After Huang Yu came back, the speed of the regiment headquarters in calculating the results was significantly accelerated.
While Shen Quan completed his mission of chasing the enemy, a detailed statistical result finally appeared in front of Kong Jie.
Huang Yu was also shocked by this statistical result, pointing to the data above and reporting with surprise on his face.
"Regiment leader, chief of staff..."
"Including the Japanese and puppet troops annihilated by the assault battalion in Tutu Temple and the results of the battle, the main force of the regiment fought a total of two large-scale ambush battles, six encirclement and annihilation battles, 18 blocking battles, and more than 200 sneak attacks and mine warfare in the base area!"
"A total of more than 7,900 Japanese and puppet troops were annihilated, including more than 3,800 Japanese and 4,000 puppet troops... Among them, 2,186 puppet soldiers were captured..."
"Especially in the two days of pursuit, in order to protect their own people, the Japanese army left all the puppet troops who accompanied the attack behind our base..."
"Fortunately, the pursuing troops fulfilled their mission and captured most of the puppet troops abandoned by the Japanese!"
"Including the assault battalion, cavalry company, special forces, and the main force of the independent regiment, a total of 2,169 people died and 486 people were seriously injured. The three county brigades, 15 district teams, and more than 50 guerrilla groups that cooperated with the operation, a total of 315 people died. 103 people were seriously injured..."
"Slightly fewer little devils than those killed directly..."
"According to statistics, a large part of the casualties of the troops were caused by Japanese aircraft and artillery, especially the assault battalion... There were more than 800 people in the battalion, and more than 600 people were directly killed. More than half of the sacrificed soldiers were caused by Japanese aircraft and heavy mortars. Killed by a cannon!"
Hearing this, Kong Jie had a particularly heavy expression on his face.
The main force of the independent regiment totaled only about 6,000 men. In one battle, more than 2,600 people were killed, which was equivalent to more than half of the casualties.
If the independent regiment had not been rich enough, this blocking battle alone would have severely injured the troops and they would not be able to recover for a long time.
He turned around and ordered to Li Wensheng: "We must mobilize the more than 2,000 prisoners in our hands as soon as possible and win 1,500 people to join the army..."
"Recruit another 1,500 troops from the base area. We must make up for the losses of the troops in the shortest possible time and restore them to full strength!"
After saying that, he stared at Huang Yu and continued to ask: "Where is the lost equipment?"
"Five mortars, eight heavy machine guns, 28 light machine guns, 1,596 rifles were destroyed, 380,000 rounds of various bullets, 2,189 artillery shells, 9,863 grenades and grenades were destroyed, almost all of our ammunition inventory was destroyed ."
"Especially the artillery shells, not only the inventory was exhausted, but also a lot of artillery shells captured on the battlefield were used..."
Compared with the painful mood when he heard about the casualties of the troops, Kong Jie was much calmer at this moment.
His expression was calm, as if he hadn't heard the report of more than a thousand rifles being destroyed.
This is not because Kong Jie is big-hearted enough not to take more than a thousand rifles seriously, but because he has stayed with Huang Yu for a long time and firmly believes in what Huang Yu often said.
"I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf!"
Whether it is fighting a war or doing business, only if you are willing to invest can you get rich returns.
The ammunition consumed by the troops and the weapons destroyed were all part of the independent regiment's investment in this war. If they won the battle, the rewards would definitely be more generous.
He raised his head and asked: "Stop talking nonsense and tell me what we have gained!"
Huang Yu pointed to the data on the list and introduced: "Four 120 mm caliber mortars, with 480 supporting shells... One infantry gun, with 358 supporting shells... 21 81 mm caliber mortars, with 2867 supporting shells …”
"22 heavy machine guns, 143 light machine guns, 3,686 various rifles, 218 pistols..."
"This was captured by us after the Japanese army destroyed a large number of weapons and ammunition before they died. If the Japanese soldiers had not destroyed the equipment, our loot would have been at least 50% more..."
"We also harvested nearly 100,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, 260,000 rounds of 65-caliber rifle machine gun bullets, 130,000 rounds of 79-caliber rifle machine gun bullets, and 13,586 grenades and hand grenades..."
"Not only did we replace the ammunition we lost, but we also got hundreds of thousands more rounds of ammunition!"
"The more surprising thing is yet to come..."
"In this attack, the enemy and we invested more than 15,000 troops, and nearly one million rounds of ammunition were consumed in just two days!"
"If we organize the people in the base area to collect all these bullet casings, even if two bullet casings are reloaded with one bullet, the repair shop can reload 500,000 rounds of bullets!"
"The repair shop can also easily repair some damaged firearms!"
"In two days of fighting, more than 3,500 rifles, more than 100 light machine guns, and a large number of heavy machine guns, mortars, and infantry guns were destroyed on both sides of the enemy and us!"
"If the repair shop can repair 30% of the equipment, it will be thousands of rifles, thirty or forty light machine guns, and it will not be a problem to equip a reinforced battalion!"
Kong Jie's face was already filled with joy. He looked at the statistical list and said cheerfully: "We raided Taiyuan and brought back the equipment of more than 2,000 people..."
"When we arrived in northwest Shanxi, the army developed rapidly and expanded to 6,000 people in a short period of time..."
"In addition to the equipment we brought back from Taiyuan and Jinzhong, some of the equipment was bought by Xiao Huang from the Jinsui Army. The weapons equipped by the remaining two thousand people were all seized from the Japanese puppet troops and bandits!"
"Although the army has always insisted on equipping its main force with good guns, the extra weapons have been equipped with local troops."
"But light and heavy machine guns and artillery have always been difficult to capture and buy. As a result, many companies are only equipped with two or three light machine guns, and many main battalions are not equipped with a single mortar!"
"The firepower level is not half as good as when we raided Taiyuan."
"If this battle hadn't been dominated by blockades and ambushes, and the battlefields were all in my base area, I would never have had the confidence to face seven or eight thousand Japanese puppet troops at the same time."
"We have seized so much equipment this time, as well as a large number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars that are urgently needed by the independent regiment. We must re-equip the troops to further strengthen our firepower and prepare to face the next wave of Japanese and puppet troops attacking us!"
"Xiao Huang told me yesterday that Yoshio Shinozuka would probably take advantage of the heavy losses we suffered in the blocking battle to immediately mobilize heavy troops to sweep through northwest Shanxi!"
"I didn't really believe it at first!"
"I thought about it for half the night last night, and slowly started to believe it!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops we blocked this time were all from northwestern Shanxi, and none of them were from Taiyuan!"
"The intelligence reported to us by the headquarters shows that Yoshio Shinozuka has been thinking of ways to replenish the troops and send troops to encircle and suppress northwest Shanxi..."
"As a result, Li Yunlong's attack on Ping'an was disrupted before it even started, but the troops they assembled in Taiyuan did not participate in the battle!"
"As long as he is willing, Taiyuan City can dispatch a reinforced brigade at any time to raid northwestern Shanxi and sweep us away!"
"Northwestern Shanxi has just experienced a melee. We have suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of supplements. If I were Yoshio Shinozuka, I would definitely not let go of this perfect opportunity to sweep away northern Shanxi!"
Huang Yu immediately answered: "Captain, I think this is not only a crisis for us, but also a huge opportunity for further development and growth!"
"Although the blocking battle caused us heavy losses, it also had a training effect!"
"Before the war started, the proportion of veterans in the main force was very small! Although many new recruits had been on the battlefield, they had never fought in a war!"
"After this battle, the more than 3,000 surviving soldiers of the independent regiment have all become veterans, and the overall combat effectiveness has not been weakened much."
"If we add another 1,500 captive soldiers, the overall combat effectiveness of the independent regiment will definitely rise sharply!"
"The 1,500 new recruits recruited from the base area are best recruited from county brigades, district squads, and guerrillas. In this way, the independent regiment can exceed its original combat effectiveness in a very short period of time!"
"If all the weapons captured in this blocking battle are equipped with troops, the independent regiment's combat effectiveness will increase by 20%!"
"If Yoshio Shinozuka really sends troops from Taiyuan to encircle and suppress northwest Shanxi, we will definitely let them hit the independent regiment with a bloody head!"
Kong Jie nodded while listening. Huang Yu had a decision in his mind after speaking and opened his mouth to give orders.
"The artillery company directly under the independent regiment was expanded into an artillery battalion, with an infantry artillery company equipped with four infantry cannons...a heavy mortar company equipped with four 120mm caliber mortars...a mountain artillery company temporarily equipped with two
Menshan artillery...an anti-aircraft company, equipped with four anti-aircraft machine guns!"
"Each main battalion adds a mortar platoon, equipped with four 81mm caliber mortars!"
"Each main company will add a heavy machine gun squad, equipped with two heavy machine guns!"
"The main platoon adds a fire squad, equipped with two light machine guns and two grenade launchers..."
"The assault battalion, the guard battalion, the first battalion, and the second battalion are all issued with 65-caliber 38 rifles. The fourth battalion, the fifth battalion, and the sixth battalion are all equipped with 79-caliber Chinese-style, Hanyang-made, Mauser rifles...
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"In the previous elimination of Yamamoto's special agent team, we seized more than 60 submachine guns. Including the original equipment of the independent regiment, the total number exceeds 120!"
"I decided to add a submachine gun squad to each main battalion, directly under the battalion commander."
"All cadres above the cavalry company squad are equipped with submachine guns!"
"All the extra submachine guns will be equipped with special operations teams and assault battalions directly under the regiment headquarters!"
"All company platoon leaders in the regiment are issued with twenty-shot Mauser pistols, and squad leaders are issued with a bastard box. The extra Mauser pistols and bastard boxes strengthen the security forces of each battalion..."
"Strive to train the troops within ten days, expand the total strength of the independent regiment to 6,500 people, expand the local troops to 2,500 people, and form combat effectiveness!"
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, the independent regiment battle report finally appeared in the hands of the brigade commander. After reading it, he laughed and said: "Chief of Staff, I guessed everything right!"
"Kong Jie is getting better and better at fighting. He turned the blocking battle into an encirclement and annihilation battle!"
"Especially Huang Yu in his hand, who used a thousand men to defeat two to three thousand Japanese puppet troops."
"If I hadn't known that Kong Jie wouldn't lie about his military exploits, I wouldn't have believed it was true...it would be a miracle!"
The chief of staff responded: "Li Yunlong set up a platform to attack Ping'an County, but Kong Jie, who blocked the attack, actually achieved greater results than Li Yunlong. It's so unexpected!"
"Li Yunlong is safe, Kong Jie is full!" Brigadier Chen agreed with his face.
