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Chapter 177: The good news that is not taken seriously

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    Chapter 177: A good news that is not taken seriously (new book, please watch)

    The battle ended much faster than Li Guoyao expected. The entire battle ended just after the sun set. In this battle, the Japanese 65th Regiment, except for the Japanese artillery regiment behind it, more than 200 people realized that something was wrong and fled early.  The rest of the troops were wiped out.

    At the end of the battle, Li Guoyao ordered the troops to clean up the battlefield and ordered people to collect the remains of the fallen soldiers!

    After burying all the fallen soldiers, Li Guoyao later returned to Quanjiao County with all the loot.

    The results of the troops' battle that night were calculated. In this battle, a reinforced Japanese regiment was wiped out, and a total of 3,927 enemy people were killed. There were no casualties or prisoners. Three radio stations, 2,722 Type 38 rifles, 12 heavy machine guns, and light machine guns were seized.  42, 77 pistols, more than 16,000 grenades, 8 mortars, 8 Type 92 infantry guns, 12 75mm mountain guns, and 800 artillery shells.

    In addition, this battle also captured 182 Japanese war horses, 112 Japanese horses, and 22 various vehicles!  In addition, some damaged guns were brought back by the soldiers. Although they were not usable, the parts could still be recycled.

    However, the casualties of the Independent Brigade in this battle were not small, with more than 500 people killed and more than 600 injured, for a total of 1,100 casualties.

    The reason why casualties are so small is mainly because they have the advantage of the terrain. Otherwise, it would be great to be able to fight one to one.

    In fact, the casualties in the battle at the front were very small. Basically, the independent brigade was suppressing the Japs. However, in the hand-to-hand combat at the back, the casualties of the troops increased sharply. This shows that the Japs' ability to fight with bayonets is really amazing.

    Although the casualties were not small, it was a victory after all, and it was a great victory. The soldiers were very happy. In addition, Li Guoyao ordered people to give the soldiers a snack in the evening, which included stewed horse meat and white rice.  It's like a holiday.

    Everyone in the Independence Brigade is beaming with joy, eating meat and drinking wine and being busy.  But there was a gloom and gloom over the Little Japanese. Not long after Li Guoyao and others returned to Quanjiao County, the Little Japanese's reinforcements also arrived at Mangshan.

    When the leader of the 103rd Brigade, Major General Yamaguchi Ouji, saw the broken limbs and broken arms and the stripped corpses with only the crotch cloth on the ground, he was completely stunned!

    After marching and fighting for so many years, he thought he had seen the world, but such a tragic battlefield as before was still very rare. Even if he had seen it, those lying on the ground were enemies, not the Imperial Japanese Army.

    But today is different. The corpses on the ground belong to the warriors of the Imperial Army. A reinforced regiment of more than 4,000 people perished in this way.

    What made it even more difficult for him to accept was that the dignity of these fallen soldiers was insulted after they died. As long as the bodies were still intact, the soldiers were stripped of their clothes, and every one of them was clean except for the crotch cloth.  Like big white pigs that have just been slaughtered.

    Shame, naked shame!

    The angry Yamaguchi slashed the rock on the side with his knife, causing sparks to fly!

    However, after the anger passed, he had to think about how to deal with the matter next. More than 4,000 people were wiped out at once. This was a huge blow to the 13th Division, which was already stretched thin, and even affected the current combat mission.  .

    According to the orders of the Central China Front Army Headquarters, their 13th Division has two major tasks during this period. The first is to capture Bengbu, and the second is to restore the communication line on the north bank of the Yangtze River. How can they complete the task now that everyone is dead?

    More importantly, the Chinese army in Quanjiao direction is definitely more than just a half-disabled infantry brigade. After all, they have been fighting the Chinese army for such a long time, and they also know the situation of the other side.

    To completely annihilate such a strengthened unit, it cannot be accomplished without more than five times the strength of the troops, which means that China will dispatch at least 20,000 people in this battle.

    Such a huge force was deployed on the left wing of the 13th Division, which also had a huge impact on the division's next plan to attack Bengbu. In desperation, Yamaguchi Chongji had to report the situation to the division headquarters and request the division commander.  Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei gave instructions.

    After receiving the report from Major General Yamaguchi, Ogisu Tatehe fell into his chair on the spot. He had never thought of such a heavy loss before.

    Although his 13th Division has suffered heavy losses since landing in Shanghai, this is the first time that a reinforced unit has been swallowed up at once.

    Although the same loss of 3,000 or 4,000 people was achieved, there is a difference between a piecemeal annihilation and an organized total annihilation. If a piecemeal attack is carried out, the army's organizational structure will still be there. As long as there are supplementary troops, the army's combat effectiveness will soon be restored.

    But the establishment system?It would be different if it were completely annihilated. The entire army was gone. Even if there were enough soldiers, they might not be able to restore their combat effectiveness in time. After all, the entire command system was destroyed. It would take time to adjust after reconstruction.

    More importantly, the Empire of Japan has been invading China for more than half a year. It has gone through large-scale battles such as the Pingjin Campaign, Songhu Campaign, Taiyuan Campaign, and Nanjing Campaign. Although it also lost a lot of troops, it has successfully succeeded.  The largest number of units that were completely annihilated was only at the brigade level. That is, at the end of September 12, the 5th Division's Transportation Brigade was annihilated by the 115th Division of Tubal Road at Pingxingguan, Shanxi. In addition, there was no record of annihilation of squadron-level combat units.  No, let alone at the alliance level.

    It can be said that their 13th Division set a record for the Imperial Japanese Army in this battle, a very disgraceful record!

    But even so, Ogisu Rihei did not immediately order the Yamaguchi Second Division to immediately avenge the soldiers who died in the battle. Instead, he ordered the Yamaguchi Division to immediately collect the bodies of the fallen, cremate them on the spot and return to Chu County.

    Ogisu Rihei is different from ordinary Japanese officers. He has developed a cautious character since he was a stepson. Even when facing the weak Chinese army, he still maintained enough attention.

    Before investigating the actual situation of the Chinese army in Quanjiao, he decided to stop previous military operations. Firstly, the troops suffered such heavy losses and needed to be replenished. Secondly, he was worried that the Chinese army that rashly attacked the Quanjiao area would suffer greater losses.  .

    The Japanese army¡¯s plan to terminate the attack on Quanjiao was expected by Li Guoyao. That night he ordered people to report the victory to the 67th Army Headquarters and the Third Theater Command, and then ordered people to continue transporting the wounded and loot to the mountainous areas behind.

    It is said that the 67th Army Headquarters was surprised and happy after receiving the victory report of the independent brigade. This was a great victory in annihilating a strengthened Japanese regiment and killing the regiment leader. Looking at the country, this is definitely the only one.

    After repeatedly confirming that the results of the battle were true, the 67th Army Military Headquarters immediately reported it to the Military and Political Department and asked for credit for the independent brigade.

    However, what everyone did not expect was that after the officials of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs read the good news, they did not report it to the Military Commission at all. Instead, they directly issued a commendation order in the name of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs.  The content of the reward was even more speechless. It simply ordered the Third Theater Command to allocate 500 guns and 20,000 rounds of ammunition to the independent brigade.

    The reason why this happened is that those in the Ministry of Military Affairs thought that this good news was too watery. First of all, the Independent Brigade, as a brigade-level combat unit, simply did not have the strength to completely annihilate the Japanese army as a strengthened wing.  Knowing that there were more than 4,000 Japanese soldiers armed to the teeth, if there were not 20,000 to 30,000 people, they would not be able to fight head-on with them, let alone completely annihilate them.

    Secondly, the ratio of casualties between the two sides is also wrong. According to the battle report reported by the Independent Brigade, nearly 4,000 enemies were wiped out in this battle, while the Independent Brigade suffered only more than 1,000 casualties. This is obviously inconsistent with common sense.

    To sum up, the heads of the Military and Political Department unanimously believed that the Northeast Army was lying about its military exploits, so they did not intend to pay attention to it.

    However, considering that the Independent Brigade is also a well-known heroic unit in the country, and that they must have fought against the Japs for such a blatant victory, those in the Military and Political Department decided to save some face for the Independent Brigade and give way to the Third Army.  The commander of the Third War Zone would like to express his opinion.

    ????????????????? The Third War Zone Chief¡¯s Department and the Military and Political Department thought of going together, and felt that this was impossible, so that the telegram reported by the Independent Brigade to the Third War Zone Chief¡¯s Department was directly thrown into the trash can, and no one paid attention to it at all!

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