Chapter 1206 The Chief of Staff is not just an expert on paper
"I object..." Major Miyata, the captain, was afraid that the chief of staff would nod, so he immediately stood up to refute.
"Kill an enemy a thousand times and injure yourself eight hundred...I have said this sentence many times."
"As a result, the guerrilla brigade still hit us hard again and again..."
"The guerrilla brigade suffered heavy casualties in the second attack on Fangshan. This is just your guess, and it may not be true."
After saying that, he turned to the chief of staff and analyzed: "My opinion is exactly the opposite of Mr. Hase. I feel that the guerrilla brigade did not pay much price in the second attack on Fangshan. The casualties of the troops in the battle can even be described as minimal. Please
Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, has learned from this."
"This is impossible?" Major Hase's eyes widened, feeling that he had heard a big joke. He looked at Major General Miyata's determined eyes and asked.
"We have a full brigade of troops left behind in Fangshan."
"They are more than a thousand elites of the imperial army, well-equipped, not cowards made of more than a thousand mud."
"Even if they were to have an accident while defending Fangshan, they would not be easily wiped out by the guerrilla brigade."
"Miyata-kun, you are belittling the combat effectiveness of the imperial army."
"To grow up with others' ambitions destroys one's own prestige... shakes the morale of the troops..."
The chief of staff has been in a high position for a long time, and he still has the most basic city government.
Major Miyata did not become angry because of Major Hase's words.
Moreover, he has fought against the guerrilla brigade several times, and he feels similar to Major Miyata.
Before every fight, I felt that the guerrilla brigade had suffered heavy casualties after repeated battles and was no match for me.
As a result, they just created a miracle.
Not only did he suffer heavy losses several times, he also captured Fangshan County again and wiped out his entire infantry brigade.
After listening to Major Miyata's words that hurt the morale of the soldiers, a feeling emerged in his mind that heroes saw the same thing.
Looking at the embarrassed Miyata Major, he asked directly: "Tell me what you think..."
"As long as it's right, it won't shake the morale of the military."
Major Miyata quickly replied: "When I was passing through Fangshan County, I sent someone to take a look inside the city."
"The result was that the houses in the city were basically razed to the ground by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire."
"The task we gave to the troops left behind in Fangshan is to hold back the guerrilla brigade, not to defend Fangshan County."
"In order to prevent the guerrilla brigade from evacuating Fangshan after half the battle, let the main force return to Fangshan and then rush to the rescue."
"The troops left behind did not defend the city, which led to the guerrilla brigade taking the city in one attack and advancing into Fangshan."
"So the guerrilla brigade suffered almost no losses in the city battle."
"After the Eighth Route Army entered the city, our remaining troops planned to hold them back with street fighting."
"As a result, the guerrilla brigade used a large number of artillery in Fangshan City, destroying the houses and courtyard walls we used for street fighting."
"Without strong artillery support, the remaining brigade could be passively bombed by the guerrilla brigade's artillery attack, otherwise it would not have been possible to lose Fangshan County in such a short period of time."
"From this I can judge that the casualties suffered by the guerrilla brigade in street fighting will not be too great."
"It is very likely that when the troops attacked, artillery took the lead. After the artillery bombardment, the infantry followed, and finally captured Fangshan County in one fell swoop and wiped out all the remaining troops."
"If we divide our forces to hunt down the guerrilla brigade."
"If they gather their main force to attack one of our pursuers, even if they can't annihilate them all, given the performance of the guerrilla brigade in previous battles, they will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage."
"We originally had four fully-equipped infantry brigades, but we lost nearly one corps during the march and the first night when we were stationed in Fangshan County."
"We lost another full infantry brigade in the Fangshan offensive and defensive battle that just ended."
"Although there are still more than 4,000 people in the army, there are only two brigades of the real imperial army left, and the rest are all the imperial alliance army."
"If we lose another brigade..."
"No, even if only half of the brigade is lost, the balance of strength between the enemy and ourselves will change dramatically."
"I sincerely ask you, Chief of Staff, to consider this matter carefully."
"When fighting against a guerrilla brigade, we will not divide our troops if we can, and we will not give the Eighth Route Army any chance to defeat us individually."
Major Miyata, not to mention the chief of staff, had not yet realized that the four infantry brigades under his command had been reduced sharply to two brigades.
It seems that there are still more than 4,000 elites in hand, but in fact, half of them are the Imperial Alliance Army with little combat effectiveness.
It's okay to fight with a smooth wind, but we are encountering some tough battles. The imperial army has suffered a loss on the battlefield. They must be faster than anyone else.
The chief of staff couldn't help but take a breath, and then gave a firm command: "Miyamoto-kun's reminder was too timely."
"To deal with the guerrilla brigade, we must not look at them or analyze them with ordinary eyes."
"If they were as easy to deal with as other Chinese armies, the Pingjin garrison would have wiped them out long ago. How could they have watched them develop and grow around Peking."
"We must be very careful when dealing with this kind of enemy."
"Pass my order..."
"From now on, no one can mention the division of troops, otherwise military law will be engaged."
The proposal was rejected. Major Hase's face looked very ugly, but he didn't say much.
The chief of staff was several levels higher than him in terms of rank and position. In front of such a commander, he had no capital to fight, and the only thing he could do was obey.
He immediately asked: "But if we don't divide the troops, which Eighth Route Army should we pursue?"
The question suddenly came to the chief of staff again.
Facing everyone's expectant gazes, the chief of staff did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned his attention to the map that his subordinates had just spread out: "Pursue toward the southwest..."
"I think the marching traces seen by the reconnaissance troops are not necessarily real."
"Take the southwest route to quickly enter the mountains. The guerrilla brigade carries a large amount of trophies and wounded people. If they want to get rid of our pursuit and keep those trophies, the best way is to quickly enter the mountains."
"If they take the other two roads, it will take them four to five hours to enter the mountains, and the probability of being overtaken by us will greatly increase."
"From this, I concluded that the main force of the guerrilla brigade is on this road to the southwest... The marching marks on the other two roads are probably a trick used by the enemy to confuse us."
"The troops continue to advance and pursue in the southwest direction. The marching speed will be accelerated. The enemy is in front. Catch them and kill them. Our mission of reinforcing Fangshan will be completed."
Major Hase and Major Miyata were both battle-hardened veterans, and they were dissatisfied with the command of their chief of staff from the bottom of their hearts.
Although the chief of staff has a high and powerful position, because he stays at the front army headquarters for a long time and rarely goes to the front line to lead troops in battles, his command experience is not rich, giving people the feeling of talking about war on paper.
The analysis just now made them realize that the chief of staff does not just talk on paper.
