Bright Sword: I took Li Yunlong to work in military industry

Chapter 463 Harvest

When Yoshio Shinozuka heard the order from Ningji Okamura, he was shocked. He did not expect that in the eyes of the supreme commander of the North China Expeditionary Army, the current situation in Shanxi had become so critical.

The entire Jin Locust Army had a garrison of nearly 200,000 people. In addition to some Type C troops that maintained daily law and order, there were not many Type B divisions that could be used for combat, only more than 100,000 people. More than 80,000 people were directly killed in the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. The thought of this made the Japanese break out in a cold sweat.

Before, Yoshio Shinozuka was feeling lucky that the person responsible for this battle was Ningji Okamura, but now he felt a little troubled because most of the people who died in this battle were from the First Army that Yoshio Shinozuka was previously in charge of.

Although he no longer has to bear the greatest responsibility, his power has been weakened.

"Hai!"

Yoshio Shinozuka accepted the order and took the news to the Japanese's own newspaper to publish it. He also decided to publish the obituary in the newspaper of the puppet regime he supported.

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Headquarters.

The commander has received the battle report from the division commander.

Although there were only four short words, the commander read them over and over again, almost as if he wanted to engrave them in his eyes.

"Commander, you have been looking at these four words for more than an hour. It's time to stop and rest your eyes."

The Chief of Staff advised with a smile.

"You don't understand. I wouldn't feel tired even if I read these four words for a whole day and night. In addition, I feel very happy reading them."

The commander held the telegram in his hand and refused to let go.

As our highest-ranking person in charge of this battle, one can imagine the pressure on the commander. If this battle fails or even ends in a miserable victory, it will be a huge blow to our side.

Furthermore, this was the first time that the Eighth Route Army appeared on the anti-Japanese battlefield in the form of a large-scale combat, and this battle had to be fought beautifully.

It can be said that the eyes of the whole country are focused here, and there must not be any mistakes.

Ever since the decision was made to join this battle, the commander has been under a lot of pressure, as if he had a mountain on his back and no one to talk to.

When the news of the great victory came, the huge mountain in the commander's heart was suddenly lifted, and he felt refreshed and light-hearted.

"Chief of Staff, please make some arrangements. I am going to the battlefield in southern Shanxi now. I want to see our meritorious team that defeated more than 8 Japanese invaders. I want to see our comrades."

The commander straightened his earth-gray military uniform and solemnly put a military cap on his head, looking extremely neat and tidy.

"what?"

The chief of staff almost thought he had heard it wrong.

"Commander, do you mean you want to go and see our soldiers on the front line now?" the chief of staff confirmed again.

"Yes."

"Commander, although we have won the battle, the situation in southern Shanxi is still in chaos. If you encounter any danger, how can we explain it to the northwest?"

The chief of staff became anxious instantly. If something happened to the commander, it would be a big trouble.

"Commander, there are fleeing soldiers everywhere in southern Shanxi, and the situation is in chaos. There is another problem, that is, the Japanese still have a third flight group that is almost unscathed. If they carry out a bombing mission, we will have no air defense capability in the southern Shanxi direction."

What the chief of staff said was true. After a simple and quick cleanup of the battlefield, the southern Shanxi region has begun to evacuate the battlefield in batches under the cover of night.

Previously, we caught the Japanese off guard due to our covert march, and then we quickly got entangled with the Japanese. Even if the Japanese had air power, we did not dare to use it easily. If the bomb hit their own people, we would have no way to explain it.

The situation is different now. Due to the collapse of the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army has been separated from them. If it were not for the fact that the Japanese were unable to complete the bombing mission at night without guidance from markings, the Eighth Route Army would probably have suffered several bombings by now.

It can be said that the choice of timing for this battle was perfect.

When the commander heard the chief of staff's dissuasion, he immediately realized that he was too excited. He did not expect that he might become a burden to the front-line combat team.

After thinking for a while, the commander said, "Well, I won't go to the front line. Let's set off now and wait at the edge of our base. I want to be the first to see our soldiers who have returned from hundreds of battles."

Seeing that the commander was very determined, the chief of staff stopped trying to persuade him and immediately went to arrange the relevant matters.

The commander has been on the front line of the battlefield many times in recent years and in the days to come. He always sets an example and tells all the frontline soldiers that he is always with them.

The battle started at 10:30 in the morning. The Japanese showed signs of decline around 12 o'clock. After that, we kept moving back and forth on the battlefield to eliminate the remaining Japanese.

During this process, there were several local counterattacks by the Japanese. It was not until sunset that this annihilation battle was completely over.

The frontline officers and soldiers were almost exhausted at this time. Many of them even fell asleep on the battlefield with their heads on the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, completely ignoring the unpleasant stench on the battlefield.

At this time, for the Eighth Route Army soldiers sleeping on the battlefield, it was like they had finally reaped a good harvest after a long period of hard work.

The only difference is that the farmers harvested food, while the soldiers harvested the heads of the devils.

The division commander was a little worried when he saw the current situation. He knew that the soldiers were extremely tired, but now was not the time to rest. If they did not leave the battlefield in time, they would most likely be bombed by the Japanese after dawn.

He immediately gave orders to collect only some heavy weapons, and if they could not be taken away, they should be blown up on the spot. As for other light weapons or bullets, they should be ignored or cleaned up by the follow-up militia teams. All the captured prisoners should be tied up and let them escape after he evacuated.

When receiving this order, the brigade commander sighed silently in his heart, if only Yu Ye was here, he could directly let Yu Ye give the order to kill these devils, and everyone would not have to worry anymore.

It just so happens that Yu Ye's role is big enough that he can shoulder this responsibility, and nothing will be done to him.

If Yu Ye knew the brigade commander's idea, he would surely carry out the order happily. At the same time, he would secretly mutter in his heart that he stayed in the independent regiment so that Lao Li could take the blame, but now he has become the one taking the blame.