After resting for less than two hours, as soon as the sky became brighter, Kong Jie received news that someone from the brigade headquarters had arrived overnight.
As soon as Kong Jie got up and before he put on his clothes, a voice sounded outside the yard:
"Kong Jie, you have such a big heart, you still have the heart to sleep! The brigade commander is angry because of the Japanese sneak attack on Yangcun last night!"
Kong Jie hurriedly put on his clothes, opened the curtain, got out of the mud house at the regiment headquarters, took a look, and said in surprise: "Chief of Staff, why are you here?"
"Why am I here? There was a lot of noise last night. The sound of artillery was even transmitted to the headquarters. When I inquired, it was said that your Yangcun was attacked by the Japs and more than 20 people were killed. The brigade commander asked me to come and see
It depends."
"You!" the chief of staff said, pointing his finger at Kong Jie as if to make trouble, "your independent regiment has won a lot of battles during this period, and the brigade commander has praised you for this, but it turned out to be good for you. Now you turn around.
You've been defeated again, what do you want me to say about you?"
"Hey, Chief of Staff, drink some water, and don't rush back. Recently, our independent regiment has improved the food. You might as well stay here and have a meal before leaving!"
Kong Jiexian poured a glass of boiling water and handed it over as if he was attentive.
The chief of staff took the water glass and sighed, "Kong Jie! We were attacked by the Japanese in a sneak attack, and some sacrifices were unavoidable, but now at this stall, the headquarters and the brigade are watching! Yangcun is too close to the headquarters, so there is no movement.
The news has already passed."
"There is something wrong with the command of this battle in Yangcun. You must give the brigade commander and boss an explanation!"
Kong Jie smiled bitterly, once again understanding why Dou E was wronged.
"Chief of Staff, actually there is something fishy about this matter. Forget it, I'll take you to see the situation with your own eyes!"
Seeing is believing, Kong Jie led his chief of staff to the place where the battle took place last night.
On the top of the cliff, the corpses of 46 Japanese soldiers killed during the night lay neatly and intact. If the various captured weapons piled around them had not revealed the identities of these Japanese soldiers, at first glance, the Chief of Staff would have looked like they were dead.
I really thought these were Eighth Route Army soldiers!
"This is..."
"Report to the Chief of Staff that these are the Japanese who attacked Yangcun last night."
The chief of staff was a knowledgeable man. He just took a look at the pile of seized weapons and said in surprise: "German submachine guns. When did the Japanese equip them with such standard weapons? And there are so many of them. Could it be that everyone has one of them?" "The chief of staff is really knowledgeable. Take a look at this again." Kong Jie handed over the seized vest.
The chief of staff held it in his hand and examined it for a moment, then knocked it with his hand and said in surprise: "It seems to have a steel plate inside. Judging from the thickness, the anti-fragment piece is no problem."
"These are all the Japanese that your independent group killed in last night's battle?"
"Yes!"
"These Japs seem to be very different from the Japs we usually encounter. Their weapons are so sophisticated. Your independent group was able to kill more than forty Japs with less than half of the Japs' casualties. It can't be considered a failure. Yes.
Yes, why didn’t you explain the situation clearly to the brigade commander?”
Kong Jie said helplessly: "The brigade commander hung up the phone too quickly. I didn't have time to explain the situation. Besides, there is no basis for what I said. If I say that these Japs are different from ordinary Japs, they have better equipment, better marksmanship, and better training."
Su, with the temperament of the brigade commander, he might have thought that I was excusing myself!"
The chief of staff laughed and said: "This is true, Kong Jie, don't blame the brigade commander. The brigade commander has been focusing on the defense of the headquarters these days. When he heard that there was a situation on your side, he was a little anxious and didn't have time to pay attention.
Asked."
Kong Jie said: "Please ask the chief of staff to make it clear to the brigade commander on my behalf."
"Don't worry!"
"Chief of Staff, it's still early, why don't you stay with our independent regiment for dinner before leaving?"
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Let's talk about it later! There are plenty of opportunities. By the way, Kong Jie, when I leave, you can send two more soldiers to bring me a few corpses, and let the brigade commander see them with his own eyes, otherwise I will return
It’s really hard to intercede for you.”
"Yes!" Kong Jie responded.
And just when Kong Jie sent someone to transport the corpse of the Japanese and escort the chief of staff back to the headquarters of the 386th Brigade, an incident that shocked the entire northwestern Shanxi was brewing:
The night of the 15th.
A small group of Japanese troops attacked Yangcun. After being repelled by the Eighth Route Army stationed in Yangcun, they fled to the defense area of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
As a result, the leader of the 57th Regiment, Yang Chongshan, led a battalion to encircle and suppress the Japs. Instead of succeeding, the Japs actually made a detour and sneak attack on the regiment headquarters.
A fierce battle broke out that night.
The defense force of the 57th Regiment Headquarters of the Shanxi-Sui Army suffered more than 300 casualties.
The regiment command post was directly blown into ruins by the Japanese who infiltrated in disguise. The deputy commander of the 57th regiment, the chief of staff and more than a dozen staff officers were all tragically killed in the big explosion.
The most shocking thing is that when the leader of the 57th regiment, Yang Chongshan, learned the news, he was horrified and led his team back to the regiment headquarters, but in the end he still failed to eliminate the Japanese army.
Not only that, but what is incredible is that after a tragic battle, more than 300 people from the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army were killed. Even the regiment headquarters was taken over by the Japanese. As a result, until dawn, the entire 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army was stationed.
Not a single Japanese corpse was found.
Except for some special bullet casings, they silently proved that the devil had indeed been here.
It’s easy to imagine what this means.
During the night when the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army fought this mysterious small group of Japanese troops, the battle loss ratio between the two sides was most likely more than 0:300.
According to a platoon leader of the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army who survived the incident and guarded the regiment headquarters, he said:
"This devil is as scary as the devil. There are not many of them, maybe only thirty or forty people. Wearing the clothes of our Jinsui Army, they sneaked into the vicinity of the regiment headquarters, and then suddenly opened fire. They used all automatic firepower and marksmanship.
It was very accurate. The two shuttles swept down, and there was a crackling sound that I had never heard before. A dozen brothers fell down on my side.
Immediately afterwards, these devils began to slaughter. Wherever they went, they could only hear the sound of gunshots. The brothers fell down one after another without even seeing the devils' faces.
We used our submachine guns to fight back, but they made a loud bang when we hit them.
I have never seen such a terrifying Japanese.
The artillery shells flew out suddenly, and there were seven or eight of them, hitting the regiment headquarters building directly. It seemed that they came from the artillery company of our regiment. The Japanese must have controlled our artillery.
The regiment headquarters was turned into ruins amidst the violent explosion.
..."
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, the chief of staff had not returned yet, and the brigade commander was the first to receive the news that the 57th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army had been severely damaged.
At this moment, even the brigade commander, who has been on the battlefield for a long time and is used to big winds and waves, feels that the news coming from the 57th Regiment is a bit fanciful.
There were only thirty or forty people in the team, but in the end, in front of the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, which had more than 2,000 troops and had been alert and prepared, more than 300 people were killed, and they also successfully sneaked into the 57th Regiment and successfully captured the Jinsui Army.
Regimental command post?
It always feels like listening to a fairy tale.
In addition, if this is the case, even though Kong Jie sacrificed more than 20 soldiers, he should have killed some Japs. Aren't the two sides dealing with the same Japs?
Or are you saying that you wrongly blamed that boy Kong Jie?