While Chu Xiong was carrying out the aftermath work in Lijiacun, the Second Company and the Third Company, with the assistance of their brother troops, also won the anti-mopping battle. The results and losses were also tallied and reported to the battalion headquarters, and the battle report of the entire battalion was also tallied. Out.
Chu Xiong, Gao Wancheng and others have returned to Liu Town. The independent battalion will conduct a summary meeting of the anti-mopping up battle, which will be expanded to include company chief officers and some militia company representatives. Li Chennan, the militia company commander of Lijia Village, and Yang Zhijun, the captain of Gaojia Village's military workers, are among them.
The meeting was chaired by instructor Gao Wancheng and had three items on the agenda. First, Deputy Battalion Commander Zhong Guoliang briefed on the battle report of the "New Year's End Anti-Mopping Battle";
"Comrades, after half a month of hard fighting, with the joint efforts of all the soldiers and civilians in the base area, and with the strong support of the fraternal troops, the anti-mopping up battle in the base area has been successfully concluded. Now I will inform you of the battle report on the anti-mopping up battle:
Annihilate one brigade headquarters, two regiment headquarters, six infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, two field artillery brigades and two and a half puppet regiments of the Niudao Brigade;
Killed 8,348 Japs below Major General Ushijima and took no prisoners;
Annihilated more than 2,200 puppet troops, including more than 800 killed or wounded, and 1,387 prisoners;
Seized 15 75mm howitzers, 9 92 infantry guns, and 18 81mm mortars;
Seized were 65 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 422 Taisho Type 11 light machine guns, 185 grenade launchers, 5821 Type 38 rifles, more than 300 Nanbu pistols, and 7 radio stations;
Seized were 21 Czech light machine guns, 624 official rifles made in Jin, more than 300 made in Hanyang, 81 Thompson submachine guns made in Jin, more than 50 Mauser pistols, more than 5,000 long-handled grenades made in Jin, and various national weapons. There are more than 20,000 rounds of similar bullets, which are mainly equipment of the puppet army;
Two trucks of various types of artillery shells were seized, including 20 boxes of 75mm howitzer shells, 15 boxes of Type 92 infantry artillery shells, and 30 boxes of mortar shells;
Two trucks of ammunition and melon grenades were seized, which was enough for our entire battalion for a period of time;
A large grain truck was seized, containing more than 30 boxes of canned beef and more than 4,000 kilograms of rice and flour in total;
In addition, a large number of steel helmets, kettles, marching quilts, cotton coats, fur shoes and other combat readiness materials were also seized. They were listed one by one. In addition, 7 intact trucks, 8 damaged trucks, and 3 motorcycles were also seized. In a word, make a fortune! "
When Zhong Guoliang said this, everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was instantly aroused. The Eighth Route Army relies on seizures to fight. Only with seizures can it develop and grow and win greater battles. This is a virtuous circle.
Next, Zhong Guoliang reported the data and silenced everyone...
The first company suffered more than half the casualties, the second company suffered one-third casualties, the third company suffered nearly half the casualties, the fourth company suffered casualties two-thirds, the fifth company suffered one-third casualties, only the sixth company suffered less casualties, and the garrison company suffered one-quarter casualties. There were more than 120 people in the Lijia Village Soldier Company and the Military Work Team, but after the war only 28 people remained, and all of them were injured;
The entire village of Majia Village was destroyed by the flames of war, and more than half of the militia company suffered casualties, especially the first platoon. In order to protect the people, they fought against the Japanese who were several times their own number until the last person was left. Was he the last person in the true sense, or was he dug out from the pile of dead. The only wounded person!
It can be said that in this battle, the Independence Battalion was completely damaged. Chu Xiong spent nearly a year and painstakingly training the seed troops. There were nearly 2,000 people in six main companies. 435 people were sacrificed and 362 people were injured. , the total number of casualties is nearly half;
In addition to the deployment of 3 platoons to form the sixth company, the garrison company had more than 1,700 people from 22 platoons before the war, 186 people were killed, 272 were injured, and nearly a quarter of the casualties;
18 militia companies and 15 armed workers' teams suffered a total of 385 casualties, including 262 killed and 123 injured;
Fortunately, Shitou brought back a large amount of urgently needed medicines from Anping City. After post-treatment, most of the wounded will return to the team. These are veterans in the true sense and are the most valuable assets for the reconstruction of each company!
A total of more than 800 people were sacrificed and more than 700 were injured. In addition, more than 200 people were killed by the devils in each village, mainly the elderly who were unwilling to leave. They could not leave their homeland.
The Independent Battalion really cannot afford to fight such a battle. There are more than a hundred Japanese troops like the Ushijima Brigade. They can afford losses. The Independent Battalion will be crippled if it happens again. This is the helplessness of early guerrilla warfare——
You can’t afford to lose a battle, and sometimes you can’t afford a victory!
Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, Chu Xiong couldn't help but interject:
"Comrades, this is a national war that concerns the life and death of the nation. If you lose, the country will be destroyed!"
"Our enemies have been preparing for this war more than a hundred years ago. The enemy is strong and we are weak. The war is destined to be long, cruel, and require huge sacrifices!"
“For this war imposed on our nation by the enemy, once it has begun, there is no turning back;
Win or lose, we have to fight to the end. They started this war and they have no say in how it ends. They want to use a cruel and bloody war to make us surrender in a short period of time. That is impossible!
Because they cannot afford to fight a long-term war of attrition. As long as we are still fighting, they cannot support war with war and have to continuously transport large amounts of military supplies from the mainland. Such a war is not fought by a small country in a small country. Get up! "
"Do you know how far it is from the Japanese mainland to Liuzhen? It's thousands of kilometers away. Every ton of materials shipped here will consume several tons of materials on the road. If we fight the Japanese for one year, they will have to consume it for another year. They will continue to consume it." The devil can’t even afford underpants!”
"So sacrifice is not terrible. What is terrible is the fear of sacrifice. Even if our generation is wiped out, we will never cease war with the Japanese until they are completely defeated. Do comrades have this determination?"
Chu Xiong almost shouted the last sentence, and the answer came from the depths of his belly:
"have!"
Chu Xiong said with satisfaction:
"Okay, let's move on to the second topic!"
The second topic is for each company commander and representatives of the militia and armed work teams to summarize combat experience. Everyone can express their own thoughts. Good combat experience is promoted throughout the battalion. We must have the courage to find out those who did not fight well and learn from them. Lessons learned to avoid repeating them in future battles.
The first person to speak was platoon leader Li Qing. He first briefly introduced the anti-mopping up process in Majia Village, which was very representative:
“Comrades, after this battle, I believe that as long as the masses are mobilized, open areas like Majia Village are suitable for establishing base areas and carrying out guerrilla warfare!
Our base areas must not only be established in dangerous mountainous areas, but also in the hearts of the broad masses of the people;
As long as we have the support of the people, our base area cannot be defeated!
As the battalion commander said, this is a war for the entire nation, and places like Liuzhen that are suitable for guerrilla warfare are in the minority, so I suggest:
In future battles, we must study not only mountain guerrilla warfare, but also plain guerrilla warfare, hilly area guerrilla warfare, urban and township guerrilla warfare, railways, water surfaces, wastelands, deserts, etc.;
As long as there are people, we must work hard to establish a basis and mobilize the broadest number of people to join the greatest war of resistance, so as to realize the war of resistance across the region and the whole people! "
