"What is unbearable?" Yoshio Shinozuka continued angrily.
"I originally wanted them to live a few more days, but since they came here to seek death, I will let them live."
"Pass my order, all the raiding troops on the left and right will stop reinforcing Baipogou, turn around immediately, and go straight to the base of the New Second Regiment!"
"I decided to temporarily change the battle plan and attack the new second regiment first!"
"After killing them, turn around and attack the independent group, and finally destroy the new group!"
The chief of staff was stunned when he heard this. He didn't recover for a long time. He looked at Yoshio Shinozuka and said in disbelief: "Your Excellency, Commander... you are not mistaken!"
"I think the troops turning around and attacking the New Second Regiment now are seeking the distance at the expense of the near, and the gain outweighs the loss..."
"Although the independent regiment destroyed our middle-road mopping up troops, they killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses. Their own casualties must also be huge."
"The mopping up troops have swept through most of the Independent Regiment's base area. They will definitely be able to annihilate the Independent Regiment at the minimum cost. At the very least, they can drive them into the mountains..."
"If we turn around now, the mopping up troops will not only lose all the occupied independent regiment bases, but the huge price paid by the troops will also be in vain!"
"I humbly request your Excellency, Commander, to consider this matter carefully!"
"Don't think about it!" Yoshio Shinozuka answered decisively without even frowning.
"The mopping up troops suddenly turned around and went straight to the base of the New Second Regiment. Even you, the chief of staff, find it unbelievable. The Eighth Route Army certainly didn't expect it!"
"We can definitely catch the New Second Regiment off guard and make them unable to defend themselves!"
"This is the first reason!"
"The second reason is that it is now much easier to attack the New Second Regiment than to attack the remnants of the Independent Regiment."
"Under normal circumstances, after something happens to our army's mopping-up troops along the way, the troops will either stop the mopping-up and withdraw the mopping-up troops. Or they will continue the mopping-up and fight to the bitter end with the independent group."
"The Eighth Route Army must have thought so too, and will definitely gather heavy troops to lurk around our other two mopping up troops..."
"The troops from the New Second Regiment that reinforce the Independent Regiment will continue to fight there!"
"In order to help the independent regiment force us back, the main force of the New Second Regiment will probably continue to attack the blockade."
"The mopping up troops suddenly turned around and headed towards the New Second Regiment. They didn't even have to look for them. They just fought all the way to the blockade and just chased them and fought them!"
"The third reason is that there is no danger in fighting the new second group!"
"The judgment of killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred is just our guess. If the judgment is wrong, the Independent Regiment still has the strength to kill us all the way to mop up the troops. Continuing to mop up the base of the Independent Regiment will not only lead to no results, but may also cost the wife.
Break the troops!"
"This is impossible?" the chief of staff retorted subconsciously.
"Before the decisive battle began, there were still 3,000 people in the middle mopping up force, and most of them were from the Imperial Army. Their heavy mountain artillery squadrons, field artillery squadrons, and large-caliber mortar squadrons... were all intact!"
"The aviation force will also provide them with air support at any time..."
"Even if the independent group is made of iron, this firepower configuration can still severely damage them!"
Yoshio Shinozuka did not refute on the spot, but stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Do you dare to issue a military order?"
"Humble job..."
The chief of staff's "dare..." was already on his lips, but he swallowed it in the end.
He fought against the independent group not once or twice.
The word "mysterious" is not an overstatement to describe him.
Every time they fight, they can always complete some tasks that everyone thinks are incredible and severely damage the imperial army.
What if they used tactics unknown to everyone in the battle to clear out the troops in the middle of the siege, and easily ended the battle with minimal casualties... It's not impossible...
In this case, the guarantee I just made will become a joke, and the independent group can use the same fighting method to kill the troops all the way at any time!
The chief of staff became more and more frightened as he thought about it. He hesitated for a while before he answered bravely: "Commander, please calm down. I didn't think carefully just now and ignored that our opponent is an independent regiment!"
"They are too cunning and have an endless supply of various combat methods... It is indeed possible to create surprises on the battlefield!"
"But what if the Independent Regiment follows the mopping up troops and enters the base of the New Second Regiment?"
"At that time, the Eighth Route Army we had to face not only did not decrease, but doubled in number. Isn't it more likely to be dangerous?"
"Are you a vegetarian as a blockade force?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked.
"The equipment level of the New Second Regiment is not as good as that of the Independent Regiment... In the Battle of Ping'an, they fought a tough battle. Whether it was the intelligence department or the reconnaissance force, they can be sure that they suffered heavy casualties in the battle!"
"As long as we win the battle quickly, the independent regiment won't be able to catch up even if they want to send reinforcements!"
"To put it another way, even if the independent regiment sends reinforcements in time, it will only be a light infantry without any heavy weapons. It will be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield!"
At the enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment, after several hours of waiting, the final results were finally collected in Li Wensheng's hands.
Just one look on his face made him happy: "Captain, the harvest is greater than we imagined!"
"The mopping up troops can carry combat supplies for more than half a month at a time. It is indeed convenient for us. We don't have to worry about the logistics supply line being cut off, but it also makes it easier for us!"
"The regiment's armory is currently only able to reload bullets and produce grenades, and the output is still very low!"
"As a result, we use less ammunition, especially artillery shells..."
"With today's seizure, we will not be short of ammunition in the next six months?"
"Hurry up and tell me the data... I can't wait!" Kong Jie asked with anticipation.
"The 105mm caliber mountain cannon has six hundred and eighty rounds. We captured four of these mountain cannons, and each can be allocated one hundred and seventy rounds..." Li Wensheng introduced while looking at the list.
"When fighting a big battle, one cannon consumes seventeen rounds of artillery shells. These seizures are enough for us to fight ten big battles..."
"If there are more seizures in the future, our 105-caliber mountain cannon will not be short of shells!"
"There are 848 rounds of 120 mm caliber mortar shells. We now have six mortars of the same caliber, plus the remaining shells in the warehouse, each gun can be divided into 200 shells."
"There are 728 rounds of field artillery shells. Four field artillery pieces were captured. Each gun can be divided into 182 rounds..."
"682 rounds of infantry artillery shells, 1,856 rounds of 81mm mortar shells... 160,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, 820,000 rounds of rifle machine gun bullets, and more than 25,000 grenades and grenades combined..."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"There are even more weapons...more than 2,500 intact rifles...138 light machine guns, 15 heavy machine guns, 87 grenade launchers, and 11 81mm caliber mortars..."
"Enough for us to form three more reinforcement battalions!"
Kong Jie was indeed very happy, but he soon discovered a problem mentioned by the chief of staff. He shook his head and said: "In addition to heavy weapons and ammunition, the captured rifle machine guns are enough for us to form a reinforced battalion at most!"
As he spoke, he took out another statistical list: "This is the casualty and loss report compiled by Xiao Huang."
"In the entire decisive battle, we sacrificed a total of 1,358 people, and 249 people were seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness. One battalion alone accounted for one-third!"
"Then there is the third battalion. They have three aerial bombs at the moment...more than 300 people were killed and injured..."
"Because the Japanese and puppet troops used a large number of heavy artillery and aircraft in the battle, we also lost nine mortars, 11 heavy machine guns, 42 light machine guns, and more than 1,400 rifles!"
"After making up for these losses, the remaining weapons can be expanded by at most one reinforced battalion!"
When Kong Jie was about to continue speaking, a correspondent suddenly rushed in front of him.
His face was red and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he had run a lot just now.
While panting, he reported: "Report to Commander Kong..."
"I am the correspondent of the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment..."
"Chief of Staff Zhang asked me to come over and report: The Japanese and puppet troops' left-road mopping up troops suddenly stopped advancing!"
"The front team becomes the rear team, and the rear team becomes the front team. They march quickly and retreat to the rear...the destination is unknown..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops withdrew too suddenly. Our troops arranged a blocking battlefield in front of them. They were caught off guard. We are frantically pursuing them to intercept them and find out the retreat target of the Japanese and puppet troops as soon as possible!"
"Have the Japanese and puppet troops really withdrawn?" Kong Jie thought that the Japanese were going to stop the raid, so he stared at the correspondent and asked subconsciously, then turned his attention to the map and found the specific location of the Japanese and puppet troops on the left.
