Chapter 1488 Running the train with a mouth full of
The Eighth Route Army's seven-inch shot was very accurate.
If the war zone refused to give compensation and awards to the Eighth Route Army, they would have reason to disobey orders from the war zone and occupy Datong.
The theater has thought about this outcome and prepared countermeasures.
In the past few days, the Jinsui Army had assembled a total of three main divisions and more than 20,000 people near Datong.
If the negotiations fail, more than 20,000 troops will forcefully enter Datong and drive out the Eighth Route Army by force.
Intelligence showed that there were only more than 10,000 Eighth Route Army troops attacking Datong.
The Jinsui Army launched an attack with twice the strength, and the Eighth Route Army certainly did not dare to resist, because once this battle broke out, they would definitely kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses themselves, and in the end they would gain the little devil in vain.
In the style of the Eighth Route Army, as long as the Jinsui Army assumes a posture of expulsion by force, they will retreat and try to avoid conflicts between the two sides.
However, this is all the analysis and judgment of a group of senior staff officers and intelligence personnel in the war zone.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and any accident may happen.
If the expulsion of the Eighth Route Army by force does not go according to their plan, the Eighth Route Army does not avoid fighting, and an armed conflict breaks out between the two sides in Datong, not only will the Eighth Route Army kill eight hundred enemies and lose one thousand, but the Jinsui Army will also suffer.
This is not what it was a few years ago.
Ever since the Jinsui Army retreated to southwestern Shanxi, life has been getting harder and harder day by day, their strength has also become weaker and weaker, and they can no longer withstand major losses.
The Jinsui Army did not want to clash with the Eighth Route Army unless it was absolutely necessary.
Before leaving, the commander-in-chief repeatedly confessed that the ownership of Datong can be resolved through negotiation. Only when it is irreversible can troops be dispatched, but a conflict with the Eighth Route Army must be avoided...
So the pressure on the lieutenant general is very high.
Even though his opponent suddenly held the Jinsui Army within seven inches, the lieutenant general still did not intend to give up the negotiations.
Looking at Li Hao, he asked: "I wonder how much compensation your army needs and what kind of rewards it needs!"
"Compensation is very simple!" Li Hao didn't waste any time. He took out the list he had prepared a long time ago, looked at it and read it.
"In order to capture Datong, our Eighth Route Army dispatched a total of eight main regiments and a large number of guerrillas, local troops, cavalry troops, and artillery troops, with a total strength of more than 15,000 people."
"In the entire siege, we used 8,658 artillery shells of various types, 1,385,000 bullets, 26,800 grenades and grenades, and 3,000 kilograms of explosives."
"During the battle, a total of six mountain guns, four infantry guns, 21 mortars, 25 heavy machine guns, 85 light machine guns, and 2,865 rifles were destroyed."
"Please ask the war zone to make up for these losses for us first."
"And then there's the pension."
"The siege lasted for three days. Our army lost 4,586 soldiers and was seriously injured and lost 1,598 combat effectiveness."
"More than 60% of seriously injured personnel will have their limbs amputated and have to leave the army."
"According to the current pension system, the war zone will give us a total of one million oceans in pensions."
"As for awards, since we are subordinates, it will definitely not be easy for us to raise them with the superiors. The specific awards will depend on the meaning of the war zone."
"But our Eighth Route Army is notoriously poor and poorly equipped. If the war zone really wants to reward us, it would be best to give us more weapons, ammunition and oceans."
The lieutenant general was stunned when he heard this. Li Hao was not trying to make up for it. He was clearly talking like a lion.
More than 8,000 cannonballs, is this possible?
The total number of artillery shells equipped by all the participating units of the Eighth Route Army may not be so many. How could they use so many.
There are also the bombed artillery in the list, which adds up to thirty-one, including ten siege artillery.
When did the equipment of the Eighth Route Army become so good?
Thirty-one artillery pieces were destroyed. Including those that were not destroyed, there were more than a hundred artillery pieces. On average, each main force regiment could be assigned more than ten artillery pieces. How could this be possible?
The main regiment of the Jinsui Army, which is famous for its large number of artillery, is not equipped with so many artillery pieces, let alone the Eighth Route Army, which is not even equipped with rifles...
Thinking of this, the lieutenant general knew clearly in his heart: Li Hao was opening his mouth to his lion.
The Eighth Route Army did pay a huge price in capturing Datong, but it was certainly not as high as listed on the list.
Looking at Li Hao, he asked with doubt: "It's impossible..."
"Although Datong is difficult to fight, we won't lose so much equipment and ammunition!"
Having said this, the lieutenant general thought for a few seconds and then continued: "Moreover, life in the war zone is not easy. Chongqing's supplies to the war zone are getting less and less every day. Even if the war zone wants to replenish these weapons and ammunition for you, it is unable to do so."
"In this way, on behalf of the war zone, I can now promise your army: as compensation, I will give you two mountain guns, ten mortars, ten heavy machine guns, thirty light machine guns, one thousand rifles, one thousand artillery shells, and one hundred thousand bullets.
Send, I can give you more grenades, I’ll give you 20,000.”
"No!" Li Hao refused on the spot.
Without giving any face to the other party, he sarcastically said: "You think this is sending a beggar away."
"The weapons we lost in the siege are well documented. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to see it."
"We piled the blown artillery pieces, heavy machine guns, and rifle guns in the warehouse."
"We in the Eighth Route Army are so poor that we are reluctant to throw away these scraps of copper and iron. We plan to take them back to the base area, melt them and then bayonet them."
"This..." The lieutenant general choked at Li Hao's words and turned red, unable to utter a single retort.
He said if there is evidence to prove it, then there must be.
The lieutenant general did not expect that the Eighth Route Army was so well prepared and did not give him a chance to bargain.
But my family knows their own affairs, and with the current strength of the war zone, even though we can produce so many weapons and ammunition, it will definitely be a pain in the ass."
Given the commander-in-chief's character, he would definitely not agree to this deal.
At this moment, the Lieutenant General's eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have thought of a solution.
His face slowly returned to calm, he looked at Li Hao and asked, "If I guessed correctly, after your army captured Datong, they should have seized a large number of weapons and ammunition in the city."
"Surely these seizures can make up for a lot of your losses?"
"No!" Li Hao blurted out.
"After the troops entered the city, the Japanese and puppet troops, who had no hope of defending the city, began to commit suicide and destroy weapons and ammunition."
"The arsenals, warehouses, and material warehouses in Datong City were either bombed or burned. We only seized some scattered ammunition and rifles, and very few light machine guns were seized."
"Everyone who has fought against Japanese soldiers should know that the Japanese army has the habit of destroying weapons and ammunition before dying."
"So the weapons and ammunition we seized in Datong are not enough to make up for the fraction lost in the siege. If the war zone does not compensate us for these weapons and ammunition, then our losses will be in vain. Even if we agree to evacuate Datong, the soldiers will not agree.
, especially those soldiers who died in Datong."
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