On Tongpu Road, after being besieged for a period of time, many puppet troops chose to lay down their arms and surrender under the strong political offensive of the Eighth Route Army;
More and more gun towers and bunkers were breached, which exceeded Xiao Zhuoyi's expectations and did not consume too many troops and weapons.
After half a month of offensive operations, 10 regiments of the 129th Division and 5 regiments of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army killed more than 2,000 Japs along Tongpu Road alone, annihilated and reorganized more than 5,000 puppet troops, and seized 3,000 firearms of various types. Multiple (guns), 28 guns of various kinds;
Destroyed more than 200 kilometers of railways, more than 500 kilometers of highways, more than 80 bridges, 17 railway stations, 5 tunnels, more than 30,000 rails, more than 303,000 sleepers, more than 35,000 telephone poles, and collected 10 telephone lines and wires. More than 10,000 kilograms; 3 coal mines and 2 warehouses were destroyed.
In addition, a large number of other military supplies were seized and destroyed. Due to the participation of Mulan cannons and flying thunder cannons, the tactics also adopted the method of key breakthroughs and segmented clearance;
The puppet troops in the encirclement were treated mainly with political offensives, supplemented by military offensives. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army did not consume many troops and weapons, and they were mainly lightly wounded. 537 people died, 286 were seriously injured, and 286 were lightly injured. There were more than 1,100 men, and the ammunition and supplies consumed were far less than those captured.
Thanks to the capture and reorganization of more than 3,000 puppet troops, the strength of the Eighth Route Army has not decreased but increased. The supplies and ammunition have also become stronger and stronger!
At the division headquarters, when Lao Liu saw the battle report, he couldn't stop smiling and was in a great mood. Except for the fact that Hua Mulan's shells were consumed so much that the division headquarters couldn't replenish them;
After the others were captured, the troops were replenished. The 10 regiments participating in the war all grew a lot to varying degrees. He smiled and said to the political commissar:
"The troops were put into combat in batches. Tactically, they adopted key breakthroughs and eliminated them in sections. They used one unit to watch the Japanese on the blockade. The main force went deep into the enemy-occupied areas, mobilized and armed the masses, and gradually turned the enemy-occupied areas into guerrillas. District, finally transformed into a base!
This is the actual fighting style of our Eighth Route Army. Not only does it not consume too much, it also strengthens itself to varying degrees. The 10 regiments we sent out almost turned the so-called security areas of the Japanese into chaos, or at least eliminated them. No less than 2,000 Japanese!
The 2nd Company of the 28th Regiment outsmarted Fengshuping Town, annihilated a small group of Japanese defenders, captured and reorganized a company of puppet soldiers, and expanded their strength to nearly 300 people. Now they have penetrated into more than a dozen villages around Fengshuping Town. , first occupy the vast villages;
The effect of leaving Chu Xiong to teach company and platoon-level cadres has come out. There are hundreds of company commanders like Yan Song in ten regiments! "
The political commissar also took the words enthusiastically and said:
"Old man, that was your idea when you left Chu Xiong to be our instructor for a period of time. If every company and platoon leader we released could do what Chu Xiong did in Liu Town, it would be incredible. Otherwise there won't be anywhere for Xiao Zhuoyi to cry for a year!
Not only did the new tactical thinking play a huge role this time, but the Mulan artillery supported by Liuzhen also made a great contribution. Rockets consume a lot of copper and iron;
I saw that the wires we seized this time were copper wires. These should be urgently needed by the military factory in Liuzhen. They will be sent there together with the removed railroad tracks. If there are not enough people, we can organize the fellow villagers to go there! "
After listening to this, Lao Liu nodded in agreement and said:
"Yes, let's do this in the future. We can't always take advantage of Chuxiong, and leave the attack on Tongpu Road to the besieging troops;
After slowly clearing the final obstacles, we will launch the attack on Zhengtai Road as planned. This is the key point!
The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area plays the leading role. We continue to send 1 unit to cooperate. We still follow the same old rules and tactics. We eat food in mouthfuls and eliminate the Japanese one by one. Accumulate small victories into big victories;
In addition, the ten regiments serving as reserves are always ready to attack the Japanese heavy group..."
The first phase of the attack on Tongpu Road has come to an end, and the results of each department have been reported. The hearty laughter has infected everyone in the headquarters.
“The 129th Division fought well this time, basically paralyzing Tongpu Road, and completed the combat mission assigned to them by the headquarters beyond expectations;
At present, the main force of their 10 regiments has penetrated into the belly of the Japanese. They have not only annihilated a large number of enemies, but also strengthened themselves. It won't take long for them to bloom everywhere in the enemy-occupied areas! "
"Deputy Assistant, why does this sound so familiar? It sounds like Chu Xiong's boyish style!"
"You don't know, last time Chu Xiong went to the 129th Division, he was caught by Lao Liu and set up a company and platoon-level backbone training class. Chu Xiong was asked to be the instructor. What he taught was the Liuzhen model;
It is said that many battalion and regiment-level cadres later attended the class. Old Liu sent away one Chuxiong and planned to let him train a hundred Chuxiongs! "
After hearing this, he laughed and cursed:
"Lao Liu is a dragon who has crossed the river. When has he ever suffered a loss?
In the next stage, the attack on Zhengtai Road will be carried out as planned. Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei will play the leading role, and 129 and 120 will cooperate. It should be carried out in stages. Zhengtai Road is too long, and the total force used cannot exceed 20 regiments. To the outside world, they are said to be the same group of troops. .
The 81st Division and Chu Xiong couldn't just watch such a grand event, and asked each of them to send a unit to attack the Japanese within their jurisdiction, attack in the east and west, and contain the Japanese forces.
If you join the army in the future, we won’t recognize it as a new army! "
