The gunfire in Linfen City only lasted until nine o'clock in the evening and then stopped.
The gunfire and explosions outside the city continued until twelve o'clock in the evening.
Facing the quiet battlefield, the Japanese's first reaction and the order they received was to stand still.
Being unfamiliar with the place, no one knew whether there was a conspiracy hidden in the pitch-black night around them that they didn't know about.
It was not until eight o'clock in the morning, when the reconnaissance force and the aviation force that rushed over confirmed that the Eighth Route Army was no longer on the battlefield, that the Japanese began to clean up the battlefield.
When Lieutenant General Ito entered Linfen City, the main streets and the original brigade headquarters had been tidied up.
Having been sleeping rough for more than ten days, finally meeting a decent headquarters was a very happy thing. However, Lieutenant General Ito was not happy at all.
The meeting gift prepared by his opponent Xinyi Tuan for him made him very unhappy. It was like a slap in the face, which knocked him dizzy and forced him to pay attention and re-evaluate his opponent.
"Division Commander, the battle damage has been calculated. The troops have suffered a lot of casualties~" the chief of staff hurriedly walked in with an ugly look on his face and lowered his head as he answered.
"Let's talk, the battle is over, no matter how heavy the casualties are, we will have to face it!" Lieutenant General Ito's face quickly turned gloomy.
"Hi!" The chief of staff still lowered his head.
"General, according to statistics, the 134th Regiment suffered the greatest losses. A total of 862 people were killed, 115 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, and an entire infantry brigade was lost."
"Because the 135th Regiment was guarding the east gate, which happened to be the direction of the Eighth Route Army's breakout, the losses were not small. A total of 398 people were killed in the battle, and 158 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness. The reason why there were so many seriously wounded people was because the Eighth Route Army fought on a large scale during the battle.
Using artillery, many casualties, both light and serious, were caused by the Eighth Route Army’s artillery fire!”
"The other two infantry regiments, the supplementary regiment directly under the division, and the other troops assigned to us by the front army suffered little loss. A total of 428 imperial soldiers were killed in the battle, and 108 were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness..."
Lieutenant General Ito's originally solemn expression was immediately replaced by gloominess.
He frowned and asked: "In other words, in just one night, we lost two infantry brigades, and they were direct losses!"
"Hi!" The chief of staff lowered his head even lower.
Perhaps in order to alleviate Lieutenant General Ito's anger, he hesitated for a few seconds and then answered bravely: "Division Commander, the losses of the troops are indeed great, but our troops also destroyed many Eighth Route Army~"
"A total of 556 corpses of the Eighth Route Army were found in Linfen City... A total of 598 corpses of the Eighth Route Army were found by the troops outside the city. Adding in the lightly and seriously injured persons taken away by the Eighth Route Army, we are certain that the casualties of the Eighth Route Army must have exceeded 1,500 people..."
"Are you sure?" Lieutenant General Ito asked in displeasure and stared at the Chief of Staff with wide eyes.
Seeing that the Chief of Staff was silent, Lieutenant General Ito's face became even more angry: "The results of the 134th Regiment are definitely not that great. It seems that Kun Paen, the commander of the Regiment, doesn't want to do it anymore. So much was lost in one night of street fighting.
Not only did the troops tell us, but they still had the guts to lie about the results and exaggerate the results!"
"When I entered the city, I clearly saw that the corpses they carried out of the city were not all Eighth Route Army soldiers. At least half of them were the corpses of ordinary people who were killed in street fighting. This Colonel Khun Paen actually counted the corpses of ordinary people as Eighth Route Army soldiers.
,This is definitely a shame for military personnel... Baghya Road!"
The chief of staff did not expect that a good thing that was originally a happy thing would turn into a bad thing because of the division commander's observation at the city gate. The change was too fast.
Immediately comforted: "Division Commander, the battle last night was really brutal, and there were indeed Eighth Route Army soldiers wearing ordinary people's clothes, and even some wearing imperial army uniforms. It is inevitable for the troops to mistakenly identify themselves when counting the results, and Kun
Colonel Ping is the captain of the regiment, and his subordinates are responsible for such things as counting battle results. Whatever data is reported to him will definitely be the same. As for exaggerating the battle results, I believe that he should also be kept in the dark!"
"Then give him a chance!" Lieutenant General Ito's face looked much better.
"Chief of Staff, arrange the stations according to the original combat plan. A line of defense must be set up around all the stations. Aren't there still a lot of ordinary people in Linfen City? Pull them over to build our fortifications. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning, but after yesterday
After tonight’s lesson, I don’t want to hear any more news about a garrison being attacked or attacked by the Eighth Route Army!”
"Also, contact the front army immediately and ask them to replenish us with weapons, ammunition and other supplies immediately. At the same time, mobilize local garrison troops and the Imperial Association Army to come to Fen City to take over the defense of Linfen. We are a field force specialized in fighting, not protecting local defenses.
force!"
"Finally, troops will be transferred from the supplementary wing to fill all the vacancies in the main force. From now on, we will conduct training to restore combat effectiveness and morale. As long as the weapons, ammunition and supplementary materials are available, we will attack the new regiment's base area and retaliate against them.
Wash away the shame!"
Before daybreak, the former enemy headquarters of the new regiment was withdrawn.
After traveling for several hours at night, Wang Ping and his party arrived at the headquarters of the Third Battalion of the New Regiment at dawn.
"Regiment Commander, all the losses of each battalion have been calculated, and they are still within the range we can bear. The two newly formed main battalions suffered the greatest losses due to insufficient equipment, each losing nearly a company of troops!"
"Among the three main battalions, the Assault Battalion suffered the greatest loss, with 158 casualties. The First Battalion had fewer casualties, with 86 casualties. The Third Battalion had more sentry posts, with 102 casualties. The guard company and direct team that entered the city lost a total of 143 people. Captain Li
According to the report, many soldiers took the initiative to stay in Linfen City to cover the main force's breakout. They fought against the Japanese in the city and died together in the end..."
"In terms of results, the direct team and the guard company were organized in Linfen to eliminate three Japanese infantry squadrons. Including the infantry squads and sporadic Japanese killed by them, there should be no less than a thousand people~"
"The assault battalion, the guard company, and the direct team cooperated with each other and killed at least 400 Japs. The number of Japs killed by other troops was certainly less than 200. Calculated in this way, the total number of Japs we killed in one night should be no less than 200.
Two thousand people!”
The losses were a little bigger, especially for the direct troops and guard companies that entered the city. But as soon as he heard the results of the battle, the heavy expression on Wang Ping's face was instantly replaced by a smile.
Two thousand Japs were killed in one night, and they were all elites... In terms of results alone, this battle was no less than a large-scale battle.
Huang Yuanqiang was also frightened. He was stunned for several seconds before asking Zhong Chenggong: "Chief of Staff, all the data are true and not exaggerated!"
"It's all true, and it's all kept as low as possible. There is absolutely no moisture at all!" Zhong Chenggong answered with certainty.
Huang Yuanqiang also smiled and immediately replied: "Captain, I suggest that the results of this victory be reported to the military region immediately. If I am not mistaken, the commander of the military region must be impatient now. Also, I suggest that the results be reported to the regiment commander in the name of the regiment party committee.
Please take credit, if it weren’t for your persistence, we would never have been able to eliminate so many little devils, and our own casualties were not even a thousand, this is definitely a great victory!"
After the brief excitement, Wang Ping calmed down: "The report must be reported, but political commissar, don't be too happy. Last night, we gave the Japanese a wake-up call. We will definitely usher in more crazy revenge from the Japanese in the future. They will definitely retaliate."
Personality, I believe you know it very well!”
"Also, we did kill more than 2,000 of them in the battle last night... However, this also made the Japs pay more attention to us. In the next battle, the Japs will definitely be cautious, no matter what aircraft or heavy artillery, they will all attack at once
Greetings from our new group."
"You know, we have been fighting the Japanese for so long, and the heavy artillery, tanks, cavalry, and airplanes they are equipped with are almost never used!"
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