I'm killing enemies with my sword and exploding equipment

Zhan Haishan, deputy commander of the special forces regiment, saw that Yang Yuanshan had been out for a short while and then came back happily.

I couldn't help but be very curious and asked quickly:

"Captain, what are you happy about?"

Of course Yang Yuanshan couldn't tell him about the Enterprise aircraft carrier, so he laughed it off and said perfunctorily:

"Isn't it normal to be happy after winning a great battle?"

Then he quickly changed the subject:

"Haishan, is there any news from Qubei County and Xinkou?
I guess we'll have to turn back starting tomorrow."

Zhan Haishan shook his head:
“No. But Captain, I don’t think you need to worry too much.

The battle here ended so quickly, which was absolutely something the Japanese could never have imagined.

I think we should have bought enough time!"

Yang Yuanshan smiled slightly:
"Well, I hope so."

……

Next, the two of them stayed in the command center, silently waiting for the battalion commanders to return for the meeting.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Gao Yuanzhi, Wang Gensheng and Feng Shuanglin arrived first:

"Captain, deputy captain!"

Under the dim torchlight, Yang Yuanshan saw that their faces were covered in dust and their eyes were filled with fatigue, so he quickly greeted them:

"First, find a place to sit down and rest for a while, eat some dry food and drink some water.

Lao He and the others haven't come back yet, let's wait for a while."

As he spoke, he pointed to an ammunition box on the ground. There was a cloth bag on the ground, and inside it was a pile of flatbreads bigger than his face.

"Yes!"

Gao Yuanzhi and his companions quickly agreed and went to the cloth bag containing the bread. Each of them took two breads, sat down in a corner, and started to chew them.

They had been busy since the evening and had not had time to eat, and their stomachs were already growling with hunger.

Although this pancake is dry and hard, it is made of white flour after all, and it still tastes quite delicious.

……

Around 9pm.

Several battalion and company commanders, including Xu Wei, He Yunfu, and Wang Quanfa, with smoke all over their faces, led their soldiers to withdraw from the front line.

Everyone walked into the command center excitedly. After greeting Yang Yuanshan, Zhan Haishan and others, they saw Gao Yuanzhi and others had arrived, and they hurriedly greeted each other. The atmosphere was very cheerful.

Yang Yuanshan was not satisfied with their retreat speed. After they exchanged pleasantries, he immediately scolded them with a cold face:
"Why are you retreating so slowly?
Could it be that the Japanese are biting your ass?"

He Yunfu and the others, seeing his expression, knew that he was angry, and they were immediately startled.

He quickly explained:

"Captain, this is not our fault!
Today's battle turned into a mess!

Plus, it was dark, and the soldiers all scattered. We had a hard time gathering them all together!"

Of course Yang Yuanshan did not agree with their high-sounding reasons.

He knew very well that although there were many new recruits in the Special Forces Regiment, they were all led by veterans.

In addition, with good food, strict training and strict ideological work, it is impossible for the soldiers to act on their own.

The reason why they were reluctant to retreat after receiving the order was definitely because these battalion commanders deliberately condoned it.

Following the example of their superiors, no one was willing to withdraw.

So he immediately responded:
"Humph! You are all thousand-year-old foxes, why are you playing Liao Zhai with me?
I don’t know what each of you looks like, do I? "

Hearing what he said, He Yunfu and the others all smiled awkwardly, and no one dared to pretend to be innocent anymore.

Just as Yang Yuanshan guessed, after receiving the order to retreat, how could they bear to let go of the remnants of the Japanese army fleeing in panic?
The natural thing is to kill as much as you can first, and then talk about retreat.

If they were not afraid to go too far, they would have chased the other party until dawn!

……

The atmosphere was awkward. He Yunfu and others quickly looked at Han Yang, the regiment chief of staff who had just come in with them, and signaled him to come out to smooth things over.

Han Yang felt the expectations of several people, so he could only stand up and said with a smile:
"Captain, you called everyone here to arrange the next move?"

These battalion commanders are all his favorite generals, so Yang Yuanshan certainly won't do anything to them.

Seeing Han Yang come out to smooth things over, he decided not to go too far. He snorted coldly and replied:

“First let’s talk about the losses of each battalion.

Xu Wei started first.

If the losses are too great, our regiment won’t be able to fight in the future battles.”

Hearing his words, everyone present suddenly became excited again.

What he said clearly meant that if the losses in each camp were not too great, there would be big battles to be fought later.

This is so exciting!
In fact, he didn't need to explain it too clearly. Battalion commanders like He Yunfu and Wang Quanfa, who had a strong sense of the overall situation, guessed in their hearts that next, the entire regiment would have to turn around and go back to deal with the Japanese 26th Division.

……

When Xu Wei saw Yang Yuanshan calling his name, he immediately stepped forward to report first.

Then there are He Yunfu, Wang Quanfa...

After listening to their report, Yang Yuanshan's face turned very ugly.

The previous joy of killing Okamura Ji Ning and getting the USS Enterprise is gone!

Although his five main infantry battalions did not have the full strength of 5 people when they arrived at Huangping Town, they still had over 7500 people.

But now, there are only 2000 people left!
Two-thirds of the casualties were direct!
It is definitely a heavy loss of casualties!
Although many of the wounded were sent to field hospitals for treatment and will recover and return to the team in the future, it will take some time.

In addition to these infantry battalions, the 800-man guard battalion also lost nearly 200 people because the sniper company, recoilless gun company, flamethrower company, and reconnaissance company all participated in the battle.

Now there are only more than 500 people left!

He couldn't help but sigh:
"My goodness, our group has really been crippled this time!

My boss will definitely call me a spendthrift when I get back to work.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked sad and sighed.

Behind the huge number of casualties are living lives that have shed their blood on this land!
……

Zhan Haishan saw that everyone was in a low mood, and quickly said:

"Captain, we can't just look at the casualties.

It still depends on the outcome of the battle.

"We destroyed two Class A divisions of the Japanese in one battle. Not to mention that the loss of 4,000 men in several infantry battalions was worth it. Even if our regiment was wiped out, it wouldn't be a big deal!"

As soon as he said this, everyone became excited again.

Just as the other party said, the losses are indeed not small, but the results are even greater!

Although the victory in the battle of Huangping Town was not the credit of the Special Forces Regiment alone, there was no problem for them to take 70% to 80% of the credit.

In other words, the special forces regiment killed at least 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese devils!
This is an earth-shattering and shocking result!

Yang Yuanshan also nodded:

“Well, our achievements this time are indeed not small.

Just in time to share some good news with you all.”

"Good news? Could it be that the Japanese in Xinkou have retreated?"

Second Battalion Commander He Yunfu asked hurriedly and anxiously.

He was still thinking about turning back to deal with the other person. If he ran away, that would be no fun.

Yang Yuanshan shook his head:
"That's not true.

It was a call from the monks, saying that they had successfully killed the Japanese commander of the Hebei-Northern Front Army, Okamura Ji'ning.

We seized the enemy's general's uniform, epaulettes, collar badges, sabers and other items.

When this battle is over, our regiment will surely receive numerous commendation telegrams from our superiors. "

As soon as he said this, it was like a bolt of lightning. Han Yang, He Yunfu and others all exclaimed in disbelief:
"What? Killed the old devil Okamura?
This...how is this possible?

Doesn't this old devil have heavy military protection?"

"My goodness, this bastard monk is really capable!"

"Well done! The Japanese are now without their commander. This is really embarrassing!"

……

For a moment, this crude makeshift command center was in an uproar.

Everyone was discussing in a hurry.

Everyone's eyeballs were about to fall out.

Especially the tank company commander Kong Dacheng.

His face was full of envy.

As a company commander directly under the command of the regiment, Wei Dayong's military achievements are more than ten times greater than those of Kong Dacheng!

The guard battalion commander, Wang Ye, was even more jealous.

He thought to himself: If I had let Wei Dayong be the commander of the guard battalion and I had led the special operations company, wouldn't this old devil Okamura have died at his hands?
This is something I can brag about for the rest of my life!

I am so envious that tears are about to fall!

……

After a long while, everyone's emotions finally cooled down a little.

Wang Quanfa couldn't help but ask Yang Yuanshan curiously:
"Captain, didn't the previous intelligence say that this old devil Okamura was hiding in Shimen City?
There must be heavy guards, right?

The special operations company only has a few dozen people. How did they break into the city and kill this old devil?"

Without waiting for Yang Yuanshan to answer, Zhan Haishan stood up and recounted the special operations company's telegram.

As he spoke, his face was beaming with joy, and he seemed to be proud of it.

He had already felt very fortunate to be able to work in the Special Forces Regiment.

If he were asked to return to the 772nd Regiment now, he would be unhappy about being a battalion commander.

Even if he was asked to be the deputy head of the group, or even replace Blind Cheng as the head of the group, he would not be willing to go.

After all, no matter how good the 772nd Regiment is, it does not have people!

There are not even hundreds of artillery pieces!

……

After listening to Zhan Haishan's explanation of the contents of the telegram, everyone became more envious of Wei Dayong.

No one else has this kind of luck!
I couldn't help but complain sourly:

"This reckless monk is so damn lucky.

"He was able to catch up with all the good things that the old devil Okamura offered to him. It's really unacceptable!"

"Yeah yeah!

We have to ask this guy to treat us to a drink later.

With such a great achievement, it is possible that he will be awarded a first-class merit or even a special merit."

"I guess he can't even remember how many times the monk has won first-class merits!

This damn thing, I'm afraid it's not worth it!"

……

Just like this, everyone talked at once and discussed Wei Dayong, and the atmosphere was very lively.

The dim valley was filled with a happy air.

After a while, Yang Yuanshan signaled them to stop and continued to ask about the losses of each artillery battalion.

Especially the 1st and 2nd Artillery Battalions.

They fought from morning till night this day, and their work was very hard. I believe their losses must have been considerable.

……

Gao Yuanzhi and Wang Gensheng stood up one by one and described their respective situations.

Yang Yuanshan was very satisfied when he learned that the First Artillery Battalion had 13 mountain guns and five to six hundred men left, and the Second Artillery Battalion had five mountain guns, ten 5mm heavy mortars, and less than five hundred men left.

Although the loss is not small, overall, the two artillery battalions still maintain considerable combat effectiveness.

Including the four self-propelled howitzers, they now have a total of 4 heavy artillery pieces, enough to continue to confront the Japanese mountain artillery regiment head-on!
He also thought that during the whole day of fighting today, the Special Forces Regiment had killed countless enemies, and his system must have rewarded a large number of various artillery pieces.

It is possible that we can completely make up for the loss of two artillery battalions and even have some surplus.

So he asked about Feng Shuanglin and Guo Youqing's situation.

These two battalions basically didn't get to fight any battles this time, and could be considered just a supporting role.

Naturally, there was no loss, and there are still more than a thousand people in each battalion.

Yang Yuanshan hesitated for a moment, then said to Feng Shuanglin and Guo Youqing:
"Shuanglin, Youqing, it looks like the Japanese air force is frightened by our attacks.

I don't think they will make a large move to cause trouble for us.

Your two battalions have the largest number of people now, and it would be a waste if they were idle.

I would like to transfer 300 ammunition handlers from each of your battalions to supplement the two artillery battalions. What do you think?"

Hearing what he said, Feng Shuanglin and Guo Youqing felt somewhat unhappy.

But they also knew that the main combat troops of the entire regiment were so few in number, and it would be a waste for their two battalions to occupy so many people, so they could only nod and agree:

"Captain, we're fine!"

"Well, go down and do it quickly."

Of course, Yang Yuanshan was very satisfied with their attitude.

Then he told Gao Yuanzhi and Wang Gensheng who looked very excited:
"Yuanzhi, Gensheng, after you get the men, you must make full use of the time between marches to train these ammunition handlers and strive to make them combat-ready as soon as possible.

The remaining artillery pieces in your two battalions are by no means all of them. I will provide you with more artillery pieces later.

Understand? "

Gao Yuanzhi and Wang Gensheng instantly felt the huge pressure and quickly responded in unison:
"understand!"

……

After asking about the losses of the entire regiment, Yang Yuanshan counted the remaining number of people in the regiment in his mind and found that his original regiment of 6000 people, after several major battles, now seemed to be reduced to less than people.

Most of them were even artillerymen, and there were only more than 2000 infantrymen left.

I couldn't help but feel my scalp tingling.

He knew that he had to find a way to get some reinforcements from outside, otherwise, he would not be able to fight the rest of the battle!
Thinking of this, he arranged:
"Comrades, it's getting late today, you should all go back and rest.

We don't have many troops left. Each of your battalions must take good care of all the lightly wounded.

If you don’t have enough medicine, you can send someone to come to me.

Haishan, Hanyang, the two of you will lead the entire regiment to evacuate to Qixia Town early tomorrow morning.

I will stay with the guard battalion to discuss the next steps with the leader."

"Ah, retreating so early?
Commander, isn't this battlefield going to be cleaned up?
Don’t want the spoils anymore?
In this battle, we consumed a lot of weapons, equipment and ammunition. If we don’t replenish them, how can we fight the next battle?"

Zhan Haishan jumped out and threw out a lot of questions like a machine gun.

Yang Yuanshan waved his hand, signaling him to stay calm.

Then explained:
“Our soldiers have been fighting in turns and are very tired. There is no need to ask them to clean up the battlefield.

As for the spoils of war, I will ask the leader for them, and there will definitely be a lot."

For him, since he was already secretly throwing equipment onto the battlefield, what else did he need the spoils of war for?
Just go back and ask Li Yunlong for some food or something!

The biggest gain from this battle was the equipment that exploded from his system warehouse!

Yang Yuanshan simply didn't care about the junk left behind by the Japanese on the battlefield!

...(End of chapter)