At eight o'clock in the morning, the regimental commander arrived at the headquarters of the Fifth Infantry Brigade on time.
"Sir, last night our three brigades suffered a total of 843 casualties, of which 628 were from the Imperial Army. The Sixth Brigade suffered the most casualties. An infantry squadron and a baggage squadron were completely destroyed. The artillery squadron and heavy machine gun squadron suffered heavy losses and were killed directly in battle.
395 people…”
"The losses of the Fifth Infantry Battalion were slightly better, but still more than 150 people were killed!"
"The Fourth Infantry Battalion suffered the smallest losses, with less than seventy people killed..."
"In addition, the infantry squadron and baggage squadron of the Sixth Brigade were completely destroyed, and all the equipment and weapons and ammunition carried by the army were seized by the Eighth Route Army!"
The whole battle process was clear to the commander as soon as he came over. When he heard the casualties and losses, he reacted directly!
"Bageya Road, we were tricked by the cunning Eighth Route Army again!"
"The Eighth Route Army's ambush of the Sixth Brigade must have been a sudden decision by the Eighth Route Army. Their goal was not to kill our Sixth Brigade, but the weapons and ammunition lost by the Sixth Brigade!"
"They are too cunning. They know that we are no match for them on the battlefield, and then they ambush us during our retreat and bite off a piece of fat from our bodies to make up for their losses on the battlefield and consumption of weapons and ammunition!"
The faces of the three captains turned pale all of a sudden, and it was only now that they recovered from the shock.
The captain of the Sixth Battalion was stunned for a long time before he realized: "Sir, you mean, the reason why our Sixth Battalion was attacked by the Eighth Route Army in a very fast and strange ambush at the last moment of the battle is not.
They want to kill us, but they want to take advantage of us and make up for their losses!"
"That's right...or else the Eighth Route Army's attack last night would have been in vain!" the captain affirmed.
"Don't forget that the Eighth Route Army has always relied on war to support war. They have no special logistical supplies, and all the weapons and ammunition they need for battle rely on combat supplies. If they did not capture one in their attack last night that consumed so many weapons and ammunition,
bullets, then they will definitely be short of guns and ammunition in the next battle, which will affect the combat effectiveness of the troops!"
"So, they must make a profit before leaving and get some weapons and ammunition from us to take back!"
"All the equipment and rapid ammunition of an infantry squadron and a baggage squadron. If we guessed wrong, except for mountain artillery shells, all the ammunition used by the Eighth Route Army in attacking us last night, those cunning can make up for it!"
"Hi!" The captain of the Sixth Brigade affirmed with a stern face.
Both squadrons were his, and no one knew better than him how much equipment and ammunition he had lost.
The commander of the regiment did not stop and continued to ask: "Do you know how many people the Eighth Route Army lost when they attacked us?"
There was almost no Eighth Route Army corpse left on the entire battlefield. The three captains immediately lowered their heads, not knowing how to answer.
The captain of the Fifth Squadron, who was under attack, hesitated for a long time and then replied: "Sir, I must be humble. In the defensive battle, we severely damaged at least two main companies of the Eighth Route Army and repelled their three company-sized attacks!"
"It's a humble job, for sure. In one night's battle, the Fifth Battalion killed at least 400 Eighth Route Army soldiers!"
The captain of the Sixth Brigade then added: "The Eighth Route Army's ambush on us did not go as smoothly as imagined."
"The imperial troops we wiped out were all elite, and I believe them. Therefore, the Sixth Battalion killed at least 250 Eighth Route Army soldiers!"
The captain of the Fourth Brigade finally replied: "We did not engage in a head-on firefight with the Eighth Route Army. We don't know how many Eighth Route Army soldiers were killed, but it was certainly not less than a hundred people!"
"That is to say, we just killed the Eighth Route Army with less than 800 people!" The commander's face quickly became serious and he asked, staring at several of his subordinates.
Then he cursed unceremoniously: "What do you do for food? Are you all a bunch of stupid pigs? The terrain is advantageous and you are still on the defensive, so you fought like this. You lost more than 800 people, and even the same number of
Not even the Eighth Route Army was killed!"
"With this little command ability, what do I want you to do...get out of here!"
The three captains all lowered their heads and said nothing. They allowed the co-captain to spit on themselves and did not dare to say a word in reply.
At the Japanese division headquarters in Linfen City, Lieutenant General Ito did not follow the troops to attack and sweep the new regiment's base area, but stayed in Linfen City to command all attacking troops!
At nine o'clock in the morning, just after breakfast, the chief of staff hurried over with several telegrams in hand.
"Division commander, frontline battle report!"
"Did the battle last night have results? The new regiment of the Eighth Route Army dispatched more than a dozen battalions at once. They are cunning and powerful. Have any infantry brigade been killed by them?" Lieutenant General Ito asked with a frown.
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"Hi!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
"Although there were losses, because the distance between the brigade was too close, no entire brigade was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army!"
"According to statistics, a total of 13 battles broke out on the front line last night. The Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army suffered a total of 1,869 casualties~"
"Because the infantry groups are very close to each other, they can quickly reinforce each other. The Eighth Route Army's attack only lasted one to two hours and ended."
"Also, the casualties of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army were also very high. Preliminary statistics show that in one night of fighting, the Eighth Route Army fought and retreated, with a total of at least 3,000 casualties!"
Lieutenant General Ito cursed angrily: "Killing more than 3,000 Eighth Route Army troops with more than 1,800 casualties, do you think this is a glorious thing?"
"When did the lives of the Imperial Army become so worthless? The life of one Imperial Army cannot even be exchanged for two Eighth Route Army soldiers. Is it because the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army has become worse, or the combat effectiveness of the new Eighth Route Army regiment has become stronger!"
"You know, on the battlefield in southwestern Shanxi, the sacrifice of one soldier of the Imperial Army can replace at least four Shanxi-Sui troops!"
Seeing the chief of staff lowering his head and saying nothing, Lieutenant General Ito changed the subject and continued: "However, I am very happy to have such a result!"
"Our opponents are too cunning. In the past, when Wang Ping, the commander of the new regiment, came to command the battle, we would have lost at least two or three full squadrons.
"But it didn't happen this time, which is enough to prove that Wang Ping, the leader of the new regiment, has no way to deal with our sweeping methods for the time being!"
"That's what the general said!" the chief of staff immediately complimented.
Then he stared at the division commander and asked: "What's next?"
"Continue to raid the base areas of the new Eighth Route Army regiment using the old method!" Lieutenant General Ito answered without thinking.
"Tell all the captains on the front line that during the entire sweep, no one can advance alone. There is no need to be cautious and do not give our enemies any opportunities to take advantage of!"
The chief of staff immediately replied: "I'll give the order right away!"
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