In the hand-to-hand contact with the Japanese army, the Chinese army is often not the opponent of the Japanese soldiers due to physical fitness and weapon factors, as well as insufficient training and other reasons, while the troops under Wang Haitao are different, first of all, in terms of physical fitness, there is enough nutrition, Wang Haitao's soldiers are by no means worse than the Japanese soldiers, secondly, in terms of weapons and equipment, the troops equipped with a large number of automatic weapons can occupy a great advantage in the hand-to-hand encounter, and finally and most importantly, the Japanese army in the front battle, confidence and morale have dropped to the lowest point, while the morale of the officers and men of the 3rd Guard Regiment and the 878th Regiment is like a rainbow。

At first glance, it seems that the two sides are fighting together, but if you look closely, you can see that the Chinese army has formed countless combat groups, or three or five people, or seven or eight people, and each combat group has divided labor and cooperated, and the Japanese army killed has been defeated and retreated one after another. There were also Japanese officers who were desperately organizing their men and wanted to form a team to fight with the Chinese army, but before they could organize much, there would be chariots rushing over and firing ferociously with vehicle-mounted machine guns.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had been fighting for more than half an hour, and Lieutenant General Oshirodo Sanji still had a glimmer of hope that the Kono Brigade would arrive in time, so he gritted his teeth and commanded the troops to resist desperately. It wasn't until Fukano Tokinosuke Osa and guard captain Tsunashi Sasaki hurriedly ran to their side and reported that the Shinkan Prefecture had been attacked by the main force of Shinna, and that Major General Kono Takeshi had led a team to rescue the Shinkan Prefecture, that Lieutenant General Oshirodo Sanji understood that he had gone on his own.

Fukano Tokinosuke Osa advised: "Your Excellency the division commander, the troops have suffered heavy casualties, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist the Chinese army, so it is better to withdraw to Zhangshu first, join the 32nd division, and then fight to the death with the Chinese army after resting." After hearing this, Lieutenant General Oshirodo Sanji could only sigh and said: "Fukano-kun, I really have no shame to go to see Commander Isamu Yokoyama, you should withdraw first, I will fight to the death with the people of China!"

Fukano Tokinosuke Daisa exclaimed: "Your Excellency the division commander must not do this, the Chinese have a saying, 'Stay in the green mountains, even if there is no firewood' Your Excellency the division commander should withdraw first, and I will block the Chinese army." After speaking, he glanced at Sakutsuna Shaozo. Tsunashi Sasaki suddenly understood what Fukano Tokinosuke Osa meant, and asked his subordinates to set up Lieutenant General Oshirodo Sanji, regardless of Lieutenant General Oshiroto Sanji's shouts, and withdrew to the rear together.

As soon as Lieutenant General Oshirodo Sanji withdrew, Fukano Tokinosuke Osa immediately ordered the whole army to retreat, and the Japanese army was already retreating step by step, and with the order to retreat, they immediately recklessly retreated. The 3rd Guards Regiment pursued them until the foot of the mountain, and only then did they allow less than 4,000 Japanese troops to escape into the mountains. Sun Linhai asked his subordinates to clean up the battlefield, and he went to report the battle situation to Wang Haitao.

In the temporary headquarters, Wang Haitao and Tang Longzai sat in front of the map, and Wang Haitao was very sure of the victory of the battle, and he hoped that the 877th Regiment and the 879th Regiment could successfully take Xingan County, which would be extremely beneficial to the next move. As a result, what he was waiting for was a telegram from Xu Qun of the reconnaissance regiment, reporting that the reconnaissance regiment had cooperated with the anti-Japanese brigade and had captured Xingan County.

This telegram gave Wang Haitao an unexpected surprise, and he said to Tang Longzai: "Longzai, this Xu Qun under your command is really good, he has brains, ability, and can seize the opportunity. Wang Haitao rarely praised his subordinates so much, and now Tang Longzai also had a light on his face, and replied with a smile: "Brother-in-law, I am also very optimistic about this Xu Qun, you can't poach people!"

As the two were talking, Sun Linhai arrived, Sun Linhai entered the command headquarters and saluted Wang Haitao and Tang Longzai and said: "Report to the commander, * commander, our department has defeated the 22nd Division of the Japanese army, killed more than 4,000 people under Koga Ryuichi Zuo, the commander of the 86th Wing of the Japanese army, and more than 3,000 people from the rest of the Japanese army have now fled into the mountains. ”

Wang Haitao replied with a smile: "Well, that's a good job! Now that the county town of Xingan has been captured by me, you Guo will clean up the battlefield and drive into the county seat to rest." Sun Linhai replied, "Yes, Commander." The lowly will go and give orders. After Sun Linhai left, Wang Haitao said to Tang Longzai: "Let's also go into the city, as soon as the battle here is over, we will have to face the Japanese army outside Zhangshu City, there are still two divisions and two mixed infantry brigades, and it will be another vicious battle!"

A few hours later, Wang Haitao and Tang Longzai arrived at the temporary headquarters in Xingan County, where Li Changwu, Tang Yu, Xu Qun, Wang Weikuan and others were waiting for themselves. When everyone saw that Wang Haitao had arrived, they all stood up and saluted Wang Haitao and them, and after Wang Haitao and Tang Longzai returned to the military salute, they asked everyone to sit down. Wang Haitao said: "Tang Hongming and they have been besieged for many days, and the defeat of the 22nd Division is afraid that they can't help but storm Zhangshu County every day, so our rescue operations must also be accelerated." This evening, we will rest all night in Xingan County, and tomorrow morning the whole army will set off for Zhangshu County. Now let's report on the casualties of the troops. ”

So everyone present reported the casualties of the troops to Wang Haitao one by one. The casualties of the various units were not very serious, and the number of casualties, including the anti-Japanese brigade, was only more than 1,200. Among them, 686 were killed, 456 were seriously wounded, and more than 100 were not seriously wounded but temporarily lost their combat effectiveness. Speaking of which, at the cost of more than 1,200 casualties, the defeat of a division and a mixed brigade of the Japanese army, killing nearly 20,000 enemies, was already a great victory, and in the current Chinese army, I am afraid that only Wang Haitao's troops can achieve such a record.

Wang Haitao can accept such casualties, but he is thinking about another vicious battle that he will face soon. Wang Haitao naturally praised the performance of the various units in the battle, and asked everyone to seize the time to rest after they returned, and tomorrow the troops will march to Zhangshu County. When everyone was about to leave, Wang Haitao left Xu Qun and Wang Weikuan.

Wang Haitao first said to Xu Qun: "Commander Xu, your reconnaissance regiment has contributed a lot to this battle, and you are also well commanded. However, your reconnaissance group still has to work harder, and you must set out first in the morning to find out the situation on the road ahead for the main force, and remember to be careful to prevent the Japanese from setting up ambushes on both sides of the road. If you have any problems, report them to me immediately. ”

Xu Qunli replied, "Yes, Commander." After Xu Qun left, Wang Haitao said to Wang Weikuan: "Lao Wang, thank you for leading the anti-Japanese brigade to help our army this time, and for the brothers who were killed or injured in the battle of the anti-Japanese brigade, I will pay pensions according to the same people under my command, Lao Wang, you can rest assured." In addition, if Lao Wang has any requirements, just tell me, as long as I can do it, there will be no second words!"

Wang Weikuan smiled and said: "It's all to destroy Little Japan, General Wang doesn't have to see outside, and I don't have any requirements, but my anti-Japanese brigade is a little worse in firepower, can you ask General Wang to allocate some heavy weapons to us in the capture?" Wang Haitao immediately replied: " This is no problem, I will immediately inform the logistics department, and allocate you 20 heavy machine guns, 40 light machine guns, 20 small cannons, and the 20 captured mountain guns and shells will also be handed over to you for use, and I will have some artillery in a platoon to go to your people who teach you to operate the artillery. ”

Wang Weikuan thought that Wang Haitao could transfer some light and heavy machine guns to himself, but he was wrong, and it was best to give him a few more small cannons. But he didn't expect that Wang Haitao not only gave dozens of light and heavy machine guns, but also 20 small cannons, and finally gave 20 Japanese-style mountain guns. That's a regular artillery, and it's by no means as powerful as those small cannons.

Wang Weikuan became excited and asked, "General Wang really gave us the captured twenty mountain cannons?" Wang Haitao was stunned for a moment and replied: "Yes, the twenty mountain cannons are all given to you, you can send someone to get them back immediately." If it weren't for the small number of seizures, I would have given you some more. Lao Wang, don't be too little. Wang Weikuan said with a smile on his face: "Not too little, not too little! General Wang, you are busy first, and I will go and ask someone to bring the cannon back." ”

After saying that, he ran out of the door. Wang Haitao was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and muttered with a smile: "This old Wang, why are you in such a hurry?" After the phone call, Tang Longzai said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, you are really good to the CCP, and the twenty mountain cannons will be delivered." ”

Wang Haitao only then realized why Wang Weikuan was in such a hurry, the Japanese-style mountain artillery was not a good thing at all in Wang Haitao's eyes, but in the CCP troops, it was like a treasure to be able to get a Type 92 infantry gun, not to mention the Japanese-style mountain artillery, and there were twenty pieces at once. The anti-Japanese brigade now has good weapons, and if the regular troops know about this news, they will also be red-eyed.

However, Wang Weikuan hurriedly returned to the troops, and immediately ordered the two squadrons to assemble urgently, and the two squadrons thought that they had a combat mission, so they hurriedly gathered together, and Wang Weikuan led them straight to the logistics office in the city. When the two squadron leaders saw that the troops had entered the city, they were even more confused, and they all came to Wang Weikuan's side to make noise.

Wang Weikuan smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, you'll know when you get to the place, it's a good thing anyway!" Under the leadership of Wang Weikuan, the two squadrons came to the logistics compound an hour later. Tang Yizong, a deputy director in charge of the logistics department, was already waiting for Wang Weikuan in the courtyard. As soon as the two sides met, Tang Yizong asked, "Is it someone from the anti-Japanese brigade?"

Wang Weikuan stepped forward and replied: "I am Wang Weikuan, the captain of the anti-Japanese brigade, and I have been ordered to receive the weapons and ammunition allocated to our brigade by Commander Wang. Tang Yizong said: "Captain Wang, Commander Wang's order has been conveyed to me, and I have also prepared the weapons and ammunition allocated to you, and now I will hand it over to you." Captain Wang, please come with me. ”

Wang Weikuan and the two squadron leaders followed Tang Yizong to the side of the courtyard, where a very light and heavy machine gun, a small cannon and a Japanese-style mountain cannon were neatly arranged. Tang Yizong took out a list and said to Wang Weikuan: "Captain Wang, here are 20 Japanese-style heavy machine guns, 40 Japanese-style light machine guns, 8 92-type infantry guns, 12 Japanese-style 80-mm caliber mortars, 20 Japanese-style 75-caliber mountain guns, as well as machine gun bullets and various artillery shells. This is the list, please check it out with Captain Wang. ”