Volume 1 Chapter 051 Dissatisfaction
The rifles of the 358th Regiment are basically Type 24 rifles, and the light machine guns are Czech-style.
The Japanese army's weapons were incompatible with those of the 358th Regiment.
If he used the Japanese weapons and equipment, Chu Yunfei would have to worry about the supply of ammunition.
He didn't feel any pain at all for giving the Japanese weapons to the New Second Regiment.
150 rifles and 2 Type 99 rifles, almost enough equipment for a company.
Just as the other party said, continuing the confrontation will not benefit either side.
After all, the Japanese army could arrive at any time.
Besides, the main force of the Japanese army was indeed killed by the 358th Regiment, and the New 2nd Regiment only intercepted the defeated Japanese army.
There is also compensation for Japanese army’s weapons and equipment, which is not a loss at all!
Kong Jie nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say! But, Captain Chu, you have to give us an explanation for impersonating us, the Eighth Route Army!"
"Okay! I will report this to your commander when the time comes!"
I will report this to your teacher, as long as I can see him. If I can't, then I won't report it!
The terms were agreed upon, and the soldiers on both sides put away their rifles and went about their business.
Japanese reinforcements could arrive at any time. The 358th Regiment took Lieutenant Colonel Kuroda's body, as well as the swords and flags of the Japanese officers, and ordered the 5th Battalion to clean up the battlefield, and then quickly retreated back to Wuzhai Town.
The 358th Regiment looked down on the Japanese army's firearms and simply confiscated them and left.
In this battle, an entire Japanese battalion and several hundred devils were annihilated.
A big victory!
Once this is reported, who knows how happy Commander Yang will be.
The 358th Regiment was very happy.
As soon as the 358th Regiment left, the New 2nd Regiment began to search through people's clothes and pockets to collect spoils.
In addition to the 150 Type 38 rifles left to them by Chu Yunfei, they also found more than 30 scattered usable rifles.
They even took the parts of the blown-up rifles and the dropped bullet casings.
The spare parts can be used to repair damaged rifles, and by putting together some, you can even build a few rifles.
As for the bullet casings, they can be taken back and refilled to make new bullets.
After collecting the spoils, the New Second Regiment whistled and slipped away.
We only intercepted the Japanese for a while, and with only 40 to 50 casualties, we killed hundreds of them and obtained a company's worth of weapons and equipment. Four to five thousand shell casings, a huge harvest!
The soldiers of the New Second Regiment were also very happy. They almost sang a few songs to express their current mood.
Unfortunately, in order not to provoke the devils, they had to return to the base to sing.
When the 22nd Regiment of the Japanese Army arrived, all they saw were hundreds of corpses lying on the ground with only a piece of loincloth left.
Looking at these horrific corpses, all the Japanese soldiers present gritted their teeth in hatred.
This was definitely done by the Eighth Route Army. Apart from them, no one else is so evil.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Kasahara Koizumi, angrily said to the signalman: " Send a message to Major General Momotake Harukichi. The Kuroda Battalion has been destroyed!"
"yes!"
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Returning to Wuzhai Town, they counted the casualties and spoils of war, collected the dead, and prepared for cremation.
The wounded were rushed to the field hospital.
There are more than 5,000 people in the 358th Regiment, but only 8 pitiful medical soldiers.
These are sent down from above.
The other two were famous doctors whom Chu Yunfei had asked to go to the town with guns to bring back.
These two doctors can stay in the town to help treat ordinary people and soldiers.
When a war breaks out, we have to stay in the barracks and treat the wounded.
As for the cost!
They all did it for the anti-Japanese war. They were thoughtful and conscious doctors, so how could they dare to charge money? They almost paid for it themselves.
After a busy day of counting casualties and spoils, it was already the next afternoon.
Fang Ligong came to the regiment headquarters with dark circles under his eyes to submit a report.
Chu Yunfei did not have any free time that day. After comforting the soldiers in each battalion, he also had to go to the hospital to visit the wounded and comfort them.
He had just returned to the regiment headquarters, and before he had even sat down, he saw Fang Ligong coming in.
After taking a look at the battle report, I saw that 226 people from the 358th Regiment were killed in this battle, most of them were soldiers from the 3rd Battalion.
118 people were seriously injured and countless others were slightly injured.
975 Japanese troops were annihilated.
Four lieutenant officer's swords and six lieutenant officer's swords were seized.
94 Type 38 rifles, 2 Type 96 light machine guns (with crooked handles ), and 3 grenade launchers.
There were no heavy machine guns or mortars, as they were all destroyed by the Japanese army.
After reading the battle report, Chu Yunfei raised his head and said gently to Fang Ligong: "Brother Ligong, you have worked hard. You should go and have a rest first!"
For this battle, Fang Ligong and his staff worked hard for nearly a week.
I can only rest for three hours a day in the past two days. I have lost 20 grams of weight and my eyelids are drooping.
He saluted and hurried downstairs to rest.
After seeing Fang Ligong go out, Chu Yunfei sighed.
The 358th Regiment had more than 5,000 people, and its strength was comparable to that of a brigade. However, they did not dare to face the Japanese army, which had less than 1,000 people.
They could only adopt the tactic of luring the enemy, and had to choose the afternoon or near dusk when the Japanese fighter planes could not provide support before launching the battle.
Even so, the casualties were not small.
Why!
Since the country is not strong, we can only try our best to exert our tactical advantages to fight against the invaders.
If you are poor, you will use all your tactics. If you are rich, you will blow me up!
If I had more cannons and more shells.
No matter how high the quality of individual Japanese soldiers was, the 358th Regiment could not have suffered such heavy casualties.
Once the war started, hundreds of artillery pieces bombarded him for thirty or forty minutes, plowing the ground.
I just don’t believe that the Japanese army cannot be defeated.
If I had hundreds of cannons, I would still dare to fight the Japanese army head-on even if they had an entire division.
Unfortunately, I only have one battalion of artillery, and they are only 75mm mountain cannons.
This is to counter the Japanese army's trump card, and it is not to be used easily.
The Taiyuan Arsenal has fallen into the hands of the Japanese army. Now the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has difficulty manufacturing even 75mm mountain artillery, let alone 105mm heavy artillery.
As for the 150mm howitzer, it was rumored that two were assembled.
Chu Yunfei had never seen the real thing.
In order to reduce casualties and defeat the stronger Japanese army, they had to inflict greater casualties on them.
A powerful heavy artillery battalion must be formed.
The 358th Regiment wanted to form a heavy artillery battalion, and Chu Yunfei knew that he could not bypass his superiors in this matter.
Yang Aiyuan, commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army Group and lieutenant general of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Army.
It's time to meet Commander Yang!
As the commander of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei needs to ask his superiors for permission if he wants to leave the base.
The request report was submitted and it was approved within a day.
Before leaving, Chu Yunfei appointed Fang Ligong as acting regiment commander, responsible for all military affairs of the 358th Regiment.
Under the escort of the guard company, he set out for Kenanpo in Ji County!
While Chu Yunfei was still on the way, Li Yunlong, who had already moved the regiment headquarters to Xingjiazhuang, had already heard about the 358th Regiment pretending to be the Eighth Route Army and annihilating a group of Japanese devils.
Li Yunlong put the bowl in his hand heavily on the table and shouted while reeking of alcohol.
"That damn Chu Yunfei, when he first came to our group, he called us Brother Yunlong and Brother Li, and was so affectionate that he almost became sworn brothers with me, Old Li. But after just a few days, he has completely forgotten about me, Old Li. Damn it, such a good thing actually fell into the hands of Kong Erlangzi. Damn it, he turned his back on me! Old Zhao, fill up the glasses! Fill up!"
The independent regiment was raised by a stepmother. There were no weapons or supplies from above, so they had to fight for everything on their own.
Weapons like those of the Japanese army require you to fight them with your life.
Just by helping to intercept the Japanese, the New Second Regiment easily obtained a company's worth of weapons and equipment.
Old Li is jealous!
Zhao Gang folded his arms and looked at the roof at a 45-degree angle.
Li Yunlong was used to it. He filled up his own bowl with wine and also filled Zhao Gang's.
After drinking another bowl of wine, Li Yunlong shouted, "No! Lao Zhao, go tell Chu Yunfei. Next time something good happens like this, don't forget me, Lao Li. Don't forget your roots!"
