Li Yunlong gave the order, and the main troops entered the city one after another, and order in the city was quickly restored.

All the enemies hiding in the city were also brought out, and soon Luzhou City returned to its previous calm.

After successfully regaining Luzhou City, Li Yunlong did not stop there.

With the cooperation of friendly forces, Li Yunlong led his troops to take the initiative and quickly recaptured more than a dozen nearby counties. At this point, the two major base areas of Taihang and Taiyue were completely connected.

In this battle, the Eighth Route Army regained a large area of ​​lost territory in one fell swoop, gained a great reputation, and developed its strength rapidly.

However, due to the battle with the Ninth Division, the main force of the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses, so in the next period of time.

In accordance with the instructions of the headquarters, all troops stopped all military operations and began to rest and recuperate on the spot.

Firstly, it is to restore strength as soon as possible, and secondly, it is also to take advantage of this opportunity to digest the newly recovered areas as soon as possible.

Li Yunlong was naturally not idle either. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yunlong aggressively recruited troops to expand his strength.

On the one hand, large-scale military training was also carried out to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Now Li Yunlong does not lack weapons and ammunition, but he lacks elite soldiers.

After all, weapons and equipment alone are not enough. Without training, soldiers are nothing more than cannon fodder on the battlefield.

What limits Li Yunlong's development now is the issue of military strength.

Li Yunlong is still very principled in doing things, and he recruits troops based on the principle of "preferring to be lacking rather than indiscriminately." Not everyone wants them.

In this way, although Li Yunlong's military strength has always been maintained at a few thousand, the quality is still quite high.

In addition, the troops have good weapons and equipment, and their combat effectiveness is naturally incredible.

Fighting is hard, and training is not easy either.

Almost every day is not idle.

However, seeing the strength of the troops increasing day by day, even if it is a bit difficult and tiring, it is all worth it.

…

As for the Japs, although the Ninth Division was completely annihilated and the Japs were defeated, Neiji Okamura was only scolded and dismissed from his post, and the punishment of meritorious service was not investigated in detail.

If we dig deeper, Commander Okamura Neiji is also directly responsible.

A standing division was completely wiped out. The Japs had never had anything like this happen before. Even if Okamura Neiji ordered him to commit seppuku, it would not be an exaggeration.

However, Neiji Okamura saved himself, and his trick of concealing the truth played a certain role.

The little Japanese refused to admit the news that the Ninth Division had been wiped out, and still insisted that the Ninth Division was still there.

Therefore, the Japanese military headquarters would not be able to punish Gangcun Ningji severely, because if they punished Gangcun Ningji severely, it would be tantamount to bringing it upon themselves.

Because at this juncture, not only the Eighth Route Army but also Chongqing were trying their best to publicize the news that the Ninth Division had been completely wiped out.

And they produced a lot of evidence, such as Lieutenant General Xiaojiazi's division commander's saber, as well as photos of the corpses of their division commander and brigade commander, etc.

However, the kid's face has always been thicker than the city wall, and he just doesn't admit it.

Although there are some voices of ridicule internationally, it has also deceived some people.

In short, the little devil relied on this shameless trick to minimize the impact of this incident.

Okamura Neiji finally retained his current position.

Okamura Neiji also didn't dare to slack off at all.

Kasahara Yukio said to Okamura Neiji: "After the enemy captured Luzhou, they have not yet taken a new round of military operations."

"According to the news from the lurking personnel of the Super High School, they currently have no further large-scale military operations."

"All the main forces are resting and recuperating."

Okamura Neiji frowned and asked, "Is the news confirmed? Those idiots from the Special High School are not reliable. If they were really capable, the Imperial Army would not be defeated so miserably."

Yukio Kasahara quickly explained: "Commander, please rest assured that this information is absolutely true."

"吆西!"

Okamura Neiji nodded slightly and said: "This battle will have a great impact on them."

"Hai!"

Kasahara Yukio said: "The enemy also suffered certain losses, and they have occupied a lot of newly occupied areas, which will also take time to digest."

"Although they will not launch an attack for the time being, once they fully digest the results of their previous battles, they will definitely become stronger."

"By that time, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with."

Okamura Neiji's frown deepened. This old devil was also smarter than a fox. How could he not have thought of this?

But he had no choice. The Eighth Route Army, especially those in the Taiyue and Taihang areas, were really powerful.

The Japs' several attacks have all failed. If they continue to launch attacks and encirclement and suppression, it is estimated that it will be difficult to succeed.

Therefore, Okamura Neiji also felt deeply helpless about this.

Okamura Neiji sighed helplessly and said: "Judging from the current situation, we can only watch them grow stronger."

"Then we can't do nothing!" Yukio Kasahara asked.

Okamura Neiji pondered for a moment and said: "We can't launch a large-scale attack now, so we can only strengthen the defensive force along the railway and take a defensive stance first."

"More than half of the reinforcements dispatched to us by the General Department have gone to Shanxi and are stationed in areas along the railway on standby."

"In addition, we also need to organize an elite mobile force to launch an attack on Tubal Road."

Yukio Kasahara asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, are you saying that we will not attack the Taiyue and Taihang areas for the time being, but deal with Tubal Road in other areas first?"

"good!"

Okamura Neiji nodded and said: "In this situation, we can only pick the soft persimmon first."

Yukio Kasahara couldn't help but ask: "Then where do you plan to attack first, Commander?"

Gangcun Ning'er said with a serious face: "How can we allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed? Let's start with the Jizhong area."

"Deploy troops to launch a large-scale sweep in the central Hebei region. It is necessary to completely clear out the enemies in the area as soon as possible in order to restore public security and stability in the central Hebei region."

"Hai!"

Kasahara Yukio responded respectfully: "I will go and prepare immediately."

Okamura Neiji said with a serious face: "We were lucky enough to escape the Ninth Division incident."

"But we ourselves should take a warning and always remember this shame."

"And we want to make meritorious deeds, so in every battle in the future, we must be extra careful, go all out, and strive for the final victory at all costs."

"Hai!"

Kasahara Yukio quickly responded: "Commander, please rest assured that we will definitely succeed in defeating these hateful Tubal Roads this time."

"吆西!"

Gangcun Ningji nodded slightly and said: "Go! Although we won't take action against the Eighth Route Army in the Taiyue area for the time being, we must always pay attention to their every move to prevent accidents."

“Hai!”
Chapter completed!