"General, the aviation reinforcements in the direction of Sanquan Town reported that the battle was over when they arrived at the battlefield, and the Eighth Route Army retreated without a trace. However, they found the retreating mountain artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army, and then launched an attack to successfully destroy their mountain artillery unit.
All the mountain artillery pieces were blown to pieces!" Suddenly, a communications staff officer rushed in and reported.
"General, since last night, I finally heard some good news!" the chief of staff immediately said, hoping to take this opportunity to break the increasingly heavy atmosphere in the headquarters.
Matsumoto did not answer, but stared at the communications staff and asked: "They are sure they really destroyed the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery unit!"
"Hi!" the communications officer confirmed immediately.
"The aviation force reported that after the bombing, they conducted a low-altitude reconnaissance and determined that all eight mountain cannons were destroyed, and more than a hundred Eighth Route Army artillerymen were killed and injured!"
"The bombing was good. Call them back. I will personally send a telegram to their commander to thank them for the credit!" The tense nerves on Major General Matsumoto's face finally relaxed.
Not long after, the communications staff officer who had just left rushed to Matsumoto again.
"General, the aviation reinforcements in Linfen North reported that the battle in Linfen North has ended. No Eighth Route Army was found on the battlefield. They have all disappeared!"
"Nani!" Matsumoto's nerves that had just relaxed became tense again.
However, after glancing at the combat sand table, the frown on his face relaxed.
Then he analyzed: "The north of Linfen is a hilly area with many mountains. The Eighth Route Army that ambushed our mopping up troops must have hid in the surrounding mountains!"
"Reply the telegram to them. If you can't find it, don't look for it. However, they still have a mission. Cover the remaining half of the infantry brigade in the north of Linfen, find the hiding Eighth Route Army, and kill them!"
"We just went through a big battle. The Eighth Route Army there must have lost many troops and lost all their ammunition and food. Now is the perfect opportunity to hunt them down!"
The situation of Linfen North Second Battalion is obviously better than what Major General Japanese Major General Matsumoto inferred, and it is much better.
Although the Japanese commander, Major Ida, gave the troops an order to destroy all weapons and ammunition at the critical moment.
However, in a chaotic battlefield, no one knows whether he will die in the next second, so the so-called critical moment is impossible to talk about.
At the end of the battle, the Japanese did destroy a lot of redundant light and heavy weapons. However, there were still a lot left for the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield.
In particular, Major Ida gathered his troops and planned to hold on to the two infantry cannons and a large number of heavy baggage vehicles that had been lost while waiting for reinforcements. In the end, they all fell into the hands of the 2nd Battalion of the New 1st Regiment.
Major Ida had a good idea at the time. When the aviation force arrived, a few bombs would blow up those weapons and ammunition. However, the Eighth Route Army, which captured these equipment and ammunition, also regarded them as treasures.
During the attack, the second battalion's transport platoon rushed to the battlefield and dragged away these weapons and ammunition, giving him no chance to bomb.
By the time Major Ida was beaten into a sieve by machine guns, all the Japanese troops were wiped out. The battlefield at Noda was filled with Eighth Route Army troops cleaning up the battlefield.
Scattered bullets, damaged rifles, and parts scattered on the battlefield were all packed away by the Eighth Route Army. Even their intact uniforms and shoes, the Second Battalion did not spare them and took them all away.
When the Japanese planes arrived at the battlefield, hundreds of soldiers from the second battalion had already taken the seized items and hid in the surrounding woods. No matter how low-altitude reconnaissance the planes were, they could not find them.
"Battle Commander Xiao, the regimental commander telegraphed that we have just received intelligence that the Japs are active in the north of Linfen. The other half of the infantry brigade is coming towards us under the cover of aircraft. The regimental commander asked us to prepare for battle. Fight if we can, and if we can't, we will fight."
Just retreat!" Li Wen suddenly walked to Xiao Yunshan and reported.
Xiao Yunshan's eyes quickly shot out two rays of light.
When more than half of the soldiers in the whole battalion did not have guns, he was able to capture half a brigade of Japanese troops and a battalion of puppet troops. Now not only everyone in the entire second battalion was equipped with a rifle, but also a lot of ammunition was replenished. Of course, Xiao Yunshan would not just watch the Japanese.
The fat meat delivered to your door slipped away from your mouth.
He decided without hesitation: "Fight, let's fight again and kill them!"
"That's what I mean too!" Li Wen replied with a hot face.
But he quickly calmed down: "However, we must be cautious about this battle."
"It's daytime now, and Japanese planes may come over at any time, and they may even be escorting them right above their heads. If we want to avoid bombing by Japanese planes and win this battle with minimal casualties, we must fight quickly, but at the same time, we must use our firepower
Take advantage of it.”
"In the battle that just ended, although the Japanese exploded a lot of weapons and ammunition, we also seized a lot. Including our own equipment, the total number of light and heavy machine guns has exceeded 30, and there are 11 mortars.
, two infantry cannons, and six grenadiers in total. If there was any way to unleash the full firepower of these heavy weapons, nearly two hundred Japs could be killed in just one salvo..."
"There is a way!" Xiao Yunshan replied very definitely.
"The reason why the Japanese are so anxious to attack us is that they must think that we have lost many troops and have insufficient ammunition. In this case, we will use our tactics to make the Japanese think that we have really been beaten into a remnant army, and then lead them by the nose and drag them until dark.
,Kill them!"
"Then the Japanese's air superiority will be gone!" Li Wen replied with his eyes lit up.
"Battle Commander Xiao, I think it's feasible. Let the Japanese think that we have lost our troops and run out of ammunition and food. Then they will have the courage to chase us at night, and we will have the opportunity to ambush them!"
"I suggest that we submit our plan to the regiment headquarters immediately and ask the regiment leader for approval!"
At the temporary headquarters of the New First Regiment in Sanquan Town, Xiao Yunshan's telegram was sent over by Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong as soon as it arrived.
Then he suggested: "Captain, I agree with Xiao Yunshan's idea to fight another battle in the north of Linfen. In this case, there will no longer be a large-scale Japanese puppet army in the entire north of Linfen that can resist us!"
"This battle must be fought!" Wang Ping said with certainty.
"This time we lost our troops to the Japanese, and we also lost Sanquan Town and Linfenbei. With the Japanese's unyielding character, they will definitely send troops to retaliate against us after the battle."
"If we can continue to consume the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in this big battle that is not over yet, the Japanese will have longer and longer time to prepare for revenge on us!"
"After all, retaliating against us requires both sufficient material reserves and a sufficient number of troops!"
"Without troops, Matsumoto can only borrow from other troops. No matter where he is seconded from, he needs time, and what our new regiment lacks most now is time!"
"So, in order for us to gain a foothold in these newly captured towns, and for the future of our new regiment, this battle must be fought. Not only the second battalion, but other troops including us cannot be idle now.
Now, after finishing the battle at hand, all take the initiative and jump to the outside to kill the Japanese. The more you kill, the better!"
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong was frightened by Wang Ping's huge appetite. So far, the troops have eliminated more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers. However, Wang Ping is still not satisfied. He also wants to eliminate more Japanese and puppet troops.
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