"The troops stop advancing and rest on the spot...Chief of Staff, please arrange the security posts and be sure to strengthen the security!" As soon as the dark sky turned bright, Lieutenant General Ito, who was sitting in the armored vehicle, ordered with a stern face.
After getting out of the armored vehicle, I tightened my military coat, and my nerves that had been tense for several hours finally relaxed.
Seeing the chief of staff coming back, Lieutenant General Ito immediately ordered: "Turn on all radios... Contact all the troops that the division can contact through the radio. I want to know the specific losses of our division in the battle last night!"
"Also, contact the aviation force immediately and ask them to dispatch planes now to reinforce us. There must be troops being attacked by the Eighth Route Army. As soon as the planes arrive, they will be saved!"
After half an hour of waiting, the chief of staff came over, holding several telegrams in his hand and looking very unhappy.
Lieutenant General Ito's heart skipped a beat, and he realized a very bad premonition. But he still took a deep breath and asked: "Chief of Staff, you say it, and I listen!"
"No matter what the result is, I can bear it!"
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied with a nod.
"The 136th Regiment called back. Not only did they suffer casualties, they only lost 253 imperial troops in one night. They are currently sorting out equipment and supplies, and they will be able to start retreating in half an hour..."
"The 135th Regiment lost contact, and the radio stations of its three infantry brigades, field artillery brigade, and heavy artillery brigade all lost contact!"
"If my judgment is correct, they must have been wiped out under the siege of the Eighth Route Army!"
"However, it is also possible that the radio was destroyed during the battle. I have contacted the aviation force that is coming over and asked them to conduct an aerial reconnaissance of the 135th Wing's station first. We will know the specific situation when the aviation force arrives!"
"The tank detachment reinforced by the tank brigade of the 135th Regiment has lost contact, and both radio stations cannot be contacted!"
"The cavalry regiment was contacted, but they were also severely damaged by the Eighth Route Army on the way to reinforcements. There are less than 300 cavalry left in the entire regiment, and they are now on their way back to Linfen!"
"They also reported that the tank detachment under the tank brigade was probably killed by the Eighth Route Army due to lack of fuel!"
"All that's left is the division headquarters!"
"There are less than 800 people left in the two infantry brigades of the 137th Regiment... There are less than 500 people left in the guard brigade directly under the division, there are still 600 people left in the baggage regiment and other directly affiliated units, and there are less than 600 people left in the two artillery brigades.
There are five hundred people, and there are more than 2,300 people left in total, which is all our current strength."
"However, except for the 14 armored vehicles, all our heavy artillery and field artillery were lost. We only have nine mortars left, and a little more heavy machine guns, with 16 left!"
Lieutenant General Ito calmly asked after two minutes: "In other words, in one night, we not only lost more than half, but also lost more than 60% of all heavy equipment!"
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied, lowering his head.
Lieutenant General Ito forced himself to calm down and made a very decisive decision: "The losses of the troops are too great. We cannot have any more losses in the future, otherwise the entire division will be destroyed in our hands!"
"Send a telegram to the 136th Regiment, and I will bring them to join him and retreat to Linfen together!"
"The aviation force is divided into two. One part will cover our withdrawal from the Eighth Route Army base area, and the other part will conduct reconnaissance and strikes on all the battlefields last night. If we find that there are still Imperial Army troops, we will immediately cover their retreat. Don't be polite if you find the Eighth Route Army troops. Directly
Attack!"
"Also, try to find our heavy equipment that was stolen by the Eighth Route Army, and then destroy them all!"
"Those heavy weapons are too powerful and must not be used by the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, they will definitely cause huge losses to the Imperial Army!"
The former enemy headquarters of the New Regiment outside Xiangfen City.
The battle was over, and everyone in the headquarters relaxed their tense nerves.
In addition, the troops won the battle, and everyone had smiles on their faces when they spoke.
"Captain, the results of the battle in Xiangfen City have been calculated...a great victory, definitely an unprecedented victory!" Before the political commissar could rush into the headquarters, excited voices came in.
Then everyone’s eyes were all focused on him!”
"The results of all the participating troops have been summarized... According to statistics, we killed more than 3,000 Japanese here yesterday afternoon and evening, and found more than 2,800 Japanese corpses. Although these 3,000 were
Among the many Japs there are at least a thousand who are what the Japs call technical troops with little combat effectiveness. But no matter what, they are all Japs armed to the teeth and have killed us Chinese!"
"In addition, we also captured 12 heavy artillery pieces, 12 field artillery pieces, and 16 mortars, all of which were placed intact in the artillery position. The shells were also piled in boxes one by one. In order to prevent the little devils from jumping over the wall to destroy these heavy weapons,
As soon as the Japanese retreated last night, I arranged for my troops to move them away from the battlefield, and I will definitely be able to escape the retaliatory bombing by the Japanese planes!"
"The rest are light weapons, more than 2,000 long and short guns of various types, and more than 60 light machine guns. The only regret is that there is a little less ammunition. In addition to the ammunition carried by the infantry, all the ammunition carried by their logistic baggage exploded at the last moment.
.But bullets and grenades are different from explosives. Even though the enemy exploded, a lot of them were still scattered around. They just need troops to clean them up!"
"Yes, as long as we can defeat the Japanese's heavy encirclement and suppression and hold the base, it doesn't matter to us whether we capture ammunition or not. With so many weapons in hand, I don't worry about ammunition at all!" Wang Ping was very satisfied with the result.
At the same time, a mysterious smile suddenly flashed across Wang Ping's face.
What Huang Yuanqiang is most worried about is the ammunition of the troops. He doesn't know about other troops. The troops that participated in the battle last night used up all the 150 rounds of ammunition prepared for each soldier before the war. If it were not replenished while fighting, the troops would
In the end, it will definitely lose its attack power due to lack of ammunition.
The New Regiment had a few big battles in the past, especially the interception of the Japanese army column, and a large amount of ammunition was seized. However, a series of tough battles, and the troop expansion was too fast. Even if all the ammunition in the New Regiment's inventory were counted, the light and heavy machine guns were sent out.
of ammunition, the average number of remaining bullets per soldier is less than 300 rounds.
Half of it was used in the current battle, and no replenishment has been captured.
If consumption continues at this rate, it won't take long for the ammunition in the army's inventory to be completely consumed.
Seeing Wang Ping's confident expression, he immediately asked anxiously: "Captain, do you have a solution for the ammunition?"
"Don't worry, I will definitely solve the ammunition problem before I go to Yan'an!" Wang Ping answered confidently.
At this moment, the communications platoon leader rushed in, looking excited.
"The telegram sent by the regimental commander, political commissar, and chief of staff is a good news~ The Japanese 135th Regiment was killed by us, and the commander was also killed. The only regret is that we did not capture the little Japanese's regimental flag..."
"Give me a telegram!" Huang Yuanqiang grabbed the telegram.
If the 135th Regiment was really killed by the Chief of Staff, then the number of Japanese killed by the new regiment last night would have exceeded 6,000, or even 7,000.
By then, the new regiment will definitely be famous throughout the Eighth Route Army...
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