Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe replied without hesitation: "We are all the Imperial Army of Japan, and we should help each other. Ida-kun, if you have any questions, just ask me. If I can help, I will definitely help."
"If you hadn't taken good care of me these days, Mr. Ida, the low morale of our Watanabe Brigade would never have improved so quickly!"
Lieutenant Colonel Ida quickly replied: "Thank you, Watanabe-kun, for your support!"
"I want to borrow troops. I only need one infantry squadron, and I can only borrow them for two days!"
"There is an Eighth Route Army that has been operating in Lingqiu. It is very cunning and has caused a lot of casualties to the imperial army!"
"After a long period of preparation, I have figured out their strength and equipment, and even their station. As long as I send troops to encircle and suppress them, the imperial army will definitely win!"
"The only problem is that the county garrison brigade is severely under-strength!"
"Excluding the garrisons in various places that cannot be mobilized, I only have one infantry squadron, two mortar squads, and two heavy machine gun squads that can be mobilized. The troops are too few!"
"If Mr. Watanabe can lend me an infantry squadron, I promise to end the battle in two days and return the seconded troops to you!"
Hearing the word "Eighth Route Army", Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe's heart skipped a beat as if on conditioned reflex.
Once bitten, twice shy.
After several days of fighting, he realized that the Eighth Route Army was more difficult to deal with than he thought.
Although we have not yet reached the point of fear, we are definitely more cautious than before when dealing with issues related to the Eighth Route Army.
So he did not agree immediately, but asked with a serious face: "What specific troops are there, how many troops are there, how are the equipment, what are your chances of winning this time, and are there any possible accidents? Have you considered all of these?"
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Lieutenant Colonel Ida quickly replied: "Don't worry, Watanabe-kun!"
"This Eighth Route Army is not the main force, but their local troops. Their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the main force!"
"The total strength is about two hundred people. Although they are equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars, the number is very small and they may not be able to use them!"
"They used to hide in the mountains, and the imperial army sent out troops many times but couldn't do anything to them!"
"This time they came out of the mountains and were stationed in the Hongquan Village area. The terrain there is very suitable for the imperial army to fight. I have absolute confidence that as long as you lend me troops, Watanabe-kun, the chance of winning this battle is more than 90%!
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"Also, I have made a battle plan!"
"If Mr. Watanabe agrees to borrow troops, I will lead the troops out tonight, rush to the forward position before dawn, and lurk. When dawn comes, I will launch a sudden attack and concentrate all my troops and firepower to quickly break through their defense line and enter their defense area.
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"Catch them off guard, take advantage of them before they have time to retreat to the mountain, retake Shankou Hongquan Village, block them outside the mountain, and eliminate them one by one!"
"As long as you do this, your chances of winning can reach 100% and you will never fail!"
Lieutenant Colonel Ida introduced the sand table very seriously, and Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe also listened very carefully.
After finishing, the serious expression on Lieutenant Commander Watanabe's face was obviously much more relaxed, and he thought for a few minutes before answering.
"Ida-kun, you have a good idea. As long as there is no problem with the intelligence, there will be no problem at all in killing this so-called anti-Japanese guerrilla according to your orders!"
"I can give you soldiers, a full infantry squadron!"
"But there is a prerequisite. The troops I assigned to you must return to the county seat and return them to me within two days!"
"After all, my main task is to clear out the newly established Division 1 of the Eighth Route Army!"
Lieutenant Commander Ida immediately replied: "Don't worry, Watanabe-kun, the combat area is not far from the county seat. There will definitely be no problem in ending the battle within two days!"
At this moment, whether it was Lieutenant Commander Watanabe or Lieutenant Commander Ida, they all ignored a problem.
The anti-Japanese guerrillas operating in Lingqiu were the elite Eighth Route Army troops who attacked the Watanabe Brigade. They were a unit.
In Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe's eyes, the Eighth Route Army that attacked him must have been elites drawn from the first division.
Lieutenant Colonel Ida never thought that the local armed forces of the Eighth Route Army, an anti-Japanese guerrilla group, would have the courage to take the initiative and cause the Watanabe Brigade to suffer a big loss.
The two people's lack of thought and neglect destined this attack to be a very failed attack.
At the independent company assembly area, as soon as Li Hao and his troops returned to the station, Hong Linfeng reported good news.
"Company commander, that guy Dong Xulin from the reconnaissance platoon is so awesome!"
"Letting him be the platoon leader is too humiliating. I think he should be made the deputy instructor, specifically to capture manual prisoners for the instructor!"
"Um? What did he do that even Lao Hong, the deputy company commander, looked up to?" Li Hao asked with great interest as the fatigue on his face disappeared immediately.
When Hong Linfeng thought about what he saw and heard after he came back, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
I was very happy to answer: "Didn't we capture hundreds of puppet prisoners the night before yesterday? This guy is so powerful. He only stayed here for two days and mobilized more than 150 prisoners to join our Eighth Route Army just by talking.
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"I have gone to see them all. All the more than 150 prisoners are strong young men, and almost all of them have been on the battlefield and fought against the Japs. They were bewitched and intimidated by their superiors and became traitors. After Dong Xulin's mobilization,
, now they are all clamoring to join our Eighth Route Army to fight the Japanese and take revenge!"
Li Hao stared at Hong Linfeng and confirmed: "There are really more than 150 prisoners who want to join our Eighth Route Army?"
"Also! How are their thoughts? Are they sincere?"
Li Hao was also anxious. Now the independent company needed guns and ammunition, and the only thing missing was soldiers.
If this problem can be solved, the independent company can be expanded into an independent battalion immediately.
Hong Linfeng also knew the importance of this matter to the independent company, and quickly replied: "Company Commander, I will take you over and have a look and you will know!"
"The reconnaissance platoon has selected a class to train them. They are already in good shape. After all, they are all veterans who have fought against the Japs~"
"Let's go, go now!" Li Hao couldn't wait any longer.
Deep in the woods, a group of thirty puppet soldiers were undergoing training.
Each group consists of two Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Apart from the fact that the puppet soldiers have no guns and have torn off the collar badges on their uniforms, there are not many differences from when they were puppet soldiers at least~
No, there is another difference. Li Hao vaguely felt that they were more energetic than before!
What is being trained is a very simple goose step.
After the soldiers from the two reconnaissance platoons gave the order, the prisoners in a row of ten began to walk forward, shouting slogans as they walked, with neat steps and loud voices.
Li Hao's face slowly showed a satisfied smile from the bottom of his heart.
After a long sigh, he said with emotion: "Lao Hong, God is really helping me. God will give us whatever we lack to be independent!"
"Immediately call all the platoon leaders back. Now that we have new recruits, we will seize the time to replenish the new recruits and let the veterans train them one-on-one. This will be more effective and the troops can regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
"Also, tell the cooking team that tonight the troops will have extra meals to celebrate the victory and cook all the good things we have left. The prisoners will also celebrate with us. Those prisoners who decide to join us will have the same standards as us!"
"After this meal, we will return to the station at dawn tomorrow!"
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