After two days of fierce fighting, the 25,000 Japanese and more than 5,000 puppet troops in the East Route Army were wiped out. Except for the 221st Regiment of the 35th Division who stayed in Shaoyuan, all other Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out.
The biggest mistake the Japanese made in the battle was to underestimate their opponent, the 78th Army, thinking that they were just a motley crew of the Central Army. Concentrate superior forces and defeat them one by one.
In this battle, the 78th Army successively deployed the 803rd Regiment, the 804th Regiment, the 805th Regiment, the 806th Regiment, the 4th Preliminary Regiment, the 3rd Brigade (the 3rd Preliminary Regiment), and 3 artillery regiments, with a total strength of about 20,000;
In particular, the 32 107mm 12-barrel Weishen artillery pieces of the First Artillery Regiment and the Second Artillery Regiment played a vital role. As the nemesis of the infantry group, the rocket launcher was fully reflected in actual combat.
The terrifying lethality of a salvo of 384 107mm rockets gave the 78th Army the strength to fight a war of annihilation;
Especially in mobile warfare, Wei Shenpao is almost invincible, which greatly enriches the Eighth Route Army's tactical options for ambush warfare. Coupled with a range of more than 5 kilometers, the Japanese are hard to guard against.
At around nine o'clock in the morning on the 18th, the battlefield had been cleaned, the results of the battle had been tallied, and reported to the 78th Army's former enemy headquarters as soon as possible.
Zhong Guoliang held the telegram in one hand and walked into the command room cheerfully. Chu Xiong was torturing Lao Wang next door on the chessboard. Zhao Sihu was watching from the side. He had already won the three-month abuse-free gold medal;
Chu Xiong still lost the game of chariots, horses and cannons. Although he regretted it twice in the middle, he still lost.
Youdao regretted that his move was no more than three. When Zhao Sihu checked him for the third time, Chu Xiong surrendered in a very bachelor manner.
From then on, it was Wang Junjie's turn to be tortured, and he had already played five games in a row. In this game, Chu Xiong gave Lao Wang a rook, and was one step away from being killed. Chu Xiong was thinking about the reason for regretting the move, and Zhong Guoliang walked in——
"Hahahaha, yes!"
Chu Xiong finally couldn't help laughing. Now he didn't have to give Lao Wang the gold medal for immunity from abuse. If he gave it all, who would play with him in the future?
"Brigadier Commander, Chu Dapeng sent us a good report. Our 78th Army achieved four victories in four battles in Langya Valley, annihilating the main force of 21,000 people from the Eastern Route Army and capturing 3,000 puppet troops;
None of the following generals including Lieutenant General Harada, commander of the East Route Army, and Lieutenant General Tanaka, commander of the 21st Division, escaped; 7 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed and 5 were captured; 72 artillery pieces of various types were destroyed and 127 were captured;
More than 800 war horses, more than 2,000 mules and horses, more than 13,000 guns of various types, millions of bullets of various types, nearly 100,000 grenades, and various supplies were seized. "
The command room burst into cheers, and Chu Xiong was so excited that he knocked down the chessboard...
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Chu Dapeng did a great job this time!"
"Comrades of the 78th Army did a great job. Lao Zhong sent the original power to the joint command;
Now is not the time for them to rest. They called back to Chu Dapeng. All the puppet soldiers were replenished into each regiment on the spot. Those who were unwilling to join, along with the officers above the company and the captured materials and equipment, were all left behind. The second regiment is under temporary custody.
After the other regiments replenished ammunition and supplies on the spot, they put on Japanese military uniforms and advanced towards Shaoyuan, capturing Shaoyuan before dark;
Next, we will use the regiment as a unit to defeat the entire Central Army on the Eastern Front, and collect them all in the name of the 78th Army. Everyone will collect as much as they can, depending on their ability. At worst, they will be reorganized later, so remember to bring more food!
The 804th Regiment escorted some rockets to Fenghuangling to replenish the artillery regiment, and the 803rd Regiment Li Chen continued to defend the 918 Heights in the west;
The main force of the independent brigade can secretly enter the Zhongtiao Mountain area. Under the banner of the fourth brigade of the 78th Army, the 78th Army will fully expand from today on. Don't be afraid of having more troops.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Sihu immediately expressed his stance:
"Brigade commander, I will do whatever the organization tells me to do. Any group army boss is just a fake person. I, Zhao Sihu, am the commander of the fifth independent brigade regiment!"
"Okay, Lao Zhao, we are all comrades. No one disbelieves you. How about you play a game of chess with me to celebrate?"
Chu Xiong looked at Zhao Sihu with bright eyes, still a little unwilling to lose to him last time.
Zhao Sihu waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Forget it, brigade commander, we have to make an agreement. I will quit chess for three months."
When talking about playing chess, Wang Junjie thought of the game where Chu Xiong was just one step away from being killed, so he said to Chu Xiong:
"Brigadier, there's only one step left in that chess game. I still remember the chess game. Ours will be played first."
Chu Xiong said innocently:
"The chessboard has been turned over, how can you remember it? Don't you understand the rules of turning the chessboard over again?
Okay, I'll go to sleep first and talk about it when I wake up. The capture of defeated troops is limited to the Eastern Front, so it will take a long time;
Take your time, the Japanese still have an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people, so don’t be careless! "
After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he fell back to sleep, and within a minute he started snoring;
For this battle on the Eastern Front, Chu Xiong had not slept for five days and five nights. Now that he had finally annihilated the main force of the Eastern Route Army, he could have a good sleep.
When Wang Junjie saw it, he couldn't help but shook his head and motioned for everyone to go out, not to disturb Lao Chu's sleep, and just report anything to him.
Half an hour later, there was also a burst of cheers in the Eighth Route Army Joint Command Headquarters
Old Liu said to Old Chen:
"Old Chen, this Chu Dapeng is also a good fighter. No one from Chujiazhuang has a fuel-efficient lamp. How about you give Xiao Chu to me?"
"Old Liu, Chu Xiong, Chu Dapeng, I, and I are all from the 129th Division. If we fight well, your face will be proud of it. We are all our own people, so don't fight me, the rich guy!"
Lao Chen's words caused a roar of laughter. It seemed that it was still difficult to defeat the rich man from his hands.
Lao Liu was just joking. He is a kind-hearted elder, and he and Lao Chen have had a revolutionary friendship for twenty years. When he is in a good mood, he makes a joke to liven up the atmosphere, and at the same time to reward Chu Dapeng;
You know, there are big bosses here, and the people the two division commanders are fighting for will be looked down upon by others wherever they go.
Old Liu rarely praises others like this. The main reason is that this time Chu Dapeng fought really well. He had four battles and four victories, commanded an army of 20,000 people and annihilated 20,000 Japanese soldiers. With this battle alone, Chu Dapeng’s status in the Eighth Route Army Just on the same level as the main brigade commander!
After the Japanese's East Route Army was eliminated, the Zhongtiao Mountain Strategy achieved a decisive victory. The 78th Army was connected with the Independent Brigade and the Taihang Mountain base area;
Our 10 regiments and 12 main regiments of the 81st Division are ready to support the Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield. Together with the 78th Army and the Independent Brigade, the total strength has exceeded 100,000;
Even if we fight a head-on decisive battle with the Japanese at Zhongtiao Mountain, there is no problem. Our Eighth Route Army has fully grasped the strategic initiative in the southern Shanxi battle. We have the final say to the extent of this battle! "
After Lao Liu finished speaking, he punched the table with excitement.
Lao Nie also added:
"Chu Xiong's consideration is correct. In order not to leave any excuse for Sichuan, our Eighth Route Army will not enter the southern and western Shanxi areas for the time being. Everything will be handed over to the 78th Army. We will exist as a strategic reserve. We need people to give people, and we will Give guns to guns, and give supplies to supplies, especially a large number of excellent military and political backbones.
Don't be too hasty in the battle of southern Shanxi. The 78th Army and Luo Weimin Brigade have collected a large number of defeated troops from the Central Army. They will reach their peak in the next ten to half months, possibly as many as 50,000 to 100,000!
These are all good soldiers. As long as we support the military and political backbone in the past, in less than half a month, our Eighth Route Army will have an additional 100,000 troops. "
The commander of the 120th Division stated on the spot that 1,000 outstanding military and political backbones would be transferred from the 120th Division to support Zhongtiao Mountain, of which no less than 500 were seniors from the Second Front Army who had participated in the Long March.
After hearing this, Lao Nie also expressed his position:
"We in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei cannot be stingy anymore. There are not many old people left in our front army. Commander Chen Dai took away most of them. We support 1,500 backbones, of which there are no less than 300 old people in the first army."
The 129th and 81st Divisions each also supported 1,000 backbones.
He said on the spot:
"Okay, I will add 500 more political and political backbones who graduated from the Anti-Japanese University, and gather together 5,000 people. With these 5,000 military and political backbones, Chuxiong will just collect the defeated troops. One by one, these soldiers will all be famous Eighth Route Army soldiers in the future. !
In order to contain Xiao Zhuoyi'an and prevent him from adding more troops to Zhongtiao Mountain, it's time for your divisions to take action and make the action bigger. As long as we don't enter southern Shanxi to fight, our special forces will only send us weapons. Commendation order. "
Old Chen said disdainfully:
"His commendation order is not worth anything, so it would be better to give him some silver dollars. French currency will do too!"
"Hahaha……"
