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"That's... the end?"

From the moment the first shot was fired until now, less than ten minutes have passed!

The intense street fighting and house-to-house battles that were originally expected did not occur.

As far as the eye could see, only the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, in groups of three or five, carrying Type 56 rifles, moved swiftly through the billowing smoke.

They cleared out the few remaining Japanese soldiers and puppet troops who were putting up a stubborn resistance or trying to hide.

In most areas, only burning houses, corpses of Japanese soldiers scattered everywhere, and dying cries remained.

Not only was Shen Wang stunned, but the brigade commander was also stunned!

Although I knew we would win this battle, taking a county in ten minutes is just too damn exaggerated, isn't it?

I originally wanted to gain some experience, but what a load of rubbish!

What experience can you gain in just ten minutes?

At this moment, the voices of the battalion commanders came through the walkie-talkies:

"Reporting, brigade commander! Almost all the Japanese soldiers on my side are wiped out!"

"Me too! The main force has been wiped out! Only a few scattered remnants remain!"

"That was awesome! Brigade Commander, that was fucking awesome!"

Finally, there's Li Yunlong's loud voice.

Listening to the excited voices coming from the walkie-talkie, the brigade commander couldn't help but sigh:

"Is this the crushing defeat brought about by overwhelming firepower? A regiment of Japanese soldiers, relying on the fortifications of the county town, was so utterly vulnerable!"

Thinking of this, the brigade commander felt an unprecedented sense of confidence!

In the past, the reason we couldn't defeat the Japanese was not because our people were incompetent, but because our weapons and equipment were inadequate!

Now we have powerful weapons, while the Japanese have become utterly vulnerable!

This battle fully proved this point!

As long as we have equivalent weapons, we are no worse than anyone else!

The brigade commander took a deep breath, then picked up the walkie-talkie: "All troops, proceed with the original plan to clear the entire county town!"

"Anyone who dares to retaliate, whether a Japanese soldier or a traitor, shall be executed on the spot!"

"But one thing to be careful about is that you absolutely must not disturb the residents! You even need to do a good job of appeasing the public!"

This was something that had been planned beforehand.

The so-called "taking a county town in ten minutes" refers to the annihilation of the Japanese command post and main force.

There were also many small groups of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops scattered throughout the city.

But the rest posed no threat whatsoever to the heavily armed Independent Regiment.

That night, the sounds of gunfire, explosions, and engine roars in the county town were almost constant.

Scattered sounds could still be faintly heard: the screams of the Japanese soldiers and the pleas for mercy of the traitors.

The storm continued until the first light of dawn appeared in the east, at which point it gradually subsided.

. . .

After daybreak, the brigade commander set up the frontline command post in a temporarily cleared courtyard.

Shen Wang, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others gathered together.

Although they hadn't slept all night, everyone's faces were full of excitement and anticipation.

Taking a county town in ten minutes might be an exaggeration, but taking a county town overnight is absolutely true!

At this point, He County was completely under the control of the Independent Regiment!

Zhao Gang, holding a preliminary battle report that had just been compiled, reported to the brigade commander and the others:

"Brigadier, Mr. Shen, the preliminary battle results are in!"

"In this battle, our army killed or captured approximately 3,800 Japanese soldiers and over 2,600 puppet troops!"

"A total of over 180 Japanese and puppet officers, including Regiment Commander Colonel Koura Jiro, were killed!"

"The amount of ammunition and supplies seized is countless and enormous; they are still being inventoried!"

"As for our casualties..."

Zhao Gang paused, took a deep breath, and read out the number that made everyone hold their breath:

"Sixty-seven lightly wounded, twenty-six seriously wounded, zero killed!"

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quiet!

The command center became so quiet you could hear a pin drop!

Although I had a feeling that the casualties would be small, the impact of the "zero deaths" result was still enormous!

Although zero injuries were not achieved, zero deaths... is still terrifying!

The brigade commander abruptly stood up from his chair, his body trembling slightly.

"Zero casualties... taking a county town garrisoned by an entire Japanese regiment with zero casualties... This... this is simply a miracle in the history of warfare! A resounding victory!"

Li Yunlong was so excited his face turned red, and he slammed his fist on the table: "Damn! That was awesome! Absolutely awesome! This battle was a real slap in the face for the Eighth Route Army!"

In one night, a county was captured with zero casualties. Once this news gets out, it will surely shake the entire Shanxi Province!

No! It shook the entire North China region! Even... shook the entire nation of China!

If... if they can hold this county town and prevent the Japanese from taking it back, then... it will surely inspire countless people!

It can be said that this attack on the county seat was of immense significance!

The brigade commander and Li Yunlong and others turned to look at Shen Wang, their faces filled with admiration.

"Mr. Shen, thank you so much! If it weren't for your suggestion to attack the county town and the provision of such powerful equipment, we...we don't know when we would have been able to..."

The brigade commander choked up as he spoke!

Reclaiming lost territories is their dream!

Shen Wang smiled and said, "Commander, you flatter me. Even the most powerful weapon depends on who uses it!"

"This battle was entirely due to the command and coordination of the brigade commander and Regiment Commander Li, as well as the valiant fighting of the Independent Regiment soldiers. I, Shen, only contributed a small amount of my meager strength, which is not worth mentioning!"

Seeing Shen Wang's humility, the brigade commander's impression of Shen Wang had been raised to an extremely high level!

They wished they could become sworn brothers on the spot!

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and others also expressed their admiration.

Just then, the system notification sounded in Shen Wang's mind:

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission! Reward: 10 consecutive Gold-level gacha pulls (guaranteed SSR)!]

[Ding! Initiating the calculation of military merits for this battle—]

Immediately afterwards, Shen Wang opened the data panel:

[Host direct kill data:]

★Ordinary Japanese soldiers: 256 heads, military merit points +2560;

★Japanese officer: 58 heads, military merit +6550;

★Japanese Major: 7 heads, Military Merit Points +3500;

★Japanese Lieutenant Colonel: 3 heads, Military Merit Points +3000;

★Japanese Colonel: 1 heads, Military Merit Points +2000;

★Ordinary puppet troops: 45 heads, military merit points +225;

★ Puppet Army Lieutenant: 6 heads, Military Merit Points +300;

Subtotal: The host directly killed 376 Japanese soldiers and puppet troops, military merit points +17610.

Indirect kill data (killed by friendly forces using equipment provided by the host, with a reward of one-tenth):

★Ordinary Japanese soldiers: 3128 heads, military merit points +3128;

★Japanese officer: 31 heads, military merit +365;

★Japanese Major: 6 heads, Military Merit Points +300;

★Ordinary puppet troops: 2555 heads, military merit points +1277.5;

★ Puppet Army Lieutenant: 23 heads, Military Merit Points +105.5;

Subtotal: Host indirectly killed 5743 Japanese soldiers and puppet troops, Military Merit Points +5176

[Conquering He County grants +5000 military merit points (cannot be counted repeatedly)]

Looking at the various data on the panel, Shen Wang's grin was even wider than Li Yunlong's!

We're rich! We've really struck it rich this time!

"I never imagined that attacking a county town would earn me military merit!"

This was beyond Shen Wang's expectations and could be considered an unexpected surprise!

In total, he earned over 27000 military merits this time!

In addition, there's the Golden Ten-Draw reward for completing the mission...