After Zhou Weihan finished training the puppet soldiers, Dong Jiang stepped forward and said: "Commander, the battlefield has been cleaned and the troops have been assembled. Where should we retreat next?"
Zhou Weihan thought for a while and said: "We are going to the mountainous area southeast of Heshun to rest and recuperate. It is time for the soldiers to rest after marching long distances in the past few days."
Among the remaining 700 or so puppet troops, there might still be die-hard traitors who were Japs. Zhou Weihan deliberately told the marching route of the New Second Regiment just to confuse the Japs.
The New Second Regiment first marched to the southeast, then turned back and bypassed the county seat and headed northwest to the mountainous area at the junction of Heshun, Shouyang, and Xiyang counties, where the Fourth Independent Regiment was stationed.
All units of the 385th Brigade have evacuated one after another after completing their work with the New Second Regiment.
At ten o'clock in the morning, both the Qingye Brigade and the Horuchi Brigade had arrived in Heshun County. They suffered losses in the obstruction and harassment of various units of the 385th Brigade. Then Kenkichi Ikegami, commander of the independent ninth independent mixed brigade far away in Jinzhong, personally led his troops.
Arrive at Heshun.
Looking at the bombed headquarters and the emptied arsenal, Kenkichi Ikegami shouted angrily: "Baga, Masao Nakamura is dead. Why are you so slow to provide support?"
Fortunately, Sun Degui, who was hiding in the puppet army, was afraid that the Japs would be angry with him because of Jingguan, so after Zhou Weihan left with the New Second Regiment, he buried the Japs' body nearby.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, after receiving the order, I immediately ordered the troops to assemble. However, after the soldiers left the stronghold, they were constantly attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Even a small group of soldiers was completely wiped out. No one was spared." Saburo Aono lowered his head and said.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, China has a vast territory and rich resources. With only one brigade's strength, it would be okay if there is no war, but in the event of an emergency war, it will be really stretched." Horuchi Katsuki also complained bitterly.
The independent mixed brigades of the Little Devils are local garrison troops just like the security divisions. Many security divisions are expanded from mixed brigades.
The independent infantry brigade under the mixed brigade usually has only more than 800 people. It only has three infantry squadrons and a reduced version of the machine gun squadron (usually four 92 heavy aircraft). Heavy weapons for city defense are counted separately, and infantry artillery, etc. depend on the situation.
Depends.
Both the number of people and the firepower are much inferior to the field infantry brigade. The number of people is not much at each stronghold within the territory.
What's more, some counties only have one squadron stationed there. Of course, this is based on the premise that there are no larger resistance forces in the defense area.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, General Shinozuka sent a telegram to inquire about the progress of the Heshun war." The adjutant came over to report.
"Let's just say that our troops have regained the county seat and will wipe out the rebel forces within the territory in the near future." Ikegami Kenkichi said after pondering, leaning on his command sword.
"Taijun, I have important information to report." Sun Degui, who had been hiding in the crowd, ran out at this time.
After the New Second Regiment left, the puppet army of more than 700 people dispersed, leaving only Sun Degui and dozens of hardcore traitors still here.
Ikegami Kenji nodded and motioned for Sun Degui to continue speaking.
"Taijun Nakamura was killed in the battle with the 386th Regiment of the Jinsui Army in Taohua Mountain. The Eighth Route Army that attacked the county retreated towards the southeastern mountainous area. I guess they merged together." Sun Degui hunched his back and accompanied him.
Smiley face, try not to make yourself look taller than the little devil, and give your analysis one by one.
"Yo Xi, your information is very timely, but why are you still alive when all my warriors have died?" Kenji Ikegami stared straight at Sun Degui.
Sun Degui's forehead was suddenly covered with sweat: "Taijun, I, this..."
"Baga, you Chinese people don't deserve to live." He said and slashed at Sun Degui, and the dozens of puppet troops who followed him were all gathered together by the Japs and fired with machine guns.
Sun Degui didn't understand until his death that he took himself too seriously, and the little devil didn't take him as a human being after all.
The words were divided into two parts. After Zhou Weihan led his people to evacuate from the county town, in order to avoid being discovered by the Japs, they did not dare to walk on the main road. They went over mountains and ridges along the way. By the time they arrived at the station of the Independent Fourth Regiment, it was already dark.
"Old Zhou, I guess you should be back with your team today." After receiving the news, Yan Guoming led people out to greet him, and the leader was Commander Wu from the third division.
Due to the large number of people in the New Second Regiment, they were scattered in several surrounding villages.
In the evening, the headquarters of the Fourth Independent Regiment.
Zhou Weihan, Yan Guoming and Commander Wu gathered together.
"Captain Zhou, I would like to thank you on behalf of the three divisions this time. After the big sweep, all the regiments in the three divisions have suffered serious losses. They need food and drinks. This time we attacked Heshun County, but we can't make any money.
Missing good stuff." Before the stool Zhou Weihan was sitting on warmed up, Commander Wu spoke first.
Zhou Weihan didn't say anything, knowing that the highlight was coming next. He glanced at Yan Guoming who was sitting aside. Yan Guoming immediately said: "Old Zhou, this time we are attacking the county town. The supplies seized have been counted. The food alone is ten
Sixty thousand kilograms, assets confiscated from puppet army officers and maintenance committees, and Japanese trading companies, including eight hundred and thirty thousand yuan, three hundred and twenty thousand yen, eight large boxes of gold bars, various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry.
There are also a batch of medicines, medical equipment and a gasoline generator from the Little Japanese Hospital."
Yan Guoming took a sip of water and talked about the highlight: "The little devil's arsenal contains ten Type 92 heavy machine guns, twenty Czech type, and two 13-year-old 75 mountain cannons.
Are you talking about evil nature? The weapons are not only assembled, but also the bullets and cannonballs are prepared.
In addition, the arsenal contains more than 300 rifles, more than 100,000 rounds of various bullets, nine grenades, several grenades, grenades, and a large number of military uniforms."
Listening to Yan Guoming's complaints, Zhou Weihan's face was calm and he said: "Old Zhou, as agreed before, our two families will take half of the seized weapons and equipment, no problem."
In addition to the seized equipment, some of the other seized money will be retained by the three districts, and the rest will be handed over to the headquarters by Zhou Weihan.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Absolutely no problem, let me tell you, if Yan Guoming plays tricks with his brother troops, I will not be able to spare him." Commander Wu said first.
In this battle, the Japanese rule in Heshun County suffered a devastating blow. Correspondingly, the Eighth Route Army units in Liao County and Xiyang also achieved outstanding results. In just one night, they destroyed traffic arteries, fired cold shots, planted landmines, and ate up the enemy.
The small group of troops that the little devil wanted to assemble broke the enemy's blockade and expanded the living space of each unit.
Afterwards, the boss said: "Zhou Weihan really made a name for himself in the county town. Chen Xilian from the 385th Brigade sent a telegram saying that various units had captured a lot of goods, and several base areas took the opportunity to seize the Japanese strongholds and became one."
The next day, Zhou Weihan inspected each company as usual. The reserve battalion had just been reorganized and had won a great victory. Each one had gained strength through training.
It was Zhou Weihan who reminded the company commanders to focus on physical recovery and reduced the training intensity.
At noon, news came from local comrades that the Japanese Army's Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade had assembled more than 2,000 people and launched another encirclement and suppression campaign against the 386th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army yesterday.
Compared with the last time, the battle between Guo Wenzhi and Masao Nakamura was tense. This time, a large group of Japs led by Kenkichi Ikegami directly broke through the multiple lines of defense in Taohua Mountain. In the end, most of the 386 regiment was killed, and only the leader Guo Wenzhi saw the situation.
Oops, lead the regiment to evacuate in advance.
After Zhou Weihan heard the news, he could not remain silent for a long time. Although he had little impression of Guo Wenzhi, it was a good job for the grassroots soldiers of the Jinsui Army to persist until they were still fighting the Japanese.
It's just that I followed the wrong person, got carried away by the victory, took advantage of the little devils, and didn't know how to move, so I was bitten by the big army of little devils.
Seeing the current situation, Zhou Weihan made up his mind to wait for the troops to rest in the mountainous area before finding a way to return to their base.