In Wangjiawa, the gunshots that had been ringing for several days finally stopped, and a red sun once again rose in the east...
"What a beautiful sunrise! It's a pity that the Japanese from the Hengshan detachment can no longer see it."
"Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
Chu Xiong's words seemed to be spoken to the shit covered on the floor, and they also seemed to be spoken to himself.
"Victory!"
"Victory!!!"
The valley resounded with cheers that echoed through the sky. For this victory, the soldiers and civilians in the base area made great sacrifices. They can celebrate this hard-won victory with their heads held high!
In order to annihilate the last few thousand remaining enemies of the Hengshan detachment, the Wangjiawa Independent Regiment alone suffered more than 1,500 casualties. This was the battle with the greatest sacrifices since the establishment of the base area. It was also the battle that consumed the most ammunition and supplies and captured the least ammunition!
The Japs almost ran out of ammunition and food, and even hit the back. They were so crazy that their guns broke. The Japs' madness was evident...
"Captain, the battlefield has been cleaned and the results have been tallied!"
Chief of Staff Zhong Guoliang held a list of battle results with a heavy heart. Although it was just a thin piece of paper, holding it in his hand was worth thousands of dollars - the sacrifice was too great!
"read!"
After a long time, Chu Xiong finally uttered one word.
"In the battle of Wangjiawa, the besieged Hengshan detachment of the Japanese was completely wiped out, and 4,527 people under Lieutenant General Hengshan Yiyong were killed. The Japanese fought too tenaciously and did not capture a single prisoner;
More than 3,000 guns of various types, more than 7,000 rounds of ammunition, more than 150 grenades, 3 mortars, and a small amount of food and supplies were seized, which is almost equivalent to none. "
Chu Xiong couldn't help but ask:
"More than 7,000 rounds of ammunition? Less than 2 rounds per person?"
No wonder he was surprised. Sometimes it took more than this amount of ammunition to annihilate a squadron, and the Japanese really fought until they ran out of ammunition and food.
"Yes, Captain, the Japanese also broke a large number of guns, but they just don't want us to capture them. The cost of this battle is far greater than the capture."
Chu Xiong nodded and motioned for Zhong Guoliang to continue speaking, as the main event came later.
"My officers and soldiers who participated in the war suffered more than 1,500 casualties, of which 685 were killed and more than 860 were injured. This is only the Wangjiawa battlefield. The results and losses in other battlefields have not yet been calculated. The total number of casualties should be close to 3,000, accounting for 50% of the entire regiment. quarter"
"Of course, a lot of Japanese were annihilated. The Hengshan detachment of 15,000 people was almost wiped out. Li Qing captured a lot in Anping City, which should be able to make up for the consumption!"
Chu Xiong and Zhong Guoliang felt very heavy. These were the seed troops trained hard by the independent regiment. In the first battle, they suffered 3,000 casualties and more than 1,000 people were sacrificed;
The Japanese cannot afford to lose such a victory, and as the victorious party, the Independent Regiment cannot afford to win either.
"Old Zhong, the battles in Liuzhen and Wangjiawa could have been avoided. As long as we let the Hengshan detachment out of the base area, the 2,000 casualties in Liuzhen and Wangjiawa could have been avoided. But this battle must be fought!
Even if the price I pay is doubled, I will still choose to fight! "
"Captain, your decision is right. The encirclement and annihilation of the Hengshan detachment is the collective decision of the regiment party committee!
This time, the arrogant Hengshan detachment was wiped out at all costs. In the future, if the Japanese enter the base area again, they will have to consider whether they can leave after entering. "
"Old Zhong, remember one thing, either you don't fight the Japanese, or you fight to death. I can't decide when it starts, but when it ends, it's up to us!
In the battle of Wangjiawa, from a tactical point of view, we suffered a lot of losses and captured very little. It seems that we can skip the battle, but the accounts cannot be calculated that way;
If we let go of the Hengshan detachment this time, they will still come in the future. At worst, they will leave after winning. If this is the case, the base will never have peace, and our independent regiment will not be able to develop with peace of mind!
This time we completely wiped out a Japanese battle group, and the status of Liuzhen has not risen to the strategic level. After learning this lesson, the Japanese will not dare to enter the base area again. A division comes to such a small place like Liuzhen. There is no difference between a group and a brigade. There is nothing to eat or drink after entering, and it will be useless no matter how many Japanese come in. "
"This is what we often say, if you hit with one punch, you can avoid hundreds of punches. With this time, the Liuzhen base area will be a restricted area for the Japanese!"
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he waved his hand very domineeringly, making Zhong Guoliang's eyes sparkle.
"Captain, I understand. I will tally up the results and losses of this counter-mopping operation as soon as possible and report the victory to the headquarters!"
"After a great victory, the base area should also celebrate properly to boost the morale of the generals and civilians!"
Chu Xiong nodded and said:
"My enemy, brother comrade, the drums of victory must be beaten!"
The stone that weighed heavily on Zhong Guoliang's heart was finally removed. There is no victory without sacrifice. No matter how much sacrifice you make for the Japanese, you will fight them to the end.
Whether you win or lose, just do it!
What Zhong Guoliang didn't expect was that the Independence Regiment hadn't celebrated their victory yet, but the Japanese had celebrated the recapture of Anping City.
The Japanese First Army Headquarters was the first to announce that the Seventh Regiment defeated the Eighth Route Army in Anping City and regained Anping City. In view of the fact that the May Day Security War achieved the expected goal, it punished the Eighth Route Army in the security area and gave the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi With a heavy blow, more than 30,000 of the main force of the Eighth Route Army were annihilated, and they themselves paid the price of 5,000 casualties. The May Day security war ended successfully...
Two days later, in Liu Town, Zhong Guoliang hurriedly walked to the regiment headquarters, holding a newspaper in his hand and a look of indignation on his face. As soon as he entered the regiment headquarters, he shouted:
"Regiment leader, political commissar, the Japanese are so damn shameless. Yan Haoyu gave them an empty city, and they dared to call it a great victory in Anping!"
Zhong Guoliang was about to report the final results to Chu Xiong and Gao Wancheng so that he could report the victory to the headquarters in their name. Unexpectedly, the Japanese announced that they had successfully ended the May Day security war, and he was so angry that he blushed and thickened his neck.
Chu Xiong took the newspaper very calmly, glanced at it, and threw it away, just like throwing a piece of toilet paper, which he would use to wipe his butt later.
"Captain, the battle report has been compiled. The Japanese annihilated were all killed by comrades one by one. Those who were blown to pieces are not included in the statistics!"
After Zhong Guoliang finished complaining, he started to talk about business. He was a little annoyed because he was slow in counting, so the Japanese took the lead.
"Old Zhong, there is nothing to be angry about. This matter is not won by whoever has the loudest voice;
When it comes to battle reports, everyone has their own business, so we just have to do our best and let everyone know about it, so that everyone is aware of it! "
Since it is an official battle report, the League Standing Committee should know it, and then he and Gao Wancheng will sign it and report it to the brigade headquarters.
The Eighth Route Army has always been rigorous in combat reporting, because it is related to the enemy's situation and cannot tolerate any falsehoods. False combat reports will mislead the troops in assessing the combat situation and formulating combat plans.
"In the May Day counter-mopping up, the soldiers and civilians in our base area annihilated a total of 13,852 Japs, and seized 57 artillery pieces of various types, more than 11,500 long and short guns, 17 radios, more than 300 grenades, more than 500 horses, and more than 1,000 mules and horses. horses, more than 20 cars, and 28 scrap tanks, which can recycle a large amount of steel;
More than 2,000 rounds of various types of artillery shells, more than 1.2 million rounds of 6.5 mm bullets, more than 30,000 melon grenades, 1,500 tons of various grains, 300,000 RMB, and more than 200,000 silver dollars and gold were seized from Anping City. In particular, a large number of The military medicines are enough for the base area hospitals to use for more than a year;"
"In addition, tens of thousands of Japanese military supplies were seized, such as helmets, bayonets, military uniforms, fur shoes, marching blankets, kettles, flashlights, gas masks, etc. They were piled up like mountains and cannot be counted at the moment..."
The entire regiment cheered, we still have to fight a battle of annihilation!
"What about our losses and expenses?"
Chu Xiong asked something that made everyone calm down instantly.
