As Zhongzuo was getting more and more relaxed, a telegram was suddenly delivered by the operator.
After reading it, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he walked quickly to Major General Kawasaki and reported: "General, good news."
"Intelligence personnel lurking around Shunping reported that an Eighth Route Army force of about 500 people had just crossed the blockade and returned to Shunping. It should be the only remaining force of the Shunping garrison."
"Their total strength exceeds 2,000. Three companies were wiped out and severely damaged by the commandos. At most, 1,890 people are left."
"We calculate that they dispatched two-thirds of their troops to raid the area occupied by the imperial army, and now only more than 500 people are left in the base area. This means that they lost at least 600 people in the aircraft bombing and continuous fighting."
"Shunping Defense Regiment is the one with the longest history and the strongest combat effectiveness among the three defense regiments in the Yizhong base. They have been beaten like this. The other two defense regiments are definitely not much better."
"Our goal of forcing back the Eighth Route Army in the center through air strikes should have been achieved."
After waiting for most of the night, he finally received a definite message that the Eighth Route Army had withdrawn. Major General Kawasaki could finally let go of his worries.
As long as the Yizhong Eighth Route Army retreats to their base and the two sides do not interfere with each other, they can seize the time to expand their strength. When the time comes, they can mobilize the entire army to sweep the Yizhong Plain and completely eliminate the serious troubles that have repeatedly embarrassed themselves.
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At the headquarters of the Duer Regiment, Huang Yu became busy again after all the attacking troops returned to the base area one after another.
Statistics of casualties, statistics of battle results, treatment of the wounded, replenishing recruits and equipment... all require his single hand.
After finally completing the statistics in his list, the combat staff sent more than a dozen more: "Deputy Chief of Staff, this is the equipment loss list that has just been compiled by the participating troops..."
"Put it here first..." Huang Yu stretched his waist and said.
"I will first report the compiled list of seizures to the group leader, and then come back to calculate the equipment losses."
When he found Kong Jie, he asked with a tired look on his face: "Captain, when will Chief of Staff Shen arrive? If he doesn't come, I will be laid off."
"As acting chief of staff for two days, I found that I am still better at directing battles on the front line. If there is a chance in the future, I don't want to be the deputy chief of staff. I will concentrate on being the commander of the Junping garrison and the captain of the guerrilla brigade."
Kong Jie also knew that the work of the chief of staff was very cumbersome, but there was no one in the Duer Regiment now. Huang Yu could only be used as two people. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Chen Quan set off last night and came directly from northwestern Shanxi. We are a kind of base. If nothing happens on the way, we will be in place tomorrow night...just keep at it."
Huang Yu nodded and immediately reported: "This is the seizure list that has just been compiled by all the attacking troops."
"The Japanese attach great importance to the six commando teams, and strengthen each commando team with two mountain guns or infantry guns, three to four mortars, and three to four heavy machine guns."
"Except for the ones that were destroyed, we have basically captured all other heavy weapons."
"There are a total of four mountain guns, two infantry guns, 13 mortars, and 10 heavy machine guns."
"The largest number was rifled machine guns. A total of 1,893 rifles, 61 light machine guns, 126 pistols, 29 horses, and 6 troop carriers were seized."
"439 mountain artillery shells, 380 infantry artillery shells, 1,750 mortar shells, more than 90,000 heavy machine gun bullets, more than 240,000 rifle machine gun bullets, more than 6,800 hand grenades and grenades, dedicated to grenades There are more than 900 grenades..."
"Captains Deng and Huang both sent telegrams, hoping that the regiment would allow them to keep all the spoils, which would not only supplement battlefield losses, but also make their artillery and heavy firepower units worthy of their names."
"I personally fully support this proposal."
"Before the counterattack, each garrison regiment had an artillery company directly under the regiment, three mortar companies, and some companies directly under the fire platoon."
"But due to limited equipment, many troops only have an empty frame. There are even some mortar companies equipped with only two or three mortars, which are more like an artillery platoon."
"If all these heavy weapons are equipped with front-line troops, each garrison regiment will have a veritable mountain artillery company or infantry artillery company, and each main battalion will have a six-gun mortar company, which will greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops."
Kong Jie immediately agreed: "Those heavy weapons are not old hens. They can't lay eggs when they are delivered to the headquarters. Instead of piling up in the warehouse and rusting, it is better to stay in the frontline troops to fight the Japanese."
"But part of the seized ammunition must be sent to the regiment headquarters."
"If you don't control the ammunition more tightly, with the personalities of you regiment leaders, it won't take long for all the ammunition to be squandered."
"Forty rounds of ammunition are reserved for each rifle, three hundred rounds of ammunition for each machine gun, five hundred rounds of ammunition for the heavy machine gun, ten special grenades for the grenade, thirty shells for the mortar, mountain cannon and infantry cannon Keep twenty rounds each, and all the remaining ammunition will be sent to the regiment headquarters for future wars."
"I will give another order to Deng Jingye and the others. If conditions permit and the equipment is sufficient, I will allow each garrison regiment to expand by one more battalion."
"But the combat effectiveness of the original three main battalions cannot be affected."
"The Japanese army in Baoding has suffered heavy losses at our hands several times. Neji Okamura also tried to eliminate us several times but failed. He will definitely hate us to the bone."
"Luck can't always be on our side."
"The next big sweep, we will face unprecedented pressure, and it is possible that Okamura Neji personally goes into battle."
"The troops must seize every opportunity to improve their combat effectiveness and accumulate more anti-mopping capabilities."
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At the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, Li Yunlong was standing in front of the deputy commander with his head lowered, being scolded.
"Li Yunlong, let me tell you what you are good at. You have worked hard to develop the New Regiment. The headquarters has just made plans to expand the New Regiment into the New First Brigade and let you be the brigade commander."
"You made a big mistake right away by killing prisoners. Not only will you not be able to be a brigade commander, you will also be demoted. I have known you for so many years, why don't you learn a lesson from me?"
Li Yunlong felt more and more regretful.
He regretted losing the position of regiment leader, but now the leader actually told him that the new regiment would soon be expanded into a new brigade, and planned to make him the brigade commander.
Now that I have made a mistake, not only am I not qualified to be a brigade commander, I am not even qualified to be a regiment commander.
The position equivalent to being a brigade commander slipped away from him because of a mistake.
He decided to try again, raised his head and glanced at the deputy commander carefully, and said sheepishly: "Please rest assured, chief, I will definitely not make the same mistake again in the future."
"Why don't you let me go back to the new regiment? After the army expands, even if I can't be the brigade commander, I can be the regiment commander. I promise I won't have any complaints and will fight well."
"Are you dreaming? What are you thinking of?" The deputy commander saw through Li Yunlong's thoughts at a glance and said bluntly.
"Don't think I don't know what your kid is up to."
"You have such a high prestige in the New Regiment. Even if you go back to be the battalion commander, if anything happens to the army, it won't be up to you."
"To command a brigade of troops with a regimental commander's hat on your head is clearly a reward for you."
"You have made such a big mistake. If you are not severely punished, many people will definitely learn from you in the future. Then there will be no chaos."
"Let me tell you, the headquarters transferred you out of the new group and didn't want you to go back again."
Li Yunlong was anxious: "This is not possible..."
"Chief, I formed the new regiment by myself. You can't just transfer me just because you want to."
"If you can't be a battalion commander when you go back, you can be a company commander..."
"If it doesn't work, you can just fight it to the end. You can also go back to the new regiment and become a soldier."
"No..." The deputy commander-in-chief gave Li Yunlong no room for negotiation and objected firmly.
"I heard that you went to the cooking class to take the blame for violating discipline, so I decided to let you come to the headquarters to take the blame."
"If you want to take the big blame, you have to go back to the New Group to take the big blame..." Li Yunlong didn't give up the idea of returning to the New Group and immediately expressed his thoughts.
The deputy commander shook his head again: "It is impossible to return to the new regiment."
"The headquarters will appoint a new leader to the new regiment in a while, and Zhao Gang will continue to serve as political commissar."
"As long as Zhao Gang is in the new group, there will be no chaos. It doesn't matter whether you come back or not."
Hearing this, Li Yunlong had to give up the idea of returning to the New Regiment. He changed the topic and continued: "Chief, if you can't return to the New Regiment, you can go to other troops. As long as you can fight the Japanese, it's no problem to go to the local troops or the guerrillas. "
"It's safe to stay at the headquarters and take the blame, but there's no war to fight..."
"I, Li Yunlong, am a rough old man. If I am left idle every day, I will definitely get sick."
"Chief..." The chief of staff on the side suddenly interrupted.
"Yizhong New Second Regiment sent a telegram a few days ago. Their regimental chief of staff died in an air raid. They requested the headquarters to arrange a new chief of staff for them as soon as possible. Li Yunlong is indeed good at fighting. Why don't he go to the Independent Second Regiment as a general? Deputy Head."
"The Second Regiment of Yi Zhong...wait a minute..." Li Yunlong thought he had encountered something good, but after a moment's thought, he realized it and stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"Chief, is the leader of the second regiment of Yi Zhong you are talking about Kong Erduzi..."
"What's wrong with Kong Er? His name is Kong Jie..." the chief of staff replied with a frown.
Li Yunlong's head immediately shook like a rattle, and he refused without hesitation: "It doesn't matter whether he is Kong Erluzi or Kong Jie, I would rather serve as a battalion commander or even a company commander in another army than go to the Duer Regiment to be Kong Erluzi's deputy. Too Shame on you."
"No, absolutely not..."
The deputy commander-in-chief did not answer Li Yunlong's words and stared at him for half a minute before speaking: "It's really good to be the deputy commander of the Duer Regiment."
"Kong Jie is good at fighting and has a calm personality. Let him suppress you, and maybe he can get rid of all your bad habits. I think the chief of staff's suggestion is a good one."
"Either you stay at the headquarters and take the blame, and don't even think about returning to the army for at least half a year. Or you can go to the Yi Zhong Du Er Regiment as the deputy commander and serve as Kong Jie's deputy. Choose one of the two, there is no other way out."
Li Yunlong was confused. He didn't expect that he would have to face such a dilemma after all the hard work of rushing to the headquarters.
His expression kept changing, and he didn't make a decision for a long time.
"I don't have that much time to spend with you. There are many people eyeing the position of deputy commander of the Du Er Regiment. If it weren't for the fact that you and Kong Jie are old comrades in arms and are very familiar with each other, you would definitely not be able to take your turn." The commander-in-chief spoke again.
"If you don't make a decision, I will give this position to someone else, and you will stay at the headquarters and take the blame for half a year."
