Check in from the bright sword

"Leave later?" The brigade commander said, "Why, do you have something else to do?"

Wei Dayong scratched his head and said, "I want to see someone."

"Meet someone?" The brigade commander asked in amazement, "Who are you seeing?"

Wei Dayong said: "Reporter Cheng."

"Cheng Yue?" The brigade commander said, "It's in the courtyard behind, hurry back after seeing it."

"Yes!" Wei Dayong snapped to attention, saluted, then turned around and ran out the door.

Yuan Qinglin heard everything just now, and said in a low voice: "Don't you be a reporter from Xiang Zhongcheng?"

"Company Commander Yuan, what are you mumbling about?" The brigade commander said angrily, "Immediately sent a report to the headquarters, saying that the independent regiment had safely broken through. Although the casualties were relatively large, the situation of the new regiment was better than that of the new regiment and the second regiment. Considering that the frontal breakout of the Independent Regiment attracted most of the devil's forces and objectively created opportunities for the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment to break through, it is recommended that the headquarters give Li Yunlong a warning within the party."

"Yes!" Yuan Qinglin turned to leave.

"Wait a minute." The brigade commander said again, "Send correspondents to the new first regiment and the new second regiment to inform Ding Wei and Kong Jie to come to the brigade headquarters immediately for a meeting."

Wangjiayu, Liao County, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The left deputy chief of staff walked into the war room with a telegram and said: "Boss, division commander, the 386th brigade just called, and the independent regiment has also broken out! However, the troops suffered heavy casualties. The reinforced regiment with more than 3500 people finally Only about 1500 people survived the breakout.”

Boss Peng was obviously relieved when he heard the words.

Mr. Liu was obviously very calm.

Obviously, Master Liu has great confidence in Li Yunlong.

The left deputy chief of staff said again: "Also, Brigadier Chen suggested to give Li Yunlong a warning."

Master Liu didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Boss Peng, who said, "You can't get used to disobedience, and it's still necessary to give a warning."

The left deputy chief of staff said: "Then I will call back the 386 brigade."

"Wait." Boss Peng called to the left deputy chief of staff again, and said, "Let the 386th Brigade inform Li Yunlong that he lost the general officer's sword that he sent to the headquarters."

"So the teacher's birthday gift is up to him to decide."

"Okay, I see." The left deputy chief of staff left with a smile.

Boss Peng sighed and said, "The 386 Brigade suffered a big loss this time."

"The 386th Brigade has indeed suffered a big loss." Commander Liu nodded, and then said, "But generally speaking, our Taiyue Military Region has still made a profit, and it has taken advantage of it!"

"This is true." Boss Peng said deeply, "The Taiyuan campaign of the 386th Brigade not only displayed the prestige of our Eighth Route Army, but also caused great repercussions across the country, and also forced the Japanese army in Shanxi to directly abandon the No. A battle. The plan, from the side, supported the anti-sweeping operation in our Taiyue base area."

"After this battle, my Taiyue base area has actually expanded."

"The bases of several counties are even connected into one piece because of this."

"The various troops participating in the anti-mopping up have also gained a lot."

Master Liu said: "This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that it also dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army in Shanxi. It killed Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army in Shanxi. The 9th and 3rd brigades, especially the 9th brigade, can be said to have been basically wiped out!"

Boss Peng said: "Furthermore, the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal and the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Factory not only weakened the war potential of the Japanese army in Shanxi, but also improved the continuous combat capability of our Eighth Route Army!"

"That's not it." Master Liu said, "This is a golden rooster that can lay eggs!"

"Speaking of which, we have forgotten another harvest." Boss Peng said, "The 386 Brigade captured Taiyuan this time, but intercepted more than 5 tons of supplies and a large amount of cash from the Japanese army, including 10 taels of gold. With this money, the shortage of funding for our party and our army can be greatly alleviated."

Teacher Liu said: "So we actually won a big victory in the battle of Taiyuan! In my personal opinion, it should be commended, but Li Yunlong is fine."

"I think it's okay." Boss Peng nodded and said, "Just give him a merit and demerit balance, and his military exploits will not be commended, and his warning and punishment will not be recorded in the file."

After talking about the business, Mr. Liu smiled again: "Boss, do you think Yoshio Shinozuka's general sword will be lost too?"

"No way?" Boss Peng laughed, "What is Li Yunlong doing for him? Can't stand a general's knife?"

Chapter 350 Japanese Army Losses

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the First Army.

Kazuo Okamoto, the commander of the North China Front Army, changed his name because you know the reason, and he was standing in front of Shinozuka Yoshio's office window with a gloomy face.

Through the open window, you can see the Xihuamen, which has been bombed into ruins.

The Xihua Gate was severely damaged, and it would take at least a few months to repair it. The Hanxi Gate in the outer city was also severely damaged!There are also Taiyuan Arsenal, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Works, Industrial Bank Building

The list goes on and on and on, all of them wrecked.

In addition to the damage to buildings, the loss of materials was even more serious. Taiyuan Arsenal and Taiyuan Iron and Steel Plant lost more than 1000 pieces of machinery and equipment, the First Army’s combat readiness warehouse lost more than 8 tons of military supplies, and Xincheng Airport lost 17 Type 16 Attack aircraft plus [-] fighters.

There are also weapons in stock in Taiyuan Arsenal!

The loss of materials can also lead to a long list!

Even with the most conservative estimate, the loss this time could be worth at least [-] million yuan!

This is just a loss of material, in addition to material, there is also the loss of combat personnel!

And compared with the loss of combat personnel, the loss of buildings and materials is nothing.

Manpower is the most precious, and for the current Great Japanese Empire, manpower is even more precious!

Because the empire's manpower and population resources are far from enough to be compared with China, the war has progressed to the present, and the empire's military resources have begun to be stretched!

Thinking of this, Kazuo Okamoto's face became even more gloomy.

The North China Front Army was originally understrength, and now it is even worse.

He could already foresee the severe situation that the Japanese army in Shanxi would face.

Hasty footsteps sounded from outside the door, and Miyano Michi strode in.

For the past three days, Miyano Michiichi has been counting the losses in the Battle of Taiyuan, including personnel and supplies.

"Your Excellency, Commander!" Miyano Michiichi said abruptly, "The losses in the Battle of Taiyuan have all been counted, let's talk about the losses of buildings and materials first."

"No need." Kazuo Okamoto waved his hand and said, "There is no need to tell me about the loss of buildings and materials. Let the First Army handle such matters by themselves."

"You just need to tell me about the loss of personnel."

“哈依。”宫野道一再顿首说道，“计有第37师团、第41师团、第26师团、第110师团以及独立混成第3、第9、第8旅团参与了太原之战。”

"The casualties of the rest of the ministries were minimal, and only the 3rd and 9th brigades suffered heavy losses!"

"Among them, the 9th Brigade has been collectively smashed, the tour group headquarters of the 3rd Brigade has also been destroyed, and 5 of the 2 independent infantry brigades it belongs to have suffered heavy losses."