At the Japanese Brigade Headquarters in Linfen City, Matsumoto's face became increasingly ugly starting from the second half of the night.
"General, the final battle report is that the Eighth Route Army that robbed our military column has withdrawn. The Eighth Route Army that blocked our mixed brigade has also withdrawn, and the mixed brigade has rushed to the battlefield. However, all the food and supplies on the military column have been emptied by the Eighth Route Army.
, all the imperial troops guarding the military columns are in pieces!" The chief of staff walked into the war room, lowered his head and reported solemnly.
Just as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer rushed in: "General, we have lost contact with the armored squadron. The aviation troops who came to support reported that they found no trace of the armored squadron along the railway!"
Major General Matsumoto's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a very bad premonition!
"Look, order the mixed brigade to send troops immediately to find them!"
Just as the communications staff officer was about to leave, another second lieutenant rushed in, from the communications team.
"General, the mixed brigade reports that the armored squadron and two mountain artillery squadrons were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and the entire army was destroyed!"
"More than a dozen engineers and artillerymen who escaped from the battlefield have found the mixed brigade. They witnessed with their own eyes the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft machine guns destroying all the armored vehicles of our armored squadron!"
"It's over!" Lieutenant General Matsumoto's face suddenly turned pale, and these two words came out of his mouth.
Then the whole person seemed to have lost the support of his skeleton in an instant, and he suddenly collapsed on the chair behind him, motionless!
The chief of staff also looked pale, but for the sake of his own future, he still suppressed the fear and worry in his heart, stared at Matsumoto and asked: "General, what should we do next?"
"Not only did we lose our military columns and four million kilograms of food, we also lost a cavalry brigade, an armored squadron, two mountain artillery squadrons, and most of the imperial army. The headquarters will definitely not let us go easily!"
Major General Matsumoto knew very well that the front army headquarters had long been dissatisfied with him.
It was only because of his own backstage that he failed to take over the position of brigade commander. Now, with such a good opportunity before the headquarters, Matsumoto was sure that the commander would seize the opportunity, take him down, and never give himself another chance.
Although Matsumoto attaches great importance to the position of brigade leader, it is not so important that he must hold it in his hands. At this time, the only thing that he can't let go of is his old rival Shindandan.
I originally thought that I would at least have to wait until the ensuing retaliatory siege was over before leaving. However, I did not expect that the changes in front of me meant that I had no chance to wait until then.
He hesitated and replied: "Chief of Staff, don't worry. In order to ensure the stability of the Linfen battle, the headquarters cannot take down both the brigade commander and the chief of staff at the same time. I will bear all the responsibilities for this failure. Therefore, the headquarters wrote
If you finish your homework well enough, you will definitely be able to stay in your job!"
Just when the chief of staff couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, Matsumoto changed the subject and added: "However, I ask you to tell my successor everything we know about the new regiment. Then.
Cooperate with the new brigade leader and eliminate the new group. Only in this way can I leave Linfen with peace of mind!"
At the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, a piece of intelligence from the Japanese North China Front Army Headquarters directly alerted the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Chief of Staff.
"Boss, Major General Matsumoto, the commander of the Japanese Linfen garrison brigade, was replaced and sent directly back to the country to join the reserve force. This Matsumoto has a certain connection with our headquarters. If it weren't for Wang Ping, the headquarters would have been almost killed by the special forces led by Matsumoto.
The troops are here!"
"I didn't expect that after losing to Wang Ping in special operations, I would lose to Wang Ping in ordinary regular army operations while walking in Linfen City!"
"Now it seems that we made a good move by sending Wang Ping to Linfen! Wang Ping is simply Matsumoto's nemesis!"
"Have you found out why he was transferred, and who is the brigade commander who is going to take over?" the deputy commander asked with a smile on his face.
"The battle was said to be a defeat. Not only did we lose a large number of military columns and supplies, causing the Tongpu Railway to be interrupted, but we also lost a lot of troops!" replied the deputy chief of staff.
The smile on the deputy commander's face grew wider: "It seems that Wang Ping has won another great victory!"
"Last time, Brigadier Chen took away a brigade's equipment. I wonder what benefits Wang Ping got from the Japanese this time!"
"Immediately send a telegram to the Taiyue Military Region and ask them to report the results of the battle. After a victory, we still need to publicize it. Now the large-scale raid we launched has reached a critical moment. Every victory can be publicized to boost morale.
, and it can also shut the mouths of those people in Chongqing!"
"Then the newly appointed brigade commander will send his identity and resume as detailed as possible to the Taiyue Military Region."
"Only by getting familiar with new opponents can they know themselves and their enemies and be victorious in the next battle!"
At the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, after reading the telegram from the headquarters, the commander learned that the commander of the Japanese brigade in Linfen was about to be replaced.
"This Wang Ping has concealed himself well enough. He has fought and won so many battles without even reporting them. He must have gotten a lot of benefits from the Japanese. He is afraid that I will go over and share the benefits, and then even skip the step of reporting victory!
"
The political commissar smiled and replied: "As long as he can win the battle, it doesn't matter whether he wins or not!"
Then he added: "However, Commander, the weapons and ammunition you got back from Wang Ping last time really played a big role!"
"Especially the ammunition we distributed and the new regiment combat concept we shared allowed several main regiments to fight several annihilation battles and captured a lot of money... and the infantry artillery you brought back, Commander, cooperated with several main regiments to capture
I went down to several nail-like gun towers in the base area and captured a lot of good things!"
"It can be said that it is precisely because of this batch of weapons and ammunition that the attack war in our military region was fought so smoothly!"
"Not bad!" The commander nodded in approval.
Then he began to issue orders: "Political commissar, immediately activate the intelligence department to find out the new brigade commander of the Linfen garrison!"
"Also, report the situation of the commander to the New Regiment, and let the New Regiment report the results of the battle. Pay attention to the movements of the Japanese troops in Linfen. After all, they are closer to Linfen!"
"Finally, tell Wang Ping that Matsumoto was forced away by him. I hope that the next Japanese brigade commander will no longer force him away, but eliminate him!"
The atmosphere at the new regiment headquarters and headquarters in Sanquan Town is not good.
Although the troops robbed the military columns and took back four million kilograms of grain and many other supplies, the casualties of the attacking troops far exceeded Wang Ping's expectations.
Especially the fourth battalion of the Japanese cavalry brigade, which had more than 400 people in the two companies before the war. After the battle, there were less than 100 people who could walk on their own.
The second battalion that attacked the column also suffered a lot of casualties, even though it had superior equipment and firepower. However, rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention the little Japanese who are armed to the teeth.
There were more than 400 people before the battle, and after the battle there were more than 200 people left.
Including the losses of the third battalion, the guard company, and other directly affiliated troops, more than 600 soldiers of the new regiment alone died in one night, and nearly one battalion was lost!
"Political Commissar, what the army needs to do most now is to restore its strength. Each battalion must be restored to full strength in the shortest possible time. I will take care of the equipment and ammunition. The new recruits can only be solved by you, the political commissar!" In the heavy atmosphere of the command headquarters, Wang
Ping broke the atmosphere and made a decisive decision!
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