Less than half an hour later, the sound of gunfire on the battlefield stopped.
The third company commander, who was the main force in the ambush, rushed back from the battlefield excitedly: "Battal Commander, all the Japs were wiped out, and many puppet soldiers died, but 195 people were still captured, and a large number of weapons and equipment were seized. Heavy weapons included three
A heavy machine gun, three mortars, and a lot of ammunition!"
"Not bad!" Xiong Changhe's tense face finally showed a very satisfied smile.
Then he ordered: "Tell comrades that time is limited, and the Japanese plane will come over soon. Let everyone seize the time to clean the battlefield and prepare to retreat!"
"Yes, battalion commander~" the third company commander replied with excitement on his face.
At the new regiment headquarters in Tianjiazhuang, Fengyun Town, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong happily rushed into the war room.
Before he even rushed to Wang Ping, he shouted excitedly: "Captain, good news. The First Battalion, Xiong Changhe and the others have won!"
"The armed grain-grabbing troops in Tianxin Town, as well as the garrison at the stronghold where the Japanese were confronting them, were all wiped out. However, the first battalion also suffered heavy losses: three infantry companies, one firepower company, plus the directly affiliated troops,
A company of recruits, which had more than 700 people before the war, now has less than 300 people left, with a loss of nearly 500 people!"
"Xiong Changhe also said that the thunder cannon platoon given to them by the headquarters is very useful. If it were not for the three thunder cannons, they would not be able to capture the stronghold!"
"If we can't capture the stronghold, we won't be able to recapture the food stolen by the Japanese, and we won't be able to eliminate the Japanese armed food-grabbing troops?"
Wang Ping answered with satisfaction: "Xiong Changhe fought well this time! Chief of Staff, how is the fight of the Third Battalion Yang Huping, and the guard companies, the Fourth Battalion, and the Second Battalion!"
Zhong Chenggong immediately replied: "Yang Huping's third battalion is about to finish. I originally decided to counterattack them two days ago, but I stopped them. If the two armed food-grabbing troops were attacked at the same time, no matter what the Japs in Linfen City
Even the stupid ones know that they have fallen into the trap and that our new group is playing a big game."
"However, delaying the decisive battle for the third battalion for a few days is also beneficial. In just two or three days, the third battalion used sneak attacks to eliminate more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops piecemeal. Now, Yang Huping's opponents only have more than 600 people after the full battle!
"
"As long as they divide their forces, Yang Huping, who has the flying thunder cannon, can easily kill them."
"Then kill them!" Wang Ping made a decisive decision!
He frowned and ordered: "Contact Yang Huping immediately, and if possible, kill his opponent tonight!"
"Don't worry, commander, I'll give the order shortly! Now our four battalions are equipped with radio stations, we can contact them immediately!" Zhong Chenggong answered with gleaming eyes.
Wang Ping nodded and continued to ask: "Where are the guard company and the fourth battalion? How is their battle situation?"
"According to the order, the guard company was responsible for the third route of the Japanese army's armed food-grabbing force, and a company from the fourth battalion was assigned to be responsible for the fourth route of the Japanese and puppet army's food-grabbing force. Because the troops were limited and no heavy equipment was dispatched, both companies were based on guerrilla warfare.
Lord, they harassed and attacked them. They achieved considerable results, but the two groups of Japs also stole nearly one million kilograms of grain, which they hoarded in the two strongholds at the back!"
"According to the estimates of the two companies, the Japanese and puppet army's third-line armed food-grabbing force lost about 300 people, of which the puppet army accounted for the majority, and the Japanese only had about a hundred people!"
"The fourth Japanese and puppet army's food-grabbing force lost more than 200 people, of whom the Japanese accounted for about 30 to 40 percent, and the rest were all puppet troops!"
Wang Ping hesitated and replied: "They all fought well, Chief of Staff, it seems it's time for us to start the second step!"
Zhong Chenggong reacted quickly and asked directly with excitement on his face: "Please give the order, commander. We have been preparing for this big game for so long, and we are even prepared to pay a huge price of nearly one million kilograms of food. In any case,
We must take back some benefits from the Japanese!"
"Order!" Wang Ping's face suddenly became serious, and he stared at the map and began to issue orders.
"In the first battalion, one company was left to guard Tianxin Town. The others all set off, replacing the fourth battalion and one company, and continued to use guerrilla warfare to harass and attack the Japanese. Xiong Changhe had just seized the infantry artillery, and the regiment headquarters returned it to him a few days ago.
Send a thunder artillery platoon, and we won’t continue to strengthen heavy weapons!"
"Third Battalion, after capturing the Japanese and puppet troops in Fengyun Town, immediately reinforce the guard company and strive to severely damage the Japanese and puppet army's third-line armed food-grabbing unit and recapture the food stolen by the Japanese. However, the casualties must be controlled. The entire battle
The battle was commanded by Battalion Commander Yang Huping of the Third Battalion."
"The infantry artillery company of the regiment artillery battalion will, from now on, cooperate with the third battalion in operations and be under the command of the third battalion. In addition, a thunder artillery platoon will also be sent to the third battalion.
"The fourth battalion, the artillery battalion, has a heavy machine gun company directly under the regiment headquarters. I will personally command it. We will go directly to this place and connect the current base area with the north of Linfen where the second battalion is active. In this way, only the Japs in Linfen will be left.
Linfenxi, the next one, has only advantages and no disadvantages for us!"
Tianxin Town and Linfen Beishan District are not only separated by a town, but more importantly, the Tongpu Railway passes through here.
As the only railway line that transports supplies to the front line and a lifeline for tens of thousands of elites on the front line, the Japanese attach great importance to this railway.
In the entire area, the Japanese stationed a total of one garrison squadron, four garrison teams, and two garrison battalions.
Not only that, half of the infantry brigade of the Second Battalion of the Japanese Army encircling and suppressing Linfen North was deployed in this direction.
Therefore, if Wang Ping wants to connect the base areas together, he needs to directly face more than 900 enemies, including more than one puppet regiment.
After pointing at the map to introduce the enemy's situation, Zhong Chenggong reminded with a worried look on his face: "Captain, the enemy is strong and we are weak, and the Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen City can quickly send reinforcements to this area through railways and highways. We will fight head-on."
Definitely not an opponent! You see, how about we use the same method we used to deal with the Japanese and puppet armed food-grabbing troops? First send a small group of troops to infiltrate this area, use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to consume a lot of their strength, and then the main force kills them and seizes them in one fell swoop.
Get off this area!”
"No!" Wang Ping frowned and denied.
"The Japanese and puppet troops in Linfen City are not fools, especially our old rival Matsumoto, who is very shrewd and has vicious eyes!"
"Now we only kill their armed food-grabbing troops, and the rest are mainly harassment. He doesn't have enough evidence to judge that we are playing a big game with them. But I can be sure that as long as the third battalion starts to close the net, let him
When he realizes that another armed food-robbing unit has been killed by us, he will react!"
"Quickly transfer the remaining two armed grain-grabbing units and transport the seized grain back to Linfen City to prevent the troops from making the same mistake again!"
Zhong Chenggong frowned and asked, "Captain, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with us taking over this area!"
"Of course!" Wang Ping replied with certainty.
"The two armed grain-grabbing troops of the Japanese army have a total of seven or eight hundred Japanese soldiers, not a thousand. For Matsumoto in Linfen City, this is a well-deserved mobile force! They may be sent to attack us at any time.
This area.”
"If we infiltrate first and then attack by force, Matsumoto will definitely notice our intentions and then transfer the mobile troops over."
"At that time, what we need to face will not be hundreds of Japs, but two thousand Japs, or two thousand Japs equipped with a large number of heavy weapons!"
"So, we must fight the next battle quickly and severely damage the Japanese and puppet troops in this area before Matsumoto can react. Then quickly occupy Linfen City, which is the only way for the Japanese and puppet troops to enter this area.
Block any reinforcements they may send over."
"As for the remaining remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops in this area, we will deal with them while fighting their reinforcements!"
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