After two days of fierce fighting, the 25,000 Japanese and more than 5,000 puppet troops in the East Route Army were wiped out. Except for the 221st Regiment of the 35th Division who stayed in Shaoyuan, all other Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out.

The biggest mistake the Japanese made in the battle was to underestimate their opponent, the 78th Army, thinking that they were just a motley crew of the Central Army.

Concentrate superior forces and defeat them one by one.

In this battle, the 78th Army successively deployed the 803rd Regiment, the 804th Regiment, the 805th Regiment, the 806th Regiment, the Preliminary Fourth Regiment, the Third Brigade (the Preliminary Third Regiment), and 3 artillery regiments, with a total strength of approximately 20,000 people;

In particular, the 32 107mm 12-barrel Weishen artillery pieces of the First and Second Artillery Regiments played a vital role. As the nemesis of the infantry group, the rocket launcher was fully reflected in actual combat.

The terrifying lethality of a salvo of 384 107mm rockets gave the 78th Army the strength to fight a war of annihilation;

Especially in mobile warfare, Wei Shenpao is almost invincible, which greatly enriches the Eighth Route Army's tactical options for ambush warfare. Coupled with the range of more than 5 kilometers, the Japanese are hard to guard against.

At around nine o'clock in the morning on the 18th, the battlefield had been cleaned, the results of the battle had been tallied, and reported to the enemy headquarters of the 78th Army as soon as possible.

Zhong Guoliang held the telegram in one hand and walked into the command room cheerfully. Chu Xiong was torturing Lao Wang next door on the chessboard. Zhao Sihu was watching from the side. He had already won the three-month abuse-free gold medal;

Chu Xiong still lost the game of chariots, horses and cannons. Although he regretted it twice in the middle, he still lost.

Youdao regretted that his move was no more than three. When Zhao Sihu checked him for the third time, Chu Xiong surrendered in a very bachelor manner.

From then on, it was Wang Junjie's turn to be tortured, and he had already played five games in a row. In this game, Chu Xiong gave Lao Wang a rook, and was one step away from being killed. Chu Xiong was thinking about the reason for regretting the move, and Zhong Guoliang walked in——

"Hahahaha, yes!"

Chu Xiong finally couldn't help laughing. Now he doesn't have to give Lao Wang the gold medal for immunity from abuse. If he gives it all, who will play with him in the future?

"Brigadier Commander, Chu Dapeng sent us a victory report. Our 78th Army achieved four victories in four battles in Langya Valley, annihilating the main force of 21,000 Eastern Route Army troops and capturing 3,000 puppet troops;

None of the following generals including Lieutenant General Harada, commander of the East Route Army, and Lieutenant General Tanaka, commander of the 21st Division, escaped; 7 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed and 5 were captured; 72 artillery pieces of various types were destroyed and 127 were captured;

More than 800 war horses, more than 2,000 mules and horses, more than 13,000 firearms of various types, millions of rounds of various types of bullets, nearly 100,000 grenades, and various types of materials were seized."

The command room burst into cheers, and Chu Xiong even knocked down the chessboard with excitement...

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Chu Dapeng did a great job this time!"

"The comrades of the 78th Army have done a great job. I want to give them credit to the boss. Lao Zhong sent the original message to the joint command headquarters;

Now is not the time for them to rest. They called back to Chu Dapeng. All the puppet soldiers were replenished into each regiment on the spot. Those who were unwilling to join, along with the officers above the company and the captured materials and equipment, were all left.

The second group is under temporary custody.

After the other regiments replenished ammunition and supplies on the spot, they put on Japanese military uniforms and advanced towards Shaoyuan, capturing Shaoyuan before dark;

Next, we will use the regiment as a unit to defeat the entire Central Army on the Eastern Front, and collect them all in the name of the 78th Army. Everyone will collect as much as they can according to their abilities. At worst, they will be reorganized later. Remember to bring more food!

The 804th Regiment escorted some rockets to Fenghuangling to replenish the artillery regiment, and the 803rd Regiment Li Chen continued to defend the 918 Heights in the west;

The main force of the independent brigade can secretly enter the Zhongtiao Mountain area. Under the banner of the 4th Brigade of the 78th Army, the 78th Army will be fully expanded from today on. Don't be afraid of having more troops. The president will prepare it after the war!

Lao Zhao, after this battle, in order to win over you, the president might want you to become the boss of the group army..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sihu immediately expressed his stance:

"Brigadier Commander, I will do whatever the organization tells me to do. Any group army boss is just a fake person. I, Zhao Sihu, am the commander of the fifth independent brigade regiment!"

"Okay, Lao Zhao, we are all comrades. No one doesn't believe you. How about you play a game of chess with me to celebrate?"

Chu Xiong looked at Zhao Sihu with bright eyes, still a little unwilling to lose to him last time.

Zhao Sihu waved his hands repeatedly and said:

"Forget it, brigade commander, we have to make an agreement. I will quit chess for three months."

When talking about playing chess, Wang Junjie thought of the game where Chu Xiong was just one move away from being killed, so he said to Chu Xiong:

"Brigadier, there's only one step left in that chess game. I still remember the chess game. Ours will be played first."

Chu Xiong said innocently:

"The chessboard has been turned over, how can you remember it? Don't you understand the rules of turning the chessboard over again?

Okay, I'll go to bed first and talk about it when I wake up. The capture of defeated troops is limited to the Eastern Front, so it will take a long time;

Take your time, the Japanese still have an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people, so don’t be careless!"

After Chu Xiong finished speaking, he fell back to sleep, and within a minute he started snoring;

For this battle on the Eastern Front, Chu Xiong had not slept for five days and five nights. Now that he had finally annihilated the main force of the Eastern Route Army, he could have a good sleep.

When Wang Junjie saw it, he couldn't help but shook his head and motioned for everyone to go out, not to disturb Lao Chu's sleep, and just report anything to him.

Half an hour later, there was also a burst of cheers in the Eighth Route Army Joint Command Headquarters

Mr. Liu said to Mr. Chen:

"Old Chen, this Chu Dapeng is also a good fighter. No one from Chujiazhuang has a fuel-efficient lamp. How about you give Xiao Chu to me?"

"Mr. Liu, Chu Xiong, Chu Dapeng, I, and I all came from the 129th Division. If we fight well, your face will be proud of you. We are all our own people, so don't fight me, the rich man!"

Mr. Chen's words caused a roar of laughter in the hall. It seemed that it would be difficult to defeat the rich man from his hands.

Mr. Liu is just joking. He is a kind-hearted elder, and he and Mr. Chen have had a revolutionary friendship for twenty years. When he is in a good mood, he makes a joke to liven up the atmosphere, and at the same time to reward Chu Dapeng;

You know, there are big bosses here, and the people the two division commanders are fighting for will be looked down upon by others wherever they go.

Commander Liu rarely praises others like this. The main reason is that Chu Dapeng fought really well this time. He had four battles and four victories, commanded an army of 20,000 people, and annihilated 20,000 Japanese soldiers. With this battle alone, Chu Dapeng’s status in the Eighth Route Army

Just on the same level as the main brigade commander!

"Boss, after defeating the Japanese's East Route Army, the Zhongtiao Mountain Strategy has achieved a decisive victory. The 78th Army has become one with the Independent Brigade and the Taihang Mountain base area;

Our 10 regiments and 12 main regiments of the 81st Division can support the Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield at any time. Together with the 78th Army and the independent brigade, the total strength has exceeded 100,000;

Even if we have a head-to-head decisive battle with the Japanese at Zhongtiao Mountain, there is no problem. Our Eighth Route Army has fully grasped the strategic initiative in the battle of southern Shanxi. We have the final say on how far this battle will go!"

After Mr. Liu finished speaking, he punched the table with his fist excitedly.

Commander Nie also added:

"Chu Xiong's consideration is correct. In order not to leave any excuse for Shu, our Eighth Route Army will not enter southern Shanxi and fight in western Shanxi for the time being. Everything will be handed over to the 78th Army. We will exist as a strategic reserve. We need people to give people, and we will

Give guns to guns, and give supplies to supplies, especially a large number of outstanding military and political backbones.

Don't be too hasty in the Battle of Southern Shanxi. The 78th Army and Luo Weimin Brigade have collected a large number of defeated troops from the Central Army. They will reach their peak in the next ten to half months, possibly as many as 50,000 to 100,000!

These are all good soldiers. As long as we support the military and political backbone in the past, in less than half a month, our Eighth Route Army will have an additional 100,000 troops."

As soon as Commander He heard this, he announced on the spot that he would mobilize 1,000 outstanding military and political backbones from the 120th Division to support Zhongtiao Mountain, including no less than 500 seniors from the Second Front Army who had participated in the Long March.

After hearing this, Commander Nie also expressed his position:

"We in Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei cannot be stingy anymore. There are not many old people left in our front army. Commander Chen Dai took away most of them. We support 1,500 backbones, of which there are no less than 300 old people in the first army."

Commander Liu and Commander Chen also supported 1,000 key personnel each.

The boss made the decision on the spot:

"Okay, I will add 500 more political and political backbones who graduated from the Anti-Japanese University, and gather together 5,000 people. With these 5,000 military and political backbones, Chuxiong will just collect the broken troops. Each of these soldiers will be famous Eighth Route Army soldiers in the future.

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In order to contain Xiao Zhuoyi'an and prevent him from adding more troops to Zhongtiao Mountain, it's time for your divisions to take action and make the action bigger. As long as we don't enter southern Shanxi to fight, our troops will only send us weapons.

Order of Commendation."

Mr. Chen said disdainfully:

"His commendation order is not worth anything, so it would be better to give him some silver dollars or legal currency!"
Chapter completed!