The independent detachment's propaganda offensive was nothing short of a success. After Zhou Weihan's speech, the remaining enemy troops in the encirclement first raised white flags and surrendered. Then Dong Jiang sent someone to report that the enemy troops in the village also laid down their weapons and surrendered under Duan Haizhou's order.
Zhou Weihan was overjoyed after hearing this. He did not expect that things would go so smoothly. He quickly arranged for Wu Qin to receive the prisoners and count the captured weapons and equipment, while he personally greeted Duan Haizhou.
The headquarters has moved forward to Xiaozhangzhuang. Since it was a night raid, Wu Qin's three regiments did not suffer many casualties after the battle. They were in vain and had enough momentum, but they consumed a lot of ammunition and a large amount of supplies were handed over.
Transported by the rear troops, the Third Regiment only traveled lightly.
Fortunately, the equipment used by the Third Regiment is relatively miscellaneous, and not all of it is the 38 big cover of the little devils. The ammunition consumption after the battle can also be replenished from the seizures.
"Commander Duan, I am Zhou Weihan of the Independent Detachment of Southern Hebei Province of the Eighth Route Army. I have long admired your name!" Zhou Weihan saluted Duan Haizhou. Although the two were hostile before, it did not affect Zhou Weihan's respect for him at all.
"Commander Zhou, I am now a prisoner, you are serious!" Since Duan Haizhou gave the order to surrender his troops, he has thought about it and no longer dwells on the past.
"Commander Zhou put national justice first, disregarded past grudges, put aside the previous grievances, and let my independent fourth brigade have a way out. I really admire you. I am so ashamed when I think of the wrong things I did before!"
"Commander Duan is serious. As I said before, whether it is our Eighth Route Army or your Sixty-Ninth Army, although they have different factions, they are ultimately Chinese armed forces.
Now if a foreign enemy invades China, how can we kill each other! Working together to fight against the outside world is the right way. I hope Brigadier Duan will do a good job in the ideological work of the troops. After all, our troops were still fighting not long ago!" Zhou Wei said in Chinese with sincerity.
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"Okay, after many days of marching, Brigadier Duan must be tired. Monk, please put Brigadier Duan in a safe place!" Zhou Weihan did not leave any ink, and directly ordered the monk to take him away.
Duan Haizhou followed the monk. Although he became a prisoner, as a brigade commander, he was treated the same as Zhou Weihan, but the other officers and soldiers of the Independent Fourth Brigade were not treated like this.
"Dong Jiang, your reconnaissance company has made a great contribution this time and reduced the casualties of the troops. This contribution will be recorded in your reconnaissance company. Okay, tell me what you have to say. I just saw you hesitating next to me!"
Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Commander, how should we deal with this section of the island?" Dong Jiang asked cautiously.
"What, do you have an idea?" Zhou Weihan said calmly.
"No, I'm just a company commander, how can I care about this!"
"It's good to know. Duan Haizhou's situation is quite complicated. Even I can't make a decision. This matter must be reported to the headquarters and follow the headquarters' opinions!"
"What are the casualties of the reconnaissance company this time?" The reconnaissance company was built by Zhou Weihan when he gathered the entire New Second Regiment. Zhou Weihan was heartbroken to sacrifice one of them.
"It was okay in the early stage, there were no casualties. We had a battle with the enemy in the north of the village this morning. Three people were killed and five were injured!" Dong Jiang said in a low tone.
After Zhou Weihan heard this, he pinched his teeth in distress. The reconnaissance company had a total of one hundred people, including three health workers and three telegraph operators.
But Zhou Weihan still consoled him: "Okay, how could no one die in the battle? The bodies of the fallen soldiers will be cremated first, and the wounded will be treated quickly. After the war is over, a group of people from each regiment will be selected and added to the reconnaissance company!"
Dong Jiang was overjoyed after hearing this. He thought that the treatment of the reconnaissance company was really bad. Whether it was weapons, equipment or personnel, the commander had first access to the reconnaissance company.
When the Independent Detachment was still the new Second Regiment, there were rumors in the regiment that the reconnaissance company was the biological son, each battalion was the son of the stepmother, and the others were godsons.
Zhou Weihan was very angry at that time. Although the Eighth Route Army troops were divided into main force regiments and basic cadre regiments, conditions were limited. In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the main force, he had no choice but to do so.
Zhou Weihan speculated at that time that the cause was caused by Li Daben's independent brigade. After investigation, it turned out that it was Li Daben who was drunk, could not control his mouth, and came out bald after drinking. Finally, the news spread throughout the entire group.
Finally, Li Da used his skills to make a profound self-examination in front of all the soldiers of the independent brigade before settling the matter.
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Since Zhou Weihan became the commander of the Jinan Independent Detachment, the number of troops under his command has not been much larger. Although his position has been promoted, the trivial matters have been reduced a lot.
Jing Dagang and others became regimental-level cadres and had a certain degree of autonomy and abilities. Zhou Weihan simply delegated power and did not do everything himself. He also had partners like Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo, so he felt relaxed.
Not long after, Wu Qin came over to report.
"Commander, casualties, prisoners and captured weapons and equipment have all been counted. Here is the list!" Wu Qin smiled and handed the list to Zhou Weihan.
"No wonder you are smiling so happily like you just ate bee shit. You really made a fortune." Zhou Weihan joked.
In this battle, Wu Qin's third regiment lost 32 people and injured 56. The battle started before dawn. Foxholes were dug earlier, and then simple fortifications were built. From the beginning of the battle, powerful firepower was used to defeat the enemy.
He was blinded, so the casualties were not serious.
More than 900 rifles of various types were seized, including more than 300 Sanba Gaigai. Although the other rifle models were messy, they were well preserved, including 42 light machine guns, 6 heavy machine guns, 52 submachine guns, and 6 82 mortars.
door, more than 60,000 rounds of various bullets, and some other supplies such as grenades.
"Commander, this independent fourth brigade is really rich. Just one regiment and one brigade have such good equipment! It is almost catching up with the direct troops of the Central Army!" Wu Qin said happily.
"These equipments are very famous! The Fourth Independent Brigade alone has more than 300 Sanba Gai. This does not include the Kangyong Tutuan. You can see the whole leopard at a glance. Shi Yousan can seize so much equipment from the little devils.
"?" Zhou Weihan said.
"Commander, do you mean to say that these equipments were obtained by Shi Yousan from the Japs?" Wu Qin emphasized the word "de" very strongly.
"Hmph, with Shi Yousan's ability, where can he buy so much equipment? Most of these equipment are probably from Chiang Kai-shek and the little devils to support Shi Yousan. It's really..." Zhou Weihan said, feeling a little sour.
I spent a lot of money to buy the property of the independent detachment, but my friend Mikami rushed to give it away for nothing.
This Shiyousan is also a good tactician. He is worthy of being a general from the Northwest Army. He can have both ends of the spectrum between Chiang Kai-shek and the Japs. He can eat one end and eat the other.
Chiang Kai-shek needed Shi Yousan to come forward to cause friction, so he naturally spared no effort to support him. The Japanese, because their troops in southern Hebei were really stretched thin, urgently needed to recruit Shi Yousan's troops to maintain law and order in southern Hebei.
"Commander, no matter how good the equipment is, it doesn't belong to us. The Fourth Independent Brigade is so rich. I really want to see how the equipment of Shi Yousan's 181st Division and the Special Agent Brigade are!" Wu Qin said with a smile on his face.
, clearly thinking about it.
Zhou Weihan felt much better after hearing this. There are no guns or cannons, the enemy will give them to you.
"Commander, a total of 975 enemy soldiers were captured in this battle, including a full mortar company, communications platoon and health team. However, there were 187 wounded, many of them seriously wounded. How to deal with them?"
"Let the health team perform a simple bandage first!" Zhou Weihan said after thinking.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The independent detachment's own military doctors are still following the rear troops. Besides, medicines are precious. Zhou Weihan is not a stupid and good person. Even if he treats his own people first, he must first treat his own people!
When Zhou Weihan saw Wu Qin still not leaving, he couldn't help but ask: "What? Do you still have something to do? Just after the battle, you, as the regiment leader, have so many things that you need to deal with, why are you hanging around here with me!"
"Commander, how should we divide this equipment?" Wu Qin asked cautiously.
"What's the matter? You want to buy this batch of equipment right after the battle?" Zhou Weihan said angrily.
"Commander, it's not that I don't have high ideological consciousness. Our regiment has 9 infantry companies, 27 platoons, and 81 squads. We only have 40 light machine guns. Half of the squads do not have machine gun teams." Wu Qin complained bitterly.
"It stands to reason that this battle was won by your three regiments, and you should be given priority. However, you cannot all take advantage of this. I have to level the playing field. In this way, this batch of seized equipment, except for one
Apart from the group, the remaining three groups will be divided equally!" Zhou Weihan said.
The smile on Wu Qin's face gradually disappeared, thinking, well, I let you say everything. Originally you were the one who had the priority to equip a ball, but this time it is you who wants a bowl of water to be level.
"Why do you have any objection? If you are not satisfied..."
"No, no, Commander, the distribution is quite reasonable!" Wu Qin said with a forced smile on his face.
"As long as you are satisfied. In addition, send a report to the political commissar and chief of staff to contact the specific locations of each regiment and ask them to come over and join us as soon as possible. I guess this battle is almost over!"
