"A good idea, since the new regiment can't hide and fight with us, then we will force them out. Otherwise, we will burn all their so-called base areas. The Eighth Route Army has almost no logistical reserves, and it will definitely not be able to bear it.
Such a big loss!" the chief of staff replied with excitement on his face.
At this moment, a communications staff officer rushed in: "Division Commander, there's an urgent call from Linfen City!"
"Our troops encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army guerrillas in the occupied areas were ambushed by them and the entire army was destroyed!"
"Also, those guerrillas no longer stayed in hiding. After killing our ambush troops, they openly occupied more than a dozen villages and established base areas. They also used the captured weapons to recruit troops and expand the troops!"
"What?" Lieutenant General Fujino stood up from his seat.
Staring at the communications staff officer, he cursed loudly: "Bageya Road, are they all stupid pigs? There are more than 1,500 people who can't even kill hundreds of Eighth Route Army guerrillas, and they also lose troops and generals. What are the commanders doing?
Food? This is a disgrace to the empire? I will send them all to a military court!"
What the chief of staff was most worried about happened.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he reminded: "Division commander, those commanders have died in the battle!"
"Bizhi believes that the most important thing now is to kill those Eighth Route Army troops, and we must not let them act as a nuisance in our rear areas. The Eighth Route Army is developing its troops too fast. It won't take long for a few hundred people to turn into thousands!"
Lieutenant General Fujino did not answer with a stern face, but frowned and asked: "How many troops are left in Linfen City?"
"There are two thousand five hundred people in the two regiments of the Imperial Association Army, the garrison brigade, the main force brigade, the military police brigade, plus other technical arms, the imperial army has nearly three thousand people!" the chief of staff replied like a treasure trove.
Fujino decisively ordered: "Take out a main brigade, equip it with a mountain artillery squadron, plus a regiment of the Imperial Association Army, and immediately send troops to encircle and suppress these Eighth Route Army troops and kill them!"
Seeing that the division commander finally began to pay attention to them, the chief of staff couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied: "I'll give the order now!"
At the headquarters of the new regiment, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong rushed in and reported: "Captain, the troops left behind on the inside are fighting night battles, guerrilla warfare, and mobile warfare with the Japs. It takes veteran troops to inflict maximum damage to the Japs with minimal casualties, and then drag them down."
Stop them!"
"I plan to keep all the troops of Yan Song and Rongjun, and then leave the armored assault battalion and the cavalry battalion, under the unified command of the political commissar, to deal with the little Japs in the base area!"
"The troops of Jin Kai, Zhou Xutian, and Zhang Qingyun followed us and rushed directly into the area occupied by the Japs to capture Linfen City!"
Wang Ping frowned and replied: "In addition to the air defense battalion and the heavy artillery battalion, two companies and six heavy artillery will follow us!"
"The direct team will follow me, while the reconnaissance company will stay and follow the political commissar!"
"If nothing else happens, we will start taking action tonight. It will take us two nights to reach Linfen City!"
"By the way, is there any news from Hong Ruijun in the guard camp? On the 1500th day, the puppet troops went to encircle and suppress them. Two days have passed, and the results should have been achieved!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yong rushed in. His face was very complicated, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or sad.
Wang Ping reported without waiting for him to speak: "Captain, I have two pieces of news, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Old Wei, you are also playing mystery with me! If you have good news, of course you should listen to the good news first, okay?" Wang Ping replied with a smile on his face.
"Then let me tell you the good news first!" Wei Yong also had a smile on his face!
"It came from Linfen City. Hong Ruijun led the guard battalion to successfully kill the Japanese and puppet troops. The news spread to the city and caused a great sensation. The Japanese and puppet soldiers in Linfen City were panicked, as if the guard battalion had already arrived.
Just like Linfen City!"
"This is indeed good news. With this victory, we will lose 1,500 enemies when attacking Linfen City!" Wang Ping replied.
Then the conversation changed and he said: "If I guessed correctly, the Japanese will definitely not let Hong Rui's army digest the results of the war and develop steadily in the area they occupy!"
The smile on Wei Yong's face disappeared instantly, his brows furrowed, and then he replied: "Yes, leader, this is the bad news I am going to say next!"
"Linfen City has assembled a reinforced brigade and a regiment of the Imperial Army, ready to take revenge on Hong Rui's Army. As expected, the troops have set off now, and they will be able to fight against Hong Rui's Army and others at nightfall today!"
Wang Ping frowned subconsciously: "Are there any of our own people in this puppet army group?"
"There are two of them, but they are both company commanders and can control 60% of their subordinates! However, they have also developed several platoon commanders in other units. Adding them all together, there are at least 300 people in the puppet army regiment wearing robes.
You bastard Eighth Route Army soldier!"
A smile suddenly flashed across Wang Ping's face, and his frown relaxed at this time, and he answered unexpectedly: "No, Old Wei, this is not a good thing for us!"
"Chief of Staff, please help me analyze how many troops Hong Ruijun has now!"
The chief of staff replied without thinking: "At least 1,500 people, maybe as many as 2,000 people!"
"One of the battalions among the puppet troops he just killed belonged to us. This battalion must have been directly on the battlefield anyway, and there were no casualties. Plus the other puppet prisoners, there must be six to seven hundred people!"
"More importantly, these six to seven hundred people were all trained by the little devils. Even if their combat effectiveness is not as good as our main force, it is not much different!"
Wang Ping affirmed: "Hong Ruijun must have no less than 2,000 troops now!"
"It is certain that we will win the battle and gain six to seven hundred prisoners, and only a lot more. But don't forget that we have guerrillas in every village and town in the Japanese-occupied areas. Now they openly use the banner of our new regiment. Those who
The guerrillas will definitely swarm in and join them. Needless to say, there will definitely be three to four hundred people!"
"Last and most important, the Japanese and puppet troops they killed were strengthened by a mortar squad and a heavy machine gun squad in addition to the Japanese. The puppet regiment also had an artillery company and a heavy machine gun company!"
"Now that the Japanese and puppet troops have been killed, these heavy weapons must have fallen into the hands of Hong Rui's army!"
"With so much capital in hand, there will definitely be no problem in killing the mopping up troops sent by the Japanese today, severely injuring them or holding them back!"
"There are only a few people in Linfen City, and now there are 2,500 fewer people. It will be easier for us to kill him and capture him!"
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong became more and more excited as he listened.
Originally, Wang Ping proposed to fight each other and force the Japanese to retreat by attacking Linfen. Zhong Chenggong was still doubtful about whether the new regiment could take Linfen City. Now it seems that there is no problem at all.
He immediately replied: "I will send a telegram to Hong Ruijun now, inform him of the intelligence, and order them to hold off the puppet troops for more than two thousand days!"
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