Chapter 655: A Painful Victory! (Ask for a subscription!) ）

After receiving the exact answer from the communications staff officer, the two of them immediately fell into shock and surprise. Half a minute later, Liu Hua, who reacted from the shock, quickly put down the telescope in his hand and said excitedly to Zhou Baozhong beside him.

"Old Zhou, the command will be handed over to you here, and I will go to the position of the guard division immediately. This is the first time since the Anti-Japanese War that our squadron has accepted the surrender of the Japanese army, and we have to pay attention to it. Guard platoon, assemble immediately, and set off with me to the position of the 125th Division of the Japanese Army..."

As he spoke, Liu Hua had already rushed out of the command headquarters. With a guard platoon composed of dozens of special combat personnel, riding war horses, they quickly galloped towards the battlefield a few kilometers away...

On the battlefield where the guard division was located, more than 8,000 Japanese troops had already surrendered under the command of the chief of staff of the major general. At this moment. On the huge battlefield, only the soldiers are left cleaning the battlefield. When the commander Liu Hua felt the battlefield with the guard platoon, the commander of the guard division, Bruce Lee, the political commissar Chen Zhengxiang, and the chief of staff Wu Kehua, were guarding the Japanese prisoners who had just surrendered in the security troops....

"Report to the commander, the Guards Division, and the three infantry regiments of the fifth column, successfully completing the task ... The 125th Division of the Japanese Army, from the chief of staff of the Major General, all 8,329 people surrendered to our army. Among them, there are a major general chief of staff, three large commanders, and a total of 35 officers. At present, the mood of these Japanese prisoners is stable..."Seeing Liu Hua in front of him, Bruce Lee hurriedly saluted and replied.

"Xiaolong, I haven't seen you for half a year, but the combat effectiveness of the guard division is getting stronger and stronger. In an hour, not only did he eliminate thousands of little devils, but also captured more than 8,000 people....go, take me to see the chief of staff of the Japanese army...."Regarding Bruce Lee's answer, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and replied with a smile...

"Yes, Commander..."

Half an hour later, after arranging the matters of surrendering the Japanese army. The group immediately returned to the temporary headquarters of the guard division. At this moment, Commander Liu Hua was still immersed in the joy of meeting with the chief of staff of the Japanese army. Bruce Lee in front of him asked with a smile on his face.

"Xiaolong, in the one-hour attack, the casualties of the guard division are not large, can you continue to fight?"

"Report to the commander, after more than an hour of attack, all the commanders and fighters of the guard division paid a total of 598 casualties. Among them, the number of people killed directly and seriously injured and incapacitated was 32 Xiaolong decisively reported ....

"Very good, the guard division is worthy of being the most combat-effective unit in my Northeast Field Army....As I said just now, all the captured Japanese troops were handed over to the three regiments of the fifth column to take care of, and the battlefield was also handed over to these three regiments for cleaning. Your guard division, I have one more important task for you. How about it, do the soldiers still have the ability to continue to fight a long-distance rush battle..."Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Then, he asked with a smile on his face.

"Please rest assured, commander, the guard division will guarantee the completion of the mission...."Bruce Lee, who was feeling depressed about the battle that had just been unchallenging, immediately replied with an excited face after listening to Liu Hua's hints.

"Very good...."Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately, with a group of commanders, he walked to a huge military map and spoke.

"Division Commander Li, Political Commissar Chen, and Chief of Staff Wu. Up to now, the three Japanese units surrounded by our field army around the base area have now been left with the total annihilation of the 125th Division. Among them, the 126th Division was besieged by the fourth column under the command of Commander Wang, and it was only a matter of time before the entire army was wiped out. Therefore, now there are only more than 10,000 Japanese troops left who are besieged around the county town of Baishan...."

Liu Hua's sentence has not been finished yet, and Bruce Lee, who has already understood Liu Hua's heart, immediately understood a trace of Liu Hua. Then, with an excited face, he said: "Commander, what do you mean, let our guard division immediately attack Baishan County, and with the cooperation of local troops, completely annihilate more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Baishan County..."

"That's right, it's more than 10,000 Japanese troops around Baishan County. At present, the units of our army gathered around the county town of Baishan include: a regular army of 3,000 men, a heavy artillery regiment, and three agricultural reclamation divisions of 3,000 men. Of course, the combat effectiveness of these nearly 10,000 agricultural reclamation divisions can only be equal to two regiments of ordinary infantry at most. So, in the battle against more than 10,000 Japanese troops, in addition to the artillery regiment, it is mainly up to your guard division ... How, are there any problems? Liu Hua nodded and replied affirmatively. ,

"Please rest assured, Commander, the Guard Division will guarantee the completion of the mission..."Bruce Lee replied without thinking about it, with a confident face.

"Well, let's go, the specific enemy situation, after arriving, the commander of the 14th Division, Wang Mingui, will report to you specifically....As for the specific time of encircling and annihilating the Japanese army in Baishan County, it is up to you to grasp and decide...."Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction...

"Yes, Commander...."

Seeing Bruce Lee, who was happy to accept the order in front of him, Liu Hua, who suddenly thought of something, hurriedly continued.

"Wait a minute, according to the last report of Division Commander Wang Minggui, more than 10,000 Japanese troops who were besieged around Baishan County have lost all their own heavy ammunition and heavy weapons, and the entire army has fallen into a situation of running out of ammunition and food. The surrender of the 125th Division of the Japanese Army just now gave me an idea. When the time comes, in the process of attacking, those who can be persuaded to surrender will be persuaded to surrender... These little devils, for our base area that is about to develop rapidly, are very precious strong labor and high-tech talents... Therefore, when setting off, from among the captured little devils, dozens of little devil officers who were afraid of death were selected and brought with them. When the time comes, maybe you can use it..."

"Yes, Commander, I understand......"

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and the final encirclement and suppression operation against tens of thousands of Japanese troops was slowly coming to an end. Around the base area, the noise of gunfire that had been noisy for several days finally slowly stopped.

And at this moment, Commander Liu Hua and the entire former enemy headquarters have returned to the Shimenling Headquarters in the base area. And with the assistance of Yang Jingyu, the deputy commander next to him, he counted the results and casualty data continuously reported by various units...

Finally, with the siege and annihilation around Baishan County, after the last stubborn little devil was killed. The final results statistics and casualty reports of the anti-encirclement and suppression operation were also sent to Liu Hua at the first time.

"Commander, this is the latest battle results from the General Staff according to the battle reports sent by various combat units...... Looking at the amazing results in his hands, Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu, holding the battle report, couldn't help but start to tremble. At the same time, with his own trembling voice, he reported to Commander Liu Hua in front of him....

"Old Yang, don't be nervous... Quick, tell us all about how many little devils we have eliminated in this anti-encirclement and suppression operation, so that everyone will be happy...."Looking at Yang Jingyu with an excited face in front of him, Liu Hua said calmly.

"Yes, Commander...."

"Comrades, according to the statistics of the General Staff, during the anti-encirclement and suppression operation that lasted for more than 20 days, the fifth column of our field army, the recruit column, the agricultural reclamation corps, the special operations division, the militia units in the base area, the guard division reinforced from the Guannai, and the fourth column, totaling hundreds of thousands of troops, smashed the heavy encirclement and suppression of our base area by the Kwantung Army troops in one fell swoop after fierce battles, and won the final victory in this rice encirclement and suppression operation...."

At the moment, as soon as Yang Jingyu's words fell, a burst of warm applause began to sound in the huge headquarters. At this moment, the pressure suppressed in everyone's hearts disappeared as Yang Jingyu's words fell. At the same time, everyone looked at Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu in front of them with their own expectant eyes, waiting for the next next step of the deputy commander....

"According to statistics, in the bloody battle that lasted for more than 20 days, the seven main divisions dispatched by the Japanese army, except for two divisions and regiments retreated in embarrassment, fled back to their lair. The remaining five infantry divisions, none of which escaped the net, were all wiped out by our army. As for the number of enemies destroyed, they included: more than 82,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and 15,329 Japanese soldiers were captured..."

Seeing everyone's faces, they all showed shocked and disbelieving looks, and Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu opened his mouth to explain: "Next, I will explain to you separately how these hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out by our army:"

"The 124th Division of the Japanese Army, half a month ago in the area of Sifang Camel, was the first main division of the Japanese army to be eliminated by our army as a formation....The Japanese 132 and 133 divisions were killed by us with explosives in Baishan County, and the remaining 20,000 people were also wiped out one after another with the arrival of the guard division....The 125th Division of the Japanese Army, under our repeated harassment and attack, finally under the attack of the guard division, except for a small part of the stubborn resistance was eliminated, the main force surrendered to our army in formation... The 126th Division of the Japanese Army, under the joint attack of our fourth column and the recruit column, was wiped out last night... Therefore, in this anti-encirclement and suppression operation, our field army has won an unprecedented and unprecedented victory...",

After a short period of shock and excitement, Liu Hua slowly reacted from the shock. Facing Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu in front of him, he also asked with a calm face.

"Lao Yang, after destroying so many little devils, the price we paid, if nothing else, should be very huge...."

"Yes, Commander..."

When it came to the casualties of the troops, Yang Jingyu's mood immediately changed from excitement just now to depression. nodded, picked up another report in his hand, and said to Liu Hua in front of him, with a depressed face.

"According to statistics, plus the casualties of the militia units and agricultural reclamation divisions in our base areas. During the anti-encirclement and suppression operation that lasted more than 20 days, our army paid the price of more than 51,100 casualties. Of these, 16,329 were directly killed. It can be said that almost the entire column of troops has been wiped out by us..."

"Tell me about the situation..."

After all, he was facing the most elite Kwantung Army unit of the Japanese Army. The total annihilation of hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops will not be able to make the price of casualties small. Thinking of this, Liu Hua's heart, after a short period of pain, calmed down as soon as possible. Facing Yang Jingyu, he asked with a calm face.

"According to statistics, before the war: the fifth column had more than 21,000 combat troops, plus 4,000 recruit troops, for a total of 25,000 people. And now, in the entire fifth column, there are only more than 8,000 soldiers left, and the price of more than 17,000 casualties has been paid. ”

"The recruit column paid the price of more than 14,000 casualties throughout the battle, and was almost disabled. The three agricultural reclamation divisions paid a total of more than 3,500 casualties, and the militia units in the base areas and the local garrison units paid a total of more than 5,000 casualties. As for the remaining more than 10,000 people, including more than 2,300 people in the guard division and more than 7,500 people in the fourth column... In total, more than 51,000 people were lost...."

After a short period of contemplation, Liu Hua continued to speak, and said with a decisive face: "Lao Yang, all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives, whether they were militia members or soldiers of the agricultural reclamation division, were all treated as regular combat troops. In addition, what happened to all the soldiers who went out and sacrificed their lives, as well as about 35,000 wounded? ”

"Commander, I know all this, and I have already explained it all. As for the more than 30,000 wounded, except for almost one-tenth of the wounded, they could no longer go to the battlefield. The remaining wounded, as long as they are properly treated, can basically recover their health and return to the battlefield in a maximum of three months... However, the number of wounded is too much, and although there are enough medicines in the base area, there are simply not so many doctors...."Yang Jingyu replied helplessly...

Hearing this, Liu Hua's brows immediately furrowed. After a short period of thought, he looked at Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu in front of him, and ordered with a serious face:

"Lao Yang, now our delay is to treat the wounded. Pass on my orders: First, all units on the front line should immediately stop cleaning up the battlefield, concentrate their forces, and treat all the wounded. All lightly wounded were bandaged on the spot and handed over to the divisions and regiments to take care of themselves. As for the seriously wounded, they will be sent to the field hospital in the base area for treatment as soon as possible."

"Second, mobilize all the militia units in the base area, the agricultural division. Immediately set off, rushed to various battlefields, and assisted the main forces in treating the wounded..."

"Third, inform Director Wang Daoguang of the Logistics Department to send all the medicines stored in our Logistics Department to the front line, and use the best medicines to treat the wounded as much as possible..."

"Fourth, immediately send a telegram to Political Commissar Luo, asking Political Commissar Luo to immediately organize all the medical personnel of the main force of the field army, bring all the medicines, and let the cavalry division escort them, and in the shortest possible time, rush to the base area and participate in the treatment of the wounded..."

"Fifth, order Director Wang Daoguang to immediately mobilize personnel and build houses, and be ready to receive a large number of wounded..."

"More than 30,000 wounded, if all of them are restored to health, will be a very valuable asset for my entire field army. So, no matter what, we have to pull these wounded back from the line of death... Lao Yang, go and give orders immediately. In addition, all the personnel of the headquarters, except for the necessary staff officers who were left on duty, all the rest of the personnel immediately went to the field hospital of the logistics department to help...",

Seeing Liu Hua with a serious face in front of him, the commanders at all levels in the command headed by Yang Jingyu immediately replied affirmatively, regardless of any negligence.

"Yes, Commander...."

Looking at a kind of staff officer who was leaving quickly, and swept the casualty report in his hand, Liu Hua couldn't help but mutter.

"It's really a thousand kills and eight hundred self-losses... A single rice encirclement and suppression operation will exhaust all the troops and resources accumulated in the base area for half a year... It seems that after the expansion of the base areas, the first thing that needs to be developed is the capacity of the base areas themselves. Otherwise, in the last large-scale battle, the logistics office of the base area will not be able to withstand it..."

The entire base area, with Liu Hua's order, immediately ran like a machine, running rapidly. At this moment, the entire base area, which can be said to have concentrated all its manpower and material resources, began to carry out frantic treatment of the seriously wounded who were continuously sent from the forward positions...

What Liu Hua didn't expect was that it was because of his timely order that more than 30,000 people in this battle were seriously wounded. After several months of correction and rehabilitation, almost ninety percent of the wounded returned to the battlefield. And these more than 30,000 veterans who have returned to the army, without exception, have all become the backbone of the army....

Of course, that's all for later... A few days later, as the treatment of the various wounded slowly came to an end. All combat units immediately began to concentrate on cleaning up the battlefield and helping the people restore their homes.

And at this moment, because of the huge casualties of the troops, the commander Liu Hua, who had been suppressed in the command headquarters for several days, finally showed a rare smile on his face with the arrival of a telegram.

Because just today, the three main columns led by Luo Ronghuan, political commissar of the field army, and Li Qing, chief of staff, as well as a special forces column, with a strength of more than 80,000 people, are approaching the edge of the base area. In half an hour at most, Liu Hua can see those in the main force of the field army, and his old partners who have been separated for half a year...