Bright Sword: Develop alone, bring back an artillery regiment

Chapter 246 The Battle of Hulu Gorge Comes to an End
Inside the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Not only the boss was shocked, but also a group of staff members in the headquarters, as well as a major general of the Jinsui Army and a group of officers from the exchange group.

Because it is as powerful as the Jinsui Army, it is also a reorganized brigade that has never wiped out the Japanese army.

The major general of the Jinsui Army said in shock: "This trip is worthwhile, this new regiment has brought us too many surprises.

I'm really curious how the head of the new regiment, Li, commanded the troops to achieve this. "

"If it's not too far away, I really want to go to Huluxia to enjoy the killing feast of Xinyituan in person."

A colonel of the Jinsui Army next to him said: "Director Zhang, didn't Chu Yunfei, the head of the 358th Regiment, go to the Xinyi Regiment for an exchange and study, and has been with Lieutenant Leader Li all the time?
Don't we know when he comes back? "

"Yep!"

After being reminded by his subordinates, the major general of the Jinsui Army immediately reacted, and half-jokingly said: "If I had known that the new regiment could bring us so many surprises, I should have gone to the new regiment to exchange and study in person, hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

The boss also laughed, and his subordinates showed off, and he, the chief, also had a bright face.

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The screen is pulled to Hulu Gorge.

The battle here is drawing to a close.

Under the command of the regiment leader Li Yunlong and the assistance of Chili Xifeng, the soldiers of the new regiment killed the Japanese 9th Brigade with corpses scattered all over the place. Like a group of bereaved dogs, they fled all the way to the east exit of the canyon.

There is no way, under the attack of Chili Xifeng, these little devils have become a group of blind people, how much fighting power can they have?
However, the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army is a main brigade after all, with two infantry regiments under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of more than 7000 people.

Even if there were nearly half of the casualties before, there were still more than 3000 people when the battle started.

Not to mention more than 3000 people, even if it is more than 3000 pigs, it is not easy to kill all of them.

Dogs will jump over walls when they are anxious, and rabbits will bite people when they are anxious.

Under the influence of a huge desire to survive, the remnants of the Devils of the 9th Brigade broke through the fire blockade of the Independence Regiment with their lives.

After they escaped from the Hulu Gorge, they took a deep breath of fresh air without daring to stop, and immediately ran towards the Japanese-occupied area.

Kazuo Watanabe, the major general of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army, escaped from Hulu Gorge under the desperate protection of his subordinates.

The old devil knew that there were a large number of Eighth Route Army fortifications in Jiangjunling. In order to prevent them from cutting off the back, the old devil immediately gave instructions after escaping from Hulu Gorge and led the remnants to escape in another direction.

When Wang Chengzhu led the independent battalion to the exit of Huluxia, Li Yunlong just led the main force of the new regiment to rush out from the east exit of the canyon.

Then Wang Chengzhu heard Li Yunlong curse: "Damn it, what did you do, old Ding? How did you let the little devil break out?"

Then I heard Ding Wei's explanation: "Old Li, I don't want these little devils to escape, because there are too many of them, and our firepower is very limited.

When I asked you to lend me a few light and heavy machine guns, if you didn't do it, if you had agreed to my request before, how could you let these little devils escape? "

Li Yunlong said angrily: "You still rely on me for a long time?"

Ding Wei: "It's not your fault? If you had been a little more generous at the time, the situation would not have been like this."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Wang Chengzhu immediately ran over and asked, "Commander, Commander Ding, did the devils from the 9th Brigade run away?"

Li Yunlong looked at Ding Wei beside him complainingly: "Hey! Don't mention it!"

Wang Chengzhu: "How many people escaped?"

Li Yunlong: "You have to ask Lao Ding!"

Ding Wei: "About a brigade or so of devils, but I have sent the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to chase them down."

Hearing that only one brigade had escaped, Wang Chengzhu immediately felt relieved. The 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army had two infantry regiments in total, and each regiment had three infantry regiments under its jurisdiction.

In other words, 6 of the 5 infantry brigades were wiped out, which is not much different from the total annihilation.

"Where is Kazuo Watanabe, Major General of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army? Was he captured or killed?"

Wang Chengzhu asked the question he was most concerned about.

Li Yunlong: "This is not known for the time being, we will know after cleaning the battlefield."

"By the way, what's the situation over there at Jiangjun Ridge?"

Wang Chengzhu: "With the assistance of the 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment, we have defeated the devil troops who came for reinforcements, and now we come to assist you in destroying the Japanese 9th Brigade."

Li Yunlong nodded, and said: "Although the remnants of the 9th Brigade of the Japanese Army have broken through, we must not let go of this opportunity to beat the dog in the water."

"Zhuzi, immediately lead your troops to pursue, kill as many as you can!"

"Yes!"

Wang Chengzhu suddenly agreed, and then led the independent battalion to pursue in the direction where the remnants of the Japanese 9th Brigade fled.

After chasing to the buffer zone between the enemy and us, they stopped when reinforcements from the devils came to meet them.

After a bloody pursuit, the Eighth Route Army Xinyi Regiment and Independent Regiment wiped out more than 200 remnants of devils.

In this campaign, the Eighth Route Army wiped out more than 9 people from the 6300th Brigade of the Japanese Army, more than 22 people from the 800nd Infantry Regiment, and more than 500 people from the Heidao Cavalry Regiment.

As for why there is no specific data, the reason is also very simple. Many devils' corpses were blown apart by grenades or hand grenades during the battle, turning into a pile of stumped limbs and broken arms. Naturally, there is no way to count them.

After eliminating so many devils, the trophies captured are also countless.

It can be said that every Eighth Route Army unit that participated in it made a lot of money.

Although part of these booty needs to be handed over to the headquarters, it is enough for each regiment to replenish the battle damage and expand another battalion.

Especially the Xinyi Regiment and the Independent Regiment, the trophies they got were countless.

It is enough for them to expand a regiment (ordinary regiment with more than 1000 people).

In addition, the Independent Battalion, the 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment also each received a cavalry company's horses and weapons and equipment, which can be described as a surprise.

The only regret is that Wang Chengzhu used Molotov cocktails and burned many devils' uniforms, causing Li Yunlong a lot of pain.What's more, Kazuo Watanabe, the old devil, ran away.

After cleaning the battlefield, Cheng Xiazi gave Li Yunlong a rare good look.

And Kong Jie was also elated for a while, and finally found the venue from the Yamamoto Secret Service.

Of course, this battle achieved such rich results and eliminated so many devils, the Eighth Route Army suffered a lot of casualties.

Especially the independent battalion responsible for the main attack, and the rest of the new regiment.

The Independence Battalion suffered a total of 877 casualties, of which 522 were killed, 355 were injured, 206 were seriously injured, and 149 were slightly injured.

The remaining battalions of the Xinyi Regiment combined had more than 400 casualties.

However, compared to the results obtained, this casualty and loss is not worth mentioning at all.

As for the 772nd Regiment, 771st Regiment, and Xinyi Regiment, since there was no direct conflict with the Japanese army, their casualties were not large.

The 772 regiment and the 771 regiment had almost no casualties, and the new regiment only suffered about 200 casualties, which also included the casualties in the firefight with the Yamamoto special team.

In the Huluxia battle, the Xinyi Regiment suffered more than 100 casualties.

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(End of this chapter)