Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 183 I can only do this once
"Captain, Political Commissar, the results of the battle have been counted."

"725 rifles, 18 light machine guns, 1 heavy machine gun still intact, 4 mortars, 2 mountain guns, and grenade launchers."

Xu Wu's voice became lower and lower as he spoke. He felt that the atmosphere in the regiment headquarters was not right. The combat staff officer next to him kept winking at him, as if asking him to leave quickly.

Xu Wu opened his mouth to find an excuse when he heard Luo Ping speak.

"Captain of the First Battalion, you've come at the right time. I just happened to have something to ask you."

Although there was nothing unusual in Luo Ping's tone, but as soon as he saw his expressionless face, Xu Wu knew that something bad must have happened. However, it seemed that it had nothing to do with him and the First Battalion, otherwise the commander would have jumped up and slapped him.

"Commissar, please speak."

"I saw a squadron cleaning up the battlefield quite actively. Which squadron is it?" Luo Ping asked.

After the battle, Luo Ping took the relevant personnel from the regiment to the front line, after all, there was a lot of work to do.

But as soon as he arrived at the battlefield, Luo Ping saw guerrilla fighters snatching spoils from their brother troops.

The soldiers of the main battalion next to them did not say anything out of their love for the fresh blood. After all, the guerrillas were poorly equipped, so they took the initiative to give up the battlefield for them to clean up.

But Luo Ping could not tolerate this. It's okay to eat more and take more when you are fighting your own battle, but what's wrong with running to clean up other people's positions?

Moreover, the main battalion is fully equipped, and even if it is cleaned up, it will be distributed. Can't they wait?

"Uh, it's the 2nd Squadron of the th Team." Xu Wu glanced at the expressionless Chen Chengxing and answered truthfully.

When Luo Ping heard the word "Squadron 2", he remembered what happened.

Sun Chenghai, the captain of the second squadron, was originally an ordinary villager. Later, because the whole village was massacred by the Japanese, he and the survivors in the village formed an anti-Japanese team to fight the Japanese.

Sun Chenghai has martial arts skills, but he also has the habits of a gangster.

When the guerrillas were developing, they had frequent contacts with Sun Chenghai's anti-Japanese team. Later, Sun Chenghai led the team to join the Guerrilla Team 4, and gave them an independent organization for this purpose, and did not break them up.

Luo Ping didn't expect that after such a long time, the habits of the 2nd Squadron had not been changed. This was simply a slap in the face of Luo Ping, the political commissar.

"How does Wu Kang lead the team!" Luo Ping said angrily.

Luo Ping knew very well that this was because Captain Wu Kang was unable to control the situation or was not taking action.

"Old Chen, what do you think?" Luo Ping asked directly.

No matter what, Wu Kang is a military cadre and Luo Ping cannot deal with him on his own.

Seeing Luo Ping's face flushed, Chen Chengxing didn't say much and made a decision directly: "Remove Captain Wu Kang from his post and transfer him back to his original unit as deputy platoon leader. Deputy Captain Qiu Wei will take over as captain of the fourth team."

Sun Chenghai was the one who reorganized the team into four teams. It was impossible to let them correct themselves, that was unrealistic.

If the soldiers' bad habits are not corrected, it will be the fault of Captain Wu Kang, and he has no right to shirk his responsibility.

Although this incident was not particularly bad, it had a very bad impact. Chen Chengxing had just said that the seized goods did not need to be handed in, and this incident happened.

Upon hearing Chen Chengxing's decision, Xu Wu felt a little sorry for Wu Kang. He had worked so hard to develop himself outside, from a platoon level to a deputy battalion level, but in the end he was back to the time before liberation.

Some things don’t matter in private, but now they have come directly to the political commissar, and no one can save them.

However, Xu Wu also knew that the regiment commander had given Wu Kang a chance after all. If the political commissar gave the order, he might be demoted to a guerrilla fighter.

After Xu Wu left, Luo Ping said, "Old Chen, the guerrillas can no longer be left alone. They must be reorganized and trained."

As the guerrillas developed, they absorbed a lot of local armed forces. Luo Ping didn't think that only the 2nd Squadron was like this.

"It's time to find an opportunity for training." Chen Chengxing nodded.

Starting from the next year, the Eighth Route Army will start to have some difficulties. The years 41 and 42 will be the most difficult period. If the guerrillas cannot strengthen their thoughts and disperse, their combat effectiveness will probably be greatly reduced.

"But we'll have to talk about this later. Let's go to the battlefield and take a look." Chen Chengxing said.

When Luo Ping saw the situation of the 2nd Squadron, he came back angrily. He didn’t know what the situation on the battlefield is now.

When Chen Chengxing and Luo Ping arrived at the battlefield, the soldiers had almost finished cleaning and were picking up bullet casings.

After seeing the two men, a soldier ran over excitedly to offer his treasure.

"Captain, Political Commissar, look at this dress."

Chen Chengxing took it casually. This coat was well-made and made of fine materials. It was obvious at first glance that it was not something worn by an ordinary Japanese soldier.

The Japanese soldiers' clothes were all made of rough cotton cloth, but this coat was made of high-quality wool, which was very soft to the touch and extremely warm.

Coats of this quality were extremely rare during wartime when supplies were scarce, and only high-ranking officers were qualified to be equipped with them.

Chen Chengxing looked at the epaulettes again.

"Colonel?!"

"This is just a battalion of troops, how come there is a colonel-level officer?" Chen Chengxing said in surprise.

The Japanese regiment commander is only at the colonel level, and the battalion commander is at most a major. If it is not an elite unit, he is more likely to be a captain.

Even in an independent infantry battalion, most of the rank are lieutenant colonels, and there are not many colonels. Now is not the time when even a Japanese commander in a county town can be a colonel.

And this dress is not right.

"Where is the body of this Japanese soldier? Do you have his officer's ID card?" Chen Chengxing asked.

You can't identify a person just by looking at a piece of clothing.

"I discovered it when I was sorting out supplies. I didn't see anything else." The soldier shook his head.

"Send someone to look for it." Chen Chengxing said seriously.

"Yes!"

Luo Ping on the side asked doubtfully: "What's wrong with a colonel? It's not like the New 103nd Regiment hasn't killed colonels before. Not to mention those far away, the commander of the rd Regiment was a colonel." "There are differences between colonels and colonels, and normally, colonels are not worthy of high-quality wool." Chen Chengxing handed the coat to Luo Ping.

Before, at the mountain gate, the commander of the 103rd Regiment was also wearing a coat, also made of wool, but the feel was far different from this one. The status of the two is definitely different.

Luo Ping touched this coat, then touched the coat on his body, and found that it was indeed different. This military coat did not feel bulky at all, and it even had a hood.

"The feel is really different." Luo Ping said. He was wearing the coat that was seized earlier.

"Given the narrow-mindedness of the Japanese, once a senior officer is killed, they will quickly organize a revenge operation, regardless of the cost, for the purpose of 'avenge'."

"The Japanese counterattack will definitely come soon, and the scale will be far beyond this battle. I'm afraid it will not be much different from the previous Battle of Erlang Mountain." Chen Chengxing said seriously.

When Erlangshan fought with the Sakata Regiment, the New Second Regiment suffered heavy losses.

"Then we have to retreat quickly." Luo Ping also reacted.

The Japanese have always attached great importance to the "Bushido spirit", and the death of senior officers in battle is an intolerable shame for them.

After the burning of the camps in Jizhong, the Japanese in North China sent out many planes to look for them.

Even after the 103rd Regiment was wiped out, the Japanese planes often circled over Dayun Mountain and would suddenly rush down to fire at us.

"It's okay to withdraw, but I'm afraid the people will suffer," said Chen Chengxing.

Before, the Japanese always sent out planes and they would never waste ammunition on civilians.

But this time, Chen Chengxing estimated that the Japanese would gather a mopping-up force to retaliate. If they still couldn't find the New Second Regiment, they would definitely take their anger out on the common people.

Moreover, a crisis is both a danger and an opportunity. Since they knew that the Japanese would come, the New Second Regiment had the initiative. Although retreating now can avoid head-on conflict and preserve the strength of the New Second Regiment, it also means giving up a rare opportunity to fight.

"The one sweeping Dayun Mountain now is a mixed brigade. Even if they are short of troops, they are much stronger than the Sakata Regiment. Even if we can successfully ambush them, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to defeat them." Luo Ping said.

I don't have such a big appetite. If I force myself to eat, my stomach will only burst.

"Of course I know this, and I don't intend to force it." The Japanese have support, and the New Second Regiment is not fighting alone.

"Staff Officer Zhang." Chen Chengxing shouted.

"Have!"

"Go back to the regiment headquarters immediately and send a telegram to the brigade commander, explaining the situation and requesting support."

"As long as we add one more regiment, we can fight the Japanese!" Chen Chengxing said firmly.

The Japanese mixed brigade was not a standard infantry brigade. It had only 5000 people in total, and they had already consumed one-tenth of their infantry.

With the strength of the New Second Regiment, plus a standard regiment, they can definitely defeat the Japanese.

"Communications Squad!"

"Go immediately, and order all the guerrillas, county brigades, and district squads to gather here as quickly as possible. I want to lead them to do something big!"

"Yes!"

In the end, the Japanese colonel's body and officer's certificate were never found, so Chen Chengxing had no choice but to give up.

Luo Ping casually threw the coat into Wei Dayong's arms: "Old Chen, I already have a coat, I'll give this one to you."

Chen Chengxing did not hold back, but simply said, "Monk, go back and find someone to sew a layer of military cloth on the outside."

It is difficult to re-dye wool fabric, so the only way is to cover it with a layer of cloth. Although it looks a bit ugly, there is no other way.

Chen Chengxing knew very well how the commander of the 115th Division was shot, and he didn't intend to explain it in this way.

Wearing a Japanese horse, a command sword, and a military coat, he is just asking for a fight.

After receiving the telegram, Chen Lu was a little surprised by Chen Chengxing's appetite.

"A regiment wants to consume an entire brigade? Is Chen Chengxing crazy?!"

"Brigade Commander, Chen Chengxing is a guy who never takes risks until he sees the rabbit. If he is not 70% to 80% sure, he will never take the risk." Chen Can said on the side.

Since entering Shanxi, this kid Chen Chengxing has always bullied the weak. That was when he took a risk at Erxian Bridge in order to save the brigade.

"Now that you mention it, it makes sense. I'm afraid Chen Chengxing has already made a plan." Chen Lu nodded.

"Since Chen Chengxing has the courage, I can't be afraid of trouble." Brigade Chen estimated that even without support, Chen Chengxing would take the New Second Regiment to do it, but the movement might be smaller.

"I remember that the 1st Temporary Division has some troops in the Xinbao Town area?" asked Brigade Chen.

"There should be a group." Chen Can said.

The 1st Temporary Division belonged to the Shanxi New Army and was nominally led by the Second War Zone. Brigade Chen and his men were not very clear about their specific movements.

"Send a telegram to the headquarters, requesting coordination and support for the New Second Regiment. Also, call Li Yunlong and Kong Jie and have them march out immediately!"

Since we have to do it, we have to go all out. If it weren't for the fact that we were in the middle of a mopping-up operation and the 772nd Regiment and several other troops had to protect the division and brigade headquarters, Brigade Commander Chen would have taken his men there himself.

Chen Chengxing wanted to have a fight with the Japanese, but Chen Lu wanted to give them a hard time.

"Okay, I'll send the message."

"But with so many troops this time, who will be the commander-in-chief?" asked Chen Can.

Several regiments joined the battle together, and if they relied on negotiation, they wouldn’t be able to get any food.

"Since we are on the territory of the New Second Regiment, let Chen Chengxing be the commander-in-chief, but we must maintain real-time communication via the radio." Brigade Chen said after thinking for a while.

Chen Chengxing must be more familiar with the terrain of Zhongyun Mountain.

However, this was Chen Chengxing's first time to lead such a large-scale battle, and Chen Lu was a little worried. He could only learn from the principal and perform remote operations.

(End of this chapter)