"You should indeed be punished!" Yang Chengwu couldn't help but cursed as soon as he read the telegram!
"More than a thousand people are marching in broad daylight under the eyes of the Japs. Isn't that looking for a bomb? It's not the first time that Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao have dealt with airplanes. I don't believe that they don't know the power of airplanes. I think they were
The victory went to my head and I was carried away with my pride for a moment!"
"If you think about the old regiment leaders and political commissars in our division, would they make such a low-level mistake?"
"More than four hundred veterans died because of their mistakes and complacency. It would not be an exaggeration to shoot them!"
Xiong Botao quickly advised: "Commander, don't be angry. After all, Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao are just promoted regiment-level cadres and have no experience!"
"Moreover, they also eliminated more than a thousand Japanese puppet troops and seized a large amount of equipment and ammunition. Why don't we give them a balance of merits and demerits, verbally criticize them, and teach them a lesson. After all, they have made great achievements many times.
cadres, if you really want to shoot them, Commander, you won’t be willing to do so!”
"No!" Yang Chengwu refused without hesitation, with an unprecedented serious expression on his face.
"It's not that they have no experience, it's that they underestimate the enemy and are complacent after winning a battle! They must be taught a lesson, otherwise they will be even more complacent if they win a battle in the future! They will suffer big losses, so we must use this opportunity to give them a good lesson.
Give them a lesson they will never forget!"
"Commander, what are you going to do with them?" Xiong Botao asked immediately.
"Go to the war room first!" Yang Chengwu walked directly to the war room.
After staring at the map for almost half a minute, he analyzed: "Wang Ping said in the telegram that they wiped out more than 1,300 Japanese and puppet troops in this battle, plus the Japanese and puppet troops they wiped out when they eliminated the Japanese cavalry brigade.
, the Japanese army in Laiyuan has lost almost 3,000 people during this period!"
"The commander remembers it very clearly, but the Independent Regiment also paid a huge price for this, losing nearly 2,000 people, and nearly 1,500 soldiers died alone! If they hadn't had a large number of recruits, the Independent Regiment would have existed in name only.
." Xiong Botao replied immediately.
Then he continued with the idea of saying good things to Wang Ping: "Now I kind of admire Wang Ping. At that time, I didn't understand why Wang Ping recruited so many recruits, and whether a newly established independent regiment had the strength to feed so many recruits. Now look at it
Come on, Wang Ping must have thought of this a long time ago."
"With these new recruits constantly replenishing the troops, coupled with the experience of several consecutive battles, the independent regiment, which was originally composed of the majority of recruits, suddenly became the majority of veterans, and its combat effectiveness will definitely increase!"
"Although I have not seen this independent regiment, I judge from the battles the independent regiment has experienced that the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment is no less than the other three regiments in the military division, and may even exceed them."
"You know, with this capture, all the artillery in the hands of the independent regiment can be added up to form an artillery battalion, and the heavy machine guns can also form two companies!"
Yang Chengwu could see Xiong Botao's inner thoughts at a glance.
But there was no interface, so he stared at the map and continued his analysis.
"After excluding more than 3,000 people, there are only 7,000 Japanese and puppet troops left in Laiyuan City."
"Because they suffered several big losses at the hands of the Independent Regiment, once they decide to encircle and suppress the Independent Regiment with heavy troops and attack the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, the Japanese and puppet troops in Laiyuan City will have to dispatch at least twice the strength of the Independent Regiment, that is, five
Thousands of people!”
"Chief of Staff, do you know what this means?"
Xiong Botao, who was only thinking about how to speak for Wang Ping, didn't think about this at all. When he saw the commander staring at him, a confused expression appeared on his face.
Yang Chengwu frowned and added: "Look at the map, the Independent Regiment is stationed to the east of Laiyuan City, and our first regiment happens to be stationed to the north of Laiyuan City. If the Japanese and puppet troops in Laiyuan City send out heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Independent Regiment, Chief of Staff, you know this
What does it mean to our military division?"
"Expand the base area and seize the perfect opportunity to capture Laiyuan City!"
"Even if we can't defend Laiyuan City, we can still take possession of the weapons and ammunition that the Japanese army has hoarded in Laiyuan City. That's still a huge gain!"
"The Independent Regiment seized so many good things from a small warehouse in the west of Laiyuan City. The Japanese ammunition depot in the center of the city must have stored weapons and ammunition that we could not imagine. If we can take it as our own, it will definitely greatly improve the military division's capabilities.
Fighting power!"
"So I plan to let the independent regiment and the main force of the military division conduct a joint operation!" Yang Chengwu said in shocking words.
"Don't the Japs in Laiyuan City hate the Independent Regiment to the core? Then let the Independent Regiment continue to provoke them and force them to send out heavy troops to encircle and suppress them. As soon as the main force of the Japs leaves Laiyuan City, the military division will immediately dispatch at least two main force regiments.
Attack Laiyuan City with troops!"
"It's feasible!" Xiong Botao affirmed!
"The fighting power of the Independent Regiment is there. If the Japanese want to annihilate them all, they must have enough strength!"
"After this battle, there are less than 5,000 Japs left in Laiyuan City and 2,000 Imperial Army soldiers left. To be on the safe side, they have to dispatch at least 4,000 Japs and more than 1,000 Imperial Army soldiers to be sure.
Encircle and annihilate the Independent Regiment. If there are too few troops, the Japanese will not even have the troops to surround the Independent Regiment during the attack!"
"In this way, there are less than 2,000 Japanese puppet troops left in Laiyuan City. Excluding the guard troops who stayed at the headquarters and major warehouses, it is already very good to be able to dedicate 1,500 people to defend the city wall. On average, every
There are only more than 300 puppet troops in one direction!"
"As long as our attacking troops fight hard enough and the artillery fire completely suppresses them, we can enter Laiyuan City in two hours against the sky!"
Yang Chengwu said: "When the time comes and the artillery batteries of the military division are transferred, the siege time should be reduced to one hour!"
"As for the Japs' urgent march from the Independent Regiment's base back to Laiyuan City, it will take five hours, which is enough for us to empty out Laiyuan City!"
Xiong Botao immediately said with emotion: "Commander, this is a good idea. Taking Laiyuan City will not only shock the Japanese, but also seize a large amount of equipment and supplies. More importantly, it can also solve the plight of the independent regiment with one arrow."
Three Eagles! I completely agree. We should immediately send the combat plan to the military region and ask Commander Nie for approval!"
"You make the battle plan, I just want the results!" Yang Chengwu affirmed.
"If there is still enough time, I plan to go to the military region in person to report to Commander Nie!"
"Commander, please rest assured, I will give you the battle plan tomorrow!" Xiong Botao replied with confidence.
Then the conversation changed and he continued to plead for Wang Ping!
"In your battle plan, it won't be long before the Independent Regiment will have a big battle to fight. You see, if the punishment of Wang Ping, the leader of the Independent Regiment, and Cheng Xiao, the political commissar, will affect the next battle!
"
Yang Chengwu's face suddenly returned to seriousness, and he replied angrily: "If the two of them can't stand the slightest punishment, then they might as well go home and farm as soon as possible!"
"Commander, what are you going to do with them?" Xiong Botao knew that Yang Chengwu had made up his mind and even ten horses could not pull him back.
"The regimental commander was demoted to deputy commander, and the political commissar was demoted to deputy political commissar. He will temporarily act as the independent regiment leader and political commissar. When he performs well in the future and is recognized by the military division, he will resume his original position!" Yang Chengwu said with a serious face.
Chief of Staff Xiong Botao breathed a sigh of relief: "This is a good punishment. It can teach them a lesson and suppress the independent regiment's idea of underestimating the enemy without affecting the independent regiment's combat effectiveness."
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