In front of the enemy headquarters of the New Regiment, the troops won a great victory last night and killed four to five thousand Japanese puppet troops. It was originally a very happy thing. However, there was no smile on Wang Ping's face at all.
The reaction speed of his opponent, Lieutenant General Ito, was too fast. He reacted as soon as he took action~
"Chief of Staff, have the Japanese troops on the front line not moved yet?" Wang Ping couldn't help but ask.
"Not yet!" Zhong Chenggong shook his head and replied.
"The remaining Japanese and puppet troops on the front line strengthened the fortifications at dawn and assumed a defensive posture. So far, they are still continuing to build the fortifications and have not stopped since morning. Do they plan to end it?
Sweep!”
"It can't be over!" Wang Ping replied firmly.
"If the sweep ends without any end, I am sure that our old rival Lieutenant General Ito will be transferred out in less than a month in Linfen City..."
"The reason why we are holding back is because their losses last night were too great. If the remaining troops continue to penetrate deep into our base without reinforcements, we can easily kill one or two of their infantry brigades as long as there is a chance!"
"This old devil Ito is very smart and very rational..."
Zhong Chenggong replied with a look of realization: "Don't mention it. In this case, the remaining nine infantry brigades of the Japanese will become nine bones. If we want to chew these nine bones, we must pay a very heavy price."
Following the change of subject, he continued: "But, Commander, in this case, the Japanese's raids will not be half-baked and our counter- raids will not be won!"
Wang Ping affirmed: "If the Japs really only have to mop up the troops all the way, we will indeed win... However, it is very difficult to regain those base areas occupied by the Japs. The important thing is that those lost base areas must be regained.
Otherwise, there will be no place for the hundreds of thousands of people we moved to the hinterland of the base area!"
"The devils are so cunning, they are changing from passive to active!"
"They must know that we must take back those lost bases from them, and then strengthen the defense on this line, turn the offense into a defense that is more beneficial to them, and wait for us to attack them!"
Zhong Chenggong frowned and fell into deep thought. He hesitated for a long time before answering: "Captain, if the Japs really plan to do this, we don't have to worry too much at all~"
"Captain, the action team you sent behind the Japanese soldiers is not a vegetarian. With them here, I am sure that not a single bullet or a grain of food in Linfen City can be transported to these Japanese and puppet troops. Without food and ammunition, Xiao
No matter how strong the enemy's position is, it's useless!"
"Not bad!" Wang Ping affirmed with a look of appreciation.
"I'm not worried about the Japs on the front lines now. The only thing I'm worried about is behind us, in the hinterland of the base!"
"The regimental commander... the political commissar has an urgent message. Something happened in the base area!" Just as he was about to continue speaking, the communications company commander hurried over and interrupted, then sent a telegram to Wang Ping.
"The thing I was most worried about happened!" Wang Ping said with a long sigh.
"map……"
Zhong Chenggong immediately laid out a map in front of Wang Ping.
After handing the map to Zhong Chenggong, he analyzed: "These counties have always been under Japanese control."
"Yesterday, all the little devils from these counties were dispatched. They broke into our base area in five groups and caused a large number of casualties to the soldiers and civilians in the base area!"
"There are also Japanese planes. Since yesterday, they have bombed several villages in the base area. In those villages, our field hospitals are stationed, military depots, or logistics supply points..."
"According to the latest statistics, two casualty resettlement sites, two military depots, and a material transfer station in the field hospital were bombed by Japanese planes and were completely destroyed!"
"In addition, a total of five bombings caused more than 1,200 military and civilian casualties to us, of which nearly 300 were killed and injured..."
"The five Japanese mopping up troops have caused more than 2,000 military and civilian casualties to us..."
"Hiss~" Zhong Chenggong was frightened.
After reading the contents of the telegram twice, he replied: "Fortunately, the cavalry battalion, the guard battalion, and Xiong Changhe's battalion have all gone up. Otherwise, these little devils could have caused several times more casualties to the base area!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "The Japs are not vegetarians. Moreover, the cavalry battalion and the two companies of the guard battalion, plus the troops brought back by Xiong Changhe, totaled less than 2,000 people. The Japs were divided into five groups, and their strength was scattered. During the day
There are aircraft reinforcements, and it is very difficult for us to kill them in a short time!"
"If nothing else, the casualties will continue to increase!"
"It will increase!" Zhong Chenggong was stunned for a moment and asked.
Wang Ping affirmed: "If my judgment is correct, the final casualties of the soldiers and civilians in the base area will definitely reach 4,000 people!"
"Call back to the political commissar: Order all garrison troops and local guerrillas in the base area to join the battle and cooperate with the main force to kill the Japanese mopping up troops who have entered our hinterland as soon as possible! At the same time, all parts of the base area must clear the country and clear the ground to reduce the casualties of the soldiers and civilians in the base area as much as possible!
"
"Send a special telegram to Wei Yong of the Security Department: "The little devil intelligence personnel in the base area are so rampant that they blatantly directed planes to bomb the military targets of our new regiment! From now on, I don't want to hear about any military targets being targeted again.
News of the air raid!”
At the Japanese Division Headquarters in Linfen City, Lieutenant General Ito also received the information summarized to him by the intelligence department.
After reading the information, the gloom of the night was immediately swept away, and a heartfelt smile appeared on my face.
"Division Commander, it seems that your temporary decision to change the mopping up plan was correct. In just one day, they have achieved such great results, which is no worse than our more than 10,000 imperial troops on the front line!"
"You must know that such a result was achieved in just over a day. If they continue, this result will be doubled!"
"Yoshi, I am very satisfied with this result!" Lieutenant General Ito replied with a smile on his face.
Then he ordered: "Order the troops stationed on the front line to continue to strengthen the fortifications of the garrison and be ready to welcome a new regiment's counterattack at any time."
"They will definitely launch an attack on us immediately and take back the base areas we have occupied during this period. After all, they have hundreds of thousands of people in their hands who are eager to return to the base areas. They cannot stay in the hinterland of their base areas all the time. This is a pair of weak new groups.
As far as the logistics system is concerned, it is definitely an unprecedented pressure!”
"So, all teams must be prepared to defend!"
"Once attacked, they will not have any reinforcements and can only rely on their own strength to defend."
"Reconnaissance troops and intelligence systems closely monitor every move of the Eighth Route Army on the front line."
"As soon as they appear, contact the aviation force immediately to bomb them at all costs!"
"The bombing of important targets in the Eighth Route Army base areas by bombers cannot stop and will continue!"
"The five-way mopping up troops in the hinterland of the New Regiment's base area cannot stop. They must be in motion all the time to prevent the Eighth Route Army from detecting traces of their movements. Only in this way can they retreat unscathed from the New First Regiment's base area."
"Also remind them that during the operation, as long as they are attacked or ambushed, there will be no troops to support them except air reinforcements. Therefore, they must be cautious and cautious during the entire sweep!"
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