Predator Reborn

Chapter 655: A painful victory!

After receiving the exact answer from the communications staff officer, the two people immediately fell into shock and surprise. Half a minute later, Liu Hua, who had recovered from the shock, quickly put down the telescope in his hand and looked at Zhou Baozhong next to him with a look on his face.

Said excitedly.

"Old Zhou, I'll leave the headquarters to you. I'll go to the guard division position right away. This is the first time since the Anti-Japanese War that our Chinese army has accepted the surrender of an organic Japanese army. We have to take it seriously. Guard platoon, assemble immediately,

Follow me to the positions of the Japanese 125th Division..."

As he spoke, Liu Hua had already rushed out of the headquarters. With a guard platoon composed of dozens of special forces members, riding horses, he quickly ran towards the battlefield a few kilometers away...

On the battlefield where the Guard Division is located, more than 8,000 Japanese troops have all surrendered under the command of the Major General Chief of Staff. At this moment, on the huge battlefield, only the figures of soldiers cleaning up the battlefield are left. When Commander Liu

When Hua led the guard platoon to the battlefield, three people, Bruce Lee, the guard division commander, Chen Zhengxiang, the political commissar, and Wu Kehua, the chief of staff, were guarding the Japanese prisoners who had just surrendered...

"Report to the commander, the guard division and the three infantry regiments of the fifth column that they have successfully completed their mission... All 8,329 people from the Japanese 125th Division, starting with the major general chief of staff, surrendered to our army. Among them were a major general chief of staff and three colonels.

There are 35 regiment commanders, major lieutenants, lieutenants, and resident officers. At present, the mood of these Japanese prisoners is stable..." Seeing the furious Liu Hua in front of him, Bruce Lee quickly saluted and replied.

"Xiaolong, I haven't seen you for half a year. The combat effectiveness of the guard division has become more and more powerful. In one hour, not only thousands of little Japs were eliminated, but more than 8,000 people were captured... Come on, take me to see the Japanese major general.

Chief of Staff..." Regarding Bruce Lee's answer, Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and replied with a smile on his face...

"Yes, Commander..."

Half an hour later, after arranging all matters for the surrender of the Japanese army, the group immediately returned to the temporary headquarters of the Guard Division. At this moment, Commander Liu Hua was still immersed in the joy of meeting with the Japanese Chief of Staff.

. asked Bruce Lee with a smile on his face.

"Xiaolong, during the one-hour attack, how many casualties did the guard division suffer? Can the battle continue?"

"Reporting to the commander, during the attack of more than an hour, all the officers and men of the Guard Division suffered a total of 598 casualties. Among them, 328 were directly killed or seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness..." Bruce Lee reported decisively...

"Very good, the Guard Division is indeed the most powerful unit in our Northeast Field Army... As I said just now, all the captured Japanese troops will be handed over to the three regiments of the fifth column. As for the battlefield, they will also be handed over to the three regiments of the fifth column.

Clean these three regiments. Your guard division, I have an important task for you. How about the soldiers, are they still capable of continuing to fight a long-distance assault battle..." Liu Hua was satisfied.

He nodded. Then, he asked with a smile on his face.

"Commander, please rest assured, the Guard Division is guaranteed to complete the mission..." Bruce Lee, who was feeling depressed about the unchallenging battle just now, immediately replied with excitement after hearing Liu Hua's hint.

"Very good..." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately, he led a group of commanders to a huge military map and spoke.

"Commander Li, Political Commissar Chen, and Chief of Staff Wu. So far, the three groups of Japanese troops surrounded by our field army around the base area. With the 125th Division being completely wiped out, there are now only two groups left. Among them, the 126th Division.

Regiment, under the siege of the fourth column commanded by Commander Wang, it is only a matter of time before the entire army is destroyed. Therefore, now only more than 10,000 Japanese troops are left besieged around Baishan County..."

Before Liu Hua finished his sentence, Bruce Lee, who had already understood Liu Hua's heart, immediately understood something about Liu Hua. Then, he said with excitement: "Commander, what do you mean,

Let our security division immediately attack Baishan County and, with the cooperation of local troops, wipe out more than 10,000 Japanese troops in Baishan County..."

"Yes, that is to completely annihilate the more than 10,000 Japanese troops around Baishan County. Currently, our troops gathered around Baishan County include: 3,000 regular troops, a heavy artillery regiment, and three 3,000-person farming divisions.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of these nearly 10,000-person farming divisions can only be equal to two regiments of ordinary infantry at most. Therefore, in a battle against more than 10,000 Japanese troops, in addition to the artillery regiments, you mainly rely on your guard divisions... How about

, do you have any questions?" Liu Hua nodded and answered affirmatively.

"Commander, please rest assured, the guard division will ensure the completion of the mission..." Bruce Lee replied confidently without even thinking.

"Well, go ahead. When the specific enemy situation arrives, Commander Wang Mingui of the 14th Division will report to you in detail... As for the specific time to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops in Baishan County, it is up to you to make your own decisions..." Liu Hua clicked with satisfaction.

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"Yes, Commander..."

Seeing Bruce Lee in front of him who happily accepted the order, Liu Hua suddenly thought of something and quickly continued.

"Wait a minute, according to Division Commander Wang Minggui's last report, the more than 10,000 Japanese troops besieged around Baishan County have lost all their own heavy ammunition and heavy weapons, and the entire army has fallen into a situation of running out of ammunition and food. Just now

The surrender of the Japanese 125th Division gave me an idea. When the time comes, during the attack, those who can be persuaded to surrender will be persuaded... These little devils are very precious and strong labor for our base area that is about to develop rapidly.

As well as high-tech talents... So, when setting off, select dozens of little Japanese officers who are afraid of death from the captured little Japanese and take them with them. By then, they may be useful..."

"Yes, Commander, I understand..."

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the final encirclement and suppression campaign against tens of thousands of Japanese troops was slowly coming to an end. The gunfire that had been noisy for several days around the base area finally slowly stopped.

At this moment, Commander Liu Hua and the entire former enemy headquarters have returned to the Shimenling headquarters. With the assistance of deputy commander Yang Jingyu, they are counting the battle results and casualty data continuously reported by each unit...

Finally, with the encirclement and annihilation battle around Baishan County, after the last little Japanese who resisted was killed, the final results statistics and casualty report of the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign were also sent to Liu Hua immediately.

in hand.

"Commander, this is the latest statistics of the battle results calculated by the staff based on the battle reports sent by various combat units..." Looking at the astonishing battle results in his hands, Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu couldn't help but start to tremble with his hands holding the battle report.

Get up. At the same time, with his trembling voice, he reported to Commander Liu Hua in front of him...

"Lao Yang, don't be nervous... Quickly, tell us all how many little devils we have eliminated in this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign. Let everyone be happy..." Looking at the excited Yang Jingyu in front of him

, Liu Hua said calmly.

"Yes, Commander..."

"Comrades, according to statistics from the General Staff, during the more than 20 days of counter-encirclement and suppression operations: the fifth column of our field army, the recruit column, the agricultural reclamation corps, the special operations division, various militia units in the base area, and reinforcements from within the pass.

The Guard Division and the Fourth Column, with a total of hundreds of thousands of troops, after fierce battles, smashed the Kwantung Army's heavy encirclement and suppression of our base area in one fell swoop, and won the final victory in this encirclement and suppression operation..."

"Bah bang bang..." In an instant, just as Yang Jingyu's words fell, a burst of warm applause began to ring out in the huge command headquarters. At this moment, the various pressures that were suppressed in everyone's hearts began to rise with Yang Jingyu's words.

As soon as the words fell, they disappeared. At the same time, everyone looked at Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu in front of them with expectant eyes, waiting for the deputy commander's next words...

"According to statistics, during the bloody battle that lasted for more than 20 days, of the seven main divisions dispatched by the Japanese army, except for two divisions that retreated in embarrassment and fled back to their home bases. Of the remaining five infantry divisions, none

One person slipped through the net, and all were eliminated by our army. As for the number of enemies annihilated, they included: more than 82,000 Japanese soldiers were killed and 15,329 Japanese soldiers were captured..."

Seeing the expressions of shock and disbelief on everyone's faces, Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu explained: "Now, I will explain to everyone how these hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out by our army.

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"The Japanese 124th Division was the first main Japanese division to be wiped out by our army in the Sifangtuo area half a month ago... The Japanese 132nd and 133rd Divisions were blown up by us with explosives in Baishan County.

More than 20,000 people died, and the remaining 20,000 were wiped out one after another with the arrival of the guard division... The Japanese 125th Division, under our repeated harassment and attacks, was finally defeated by the guard division's attack

Under this, except for a small number of those who resisted and were eliminated, the main force surrendered to our army in an organized manner... The Japanese 126th Division, under the joint attack of our fourth column and the recruit column, the entire army was destroyed last night...

.So, in this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, our field army has achieved an unprecedented and unprecedented victory..."

After a brief period of shock and excitement, Liu Hua slowly recovered from the shock. He asked Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu in front of him with the same calm expression.

"Lao Yang, we have eliminated so many little devils. If nothing else, the price we have paid should be very huge..."

"Yes, Commander..."

When Yang Jingyu mentioned the casualties of the troops, his mood immediately changed from excitement to depression. He nodded, picked up another report in his hand, and spoke to Liu Hua in front of him with a frustrated look.

said.

"According to statistics, plus the casualties of our base area militia troops and agricultural reclamation divisions, our army paid a total of more than 51,100 casualties during the more than 20 days of counter-encirclement and suppression operations. Among them, the number of direct casualties was

There are 16,329 people. It can be said that almost an entire column of troops was defeated by us..."

"Tell me about the specific situation..."

After all, he was facing the Kwantung Army, the most elite force of the Japanese Army. The cost of annihilating hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops was unlikely to be too small. Thinking of this, Liu Hua's heart was filled with excitement after a short period of time.

After feeling the pain, he calmed down immediately. He asked Yang Jingyu calmly.

"According to statistics, before the war: the fifth column had more than 21,000 combat troops, plus 4,000 new recruits, a total of 25,000 people. But now, the entire fifth column has enough combat troops.

There were only more than 8,000 people left, and they paid the price of more than 17,000 casualties."

"The recruit column paid a price of more than 14,000 casualties throughout the battle and was almost disabled. The three reclamation divisions paid a total of more than 3,500 casualties. The base militia and local garrison troops paid a price of more than 3,500 casualties.

, a total of more than 5,000 casualties were paid. As for the remaining 10,000 people, including more than 2,300 people in the guard division, more than 7,500 people in the fourth column... the total loss was more than 51,000 people...

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After a short period of reflection, Liu Hua continued to speak, with a decisive look on his face: "Lao Yang, all the sacrificed soldiers, whether they are militiamen or soldiers of the Farm Reclamation Division, will be treated as regular combat troops. We must put their bodies

Sort them all out and bury them collectively in the base area... In addition, what is the situation of all the soldiers who died and the approximately 35,000 wounded?"

"Commander, I know all this and have already explained everything. As for the more than 30,000 wounded, except for about one-tenth of the wounded, they will never be able to go to the battlefield again. The remaining wounded, as long as they are properly treated,

It would take up to three months to basically recover and return to the battlefield... However, the number of wounded is too many. Although there are enough medicines in the base area, there are not so many doctors at all...

." Yang Jingyu replied helplessly...

Hearing this, Liu Hua frowned immediately. After thinking for a short time, he gave a serious order to Deputy Commander Yang Jingyu in front of him:

"Lao Yang, our only delay now is to treat the wounded. Here are my orders: First, all units on the front line should immediately stop cleaning the battlefield, concentrate their forces, and treat all the wounded. All lightly wounded people will be bandaged on the spot and handed over to the various units.

The division will take care of itself. As for the seriously injured, they will be sent to the field hospital in the base area for treatment as soon as possible..."

"Second, mobilize all militia units and agricultural divisions in the base area. Set off immediately and rush to various battlefields to assist the main force in treating the wounded..."

"Third, notify Director Wang Daoguang of the Logistics Department to send all the medicines stored in our Logistics Department to the front line, use the best medicines, and do everything possible to treat the wounded..."

"Fourth, immediately send a telegram to Luo's political commissar, requesting Luo's political commissar to immediately organize all the medical staff of the main force of the field army, bring all the medicines, let the cavalry division escort them, and rush to the base area in the shortest possible time to participate in the treatment of the wounded.

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"Fifth, order Director Wang Daoguang to immediately mobilize personnel and build houses to be prepared to receive a large number of wounded..."

"If all the more than 30,000 wounded soldiers are restored to health, they will be a very valuable asset to our entire field army. Therefore, no matter what, we must bring these wounded soldiers back from the line of death... Lao Yang

, go and issue the order immediately. In addition, all the personnel of the headquarters, except for the necessary staff officers who are left on duty, the rest will immediately go to the field hospital of the Logistics Department to help..."

Seeing the serious face of Liu Hua in front of him, the commanders at all levels in the headquarters headed by Yang Jingyu immediately answered in the affirmative regardless of any slights.

"Yes, Commander..."

Looking at the staff officer leaving quickly and scanning the casualty report in his hand, Liu Hua couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"It's true that one thousand enemies were killed and eight hundred were lost... A single encirclement and suppression campaign depleted all the troops and resources accumulated in the base area for half a year... It seems that after the base area is expanded, the first thing that needs to be developed is the base area.

own capabilities. Otherwise, if there is another such a large-scale battle, the logistics department in the base area will not be able to bear it..."

The entire base area, following Liu Hua's order, immediately started to operate like a machine. At this moment, the entire base area could be said to have concentrated all its manpower and material resources and began to continuously send troops to the forward positions.

A seriously injured person came and was given frantic treatment...

What Liu Hua didn't expect was that because of his timely issuing of orders, more than 30,000 lightly and seriously injured people in this battle were allowed to return to the battlefield. After several months of correction and recovery, almost 90% of the wounded returned to the battlefield.

. And the more than 930,000 veterans who have returned to the army, without exception, have all become the backbone of the army...

Of course, these are all things for later... A few days later, as the treatment of various wounded people slowly came to an end, each combat unit immediately began to concentrate on cleaning up the battlefield and helping the people recover their homes.

At this moment, Commander Liu Hua, who had been depressed in the headquarters for several days due to the huge casualties of the troops, finally showed a rare smile with the arrival of a telegram.

Because just today, the three main columns led by Luo Ronghuan, the political commissar of the field army, and Li Qing, the chief of staff, and a special forces column, with more than 80,000 troops, have approached the edge of the base area. Within half an hour at most, Liu Hua

I can see those in the main force of the field army, and my old partners who have been separated for half a year...