Chapter 272 Brigade Commander: This is also what Huang Yu did
Kong Jie was embarrassed to answer: "We have just arrived. The Japanese and puppet forces in northwest Shanxi are complex, and the combat pressure on the troops is indeed great!"
But we are confident that we will gain a foothold here, develop our troops, and establish a new base!"
When he said the last sentence, Kong Jie exuded strong confidence and looked at the brigade commander's serious answer.
The brigade commander was most satisfied with this aspect of Kong Jie.
No matter what happens, you can stay calm, stay calm, and have high morale!
Very satisfied with the answer: "It's good to have confidence, but the problems that need to be solved will not become less because you have confidence!"
"Both the division commander and I have seen the telegram you sent to the brigade headquarters: Considering that you have just arrived and have no foundation in northwestern Shanxi, and it is very difficult to raise food, the division headquarters has specially approved you 60,000 kilograms of grain, and each regiment has 20,000 kilograms. What's going on?
It can also solve a lot of rations for the troops!"
"After the food problem is solved, you will have enough energy and time to deal with the little devils and win more battles!"
Kong Jie didn’t expect his superiors to pay so much attention to him!
The Independent Regiment only sent a few notification messages and did not ask for help from its superiors. The division commander actually saw at a glance that the Independent Regiment was short of food and frugally sent him 60,000 kilograms of food.
Excited, he quickly nodded and accepted: "Thank you, brigade commander, thank you, division chief... These tens of thousands of kilograms of food can indeed solve our urgent need!"
While talking, the two of them had already entered the independent regiment headquarters.
After a quick glance at the war room, the brigade commander's eyes were fixed on Huang Yu's map filled with various data.
Kong Jie understood and quickly brought it over to introduce: "Brigadier...this is the distribution map of the enemy and our forces in the defense area..."
"The above data are all collected and sent to the regiment headquarters after investigation by each battalion. There are no problems..."
The brigade commander didn't answer, and stared at the map for a while before speaking again: "After looking at the map, I realized that the pressure you are facing is greater than I imagined..."
"If my calculation is correct, the total number of Japanese and puppet troops the Hikari Independence Regiment faces now exceeds 12,000, not to mention the reinforcements sent by Yoshio Shinozuka from other places!"
"Although the puppet troops account for the majority here, under the personal training and command of the Japanese, their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated!"
"Tell me quickly if you have any other problems that you, the brigade commander, need help from! If you have any, feel free to mention them. The division chief asked me to personally escort the food for you in order to help you solve your problems!"
"Speak up if you have anything to say, don't hesitate... I'm not a man-eating tiger!"
If the brigade commander had raised this question ten days and a half ago, Kong Jie would have been overjoyed and asked him the question with his fingers crossed.
It's different now.
After more than ten days of development, every unit sent out by the regiment headquarters has gained a lot, especially the assault battalion commanded by Huang Yu!
As long as the troop expansion rate is not too fast, self-sufficiency will be no problem.
Although the troops that developed slightly slower did not capture much, they still had enough rations for more than half a month.
Moreover, the second transaction between Huang Yu and Jin Suijun is about to begin.
In addition to the more than 200,000 rounds of various bullets that soldiers love most, there is also a lot of food.
Once the deal is completed, even if the independent regiment expands to 5,000 people, it will be enough to feed the troops for a month!
He pointed at the map and answered confidently: "Don't worry, Brigadier, even if we encounter any problems, we can solve them ourselves!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the map and introduced: "Except for the guard battalion, I sent out all five main battalions and assault battalions of the independent regiment, and they were developed in five different places..."
"Each battalion has gained a lot, especially the assault battalion!"
"Not only did we kill three to four hundred Japanese and puppet troops, we also seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and food!"
"Huang Yu reported: Their food reserves are enough to survive independently for two or three months!"
"More than a hundred new soldiers were recruited from the prisoners to join the assault camp. The remaining prisoners were organized into a prisoner of war company and sent to the depths of Nanfeng Mountain to reclaim wasteland and farm land!"
"Depending on the size of the crime they committed at the hands of the Japanese, they will be sent to a forced labor camp for a period ranging from one month to a year...and will be released home after the labor reform is completed!"
"They also recruited more than a hundred new soldiers from the surrounding villages!"
"Including the more than 100 veterans in the assault battalion, the total strength has exceeded 400 people. There are three main companies, a guard platoon, a machine gun platoon, and an air defense platoon..."
"Huang Yu also contacted the Jinsui Army operating in western Shanxi as a bandit in Nanfengzhai, and purchased weapons, ammunition and food from them as a bandit!"
"The first batch of equipment for a reinforced company has been traded!"
"Although the price is a bit high, the weapons we bought are all good and can be used by the troops!"
"The second transaction will take place more than ten days later. This time we mainly buy ammunition and food!"
"If it works, I can buy at least one month's rations for the independent group..."
The brigade commander looked like he was listening to a book from heaven, with a look of shock and disbelief on his face.
It has now been less than half a month since the last telegram contact. At that time, the Independent Regiment was in a dangerous situation and had just suffered a big loss at the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops. There was nothing they could ask for.
If what Kong Jie just said is true, the current independent group can definitely be described as "one day is like three autumns"...
Pointing to another point on the map, he continued to ask: "This is the 1st Battalion... What's the situation of the 1st Battalion? You must tell me the truth!"
"Chen Quan is also a clever guy, and his level of commanding is not much worse than Huang Yu!" Kong Jie introduced with a smile.
"The new regiment divided its forces for exactly half a month, successfully captured a small stronghold, and wiped out more than 200 Japanese and puppet troops in total..."
"Although they didn't seize much food, they definitely have enough food left in their hands to last for half a month!"
"The total strength of the first battalion has also grown from more than 180 to more than 300!"
"If this momentum continues, they will be able to expand to 500 people in a month at most!"
"Are there many casualties from attacking the stronghold?" the brigade commander stared at Kong Jie and continued to ask.
"The last time you attacked a medium-sized stronghold, you lost more than a hundred veterans... It seemed like a big victory, but overall it was a loss!"
"Veterans are very important. Over time, it will be easy for a veteran to build a whole squad."
"More than a hundred veterans were lost in one battle, equivalent to the loss of the basic backbone of two or three battalions. After reading the telegram, the division commander and I were heartbroken for a long time!"
"If they attack a small stronghold and lose dozens of veterans, then we might as well not attack!"
Kong Jie answered confidently: "Don't worry, brigadier!"
"As soon as the last battle against the Japanese and puppet medium-sized strongholds ended, we held a post-war summary meeting to discuss ways to break the situation!"
"Research decision: Before you have the strength to fight a big war with the Japanese and puppet troops, try to avoid head-on confrontation with them!"
"In order to prevent us from supporting war with war, the Japanese and puppet troops only reserve ten days of ammunition supplies at each stronghold..."
"In view of this, Comrade Huang Yu proposed a strategy of blocking small strongholds!"
"Use small strongholds that are short of food as bait, or surround them to bring reinforcements, or lure snakes out of their holes, slowly consuming the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops..."
"We will launch an attack again after their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced!"
"Where are the puppet troops?" the brigade commander continued to ask.
"You just said that Huang Yu captured more than 200 puppet troops in just half a month!"
"I remember you said in the telegram: Under the training and command of the Japanese, the puppet army has greatly improved both its combat effectiveness and fighting will. Is it difficult to fight?"
"Why did that kid Huang Yu capture more than 200 puppet troops? Could it be that he had a way to undermine the puppet troops' morale and will to fight and force them to surrender!"
Kong Jie shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is no way, but he had a weird idea!"
"When fighting, keep the initiative on the battlefield firmly in your own hands, and do not disrupt random battles, melee battles, or night battles, otherwise the puppet troops will definitely fight us to the death under the pressure of the Japanese officers!"
"Be specific?" the brigade commander asked with great interest.
Kong Jie hurriedly explained: "When the battlefield is in chaos, we will not be able to distinguish the Japanese officers hidden among the puppet troops. We will not be able to kill them preemptively and remove the tight curse on the puppet troops!"
"After several bloody battles, we feel that the puppet troops do not want to fight and their essence of not wanting to be traitors has not changed."
"It's just that the Japanese have put a tight spell on their head, so they have to fight with us."
"Take off the tight spell and kill the Japanese officers and hardcore traitors in the team... Ordinary puppet troops will collapse immediately, lose their combat effectiveness, surrender obediently and become prisoners!"
"Only when we take the initiative on the battlefield and launch attacks on the predetermined battlefield can we clearly distinguish between Japanese officers and die-hard traitors in the puppet army."
"Kill them first when the battle begins...ordinary puppet troops will instantly lose their will to fight, and will eventually be forced to surrender by us!"
"This is what Huang Yu came up with!" The brigade commander nodded with satisfaction, stared at Kong Jie and continued to ask.
"He introduced it in the battle report... I have informed all the battalion commanders of the independent regiment about that battle report..." Kong Jie nodded.
"If it is really useful, I will definitely notify Li Yunlong and Ding Wei as soon as possible!"
"That's great!" The smile on the brigade commander's face became even wider, and he praised without hesitation.
"Kong Jie, I'm not only here to deliver food to you this time, but I also have an important mission!"
"Remember the reminder telegram you sent to brigade headquarters?"
"If Yoshio Shinozuka promotes the method of training and commanding puppet troops in northwestern Shanxi throughout Shanxi, the combat pressure on our Eighth Route Army will definitely increase exponentially!"
"In order to eliminate this possibility, you must fight two major battles in northwestern Shanxi, and a major battle against the puppet troops!"
"Let Yoshio Shinozuka see: the puppet troops personally trained and commanded by the Japanese are equally vulnerable to us, and they waste a lot of low-level officers, weapons and ammunition in vain!"
"As long as Yoshio Shinozuka doesn't approve of this training method and thinks it's not cost-effective, he will not promote it in Shanxi..."
"Although Huang Yu only captured more than two hundred puppet troops, it is of great significance!"
"It shows that the puppet troops trained and commanded by the Japanese themselves are still unable to escape the fate of being prisoners in front of us!"
"If things continue like this, we will seize more weapons and ammunition from the puppet troops in northwestern Shanxi than from the puppet troops in other places. Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely not watch this happen!"
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