"Then they will be in big trouble!" The good mood on the deputy chief of staff's face disappeared instantly, and his face became more and more serious as he looked at the map for analysis.
"How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed? Baoding is too close to Peiping. Neji Okamura will never allow the existence of an Eighth Route Army armed force that can threaten the security of Peiping."
"If Neji Okamura knew about the huge development potential of the Duer Regiment, he would definitely dispatch heavy troops from other parts of North China to launch an attack and nip the Duer Regiment in the bud."
"The three garrison regiments in Kong Jie's hands have just been established and have not yet formed combat effectiveness. Some of the garrison regiments have not even reached full strength. Their combat effectiveness is very poor and they cannot withstand any major blows."
"The area of activity is located in the plains. After being attacked by the Japanese, there was no place to hide."
"When the base area was first established, the people's support for them was definitely not as high as in the old base area. If Neji Okamura launched an attack on them now, the three garrison regiments might have suffered a devastating blow just after they were established."
The deputy commander added calmly: "Except for the three garrison regiments, the situation of the Duer Er Regiment is not much better."
"The telegram said: The newly established Wangdu Garrison Regiment and Mancheng Garrison Regiment were expanded based on the Du 2nd and 3rd Battalions. This means that the three garrison regiments have almost exhausted the few veterans of the Du 2nd Regiment."
"The current Duer Regiment looks like a main force regiment, but in fact it is an empty frame. They are all new soldiers and have little combat effectiveness."
"If they really collide with the main force of the Japanese army, their combat effectiveness will not be as good as the Shunping garrison first established by Kong Jie."
"We lost two county towns in a row. How could such a big thing go wrong? See for yourself..." Okamura Neji said angrily.
"Commander, please calm down!"
The chief of staff was startled by Okamura Neji's sudden anger and quickly comforted him.
The 23rd Battalion has captured Wangdu and Mancheng. The containment task assigned to them by the regiment leader has been completed. There is no need to stay any longer. It is better to return to the base area to train troops and improve the combat effectiveness of the Shunping garrison.
"The base area is empty of troops. The role of the tunnel network is no less than that of a few main battalions. It is very important and cannot allow any mistakes."
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"There are more than a hundred artillery pieces of various types. If used properly, there will be no problem against three brigades of little Japs."
Looking at Huang Yu with a relieved look on his face, he said, "Hearing what you said, I suddenly felt confident."
"If you use it well, it won't be a problem to fight against a large group of Japanese."
"Baoding has a special geographical location. His safety is not only related to the Japanese control over the Yizhong Plain, but also related to the safety of the southern gate of Peking and the safety of the Japanese North China Front Headquarters. Neji Okamura will never sit idly by.
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"I will send a telegram to Deng Jingye and Huang Qi now: let them seize the time to train artillery."
"The Baoding garrison suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. Even the mobile troops were wiped out. The headquarters has just given them an infantry brigade. The follow-up reinforcements have not yet arrived. They should not have the strength to launch a large-scale operation. Will the intelligence department?
Mistake!"
"We have built a huge network of tunnels near the base area, and with a certain number of troops, we can hold back an infantry brigade no matter what."
After he finished speaking, his face returned to its previous serious expression, and he looked at Huang Yu and said seriously: "Xiao Huang, I'm not kidding you."
"If this happens, the situation we have finally opened up in the Yizhong Plain will be ruined, and the people in the base area will also suffer."
"In addition to the reserve team, we also hold a trump card!"
"The night attack on Pingyang that just ended...the entire regiment used less than fifty artillery pieces to explode, and the Japanese army cried like ghosts. If a hundred artillery pieces of various types were really assembled to launch an attack, the Japanese would definitely be blown up and collapse on the spot.
A lost dog."
"Is it possible that he still wants to hide it when the Eighth Route Army reaches outside Peiping City?"
Then he suggested to the deputy commander in chief: "Should we send a telegram to remind Kong Jie and ask them to shrink a little, not to take too big a step, and to develop slowly."
"Two brigades of little devils invaded the base area. When they camped and slept at night, they were attacked by four to five hundred artillery shells in half a minute. Even if the little devils were made of steel and iron, they would be blown into pieces..."
"Several times when the troops encountered the enemy, the reserve team helped to rescue them."
"During the troops' attack, the base area has continued to dig tunnels. Many tunnels should have been completed, and the ones that have not been completed are not much different."
"The army does not have a reserve team. This hidden danger is too great and may cause a devastating blow to the Duer Regiment at any time."
"This is not actually the case. Not only do we have a reserve team, but we also have a very strong combat effectiveness."
"So that's what happened!" Huang Yu thought something big had happened in the base area, but after hearing this, he showed a relieved expression.
It was completely unexpected that the Duer Group, which has huge development potential, would hide such a big crisis. A slight mistake would bring a devastating blow to the Duer Group.
Kong Jie replied with a serious expression: "This is no small matter..."
As a result, as soon as he stepped into the regiment headquarters, he saw Kong Jie studying the map with his eyebrows furrowed.
The troops have long been exhausted due to continuous fighting outside and are in urgent need of returning to the base area for repairs.
"After all, we are too far away from them and don't know the specific conditions there."
"Impossible!" Kong Jie shook his head like a rattle, retorting with a look of disbelief.
Seeing that Kong Jie was getting more and more anxious as he spoke, Huang Yu quickly explained: "Captain, I'm not kidding you. We do have a reserve team that can withstand two Japanese infantry brigades, but you didn't notice."
"Although the development potential of the Duer Regiment is very great, because they spread their business too much, the overall combat effectiveness of the Duer Regiment is not as high as it was before the expansion."
"Shunping Garrison Regiment is equipped with 23 artillery pieces of various types. The main force of the regiment is equipped with 12 field artillery pieces. When the artillery company directly under our battalion is built in the future, the number of artillery pieces in the base area is likely to exceed one hundred. A single salvo can fire
Fire a hundred cannonballs of all kinds."
Kong Jie shook his head and replied seriously: "The troops won the battle, which is indeed worthy of celebration, but we spread the stall too big and scattered all the limited veterans. In the morning I suddenly discovered: If the base area is attacked again, we will not be able to win the battle."
There are no elites who can take on the kid, it’s too dangerous.”
"In the past, no matter how weak the troops were or how difficult the situation was in wars, an elite force would always be kept as a reserve force to prepare for emergencies."
"You kid must be comforting me!"
"This doesn't even count the flying cannon we modified with gasoline barrels."
"At that time, there must be many troops with combat effectiveness. With the powerful artillery troops and tunnel network, we will be able to defend the base and repel all invading enemies."
It is not only Kong Jie's habit to keep a reserve team during war, but also Huang Yu's habit. He immediately comforted him: "Don't worry, commander, don't worry, we have sent all the veterans to pull up the troops. On the surface, it seems that we don't have any that can go to the battlefield immediately."
force!"
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Kong Jie finally figured it out.
Suddenly, he slapped the telegram on the table with a "pop" sound. Burning anger radiated from his body in an instant. He opened his mouth and began to curse: "Ba Ge Ya Road, Mr. Chang Gu, I am so disappointed. The Baoding garrison has nothing to do except for such a big thing."
If you don’t report, you don’t have any sense of the overall situation..."
At the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping, Neji Okamura was sullenly studying a piece of intelligence that had just been sent by the intelligence department.
"The trump card is right outside the town!"
Kong Jie racked his brains and didn't even think about where the reserve team Huang Yu mentioned was, nor what the so-called trump card was. He asked directly: "Come on, I don't believe it yet. When did the Duer Group hide one of my weapons?"
The reserve team that doesn’t know.”
"But we can send him the analysis about Okamura Neiji, so that Kong Jie and Huang Yu can take a longer-term view and not just focus on the Japanese and puppet troops in the Baoding area."
"I am the leader of the Duer Regiment. If there is such an elite team in the base, why didn't I know about it!"
"Tunnel warfare is different from positional warfare. As long as soldiers can shoot, they can use tunnels to kill Japanese soldiers."
"Deploying a few main forces from each regiment to launch a feint attack will scare the little Japanese to death."
"There is only one mobile brigade in Baoding now, and we don't know when follow-up reinforcements and additional troops will be in place. To put it another way, even if the Baoding garrison is restored to full strength, they will only deploy 5,000 people to attack us!"
"Captain, our troops have achieved three victories in three battles, and the Wangdu Defense Regiment and the Mancheng Defense Regiment have been successfully formed. This is a great thing. Why don't you look happy at all?"
The deputy commander thought for a while and replied: "It's okay to make suggestions, but I will be affected by your fate. Maybe Kong Jie has already thought of our worries just now and already has a way to deal with them."
The serious expression on the deputy chief of staff's face had been replaced by solemnity unconsciously.
The chief of staff was also shocked by the contents of the application. He immediately turned his attention to the sand table and became more and more frightened as he looked at it. At first, he could have said a few nice words to Major General Hase, but now he couldn't say anything and could only sigh.
Said in one breath.
"Wangdu Garrison and Mancheng Garrison attacked the city and captured a lot of mortars all the way. In addition to the mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars that the regiment supported them, twenty of them were few. Two regiments
Altogether, there are forty artillery pieces of various kinds."
"Artillery unit!" Huang Yu blurted out to explain.
"I'm sending someone to check the tunnel network being built around the base... No, I'll go check it myself..."
"I have been fighting for so many years, and I have never felt so guilty as I do today."
"Now that I don't have a reserve team, I always feel uneasy and something big is about to happen."
"As long as the number of Japanese and puppet troops who attack us does not exceed 2,000, with the combat power of this reserve force, we are fully capable of keeping them out of the base area and killing the enemy until they pee!"
After the Japanese mobile troops withdrew to Baoding, Huang Yu retreated to Shunping.
"Hasgu-kun did a little too much this time!"
"As soon as Wangdu is separated from Mancheng, the Eighth Route Army base areas operating in the wings will be connected. Not only will the base area be expanded several times than before, but the population will also be increased several times."
"With the speed at which the Eighth Route Army is recruiting troops, it can be expanded to 10,000 troops in three months at most. By then, not only will Baoding be in danger, this Eighth Route Army may also threaten the security of Peiping."
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