What Ma Yongcheng was thinking in his heart, Li Ziyuan naturally wouldn't know. But this time, he really honestly commanded the westward troops, escorted the captured small 5,000 puppet army prisoners, and returned to Gaoping with the captured booty. However, after returning to Gaoping, he did not enter Gaoping City, but placed his troops slightly further south.

That is to say, after Li Ziyuan returned to Gaoping, he placed the troops under his command between Gaoping and Jincheng, closer to Jincheng. After arriving at the intended place, Li Ziyuan ordered the troops to rest for four hours. As a result, as soon as he gave this order, the exhausted troops fell asleep after continuous combat.

On both sides of the highway from Gaoping to the junction of Jincheng, the improvised fortifications built after the arrival of the troops were full of sleeping soldiers. Considering that the troops were already quite tired, Li Ziyuan transferred one from the two battalions left behind in Gaoping County to serve as a guard. In order to allow the troops, have a good rest.

As for the common people, the entire Zezhou battlefield was so lively, and no one rushed to affect the rest of the troops. Where the troops are now, the snoring sound is a mountain and a tsunami, and it can be heard clearly from hundreds of meters away. And the small village where Li Ziyuan's headquarters was located was also full of tired soldiers inside and out.

Li Ziyuan gently bypassed the sleeping soldiers, and took the guards to the outside of the village where the troops were stationed, looked at the cadres and soldiers who were sleeping all over the place, and shook his head slightly. Even after four hours of hesitation, there was no one to blow the assembly horn.

When Li Ziyuan returned to the headquarters, he received a call from Gao Ping. On the phone, the deputy commander of the Fourth Division reported that they had eliminated all the remaining puppet army strongholds on the outskirts of Gaoping. In this battle, more than 700 puppet soldiers were killed and 15,600 puppet soldiers were captured. Now their troops have arrived at the designated position.

Regarding this old man's belated report, Li Ziyuan shook his head and didn't say anything, just asked him to strengthen his vigilance and hung up the phone. Now, more than ten hours have passed since the time his brother had promised. He solved the enemy sent by Qinshui, and he only finished solving the puppet army of more than 2,000 people on his side.

If he hadn't taken the lead in advancing westward, he would have defeated the puppet army sent by Qinshui. Coupled with the puppet army in the surrounding area, there is no positive reinforcement attitude. Otherwise, his brother will have to suffer a big loss. At that time, even if he wanted to withdraw safely, there was almost no possibility.

However, it doesn't make much sense to talk about this now. Li Ziyuan can only hope that he will not partner with this guy in the future, otherwise he will have to have a heart attack at a young age. Compared with his side, Li Ziyuan is more concerned about the war in the south at the moment.

He transferred his troops to this position, which was to be ready to go south to cooperate with the main force. According to the report of the military region, the puppet 10th Division in the south can now shrink its strength. The military region now uses almost all the living forces, except for a unit that monitors Jincheng. Once the Japanese puppet army on a certain side arrives in advance, the military region will definitely fall into passivity.

Therefore, after fighting two battles in a row, Li Ziyuan consciously put himself in the position of the reserve. As for the results reported by He Sanliang, who rushed over to stay in Gaoping to clean up the battlefield, Li Ziyuan was a little absent-minded. Anyway, for him, these results are just how many more prisoners are captured, and how many weapons and ammunition are captured.

Seeing Li Ziyuan's absent-minded look, Ma Yongcheng on the side frowned, touched him and said, "I said brother, can you be serious." Why is he reporting to you, can you kid not be distracted? Anyway, there is no new order from the superiors now, even if your brother is itching, you have to stay here honestly, right? ”

Li Ziyuan, who was stabbed by Ma Yongcheng and woke up from his distraction, looked at He Sanliang in front of him with some embarrassment, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry Lao He, I'm a little distracted here." So, you go on, I promise never to make the same mistake again. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's apology, He Sanliang shook his head, and simply put down the summary of the battle report in his hand, and said directly: "When we were cleaning the battlefield, we found Du Mo'an, the commander of the puppet independent 16th Brigade who was injured by the * explosion and was in a coma in Gaoping City. His Japanese adviser Nakamura Masataka and more than a dozen other Japanese advisers were killed by our troops. ”

"In addition, the chief of staff of the 16th Independent Brigade, as well as four regiment commanders, were captured by our troops, three were killed, and two were killed. The battle included the troops of the four divisions, and our army killed, wounded and captured more than 5,000 puppet soldiers, and nearly 1,000 Japanese troops, including armed expatriates. More than 3,000 rifles, more than 200 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 10 mountain guns and mortars were seized. ”

In addition, more than 1.1 million rounds of ammunition of various types were seized. However, because of the large number of Italian-made light weapons in the puppet army, Italian-made 65 bullets occupy a large part. Judging from the confessions of the prisoners, it was the Japanese army that disarmed the garrison in the Italian concession in Tianjin and allocated the ammunition stored there to this puppet army. ”

"In the battle between Qinshui and Gaoping, our army captured more than 4,000 people below the deputy commander of the puppet Ninth Division, and captured more than 90 light and heavy machine guns, more than 2,300 rifles, four mortars, and one mountain artillery. 200,000 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, more than 300 artillery shells, two radio stations, and 13 German-made Siemens telephone exchanges. ”

"This puppet independent 16th Brigade turned out to be the 13th Column of the Hebei-Henan Guerrilla in the First War Zone before it surrendered to the enemy. It was adapted from the original indigenous armed forces in eastern Henan, as well as the stragglers who were gathered. During the warlord melee, the Henan region itself was an important passage and main battlefield for the northern army to go south and the southern army to the north. ”

"During the warlord melee, and during the Great War in the Central Plains, there were many major battles there. After a big battle, the rout army was all over the mountains. Italian-made rifles were heavily equipped with Beiyang warlords, as well as the Second National Army, which had broken down in Henan. Among the miscellaneous armed forces that were armed under the banner of anti-Japanese resistance, there were a large number of such rifles. ”

"Historically, they have only given a part of the military salary every month to such an armed force, and they have not cared about the rest. Don't even think about the change of weapons. They can only collect weapons from the people, and what weapons they still use in the end. Therefore, we should not be surprised by the captured Italian rifles. ”

However, after the prisoners arrived, they clashed with the prisoners of the 16th Independent Brigade. The two sides fought in a temporary prisoner camp outside Gaoping City. The leaders were the chief of staff of the captured 16th Brigade, as well as the two regiment commanders of the puppet 9th Division. Now I have put the officers of the two puppet armies into custody separately. ”

"Also, those captured officers of the Puppet Ninth Division want to see you, especially the deputy division commander, who is seven dissatisfied and eight dissatisfied. It's said that we are going to make a surprise attack, so that we can have a kind of opening up the formation and fighting again. This guy seems to have lost, not an ordinary unconvinced. ”

After listening to He Sanliang's report, Li Ziyuan knocked on the table and said, "Tell the medical staff that you must do your best to rescue that Du Mo'an." That guy is a graduate of Baoding, although he fell into the water and became a traitor. But at least judging from the combat effectiveness of his troops, he led the troops well. At least I can't see it in other puppet soldiers, which means that this guy still has a certain level. ”

"Compared with the New Fifth Army, a unit from a miscellaneous army, and those officers from the army, his level as a graduate of Baoding is still quite good. If it can be rescued, it is still necessary to rescue it, and wait until the end of the battle to send it to the military region. And his chief of staff, and the rest of the officers. ”

"Arrangements should be made for the captured weapons and equipment to be transported back to the base area as soon as possible. Also, give the troops an hour to recuperate, and then immediately assemble and prepare to fight south. I'm worried that the puppet front headquarters in Jincheng, as well as their seventh division, may run away. He also sent a report to the sub-district, asking the political commissar to immediately command the troops left behind in the sub-district to closely monitor the movements of the enemy in Ludong. ”

"The point is this 14th Independent Brigade, we must keep an eye on their every move. As for the Japanese army in Linfen, it is not our turn to worry about it for the time being. This battle has been going on for a while, and the enemy of Changzhi has not yet moved, although there are reasons for the lack of troops, but there are also some abnormalities. ”

"Therefore, no matter which direction we go next, the enemy of long-term rule is likely to be the biggest variable. At least before we complete the entire Jincheng operation, the divisional troops must cooperate with the remaining troops of the fourth division and keep an eye on every move of this independent infantry brigade. Especially now, the entire Jincheng battle has reached a decisive moment. ”

"Because according to the character of this old fox, he is now embattled. Although the Japanese puppet armies from all walks of life are doing their best to reinforce this side. But what this old man knows better is that if his troops are exhausted, even if reinforcements arrive, the Japanese and that side will not be waiting to see him. ”

Therefore, whether it is to rescue the descendants who are currently fighting with the main force of the military region, or to preserve his own vitality, he will not continue to defend Jincheng. Although our army has not launched an attack on Jincheng now, he knows that once the battle on Yangcheng's side is over, there will be no good fruit waiting for him. ”

"I feel that this guy, taking advantage of the fact that our main force is fighting with his subordinates in Yangcheng at the moment, the probability of smearing oil under his feet is almost 100%. At present, the main force of the military region is fighting fiercely in Yangcheng. The troops monitoring Jincheng were no more than two regiments, and they had to face not only the most complete and most adequate division of the entire puppet Sixth Front Army. ”

"To add his headquarters organs, the so-called special service regiment and some directly subordinate troops, all of them together are equivalent to the strength of a division. And once the division is separated from Jincheng, no matter which direction it joins, it will bring great difficulties to the actions of the main forces of the military region. ”

"Therefore, what we should do now is not to wait for orders here, but to go south to Jincheng to serve as a reserve for the main force of the military region. I also know that the casualties of the various units are not small, and the continuous combat has become extremely tired. But we can't let them run away easily. ”

Speaking of this, after Li Ziyuan looked at the watch on his wrist, he gritted his teeth and continued: "After giving the troops an hour to rest and recuperate, and then the whole army gathered at the speed of a forced march and went straight to the junction of Jincheng and Yangcheng to prepare for an ambush. Since we will start this battle, I don't think we should trouble others at the end. ”

"As for the deputy division commander who wants to see me, let him stay there. The soldier is treacherous, as a commander, he doesn't understand this, and he is still a fucking deputy division commander. Don't say do it again, with his style of play, it won't be a fart to give him ten times. Don't talk about a division, even if you give him an army, it's not enough to lose, don't bother with him. ”