"General, urgent report from the front line, the Jinsui Army confronting us has also begun to mobilize troops, and there are signs of approaching the imperial army's defense line!" Less than half an hour later, the phone in the war room rang, and the combat staff put down the phone and hurriedly
Reported!
"Asshole! How come their noses are so sharp!" Major General Noda knew the reason even with his eyes closed!
Without waiting for his subordinates to continue speaking, he began to give orders: "Contact Captain Yin Teng and ask him to lead half of the troops on an urgent march back to the front line to support the front line! If there is a Jinsui Army launching an attack at this time, resolutely repel it!"
"The other troops are commanded by the deputy captain of Yin Teng Brigade and continue to search for the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains!"
In a valley at least thirty kilometers away from the Japanese search area, the garrison and more than 2,000 workers who had just been rescued were scattered here!
Li Hao is in a very good mood now. After this battle, the army finally has the capital to rise again!
Hong Linfeng was sitting next to him. He had been busy since yesterday. Except for eating, his hands almost never stopped!
But there was no trace of exhaustion after staying up late on his face, instead he was full of excitement!
After the troops successfully broke through, when they first started fighting, his mood was obviously depressed for several days because of the heavy losses of the troops!
Now the low mood is completely gone, and I am full of expectations for the future of the garrison!
"Finally finished!"
Hong Linfeng put down his pencil and breathed a sigh of relief and said!
After glancing at the data on the list again, a smile appeared on my face involuntarily, and I reported excitedly!
"Commander, the results and losses of the troops' attacks for two consecutive days have been calculated. If I use an idiom to describe it, it would be a surprise!"
"In the four coal mines, we rescued a total of 2,387 absentees, including 186 prisoners of our Eighth Route Army. The remaining half were captured by the Jinsui Army, and the other half were captured by the Northwest Army, the Sichuan Army, and the Central Army!"
"According to the reports of the instructors of each company, the most difficult to mobilize among these people are the prisoners of the Central Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army, but there is still no problem in mobilizing 1,500 of them to join our garrison!"
"In this way, the total strength of the garrison will reach 2,000, and its strength will be restored!"
"What was seized from the coal mine included weapons, equipment and ammunition, some small equipment, food, and then funds!"
"Including those seized on the way to war, we now have a total of 762 rifles, 38 light machine guns, three heavy machine guns, and two mortars!"
"There is a lot of ammunition. The Japanese have hoarded a lot of ammunition in every coal mine. Now they all give us an advantage!"
"Rough statistics: there are more than 200,000 rifle bullets, 30,000 heavy machine gun bullets, and more than 400 mortar shells. Not only can we make up for our losses on the battlefield, but the rest can be used for at least two more battles.
battle!"
"There are more than 50,000 kilograms of grain, but only more than 10,000 kilograms are white flour and rice, and the rest are all coarse grains!"
"The last thing is the equipment. There are more than a hundred pieces of equipment that can be moved in total! If they are all sent to the repair shop, maybe the repair shop can be upgraded to an arsenal to produce weapon parts in small batches!"
"There is also a lot of money, including gold, oceans, and Japanese yen. The total value exceeds 70,000 oceans!"
The smile on Li Hao's face grew wider, and he immediately asked: "Where are the casualties?"
"The few remaining people in the garrison are the backbone of the army's subsequent expansion. Without them, even if the garrison replenishes two thousand people at a time, it will be difficult to restore combat effectiveness!"
"Captain, don't worry, the casualties are completely within our control!"
"In total, 159 people were killed and 21 people were seriously injured. There are no statistics on minor injuries that do not affect combat effectiveness!"
"The direct losses can be completely replaced by the Eighth Route Army prisoners who were absent from work!"
"Even if the army is re-expanded to 2,000 people, veterans will still account for nearly a quarter!"
"And these absentees are all former anti-Japanese soldiers. Even if the training is somewhat uneven, compared with recruits recruited directly, at least three months of recruit training can be avoided!"
"They just haven't kept up with their nutrition, their physical fitness is too poor, and they look weak!"
"As long as you take good care of yourself for a few days, you will become a great boy in no time!"
"If we give them a few more days of adaptive training, they will have no problem going directly to the battlefield to fight the Japanese!"
Li Hao has seen those who were absent from work, ranging from a few to a year or two at most, but their indomitable spirit as soldiers has not been broken!
This can be seen from the perseverance revealed in their eyes!
With a serious look on his face, he ordered: "Chief of Staff, since we have the equipment and soldiers, don't wait any longer and complete the troop expansion in the shortest possible time!"
"Expand three main battalions first!"
"Guard company, reconnaissance company, commando team perimeter security!"
"Make sure the little devils in the mountains can't find us, and buy more time for the army to expand!"
"As long as the expansion of the three main battalions is completed and the initial combat effectiveness is formed, we will not be afraid even if the little devils in the mountains find here. At worst, we will send troops to kill them!"
"Also, when mobilizing absentees, make it clear that our garrison is not only the Eighth Route Army, but also a force directly formed by the Chongqing Military and Political Department!"
"In our garrison, I have the rank of lieutenant colonel, the battalion commander has the rank of captain, the company commander has the rank of lieutenant, and the platoon leader has the rank of second lieutenant. We are a real regular force! I believe this can also help us mobilize many absentees to join
us!"
Hong Linfeng quickly replied: "Captain, don't worry, we will definitely mobilize more absentees to join our defense regiment in the shortest possible time!"
"But we don't have enough equipment!"
"The remaining equipment in the regiment is only enough to arm a thousand new recruits. If there are more, there will be no guns!"
"I'll solve it!" Li Hao answered confidently!
"The reconnaissance company just reported that the Japanese still have a large group in the mountains. They were sent here by themselves. I decided to take care of the equipment that the army lacks from them!"
"Also, not only do these thousand little devils need to provide us with the equipment we lack when the army expands, but they also need to be the touchstone for the formation of combat effectiveness after the army expands. You can also call them a whetstone!"
"After the army is expanded, whether the knife of our garrison can be as sharp as before depends on whether this whetstone is powerful enough!"
Mobilizing absentees to join the garrison regiment was done once when the garrison regiment was still an independent regiment. The army has accumulated a lot of experience!
In addition, the independent regiment was reorganized into the garrison regiment and became a regular force recognized by the Chongqing Ministry of Military Affairs. It also made a name for itself in Lingqiu and was known to all the people. When mobilized, it can definitely be said to be even more powerful!
In less than a day, Hong Linfeng's promise of 1,500 absenteeism was enough!
He Jun, Zhang Yun, Huang Sheng...
The three men returned to their positions as battalion commanders!
Because the troops lacked weapons, the fire companies of the three main battalions were temporarily reduced to a fire platoon equipped with two mortars, three grenades, and one heavy machine gun!
There is also a serious shortage of rifle machine guns. Each battalion is missing nearly a company of equipment!
Despite this, they were still happy!
Although the current equipment and strength of the troops have not reached the standards before the counter-mopping up, each battalion still has nearly 600 people!
The equipment is a little short, but they believe that as long as they follow the regiment leader, the firepower platoon will be expanded into a firepower company before long!
So as soon as the army completed its expansion, the three of them went to the regiment leader together and wanted to know how to solve the remaining equipment gaps in the army!
"You're here just in time, I was just about to ask the guards to inform you to come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting!" Li Hao saw their intention at a glance!
"Captain, do you have a mission?" Zhang Yun asked with his eyes shining!
He Jun and Huang Sheng also stared at Li Hao closely, their eyes shining with eager expressions!
"I guessed it right, you must have come here because of the shortage of weapons in the army!"
"Weapons are only in the hands of little Japs! If you want to get weapons and fill up the equipment gaps in the army, there is only one way to steal them from the Japs!"
If it were before the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign, and they heard about snatching Japanese equipment, several people would definitely rush to take over the task!
But this time the three people did not grab it, but frowned and fell into deep thought. Some of them had a look of worry on their faces!
"Captain, are you too hasty to fight against the Japs now?" Huang Sheng reminded!
"Those who were absent from work have just replenished the troops. Although they have rested for two days, they have eaten well and have recovered a lot of strength! But after all, they have just touched a gun and have not even started the minimum training. If they rush to the battlefield, I am worried that they will cause trouble!"
"After all, they haven't fought in a long time!"
Huang Sheng's worry was not unreasonable, but the expression on Li Hao's face did not change!
Staring at the three people, he asked: "When our garrison was an independent battalion, or even an independent company, everyone had forgotten how to train new recruits!"
"At that time, after mobilizing prisoners to join the army, there was no time for integration training!"
"But on the battlefield, under the guidance of veterans of the army, he still fought well!"
"After a battle, not only did none of the new recruits who were transformed from prisoners collapse, but they adapted to our Eighth Route Army more quickly and integrated into our Eighth Route Army!"
He Jun's eyes lit up: "I understand, Captain, you mean to use fighting as a substitute for training!"
"Not bad!" Li Hao affirmed!
"There is only one group of Japanese soldiers in the forest, a guard company, a reconnaissance company, and the commando team has been fighting them for two days, and the number has been reduced by at least 20%!"
"I will use the remaining eight hundred or so little devils as a whetstone for your three main battalions to restore their combat effectiveness!"
"Not only can we train troops, but we can also seize equipment and ammunition from them to replenish our troops!"
"I think it's okay!" He Jun suddenly realized and shouted!
"Send out one company at a time and bring with you more than half of the veterans in the battalion. Almost one veteran is responsible for a new recruit who has just joined the army. Leading them to fight one-on-one will definitely minimize casualties!"
"Captain, our first battalion has taken over this mission!"
"Let's go too..." Zhang Yun and Huang Sheng shouted.
The communications staff of the Japanese garrison headquarters in Datong hurried in!
I saw Major General Noda was about to make a report, but the words were on his lips but could not come out. He looked like he was hesitating to speak!
"Bage Ya Road, did something happen again?" Major General Noda asked with a raised brow!
"Hi!" the communications staff officer replied bravely!
"The troops left behind by the Zhongtian Brigade in previous years received an urgent call. They were attacked by a large number of Eighth Route Army troops and suffered heavy casualties!"