The commander's face sank, and he retorted with great dissatisfaction: "Danger? Chief of Staff, do you think the cowardly Tubal Road still has the guts to attack us?"
"They did not dare before, but not necessarily now!" the chief of staff blurted out no longer concealing anything.
"Captain, don't forget that Tubal Road not only eliminated one of our infantry brigade, but also captured all the weapons and equipment of this infantry brigade, including two mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, eight mortars, and six heavy machine guns.
, about twenty light machine guns, and a lot of ammunition! If Tubal Road equips all these heavy weapons with its troops, they will have the strength to annihilate one of our squadrons or even an infantry brigade in a short time!"
"Our total strength is no longer less than two infantry brigades. Unless the troops leave the city in the form of a brigade or even a strengthened brigade, our troops leaving the city will be in danger!"
"If the troops are trapped in the county seat and do not go out, the risk can indeed be reduced to a minimum. However, this also means that we have given up all the territory outside the county seat! In these places, Tubal Road can move as much as they want, so this encirclement and suppression operation
It’s not much different from ending early!”
The commander's face had grown heavy unknowingly. He took a deep breath and analyzed: "With Tubal Road possessing these heavy weapons, not only are we in danger, but other encirclement and suppression troops are also in great danger!"
"No, I will report this matter to the division commander immediately and ask the division commander's attention. The final decision on whether to retreat or continue the encirclement and suppression also needs to be made by the division commander!"
Although the results of other military divisions in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region were not as good as those of the First Military Division, the piecemeal guerrilla warfare still wiped out many Japanese soldiers. Therefore, the total losses of the other Japanese encirclement and suppression troops totaled more than a thousand people.
Including those lost in the hands of the First Army Division, the Japanese army lost nearly 3,000 men, an entire infantry regiment, in less than half a month.
In addition, the main force of the Eighth Route Army and the military divisional headquarters that the Japanese wanted to encircle and suppress had long since disappeared without a trace. In order to avoid increasing troop losses, the Japanese division commander could only advance the encirclement and suppression operation.
As soon as the Japs retreated, all the Eighth Route Army troops who had been hiding in the woods and among the people suddenly emerged, counted the results of the war, and helped the people repair the houses damaged by the Japs... The whole base area was very lively!
Because the First Military Division captured too many things in Luojiawan, and the Japanese siege was over. Commander Yang Chengwu had an idea and directly asked the Chief of Staff to transfer the First Military Division headquarters to Luojiawan, thus avoiding
Seizures were moved around.
However, looking at the weapons and ammunition in the temporary warehouse, Yang Chengwu was not happy for long before he was interrupted by a telegram sent by Chief of Staff Xiong Botao. Like a scoop of cold water, Yang Chengwu suddenly woke up from his sweet dream!
Seeing that Yang Chengwu had been staring at the telegram without speaking, Xiong Botao thought that Yang Chengwu was too excited, so he quickly reminded: "Commander, the military region headquarters is not far from us. It will arrive in one day and one night without any accident. It must be on the way now, you see
, why don’t we prepare well!”
"If you don't prepare, come as soon as you come. There is nothing to prepare!" Nie Rongzhen's arrival at the military division below is definitely a good thing for the military division. However, Yang Chengwu in front of him treated this good thing like this. Chief of Staff Xiong Botao's face was direct
He showed an awkward and incomprehensible smile.
"Commander, what do you mean?" the chief of staff could only continue to ask!
"It's not interesting. It's not a good idea for the commander to come now. Chief of Staff, don't be fooled. I'm sure that after the commander comes, it will be good if half of the weapons and equipment in our warehouse can be saved!" Yang Chengwu explained with a frown.
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Chief of Staff Xiong Botao finally reacted and said quickly: "That's not okay. These weapons and ammunition belong to our First Military District and cannot be handed over to the military district under any circumstances. Even if they are really handed over, we should have the final say!"
Yang Chengwu shook his head and replied: "If the commander really comes, it is the commander who has the final say on what weapons to hand over!"
"No, we must find a way. We can't just give the commander whatever equipment he wants! The commander will definitely not come here in person for ordinary rifles and crooked guns. Now that the commander has come in person, he must have taken a fancy to those heavy weapons.
!" Chief of Staff Xiong Botao replied very affirmatively.
Just then, the guard company commander Wang Ping arrived.
As soon as he came in, he pursued Yang Chengwu as if collecting debt: "Commander, Chief of Staff, I'm here to collect weapons! According to our agreement at that time, no matter what the weapons and ammunition seized by the guard company on the battlefield, the guard company will take two
Done, hand over 80%!”
"I asked Deputy Company Commander Zeng to do some calculations before I came here. According to this ratio, our guard company can be divided into 76 38 covers, 4 crooked handles, 1 heavy machine gun, 4 grenades, and mortars.
Two cannons, one mountain cannon or infantry cannon!"
"As for the ammunition, I also have a list here. As long as the commander and chief of staff sign it, I can send someone to the warehouse to get it right away!"
Commander Nie of the Military Region personally came to the division to ask for weapons. Before the problem was solved, another Wang Ping appeared.
Not to mention, this Wang Ping opened his mouth like a lion and revealed 20% of the weapons and ammunition, including an infantry cannon and two mortars! In the past, Yang Chengwu would have refused without even thinking about it.
However, at this time, Yang Chengwu could not say anything.
This share ratio was promised by me in front of all the senior officers of the military division. If I cannot fulfill it now, my prestige in the military division will definitely be affected.
Besides, a man is a man who spits out nothing but nails. From this aspect alone, I can't deny it.
When Yang Chengwu looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer, Chief of Staff Xiong Botao's eyes shot out two rays of light.
He said to Wang Ping: "Captain Wang, it's not that the commander doesn't fulfill his promise, it's because the commander doesn't have weapons for you!"
"What do you mean you don't have weapons?" Wang Ping asked, staring at Chief of Staff Xiong Botao.
At this time, the awkward expression on Yang Chengwu's face had been wiped away, and he quickly flashed a very cunning smile, and then affirmed to Wang Ping: "The chief of staff is right, I have no weapons for you!"
"Wang Ping, you don't know that Commander Nie of the military region is also interested in these weapons, and he plans to come here in person. He will be here tomorrow morning at the latest. Commander Nie has his own children here. You said we still have these weapons and equipment.
Can I keep it?"
As a reborn person, Wang Ping can only describe his admiration for Nie Shuai.
Therefore, when he heard that Nie Shuai was also interested in these weapons and equipment, Wang Ping subconsciously wanted to give up these weapons.
As a revolutionary of the older generation, if Nie Shuai really wants these weapons, it means that these weapons must be very important to Nie Shuai! But just when Wang Ping was about to compromise, Yang Chengwu's face flashed.
Wang Ping suddenly caught his smile.
"No, even if Commander Nie came here for this batch of equipment, with Commander Nie's style, it is definitely impossible to leave all of them. During the war, compared to the military district headquarters, the frontline combat troops of the military district will definitely need these weapons more. As a result,
It’s impossible for Commander Nie, an old revolutionary, not to know this truth!” Wang Ping thought to himself.
