Before the guerrilla brigade was reorganized, Wang Xin personally served as the captain of a guerrilla squad and led them in training, so he knew the situation of the soldiers under his opponents clearly.
One thing Wang Xin can confirm: after two days of guerrilla warfare experience, everyone must have made considerable progress.
But there are certainly not a few company commanders who have said so exaggeratedly that they already have the strength to fight in the field with the Japs.
In the guerrilla group of nearly 400 people, less than one-fifth of the fighters have been trained for more than three months, and the remaining members have only joined the guerrilla group in the past three months.
The players who were born in the puppet army are slightly better. They have the training as a puppet army as a foundation, and they can develop combat effectiveness after a short period of running-in.
Not everyone else.
Many people had never fired a live ammunition before joining this guerrilla war.
In this case, if they were to fight the Japanese face to face, it would be the same as committing suicide.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if the guerrillas were able to resist the Japanese, Wang Xin would not do it.
Because the current fighting method of the guerrillas is mainly based on showing weakness.
This is the only way for the guerrillas to complete the mission of the regiment.
If one of the little Japs is killed in an ambush, the Japanese and puppet troops in the county will definitely be alert, pay attention to themselves, and deploy more troops to encircle and suppress the guerrillas.
At that time, the guerrillas would suffer heavy casualties from being chased by the Japanese and puppet troops. They would be exhausted and have no energy or strength to paralyze the highway.
The first mission assigned by the regiment headquarters to the guerrilla brigade will end in failure.
Thinking of this, Wang Xin decisively refused: "In the next five days, the troops will mainly focus on guerrilla warfare and sneak attacks on the Japanese."
"As for the war of annihilation, no one should even think about it."
"The only thing we have to think about now is how to complete the tasks assigned to us by the regiment without angering the Japanese or attracting more Japanese."
"As for the annihilation war, once we complete the mission, there will be plenty of opportunities to fight it, and we won't miss it in the next few days."
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Yi County, Lieutenant Colonel Miki has not had a smile on his face for several days, and the pressure on his shoulders is getting heavier day by day.
Just now, the front army headquarters called itself again: asking the Yixian garrison to clear out the Eighth Route Army in the territory as soon as possible and restore the railway and highway to Baoding.
The caller was the Chief of Staff of the Front Army.
If you cannot complete the task and open the road south within the stipulated time, the next call will be your Excellency the Commander.
He would definitely not be able to keep his position as captain, and he might even be sent to a military court for his incompetence in combat.
"Bagaya Road, I don't believe that there are so many Imperial and Imperial Army troops on the front line that even dozens of Eighth Route Army troops can't do anything." Lieutenant Commander Miki decided to transfer the pressure exerted by the Front Army Headquarters on himself to his subordinates.
A pair of eyes were red and red, as if they were about to spit fire.
Looking at the murderous look on the Chief of Staff's face, he ordered: "Chief of Staff, is there still no news from the three frontline strongholds?"
"It's been three days since the reinforcements were sent there. Even if they conduct a wide-net search, they should have found the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains."
The chief of staff did not dare to look into the captain's eyes and lowered his head as he replied: "Today's search is over. The three attacking troops have only killed a dozen Eighth Route Army troops."
"The other Eighth Route Army troops didn't know how they did it. They bypassed the mopping up troops again, ran near the highway, and attacked the Imperial Association Army and the Imperial Army who were supervising the work, preventing us from repairing the highway."
"So the task of repairing roads in the three strongholds has not been completed."
Lieutenant Commander Miki became even more angry and shouted with a murderous look on his face.
"Order: The commanders of the three strongholds failed to fight effectively and all committed suicide to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor."
"The deputy captains of the three strongholds took over the position of commander. Tomorrow they will continue to mop up the remaining Eighth Route Army troops and repair all the roads damaged by them. The roads connecting Baoding must be clear the day after tomorrow, otherwise they will also apologize to His Majesty the Emperor."
Perhaps because of killing someone, Lieutenant Colonel Miki's anger has obviously calmed down a lot.
Only then did the chief of staff get the chance to speak: "Sir, I have a bold guess, I don't know whether I should say it or not!"
"When has it been? Is there anything else to say?" Miki cursed angrily.
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied!
"I feel that there are more Eighth Route Army troops operating in Yixian than we initially thought."
"Otherwise, while the imperial army was encircling and suppressing the troops in the mountains, the Eighth Route Army would appear outside the mountains at the same time to sneak attack on our road construction troops. This would be illogical."
"There must be Eighth Route Army troops hidden on the front line that we don't know about."
Miki Nakasa's brows that had just calmed down wrinkled again.
He had also thought about this issue, but he rejected it because of the sworn report from the frontline commander.
Now that the chief of staff reminded him, the more Lieutenant Colonel Miki thought about it, the more likely he felt that this judgment was more likely.
In the past few days, he has been thinking: Why can't one or two hundred imperial troops plus more than two hundred imperial association troops be able to deal with dozens of Eighth Route Army troops?
This question kept popping up in his mind, and he couldn't figure it out.
If the Eighth Route Army operating on the front line was not dozens of people, but one or two hundred people, then this problem would be easily solved.
Faced with the heavy raids by the Imperial Army, the Eighth Route Army was able to cover each other and escape from the Imperial Army's encirclement again and again. It was also able to fight in several places at the same time, confusing the Imperial Army.
"That's definitely the case!" Lieutenant Commander Miki replied firmly.
The anger resurfaced.
If the frontline commander hadn't repeatedly reported to him that the Eighth Route Army only had dozens of people, he would have fought them as if they were hundreds of people, and maybe he would have won.
But it's not too late to react now.
At this moment, there are still two days before the deadline given by the front army headquarters.
Now start mobilizing troops, set off overnight, and rush to the front line, giving you at least two days to destroy the Eighth Route Army there.
Just do it, Zhongsa Miki made a decision immediately.
"Chief of Staff, order the 4th Squadron, the 2nd Heavy Machine Gun Squadron, the 2nd Artillery Squadron, the Infantry Artillery Squadron, the Guard Troops, and the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Imperial Association Army to assemble immediately, replenish weapons and ammunition and prepare to attack."
"I gave them an hour to prepare, and then personally directed them to the front line to eliminate the Eighth Route Army there."
The chief of staff was frightened by this decision and quickly reminded: "Sir, think twice, you are the captain of the garrison. You should be stationed in the county seat and should not take risks on the front line."
"If the commander believes in me, I am willing to lead troops to the front line."
Miki shook his head and refused: "No!"
"This battle is related to whether I can continue to hold my position as captain. I don't want to leave my fate in the hands of others, so I have to go on this trip."
"Chief of Staff, you will be responsible for the defense of Yixian County after I leave. If you have any questions, please contact us on the radio."
"In addition, after I led the team away, the Imperial Army's combat troops in the city were left with only one squadron, which is definitely not enough. You must boldly use the Imperial Army and let them assist the Imperial Army in defending the city to ensure the safety of Yixian County."
"Hi! I wish your Majesty to successfully destroy the Eighth Route Army and return home in triumph."
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