The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 421: The fruitful result of defeating and severely damaging a brigade
When He Wei woke up, the first thing he saw when he opened his sore eyes was the dim chandelier on the ceiling of the spacious and elegant bedroom.

Feeling a wave of pain all over his body, He Wei propped himself up and sat on the bed. He looked around the bedroom with sleepy eyes, touched several wounds on his body that were already scabbed over or tied with bandages and gauze, and looked at his very clean new white military lining and the new gray military uniform on the table. He felt like he had just woken up from a dream.

In the corner of the room, the orderly Tao Heiwa saw that He Wei had woken up, and hurriedly smiled and brought a glass of water to He Wei, offering it with both hands. He Wei took the water, drank it in one gulp, cleared his throat and said, "Heiwa, what time is it now? How long have I slept?"

Tao Heiwa turned around and took out a clean military uniform and handed it to He Wei: "Captain, it's nine o'clock in the morning. You have slept for more than three days."

He Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Damn it, fighting is really exhausting. I'm afraid a lot of things have been delayed in these three days."

Tao Heiwa shook his head and said with a smile, "Captain, Director Wang from the General Staff Office has come to see you several times and specifically told you to take more rest. He will handle all matters of the headquarters."

Three days ago, the assault corps completely defeated the Japanese Army's Hata Detachment with a swift and devastating attack. He Wei also achieved the tactical goal set earlier of defeating and severely damaging the Hata Detachment.

The final stage of the battle was pure garbage time. Simply put, the troops of the assault corps were chasing all the way, and the collapsed Japanese army was running all the way.

Of course, He Wei also knew the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy, so he ordered his troops to chase the collapsed Japanese army to the Fuchi River and then stop the attack and quickly withdraw the troops.

In short, the attacking force of the assault corps chased the enemy all the way north and beat the defeated troops of the Hata Detachment into a mess.

After the battle, He Wei was extremely excited, but he was also extremely tired. The long period of high-intensity command and fighting had greatly consumed He Wei's physical strength. In addition, he was wounded in many places in the close combat with the Japanese army. When the battle was over, He Wei was extremely tired in addition to being excited.

After handing over all post-battle affairs to the chief of staff Wang Yuanling who was on standby at Banbi Mountain, He Wei simply became a hands-off boss and went straight back to the temporary field hospital located in the permanent concealed fortifications at the foot of Banbi Mountain. After treating his wounds, he took a "long rest" and fell asleep in the temporary field hospital in Banbi Mountain. Unexpectedly, he would be groggy for three days.

During these three days, except for changing the dressings and eating, He Wei basically lay on the bed, sleeping in a daze all day long.

In fact, although the captain's command position is relatively far away from the front-line battlefield and he does not have to fight like junior officers, the high-intensity and continuous command decisions do take a toll on his mental and physical energy.

It is no coincidence that in history, most of the famous generals who served as senior commanders and commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in fierce battles were in poor health, and some even had various strange physical or even mental illnesses.

Moreover, due to an unexpected situation during the battle, He Wei had to lead the special forces company to fight fiercely with the Japanese. He did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, but suffered a lot of minor injuries. Even if He Wei was an iron man, he could not withstand the double exhaustion of command and decision-making and the high-intensity physical exertion in the fight.

At this time, the bedroom door was pushed open, and Major Ling Zhi, the captain of the medical team of the assault corps, walked in with a smile, looked at He Wei and said, "Captain, how do you feel?"

He Wei looked up at Ling Zhi, nodded slightly, and said, "Nothing."

Ling Zhi came over and checked He Wei, saying, "There are indeed no fatal injuries, but you are really strong, Captain. You have four or five knife wounds on your body, and bullet scratches. If it were an ordinary person, he would not be able to survive even if it was not fatal."

"It's okay. I'm tough and strong. I can handle it. I'm lucky."

Ling Zhi carefully checked He Wei's wounds one by one, and after confirming that He Wei's injuries were not serious, he said: "Fortunately, there is no problem, no infection, but you still need to change the dressing every day, and it will probably take another month and a half. During this time, you must pay attention to rest and don't overwork."

He Wei put on his clothes, drank another glass of water, and joked, "As long as you don't die, it's just a minor injury."

"Captain, you still have to be careful. Many combat injuries are not serious in themselves, but they become worse because of poor hygiene and lack of rest. In mild cases, the infection gets worse, and in severe cases, the injury can lead to death. You must be careful."

Ling Zhi speaks softly and in a very literary manner. He was formerly an instructor at the Army Medical School and a graduate of the medical school of a local university. When the Assault Corps was expanded to form a medical team, he was transferred there and served as the captain of the medical team of the Assault Corps.

This person has a wealthy family, excellent medical skills, and connections with Minister He. It is said that Ling Zhi volunteered to serve in the Assault Corps.

You know, Ling Zhi's original employer, the Army Medical School, was a lucrative job. The rear-area school was in a relatively safe environment, with very good conditions and treatment in all aspects. Moreover, military doctors in the rear had many ways to obtain gray income. Compared with the field army medical teams, which had poor conditions, couldn't even perform decent surgeries, and had no benefits, it was like heaven and earth.

Although thanks to the wealth of the Assault Corps, the conditions of the Assault Corps' medical team are much better than those of other troops, it is still far from being a real, high-standard field hospital with all-round perfection.

The fact that Ling Zhi gave up his original position at the Army Medical School and came to the field army to be the hardworking captain of the medical team shows his patriotism. His medical skills and organizational ability for the army's health services are also very good. During the period of combat in the Assault Corps, he was a very qualified captain of the medical team and rescued many wounded officers and soldiers. He Wei had a very good impression of him.

After getting dressed, He Wei asked, "Captain Ling, how is the treatment and health care of the wounded soldiers in our corps going after the battle?"

"We have dealt with the lightly wounded soldiers in the past few days. As for the seriously wounded soldiers, we are not able to handle them well due to limited conditions. After I contacted Director Wang Yuanling of the General Staff Office, I also actively contacted Corps Commander Li Yannian on the other side. At present, all the seriously wounded soldiers of our corps, including those who were previously sent to the field hospital near Tianjia Town for treatment, have been picked up by ships sent by Wuhan and transferred to hospitals in Wuhan for treatment. The medical conditions there are good, and the seriously wounded brothers can only be saved if they are sent there."

Ling Zhi finished speaking and added: "Director Wang also specially sent several staff officers from the General Staff Office to take some brothers and radio stations with them to take care of these seriously injured brothers. Director Li Youcai from the Logistics Department also sent people with money to ensure the food, lodging and nutrition of these brothers."

Hearing this, He Wei narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly, thinking that Wang Yuanling and Li Youcai had done a good job. Transferring the seriously injured soldiers to the hospital in Wuhan was certainly a good thing, but there were also some hidden concerns.

Among these seriously injured soldiers, there are veterans and new recruits who are on the battlefield for the first time. They are now seriously injured. When they are healed, as long as they are not disabled, after this battle and the experience of being injured, all the new recruits have become veterans. This is a valuable asset. Wuhan is so far away from the assault corps, and the overall situation is changing every day. If He Wei fails to take care of one of them and other troops target such a large number of injured veterans, it will be very bad. Now the casualties of various troops across the country are huge, and the combat effectiveness has been seriously lost. In order to replenish the troops, many troops even stop the road and capture able-bodied men to replenish the shortage of troops, let alone such a large number of combat-capable veterans?

He Wei has invested a lot in every soldier of the assault corps. If someone intercepts him, wouldn't he be at a huge loss?
Now He Wei learned that the Chief of Staff Wang Yuanling and the Chief of Logistics Li Youcai had sent someone to keep an eye on the situation and also brought a radio so that He Wei could be contacted quickly if anything happened. Only then did He Wei feel relieved.

He Wei smiled and said, "Our conditions here are limited. We can't even perform a decent surgery. I'm sorry, Brother Ling."

Ling Zhi waved his hand: "Captain has said it before. It's not a grievance to contribute to defending our country. We have just won a great victory. Although I am not an officer of the combat troops, I feel warm when I see the guns and ammunition seized from the enemy. Our corps will definitely get better and better if it continues to develop like this. I believe that my medical team will also rise with the tide and be upgraded to one of the best field hospitals in the field troops of the National Army. Maybe one day, the medical institutions directly under our corps will be better than the field hospitals in the rear!"

He Wei laughed and said, "Okay, thanks to your good words, there will be such a day."

After treating his wounds and resting for three days, He Wei's spirit has recovered a lot and he can't sit still anymore. He has been a hands-off boss since the battle ended that day. Now he can't wait to know the results of this defeat and heavy damage to the Japanese Hata Detachment and the current overall war situation.

So, He Wei quickly ate his meal and immediately took Tao Heiwa away from the temporary field hospital and came to the foot of Banbi Mountain.

As soon as He Wei walked out, he saw a "grand scene."

I saw that the open area centered on Banbi Mountain was filled with all kinds of military supplies, including neatly stacked rows of Type 38 rifles with bayonets installed.

There were Taisho 11-year Type 99 light machine guns with their bipods spread out and arranged in a row, and Type 92 heavy machine guns on tripods, dozens of Type 89mm grenade launchers and dozens of Japanese officers' and sergeant's sabers scattered together. As for helmets, bullet boxes, bayonet scabbards, Japanese officers' binoculars, Japanese sergeant's binoculars and oil bottles for machine guns, they were piled up like a small mountain.

Behind the place where these weapons were piled, there were about twenty Type 94 75mm mountain cannons, some intact, some incomplete, and some damaged, lined up in a row. Some were intact, some were missing wheels, some had their aiming and return mechanisms damaged, and some had their gun shields blown up.

Various artillery observation equipment and corresponding ammunition carts for mountain artillery were placed between the guns. These captured artillery equipment were stained with bright red blood and even flesh, and emitted a faint bloody smell.

在94式山炮的旁边，还有几门日军步兵联队直属联队炮中队和速射炮中队所装备的41式75毫米山炮和94式37毫米速射炮。

Further away, dark green ammunition boxes and white supply boxes were piled up in a hidden area at the foot of the mountain. Next to these ammunition boxes were dozens of Japanese Type 94 trucks.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, with only dozens of fully armed commando soldiers on guard duty. These large quantities, even gigantic quantities, of various Japanese equipment and military supplies were obviously the spoils captured by the commando corps in this attack.

Although the amount of seized supplies was extremely large, He Wei was not surprised by the amount of seized supplies because he had already learned about the organization and composition of the Japanese Army's Hata Detachment.

Compared with the spoils of war, he cared more about the number of enemies annihilated and killed.

Therefore, after a brief inspection of the captured items, He Wei rushed back to the command post on Banbi Mountain and found Wang Yuanling, the chief of staff who was in charge of the command on Banbi Mountain.

Wang Yuanling was indeed an expert in staff operations and handling combat operations. He directly handed He Wei a detailed battle report that included detailed statistics and the entire battle process.

According to the document, since the engagement with the Hata Detachment, the Assault Corps has annihilated the Japanese 150mm heavy artillery battalion, the 8th Independent Engineer Regiment, the Taiwan Island Mountain Artillery Regiment and an independent light armored vehicle squadron, and inflicted devastating damage on the Japanese Taiwan Island Infantry 1st Regiment and the Taiwan Island Infantry 2nd Regiment.

At the same time, the logistics, baggage, vehicles and other logistics and baggage units of the Hata Detachment were also dealt a considerable blow.

Among them, the four Japanese units that were completely wiped out were all attacked and annihilated by the assault corps from their headquarters to their subordinate combat organizations. The four Japanese army commanders, including a major artillery battalion commander, a major tank squadron commander, a lieutenant colonel independent engineer regiment commander and a colonel artillery regiment commander, were all killed, which fully met the standard of complete annihilation.

As for the two severely damaged Japanese infantry regiments, they were actually not far from the standard of being completely wiped out. The three infantry battalions under the two infantry regiments, as well as a number of directly affiliated units, were also wiped out by the assault corps, but the headquarters of the two regiments survived and all escaped.

Therefore, although the blow suffered by the two regiments was almost as severe as annihilation, their highest command body had escaped after all, so it can only be regrettably considered a heavy blow.

After repeated counting of the corpses of the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield, it was found that during this period the Assault Corps and its attached troops had killed at least 7,000 soldiers from various units of the Japanese Hata Detachment. If the Japanese soldiers whose bodies were not intact were included, the number would actually be even higher.

But to be honest, quite a few Japanese soldiers escaped, almost two thousand in number, mainly logistics, baggage and motor vehicle troops, as well as a small number of lucky Japanese defeated soldiers from infantry, artillery and other combat units.

The Japanese army's logistics soldiers and baggage service soldiers were hardly useful in combat, but they were extremely fast in escaping. At the last moment of the assault corps' attack, these weak Japanese troops collapsed first, and fled in cars almost in groups. Except for the unlucky cannon fodder who were temporarily pulled into the trenches to fill the line and those who ran too slowly, most of them successfully escaped. Although these people were killed miserably by the assault corps' pursuing troops during the rout, most of them fled by car, and they were eager to escape, so many of them still saved their lives.

In general, He Wei did achieve the tactical goal of inflicting heavy damage and completely defeating the Hata Detachment, a reinforced brigade-level combat unit, and almost wiped out all the infantry, artillery, engineers and other organized combat units within the Hata Detachment.

As for the escaped logistics, baggage and other weak Japanese troops and the defeated soldiers of various units, He Wei did not feel any regrets. With the limited strength of the Assault Corps, it was impossible to completely surround the Hata Detachment. Even if a god came to command, it would be impossible to completely wipe them out.

The current results are enough to satisfy He Wei, and at the same time, it can be called a "great victory"

(End of this chapter)