Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night at the enemy headquarters of the Second Regiment in Pingyang Town.
The three garrison regiments under his command seemed to be discussing and launched attacks on the Japanese and puppet troops at the same time.
If all three battles are won, the base area will usher in a period of rapid development that no one can stop.
In the future, if the Japanese and puppet troops encounter another raid, the four troops under his command will be able to serve as each other's horns, cover each other, and defend the base area.
If one of the troops loses, the three garrison regiments under his command may be reduced to two, or even one.
At this critical moment that related to the life and death of the base area, Kong Jie couldn't sleep even if he wanted to.
Shou paced back and forth in the war room, glancing at the telegraph operator every ten or twenty minutes to confirm whether the radio station had received any new messages.
At three o'clock in the morning, the telegraph machine, which had been quiet for most of the night, suddenly started to move. The signal lights kept flashing. The operator wore headphones and while listening to the signal, he wrote the signal code he received on the telegraph newspaper...
When the signal light stopped flashing, he put down his earphones and handed the telegraph newspaper filled with signal codes to the deputy commander of the communications platoon.
He had been on standby for a long time. After receiving the telegram and newspaper, he translated it according to the code book.
The content of the telegram was very long, and it took ten minutes to stop translating. He stood up and reported to Kong Jie: "Captain, good news from the Wangdu County garrison. They have just taken Wangdu County and wiped out all the garrison in the city."
"Commander Deng also reported that they also captured the arsenal in the city. Not a single bullet was destroyed by the Japanese. They also seized six mortars, eight heavy machine guns, 19 light machine guns, and more than 500 various weapons. With the rifles, the weapons and ammunition they captured at various strongholds, and the support of the regiment headquarters, it will not be a problem to raise a two thousand man garrison."
Kong Jie breathed a sigh of relief and said: "One of the three major battles has already sealed the victory. I can finally let go of my hanging heart. I will call Deng Jingye back immediately: the troops will seize the time to digest the results of the battle, and then find ways to use Wangdu County Make a good plan, little devil, buy more training time for the troops, and build the Wangdu County garrison for me as soon as possible."
At four o'clock in the morning, the radio signal light flashed again.
This victory report was much shorter. Only five minutes had passed since the radio station received the signal. The deputy platoon leader of the communications platoon reported with excitement: "Captain, great victory!"
"Captain Huang of the Mancheng Defense Regiment reported: The troops entered the county half an hour ago, and the battle ended ten minutes ago. They successfully captured Mancheng and seized a large amount of loot..."
"Well played..."
Compared with just now, Kong Jie was much happier when he heard the good news, and he almost jumped up from the ground with excitement.
The three garrison regiments were divided into battles. Two of the garrison regiments had just been formed two or three days ago. What he was most worried about were Deng Jingye and Huang Qi. Now that they have successfully completed the task, all worries in their minds have disappeared.
As for the Shunping garrison, with Huang Yu's commanding ability, even if he couldn't defeat the enemy's mopping up troops, he would definitely be able to escape unscathed.
Immediately ordered: "Hurry up and call Huang Qi back: congratulate them..."
"Require them to digest the results of the battle as soon as possible and expand the garrison..."
"Send another reminder telegram to the two garrison regiments at the same time: I don't care how many people they expand their troops to. The garrison regiment can only have one thousand people. Except for heavy machine guns and a small number of mortars, it cannot have any other heavy weapons. .”
"The stronger our army is, the more the Japanese will fear us, and the more troops will be dispatched when they attack us in the future. Only by hiding our strength and making the Japanese think of us as underestimating the enemy can our troops use surprise troops to kill them in the next war. Caught off guard, hold the base at the minimum cost."
Wang Lin, chief of staff of the Shunping Garrison Regiment, suddenly said: "The regimental commander told me this idea..."
"This is what the Shunping garrison does. By showing weakness, we make the little Japanese despise us. Only then will we take advantage of the opportunity when we send troops to raid the base area in the future."
Kong Jie nodded: "When I was the regiment commander in northwest Shanxi, Xiao Huang was the deputy chief of staff. It was he who suggested that I hide my strength. The effect was very good."
"In several counter-mops, our hidden troops came out at critical moments to deliver fatal attacks to the enemy and end the battle."
"Now we have three garrison regiments and one main force regiment. If the actual number of troops exceeds 10,000, but in the eyes of the little devils there are only 5,000 or 6,000 troops, their next big raid will be based on the standard of 5,000 or 6,000 troops, etc. If we use our main force at the critical moment, we will definitely be able to catch them off guard, and maybe we can even fight two annihilation battles against them in the base area."
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At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Baoding, Major General Hase was sullen and furious in the war room.
He was sleeping well, but as soon as the Wangdu County rescue telegram arrived, he was woken up from his bed by the deputy. Before the discussion could come to a conclusion, Mancheng County also sent a rescue telegram.
Major General Hase's original battle plan was to rely on the strong fortifications in Wangdu County and Mancheng to hold back the Eighth Route Army. If there was an opportunity, it would be better to use blocking warfare to consume more of their troops.
Baoding's newly formed mobile force first recaptured the Qinggang stronghold, and then went to reinforce Wangdu and Mancheng.
Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army was so powerful that the usually indestructible city defenses instantly turned into paper toys. As soon as the siege began, the city defense troops were overwhelmed and had to ask for help from the brigade headquarters.
Just when he was racking his brains to put together reinforcements and try to save the two county towns, the communications staff suddenly rushed in. Before he could stand still, he reported nervously: "General, our radio contact with Wangdu County has been interrupted. ...The humble official suspects that Wangdu County has been captured by the Eighth Route Army..."
"Pah..." Major General Changgu punched the table in front of him. His eyes turned red at the same time. He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "How could it be so fast?"
"Including the police and special forces, there are still 700 to 800 garrison troops in the county. They were attacked only half an hour ago. The troops are also protected by city fortifications. Even the 700 to 800 pigs cannot be wiped out so quickly... What does the captain of the Wangdu County Guard Corps do for food..."
Baoding was dozens of kilometers away from Wangdu County, and the only radio connection was cut off. When the brigade leader asked questions, no one could answer, and the atmosphere in the war room immediately became depressing.
As the old saying goes, when a person is unlucky, drinking water is bitter.
Before Major General Hase could calm down from the bad news of Wangdu's fall, a telegraph operator rushed into the war room again: "Reporting to the commander: Our radio contact with the garrison in the city has also been interrupted."
"Nani..." Major General Hase's already red eyes widened quickly and he sat down on the chair. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly raised my head and ordered: "Hurry up and contact the mobile unit and ask them if there is anything going on there?"
"The Eighth Route Army did not attack the city early or late, but waited for the mobile troops to attack the Qinggang stronghold. This is definitely not a coincidence... I suspect they have a bigger conspiracy."
After saying that, he turned his attention to the deputy brigade commander who had also made meritorious service, and asked anxiously: "When will the other infantry brigade that the front army headquarters promised us will set off, and when will the 3,000 additional troops promised to us be available..."
"The biggest reason why the Eighth Route Army operating in the Baoding area dared to be so rampant, attacking Shunping, Wangdu and Mancheng, is that we do not have enough troops and cannot send troops to attack them."
"If the Baoding area had sufficient mobile troops, they would not dare to operate in the plains even if they had the courage to do so."
The deputy brigade commander has been keeping an eye on the reinforcements and additional troops promised by the front army to Baoding for the past two days, and he is very clear about it. Without even thinking about it, he blurted out the report: "Another infantry brigade from the front army to reinforce us will be transferred from Tianjin. It will set off early tomorrow morning and march normally. We can arrive at Baoding tomorrow night."
"Two thousand of the three thousand additional troops are from China and are still being transported by sea. It will take five days at the fastest to arrive."
"The remaining additional troops are from North Korea and are on their way to Huabei. They are expected to be in place within ten days."
"The speed is too slow..." Major General Hase said dissatisfied.
"At this rate, we won't be able to send troops to recapture Wangdu and Mancheng in five days."
"The Eighth Route Army mobilized troops very quickly. If they were allowed to stay in Wangdu and Mancheng for five days, they would not only evacuate the two county towns, but also take away a large number of recruits... Fast enough, they could also evacuate the two county towns. If it develops into a guerrilla zone, the cost for us to recapture the two counties will be high.
The deputy brigade commander seemed not to understand something. He frowned and asked, "General, an infantry brigade will arrive in Baoding tomorrow night...did you miss them?"
"As long as they rest in Baoding City for one night, they can send out troops the day after tomorrow to follow the entire city!"
Major General Chang Gu became angry when he heard this. He frowned and cursed with an expression of hatred: "Bagh Yalu...didn't you suffer too many losses from underestimating the enemy in the hands of the Eighth Route Army?"
"They can capture Wangdu County and Mancheng County in half an hour. Do you think the Eighth Route Army operating there are just idle people?"
"There is no difference between relying on a large force to attack Wangdu County and Mancheng County and seeking death."
"We have lost enough troops during this period. If we lose one or two more reinforcement brigades, Amaterasu will not be able to save us even if he comes to this world."
"We must gather more than two brigades of troops to counterattack Wangdu and Mancheng. Otherwise, I would rather let the two county towns be occupied by the Eighth Route Army than let the troops take risks and end up losing my wife and losing troops."
The deputy brigade commander was also frightened by the fierce tactics of the Duer Regiment. After hearing this, he showed a frightened expression.
Just as he was about to speak again, the communications staff officer ran over in a hurry again, his dark color also very solemn.
The brigade commander asked him to contact the mobile unit. Now with this expression coming back, could it be that something happened to the mobile unit? The Eighth Route Army was planning an unprecedented big operation just as the brigade commander suspected.
"Report to the brigade commander, the mobile unit has been contacted..."
Major General Hase was confused for a moment and thought he heard wrongly. He shook his head and asked, "Wait a minute, what did you just say? Say it again?"
"We have contacted the mobile unit!" the communications staff officer said again.
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