Chapter 43: Shock

  "Yes, Comrade Commander. I will personally hand this letter to the Battalion Commander, please rest assured." Seeing the serious expression on the Company Commander's face, Wang Goudan also knew the importance of the matter and replied loudly. At the same time, he took the letter from the Company Commander's hand and stuffed it into his inner pocket.

  "Alright, there are several war horses that have just been captured over there. Choose one and set off immediately, try to find the brigade headquarters before nightfall and hand the letter to the commander." Zhang Hua pointed to a few war horses not far away that were gathered by the soldiers and said.

  "Yes, Lian Chang..." Wang Goudan turned around and ran towards the war horse. Soon, he rode on a war horse and left Liu Shuping...

  "Has the Chief of Staff got any news about the special troops in each unit?" Just that evening, at the 10th Regiment headquarters. Regimental Commander Yang Yong was pacing back and forth in the dimly lit command center, occasionally glancing at the map on the wall, and from time to time asking his Chief of Staff.

  "Old Yang, don't worry, the special agent Zhang Hua is very clever. Just King Jingguo's two regiments are absolutely no match for him. Besides, isn't Guo Chengzhu by his side? I believe they will definitely be fine." Seeing his partner worrying about the special agent regiment for the past two days, he quickly comforted him.

  "Alas, I also know that now it's been four days since the troops dispersed. My request was to let them hold on for two more days and then immediately retreat. Two more days have passed already. His special forces should have climbed up to Guxian by now..." Yang Yong said worriedly after hearing the Chief of Staff's consolation.

  "Report to the team leader, Special Operations Company's communication officer Wang Goudan has returned." Just as the two were worried about the special operations company, the voice of the guard at the command center entrance rang out.

  "Special Agent Lian, quickly, bring him in immediately, quickly..." Upon hearing Special Agent Lian's communication, Yang Yong was excited and loudly commanded.

  "Yes, Captain..." Before long, two guards from the headquarters escorted a soldier with a bright red face and panting heavily into the room. When Yang Yong saw that the soldier was none other than Wang Goudan, the communications officer of the Special Operations Company, he felt a surge of excitement and hurried over to him. However, when he saw how exhausted Wang Goudan looked from riding horseback continuously, he hesitated for a moment, and a bad premonition suddenly rose up in his heart.

  "Xiao Wang, what's going on?" Seeing this, Team Leader Yang Yong hastily looked at the guard Xiao Wang beside him.

  "Reporting to the captain... nothing's wrong... I'm just tired, rode a horse for an entire afternoon before finding the battalion." Seeing the approaching captain, Wang Dog Egg clenched his teeth and tried to force himself up with his sore legs.

  "Comrade Wang Goudan, just sit and rest. Xiao Wang, quickly pour a cup of hot water." Seeing Wang Goudan wanting to salute him, Yang Yong hurriedly stopped him and instructed the guard beside him.

  Soon after drinking a large glass of water, Wang Dog Egg's spirit had clearly recovered a lot.

  "Report to the regiment commander, chief of staff, under the order of company commander, I am delivering a letter to you. The company commander requires that this letter must be handed over to you personally." As he spoke, Wang Dog Egg took out an envelope with body temperature from his close-fitting pocket and handed it to Regiment Commander Yang Yong's hand.

  Seeing the serious face of Wang Dog Egg, Team Leader Yang Yong hastily took over the envelope and came under the lamp light to carefully open it. However, what happened next was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

  "Xiao Wang, except for Wang Goudan, everyone else guard the entrance of the command department immediately, prohibit anyone from approaching the team command department, quickly..." After finishing reading the letter in his hand, Yang Yong loudly commanded the few security personnel inside the command department.

  "Yes, Commander..." After hearing Commander Yang Yong's words, several guardsmen, although they didn't understand what was going on, immediately executed the order. They all withdrew from the command center and stood guard at the entrance of the command center.

  "Lao Yang, is something wrong with the Special Operations Unit?" Seeing the serious expression on the team leader's face, the chief of staff also felt a sense of tension and quickly asked.

  "Chief of Staff, you take a look at this letter first. Comrade Wang Goudan, now that the special operations company and the main force of the regiment have split up, report to me and the Chief of Staff in detail about what has happened afterwards. How is it? Are there any difficulties?" After handing over the letter to the Chief of Staff, Regimental Commander Yang Yong looked at Wang Goudan who was left inside the command post.

  "Report to the battalion commander, chief of staff, there is no problem at all. The special operations company has won two victories in a row under the command of the company commander and instructor over the past two days. The first victory was on the day when the main force of the regiment left at noon......" Just like that, under Wang Gou Dan's description, the two thrilling battles lasted for more than half an hour before he finished speaking.

  However, at this time, both the captain and the chief of staff were staring blankly at the communication officer Wang Goudan in front of them, neither daring to believe that it was true.

  "Captain, Chief of Staff. I've finished speaking, is there anything wrong?" Seeing the captain and chief of staff staring blankly, Wang Dog Egg hurriedly reminded them.

  "Eh, Comrade Wang Goudan, what you said is true. Both of Wang Jingguo's regiments were completely annihilated by the special agent company..." The chief of staff asked hastily after recovering from his shock.

  "Yes, Chief of Staff. The two regiments under Wang Jingguo have been completely annihilated by us. Even Wang Jingguo himself has been captured by us. Now in the county seat of Pu County, there are more than 2,000 prisoners alone, and the seized weapons and ammunition are even more numerous, piled up like a small mountain, too many to count."

  "Good, good, too good! Without Wang Jingguo's two regiments, we basically have no more enemies in this large area of Hedong. Too good! Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the division commander and report the great victory achieved by my special duty company. At the same time, request the division commander to change the original combat plan. My 10th Regiment will immediately return to Puzhou County Town and eliminate the remaining scattered troops of Wang Jingguo's division, expanding our gains." After hearing Wang Goudan's words, Regiment Commander Yang Yong slammed his hand on the table and said loudly.

  "Yes, Captain, I'll send a telegram to the commander right away and report our victory." The chief of staff also became excited and loudly replied. He turned around and ran towards the telegraph room next to the command center. Before long, the sound of Morse code could be heard coming from the telegraph room.

  "Superior, superior, great victory! The 10th Special Service Company has won again, annihilating two of Wang Jingguo's regiments and capturing over 2,000 prisoners..." Before long, tens of kilometers away at the 4th Division headquarters, Political Commissar Li Tianyou's excited voice rang out.

  "Commissar, what are you talking about? Annihilate Wang Jingguo's two regiments. It seems that we don't have any troops active in Puzhou County..." Commander Huang Kecheng asked back with a face full of incredulity after hearing the commissar's words.

  "Look, this is the telegram that Old Yang from the 10th Division just sent over. Their special agent team is active in Puzhou. They have annihilated two of Wang Jingguo's regiments and captured more than 2,000 people. Ha! They also seized at least two regiments' worth of weapons and equipment." Seeing the division commander and political commissar staring blankly, unable to believe it, they handed the telegram over to Huang Kecheng and said:

  "My goodness, with just over 200 special agents, they annihilated more than 3,000 people and captured over 2,000 people. Even the division commander Wang Jingguo was captured by him... How did Zhang Hua do it?" After finishing reading the telegram in his hand, Huang Kecheng was shocked, still in shock, and asked with a gaping mouth.

  "I don't know either, the 10th Regiment just reported their battle results to us. I estimate that Old Yang doesn't know the specifics of what happened either. In addition, Old Yang requested that we immediately change our original combat plan, withdraw his 10th Regiment and rush back to support Puzhou County, eliminate the scattered remaining enemies around Puzhou County. Also, take over the more than 2000 prisoners captured by the Special Operations Company and give them a good education. Of course, there are also two regiments' equipment." Political Commissar Li Tianyou shook his head as well, speaking to Division Commander Huang Kecheng.

  "Changing the operational plan is not our business, in general, I agree with Old Yang's words. So, Commissar, please immediately forward Old Yang's telegram and our opinions to the Eastern Expeditionary Front Command, report to Chairman Mao and Peng Zhen, and ask for their approval."

  "Alright, I agree with you too. I'll go send a telegram to the forward command post right away."

  At this time, inside the command center of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, Chairman Mao and Comrade Peng were sitting on stools. They listened to the combat staff report on the achievements of each division and occasionally discussed with Comrade Peng beside them. Just then, a shout of surprise came from the adjacent cipher room and transmitted into the command center. Immediately after, they saw the cipher officer, holding a telegram, running excitedly to the front of Chairman Mao and Comrade Peng.

  "Chairman, Comrade Peng, a telegram, a victory report from the Fourth Army Commander Huang...". Seeing Chairman and Comrade Peng, the confidential secretary couldn't help but express his excitement and said loudly.

  "Good news, quick, read it out to us..." The chairman said hastily after hearing the chief of staff's words. It is worth noting that since the defeat of the Red Army in the battle of Jiuquyu, there has been almost no major victory in the entire Eastern Expedition.

  "Yes, Huang Shizhong's telegram. The 10th Regiment of the 4th Division's special operations company annihilated two enemy regiments under the command of Shanxi-Suiyuan Army Commander-in-Chief Wang Jingguo in the vicinity of Puzhou, capturing Commander-in-Chief Wang Jingguo and over 2,000 officers and soldiers. In addition, countless weapons and equipment were seized..."

  "Puzhou, it seems we didn't arrange any troops in Puzhou. Isn't the 10th Regiment's area of activity towards Guxian? And what's with this special operations company? How can a single special operations company annihilate two main force regiments of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?" Peng listened to the chief of staff's words and fired off a string of questions.

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