Hong Linfeng vaguely felt that there was something wrong in Li Hao's words and quickly answered.
"Captain, it's not the little devil who thinks it's because we really don't have the ability to attack anymore."
"Within a month, the newly formed troops were still undergoing recruit training to familiarize themselves with their weapons. They were completely in disarray and had no combat effectiveness at all."
"Two months later, after intensive training, their combat effectiveness can be restored to 60 to 70% of the pre-war level."
"It will take three months for these troops to fully achieve combat effectiveness."
"And this is still a combat effectiveness on paper. It must go through one or two actual battles before the combat effectiveness can be consolidated."
"If the Japanese launch a new round of attacks on the base area within a month, the main force of the regiment will not even be able to parry, let alone participate in the war. They can only let a few independent battalions go up and hold on as long as they can."
"In two months' time, we will still have the ability to fight against the Japs without collapsing the battlefield, but we still need the independent battalion to take the lead."
"After three months, they can be pulled out to fight independently and take the lead."
The corners of Hong Linfeng's mouth quickly raised, flashing a smile, and his serious expression began to soften. He stared at Hong Linfeng and answered. "Chief of Staff, if you think so, the Japanese will definitely think so too, and they will think of us even more miserable."
"In this way, I will give you three days to make up for the vacancies in the main force of the regiment. All the weapons and ammunition that have been captured in good condition will be distributed. Two soldiers who do not have enough guns will use one to train in rotation."
"Come back to me after completing the mission in three days."
"The three main battalions, the special agent company, the independent company, the guard company, and the reconnaissance company, are listed separately for supplementation and training."
"Veterans who have recovered from field hospitals and grassroots cadres will be given priority to supplement them. If there is not enough, veterans who have fought in the guerrillas and local troops will supplement them."
"I want them to return to more than 50% of their pre-war combat effectiveness at full strength."
Hearing this, Wang Hong also felt that Li Hao was going to make a big move next.
But the defense team is too weak now, just like a terminally ill patient. If it is not treated in time and recovered as soon as possible, but it is forced to do things while being sick, it is likely to get worse as time goes by, and in the end it will be counterproductive.
I couldn't help but remind: "Captain, I don't know what you want to do, but I suggest that the troops don't make any big moves for the time being."
"Nowadays, both the troops and the people in the base areas need time to rest and recuperate."
"The anti-mopping campaign is over, and the soldiers and civilians in the base area have just calmed down after months of tension. The Japs raided us a few days ago, and the nerves have been tense for several more days. Spring plowing and production have stopped. If the tension is lifted again because of any war,
The nerves are stretched and production and spring plowing are interrupted. I am afraid that everyone will not be able to hold on, which will affect the base area's food rations next year and affect the base area's stability."
As political commissar, Wang Hong is not only the chief steward of the army, but also responsible for the production and construction of the entire base area and the food rations for millions of soldiers and civilians in the base area.
It happens to be spring plowing now, so it is normal to have this worry.
But Li Hao had his own ideas. Seeing Wang Hong, he was confident and comforted: "Don't worry, political commissar, I have considered all the questions you raised. I promise: even if there is a big operation, the battlefield will be far outside the base area."
"The base area will not be affected in any way, and the people can continue to produce with peace of mind and do a good job in spring plowing."
"As for what big operation it is, I will keep it secret for now and will tell you when the conditions are ripe."
The Dongguan Stronghold is a large stronghold nearest to the Laiyuan Independent Battalion of the Garrison Regiment. The puppet troops have been stationed in it for more than a thousand days. There are many bunkers and strong fortifications, making it very difficult to attack.
He Jun tried to crack this hard nut more than once, but all failed.
At eight o'clock in the morning, a platoon of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared five hundred meters outside the stronghold.
At this point, the Eighth Route Army would definitely not threaten the security of the stronghold. With the idea that one more thing would be better than one less thing, the Japanese and puppet troops on the position did not immediately open fire to disperse them, but stared at them from a distance, trying to figure out the purpose of thanking the Eighth Route Army.
A few minutes later, a figure left the dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Wearing the uniform of the Imperial Association Army, carrying a package and holding a white flag, he slowly walked towards the stronghold.
The supreme commander of the position was a Japanese lieutenant. He looked through the binoculars for a while and then made a judgment: "The person who came is an officer of the Imperial Association Army who was captured by the Eighth Route Army. He did not carry any weapons."
"The Eighth Route Army let him come to the stronghold. He must have something to discuss with the Imperial Army."
As he spoke, the lieutenant turned his attention to the company commander of the Royal Association Army next to him and gave orders in unfamiliar Chinese.
"Wang Sang, will you send two people out to confirm the identity of this person and find out the purpose of the Eighth Route Army letting him come?"
"Don't worry Taijun, I will make arrangements now!" The company commander of the Imperial Association Army quickly took the order.
Ten minutes later, a package confirmed to be safe was delivered to the stronghold commander, containing a gas bomb and a letter...
After another ten minutes, a group of cavalry rushed out of the stronghold and rushed towards the county seat.
After two days of exploration and collection by the intelligence department at the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, the Japanese army finally figured out the entire battle process in which the garrison regiment killed the commandos.
The military commander looked at the investigation results, his expression sometimes solemn, sometimes angry, and from time to time he showed a look of helpless expression from the bottom of his heart.
The acting chief of staff stood nearby, not daring to take a breath.
He was deeply afraid of disturbing the army commander and eventually getting burned.
I don’t know how long it took, but the military commander finally put down the investigation report, sighed, and said to himself with a face full of regret: "We believed too much in poison gas bombs, and once again made the mistake of underestimating the enemy and being arrogant!"
"If there are aviation troops present when the commando attacks the second level, the defense group will definitely not dare to use heavy artillery. Not only will the commando not be killed, but they can easily break through the level and find the arsenal and destroy it!"
Speaking of this, the commander suddenly became energetic for some reason.
First, he punched the table in front of him with a "bang..." and then shouted excitedly: "Yes, just hit him like this."
"As long as we destroy this arsenal, the weapons and ammunition supplies of the garrison and the surrounding Eighth Route Army will be affected."
"If this goes on for a long time, even if the garrison regiment does not lose any strength, its combat effectiveness will be reduced due to insufficient equipment and ammunition."
"So our top priority remains destroying the arsenal."
"As for the garrison, if you can kill, kill them. If you can't, forget it."
"The Chinese have a saying that they bite off more than they can chew. The reason why the garrison was able to wipe out our first wave of commandos was because we were too greedy. We wanted to destroy the arsenal, but also wanted to attract the garrison out and kill them with gas bombs. As a result,
I didn’t catch anything, and I even lost my wife and soldiers.”
The army commander became more and more excited as he spoke. He stared at the chief of staff and began to issue orders.
"You should formulate a new battle plan immediately."
"Deploy three thousand imperial troops and one thousand imperial alliance troops from various places, and bring enough poison gas bombs. I will attack the defense regiment arsenal a second time."
"I can't be as greedy as last time this time. I just want the arsenal. It doesn't matter if I can take the opportunity to kill the garrison."
"So as long as conditions permit, the aviation force must send aircraft to unconditionally cover the commando operations."
"Aircrafts cover the attack during the day and poison gas bombs are used to protect themselves at night. The defense regiment will definitely not dare to dispatch the main force."
"We can only return to our old profession and use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to fight small conflicts."
"For our commandos, this kind of attack can at best scratch an itch and not hurt them at all. Then we can attack the arsenal with overwhelming force and destroy it."
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