The battle in Chengjia Town has ended.

Local troops and militia in the fifth division are cleaning the battlefield.

The new 1st regiment, the new 2nd regiment and the 772nd regiment that participated in the battle have already evacuated the battlefield.

Because Li Yunlong is not here, Cheng Shifa finally got the main attack this time.

But the result is a bit miserable. After the battle, the 772nd Regiment alone carried more than 500 bodies from the battlefield, and the new 1st Regiment and the new 2nd Regiment were close to a thousand.

There were more wounded people, and the 772nd Regiment was basically crippled.

The combat effectiveness of the 4th Guard Infantry Regiment is still extremely strong.

The Sasaki Detachment was composed of an infantry brigade of the 4th Guard Infantry Regiment as the base.

Most of these devils from Tokyo's Kobe are young and strong, and have been brainwashed by military ideology since childhood, so most of them are fearless on the battlefield.

It is common for these Japanese to knock grenades before they die and die together with the Eighth Route Army.

So in the end, although the Eighth Route Army had absolute military strength and firepower advantages, the two sides still achieved a one-to-one battle loss ratio.

The Japanese suffered more than 2,000 casualties.

The Eighth Route Army also suffered more than 2,000 casualties.

The only difference is that the Eighth Route Army won and controlled the battlefield.

Therefore, the more than 2,000 casualties of the Japanese became more than 2,000 casualties.

The more than 2,000 casualties of the Eighth Route Army resulted in more than 1,000 casualties and more than 1,000 serious injuries.

However, with the current medical conditions of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Hospital, these seriously injured people can basically be rescued. A few months later, they were more than a thousand lively elite veterans.

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386 Brigade Department.

The brigade commander asked, "Chief of Staff, have more than a thousand soldiers who died in battle been buried?"

"Founded." The Chief of Staff nodded, "I didn't dare to engrave the monument, but I've made a secret mark."

During the war years, the Eighth Route Army was not in good condition, and the fallen soldiers could only be buried on the spot. However, because they were occupied by the enemy, they did not dare to engrave any inscriptions to avoid being desecrated by the Japanese.

The brigade commander said again: "Have you recorded the names of the fallen soldiers?"

The Chief of Staff said: "I have recorded it, but some soldiers only know nicknames, not big names, and have no complete records of their hometowns. I am afraid it will be difficult to find their relatives."

The brigade commander sighed, there were still many such soldiers.

The Long March was even worse, and many soldiers could not even keep their nicknames.

Wang Ye next to him advised: "Don't care about the two leaders. It will not be too late to slowly search for the families of the martyrs when the War of Resistance Against Japan is victorious and the whole country is liberated."

"This is the only way to go for the time being."

The Chief of Staff said: "At present, our party wants to provide pensions but lacks strength."

"When the day of the victory of the revolution, I will definitely search for the orphans of the relatives of the fallen soldiers one by one, and no matter what, they must give their relatives a support for their elderly and a child."

While he was talking, the correspondent sent a telegram.

After reading the telegram, the brigade commander handed it to the Chief of Staff.

After reading it, the Chief of Staff handed the telegram to Wang Ye.

Wang Ye took it and saw that there were only four short words on the telegram copying paper: Everything is ready.

Although there are only four words, Wang Ye knows the meaning of these four words, that is, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the main force of the Taihang Military Region are ready to evacuate.

The machinery and equipment including Shuiyaozi Arsenal has also been packaged.

The Chief of Staff said: "The next step is to enter the second phase of anti-sweeping operations."

The first phase of the battle was to break and tear the Zhengtai Road blockade from the front, and to annihilate as many Japanese and puppet troops along the Zhengtai Road as possible.

The second phase of the battle was to create momentum, forcing the Japanese along the Zhengtai Road to concentrate their troops and follow the random column to go deep into the hinterland of the Taihang Military Region, creating opportunities for the transfer of headquarters and the people of the Taihang Military Region.

The brigade commander nodded and asked again: "Where has Li Yunlong's independent regiment gone?"

The Chief of Staff said: "I have just passed Miaoqian Village and are less than five miles away from the brigade."

"This kid is moving very quickly." The brigade commander nodded and said, "How is the casualties?"

"The Independent Regiment has basically no casualties." The Chief of Staff said with some emotion, "There are about a hundred casualties, which is insignificant compared to the casualties of the 772nd Regiment."

"This kid Li Yunlong!"

The brigade commander couldn't help but praise: "When fighting, you can always come up with all kinds of ghost ideas."

"The effect is good, and the casualties of the troops will be much smaller. This was the case when I attacked Lijiapo last time, this time the blocking was like this, and the same was the case when I attacked Cangyunling."

"A cadre like this is simply a treasure."

"In contrast, Cheng Shifa only knows how to fight stupid wars."

"This time I fought with the Japanese head-on, the 772nd Regiment has already damaged his vitality."

The brigade commander praised Li Yunlong for a few words, but soon became distorted and began to criticize Cheng Shifa.

Speaking of this, he asked the Chief of Staff again, "Chief of Staff, otherwise you will report to the headquarters and change the regiment?"

"I think it's OK," said the chief of staff, "After a night of fierce fighting, especially after the battle in Jiazhen, the 772nd Regiment has reduced its personnel by more than half, and the combatants are less than a thousand, and they really cannot bear the heavy responsibility of staying behind."

"If the 772nd Regiment is transferred and only the independent Regiment is left, the New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment will inevitably have some insufficient troops."

"So, I think it is necessary to draw a main regiment from the Brothers Brigade to strengthen the forces of the mobile column. I even think that there may be fewer one regiment, so it is best to transfer two more regiments."

The brigade commander turned his gaze to Wang Ye again and asked, "Xiao Wang, what about your opinion?"

Wang Ye was a little surprised. Don’t ask me about this, right? I’m just a pawn.

Wang Ye subconsciously wanted to refuse, but the brigade commander quickly said: "Xiao Wang, don't shirk it. The entire breakthrough plan was formulated by you, so your opinions are very important."

The brigade commander said this to this point, and Wang Ye could no longer refuse.

Wang Ye said at the moment: "The two leaders, the strength of the troops has never been the focus."

"Oh? Isn't the point of the force?" The brigade commander looked at each other and was a little surprised.

The Chief of Staff also said: "Xiao Wang, isn't this right? If the mobile column has fewer troops, let alone how long it can be defended by Mizuyao Mountain, what if the old Japanese devil, Yoshio Shinozuka, becomes suspicious and suspects that the mobile column is not the main force of the military region, and then turn around and chase the headquarters and the people in the base areas that are scattered and break through?"

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff, I won't." Wang Ye said confidently.

"Yiyo Shinozuka would never suspect that he is not the main force of the military region just because the mobile column has only a few thousand troops left. I even have a bold idea."

"Bold ideas?" asked the brigade commander, "What ideas?"

Wang Ye said: "Not only can the 772nd Regiment be transferred, but the artillery regiment can also be transferred at least half of it!"

"What?" the Chief of Staff's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "The artillery regiment was transferred halfway?"

"Yes." Wang Ye said, "The 2nd, 3rd and 4th companies of the Artillery Regiment are equipped with 92 infantry cannons. This kind of cannon is light in weight and can be dismantled. Mules and horses can walk on rugged mountain roads."

“So, there is no restrictions on the road at all.”

"The main force of the military region has moved to the mountainous area south of Zhengtai Road,"

"The situation will definitely be very difficult at the beginning."

"It would be much easier if you had these 3 infantry artillery companies."

The brigade commander looked at the chief of staff again, and what Wang Ye said was undoubtedly correct.

Although the mountainous areas south of Zhengtai Road and east of Baijin Line also belong to the Taihang Military Region, the development focus of the Taihang Military Region has always been in the mountainous areas north of Zhengtai Road.

Therefore, after the main force of the military region moved into the mountainous area south of Zhengtai Road, the situation would definitely be very difficult at the beginning.

To put it bluntly, in the future, it will be in great trouble when encountering a slightly stronger artillery tower or stronghold, and it will take a major sacrifice to win it.

But if there are three 92 infantry artillery companies, the situation will be completely different.

At least it will be very easy to remove some small strongholds of the Japanese.

The brigade commander said: "But, if three 92 infantry artillery companies were removed, the Japanese would not be suspicious?"

"Then it depends on how we operate it." Wang Ye smiled slightly and said, "If the three 92-infantry artillery companies disappeared for no reason, the Japanese would definitely be suspicious."

"But if it is under the premise that the Japanese are chasing them,"

"If we suddenly divide the troops, the Japanese probably won't be suspicious, right?"

"I understand!" The brigade commander's eyes lit up, "You mean, we marched along the highway, waiting for the Japanese troops to catch up, and then pretended that we could not get rid of the Japanese and were forced to divide the troops."

"At this time, the Japanese will think that we are deliberately trying to confuse the public."

Speaking of this, the brigade commander turned his eyes to the radio station in the corner of the war room and said with a smile: "Then, because we can track our radio stations, it is easy for the Japanese to tell which one is a fake target and which one is a real target."

Wang Ye smiled slightly and said, "We have guessed that the Japanese can accurately locate us by monitoring radio stations, but the Japanese don't know that we already know, so it's impossible not to think of it!"

The brigade commander said: "Xiao Wang, can the Japanese really achieve positioning by monitoring radio stations?"

"Yes." The Chief of Staff agreed, "if this judgment is wrong, our entire plan will be at risk of failure."

"Don't worry, two leaders."
To be continued...