Chapter 1147 Heavy losses
The new first regiment front command center, last night, the troops fought a big victory and killed four or five thousand Japanese and puppet troops. It was originally a very happy thing. However, Wang Ping did not have a smile on his face.
The opponent Lieutenant General Ito's reaction speed was too fast. He responded as soon as he took action~
"Chief of Staff, has the Japanese troops on the front line not moved yet?" Wang Ping couldn't help asking.
"Not yet!" Zhong Chenggong shook his head and replied.
"As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line were strengthening their fortifications on the spot, and they were on the verge of defending themselves. So far, they were still repairing the fortifications and had never stopped since the morning. Are they planning to end the sweep!"
"It's impossible to end!" Wang Ping answered very firmly.
"If the sweep ends without any end, I'm sure our old rival Lieutenant General Ito will be transferred after less than a month in Linfen City..."
"The reason why they kept their troops still was because they suffered too much loss last night. If the remaining troops continued to go deep into our base without reinforcements, we could kill one or two of their infantry brigades at will!"
"This old devil Ito is very smart and very rational..."
Zhong Chenggong suddenly realized his mind and replied: "It's really good to say that if you do this, the remaining nine infantry brigades of the Japanese will directly turn into nine bones. If we want to gnaw these nine bones, we must pay a very heavy price."
He followed the conversation and continued, "But, the leader of the regiment, in this case, the Japanese's sweep will not be halfway, and our anti-sweep will not be a winner!"
Wang Ping affirmed: "If the Japanese really only had a sweep of troops, we did win... However, it is very difficult to regain the bases occupied by the Japanese. The important thing is that the lost bases must be regained, otherwise the hundreds of thousands of people who have moved to the hinterland of the base will have no place to resettle!"
"The Japanese are so cunning. They are turning passive into active!"
"They must know that we must regain the lost bases from them, and then strengthen the defense on this line, turn the offense into a defense that is more conducive to them, and wait for us to attack them!"
Zhong Chenggong frowned and fell into deep thought. He hesitated for a long time before answering: "Captain, if the Japanese really plan to do this, we don't have to worry too much~"
"The operation team sent by the Japanese, the regiment commander, is not a vegetarian. With them, I am sure that a bullet or a grain of food from Linfen City cannot be transported to the hands of these Japanese and puppet troops. Without food and ammunition, even if the Japanese have a strong position, it will be useless!"
"Not bad!" Wang Ping said with admiration.
"I am not worried about the Japanese on the front line now. The only thing I worry about is the hinterland of the base behind us!"
"The leader of the regiment...the political commissar's telegram is urgent. Something happened in the base!" When he was about to continue speaking, the communications company commander who was hurried over interrupted and sent a telegram to Wang Ping.
"What I worry most is that happened!" Wang Ping sighed and said.
"map……"
Zhong Chenggong immediately spread a map in front of Wang Ping.
After handing the map to Zhong Chenggong, he analyzed: "These counties have always been under the control of the Japanese."
"Yesterday, all the Japanese in these county towns were dispatched to enter our base area in five directions, causing a large number of casualties to the military and civilians in the base area!"
"There are also Japanese aircraft. Until now, they have bombed several villages in the base area. Those villages are either stationed in our field hospitals, military stations, or logistics supply points..."
"According to the latest statistics, two wounded resettlement sites, two troop stations and one material transfer station in the field hospital were bombarded by Japanese planes and completely destroyed!"
"In addition, a total of five bombings caused us more than 1,200 casualties to the military and civilians, of which nearly 300 were killed and injured by the bombing..."
"The five Japanese troops have caused more than two thousand casualties to us..."
"Hiss~" Zhong Cheng was scared.
After reading the telegram twice, I replied: "Fortunately, the Cavalry Battalion, the Guard Battalion, and the first battalion of Xiong Changhe have all gone up, otherwise, these Japanese devils could have caused several times the casualties to the base!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "The Japanese are not vegetarians. Moreover, the cavalry battalion, the two companies of the Guard Battalion, and the troops brought back by Xiong Changhe, are less than 2,000 people. The Japanese soldiers are divided into five routes, their troops are dispersed, and there are aircraft reinforcements during the day. It is very difficult for us to kill them in a short period of time!"
"No accident, the casualties will continue to increase!"
"It will increase!" Zhong Chenggong asked in a daze.
Wang Ping affirmed: "If I did not make a mistake, the final casualties of the military and civilians in the base area would definitely reach 4,000!"
"Call back to the political commissar: Order all garrison troops and local guerrillas in the base area to join the battle and cooperate with the main force to kill the Japanese sweeping troops that entered our hinterland as soon as possible! At the same time, all parts of the base area must make solid walls and clear the fields, and try to reduce casualties between the military and civilians in the base area!"
"A special telegram was sent to Wei Yong of the Security Department: "The intelligence personnel of the Japanese devils in the base area are so rampant that they blatantly guided the planes to bomb the military targets of our new regiment! From now on, I don't want to hear any military targets being air-raided!"
At the command of the Japanese division in Linfen City, Lieutenant General Ito also received information summarized by the intelligence department.
After reading the information, the haze of the night was immediately swept away, and a smile appeared on his face from the bottom of his heart.
"Teacher Commander, it seems that your decision to temporarily change the sweeping plan is correct. In just one day, they achieved such great results, which is no worse than the more than 10,000 imperial troops on the front line!"
"You know, such a battle result was only achieved by them in more than a day. If they continue, the battle result will increase exponentially!"
"Yosi, I am really satisfied with this kind of battle!" Lieutenant General Ito replied with a smile on his face.
Then he ordered: "Order the front line garrison to continue to strengthen the fortifications at the garrison and be ready to face the counterattack of the new regiment at any time."
"They will definitely attack us immediately and regain the base we have occupied during this period. After all, hundreds of thousands of people in their hands are in a hurry to return to the base, and it is impossible for them to stay in the hinterland of their base. This is definitely an unprecedented pressure for the weak logistics system of the new regiment!"
"So, all brigades must be prepared to defend themselves!"
"Once they are attacked, they will not have any reinforcements, they can only defend themselves with their own strength."
"The reconnaissance forces and intelligence systems closely monitor the Eighth Route Army's every move on the front line."
"As long as they emerge, contact the air force immediately to bomb them at all costs!"
"The bomber bombing of important targets in the Eighth Route Army base cannot be stopped, but it must continue!"
"The fifth-Road sweeping troops in the hinterland of the Xinyi Regiment base cannot stop and must be in motion all the time, so that the Eighth Route Army cannot find their traces of their movement. Only in this way can they escape unscathed in the Xinyi Regiment base."
"In addition, remind them that during the operation, as long as they are attacked or ambushed, no troops will support them except air reinforcements. Therefore, they must be cautious and cautious in the entire sweep!"
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