The deputy chief of staff was stunned for a moment before he realized that the army commander wanted to maximize the utilization value of more than 300 people.
He quickly replied: "I will send them a telegram now."
"Get to the Wushan'ao battlefield as soon as possible and report the situation there quickly."
"If there are still troops surviving from the east-route mopping up troops, join them immediately and march quickly out of the garrison base area."
"If it is confirmed that the east road mopping up troops have been killed, we can directly divide the troops and rush out of the garrison base area. How many people can break out?"
The army commander nodded and replied: "That's it. Let them march quickly to Wushan Valley. The faster the better."
On the battlefield of Pingshui Town, the cavalry battalion, chariot company, infantry... who were divided into groups to pursue the enemy, ended the battle one after another and returned to the battlefield.
Each attacking force gained a lot, bringing back a large amount of equipment and ammunition, as well as a long list of puppet prisoners who lost their weapons.
Inside the temporary headquarters, several staff officers brought by Zhang Yun were counting the battle results reported by the pursuit troops one after another.
Cavalry Battalion Commander Zhou Wu suddenly rushed in: "Captain Zhang, I just received news that more than 300 Japs escaped and gathered three kilometers southeast of us, and then marched towards Wushan concave."
"Infantry and chariots cannot conduct long-distance pursuits, but cavalry can."
"There are already two companies of cavalry that have withdrawn. I hope Battalion Commander Zhang will agree to let me lead troops to hunt them down and kill as many as I can."
Zhang Yun thought about the order for a moment: "I agree with the cavalry camp to fight out, but we must pay attention to safety."
"After passing Pingshui Town, there are hills and mountains on both sides of the road. If you know that there are cavalry chasing you, you will definitely escape into the mountains next to you."
"They can divide their troops, but your cavalry battalion cannot."
"If the Japanese army divides its troops, you don't need to worry about them and go directly to Wushan'ao to reinforce the regiment commander."
"The target of these devils is Wushan Ao, and the leader will definitely set up a net there, waiting for them to fall into the trap."
Zhou Wu's face blossomed with joy, and he quickly replied: "Don't worry, Battalion Commander Zhang, we will definitely not divide our troops."
"We are veteran cavalry, and we know that cavalry without horses is not as good as infantry."
"So I will definitely not do the stupid thing of dividing my troops and going into the mountains to chase down the little Japs."
As soon as Zhou Wu left the headquarters, several staff members who were counting the results suddenly jumped up with excitement.
"Battal Commander, the results of the pursuit troops have been compiled."
Zhang Yun turned around and asked: "How many imps were killed and how many prisoners were captured?"
The staff officer looked at the list in his hand and reported: "We killed more than 2,300 Japs, more than 800 puppet soldiers, and captured 1,859 puppet soldiers. In addition, we also captured 3 heavy cannons and two mountain cannons that were not destroyed.
One infantry gun, 18 mortars of various calibers, and more than twenty heavy machine guns."
"Because there are too many rifle machine guns and they are too complicated, there are no statistics yet."
"The same goes for ammunition. In addition to those seized from the Japanese baggage trains, they are everywhere on the battlefield. There won't be a single day that cannot be counted."
"In addition, we also captured 328 intact war horses."
The more Zhang Yun listened, the smile on his face grew thicker. As soon as his subordinate finished speaking, he quickly asked: "Has the Japs unit leader been killed?"
"He was shot to death by a heavy machine gun from an armed car of the tank company. He had many bloody holes in his body and was too dead to die." The staff officer quickly replied.
Hearing this, Zhang Yun was completely relieved.
With the battle going like this, he not only completed the tasks assigned to him by the regiment, but also exceeded them.
When he was excited, he immediately ordered: "Immediately summarize the battle reports you have compiled and send them to the regiment leader."
"Our losses will also be paid together."
"The regiment commander must have reached the most critical moment of the battle. Sending this good news may also boost the morale of the troops and make the troops there less worried."
On the Wushan'ao battlefield, the sound of gunfire continued, but it was significantly weaker than ten minutes ago.
After the gunpowder buried on the top of the mountain exploded, it not only killed the Japanese commander and killed hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops, but also destroyed the morale of the remaining Japanese and puppet troops.
But it also brings another problem.
The Japanese and puppet troops lost hope and became crazy.
Once an army becomes unafraid of death, its combat effectiveness will increase exponentially.
What Li Hao has to deal with now is this crazy Japanese and puppet army.
"Captain, the remaining few hundred little Japs are too evil. They are extremely difficult to fight. The troops attacked several times, but they used suicide counterattacks to push us back, causing heavy casualties." Hong Linfeng scolded as he walked.
"The attack on my side is also not going well." Captain Zhou also frowned and reported.
"Many Japanese soldiers fell to the ground and pretended to be dead while we were attacking. When we got closer, they used grenades to kill everyone. Many soldiers died inexplicably."
Li Hao saw the battle just now and knew it clearly.
Looking at Hong Linfeng, he asked: "How many shells do we have left?"
"Less than two thousand rounds!" Hong Linfeng replied after thinking for a while.
"Fight them all out!" Li Hao ordered decisively.
"Blow up as many Japs as you can, and then the whole army will attack and destroy them."
After speaking, Li Hao asked Zhou Liang next to him: "Is there any news about Zhang Yun? How is their fight in Pingshui Town going?"
"As long as we kill the Japanese mopping up troops in the middle, we will definitely win this battle. It just takes more time."
Zhou Liang didn't say anything. He was receiving a telegram at the moment.
Ten minutes later, he put down his earphones and reported: "Captain, good news, Battalion Commander Zhang just sent a good news, we won the battle in Pingshui Town."
"After more than 5,000 days, only about 300 of the puppet troops left the encirclement and came towards us. Two companies of the cavalry battalion are chasing them. Battalion Commander Zhang asked us to be prepared and try to catch them all."
Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Call Zhang Yun back. The troops will clean up the battlefield immediately, and then disperse and hide to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from retaliating against them."
"Chief of Staff, Commander Zhou, the last worry about resolving the remaining forces of the Japanese and puppet troops is gone. Send me an order: All troops on the battlefield will strengthen their offensive and end the battle quickly."
At five o'clock in the morning, the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan received a telegram from the captain of the second brigade of the central mopping up force.
The deputy chief of staff fell silent after reading the telegram.
The situation was much worse than he imagined.
Standing in front of the army commander, he hesitated for a long time before speaking: "Sir, the more than 300 people who broke out from the reinforcements were overtaken by a cavalry eight kilometers away from Pingshui Town. Half of the troops were killed, and half of the troops withdrew into the mountains.
Continue on the path to Wushanao."
"The fighting was over when we got there, and the entire east-route sweep force was wiped out."
"Moreover... the Eighth Route Army seems to have known that they were going to pass, and arranged a large number of ambushes in advance. This is a decisive telegram sent by them. Before sending the telegram, the troops had dispersed and broken through, so that we should be prepared to respond."