Regardless of his identity, the deputy chief of staff snatched the telegram from the hands of the communications staff officer.
After reading it, a heartfelt smile appeared on his face: "Haha... With this battle report, the boss's frowning for several days will definitely relax!"
"Comrades, this is absolutely great news! Staff Zhang, I will give you a task now. Immediately take the new regiment of the Taiyue Military Region to Xiangfen County and spread the news that more than 2,000 puppet troops will be wiped out!
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"I'm going to find the boss now. I'm sure that after this battle report is sent to Chongqing, Chongqing will definitely shut up..."
Not long after, the deputy commander-in-chief strode into the war room. At this time, everyone in the war room had a smile on their face, and the atmosphere in the war room became more relaxed because of this telegram from the Taiyue Military Region.
"Deputy Chief of Staff, you draft a telegram immediately. I want to send a telegram to Yan'an. Let's discuss how to report it to Chongqing to crush the rumor that our Eighth Route Army is wandering behind enemy lines without attacking!"
Although the Japanese garrison headquarters in Xiangfen County was heavily damaged by a few grenades, it can still be used after a little tidying up.
With the idea of utilizing waste, the former enemy headquarters of the New Regiment was directly moved here by Wang Ping.
The political commissar had just returned from capturing the Japanese supply warehouse and ammunition depot when he heard Wang Ping's reply to the military region: "We can hold on to Xiangfen City for at least a month without being taken back by the Japanese."
"It is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to defend it!" Huang Yuanqiang knew this truth very well, not to mention that there were heavy Japanese and puppet troops stationed everywhere. It would definitely be more difficult to block the Japanese counterattack.
Therefore, as soon as the communications platoon leader left, Huang Yuanqiang stared at Wang Ping and exclaimed.
"Captain, you are crazy!"
"Capturing Xiangfen County is a slap in the face to the little devil. With the little devil's vengeful character, he will definitely retaliate against us and reoccupy Xiangfen County."
"At that time, the Japanese will definitely send out heavy troops to retake the county, and they may even send out planes!"
"Under such circumstances, how can we defend the county? Are we going to dispatch heavy troops to resist the Japanese counterattack and fight a war of attrition with the small Japanese?"
"If this is the case, no matter how many troops we have, we will not be able to withstand the consumption. After all, the Japanese have sufficient logistics reserves, sufficient troops, and heavy artillery and aircraft that may come over at any time to provide fire cover for their attacking troops!"
Wang Ping was not as worried as he thought, and still had a relaxed expression, the same as before.
After thinking for a while, he replied: "Political Commissar, you are right. The Japanese will definitely send out heavy troops to retaliate against us and take back Xiangfen County from our hands!"
"But, not now, as for the specific time, it will definitely be in a month!"
"Don't forget, in Linfen now, the Japanese lack nothing but one thing, and that is troops!"
"Without troops, the only retaliation the Japanese can carry out in a short period of time is air strikes. And our method of preventing air strikes is also very simple. If we don't take action during the day and leave the city gate wide open, we will make the Japanese think that there are no troops in Xiangfen County. After dark
, the Japanese plane has left, what else should we do?"
"As for the Japanese and puppet troops in our surrounding counties, it's okay if they don't move. If they do, they won't mind taking back another county from the Japanese!"
"Also, political commissar, don't you think that the current Xiangfen County seat in our hands is like a huge bait to attract the Japanese to attack?"
"If there are fewer Japs coming to attack Xiangfen County, we will kill them. If there are too many, we will find ways to consume them. Let them pay a very heavy price for Xiangfen County!"
The political commissar's face looked much better. After hesitating for a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and replied: "In that case, Commander, I will accompany you in the traffic jam again!"
"By the way, I came here with good news to report!"
"The results of our battle in Xiangfen County have been calculated. We have eliminated 915 Japs, including a major captain. In addition, these more than 900 Japs include more than 100 armed expatriates!"
"There are a total of 1,186 puppet troops and spies, and 689 of them were captured! I have sent them all outside the city and handed them over to the Political Department for them to identify, and then mobilized them to join the Eighth Route Army!"
"During the battle, because we used a large number of artillery, we only captured less than 800 long and short guns, 16 light and heavy machine guns, and 4 mortars. The remaining weapons were all damaged! I don't know whether they can be repaired.
, but I followed the old rules of the New Regiment and captured them all!"
"There is a lot of ammunition. Commander, your judgment about the Japanese ammunition depot is absolutely correct. However, the Japanese reserve ammunition is not three basic numbers, but four. There are 1,800 mortar shells alone. The Japanese are equipped with nine
Mortars, on average each mortar can be divided into two hundred rounds!"
"Heavy machine gun bullets, machine gun bullets, pistol bullets, grenades, grenades, there are too many, and we are still counting them, but they will definitely make up for our losses on the battlefield, and there is still a surplus!"
Wang Ping suddenly interrupted: "Political Commissar, with these ammunition, we can have another good fight with the Japanese!"
"Half of all the captured ammunition will be sent back, and the other half will be kept to replenish losses. The excess will be kept in the county town to be used when the Japs counterattack!"
It has been almost half an hour since the victory telegram was sent to Chongqing from the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, but there is still no reply from the other party.
"Whatever happens again in Chongqing? If their own troops had recaptured a county, they would have called back to commend them and publicized it everywhere. Why is it that when it is our Eighth Route Army's turn, the work efficiency is so slow?" said the deputy general manager walking back and forth in the war room.
The conductor couldn't help but curse.
The deputy chief of staff should be calmer: "Boss, needless to say, it must be the people in Chongqing who don't believe that we can capture a county heavily defended by Japanese troops, and are checking everywhere!"
"However, Xiangfen County is still in our hands now, and the body of the little Japanese is still on the city wall. If they want to verify it, they can go and verify it. We are not afraid!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the communications staff rushed in with an excited look on his face.
"Chief, Chongqing has responded to the telegram!"
The deputy chief of staff quickly took the telegram and browsed it. However, after reading the telegram, he was not in as good a mood as he had imagined.
The deputy commander-in-chief waited until he finished reading and then analyzed: "Boss, it is rare for Chongqing to be generous this time. However, this plot to kill someone with a borrowed knife is too obvious!"
"If you kill someone with a borrowed knife, you will kill someone with a borrowed knife. We will accept this award!" After hesitating for a few seconds, the boss made a decision with a frown.
"Although Chongqing will use the power supply situation tomorrow to reward our New Regiment for taking Xiangfen County, it may make the Japanese hate the New Regiment, and even send out heavy troops to retaliate against the New Regiment. However, with such propaganda, our Eighth Route Army will wander without attacking.
The rumors will be self-defeating!"
"For the honor of our Eighth Route Army, let the New Regiment bear the pressure again. I believe in the Taiyue Military Region and the leader of the New Regiment, Wang Ping!"
The deputy chief of staff nodded and continued: "Then we will also accept the award from Chongqing to the New Regiment!"
"Of course!" the deputy commander replied without hesitation.
"We don't have many troops recognized by Chongqing to begin with, but now we have an additional regiment, which only has advantages and no disadvantages!"
"Also, Linfen is very close to the Jinsui Army Defense Area. Once Wang Ping has an identity in Chongqing, many things will be easier to do in the future!"
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