The plaque of the Datong Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters had been smashed to pieces by the soldiers and replaced with the plaque of the Eighth Route Army Siege Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Zhou stood in the luxurious war room and sighed.
I never thought that one day I would be able to stand at the headquarters of the Japanese brigade, with the Japanese brigade commander's sword in front of me.
"Reporting to the leader, our battle results in Datong City have been summarized!" The commander of the 12th Regiment rushed in like a wind and reported with a smile on his face.
"Tell me about it!" Staff Zhou asked eagerly.
The commander of the 12th Regiment took out an account book and reported while flipping through it: "Excluding the temporary reinforcements of each combat unit during the offensive, we also seized three mortars, four heavy machine guns, and 19
Light machine guns, 1359 rifles.”
"Seal up five warehouses, two grain depots, one material warehouse, and two ammunition depots that were not bombed by the Japanese and puppet troops."
"It is filled with weapons, ammunition, and food supplies that we need. The specific quantity is being calculated, but I went to the two ammunition depots to take a look, and the things inside can definitely be described as a dazzling array."
"Brand-new rifles, light machine guns, and heavy machine guns are all packed in boxes and piled neatly in the warehouse."
"I also saw mortars and mountain artillery, neatly placed on the ground and ready for use after being pulled out."
"I asked one of the captured puppet battalion commanders, and according to his explanation: The mountain artillery was used by the Japanese army to form the mountain artillery brigade. Because the artillery was not in place yet, the equipment was temporarily sealed in the warehouse."
"There are also some mountain cannons that were left outside the city before they could be taken away after the Jinsui Army's defeat in the last attack on Datong. There are sixteen guns in total."
"There are also two calibers of mortars: one is the 81mm caliber equipped by the Japanese themselves, and the other is the one captured by the Jinsui Army. There were originally 46 mortars. Some were transferred away during the battle to defend the city, leaving 32 mortars left."
"If all these artillery pieces are transported back, we will definitely be able to form a veritable artillery regiment in the northern Shanxi base area."
"Not to mention ammunition, which is piled up in the warehouse, including artillery shells, grenades, bullets, explosives... all the ammunition we need can be found in it."
The report from his subordinates did not disappoint Chief of Staff Zhou.
After carefully reading the account book in his hand, he was very satisfied with the order: "The Eighth Regiment, your Twelfth Regiment, plus the Sixteenth Regiment, immediately organize the folks in the city to help us transport supplies."
"Weapons, ammunition, food, and materials were sent to the mountains overnight for storage. Without my order, no one can take any more guns or bullets."
"Tell comrades: Datong City cannot be captured by our base in northwestern Shanxi alone, so these seizures belong not only to us, but also to every unit participating in the attack."
"During the siege, I will not take back the weapons and ammunition that everyone replenished before the battle, but the remaining weapons and ammunition must not be moved again. After the specific distribution plan comes out, we can take as much as we need."
The leader of the 12th Regiment was not heartbroken at all: "Don't worry, chief, I will go and explain to several regiment leaders in a moment, and I won't touch the rest of the seizures."
Chief of Staff Zhou is not at ease at all.
He knows the group leaders under him very well, and each one is better than the last at collecting equipment.
If they don't explain it well, they will definitely not be able to bear the piles of weapons and ammunition placed in front of them, and they will try their best to get it into their hands.
He stared at his subordinates and confessed again and again: "You will take a battalion from the 12th Regiment, and I will also transfer my guard battalion to you to keep an eye on this matter personally."
"Before the distribution plan comes out, we can't take any more bullets!"
"If I hear any messages from Duona Duozhan, the base area in northwestern Shanxi, you are the only one I want to ask!"
The leader of the 12th Regiment confidently assured: "Don't worry, chief? Our regiments from northwestern Shanxi are already very satisfied and will never take it again!"
"You don't know yet: before we entered the war, each of our regiments had only one fire company, and the main company was equipped with two to three light machine guns, with less than ten bullets per person."
"During the siege, not only did everyone set up a veritable artillery company and heavy machine gun company, but the number of light machine guns equipped by the main company also increased to more than five. Many troops also changed their rifles, and the rifling was smoothed out.
The barrels have all been replaced with 38% new covers.”
"The ammunition is even more incredible. I don't know about other regiments. In the 12th Regiment, each soldier is equipped with fifty rounds of ammunition and three grenades."
"This kind of equipment is more than twice as powerful as our original equipment."
"Everyone is very satisfied and will never be greedy!"
Chief of Staff Zhou understood that his subordinates had already eaten their fill during the battle, and then he did not think about other captures.
After feeling reassured, he continued the order: "In addition to transferring the seizures, there is one more thing to do."
"Datong is different from ordinary counties occupied by the Japanese army. It is an important coal mining town, and many chaebols in Japan have interests here."
"Now that Datong City has been captured by us, these benefits must also belong to us."
"Immediately contact the underground party in the city and ask them to cooperate and seal up all the shops, warehouses, and companies controlled by the Japanese in the city."
"The wealth in the hands of the Japanese was plundered from us in China, and it should be returned to us based on emotion and reason."
"The wealth, food, and other materials seized from these people were all packed and sent outside the city."
"Commander Li specifically told me this before he returned to the reinforcement base: before attacking the city, they captured a Japanese-controlled coal mine outside the city, and seized more than 8,000 pieces of gold in the coal mine alone."
"According to the prisoners' confessions, the Japanese chaebols who control these coal mines have shops and offices in the city. The money earned from the coal mines is first concentrated in Datong City, and will not be sent back to the country until it reaches a certain scale."
"Captain Li judged that these Japanese-controlled shops and companies must have hidden a lot of wealth."
"We must find this wealth, take it from the people, and use it for the people.
At the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison, Li Hao stared at the battle map in front of him without blinking.
Hong Linfeng and several staff officers were very busy, constantly erasing the marks representing Japanese and puppet army strongholds on the map and replacing them with marks representing the Eighth Route Army.
Outside the headquarters, cavalry correspondents kept rushing over on horseback, bringing the latest battle reports from the front line.
"Captain, the 1st Company of the Guangling Independent Battalion reports: They have broken through the Dongzhuang stronghold and are attacking the next target." Hong Linfeng received the battle report with an excited face, and then ordered his subordinates to tally the results and change the signs on the map.
Very busy.
Political Commissar Wang Hong stood nearby and saw that another Japanese and puppet army stronghold was wiped out on the map. He said very happily: "Captain, this is already the fifteenth stronghold that has been captured tonight. The soldiers are attacking at a speed that seems...
Much faster than planned!”
Li Hao said: "I read the battle reports sent by the troops."
"The defensive strength of the no-man's land is smaller than we judged, and the vigilance is also poor. The more than a dozen strongholds that have been captured were all captured by soldiers in one attack."
"According to the current attack rhythm, we can capture at least thirty strongholds before dawn."
At this time, communications platoon leader Zhou Liang strode over: "Commander, Chief of Staff Zhou of Datong City is sending a telegram!"
"The siege troops are cleaning the battlefield in an orderly manner and transferring the captured items."
"Chief of Staff Zhou asked you to determine the distribution plan for all seizures."
Li Hao refused without thinking: "This is not suitable. Chief of Staff Zhou has a higher rank than me. He should be the one to make the assignment based on both sentiment and reason."
"Call the commander back immediately and he will determine the distribution plan. Our garrison will obey unconditionally."
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