"What's more important is that they took advantage of the opportunity when the mules and horses disrupted the defensive formation of the Japs' baggage regiment and blew up at least 20 Japanese baggage trucks... Of course, they also killed nearly a hundred Japs along the way.
." the chief of staff continued.
"Okay, a good fight. After the war, Captain Wu must be credited. Also, every soldier who participated in the battle must be credited. As for Peng Deqing's team, they should have achieved good results!" After listening to the words of the Chief of Staff, just now
Xie Guohua, who was still frowning, couldn't help shouting excitedly.
"Haha, I finally see you smiling. The specific results of Battalion Commander Peng and his team cannot be calculated. However, it is estimated that at least two Japanese squadrons will suffer casualties... As for the first team led by you and Captain Li Shaoyuan,
Since it was a long-range artillery strike, the results cannot be counted. However, judging from the density and intensity of your artillery strikes, although the possibility of killing or injuring the little Japanese commander is very small, it is certain that a large number of Japanese command personnel will be killed.
of.
According to the reports from our reconnaissance troops, since your shelling, the Japanese army immediately moved the division headquarters outside the village and withdrew all the troops in the village," the chief of staff introduced with a smile.
"Okay, great...Now let me let these little devils continue to be arrogant...Also, last night I let these little devils taste the power of the base area. I think after the Japanese army enters our base area, they will not dare to
Entering the village again... In this case, the losses in our base area can be minimized." Xie Guohua said excitedly.
"Report..." While the two were chatting about the little Japs at the foot of the mountain, the reconnaissance platoon leader came to the temporary regiment headquarters.
"Come in... Platoon Commander Wang, is there any latest news on the kid down the mountain?" Seeing the dusty reconnaissance platoon leader, the chief of staff asked quickly.
"Yes, Chief of Staff, Commander, according to the results of our investigation just now. After last night's attack, the little Japs are not continuing to march today, but are resting in Gong Village. And these little Japs are still in Gong Village.
Burning the corpses of fallen soldiers, you don't know, the corpses are piled up like a hill..." The reconnaissance platoon leader excitedly told what he saw.
"Commander, Chief of Staff, there is another situation. Starting from this morning, the little devils have been sending squadron-sized troops to the surrounding villages... Looking at the way they entered the village, I guess what these little devils are looking for.
Something...but we didn't detect the specific thing. Because all the people in the surrounding villages have retreated, and all the little devils returned empty-handed." Platoon Leader Wang said.
"Well, are there any other situations?" Xie Guohua nodded and asked.
"Captain, there is another situation. When a soldier was conducting reconnaissance this morning, he discovered that the little devils had sent many troops to the surrounding mountains. They should be searching for the mules and horses that escaped last night... However, these little devils
Our luck didn't seem to be very good, and we found less than ten in the whole morning. However, our reconnaissance platoon brought back a lot of mules and horses because of its familiarity with the terrain. I just counted and brought back a total of 37 horses.
The intact mules and horses, and six dying mules and horses were also brought back." Platoon Leader Wang continued to report.
"Yes, everyone has done very detailed reconnaissance. In this way, your reconnaissance platoon should not take a rest and continue to conduct reconnaissance for me. Every move of the Japanese army must be reported to me. Also, notify the cooking squad to remove all six dying mules and horses.
Kill it, let's have an independent group to have a meal in the evening. Also, leave a part of the Roman meat to feed the wounded." Xie Guohua ordered with a smile.
"Yes, commander, the reconnaissance platoon guarantees to complete the mission." Platoon Leader Wang said excitedly, turned and left the temporary regiment command post.
"Haha, Chief of Staff, it seems that the little devil has been harmed by our Company Commander Wu, and he is catching mules and horses everywhere... Haha..." Seeing the reconnaissance platoon leader leaving, Xie Guohua couldn't bear it anymore and smiled.
said.
"Yes! I really didn't expect that the little devil would have such a day. However, this time the little devil miscalculated. Basically all the surrounding villages had evacuated. Not to mention the mules and horses, they couldn't even find a dog.
Hahaha..." Seeing the excited leader, the chief of staff also said with a smile.
"Well, our independent regiment has achieved such great results this time, but the commander of the military division doesn't know yet. Chief of Staff, I think we should report all the battles of our independent regiment for several consecutive days to the military division.
And the headquarters also knows about the results achieved by our independent group, so everyone will be happy and happy." Group leader Xie Guohua suggested with a smile.
"Lao Xie, I agree with your suggestion. Not only should the battle be reported, but all the meritorious personnel of our independent regiment should also be reported... As for this telegram, I will draft it. When I finish writing it, I will give it to you.
Check. Now, all you have to do is have a good rest... Are there more difficult tasks waiting for our independent regiment later?" the chief of staff said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll leave this task to you. Now I can finally have a good rest..." After Xie Guohua finished speaking, he lay down on the bed with a smile.
Just when the Independent Regiment began to draft the telegram, the base commander Liu Hua and the chief of staff Li Qing, escorted by two companies of guard troops, finally joined forces with the Independent Brigade, which had been lurking in the mountains for a long time. In the Independent Brigade
Under the leadership of the response force, Liu Hua and a group of failed staff members successfully entered the temporary headquarters that had been prepared by the rapid response brigade.
"Commander, this is the latest enemy situation report just sent by the special operations brigade." In the busy headquarters, Chief of Staff Li Qing took a telegram and hurried to Liu Hua, who was standing next to the map in deep thought.
"Well, is there any new news from the Japanese Fifth Division?" Liu Hua nodded and asked.
"Commander, there is really some movement in the Fifth Division. According to the report from the Special Operations Brigade, the Japanese Fifth Division arrived at Gong Village around one o'clock yesterday afternoon. They encroached on them in Gong Village and were blocked by the main force of our army.
According to post-war reconnaissance, it was the Independent Regiment of the First Military Division of our Independent Division that blocked the Japanese army. They blocked the Japanese army at the entrance of Gongcun for about two hours, and then retreated on their own initiative. After a Japanese brigade entered Gongcun, they escaped from hiding
A tunnel was drilled out of the ground, and after half an hour of street fighting with the Japs, we finally retreated from Gongcun..." the chief of staff said, glancing at the telegram in his hand.
"Well, this independent regiment is very good at seizing opportunities and has chosen the terrain well... Haha, I just don't know what the casualties of this independent regiment will be. However, after these few hours of fighting, I think the casualties of the troops must be very high.
..." Liu Hua looked at Gong Village on the map, nodded and said.
"What else? This independent group not only engaged in street fighting. Just last night, they sent people again, taking advantage of the cover of night, using the tunnels in the village, and once again broke into the kid's camp... It can be said that
It was Sun Wukong who got into the belly of the Bull Demon King and made a big fuss. I don’t know what method they used, but they actually caused trouble for the whole night. This is the telegram just sent by the special operations brigade. The Fifth Division of the Japanese Army today
Instead of continuing the march, we stopped at Gong Village for rest and recuperation..." the chief of staff said with a smile.
"Um? It's really interesting that the little devil stopped in Gongcun because of one of our independent groups. I really want to ask the leader of this independent group in person to see what method he used? He actually let him
A Japanese division has stopped in Gong Village." After hearing what Chief of Staff Li Qing said, Liu Hua was surprised and asked with a smile.
"Commander, speaking of this regimental commander, you also know him. He was a company commander we rescued by the Xiangjiang River and was purged of counter-revolutionaries. His name was Xie Guohua. When he was in Yan'an, he was the first officer from our teaching team.
A group of cadres. I didn't expect that this kid is so good at fighting, and now he has become the leader of a main force." After listening to Liu Hua's words, Li Qing replied with a smile.
"Haha, I didn't expect... This Xie Guohua has grown so fast. A local independent regiment dared to confront a Japanese division and won. I really want to know what tactics he used.
..How much damage did it cause to the Japanese army? Chief of Staff, send a report to Sun Xingbang in the first division and ask him to send us all the battle history of the independent regiment in the form of telegrams, so that we can also learn from it." Liu Hua pointed out.
He nodded and said happily.
"Commander, to be honest, I also want to know what kind of tactics this Xie Guohua used. I will send a report to Sun Xingbang now." After the chief of staff finished speaking, he ran towards the radio station impatiently.
What Liu Hua, Li Qing and others did not expect was that the first division headquarters was also in chaos at this time. As the commander, Sun Xingbang only knew that his independent regiment would conduct a head-on battle with the Japanese army in Gong Village. But let
What he didn't expect was that this tiger general under his command would actually make such a big fuss. He didn't know what method the Independent Regiment used to make a Japanese division stop in Gong Village.
"The commander and division commander called and asked us about the fighting process of the independent regiment starting at noon yesterday. We were asked to send the entire fighting process of the independent regiment in the form of a telegram." Just when Sun Xingbang was thinking about the fighting method of the independent regiment, the political commissar
Zhao Dahe took a telegram and hurried into the temporary headquarters and said.
"Ah... does the division commander also know about this situation? This Xie Guohua is simply not easy to worry about. He was allowed to fight head-on with the Japanese army, but he was not allowed to make such a big fuss. Quick, send a report to the Independent Regiment,
Let them report the entire battle process to the division." Commander Sun Xingbang frowned and did not say.
"Haha, Lao Sun, don't be too anxious. I guess it's not a bad thing if the commander is so anxious. Just wait and see, maybe this battle of the independent regiment will change the entire situation of this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign.
..." Seeing the frowning Sun Xingbang, Zhao Dahe, his partner, quickly reminded him.
"Well... let me think about it, the reason why the Japanese army stopped advancing must have been hit by Xie Guohua. Otherwise, with the arrogance of the little devil, it is impossible to stop the advance for the sake of an independent regiment and delay their encirclement and suppression operations.
...Political commissar, immediately send a report to Xie Guohua and ask about the entire battle process. Maybe we can find something from the entire battle process?" Commander Sun Xingbang thought for a while and nodded.
"Okay, I'm going to send the report right now, and ask them to send a copy directly to the division commander at the headquarters. Maybe the division commander is more anxious than us now, after all, a little devil from a division is parked under the nose of our independent brigade.
Political Commissar Zhao Dahe nodded and said.
In this way, in less than half an hour, the first division headquarters and the general headquarters received the battle report from the independent regiment at the same time.
"Division commander, telegram, telegram from the independent regiment..." The chief of staff came to Liu Hua excitedly with the telegram he had just received.
"Show me how our independent brigade defeated a division of Japs..." After hearing what the Chief of Staff said, Liu Hua snatched the telegram from Li Qing's hand and quickly began to read it.
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"Haha, Chief of Staff, Xie Guohua fought so well. I really didn't expect that more than 2,000 little Japs... would be beaten to a pulp by an independent group... and there were also night attacks. This idea is really good.
No wonder these little devils have stopped marching. It turns out that their mules and horses were killed by the independent regiment... Well done, well done..." After reading the telegram in his hand, Liu Hua couldn't help but say excitedly.
"Yes, Commander! I didn't expect that a small independent group could cause so much harm to the little devils. Especially their night attack, they did a great job. The little devils had no mules and horses, and they
The ammunition and cannons cannot be transported. Haha, I think we should credit the independent regiment, and we must credit it with great merit..." the chief of staff said equally excitedly.
"Well, for achieving such great results, we must record merit... Didn't they report all the lists of meritorious personnel? We immediately transferred these lists to the headquarters in Zhangjiazhuang and asked the political commissar to record them according to their military merits.
." Liu Hua affirmatively agreed.
"I agree... However, division commander, if the independent regiment suffered such heavy casualties this time, should our headquarters also express its opinion? As far as I know, among the other divisions of our Eighth Route Army, there are so-called Tiger Regiments and Attack Regiments...
..There are so many. As for our independent division, no regiment has such a title. You see, if you give the independent regiment a title, firstly, it will encourage the independent regiment to gain fighter opportunities, and it can also inspire all the commanders and fighters of the entire division.
Everyone’s morale,” the chief of staff suggested.
"The Chief of Staff is right. In the future, our independent division will also have its own Tiger Regiment, an attack regiment. This time the independent division has made such a great contribution, killing more than 2,000 enemies under the eyes of the enemy's main division. It can be said that
It's like pulling out a tooth from the tiger's mouth. Only tigers can do what they do. I think I will grant the title of Tiger Regiment to the independent regiment of the first division. What do you think?" Liu Hua very much agreed with the chief of staff's point of view... You know, these titles will be used in later generations.
But it symbolizes the honor of an army... Thinking of this, Liu Hua immediately suggested.
"Commander, I agree, let's call it the Tiger Regiment..." the chief of staff smiled and nodded. You know, what Liu Hua just said was what he was thinking.
"Well, since the chief of staff agrees, we will immediately send a report to the political commissar. Let the political commissar inform the entire army with the order from the independent division headquarters. In order to commend the independent regiment for pulling out teeth under the eyes of the Japanese army in Gong Village, and wiping out more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers.
.Specially awarded the title of "Tiger Regiment" to the independent regiment, calling on the whole army to learn from the independent regiment of the first division, fight the enemy bravely, and achieve great achievements... In addition, the independent regiment of the first division will be recorded as a collective first-class merit... "Liu Hua
He ordered excitedly.
"Yes, division commander, I will send a report to the political commissar immediately and tell the political commissar the good news..." After the chief of staff finished speaking, he turned around and left the temporary headquarters.
"Old Sun, Old Sun, good news... The commendation telegram from the division headquarters has arrived... Haha, let me just say, our independent regiment has made such a great contribution, how can the division commander be unhappy? Haha, Tiger Regiment
, our independent regiment has become the first Tiger regiment in the entire independent division..." Political Commissar Zhao Dahe said excitedly while holding the commendation telegram he had just received.
"Ah...in the commendation telegram, you mean that the division headquarters commended our independent regiment? That's great...by the way, you just said, what Tiger Regiment...when did our independent division have such a regiment?"
.." After hearing the words of the commendation telegram, Sun Xingbang, who was deep in thought, was immediately filled with excitement. However, after hearing about the Tigers later, he immediately showed doubts in his eyes.
"Old Sun, in order to commend the independent regiment's military exploits, the division headquarters specially awarded the independent regiment the title of "Tiger Regiment", and the entire regiment was recorded as a collective first-class meritorious service... This is the first independent regiment in our independent division and our division.
No... you are still not happy, this is a telegram, read it yourself." Political Commissar Zhao Dahe explained with a smile.
"Tiger regiment... great. Old Zhao, this time the independent regiment has brought glory to our division. I think we should convey this commendation telegram to the ears of every commander and soldier in the division, so that they can cheer up and pay tribute to our division.
Our hero's independent group study." Sun Xingbang said excitedly.
"Don't worry, Lao Sun, this is my responsibility. Of course I will not let go of such a good publicity opportunity. I will definitely convey this news to every commander and fighter in our division in the shortest possible time.
In the ears..." Political Commissar Zhao Dahe said with a smile.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad... Compared with the victory of the Independent Division, the station of the Japanese Fifth Division seemed particularly deserted. In one day, except for the division commander Seishiro Itagaki who fainted once in the morning
.In the remaining hours, Itagaki Seishiro got angry several times again.