In the conference room of the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Laiyuan City, Ono sat at the main seat of the oval conference table with a gloomy face. A group of senior colonels, lieutenants, and majors sat on both sides of the conference table in order according to their official positions.
Of course, the officers of the Imperial Association Army and above were also in the conference room, but they were all sitting at the corner of the conference table. From this, we can also see how low the Imperial Army's status was in the eyes of the Japanese army.
Not as good as anything.
"Come back and forth now, Chief of Staff, come and report to everyone the specific losses of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army in this battle!" Major General Ono ordered with a stern face after glancing at the subordinates who had their heads lowered in front of them.
"Hi!" The brigade chief of staff stood up.
Then he said in a serious tone: "General, gentlemen, both the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army suffered huge losses in this battle. Among them, 792 people were killed or missing in the Imperial Army, and 787 people were killed or missing in the Imperial Army, plus serious injuries.
The warriors had to withdraw from the battle, and the imperial army lost an entire infantry brigade!"
"Also, the large amount of supplies and ammunition stored by the imperial army in the warehouse west of the city, as well as the supplies and ammunition stored in the Shangjie stronghold, were all captured by the Eighth Route Army!"
"The other one is the Army Air Force. A bomber crashed during the bombing of the Independence Regiment, and an Imperial Army pilot was shattered!"
"Where's the result?" Ono asked, staring at the chief of staff.
Although he had known these data hours earlier, he still wanted to hear them again, and he also wanted his officers to listen carefully.
"According to statistics, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army lost nearly 2,000 people in this battle. However, one thing cannot be ignored. Among the 2,000 people lost by the Independent Regiment, at least 30% were recruits who had just joined the Independent Regiment, real veterans.
, the loss will definitely not exceed 1,400 people!"
"This means that the Independent Regiment can at best be considered to have suffered more than half of its casualties, not even serious damage!" Ono asked with a gloomy face.
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied!
"Our intelligence agents lurking in the Independent Regiment sent out a piece of information today. There are still more than 1,000 people from the Independent Regiment who have returned to their own station. Adding in the new recruits who stayed at the station, the total strength of the Independent Regiment still reaches nearly 3,000 people!"
"More importantly, the Independent Regiment captured a large number of our weapons and ammunition during this battle, including many heavy weapons. As long as we give them time, the Independent Regiment's combat effectiveness will not be worse than before!"
"Baga!" Ono finally couldn't help but cursed loudly.
"You have all heard it! Our opponent, the Independent Regiment, has become stronger and stronger the more we fight. As for us, more than half a month ago, we still had a total strength of 10,000 people. Now, it has dropped sharply to 3,000 people. The remaining
There are less than 7,000 people, one is going down and the other is going up, does everyone know what this means?"
"If this situation continues, we people will be eaten up bit by bit by the independent regiment! The entire Laiyuan will become an Eighth Route Army base!"
The curse made Ono feel a lot better. After taking a deep breath, he turned his attention to his subordinates again.
"You are all the best officers of the Japanese Empire. When fighting on the front line, each of you has achieved great success. Now facing the Eighth Route Army, which is not as equipped as the Central Army, why have you failed again and again? I want to know the reason.
, everyone has to speak!”
The chief of staff stood up first.
"General, I think it's intelligence. Without accurate and timely intelligence on the battlefield, we won't be able to fight, and we will suffer big losses!"
Lieutenant Colonel Yamamoto, the director of the Intelligence Division, immediately stood up and explained: "General, the Intelligence Division does have an unshirkable responsibility for the failure of this battle. Please punish the General. But I promise that this kind of situation will never happen again in the future. Now I have
Begin to make arrangements to strengthen the ability to collect intelligence on the Independent Regiment. For up to half a month, every move of the Independent Regiment will not be able to escape the surveillance of our intelligence department!"
"Then I'll give you another chance to make meritorious service!" Faced with Yamamoto's firm gaze on him, Ono finally compromised.
A lieutenant colonel next to the chief of staff stood up: "General, I think there is another reason! Although the new recruits given to us by the military have been trained for a long time, they lack combat experience, and most of them are the first.
The first time I went to the battlefield, the reaction speed on the battlefield was too slow and it was easy to panic. I think we need to further strengthen the training of the troops!"
"Yo Xi! Is there any more?" Ono nodded in approval of the proposal, and then continued to ask.
"We don't understand the Eighth Route Army and we underestimate the enemy too much!" A major captain stood up.
"In the past, when we fought with the Central Army, they were all frontal decisive battles. With our superior firepower, we always suppressed them on the battlefield. But the Eighth Route Army was different. They were too cunning and never fought us in a direct decisive battle."
"Many of the soldiers are facing such an enemy for the first time, and they are very unfamiliar with fighting!"
"Also, the Eighth Route Army never plays its cards according to common sense in battles. They come up to bite us whenever they have the opportunity. By the time we want to fight back, they have already disappeared without a trace. But once we relax, the cunning Eighth Route Army
They will pounce on us and attack us!"
"In addition, the Eighth Route Army especially likes to concentrate its superior troops and firepower in battles of annihilation. Whenever there is an opportunity, it concentrates several times its troops and firepower to attack us, so that the warriors do not even have the chance to fight back!"
"General, to deal with such an enemy, I humbly believe that we cannot copy the methods used to deal with the Central China Army as we did before. We must think of a new method!"
Major General Ono immediately became interested, then stared at the other party and asked, "Qiu Shuijun, as far as I know, your subordinates suffered heavy losses in this battle. However, the third group's results were the highest among all infantry groups."
.To be able to play so well, you must have your own unique insights. Tell me, what new ideas do you have!"
"Bizhong believes that what we need to do most now is to stay put and continue to train troops to further enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops."
"Since the Eighth Route Army likes to fight guerrilla warfare and annihilation warfare, then we will not give them this opportunity!"
"What's next?" Ono nodded in agreement with Major Qiu Shui's suggestion, and then continued to ask.
"When the troops form combat effectiveness and the intelligence department has figured out the true strength of the Independent Regiment, we can assemble heavy troops and attack directly towards the home base of the Independent Regiment."
"With so many troops in the Independent Regiment, the daily consumption is very huge. They must have material warehouses and ammunition depots in their own stations. For the Eighth Route Army, which has no logistical supplies, these warehouses are their lifeblood. We directly attack their lifeblood.
Son, even if the Eighth Route Army does not want to fight us, we will force it to fight!"
"As long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army comes out to fight us decisively. We are humble and confident, with the strong combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, and the air support that the Army Air Force may provide at any time, we will definitely win in the end!"
"If the Independent Regiment abandons its base and supplies and hides in the mountains, how can we destroy them?" Ono's face had an unnoticed smile, and then he stared at Major Qiu Shui and continued to ask.
Major Qiu Shui, who had already had an idea, immediately replied: "If we abandon the station and supplies, they will run out of food. As long as we trap them in the mountains, they will definitely find a way to break out of the encirclement due to hunger and cold. As long as they come out, a decisive battle will be inevitable."
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