Chapter 1483 The commander does not want to give up
Good news is coming one after another at the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison.
Less than an hour after I sent the telegram to my superiors, I received a reply. The content was very simple: I agreed to all the requests I made.
Less than half an hour later, the telegram from the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment also arrived.
Hong Linfengxing hurried over and reported: "The call back from the regiment leader, political commissar, and regiment leader Zhou has arrived!"
"They can drag the Japanese and puppet troops in Huaiyuan until the morning of the day after tomorrow, allowing us to confidently and boldly capture the no-man's land and connect the two base areas of the garrison and the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment."
"Great!" Wang Hong was so happy that he almost jumped up.
The Japanese and puppet troops that swept away the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment were the biggest threat to the defense regiment's counterattack in the no-man's land. Now that this threat is gone, the chance of the defense regiment conquering the entire no-man's land suddenly increased from less than 60% to more than 80%, and there is no risk.
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Li Hao was also very happy and said from the bottom of his heart: "At the critical moment, we, the Eighth Route Army, can still rely on our own people."
"As far as I know, the situation of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment is not good either."
"As soon as more than 1,000 of us were reinforced to attack Datong, the base area was raided by more than 5,000 Japanese puppet troops."
"Up to now, there are less than a thousand main troops left in the base area, but they still bite the bullet and continue to support us and help us hold off the three to four thousand Japanese puppet troops. Our garrison must remember this."
"Political Commissar, please remember that when the troops reinforced by the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment return, in addition to the weapons and ammunition they received in Datong, our garrison will also prepare two mountain cannons, six mortars, six heavy machine guns, and ten
Five light machine guns and 600 rifles as gifts for them to take back together."
The garrison regiment did not participate in the late stages of the Great War, and the weapons, ammunition and supplies captured in the city were not wanted.
However, he gained a lot in the early siege battles and the battles to clear the strongholds outside the city, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized. Otherwise, Li Hao would not have been able to give them twenty mortars and twenty mortars as soon as the reinforcements from northwest Shanxi arrived.
There are heavy machine guns and forty or fifty light machine guns.
In the encirclement and annihilation battle that just ended, the more than 5,000 offensive troops that the Japanese and puppet troops finally assembled were completely destroyed.
Although the garrison used artillery on a large scale during the battle, many weapons were destroyed.
But the garrison has an arsenal, so repairing 70% to 80% of it will definitely be no problem.
Now the garrison is attacking the no-man's land again. Although there are not many troops there, there are many strongholds and a lot of weapons and ammunition in reserve.
If the garrison can capture all these strongholds, a large amount of weapons and ammunition can also be seized!
Calculated in this way, as the chief steward of the garrison, Wang Hong can definitely be called a wealthy and truly big landowner.
Without even frowning, he answered decisively: "Don't worry, captain, I will definitely be ready."
“Not only the Huaiyuan Independent Group, but also the Laishui Independent Group must prepare one.”
Li Hao nodded, then looked at Hong Linfeng and ordered: "Chief of Staff, we no longer have any worries about conquering no man's land."
"Tell the frontline offensive troops the good news immediately."
"I will give you two nights to occupy the entire no-man's land, and then stand ready to repel the Japanese and puppet counterattack forces."
"There is plenty of time, so don't be anxious when attacking. Be sure to control the casualties."
"In addition, give an order to the independent company, reconnaissance company, special agent company, and Xiao Yuan to march here and report to me."
"My superiors have agreed to let me negotiate with the Jinsui Army to decide the ownership of Datong."
"Negotiations require capital. Whether they can accumulate enough capital before negotiation depends entirely on them."
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the war room was still brightly lit until three o'clock in the morning.
The military commander stood beside the sand table as always.
The communications staff came in and out, sending in the latest battle reports from the front line, and then issued orders from the military headquarters to various combat units.
The combat staff officers were not idle either. Everyone looked nervous and carefully marked the contents of the battle report on the sand table for the commander's reference.
"Sir, the troops who raided the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army reported that they were violently blocked by the Eighth Route Army on their way back. The troop return was very slow and suffered heavy casualties!" A communications staff officer ran over to report, and then handed the telegram to the person standing aside.
Combat Staff.
After doing all this, quickly turn around and run out of the war room like a rabbit.
Just now he saw with his own eyes the commander's expression changed.
He was getting redder and redder, and his whole body was like a powder keg that could explode at any time.
If he leaves too late, this surging anger will definitely be vented on himself.
Sure enough, as soon as he left the war room, the commander's scolding sounded behind him.
The chief of communications staff breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he had escaped disaster.
The combat staff who were busy next to the sand table were not so lucky. Their work location was right here and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to. Unfortunately, they became the target of the commander's anger.
After cursing the commander for a full two minutes, he stopped. The chief of staff seized the opportunity and mustered up the courage to analyze: "Your Excellency, commander, the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment has been severely damaged by us. Under normal circumstances, it will definitely not fight to the death with us."
"So I judge from my humble opinion that they must have received the order to intercept our retreating troops, so they will stop us at all costs."
The military commander thought of this when he heard the contents of the telegram, but he was helpless and had no solution.
The mopping up troops are the only troops that can reinforce no man's land. If something happens to them, no troops within a hundred miles can reinforce them.
He sighed deeply and gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that the Eighth Route Army is determined to capture our no-man's land!"
While speaking, his eyes never left the sand table, pointing to the no-man's land where one-third had been lost and analyzing: "According to the current attack rhythm of the garrison, at least half of the strongholds in the no-man's land can be captured before dawn."
"We will send aircraft to reinforce the no-man's land after dawn. The Eighth Route Army will definitely not dare to risk air strikes and continue the attack."
"So the remaining half of the strongholds in the no-man's land can hold on until at least tonight."
"Immediately send a telegram to the returning troops and ask them if they can reach the no-man's land before tonight. After dawn, the military headquarters will send planes to cover their retreat."
The no-man's land is too important, and the military commander will never give up unless it is absolutely necessary.
So as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will continue to reinforce the no-man's land and defend it.
The chief of staff went to the telegraph room to send a telegram in person and came back twenty minutes later, looking much better than when he left.
"Commander, the returning troops report that as long as planes continue to provide them with air cover, they will be confident of reaching the no-man's land before dark."
"Yo Xi, very good!" The military commander's tense nerves also relaxed a lot.
But the solemn expression on his face did not ease.
Eighty percent of the more than 5,000 people who attacked the garrison had been killed. This result was something he never expected before the war, but it happened.
It just proves the saying: The battlefield is changing rapidly, and anything can happen.
Although the returning reinforcements sent a positive telegram, no one knew what accidents would happen before the last step was reached.
So the commander was not happy at all.
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