At the Japanese division headquarters in Linfen City, more than 100 kilometers away, Lieutenant General Ito locked himself in the headquarters from the end of the battle, and did not allow anyone to approach the headquarters.
Everyone thought that the division commander was in the office reflecting on and summarizing the failed counter-mopping operation. Only the chief of staff knew that there was no need for the division commander to summarize.
After such a huge defeat, no matter how strong the background of the division commander is, it is impossible to remain in the position of division commander.
At this time, the division commander must have locked himself in the room and tried to find ways to lessen the punishment imposed on him by his superiors.
Just two days later, a group of military police from the front army headquarters appeared at the entrance of the division headquarters, along with a lieutenant general.
"Where is your division commander, Lieutenant General Ito?" the lieutenant general asked the chief of staff as he walked into the headquarters.
"I'm in my office and haven't come out for two days!" the chief of staff lowered his head and replied in a low voice.
The front army headquarters and even the military police have been dispatched. If nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be some big changes at the division headquarters!
"Let's go directly to Lieutenant General Ito's office. You lead the way!" The Lieutenant General ordered directly without even looking at the Chief of Staff in front of him.
The force shown by the lieutenant general made the chief of staff very dissatisfied. However, the level difference between himself and him was too far, so no matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only keep it in his heart.
When he walked to the door of the division commander's office, he was about to knock on the door when the lieutenant general who was following him stopped him.
With a wave of his hand, two military policemen appeared next to the chief of staff and backed away from the door.
A scene that shocked the chief of staff appeared. Lieutenant General Ito was kneeling in the middle of the office, with a samurai sword for seppuku inserted into his heart. The military uniform on his chest was stained red with blood...
The chief of staff rushed in and looked into his nose. Lieutenant General Ito was no longer breathing~
Because his body was still warm, the chief of staff made a direct judgment: "General, the division commander committed seppuku less than an hour ago~"
"Seppuku, Ito County really chose a good result. However, compared with the military court, seppuku is obviously the best way out for him!"
Then he ordered the military police squadron leader behind him: "Take the body of Lieutenant General Ito and return to the front army to resume his life!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately ordered to the chief of staff: "You are the chief of staff of the division... Now I can tell you that I am the division commander just appointed by the front army. Now I order you to summon all the captains of Linfen City
The above officers came to the division headquarters for a meeting, and I have an order to give to everyone!"
In less than half an hour, more than twenty officers, large and small, gathered in the conference room.
"Hello everyone, I am Lieutenant General Fujino, the division commander who was just appointed by the front army. From now on, I will be your division commander. Now, let me announce some other orders!"
"Due to the failed mopping up, the division suffered too many losses. After research and decision by the front army, the division temporarily canceled the brigade establishment and directly administered three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an engineering brigade, a baggage brigade, and a cavalry brigade.
, a chariot brigade with a total strength of nearly 8,000 people!"
"There are currently more than 5,000 combat troops and direct-affiliated troops left in the division. This means that the entire division is still short of 13,000 people and all heavy equipment!"
"Heavy equipment will be provided to us by the Front Army within one month. The missing 13,000 men will be replenished by the Front Army within three months. Five thousand of them will be local garrison troops assigned to us by the Front Army, and eight will be provided by the Front Army within three months."
Thousands of them are new recruits from North Korea and China!”
After Lieutenant General Fujino finished speaking, the solemn atmosphere in the conference room was not affected.
After a long time, the chief of staff said in order to ease the awkward atmosphere in the conference room: "Division Commander, there are 18,000 people in the division, which seems like a lot. The real combat force has 12,000 people standing in the sky."
"It takes at least 2,000 people to stay in Linfen City, and the combat troops that can be used on the front line are only 10,000 at most. As for our opponent, the New Regiment, even if they suffered heavy losses in this sweep, their ability to mobilize troops is too strong
. Coupled with the fact that they seized a lot of light and heavy equipment in this raid, I can be sure that they will be able to regain their combat effectiveness in two months at most."
"We have 10,000 people against more than 10,000 of them. We are definitely no match. The new group is really too cunning!"
"We are indeed no match for our strength!" Lieutenant General Fujino answered directly.
"But, can we compete with the New Group on logistics?"
"Fighting for logistics? How?" the chief of staff asked with a frown.
"I learned from the Front Army Headquarters that due to a large-scale drought in North China, the North China Eighth Route Army is encountering an unprecedented crisis!"
"Because there is no food, the entire Eighth Route Army is under great logistical pressure!"
"Coupled with the economic blockade imposed by the Imperial Army and Chongqing, the Eighth Route Army's logistical pressure will be even greater!"
"In order to solve this problem, many Eighth Route Army troops have begun to become self-sufficient, streamline their troops and streamline their administration, and reduce logistical pressure!"
"I believe that our opponent, the New Regiment, must face greater logistical pressure. After all, their regiment supports more than 10,000 people, and they have been in combat since their formation!"
"As for the southwestern part of Shanxi where we are located, it is also suffering from an unprecedented severe drought, so we can definitely work with the New Group on logistics."
The chief of staff's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously thought of Lieutenant General Ito who had committed seppuku.
Then his eyes lit up and he analyzed: "The division commander is wise, our opponent the New Regiment will indeed face unprecedented logistical pressure!"
Then let’s talk about some ways how Lieutenant General Ito used hundreds of thousands of civilians to consume the Eighth Route Army’s logistical pressure during the last raid!
"Yoshi, as a result, the Eighth Route Army will definitely face greater logistical pressure!" Lieutenant General Fujino replied with satisfaction.
Then he continued: "Lieutenant General Ito has created such good conditions for us, we must not let it go!"
"Contact the intelligence personnel hidden in this area and encourage the Eighth Route Army to repair their burned houses. It is best to ask the Eighth Route Army to provide food to compensate. I will use up all the food left in the hands of the new regiment!"
"Without food, they have no way to recruit and expand their troops!"
"Even the existing troops may not be able to support them. Maybe they will follow the example of other Eighth Route Army troops and streamline their administration to reduce logistical pressure!"
"In this case, the opponents we need to face will become weaker and weaker!"
"Also, we have food in hand, which can not only feed all the Imperial Army troops, but also feed a large number of Imperial Alliance Army troops!"
"On other battlefields in North China, the ratio between the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army is basically maintained at one to one. With the help of the Imperial Association Army in defense, the Imperial Army can send more troops to the front line to deal with the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"
"There is a severe drought in North China, and many people do not even have enough to eat. At this time, if the imperial army issues an order to recruit new soldiers in the occupied areas and reorganize the Imperial Army, I believe that the people in the occupied areas will definitely sign up enthusiastically."
"If someone joins the Imperial Army, their families, relatives and friends will definitely support the Imperial Army!"
"In this way, the foundation of the Imperial Army here will become stronger and stronger!"
"Use food to compete with the Eighth Route Army for the hearts and minds of the people!" the chief of staff immediately reacted!
"Not bad!" Lieutenant General Fujino affirmed.
"To deal with the Chinese, we must not only use the iron-blooded policy we have used before, but also use the soft-hearted policy. Only by combining them can we truly occupy China! This is what the Commander of the Front Army said personally!"
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