard the news, he had an idea in his mind. He needed to immediately send troops to support the 32nd and 33rd Divisions of the Central Army to directly kill all the Japanese and puppet troops.

After all, it has been a long time since the last battle of the Independent Column. The battle with the bandits certainly does not count, after all, the bandits have no combat effectiveness.

This time, the Japanese attacked a Type B division, which the independent column could still put up a fight.

"Lao Zhang, do you think we can fight? There are more than 4 Japanese and puppet troops here."

"If we want to go out, we have to mobilize at least an infantry division."

"Only an infantry division can be confident. Otherwise, if we want to send an infantry brigade to support us... that would be difficult."

"What do you think, Lao Zhang?"

Zhao Zhaogang here also kept talking.

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