The march of the New Second Regiment was winding four or five miles away. Zhou Weihan and Zhao Gang were sitting in a carriage listening to the post-war report.
Brigadier Nobuyuki Sakata will be handed over to the headquarters. How to deal with it depends on the decision of the headquarters.
"Hey, commander and political commissar, in addition to weapons and equipment, we also captured seven little Japanese military doctors and fifteen health workers. I have also packed the medicines. Don't worry, no one else will know." Li Dajing asked for credit and reward.
said.
Zhao Gang's expression changed when he heard what Li Dazhen said: "Why are you talking about such an important thing now? Old Zhou, this is not a trivial matter, especially these military doctors. These are talents that our Eighth Route Army is in urgent need of. This time
In the battle with the Sakata Alliance, the regiments were severely depleted, so it was a good time to put them to use."
"Old Zhao, I know that you have a high level of ideological awareness, but not all of these little Japanese military doctors are good. Not everyone is like Dr. Takeda and is willing to join us and needs to be reformed. I will leave this matter to you.
At this time, these people are at your disposal." Zhou Weihan said slowly.
"Li Daben, have you seen it? Be more careful when doing things in the future. Otherwise, wait for political commissar Zhao to give you ideological and political lessons. Take out half of the medicine and send it to the brigade headquarters immediately." Zhou Weihan said to Li Daben.
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Before Li Daben could leave, Zhu Dashan came over with several people on horseback.
"Regiment commander, political commissar, although our cavalry company did not catch the battle, we arranged tasks for ourselves. No, we caught a big fish." Zhu Dashan said with a smile.
It turned out that Zhu Dashan's cavalry company was not assigned a combat mission by Zhou Weihan. Zhu Dashan went back to discuss it and simply dispersed the soldiers of the cavalry company around the perimeter to be on guard. Unexpectedly, he actually caught a big fish.
"The leader is still a colonel! Bring him here and show it to the regimental commander and the political commissar." Zhu Dashan waved his hand and said, and several soldiers from the cavalry company escorted the five little devils up and brought three radio stations with them.
Zhou Weihan took a closer look, who else could it be if it wasn't Temple Ren?
"Damn it, Zhu Dashan, you are really good at it." Zhou Weihan laughed angrily.
"Terauchi-kun, you have suffered."
"Wow, Zhou Jun, I didn't expect to see you again. I was caught by your people before I could get very far with my people, and I was almost beaten to death." Temple Ren suddenly exclaimed when he saw Zhou Weihan.
He cried to Zhou Weihan with tears and snot coming from his nose.
"Terauchi-kun, are you okay? Don't worry, I will send someone to take you back immediately and I will absolutely guarantee your safety."
"Zhu Dashan, give you a chance to atone for your sins and send him safely to Wuyi territory." Zhou Weihan said to Zhu Dashan.
Zhu Dashan was also a little confused at this time. He caught a little devil and a captain, but he didn't say he had any merit, he was scolded, and he had to send him back in the end.
"Captain, what's the point? This damn kid is a little devil." Zhu Dashan said with a pinched neck. Although he is a bit wild, he has always obeyed orders.
"This is the younger brother of Isamu Teuchi. It is related to the secrets of our Eighth Route Army. I won't go into details." Zhou Weihan whispered to Zhu Dashan.
Zhu Dashan also heard about the cooperation between the New Second Regiment and Terauchi Isamu, and he immediately patted his chest and said: "Captain, don't worry, I guarantee that he will be safely escorted to Wuyi."
After Zhu Dashan left, Li Daben looked like he was not satisfied with watching the excitement. Zhou Weihan looked at the three radio stations on the ground and said: "Take two radio stations and send them to the brigade headquarters, and get out of here."
On that day, the New Second Regiment was stationed in Xihe Village, and Zhou Weihan contacted Temple Yong in Wuyi via telegram.
"Sir, there is a telegram from Hide Eguchi." Isamu Terauchi took the telegram and took out the code book specially used for communicating with Zhou Weihan to translate it.
"Youxi, Lord Zhou is ready to launch an attack on Xiaocaozhuang and Wangjiayu at nine o'clock tonight, and return to the base at three o'clock in the morning." Temple Yong said happily to Temple Ren.
"General Shinozuka has sent me many telegrams asking for news about the Sakata Regiment. This time you can formally reply."
"Brother, what should I say? The Sakata Regiment was completely wiped out. As the chief of staff, I am also responsible."
"I will talk to General Shinozuka. You must first make peace with Chief of Staff Miyano." The two discussed for a while.
Zhou Weihan conducted military exercises against Wu'an and Wuyi as planned, but considering that there were still two elite brigades of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade, in order to avoid trouble, he simply returned to the station overnight.
That night, telegrams were sent from many strongholds in Wu'an and Wuyi. The main force of the Eighth Route Army was attacking, with large numbers, sophisticated weapons, and large-caliber mountain cannons. Fortunately, the top officials of the two places responded in time and personally led their troops to resist. The two sides fought fiercely until the early morning.
Everyone suffered injuries, and the Eighth Route Army retreated.
"Hey, the Eighth Route Army is vulnerable, and the Imperial Japanese Army is unstoppable." Isamu Terauchi said in front of many of his officers as he watched the New Second Regiment retreat in a hurry.
"Send a report to General Shinozuka immediately." After Isamu Terauchi finished speaking, he called Watanabe and there were whispers around him.
Shanxi First Army Headquarters.
"General Shinozuka, have you received a call from Takeyoshi?" After Miyano Jun received the telegram from Terauchi Jin, he immediately found Shinozuka Yoshio.
"Wuyi's Terauchi Yū came to report that the Bantian Regiment had been completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. At 9 o'clock tonight, the main force of the Eighth Route Army launched a full-scale counterattack along Wuyi and Wu'an. Fortunately, Terauchi's command was good and he successfully repulsed the Eighth Route Army." Shinozuka
The adopted man said in a low tone.
"Hitoshi Terauchi, chief of staff of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade, just sent a report that Nobuchi Sakata was captured alive by the Eighth Route Army and the regiment flag was seized by the enemy. He led a small group of troops to fight bravely to recapture the regiment flag and has now returned to Wuyi," Miyano Jun said.
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"Baga, Sakata Nobutetsu deserves to die, and how can Jin Terauchi have the nerve to come back alive?" Yoshio Shinozuka angrily pulled out his command sword and broke the chair in one fell swoop.
"Mr. Shinozuka, be patient for a moment. General Okamura has been very concerned about the strategic arrangements of the 11th Army since he resigned as the commander of the Eleventh Army and became the commander of the North China Front Army. This time, General Okamura has drawn up a plan for the North China Eighth Route Army.
The strategy of mopping up the various ministries and the national army's armed forces behind enemy lines is to effectively support the battle against the national army's fifth theater."
"But at present, it seems that our Shanxi First Army's mopping up has basically failed. All units of the Eighth Route Army in the defense area have put up tenacious resistance. Even the Jinsui Army in western Shanxi is uncharacteristically. None of the units has achieved significant results. It's difficult for you and me.
Let's take the blame." Miyano Shun was worthy of being the chief of staff, and he analyzed the current situation in detail.
"The problem of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade is particularly serious. Kaoru Kawamura, as the chief military officer, was involved in the Ninth Column of the Eighth Route Army and failed to return reinforcements in time, which led to the annihilation of the Sakata Regiment. He bears the main responsibility." Good guy, Miyano.
Jun directly placed the responsibility on Kawamura Kaoru.
"What about Jin Terauchi?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked dissatisfied.
"Terauchi Jin, fought while sick and recaptured the regiment flag. It can be said that he performed a meritorious service while sick, and should be greatly rewarded." Miyano Shun thought of the 100,000 yen promised by Terauchi Jin, and said plausibly, a typical double standard.
"Miyano-kun, although Terauchi Jin is a member of your staff, don't go too far."
"Shinozuka-kun, please don't forget that although Terauchi Jin and Terauchi Isamu are descendants of the Terauchi family, according to seniority, they are the nephews of the Terauchi shogun. The achievements of Terauchi Isamu in Wuyi have been spread to the ears of the Terauchi shogun."
, it is said that the general praised him greatly."
"Okay, I have to admit that what you said makes sense. I will report this matter to General Okamura." Shinozuka Yoshio was speechless.
"Send the order, order Kaoru Kawamura to return to Wuyi immediately, be dismissed on the spot, and be escorted to Shanxi by Jin Terauchi." After some consideration, Yoshio Shinozuka said to the adjutant.
