Chapter 401: Going the opposite way

Luck won't always favor adventurers.

With the end of the battle, the 9th Column completed the largest annihilation battle since its departure.

A large number of weapons were scattered on the battlefield, and the wounded made the logistics hospital even more busy.

"The casualties were nearly 2,000, of which nearly 30% were killed. The battle was too fierce." Chen Huaiping said the casualties, but his heart was mixed with all kinds of feelings. When he came out of seclusion, he achieved such a great victory in the first battle under Commander Zeng, and of course the price was also very high.

"No matter how big the price is, it is worth it. Besides, old friend, as long as the 9th Column can afford it, everything should be focused on the overall situation. The 9th Column completed the encirclement and annihilation of the vanguard of the 8th Japanese Regiment, which greatly hit the arrogance of the Japanese leader Tsukata O'clock. I believe that the deeply hit Tsukata O' will soon pay attention to us, but everything is too late."

The casualties were a bit large. It was a great regret to have such heavy casualties when the 9th Column had an absolute advantage in the battlefield.

If the battlefield conditions were better!

If there was more time!

Wang Bingnan seemed very excited, but what made him excited was that the catharsis that could not be obtained in the battlefield in North China seemed to have found a breakthrough in his heart, like a flood breaking half of the dam, roaring out, letting go of the long-lasting depression in his heart, and the feeling of thrilling refreshed him.

This kind of experience cannot be felt in the battlefield in North China.

Tens of millions of troops gathered together, and the magnificent momentum that only existed in the ancient battlefield came to the face. The iron horse journey seemed to be truly felt only by being here.

However, the 9th Column suffered far more than the number estimated by Chief of Staff Zhong Shan just now. There was also a unit. The 230th Regiment, the strongest combat power in the column, was on the front line of the attack of the 8th Division, creating an opportunity for the column to annihilate the 5th Infantry Regiment.

Wang Bingnan said to himself over and over again, "Don't have anything to do."

Wang Bingnan turned to Zhong Shan and said, "Old Zhong, immediately ask the radio station to contact the 230th Regiment, order the 230th Regiment to evacuate Qingshan Town in an hour, and order the 5th Regiment to prepare for the reception and alternate cover."

"Is there enough time?"

"There are two hours left, and it's going to be dawn. I can't control enough. Let the troops keep their eyes open. When they see good things, they don't have to store objects in their eyes. When they see it, they can't bear to see it. The Japanese guys' shorts are also Japanese, but they are even discouraged as diapers. Order the troops to prepare to evacuate in half an hour." This order Wang Bing was full of energy when he went south.

Afterwards, the 9th vertical command center reported the battle situation on the front line.

The only thing that worries Wang Bingnan was that Li Mingyuan, the commander of the 230th Regiment, admitted that the troops could not be evacuated. The Japanese army had cavalry units. Before the lack of effective means of intercepting opponents, the 230th Regiment marched on the plains would become a living target for Japanese cavalry.

"Old Chen, what do you think?"

Wang Bingnan's concern was on his face. He did not expect that the 9th Column, which occupied the right time, place and people, had to silently endure the price of a main force trapped in the Japanese encirclement after victory in order to annihilate a Japanese army.

Even if the 230th Regiment can successfully evacuate in the end, how many people can survive?

Chen Huaiping said truthfully: "Li Mingyuan's view is very correct. The Japanese army attacked so crazy at night. Once it is dawn, can the 230th Regiment resist?"

"If you can't stand it, you have to hold it!"

Wang Bingnan suddenly exacerbated his tone, and in an anxious tone he was worried about his subordinates and the soldiers. But the 230th Regiment was an irreplaceable part of the entire battle.

Do you regret it?

Wang Bingnan had no answer in his heart, but he understood that the 230th regiment would never collapse, nor would it collapse.

"The commander, the head of the headquarters congratulates the 9th Column on his successful annihilation of the 5th Japanese Regiment, and asks us to leave the battlefield immediately and move towards Kedong. The guard brigade is ready to respond, this is a telegram.

The communications officer delivered a newly accepted telegram to Zhong Shan. The anti-Japanese conditions in the Northeast were very envious of the army led by the ** who were fighting in North China. Although most of the machines and raw materials of the military factory in the general logistics were provided by the Soviet Union, some of the ammunition was directly transported by the Soviet Union to the Sanjiang base area through Heilongjiang.

In terms of ammunition reserves and production volume, the military production capacity in the Northeast is much less than that in the Northwest.

But for the Northwest military industry, which needs to supply nearly one million troops, the Northeast's combat troops are less than 150,000, and two-thirds of them are field troops. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as sufficient ammunition and well-equipped. Just like in terms of encircling and annihilation of the 5th Regiment of the Japanese Army, the 9th Column's cannonballs shot thousands of rounds.

In this number, even President Peng would feel distressed for a while in the battlefield in North China.

But in the Northeast battlefield, these shells were defective products produced by military factories and were within the scope of being cleaned.

On the battlefield, the actual effect surprised Wang Bingnan. The effect of defective products is no worse than that of the Northwest Arsenal.

In the end, the battle was successfully completed by relying on the strong help of the logistics agency that supplemented the troops' supplies, and the task was successfully completed.

Now that the battle is over, the 9th Column will march to the Kedong area according to the scheduled plan, relying on favorable terrain to block Japan. The guard brigade that is supporting is still responsible for the task of safeguarding the flanks of the 9th Column. It can be said that in the future, these two troops will be the closest friendly forces.

"Guard Brigade?" Chen Huaiping couldn't help but repeat.

Suddenly, Chen Huaiping seemed to have thought of something and said in surprise: "Isn't the guard brigade the guard regiment of the 40th Army period? Min Zhongyuan's troops?"

"It should be that this kid has never left the headquarters since the War of Resistance Against Japan. However, using the guard brigade to support the 9th Column, there are not many troops around the commander." Wang Bingnan suddenly became worried about Zeng Yiyang's safety.

Wang Bingnan's concerns were actually redundant, because the Japanese army's Gao Pinbiao army had not yet attacked Suihua, but the Japanese army's 27th Brigade had arrived in Suihua.

For the defenders in Suihua City, although the Japanese army attacked a lot.

But don't forget that they are not alone, but have a division of reinforcements on the periphery and may launch an attack on the rear of the Japanese army at any time.

Once the Japanese army was cut off, Gao Pinbiao knew that his troops had an advantage in Suihua, but how long could this advantage last? It was a big question. Can the follow-up troops of the 14th Division send a large number of reinforcements to the 27th Brigade? Gao Pinbiao thought with his feet that all thought that after Kita Seiichi encouraged at most in the telegram, he promised that the 27th Brigade or Gao Pinbiao would be rewarded after the war.

If the attack is not firm, how can the Japanese army stay in Suihua?

At that time, after the left wing of the 1st Column obtains the 9th Column's assisted defense, there will be no shortage of insufficient troops, and the defense line will be extremely strong.

"Have the 9th Column's blocking force arranged?"

"Selected." Xie Weijun said helplessly: "The 230th Regiment, the top main force of the 9th Column, had it not been for Li Mingyuan to hold up a group of the 5th Regiment on the northern line and use the terrain to fight a beautiful annihilation battle, whether the 9th Column can completely annihilate the Japanese army surrounded. I personally am a helpless move that the 230th Regiment could not evacuate the battlefield."

This evaluation is relatively pertinent, and it also confirms that Li Mingyuan has a tactical talent on the battlefield.

However, no unit of the 9th Column can support the 230th Regiment, which makes this regiment likely to become an isolated army.

"The main force of the 8th Division?"

"Caval United?"

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Zeng Yiyang talked to himself, not caring about Xie Weijun's embarrassment around him. Both of them thought silently that on the plain terrain, it was close to daytime again, and the troops had nowhere to hide. Once caught up by the Japanese cavalry, it would be a massacre with no chance of victory.

Persistence, only perseverance.

Stay in the dug trenches and wait for the craziest attack of the Japanese army after dawn.

Time is one day.

Only after a long daytime can this army escape and ascend to heaven.

This is also the ideal result. Only in this way can the last fire of the 230th Regiment be preserved and the possibility of being completely wiped out by the Japanese army.

"Would you like to remind Wang Bingnan to send a guided force when retreating to alternately cover the evacuation of the 230th Regiment. As a meritorious force in the entire battle, the establishment of this force should be preserved to the greatest extent." Although he felt irrational, Xie Weijun still couldn't bear to win the battle, and the most rewarding force would fall into the Japanese army's encirclement, and his life and death were uncertain.

"Tsukata Attack wants to defeat the 9th Column, how many troops do you think he will send?" Zeng Yiyang's question was a bit abrupt.

Xie Weijun thought about it carefully and said seriously: "Without ten thousand infantry, Tsukada Oku doesn't even think about it."

"That's right, with the special forces, Tsukada attack requires at least 15,000 people, or even more. Most of the troops of the 8th Division were invested in this pursuit battle. Therefore, once the 230th Regiment retreated and moved closer to the main force, it will not only not allow it to escape from danger, but will also fall under the attack range of the Japanese group's forces, and the situation will be even more difficult. But if you think about it, you may have the possibility of survival."

"Is that so? I'm so beautiful to wash my ears!" Xie Weijun was moved immediately.

"Remember when we first entered the Northeast?"

"Yes!" Xie Weijun nodded and said, "The situation was not very good at that time. Although the Japanese army was controlled by the Soviet army on the Mongolian border, it still preserved a large part of its troops in the northeast. Most of the anti-Japanese forces that insisted on anti-Japanese war in the northeast were not established. Sometimes the number of troops of a military unit was just a strengthening company."

"But with such a small force, the Anti-Japanese United Army still sent a unit of 600 people to fight in Qiqihar, Suihua and other places, preparing to respond to the arrival of the large army." Zeng Yiyang's eyes showed an excited expression, and a thought vaguely appeared in his mind.

The possibility of large-scale combat in the future will be reduced. In normal times, the infiltration of small-scale troops will be the main form of war between China and Japan in the Northeast.

But Northeast China is unlike North China, with a harsh climate in winter and the continuous combat in the field is greatly restricted. However, it has an advantage that North China cannot match, with a vast land and sparse population.

The population base, source of troops, and food can be guaranteed.

However, it also increases the risk of troops being exposed, which is also the reason why the Anti-Japanese War can persist in the anti-Japanese war after the most glorious period. If the ambush and the troops lack the chance of exposure, they can maximize the mobility and concealment of the troops.

After breaking the troops into pieces, a small number of Japanese and puppet troops were ambushed.

This is not difficult for the 230th Regiment. Li Mingyuan is a regiment-level cadre in the regular army and has also come step by step from guerrilla warfare and has rich combat experience.

"Let him fight guerrilla?"

"It is not a guerrilla warfare, but a small team infiltration operation. The troops can use battalions as units to fight traitors, pseudo police, and even small Japanese troops in an area. The boat is small and easy to turn around, and the tactics can also use flexible guerrilla warfare to the maximum extent. However, the damage to the enemy-occupied areas will be significant. Especially the control of the people's hearts is incomparable to a great victory. Because the people saw that their troops were fighting the Japanese. Even if they were forced to provide funding due to the Japanese surveillance, as long as the main force arrived, these areas could be converted into base areas as soon as possible." Zeng Yiyang seemed to regard the guerrilla warfare of the small team in the enemy-occupied areas as a means of propaganda against the Chinese people in the enemy-occupied areas. However, if you think about it carefully, this method is indeed feasible.

After the establishment of the South Manchurian guerrilla column, Zeng Yiyang had similar ideas, but due to the conditions and military strength at that time, he did not send a larger combat force to the enemy-occupied areas.

You can follow the expedient things, and you will treat it as a living horse.

The ability to preserve 230 regiments is undoubtedly an explanation for the 9th Column and Zeng Yiyang.

Time passes little by little, and dawn is coming soon.

As the troops were about to evacuate, the radio stations of the 9th Column Command were about to transfer but received a telegram.

"Commander, look..."

The telegram was jointly issued by Zeng Yiyang and Xie Weijun, and the convincing power was enough for Wang Bingnan to implement it unconditionally. Earlier, Wang Bingnan thought of using alternating cover to remove the 230th Regiment.

But at first, the regiment closest to Qingshan Town would have to march for three hours.

When the regiment arrived around the 230th Regiment, it was already bright and the Japanese army had a large number of cavalry, so there was no scruples in the attack. In this way, it would inevitably become a one-sided situation. What made Wang Bingnan feel even more guilty was that Li Mingyuan's telegram said very clearly that the 230th Regiment held Qingshan Town for one day to protect the transfer of the large army.

Seeing this telegram, even Wang Bingnan's mouth, who had always been a stalwart, was salty, and he felt an unspeakable pain in his heart.

Zhong Shan stood up and said, "I didn't agree with 230 to stick to it for another day. Not to mention one day, even an extra hour will add a risk of destruction. This order from the head of the headquarters is the most ideal way out for the 230th Regiment. No matter what the result is, as long as the troops can be preserved, it will be a victory."

Chen Huaiping agreed and said, "Old Wang, give an order!"

"Why are you all looking at me like this?" Wang Bingnan said with a wry smile: "I am not willing to see the 230th Regiment being trapped in the Japanese encirclement. Besides, the column has completed its established combat goals. Even if the 230th Regiment does not belong to the 9th Column system since then, I will be absolutely fine. As long as this heroic unit can be preserved, I will have nothing to say."

"Chief of Staff, record the order!"

"After receiving the order, the 230th Regiment immediately broke eastward. After successfully breaking through, the troops were broken into pieces and formed anti-Japanese guerrilla zones in Yangjiadian, Nahe and other places. Li Mingyuan was the commander of the military sub-district, Xiong Liben acted as political commissar, and Sheng Shanliang served as chief of staff."

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Chapter completed!