The New Regiment is in front of the enemy headquarters. The New Regiment is destined to have a fierce battle tonight.
Except for the staff on duty, including Wang Ping, everyone was taking the time to rest.
"Captain, something happened!"
Suddenly, Li Wen from the direct team rushed in and shouted anxiously as soon as he reached the door.
Wang Ping quickly opened his eyes, and then sat up from the camp bed: "What happened, are you so anxious?"
"The Japanese fought with the Jinsui Army who were following behind!"
"They were probably trading in Shangfu Village. Suddenly, the two troops started fighting."
"The Japanese struck first, and the Jinsui Army was caught off guard. There were more than 6,000 people in the entire division. In the end, less than 2,000 people withdrew, and they also lost 10 million kilograms of food."
"After the Japs won, they quickly caught up with the main force with food, weapons and ammunition, and then continued to approach Linfen City."
"The Jinsui Army has stopped after being hit by this attack. They don't dare to follow the Japs so close!"
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong suddenly frowned: "What are the Japs doing? Commander, I don't understand why. Isn't it a cooperative relationship between them and the Jinsui Army? How come they are so vigorously cooperating with the Jinsui Army in acting?"
Suddenly the fight started!"
Seeing that Wang Ping was sullen and silent, Zhong Chenggong changed the subject and continued.
"But it's good to fight!"
"Chief Yan has always been confused with the Japs. He fought against the Japs openly, but secretly cooperated with the Japs to scheme against our Eighth Route Army. This time the Japs took the initiative to attack their Jinsui Army. Not only did they steal their food, but they also killed them.
The strength of more than half of the division can be considered as a lesson to him!"
"It is indeed a lesson!" Wang Ping finally said.
"Let Chief Yan know that the Japanese cannot be trusted at any time."
"Cooperating with the Japanese to plot against our Eighth Route Army is just to reap the benefits. If something happens to our Eighth Route Army, is it possible to withstand the Japanese offensive in the entire North China just by relying on the Jinsui Army?"
"Chief of Staff, contact the political commissar now to see if anything major is happening in North China these days!"
"The Japanese risked destroying their cooperation with the Jinsui Army and fought this battle with the Jinsui Army. Aren't they worried that the Jinsui Army would in turn assist our Eighth Route Army in fighting them, making it impossible for them to leave southwestern Shanxi and reinforce other battlefields in North China?
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"Or it may be that this Kato division has no plans to leave southwestern Shanxi. If this is the case, it will be okay for them to attack the Jinsui Army!"
"Not only did he teach the Jinsui Army a lesson, but also obtained 10 million kilograms of grain, and also kept their weapons and ammunition, killing three birds with one stone!"
In order to allow Wang Ping to command operations at the front line with peace of mind and prevent him from being distracted, the political commissars blocked all the reports from the military region and the Eighth Route Army headquarters, except for some important information.
After receiving Wang Ping's order, Huang Yuanqiang took only one minute to sort out several important war reports.
As soon as Zhong Chenggong walked into the headquarters with the telegram, he shouted excitedly: "Captain, you really guessed it right, something big happened in the past two days!"
"The Taihang Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region cooperated and fought a big battle. The little devils alone killed more than 8,000 people!"
"I'm sure there are more than 8,000 little Japs!" Wang Ping asked, staring at the chief of staff.
Zhong Chenggong affirmed: "You can't be wrong. This is forwarded from the headquarters. There are more than 8,000 Japs and more than 5,000 puppet troops. The fighting is still going on. Their goal is to eliminate all the Japs in this area!"
"I understand! Okamura Neji has admitted defeat!" Wang Ping's face showed an expression of sudden realization.
"Look at the map. The cooperation between the Taihang and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei military regions, plus follow-up battles, can kill at least more than 10,000 Japanese and nearly 10,000 puppet troops."
"Coupled with the losses on other battlefields, the Japanese North China Front lost at least 20,000 people during this period, and they were all real Japanese elites!"
"It will take at least ten days for the Kato division in front of us to join the battlefield from here."
"The entire Eighth Route Army in North China combined only wipes out 500 Japs every day. That's 5,000 in ten days!"
"This means that when Kato's division withdrew from southwestern Shanxi and rushed to the battlefield, the direct losses of the Japanese mopping up troops had exceeded 25,000 people!"
"There are now only over 10,000 Kato Division members left. If this small number of troops join the battlefield, not only will they not be able to serve as reinforcements, they will not even be able to plug the gaps exposed by the mopping up troops due to the loss of troops and generals!"
"More importantly, our new regiment will not watch Kato's division pass by our base."
"I will definitely consume him at all costs!"
"In ten days, even if there is no chance to kill them and they lose half of their troops, I am still confident!"
"In this case, it would be even more meaningless for Kato's division to withdraw from southwestern Shanxi and reinforce other battlefields!"
Zhong Chenggong immediately reacted: "Captain, you are saying that the Kato division in front of us does not plan to retreat~"
"It's very possible!" Wang Ping affirmed...
"However, this judgment still needs more intelligence support!"
"Chief of Staff, if you do this, immediately put my judgment into words and send it to the political commissar, and then ask the political commissar to forward it to the military region and headquarters. They have more intelligence sources than us, so they will definitely be able to make a judgment!"
"If Kato's division really does not plan to retreat, then there is an explanation for their sudden attack on the Jinsui Army!"
"Grab the food, and they will have the food supplies they left in southwestern Shanxi!"
"Keep those weapons and ammunition, and they will have the weapons to reorganize the Imperial Alliance Army. Kill two birds with one stone!"
"The only thing missing is a garrison, and this garrison is probably the Linfen City that you, Chief of Staff, are going to defend tonight!"
Zhong Chenggong was not surprised but overjoyed: "Captain, if this is really the case, I will welcome you with both hands!"
"Nearly five thousand people defend Linfen City. Coupled with the strong fortifications of Linfen City, I will definitely turn Linfen City into the tomb of the Japanese Kato Division. I will kill as many of them as they come~"
Wang Ping did not show any nervous expression on his face: "If this is the case, we will definitely be able to kill this Kato division tonight!"
At the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the chief of staff rushed to the war room as soon as he received the telegram from the New Regiment.
"Boss, something big has happened...Wang Ping has judged that our opponent Okamura Neiji is organizing his troops to retreat and end this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign. Let us provide intelligence support!"
"Forehead?"
The boss took the telegram and read it.
Then he frowned and asked: "Chief of Staff, what do you think?"
"I agree with Comrade Wang Ping's judgment. The Kato Division in southwestern Shanxi took the risk of not being able to withdraw from southwestern Shanxi and fell out with the Shanxi-Sui Army. This is a good signal!"
"The entire war situation in North China has now completely shifted to our side. If the Japanese army does not have reinforcements, they will definitely lose this sweep. If we want to end this large-scale sweep with minimal casualties, we can only take advantage of the fact that we are not ready yet."
This can only be done by quickly withdrawing from our base area. Otherwise, they will definitely be beaten by us and suffer heavy losses!"
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