"Thank you, Commander Ye. Without the restraint of your army, my artillery battalion would not have been able to exert such great power. Now is the last moment to harvest the Japs. I hope the Japs' planes will not arrive in such a timely manner." Wen San smiled. said.
In fact, he knew that Miyamoto had no time to call for support. Who told him to shout so loudly and his position was completely exposed. If the shells didn't hit him, who would they hit?
With the counterattack of the 160th Division, the Japanese really became a turtle in the urn. The 160th Division threw two regiments of troops at once and rushed upward desperately. This was a rare battle with favorable winds. The soldiers were quite brave, and a few casualties could not stop their attack.
The two damaged infantry brigades were quickly wiped out, and their casualties were not as high as expected.
Wen San's troops remained rooted to the spot. Their role was to block the ghosts' retreat. Any ghosts who wanted to escape would become victims of their guns.
When the soldiers of the 160th Division sweep over, they will have completed their combat mission.
In order to reduce the casualties of the troops, Wen San also took a lot of trouble.
After cleaning the battlefield, Wen San received the battle report. His troops had less than 50 casualties, and the number of deaths was reduced to single digits.
The casualties on the 160th Division were much higher, with nearly 200 casualties, including 85 dead soldiers.
But these casualties were nothing compared to the results they achieved. This is an infantry regiment of the Japanese. Although it is damaged, it still has more than 2,000 troops.
Isn't it worthy of a big book to capture a Japanese infantry regiment at such a small cost of casualties?
It can be said that the entire 160th Division troops are in inexplicable excitement. Those regiments that were not involved in the battle were so angry that they beat their chests. What a great opportunity? It was actually taken by friendly forces!
Wen San captured half of the equipment and left with his troops.
Before leaving, Mr. Ye was really reluctant to part with him. This kind of cooperation opportunity was probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Wen San's troops made great efforts, but the greatest military exploits were given to him.
"Sir, as long as we keep in touch with the independent group from time to time, there will definitely be opportunities for cooperation." Chen Liren looked at his reluctance and said quickly.
"This Wen San is really amazing. How much have you learned from him after following him for so long?" Commander Ye looked at Chen Liren, thinking about finding an opportunity to send him to the front-line troops. Just being a combat consultant may be a bit of an understatement.
"This man has such a powerful mind, he has quite a lot of tactical templates in his mind. Especially when the war begins, he is terrifyingly calm. Any changes on the battlefield that the enemy makes will be easily captured by him. As long as he seizes the slightest opportunity, he will give the enemy A fatal blow. He is a natural commander, and my level is far inferior to him." Chen Liren was really not being modest. He knew Wen San better than most people who knew him.
"Well, the fact that you have these opinions shows that you have an in-depth understanding of his tactics. After this battle, I am going to transfer you to the front-line troops and give you the strength of a regiment. Is there no problem?" Mr. Ye said solemnly.
"Thank you for your cultivation, Master. Chen Liren will do his best to repay the kindness of Master!" Chen Liren was immediately excited. Being able to join the front-line army is naturally much better than being a combat staff officer. After all, among the front-line troops, he will have great autonomy.
Chen Liren also understood the teacher's thoughts, and probably wanted to use the bond between him and Wen San to find more cooperation opportunities.
Who doesn’t like military exploits? Who doesn’t want to become a general with great achievements in battle?
On Wen San's side, the seizures in this battle were not ideal, especially in terms of artillery shells. The consumption was really high. The number of artillery shells of various calibers captured was only about one-third of those fired.
Of course, with Wen San's current financial situation, he doesn't care much about this loss. The key point is that the casualties are minimal, which makes Wen San very satisfied.
"Pang Dun, where has the Xinye Brigade moved to?" Wen San asked the reconnaissance company for relevant information.
"After the Miyamoto regiment was annihilated, the Xinye Brigade's advance accelerated a bit. It is expected that their front will arrive in the Fenghua Mountain area tonight." Pang Dun quickly took out the information he had just obtained.
"To the Fenghua Mountain area? Are they not planning to attack the 160th Division's defense line?" Wen San asked somewhat unexpectedly. The original plan of this force was to join up with the Miyamoto regiment, then penetrate the 66th Army's defense line, and then go straight to the capital.
Now that the Miyamoto Regiment has been eliminated, they actually changed their marching route and no longer plan to attack the 160 line of defense.
"It is estimated that the destruction of the Miyamoto Regiment made the Xinye Brigade wary. They were not sure how many defenders there were, so they chose Fenghua Mountain, which has a relatively weak force, and then attacked the capital from the Tangshan line. As long as the capital side fell , the perimeter defense will become meaningless."
Fat Dun's words are not unreasonable. The current situation is actually not clear, and the troops between the armies are not very closely stationed.
The Tangshan line is actually the defensive range of the 66th Army, but it is the 154th Division of the 66th Army. Compared with the 160th Division, this division has fewer troops and is slightly weaker in terms of combat effectiveness.
If the Xinye Brigade rushes in from here with all its strength, if the 154th Division can hold them off for a day, it will be considered a success.
In fact, throughout the entire battle to defend the capital, the defense lines outside the capital were exposed everywhere. Japanese planes bombed in turn every day, coupled with various heavy artillery attacks, the battles between the defense lines outside the capital were not much different from the previous two defense lines.
In just a few days, the defense lines everywhere were as leaky as a sieve. They tried to fix the leaks everywhere, but the result was that there were leaks everywhere. The high-level military leaders were not so resolute in fighting at all. They had a large number of troops and the fighting was getting worse and worse. On the contrary, the Japanese troops became more and more arrogant. No matter how many troops there were in front of the defenders, they would dare to charge forward as long as they gathered a force.
Unexpectedly, they can still achieve great results, often defeating the masters of the national army with a loss ratio of ten to one. There was no way to fight back.
"Let's move to Fenghua Mountain and wait until nightfall to kill one of them." Wen San didn't want to let the Xinye Brigade pass easily.
His troops were not far from Fenghua Mountain and could be in place quickly, but the Japanese had to travel a long distance to arrive at night. Relatively speaking, Wen San can sit back and wait for work, while the Xinye Brigade has a foothold that is not yet stable.
Although it is impossible to eat this brigade in one bite, at least you can bite off a piece of meat from them.
"Captain, there are more than 8,000 people in this Xinye Brigade. I'm afraid this battle will be very difficult to fight." Pang Dun was very worried because the gap in strength between them was too far. Even if the Japs are tired troops, they can easily spread out and block the attack of Wen San's group.
