Predator Reborn

Chapter 80 Breakout Battle (6)

At night, in the brightly lit temporary headquarters of the Seventh Army, there was no trace of excitement about the victory over Changde. Everyone was smoking cigarettes and looking at the casualty data in front of them.

After a day of fighting, the main attacking regiment lost almost half of its troops. It can be said that it lost a certain amount of combat effectiveness. In the fierce street fighting, each unit lost 10% of its troops. During the bombing by local aircraft, nearly two troops were lost.

According to statistics of the battalion's troop strength, there were more than 2,800 killed soldiers, more than 200 seriously wounded, and more than 1,000 lightly wounded. All minor injuries will not affect future battles.

Three thousand men, three regiments of troops were lost in this way. You must know that this was the biggest loss since the establishment of the Seventh Army.

"Okay, everyone, please stop being silent and be happy. Although we lost nearly 3,000 troops, we finally captured Changde County, which was heavily guarded by the enemy, and wiped out a total of more than 12,000 enemies. The enemy's and our losses were

One to four, the most important thing is that now the main force led by General He has successfully jumped out of the enemy's encirclement and is now waiting in hiding in the Shiqian area to respond to us at any time. This time we captured more than 200 enemy soldiers. After a certain amount of mobilization,

There are about 600 people who are willing to join the Red Army. Now that we are in the middle of a war, it is very inconvenient to march with prisoners, so I decided to release the prisoners who are unwilling to join the Red Army after our army withdraws from Changde County."

Liu Hua took a sip of water and continued, "Now we have lost 3,000 troops, and some companies have even become empty shells. Therefore, in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the troops, I decided to reduce the troops to a certain extent." After listening to Liu Hua's words,

The cadres below immediately became a mess.

"Everyone is quiet. Although we will make a certain drawdown this time, I will strengthen the firepower of the troops, so the combat effectiveness of each division will be strengthened and not weakened. Now, I order that the entire army be reduced to six regiments, one for each division.

There are two regiments, you division commanders and political commissars decide which regiment to cancel."

Liu Hua took a sip of water and continued: "After reorganization, the three divisions will be under the jurisdiction of the first and second regiments, the third and fourth regiments, and the fifth and sixth regiments. Each division will have an artillery company with 12 mortars, and an artillery company with 12 mortars.

A guard company, a reconnaissance company, and a sniper platoon. Each regiment has three battalions, a baggage company, a heavy firepower company, a guard platoon, and a reconnaissance platoon. The baggage company is composed of prisoners who participated in the Red Army this time.

Equipped with infantry weapons. The heavy firepower company includes a four-gun mortar artillery platoon and two three-heavy machine gun platoons. Each battalion has three infantry companies, a heavy firepower platoon, and a two-gun mortar platoon.

The artillery squad consists of two heavy machine gun squads with one heavy machine gun. The company has three infantry platoons and one fire squad with one heavy machine gun. Each regiment has a total of 1,800 soldiers, and each division has a total of 4,000 soldiers. The remaining soldiers

Send them all to the legion headquarters to form a teaching camp, with me personally serving as the battalion commander." After speaking, Liu Hua looked at the silent crowd.

"Since everyone is silent, let me speak first." Political Commissar Guan Xiangying stood up. "Comrades, I think everyone has a feeling that since we followed Army Commander Liu Hua, everyone's promotions have been special.

Quickly, I think many of the veterans who were on the Xiangjiang River at that time have become platoon leaders and squad leaders. I very much agree with the decision of the regiment commander, especially the establishment of a teaching camp to train grassroots cadres for our army. Although now

Our army has been downsized, but its combat effectiveness will definitely be strong rather than weak, because the current soldiers have passed the test of the battlefield and have become qualified soldiers. In addition, the commander of the army has reasonably strengthened the firepower of the army. It can be said that

, the current combat effectiveness of the army is the strongest among the divisions in the entire Red Army. The only shortcoming is the limited command level of the cadres. Especially after the performance of this battle, the establishment of the teaching camp is urgent. You division commanders must put those who have

Soldiers with potential are sent to the training camp, so that our Seventh Legion will become stronger as we fight. Okay. I'm done. Do you have any other opinions?" After saying that, the political commissar sat down.

Seeing that the cadres below were still silent, Liu Hua continued, "Everyone is silent, so I will issue an order: Order, each division must complete the reorganization of the troops before nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and each regiment will send out supplies."

The company came to the legion headquarters to collect the required ammunition. At ten o'clock, all the troops gathered outside the city, waiting for orders from me and the political commissar. Okay, let's adjourn the meeting." After saying that, Liu Hua stood up first and walked out of the temporary headquarters.

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Liu Hua stood at the entrance of the command department, looking at the busy soldiers outside, and slowly fell into deep thought. Now that the Central Army's record army has slowly formed a loose encirclement outside Changde, how should they escape from the encirclement?

Liu Hua walked into the conference room and looked at the map on the wall. The staff officer next to him kept marking the latest enemy information obtained by the reconnaissance battalion on the map. At this time, a vague encirclement circle had been formed around Changde.

Suddenly, Liu Hua's eyes turned to Li Jue's troops who were the most prominent. Because Li Jue was eager to make contributions, he kept urging the troops to speed up their march. Now they have already protruded dozens of miles out of the encirclement. "Order the reconnaissance battalion to immediately capture Li Jue's troops."

The troop strength and marching route have been sent out."

Soon, the telegram from the reconnaissance camp arrived in Liu Hua's hands. Looking at the telegram in his hand, Liu Hua smiled.

The next day, Liu Hua got up early. "Political Commissar, I thought about it for a long time last night. I decided to annihilate all the enemies. Then we quickly jumped out of the enemy's encirclement and joined Mr. He. What do you think?" Liu Hua

was asked by the political commissar.

"Legion Commander, I think so too, but where are our enemies along the way to attack?"

"Li Jue." Liu Hua blurted out.

"Haha, Army Commander, do you have a complete idea in your mind? Tell me quickly." The political commissar's eyes immediately brightened up. Liu Hua simply expressed his thoughts.

"Okay, let's fight like this." The political commissar happily arranged the table.

In this way, under the orders of Liu Hua and the political commissar, each division headed towards the familiar battlefield of Shiwanping at a rapid march. At noon, Liu Hua led the vanguard to Shiwanping.

"Regiment Commander, there is a call from the cavalry company of the reconnaissance battalion. Li Jue's troops are currently marching in a hurry. At their marching speed, they will pass where we are standing at about five o'clock in the afternoon." The political commissar came to Liu Hua with a telegram.

before.

"Well, order the Second Division and the Third Division to speed up the march. After arriving at the location, directly engage in the ambush sequence in the last ambush battle. Each regiment and division's artillery will be retained for their own use. The legion will not use heavy machine gun battalions or artillery battalions.

Set up a position immediately, all tasks must be completed before four o'clock. Call the commander of the sniper company over." Liu Hua ordered.

Soon, the commander of the sniper company came to Liu Hua. "Report to the army commander, political commissar, and the sniper company came to report."

"Well, your sniper company performed very well in the last battle. This time, I have a very important task for you. Are you confident to complete it?" After speaking, Liu Huayong looked at the sniper company commander with encouraging eyes.