The Boss of the Yan Family in Siheyuan

Chapter 460 Regiment Headquarters Relocation

Author: Star Traveler

Chapter 460 Regiment Headquarters Relocation

Kusuyama Hideyoshi left the headquarters, jogged all the way to the telegraph mail and reception room, and quickly asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to Ping'an County asking about the situation of the war.

But after the telegram was sent, there was no reply after waiting for a while. Another half hour passed slowly, and sweat slowly appeared on Kusuyama Hideyoshi's forehead.

This made him have to doubt whether Ping'an County was really captured by Li Yunlong, or in a very short period of time.

"Quick, send a telegram to the 21st Division and the 22nd Division and ask them to withdraw the troops that went to support Ping'an County." Kusuyama Hideyoshi didn't have time to think too much at this time and yelled at the telegraph operator.

Now that Li Yunlong has captured Ping'an County, sending troops to support him will not have any effect. Maybe these troops who went to support Muto three times will jump into the pit dug by Li Yunlong, which will cause trouble.

Suffer a big loss.

But by this time it was too late to send a telegram. The troops sent by the 21st Division and the 22nd Division to support Ping'an County had already exchanged fire with the soldiers of the New Regiment on the way.

After receiving the order from the division commander, Inoue Ichiro, captain of the 2nd Regiment of the 21st Division, was in a dilemma. After all, if he retreated at this time, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side would definitely press forward.

He might suffer a big loss, but it would be impossible if he didn't retreat. After all, Ping'an County had been captured by the Eighth Route Army. If he continued to advance, he would definitely be surrounded by Eighth Route Army troops.

Although more than 10,000 troops came to support Muto three times this time, these troops were not concentrated together.

Instead, they were divided into several teams and acted separately. They originally planned to arrive at Ping'an County for rendezvous.

But no one expected that Ping'an County would be defeated by Li Yunlong in such a short period of time, and their original battle plan was disrupted.

All that can be done now is to retreat, otherwise, Li Yunlong will definitely send troops to defeat them one by one.

After reading the telegram, Ichiro Inoue looked very ugly. After a moment of silence, he shouted to the adjutant on the side: "Quickly, let the troops turn around and retreat towards the station."

"Captain, what's going on? Why are we retreating? Aren't we going to support Ping'an County?" Deputy Captain Yoshino Kurokuma asked with confusion.

Hearing Yoshino Masao's words, Inoue Ichiro said helplessly: "The division commander sent a telegram saying that Ping'an County has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army and asked us to withdraw quickly."

"Ah, Ping'an County has been captured. How is it possible..." Masao Yoshino couldn't believe it. You must know that this is a county. Although there are not many defenders in Ping'an County, how could the defense of the city be so short?

It will be conquered within a short period of time, unless...

This made him dare not imagine. After all, if there was no evidence, no one would believe it. Moreover, Muto Sanshi, the commander of the 69th Division of the garrison in Ping An County, whose family power in the local area should not be underestimated, was not at all

He, a small officer with a civilian background, could afford to offend him.

"Okay, hurry up and give the order for the soldiers to retreat. As for how Ping'an County was captured by the Eighth Route Army, this is not something you and I can discuss." Although Inoue Ichiro also had doubts, this kind of thing that undermines unity is not

He, a small team leader, can discuss it.

Even if Muto Sanji made any mistakes, it is still something that the Commander should worry about. The only thing he can do now is to lead the more than 800 soldiers in the regiment to safely withdraw to the station. As for other things, he still

It's better to worry less. After all, knowing too much is not a good thing.

"Okay, I'm going to convey the order for the soldiers to retreat." Masao Yoshino sighed, and then ran away to convey the order.

After a while, the Japanese rear troops began to turn around and slowly retreat toward the rear.

The Eighth Route Army troops opposite the Japs were led by two company commanders from the Eighth Battalion of the New Regiment.

"Old Wu, do you think the Japs are about to withdraw?" After seeing the Japs' movements through the telescope, Second Company Commander Wang Xiaochuan quickly said to Third Company Commander Wu Tian who was smoking beside him.

Hearing Wang Xiaochuan's words, Wu Tian was stunned for a moment and then snatched the telescope from Wang Xiaochuan's hand. Then while observing the situation of the Japanese on the opposite side, he said to himself: "It shouldn't be. Didn't they act like that just now?"

You have to be in a desperate posture, why do you have to retreat? Is the leader's work done?"

Although I don't believe it, the facts are right in front of me, and there is no other explanation. Although their new regiment's weapons and equipment are not bad, the only thing missing is a radio station.

Although their new regiment had captured several high-end items such as radios, they could only be equipped to the battalion level, and the units below were not equipped.

Unlike the little devils, who could use the radio to contact their superiors for instructions if there was any movement. If they wanted to contact their superiors, they could only ask the soldiers to ride horses. Troops without horses could only run forward.

Therefore, when they fight on their own, they can only rely on their own judgment. Although this approach is a bit primitive, it is not without its benefits. With more experience, they, the lower-level commanders, have developed their own reaction capabilities.

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"Don't worry about it for now. What should we do now?" Seeing Wang Xiaochuan put down the telescope, Wu Tian hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"What else can we do? Although we don't know why the little Japanese wants to retreat, we can't let the little Japanese get what he wants no matter what. Regardless of whether he wants to withdraw or find another way to continue to support Ping'an County, we can't let him out.

." Wang Xiaochuan thought for a while after hearing Wu Tian's words and said.

When they came here, the battalion commander said that they should stop the Japs here and not let the Japs pass through here. As for what to do if the Japs retreat, the Battalion Commander did not say anything.

"How about we send someone to ask the battalion commander for instructions." Wu Tian said hesitantly after hearing Wang Xiaochuan's words.

After all, the battalion commander wanted them to come here to stop the Japs, and not to pursue them. Although there were not many Japs on the other side, catching up with them in a field battle still made him a little worried.

After all, their eighth battalion is a newly established unit, it was established less than half a year ago, and most of them are new recruits who have never even seen blood.

If you rely on the commanding heights for defense, that's fine, but in a field battle with the Japs, although you still can't defeat them, the casualties will definitely be huge.

"No, if you go to the battalion commander for instructions, how long will it take to go back and forth? By then, the little devil will be gone." Wang Xiaochuan frowned and said after hearing Wu Tian's words.

"Then what should we do? Even if we catch up and annihilate all the little Japs, how many casualties will we have? Who will bear the blame when the battalion commander blames us? Don't forget, when we arrived, the battalion commander only asked them to stop the little Japs, not

Let us chase." Wu Tian said with a cold face and displeasure.

"Otherwise, let's follow behind and shoot coldly. If the Japanese stop and want to fight us, then we will withdraw. You must know that there are many Japanese corpses in front of us. We can't let the Japanese take all the guns back."

In this case, we have been fighting for a long time, but we have gained nothing at all." Wang Xiaochuan saw that the Japanese were collecting corpses, cleaning the battlefield and preparing to retreat, so he said to Wu Tian next to him.

When he talked about the weapons and equipment scattered on the battlefield, Wu Tian's eyes lit up. Under the leadership of Li Yunlong, every commander in the new regiment, whether high or low, was like a money fan.

Although there were not many weapons and equipment scattered on the battlefield, only dozens of rifles at most, mosquitoes, no matter how small they were, were still meat.

He definitely couldn't let the little devil be taken back so easily, so Wu Tian shouted to the bugler behind him: "Blow the charge horn and drive the little devil out of the position."

Wu Tian had a good idea. It was okay for the Japs to leave, but he had to leave behind the weapons and equipment on the battlefield. He could not let himself work in vain.

After seeing Wu Tian's actions, Wang Xiaochuan smiled slightly, took out a pistol from his waist, and rushed towards the little devil with the soldiers.

"Your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army is coming. Let's retreat quickly." Vice Captain Yoshino Masao saw the Eighth Route Army soldiers all over the place rushing towards his side and quickly reported to Inoue Ichiro.

After all, when we get entangled with the Eighth Route Army later, it will be difficult to retreat.

"Okay, let the soldiers withdraw from the battlefield and retreat quickly." Inoue Ichiro also understood this truth, so he ordered to the adjutant.

Originally, Inoue Ichiro wanted to take back the bodies of the fallen soldiers in the army, but seeing that the Eighth Route Army was about to catch up, he couldn't care so much. It was better to retreat now. Otherwise, he would wait for the Eighth Route Army to catch up.

It is difficult to retreat.

So a large group of troops was left to block the Eighth Route Army's pursuit, and the rest all headed back.

Seeing that the Japanese soldiers ran away without paying attention to the Japanese corpses and scattered weapons and equipment left on the battlefield, Wu Tian and Wang Xiaochuan did not pursue them closely, and retreated after chasing for two kilometers.

First, the soldiers were asked to clean the battlefield, and then the correspondent was asked to inform the commander of the eighth battalion to report the situation here and see if there were any other instructions.

Although this battle did not allow all the enemies to stay, fortunately, they completed the task given by the battalion commander and did not let the Japanese pass through their line of defense.

Moreover, with the gains from chasing the enemy just now and cleaning up the battlefield, they could be considered to have made a small fortune.

I just don't know what's going on with the other troops and whether they are the same as them.

At this time, Ping'an County, under the leadership of Zhao Gang, has returned to its usual state.

Previously, Li Yunlong thought that after Ping'an County was stabilized, he would lead his troops to join up with other troops, and then fight a counterattack, inflicting heavy losses on three times the number of troops who came to support Muto.

But I didn't expect the Japs to react so quickly. Before he even started taking action, the Japs withdrew.

So I had no choice but to give up and send a telegram to the five battalion commanders on the defensive, telling them that they had captured Ping An County and asked them to return to the release area.

"Old Li, the gains from this battle are not small. In Ping'an County alone, we recovered the materials we invested in, and we are much richer." At this time, Zhao Gang was sitting in the Japanese headquarters, looking at the delivery list.

Li Yunlong said with a smile.

"Oh, how much did you gain?" Li Yunlong asked curiously after hearing Zhao Gang's words.

Before, he was just directing the war. As for the materials seized in Ping'an County, he did not keep statistics.

Apart from the weapons and equipment of the two battalions that had extorted Muto three times, he didn't know how much was left.

Hearing Li Yunlong's inquiry, Zhao Gang did not let him wait. He took a sip of tea and said: "This time we attacked Ping'an County and killed a total of 2,212 Japanese troops and captured 1,189 puppet troops.

We seized more than 2,300 rifles, a total of eight light and heavy machine guns, and eight mortar grenades. We also found two Type 92 infantry guns and a 155mm howitzer in the warehouse.

A few cannonballs…….”

"This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is daily necessities and food and other materials. It can be said that our new regiment has made a fortune by capturing Ping'an County." The smile on Zhao Gang's face never faded.

After all, this battle is the one in which he has gained the most since joining the New Regiment. With these gains, the New Regiment's strength will be improved again.

As long as there is enough time, it will be easy to expand the force to more than 20,000 people.

You must know that although the Eighth Route Army has expanded very rapidly in recent years, its total strength is only less than 500,000. To be precise, the strength of the new regiment has accounted for one-fifteenth to one-twentieth of the total strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Between.

The new regiment is still a regiment-level organization, and there are indeed some problems, but there is nothing we can do about it now. After all, since the cooperation with the National Army, the Eighth Route Army has been reorganized into three divisions, six brigades, and twelve infantry regiments.

Even if the higher-ups want to improve the establishment of the new regiment, they can't do it for a while, unless the bald heads in Chongqing agree. Otherwise, they will have to wait until the end of the Anti-Japanese War and the breakup of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and then the Eighth Route Army's establishment can be decided by itself.

"By the way, there are also various blocking troops. He knows what their gains are, and he has to wait for them to come back to make statistics." Zhao Gang continued.

"By the way, Old Zhao, since we have captured Ping'an County, you will definitely be responsible for the management of the city in the future. Do you think our new regiment headquarters will be moved from Zhaojiayu?" Li Yunlong thought of this question and asked.

Zhao Gang asked.

The reason why he hurriedly wanted to move the regiment headquarters from Zhaojiayu to Ping'an County had something to do with Yang Xiuqin. During this period, Li Yunlong finally figured it out. This girl Xiuqin must be interested in him and always pester her whenever she has time.

I touched him and made him really depressed.

It's not that Xiu Qin is a bad girl, the main reason is that Li Yunlong has no feelings for her. After all, Li Yunlong is a man of three generations and has seen too many beautiful women, and he has no interest in Yang Xiuqin.

But if you refuse, you can't say it openly. After all, they don't do anything. They just sew the soles of Nana's shoes occasionally, and then buy him two bottles of wine and fry some peanuts for him.

(End of chapter)