Hengshan base, Hutou Mountain!

Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun, Ma Wenhai, He Yongjie and other regiment commanders all gathered in the independent brigade headquarters on Hutou Mountain!

"Lao Li, after the withdrawal of the various ministries, after an hour's rest. I sent people to count the regiments and battalions, and you attacked this time, and the three regiments suffered a lot of casualties. Then he hurriedly returned to the base area, and copied the back road of the old devil Haruki Fujimoto from the side. The front and rear attacked, and there were not a few casualties among the Japanese army! In the brigade headquarters, Zhao Gang said to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong bowed his head, this is inevitable.

There were no troops without casualties, not to mention the Japanese troops under Haruki Fujimoto, who were blocked in front and back at that time, desperately attacked and retreated south.

Zhang Dabiao's regiment suffered the greatest casualties, and a battalion of soldiers died. The 2nd Regiment, the 3rd Regiment, and the 4th Regiment and the Independent Regiment that followed Zhao Gang out to counterattack all suffered a lot of casualties!

Although the 20,000 Japanese troops commanded by Haruki Fujimoto only reached the base area with 15,000, they were all elite troops of devils, and most of them were veterans!

If it weren't for the fact that the independent brigade was not what it used to be, the weapons and equipment in its hands would not be weaker than the Japanese army.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain the battle clearly!

Sure enough, Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, "Lao Zhao, just say it." How many casualties did we total this time? ”。

The following regiment commanders actually have a number in their hearts, but some of the rest of the regiments are not clear! All of them have their ears pricked up and listen carefully!

Zhao Gang said with a solemn expression: "The losses reported by the various ministries add up to our attack this time, and there is also the main force of the Japanese army that surrounded and annihilated the Fujimoto Haruki's surprise attack, although all the 20,000 Japanese troops under the devil Fujimoto Haruki's department were annihilated. However, the casualties of our various units are still very large, and the total casualties are more than 2,000 people! More than 1,300 of them died, and the rest were lightly and seriously injured! ”。

"Treat the minor injuries as soon as possible, and try to rescue the seriously injured!" Li Yunlong waved his hand and said, looking helpless.

There are no immortals in war, and if you are afraid of sacrifice, you will not be the Eighth Route Army!

"Yes, Lao Li! I've already arranged for someone to do all of these things! Rest assured! Zhao Gang said in a condensed voice.

Li Yunlong nodded and continued: "In this battle, 20,000 Japanese troops were annihilated by Fujimoto Haruki, and the headquarters of the 31st Brigade of the 110th Division of the Japanese Army were annihilated outside, and the headquarters of the 77th Brigade of the 33rd Division, as well as the capture of Huairen, Sanyin, etc., killing countless enemies!" I believe that the Japanese army will inevitably mobilize heavy troops and cut off our independent brigade in the future! ”。

"Not bad!"

Zhao Gang said loudly: "Although great results have been achieved at present, all departments need to seize the time to rest. The little devil won't let us exist here after losing so many people. ”。

Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first regiment, said: "Brigade commander, political commissar, I think, do you take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army is unable to send troops, and continue to use a mobile force to disrupt the living forces of the Japanese army? ”。 Let's read books

Several other regiment commanders were obviously stimulated by the results of the battle and agreed to Zhang Dabiao's proposal.

It's just that Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "Not now!" The troops had just returned from the campaign, and the regiments were in dire need of rest. Moreover, for the time being, we must also digest the results we have achieved. The most important thing is that the troops have been fighting for many days and are already exhausted! There is an urgent need for recuperation. Judging from the current battle at Nakajo Mountain, it will take at least five days to a week or so for Naosaburo Okabe to command 100,000 Japanese troops to attack the main forces of the first theater of the Nationalist Army, and it will take at least five days to a week or so to completely end the battle at Nakajo Mountain! And at the moment, the Japanese military supplies that came from Zhangjiakou and arrived at the Zhongtiao Mountain front line through the Tongpu Railway will not be available in a short time! So judging from the northern section of the Tongpu railway that we destroyed, at least it will take time to repair! ”。

"That is, if Okabe Naosaburo wants to withdraw and come back to mobilize heavy troops to attack my Hengshan base area, he will not be able to act for at least a week?"

Zhao Gang said in a condensed voice!

Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "No! At the very least, we have a month to recuperate! The Japanese army stormed the main force of the first war zone in the mountainous area of Zhongtiao Mountain, and the battle ended a week later, and the devils must rest after a fierce battle. It is impossible to end the war soon and then move troops north to besiege us. They also need to rest, and the devil soldiers are not iron! ”。

"I didn't expect this!" Zhao Gang said with a smile.

Li Yunlong said with a smile: "So, at this time, we attack, with exhaustion, and we will not lose it!" The fighters have also been fighting fiercely for a long time, so take a break and recuperate! ”。

"Yes, Brigadier Commander! We get it! Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun and others said one after another!

At this moment, the brigade headquarters communications soldier took a freshly baked telegram and reported to Li Yunlong: "Report to the brigade commander, political commissar, the headquarters already knows your achievements!" Special call to commend! In addition, the independent brigade annihilated many Japanese troops, and after all the resolutions, the independent brigade was expanded and upgraded to an independent division! Division commander Li Yunlong, political commissar Zhao Gang. There are five brigades under its jurisdiction, and the commanders of each brigade shall be determined by you and reported to the headquarters for approval. ”。

"Hey, brothers, we've expanded and upgraded! Independent Division! It's a pity that I can't ask Chang Kaishen for military salary! After reading it, Li Yunlong said with a laugh after handing it to Zhao Gang.

After reading the telegram, Zhao Gang also knew that this was an internal appointment of the Eighth Route Army, and the number of the unit was deployed under the jurisdiction of the National Army.

That is, the internal expansion is self-organized, but on the bright side it is still the number of a regiment! After all, Chang Kaishen would not agree to the expansion of Li Yunlong's department at that time!

"Lao Li! Come on! If Chang Kaishen can give us military salaries, if he knows that there are so many of us, he won't be frightened! Will you still be paid? Hey, hey, hey! Zhao Gang also shrugged and smiled!

Li Yunlong waved his hand to signal the several regiment commanders below to calm down, and said: "After the commendation order of the headquarters, the formal expansion order will also come down soon. However, we can first carry out the restructuring and expansion of the organization. That's it, Lao Zhao. At present, our independent brigade has five regiments of troops, which have been directly upgraded to five brigades. Four and a half thousand people per brigade! What do you think? ”。

"Yes! The divisional artillery regiment is Wang Chengzhu's, and the other units are automatically upgraded and expanded according to their ranks! According to this way, Lao Li, our division is at least more than 25,000 people! It's almost an army! If it is a small establishment, it is the strength of an army! Zhao Gang exclaimed.

Li Yunlong immediately said: "Then Lao Zhao, are our recruits enough for the expansion of the army at present?" ”。

"Enough! Since you have won many battles, several cities and towns around here, as well as ordinary people from all over northern Shanxi, have plans to invest in our troops! At present, our recruits have more than enough to replenish your shortage of soldiers! What's more, it's expanded! Zhao Gang said with a smile.

Li Yunlong said with a smile: "In this way, our independent brigade will be expanded into an independent division!" And the strength of this division is even better than Chang Kaishen's Central Army of the Nationalist Army, and when I saw it, we still played the banner of an independent brigade. When the time comes, when the sure devil finds out that we are a division, he will definitely be surprised. ”。