At four o'clock in the morning, the lively gunfire finally stopped!
On a battlefield littered with corpses and stained red with blood, Wang Ping knew that he had won this counter-mopping operation.
However, Wang Ping was not happy at all.
In order to repel the Japanese mopping up troops, the price paid by the base area was too high!
Not to mention anything else, the battlefield in front of you can show it!
Under the cover of night, the Japanese who were cornered went crazy. Because they were scattered throughout the battlefield, many battles ended in hand-to-hand combat.
The Japanese were famous for their hand-to-hand combat. Even if the new regiment had an absolute advantage in strength and firepower, the total number of casualties would still reach a thousand.
"Captain, the results of the battle have been tallied!" Jin Kai, whose face was filled with smoke, came over and answered with his head lowered.
"A total of 1,259 Japanese corpses were found on the battlefield. The puppet troops killed 258 people and captured 315 people. There were also many corpses blown up by artillery shells. There must be dozens of them. After counting, there are still more than 200 Japanese soldiers who successfully broke through.
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"They reacted so fast!"
"As soon as we got into the pocket formation, we encountered a company of blocking troops. We immediately ordered the troops to disperse and break out!"
"Because the encirclement of the Japanese has not yet been completed, I can only make a smart decision and let the troops intercept in company units!"
"It's okay!" Wang Ping saw the whole battle. It wasn't that Jin Kai didn't command well, but that his opponent was getting more and more cunning.
After shaking his head, he ordered: "There are more than two hundred Japs left. Even if we return to Linfen City, we can only form a reinforced squadron. We can't make any big waves. It's nothing to regret!"
"The most critical thing for us now is to clean up the battlefield... because the Japs only want to retreat, and the battle ended very quickly. Although the Japs don't have much ammunition left, they definitely still have a lot of equipment. Whether they can
Take all those that are used or unusable and evacuate the battlefield before dawn!"
"Today's Japs are getting more and more ruthless in their wars. I'm sure there will be Japs planes coming over to bomb the battlefield as soon as dawn."
At the Japanese division headquarters in Linfen City, Lieutenant General Ito was woken up by the chief of staff just as he fell asleep.
After learning that the troops retreating along the way were almost completely destroyed, and that the troops retreating along the way also suffered heavy losses, Lieutenant General Ito slumped down on his chair with a look of despair and only two words in his mouth: "It's over!"
The mopping up force of more than 10,000 people, plus the more than 4,000 people who subsequently participated, amounted to more than 16,000 people.
With so many Imperial troops, even if no one is lost from now on, the number of Imperial troops that can successfully evacuate the new regiment's base area in the end will only be less than 5,000.
However, this is obviously impossible.
The two to three thousand people operating in the hinterland of the New Regiment's base area have killed nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the New First Regiment's base area. With the New First Regiment's fighting style, they will definitely not let them go, even if they successfully evacuate the base area.
Therefore, the mopping up force of more than 16,000 people was almost completely lost in just over a month, and in the end, less than 3,000 people may survive.
Thirteen thousand imperial troops were lost in one battle. As the main person in charge of the entire sweep, I absolutely bear an unshirkable responsibility.
Therefore, after hearing the news that the breakout troops suffered heavy losses, Lieutenant General Ito had a premonition that it would not be long before he would be captured by the gendarmerie sent by the front army and captured Beiping City!
The next day, the remaining Japanese troops on the front line successfully withdrew from the Eighth Route Army base area and entered Linfen City like bereaved dogs.
"Division commander, there are twelve infantry brigades and mixed reinforcement brigades on the front line, with a total strength of nearly 12,000 people. Only more than 1,800 people have returned. Six major captains have returned, two regiment captains have returned, and the others have returned.
The entire imperial army is in pieces!"
"The more than 1,800 imperial troops who returned also suffered heavy losses. They lost almost all their heavy equipment, and at least half of the soldiers were injured!"
"More!" The chief of staff hesitated, not knowing how to continue.
The division commander Lieutenant General Ito, who had already foreseen his own end, looked away at this time.
Staring at the chief of staff, he asked: "If there is any bad news, tell me all. There is no news that I can't accept now!"
"Hi!"
The chief of staff replied bravely: "Several brigades operating in the hinterland of the New Regiment's base area, another infantry brigade was completely wiped out last night!"
"There are still two infantry brigades that have not been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. However, in the battles with their local troops, guerrillas, and cavalry units, the troops suffered heavy losses. One of the brigades has suffered more than half of its casualties, and the other has suffered a third of its casualties.
There are even more troops!"
"Also, the intelligence department reported that all the roads used by the two brigades to withdraw from the New Regiment's base area were heavily blocked by the Eighth Route Army. This means that it is impossible for them to withdraw safely!"
"Then fight to the death!" Lieutenant General Ito ordered with murderous intent!
"As the Imperial Army of Japan, they have been ready to sacrifice their lives for the Empire of Japan since they put on this uniform!"
"However, since you are going to die, you must die in a more meaningful way!"
"Haven't the intelligence personnel already figured out the approximate location of the new regiment's headquarters?"
"There must be a large number of troops and important targets stationed near the headquarters of the New Regiment. Order the two brigades, under the cover of aviation, to directly attack the headquarters of their regiment and cause the maximum casualties to the New Regiment!"
The remaining Japanese soldiers from the two brigades did cause a lot of casualties to the New Regiment. However, they were a tired force after all.
Marching and fighting for three consecutive days, although they rested for a few hours every day, their fighting intensity was too great. Both their vigilance and combat effectiveness were not as good as before.
The next night, the two brigades were surrounded by the guard battalion and Xiong Changhe and were completely wiped out!
Returning to the regiment headquarters after a month and a half absence, Wang Ping had a solemn expression on his face when he saw the devastated base area.
If a Japs were in front of him at this time, Wang Ping would have Ling Chi's thoughts.
"Commander, this is the current statistics of military and civilian losses in the base area!" Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang walked over with a stern face.
"The main force lost 4,258 people, 583 people were seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness, and almost six battalions were lost!"
"In the local garrison battalion, a total of 1,958 people were killed, and 108 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness~ Because many garrison companies fought the Japanese all over the company, and then the whole army was destroyed, so there were very few people seriously injured!"
"The guerrillas sacrificed 586 people and seriously injured 118~"
"A total of ordinary people were killed, 8,567 people were killed and 869 people were seriously injured. 30% of the casualties were caused by Japanese planes, and the rest were massacred by Japanese infantry. There were also two villages that were directly massacred by Japanese soldiers!
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"Pa..." Wang Ping smashed his clenched fist directly on the table in front of him out of anger.
Then I saw a trace of blood on my fist.
After waving his hand to prevent the health worker from coming to bandage, he directly ordered: "Blood debt must be paid with blood. Sooner or later, I will find the little devil to avenge this revenge!"
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