Liu Hong nodded hurriedly and said, "The commander is right, we will definitely work harder to kill the devil and strive to defeat the little devil as soon as possible!" ”

"That's right!" Commander Lu smiled and nodded, "After fighting for so long, I see that you are also tired, go and rest early!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Hong hurriedly responded, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked, "Commander, I don't know how the war is going in the west?" ”

Commander Lu sighed slightly and said, "I also just received news that the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army has broken out of the encirclement, and I am thinking about retreating overnight in the direction of the Zhengtai Railway!" However, this time this independent 4th mixed brigade was also heavily damaged by our army, losing thousands of people, and the remaining troops were less than 1,000 people, but unfortunately they could not be wiped out in one fell swoop. ”

Liu Hong nodded and said: "It's really a pity that we couldn't completely annihilate this independent fourth mixed brigade, but after this battle, the independent fourth mixed brigade suffered heavy losses, and I'm afraid it won't be able to recover its combat effectiveness in a short time." ”

Commander Lu nodded and said, "Yes! Only a group of remnants of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade was left behind, and there was no threat to our army in a short time. ”

After the battle, the soldiers seized the time to clean up the battlefield, and then camped in a nearby hidden place and stopped for a while.

After this battle, the losses of the troops of the Eighth Route Army and the Jizhong Military Region were also very heavy, with more than half of the more than 20,000 troops lost, and the remaining people were less than 10,000.

However, the Eighth Route Army also achieved brilliant results in this battle, annihilating more than 20,000 people of the Japanese 110th Division and the Independent Fourth Mixed Brigade in one fell swoop.

……

In Beiping, in the headquarters of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, Gangcun Ningci sat on a chair expressionlessly, his eyes were bloodshot, obviously caused by long-term lack of sleep. Speaking of which, Gangcun Ningji hadn't slept well for several days in a row.

It was already late at night, and Gangmura Ningji was still in no mood to sleep, still stuck in the headquarters, waiting for news from the front line.

The battle situation on the front line was unfavorable, and Gangcun Ningci really had no intention of sleeping. At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded, and Chief of Staff Anda Twenty-three hurried over with two telegrams in his hands.

Gangcun Ningji slowly raised his head, glanced at Anda Twenty-three, and asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation on the front line?" ”

Anda Twenty-three hurriedly lowered his head and replied with a respectful face: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, I just received a telegram from the Independent Fourth Mixed Brigade that they have successfully broken through the encirclement of the Tuba Road and are currently retreating along the Zhengtai Railway!" Just ......"

"Just what?" Gangcun Ningji hurriedly asked.

Anda Twenty-Three sighed deeply and said, "It's just that after this battle, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade suffered heavy losses, and there were less than 1,000 people left to break through. ”

"Baga Ya Road!" Gangcun Ningci couldn't help but scold, and then asked, "What about the 110th Division?" How are they doing? ”

Anda Twenty-three's old face became even more ugly, because compared to the 110th Division, the losses of the independent Fourth Mixed Brigade were really nothing, and Anda Twenty-third was reluctant to even mention the situation of the 110th Division, and was unwilling to say a word.

Gangcun Ningji sighed slightly and said, "Say it!" I can handle it. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three hurriedly responded, and said helplessly: "We received the last telegram from the 110th Division, their position has been broken through by the Eighth Road, and it is estimated that all the officers and men of the 110th Division have been shattered. ”

The muscles on Gangmura Ningji's face shook violently, and then he sighed and said: "I can't imagine that my Imperial Japanese Army has suffered such a fiasco, and it was defeated in the hands of a group of Tubalu, this is simply the greatest shame since the founding of my Imperial Japanese Army." ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the Commander's anger is at ease! It was a fluke that the dirt eight roads were able to win this time! Anda Twenty-Three hurriedly comforted.

Gangcun Ningji waved his hand, interrupted Anda Twenty-three's words, and said with a wry smile: "This is definitely not a fluke, how can there be a fluke on the battlefield!" Defeat is defeat, and we don't even have the courage to admit defeat, so don't deceive ourselves and find excuses. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three replied respectfully and said: "This time the imperial army is too careless, we underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Tubalu, when the first battle of Dingzhou and the imperial army lost, maybe we should withdraw from the battle, and we should not have a decisive battle with the Tubalu." ”

"Yes!" Gangcun Ningci nodded and said: "I never thought that after mobilizing more than 30,000 imperial troops and fighting a head-on battle with Tubalu, it would be a failure. We really underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army. The arrogant army will be defeated, this is not false at all! Maybe we shouldn't have launched this decisive battle in the first place, when the Imperial Army was not strong enough. Once the front line was lost, the imperial army could not even mobilize reinforcements, which ultimately led to such a fiasco, which was caused by my insufficient analysis of the situation between the enemy and us, and I am guilty! I am a sinner of the Empire! ”

"Your Excellency Commander doesn't have to blame yourself too much, it's not your responsibility at all." Anda Twenty-three hurriedly reassured: "Your Excellency the Commander has done well enough, and I believe that no one else can do better than His Excellency the Commander." ”

"That's it!" Gangcun Ningji waved his hand and said, "You don't have to comfort me, it's my responsibility, and I will bear it." You instruct someone to write a detailed battle report on the details and results of this battle, and report it truthfully to the military headquarters! In addition, I asked the staff officer to draft a telegram for me to ask for guilt, and after giving it to me for consideration, I sent it to the military department to petition for guilt. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three hurriedly responded, and said cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, you have been too tired recently, I hope Your Excellency will take care of your health, and go back to rest early!" ”

"I see!" Gangcun Ningci nodded slightly, then stood up, sighed again and said, "Anda-kun, the aftermath will be handed over to you, I'll go back first." Then he turned and left.

Looking at the lonely back of Gangcun Ningci, Anda Twenty-three couldn't help but sigh deeply, he could see that this battle was a huge blow to Gangcun Ningci, it is no wonder that since the Japanese army launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, Gangcun Ningci led his troops to the battlefield, in recent years, Gangcun Ningci commanded the troops almost invincible, rare defeats, but today suffered this fiasco, such a heavy blow, I'm afraid no one can accept it!

(End of chapter)