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Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The CEOs stayed up all night.

"Judging by the time, the fighting over there... should have started by now, right?" A CEO couldn't help but put down his pencil and look up at the slightly whitening sky outside the window.

"According to the plan, the operation was scheduled for midnight. Now it's almost dawn, and we've likely reached the most intense phase," another executive said.

The vice president didn't say anything, but silently rolled another cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.

He kept mentally rehearsing all the possible scenarios. Although he had confidence in the equipment Shen Wang had brought and the brigade commander's command, attacking a county town was a first for him, and there were too many variables.

"As long as the casualties aren't too high, taking this down is a victory!" another boss said in a deep voice.

Just then, the door to the command post was suddenly pushed open, and a young staff officer rushed in, his face beaming with excitement.

"Reporting to all commanders! Urgent telegram from Yangcun... no, from Hexian! Urgent telegram from the brigade commander! A great victory! A stunning victory!"

Swish!

All the CEOs stood up instantly, their eyes fixed on the staff officer.

"Read it quickly!" the vice president urged.

"yes!"

The staff officer excitedly unfolded the telegram and read aloud: "Brigade Commander's report: Our unit launched a surprise attack on He County at midnight... Relying on the absolute superiority of our new equipment, the battle is progressing extremely smoothly..."

"Less than ten minutes after the start of the battle, the enemy's main resistance force and command center were destroyed... The county town is now completely under our control, and we are currently carrying out pacification and cleanup work..."

"What! Ten minutes?"

Before the staff officer could finish reading, a senior executive exclaimed in surprise, dropping his cigarette.

"My God... this... this is much faster than we expected!" The chief of staff was also incredulous.

The big shots originally thought that the battle had reached its most intense moment, but in the end, they took it down in just ten minutes!

We're currently finishing up the work!

"What are our casualties?" The deputy commander was more concerned about this.

The staff officer continued reading, his voice rising even higher: "Preliminary statistics show that over 6,000 Japanese and puppet troops have been killed or captured! Among them, approximately 3,800 are Japanese, including regimental commander Koura Jiro! And over 2,600 are puppet troops!"

"Our casualties..." The staff officer paused, then took a deep breath.

"Sixty-seven lightly wounded, twenty-six seriously wounded, no casualties! No deaths!"

……

Dead!

"Not a single person was killed?" the executives murmured.

We killed or captured over 0 enemy soldiers, while we suffered no more than 100 wounded and zero dead?

Isn't this the kind of battle record that the Japanese often achieved when fighting against the Nationalist army?

Now... is it our turn?

A brief silence fell over the command post, followed by a huge cheer!

"Good job! Well done!"

"The brigade commander fought a brilliant battle!"

"Zero casualties! Zero casualties in taking down an entire Japanese regiment! This is an unprecedented feat!"

"Hahaha! This fully proves that as long as we have powerful weapons, those little devils aren't anything special!"

"The soldiers of our Chinese nation are no less capable than anyone else!"

"Absolutely! This battle was incredibly inspiring!"

The bosses were all so excited that their faces turned red. They slammed their fists on the table and pounded each other's shoulders, as if they had become more than ten years younger.

"How long has it been since we fought such a tough battle!" the chief of staff couldn't help but exclaim.

The vice president was equally excited: "Strictly speaking, it's probably... 100 years..."

The bosses were taken aback for a moment, then quickly understood.

If we count from 1840, that is indeed the case!

For the past hundred years, we have been bullied by enemies who rely on their weapons!

Now, it's finally our turn to bully others!

Quiet!

That was so damn satisfying!

One manager excitedly said, "If we can successfully defend He County, this battle will become a benchmark!"

"Let's prove to the nation and the world that we are no less capable than anyone else!"

The chief of staff smiled and replied confidently, "Hold the line? I don't think it'll be a problem!"

"The brigade commander made a good choice of location. He County is located in a strategic mountainous area with only two main passages to the north and south, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"They have 14 invincible heavy tanks, 20 107mm guns comparable to heavy artillery, and three anti-aircraft battalions equipped with proximity fuses!"

"Unless the Japanese send their entire force of Shanxi Province to retake He County, it will be as difficult as climbing to heaven!"

The Japanese devils throughout Shanxi province?

Just to reclaim a county town?

The bosses smiled and shook their heads.

"The Japanese will never let this go easily after losing a regiment and a county! But to say they'll mobilize the entire Japanese force in Shanxi Province, I think that's highly unlikely!"

"That's right! The most likely force to be deployed is the 36th Division, which belongs to the Koura Regiment."

"If they really dare to come... we can use our advantageous terrain and superior firepower to our advantage!"

"If we fight a brilliant ambush, we might even wipe out a few more of their regiments!"

"Old Zhang is right, I think we can make a big deal out of this!"

At this moment, the bosses were more confident than ever!

They actually wanted to wipe out an entire Japanese division!

However, this was not blind confidence. The brigade commander only took ten minutes to defeat an infantry regiment, so a Class B division was nothing special.

The 36th Division was a Class B division, consisting of only three infantry regiments, though now only two remain.

As for the artillery regiment, its 12 105mm howitzers are roughly equivalent to one 107mm artillery piece.

So, we're really not afraid of his entire division now!

"Alright, brigade commander, you've won a brilliant battle. Now it's time to plan our next steps."

The vice president spoke up, interrupting the executives' conversation.

Be happy for a little while, that's all!

Taking the county seat is just the first step!

Next, they need to develop various contingency plans to deal with any possible situations.

However, the atmosphere inside the command center was generally relaxed.

Holding He County shouldn't be a big problem.

The chief of staff waved to the communications officer: "Alright, you can go now. Report back to the brigade commander immediately if there's any situation there."

"yes!"

The staff officer who gave the report saluted, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he continued:

"Commendations, the brigade commander added a note at the end of the telegram, saying that they captured a Japanese regimental flag while clearing out the Japanese regimental headquarters, and asked headquarters for instructions on how to handle it."

The staff officer didn't know what a regimental flag was either; he just reported it according to procedure.

However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than—

"What...what did you say?"

"The regimental flag?"

"The brigade commander captured a regimental flag?"

The relaxed atmosphere just moments before was instantly frozen.

The smiles on all the CEOs' faces froze.

The chief of staff stepped forward abruptly and demanded, "Are you sure... the telegram says... the regimental flag? Not the Japanese Rising Sun Flag?"

The communications officer was startled by the sudden and intense reaction from his superiors, and stood frozen in place, stammering as he confirmed.

"Yes...yes, Chief of Staff, the brigade commander's telegram...it says this...captured...captured a regimental flag..."

"hiss--!!"

After confirmation, a collective gasp filled the command post!

The deputy commander's expression instantly turned extremely solemn.

He strode to the map, looked at the location of He County, and then at the possible reinforcement routes of the Japanese army in the surrounding area, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

"This...it seems things have gotten out of hand..."