Are you a spy? Killing the enemy is too cruel.

Chapter 637: The Last Person

The Battle of Handan, which lasted for a month, finally came to an end.

In the end, the 12th Army of the underground party finally recovered the entire Handan area at the cost of 15,000 casualties and 30,000 serious or minor injuries. The strategic significance of this battle was even greater.

This is the first battle after entering Hebei. Retaking the Handan area is not only a good start, but also a way to gain a foothold in this territory and firmly take root. At that time, the army will radiate outward, eyeing the Japanese devils who are ready to attack other areas of Hebei at any time.

In fact, the 12th Army paid a huge price for this battle.

The number of soldiers killed, seriously wounded or slightly wounded was nearly 50,000, almost half of the 12th Army.

Although we won the battle, morale was not high and everyone was still pessimistic about whether we could capture the entire Hebei Province.

Walking around the camps, you can hear a lot of people talking.

"We have suffered too many casualties in this month's war. We don't know how to fight from now on."

"We have just conquered Handan and we have already lost so many troops. If we have to attack one place after another, I am afraid that our 12th Army will not be able to reach Beijin."

"Yes, Hebei is a large area. It includes Handan, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Zhangjiakou, Tianjin, Tangshan, Chengde, and the Forbidden City."

"If we have to sacrifice tens of thousands of troops every time we attack a region, our troops will be wiped out."

"We suffered heavy losses, but the Japanese on the other side suffered even greater casualties. It is said that in the battle in the Handan area, we successively captured Handan City, Xingtai, Julu and other places. On the Japanese side, we wiped out at least 60,000 troops, and countless people were seriously or slightly injured."

"The biggest credit for this casualty ratio actually goes to our commander."

"Yes, every time we fight a city siege, the commander is the first to take the lead, blow up the enemy's city gates, and sweep out the outer strongholds, bunkers, and blockhouses. After rushing into the city, he turns into a sharp knife to block most of the enemy's firepower. If it weren't for this, the casualties of our 12th Army would at least triple."

"You are wrong. Without a commander to lead the charge, do you think we can capture Handan City? Can we capture Xingtai and Julu, which are heavily guarded by the enemy?"

"That's true. Compared to the overall combat effectiveness of the troops, we are still much worse than the main force of the Japanese."

"So, the reason we can keep winning battles is not because we are so powerful, but because we have a very powerful commander?"

"Hahaha, our supreme commander is a super agent commander and the nemesis of the Japanese."

"No matter what, follow the commander and keep charging until we drive the Japanese out of Shanhaiguan."

"What's the point of sacrificing a few lives? In China, with 400 million compatriots, the last thing we lack is people."

"Well said. If we Chinese men don't rise up and resist, when will this broken country see the light?"

"Well, we fought a bloody battle with the invaders. Our achievements will be remembered by future generations."

……

If we lose the battle and suffer too many casualties, no matter how you boost morale, the military will not be very stable.

If we win the battle, the situation will be different, especially in the face of such family and national hatred.

After a brief period of sadness, the soldiers began to adjust and firmly believed in Commander Ye Feng and the underground party troops.

In this regard.

Ye Feng, who originally wanted to carry the old loudspeaker given by the system to encourage the soldiers, no longer had to set out.

At this time, he was in the headquarters, receiving Political Commissar Deng of the Liu and Deng Army who came from Shanxi.

Political Commissar Deng, who was exhausted from the journey and concerned about military affairs, did not even have time to drink a sip of tea before analyzing the situation:

"Comrade Ye Feng, our First Column will lead the team to attack the Japanese in the Pingshan area of ​​Shijiazhuang according to the attack plan you formulated."

"Because the enemy's main force was tied up in the Handan area at the time, the number of enemies we faced was not large. In addition, we had captured a large number of enemy heavy weapons and firepower. We have successively captured the surrounding areas of Xinle, Zhengding, etc., and are only one step away from Shijiazhuang City."

"But after the Battle of Handan, many of the enemy's defeated soldiers headed north into Shijiazhuang City. With the strength of our First Column, it was difficult for us to even defend against their army of more than 50,000."

"The situation is urgent. We cannot allow the recovered Pingshan, Xinle, Zhengding and other places to be controlled by the Japanese again."

"After discussing with Commander Liu, we decided to launch the Shijiazhuang Campaign to recapture this area in one fell swoop."

Ye Feng didn't rush to answer, but asked, "Political Commissar Deng, how is the progress of your Second Column's attack on the Baoding area further north?"

Political Commissar Deng sighed and said, "Because the heavy weapons are concentrated in the First Column, the Second Column is completely helpless in the face of the county town guarded by the enemy. It can only be stationed on the periphery to threaten the enemy."

Ye Feng said, "If the battle of Shijiazhuang begins, the enemy's resistance will be even more intense. By then, not only will the main force of the Japanese army in Shandong move westward to provide support, but I'm afraid that the Japanese army in the Tianjin area will also be urgently withdrawn and all deployed to the battlefield."

After finishing his words, Ye Feng winked at Zhang Ye, indicating that he should stop talking about the situation of the enemy's various units in Hebei.

Zhang Ye immediately reported:

"According to the intelligence sent back by our comrades in the enemy-occupied areas and the scouts we sent out."

"The Japanese still have more than 170,000 troops in Shandong."

"In Hebei, there are 50,000 troops in the Tianjin area, but about 90% of them are new recruits with very poor combat effectiveness."

"The enemy's current military strength in the Shijiazhuang area is no less than 70,000."

……

After hearing these figures, Political Commissar Deng was silent for a while and asked, "Comrade Ye Feng, in your opinion, at this point in time, we should not attack the Shijiazhuang area for the time being? Should we develop steadily in the Handan area first?"

Ye Feng said, "We can attack, but we must be prepared in advance. This battle will result in at least 20,000 casualties."

The war has reached this point.

Neither their underground party troops nor the Japanese troops will give in easily and will definitely fight for every inch.

For example, during the Battle of Handan.

Even so, Ye Feng quickly led his team to capture Handan City, and thought that the two big cities of Xingtai and Julu in the north could also be conquered quickly.

who ever thought.

The Japanese held their ground until the last soldier was killed, which caused the 12th Army to suffer heavy losses.

In Ye Feng's opinion, the following battle of Shijiazhuang was actually a similar situation.

You have to attack forcefully.

The Japanese must defend strongly.

You have to destroy all the enemy's main forces, and the enemy will fight to the last man.