Chapter 449 Captain, the Sato division has no choice
An hour later, the gunfire on the battlefield stopped completely. Both the enemy and ourselves were holding fast to their positions, digesting the results of the battle, counting battle losses, and rescuing the wounded, without provoking anyone.
The assault battalion evacuated the Japanese heavy artillery position and rushed back to join the main force.
When Huang Yu walked into the headquarters, Chief of Staff Li Wensheng was reporting on the results...
"Captain, with your proactive attack just now, we won a great victory..."
"During the blocking battle, we destroyed four Japanese infantry squadrons and two puppet battalions..."
"In the ensuing pursuit battle, they not only severely damaged the Japanese and puppet attacking troops, but also killed them to pieces. They chased them for three kilometers before retreating!"
"I just compiled the results of the attacking troops. They are very gratifying!"
"During the entire pursuit, we eliminated a total of 1,749 imps, 273 puppet soldiers, and captured 658 puppet soldiers..."
“We also seized 15 mortars, 18 heavy machine guns, 69 light machine guns, 1,295 rifles, 128 boxes of unused mortar shells, 42 boxes of heavy machine gun bullets, and 59 boxes of rifle machine gun bullets. It was a great harvest.
Win..."
"Including the gains from the blocking battle, we killed a total of more than 3,900 Japanese and puppet troops... half of them were little Japanese and half of the puppet troops..."
"By the way, of the 36 tanks in the Japanese tank squadron, only three escaped by chance, and the remaining 33 tanks were all destroyed by us!"
Chen Daliang, commander of the heavy artillery battalion, suddenly interrupted: "Regiment commander, chief of staff, you haven't calculated the results of the heavy artillery battalion yet!"
"Observation Post Report: Guizishan Field Artillery Battalion and Infantry Artillery Squadron were hit hard again..."
"Only six artillery pieces were taken from three artillery positions, and the gunners lost more than 70%..."
"Preliminary statistics show that we killed at least 300 Japanese gunners in the artillery raid just now!"
Li Wensheng immediately answered: "That's more than 4,200 Japanese and puppet troops..."
"The Zuotou division plus the puppet troops, heavy artillery brigade, and cavalry brigade that cooperated with the operation... a total of more than 2,200 people!"
"Before the sweep, we were given a big blow. We lost a cavalry brigade and half an infantry regiment..."
"We killed an infantry regiment during the Duanjiabao blockade!"
"We killed more than 4,000 people here again... The puppet army was gone in 10,000 days..."
"If the assault battalion kills another one or two thousand people... Zuotou's division will have at most eight or nine thousand people left..."
"And it's a light infantry without tiger teeth. Maybe even the ammunition supplies are gone!"
"They have no choice but to withdraw from our base area and end the sweep!"
"Reporting to the head of the regiment and chief of staff, the assault battalion has successfully completed its mission and has been ordered to return to the team. Please give instructions!" Huang Yu stood up and reported in time.
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here..." Kong Jie immediately walked towards Huang Yu and said happily.
"Xiao Huang, you are the hero of our independent group!"
"Without the decisive attack of the assault battalion, the main force of the regiment would never have had such a good counterattack opportunity, let alone achieved such great counterattack results!"
Huang Yu quickly retorted: "Commander, if it weren't for the main force of the regiment fighting desperately on the frontal battlefield, the large number of troops of the Sato Division in the trenches, and the exhaustion of their tank brigade, the assault battalion would not dare to attack their heavy artillery brigade and baggage troops rashly.
station……"
"The real heroes are all the soldiers of the Independent Regiment. I just benefited from them and happened to meet such a good fighter opportunity!"
Li Wensheng on the side couldn't help but ask: "Tell us quickly...how many Japanese and puppet troops did the assault battalion kill in the battle just now?"
Huang Yu reported with a smile: "The results will definitely surprise you... even I was shocked!"
"The Japanese protection heavy artillery brigade and a full infantry brigade of the transport troops were almost completely wiped out by us... The heavy artillery brigade was completely wiped out by us, and more than two thousand puppet troops transporting ammunition and supplies were defeated by us..."
"Preliminary statistics show that we have eliminated more than 1,200 Japanese soldiers, killed more than 500 puppet soldiers, captured more than 600 puppet soldiers, and the remaining more than 900 puppet soldiers were defeated by us..."
Li Wensheng immediately answered: "More than 3,200 Japanese and puppet troops were defeated and killed... Including those killed by the main force of the regiment, there are at most 9,000 left in Zuotou's division..."
"By the way, how much of the baggage ammunition they carried was destroyed..."
"This is the key to whether they can continue to sweep our base!"
Huang Yu followed up with a report: "All twelve heavy artillery pieces were blown into scrap by us, and there was no chance of even repairing them!"
"We also blew up the ammunition supplies transported by the puppet troops, but due to time constraints, we ordered the grain trucks and evacuated the battlefield, without seeing all the grain trucks burned to ashes!"
"If the Japanese reinforcements respond quickly enough, they should be able to snatch a lot of food from the fire!"
Li Wensheng said with an indifferent expression: "With just food and no ammunition, they won't be able to last long..."
"The Sato Division has no heavy artillery, and there are still six mountain artillery and infantry artillery pieces left, and at most fifty mortars are left. This heavy firepower is no match for us!"
"If they continue to sweep us, the heavy artillery battalion will definitely be able to suppress them and fight!"
Chen Daliang understood and immediately asked Kong Jie to fight: "Commander, in the artillery raid just now, although we lost four field guns and four mountain guns, we still have four 105 mm caliber mountain guns and 12 120 mm caliber mountain guns.
One field gun and three mountain guns."
"As long as the commander gives the order, I promise to kill all the remaining artillery pieces of Zuotou's division within ten minutes."
Second Battalion Commander Xiao Yuanchang was unwilling to lag behind and said: "Captain, although there are only more than 300 people left in the Second Battalion... we are still capable of fighting..."
"Except for the artillery, I have reduced the other troops into a reinforced company. It will definitely be no problem against the two squadrons of Japs..."
Guan Dashan, commander of the third battalion, followed up and answered: "Captain... there are nearly 400 people left in the third battalion. They can advance, attack, retreat or defend. As long as the commander gives the order, they can join the battle at any time!"
Tan Lin, commander of the fifth battalion, was obviously not as high-spirited as Guan Dashan and Xiao Yuanchang, but he still had to bite the bullet and said: "Commander... Although there are only more than 200 people left in the fifth battalion, the comrades have not been frightened.
You can join the war..."
Seeing that the other battalion commanders also wanted to stand up, Kong Jie raised his hand decisively to interrupt: "Okay... I know your determination!"
"As for whether we want to continue fighting with Zuotou Division, it all depends on Zuotou Division's next move."
"But we can't just wait!"
"Just in case, I decided to temporarily draw down the independent regiment and strengthen the front-line combat as much as possible!"
"Each main battalion is reduced to a reinforced company of 250 people. The battalion commander serves as the company commander, the company commander serves as the platoon leader, and the platoon leader serves as the squad leader... and so on..."
"The first battalion, the fourth battalion, and the seventh battalion were temporarily reduced to one battalion...the 2583 battalion was temporarily reduced to the second battalion, and the 3693 battalion was temporarily reduced to the third battalion!"
"After downsizing, each main battalion will have three reinforced companies, a mixed artillery company, a guard company, a reconnaissance platoon, a communications platoon, an engineer platoon, and a cooking squad... The full strength is 1,200 people...
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"The chief of staff is responsible for coordinating the strength of each battalion and company, and if more is withdrawn, less is needed to replace..."
"Try to build the three main forces before tomorrow morning!"
"If the Sato Division continues its mopping up, we will use the reduced troops to teach them a lesson!"
