Chapter 455 Everyone is looking for his own mother
Hearing this, the deputy commander was also stunned: "Good guy, I didn't expect that I would make a fortune after going to Liantai County."
To be honest, everyone knew the purpose of Brigadier Chen's new regiment sent to Liantai County. It was not so much to help Gao Hongming in defense as to seek refuge.
At that time, the New Regiment was bitten by the Sixth Division and could not escape no matter what. In addition, the Japanese had set up layers of blockades. The New Regiment was almost at the end of its rope, so it had no choice but to go to Liantai County.
It has only been less than a month and there has been such a big movement. This was beyond the deputy commander's expectation.
Seeing the deputy commander lowering his head and thinking deeply, Deputy Chief of Staff Teng couldn't help but said: "Boss, after a month of renovation, the new regiment has improved to a big level in terms of combat effectiveness and equipment. I heard that the regiment commander Gao
But they are very generous. Not only have they all been put into German military uniforms, but they have also been equipped with machine guns at the squad level. If the new regiment is transferred back now, it will be of great help to us."
It has to be said that Deputy Chief of Staff Teng's proposal is still very tempting. An infantry regiment that has been reorganized and whose weapons and firepower have been qualitatively improved is tantamount to a timely rain for the Eighth Route Army, which is currently short of guns and ammunition. If it can
Transferring him back is equivalent to having an extra trump card in the hands of the head of the headquarters.
Some people may ask, didn't Gao Hongming support the Eighth Route Army with so many weapons and ammunition in the past two years?
Not to mention anything else, the New First Regiment, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, the three units with the best relationship with Gao Hongming, have received the most benefits in the past two years. Why are they so poor now?
People who have this question need to understand that not only ammunition is a bulk consumable, but weapons are as well. Don’t think that a gun given to you will be used for ten or eight years like a household appliance.
The reality is that anything can happen on the battlefield.
Bumps and bumps are common on the battlefield in fierce battles. The gun may be damaged at any time. If you are lucky, it can still be used after repair. If you are not lucky, the gun will be scrapped directly. In a fierce battle, the gun may be damaged or even scrapped.
Dozens of guns are common.
Although Gao Hongming assisted the Eighth Route Army with a lot of weapons and ammunition, after more than half a year of raids by the Japanese army, the consumption and damage of the Eighth Route Army's weapons and ammunition became increasingly serious.
Although the Eighth Route Army opened a Huangyadong arsenal, which could produce 430 rifles and more than 2,000 artillery shells per month, this quantity was a drop in the bucket for the Eighth Route Army, which had a total of more than 600,000.
Deputy Chief of Staff Teng made this suggestion for his own reasons.
But the deputy commander thought for a while and shook his head: "No... Although the New Regiment cooperated with the Liantai Militia to win the battle, they still have to face the pressure of the two elite divisions of the Japanese army. Now if the New Regiment is
If they are transferred back, the pressure faced by the Liantai Militia will be even greater, and our Eighth Route Army cannot do anything unjust."
Deputy Chief of Staff Teng said without hesitation: "That doesn't matter. Let's transfer the new regiment back and send other troops there. Let alone one regiment, even two regiments or even three regiments are fine."
"you……"
The deputy commander couldn't laugh or cry, and pointed at him with his finger: "You are blatantly attacking the autumn wind!"
Deputy Chief of Staff Teng also knew that this proposal was indeed unreasonable, and he laughed a little sheepishly, but then he sighed: "Boss, I also know that this is unjust, but there is nothing we can do.
According to the reports sent below, the situation of many troops is very not optimistic, and some regiments have even been beaten down to less than half of their troops. If there are no reinforcements, I am worried that there will be a risk of being wiped out by the Japanese army as a whole."
The deputy commander-in-chief frowned: "Of course you are right, but have you ever thought about what Gao Hongming would think if you did this? Will he think that our Eighth Route Army regards him as an easy target?"
"well……"
Deputy Chief of Staff Teng also became more and more irritable as he thought about it. He waved his hands and said angrily: "Why don't I just send more than ten or twenty regiments of his troops there and join forces with the Liantai Militia to kill the Sixth Division and the 108th Division together.
I want to see if Okamura Neji still dares to be so arrogant!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the deputy commander's expression froze and he suddenly turned his head to look at him: "Well... what did you say? Say it again?"
Seeing the deputy commander's wide-eyed expression with a horrifying expression, Deputy Chief of Staff Teng was punished and stammered: "Old... boss, I... I just said that, don't take it to heart.
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"No... what you said makes perfect sense!"
The deputy commander made a sound and slapped his hand heavily on the table.
Due to too much force, the temporary table made of wooden boards made a muffled sound, and then the wooden boards fell apart, and the maps, pencils, magnifying glasses and other things on the table were also scattered all over the floor.
"Lao Teng, you are really a genius, why didn't I think of that?"
The deputy commander suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Gao Hongming's side is short of troops, but what we are short of are weapons, ammunition and supplies. If our two armies can join forces, we can learn from each other's strengths to make up for our weaknesses.
As long as our troops have enough weapons and ammunition, let alone 200,000 Japanese troops, even if they are doubled, we will not be afraid of them! It's settled, Staff Qiu, draft a message immediately, and I will personally send it to Gao Hongming
The regimental commander sent a telegram!"
"What... they plan to join forces with us to eat the Japanese Sixth Division and the 108th Division?"
An hour later, looking at the telegram in his hand, Gao Hongming was also shocked.
"Yes, group seat."
Chi Yaohui was also amazed by the content of this telegram, "The commander of the Eighth Route Army actually thought of breaking the Japanese blockade and raids through this method. This is indeed a fantastic idea, but it is also a clear plan to occupy us.
It's cheap.
You see... In this telegram, they ask us to replenish their troops with equipment and ammunition. This alone is a huge start. This is an army of at least tens of thousands of people. What is he doing?
We are being taken advantage of."
Chi Yaohui's face looked a little ugly. Anyone who was ripped off would feel unhappy.
Gao Hongming laughed. For him who is cheating, he only has enough gold, silver, US dollars, and materials as much as he wants. With his current income and capital reserves, as long as he is willing, let alone support him.
There are tens of thousands of horses, so even if you add a zero at the end, there will be no problem.
However, although it is true that he has money and supplies, he does not want to be taken advantage of. Coming from a later generation, he believes in one sentence: Never test human nature, otherwise you will be disappointed in the end.
"Lao Chi, please call back to the Eighth Route Army headquarters. Just say that I agree with this plan in principle and agree to transfer ten regiments of troops in advance. We can replenish these troops with weapons, ammunition and supplies as appropriate.
During this period, we can follow the example of the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain and establish a temporary joint command to jointly command the troops. After the battle is over, the temporary joint command will be automatically revoked. At that time, everyone will go back to their homes to find their own mothers..."