Chapter 204 General, the independent regiment is no longer a concern
At six o'clock in the afternoon, all the Japanese planes that bombed the independent regiment returned, and the results of their bombings were gradually transmitted to the Yangquan headquarters.
"General, during the day today we found a total of nine Eighth Route Army hiding spots, and they were all destroyed by aviation..." Harada Chuzuo looked at the report of the statistics he had just made.
"The Independent Group is very cunning..."
"Knowing that there are no more troops in the occupied area that can encircle and annihilate them, they scatter and break out as soon as they are attacked by air attacks..."
"The aviation force killed and injured many Eighth Route Army troops during the bombing, but many people also escaped!"
"Exactly how many Eighth Route Army troops escaped, I want detailed data, not your estimate..." Major General Miyazawa refused to listen to these nonsense and spoke directly to the question.
Harada Nakazuo continued to report: "In the battle of Xingling, the independent regiment suffered heavy losses..."
"According to the investigation: less than 800 remnants of the independent regiment survived to occupy the Huangzhuang stronghold and successfully penetrated our outer defense line!"
"Today we bombed and killed at least 400 Eighth Route Army troops. At most, there are still more than 300 people left in the independent group's breakout force!"
"That's no problem!" Major General Miyazawa immediately felt relieved.
"No matter how powerful the more than three hundred Eighth Route Army is, it cannot threaten the county towns and large and medium-sized strongholds in the occupied area..."
"Inform the frontline scouts and intelligence personnel to continue to keep an eye on the remnants of the independent regiment's breakout force..."
"As soon as it gets bright tomorrow, we will contact the aviation force to bomb them..."
"As long as more than 200 people are killed and injured, there will be no need to worry about the remaining 100 or so Eighth Route Army troops!"
"We also need to report this good news to the military!"
"After paying such a high price for the mopping up troops, we can finally see the hope of wiping out the independent regiment, and I want to make the army commander happy!"
The former enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment... The communications platoon is packing up the radio, and several guards are assisting the chief of staff in packing up maps and documents.
After more than ten hours of training and rest, everyone here became more motivated.
Huang Yu is no exception...
He rushed to Kong Jie and reported happily: "Regiment commander... After half a day of training and a day's rest, the assault company has restored 80% of its pre-war combat effectiveness... All the lost troops and equipment have been replaced..."
"As long as we fight a few more small battles to hone the cooperation between the new and old soldiers, the overall combat effectiveness will increase by 10%!"
Kong Jie was very pleased and said: "Since the breakout, the two crises faced by the independent regiment were solved by the assault company!"
"It shows that the assault company is not only the fire brigade of our independent regiment, but also the invincible sharp knife of the independent regiment!
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"Eighty percent combat effectiveness is too low... I will give you two more days to restore the assault company to 90% pre-war combat effectiveness."
"I will not assign any tasks to the assault company in the past two days. You must seize the time to train the troops!"
"If you want to train troops in actual combat during the march, just ask for any requirements and conditions. I will help you pay attention to the big and small strongholds along the way... If you encounter a suitable target, let you go to it. I guarantee that the assault company will not be delayed in restoring its combat effectiveness!"
As soon as Huang Yu finished his report, Chief of Staff Li Wensheng ran over: "Commander, the four main battalions and the artillery company have also been restored to full strength!"
"The soldiers in the new barracks have been exhausted..."
"I want to temporarily strengthen the cadres of the new battalions in the four main battalions, especially the first battalion, to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the grassroots units in each main battalion!"
"Including the guard camp more than 30 kilometers away, we have 3,652 people left..."
"Although the number of troops has been reduced by more than 30%, and the proportion of veterans is much smaller. However, due to the addition of a large number of heavy weapons and heavy machine gun equipment to the company, our firepower has increased by more than 40%, and the overall combat effectiveness has not been weakened much... the combat effectiveness in attacking difficult situations.
There has even been an increase…”
"But if there are large-scale casualties among the troops in subsequent battles, we will have no new recruits to replenish the team!"
Kong Jie was not worried at all. He looked at Li Wensheng and replied confidently: "Don't worry, there won't be a big battle before the troops penetrate into Jinzhong. Inform the troops to set off in half an hour, and we must make up for the time we lost last night!"
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"Stand guard around the cavalry company and kill all the Japanese and puppet troops nearby who are watching us!"
"The brigade commander specially sent a telegram to remind us to pay attention to air defense..."
"Without scouts and intelligence personnel to guide us on the ground, the enemy plane will be blind even when it reaches our heads. No matter how powerful it is, it will not threaten our safety!"
"Kill them, and the only threat we have left in enemy-occupied areas will be gone!"
At the Japanese Army Headquarters in Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka was in a very good mood.
Three days have passed since the start of the sweep. Except for some accidents on local battlefields that were out of my control, the overall situation is still under my control.
If the current situation continues to develop, we will be able to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi within ten days at most, and completely eliminate public security in Shanxi.
As soon as it got dark, my subordinates prepared a sumptuous dinner next to the war room...
"General, dinner is ready... there is your favorite sake... just in time to celebrate the fruitful results achieved by the mopping up troops on the front line!" the chief of staff reminded in a low voice.
Yoshio Shinozuka quickly waved his hand: "It's too early to celebrate!"
"The mopping up troops did achieve a lot of results on the battlefield, but there were also many accidents..."
"Our henchman, the Independent Regiment, broke through three blockades of the mopping up troops in succession, annihilated one brigade, severely damaged another brigade, and routed another brigade... creating our biggest loss since the great sweeps!"
"This revenge must be avenged..."
"Before Major General Miyazawa killed the Independent Regiment, I couldn't sleep well at night. How could I celebrate!"
"And the new second group..."
"A newly formed main force actually launched a counterattack from the front, broke out of the encirclement, and severely damaged one of our infantry brigade... This is simply a shame for the Imperial Army of Japan!"
"There is also the new regiment of the 386th Brigade... Although there was no big battle when they broke through, they killed us with a carbine on the way back. They wiped out half of our pursuing troops in just one hour, and then retreated calmly.
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"I heard that both the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment used a large number of artillery in battle... If such a powerful enemy lets them escape, it won't take long for them to develop into a serious problem like the Independent Regiment!"
The chief of staff believed deeply: "These three regiments are indeed unique in the sweep..."
"Other Eighth Route Army troops moved around under our heavy raids, and were even chased and beaten by us. They rarely took the initiative to provoke us!"
"It was like they were on the receiving end of gunfire. When they found an opportunity, they would hit us. It didn't look like they were running for their lives at all, and they caused us heavy losses!"
"But don't worry, General..."
"The mopping up troops have formulated special combat plans for the three Eighth Route Army units..."
"The leader of the new second regiment, Li Yunlong, and the political commissar Zhao Gang have been targeted... Two infantry brigades have been arranged on the front line to contain them!"
"We will definitely kill Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang before the new second regiment enters the mountain, and eliminate them!"
"The main force of the new group was also discovered by us..."
"A brigade and a half, a regiment of the Royal Association Army, and a total of more than 2,500 people have been arranged to besiege them on the front line. Good news should come back soon!"
"The most difficult thing to deal with is the independent group..."
"They have strong soldiers, well-equipped equipment, and sufficient ammunition... They are the most powerful among the three Eighth Route Army units!"
"Major General Miyazawa dispatched three brigades to encircle and annihilate them, but it did not meet expectations. Instead, he lost his wife and lost troops..."
"What's going on?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked with a frown.
He is the commander of the First Army of Shanxi, and he is in charge of all the large-scale raids in Shanxi. His limited energy means that he can only focus on the overall situation, and cannot pay attention to those local battles. It is not yet clear what happened in the Xingling area.
The chief of staff did not dare to hide it, and immediately told the news that the independent regiment successfully broke through in Xingling and killed three brigades.
Before Yoshio Shinozuka had finished listening, his hands had already been clenched into fists and he said with hatred on his face!
"Another independent group..."
"In just a few days, six of our brigades have already been defeated by them. This is simply a great shame for the Shanxi garrison!"
"Call Major General Miyazawa right away: I don't care how much it costs him..."
"We can't let the independent group escape this time! Otherwise, his position as leader of the fourth mixed brigade will definitely not be preserved!"
The chief of staff quickly comforted him: "Commander, calm down..."
"Although we lost the battle at Xingling, the Independent Regiment is no longer a concern..."
"Kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses..."
"Although the Independent Regiment used mortars on a large scale in the Battle of Xingling, it suffered heavy casualties."
"According to the investigation: after the battle, less than 800 people broke through the outer defense line deployed by the Fourth Mixed Brigade around Xingling!"
"During the day today, the aviation force dispatched a large number of aircraft to capture the hiding place of the independent regiment's breakout troops, and the results were fruitful..."
"Only the remnants of more than 300 people escaped the bombing and survived by luck!"
"Major General Miyazawa arranged a large number of scouts and intelligence personnel to keep an eye on the remnants of the independent regiment!"
"As soon as daybreak comes, the aviation force will dispatch planes to continue bombing the independent regiment until they are all wiped out!"
"You didn't lie to me?" Yoshio Shinozuka looked much better and asked, staring at the chief of staff with a suspicious look on his face.
The chief of staff immediately assured: "Please rest assured, General, what I just said was made by Major General Miyazawa himself. He will definitely not exaggerate the results of the war or lie about the military situation!"
"After the post-mortem analysis, I think there is no problem!"
"The Independent Regiment has defeated six of our brigades since breaking out...four of them were almost completely destroyed..."
"No matter how powerful they are, they will suffer heavy losses in the crossfire!"
"I trust Miyazawa-kun's judgment!"
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded, and then ordered to the chief of staff: "Since it is no longer a problem to eliminate the independent regiment, you must focus on the new first regiment and the new second regiment in the next few days!"
"We must eliminate them on the way to breakout."
"Otherwise, with the speed at which the Eighth Route Army mobilizes troops, as long as there are still people alive, it won't take long for the wildfire to burn out, and the spring breeze will blow again, and it will grow and develop again!"
The chief of staff is also a former brigade commander and has very strong commanding abilities...
He felt that the troops deployed by the frontline mopping up troops could definitely wipe out the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment.