Rebirth from the Ashes: Rebuilding the Red Soviet Area

The next morning, the 7th Independent Brigade Headquarters

Ma Shou stared seriously at the battle map spread out in front of him.

He raised his head slightly, glanced at Staff Officer Wan standing beside him, and asked, "Have you finished counting the results of the battle?"

Hearing the brigade commander's question, Staff Officer Wan's face immediately broke into a smile. He quickly walked to the table, handed a detailed report to Ma Shou, and replied with a smile: "Commander, the statistics are all clear! This time, the Battle of Lion Ditch, we won a great victory!"

Then, he began to report the specific battle results in detail.

"After a fierce battle, we killed Japanese Major Oizumi Motoki and captured Yi Heng'e, commander of the 5th Division of the puppet Mongolian Army."

"No one of the invading enemy escapes"

"In this battle, we killed more than 500 Japanese soldiers and more than 800 Mongolian soldiers."

“In addition, more than 60 Japanese soldiers and more than 300 puppet Mongolian soldiers were captured.”

"This victory can be said to have dealt a heavy blow to the enemy!

Ma Shou nodded slightly, signaling him to continue

Staff Officer Wan cleared his throat and continued, "Not only that, we also gained a lot from this battle."

“一共缴获了一门九二式步兵炮，12 具掷弹筒，12 挺92式重机枪、16 挺歪把子机枪以及 300 余支三八式步枪。”

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Ma Shou's eyes, but he remained calm and continued to listen to Staff Officer Wan's report.

"In addition to the above-mentioned Japanese military standard equipment"

"We captured 600 Liao-13 Type 79 rifles, two 150mm heavy mortars, four Maxim heavy machine guns, eight Czech light machine guns, and more than 800 extremely sharp swords."

"In addition, there were more than 400 fine Mongolian war horses, more than 4 rounds of ammunition and 800 artillery shells."

After listening to Staff Officer Wan's report, Ma Shou finally smiled with satisfaction.

He stood up, put his hands on the table, and said with emotion: "Very good"

"Since the Japanese invaders invaded China"

"This is the first time we have wiped out so many Japanese troops."

Staff Officer Wan smiled and said, "Yes."

"Our Northwest Army has fought against the Japanese invaders many times."

"But this is the first time in history that we've had such a thrilling and complete victory in a battle like this."

"By the way, host."

"Should we report the battle?"

"Such a feat will surely shock the world"

“The brigade will also be promoted because of this.”

However, Ma Shou unexpectedly shook his head and said firmly: "I have reported the matter secretly to Commander Fu"

“Don’t make this public for now.”

"Because we still have more difficult and important tasks to complete."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Shoumeng waved his hand, signaling the others in the command center to leave first.

After everyone had dispersed, he lowered his voice and whispered in Staff Officer Wan's ear.

After hearing what Ma Shou said, Staff Officer Wan was stunned for a moment, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Then he said anxiously, "Commander, this absolutely cannot happen!"

"Although we successfully annihilated the enemy in this battle..."

"But our 7th Independent Brigade also suffered more than half its troops killed or wounded."

“If there is no support”

......

Zhangbei Independent 27th Brigade Headquarters

Tong Liang looked at Li Yan, whose face was exhausted but whose eyes were still sharp, and said distressedly, "Instructor, you haven't slept a wink all day and night! Your health is more important. You should rest for a while."

However, Li Yan seemed not to have heard his words at all. His eyes were fixed on the detailed battle map in front of him, without moving.

After a while, Li Yan gently shook his head, without even looking up, and asked Tong Liang in a hoarse voice: "What's the situation ahead now?"

Tong Liang quickly replied: "Everything is proceeding according to the plan you made earlier."

"Dai Ping, Guo Dali, and Zheng Hu lead the engineering battalion of our 27th Brigade."

“Long before the Japanese attack”

"A large number of minefields and traps have been laid between Ertai Town and Zhangbei."

"This slowed down the attack speed of the Japanese 2nd Mixed Brigade."

"In addition to Lao Mao, He Peng, and Tao Ying, we also brought with us 120 well-trained soldiers from the 27th Brigade."

“Divided into three groups”

"Snipers were deployed in rotation at various key sections of the road."

"Caused great trouble to the enemy"

"Especially the multiple sneak attacks last night."

"Not only did they kill many Japanese soldiers, but they also exhausted the 2nd Mixed Brigade."

"From yesterday morning until now"

“They’re only halfway there.”

"If this continues"

"The Japanese army will have to wait until tomorrow morning at the earliest to reach Zhangbei."

Li Yan slowly shook his head and said solemnly: "In order to quickly capture the strategic location of Zhangbei, the Japanese Army's 2nd Mixed Brigade

"Their vanguard consisted mainly of highly mobile cavalry and infantry transported by trucks."

"However, when they encountered our carefully laid minefields, they were caught in a dilemma."

"They had only two choices: one, send engineers to risk their lives to clear the mines; the other, launch a suicidal charge to force their way through the minefield."

"But it is clear that if they adopt the latter approach, they will suffer heavy casualties."

"Therefore, they will never try this self-destructive tactic unless it is absolutely necessary."

"In this case, they will most likely choose only to dispatch engineers to carry out mine clearance tasks."

"Not to mention that it takes a lot of time for engineers to clear mines."

"Even if they do send engineers, we will use sniper tactics to kill them with precision."

"After all, with the minefield as a natural barrier and their lack of effective artillery support, we can calmly shoot down the enemies one by one from a long distance."

"The enemy, who are in a passive situation, are completely helpless in the face of our superiority."

"However, Honda Masazai is definitely not an ordinary person."

"It's unlikely that the same trick will work on him again."

"If it goes as expected, Honda Masai will be waiting for their artillery units to arrive at the battlefield today."

"Once the artillery is in place, we are thinking of launching a sniper attack."

"The sniper's life cannot be guaranteed"

"We won't do this losing business."

"Let Lao Mao, He Peng, Tao Ying and others come back"

"I have other plans"

Tong Liang nodded and was about to turn around and leave

Li Yan said: "Wait a minute"

"How is the arrangement going on Liu Ming's side?"

Tong Liang said: "General Liu Ming has followed the plan"

"Send Martin's 2nd Security Brigade to Youlougou between Zhangbei and the Great Wall."

"Xia Ziming's 40th Independent Brigade is located north of Shanfangbao within the Great Wall."

"The 200th Brigade of the 143rd Division is located near Wanquan"

“The entire deployment can be completed in five days at most.”