Chapter 33 3. Peng Dehuai's windfall

The ambush battle at Xiangtangpu was fruitful. The telegram sent to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army the next day after the battle said: In this campaign, more than 400 people under Major Morimoto were killed, all 180 cars were burned, 2 heavy machine guns, 10 light machine guns, 4 mortars, 320 rifles, 12 submachine guns, 8 short guns, and rifles were seized. ), more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition, about a thousand rounds of submachine guns (guns), hundreds of coats and military blankets, 9 telescopes, more than 40 pairs of leather shoes, and more than 10 leather bags.The rest of the military supplies should be burned together with the cars for dealing with the enemy's reinforcements.

The telegram also said: important documents and letters with the enemy were seized, and sent to the central government after sorting out. Documents and letters were soon sent to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, along with translations.Obviously, Xu Xiangqian studied them a lot.Peng Dehuai also became interested in these letters from Japanese officers and soldiers, and had an unexpected harvest. Among these letters, Takami An, a soldier of the Japanese army, wrote to his parents: The letter written by another Japanese soldier, Kiyoyoshi, to his brother reveals the same feelings as Takami Ann:

In the letter written by Masao Kato of the Japanese army to his friends, there is a kind of fear and war exhaustion: However, the most emotional is the letter from the Japanese army Zhong Sadai Daimasa loyal to his wife. He used a lyrical style: It is said that there will be another major attack in early April. After reading these letters, Peng Dehuai couldn't help sighing: Except for a few militants, quite a few of these Japanese officers and soldiers could not withstand the multiple hardships of long-term battles, attacks by the Eighth Route Army, and separation from their relatives across the ocean!This is also a very favorable condition for the Eighth Route Army to defeat the Japanese army.

However, what aroused Peng Dehuai's high vigilance in these letters was the last sentence of Dai Dai Zhengzhong: There will be another major attack in early April.This is an important message! Peng Dehuai immediately sent multiple scouts, and the information he obtained quickly confirmed this.The Japanese army has begun to mobilize the 16th, 20th, 108th, and 109th divisions and the 28th infantry brigade, plus cavalry, artillery, engineers, and heavy troops. There are more than ten regiments and more than 30,000 people in total. The Henan base area carried out a siege, trying to use the method of dividing into encirclement to wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Liaoxian, Yushe, and Wuxiang areas.