In the evening, the cavalry who had moved out for reconnaissance came back one after another to report that less than an hour after the Independent Brigade withdrew from its position, reinforcements from two squadrons sent by a Japanese brigade stationed in Banqiao arrived at Changshengkou, led by a
Major, when he and his troops saw the naked imperial soldiers all over the ground, he couldn't help but became furious and beat one of his lieutenants: "Baga, Baga, cunning Eighth Route Army..." until
Only when he was tired did he remember to report the situation to Banqiao's lieutenant colonel: "The soldiers of a reinforced squadron and a small cavalry squadron escorting supplies were all broken into pieces. The remains of the imperial soldiers are being sorted. No Eighth Route soldiers were seen."
After receiving the Major's report at the Japanese Banqiao Command, Lieutenant Colonel Yamada couldn't believe it and kept repeating "Nani..." After receiving the Major's exact information, Yamada no longer dared to neglect and hurriedly gave his
Chief, Colonel Chuan Zhentian of the Sixth Regiment of Heavy Troops of the Sixth Division reported the situation.
"Nani, a reinforced squadron of imperial soldiers were wiped out, and all supplies were robbed. Baga..." The colonel got angry at the staff officer who reported the message. At the same time, the Japanese Sixth Cavalry Regiment sent a large number of cavalry to search for the independence.
The shadow of the brigade, but now the independent brigade has long been hiding in the mountains, and the Japanese cavalry cannot even think of it.
In the evening, the Independence Brigade held a short celebration meeting under the cover of the woods. The entire Independence Brigade station was filled with the smell of meat. In the words of the brigade commander Liu Hua, so many mules and horses were killed.
It would be a pity if we didn’t eat it and threw it away, so more than a hundred mules and horses were killed by the cooking squads of the independent brigade. Each soldier worked hard to make four or five kilograms of cooked meat. For those who have been eating dry food for a long time
For the soldiers, this is very tempting. The whole station is full of laughter and laughter, and there is no sense of loss for losing comrades. The morale of the entire independent brigade can be said to be high now.
The temporary meeting room of the Independent Brigade was also full of excitement, and everyone's face was filled with smiles. The Independent Brigade achieved a perfect victory in its first battle against the Japanese. Can you not be happy?
"Well, don't be too happy too early. The cavalry company reported that the Japanese have dispatched a large number of cavalry to search us. You must know that there are a large number of Japanese front-line troops concentrated near us, and the Japanese have a special revenge mentality.
They are strong, so we must pay special attention not to let the devils bite us." Liu Hua said seriously when he saw that everyone had almost eaten.
"Also, today you all have seen the combat effectiveness of the Japs. How about it? Let's take care of you! You must know that the Japs' baggage troops in Zhuji City that we annihilated today are as powerful as the Japs' current front-line troops.
It is incomparable, so we must be cautious and cautious in future battles." Liu Hua's words caused everyone to fall into silence.
Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly cooled down, the political commissar quickly joked, "Haha, don't worry, comrades, we believe that under the leadership of the brigade commander, our independent brigade will become stronger as the war progresses. Okay, now let's ask the chief of staff to tell us about the recent arrangements.
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"Order, before the enemy situation is discovered, all three main regiments are on standby, and the scouts, brigade reconnaissance battalions, and cavalry companies of each regiment are deployed to conduct reconnaissance of the enemy situation along Xiyang, Pingding, and Zhengtai, report at any time, and focus on investigation
The enemy situation near Qigen Village (of course, this is what Liu Hua emphasized based on history, and Liu Hua did not miss such a good opportunity). Another thing is the issue of captured equipment. Now the appointment of the brigade headquarters has been announced, and the cavalry company has been changed to
The cavalry battalion was promoted to company commander with the existing platoon leader. The battalion commander is Wang Hu and the instructor is Sun Ping. It has three cavalry companies and a heavy firepower platoon. It is equipped with two mortars and four captured Type 92 heavy firepower.
Machine guns. Regarding the equipment delivered to the Japanese army this time, the brigade headquarters plans this way. In the future, the equipment of the main force will slowly be replaced by Japanese equipment. This will facilitate supply. Because we are behind the enemy, it is difficult to add domestically produced equipment.
Rifle ammunition, so we made this decision. Now that a company of Japanese equipment has been captured, the brigade headquarters has decided to hand it all over to the new regiment for training. After a large amount of equipment is captured in the future, the main force will be re-equipped."
The cadres below nodded repeatedly after hearing this. You must know that this suggestion from the brigade headquarters is very wise.
After the meeting, Liu Hua did not sleep. Instead, he spread out the map and began to analyze the current enemy situation compared with the history he knew. According to Liu Hua's memories, the Japanese army was about to occupy Niangzi Pass. After the Japanese army occupied Niangzi Pass,
, the Japanese army's goal was too far away. The fall of Taiyuan marked the loss of all frontal battlefields of the Nationalist Party in Shanxi. What was left was the task of the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines. I must gain a firm foothold here in the past few months.
, develop the base area, so that you don’t have to worry about anything when you fight a war on your own in the future.
Thinking of this, Liu Hua stopped the political commissar and chief of staff who were about to go to sleep, and told them his idea of establishing a base here. Both of them fell silent after listening, but soon, the benefits of establishing a base here became clear.
appeared in their eyes.
It is backed by a mountainous area and has a vast plain as a support. There is no need to worry about food and soldiers. In addition, there was a grassroots party organization here, so the resistance to developing the team is much smaller. There is another advantage that Liu Hua did not mention. He can
In later generations, tunnel warfare and mine warfare gained a foothold in the vast plains...
"I agree with the brigade commander's idea." The political commissar broke the silence.
"I agree too." The chief of staff also spoke.
"Okay, since everyone agrees, I will write a report tonight and give it to you two big brothers tomorrow for review, and then send it to the headquarters, division headquarters and central government respectively." Liu Hua stole a questioning look.
"Okay." They both replied at the same time.
At this time, the commander of the baggage brigade stationed in Banqiao, Lieutenant Commander Yamada, was being reprimanded by his superior, Colonel Kawa Sanada. It turned out that after an afternoon of searching, no Chinese soldiers were seen. Nearly 300 imperial warriors were like this.
The white jade was broken into pieces. "Hi...Hi..." Yamada kept nodding to the phone.
Finally, Yamada hung up the phone with sweat on his face, and at the same time answered the call from a cavalry squadron commander stationed in Walnut Garden, asking for help to continue the search, and must avenge the imperial soldiers who were broken. At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Yamada also sent
Several reconnaissance teams visited rural areas.
Faced with the revenge mentality of the Japanese army, Liu Hua still did not expect that since it was so serious, it would take so long to conduct an inspection for three hundred soldiers.
Soon, with the help of some local underground parties, a piece of information reached Liu Hua.