At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, Brigadier Chen was not in a good mood at all.
Whether it was the new group that had just emerged from the mountains in Linfen or the increasingly severe anti-Japanese situation in the Taiyue area, they all made him worried and couldn't sleep well at night.
As the Japanese army's cage policy deepened, the activity areas of each main force group continued to shrink. There were even several guerrilla zones that were divided and surrounded by the Japanese army, and the troops had to retreat and abandon them.
Under such circumstances, if the Japanese army assembled heavy troops and suddenly launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression of Taiyue, it is certain that the small base areas that were divided due to the Japanese prison policy would not be able to be saved.
The only thing that makes Brigadier Chen feel fortunate is that the losses suffered by the Japanese and puppet troops in the last counter-encirclement and suppression campaign were too great and they have not yet recovered. There are no signs of the Japanese and puppet troops gathering troops to encircle and suppress the base areas in the surrounding area.
As soon as he walked into the war room early in the morning, Brigadier Chen frowned and asked: "Chief of Staff, there is no telegram from the new regiment yet? It has been several days since they left the mountain. Whether they won or lost, there should be news.
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"Not yet!" the chief of staff replied with a frown.
Then he analyzed with a worried look on his face: "Xinyi Tuan has finally recovered a little strength. If something unexpected happens again, it will definitely be difficult to recover. Maybe we will be squeezed out of Linfen by the Japanese. After all, ordinary people
It’s impossible to believe in an army that was defeated by the Japanese again and again!”
The political commissar also said: "We should not have agreed to the new group coming out at that time!"
"The strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen is too great. The Japanese alone have five infantry brigades and several regiments of puppet troops. Moreover, the new regiment has no mass base outside the mountains. If they rush out of the mountains rashly, even if they can gain a firm foothold
, the troops will also suffer heavy losses, and the gains outweigh the losses!"
Brigadier Chen frowned even deeper and said nothing with a sullen face.
Political commissars who are familiar with him know that at this moment, the brigade commander is more anxious and worried than anyone else.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came at the door of the war room, and then the excited voice of the communications staff came over.
"Chief, the new regiment urgently called, they won a great victory!"
The anxious chief of staff snatched the telegram from the hands of the communications staff: "It was indeed a great victory. The brigade commander, political commissar, and the new regiment successfully eliminated the third brigade of the Japanese Linfen Garrison Brigade through sneak attacks, ambushes, and field operations.
958 Japanese troops were wiped out, including a major captain. More than 800 puppet troops were wiped out, including 618 prisoners! In addition, this does not include the Japanese and puppet troops they destroyed by attacking all the artillery towers and bunkers along the Japanese and puppet highways. If added,
, the new regiment’s victory will add at least 300 more people!”
"An infantry brigade, my God, how did Wang Ping do it? You know, the proportion of veterans in the new regiment is less than 20%. It can be said to be a new regiment..." The political commissar was frightened and directly
He showed an expression of shock and disbelief.
Brigadier Chen calmed down a lot, stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Where are the casualties? After destroying so many Japanese and puppet troops, the casualties will definitely be insignificant. The new regiment only has more than a thousand people. If the casualties are too large, even if the Japanese army is completely wiped out,
An infantry brigade, they will also be driven back to the mountains. You know, all the Japs in Linfen add up to five infantry brigade, and it is impossible for them to be injured even if a brigade is completely destroyed!"
"The casualties of the new regiment exceeded 700, of which more than 500 were directly killed!" the chief of staff replied solemnly.
The atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly became heavy again.
A regiment of more than a thousand people lost more than 700 people in one fell swoop. Combined with other battle losses, the total must have been 800 or 900 people. This means that the new regiment was beaten again before it could gain a firm foothold.
residual.
Under such circumstances, if the Japanese attack another infantry brigade, they will definitely not be their opponents.
At this moment, everyone began to worry about the future of the new group.
Brigadier Chen first broke the atmosphere, stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask: "What else did the telegram say?"
"No more?" the chief of staff replied, shaking his head, and then handed the telegram to the brigade commander.
After staring at the telegram over and over again, the anxious Brigadier Chen couldn't help but curse: "This Wang Ping didn't even finish writing the telegram! After the battle, the situation of the troops, how to develop next, everything
Didn’t write it!”
The chief of staff reminded: "Should we send a telegram to the New Regiment and ask them directly to report the current situation of the New Regiment and the next direction of operations and development, so that the brigade headquarters can have a clear idea!"
"No!" Brigadier Chen refused directly.
"The general will not obey the military orders abroad. Since Wang Ping has been appointed as the leader of the new regiment, we must believe him! I believe that there must be some reason why Wang Ping sent us a telegram that we don't know. That's it.
Well, let’s continue to wait and don’t disturb him from commanding the battle!”
Even though I said that, I couldn't control my anxiety.
Therefore, Brigadier Chen's words did not do much to ease the heavy atmosphere at the headquarters!
Suddenly, the communications staff officer who had just left not long ago rushed in again, looking even more excited than before.
"Great victory, great victory for the New Regiment! Chief, the New Regiment fought another victorious battle the night before yesterday!"
Without waiting for the communications staff officer to come over, the chief of staff went over to grab the telegram, and then began to browse the contents of the telegram.
Soon, the excitement on the chief of staff's face disappeared and was replaced by unprecedented shock. He stared at the telegram and said with disbelief: "Impossible, this is impossible! There are not many people left in the new regiment. Why?"
It can also wipe out a Japanese brigade, and it is also the most powerful infantry brigade!"
"What's impossible, please explain clearly!" Brigadier Chen was also anxious. He took the telegram directly from the Chief of Staff's hand and looked at it himself.
Not long after, his face showed the same shocked expression as the chief of staff. There was no doubt that he was also frightened by the contents of the telegram, and even suspected that Wang Ping was lying about the military situation.
It was not until Wang Ping's third telegram was sent into the war room that the shocked few at the brigade headquarters came to their senses.
"He actually laid an ambush outside the mountain, an ambush of a thousand people. No wonder he was so confident to come out! Brigadier, I believe the new regiment is capable of destroying another Japanese infantry brigade!" said the chief of staff with a look of sudden realization.
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Brigadier Chen responded: "I remembered!"
"When I left the New Regiment, Wang Ping was trying to figure out how to pass through the blockade the Japanese had set up outside the mountain, and send three companies out of the mountain to develop the troops. It didn't take long for him to ask me for a four-battalion establishment.
.This sudden appearance of a thousand ambush troops must have been developed by three companies!"
"A miracle, this is definitely a miracle~"
"Three shelf companies, under heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army and without a mass base, grew from less than a hundred to a thousand. Wang Ping actually did it. No, I must send her a telegram
, let him explain the details clearly!"
"Brigadier, don't worry about the future of the new regiment!" The political commissar was relieved and stared at Brigadier Chen and asked.
"Don't worry. We lost two brigades in a row, and one of them was an elite one. No matter how bold the Japs in Linfen City were, they would not dare to continue sending troops to the two towns occupied by the new regiment. And Wang Ping had two towns.
By establishing a base area to rely on, the troops who suffered heavy losses will definitely be able to quickly regain their strength, and then they will have the capital to confront the Japanese!" Brigadier Chen replied very happily.
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