"Bagaya Road, how long has it been since this independent battalion has grown to 1,500 people? If you give them another period of time, it can grow to 2,000 or even 3,000 people!" Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe finally endured.
He couldn't help but curse loudly.
"Are you all stupid pigs? The Independent Battalion has developed so many troops without anyone noticing. Why are we only finding out now? Why don't you think of ways to destroy them?"
Tian Chengzhi lowered his head and thought for a long time before he dared to raise his head: "Commander, calm down!"
"Although the total strength of the independent battalion has reached 1,500, most of these people are new recruits. The common people who have just put down their hoes have never even touched a gun."
"The number of truly combat-effective veterans is less than 20%, and some troops are even less than 10%!"
"An army is recruiting so many new recruits without any combat effectiveness at once. I think this will not only fail to increase the combat effectiveness, but will also greatly reduce the unit's combat effectiveness because the veterans are scattered!"
When he finished speaking, Tian Chengzhi decisively shut his mouth. He knew that Lieutenant Commander Watanabe must understand the hidden meaning of his words.
Sure enough, as soon as he shut up, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe fell into deep thought.
It took two minutes before he spoke: "You're right!"
"Replenishing new recruits and expanding strength is the best way to develop strength. But this step of the Eighth Route Army seems to be too big, and it may be counterproductive!"
"With more than two hundred veterans, if I were given a choice, adding 400 new recruits at once would be the limit. Otherwise, not only will the combat effectiveness of the army not be enhanced by the increase in recruits, but it will also be greatly reduced because the veterans are too scattered!"
"I blindly expanded my troops and built the imperial army. God is really helping me!"
"Immediately mark the specific locations of each company of the Independent Battalion outside the city. I will send troops immediately to defeat them one by one and kill them!"
"Attack them when they have not formed a fighting force and are at their weakest. Even if you cannot kill them, you will still hit them hard!"
Tian Chengzhi breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Lieutenant Commander Watanabe's anger had dissipated.
He quickly took out the map he had prepared and replied: "I have summarized the specific situation of each company in the independent battalion on this map. Please check it, Commander!"
Opening the map, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe's serious face couldn't help but smile.
"Yo Xi, Captain Tian, the map is very detailed. Almost all the information I want to know is marked on the map. It's very good. I'm very satisfied!"
Tian Chengzhi complimented him at the right moment: "Your Excellency, Commander, is wise!"
"In order to obtain this information, the humble special agent team lost more than 20 people and lost a lot of equipment!"
"It's not that I don't want to sabotage and obstruct the expansion of the independent battalion. It's really that the secret service team no longer has the strength to do these things. Therefore, I am sure that the commander can support more equipment and funds for the secret service team. I guarantee that as long as the secret service team forms a combat effectiveness, it will definitely
I will make some achievements that will impress you, Commander!"
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe despised these traitors from the bottom of his heart who sold their ancestors for glory, but he knew that if he wanted to completely control Lingqiu, he could not do without these Chinese people.
In order to win them over to work for him and serve as minions of the imperial army, he hesitated and promised: "Yes, as long as you do your best for the imperial army, the imperial army will definitely not treat you badly!"
"A batch of weapons has just arrived from the arsenal. There are dozens of box guns and submachine guns captured from the Jinsui Army on the front line. They will all be transferred to you to equip the special agent team!"
"As for funds, the Imperial Army is also very difficult. Captain Tian, you have to understand the difficulties of the Imperial Army and find a solution on your own. But I can guarantee you a lot of money for the monthly military expenses of the special agent team!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, is wise! I promise to lead the secret service team well despite my humble position, do my best to serve the imperial army, and be loyal to Your Excellency, Commander!" Tian Chengzhi replied with a flattering look on his face.
In fact, I am already happy inside.
In this troubled world where life is at stake, having a gun is the only way to go. As for money, it's all fake.
With the weapons promised by Watanabe, the special agent team can at least expand by one squadron. As long as you are willing, you can grab more wealth.
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe was very satisfied with Tian Chengzhi's compliments and assurances, and the smile on his face became thicker and thicker.
But it didn't last too long. As soon as his eyes shifted to the map, his expression returned to seriousness, and he began to give orders: "Immediately inform the commander of the Imperial Army and all squadron leaders of the Imperial Army to report to the headquarters immediately. In half an hour,
I’m going to hold a military meeting here, and you should come too!”
Anji Town is fifteen kilometers away from Lingqiu County. The road leading to Lingqiu passes by the town.
In order to ensure highway safety, the Japanese army immediately sent a reinforcement team and a large number of puppet troops to the town as soon as they occupied Lingqiu.
After nearly half a year of operation, the Japanese and puppet troops have established a stronghold on the high ground near the highway outside the town.
It can not only guard the highway, a traffic artery, but also keep an eye on the entire town from a high position.
A three-story brick-concrete structure turret and five bunkers scattered around the stronghold form the defense system of the entire stronghold.
Without siege artillery, taking this stronghold with light weapons would definitely be more difficult than climbing to the sky.
In the woods one kilometer away on the other side of the road, independent company commander Zhao Wen and instructor Liu Wenxuan were lying on the ground. You used a pair of binoculars and I used them, and they discussed the situation while observing the situation at the stronghold.
"Company Commander, we learned from the people in the town that there are more than 60 Japs stationed at the Anji Stronghold. They are not equipped with mortars, but are equipped with a heavy machine gun~" the instructor told what he learned during the day.
come out.
"There are nearly 200 people in the Ergouzi puppet army. Originally there were only more than 60 people, and the rest have been gradually expanded in the past few months through recruitment and recruiting."
"Because ordinary people cannot enter the stronghold, there is only so much that can be learned!"
"In addition, we have figured out the specific locations of the gun towers and all bunkers in the stronghold. Several fellow villagers participated in the construction of the stronghold. Here is the map!"
Zhao Wen sighed and replied: "It's a tough guy!"
"If our independent company trains for another three months, even if it is only two months, I will be confident that we can defeat it."
"It would be too risky to fight now. The main reason is that there are too many new recruits in the army. Many of them have just learned to injure and have not even learned the tactical movements. If they are sent to the battlefield rashly, there will be no way to control the casualties!"
Liu Wenxuan frowned and reminded: "The casualties must not be too great!"
"The battalion commander ordered that we must capture the stronghold within an hour, and we must limit the casualties to less than thirty people!"
"And even without this order, the casualties cannot be too great!"
"There are too many new recruits in the army, and too many casualties will definitely have a fatal blow to their morale!"
Zhao Wen nodded to express his acquiescence, then frowned and fell into deep thought!
"Captain Zhao, don't forget us!" the platoon commander of the mountain artillery company lying behind suddenly shouted.
He heard the conversation between Zhao Wen and Liu Wenxuan and couldn't help but remind him!
"We brought two mountain cannons and twenty rounds of shells."
"The Japanese gun towers and bunkers are all made of brick and concrete. Although they can withstand bullets and mortar shells, they cannot withstand mountain artillery shells!"
"As long as you can help us push the mountain cannon to a position of 300 meters outside the stronghold, I guarantee that one cannon shell will blow up all the turrets and bunkers in the stronghold into rubble!"
Zhao Wen's eyes lit up and he suddenly reacted: "Platoon Commander Li, I almost forgot about you!"
"Instructor, the battalion commander has already thought about the issues we are worried about for us, and then he asked the platoon of the mountain artillery company to reinforce us!"
"With two mountain cannons in hand, no matter how strong the enemy's gun towers and bunkers are, they are just paper in front of us and have no effect!"
"This time, I not only want to capture the Anji Town stronghold in front, but also train my troops through this battle so that all the new recruits of the independent company can see blood!"
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