Taiyue Military Region Headquarters, shrouded in night, the headquarters is particularly quiet. And the surroundings are pitch black. If you were not one of your own people, you would never have thought that such a small village without electric lights could be the Taiyue Military Region Headquarters.
In order to prevent the target from being exposed, the windows and doors of the headquarters were all covered with two layers of thick curtains to ensure that no light could shine through the room.
Walking into the headquarters, although there were only a few staff officers on duty and less than 20% of the staff during the day, they still looked very busy.
Suddenly, several alarms sounded from the radio station in the telecommunications room next to it.
The operator standing by was quick to respond, put on his earphones and started receiving messages.
In less than five minutes, a short message appeared on the table in front of me.
The operator stared at the telegram in front of him and was stunned for several seconds before he realized: "Consultant Wang, the new group of urgent telegrams is a good news. They have captured Xiangfen County!"
"What?" Staff Officer Wang could hardly believe his ears and was stunned for several seconds before he realized what he was saying.
Then he retorted: "It's impossible. There is a Japanese garrison and a regiment of puppet troops in Xiangfen County. The new regiment has only one regiment of troops. How can it be possible to capture Xiangfen County? And with such a big battle plan,
They haven’t reported it yet, could it be a mistake?”
The operator raised the telegram in his hand and replied: "The telegram sent personally signed by Commander Wang and Political Commissar Huang of the New Regiment must be correct!"
"They also reported that in the entire offensive, more than 2,000 Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out and countless captured. Even their major captain was killed at the headquarters!"
Staff Officer Wang finally believed it. He glanced at the telegram sent by the operator and exclaimed with surprise on his face.
"A great victory, retaking a heavily defended county town from the Japanese. This is a great victory! All personnel on duty are on standby. I will go to the commander and political commissar now to tell them the good news..."
In less than five minutes, the commander wearing a military coat hurried to the headquarters and bumped into the political commissar who came over.
As soon as he saw the commander, the political commissar couldn't help but sigh: "Commander, you must talk to Wang Ping well next time you see him, he always creates surprises for us!"
"I really didn't expect that the words we casually said to provoke him a few days ago were actually fulfilled by him! Xiangfen County, which is a county heavily defended by Japanese troops, was actually defeated by him!"
The commander happily replied: "This Wang Ping just likes to create surprises for us!"
"I don't know how he captured Xiangfen County. But I know that our Eighth Route Army urgently needs to capture Xiangfen County so that we can produce results."
"Reply a telegram to Wang Ping immediately and ask him if it is possible to occupy Xiangfen County!"
It was difficult to capture Xiangfen County from the Japs. It would be even harder to hold it and block the Japs' counterattack.
This is the saying that it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it. Political Commissar Huang Yuanqiang has not fought against the Japanese twice, so he knows this truth very well.
Therefore, as soon as the commander's words came out, he couldn't help but remind him: "Is it too difficult for Wang Ping to ask him like this?"
"It's not difficult!" the commander replied firmly.
"I know Wang Ping is a person who only takes advantage but never loses. As long as he says he can do it, he can definitely do it at the minimum cost. Otherwise, he will definitely reject the proposal I just made!"
"Also, let me make a bet with you, the political commissar. The Japs garrison in Xiangfen County has less than a thousand troops. If I am not wrong, the casualties suffered by the new regiment in taking Xiangfen County must be less than a thousand, and
Less than the number of little devils killed!"
"How is that possible?" the political commissar asked directly with an expression of disbelief.
The commander replied with certainty: "It may not be possible. You will know when Wang Ping's call comes back!"
In less than ten minutes, a call back from the new group arrived.
The chief of staff who was the first to read the telegram reported in shock and surprise: "Commander, Wang Ping said he can hold Xiangfen County for at least a month!"
"It doesn't take a month, just ten days is enough!" the commander replied happily.
"The headquarters can use this period of time to give Chongqing a slap in the face by taking advantage of the victory over Xiangfen County. Tell Chongqing that our Eighth Route Army can not only fight guerrilla warfare, but also fight tough battles and capture heavy Japanese troops.
Defend the county!”
After finishing speaking, he stared at the chief of staff and continued to ask: "What else did the telegram say?"
"Captain Wang reported that during the entire siege, the New Regiment had a total of 658 casualties, of which 421 were directly killed!"
The political commissar was stunned for a moment before he realized: "There are really not as many casualties as the Japs. How did Wang Ping do it?"
"We'll know when the time comes!" The commander seemed to have expected this result and replied with a smile.
Then he said to the political commissar who was still in a daze: "Let's not consider this issue for now. Our immediate priority is to draft a telegram to the headquarters and report the victory to the headquarters."
"I guess after knowing the news, the boss will be so excited that he can't sleep tonight!"
The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has been brightly lit for more than half a month.
Of course, the so-called bright lights are not electric lights, but kerosene lamps.
More than a dozen staff officers came in and out of the war room, constantly summarizing battle reports from various base areas, and then marked them on the combat sandbox in front of them.
Although the telegrams received by the headquarters were basically good news, the deputy commander-in-chief was not in a good mood.
The good news that kept coming in was either destroying several kilometers of railways, blowing up a military column, or taking down a bunker and turret, killing more than a dozen or dozens of Japanese and puppet troops.
There are many such results, and when all are put together, they are actually very impressive. At the end of the day, there are as few as more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops, and as many as four to five hundred Japanese puppet troops.
However, for the deputy commander-in-chief, it is impossible to report such results to Chongqing one by one.
Not only did this fail to shatter the rumor in Chongqing that the Eighth Route Army was loitering but not attacking, it actually confirmed the rumor and was ridiculed by Chongqing.
At this moment, a telegram from Taiyue Military Region came.
"Good news, good news from Taiyue Military Region!" The communications staff officer shouted excitedly before entering the war room, and his voice reached the ears of the deputy chief of staff on duty in the war room from a long distance away.
"Did the Taiyue Military Region capture another stronghold?" the deputy chief of staff asked subconsciously.
"It's not a stronghold, it's the county seat... They took the Xiangfen County seat!" the excited communications staff member immediately replied.
The deputy chief of staff was stunned for several seconds before reacting: "What county? Say it again!"
"Taiyue Military Region reported that Wang Ping, commander of their fourth division, led the main force of the new regiment of the military division to capture Xiangfen County an hour ago and eliminate all Japanese and puppet troops in the county. There were more than 2,000 people in total, including a major captain, and captured
Quite abundant!”
"The Taiyue Military Region also reported that the new regiment has the strength to defend Xiangfen County for at least a month!"
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