"Sir, the Eighth Route Army entering the city must be more than just an infantry platoon attacking the headquarters." the adjutant analyzed.
"There are still gunshots on the city walls in the west, south and north directions of the city, so the Eighth Route Army attacking troops from these three directions must not have entered the county seat. However, our station in the city has been attacked. There is only one possibility. These
The Eighth Route Army entered the city through routes unknown to us, and then divided its forces into three camps to attack our resting Imperial Army."
"Moreover, these Eighth Route Army troops have a large number of troops and are equipped with a certain number of heavy weapons."
The major jumped off the roof and stared at his subordinates and asked, "Bage Ya Road, who can tell me how these Eighth Route Army troops got in!"
"With so many Eighth Route Army troops marching into the county, why didn't the headquarters receive any news?"
"What do the city defense troops do? There is also the intelligence department. Why is there no response at all? Moreover, even such important information as the Eighth Route Army is planning to storm the county tonight is not found. What do I want you to do?"
After a series of questioning, the subordinates who were seen by the Major lowered their heads and said nothing.
"Sir, something happened..." A Chief Cao suddenly rushed in from outside, with blood on his body and a pale face. He shouted in despair as he rushed in.
"The puppet troops defending the east of the city rebelled, and all the dozen or so imperial troops supervising the battle were killed by them. They also let in the Eighth Route Army in the city."
"The Eighth Route Army entered the city and began to attack our station. The squad leader tried his best to cover us before sending the humble officer out to report the news!"
"Nani?"
The major slumped down on the chair, stared at Chief Cao and asked: "How many Eighth Route Army troops did they bring in? Did your captain lead troops to kill the rebellious Imperial Army and reoccupy the city wall?"
"The captain died in battle!" Captain Cao replied with a painful look on his face.
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked our camp rushed all the way to our barracks before being discovered. Many warriors were killed in the barracks by the Eighth Route Army's grenades before they even picked up their weapons."
"The remaining imperial army can only rely on the barracks to defend."
"The captain led his troops to fight the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops head-on. He only managed to gain a few minutes from his humble position. He then blew up the back wall of the barracks and broke out to report the news."
"At that time, there were less than twenty imperial troops left in the entire camp, and the Eighth Route Army attacking us had at least three times the strength advantage."
"Less than five minutes after I ran out, the gunfire in the camp stopped. It must have been the captain who led the rest of the imperial army to death."
The major's face turned even paler, and before he could speak, the headquarters observation post suddenly broke in.
"Sir, the gunfire on the west wall of the city has stopped. Only the sound of crossfire can be heard from the camp."
"Sir, the gunfire on the south wall of the city has also stopped, and the firefight in the camp has begun to weaken."
"Da da da……"
A series of gunshots suddenly rang outside the headquarters, very close to them.
Several bullets flew in through the window, and one of the bullets happened to hit a second lieutenant. Then the second lieutenant fell to the ground clutching his stomach, letting out bursts of painful screams.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is coming. You must move out of here immediately. I will cover your departure under my humble duty..." the guard captain rushed in, shouting in a panic.
"Where else can we move?" the major shouted with a touch of despair.
"The Eighth Route Army is everywhere in the city, and the city defense troops are almost wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. Without troops, we will be attacked even if we move out. It is better to stay here and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army."
"Pass my order. All personnel in the headquarters will go to the battlefield and fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army. Send farewell telegrams to the radio operators to buy time."
After saying that, the major became energetic, asked his subordinates for a rifle, and strode outside the war room.
At the headquarters of the Lingqiu garrison regiment, the radio of the communication platoon suddenly flashed a red light.
Zhou Liang responded very quickly. He put on his earphones and started receiving messages.
The serious expression suddenly revealed a smile. He put down the earphones and translated the message in just a few minutes. He stood up and reported with excitement: "Regiment leader, political commissar, chief of staff, good news, Yu County Independent Battalion."
Good news."
"They successfully captured Yu County and won a complete victory. They eliminated 412 Japanese soldiers from the captain down to the next level and 106 puppet soldiers. In addition, a company of puppet soldiers rebelled on the battlefield, and more than 400 puppet soldiers were taken prisoner by us.
"
"Great..." Li Hao punched the table in front of him and shouted excitedly.
"We have finally pulled out one of the three nails that the little devil has driven into our hearts."
"Reply a telegram to Huang Sheng immediately: the regiment headquarters congratulates them on their victory."
"The troops will immediately clean up the battlefield, restore public security in Yu County as soon as possible, and then concentrate their forces to deploy defenses at the border of the base area to block any Japanese and puppet troops that may invade the base area."
At four o'clock in the morning, Zhou Liang appeared in front of Li Hao again, his expression even more excited than before.
"Regiment leader, political commissar, Guangling Independent Battalion reported success: they have captured Guangling County, the garrison in the city has been completely wiped out, and more than 600 puppet troops have been revolted and captured on the battlefield."
Half an hour later, he rushed in again and reported.
"Captain, the Laiyuan Independent Battalion has reported success. They have entered Laiyuan City and are wiping out the remaining enemies one by one to ensure that the battle ends before dawn."
"Captain, we have pulled out all three nails!" Wang Hong was also excited and could not suppress his inner joy. He looked at Li Hao and shouted excitedly.
"This is three battles and three victories. I suggest reporting the good news to the headquarters immediately."
"Don't worry yet!" Li Hao raised his hand and refused.
"After Zhao Wen has completely captured Laiyuan and there is no doubt about the victory, we will tally all the results and report them together with the benefits we gained from the battle in Datong, and send a big gift to the headquarters."
"I agree..." Hong Linfeng said.
He was the only one in the group who knew best the benefits gained by the garrison in Datong. He looked at Wang Hong and explained.
"Political Commissar, in Datong, in addition to seizing a large amount of Japanese military equipment that can be directly used to hunt troops, we also seized a large amount of puppet army equipment."
"In addition, when the Jinsui Army prisoners of war were rescued, all the equipment captured by the Japanese army fell into our hands."
"The garrison regiment is all equipped with Japanese-style equipment. In order to ensure that the ammunition supply of the troops does not go unexpectedly, the equipment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the puppet army is basically not included in the troops. Instead of rusting in the warehouse, it is better to hand it over to the headquarters to support other Eighth Route Army troops.
"
The political commissar's consciousness was definitely the highest in the whole regiment. When he heard that there was something he could hand over to support the neighboring troops, he immediately agreed.
"Okay, I'll do the statistics now."
"Commander, as soon as you came back, three independent battalions attacked the county town. I haven't even seen the seizures the troops brought back from Datong City."
At 8:30 in the morning, the telegram from the Laiyuan Independent Battalion arrived, and Wang Hong also walked into the headquarters with a smile on his face.
The group leader gained too many benefits from Datong.
Intact rifles and machine guns were piled up in several houses, and there were also a large number of intact mortars, heavy machine guns, mountain cannons, heavy artillery...it was simply countless.
In addition to weapons and ammunition, the groups of prisoners and the rescued Jinsui Army also made him almost jump with joy.
With these people, the garrison can fill the vacancies in the army without transferring people from local areas, and it may be possible to form several companies of new soldiers.