At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, after reading the telegram forwarded by the Taiyue Military Region, the deputy commander-in-chief and the deputy chief of staff were stunned for a long time before they reacted.

Not to mention the two columns of the devils, nearly one infantry brigade was eliminated before and after, not including the cavalry brigade and armored squadron that had just been killed.

"Boss, such results are worth the sum of the results of several main regiments of other troops, I suggest that it be reported to Yan'an and Chongqing immediately, and the whole army will be rewarded to boost morale!"

The deputy commander-in-chief hesitated for a moment and replied: "Forget Chongqing, immediately send a copy of the original text of this battle report to Yan'an, and give the new regiment of the Taiyue Military Region a whole army notification and commendation!" ”

"Why don't you report to Chongqing!" The deputy chief of staff asked rhetorically with a look of incomprehension.

You must know that one of the very important reasons why the Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale sabotage war at this time was that Chongqing often slandered the Eighth Route Army, saying that the Eighth Route Army was swimming but not attacking. is clearly anti-Japanese, but in fact, he is grabbing turf behind the little devils and developing his own strength.

In order to shatter this rumor, the headquarters finally decided to use this large-scale sabotage war to tell the people of the whole country and Chongqing that the Eighth Route Army was definitely the mainstay of the anti-Japanese resistance in North China.

And now, the Eighth Route Army has achieved such great results, and the deputy commander-in-chief chose not to report to Chongqing, and the deputy chief of staff can't understand it?

The deputy chief of staff hesitated and replied: "Chief of Staff, even if we report to Chongqing, the new regiment will interrupt the Tongpu railway and eliminate more than a thousand devils, including a cavalry brigade and an armored squadron, do you think Chongqing will believe it?" Maybe we will say that our Eighth Route Army lied about the military situation! ”

"He can send someone to check, and everything will be clear when he checks......" the deputy chief of staff asked retortingly with reluctance.

"How do you check?" The deputy commander-in-chief shook his head and replied.

"When the battle was over, our troops withdrew. Everything that could be taken away from the captured equipment was taken away, and what could not be taken away was destroyed. As for the corpse of the devil, when Chongqing sent someone over, it would have been taken away by the devil a long time ago, how to check! ”

"It's obviously impossible for them to see the equipment we have captured the devils. If they know that our new regiment is not only well-armed, but also armed with heavy machine guns and artillery, it will definitely arouse their scruples and suspicions, which will not be beneficial to the development of our Eighth Route Army! ”

After the deputy chief of staff sighed, he asked helplessly: "What do you think, just watch Chongqing continue to slander us, and watch the results of the new regiment being wiped out!" ”

The deputy commander-in-chief hesitated for a moment and decided: "Chief of Staff, you think about it, remove the armored squadron and cavalry brigade from the results, and then change the results to the entire 386 Brigade and report to Chongqing!" ”

The deputy chief of staff immediately understood what the deputy commander-in-chief meant, and replied very quickly: "I'll do it now!" It's just that in this case, the new group will be wronged! ”

The deputy commander-in-chief shook his head and replied: "There is nothing wronged or wronged, if he Wang Ping has the courage to take a county seat and let the devil admit it, I will dare to report to Chongqing, ask Chongqing to give him a reward, and then smash Chongqing's slander against us." Tell Chongqing that our Eighth Route Army can not only fight devils, but also take back the county towns they heavily defended from the devils! ”

"Boss, then I'll spread what you just said to the Taiyue Military Region and to Wang Ping's ears?" The deputy chief of staff was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically.

"Pass it on, as long as he Wang Ping dares to fight and can beat down, I will fulfill my promise!"

The headquarters of the Taiyue Military Region, after reading the call back from the headquarters, the commander was also angry, and he was very aggrieved by Wang Ping of the new regiment.

Not to mention that the combat exploits that were finally achieved were halved by the General Headquarters, the remaining combat exploits had to be apportioned to the entire military region.

"The boss gave me this hand, I don't even know how to send a telegram to Wang Ping!" The commander frowned and said with a look of embarrassment.

Then he asked the chief of staff: "After the last robbery of the army column, has the new regiment launched any new operations during this time?" ”

"Yes!" The chief of staff immediately replied.

"Two days ago, the new regiment sent a telegram to the military region, and they plan to take advantage of the critical moment when the devils are closed and the dragons are leaderless, and they will take the initiative to attack and expand the base area!"

"Because there was no specific battle plan and combat objectives, I didn't report it, and I just treated it as a general briefing. After all, Wang Ping also served as the commander of the Fourth Division, and he had a certain degree of autonomy in terms of operations! ”

An intriguing smile immediately appeared on the commander's face, and then he stared at the two partners and asked rhetorically.

"Believe it or not, Wang Ping's counterattack this time will scare us again!"

"Since there is a war, the call back from the military region is easy to say. Chief of Staff, the telegram sent to us by the headquarters, you forwarded it to the new regiment in the original text, and then added a sentence, if possible, in this counterattack, give me a county occupied by the devils, and completely annihilate all the defenders. Tell Chongqing that our Eighth Route Army can not only fight guerrilla warfare, but also fight tough battles and fortify fortified positions! ”

The chief of staff did not move, staring at the brigade commander with a look of disbelief.

"Commander, call Wang Ping back like this, isn't that asking them to attack the county seat? Will the pressure on them be too great, and (1) will it be too risky to attack the county seat with our current strength! The chief of staff hesitated and asked rhetorically.

The political commissar followed up and reminded: "According to intelligence, the garrisons of several counties around Linfen are all a garrison brigade, plus the puppet army and spies, that is nearly 2,000 people. Even if the new regiment is very combat-ready and well-equipped. But let them attack the county town heavily defended by the Japanese puppet army, I think, it is not realistic! ”

A smile quickly flashed on the corner of the commander's mouth, and then he replied confidently and mysteriously: "Don't worry, if you are not sure, Wang Ping will definitely not let the troops go to death because of a telegram from the military region!" ”

"If they decide to fight, they must be sure to take the county seat!"

"Also, the real strength of the new regiment is far stronger than what we see on the surface, and it is much stronger!"

The headquarters of the new 1st Regiment in Sanquan Town.

Wang Ping did not know about the series of disputes and decisions that had occurred between the General Headquarters and the Military Region over the sake of the war exploits he had reported.

After the four battalions took the initiative to attack, telegrams were continuously delivered to Wang Ping.

The huge combat sand table in front of him is also constantly changing in the hands of several operational staff officers.

"Regiment commander, a battalion of Xiong Changhe telegraphed, all the Japanese puppet troops scattered outside Xiangfen City retreated, all the supplies were taken away, and those that could not be taken away were destroyed. Except for the seizure of some materials and equipment in Dengzhuang, the rest of the entire Xiangfen County has not gained anything! ”

"Even the traitors and lackeys in Xiangfen fled to the county seat with their master, that is, the little devil, after hearing the news that we had entered Xiangfen!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another telegram was sent to Zhong Chenggong.

"Ancient county telegram! The Japanese puppet army in the territory also withdrew to the county seat. However, they seized a lot of grain that the little devils had just grabbed from the people in Guxian County, a total of nearly three million catties, and there were at least five million catties, but two million catties of them were either brought to the county seat by the devils, or burned by the devils on the spot, it's a pity! ”

Seeing that in several counties on the sand table, except for the county seat, where the flag of the Little Devil Army was still planted, all the other places were planted with red flags, Wang Ping knew that one of the goals of his counterattack had been achieved.

As for the other goal, the strength of the trench devils in the counterattack was as much as possible, and only less than thirty percent of them were completed.

Because, the Japanese puppet army took the initiative to retreat and abandon all villages and towns outside the county seat, which completely exceeded their expectations!

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