At the Eighth Route Army's First Military Division Headquarters located in the mountains, Commander Yang Chengwu has been walking back and forth to the headquarters for a day, but still has no intention of stopping.
The chief of staff, whose head was about to be shaken, couldn't help but remind him: "Lao Yang, can't you sit down and rest for a while? It's almost been a day of walking. Even if you are not tired, my eyes are tired of seeing!"
"Also, since we have decided to support Wang Ping, we must believe in Wang Ping!"
Yang Chengwu shook his head and replied: "It's not that I don't believe Wang Ping, I'm just anxious!"
"The guard company has been away for such a long time. Logically speaking, no matter whether we win or lose, there should be news coming back!"
"It would be best if we win. The Japanese who lost their troops have no other choice but to withdraw their troops and end the encirclement and suppression of our first military division in advance. In that way, all our crises will be lifted!"
"If we are defeated, then we will have to think of other ways to defeat the enemy! Chief of Staff, you are in charge of logistics. You should know how much pressure the headquarters will have on logistics when the encirclement and suppression comes!"
"Let's talk about food. We have silver now, and even if we have gold, we can't buy food. If Wang Ping hadn't brought back a lot of horse meat at that time, and eating horse meat makes us hungry, we would have run out of food now!"
"I'm worried now. If Wang Ping loses, we have to find other ways to break the Japanese encirclement and suppression. Otherwise, the Japanese will drag our military division to death with just food!"
"That's true. Commander, your analysis has made me anxious!" The chief of staff couldn't sit still at this time. He stood up and paced back and forth in the small headquarters with Yang Chengwu!
"We're back, the guard company is back!" The two of them had walked together for less than ten minutes when a guard from the headquarters rushed in.
Yang Chengwu immediately stared at the other person and asked: "Who did you say is back?"
"It's the security company. They brought a lot of weapons, including crooked handles, heavy machine guns, and mortars!" the excited guard quickly replied.
Without saying a word, Yang Chengwu rushed out of the headquarters and trotted towards the entrance of the military camp.
The chief of staff also hurriedly followed out, with an anxious expression on his face no less than that of Yang Chengwu!
"Reporting to the commander, the guard company has successfully completed the mission. There are still many seizures in Luojiawan that have not been brought back. The company commander asked me to bring some back first, and report to the commander by the way, asking the commander to send someone with me to carry the seizures.
If possible, I hope the commander will send at least one battalion of troops there, more would be better!" Zeng Quan ran over and reported excitedly as soon as he saw Yang Chengwu.
Yang Chengwu frowned and shook his head and replied: "No, even if you wipe out all the Japs, you won't be able to capture so many. The Japs came out to fight, not to change defenses. Apart from weapons and ammunition, there shouldn't be many other supplies.
Why do you need a main force battalion to transport the captured items? Are you making a mistake?"
A very proud expression appeared on Zeng Quan's face, and then he reported: "Commander, we fought two battles in Luojiawan. First, we wiped out half of the Japanese infantry squadron, and then took advantage of the fact that the Japanese reinforcements did not understand
We then continued our efforts and defeated half an infantry group of the Japanese reinforcements. Of the more than 400 Japanese soldiers, only less than one infantry group escaped, and the rest were wiped out by us. However, a lot of captured artillery shells were used in the battle because there was no report.
, Commander, please forgive me!”
Yang Chengwu grabbed Zeng Quan by the collar and asked with an expression of disbelief.
"Say it again, you just said that you wiped out half of the Japanese infantry brigade in Luojiawan?"
"Not all of them were wiped out, but dozens of Japs escaped. Originally, none of us agreed to fight this battle, but it was our company commander who insisted that we fight. Thinking of the entire battle, I admire our company commander so much!" Zeng Quan!
He quickly explained.
"Okay, well done! Chief of Staff, the crisis in our military division has definitely been resolved! After wiping out nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers, even if the Japanese soldiers in the county are strong, they will still be exhausted. Now they can either choose to retreat or
Continue to bear the cost of losing another infantry brigade!" The excited Yang Chengwu said with a sigh of relief.
The chief of staff immediately said: "As long as the security company's results are true, the Japanese have no other choice but to retreat!"
At this time, because Yang Chengwu was still holding on to his collar, Zeng Quan was already out of breath. His face was red and Zeng Quan said quickly: "Commander, can you let me go first!"
Yang Chengwu reacted immediately, but his eyes were still fixed on Zeng Quan, and then he continued to ask!
"We will talk about the battle later. After killing so many Japanese, we must have captured a lot of equipment! Tell me, what good weapons did the security company capture in Luojiawan!"
Zeng Quan replied proudly: "Report to Commander, the guard company captured a total of two mountain guns, two infantry guns, eight mortars, six heavy machine guns, 21 grenades, and 19 crooked handles in Luojiawan.
Yes, two other crooked handles were blown up, 398 38 caps were blown up, and 48 38 caps were also blown up!"
"As for the various types of ammunition, I don't remember them very clearly because they are too numerous and too miscellaneous. However, they are absolutely indispensable."
Yang Chengwu's eyes lit up and he shouted excitedly: "Haha, Chief of Staff, I have an artillery battalion! Two mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, and eight mortars can completely form an artillery battalion. This is definitely the case in the entire military region.
It’s the only one!”
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "You have a good idea. If we return the artillery battalion and all the heavy equipment, it would be great if we can leave the equipment of an artillery company. Don't forget that all the seizures of our Eighth Route Army must be returned to the public.
The commander is watching!"
Yang Chengwu was like a deflated balloon, which suddenly withered.
But it didn’t last long before he answered readily: “I don’t care. At least these heavy equipment are still in my hands. The commander can ask us to hand them over, but we can’t let us suffer! After all, these weapons are
It was captured by our first military division. Besides, being able to form an artillery company is unique among several military divisions!"
After saying that, without waiting for the chief of staff to answer, he directly ordered: "The remaining troops of the First Regiment and Second Regiment will assemble immediately and follow me to Luojiawan to transport the captured items! I want to go there in person and keep an eye on my artillery battery!"
Zeng Quan quickly added: "Wait a minute, Commander, we have also seized two radios. The company commander asked me to bring them back first. He said that there must be a radio operator at the headquarters. If you want to contact the military region, the radios will be available immediately!"
Yang Chengwu became excited again, and once again grabbed Zeng Quan's collar and asked: "There is really a radio station, where is it?"
As a senior commander of the Eighth Route Army, Yang Chengwu was very aware of the huge role of radio on the battlefield.
After the troops were divided, Yang Chengwu dreamed of having a radio station. Otherwise, it would not be like now. As soon as the Japanese encirclement and suppression began, he was busy moving and lost contact with the military region.
When he saw several soldiers carrying two radios in front of him, Yang Chengwu's eyes shone as if he had seen a treasure.
"Good things, all good things! Chief of Staff, didn't the commander give us a radio operator when we divided the troops? Call him over immediately to see if it can be used. If it can be used, contact the military region immediately and report to the commander, the First Military Division
The guard company won a great victory and wiped out nearly a thousand Japanese!"
It is also the Chief of Staff’s dream to own a radio station. He answered without thinking: “Yes, Commander!”
