nucmednet Chapter 189 Initial Results
Chapter 189 Initial Results
Around noon, Masato Ikeda led the remaining troops to the vicinity of Wolong County. Upon seeing the county gate, Ikeda couldn't help but burst into tears of joy; the return journey had been incredibly difficult.
To Ikeda Masaki's utter surprise, the militia sent a force to closely follow them. Caught off guard, Ikeda Masaki suffered a great loss in Lijia Gou.
After a fierce battle, Masato Ikeda and a small squad managed to escape the pursuit of the militia forces, while the rest of the militia wiped out the rest of the troops.
On the other side, Suzuki Ichiro, who had already returned to the county town, immediately got up and rushed to the county town gate to greet Ikeda Maken after receiving a report from the squad leader guarding the town gate.
"Ikeda-kun, you've had a tough journey," Suzuki Ichiro said, looking at the various wounded groups in front of him.
"We almost didn't make it back. I never expected to suffer such a huge loss from the militia during the retreat."
"Ikeda Masakatsu said indignantly. This battle was extremely frustrating for him. He was targeted by the militia forces at every turn, and he almost lost his life. Ikeda Masakatsu couldn't help but recall the moment when the 5th Division swept through the Chinese army, how glorious that was!"
And here, his former pride was trampled on again and again by a small militia at Wolong Mountain.
"Ah, what's going on?" Ichiro Suzuki exclaimed in surprise.
"The militia are so damn cunning! Let's go back to town." Ikeda Maken walked towards the county headquarters with a gloomy expression.
Seeing this, Ichiro Suzuki didn't ask any more questions and followed Ichiro Suzuki back to the county headquarters.
After returning to headquarters, Masato Ikeda finished explaining things to Ichiro Suzuki, but then he could no longer hold on and collapsed.
Ichiro Suzuki hurriedly had Ikeda Masaki taken to the hospital, while he continued working to prepare for welcoming the Sakai Regiment.
As evening fell, Sakai Rai led his troops to Wolong County, where Ikeda Maken and Suzuki Ichiro, who had regained consciousness in the hospital, greeted him at the city gate.
"Commander Sakai, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Welcome to the Wolong Mountain military camp." Ikeda Maken bowed respectfully at a ninety-degree angle.
"Hmm." Sakai Rai took off his white gloves and waved his hand.
"Go to headquarters first."
"Hai, please." After saying that, Masaki Ikeda led the group ahead, and the group took a car to the county headquarters.
Meanwhile, news of the Sakai Regiment's arrival in Wolong County was immediately relayed to the Wolong Mountain militia.
"Commander, a large number of Japanese troops have reinforced the county town. Due to the martial law in the county town, our intelligence personnel are temporarily unable to conduct a detailed investigation of this Japanese unit," Li Qukou said.
"It seems that Commander Li's intelligence was accurate; it should be the Japanese regiment they were talking about," Tang Weiguo said.
"Has the Second War Zone Intelligence Division investigated this unit thoroughly?" Tang Weiguo asked.
"Not yet, they replied that they are still investigating!"
"Hehehe, this intelligence efficiency is astonishing!" Tang Weiguo mocked.
"Drive out the enemy. Contact Commander Li and ask the Eighth Route Army to help investigate," Tang Weiguo said after thinking for a moment.
"Yes."
"Commander, there's one more thing. Commander Li just sent a telegram saying that their Independent Regiment is now returning to Wolong Mountain, ready to support us at any time."
"A friend in need is a friend indeed!" Tang Weiguo said with relief.
"Yes, Commander Li and his men are very loyal, unlike the Second War Zone Command, which didn't send any troops to support us."
"Even if they send troops, I wouldn't dare use them. I wouldn't feel comfortable entrusting my back to them," Tang Weiguo said with emotion.
“Yes, these guys have betrayed their teammates quite a few times.” Li Qukou nodded in agreement.
"Qu Kou, continue to follow up on intelligence about this Japanese unit, and report any news immediately."
"Yes."
"In addition, you should contact Commander Li first and ask him to lie in wait at the base. We can ask for their assistance when the time is right."
"Okay, I'll do it right now."
"There's one more thing. Have Bi Shoucai prepare a batch of weapons and ammunition to send to Commander Li and his men. Commander Li has been supporting the operations in the southern region, and I estimate that he doesn't have much ammunition left."
"Yes, Commander, I'll arrange it right away."
"Commander, are there any other tasks?" Li Qukou asked.
"That's all, you can go ahead and do your work."
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements." After saying that, Li Qukou left the regimental headquarters.
"Staff Officer Sun, notify the entire staff to hold a meeting," Tang Weiguo shouted to Sun Lianquan, the staff officer on duty.
"Yes, Commander, I'll go and inform them right away."
Before long, Zhang Haoshan and his men arrived at the regimental headquarters.
"I have some intelligence to share with you now. The Japanese reinforcements have arrived in Wolong County. So the Japanese may launch an attack on us at any time."
"Therefore, everyone should be on high alert from now on."
"Yes!"
"Staff Officer Long, what is the outcome of this defensive operation?"
"Reporting to the regimental commander, according to preliminary statistics, we have killed approximately 1500 Japanese soldiers and over 1000 puppet troops. We have captured over 1000 intact Type 38 rifles, over 700 Shanxi-made Type 38 rifles, over 20 light machine guns, 5 heavy machine guns, over 20 grenade launchers, and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition."
"The only regret this time is that we didn't capture any Japanese infantry guns," Long Wenying said with some regret.
"The results of this battle have exceeded my expectations. We have basically crippled two Japanese battalions, which has greatly reduced our defensive tasks in the next phase."
"In addition, the captured weapons will be distributed to various units. Your staff office should draft a plan on the specific allocation methods," Tang Weiguo added.
"Yes."
"What is the situation regarding troop casualties?" Tang Weiguo continued to ask.
"In this battle, the militia lost a total of 787 soldiers and more than 400 soldiers were wounded. However, most of them were only slightly wounded and were able to rejoin the battle immediately after a short treatment. The main force in this battle was the First Battalion, so most of the fallen soldiers belonged to the First Battalion."
"Yes, we must make sure that every wounded person receives treatment."
"Yes."
"Commander, the main battle this time is the defense of the First Battalion. The First Battalion has suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Should we send troops to reinforce the First Battalion?" Long Wenying asked.
"Not for now. The artillery battalion and air defense battalion are all stationed in Tangjia Town to assist in the defense. I have confidence in Tang Xiaohu."
"How is the deployment of the various units going?" Tang Weiguo asked again.
"Report, Commander, all units have been deployed and are currently reinforcing their defensive fortifications," Zhang Haoshan replied.
"it is good."
"What about ammunition replenishment?"
"Commander, I have ordered the logistics support battalion to resupply the various units. The logistics resupply work is still underway."
"Yes, we must ensure the supply of weapons to the combat troops."
"Yes."
"How is the excavation work progressing regarding the underground transportation line connecting Tangjia Town and Wolong Mountain?"
"Commander, the engineering battalion has already opened up the underground transportation line from Tangjia Town to Wolong Mountain. Now, for safety reasons, the engineering battalion is speeding up the excavation of a second underground transportation line."
"Good, this will ensure that the entire Wolong Mountain defensive position forms a unified whole, and the two defensive positions can support each other!"