From a tactical point of view, this battle can only be said to be a narrow victory. The casualties of the troops were not small, and their own ammunition consumption was also huge. But from a strategic point of view, it can be regarded as a great victory. They completely defeated the army that surrounded them.

The puppet troops along the way broke the encirclement built by the Japanese.

The most important thing is that when the puppet army retreated, most of the baggage and ammunition fell into Zhang Yunfei's hands.

Although the ammunition consumption in this battle was huge, the captured materials could make up for most of the consumption.

This is very critical. Once the consumption of the Eighth Route Army's battles is much greater than the capture, it will reduce the army's continuous combat capability. This is the most terrible thing.

In this battle, Zhang Yunfei not only achieved his intended goal, but also eliminated a puppet army. If it were an ordinary puppet army, it would be fine. With the combat effectiveness of these guys, they still pose a great threat to the activities of his own troops.

It was a surprise to be able to defeat them. In addition to those who were killed and captured, the remaining puppet troops of less than 300 who lost all their heavy weapons were able to escape. It was impossible for them to give themselves the power of the New Ninth Regiment.

Transferring brings trouble.

The most important thing is that they also captured two heavy machine guns, two mortars, and more than 700 rifles in this battle.

There is also a military map of the surrounding areas drawn by the Japanese and distributed to the puppet troops. This map is more accurate than the map used by the own military region.

To put it bluntly, the development of modern times is like that. Naturally, there is nothing to look forward to in surveying and mapping. It would be damned if the maps could be more accurate. The maps of one's own country have to be captured from the enemy, which is considered

A kind of sadness.

With this batch of trophies, Zhang Yunfei was ecstatic, as it temporarily solved his urgent material needs, and he had more confidence to continue dealing with the Japanese.

The most important thing now is to take advantage of the gap before arriving to get out of the enemy's encirclement. During this period, our troops have been marching and fighting continuously. They are very tired and are about to reach their limit. They can no longer carry out high-intensity operations. They are in urgent need of

Take a break.

But now their situation is not complete. The Japanese and puppet troops on both wings may arrive at any time. Zhang Yunfei does not dare to stay here longer. After cleaning the battlefield, he packs away the loot, ties up all the puppet prisoners of war and throws them where they are.

Begin emergency evacuation southward.

Zhang Yunfei felt sorry for these puppet troops who had a strong will to fight, but unfortunately, he had no possibility of conquering them.

Most of these guys were captured due to exhaustion, and the casualties caused by their own New Ninth Regiment were considerable. This was a blood feud, and the soldiers could not accept them.

Besides, even if his side is willing to accept them, they won't be happy. If it weren't for the policy of the Eighth Route Army, Zhang Yunfei would have wanted to kill these guys.

When Miyake Kenjiro led his people to the commander of the puppet army camp outside the Black Rock Ridge Pass, they saw a messy camp and puppet soldiers who were tied up like pigs and sheep to be slaughtered during the New Year.

Many of his comrades died at the hands of these guys, so the soldiers were very resentful and were not polite to these puppet soldiers at all. They tied them up as tightly as they could.

Seeing this situation, Miyake Kenjiro's face was as dark as a pothole. He tried hard to catch this eight-pronged group, but in the end he failed.

The Eighth Route Army is best at fighting in such mountainous and hilly areas. This time, the Eighth Route Army was able to escape, and it would be even harder to catch their opponents again.

The Eighth Route Army can keep wandering around in this kind of place, but their own large troops cannot bear to do this. Even if the people can bear it, the logistical supplies and consumption cannot stand it.

Moreover, the imperial army originally had insufficient garrison strength and could not allow a force like his to stay in the mountains.

Miyake Kenjiro knew that with Eighth Route's escape, his battle was destined to end in failure. Eighth Route was bent on hiding, and his chances of seizing the opponent were already very slim.

Balu is so good at running and hiding so fast that if you punch him confidently, your punch will always come back empty. It's very frustrating and uncomfortable.

Fighting against the Eighth Route Army, the feeling of being unable to use your strength is so frustrating. As a soldier, there is no such pleasure as fighting the enemy head-on.

Fortunately, the imperial army did not suffer any losses in this battle. It was just a wasted trip that made people suffocated. As for encircling and suppressing this cunning Eighth Route Army, it was not his business. The next step would be a headache for the local garrison.

He felt much better after thinking about it. Dealing with the Eighth Route Army was not an easy task. Kenjiro Miyake wanted to laugh when he thought that the local garrison might be disgraced by the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla tactics.

I feel that my frustration is nothing, but I am gloating about their misfortune and want to see them embarrassed.

It didn't take long for him to be happy when new orders arrived. He escaped from the Eighth Route Army and was reprimanded, which was what he should have done. But what made him dumbfounded was that the new orders came to him at the same time.

In view of Xiang Yuan's insufficient garrison strength, his unit will be stationed in the Xiang Yuan area, which means he is now Xiang Yuan's new garrison captain.

Moreover, the most important task of the garrison is to prevent the Eighth Route Army from developing and infiltrating southward. In other words, for a long time to come, its main task will still be to deal with this Eighth Route Army.

He was gloating about his misfortune, but he didn't expect retribution to come so quickly. This was too sad. Kenjiro Miyake greeted Yoshida Masanobu's guy in his heart. If that guy didn't die early because of his incompetence, it would be impossible for such a errand to fall on him.

To deal with the Eighth Route Army, large forces carried out raids and encirclements, which was time-consuming, laborious, money-consuming and food-consuming, and had little effect. The only way was to passively guard against the other party's destruction, and what he had to do was such a tiring job.

Kenjiro Miyake felt a headache when he thought about having to deal with bullshit and harassment from the Eighth Route Army all day in the future.

Zhang Yunfei naturally didn't know about Miyake Kenjiro's troubles. Now his New Ninth Regiment was stationed in Dayuegou.

Chinese people like to be vague and artistic when choosing names. As I said before, ditches represent water canals in plain areas, and mountainous areas naturally refer to small canyons.

Dayuegou is easy to understand. In fact, it is a slightly curved hill. It is very desolate and does not have the artistic conception in its name.

The reason why they chose to camp here is because it is surrounded by mountains, first of all it is easy to hide, and secondly there is only a small village with more than ten households here.

The Eighth Route Army relies on mountainous terrain to fight guerrillas, rather than living in seclusion in the mountains to cultivate immortality. It still needs to be in contact with the outside world at any time.

There is no doubt that if there is a village, there will be mountain roads leading out. Moreover, one of the core elements of the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare is the need for the cooperation and support of the local people.

Zhang Yunfei immediately sent out reconnaissance personnel to find local organizations to understand the current situation, hoping that they would give him help and intelligence support.
Chapter completed!