After eating and drinking, the New Third Regiment began to destroy the railway, pry the rails, pull out sleepers, knock down all the telephone poles, and take away all the electric wires and telephone wires in circles;
The Eighth Route Army won a great victory, and the people in the base area were also mobilized to help the Eighth Route Army carry away the loot at the blockade. All rails and sleepers had to be carried away.
The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area also has its own munitions factory, which can reload bullets, repair damaged guns, and make land mines and hand grenades. It can also produce black powder explosive bags. The local troops have their own imitation mines. Cannon, but it is completely different from Liu Zhenzao!
Among the main force groups in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei, Liuzhou is definitely a favorite and a treasure.
Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters
The victory report of the battle at Niangziguan has been reported to the headquarters. Chief of Staff Nie (Xiao Nie) excitedly reported to Commander Nie:
"Commander, the New Third Regiment of the right column fought well this time. It only took half a day to capture Niangzi Pass, annihilating more than 200 Japanese soldiers in a reinforced squadron, more than 500 puppet soldiers in a battalion, and capturing more than 300 puppet soldiers. No Japanese prisoners were captured, but more than 500 long and short guns, 7 grenades, and other materials were piled up like mountains. They are currently destroying the railway from Niangziguan to Luanliu."
Commander Nie looked away from the map and said happily:
"Your new third regiment in the fourth division fought very well this time. I want to give them a credit. Did they suffer a lot of casualties?"
The chief of staff then replied:
"The casualties are not large. Judging from the feedback from each regiment, the Wei Yixiao cannon and Hua Mulan cannon that came to support from the headquarters have made great achievements!
In the past, if we built a gun tower, we would definitely not be able to take it down without dozens of soldiers entering it. In the battle of Niangzi Pass, the New Third Regiment blew up two Japanese gun towers and three bunkers, and the casualties were no more than one platoon;
Taking Niangzi Pass, more than 700 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated, and the New Third Regiment suffered more than 200 casualties. A battle like this could achieve a battle loss ratio of one to three, and the weapons supported by the headquarters played a key role. "
Commander Nie said emotionally:
"We should thank Comrade Chu Xiong. In order to win this battle, Liuzhen Base provided all the large-scale weapons produced for half a year to the headquarters. Wei Shenpao is enough to equip an artillery regiment in the military region!
With these treasures, how many fewer soldiers will be sacrificed in our military region? How many outstanding soldiers will the entire Eighth Route Army have to sacrifice? How much less will the people in the base area have to pay for breaking the prisoner's cage?
Comrade Chu Xiong's contribution to the revolution is immeasurable. He is the real Bolshevik, much better than those scholars who can only shout slogans! "
Commander Nie's words made Chief of Staff Xiao Nie feel the same way. In just one battle at Niangzi Pass, the New Third Regiment suffered hundreds of casualties. The entire Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region had inherited a huge favor from Brigadier Chu.
"Chief of Staff, gather all the copper wire collected during this battle and send people to the base of the 81st Division after the battle. The arsenal in Chuxiong needs this;
The distance is too far, and the rails are too heavy to send them there. Precious metals like copper still have to be sent to them. We can't take the treasure in vain. Without raw materials, Comrade Chuxiong can't produce a large number of rockets! "
The chief of staff nodded and agreed to the matter.
Commander Nie continued:
"The Japs in Jinzhong have similarities and differences in the past two days. Tens of thousands of Japs have been dispatched. A large encirclement is forming. From the map, their target is the Yuci area;
I have always been puzzled. This area is a security area for the Japanese. Is there any important target worthy of such a large-scale attack? "
The chief of staff immediately became nervous upon hearing this. Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers was not a small number, and no one base could hold them in any direction.
"Commander, this location is adjacent to the jurisdiction of the 81st Division. Could it be that Lao Chen entered the enemy's security area?"
Lao Nie stared at the map intently, shook his head and said:
"This is not like Lao Chen's style. Judging from the latest headquarters report, Lao Chen and his division are attacking Zezhou, and Brigadier Xu of the 81st Brigade is attacking Luzhou. Don't you think there is still a lack of someone who likes to cause trouble? "
"Commander, are you talking about Brigadier Chu? It's really possible. The only one in this area who can make Xiao Zhuoyi'an of the First Army go into such a big fight is Chu Xiong!"
Old Nie tapped the map very hard and said firmly:
"It's definitely Chu Xiong! Maybe there is also the main force of the independent brigade, and only if he can do this, all the doubts will be solved!"
Chief of Staff Xiao Nie said worriedly:
"The Independent Brigade only has six regiments. He has to leave at least one regiment to look after his family. So Chu Xiong only led five regiments deep into the enemy's security area at most. The Japanese sent out 50,000 troops to encircle and annihilate. Chu Xiong is in big trouble this time! We have to find a way to help him!"
Old Nie thought for a while and said:
"Chu Xiong is a very mature commander. He will not act without aim. For confidentiality reasons, the headquarters has not given us any notification, but I believe that Lao Chen must know Chu Xiong's actions. Maybe the 129th Division Lao Liu and the others also knew it!
Their main force is only one to two days away from Chuxiong's position. Old Liu still has at least 15 regiments that have not been moved, and Old Chen also has more than 10 regiments. The devils don't know these. I even They all suspected that they were playing a big game, and their target was the Japanese army of 50,000! "
Old Nie seemed to have made up his mind and said to Chief of Staff Nie:
"Chief of Staff, no matter what, we must prepare for the worst, first assemble 15 infantry regiments and an artillery regiment, and secretly move to the east, west, and north of Hehe;
We also need to keep a distance of two to three days from the Yuci area. Once Chuxiong is in danger, we will attack the Taiyuan area from the flanks and force the Japanese to withdraw their troops! "
Yuci area, Luohan Valley battlefield
Chu Xiong may have never dreamed that his big move in Yuci would attract the attention of Lao Nie who was more than 200 kilometers away. Niangzi Pass was less than 200 kilometers away from Yuci;
After the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region captured Niangzi Pass, the 15 main regiments it secretly assembled will gradually cross Niangzi Pass and enter the northwestern Shanxi region to lurk. He will have a strong reinforcement force for the decisive battle with the Japanese First Army. Maybe in advance.
Chu Xiong was right. Even the 50,000-strong First Army wanted to annihilate his independent brigade, and the Japanese didn't even look at how many regiments of the Eighth Route Army were around him.
In another time and space, during this period, more than a hundred regiments of the Eighth Route Army were busy breaking ties and were restrained by the Japanese blockade. In the third stage of the sweep, the Eighth Route Army could not concentrate its forces at all, so it was attacked by tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers. The defeat brought huge losses to various base areas.
Now, the Eighth Route Army has only 25 to 30 regiments actually deployed to break up the fighting, and the remaining 70 to 80 regiments are recuperating!
At this time, Xiao Zhuoyi'nan failed to resist Chu Xiong's temptation and mobilized his 50,000 troops in advance to encircle and annihilate the Independent Brigade. Then they would have to face the siege from dozens of regiments of the Eighth Route Army on the periphery. It is not known who is in charge of whom... …
"Brigade Commander, the 8th Brigade has been huddled up, we can finish them off with a single charge;
The 50,000-strong army of the Japanese outsiders has also been dispatched and surrounded them. Do you want to swallow this bait first? "
Yan Haoyu suggested to Chu Xiong.
Chu Xiong shook his head and said:
"No rush, let Xiao Zhuoyi Nan be proud for a while. You have to be patient when fishing. Attacking now can't hurt the vitality of the Japanese army of 50,000. How can one eighth brigade be enough for our dozens of regiments?"
"Where are the dozens of regiments?"
Yan Haoyu looked confused...
