The entire battle took about forty minutes from the time the enemy initiated it to the end of the battle.
In these more than 40 minutes, more than 150 people in black were killed. However, the secret service battalion also suffered heavy losses, with one casualty reaching 60 people.
This may be the biggest loss the spy camp has suffered on its own territory since its establishment.
So it's no wonder that Lao Shou complained a few words.
However, complaints are complaints, and Lao Shou followed Duanwu's orders. They found a big pit in the mountain and threw the bodies of the men in black into it. Then Zhu Shengzhong started digging soil to bury the bodies of the men in black.
After working for a while, Lao Shou and Zhu Shengzhong smoked cigarettes and said, "I don't know what's wrong with the group. They are so kind to these men in black, but they even want to bury them."
Zhu Shengzhong said: "Who knows, anyway, Tuan Zuo always has his intentions when doing things."
"Yes, it's just that my secret service battalion suffered a lot of casualties this time. Sixty brothers were injured and died."
Lao Snoring sighed, and Zhu Shengzhong consoled him: "Old Snoring, you are also a veteran. How can anyone survive in this battle? Our independent regiment is doing well. There are many other troops who cannot get down to the firing line. And compared with them, isn’t our group too strong, too much?”
"Report to the two camp leaders, the group leader will hold an emergency meeting."
At this moment, a communications soldier came to deliver the order.
"I'll leave this place to you. After burying it, go back quickly. Remember, pay attention to safety. If the enemy is gone, you may not come back."
Zhu Shengzhong made an explanation to Lao Shou and went back with the messenger.
"yes!"
The thirty or so soldiers who were left to bury the body responded at the same time, and then continued digging to bury the body.
But they didn't know that not far away from them, on a tree less than thirty meters away from them, an old man wearing a green and black python robe was standing there.
He has been here for a long time, just watching quietly.
"never mind!"
Perhaps he was touched by the independent regiment's behavior of burying corpses. This man did not take action against the soldiers in the forest, but floated away to look for Jizo.
At the same time, Ksitigarbha also appeared, flashed in front of the man in python robe and then disappeared.
The man in python robe smiled, then snorted coldly, and disappeared into the dense jungle.
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At the same time, Zhu Shengzhong and Lao Shou had arrived at the temporary command room.
In the cave, Dragon Boat Festival, Shangguan Zhibiao, Zhou Tianyi, Sun Shiyu and other major officers have arrived.
Zhu Shengzhong and Lao Shou walked over quickly and sat on the ground.
At this time, Duanwu said: "Our station has been discovered, which is beyond my expectation. But it doesn't matter, because based on the information we currently have, we can already take action.
But the risk factor will be greatly increased. Because we have been discovered by the enemy, then the enemy will notice us. "
At this time, Shangguan Zhibiao asked Duanwu: "Tuanzuo, should we change our combat strategy?"
Duanwu said: "No, although we have been discovered, it will still take some time for the little devils to mobilize the army. The Japanese army on the western front, including Feicheng, Pingyin, and Ningyang, only has three infantry regiments. There is also the First Division of the Northeastern Army, as well as the Royal Guards that just attacked us."
Lao Shou and Zhu Shengzhong said in surprise at the same time: "So it was the Royal Guards that attacked us?"
Duanwu nodded and said: "Yes, it is the Royal Guards. I underestimated their strength with this force. This is an elite force left over from a certain Qing Dynasty. Through their combat, I found that they are good at night attacks. . And the fighting ability is very strong. And if our independent regiment had not had enough firepower, we would have suffered as much loss today as the 29th Division of the 56th Army.
Of course, we are not the 29th Division, we are an independent regiment. Although we encountered a sneak attack tonight, our losses were not as great as the enemy's. Our casualties were sixty-five, but the Royal Guards lost one hundred and fifty-four. This should also be a big blow to them.
Because I checked the corpses of the Royal Guardsmen who attacked us, and they all had a common characteristic, that is, they were all between thirty and forty years old, and some were even nearly fifty years old.
And what does this mean? It shows that it is not easy for them to train such soldiers. Its growth period probably takes nearly twenty years.
So there may still be troops like them, but there certainly won't be many.
Of course, even so, we cannot take it lightly. Because the night attack capabilities of these people are indeed something I have never seen since I joined the army.
That old snore, your reconnaissance battalion will not participate in combat missions for the time being. Give me a set of practical and effective responses to the Royal Guards' night attack capabilities. Do you understand? "
Lao Snoring stood up and responded: "Understood!"
Duanwu motioned him to sit down, and then continued: "In a war, you have to pick the weakest persimmon first. I want to beat him in the Sakata Regiment, but this old devil is hiding in his shell and won't come out, so let's go to the Japanese Eleventh Regiment." The team's bad luck. This eleventh team is in Feicheng, and it is found that their number is not large.
When they were at Pingxing Pass, the Japanese army encountered an ambush by the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses. And this 11th Regiment is one of them. According to Lao Ma, the actual strength of this Japanese infantry unit is only two infantry squadrons, not even artillery. Moreover, when we attacked Dongping County before, two infantry squadrons from the 11th Regiment were also wiped out by us.
Therefore, this Eleventh Alliance can be said to be the fifth division at this time, the softest persimmon. "
But at this moment, it was Shangguan Zhibiao who reminded: "But Tuanzuo, Feicheng is the hinterland of the Japs, and it is very close to Pingyin. There is also a regiment of Japs in Pingyin. There is also the direction of Tai'an. The first division of the Imperial Alliance Army is on the sidelines to provide support?"
Duanwu took the map and pointed on it with a pencil: "Pingyin is about sixty kilometers away from Feicheng. If the little devil's reinforcements want to reach Feicheng for reinforcements in a short time, they will need transportation.
But from what I know about the Japanese army, they don't have many trucks per infantry regiment. The number of Japanese troops that can reinforce Feicheng within two hours will never exceed an infantry brigade.
Let’s talk about the First Division of the Imperial Association Army. This unit is currently stationed 30 kilometers south of Tai’an, probably in the Caozhuang area.
Therefore, it would take them longer to reach Feicheng than the Pingyin Japs did.
Therefore, if the Japs wanted to send reinforcements from Tai'an County, it would be better to dispatch the Japs in Tai'an City directly.
However, the Japanese troops in Tai'an were insufficient. There was only one infantry brigade in total, and the rest were traitors.
If he really dares to move, I won't mind beating up his Tai'an City as well! .”
(End of chapter)
