Chapter 251 Chu Yunfei is envious, jealous and hateful
At the headquarters of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei received the news that the Eighth Route Army had broken through the Jinniushan blockade a few hours later than others.
It took him a while to recover from his shock.
He stared at Fang Ligong with a look of disbelief on his face and said: "Brother Ligong, are you sure that the Eighth Route Army that attacked Jinniushan only had more than 3,000 people, not 6,000 or 7,000!"
"I'm sure!" Fang Ligong was also shocked by the information in his hand. He sighed and said: "There are more than three brigades of Japanese troops stationed at Jinniu Mountain, and there are also a large number of artillery to cooperate with them!"
"According to our past experience, the Eighth Route Army must muster more than twice the number of troops to have the possibility of capturing Jinniu Mountain!"
"I never expected that they would take over Jinniu Mountain with only more than 3,000 people... It completely subverted my imagination!"
"The forward observation post also reported that before the attack began, the Eighth Route Army actually engaged in an artillery battle with the Japanese that lasted for more than an hour!"
"In the end, it ended with a complete victory for the Eighth Route Army...The Japanese artillery force suffered a devastating blow!"
"The Eighth Route Army artillery still has ten or twenty artillery pieces!"
"After the attack started, the Eighth Route Army carried out continuous raids under the cover of these artillery pieces. It only took more than three hours to break through three Japanese blockades and annihilate more than 3,000 Japanese!"
"But they also paid a huge price in attack!"
"Of the more than 3,000 troops participating in the battle, only a little over 1,000 were left after the battle, resulting in a direct loss of more than 2,000 people!"
"They are too strong!" Chu Yunfei suddenly interrupted, the expression in his eyes was very complicated, including excitement, jealousy, and worry.
He walked quickly to the sand table and analyzed: "If our 358th Regiment were allowed to fight this battle, even if we doubled the number of troops, we would not be able to break through the Jinniushan blockade and annihilate more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers in a few hours.
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"More importantly, the Eighth Route Army, as the attacking party, lost less troops than the Japanese. This is simply a miracle..."
"I really want to go to the battlefield in person and ask Commander Kong how he captured Jinniu Mountain!"
Fang Ligong suddenly smiled and continued his analysis: "Regiment...Although the performance of the Eighth Route Army on Jinniu Mountain was somewhat unexpected, no matter how strong they are, they are still at the end of their tether..."
"The three main regiments have more than a thousand left, and their heavy weapons have been almost exhausted. The remaining combat effectiveness may not be as good as one of our reinforced battalions!"
"And they are already hated by the Japanese and want to get rid of them quickly."
"The Japanese army will definitely take advantage of their heavy losses and mobilize heavy troops to destroy them!"
"I think these three regiments of the Eighth Route Army were quickly wiped out by the Japanese in Jinniu Mountain!"
Chu Yunfei did not answer. He stared at the sand table and thought for two minutes before shaking his head and replied: "You think too highly of the little devils, but you also underestimate these Eighth Route Army soldiers!"
As far as I know, the Japanese army lost troops and generals in this sweep... In order to return to support Taiyuan and annihilate the Eighth Route Army that besieged Taiyuan, they lost six more infantry brigades!"
"Do you think they can still spare their troops to besiege the Eighth Route Army on Jinniu Mountain?"
"Let's analyze the remaining Eighth Route Army troops in Jinniushan!"
"Although there are only a thousand people left, they are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and their combat effectiveness must be very strong!"
"Even if the Japanese still have the strength to send troops to encircle and suppress them, do you think they will sit guarding Jinniu Mountain and wait for death?"
"Based on my understanding of them, I will definitely choose to disperse and break out..."
"Not only can they escape the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops, but they can also use their best guerrilla warfare to severely damage their opponents!"
"I have a very strong premonition... When we defeat the Japs in the future, these three regiments of the Eighth Route Army will definitely snowball and become our formidable enemies."
"Notify the intelligence department to closely monitor every move of these three regiments, and report to me immediately if there is any situation!"
Baipogou will be the headquarters of the Independent Regiment for a long time to come.
The assault company and the baggage troops finally arrived here, which meant that the independent regiment's raid on Taiyuan officially ended.
Before Huang Yu rushed back, Kong Jie had already clearly understood the surrounding enemy situation. He only waited for the chief of staff and Huang Yu to arrive and began to expand to the surrounding area!
"Lao Li, Xiao Huang, you are finally back!" Kong Jie was very satisfied with the investigation results of the past few days and said excitedly when he saw Li Wensheng and Huang Yu.
"The headquarters has allocated a good place to our independent group..."
"Beside Lao Li's new second regiment and Kong Jie's new regiment, the three regiments are distributed in a zigzag pattern. No matter who is attacked, the other two regiments can immediately send reinforcements!"
"No matter which one of our troops the Japs deploy to attack, most of their troops will pass through the defense areas of the other two regiments. If we send some troops to stop them, the Japs' offensive will be disrupted by us!"
"As long as our three regiments cooperate well, no enemy brigade can defeat us!"
"But there are two prerequisites!"
"We must establish a foothold in the local area before the Japanese attack us, develop the base area, and strive to connect the base areas of our three regiments. At the very least, the underground transportation lines between the three regiments must be opened so that reinforcements can be sent to each other!"
"The second prerequisite is that the three regiments return to their pre-war strength as soon as possible!"
"While developing and expanding the base area, we are also recruiting new soldiers and training troops!"
"The headquarters gave us two more battalions, plus the previous four main battalions, a guard battalion, a recruit battalion, and a supply battalion... a total of nine battalions..."
"One of the battalions has been expanded on the basis of the assault company. Xiao Huang, you serve as the battalion commander and regimental staff officer. You advise us at the regiment headquarters in peacetime. The troops are under the command of deputy battalion commander Zhong Chengjun. In wartime, you return to the troops to command operations!"
"Another main battalion was adapted from the new military camp, and the new military camp was rebuilt!"
"Including the cavalry company, artillery company, reconnaissance company, communications platoon, and engineer platoon directly under the regiment... the whole regiment will have at best 5,000 people when it is fully staffed!"
"We now have less than a thousand people in total, which is a full four thousand people short!"
"If we don't recruit new soldiers and train the troops quickly, we won't be able to regain our combat effectiveness for years and years!"
Li Wensheng knew as soon as he saw Kong Jie's expression that he had an idea, and immediately asked: "Have you decided on the target of attack?"
Kong Jie nodded immediately: "There are four counties in total within the defense zone!"
"The garrison is mainly composed of puppet troops, supplemented by little devils!"
"I have arranged for people to investigate. The Japs are mainly gathered in four counties. There are three hundred to six hundred people in each county. The remaining Japs are stationed in more than thirty large and small strongholds in the defense area!"
"There are more than a dozen Japs in the small stronghold, and more than a hundred in the large one...a total of more than 3,600 Japs!"
"Equipped with four mountain cannons, six infantry cannons, more than thirty mortars, and more than thirty heavy machine guns!"
"With the current strength and firepower of our independent regiment, it is not enough to put a gap in their teeth!"
"I decided to avoid the Japs for the time being and focus on attacking the puppet troops in the early stages of troop development!"
"The number of puppet troops within the defense area is exactly twice that of the Japanese!"
"After they have undergone certain military training and are captured as prisoners, they can not only weaken the strength of the Japanese army, but also mobilize them to join the independent regiment and increase the military strength of the independent regiment!"
"One is ebbing and the other is ebbing. It won't take long for our independent group to surpass the little Japs in the defense zone!"
"If you attack the Japanese again, you will definitely be invincible and you will be able to match them wherever you go!"
Kong Jie’s ideas are very good and his development ideas are very clear.
Not only did Li Wensheng nod his head, Huang Yu also didn't find any loopholes.
Li Wensheng continued to ask: "Where does the regiment commander want to attack first and which troops will be dispatched?"
"First take down a few strongholds around us!" Kong Jie pointed to the four strongholds marked on the map.
"The nearest stronghold is only six or seven kilometers away from us, and the farthest one is only less than twenty kilometers away!"
"It's like a thorn stuck in our throats. If we don't pull it out, our every move will be under their surveillance. There will be no secrets."
"If the troops stationed at the stronghold are bold enough and suddenly send troops to raid our regiment headquarters, they can march over in half an hour and kill them. We don't even have time to prepare!"
"I have already explored these strongholds clearly."
"The largest stronghold has more than 300 Japanese and puppet troops, and the smallest stronghold has more than 80 Japanese and puppet troops... There are more than 800 Japanese and puppet troops in total... There are less than 300 Japanese soldiers, equipped with four mortars.
Artillery, four heavy machine guns..."
"Although most of our heavy weapons were destroyed in Jinniu Mountain, the remaining artillery will definitely have no problem taking down these strongholds!"
"I plan to mobilize 300 veterans from the entire regiment to participate in the operation. The cavalry company will cooperate with the artillery company to capture these strongholds in five days!"
"Xiao Huang is following me. The chief of staff will stay at the regiment headquarters and recruit new soldiers from the surrounding villages!"
"Prioritize local guerrillas and local army fighters!"
"They have the foundation and can quickly become an army after joining the army!"
Li Wensheng thought about it and found no loopholes, so he nodded immediately: "I agree!"
"The Independence Group has just arrived. We want the people around us to believe in us and support us. The best way is to win the battle!"
Kong Jie immediately asked: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be safe in a hundred battles!"
"I have figured out the enemy's situation, but I still don't know how much money I have!"
"The baggage team has always been with you. No one in the independent group knows better than you how much benefit we have gained from Taiyuan!"
"Whether the independent regiment can regain its strength as soon as possible depends on the support of these captures!"
"Chief of Staff, please tell us... How much wealth does the Independent Group have left?"
Li Wensheng laughed after hearing this and said happily: "Captain, speaking of seizures, I have another piece of good news to tell you!"
"In view of the fact that we seized a large amount of finances in Taiyuan, which greatly eased the financial pressure on the headquarters. The troops have just arrived in northwestern Shanxi and have not yet established a foothold. It will definitely be difficult to supply food. The headquarters specially rewarded us with 10,000 yuan as early-stage activity funds for the troops!"
"I have brought the money back...I suggest you buy some food and hoard it first!"
"The land in northwestern Shanxi is barren and food production is low. The troops must secretly hold some rations to prepare for emergencies, so that the soldiers can fight on the front line with peace of mind and don't have to worry about going hungry!"
Kong Jie's eyes lit up after hearing this.
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