Chapter 276 Yoshio Shinozuka's Decision (two chapters in one)
"Hello, Brigadier..." Li Yunlong was most afraid of the Brigadier. When he saw him walking in angrily, he was like a mouse seeing a cat, with a guilty look on his face.
"The New Second Regiment successfully completed its mission, annihilated the 700-day puppet army, captured more than 200 puppet soldiers, and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition. Please give me your instructions!"
"Why did we capture so many prisoners?" the brigade commander asked with a cold snort, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to clean up Li Yunlong's old habit of disobeying orders on the battlefield.
Li Yunlong was instantly embarrassed on the spot, hesitant, not knowing how to answer.
"snort……"
The brigade commander sneered and asked dissatisfiedly: "Did you get hot-headed as soon as you entered the battlefield and turned a deaf ear to the order not to fight a big battle... You gathered a lot of troops to fight a big battle with the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"We have analyzed before that the bigger the battle the troops fight, the greater the changes, and the harder it is to force the puppet troops participating in the war to surrender. The only way is to kill them!"
"You kid wiped out nearly 700 Japanese puppet troops and only captured more than 200 puppet troops. You must disobey orders on the battlefield and lead a team to fight a big battle with the Japanese and puppet troops!"
Li Yunlong smiled coquettishly and said: "Don't be angry, brigade commander, I promise this is the last time... I will strictly implement the order next time and never try to be clever again!"
The brigade commander scolded him unceremoniously: "If there is a next time, don't stay in the position of leader of the new second regiment, and continue to work for me as the director of the quilt factory!"
As he spoke, he turned his attention to the map: "I heard the conversation you just had!"
"Except for Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei all fought well... Especially Kong Jie, who captured more than 500 puppet troops in one battle... When the news spread to Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely train the puppet troops in northwest Shanxi
Put a big question mark in the way!”
"Besides fighting, you have to do one more thing!"
"Immediately publicize to the outside world that you have seized a large number of 79-caliber weapons and supporting ammunition during the battle... and spread the rumor that the puppet troops in northwestern Shanxi are also paper tigers!"
"Let Yoshio Shinozuka realize that even if the Japanese train the puppet troops themselves, they cannot turn a group of sheep into a group of wolves. They will also send us a large number of weapons and ammunition, allowing us to fight with war, and use the captured seven
Nine-caliber weapons continue to develop and expand, and the troops are expanded!"
"One last thing! Immediately send all the Japanese equipment you captured, including the broken rifle machine guns and grenade launchers, to the assault battalion of the independent regiment!"
"The captured samurai swords, Japanese flags, helmets, epaulettes, nameplates..."
"As much as you want, send them all to Huang Yu's assault battalion!"
"He can replace all those Japanese-style equipment with 79-caliber weapons!"
"Exchange an intact 38 rifle for two Hanyang-made or Chinese-made rifles! Exchange a crooked handle for two Czech-made rifles, as well as heavy machine guns and artillery!"
"Huang Yu can help you replace all the damaged Japanese weapons with intact 79-caliber weapons..."
"Seize the little devil's epaulettes, nameplates, helmets, military flags, and samurai swords... You can exchange them for bullets, shells, grenades... as many as you want!"
As soon as Kong Jie heard this, he knew that Huang Yu's deal with the Jinsui Army using Japanese weapons had been completed. His face suddenly lit up with joy, and he immediately took the order: "I will arrange it soon..."
"As long as Huang Yu needs it, I can replace the Japanese weapons already installed in the army and send them over without any problem!"
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei didn't know where Brigadier Huang Yu's trading channels came from, but they didn't suffer any losses in the transaction, but took advantage of it. They nodded immediately, for fear that there would be no such store after passing this village: "We will go back when we go back
arrange……"
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, Yoshio Shinozuka was sitting in his seat studying several summary reports that had just been sent by the garrison in northwestern Shanxi.
The idea of letting Japanese people join the Imperial Army as officers and directly train and command the Imperial Army was approved by him.
We plan to experiment first in northwestern Shanxi, where the Imperial Association Army accounts for a relatively high proportion, to make sure it can improve the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army, and then promote it throughout Shanxi.
The chief of staff stood aside. He had already read the report in Yoshio Shinozuka's hand in advance.
After seeing him put down the report, he took the initiative to propose: "Your Excellency, Commander!"
"The summary report says...the Imperial Association Army personally trained and commanded by the Imperial Army is at least twice as powerful as the original Imperial Army Army!"
"Under the supervision of the Imperial Army, they not only stopped being cowards, but also became determined to fight the Eighth Route Army to the end!"
"Based on this alone, we should popularize this training method..."
"If the Imperial Army in Shanxi are determined to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army, they will no longer be treated as prisoners of war when they encounter the Eighth Route Army as before..."
"Our overall strength in Shanxi can be increased by at least 20%!"
Yoshio Shinozuka didn't answer, he frowned, and kept tapping the summary report on the table with his index finger, as if he was making the final decision...
Two minutes later, he suddenly looked up at the chief of staff: "Have you ever calculated how many troops we would need to deploy if all the officers above the platoon commander in the Shanxi Imperial Association Army were replaced by the Imperial Army..."
"Almost three thousand people!" the chief of staff blurted out, obviously he had already calculated it in private!
Yoshio Shinozuka continued to ask: "Can you guarantee that after the Imperial Army of this regiment joins the Imperial Alliance Army, one plus one will be greater than two?"
"According to our past combat experience, the combat effectiveness of an infantry regiment of the Imperial Army is greater than that of 10,000 to 20,000 Imperial Army soldiers.
"The Imperial Army in Shanxi has more than 60,000 people... After adding a regiment of Imperial Army, their overall combat effectiveness must exceed the original 80,000 people, or even more..."
"If you can't achieve it...then it's better not to change!"
The chief of staff was silent.
Allowing the 60,000 people to reach the previous level of 80,000 to 90,000 people is equivalent to increasing the overall combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army by 40 to 50%.
Although the method used by the imperial army to train the imperial association army was useful in northwestern Shanxi, it may not be useful in other places.
No one can guarantee that after the commander popularizes this training method, the Imperial Alliance Army will make a qualitative leap.
At this moment, a "Report..." suddenly sounded at the door, interrupting the silent chief of staff. When he looked up, he saw the communications staff hurried towards them with a very solemn expression.
Before Yoshio Shinozuka could speak to the chief of staff, he heard the communications staff reporting urgently: "Commanders... Shanxi North Emergency Telegraph... something happened over there?"
The chief of staff quickly took the telegram and browsed it...
At first there was only silence, but halfway through, the whole face had been replaced by solemnity...
After more than ten seconds, the solemn expression on his face slowly disappeared and was quickly replaced by paleness, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead...
While handing the telegram to Yoshio Shinozuka, he introduced: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"The Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that moved to northwestern Shanxi... suddenly launched attacks on several strongholds in northwestern Shanxi, encircling them for reinforcements..."
"In just three days, more than 2,000 Imperial Army and Imperial Association troops were wiped out, more than 1,000 Imperial Association troops were captured, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized..."
"The telegram also said: The performance of the Imperial Association Army in the battle was not as good as expected..."
"In several battles, the Imperial Army's casualties were less than 20%, and the remaining soldiers began to rush to surrender to the Eighth Route Army..."
"The equipment seized by the Eighth Route Army was mainly of 79 caliber. More than 20 Czech-made light machine guns were seized, and a large amount of ammunition was also seized..."
"In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army in northern Shanxi, we have equipped each company of the Imperial Association Army with two light machine guns, the battalion with two heavy machine guns, and the regiment with six mortars..."
"Each soldier carries sixty rounds of rifle ammunition and three grenades..."
"According to investigations, most of these weapons and ammunition fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, especially the ammunition..."
"The performance of the Imperial Army in the battle was similar to before... After being attacked, they did not fight back immediately. The officers of the Imperial Army began to supervise the battle and then started to fight back..."
"Once an officer of the Imperial Army is killed by the enemy, the will of the Imperial Army to fight will collapse, and then they will be forced to surrender by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Snapped……"
Yoshio Shinozuka slapped the telegram in his hand on the table, and cursed angrily: "Hagajia Road... it's so embarrassing..."
"Didn't the summary report of northwest Shanxi say that the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army has been greatly improved after being trained by the Imperial Army? Could this be the result of their training!"
"In the face of the Eighth Route Army, it was defeated in one blow, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were given to the Eighth Route Army for free..."
"There are more than a thousand Imperial Army soldiers. If we pull out the Imperial Army officers inside, we can at least form a reinforced team..."
"It's no problem to kill one or two hundred Eighth Route Army troops on the battlefield..."
"After joining the Imperial Association Army, he turned into a living target of the Eighth Route Army..."
"And those weapons and ammunition... Before the Imperial Alliance Army was given more firepower... Even if the Imperial Alliance Army was defeated, the Eighth Route Army could only capture some rifles and grenades... not even a few bullets!"
"What now? Not only did the Eighth Route Army give away more than 20 Czech-made light machine guns, but they also gave them tens of thousands of 79-caliber bullets for free!"
"This is not an attack on the Eighth Route Army, but an attack on the enemy!"
Having said this, Yoshio Shinozuka threw the summary report sent from Northwest Shanxi directly to the ground.
The staff officer didn't answer the call for a long time, always feeling that there was something wrong here.
There must be nothing wrong with the summary report sent by northwest Shanxi. No matter how arrogant the commander of the garrison in northwest Shanxi is, he would not dare to lie about the results of the battle...
There is nothing wrong with the battle report in front of me, that would be too strange...
Since the combat effectiveness of the Royal Association Army has been greatly improved, why did it instantly return to before liberation after facing the Eighth Route Army and be defeated again with one blow? The Chief of Staff can't understand...
Seeing that Yoshio Shinozuka became more and more angry the more he talked, the chief of staff had no choice but to give up the questions in his mind and persuade him: "Commander, calm down..."
"Bizhong believes that one defeat does not completely negate the training methods of northwest Shanxi. We'd better take another look!"
"Shut up..." Yoshio Shinozuka obviously didn't accept the chief of staff's proposal and cursed.
"In one defeat, we not only lost a large number of the Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army, but also allowed the Eighth Route Army to seize a large amount of weapons and ammunition and continue to grow and develop!"
"We have been trying to find ways to restrict the development of the Eighth Route Army, through self-destruction weapons, reducing the amount of ammunition carried, and not giving them the opportunity to support war with war..."
"With the garrison in northwestern Shanxi doing this, the Eighth Route Army operating there will have another opportunity to support war with war and regain its strength!"
"The Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment have always been a serious concern for the Shanxi garrison. If they become stronger, how much do you think we will have to pay to eliminate them in the next raid!"
"This..." The chief of staff couldn't hold back a word for a while and replied with a long sigh.
"The commander is wise and humble in his position. He did not consider the benefits that the Eighth Route Army might gain after the garrison in northwestern Shanxi was defeated again!"
Yoshio Shinozuka interjected again: "In addition to weapons and ammunition, the Imperial Japanese Army captured by the Eighth Route Army is also a huge threat!"
"The previous Imperial Alliance Army had insufficient training. If they were captured by the Eighth Route Army, they would have to go through a lot of training to replenish the main force of the Eighth Route Army."
"The current Imperial Army was trained by the Imperial Army, and its combat effectiveness is very strong..."
"After being captured by the Eighth Route Army, as long as they are willing to join the Eighth Route Army, they can immediately replenish the main force..."
"In this defeat, they captured more than a thousand Imperial Army soldiers..."
"According to past experience, at least 60% of the prisoners will join the Eighth Route Army..."
"It means we gave away six to seven hundred well-trained veterans of the Eighth Route Army for nothing..."
"If there is a second defeat and the Eighth Route Army captures another one or two thousand Imperial Army soldiers, they will have more than a thousand veterans, and their overall combat effectiveness will immediately quadruple..."
The chief of staff was confused. The point raised by the commander was indeed something he had not thought of.
The Eighth Route Army that moved to the northwest of Shanxi suffered heavy casualties in the Taiyuan battle. The military headquarters planned to mop up them after regaining some strength. Before they could develop and grow, they would be wiped out with the cooperation of Yamamoto's special agent team...
If the Eighth Route Army regains its strength due to the Shanxi Northern Emperor's Association Army, the military's combat plan to sweep them away will inevitably be adjusted, and the price paid will be several times greater than expected!
He lowered his head and was embarrassed to answer: "Please forgive me, Commander... I really did not consider these issues in my humble position!"
"We should immediately stop the Northwestern Shanxi Army's behavior of attaching too much importance to the Imperial Association Army. At the very least, we should collect most of the light and heavy machine guns and mortars they are equipped with, and not give the Eighth Route Army a chance to seize these heavy weapons!"
"The ammunition that has been distributed must also be taken back...Each Imperial Alliance Army can be issued a maximum of twenty rounds of ammunition and two grenades!"
"That's it!" Shinozuka Yoshio ordered!
"As for the Imperial Army officers who serve as officers in the Imperial Association Army... we will not withdraw them for the time being!"
"You were right just now. We can't completely reject their training methods just because they lost a battle. I decided to give them another chance!"
"As long as the Northwestern Shanxi Eighth Route Army is cut off from fighting to support war and the Northwestern Shanxi Eighth Route Army is not allowed to continue to grow and develop, I don't mind letting them try again!"
After giving the order, Yoshio Shinozuka stared at the chief of staff and asked: "How long will it take for the military's operational plan to sweep northwestern Shanxi to be launched?"
"Three months..." The chief of staff saw Yoshio Shinozuka's anxiety and considered for a while before answering.
"Judging from the current development momentum of the Northwestern Shanxi Eighth Route Army, after another three months, their overall strength will definitely increase exponentially!"
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