Chapter 798 Even the cunning fox will show its tail
At the headquarters of the Japanese independent mixed brigade, Nakata Yamaro did realize that something was wrong.
Dozens of battle reports, large and small, were placed on the table in front of him, all of which he asked each defense zone to make temporary statistics and then send them up.
The behavior of the garrison during this period was too strange.
Based on the past combat style of the garrison, so many attacking troops continuously entered the area occupied by the imperial army, and they were able to capture several of the imperial army's strongholds even with all their efforts.
And with the heavy weapons they carry, there is no need to waste any effort at all.
As long as you use artillery shells to hit them, you will definitely be able to easily capture the medium-sized strongholds in the occupied area, and then your specially formed mobile troops can surround them when they attack and finally annihilate them.
However, after such a long time, not a single stronghold in the occupied areas was attacked by heavy troops from the Eighth Route Army.
Could it be that they saw their conspiracy and deliberately did not attack in order to prevent the attacking troops from being made dumplings by the imperial army.
However, without attacking the stronghold, they would not be able to kill a large number of the imperial army. What was the purpose of sending troops into the imperial army's occupied areas again and again?
Is it just to fight guerrillas with the imperial army and have a small fight?
Nakata Yamaro has been thinking about this issue these days.
Abnormality must be a monster!
This is the experience gained by Nakata Yamaro from fighting for so long.
Therefore, he decisively ordered the commanders of each defense area to quickly collect statistics on the recent battles, hoping to find some clues from the continuous exchanges of fire in the occupied areas.
However, the dozens of battle reports were all about guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, and harassment warfare. The casualties between the enemy and ourselves were almost negligible, and they were exactly the same as the other Eighth Route Army combat styles that I knew.
After researching for a whole afternoon, I didn't find any clues.
"Could it be that the garrison decided to temper its strengths, learn from the other Eighth Route Army, and use its own guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to fight the imperial army?" Nakata Yamaro said to himself.
"impossible……"
As soon as the idea came to mind, it was rejected by Nakata Yamaro himself.
"I have studied this garrison, and they never follow common sense in battle."
"This time it's so abnormal, there must be a big conspiracy brewing."
The chief of staff hesitated and reminded: "General, could it be that we are worrying too much?"
"The reason why the garrison did not dare to attack our stronghold and only dared to fight guerrillas with us was because they knew that we had prepared pocket formations for them in the occupied areas. In order to prevent the attacking troops from being spoiled by us, they had to fight like this."
"After all, the Eighth Route Army's intelligence network is notoriously powerful."
"This occupied area is full of their guerrillas, so it is not difficult to know our conspiracy."
"If there is really any conspiracy, I would think of one."
"They are training new recruits through guerrilla warfare."
"The last time they attacked the Imperial Army, they captured a large number of Imperial Army soldiers."
"According to intelligence, most of these Imperial Army troops have joined the Eighth Route Army. The garrison regiment will definitely recruit them to replenish their troops and take the opportunity to increase their strength."
"If we want these Imperial Alliance troops to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible and integrate into the garrison, actual combat is the best way!"
"And according to my understanding, in order to increase the combat effectiveness of the troops, the garrison has used the imperial army to train troops on the battlefield more than once."
Nakata Yamaro couldn't think of any other explanation, so he was silent for a moment and replied: "It's really possible."
"Through guerrilla warfare training, those captured soldiers can adapt to the battlefield as soon as possible, restore their combat effectiveness, and integrate into the Eighth Route Army to overcome their fear of the imperial army."
"When they actually go to the battlefield, they can fight against the imperial army."
"Bagya Road, I didn't expect that the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan would become the target of training for the Eighth Route Army. This is definitely a shame for the Imperial Army, and it is unprecedented."
"Immediately issue an order to the commanders of each defense area. From now on, unless there is a stronghold attacked by the garrison's troops, no more active attacks will be allowed."
"The elite of our imperial army must not become a whetstone for the garrison to improve its combat effectiveness."
"Hi!"
The chief of staff answered quickly, but did not leave immediately.
He hesitated and reminded: "General, although this has thwarted the garrison regiment's plot to train troops, without reinforcements from the garrison at each stronghold, the nearby maintenance groups that have not been eliminated by the Eighth Route Army will definitely continue to be attacked, and the garrison regiment operating nearby will definitely continue to be attacked.
The guerrillas will definitely become more rampant."
Nakata Yamaro's face suddenly darkened.
He thought of a saying, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
There must be a decision between the two.
Seeing the embarrassment on the brigade commander's face, the chief of staff suggested: "General, can we let the independent mixed brigade participate in the battle?"
"This way we will have an absolute superior force and kill those guerrillas."
"No!" Nakata Yamaro said without hesitation.
"The independent mixed brigade is prepared for the garrison. As soon as all the troops are in place, our attack on the garrison will begin immediately."
"If we let them join the fight now to encircle and suppress the guerrillas, the troops may get stuck in this quagmire and be unable to get out."
"The garrison is too cunning and must know the existence and purpose of the independent mixed brigade."
"We will definitely try our best to command the guerrillas to drag the mixed brigade into the area occupied by the imperial army, thus delaying our attack on their base."
"There is a saying in China: A small impatience will ruin a big plan."
"The current losses in the occupied area are temporary. As long as the troops are safe, wait until all the independent mixed brigades are in place, rush into the garrison base area, and kill their main force. Without the reinforcement of the main force, these guerrillas will become rootless.
Piaomiao, as long as we are willing, we can kill them at any time."
"As for those maintenance committees, they will be gone if they are gone. China has more people."
"As long as we kill the garrison to avoid future troubles, there will definitely be countless Chinese people who will come forward to work for the imperial army. At worst, we will re-form the maintenance committee by then."
"However, the overall situation of this occupied area, especially the strength of each guerrilla group, must be controlled by us!"
"No matter how rampant the guerrilla activities are, traffic arteries, important towns and traffic lines, and strongholds will all be in the hands of the imperial army."
"This way they won't be able to stir up trouble, and the occupied areas won't be in chaos."
"After all the independent mixed brigades are in place, we can concentrate our forces to attack the garrison without worrying about the safety of our rear."
The chief of staff suddenly understood and replied: "General, you want to trade space for time."
"You are right. As long as the troops are there and the transportation routes and important strongholds are in the hands of the imperial army, those guerrillas who only know how to fight guerrillas will not be able to make a big move and can only make small troubles under the eyes of the imperial army."
Nakata Yamaro nodded, his face became more and more serious, and then he began to give orders.
"Inform the commanders of each defense area to immediately issue an order: Our intelligence officers and spies deployed in various places shall lurk on the spot."
"From now on, they only need to monitor every move of the guerrillas and report to the imperial army at any time. They have no specific combat missions."
"The order to shrink the defense just now remains unchanged."
At the Laiyuan City Garrison Regiment Headquarters, the Japanese and puppet troops further reduced their defenses, and information about the strongholds quickly reached here.
To the guerrillas, a stronghold is like a turtle shell, which cannot be broken or destroyed.
With the current strength of the guerrillas, threatening the safety of the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold is definitely more difficult than climbing to the sky.
Therefore, as the enemy changes and we change, the garrison must also adjust its tactics.
Li Hao frowned and thought for a few minutes before asking.
"Have the Japanese independent mixed brigade moved?"
Wang Hong shook his head and replied: "It didn't move."
"There are still two brigades of the Japanese independent mixed brigade that are not in place. The troops that are already in place, including the heavy artillery brigade, are stationed in three stations around the headquarters. The reconnaissance company and commando team are keeping a close eye on them. If there is any movement,
It will definitely not escape their eyes."
"It seems that the noise we made is not big enough!" Li Hao judged.
Hong Linfeng quickly reacted: "Captain, what you mean is that the leader of the Japanese Brigade has not realized the danger, and has not realized that we are consuming them bit by bit through guerrilla warfare."
"It's very possible!" Li Hao replied.
"If the Japanese really guess our purpose, it will definitely be more than just shrinking our defenses."
"I have a list here from Deputy Commander Luo. After the order to exchange bullet casings for bullets was issued, in the first ten days, the guerrillas sent over three million bullet casings."
"So far, in twenty days, the base has received nearly four million bullet casings!"
"This is equivalent to one month. The Japanese used at least 7 million rounds of ammunition."
"There are only more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops on the front line. How can they store so much ammunition?"
"So I judge that at least half of the seven million rounds of ammunition are prepared for the independent mixed brigade to be used when attacking us in the future."
"The Japanese and puppet troops only reduced their defenses and did not replenish ammunition and supplies to the front line. This shows that this matter was concealed by the Japanese frontline commander, and Nakata Yamarō is still unclear about it."
"Consuming so much ammunition, we achieved almost no results. If I were a Japanese commander, I would not have the shame to report it to my superiors."
"Second point: According to statistics, our attack troops and guerrillas have sporadically eliminated more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops this month, and most of them were Japanese."
"More than half of the Japanese troops in many strongholds in the guerrilla zones have been killed or injured."
"I judge that those stronghold commanders also did not report it for the time being because they did not achieve any results that could be used, to save face, and for fear of being punished."
"Even if there were a few reports from one or two strongholds, because the strongholds were still in their hands, they did not attract the attention of their superiors, and in the end nothing happened."
"When you get to Nakata Yamaro's place, you won't find anything."
At this point, Li Hao's face became obviously hot. He stared at the sand table in front of him and ordered: "It doesn't matter if this Nakata Yamaro has seen our purpose or he is brewing some new conspiracy."
"Since the independent mixed brigade has not moved, we will continue our efforts, seize the opportunity, continue to consume the Japanese troops and ammunition, and force them to join the war."
Hong Linfeng immediately agreed: "I agree, no matter what the reason and purpose of Nakata Yamaro is for doing this? As long as we fight, even the most cunning fox will show its tail."
Wang Hong didn't seem optimistic about the next move, and he hesitated and reminded.
"Now that the Japanese are hiding in turtle shells, it will definitely be difficult to continue to engage in guerrilla warfare as before, through piecemeal attacks, accumulating a small amount, and consuming a large number of Japanese and puppet troops. Commander, you must consider this."
"The guerrillas are not the main force, and most of them are new recruits. They have poor equipment and almost no heavy weapons."
"Allowing them to knock the devil's turtle shell will definitely outweigh the gains and losses."