At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Linfen City, the angry Major General Matsumoto had been smashing things at the headquarters for five minutes.
After there was really nothing to smash, the overwhelming anger slowly subsided.
But the anger and grievance in his heart were still strong, and he yelled at the chief of staff: "Noda is a stupid pig. We have reminded her more than once that the troops cannot be divided and do not underestimate the enemy. The new regiment commander is too cunning. As long as
If he showed a flaw, even if it was a small flaw, he would be caught by the new group. Unexpectedly, he still committed a crime. Hundreds of imperial troops died under the heavy machine guns and mortars made by the empire itself!
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"Immediately approach Captain Noda's position and I will send him to a military court!"
"General, calm down. The new regiment is really too cunning. No one could have imagined that they would bypass the main force and directly join the red heavy machine gun and mortar squadron. And they have the guts to use more than a hundred people to carry off more than a thousand imperial troops and
Imperial Alliance Army!" the chief of staff quickly comforted.
"Unexpected? If we had thought of everything, the remnants of the new regiment would have been wiped out by us long ago!" Major General Matsumoto replied angrily.
The chief of staff quickly changed the subject and asked: "General, it is an indisputable fact that the Noda Brigade lost troops and generals."
"The Air Force reported just now that they found no signs of Eighth Route Army activity on the battlefield. They also searched the surrounding areas, but found nothing, only the bodies of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Associated Army. I am sure that the cunning new group must be lurking again, etc.
As soon as it gets dark, they will turn into hungry wolves and continue to attack our strongholds in Linfen!"
"Now even if the Noda Battalion encounters the remnants of the New Regiment, they may not be able to defeat them, and Linfen City has no mobile troops to reinforce them. They can only draw troops from the troops remaining at the blockade to reinforce the Noda Battalion and continue to encircle and suppress the New Regiment.
Main force."
When it came to business, Matsumoto's angry face finally returned to calm.
Frowning, he analyzed: "Although there are not many people in the new group, their leader is very cunning. More importantly, they are equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and even two infantry cannons. Not to mention the Noda Brigade
The remaining two squadrons, even an infantry group without reinforced artillery, will not be able to gain favor in front of the new regiment!"
Seeing an expression of disbelief on the chief of staff's face, Matsumoto continued his analysis.
"Don't believe it! The ammunition carried by the Noda Brigade can fight two medium-sized battles. Now all these weapons and ammunition are in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and there are nearly a thousand artillery shells. If all these artillery shells are fired at us, you say,
How many troops can withstand such an explosion!"
The chief of staff still had an expression of disbelief and frowned and asked: "But, general, even if the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has so much heavy equipment, they don't have anyone to use it!"
"You underestimate the Eighth Route Army's ability to mobilize troops!" Matsumoto shook his head and replied.
"The Eighth Route Army active in Linfen has fought six or seven battles with us, large and small. It was more than a hundred people from the beginning, and it is still more than a hundred people now. If I say that they have fought so many battles, the army has not
Any loss, do you believe it?"
The chief of staff immediately shook his head and replied: "Definitely impossible! Not only did they suffer casualties, but they also suffered huge casualties. I believe in the combat effectiveness of the imperial army. Even if the entire army is wiped out on the battlefield, they will fight to the death to kill the enemy!"
"I also believe in those imperial troops who died in battle!" Matsumoto affirmed.
Then he continued to ask: "Since the Eighth Route Army suffered casualties, and the casualties were very large, then tell me why the strength of their combat troops has not been reduced, and their combat effectiveness has not declined!"
"The Chinese people, the Chinese people must have seen the Eighth Route Army win the battle and started to support them again!" the chief of staff made a subconscious judgment.
Then he asked Matsumoto for instructions: "General, I am now giving an order to all the maintenance committees in the country to strictly investigate the Chinese people who secretly support and join the Eighth Route Army. If they are found out, they will be punished severely and completely put an end to the Chinese people's support of the Eighth Route Army."
Lucky mentality.”
"As long as the Eighth Route Army does not get the support of the Chinese people, their troops will become smaller and smaller, and they will eventually be wiped out by us!"
"Chief of Staff, you are confused!" Matsumoto retorted without hesitation.
"Chinese people? You underestimate our opponents too much. Even if some Chinese people join the Eighth Route Army and join a new regiment, do you think it is possible for a peasant to join the combat force immediately and have combat effectiveness to fight with us?"
The chief of staff was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Absolutely not!"
Having said this, the chief of staff seemed to have thought of something, and said with a look of realization: "It's the Imperial Association Army. It must be the Imperial Association Army who was captured by the Eighth Route Army. They were encouraged by them to join the new regiment and then fight with us."
At this point, the chief of staff's shock could no longer be expressed in words.
Because he suddenly thought of a terrible fact, he opened his mouth and did not react for a long time.
Major General Matsumoto no longer hesitated and answered to the point: "I am sure that the Eighth Route Army must have mobilized many prisoners of the Imperial Army to join the battle. While fighting, they replenished the troops, so that they can ensure that the total strength of the army does not decrease but increases!"
"As far as I know, the New Regiment has captured more than a thousand prisoners from us during this period!"
The chief of staff shook his head solemnly and replied: "General, last night alone, the New Regiment captured nearly 500 of our Imperial Army troops. Including those captured in the mountains, in less than a month, the New Regiment has captured our first-hand training
More than 1,600 Imperial Army troops came out!"
"This is just an estimate, the real data may be more!"
Major General Matsumoto's face instantly darkened.
"Just take the 1,600 people, even if only 1,000 of them are encouraged by the New Group to join them."
"Coupled with the large amount of equipment and ammunition that the New Regiment seized from us. In less than a month of encirclement and suppression operations, we not only failed to eliminate the New Regiment, but instead made the New Regiment stronger and stronger as we fought, directly expanding from two to three hundred men.
Become a main force without any moisture!"
"General, this is too scary!" The chief of staff still looked shocked.
"So I keep emphasizing that we should pay attention to our opponents and not underestimate them. Even though the new group does not have many people now, as long as they are given a chance, they will turn Linfen City upside down!" Matsumoto replied with a stern face.
"This is also the fundamental reason why the Eighth Route Army troops in North China have never been eliminated despite heavy raids by the Imperial Army!"
"The speed at which they are recruiting and expanding their troops is really terrifying!"
The chief of staff finally reacted at this time and quickly asked: "General, what should we do next?"
"We must not let them develop and grow again, otherwise all our previous efforts will be in vain!"
"There is a way! But it takes time!" At this point, a sneer suddenly flashed across Matsumoto's face.
From now on, he decided to pay more attention to Wang Ping and have a real battle with Wang Ping.
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