"Hi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer in the shortest possible time...", the chief of staff quickly replied. With nearly a thousand little devils, under the order of the chief of staff, they began to clean up the battlefield, searching for any traces that the Eighth Route Army might have left on the battlefield... Finally, in the careful search of the little devil, a few wires buried next to the road, as well as a few explosive bags and shells that did not explode due to accidents, were found by the little devil... And the large pits on the comparison highway with a depth of one meter and a very orderly order, the entire process of battle planning finally slowly emerged in the mind of the chief of staff of the army, Sano Osa.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, through reconnaissance, found that during the entire operation, our troops basically did not put up any resistance, and were completely wiped out by the enemy..." Looking at the division commander with a pale face in front of him, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, the chief of staff hurriedly ran over and replied in a low voice like a mosquito..."Nani? How could it be possible without any resistance? These are thousands of elite Imperial Army soldiers, could it be that the Eighth Route Army, in the process of fighting, has any more advanced weapons? The eyes of the division commander stared at the chief of staff in front of him, Sano Osa, and replied with a face full of disbelief.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. After reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Army used a large number of explosives and artillery shells in the course of the operation... They had already planted explosives and shells on the roads. As soon as our Imperial Army enters the trap set by the Eighth Route Army, they immediately detonate the explosives buried in the ground... Thousands of Imperial soldiers of the Second Infantry Wing were killed by a large amount of gunpowder in this way, and finally died at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, without even the slightest chance to counterattack..."The chief of staff replied.

"Baga, the Eighth Route Army is really very cunning. Before the reconnaissance was clear, the main force of the division was ordered to immediately stop advancing. At the same time, ask His Excellency the Commander for aircraft support, and be sure to find this Eighth Route Army unit. In addition, I will immediately report the situation encountered by our 14th Division and ask His Excellency the Commander for tactical guidance... Let's go..."Listening to the answer of the chief of staff in front of him, Sano Osa. The division commander couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and finally, with a lot of effort, opened his mouth and ordered to the chief of staff in front of him. Then, a man stared blankly at the road in front of him, which stretched for several kilometers and was already stained red with blood.

"Good news, Commander... Captain Lin telegraphed. Just when the commander of the Little Devil Division, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, looked at the corpses of soldiers sorted out from the ruins in front of him with dull eyes. Transferred to the headquarters of the Third Army Division in the Baitashan area, Commander Wang Nanhu was anxiously pacing, waiting for something. Just when a few people frowned, they looked at the mouth of the headquarters from time to time. The excited voice of the divisional chief of staff, like a stimulant, quickly reached their ears.

"Chief of Staff, what telegram?" Look at the chief of staff who rushed into the headquarters. Commander Wang Nanhu and Political Commissar Chen Revolution stood up almost at the same time and asked anxiously.

"Commander, commissar, it's good news... Reading the first two regiments, they fought a big victory at Haseguchi ... An extremely small casualty, the total annihilation of 1,435 little devils in the army's avant-garde reinforcement brigade..."The chief of staff hurriedly replied, his words filled with his excitement at this moment..."Okay, good fight. With less than a company of casualties, more than 1,000 little devils from a reinforced brigade of the whole army fought too well... Commander, I suggest that the results of the 12 regiments should be reported to the whole army, so as to boost the morale of our army at this moment..." After reading the telegram in his hand, Political Commissar Chen Revolution first suggested.

"I agree, not only to report to the whole army, but also to the commander of the military district, to the headquarters ... This great victory, so to speak, gave us a very good start to the whole campaign..."Commander Wang Nanhu did not hesitate, and immediately agreed, obviously he was in a very happy mood at this moment.

But what is still to come that makes the two people even happier? Just when the commanders of the headquarters were rejoicing at the results achieved by the troops, another staff officer hurriedly rushed into the headquarters. Maybe it was because of nervousness, maybe it was because he was too excited to be happy, and the communications staff officer who walked to the door almost fell to the ground.

"Commander, political commissar, telegram, telegram from the engineer regiment..."Seeing the two people with smiles on their faces in front of them, the communications staff officer may have been so excited that he couldn't even speak well..."Engineer regiment, what's the matter. According to the battle plan, the task of the engineer regiment is to block the Second Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army, could it be that something happened to the engineer regiment..."Looking at the communications staff officer in front of him, his face was flushed with excitement, and he couldn't even speak smoothly. Wang Nanhu and Chen Revolution, who were still very happy just now, immediately stopped smiling, and their brows furrowed again. At the same time, a pair of eyes stared at the telegram in the hand of the communications staff officer in front of him..."No, the commander, the commissar, it's good news... Divisional Engineer Corps... The engineer regiment was completely annihilated by the Second Infantry Wing of the Army..."Finally, in the expectant eyes of everyone, the communications staff officer finally said what he wanted to express.

Quiet! At this moment, everyone in the entire headquarters opened their mouths in amazement after listening to the words of the communications staff officer in front of them, revealing a look of disbelief. Indeed, there are more than 3,000 infantry wings in the army, while there are only more than 1,000 in the engineer regiment, and they are still soldiers with no combat effectiveness... Such a small regiment without much combat effectiveness has completely annihilated an infantry field wing of the army, and almost no one dares to believe it.

"What, the Second Infantry Wing of the Annihilation Army. Quick, show me..."Finally, a minute passed, and Wang Nanhu, the commander of the division, was the first to react from his shock, grabbed the telegram handed over by the communications staff officer with a puzzled expression, and began to read it. However, judging by the expression on the commander's face, everyone knows that this good news must be true. The engineer regiment created a miracle, with a regiment of engineers, the whole army was annihilated by a wing....

"Good, good play... Chief of Staff, immediately forward this telegram, the original text to the military district, so that the commander and commissar are also happy ... Hurry up..."After reading the telegram in his hand, Wang Nanhu did not hesitate at all, and ordered loudly..."Lao Wang, the first and second regiments of Reading Li have all annihilated a reinforced brigade of the army, and the engineer regiment has completely annihilated a field infantry wing. Now I am expecting more and more, because so far we have not heard from the artillery regiment. I don't know, what task did Lin Wei's kid assign to the artillery regiment? Looking at the chief of staff who left in a hurry, the political commissar asked with anticipation on his face to the commander in front of him with a happy face

However, it is said that Cao Ying Cao Ying... Just when the two of them were thinking about the possible tasks of the artillery regiment, another staff officer rushed into the headquarters with excitement on his face... However, Wang Nanhu and political commissar Chen Revolution still knew from the smile on the face of the communications staff officer that the matter that the communication staff officer needed to report in front of them must be a happy event...

"Commander, commissar. Commander Zhou of the Artillery Regiment telegraphed..."I saw the two leaders in front of me looking at him with expectant faces. The communications staff officer hurriedly replied, and at the same time, handed the telegram in his hand to the two people.

"Political commissar, go, look at the yellow calendar, what is the good thing today, what kind of good luck has our Eighth Route Army taken, this good news is simply coming one after another, making me dizzy... Zhou Zhigang of the artillery regiment reported that they shelled the artillery wing of the Yue Army in accordance with Lin Wei's arrangement, and if nothing else, at this moment, the artillery wing of the Yue Army should have become a myth. In addition, in the process of transferring, the first battalion of the 2nd Regiment, which was assigned to the artillery regiment, blocked the attack of a cavalry wing of the Japanese army, and eliminated more than 700 little devil cavalrymen. The cavalry wing of the army was also devastated and almost lost its combat capability..."Perhaps there were two surprises in the first two. Wang Nanhu, who read the good news in his hand, did not show too much surprise.

"Well, today is really a good day for our Eighth Route Army. I'll do the math, a reinforced brigade, an infantry wing, an artillery wing, plus a cavalry wing. And an infantry brigade that was eliminated last night. In one day and one night, we wiped out more than 9,000 people in the army. Oh my god, there are only more than 24,000 people in the entire 14th Division, and we knocked out more than a third of their overall strength so quickly. If it weren't for watching these good news with my own hands, I couldn't believe my eyes...."After listening to the words of Commander Wang Nanhu, Political Commissar Chen Revolution asked in disbelief while being shocked.

"yes, I really didn't expect that we had a little battle plan. In Lin Wei's hands, it turned out to be a big battle. Commendation, political commissar, we must commend all the commanders and fighters who participated in the battle today, and we must also give them meritorious service and great merit..." Commander Wang Nanhu replied with a smile on his face, looking at the succession of good news in his hand.

"Lao Wang, you can rest assured, not only our division will be rewarded. I think that after the military region and even the headquarters learn of this victory, they will also commend these troops. It's just that, Lao Wang, the army has lost so many troops in less than a day and a night, and I don't know if they will continue to march into the base area. Don't be at that time, the encirclement we arranged for him in the Baita Mountain area will not even be seen by a little devil. "While being excited, political commissar Chen Revolution did not lose his mind..."Lao Chen, there is no need to worry about this problem at all. If the little devil knows the current affairs and retires now, it will be the best for us. However, if the little devil does not retreat, then we will be in Baita Mountain, and wipe him out....In a word, now there are only more than 14,000 people left in the army, and almost all the heavy weapons have been lost, no matter what, we don't have to be afraid of him anymore..."Wang Nanhu pointed to the Baita Mountain area on the map and replied affirmatively.

"Well said, Wang. This Lin Wei, invisibly, has created a very good situation for our military division. There are more than 10,000 little devils, and our partition can be completely ignored. Wang, I suggest that we immediately report our thoughts and all the good news we have just received. Let the commander and the political commissar also be happy..."Political Commissar Chen Revolution, who was still frowning, immediately became clear to all the questions in his mind after listening to Wang Nanhu's analysis in front of him. At the same time, he is also full of hope for the future of his own military division.

At this moment, in the ward under the heavy protection of the guard battalion of the military district command. Commander Zhang Hua, who was almost in good condition, was sitting at a desk, discussing with the political commissar the current military situation and the specific situation that the three divisions might face after the army sent troops... And just then, there was a knock on the door. Immediately after, the door to the ward was pushed open. I saw the chief of staff, holding a telegram, and walked into the ward with a smile on his face..."Lao Li, is there anything good, look at your spring breeze." There must be something good..."Looking at the smiling chief of staff in front of him, Liu Hua raised his head and replied with a smile.

"Commander, commissar, I really let you say it right, it's good news, and it's very good news. Our army fought a great victory in Jindong, which can be said to be a victory in the first battle. This is a telegram from Wang Nanhu and Chen Revolution, and they want us to commend the troops that participated in the battle..."Speaking of business, Chief of Staff Li Qing's face slowly began to become serious. However, from his tone, it can be seen that the excitement in his heart at this moment.

"Well, this Wang Nanhu, as soon as he made a move, it was a big battle, it seems that it was really unexpected by us, and there are obviously a lot of differences from the battle plan he just reported. Lao Li, tell us quickly, what kind of big battle this Wang Nanhu fought..."Listening to the answer of Chief of Staff Li Qing, Liu Hua and the political commissar were obviously stunned. However, Liu Hua still reacted at the first time, and asked with a puzzled face to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Commander, this is also beyond my expectations. Commander Wang reported that the 14th Division of the Chinese Army launched a surprise attack on our defending troops at 8 o'clock last night. However, under the resolute resistance of a battalion of our defenders, the army paid a large battalion of troops to occupy the position..."In this way, after a full five minutes, Chief of Staff Li Qingcai read a telegram of nearly 1,000 words in his hand to the commander and political commissar in front of him.

"Lao Li, is the content of the telegram confirmed? This Wang Nanhu really relied on an engineer regiment and a large amount of explosives to kill a reorganized wing of the army. And their artillery regiment, which almost destroyed the entire artillery wing of the army and severely damaged the cavalry wing directly under the division of the army? While being suspicious, political commissar Luo Ronghuan hurriedly asked the chief of staff in front of him.

"Commissar, don't worry, I have confirmed the content of the telegram many times. If I don't confirm it, I won't dare show it to you. The 3rd Division relied on two infantry regiments, an engineer regiment, an artillery regiment. In one day and one night, with only minor casualties, the 14th Division of the Chinese Army was completely annihilated by more than 9,000 people, and almost all the heavy weapons and mobile units of the Chinese Army were destroyed..."Chief of Staff Li Qing replied affirmatively without any hesitation.

"Good, well played. This is the best good news I've ever received since I was attacked. This Wang Nanhu has made a good start in the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign of our entire military region, and the chief of staff immediately sent a telegram back to Wang Nanhu and sent a congratulatory telegram to all the troops participating in the battle. At the same time, meritorious personnel must be credited with meritorious service and receive awards. In addition, tell Wang Nanhu and let him give me a good fight, the military region will definitely not interfere with his command, and try his best to annihilate the 14th Division of the Chinese Army in the base area, so as to give a good deterrent, the newly appointed Supreme Commander of the North China Garrison, Okamura Ningji, this old devil..."Liu Hua ordered loudly while being excited.

"Yes, Commander, I'll do it right away...."With that, the Chief of Staff prepared to leave.

"Lao Li, wait a minute. Having achieved such a great victory, we not only want to be rewarded, but we also want to report the victory... You forwarded the good news you received to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and the Military Commission word for word [***]. In addition, the results achieved by the three divisions must be commended to the whole army. In particular, the matter of the total annihilation of an infantry wing of the Engineer Regiment has given a good boost to the morale of the commanders and fighters of the whole army..."Political Commissar Luo Ronghuan ordered from a political point of view.

"Commander, political commissar, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task..."After speaking, Li Qing turned around and left the ward.

With the announcement of the whole army, nearly 100,000 troops of the entire Reading Division immediately fell into a state of madness. Various units have submitted applications for exhibition, applying that their units can go to the front line and achieve the same results as the engineer regiment. At the same time, engineer regiments, engineer battalions, engineer brigades, which have always been disliked by fighters ... With the good news, it immediately became a sweet spot in the hearts of the soldiers. A new recruit, all of them are scrambling to enter the engineering unit... However, the polar opposite of the atmosphere of the entire Reading Division is the commanders at all levels of the North China Army... As the day slowly passed, the division commander, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, also slowly learned about the losses of the troops within a day. He was once again furious when he learned that his troops had lost nearly 10,000 men in a single day, plus all kinds of wounded.

"Baga, the Eighth Route Army is very cunning, and has the ability to collide directly with the Imperial Army, Bageya Road. Sano-kun, is there any situation in the reconnaissance of the Air Force today, and has you found the troops of the Eighth Route Army that attacked us in a sneak attack...."Looking at the loss report in his hand, the hands of the division commander, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, couldn't help but start to tremble.

"Hi, Your Excellency Division Commander, the reconnaissance of the Air Force in the afternoon did not find any signs of a large force of the Eighth Route Army. Only in the area west of Haseguchi, troops of no more than a thousand people were found ... In addition, south of Haseguchi, a force of the Eighth Route Army was also discovered. However, the number was only about two thousand. However, now that these troops have completely penetrated into the mountains, we have lost all traces of them...."Looking at the pair of eyes in front of him that were almost about to erupt fire, Chief of Staff Sano Osa quickly replied.

(To be continued)