Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong also discovered the problem, frowned and analyzed: "Captain, the Japanese are so weird this time!"
"In the past, they would never have retreated in such a dejected manner, without even giving us a chance to fight. You know, retreating without even seeing us would have been extremely harmful to the Japanese army's morale and morale.
challenge!"
"This must be the work of the Japanese brigade commander who has not yet taken office!" Wang Ping judged with a frown.
"Major General Kawaguchi! Kawaguchi, who has just been promoted to major general as captain of the main force, is preparing to take over Matsumoto's position!" Zhong Chenggong's face suddenly became solemn.
Then he analyzed with a serious tone: "If it is really his handiwork, then the incoming brigade commander in Linfen City will definitely be more difficult to deal with than Matsumoto!"
Wang Ping frowned and analyzed: "Although Matsumoto is very powerful, he is very impulsive and takes honor very seriously. This is his fatal flaw. The brigade commander who is about to take office obviously does not have this shortcoming."
"Assessing the situation, although I don't know if he has seen our intention to consume a lot of them in the counterattack. However, at the beginning of the battle, we can make the decision to abandon all villages and towns outside the county seat, reduce the number of troops to defend the county seat, and save the troops. This alone
For one thing, his actual combat experience is better than Matsumoto. Especially his experience in commanding large-scale troop operations and his overall view are definitely better than Matsumoto!"
"Chief of Staff, you were right just now. We have encountered a very powerful opponent this time!"
Political commissar Huang Yuanqiang then added: "The devils have created a problem for us by doing this!"
"According to reports from the four battalions, in two days of fighting, they only eliminated one Japanese garrison squadron, and the puppet troops had less than one battalion."
"This means that the number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed in several counties ranges from nearly 2,000 to at least 1,500. With so many Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the hinterland of our base, they may leave the city at any time to attack.
Our mouth is like a nail staring at the heart of our base area!"
"Also, although the Japanese and puppet troops have retreated to the county town, their intelligence network outside the city has definitely not retreated. This means that every move we make in these places cannot escape their eyes. As long as there is a chance, they will
They would come out and beat us. And for the safety of our base area, we had to deploy heavy troops to guard around the county town. As soon as the Japanese came out of the city, we would beat them, forcing them not to dare to leave the city."
The political commissar's analysis made the atmosphere in the headquarters even more depressing.
The leader of the regiment, Wang Ping, and the chief of staff, Zhong Chenggong, both frowned and stared at the sand table without saying a word.
Suddenly, the voice of the communications platoon leader broke the atmosphere.
"Regiment commander, political commissar, chief of staff, urgent call from the military region!"
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong took the telegram and began to browse it. His face, which was already ugly, became even worse now.
But because the telegram was sent by the military region, and the orders and decisions also came from the headquarters, Zhong Chenggong couldn't get angry even though he was very angry. He could only hand the telegram to the regiment commander with a dissatisfied and sullen expression.
"Captain, see for yourself!"
"The battle achievements we finally achieved have been reduced by half at once, and the remaining battle achievements have to be dispersed to other troops!"
Soon, Wang Ping and Huang Yuanqiang knew the contents of the telegram.
Although I felt very uncomfortable and aggrieved, I still comforted myself: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, is this nothing?"
"As long as the military region knows about our military exploits, the headquarters knows about it, and Yan'an knows about it, it will be fine. As for Chongqing, it doesn't matter whether we know about it or not. We are not from the same group as them anyway!"
"Also, you can't help but know that the first shot kills the first bird. Not only do I have no objection to dividing the battle merits, but I also very much agree with it!"
Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang also reacted and added: "I agree with the regiment leader, as long as the military region and headquarters know about our military exploits!"
After hesitating for a few seconds, he continued: "I have no objection to the headquarters' decision. It's just that the higher-ups proposed that we attack the county. Commander, I think the time is not yet ripe. It would be too risky to act rashly, and it is possible to attack the city."
The casualties are too great and we cannot afford it!"
Wang Ping did not answer, and stared at the combat sandbox in front of him, lost in thought.
Suddenly, staring at Zhong Chenggong, who looked much better, he asked: "Chief of Staff, you just said that the First Battalion had almost no food seized in the entire Xiangfen territory? However, as far as I know, the land area of Xiangfen is larger than that of Linfen.
There is more, and the grain output is also very large. The Japanese will definitely not let go of Xiangfen's grain. What is going on?"
Zhong Chenggong quickly replied: "The land in Xiangfen is indeed very large, with nearly 200,000 acres. This year's grain output is at least 20 million jins. According to the Japanese tax standards, they can get at least 10 million jins of grain. So.
The little devil's greedy character will definitely not throw away so much food!"
"It's just that we were late!"
"After the grain was collected by the Japanese, all of it has been sent to Xiangfen County. According to preliminary estimates, there are at least nine million kilograms of grain!"
Wang Ping nodded, stared at Huang Yuanqiang and continued to ask: "Political Commissar, plus the grain that the three battalions took back from the Japanese, how much inventory do we have now?"
The political commissar, who had known the Xinyi Tuan family well for a long time, didn't think twice before replying: "The two columns of troops robbed a total of 7 million jins of grain. The public grain from Linfen plus the grain from the seized land totaled more than 1.6 million jins.
However, more than 1.2 million kilograms of grain were spent to compensate for the grain stolen by the Japanese. Coupled with the grain that we will soon use to reclaim wasteland, there should not be much left of the more than 1.6 million kilograms of grain.
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"Also, minus the consumption of our new group of several thousand people, we will only be able to store 6 million kilograms of grain in the end!"
"The second battalion can send back 1.5 million jins of grain, the third battalion can send back 3 million jins, and the fourth battalion can send back 3.5 million jins. The total adds up to 14 million jins.
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Wang Ping's serious and solemn face suddenly showed a smile, and then he stared at the political commissar and asked.
"In other words, if we seize the more than 9 million kilograms of grain that the Japanese have sent to Xiangfen County, the grain stock in our hands will directly exceed 20 million kilograms, reaching an astonishing 23 million kilograms!"
"There shouldn't be that many!" Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang shook his head and replied.
"It is impossible to store all the grain seized in several counties. Part of it must be used to compensate the people! And part of it must be used to reclaim wasteland. But the last 20 million kilograms of grain must be available!"
Wang Ping answered with great satisfaction: "Twenty million kilograms is enough! With the land we have reclaimed in the base area, we can survive even if there is drought and poor harvests!"
The political commissar suddenly reacted: "Commander, you want to attack Xiangfen County!"
Wang Ping nodded and affirmed: "Both the headquarters and the military region need such a record, and Xiangfen County has the food we urgently need. In addition, the Japanese and puppet troops around Xiangfen are too busy to take care of themselves and cannot send troops to reinforce them. It's so good
The opportunity, why don’t we seize it!”
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