In two hours, the 2,860 little devils of the army's logistics and baggage wing were completely wiped out by the three main regiments of the 2nd Division, together with a cavalry battalion, without even a single prisoner. And the three main regiments of the 2nd Division, although in a very short period of time achieved a great victory. However, there is also a price to pay. 624 soldiers fell on the battlefield forever. 129 fighters, because they were seriously wounded, basically lost their combat effectiveness. In addition, there were more than 800 people who were slightly wounded, but this did not affect the combat effectiveness.

However, despite the heavy casualties, it was exchanged for a great victory. A main field division of the army, with a month's combat provisions, did not suffer any losses, and all of them were captured by the soldiers. These included millions of rounds of ammunition, tens of thousands of grenades, and a large number of food and other supplies. More importantly, dozens of artillery pieces of various types of artillery of the army field artillery wing, as well as the corresponding tens of thousands of shells. Without any accident, it was also successfully captured by the soldiers.

"Report to the commander, all the battles have ended, this is the results just counted and the loss report of our army" Staff Officer Wang took a list and came to the front of the commander Gao Yuan, and said excitedly.

"Yes, yes, that's great. With less than 1,000 casualties, the logistics artillery unit of the Japanese army was completely wiped out. We have now completed the combat mission assigned to our 2nd Division by the division commander ahead of schedule, and Staff Officer Li immediately sent a report to the division commander to report the victory to the division commander.

"Yes, Commander," Staff Officer Li, who had received the order, said excitedly and turned around and walked towards the radio room next to the headquarters, and in less than a few seconds, the radio station next to him remembered the sound of a ticking announcement.

"Division commander, division commander good news, good news" On a mountainside less than a kilometer from Haseguchi, a glimmer of light leaked through the cracks of a house. And this house is the temporary headquarters where Liu Hua is preparing to command the Haseguchi ambush.

At this time, Liu Hua was lying quietly on a simple table made of bullet boxes, quietly looking at the map on the table. Suddenly, the excited voice of the chief of staff came through the thick curtain at the entrance of the headquarters. Immediately afterwards, I saw the chief of staff, holding a telegram, and hurriedly ran into the temporary headquarters.

"Chief of Staff, what is it that deserves your such pleasure, could it be that the old boy was suddenly killed by our mines on the way, or that more than 10,000 little devils were all killed," Liu Hua said jokingly, looking at Li Qing, the chief of staff in a hurry.

"Division commander, Itagaki Seishiro was not killed, but he must have been half angry at this time. This is the telegram sent by Liu Xiaogang of the Special Operations Brigade just now, hehe, this is a big victory" The chief of staff handed over the telegram in his hand to Liu Hua with a smile on his face, and said with a mysterious face.

"What? In less than a day, the special operations brigade and our howitzer battalion wiped out more than 2,000 troops," Liu Hua said in disbelief after reading the telegram.

"Division commander, I have verified the content of the telegram, and there are no problems. The reason for such great results is mainly due to the merits of our special operations brigade. According to Liu Xiaogang's report, in order to avoid continued shelling by our army, the Yue army sent two brigades to search for a one-kilometer radius of the main force. We hope to find our artillery watchers and eliminate them. ”

"However, what made Itagaki Division not want to fight was that around him were not ordinary troops of our Reading Division. Rather, it is a special operations brigade that has been producing mountain operations, and the little devils of these two brigades have entered the woods next to the road, and the cornfields are completely trapped in the woods by the special operations of our special operations brigade. The chief of staff listened for a moment, and continued.

"It wasn't until later, after Seishiro Itagaki sent a brigade of reinforcements again, that those remaining little devils escaped from the clutches of our special operations brigade. However, at this time, most of the casualties of the two Ted brigades had been killed, and one of the brigades that went to reinforce was also killed by the special operations brigade, and nearly half of the troops were killed, I really didn't expect that our special operations brigade had such a great ability, with a strength of less than 400 people, it was completely annihilated more than 1,300 people," Chief of Staff Li Qing said with a smile.

"Great, in just a few hours, the army has lost more than 2,000 troops. It's really good, the special operations brigade really deserves to be the sharp knife unit of our reading division, and after the war, I will definitely personally ask the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army to give them credit. Quickly, immediately send all the telegrams about this battle to the headquarters and the center. Let the chairman and the leaders be happy," Liu Hua said excitedly after listening to the introduction of the chief of staff.

"Yes, division commander, we will sort out all the telegrams at once and send them to the headquarters and the Party Central Committee respectively," Li Qing, chief of staff, replied with a nod of his head. Picking up a few telegrams on the table, he walked to the radio room next to the headquarters.

In less than a few dozen minutes, the Party Central Committee and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Yan'an received a report on the battle situation forwarded by the reading division almost simultaneously. However, after watching the results of the battle, almost every big guy breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. At the same time, I am becoming more and more confident in the next battle.

As the direct commander of the campaign, Liu Hua, commander of the Reading Division, was studying the topographic map of Hasekou that had just been drawn by the General Staff. began to fight for dozens of hours of encirclement and annihilation, and began to dispatch troops. Inside the cramped headquarters, under a few dim horse lamps. Sitting is the rapid reaction brigade of the reading division, all cadres above the regimental level, as well as the cavalry regiment of the division headquarters, two regiments of the artillery regiment, and two battalion commanders of the engineer battalion guard battalion.

"Comrades, I think you have already seen the results of the special operations brigade that the division headquarters has just received. In less than a few hours, under the joint attack of our howitzer battalion and special operations brigade, the Japanese army once again lost 2,000 troops. According to the latest information just sent by the special operations team, at this time, the three military wings led by Seishiro Itagaki had only 7,000 troops left. And these 7,000 little devils, if nothing else, will rush to Haseguchi at about 8 o'clock tomorrow night and report to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Party Central Committee for approval according to the opinions of the division headquarters. We are ready to hit all our forces, set up an ambush for the Itagaki Division at Haseguchi, and annihilate the remaining 7,000 little devils of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army in one fell swoop. Seeing several regiment commanders in front of him, the chief of staff told the ambush plan of the troops.

"Great, division commander, chief of staff, finally have a task. Give orders. The fighters have been training for more than a month, just waiting to practice their hands? As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, Wang Hu, the commander of the cavalry regiment of the division headquarters, stood up and said.

"Yes, division commander, you assign tasks! In the past two days, watching the main force of the 1st Division kill the enemy in Gongcun, the soldiers have been holding back their strength, and many soldiers and companies have written petitions for war. Division commander, please give an order" Listening to Wang Hu's words, the remaining regiment commanders stood up and echoed one after another.

"Okay, it's all quiet. No matter how you say it, these are all 7,000 little devils, and when the time comes, everyone will be guaranteed to have a share," Liu Hua interrupted the noisy crowd and said.

"Comrades, according to the arrangement of the entire battle plan, the army will again lose about 1,000 men in terms of strength after tomorrow's one-day march. Therefore, when the time comes, we will face 6,000 well-trained and well-equipped field troops. However, as strong as our enemies are, we also have great advantages. First of all, we are well prepared, and the army will indeed be tired at that time. Another advantage is that with 6,000 troops, it is only a light infantry, without any artillery support. And our army has the support of nearly 100 artillery pieces of all kinds," the chief of staff nodded at Liu Hua, and then analyzed to everyone.

"Comrades, just now the chief of staff has already told you about the general situation of the whole battle. I just want to say to you about this battle: this ambush battle is not only related to the reputation of our readers. More importantly, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army at this time, as well as [***] in Yan'an. I have always paid attention to this small place in Haseguchi. Therefore, comrades, we must show our own 12 points of spirit, fight this ambush battle well, and give a satisfactory answer to the central authorities. Do you have confidence? Without a political commissar, Liu Hua temporarily assumed the role of political commissar, and was encouraged by the several regiment commanders in front of him.

"Yes," a few people replied excitedly.

"Good, good. The specific combat missions of the regiments are now announced. Command. Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction, stood up from his seat, and commanded loudly.

"The division commander, the chief of staff, and the senior commander of the 2nd Division urgently telegraphed" Just when several regiment commanders stood up one after another, ready to accept the task. The communications staff officer took a telegram and hurriedly ran into the headquarters, interrupting Liu Hua, who was about to arrange the task.

"Plateau? Could it be that something went wrong with the logistics unit of the encirclement and annihilation army? Listening to the words of the communications staff officer, Liu Hua frowned and asked suspiciously.

"No, Commander, it's good news. The good news sent by Commander Gao that the main force of our Second Division has been completely annihilated, and all the heavy artillery of the army totaling more than 2,800 people" Seeing the frowning division commander, the communications staff officer hurriedly explained.

"What, more than 2,800 people in the army were annihilated? So quickly, show me the telegram" listened to the words of the communications staff officer. Liu Hua's face was full of experience, but he immediately became excited, and quickly snatched the telegram from the hand of the communications staff officer and quickly began to browse.

"Haha, with less than a thousand casualties, in exchange for so many weapons and ammunition, and the surnames of more than 2,800 little devils, it's really cost-effective, it's too cost-effective. Comrades, tell you a piece of good news, an hour ago. The three main regiments led by the senior commander of the 2nd Division of our Reading Division were suffering about 900 casualties (not including minor wounded). All the troops led by the chief of staff of the division and regiment were completely annihilated, with a total of 2,860 people. A large amount of materials and ammunition were seized, including 24 field guns, 36 mountain guns, 12 rapid-fire guns, 12 anti-aircraft machine guns, and more than 40,000 rounds of various artillery shells." Liu Hua read excitedly to everyone in the conference room.

As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, a warm applause was remembered in the command center.

"Comrades, I'm not done yet? According to the telegram of the commander of the plateau. After the battle, he had personally led the two main regiments to Haseguchi by a shortcut, leaving behind more than one regiment to clean up the battlefield and guard the captured supplies. So, in the next ambush battle, we will have 5 infantry regiments. In terms of numbers, it can already reach a 2:1 ratio with the little devils. Liu Hua said loudly.

"Division commander, I suggest that this good news be reported to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army immediately, and at the same time, forwarded to the Central Committee. In addition, it is necessary to publicize the two good news received by our Lian Su to the ears of every commander and soldier to boost the morale of the soldiers. Listening to the good news from the mouth of the division commander Liu Hua, Chief of Staff Li Qing stood up excitedly and said.

"Okay, communications staff, this task is left to you. You immediately forward this telegram to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the Central Committee, as soon as possible. Liu Hua nodded excitedly and ordered.

"Yes, division commander, chief of staff," the correspondent took the order.

"Division commander, I just don't know if Gao Yuan can get to the battlefield on time" Seeing the excited crowd and the departing communications staff officer, the chief of staff quickly calmed down and reminded the excited crowd.

"Hehe, Chief of Staff, you're too worried. What I wanted was not reinforcements from two regiments, but the news that the artillery of the army had been completely annihilated. As long as these troops lose the support of artillery fire and the support of aircraft. Once they enter our ambush circle, it will be up to them. When the time comes, we will be fully capable of besieging it at Haseguchi with the support of artillery fire. Slowly trap him and starve him. One waited until our reinforcements arrived, and then launched a final general attack, annihilating this tired division of the army in one fell swoop. Liu Hua said confidently.

"Well, I agree, this is the best way for us to reduce the casualties of our troops, sleepy and not fighting. Let them desperately break through and destroy their living forces as much as possible in the movement. Listened to Liu Hua's words. Chief of Staff Li Qing immediately came to his senses, nodded excitedly, and agreed.

"Yes, that's what I meant. Now order" Liu Hua put the telegram in his hand on the table, and then ordered loudly. The dozen or so cadres in front of the two stood up almost at the same time.

"Division headquarters engineer battalion, your task is to immediately bury all the explosives you are carrying next to the Haseguchi road. At that time, the divisional combat staff will instruct you to bury the explosives as much as possible in a place where the Japanese troops can hold on or use them as machine gun positions. The engineer battalion was required to use up all the explosives and mines it carried, and if it was not enough, to borrow some heavy artillery shells from the artillery regiment. In a word, after the battle starts, I want the army to take a good ride on our earthen plane, so that they can taste the taste of the earthen plane," Liu Hua ordered excitedly.

"Yes, division commander, the engineer battalion guarantees the completion of the task," the engineer battalion commander immediately stood up and replied.

"Okay, all the artillery of the artillery regiment and the artillery companies of each regiment will be concentrated in building artillery positions, and they will be under the command of Commander Chen of the artillery regiment. It is required that after the battle begins, all artillery fire should be concentrated to cover the army with artillery fire once and to kill and injure as much as possible the living forces of the army. After the coverage, the artillery cluster began to target the small devils with concentrated artillery forces according to the coordinates provided by the front-line infantry. Remember, the task of your artillery is not to let the little devils concentrate, and to kill and injure their living forces as much as possible. Also, our high commander has just mixed up a large number of shells, so don't worry about the use of shells, how about hitting me with a lifeless shot? Do you have the confidence to complete the task," Zhang Hua then ordered.

"Yes, division commander, the artillery will ensure that the mission will be completed, and no army will be allowed to assemble and use up all the shells they carry." Chen Guangrong, the commander of the artillery regiment, stood up and said.

"The 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment of the Rapid Reaction Brigade," Liu Hua ordered loudly.

"To" Shen Qinghua and Luo Zhihui, the two heads of the regiment, stood up at the same time and replied loudly.

"A regiment, relying on the favorable terrain of Haseguchi, built fortifications on the left side of Haseguchi. The 2nd Regiment built fortifications on the right flank of Haseguchi. It is required that the defensive positions of your two regiments can at least withstand the impact of the size of the army brigade for at least one hour. Do you have the confidence to complete the task? Liu Hua stood up and asked.

"Yes, division commander, the first regiment (second regiment) guarantees to complete the task, resolutely block the breakthrough of the army, and prevent them from protruding to a single soldier," the two regiment commanders assured together.

"Okay, 3rd Regiment of the Rapid Reaction Brigade. You are to build at least two strong fortifications in the innermost part of Haseguchi. When the time comes, after the ambush battle starts, the army will definitely desperately break through the encirclement. Your unit must ensure that not a single soldier of the army can cross your position until the ambush is over. In addition, it is to take advantage of the opportunity of the breakthrough of the army as much as possible to kill and injure the living forces of the army. Liu Hua then ordered.

"Yes, division commander, I promise to complete the task." Wang Benqing, the commander of the third regiment, replied loudly: "The guard unit of a battalion of the division headquarters, and the cavalry regiment are responsible for cutting off the retreat of the army. After the battle began, we must resolutely cut off the retreat of the army at any cost, and we must not let go of a little devil. ”

"Yes, division commander, guarantee to complete the task"

"Very well, the divisions can request artillery support from the artillery cluster at any time after the battle has begun. In addition, it is forbidden for any unit to attack without the order of a general attack at the division headquarters. However, on the premise of guarantee, it is also possible to appropriately fight some counter-charges, but it is necessary to control the casualties of the troops as much as possible. This time, I will use the minimum casualties to trap the Itagaki Division at Haseguchi and starve to death," Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and ordered loudly.

(To be continued)