The commander's face turned gloomy again, his fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were red and red, as if they were about to spit out fire.
The people in the no-man's land were driven to the garrison base area in order to increase the logistical pressure on the garrison and bring down the garrison.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a miscalculation.
The hundreds of thousands of refugees not only did not overwhelm the garrison, but provided them with a large number of new recruits.
In a few months, when the millions of acres of land reclaimed by the refugees can grow food, they can also provide a large amount of military rations to the garrison...
The military commander did not dare to continue thinking about it.
What he sent to the garrison was not a burden at all, but a powerful force...
But there is no point in regretting when things have come to this. We can only think of ways to reduce the losses.
He frowned and thought for two minutes before speaking: "I understand, the Eighth Route Army wants us to train in no-man's land!"
"Two thousand captive soldiers, two thousand new soldiers, and one thousand local troops. Under normal circumstances, it takes three months of training to form combat effectiveness."
"The garrison obviously wants to skip this step."
"Conducting actual combat training directly in no-man's land, using our troops stationed in no-man's land as a whetstone, you can not only attack us, but also improve your combat effectiveness, killing two birds with one stone!"
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army!"
The acting chief of staff's face also turned ugly.
If one's troops are used as a grindstone, everyone will feel bad.
Looking at the army commander, he asked anxiously: "Sir, the heroic Imperial Army must not become a grindstone for the Eighth Route Army's training. We must change the situation in the no-man's land as soon as possible, and we cannot allow the garrison to continue to be arrogant."
"Humph..." the military commander replied with a cold snort.
"If you want the imperial army to be their grindstone, the garrison doesn't have such a big reputation."
"Pass me an order: The garrison in the no-man's land will continue to shrink its defenses, and all troops will be concentrated in large strongholds."
"Keep the stronghold at night, break out of the stronghold during the day, actively look for the Eighth Route Army operating in no-man's land, and raid them."
"The Eighth Route Army wanted to use the garrison in the no-man's land to train troops, but we did exactly the opposite. We fired back at them with artillery shells and bullets, killing and wounding them in large numbers, and once again severely damaged the garrison."
"The troops stationed at each stronghold can move freely. As long as the garrison is not informed of their respective attack routes, they will not be able to set up ambushes in advance."
"The aviation force, reconnaissance troops, and intelligence personnel were all mobilized to cooperate with the garrison and garrison in the no-man's land to change the situation in the no-man's land that was unfavorable to us."
After the Japanese and puppet troops changed their defensive tactics in no-man's land, the garrison suffered several consecutive losses before they could react.
At the headquarters of the garrison regiment, the regiment leader Li Hao, the political commissar Wang Hong, and the chief of staff Hong Linfeng are studying the Japanese's new tactics in no-man's land.
"Commander, the front-line troops report: The Japanese and puppet troops who left the stronghold during the day did not have any target, and they aimlessly raided us within a radius of 30 kilometers around the stronghold."
"Because they couldn't figure out their activities and marching routes, not only were the troops unable to ambush them, they were also caught off guard."
"It's harder to attack strongholds at night."
"The Japanese and puppet troops continue to shrink their defenses, abandon all small and medium-sized strongholds, and defend large strongholds with heavy troops."
"These strongholds have several lines of defense, and a large number of permanent fortifications and firepower points have been built around them. They are very strong."
"Very few troops can take it down in one night, and even if several troops cooperate to attack, it will be difficult to do so."
"It's not their fault!" Li Hao replied calmly.
"The army has just been expanded, there are too many new recruits, and it is still in the stage of training through fighting. It is already good to be able to fight like this."
"Unless they fully form combat capabilities, it will be difficult to capture such a large stronghold."
Wang Hong stood up and suggested: "Commander, since we can't take advantage in the no-man's land, we should withdraw. Don't lose your wife and lose your troops when the time comes."
Although Hong Linfeng was very reluctant, he still chose to support: "Commander, I agree to withdraw the troops."
"Then withdraw!" Li Hao decided.
"But no man's land can't be left to the little devils like this."
"In order to ensure smooth communication between us and the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment, one-third of all the troops that have withdrawn to the base area will continue to use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to attack the Japanese and puppet troops who broke out of the stronghold during the day."
"The reason why we have suffered losses these days is because the troops are too concentrated."
"Not only is it easy to be exposed, but it is also difficult to move when the Japanese attack them, and then they are caught off guard by the Japanese and puppet troops."
"Withdraw two-thirds of the troops, this problem will disappear."
"After the troops withdrew to the base area, they took companies as units, with half a month as an activity period, and took turns to fight in no-man's land to fight against the Japanese and puppet troops."
Hong Linfeng's eyes lit up, and when he saw the political commissar also showed an expression of approval, he immediately accepted the order: "I'm going to give the order now."
"Report……"
Less than ten minutes after the chief of staff left, a very unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded at the entrance of the command department.
Li Hao didn't react until someone came in. His eyes quickly widened and he asked in confusion.
"Director Jiang, why are you here?"
The person who came was Jiang Wenyu, the director of the arsenal. Because the arsenal was a top-secret unit in the base area, unless Li Hao and Wang Hong went there in person, they would have no chance to see each other.
Now that Jiang Wenyu risked exposure and left the arsenal to see him, something big must have happened.
After thinking about all this, Li Hao immediately ordered: "The security company immediately sealed off the headquarters conference room. No one can approach without orders from me and the political commissar."
"Director Jiang, if you have any questions, let's go to the conference room to discuss it."
Entering the conference room, Jiang Wenyu was not polite at all and spoke directly: "Regiment leader, political commissar, have you forgotten the arsenal?"
"Forgot?" the political commissar asked with a look of disbelief.
"This is impossible. I remember correctly that the logistics department has been focusing on ensuring the logistics needs of the arsenal."
"When the main force's meat supply is halved, the logistics department still ensures the supply of one fat pig every two days for the arsenal."
"It is certain that the treatment of technicians and workers in the arsenal is definitely the best in the garrison."
Jiang Wenyu knew that Wang Hong had misunderstood and quickly replied: "Political Commissar, I'm not talking about logistical support."
"It's raw materials. Our arsenal is in urgent need of raw materials. If there is no supply of raw materials, everyone will stop production!"
Seeing that Li Hao and Wang Hong had understood, Jiang Wenyu continued to report: "Political commissar and regimental commander, in order to ensure that the troops have sufficient ammunition for the counter-mopping up, the arsenal has been working hard to produce."
"After the end of the intensive production in the past month, all the raw materials in the arsenal's inventory have been exhausted."
"As of today, all artillery shell production has been stopped, and there is still one rifle bullet and two rejuvenation production lines left in the bullet production line."
"Weapons production has also been stopped, and we can only repair the weapons damaged by the troops during the counter-mopping up."
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