At the headquarters of the Japanese army brigade in Linfen City, Major General Matsumoto, who had not rested for a day and a night, rarely fell asleep.

However, in the second half of the night, he was woken up by the chief of staff, and brought another bad news.

The remaining half of the infantry brigade operating in the north of Linfen, except for Harada and a few guards who escaped, all the others were wiped out.

"In other words, the Eighth Route Army prepared a big trap for us in the north of Linfen, and from the moment we sent reinforcements, we fell into their trap!" Looking at the short telegram in his hand, Major General Matsumoto directly had a feeling of being slapped in the face, because he was very angry, and he held back the anger in his stomach, and his face was directly flushed.

"Hey, judging by the half-point, we were fooled. The Eighth Route Army still has at least 500 people in the north of Linfen, and they are well-equipped and have plenty of ammunition! ”

Major General Matsumoto couldn't sit still, sat up from the bed with a rub, and then began to give orders: "Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to all the troops we can contact, all troops from now on, stick to their strongholds, and no one can take the initiative to provoke the Eighth Route Army without an order from the brigade headquarters!" ”

"They are so evil, so far we haven't even figured out their real situation, and they are completely passive!"

"Also, the armed grain grabbing troops who have returned from Fengyun Town and Tianxin Town are ready for battle. Chief of Staff, you draw people from among the logistics, baggage, cavalry, artillery, and recruits, expand them, and let them reach the size of a mixed brigade! ”

"Each mixed brigade is required to have three infantry squadrons, one heavy machine gun squadron, one mortar squadron, one infantry artillery squadron, and one mountain artillery squadron, with a total strength of 900 men. In addition, each mixed brigade was equipped with two battalions of the Imperial Army, with a total strength of more than 1,500 men. ”

"The two mixed brigades must be formed before dawn. From now on, these two mixed brigades are our mobile troops in Linfen! ”

"Finally, order the intelligence department to find out the strength of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army at all costs!"

"Finally, after dawn, I will personally ask my superiors for punishment. If Your Excellency the Commander still trusts me and believes me, I will ask for at least one wing of troops and a sufficient number of material reserves from above, and as soon as the troops and materials are in place, I will directly dispatch heavy troops to sweep the base area of the Eighth Route Army and take revenge! ”

At the headquarters of the new regiment in Sanquan Town, as soon as Wang Ping walked in, Zhong Chenggong greeted him with an excited face.

"Commander, the battle is over, we won!"

"Since the second half of yesterday night, all the Japanese puppet troops who have been in contact with us have retreated and retreated to their respective strongholds. No matter how provocative and offensive we are, they are all in the posture of a turtle with a shrunken head! ”

"Now, the fighting of all the troops has stopped, and all four battalions have entered a state of rest!"

After finishing speaking, Zhong Chenggong, who was excited, asked tentatively: "Commander, you say, is this a devil admitting defeat." And this battle has been going on for a day and two nights, not only the devils, but our troops are also very tired, it's time to end! ”

Wang Ping was not as excited as Zhong Chenggong, but frowned and asked, "Admit defeat?" Chief of Staff, after fighting devils for so long, have you ever seen a devil commander who took the initiative to admit defeat to us? ”

"No?" Zhong Chenggong hesitated and shook his head in reply.

But he soon stared at Wang Ping and asked: "However, since they didn't admit defeat, why didn't they fight us, and they also took the initiative to retreat and be a shrinking turtle!" ”

Wang Ping frowned and analyzed: "Retreating and being a shrinking turtle do not mean admitting defeat. The reason why the devils are like this is because their brigade commander is too smart, and those who know the times are handsome. And I'm sure that the immediate retreat is only temporary, and it won't be long before we have an even more violent and crazy revenge from the devils! ”

Zhong Chenggong's frowning face finally showed an expression of sudden realization.

Then he slowly became solemn and continued to ask: "I understand, the devil's retreat is temporary. Judging from the current situation, if they continue to fight, they will lose even more, and it is better to be a turtle with a shrunken head. After gathering enough troops and supplies, we will send heavy troops to retaliate against us and seize the initiative on the battlefield ourselves! ”

"Regiment Commander, since this is the case, should we also withdraw from the army, transfer to rest, restore our strength, and prepare for the revenge of the devil!"

"No......" Zhong Chenggong didn't understand very much, and Wang Ping actually refused.

In his opinion, the battle was over in every sense of the word.

And as is customary, after the battle, the troops must immediately turn to rest and regain strength.

Besides, judging from the feedback from the battalions, except for the second battalion, the casualties of the four battalions were slightly smaller, and the other three battalions all suffered heavy casualties, and even almost lost their combat effectiveness. In this case, there is simply no way for the troops to continue fighting! ”

Fortunately, Wang Ping quickly gave him an explanation that he didn't understand.

"The devil has retreated, but the battle is not over!"

"Ending the battle, withdrawing the troops, moving to rest and recuperating, regaining strength, is easier said than done, but it is very difficult to really sit up, especially for the new regiment now, even more difficult!"

"Chief of Staff, let me ask you a question first, how can we restore our strength if we don't have enough food, weapons and equipment, and ammunition reserves?"

"In addition, without a sufficient amount of ammunition, food, and equipment, how can we meet a more fierce counterattack from the devils!"

"When the devils come to kill, give up the base we have worked so hard to fight, and continue to fight guerrilla ...... with them"

Zhong Chenggong's brows suddenly wrinkled into a big Sichuan character.

Then he added: "Regiment commander, there are still quilts, now that the weather is slowly getting colder, if the troops want to survive the winter, they must prepare at least three thousand sets of winter uniforms!" ”

"Yes, being dressed is also an urgent problem for us to solve!" Wang Ping affirmed.

"Don't look at the fact that we fought a big victory, and the total number of Japanese puppet troops eliminated added up to two or three thousand, but the capture was not too much. This time, the devil didn't know what to do to go crazy, and after knowing that he couldn't win, he began to destroy weapons and ammunition, and didn't give us a chance to capture them at all! ”

"Without sufficient material reserves, there is no way to talk about the so-called recovery of strength. Therefore, even if the devils retreat, our battle is not over, and we must wait for enough supplies and equipment to be captured before the battle can end! ”

Zhong Chenggong frowned, hesitated and asked: "But, regiment commander, our casualties are also very large, and the troops are very tired, in this case, how can we continue to fight!" ”

"Also, food, weapons, ammunition, and clothing are also very important in the eyes of devils, is it possible to watch us snatch things from them?"

"I'm measured!" Wang Ping replied confidently.

Then the order began: "One battalion, three battalions, the casualties of the troops are too great, and the infantry will not be sent to participate in the next battle." However, their fire batteries had to take part in the battle. Send a telegram to the two battalion commanders, and the troops will be transferred to the defense on the spot, replenished with new recruits, converted prisoners, and restored combat effectiveness. Firepower Company, set off immediately, come to Sanquan Town to report! ”

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