After resting for less than two hours, as soon as it got light, Kong Jie received news that someone from the brigade headquarters had arrived overnight.
As soon as Kong Jie got up and before he put on his clothes, a voice sounded outside the yard:
"Kong Jie, you are so big-hearted, and you still want to sleep! The brigade commander is angry because of the Japanese sneak attack on Yangcun last night!"
Kong Jie hurriedly put on his clothes, opened the curtain, and got out of the mud house at the regiment headquarters to take a look, "Hey, Chief of Staff, why are you here?"
"Why am I here? There was a lot of noise last night. The sound of artillery was even transmitted to the headquarters. When I inquired, it was said that your Yangcun was attacked by the Japs and more than twenty people were killed. The brigade commander asked me to come and see It depends.”
"You!" the chief of staff said, pointing his finger at Kong Jie as if to make trouble, "your independent regiment has won many battles during this period, and the brigade commander has praised you for this, but the result is good for you. Now you turn around You've been defeated again, what do you want me to say to you?"
"Hey, Chief of Staff, drink some water, and don't rush back. Recently our independent regiment has improved the food. You might as well stay here and have a meal before leaving!"
Kong Jiexian poured a glass of boiling water and handed it over as if he was attentive.
The chief of staff took the water glass and sighed, "Kong Jie! We were attacked by the Japanese in a sneak attack, and some sacrifices were unavoidable. But now, the headquarters and the brigade are watching this stall! Yangcun is too close to the headquarters, so there is no movement. It has been passed on long ago.”
"There is something wrong with the command of this battle in Yangcun. You must give the brigade commander and boss an explanation!"
Kong Jie smiled bitterly, once again understanding why Dou E was wronged.
"Chief of Staff, actually there is something fishy about this matter. Forget it, I'll take you to see the situation with your own eyes!"
Seeing is believing, Kong Jie led his chief of staff to the place where the battle last night took place.
On the top of the cliff, the 46 corpses of the Japanese who were killed during the night lay neatly and intact. If the various captured weapons piled around them had not revealed the identity of these Japanese, at first glance, the Chief of Staff would have I really thought these were Eighth Route Army soldiers!
"This is……"
"Report to the Chief of Staff that these are the Japanese who attacked Yangcun last night."
The chief of staff was a knowledgeable person. He just took a look at the pile of seized weapons and said in surprise: "German submachine guns. When did the Japanese equip them with such standard weapons? And there are so many of them. Could it be that everyone has one of them?"
"The Chief of Staff is indeed very knowledgeable. Take a look at this again." Kong Jie handed over the seized vest.
The chief of staff held it in his hand and examined it for a moment, then knocked it with his hand and said in surprise: "It seems to have a steel plate inside. Judging from its thickness, ordinary pistol bullets may not be able to penetrate it."
"Are these the Japanese that your independent group killed in last night's battle?"
"yes!"
"These Japs seem to be very different from the Japs we usually encounter. Their weapons are so sophisticated. Your independent group was able to kill more than forty Japs with less than half of the Japs' casualties. It can't be considered a failure. Yes. Yes, why didn’t you explain the situation clearly to the brigade commander?”
Kong Jie said helplessly: "The brigade commander hung up the phone too quickly. I didn't have time to explain the situation. Besides, there is no basis for what I said. If I say that these Japs are different from ordinary Japs, they have better equipment, better marksmanship, and better training." Su, with the brigade commander’s temperament, he might have thought that I was excusing myself!”
The chief of staff laughed and said: "This is true, Kong Jie, don't blame the brigade commander. The brigade commander has been focusing on the defense of the headquarters these days. When he heard that there was a situation on your side, he was a little anxious and didn't have time to pay attention. asked."
Kong Jie said: "Please ask the chief of staff to make it clear to the brigade commander on my behalf."
"Do not worry!"
"Chief of Staff, it's still early, why don't you stay with our independent regiment for dinner before leaving?"
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Let's talk about it later! There are plenty of opportunities. By the way, Kong Jie, when I leave, you can send two more soldiers to bring me a few corpses, and let the brigade commander see them with his own eyes, otherwise I will return It’s really hard to intercede for you.”
"Yes!" Kong Jie responded.
And just when Kong Jie sent someone to transport the corpse of the Japanese and escort the chief of staff back to the headquarters of the 386th Brigade, an incident that shocked the entire northwestern Shanxi was brewing:
The night of the 15th.
A small group of Japanese troops attacked Yangcun. After being repelled by the Eighth Route Army stationed in Yangcun, they fled to the defense area of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army.
As a result, the leader of the 57th Regiment, Yang Chongshan, led a battalion to encircle and suppress the Japs. Instead of succeeding, the Japs actually made a detour and sneak attack on the regiment headquarters.
A fierce battle broke out that night.
The defensive troops of the 57th Regiment Headquarters of the Shanxi-Sui Army suffered more than 300 casualties.
The regiment command post was directly blown into ruins by the Japanese who infiltrated in disguise. The deputy commander and chief of staff of the 57th regiment, together with more than a dozen staff officers, were all tragically killed in the big explosion.
The most shocking thing is that when the leader of the 57th Regiment, Yang Chongshan, learned the news, he was horrified and led his team back to the regiment headquarters, but in the end he still failed to eliminate the Japanese army.
Not only that, what is incredible is that after a tragic battle, more than 300 people of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army were killed, and even the regiment headquarters was taken over by the Japanese. As a result, until dawn, the entire 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army was stationed. Not a single Japanese corpse was found.
Except for some special bullet casings, it was silent proof that the devil had indeed been here.
It’s easy to imagine what this means.
During the night when the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army fought this mysterious small group of Japanese troops, the battle loss ratio between the two sides was most likely more than 0:300.
According to a platoon leader of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army who survived the incident and guarded the regiment headquarters, he said:
"This devil is as scary as the devil. There are not many of them, maybe only thirty or forty people. Wearing the clothes of our Jinsui Army, they sneaked into the vicinity of the regiment headquarters, and then suddenly opened fire. They used all automatic firepower and marksmanship. It was very accurate. The two shuttles swept down, and there was a crackle of gunfire that I had never heard before. A dozen brothers fell down on my side.
Immediately afterwards, these devils began to slaughter. Wherever they went, only the sound of gunshots was heard. The brothers fell down one after another without even seeing the devils' faces.
We used submachine guns to fight back, but the hits on these devils made a bang. These devils seemed to be invincible.
I have never seen such a scary devil.
The artillery shells flew out suddenly, seven or eight of them, hitting the regiment headquarters building directly. It seemed that they came from the artillery company of our regiment. The Japanese must have controlled our artillery.
The regiment headquarters was turned into ruins amidst the violent explosions.
…”
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, the chief of staff had not returned yet. The brigade commander was the first to receive the news that the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army had been severely damaged.
At this moment, even the brigade commander, who had been on the battlefield for a long time and was used to big winds and waves, felt that the news coming from the 57th Regiment was a bit fanciful.
There were only thirty or forty people in the team. As a result, in front of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, which had more than 2,000 troops and had been alert and prepared, more than 300 people were killed. They also successfully sneaked into the 57th Regiment and successfully captured the Jinsui Army. The regimental command post?
It always feels like listening to a fairy tale.
In addition, if this is the case, even though Kong Jie sacrificed more than 20 soldiers, he should also have killed some Japs. Aren't both sides dealing with the same Japs?
Or are you saying that you wrongly blamed that boy Kong Jie?
