At the Datong Independent Battalion Headquarters, Huang Sheng did not expect that Li Hao would be so polite this time. More than 1,300 artillery, engineers, cavalry, and veterans were exchanged from the Jinsui Army for less than 40,000 oceans.
of gold, food and ammunition.
"Captain, this isn't like your style?" Huang Sheng asked with a smile.
"If this were done in the past, you would at least ask the Jinsui Army for 60,000 yuan."
Li Hao didn't think so. Although Xiao Yuan didn't get many oceans and supplies in exchange, mosquitoes were still meat. With them, the living standards of all the soldiers in the garrison would definitely improve a lot.
Huang Shengman looked at him with puzzled eyes and replied: "We can't push them too hard."
"Although the fault lies with the Jinsui Army this time, they have already paid a heavy price for it."
"And the target of our transaction this time is only a division commander under the Jinsui Army, not the entire Jinsui Army."
"How much wealth can a division have? If we ask for more, they will definitely refuse. Rather than bargaining with them and wasting time, it is better for us to take the initiative to give in and negotiate successfully, so that Xiao Yuan and the others can come back early."
"If they delay in Datong for too long and something goes wrong and they are targeted by the Jinsui Army, they will suffer."
"Okay, things here have been almost settled. With the lesson of losing my wife and losing troops this time, the Jinsui Army that is facing us will not have the guts to attack our base again for at least half a year. So I am here in Hunyuan.
I leave it to you, we must not let the Jinsui Army take a step beyond the thunder pool."
"I will take them back to the regiment headquarters as soon as Xiao Yuan comes back."
At the Lingqiu garrison headquarters, Li Hao has been back for two days. He only sleeps and eats.
It is rare for the base area to usher in a period of peace. As the leader, Li Hao must seize the time to rest.
No one knows when the next battle will come.
Once a war breaks out, there will be no rest for days and nights.
Seeing Li Hao walk in, the tired dark color on his face had completely disappeared. Wang Hong took out a piece of paper and said: "Commander, you've almost rested. This is the latest battle report of our counterattack in no man's land."
"So far, we have established ground contact with the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment. Although there are still several Japanese and puppet army strongholds in between, they no longer threaten the communication line between us."
"Nearly 80% of the puppet prisoners took the initiative to join us after being mobilized and have been added to various units."
"The captured equipment has also been replenished for each battalion, and the rest has been distributed to local troops and guerrillas."
"This time we were able to successfully hold the base area and take the opportunity to capture the no-man's land. The local troops and guerrillas contributed a lot. These weapons and ammunition can be regarded as a reward from the regiment headquarters."
Li Hao was very satisfied. While reading the battle report, he asked: "What is the real situation of each battalion?"
"If I remember correctly, after the attack on Datong began, all units began to fight continuously, resulting in heavy casualties. Although they were replenished while fighting, some battalions and companies were also disabled. How are they recovering now?"
Hong Linfeng stood up and reported: After each battalion supplemented the more than a thousand captive soldiers mobilized by the political commissar, although it has not yet reached the full strength standard, it is not far behind."
"The equipment has all been replenished, and several battalion commanders are working hard to train, hoping to integrate the captive soldiers into the army as soon as possible."
"The only problem is that the organization of the army is a bit chaotic, the defense zone is not clear, there is me among you, you among me, and the station is very chaotic."
"The main force battalion has three standard main force companies, an artillery company, a guard platoon, a baggage platoon, a reconnaissance platoon, a cavalry platoon, and a communications squad."
"A few independent battalions are in chaos. Some independent battalions have four main companies, an artillery company, a baggage company, and a cavalry company... Some independent battalions have three main companies, an artillery company, and a guard company...
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"Now that these independent battalions have returned to their base areas, they no longer need to face the Japs independently. I think the establishment of each battalion should be unified."
"Also, their names need to be changed. The Datong Independent Battalion has evacuated Datong. It is definitely inappropriate to call them Datong Independent Battalion..."
"With unified establishment and unified titles, the regiment headquarters can arrange a unified location for them."
Wang Hong agreed: "I had this idea when the troops took over the no-man's land, and agreed that the regiment headquarters would take the opportunity to unify the troops' organization, equipment, and names."
"This will also help the regiment command future operations."
Li Hao did not answer, but stared at his two partners and asked: "Political Commissar, Chief of Staff, what do you think the situation of the Japanese army is now?"
Hong Linfeng didn't understand why Li Hao suddenly asked such a question, but he still thought about it and answered: "I don't know anything else, but the combat effectiveness is more than one level worse than three years ago."
"In the past, when fighting with bayonets, it was difficult for us three veterans to deal with one Japanese soldier. Within a range of one to two hundred meters, the Japanese soldiers would hit wherever they pointed. As long as the troops entered this distance, they would become living targets for them."
"Now they can't."
"If we fight with bayonets, we two veterans can definitely kill a Japanese soldier easily if we cooperate with each other."
"Marksmanship is also not as good as before. There are not many people who can accurately hit the target within a hundred meters."
"On the battlefield, the two sides are more than 100 meters apart and there is not much difference in troop strength and firepower. We can already engage in exchanges of fire with them."
"Three years ago, this would have been almost impossible."
Wang Hong also showed an expression of approval: "The Japanese army's combat effectiveness is indeed much worse."
"Three years ago, the main force was all old Japanese soldiers who were more than two years old. They were strong in combat, capable of killing people, and were not afraid of death."
"Nowadays, such veterans have either become officers, died, or retired. The newly recruited soldiers have not yet grown up, and their combat effectiveness will definitely be poor."
"When we were counting the results, we also found soldiers in their teens and 40s and 50s on the battlefield. This shows that the Japanese army's reserve force is about to be exhausted."
"In addition, the soldiers in the newly added troops are not as afraid of death as before. Now in the war, more and more Japanese are surrendering to us."
"When we attacked no-man's land, we managed to capture more than thirty little Japs, including two child soldiers."
Li Hao nodded: "I agree with you, the Japanese are already in decline."
"Three years ago, after we killed a Japanese army, as long as the commanders and organizational structure of the army were still there, the Japanese army could rebuild the army in a few days."
"If we encounter this situation again now, within two or three months, the troops that we have disabled will never be able to rebuild."
"So the overall strength of the Japanese army is not as good as before. Not only is its combat effectiveness weaker, but its military strength is also reduced."
"Because of this, they formed a large number of Imperial Army troops in enemy-occupied areas to help them defend the city."
Wang Hong heard something in Li Hao's words and immediately asked: "Captain, do you want to say something?"
Li Hao nodded: "The little devils are getting worse and worse. Our strength is getting stronger and stronger. Do you think they can organize large-scale raids to deal with us in the future? If they can't organize it, it will be our turn."
Attacked them?"
Hong Linfeng was the first to react: "I understand. Commander, are you saying that since the war started, the comparison of strength between us and the Japanese has undergone a qualitative change. The enemy is no longer strong and we are weak?"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "The enemy is strong and we are weak. The pattern has not changed, but the Japanese have too many places to defend. After the limited troops are dispersed, the initiative on the local battlefield has been given to us."
"So what our garrison regiment needs to do next is to seize this rare opportunity, train elite troops, and build the garrison regiment into a strong army. When the time comes, we can launch a counterattack against the nearby Japanese and puppet troops and regain the lost ground."
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