Chapter 130 The Moon Army falsely reported casualties and losses

"The First Army attached great importance to the raid and encirclement and suppression campaign in the Yangcun area. They must have achieved the expected results."

"There are two regiments in the wrong side of the city. Their strength is only a few thousand people. And they have dispatched a reinforced brigade, which is assisted by the Imperial Army."

"Those troops have achieved some results in the past, but it would be an overstatement to do so."

"If that kind of news spreads, and they dispatch 10,000 troops to misplace the strength of two regiments, then their North China Front Army will become a complete laughing stock."

After Tada Shun heard the report from Hirata Masanori, he said disapprovingly.

In his opinion, in that battle in the Yangcun area of ​​Jin Province, the First Army dispatched sufficient troops to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign, and they would definitely succeed.

Moreover, the First Army has also dispatched aviation troops to assist in the battle. The strength of the two regiments cannot cope with such a level of combat.

He believed that there would be no nuclear accidents in that battle, and the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army and the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army would definitely be completely annihilated.

"Commander Ge Dong, there was an accident in the Yangcun area operation."

"The independent mixed fourth brigade and the machine gun brigade and mortar brigade assigned to them were completely annihilated."

"In addition, the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Royal Association Army, which was assigned to fight with them, also suffered a devastating blow."

"Major General Shotaro Katayama, commander of the brigade, was also killed in that battle."

Masaru Hirata lowered his head and reported softly.

When Jun Tada heard that reply, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Then he quickly came to the map. He looked carefully and quickly found the area of ​​Yangcun in Jin Province.

Looking at the markings on the map, Jun Tada's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

"It belongs to the defense range of the Eighth Route Army. There is a reinforced independent mixed brigade and a mixed brigade of the Imperial Association Army."

"They had a combat force of ten thousand people. How could Keke be annihilated? Two regiments of troops annihilated them?"

"That's not possible. Even if the Eighth Route Army takes the initiative to use its main forces, it will be difficult to eat up those troops."

"As for the nearby Seventh Army Group of the Jinsui Army, if we don't attack them correctly, two to three thousand people can stop their attack."

Jun Tada's face was gloomy. He pointed at the Yangcun area and asked directly.

For him, that incident was simply too unbelievable.

Among the tens of thousands of puppet troops, they were all eliminated.

The wrong side had two regiments of troops, which Tada Shun couldn't accept.

What's more, there is the Eighth Route Army nearby, and the Shanxi-Sui Army troops can carry out supporting operations.

Shun Tada did not believe that those troops were capable of annihilating the independent fourth brigade.

What the Eighth Route Army was good at was guerrilla warfare. They lacked heavy weapons and suffered a lot in positional warfare.

As for the Jinsui Army troops, Tada Shun would not take them seriously.

"At present, the detailed situation of the First Army is still under investigation and summary, but it has been repeatedly determined."

"Li Yunlong's regiment and Chu Yunfei's regiment once teamed up to severely damage the third regiment. Their overall combat effectiveness is very strong."

"In addition, the Yamamoto special agent team carefully built by the First Army was also severely damaged in the Yangcun area, which shows that the strength of those troops is extraordinary."

"Chu Yunfei's regiment has elite artillery units, and they have enough artillery shells. Those artillery units will play a decisive role."

"And before the war started, those troops took the initiative to attack, which resulted in the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Alliance Army being hit to a certain extent, and the Ishikawa Battalion was completely annihilated."

Masaru Hirata hesitated for a moment and then spoke slowly.

Tada Shun was completely speechless. He looked at the map, frowning, and his face had an uncertain expression.

It is worth noting that in the report of the First Army, it was emphasized that the independent mixed fourth brigade, mortar brigade, and machine gun brigade were annihilated.

But did the Ishikawa Battalion and Fujita Battalion, which were drawn from the 36th Division and 37th Division, also participate in that battle?

The Ishikawa Battalion was completely annihilated in Qingshan Town, and during the battle in the Yangcun area, the Fujita Battalion was also annihilated.

Whether the two brigades have been strengthened, the total strength is more than 2,000.

The First Army did not report their situation, apparently intending to downplay the total number of casualties that time.

The Jinsui Army and other troops like to exaggerate the results of their battles and falsely report their military exploits in order to gain benefits.

The Moon Army is exactly the opposite. After all, the Moon Army requires strict review if they want to gain military exploits.

If they make false claims about their military exploits, it will be easy to see through.

But when the little devils report their casualties and losses, they often severely shrink their figures.

There were hundreds of casualties and losses, which could be said to be more than a hundred people.

If there were hundreds of casualties, it would be said to be dozens.

And the Moon Army did not acquiesce in this attitude. After all, no one wanted to see heavy casualties in their troops.

Does this have anything to do with their overall combat thinking? Do they constantly emphasize obtaining maximum results with minimum losses?

At the same time, it is very important to use a small amount of ammunition to eliminate more wrong legs.

Therefore, according to the post-war statistics of the Little Devils, hundreds of people died in guerrilla warfare during the few years they fought in North China.

With such statistics, does it have anything to do with them falsely reporting their own losses?

"Commander Ge Dong, the Third Regiment has just had its designation revoked because the regiment flag was seized."

"At this time, the independent mixed fourth brigade and other troops were annihilated. Once the news is spread, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Even if the headquarters and even the base camp of the dispatched troops will not be held accountable, if such a loss occurs, it will definitely cause a serious blow to the morale of their front troops."

"After all, a few months ago, Lieutenant General Abe Kihidegashi, the commander of the independent second brigade, was unfortunately broken in battle."

"If a regiment of the Ming-Jin-Sui Army and a regiment of the Eighth Route Army achieved such results, they would not be able to bear the series of consequences."

At this time, Major General Yukio Kasahara, Chief of Staff of the North China Front, walked quickly and said with a serious expression on his face.

In November 1939, Norihide Abe, commander of the Lieutenant General of the Independent Mixed Second Brigade, was shot dead by Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei troops during a raid.

That incident caused an uproar within the Moon Army. Will they suppress the incident?

After all, it would be very embarrassing for the Eighth Route Army, which had backward weapons and equipment and almost no heavy weapons, to kill a lieutenant general's brigade commander.

Not long after Abe Kihide was shot dead, the 3rd Regiment's designation was revoked because the regiment's flag was seized.

Of course, when the First Army and the North China Front reported, they requested to explain that the regimental flag of the Third Regiment had been captured.

As for the heavy damage to the third unit, they did not explain it.

The headquarters and base camp of the Little Japanese Dispatch Army focused on the capture of the regiment flag, and did not pay attention to the heavy damage to the third regiment.

Otherwise, if they knew that the 3rd Regiment had been severely damaged, then they would surely have had their generals removed from their posts, rather than being punished or punished.

It is an unwritten rule of the devil that if an elite unit suffers serious losses, its division commander or corps commander will not ask to be dismissed.

After the Taierzhuang battle, the commander of the 10th Division, Rensuke Isotani, and the commander of the Second Army, Hisao Nishio, were all dismissed from their posts.

After the Battle of Lanfeng, the commander of the 14th Division, Kenji Doi, and the commander of the First Army, Kozuki Kiyoshi, were also dismissed from their posts.

Also because of those battles, the then commander of the North China Front, Juichi Teragai, was somewhat affected.

The meaning of Yukio Kasahara's words is obvious. If those things come to light, the First Army Headquarters and the North China Front Army Headquarters will be affected.

Norihide Abe was killed, the third regiment was disbanded, and the independent mixed fourth brigade and other units were completely wiped out.

That series of defeats was enough to shake Tada Shun's position as commander of the North China Front.

"Bagaya Road, Chu Yunfei Group, Li Yunlong Group are so disgusting!"

"Immediately communicated with the First Army Headquarters, and Major General Katayama Shotarō, commander of the independent fourth brigade, bravely commanded the battle, but unfortunately he was shattered."

"The Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade was ambushed and attacked by the Jinsui Army, the Eighth Route Army and other main forces, and suffered heavy casualties."

"They will immediately report the combat situation to the dispatched army headquarters so that the independent mixed fourth brigade can be quickly restored."

Tada Shun's face showed some anger, and he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said.

At this moment, his meaning was obvious, so he should conceal some casualties and losses, and try to make the matter as minor as possible.

"Hi, Commander Kadou." Chief of Staff Kasahara Yukio immediately agreed to come.

The North China Front Army contacted and discussed with the First Army. By noon, they began to send electricity to contact the dispatched army headquarters.

At the same time, the second section of the North China Front Army Headquarters and the second section of the First Army Headquarters began to conduct a detailed investigation to find relevant information about Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, and Chen Ziyun.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there will inevitably be people and sophistication.

In the original drama, Kong Jie once said that disobeying orders on the battlefield was a serious matter, but if Kong Jie was left alone, he would be shot several times.

But if the same thing happened, Li Yunlong dismissed his position as group leader and went to be the director of a quilt factory.

And it didn't take long for Li Yunlong to be activated and resume his position as regimental leader.

Therefore, if you are afraid of making mistakes, you are afraid that no one will protect you.

Shun Tada was worried that he would be implicated, so he chose to side with the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, and they falsely reported casualties.
To be continued...