Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters determination of the chief of staff
The other battalion company commanders sitting in front of Wang Ping did not speak, but Wang Ping could be sure from their faces that they did not have any confidence in the upcoming tough battle. However, they were not as straightforward and courageous as Xiong Changhe and did not speak out.
That's all.
"Ahem..." Wang Ping coughed and drew everyone's attention to himself again.
Then he analyzed: "Xiong Changhe's analysis is good. We have no chance of winning against the Japanese's 20,000 to 30,000 elite soldiers. In front of them, our new regiment is not even qualified to fill the gap between our teeth. This is the truth. There is nothing good.
Hidden."
"But the Japanese just came, and they came with murderous intent with the purpose of annihilating us..."
"Xiong Changhe's proposal just now is indeed the best way for us to face a powerful enemy. However, our new regiment has finally grown to such a large scale, and the base area has also expanded to four or five counties. Are you willing to give up like this?
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"I don't know about you, but I am unwilling. Because it is easy for us to give up today, but it will definitely be difficult to come back in the future. Even if it is the last resort and we really have to give up. Before giving up, I have to talk to Xiao
The Japanese will work hard to let the people in the base area know that our Eighth Route Army has done our best for them!"
"Of course, the fight I just said is not to fight against the little Japanese, but to use the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare that we are good at to wear them down bit by bit. Use the strategic depth of our base areas to tire out the powerful Japanese, and then drag them down again.
They will become weaker and weaker, and finally cut off one of their arms!"
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong suddenly said: "Captain, I have an idea!"
"Strength, as long as we solve the problem of troop strength and let the troops reach the strength of more than half a month ago, we will have a chance!"
"Even if we can't defeat them, we can still kill one of their regiments! You know, in the battle that just ended, our mountain artillery battalion has not moved!"
"With a total of twenty mountain guns, plus the infantry guns and mortars we have in hand, we can definitely gather nearly a hundred artillery pieces of various calibers!"
"Using the cover of night, so many artillery shelled the Japanese garrison at the same time. Even if there was a regiment of little Japs in the garrison, we could hit them with artillery shells so that they could not find their way around. Then, under the cover of the armored company and cavalry battalion, the infantry attacked from all directions.
If we cover up and kill them, we have every chance to kill a Japanese infantry regiment!"
Looking at Zhong Chenggong chatting beside him, Wang Ping's first feeling was that of admiration.
In this war, Wang Ping gave him many opportunities to lead troops independently, and he also served as deputy to the commander and deputy chief of staff for a few days. Now it seems that the experience of these few days was very useful.
After not seeing each other for half a month, he has suddenly been promoted from the perspective of a battalion commander to the perspective of a regiment commander.
With his just answer, Zhong Chenggong has proved to Wang Ping that he is qualified as the regiment chief of staff...
Taking this opportunity, Wang Ping stared at him and asked in an aggressive tone.
"I'll give you twenty mountain guns, at least ten infantry guns, plus thirty or forty mortars. In addition, there are the armored companies and cavalry battalions you just mentioned. How many more infantry do you need to kill a Japanese field infantry regiment?
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Zhong Chenggong did not expect that the group leader Wang Ping would come for real, but he did not give up this opportunity to test himself and answered after hesitating for half a minute.
"Two thousand infantry... If there are too many, 1,500 will do, but the casualties of the troops will be greater!"
"Also, the artillery must have a sufficient supply of shells. Mountain artillery and infantry artillery must have fifty shells per gun, and mortars must have one hundred and fifty shells!"
Zhong Chenggong's confidence gave Wang Ping confidence for the first time in the upcoming tough battle.
Before the meeting, what Wang Ping was most worried about was not the combat effectiveness of his troops.
If the combat effectiveness is insufficient, you can use strong firepower to attack them. You can engage in night battles with the Japanese and use your own strength to overcome the enemy's shortcomings.
What worries him most is the command of the troops. After the Japanese occupy Linfen, they will definitely attack the new regiment's base area in multiple directions.
As of now, the only people in the New Regiment who have the ability to command thousands of people in combat at one time are themselves and the political commissar.
However, the political commissar has to be responsible for the base area, the logistical supplies for the combat troops, and the common people in the base area to clear the country. It is impossible to go to the front line and only fight.
In this way, all the troops will be commanded by only one person.
Of course, Wang Ping also had the idea at that time to command other troops to fight remotely through the radio.
But this idea is just a thought, and it is too difficult to actually implement it.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and many situations cannot be understood through the radio. Hasty remote control command will not only distract yourself, but also cause a lot of irreparable losses to the troops.
Now after hearing Zhong Chenggong's answer and seeing the confidence on Zhong Chenggong's face, Wang Ping's worries suddenly disappeared.
He directly affirmed: "Okay, I will give you an unlimited supply of artillery shells, and I will give you two thousand troops!"
Just as Zhong Chenggong smiled because he could fight independently, a trace of doubt immediately appeared on his face.
"But, Commander, the total number of the entire regiment is 2,000. They are all given to me. What will happen to the other attacking troops of the Japanese army?"
In the conference room, except Zhong Chenggong, everyone else stared at Wang Ping with puzzled faces.
"I have solved the problem of troop strength for everyone. To be precise, it was the commander who left yesterday who solved it for us!"
"The commander selected 1,500 people from the direct brigade to stay and join our new regiment!"
"In addition, all the more than 1,800 puppet prisoners in the hands of the direct brigade have been kept by us. After mobilization day and night by the political commissar, more than 1,200 puppet soldiers have decided to join our Eighth Route Army."
"The mobilization is still continuing. If nothing unexpected happens, we should still be able to mobilize two to three hundred people. This means that our new regiment suddenly has three thousand more soldiers to fight!"
The political commissar then added: "One more thing, don't forget, in addition to the main force and garrison battalion, our four divisions also have garrison companies and guerrillas!"
Because they did not undertake combat missions, these local troops suffered almost no losses. Seeing that our main force fought such a big victory, many guerrillas asked to join the main force to kill the Japanese!"
"I made a rough calculation and found that there are more than 2,000 guerrillas in the four counties who strongly request to join the main force. On average, there are four to five hundred people in each county, and there are about two or three people in each village!"
At this point, the political commissar seemed to have thought of something and continued: "The reason why everyone is so motivated is that on the one hand we have established base areas to protect them and won the hearts and minds of the people. On the other hand, we have paid out pensions in a very timely manner, which is very important to us."
The resettlement and compensation for the families of the fallen soldiers were also very comprehensive, dispelling everyone's concerns about joining the Eighth Route Army!"
"According to the regiment leader's request, the family members of all soldiers who died in battle can receive a one-time pension of twenty yuan. In addition, the family members are entitled to five acres of land that is exempt from food tax every year. If the family members have children, our base area will also give them to them
Some other subsidies!”
"It is precisely because of these regulations that the people in the base area will enthusiastically join our Eighth Route Army!"
"Currently, your instructors and instructors are doing these things, but as military commanders, you must do a good job in supervision and ensure that every piece of ocean is distributed to the families!"
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