"Your Excellency, General, the support troops from various ministries are sending us reports asking whether to continue to provide support in the direction of Lijiapo." Yamamoto Kazuki said solemnly.
Yoshio Shinozuka fell into endless silence.
Yamamoto Kazuki could tell at a glance that Shinozuka Yoshio wanted to withdraw his troops, and even a blind person could see that, so there was no point in continuing to increase troops.
But Kazuki Yamamoto did not want to give up this opportunity easily. The Eighth Route Army at Lijiapo had just finished a battle and must be very tired.
If we take the opportunity to launch an attack and spread the war even if we can't, there may be a chance for the center to bloom again.
But it's one thing if you want to do it. Whether General Shinozuka is willing or not is another thing.
The destruction of the Yamazaki Brigade was a huge blow to the First Army.
Especially since the Yamazaki Battalion was directly wiped out, even if there was one squadron left, even a small squad, Yoshio Shinozuka was willing to continue sending troops to support.
Kazuki Yamamoto was waiting for Yoshio Shinozuka's order.
Yoshio Shinozuka had a headache, pinched the bridge of his nose, and said a little upset: "Immediately send a telegram to all departments to return to their respective bases."
"Your Excellency, General!" Kazuki Yamamoto's tone was a bit urgent.
"Needless to say." Yoshio Shinozuka said solemnly: "I understand what you mean, but now the First Army cannot afford any failure.
Immediately let all units return to their strongholds to rest, adjust military morale, and carry out the next mopping up operation."
Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka's firm attitude, Kazuki Yamamoto did not dare to say anything at the moment.
After all, the idea of letting the Yamazaki Battalion sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army headquarters was his own idea. Yoshio Shinozuka didn't bother him, so it was good enough to let him take the blame.
"Yamamoto-kun, you go down first, I'll be the next one to be quiet." Shinozuka Yoshio said in a deep voice.
After saying that, Yoshio Shinozuka closed his eyes.
Yamamoto Kazuki said no more. After bending down to greet him, he quickly exited the room.
Yoshio Shinozuka clutched his chest and frowned. His heart had been pounding ever since he heard the news about the defeat of the Yamazaki Battalion.
The elite troops of several hundred people were just gone. Shinozuka Yoshio felt very distressed just thinking about it.
The situation in Shanxi has obviously reached an uncontrollable point.
Thinking of this, Yoshio Shinozuka no longer held on, picked up the notebook on the cabinet next to the hospital bed, and prepared to draft a report.
Shinozuka Yoshio is not stupid. He wants to get rid of the blame for the defeat as soon as possible while things are still under control, and find someone to temporarily come here to take command on his behalf.
Um…
He just used the excuse that he was sick and temporarily unable to move.
Yoshio Shinozuka took a pen and started writing quickly on the paper.
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Lijiapo rear command post.
"Come on, let's stop chatting here and go up to see how their harvest is." The brigade commander smiled and said to the deputy brigade commander.
Although the Yamazaki Brigade was annihilated in this battle, a lot of grenades were used. Although it was enjoyable to watch, the brigade commander also felt distressed after careful calculation.
Therefore, the brigade commander wanted to calculate the capture of this battle as soon as possible, hoping to make a big profit after this battle.
When Ding Wei led his troops to charge just now, the brigade commander all saw it in his eyes.
It was a surprise, and the Yamazaki Brigade had no chance to react, and they didn't consume much ammunition.
Maybe we can capture a lot of ammunition this time and make up for all the losses this time.
When the brigade commander walked onto Lijiapo, the battlefield had been almost cleaned.
Kong Jie held a mortar in his arms, grinning from ear to ear: "Haha, Old Ding, look, the Japanese have eight small steel cannons!"
According to the Japanese army's original combat habits, when they faced defeat, they were especially close to the Eighth Route Army's garrison.
All weapons will be destroyed before they die, and they will not give the Eighth Route Army a chance to capture them.
But this time Ding Wei didn't leave enough time for them. The Japanese from Yamazaki Battalion were in a hurry and didn't have time to destroy the equipment.
"Look at your little potential, just a few broken mortars. Why are you so happy?" Ding Wei said with a smile.
Kong Jie tightened the mortar in his arms and said: "I can't compare to you. Your 28th Regiment is so rich. You have all kinds of weapons and equipment."
While the two were talking, soldiers came over again carrying light and heavy machine guns.
Five heavy machine guns were lined up in a row and placed in front of Kong Jie.
"Damn, there are also heavy machine guns. We will make a lot of money this time." Kong Jie laughed: "If Li Yunlong sees so much equipment, he probably won't let go."
"How much do you earn? It makes me happy to tell you."
Hearing the voice behind him, Kong Jie turned around and saw the brigade commander walking towards him.
"Brigadier, why are you here!" Kong Jie said excitedly.
"Brigadier!" Ding Wei saluted: "The battlefield hasn't been cleaned yet, why are you here?"
"I saw that you won a great victory, so I came to see you." The brigade commander smiled and said, "You performed well. You defeated the Yamazaki Brigade in one charge."
"I'm just average, how can I compare to you, brigade commander." Ding Wei said modestly.
"Fuck you, stop wearing a hat on me." The brigade commander laughed and scolded: "What was the result of this battle? How many soldiers were lost?"
Hearing this, Ding Wei said in a deep voice: "Two companies, 30 people were killed, 15 were slightly injured, and there were no serious injuries."
Although there were only 30 people, they were all his own soldiers. When the number of casualties turned out to be one, Ding Wei felt heartbroken.
Kong Jie looked a little unnatural and said: "130 people of the New Second Regiment died, 50 were slightly injured, and more than 80 were seriously injured."
He knew that the number of casualties in the 28th Regiment was small, but he never imagined that their number of sacrifices would be so small.
The number of soldiers killed by the New Second Regiment was actually four times as many as theirs, not counting the wounded.
There is no harm without comparison. For the first time, Kong Jie felt that the gap between himself and the 28th Regiment was so big.
The brigade commander was also surprised. When he was supervising the battle in the rear, he knew that the number of casualties in the troops would not be too many, but he never expected that the casualty comparison would be so outrageous.
But when he thought that it was Ding Wei who achieved the battle damage ratio, the brigade commander was not so surprised.
Although the results of the current battle are exaggerated.
However, Ding Wei's previous regiment withstood a Japanese attack of nearly ten thousand people and defeated them again.
Compared with that one, this one of the Yamazaki Brigade seemed a bit eclipsed.
In the past, the results of the 28th Regiment were basically telegrams, but now it is a different experience to actually see them.
"Okay, Ding Wei, well done, look how arrogant the Japanese are this time!" the brigade commander said solemnly: "This is all the credit of your 28th Regiment."
Ding Wei waved his hands and said: "How can it be, this is all the credit of us together, how can it be all the credit of my 28th Regiment.
There are Lao Cheng, Lao Kong, Lao Li and the three of them. Without Lao Cheng consuming the enemy's physical strength in front, and Lao Kong and Lao Li supporting them, it would not be so easy to capture the Yamazaki Battalion."
"Although they have made contributions, if you hadn't come up with the solution, Yamazaki Brigade would not have been so easy to crack down," the brigade commander said.
"At this point, don't be modest."
Kong Jie then said: "That's right, Old Ding, just listen to the brigade commander's praise. If you weren't here this time, who knows what the consequences would be."
The brigade commander said: "You all performed very well this time. I will give my credit to the boss. Don't worry, we will not forget your contribution."
After a pause, the brigade commander looked at Ding Wei and said: "Especially you, Ding Wei, you are really impressive this time.
I will specifically ask for credit for you two, and you can just wait for the commendation from the headquarters, haha."
"Oh, a separate award." Kong Jie looked at Ding Wei with envy.
"Old Ding, this doesn't happen very often. You've received a separate award. You shouldn't treat your brother to a drink."
"Drink, hahaha, who wants to treat me to a drink?" Li Yunlong came over with a big smile and said.
Kong Jie looked at Ding Wei, spread out his hands, and said: "Hey, you are talking about Li Yunlong, your ears are very good. As soon as we talked about drinking, this kid came up to us."
Li Yunlong was about to say a few words when he saw the brigade commander standing in front of him and subconsciously shrank his head.
After thinking about it, he won the battle, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Li Yunlong looked at the brigade commander and said: "Brigadier Commander, if we win the battle this time, should the organization give us a reward or something?"
No reward, we have to have a good meal."
"Hmph!" the brigade commander snorted coldly: "Xiao Li Yunlong, do you think I don't know the frivolity in your heart?"
Li Yunlong laughed twice.
"Don't worry, since you won the battle, we will never treat our heroes badly." The brigade commander said solemnly.
"You will all have dinner at the brigade headquarters tonight. I will use all my allowance to treat you to a good meal to celebrate!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately cheered.
"Thank you, Brigadier, for your hard work, Brigadier." Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Commander, can you drink tonight? I can see there are several boxes of good wine in the brigade warehouse."
Li Yunlong has been thinking about this wine since he saw it, and this time he found an opportunity.
"Yes, we won the battle today, and I allow you to drink!" the brigade commander said with a smile.
"Hey, thank you, Brigadier, thank you very much, Brigadier!" Li Yunlong said excitedly.
When he was in Xinyi Regiment, Zhao Gang had always been in charge of him and wouldn't let him drink. This time he finally found an opportunity.
"Don't be too anxious to be happy. I can drink this time just for Ding Wei's sake." The brigade commander said, "If you want to thank him, just go and thank him!"
"Okay!" Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei happily and said, "Thank you!"
As long as he could drink and say thank you to Ding Wei, Li Yunlong didn't feel anything at all.
Everyone flocked to the brigade headquarters.
After the brigade commander arranged the meals, he reported the news of Li Jiapo's victory to the headquarters.
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The boss was chewing on the steamed buns and pickles on a stick, staring intently at the map in front of him.
The deputy commander-in-chief's food has always been very ordinary, even simple. Although he has a subsidy and can occasionally indulge in meat dishes, the boss has never been extravagant or wasteful.
It can even be said that the boss hates people who are extravagant and wasteful.
The boss was looking at the map carefully when an excited voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Boss, boss, good news, good news!"
The boss looked up calmly and saw that the person coming was the deputy chief of staff.
"Is the battle of Lijiapo over? How is Ding Wei's record?" The boss said calmly after finishing the last bite of steamed buns with pickles.
The deputy chief of staff smiled and said: "Boss, how do you know the good news is from Li Jiapo? It has only been a few hours since the 28th Regiment went up.
What if other troops successfully blocked the Japanese support and bought more time for the Lijiapo War?"
A combat staff officer next to him said: "That's right, boss, the terrain in Lijiapo is simply great, and it's an excellent defensive position.
Although Ding Wei is good at fighting, it has only been a few hours, how can he solve the battle so quickly."
"That's right." Another combat staff officer said: "I have seen the terrain of Lijiapo many times. Unless we have planes, we can fly directly above it for bombing.
If you want to fight from below to the top, you don't have to spend two or three days to fight with old Japanese Yamazaki, and then rely on the surrounding troops to block it, otherwise there is no way to deal with it."
The headquarters immediately started a heated discussion on the boss's words.
They all discussed the possibility of the 28th Regiment taking down the Yamazaki Brigade.
"You have underestimated the execution ability of the 28th Regiment." The boss said with a smile: "Remember our newly formed security company?
The submachine guns in their hands were taken by Ding Wei from the Japanese. The 28th Regiment is no longer the 28th Regiment before. Don’t always look at them with the same old eyes."
"Besides, look at our deputy chief of staff smiling so happily. Apart from the complete annihilation of the Yamazaki Battalion, there is no good news to make him so happy."
After a pause, the boss looked at the deputy chief of staff and said, "We will all know what the answer is when the chief of the general staff, Zuo, says it."
The deputy chief of staff nodded and laughed: "Hahaha, what the boss said is indeed good.
The Yamazaki Brigade was completely wiped out. Just now, not a single person was left, and all the Japanese were killed.
Even that old devil Yamazaki Yehei was blown to pieces, not even a whole body was left. Yamazaki Brigade is finished, we won!"
The words of the deputy chief of general staff stirred up waves, and the headquarters immediately exploded.
They were all a little shocked and curious about the result.
after all.
They all saw Yamazaki Yehei's combat effectiveness. The 772nd Regiment failed to win after several rounds of charges.
Why did Ding Wei get rid of these little devils in less than half a day as soon as he came out?
You know, they were still discussing how to successfully capture the Yamazaki Brigade.
"Annihilated them all, actually annihilated them all."
"Are you kidding? This is a highland battle, and the Yamazaki Brigade is well-equipped."
"How did the 28th regiment do it?"
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Staff officers at all levels were discussing it.
The boss was calm and calm, as if he had known this for a long time: "I knew this guy could do it. He killed the Yamazaki brigade as soon as he went up."
"Yes, the Japs tried to penetrate our hearts, but the sword broke. Let's see what the Japs will do next." The deputy chief of staff laughed.
After the Yamazaki Brigade was destroyed, the headquarters was safe. A huge stone fell in my heart, and the deputy chief of staff felt much better.
"First, let's talk about how that kid Ding Wei did it." The boss also became interested: "How did this kid kill the Yamazaki Brigade in a few hours?"
In any case, this is a strengthened brigade, and it takes advantage of the terrain. The boss is indeed very strange.
The deputy chief of staff said: "This guy really has great ideas and his playing style is very creative."
After praising Ding Wei, the deputy chief of staff briefly explained Ding Wei's combat process.
After hearing this, all the cadres at the headquarters were petrified on the spot.
No one expected that a simple tunnel would dismantle the arrogant Yamazaki brigade.
"Authentic?" The boss laughed loudly: "This kid is really creative. If I had known, I would have let him be the main attacker."
The deputy chief of staff said: "Boss, regarding Ding Wei..."