Chapter 1396 Opportunities Behind Winning and Losing
"Weng buzz..."
Four aircraft soon appeared in the sky above the base. When they approached the battlefield, they split into two and headed towards the battlefield and the heavy artillery battalion position respectively.
Before departure, they already knew the approximate location of the heavy artillery battalion from the assault troops.
The two fighter planes flew one behind the other, flying close to the ground, looking for the so-called artillery positions!
The plane circled in the sky, and the search area became wider and wider. They searched all areas suitable for artillery positions, but in the end they all returned without success.
The other two planes flew smoothly and arrived at the checkpoint to find the battlefield they wanted to reinforce.
But it's too late.
Bodies everywhere, huge craters, and fires that have not yet burned out... all prove that a bloody battle has just occurred here.
But apart from these things, they didn't find a single living person on the battlefield, and they didn't even hear a single gunshot.
The two pilots took one look at the battlefield and knew that the battle was over and that the imperial army had been defeated.
Although they were frustrated, because they could not find the bombing target, the two pilots had no choice but to return to the airport with their fighter jets.
At the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the acting chief of staff rushed into the headquarters in a panic.
When he saw the commander, he showed a hesitant expression. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said bravely: "Your Excellency, commander, something happened to our troops who assaulted the arsenal of the garrison."
"The aviation force that reinforced them has returned, and nothing has been gained from the battlefield. Except for the discovery of a large number of imperial corpses on the battlefield, the bonfire has not been burned out, and not a single heavy artillery of the garrison regiment and a blocking force of the garrison regiment have been found!"
Even if he beat him to death, the military commander would not believe that the news was true.
His eyes were wide open, and he analyzed with shock and confusion: "Didn't the commando have poisonous gas bombs? How could they be defeated?"
"If I remember correctly, they used poison gas bombs to kill more than 2,000 Eighth Route Army troops the night before yesterday."
"Under normal circumstances, the night attack will definitely involve the main elite, which means that the Eighth Route Army killed by us is the main force of the garrison."
"It was less than a month after the last counter-mopping operation. The garrison suffered heavy casualties. It is absolutely impossible for it to regain its strength within a month."
"This means that when our commando team sets off, the garrison will have at least half of its recruits."
"After subtracting more than two thousand elite veterans, the rest of the garrison will definitely be new recruits."
"The imperial army that assaulted the arsenal was also equipped with poison gas bombs and a large number of artillery. Even if the garrison had heavy artillery, it would be impossible for a group of new soldiers to kill them."
"The other time doesn't match up either."
"There was only an hour and a half between when the assault troops were attacked by heavy artillery and when the planes that reinforced them arrived."
"There is no way a group of new recruits can kill so many of our troops in such a short period of time."
The acting chief of staff did not explain, but continued to report: "After receiving the telegram from the aviation force, I immediately sent someone to call the commando team on the radio, but there was no response from the other party."
"In order to ensure that the news is true, I took the initiative and ordered the intelligence department to send people to the battlefield to understand the situation."
"There have been imperial army intelligence personnel near the battlefield cooperating with the operation, and there should be accurate news coming back soon."
Hearing this, the military commander sat down on his chair in a daze.
Although the chief of staff didn't say it explicitly, he was telling himself both inside and outside of his words that the news was almost certainly true.
If even poison gas bombs can't kill the garrison, the commander can't think of any other way to kill the garrison.
This was the first time he felt helpless when facing a powerful enemy.
The whole person seemed to have aged several years instantly, without any energy.
It took a long time before he spoke: "Go and find out immediately. I want to know how the commando was killed."
"There are also poison gas bombs. How did the garrison escape the poison gas attack and defeat the commandos? I want to know the specific battle situation. The more detailed the better."
At the Lingqiu garrison headquarters, Hong Linfeng rushed in with excitement.
He was holding the list of results he had just tallied in his hand, with a smile on his face.
"The regiment commander, the political commissar, and the Japanese and puppet troops who entered our base area are all finished!"
"Although there are some fish that slipped through the net, it will not affect the overall situation. I have deployed two garrison companies and five guerrillas from around the battlefield to deal with them. I will definitely be able to catch all these remaining soldiers."
"In addition to the Japanese, we also captured 138 puppet soldiers. Based on past experience, we should be able to mobilize nearly a hundred people to join us,"
"A large amount of weapons and ammunition were also seized."
"There are more than 900 intact rifles and 45 light machine guns, which solved nearly half of our rifle and machine gun gaps at once."
"The blown-up rifles and machine guns were sent directly to the nearest arsenal. Director Jiang assured me that 500 rifles and 30 light machine guns would be repaired and handed over to the regiment headquarters within three days."
"There are also nine intact heavy machine guns, four mountain cannons, two infantry guns, and 21 mortars. Twelve of them are mortars specially used by the Japanese to fire poison gas bombs, with a caliber of 81 mm."
"The heavy machine guns and artillery that were blown up have also been sent to the arsenal, and they can all be repaired within half a month."
"Coupled with the remaining output of the arsenal, we can make up for all the equipment and ammunition we lost in this battle within a month at most."
According to the original plan, it would take half a year for the arsenal to replace the equipment lost by the regiment's main force.
Now that half a year has been shortened to one month, this is absolutely great news for the garrison that is constantly fighting.
But Li Hao didn't smile much on his face, and he didn't seem very happy.
Hong Linfeng was puzzled and continued to introduce: "The lost troops of each battalion and company are being replenished. I want to distribute the intact equipment to them first and train while replenishing them."
"In this case, these troops will be fully combat effective within three months at most."
There was still no smile on Li Hao's face, and his expression became more and more serious.
I don't know when, my eyes have shifted to the sand table next to me, staring at it thoughtfully.
Hong Linfeng did not disturb him, but stood aside and waited quietly.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Hao suddenly spoke: "Chief of Staff, Political Commissar, what do you think the little devils think of our garrison now!"
"We have suffered heavy losses, but we don't dare to attack us easily!" Hong Linfeng thought for a while and replied.
Wang Hong agreed: "The Japanese will definitely think that we suffered heavy casualties."
"In the first battle, we suffered from poison gas and lost more than 2,000 people. The Japanese military headquarters must know."
"Today we killed more than 2,000 Japanese puppet troops during the day. In the eyes of the Japanese, no matter how strong our combat effectiveness is, we will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 of our own in the battle. In this way, we have lost more than 2,000 people."
"The total number is nearly 5,000, and they are all the main force. It is equivalent to a garrison that has been wiped out."
"As for the attack, as long as we have poisonous gas bombs in our hands, they will definitely not dare to take the risk of entering our base area."
"So I completely agree with the chief of staff's analysis."
Li Hao thought for a moment and said: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, since the garrison regiment suffered heavy casualties, in the eyes of the Japanese, do we also have no offensive capabilities?"
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