While the chief of staff was still frowning and analyzing why there were such heavy casualties, Matsumoto, who also had a calm face, had already seen the conspiracy behind these casualties.
"There's a problem..." Matsumoto said suddenly.
"In one day, the entire blockade was attacked, and the Eighth Route Army only attacked patrols and retreated after firing one shot. Even if one person attacked our patrols several times in a day, there would not be that many new regiments.
troops!"
"Also, the telegram said that judging from the bullet casings left on the battlefield, every time the Eighth Route Army attacked our patrol, it was a platoon. Using one platoon to attack one of our patrols, that is, one squad, is a complete waste of force.
, wasting bullets is completely inconsistent with the Eighth Route Army’s past guerrilla warfare!”
"If I guess correctly, the battle that took place on the blockade today was not at all what you judged. The Eighth Route Army used guerrilla warfare to sneak attack on our patrols, kill and injure us in large numbers, and weaken the strength of our troops stationed on the blockade!"
"What is that?" the chief of staff asked with a frown.
"Training?" Matsumoto made a surprising judgment!
"On the training ground, we used captured Chinese soldiers to practice bayonet and hand-to-hand combat. Our old rival Wang Ping brought his new regiment to our blockade today to train with the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army.
Train soldiers in marksmanship!"
"How is that possible?" The chief of staff seemed to have heard a big joke. His face was shocked, his mouth was open, and he didn't react for a long time.
Major General Matsumoto frowned and analyzed: "More than thirty people ambushed one of our patrol teams, and they could only kill five or six of us. Even if each person only fired one bullet, it is impossible for ordinary troops to achieve only this result."
.But the fact is that it is the case, which means that those who attacked us are recruits from a new regiment!"
"We use new soldiers to fight our veterans, and every battle is as if it was carved out of a mold. What do you think this is if it's not military training?"
The chief of staff gradually became convinced, and a very bold idea came to his mind.
"General, do you think it's possible that the new regiment will send the remaining veterans out of the mountains through secret channels to fight guerrillas with us and sneak attacks on us. At the same time, they will use fighting to prove to the Chinese in Linfen that they have not been wiped out by us.
, expand influence, accumulate supplies and expand the army. All the remaining recruits stayed in the mountains for training. When they saw our troops finally leaving the gun towers and bunkers to patrol, they immediately seized the opportunity and used our patrol team to practice marksmanship."
"It's possible, but you still overlooked one thing!" The more he analyzed it, the uglier Matsumoto's face became.
Because he suddenly discovered that as the war situation developed to this point, all the situations he had grasped seemed to be false.
If that's the case, things will be in trouble.
After taking a deep breath and suppressing the bad feeling in his heart as much as possible, he frowned and analyzed.
"The New Regiment trains in platoon units. There are so many battles on the blockade in one day, and the blockade is long. This means that the New Regiment dispatches no less than ten platoons of recruits, or even more.
many!"
"I am sure that our bombing of the New Regiment's headquarters some time ago did not achieve the expected results."
"The casualties of the new regiment are definitely not as big as we thought! The material reserves have not been completely destroyed either!"
The chief of staff once again showed an expression of disbelief: "How is it possible? We used incendiary bombs, not ordinary aerial bombs. Even if I didn't go to the battlefield in person, I can be sure that the new regiment's station will be burned to ashes.
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The sullen Matsumoto seemed to have thought of something, and his already frowning brows now furrowed even deeper.
Then he replied with a look of enlightenment: "Three holes of a cunning rabbit, I understand!"
"Our opponents are too cunning, and the Chinese have had a habit since ancient times of not putting their things together, but hiding them separately to avoid being taken over by their opponents!"
"The new group must be like this too."
"In addition to the camps we bombed and burned to ashes, there must be camps we don't know about."
"It was this secret camp that allowed them to continue to live in the woods after losing their main camp!"
"Bagyalu, they are so cunning, we were deceived!"
Having said this, Major General Matsumoto also showed an expression of pain and regret on his face.
I regret that I didn't think of this earlier and let the remnants of the new regiment train and rest peacefully in the woods for so long.
As for the chief of staff, the shock on his face cannot be described in words.
After finally reacting, he stared at Matsumoto and asked: "General, do you want me to use the old method to find their secret base, and then send aviation troops to bomb it!"
Matsumoto shook his head and replied: "It's useless!"
"Since they knew about Cunning Rabbit's Three Caves from the beginning, they must have done this now. What's more, a station was bombed by us just now. They must be very vigilant and will not be fooled again!"
The chief of staff became anxious and immediately asked: "What should we do? We watch them grow and develop in the mountains, and we watch them use our patrols to train troops!"
"Training!" Upon hearing these two words, a sneer flashed across Major General Matsumoto's lips.
Because he still has a trump card in his hand that he has not yet played.
In the last battle, he was very dissatisfied with the performance of the special forces team.
After the battle, Major General Matsumoto personally took action to retrain the special forces brigade.
After more than half a month of training, Matsumoto was very satisfied with the performance of these people. Although they were far from reaching the standards of the old special forces, they were no problem dealing with ordinary troops.
Moreover, everyone in Matsumoto Ai must know that the fastest place to improve the combat effectiveness of a special forces brigade is not the training ground, but the real battlefield.
Since the New Regiment uses its own patrols to train troops on the battlefield, I don't mind using the new recruits of the New Regiment to train its own special forces group.
Thinking of this, Matsumoto shouted directly to the door: "Notify Special Forces Brigade Lieutenant Colonel Harada and report to me immediately, as fast as possible!"
After finishing, he stared at the Chief of Staff and continued to ask: "A vehicle transport squadron strengthened by the headquarters has arrived. There are six armored vehicles and dozens of motorcycles in it. Chief of Staff, please immediately follow the three vehicles and three vehicles of a large stronghold.
A motorcycle, an armored car, and three ordinary cars."
"The remaining cars will be left in the county to form two mechanized reinforcement squadrons."
"When there is a situation that the garrison at the stronghold cannot cope with, the county will directly send troops!"
"Also, with the availability of motorcycles and armored vehicles, the garrison troops at each stronghold must conduct continuous patrols on the main roads within their jurisdiction. By controlling the roads and controlling the villages surrounding the roads, the entire Linfen is cut into small pieces that the Eighth Route Army cannot communicate with each other.
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