sovbooks Chapter 144 The war zone command headquarters was shaken; Li Jianghe made another outstanding contri
Chapter 144 The war zone command headquarters was shaken; Li Jianghe made another outstanding contri
Chief of Staff Wang Huayu looked at the battle report and asked with some doubt:
"Jiang He, how are your troops? It seems the guard battalion has suffered considerable losses as well. Only two or three hundred men went to support us, and some of them are even wounded."
Li Jianghe's troops suffered over 500 dead and over 1,000 wounded last night, bringing the total casualties to nearly 2,000, which is indeed a significant number.
"That's right, we suffered quite a few casualties, but we also gained a lot."
They wiped out the 1st Mixed Brigade, and also killed their brigade commander, Masaomi Yasuoka, in the process.
Chi Fengcheng was taken aback, then stood up abruptly and said:
"They killed a brigade commander. That... that must be at least a major general."
Wang Huayu pondered:
"He's at least a major general. The key is that this First Mixed Brigade is no ordinary unit; it's a mechanized Japanese force. The brigade commander might even be of a higher rank."
"higher?"
Chi Fengcheng thought to himself, "The next rank up is lieutenant general, isn't it?"
He looked at Li Jianghe and said:
"What was that Japanese soldier's rank?"
"Cough cough..."
Li Jianghe took a puff of his cigarette and said:
"He looks like a lieutenant general."
Upon hearing this, both Chi Fengcheng and Wang Huayu stared at each other with their mouths agape.
Generally, a Japanese lieutenant general is a division commander.
The War of Resistance Against Japan has been going on for more than half a year now, and there really hasn't been a single unit that has managed to kill a Japanese lieutenant general.
"Good heavens, Jiang He, you're a true god!"
Wang Huayu couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Chi Fengcheng immediately replied:
"Quickly, send a telegram to the theater command, making this the top priority!!!"
As he said this, he hurriedly took out half a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Li Jianghe.
"Jiang He, tell us quickly, how did you take down a Japanese lieutenant general brigade commander? Did you have a samurai sword? Let us see it."
In Chi Fengcheng's eyes, Li Jianghe was now like a god.
He must be the reincarnation of the God of War.
He must be a reincarnation of a war god like Bai Qi or Huo Qubing, otherwise his fighting style is just too fierce.
The Japanese Army's Independent 1st Mixed Brigade was a fully mechanized unit; the Japanese couldn't muster many armored units like it throughout the entire country.
Just last night, one of them was wiped out overnight by Li Jianghe's third detachment.
The key point is that the Northwest Army troops were easily crushed when they encountered this Japanese mechanized force.
As for the Japanese troops, when they encountered Li Jianghe's Third Detachment, they were easily defeated.
In the Fifth War Zone Headquarters, Commander Li couldn't sleep all night.
Because the battle at Taierzhuang was fierce last night, I heard that the main force of the Japanese 10th Division, the Sakamoto Detachment, and the 1st Mixed Brigade were all launching a fierce attack on Taierzhuang.
Moreover, in the latter half of the night, Chi Fengcheng sent several telegrams requesting reinforcements, as their resistance in the eastern part of Taierzhuang was extremely difficult.
As for Li Jianghe's troops, they went out of the city to fight in the field and engaged in fierce battles with the Japanese First Mixed Brigade.
There's still no result.
"Jiang He Ta Ji Ren is blessed by Heaven, and when he takes the initiative, he already has a 70-80% chance of success."
Commander Bai looked at the restless Commander Li and offered words of comfort.
Commander Li sighed deeply and said:
"Of course I know that, but it's hard not to worry. After all, the Japanese still have the Setani Detachment in the Liujiahu area."
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If Jiang He's feint attack fails, and the Seya Detachment ignores the feint attack and goes directly to support the besieged 1st Mixed Brigade, the entire battle situation could be reversed.
Commander Bai was actually quite apprehensive.
After all, Li Jianghe's battle will affect the overall situation in Taierzhuang.
If the battle is lost, Li Jianghe's troops will suffer heavy losses, and they will completely lose the possibility of launching a counterattack against the Japanese army from the front.
If the operation is successful, then an order can be sent to Tang Enbo's troops to cut off the Japanese army's retreat route.
At that time, Li Jianghe's armored forces can also head north and join Tang Enbo's troops to block the Japanese army's retreat.
A small Japanese 20th Division would probably not be able to stop these two units from attacking at the same time.
At that time, the Japanese 20th Division might still have a chance to escape, but the 10th Division would most likely be wiped out in the encirclement.
Just as the two were getting a little anxious, a soldier suddenly stood up.
"Urgent telegram from the direction of Taierzhuang."
Commander Li was about to walk over, but then stopped.
Commander Bai understood Commander Li's meaning. After taking a deep breath, he slowly walked up to the communications soldier and took the telegram.
He only glanced at it, but his eyes widened and his expression was quite interesting.
"Is this good news or bad news? Don't just stand there, say something!"
Seeing the strange expression on Commander Bai's face, Commander Li asked somewhat anxiously.
Commander Bai cleared his throat, unable to hide the smile on his face any longer.
"This isn't just good news, it's an unprecedented victory!!!"
After looking at it from top to bottom three times, he also burst into laughter along with Commander Bai.
The entire Fifth War Zone Command was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
"Hahaha, not only did we annihilate the Japanese First Mixed Brigade, we even killed a Japanese lieutenant general brigade commander."
He couldn't help but say, "Immediately send a telegram to the Wuhan headquarters to tell them that Li Jianghe has once again performed a great feat and that Taierzhuang has been defended."
The Japanese 1st Mixed Brigade has been completely annihilated by Li Jianghe's 3rd Detachment, and Lieutenant General Yasuoka Masaomi, the brigade commander, has been killed.
Our war zone command decided to completely cut off the Japanese army's retreat route and encircle and annihilate the Japanese 10th Division.
"yes!!!!"
Commander Bai answered quickly.
After the telegram was sent out, Commander Li looked at the map and then said:
"Order Tang Enbo's unit to launch an attack on the northern part of Yixian County at 7 PM tonight, cutting off the retreat route of the Japanese 10th Division!!"
In Wuhan.
Commander He looked at the telegram, his fingers trembling, his steps hurried, and he even started to jog.
He even forgot to knock before pushing open the principal's door.
"Chairman, a great victory! A great victory!"
Seeing the somewhat reckless Commander He, the principal looked up and said:
"Jingzhi, when did you become so reckless? What good news is there?"
After calming himself down, Commander He said:
"Jingzhi was reckless, but this news is truly exciting."
As he said this, he placed the victory report from the Fifth War Zone in front of the principal.
The principal's expression became quite interesting as he read the contents of the telegram.
"Li Jianghe, it's Li Jianghe again. He's always getting all the good things."
As he said this, he looked up at Commander He.