Chapter 249 Commander: Let the Yamamoto Special Forces
Before Yoshio Shinozuka could speak, the person in charge of intelligence on the side shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I feel that the number of troops is too small!"
"Intelligence personnel also discovered two armored vehicles and five personnel carriers full of soldiers in the middle of the Eighth Route Army transport convoy. The total strength should exceed one company!"
"We have very few troops left to guard various strongholds along the highway. We have almost no heavy weapons. We will definitely not be able to stop the Eighth Route Army's transport convoy."
"Where are the two infantry brigades returning to Jinniushan? Can you contact them and ask them to intercept the Eighth Route Army transport convoy... Maybe they will bump into each other halfway and have an encounter!" A
The staff officer made a sudden suggestion.
The chief of staff who understood the situation immediately shook his head: "They are already unable to protect themselves and it is impossible to intercept the convoy!"
"After receiving the order to return reinforcements, the two brigades broke through four or five lines of defense of the Eighth Route Army and rushed to Jinniu Mountain at all costs."
"Although I drove dozens of kilometers in half a night, I paid a huge price."
"The Eighth Route Army took advantage of the fact that they did not care about sneak attacks and marched all the way. They arranged a large number of sneak attack troops along the way, and even used heavy machine guns, which continued to consume our physical strength!"
"When I contacted them half an hour ago, the two brigades had already lost 40% of their troops. The intensity of the Eighth Route Army's sneak attacks has not weakened, but has become stronger!"
"This shows that the Eighth Route Army is still deploying troops from other places to intercept the two brigades and prevent them from returning to Jinniushan to aid!"
"Faced with more and more Eighth Route Army encircling troops, they have no time to take care of themselves..."
"I am about to ask for instructions, can you tell them not to leave, find favorable terrain on the spot and wait for reinforcements, and then slowly retreat after the aviation troops arrive on the battlefield at dawn!"
"Otherwise we are likely to lose two more infantry brigades!"
Yoshio Shinozuka immediately ordered: "Since they can't block the transport team, they should save their own strength first!"
"We have suffered too many losses in this large-scale sweep. If we can reduce the number of casualties, we will save a few casualties!"
After that, he continued: "Since we can't intercept the Eighth Route Army's transport convoy, let's find another way to destroy those military equipment and prevent the Eighth Route Army from building arsenals!"
After saying that, he turned his attention to the person in charge of the intelligence, and praised him with satisfaction: "You have performed very well during this period. I am very satisfied. I will definitely keep my promise to you before!"
"Now there is another task that you need to complete!"
"Immediately arrange for agents to keep an eye on this batch of military equipment, follow the clues, and find the location of the Eighth Route Army Arsenal!"
"I heard that the Eighth Route Army already has a small arsenal that can reload bullets, mass-produce grenades, and repair firearms!"
"The Eighth Route Army wants the newly established arsenal to be put into production quickly, and the best way is to replenish the original arsenal with equipment!"
"If we follow the clues and find their military production base."
"Whether it's sending troops to raid or sending out plane bombings, it can destroy the Eighth Route Army's military industry in one battle, leaving them unable to even reload their bullets!"
The person in charge of intelligence looked happy and said happily: "Commander, please rest assured!"
"The Eighth Route Army base area has just undergone a major sweep and is in chaos. It is a good time for intelligence personnel to show their talents!"
"As long as the military department gives us enough financial support, I am 90% sure that our intelligence personnel will be spread all over the Eighth Route Army base areas!"
"Not only can you keep an eye on that batch of military equipment and follow the clues to find the Eighth Route Army arsenal, but you can also find the locations of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army units, and cooperate with the aviation air attack headquarters to make them leaderless and fall into chaos!"
Yoshio Shinozuka was indeed very satisfied with the performance of the intelligence department in the past few days, and immediately ordered: "From now on, the intelligence department's activity funds will be increased by 50% on the original basis!"
"I will find a way to get you twenty more radio stations to facilitate communication..."
"If you have any news, report it to the military immediately!"
"If the intelligence we receive is more timely and accurate than that of the Eighth Route Army, we can seize battlefield opportunities and strike first..."
As soon as the intelligence chief left the war room with a satisfied smile, Shinozuka Yoshio's relaxed brows wrinkled again.
"In addition to military equipment, we also need to find a way to kill the Eighth Route Army that captured Jinniu Mountain!"
"This large-scale sweep was defeated at the hands of these three regiments. The Taiyuan Arsenal was also robbed by these Eighth Route Army. The Shanxi garrison wants to wash away its shame and give an explanation to the front army headquarters that they must be killed!"
"The last telegram sent to us by Colonel Sakamoto said that the Eighth Route Army lost 2,000 people on the two lines of defense before they captured Jinniu Mountain..."
"I don't know how they broke through the third line of defense, but it can be seen from the last telegram sent to us by Colonel Sakamoto that he was very confident in blocking the Eighth Route Army."
"This proves that it is not easy for the Eighth Route Army to capture the third line of defense, and it must pay a huge price!"
"Combined with our analysis of the strength of this Eighth Route Army!"
"After the Battle of Jinniushan, their total strength has probably been reduced to a thousand men."
"On average, there are only three to four hundred people in each group."
"If we don't seize this opportunity to kill them, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers will definitely grow and develop again like a snowball. It will be difficult to eliminate them in the future!"
Yoshio Shinozuka said this with righteous indignation, which instantly aroused the fighting spirit of his subordinates.
But it is too difficult to do this.
The Shanxi garrison company must take roads, and there are only a few transport convoys protected by the Eighth Route Army that cannot be blocked, let alone the 1,000 Eighth Route Army that can break out everywhere without being restricted by terrain and has stronger combat effectiveness.
The chief of staff thought for a while before he answered bravely: "Your Excellency, Commander, these Eighth Route Army troops are indeed a serious problem for the Shanxi garrison. Only by killing them can we wash away the shame!"
"But we have no troops around us to mobilize."
"And if they break through the Jinniushan blockade, they no longer have to protect the convoy. They can move freely. They can disperse and break through at any time and disappear from our sight!"
"I dare to say something humble. The current Shanxi garrison has no conditions to continue to surround them and eliminate them..."
"It will take two months at the fastest. Once we have slowed down and replenished some of our losses, we can deploy a sufficient number of troops to kill them!"
Yoshio Shinozuka did not get angry because of the objection from the chief of staff, and responded calmly: "I understand everything you said!"
"I didn't say we were going to eliminate them right away!"
"Three regiments lost troops in Jinniu Mountain. Based on my understanding of the Eighth Route Army, it will take half a year to train the troops into an army and restore their combat effectiveness!"
"My idea is to act in three months!"
"The three regiments at that time must have recruited a large number of untrained recruits."
"We are all people who have led soldiers. We should know that a team composed of three to four hundred veterans is very powerful. It can attack and defend, and can exert strong combat effectiveness on the battlefield!"
"If we add two thousand new troops to them, the combat effectiveness of this unit will not increase due to the increase in troops, but will become weaker and weaker."
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he suddenly realized: "I understand..."
"The three current regiments are all battle-hardened veterans. Not only are they very powerful in combat, they are also as cunning as loaches. It is difficult for us to kill them, or even catch them."
"When they return to their base area and recruit thousands of new soldiers to replenish their troops, these veterans will be dragged down by the new recruits, resulting in a decline in the overall combat effectiveness of the army."
"If we launch an attack suddenly, the new recruits who have not yet formed a fight will definitely be in chaos, which will further affect the combat effectiveness of the veterans!"
"The three regiments were truly at their weakest at that time!"
Yoshio Shinozuka said with approval: "There is another purpose in letting them recruit new recruits before launching an attack!"
"After three to four hundred veterans were attacked by us, they attacked whenever they wanted and retreated whenever they wanted. They were slipperier than loaches. The possibility of us catching them was very low!"
"When they recruit enough new recruits, the three regiments will be unable to move quickly under the burden of thousands of new recruits!"
"On the contrary, with the help of these new soldiers, we can quickly capture three regiments and annihilate them together!"
After saying that, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Where is the Yamamoto special agent team? I haven't heard from them for a long time!"
The chief of staff thought for a moment before replying: "They went to the frontal battlefield to deal with the Jinsui Army!"
"Without the preferential treatment from the military, the Yamamoto Special Forces can only select its members from among the new recruits. The quality and combat effectiveness of the new members are far inferior to before!"
"In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the special agent team as soon as possible, Colonel Yamamoto decided to bring the special agent team to the front battlefield for actual combat training!"
"The effect was very good. In less than two months, we cooperated with the main force to destroy five battalion headquarters, three regiment headquarters, and one division headquarters of the Shanxi-Sui Army!"
"It is also with the cooperation of the Yamamoto Special Forces that we can mobilize a large number of troops from the frontal battlefield to sweep the Eighth Route Army base areas!"
"So, Yamamoto-kun's special operations are still very useful on the battlefield?" Yoshio Shinozuka agreed with Yamamoto's special operations from the bottom of his heart and believed that this kind of tactics has great potential.
As a result, Yamamoto's special agent team was so ineffective that several operations against the Eighth Route Army ended in failure and a large number of special agents were lost.
Faced with tremendous pressure from his superiors and subordinates, Yoshio Shinozuka had to temporarily abandon the Yamamoto Special Agent Team.
Unexpectedly, they actually achieved considerable results on the frontal battlefield.
In this way, I have reason to continue to support the Yamamoto Special Agents and let them play a greater role on the battlefield.
The chief of staff could see Yoshio Shinozuka's inner thoughts at a glance and affirmed without hesitation: "It must have an effect!"
"If the Yamamoto Special Forces hadn't added too many members and their combat effectiveness was too poor, they would have almost raided a military headquarters of the Jinsui Army!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, in view of the excellent performance of Yamamoto's special agent team during this period, I sincerely request the military department to agree to Yamamoto's special agent team selecting supplementary members for the main front-line force!"
"During the cooperative operations during this period, many frontline commanders began to recognize Colonel Yamamoto's special tactics, and they definitely agreed that Colonel Yamamoto would select additional team members from them!"
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