"So many casualties?" Li Hao looked at the telegram and frowned deeper and deeper.
Hong Linfeng comforted: "There is nothing we can do about it."
"The total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops is more than seven times that of theirs. They also have the advantage in firepower, and they also have aircraft cover for operations."
"The three independent battalions not only have to cut off the logistical supplies of the Japanese and puppet troops, slow down their attack speed, but also protect the common people. The task is too heavy. They might have to go head-to-head with the Japanese and puppet troops. To be able to fight like this in three days is already very high.
alright."
"However, their results were also great. They wiped out only 1,500 Japanese troops and 2,000 to 3,000 puppet troops. The main force plus local troops only lost more than 2,100 people, which is equivalent to one of ours.
The soldiers killed two Japanese and puppet soldiers, so in terms of casualty ratio, we had a big advantage."
Li Hao's expression did not change. He shook his head and replied sullenly: "Don't say that one person can kill two Japanese and puppet troops. Even if we can kill three of them by ourselves, we cannot afford to fight such a war of attrition."
"The political commissar's concerns are very reasonable. Call the political commissar back and ask for two companies of recruits for each independent battalion."
"Send a telegram to the three independent battalions: After the reinforcements from the regiment headquarters arrive, these two new companies must be used with caution, and do not rush to replenish the troops."
"We must use our own trained recruits, as well as the captured puppet troops, and we must use them boldly."
"As long as you have the ability, you can not only be an ordinary soldier, but also a squad leader or even a platoon leader, stimulating all their enthusiasm for fighting Japanese invaders."
"But one thing must be remembered. While fighting and replenishing captured soldiers can ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, it will also lead to ideological instability in the troops due to too many prisoners."
"In order to prevent this from happening, each main company must have 60% of our own men, and no more than 40% of the prisoners must be captured."
"The captured soldiers replenish the army for five days, and after three or more actual combats. If they kill the Japanese with their own hands, they can be treated as veterans and lead the captured soldiers to fight with their own people."
"This counter-mopping campaign will definitely last for a long time, and we will definitely not be able to sustain it with the financial resources of our defense group."
"The three-pronged offensive force of the Japanese and puppet troops has more than nine regiments and more than 10,000 imperial troops. If half of the puppet troops can be captured and converted to join the garrison, the strength of the enemy and ourselves in the base area will be fundamentally changed."
"In order to achieve this goal, all the troops participating in the war in the base area have an additional mission: to do everything possible to capture more prisoners during the battle and increase their own strength."
"When we take Huaiyuan County and destroy the Japanese logistics base, I hope that the overall strength of all participating troops in the base area will not decrease but increase."
"Cooperate with the main force of the regiment to counterattack the Japanese and kill them to pieces."
At the Laiyuan Independent Battalion station, several company commanders rarely had smiles on their faces.
Zhao Wen was also very happy. The instructor was so awesome that he mobilized more than 400 prisoners to join the garrison in just half a night.
With these well-trained captive soldiers to supplement the troops, the independent battalion can hold on for at least three days.
Each company commander received fifty captive soldiers from the instructor.
Just when they were about to return to their station with smiles on their faces, the radio operator suddenly ran towards Zhao Wen, very anxious.
"Battal commander, the regiment commander ordered us to find ways to capture more prisoners during the battle tomorrow, and boldly use captive soldiers to supplement the troops to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops. But we must ensure that the proportion of captive soldiers in the entire army cannot exceed 40%."
"In order to make up for our losses and increase the proportion of veterans, the regiment headquarters took two companies from the new barracks to supplement us."
"The reinforcements set off overnight and will meet us here tomorrow night."
After reading the telegram, Zhao Wen was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. Then he took a long breath and sighed: "This telegram from the head of the regiment comes at a very timely time!"
"On the battlefield, we are replenishing prisoners while fighting, skipping training, and directly participating in the battle. This is very different from the regiment's prisoner policy. I have been worried that the regiment will accuse us of violating orders and hold us accountable when they find out about this.
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"With this telegram, we are no longer afraid. It can also expand the scope of use of prisoners and increase the combat effectiveness and combat potential of the independent battalion."
Instructor Liu Wenxuan suddenly came over and quickly read the contents in three lines.
He was concerned about another content in the telegram: ensuring the stability of the army by controlling the proportion of captured soldiers in the army.
Seeing Zhao Wen, who was getting happier and happier as he talked, he quickly reminded: "Battal Commander, the regimental commander specifically stated in the telegram that the proportion of captive soldiers in the army cannot exceed 40%."
"If several company commanders replenish their troops with all the fifty captured soldiers assigned to them, at least three companies will have more than 40% of their captive soldiers."
Zhao Wenshen agreed: "The regiment leader and political commissar were still thoughtful."
"Tell several company commanders: Bring back all the people the instructor gave them. Each of them can only bring back forty captured soldiers."
"After the regiment headquarters has the new recruit companies in place to support us, each company will be supplemented by twenty new recruits from the new recruit companies and ten captive soldiers."
"The extra captive soldiers and instructors who continue to be transformed will replenish the new recruit company and strengthen training so that they can integrate into us as soon as possible."
"There is still tomorrow, no matter what mission we perform, we must find a way to capture more prisoners!"
At the headquarters of the Laishui Independent Regiment, Hong Linfeng was reporting to Li Hao the telegram just sent by the commando team, with a very serious expression.
"Captain, the commando report: The Japanese and puppet troops are very heavily guarded in Huaiyuan County."
"In addition to a baggage regiment with more than 2,000 baggage troops, Huaiyuan County also has a supplementary regiment with more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers, a guard regiment of the Imperial Association Army with more than 1,200 troops, and a reinforced brigade brought by the Japanese chief of staff from Taiyuan.
, a thousand Japanese-named Japanese."
Li Hao took a breath and exclaimed: "There are more than 6,000 Japs, more than 1,000 puppet troops, a total of more than 7,000 people. The Japs don't pay ordinary attention to Huaiyuan County!"
After finishing speaking, he stared at Hong Linfeng and continued to ask: "How is their equipment?"
Hong Linfeng thought for a moment and replied: "The mission of the Japanese and puppet troops is to defend the city, not to fight in the field, so they are equipped with very few heavy weapons."
"There is only one mountain artillery squadron, one infantry artillery squadron, one ordinary mortar squadron, and two heavy machine gun squadrons. The others are all equipped with rifle machine guns and grenade launchers."
"Especially the Japanese supplementary units are rarely equipped with light machine guns and grenade launchers. An infantry squadron is only equipped with one light machine gun and one grenade launcher. It is mainly responsible for patrolling and guarding in Huaiyuan City."
The solemn expression on Li Hao's face relaxed a lot.
With fewer heavy weapons, the pressure to capture Huaiyuan County on your own will be much less.
Staring at Hong Linfeng, he continued to ask: "What other valuable information is there? Can they get the Japanese and puppet army's city defense layout map? They can also hand-draw it themselves."
Hong Linfeng continued to report: "Captain Xiao reported that there have been nearly 2,000 puppet troops stationed in Huaiyuan County in the past two days."
"Huh?" Li Hao became interested and asked immediately.
"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
Hong Linfeng quickly replied: "We were transporting ammunition and supplies to the three Japanese and puppet troops attacking us on the front line. Some of the Japanese and puppet troops were eaten by three independent battalions on the way. Some of the Japanese and puppet troops arrived at the front line to directly replenish the attacking troops and did not return to Huaiyuan.
, there are still some Japanese and puppet troops on their way to transport ammunition supplies."
"So that's it!" Li Hao suddenly realized and replied.
As I thought about it, the solemn expression on my face was slowly replaced by a smile.
Hong Linfeng understood and asked: "Commander, I think this is a good way for us to consume the puppet troops in Huaiyuan."
"After more than 7,000 puppet troops, after subtracting these 2,000, there are less than 6,000 left."
"If two or three thousand more people are sent to escort ammunition supplies to the front line, the number of puppet troops in Huaiyuan will be reduced sharply to 3,000!"
Speaking of this, Hong Linfeng frowned again.
The garrison regiment attacked Yixian and dispatched a cavalry battalion, six main companies, three fire companies, three baggage companies, and one guard company.
The three baggage companies and the political commissar all returned to their bases, and one-third of the other combat troops suffered casualties, leaving a total of 1,200 people left.
Under normal circumstances, a tough battle can only be fought with twice the force advantage, and it is possible to win.
Even if there are still 3,000 people in Huaiyuan, the garrison still has no strength advantage, and even less than half of the total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops. The possibility of capturing Huaiyuan County is too low.
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