A sneer suddenly sounded in the conference room, and the field division commander who had just returned from the front shouted with a mocking look on his face.
"Several people share a rifle, and some are equipped with cold weapons. Each of them only has five rounds of bullets. Even a cotton-padded coat requires several people to take turns wearing it. Is this still an army? In my opinion, this is just a group of beggars!"
"If I were to fight against such an opponent, I would be able to kill them with just one brigade, leaving nothing behind!"
The other lieutenant general's division commander's face immediately turned red!
Not excited, but angry!
The enemy was so underestimated by his colleagues that at the beginning of the year he sent heavy troops to sweep and eliminate them.
At that time, the total strength of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region was only 20,000. I thought it was a sure-win sweep! But the result was exactly the opposite. The well-equipped imperial army was defeated, and it was a miserably defeat!
Not only did the mopping up troops consume a lot of ammunition and supplies, they also lost thousands of Imperial and Imperial Alliance troops. They also defeated the troops in several battles when they retreated, losing a large amount of occupied areas, losing their wives and losing troops!!
Now after listening to the division commander's taunting, my first impression is that he is not mocking how weak the Eighth Route Army is, but mocking his own poor commanding ability!
But he did lose the battle. The equipment of the Eighth Route Army was indeed very poor and the ammunition was insufficient, otherwise it would not have been called Tubal Road by the imperial army.
But these are all facts, and I can't refute them at all.
Therefore, the division commander was very aggrieved, and he could only hold his anger in his heart without being able to vent it, and then his face turned red!
"enough!"
The lieutenant general came to the rescue in time!
"If the Eighth Route Army was really that easy to deal with, they wouldn't be everywhere in the areas occupied by the Imperial Army. Do you think the entire Imperial Army in North China is useless?"
"Although they have poor equipment and scarce ammunition, they are very cunning, and their method of fighting the imperial army is guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, and ambush warfare that we have never encountered before. That's why the troops were defeated when they first fought against them!
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"But it's different now. We already have a certain understanding of this opponent, and we will definitely defeat them if we send troops again!"
"However, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. In order to avoid accidents during the raid, no one below me in the entire army should underestimate the enemy!"
"In less than a year, they have grown from 20,000 to 40,000 people. The speed of expanding the army is really too fast!"
"If they are not contained, once these 40,000 people have fully formed their combat effectiveness, their total strength will definitely expand to 80,000 people. By then, if the imperial army wants to eliminate them, everyone will definitely have to pay a huge price!"
"So I decided that this sweep must be carried out!"
"Schedule one month later to mobilize heavy troops to sweep the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area!"
"The chief of staff is here to formulate a combat plan and gather the ammunition and materials needed for the raid! In this winter raid, even if we cannot completely annihilate all the Eighth Route Army troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, we will still severely damage them!"
The head of the intelligence section suddenly stood up again: "Sir, I still have something to say!"
"During this winter sweep, I suggest that the sweep forces should pay special attention to a unit in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. It is best to deploy heavy troops to deal with this unit specifically!"
"What troops?" the lieutenant general asked with a frown!
"The First Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is directly under the independent regiment! This is a unit that our intelligence department only noticed some time ago when monitoring the Eighth Route Army radio station. A month ago, this unit was just a battalion!"
The field division commander who had just returned from the front line spoke again, staring with a pair of big eyes that couldn't believe it, and mockingly without hesitation.
"Did I hear you correctly? Your intelligence department actually asked us to gather heavy troops to deal with a battalion of the Eighth Route Army. If we say this, our friendly troops will laugh at us. Is this what an officer of the Imperial Army of Japan said?"
A flash of displeasure flashed across the lieutenant general's face. He had the same idea as the division commander. Discussing a battalion of the Eighth Route Army at such a high-level meeting and having to mobilize heavy troops to deal with it completely underestimated the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.
Increase others' prestige!
The head of the intelligence section quickly explained: "Sir, please calm down. I don't mean to exaggerate the enemy. This Eighth Route Army unit is indeed very special!"
"Because this independent battalion was mentioned many times in the telegrams exchanged between various departments of the Eighth Route Army, Beizhi felt it was very strange, so he immediately arranged for someone to investigate, and the final result was far beyond Beizhi's expectation!"
"Although this independent battalion is not well-known, more than 3,000 imperial troops have died in his hands in less than two years. More importantly, Lingqiu's three major captains also died in their hands. Just now
Major Watanabe, who died in the battle, was the lieutenant commander of the field force a few months ago and was about to be promoted to the rank of commander. Due to the defeat against the independent battalion, he was demoted to the rank of major captain. This time he died directly at the hands of the independent battalion!"
"In addition, I also found out something!"
"In addition to knowing how to fight, this independent battalion commander can also develop the economy and make money. He has established a large number of breeding farms and factories in their base area and can earn a lot of profits every month."
"A very small part of these profits will remain in the independent regiment, and most of the profits will be turned over to their military divisions, military regions, and even the Eighth Route Army headquarters. After half a year, it has become a very important source of financial resources for the Eighth Route Army, and it can provide one to each Eighth Route Army department every month.
Tens of thousands of dollars of funding will greatly ease the economic pressure on the Eighth Route Army!"
"If we can gather heavy troops during this winter sweep to kill this newly expanded independent regiment."
"Not only can we avenge the thousands of imperial troops who died in the battle, but we can also cut off a source of income for the Eighth Route Army!"
"The Eighth Route Army's economy is very poor. The loss of more than 10,000 yuan a month is not fatal, but it will definitely put more pressure on their already weak logistical supplies. It will be of no harm to the Imperial Army!
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The lieutenant general opened his mouth with a look of shock.
I never expected that there would be such talents in the Eighth Route Army.
After taking a breath of cold air, he shouted: "This independent group must be killed, especially their commander!"
"In addition to the two benefits that the head of the intelligence section just mentioned, there is a bigger benefit that he didn't expect!"
"This commander is so powerful. He can cause so many casualties to the imperial army when he commands a battalion!"
"If the newly expanded independent regiment forms combat effectiveness in his hands, then he will definitely pose a greater threat to the imperial army. By then, thousands more imperial troops will be lost in his hands!"
"If the independent regiment is expanded into an independent division in the future, the threat to the imperial army will be even greater."
"I can feel that over time, this independent group will definitely become a very important opponent for us!"
"For the sake of the overall situation, we must nip this opponent in the bud and prevent him from growing stronger!"
"Where does this independent group operate?"
"Lingqiu!" the head of the intelligence section quickly replied!
The lieutenant general thought for a few seconds before making a decision: "I remember that we stationed an entire brigade in Laiyuan next to Lingqiu. Chief of Staff, when formulating the mopping up plan, a main infantry regiment was specially transferred from this brigade.
Come and deal with the independent group!"
"In addition, send a telegram to this brigade now: Let them closely monitor and blockade this independent group. They cannot be allowed to escape. They must be killed in this winter sweep!"
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