The former enemy headquarters of the Laiyuan Independent Battalion did not return here until 10 o'clock in the evening.

Each company brought back a large number of light and serious wounded, and paid a huge price, and there was no joy in the battle after victory.

Liu Wenxuan took out a list of counted losses, and said in a heavy tone: "Battalion commander, the losses have been counted: Li Zhiyong's company lost 59 people, 21 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, and the local troops that cooperated with them lost 85 guerrillas, of which 43 were killed. ”

"The second company, together with the local troops that cooperated with their operations, the guerrillas, lost a total of 218 people and directly lost 142 people."

"The battalion commander, the baggage company, the guard company, the fire company, and the second company of recruits you took away, lost a total of 246 people, and directly sacrificed 138 people."

"Now there are 68 people left in the first company, 79 people in the second company, and the third company has been restored to full strength after a day of replenishment and rest, but it will take at least one day to fully form combat effectiveness, there are still 58 people left in the guard company, 79 people in the baggage company, 101 people left in the firepower company, only cadres are left in the first company of recruits, and 149 people are left in the second company, but they are all recruits who have not been trained, and they have little effect."

Zhao Wen's face became more and more solemn, and the casualties of the troops were too great.

Only three days after the start of the counter-sweep, more than half of the entire independent battalion suffered casualties.

If this continues, the independent battalion will be exhausted in two days at most.

If the independent camp is over, the villagers within a radius of dozens of miles will definitely be persecuted by the devils, and they will suffer.

Thinking about it, Zhao Wen's solemn face had unconsciously flashed a trace of worry.

The faces of several company commanders were very ugly, their heads were lowered, and they did not say a word.

At this time, instructor Liu Wenxuan continued: "The casualties of the troops are very large, but the results are also large. ”

"We have captured 80 carts of food and ammunition supplies in Lizhuang."

"There are more than 100,000 catties of grain alone, as well as 20 carts of bullets and shells."

"By the way, the battalion commander also captured one large-caliber mountain gun, two ordinary mountain guns, four mortars, two heavy machine guns, 298 rifle machine guns, 84 mules and horses, and eliminated 403 devils."

Although we did not capture many weapons and ammunition, we used our best guerrilla warfare and mountain warfare to eliminate a large number of Japanese puppet troops, captured 715 prisoners alone, and rescued nearly 200 wounded puppet soldiers who were left in the mountains by little devils."

"More than half of them are lightly wounded, and if you use medicine, you will definitely be able to recover your combat effectiveness within ten days."

"As long as we break the minds of those captives, we will immediately get more than 500 recruits with actual combat experience."

"The political work cadres of the whole battalion are now in the prisoner camp, doing their ideological work in batches."

"Before the meeting, more than 200 prisoners had offered to join our Eighth Route Army."

"I am confident that I will be able to get through the minds of at least four hundred captives before the early hours of the evening, so that they will be convinced to join our garrison."

The heavy expression on Zhao Wen's face disappeared, and hope was rekindled.

Now the biggest problem of the independent battalion is the lack of soldiers, and it is a veteran who can participate in the war by replenishing the troops, as long as the problem of lack of troops is solved, he is not afraid of more devils.

Staring at Liu Wenxuan, he asked with an expectant expression: "Instructor, are you sure that more than two hundred people have been mobilized?" ”

"The meeting has been going on for so long, there must be three hundred people now!" Liu Wenxuan was very confident in the ability of several instructors under his command, and affirmed Zhao Wen's gaze at him.

"Great!" Zhao Wen smiled.

Looking at Liu Wenxuan, he said happily: "Instructor." You deserve to be the big steward of our independent battalion, and you will send you whatever you lack! ”

"As long as you can mobilize four hundred men to join the independent battalion before twelve o'clock, no, as long as three hundred, the operation of the troops in the next two days will not be affected."

Speaking of this, Zhao Wen quickly put away the smile on his face, looked at several company commanders and said with a serious face: "The regiment has just sent a telegram, and Huailai County has just dispatched another baggage team, a full hundred carts and four artillery pieces. ”

"The escort unit is twice as large as the baggage team we killed during the day."

"This baggage team is definitely coming towards us, and I judge that the Japanese puppet army on the front line will definitely send troops to meet tomorrow."

"They're not stupid, and they certainly won't do two somersaults on the same thing."

"So if you want to kill the baggage team tomorrow and intercept all the supplies, the chance of success is almost zero."

"In order to slow down the attack speed of the Japanese puppet army, I decided to change my playing style and focus on sneak attacks. If the materials can't be intercepted, they won't be intercepted, and they will be blown up directly. ”

"It's still the old rule, the guard company, the baggage company, and the fire company will follow me, and the first and second companies will continue to protect the nearby villagers."

"Tonight, everyone should seize the time to rest, and at 12 o'clock in the morning, each company will lead 50 captive soldiers back to the instructors, directly replenish the troops, and train while fighting."

"The remaining captives replenish the company of recruits, ready to go into battle at any time!"

In addition, when the first and second companies operated, under the condition of ensuring the safety of the villagers, in addition to killing more devils, they also had to find ways to capture more prisoners. ”

"If there are more prisoners, the instructors will be able to mobilize more prisoners to join us, and everyone will have enough reinforcements to fight the devils."

"Otherwise, our independent battalion will be exhausted in a few days."

Laishui Independent Regiment Headquarters, Hong Linfeng hurriedly shelled in front of Li Hao, and after handing over the telegram, he reported while searching for Huaiyuan County on the map next to him.

"Commander, we've found the little devil logistics base."

"In Huaiyuan County, the chief of staff of the Shanxi garrison of the little devil personally sits in Huaiyuan."

"There are 20,000 troops hoarded in it for at least two months' worth of combat provisions."

"If Huaiyuan can be taken, the food supply carried by the puppet army on the front line for more than 20,000 days will last for a maximum of ten days."

"If our troops try to destroy some more, they may not be able to hold out for even five days."

"Huaiyuan County!" Li Hao looked at a dot on the map that was circled by Hong Linfeng and muttered to himself.

After drawing twice on the map with a ruler, he analyzed: "We are less than 100 kilometers away, and we can pass through the rapid march for two days and two nights." ”

"If you have a head, you will hit Huaiyuan County."

"Chief of Staff, have the commandos and reconnaissance companies figured out Huaiyuan's troop strength?"

Hong Linfeng shook his head and replied, "I haven't sent a telegram back yet." ”

"But the commandos and the reconnaissance company are gone, and it shouldn't take too long to figure it out."

Li Hao immediately ordered: "Tell Zhou Liang that the radio must be turned on twenty-four hours a day and keep in touch with the commandos at any time." ”

"Chief of Staff, you immediately organize people to draw up a plan for the march from here to Huaiyuan County."

"Ask all troops to walk day and night, so that the devils can't detect that we have gone to Huaiyuan."

"Artillery should also be brought, Huaiyuan is an ancient city, there must be strong fortifications, it is difficult for us to take it without siege artillery."

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Zhou Liang, the commander of the communications platoon, ran in with a solemn face: "Regiment commander, chief of staff, this is a telegram from the political commissar informing the base area of today's one-day anti-sweeping situation, and the form is not optimistic. ”

"The casualties of the three independent battalions are very large, and they have begun to replenish the troops with prisoners, and the political commissar wants to transfer some people from the recruit battalions to support them, so as to ensure that the three independent battalions have more than fifty percent of the veterans of the garrison regiment, so as to prevent accidents after the troops take too many prisoners."

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