"Boss, I suggest passing this information to Wang Ping. Comrade Wang Ping is a front-line commander and has a flexible mind. He may have some unexpected good ideas!" the chief of staff suddenly suggested.
Although I have never met Wang Ping, Wang Ping has brought too many miracles and surprises during this period.
The chief of staff is a talented person, and he can't help but have a good impression of Wang Ping!
"Okay, forward the original text of the intelligence content to him now... The battle outside Linfen City is just finishing. Sending him a telegram now will not affect his command of the battle!"
Within an hour, the chief of staff came back, holding a telegram in his hand and frowning.
"Boss, Wang Ping has returned the telegram!"
"What did she say?" the deputy commander asked with a look of expectation on his face.
The chief of staff hesitated and replied: "Give up Linfen City... Wang Ping called back, since the Jinsui Army wants Linfen City, then give it to him!"
"That's not right~"
The deputy commander shook his head and answered.
"I know that Wang Ping is a man who only takes advantage but never loses. He would never give up Linfen City to the Jinsui Army so easily. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent so much effort to keep the Jinsui Army out of Linfen City tonight.
, don’t let them get close to Linfen City!”
The chief of staff affirmed: "The boss is right!"
"Wang Ping means to give up Linfen City for a fee, all our troops to withdraw from Linfen City, occupy and control the Guangda rural area outside Linfen City."
"Just like we did in the Soviet area, we used the method of surrounding the cities from the countryside to trap the Jinsui Army in several big cities!"
"However, I always think he is a bit whimsical!"
"As soon as the transfer order from Chongqing arrives, we must execute the order, otherwise we will be labeled as undermining the united front."
"In that case, how could we give up Linfen City for free!"
"The Jinsui Army must be asking us to carry out the order and let us withdraw from Linfen City immediately. Otherwise, they will immediately declare that our Eighth Route Army has violated Chongqing's military orders, undermined the united front, and left us passive!"
The deputy commander also frowned.
"Chief of Staff, your analysis is good. Yan Laoxi is famous for being stingy."
"As long as Chongqing gives an order, he will definitely not choose to negotiate with us with Shang Fang's sword in hand!"
After saying that, the deputy commander fell into deep thought again and was not optimistic about Wang Ping's proposal.
At this moment, the headquarters communications staff rushed in: "Chief, the new regiment of Taiyue Military Region has encrypted telegrams!"
The chief of staff received the telegram and started translating it.
The content of the telegram was very long, and it took half an hour to fully translate the several hundred words of the telegram.
Seeing that the chief of staff's face was sometimes shocked and sometimes surprised, the deputy commander hurriedly asked.
"What's on the telegram?"
"Boss, we all underestimate Comrade Wang Ping's cunning. According to the method in this secret message, it is really possible for him to give up Linfen City for a fee!"
"He hopes that the headquarters will send a victory telegram to the World War II zone and Chongqing in a clear code at five o'clock in the morning, that is, after two o'clock!"
"After a bloody battle, the 386th Brigade and the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army successfully withstood the Japanese Kato Division's attack on Linfen City, achieved complete annihilation of the Japanese Kato Division, shot down six Japanese fighter planes, damaged three fighter planes, and defended Linfen City.
Brilliant results!"
"However, the defenders also suffered huge casualties. The main force, reserve forces, new recruits, and local militia forces suffered more than 30,000 casualties in total! More than 25,000 people were directly sacrificed, and more than 6,000 people were injured and lost their combat effectiveness!
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"At the same time, the defending troops consumed a large amount of weapons and ammunition, with a total loss of 15,000 rifles of various types, more than 200 light and heavy machine guns, more than 30 artillery pieces, more than 2 million rounds of bullets, nearly 80,000 grenades and grenades, and various
More than 6,000 caliber artillery shells!”
"After this battle, the 386th Brigade and the New Regiment were almost completely destroyed, and all their ammunition was lost. Please ask the theater headquarters and the Chongqing Military and Political Department to provide additional troops, equipment, and compensation for the pensions of all the sacrificed and injured soldiers!"
The deputy commander smiled, and smiled very happily.
"This Wang Ping is really good at it, and he really dares to speak like a lion!"
"Chief of Staff, please calculate, according to the contents of Wang Ping's secret message, how much compensation will Chongqing and the World War II Zone Headquarters have to give us?"
The chief of staff replied with a face full of shock: "A total of 3.5 million yuan, 30 tons of medicine, and all the weapons and ammunition that can equip two main divisions!"
"Okay, just report it according to the numbers above!" the deputy commander affirmed.
"One Linfen city can bring back so much funds, weapons and ammunition. No, as long as we can bring back half of it, we will make a profit, and it will be a huge profit!"
"By the way, what are our real casualties in the total annihilation of the Kato Division? The telegrams to Chongqing and the World War II Zone Headquarters can be sent according to the above. But the telegrams from Yan'an must be real!"
The chief of staff quickly replied: "Wang Ping also said so in the secret telegram!"
"Although the battle is not over yet, he has already estimated the specific losses!"
"The total casualties of the new regiment were about 10,000, and the number of soldiers who died directly was about 8,000. The losses were also huge, almost half of them were killed or injured!"
"After all, Kato's division is the well-deserved main division of the Japanese army, with strong combat effectiveness. If it weren't for the heavy artillery and armored units of the new regiment, they might not be able to win even if they pay twice as many casualties!"
"In addition to casualties, they consumed a total of nearly 2,400 dozen heavy artillery shells, more than 12,000 other caliber artillery shells, more than 1.2 million rifle and heavy machine gun bullets, and more than 30,000 grenades!"
"It can be said that this victory was completely achieved by the Xinyi Group's ammunition!"
The deputy commander's brows furrowed again.
Such a huge consumption of ammunition can only be afforded by the Xinyi Regiment, which has a strong family background. If it were placed in other armies, it would have gone bankrupt long ago.
At this moment, the first thought in the deputy commander's mind is that the New Regiment will definitely be injured after this battle, and he doesn't know how long it will take to regain his strength!
The chief of staff obviously noticed the boss's concerns and added in a different direction.
"But don't worry too much, boss. You have said more than once that Wang Ping always only takes advantage and does not suffer losses on the battlefield, and it is the same this time!"
"Not to mention anything else, the puppet troops captured alone totaled nearly 5,000 people!"
"There are also heavy artillery, more than 30 intact heavy artillery pieces, and more than 10,000 rounds of heavy artillery shells. They are all the gains of the New Regiment's battle!"
"As for the troops, actual combat is the best way to train troops, especially this kind of fierce battle!"
"He affirmed in the telegram that after this battle, the combat effectiveness of the new regiment has only increased but not decreased. Please rest assured at the headquarters!"
"In addition, he also reported in the telegram that among all the artillery captured this time, except for field artillery and a small number of mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars to supplement the loss of the troops, all other artillery were handed over to the headquarters for unified distribution!"
"It can be seen that what Wang Ping said in the telegram is true, otherwise the heavy artillery of the two entire regiments would not have been handed over as soon as it was said to be handed over!"
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