As the Japanese blockade line survived in name only, the base areas in Xincheng area have basically been connected to the entire Taihang base.

In other words, the current Xincheng area is already an insider and is no longer alone outside the Taihang District.

Many signs indicate that the Eighth Route Army is expanding faster and faster, and Wang Zhengyi has always adhered to the principle that a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall.

So now his sphere of influence in Xincheng is limited to Fenghe and Nanhengyan, and it is gradually shifting towards the south.

If Fenghe and Nanhengyan hadn't guarded the north-south transportation and Li Ketu, this guy would have probably given up even Fenghe's hometown. Zhang Yunfei would not have doubted that guy's decisiveness.

During this harassment of the area, Zhang Yunfei and others deliberately avoided Nanhengyan and Fenghe.

The wealth is moving, and Wang Zhengyi's Buddhist nature is because he has not touched his interests. Otherwise, that guy would have become more sinister than anyone else.

Their main task this time was to train the militia, expand the territory of the base area, and weaken the power of the Japanese and puppet troops. Naturally, there was no need to tease Wang Zhengyi, the poisonous snake.

The facts were not as expected by Zhang Yunfei. In May, after receiving an order from his superiors, the New Seventh Regiment, the New Ninth Regiment, the Independent Regiment and other troops were reorganized into the Third Battalion and the Ninth Company. The county brigades of each county were upgraded to the local independent battalion after deploying some military cadres.

Most of the original local guerrillas were drawn away, and guerrillas such as Yang Zhiming and Qian Dedong, who were once relatively large in the area around the new city, were naturally difficult to avoid.

Even the independent regiment of Qi Dajiu was transferred to the Hebei-Shandong-Henan region after the reorganization was completed. After all, there were already two standard regiments here, as well as local armed forces such as independent battalions of each county, and the troops were relatively abundant.

During this upgrade and reorganization, the superiors took good care of the New Ninth Regiment. The Third Battalion of the New Ninth Regiment was expanded by Qian Dedong's guerrillas. Qian Dedong served as the instructor of the newly established Third Battalion, and the battalion commander was Zhou Qingfeng, a cadre sent by superiors.

This round of reorganization and adjustment was because Zhang Yunfei made preparations in advance and the New Ninth Regiment completed the fastest. However, the armed strength of various places in the entire New Ninth Regiment defense zone did not decline significantly due to sufficient reserve forces. On the contrary, due to the expansion of the armed forces, the combat power can not only be restored, but even increase in a very short period of time.

The situation in the entire southeastern Shanxi has completely changed. The Japanese have completely lost their advantages. In addition to ammunition replenishment and weapons and equipment, they are already at a disadvantage in overall situation.

With the sharp contraction of defense by the Japanese and puppet troops, the organization of small guerrilla warfare, which had stronger flexibility and maneuverability, was gradually no longer suitable for combat needs.

The theme of the current troops is to counterattack the Japanese and puppet army controlled areas.

However, the superiors suddenly transferred almost all local armed forces, and Zhang Yunfei could only laugh and cry. After all, the gap in the entire Eighth Route Army was still very large, and the entire Taihang District was originally a sparsely populated mountainous area.

This round of expansion was not only the county brigades, district squads and other guerrillas in the new city area, but also the local armed forces in the entire Taihang District base area, and were almost all drawn.

After all, areas with stable situations like them are naturally the most ruthless areas to be drawn. After all, it requires a large amount of troops.

Whoever made them take on the heavy responsibility of delivering qualified soldiers to the main force. They used to be very careful, but now it is probably the last time. It has become a one-time deal, so naturally the transfer is a bit ruthless.

Fortunately, Zhang Yunfei had expected this situation, and all the work in the surrounding areas of Xincheng would be orderly and not have much impact.

The militias in each district were quickly replenished and reorganized into independent battalions of each county.

But even so, he spent so much energy to prepare in advance in the early stage, and it was really time to help the local government form armed forces.

However, compared with other regions, their response is already very good.

Although they responded in time this time, they shortened the training time for new recruits, and quickly formed combat effectiveness.

However, the sequelae are also a bit, so a large number of young and middle-aged people were recruited again, which still had an impact on local agricultural production.

In terms of logistics supply, it was a heavy burden, but in order for the troops to have enough combat effectiveness and sufficient reserve force, he had to do it.

Zhang Yunfei not only needs to strengthen the training of his new Ninth Regiment, but also has to take into account the training of newly formed local armed forces in various counties.

After all, they were all formed by local militias. Although he had already trained militias in rotation before, such training was still short after all.

After all, training for militia is more like a military training, and no matter how you require it to be treated equally as regular troops, there is still a gap with the training of regular troops.

Now they are truly paramilitary and need to further strengthen military and discipline training.

Their combat capabilities have a great impact on Zhang Yunfei's next combat plan, because Zhang Yunfei has already set his sights on Xincheng County.

The power of his own regiment cannot conquer Xincheng County, so he needs the support of local armed forces.

Therefore, while Zhang Yunfei was worried about the training and progress of local armed forces, he was planning an offensive against Xincheng.

In accordance with the unified deployment of superiors, various troops and local armed forces began to squeeze, surround, blockade and remove the strongholds in the enemy's final control area.

He began to think of the county town under the hands of the Japanese and implemented a strict blockade. The local armed forces that had just been trained to assist his New Ninth Regiment and began to siege the New City.

At this time, Zhang Yunfei assembled the New Ninth Regiment and dispatched the newly built three independent battalions to the three counties and three branches, with a total of more than 2,000 people preparing to launch an attack on the new city.

Zhang Yunfei personally led a group of military cadres to observe the terrain around the new city. Now they can approach the new city at will, which fully demonstrates that the situation has changed.

You should know that in the past, if they wanted to get close to the surroundings of Xincheng County, they were both makeup and hidden, and they did not dare to be careless at all, so they could only approach them secretly and observe them in secret.

After observing the situation in Xincheng County, Zhang Yunfei still frowned secretly. There were only more than 100 Japanese soldiers in the county, and the puppet army was only 300, and the troops were not too many.

But after all, it is a county town, and the Japanese and puppet troops have complete fortifications, so it is not easy to conquer them.

Nowadays, except for the areas where the large troops are stationed in the Japanese and puppet troops in most ordinary counties are not large.
Chapter completed!