A week later, on the morning of April 5th, Duanwu and his supervision team finally broke out of the siege and joined forces with the Shanxi-Sui Army in the Second Theater in Shanxi.
In these seven days, the Dragon Boat Festival experienced more than 30 battles, large and small, and wiped out nearly 2,000 enemies. However, the casualties of the Supervision Corps were only more than 400 people.
Most of the victims were from the first or second battalions. When the first battalion was in the line of fire, there were only 600 people left in the entire battalion, which originally numbered more than 1,600 people.
The second battalion also suffered a lot of casualties. The artillery battalion plus the infantry battalion only had about a thousand people.
The third battalion had less than 500 men, the fourth battalion had about 500 men, and the fifth battalion, like the cavalry battalion, had lost about half.
In other words, since the Dragon Boat Festival Supervisory Corps entered the Japanese hinterland, more than half of the troops suffered casualties.
Of course, in the face of huge sacrifices, fruitful results were also achieved. Since the Dragon Boat Festival surprise attack on Dongping County, more than 30,000 Japanese and puppet troops have been killed. The battle loss ratio reached about 1:5.
And if it were not for the lack of ammunition in the later period, I am afraid that the battle loss ratio between the Dragon Boat Festival and the Japanese and puppet troops would have reached 1:7 or even higher.
Of course, there is no if.
But it is undeniable that such a surprise attack on the Dragon Boat Festival was very successful. It not only caused huge losses to the little devils, but also supported the Taierzhuang battle from the side.
In that battle, Li Zhongren fought very smoothly. And if the little devil hadn't made preparations in advance and mobilized a large number of Chaoxian divisions, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to fight at this time.
But it is undeniable that the little devil still has some background. So many people were killed by the Dragon Boat Festival, but there is no sign of depletion of troops.
But it doesn't matter, just kill slowly. Sooner or later, you will be able to kill all the Japanese.
Just when Duanwu was discussing with the commander of the Jinsui Army how to arrange for his brother to rest, Secretary-General Yang came in person and drove Duanwu and Tang Jiujiu directly to the airport.
Duanwu smiled in the car and said: "Lao Yang, even if you have to return to the mountain city, you won't be in such a hurry, right?"
Secretary-General Yang said: "You are a very happy little monkey, but I don't know how many people have suffered for you these days. The fifth war zone and the second war zone are fighting like crazy, just to cover your breakout. Then the military commander and the Central Committee The commander-in-chief also made a lot of efforts. They used their respective local forces and tried their best to cause trouble for the Japanese. Otherwise, would your breakout be so easy?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Lao Dai and Lao Du were really kind to me. When I go back, I will definitely thank them!"
Secretary-General Yang said speechlessly: "You little monkey, it's good if you don't cause trouble for others, and you still want to thank them? By the way, when you come back this time, the chairman of the committee has arranged a position for you as an office director. You can cultivate yourself in the rear." Let's wait for a while. And your troops will rest and return to the army to report to the 88th Division."
Duan Wu thought to himself: "This is taking away my military power!"
But there was nothing he could do. Soldiers took obedience as their bounden duty. What's more, the roots of the supervision team are originally in the 88th Division.
And what if he doesn't want to hand over military power? Should I go to the chairman of the committee and argue with him? Save it, since he is ready to return to the mountain city, he is already ready to hand over military power. Moreover, it was a good destination for his brothers to return to the 88th Division. After all, they were direct troops and the Chairman's biological son.
Therefore, Duanwu is not worried about the future treatment of Shangguan Zhibiao and others. He was worried about the Japanese spies in Shancheng, and he didn't know whether the Central Commander-in-Chief and the Military Commander-in-Chief could reconcile. It would be best for him, as the director of the office, to have a little power, even if it was to assist the Military Commander-in-Chief and the Central Commander-in-Chief in catching Japanese spies.
Dragon Boat Festival does not want military merit, the credit can go to the military commander and the central commander, but what he wants is a spy.
Of course, there is no point in thinking about anything at this time. Wait until you get to the mountain city to see what the old man means before making any plans.
So I didn’t think much about the Dragon Boat Festival and fell asleep while sitting in the car.
During the seven days of the breakout, he didn't sleep much. All he could think about was how to lead his brothers out.
He took these brothers out, although he was not able to bring them all back. But the structure of the supervision team cannot be broken up.
This is an army that has been instilled with his fighting spirit. Duanwu believes that even without his command in the future, this army will know how to fight a war.
So when Duanwu retained the complete structure of the supervision team and brought them back safely, he put down the big stone in his heart and fell into a deep sleep.
Secretary-General Yang wanted to say something more, but found that Duanwu had already fallen asleep. Tang Jiujiu leaned Duanwu's head on her body to prevent him from falling due to the shaking of the car.
Tang Jiujiu and Secretary-General Yang said: "He is too tired, let him sleep!"
Secretary-General Yang nodded and said nothing more. Although he had a lot to say to Duanwu at this time, the most important thing was his affairs with the underground party. This matter is not only important to him, but also important to the Dragon Boat Festival. Because this is a question about the political future of the Dragon Boat Festival.
The important reason why Duanwu still didn't get promoted despite his great military exploits was that he was too close to the underground party.
Of course, this is the Dragon Boat Festival. If it were another person, it might not be a matter of not being promoted, but whether the colonel commander is still there or not.
Therefore, Secretary-General Yang, who has watched Duanwu grow up, really doesn't want Duanwu to ruin his future in this matter.
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Time passed by like a fleeting moment. Four hours passed in a flash. When we arrived at the airport, Dragon Boat Festival finally woke up.
Brigadier Wang at the airport invited Secretary Yang and Tang Jiujiu to dinner during the Dragon Boat Festival.
The meal is very rich. In addition to chicken, duck, pork and beef, there are also two side dishes.
I ate the Dragon Boat Festival without ceremony. Anyway, Brigadier Wang didn't seem to be entertaining me, and kept talking to Secretary-General Yang.
Secretary-General Yang's status is very important, and he can compete with Secretary-General Gu.
Secretary-General Gu is the General Secretary-General, while Secretary-General Yang is in charge of the military and is highly regarded by the Chairman.
Therefore, it is precisely because of this that wherever Secretary-General Yang goes, these local officers must treat Secretary-General Yang to a meal and a relationship.
As for the Dragon Boat Festival, Brigadier Wang didn't seem to know, and that included Tang Jiujiu. Obviously, the chairman of the committee also made confidentiality arrangements for this meeting in Shancheng.
Duanwu felt that this old man was not too stupid and knew that there was a problem in the mountain city, so he did not reveal his route back to the mountain city or the information about his flight.
Duanwu thinks this is good, at least when they are flying in the sky, they don't have to worry about the little devils sending fighter planes to intercept them.
After lunch, Secretary-General Yang whispered in Duanwu's ear: "Let's take the cargo plane back. Including the crew, there are eight of us in total."
Duanwu said in surprise: "Eight people? Besides the four of us and the two crew members, who else is there?"
(End of chapter)
