After another correspondent soldier left, nearly a hundred more people on the list of casualties. The political commissar finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up from his chair: "Captain, the army has suffered too much loss, and the first and second battalions are almost crippled. I think we should give up positional warfare and use the guerrilla warfare that the troops are good at continuing to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops."

Although the regiment commander continued to stare at the map, the political commissar's opinions must be taken seriously and asked immediately: "I want specific casualties and the ammunition reserves in the hands of each unit, the more detailed the better!"

The political commissar picked up the list report he had been counting: "The first battalion has sacrificed 243 people and seriously injured 32 people. The minor wounded people are basically not off the front line. There is no statistics for the time being. Apart from the direct troops, there is only one company of combat troops left in the entire first battalion!"

"The casualties in the Second Battalion are even greater, and only more than 130 people are left to continue fighting..."

"The losses of weapons were also very large. The heavy machine guns and mortars that the regiment headquarters strengthened for them were almost destroyed. There were eight light machine guns and less than three hundred rifles left in the two battalions, and all the remaining weapons were killed."

"The ammunition situation is slightly better. The rifleman has fifty bullets per person, and each machine gun can get five or six hundred rounds, and three grenades and grenades per person!"

The commander's face sank when he heard this, and even regretted his decision to fight the position and consume the Japanese.

In less than a day and a half, the troops were defeated and lost one and a half battalions. If the independent regiment had not had a strong family and had a total of four battalions of troops, the troops would have been defeated and collapsed.

However, this also proves the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese army on the other hand. Unless you are absolutely sure of your future battle, you will definitely not be able to fight with them on the battlefield again.

But the battle has lasted for more than half. If the combat plan is temporarily changed, the previous sacrifice of the troops will be in vain.

After taking a deep breath, I continued to ask: "How is the result of the battle?"

As soon as the regiment commander asked, the heavy expression on the political commissar's face was obviously relieved: "The First and Second Battalions are the two strongest battalions in our regiment. If we lose so many troops, the results will definitely not be much worse."

"The first battalion fought six blocking battles. In the first three, they killed almost one team of Japanese soldiers. In the last three blocking battles, the results were a little worse because the Japanese were prepared for it, but there must be half a team. All of them were killed almost two hundred and thirty Japanese soldiers, and nearly two hundred puppet troops..."

"The Second Battalion fought five blocking battles? Killed almost two hundred Japanese and more than one hundred and fifty puppet troops..."

When we heard the result of the battle, the heavy expression on the commander's face disappeared. He looked at the political commissar with disbelief and asked, "Isn't it considered a puppet army? Our casualties with the Japanese are actually one to one... Political commissar, are you right?"

The political commissar shook his head with great affirmation: "Absolutely no problem? This is calculated by counting the number of Japanese corpses on the position when each battalion gave up the position and retreated. It is not counting the wounded and artillery brought back to the Japanese battlefield? The losses of heavy machine gunners, if all of them are added up, we will have greater results!"

The chief of staff on the side interjected: "I went to the frontline position yesterday? Our real results are indeed more than those reported."

"Although the Japanese are well equipped? There are more heavy weapons than us, after so long development, our equipment is not much worse. Almost every main battalion has ten machine guns and three grenade launchers? In addition to the mortars and heavy machine guns that the regiment headquarters support them? The firepower of a main battalion can completely suppress the Japanese and an infantry squadron and beat them to obedience."

"Also, although we are fighting positional wars again, the terrain advantage is in our hands. The first and second battalions have built many secret fire points on the position? Hidden the machine gun inside and suddenly fire after the Japanese approach. Kill them off guard."

"Although artillery and grenade launchers are not as powerful as Japanese devils, they are very smart? Don't fight with Japanese devils head-on, pick up persimmons and pinch them? The artillery shells and grenades are specially blown up in places with a large number of Japanese devils? Although the accurate head is a little bit short? But if the blind cat hits a rat, it can kill a few of them."

"I never dared to think about this before. Fortunately, we saved a lot of money before the attack began, otherwise we would not have achieved such great results."

After hearing this, the regiment commander fell into deep thought and then calculated the order: "Political Commissar and Chief of Staff, if this is the case, although the first and second battalions have suffered heavy casualties, the results have been achieved. The Japanese only strengthened the troops of the brigade, and the loss of so many people in a day and a half attack is definitely more heartbreaking than us, so this battle cannot be stopped, but it must continue to fight like this."

"Order the three and four battalions to start fighting immediately and replace the one and two battalions."

"The guard company, spy company, and cavalry company directly under the regiment headquarters, are ready to counterattack immediately."

"The remaining troops of the First and Second Battalions were temporarily reduced into two companies, and then hurry up and take a break and prepare to participate in the next counterattack at any time."

"The casualties of the Japanese were much greater than I expected. Once there was danger in the rear and we decided to withdraw our troops, we must seize the opportunity to launch a full-scale counterattack and beat the dogs in the water. This time I will not only regain all the bases I lost yesterday, but also break into their occupied areas and further expand the bases."

"The Chief of Staff went to the Third and Fourth Battalions in person. Although their combat effectiveness is not as good as the First and Second Battalions, I will supplement them with their equipment and ammunition, so that they can fight with confidence and boldness on the battlefield. We will win until dark?"

The political commissar and the chief of staff both widened their eyes at the same time, staring at the regiment commander with a look of suspicion.

The political commissar was the first to speak: "Is the situation of the battle changed tonight, and it comes from the rear of the Japanese devils?"

The troops are about to counterattack, so there is no need to continue hiding them.

The regiment commander nodded in response to the eyes of the two partners: "Before the Japanese army launched an attack, I received a message from the National Salvation Army. They will take the initiative to attack while the Japanese are in short supply and force the Japanese to retreat."

"Tonight, we will fight a big battle in the Japanese and puppet troops who attacked us to retreat."

"Because I don't know what this big battle is, the relationship between us and the National Salvation Army is very subtle, so I didn't tell you about this, but I believe the National Salvation Army will definitely do what it says..."

"Let's wait and see together, waiting for the National Rescue Army to take action, and see how big the big battle they will fight tonight!"

At the command of the Yangquan Japanese military brigade, several radio stations in the telecommunications room were in work. Seven or eight telegraphers took turns working. Some received telegrams, some sent telegrams, and the same number of communication staff guarded behind them. They either translated the telegram code they had just received into text, or translated the telegram text that was about to be sent into telegram codes.

A message was sent out and a special communications consultant was sent to the war room immediately.

The brigade commander woke up after only six hours of sleep last night.

This offense not only concerns whether the brigade can collect enough food, but also the stability of the occupied areas.

If each garrison can fight to drive all the Eighth Route Army in the occupied area into the mountains or eliminate them, the occupied area will usher in a long period of stability, and then all the troops and firepower can be concentrated to deal with the national rescue army and completely solve this important problem.

The battle on the front line did not come to an end for a day, and he couldn't sleep peacefully for a day.

"General, report on the pacification garrison: Their attack was very smooth. Yesterday, they advanced nearly twenty kilometers to the Eighth Route Army guerrilla zone one day, and in another two days they could drive all the guerrilla zones that were pacified into the mountains!" The communications staff ran in to report, and then handed the telegram to the combat staff beside them.

At this time, the chief of staff standing next to him suddenly spoke: "General, the attack of most of the sweeping troops was very smooth and they were achieving the offensive target step by step according to the combat plan, but the attack of several sweeping troops seemed to be in trouble, especially the Yangquan Garrison."

"They only advanced ten kilometers one day yesterday, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. The direct losses of both attacking troops exceeded one infantry squadron!"

The brigade commander frowned: "Why is the loss so great? Could it be that the Yangquan Independent Regiment fought with them in a position?"

"General is wise!" The Chief of Staff flattered Xiaoxiao.

"The Yangquan Independent Regiment built a large number of blocking positions in the base area in advance to block us layer by layer. Moreover, their equipment and firepower were stronger than the Eighth Route Army we encountered before. Not only were they equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars, but they seemed to have sufficient ammunition, and they rarely came out of the position to fight with us for bayonets."

"Are the casualties of the Independent Regiment serious?" the brigade commander continued to ask, but his tone was obviously not as kind as before, and he could even hear a little dissatisfaction and anger.

The Chief of Staff suddenly raised his heart and reported carefully: "The two battalions that were blocking our frontal attack are almost wiped out!"

After hearing this, the brigade commander's mood improved significantly: "This result is acceptable."

"If Yangquan Independent Group is driven into the mountains, although they can start with food and weaken their strength, they will definitely make a comeback as long as they have the opportunity."

"I finally met them and dared to confront us head-on. I must seize the opportunity to kill them, so as to prevent future troubles and not give them a chance to make a comeback."

"Send a telegram to the Yangquan Garrison, so that they don't be afraid of casualties and kill the Yangquan Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army at all costs."

After giving the order, the brigade commander looked at the sand table again and stared at Xi Yanghe, controlled by the National Salvation Army, and asked calmly: "Have the National Salvation Army been moving in the past two days? We dispatched so many troops to attack the Eighth Route Army, and the occupied areas are empty. With their character of taking advantage, we should not be indifferent?"

The Chief of Staff nodded: "They do have some movement."

"All the troops confronted us went into the battle state, but there was no sign of attacking the blockade line."

"Although the troops directly under the regiment headquarters showed signs of moving in the direction of pacification, the blockade line was not attacked."

"The Beizhi has ordered the garrison on the blockade to strengthen its vigilance. During the day, the artillery tower and the stronghold will be communicated every hour, and after dark, it will be communicated every half hour to prevent accidents."

"Yo Xi..."

The brigade commander nodded with satisfaction, and then turned his attention to the occupied area: "After the troops were drawn, will there be any situation in the occupied area happen?"

The Chief of Staff shook his head: "Several grain collection teams were attacked, and some local armed forces that were dedicated to the Imperial Army were attacked, but they could not affect the overall situation. The intelligence department judged that those accidents were done by the Eighth Route Army underground party and guerrillas. As long as we successfully eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, they could be easily destroyed."
Chapter completed!