At the Eighth Route Army headquarters, after reading the telegram forwarded from the Taiyue Military Region, the deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff were stunned for a long time before they came to their senses.
Not to mention taking down two Japanese army columns, nearly one infantry brigade was wiped out before and after them, and this did not include the cavalry brigade and armored squadron that were just killed.
"Boss, this kind of battle results is equivalent to the sum of the battle results of several main regiments of other armies. I suggest that you report it to Yan'an and Chongqing immediately, and notify the entire army of awards to boost morale!"
The deputy commander hesitated and replied: "Forget it about Chongqing. Immediately send a copy of the original battle report to Yan'an, and conduct an army-wide notification and commendation for the new regiment of Taiyue Military Region!"
"Why not report it to Chongqing!" the deputy chief of staff asked with a look of confusion.
You must know that one of the important reasons why the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale raid at this time is that Chongqing often slandered the Eighth Route Army, saying that the Eighth Route Army was wandering but not attacking. It was clearly resisting Japan, but in fact it was grabbing territory and developing development behind the backs of the little devils.
own strength.
In order to crush this rumor, the headquarters finally decided to tell the people of the country and Chongqing through this large-scale raid that the Eighth Route Army was definitely the mainstay of North China's resistance to Japan.
But now, the Eighth Route Army has achieved such great results, and the deputy commander-in-chief chose not to report it to Chongqing. The deputy chief of staff can't understand?
The deputy chief of staff hesitated and replied: "Chief of Staff, even if we report to Chongqing that the new regiment interrupted the Tongpu Railway and wiped out more than a thousand Japanese, including a Japanese cavalry brigade and an armored squadron, do you think Chongqing will believe it?"
Maybe they’ll even say that our Eighth Route Army lied about military information!”
"He can send someone to investigate and everything will be clear..." the deputy chief of staff asked with reluctance.
"How to check?" the deputy commander shook his head and answered.
"After the battle, our troops withdrew. All the captured equipment that could be taken away was taken away, and what could not be taken away was destroyed. As for the corpses of the Japanese, by the time Chongqing sent people over, they would have been taken away by the Japanese.
How to check!"
"It is obviously impossible to let them see the equipment we captured from the Japanese. If we let them know that our new regiment is not only well-equipped, but also equipped with heavy machine guns and artillery, it will definitely arouse their scruples and suspicions, which will be detrimental to our Eighth Route Army.
Development is no good!”
After letting out a long sigh, the deputy staff officer asked with a look of helplessness: "What do you think? Just watch Chongqing continue to slander us, and watch the new regiment's achievements be wiped out!"
The deputy commander hesitated and decided: "Chief of Staff, please think about it and remove the armored squadron and cavalry brigade from the results. Then change the results to be obtained by the entire 386th Brigade and report to Chongqing!"
The deputy chief of staff immediately understood what the deputy commander-in-chief meant and responded readily: "I'll do it now! But if this happens, the new regiment will be wronged!"
The deputy commander shook his head and replied: "There is no grievance. If Wang Ping has the courage to capture a county and let the Japanese admit it, I will dare to report it to Chongqing and ask Chongqing to reward him, and then crush Chongqing's slander of us.
Tell Chongqing that our Eighth Route Army can not only fight against the Japanese, but also take back their heavily defended county towns from the Japanese!"
"Boss, then I will spread what you just said to the Taiyue Military Region and reach Wang Ping's ears?" the deputy chief of staff was stunned for a moment and asked.
"Pass it here, as long as Wang Ping dares to fight him and can beat him, I will fulfill my promise!"
Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, after reading the call back from the headquarters, the commander was also very angry and felt aggrieved for the new regiment Wang Ping.
The battle merits finally obtained were halved by the headquarters, and the remaining battle merits had to be distributed to the entire military region.
"The boss is doing this to me. I don't even know how to send a telegram to Wang Ping!" the commander said with a frown on his face and a look of embarrassment on his face.
Then he asked the chief of staff: "Did the new regiment launch any new actions during this period after the last robbery?"
"Yes!" the chief of staff replied immediately.
"Two days ago, the New Regiment sent a telegram to the military region. They plan to take advantage of the critical moment when the Japanese are in Guanliang and the group is leaderless to take the initiative to expand their base area!"
"Because there is no specific battle plan or target, I did not report it and just treated it as a general report. After all, Wang Ping also serves as the commander of the fourth division and has a certain degree of autonomy in combat!"
The commander immediately showed an intriguing smile on his face, then stared at his two partners and asked.
"Believe it or not, Wang Ping's counterattack this time will scare us again!"
"Since we are at war, it is easy to talk about the reply from the military region to them. Chief of Staff, the original text of the telegram sent to us by the headquarters should be forwarded to the new regiment, and then add, if possible, during this counterattack, give it to me.
Go down to a county town occupied by the Japanese and wipe out all the defenders. Tell Chongqing that our Eighth Route Army can not only fight guerrilla warfare, but also fight tough battles and attack difficult battles!"
The chief of staff did not move, staring at the brigade commander with an expression of disbelief.
"Commander, if you call Wang Ping like this, don't you ask them to attack the county? Wouldn't it be too much pressure on them? And with our current strength, wouldn't it be too risky to attack the county?" The chief of staff hesitated.
He asked rhetorically.
The political commissar immediately reminded: "According to the intelligence, the garrison troops in several counties around Linfen are all a garrison brigade. Including the puppet troops and spies, there are nearly two thousand people. Even if the new regiment has strong combat effectiveness and equipment, it is very powerful."
Okay. But I don’t think it’s realistic to let them attack the county that is heavily defended by the Japanese and puppet troops!”
A smile quickly flashed across the corner of the commander's mouth, and then he replied confidently and mysteriously: "Don't worry, if you are not sure, Wang Ping will definitely not let the troops die just because of a telegram from the military region!"
"If they decide to fight, they will definitely be sure to capture the county seat!"
"Also, the true strength of the new group is far stronger than what we see on the surface, and it is much stronger!"
Sanquan Town New First Regiment Headquarters.
Wang Ping did not know that a series of disputes and decisions had taken place between the headquarters and the military region over the battle achievements he reported.
After the four battalions took the initiative, telegrams were sent to Wang Ping one after another.
The huge combat sandbox in front of us is also constantly changing in the hands of several combat staff officers.
"Commander, the First Battalion Xiong Changhe telegraphed that all the Japanese and puppet troops scattered outside Xiangfen City have retreated, all the supplies have been taken away, and those that cannot be taken away have been destroyed. In addition to some supplies and equipment seized in Dengzhuang, the entire Xiangfen
There is no harvest in other parts of the county!”
"Even the traitor lackeys in Xiangfen, after hearing the news that we were entering Xiangfen, followed their master, the little devil, and fled to the county seat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another telegram was delivered to Zhong Chenggong.
"Telegram from Gu County! All the Japanese and puppet troops in Gu County have also withdrawn to the county. However, they seized a lot of grain that the little devils had just snatched from the people in Gu County, totaling nearly three million kilograms. Originally, there were at least five
One million pounds was entered, but two million pounds of it were either taken to the county seat by the Japanese, or burned on the spot by the Japanese. What a pity!"
Seeing that several counties on the sand table had red flags planted except for the county seat where the Japanese army flag was still flying, Wang Ping knew that one of his counterattack goals had been achieved.
As for the other objective, during the counterattack, the enemy troops in the trenches were as strong as possible, but less than 30% was achieved.
Because the Japanese and puppet troops took the initiative to retreat and abandoned all villages and towns outside the county seat, which completely exceeded my expectations!
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