In order to keep abreast of the battle situation, Chu Yunfei sent more than one company of scouts.
The ones coming back now are the first batch sent out.
The scout saluted Chu Yunfei and said, "Report to the regiment, I have an important report."
Hearing this, Chu Yunfei turned around, stared at the reconnaissance soldier and said, "What is the situation? Tell me quickly."
"Reporting to the regiment, the battle at Wujiapo has fallen into a dilemma, and the Japs and the Eighth Route Army have stopped firing.
At the same time, according to the intelligence we have, the Japs from the direction of the Taiyuan railway line have also been dispatched. They should be the Japs 7th Brigade and the Shandao Brigade. The direction of reinforcements from these two troops is also Wujiapo. "
What?
Even the little devils from Taiyuan were dispatched?
The Yamashima Battalion is the direct line unit of Shinozuka Yoshio. It once served as the emperor's personal soldiers. Even the Japanese troops with the highest configuration were involved in the battle. One can imagine the importance of this battle.
"How could this be the case?"
With all the direct lineage of the Japs on the move, Chu Yunfei knew that this battle was going to be interesting.
Immediately, Chu Yunfei came to the map again and looked at the direction of Lijiazhuang, Tianhe County and Taiyuan railway lines, as well as the center of Wujiapo.
After leaning a little, Chu Yunfei quickly understood: "The Yamazaki Brigade has entered the Eighth Route Army's defense area. In order to eat the Yamazaki Brigade, the Eighth Route Army will definitely continue to send troops to reinforce Wujiapo.
On the surface, Yoshio Shinozuka seemed to be sending troops to reinforce the Yamazaki Brigade, but in fact he wanted to form a huge encirclement around the Eighth Route Army, so as to eat up the Eighth Route Army troops who came to reinforce Wujiapo. "
It has to be said that Chu Yunfei's military literacy is very high, and he can analyze the true intentions of the Japanese just through the fragmented intelligence obtained by the scouts.
In this battle, it seemed that the Eighth Route Army wanted to eat the Yamazaki Brigade, but in fact, Yoshio Shinozuka used the Yamazaki Brigade as bait and wanted to eat the Eighth Route Army.
What a trick, the mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind!
Just when Chu Yunfei was sighing, Chief of Staff Fang Ligong came to the regiment headquarters with the latest information: "Regiment leader, the battle between Lijiazhuang and Tianhe County is over."
Chu Yunfei quickly asked: "Brother Ligong, how is the battle ahead? Will the Japanese from these two directions continue to move forward?"
Fang Ligong: "According to the latest information we have, the Japs from both directions have been annihilated.
Among them, more than 400 Japanese military policemen from Tianhe County and 1,200 people from a puppet army were annihilated by the Eighth Route Army's ambush troops.
The situation in Lijiazhuang is the same as that in Tianhe County. Not a single Japanese soldier left alive! "
"That's great, what a boost!" After hearing this, Chu Yunfei clapped his hands on the table, "If our army can also win such a victory, why can't we drive the Japanese out of China?"
Fang Ligong continued to report: "Regiment, according to our soldiers' observation on the battlefield, we found that the Eighth Route ambush force in Tianhe County is special."
"What special method?"
“This Eighth Route Army is well-equipped and has very fierce firepower. Judging from the craters on the battlefield, this unit has at least dozens of mortars.
At the same time, we also picked up the shell casings of the 92 Infantry Cannon!
Therefore, I can judge that this force must be the elite force of the Eighth Route Headquarters. "
As friendly troops, Fang Ligong and Chu Yunfei knew the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi very well. Each one was poorer than the last, and many troops even had two people sharing one gun.
It was precisely because of this that Fang Ligong was convinced that the people ambushed in Tianhe County were not local troops, but the elite troops of the Eighth Route Headquarters.
But even if Fang Ligong judged that this force came from the Eighth Route Headquarters, Chu Yunfei still couldn't believe it.
He had been fortunate enough to visit the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, but he had never seen the Eighth Route Army's troops with such ferocious firepower.
Dozens of mortars, as well as Type 92 infantry artillery, it was difficult for Chu Yunfei to connect these things with the Eighth Route Army.
Leaning slightly, Fang Ligong said again: "Tuanzuo, do you know who is the ambush team in Lijiazhuang and Tianhe County?"
Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and smiled: "Brother Ligong, don't let me guess at this time, just tell me."
Fang Ligong smiled and said: "According to the intelligence we have, the Eighth Route Army ambushed in these two places belong to the New Regiment of the 386th Brigade, and Shen Quan is the leader!"
After a moment's hesitation, Chu Yunfei came to his senses: "Are you saying that the ambush teams in these two places are the new group that turned defeat into victory and killed the Sakata Alliance in the battle at Cangyunling?"
Fang Ligong nodded: "That's right!"
Chu Yunfei opened his eyes wide and asked with shock: "The Japanese and puppet troops in Lijiazhuang and Tianhe County have reached more than 2,000 people.
The new regiment was actually able to split into two groups and simultaneously attack the Japanese and puppet troops in Lijiazhuang and Tianhe County. Their strength was so terrifying! "
Chu Yunfei was silent.
Three months ago, when the battle at Cangyunling began, he originally wanted to mobilize the artillery battalion to support the New Regiment, but without orders from his superiors, Chu Yunfei could only watch as the Sakata Regiment besieged the New Regiment.
Unexpectedly, the new regiment not only broke through the encirclement head-on, but also killed the commander of the Sakata Regiment. In the process, they also killed Murakami Takamasa, the commander of the fourth brigade, and an observation group.
Since that battle, the new regiment has become famous in northwest Shanxi. Shen Quan even received praise from Mr. Jiang from Chongqing.
But Chu Yunfei also knew that the new regiment suffered heavy losses after the battle. There were less than a hundred people in the regiment, and the regiment leader could only be used as a company commander.
Unexpectedly, in just three months, Xinyi Tuan would develop to such a terrifying level, which is really shocking.
Fang Ligong continued: "Regiment leader, I have another news to tell you. Those ambushed in these two places are only the second, third, fourth and artillery battalions of the new regiment."
"That is to say, in addition to the troops in these two places, the new regiment also has other troops, such as a battalion that we don't know about yet."
"According to what we know, the new regiment's current strength is at least more than 3,000 people."
In fact, Fang Ligong only calculated based on the ordinary strength of a battalion, so he judged that the new regiment had 3,000 people.
But the actual situation is that the strength of each battalion of the new regiment has already reached the strength of two battalions. For example, Zhang Dabiao's first battalion has a strength of about 900 people, which is more than the strength of both battalions.
However, if Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong knew that the new regiment now had nearly 5,000 troops, they would probably be unsteady on the spot.
After leaning a little, Chu Yunfei just sighed softly: "The ability of Balu to pull the team is really terrifying!"
Three thousand people came!
This is only a preliminary judgment. According to the establishment of the Eighth Route Army, the new regiment is now the standard strength of the two regiments.
"Yes!" Fang Ligong agreed: "We all underestimated the strength of the new regiment. In just three months, they have established an artillery battalion and three or four infantry battalions."
"Look at us again. Apart from our superiors replenishing our troops and allocating weapons, we really can't do anything if we want to develop on our own."
After saying that, the regiment fell into silence, and Fang Ligong's words were like a shot in the arm, hitting everyone.
Everyone was looking down and reflecting, while pondering this terrifying new group.
Leaning slightly, Chu Yunfei smiled slightly and said: "If I have the chance, I really want to get to know this fighting hero in northwest Shanxi, the famous big shot Shen Quan."
