Rise from the sword

Chapter 153 The Price!

"In less than half an hour, there were only five casualties..."

"This is the biggest gun tower for the devils nearby..."

A company commander of the New Second Regiment looked dull and muttered to himself in a low voice.

The expressions of the other battalion and company commanders were not much better, and they were all black faces at a glance.Especially the soldiers from the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment who came together were all dumbfounded.

The gap is really too big.

The battalion and company commanders have rich combat experience and know exactly what the recruits need to do.

Therefore, during the period when the new second regiment was formed, training was the most important thing, and targeted training was carried out for various situations.

Rapid marching, attacking, defending, digging trenches, responding to sudden attacks on the garrison..., long-term high-intensity training every day, and even several actual combats in the later period, plus the three-month training in the teaching group before, In the eyes of many battalion and company commanders, the main regiments dare not compare, but the difference between the new second regiment and other core regiments with about one year's seniority is not that big.

These gaps can be caught up in just one or two actual combats.

This is also the main reason why they dared to prepare to fight the devil's gun tower.

But looking at it now, it seems that they are still too far away.It has only been a little over a year since the formation of the independent group.Moreover, it has only been less than half a year since Li Yunlong took over the independent group.

This independent regiment commando, in terms of combat skills and morale, already vaguely has the shadow of when the army was reorganized and launched.Coupled with sophisticated and abundant weapons and equipment, the strength is still beyond.

"This gap is so fucking big!"

Finally, after a long silence, a company commander choked out a foul word.

Even if they were given a year of training time, they would not be able to do so.This is not something that can be achieved by pure training.

This swear word also eased the collective black face of everyone.

"Actual combat, only actual combat, and many times of actual combat can produce this kind of elite."

The third battalion commander of the new second regiment who came back to his senses spoke decisively.

Everyone nodded silently.

Only from the mountains of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, can such elite soldiers climb out of the smoke and fire, just like what the group of top elite fighters experienced when they first set out a few years ago.

"Leader, let's start too. Big gun towers won't work, but you can use small gun towers to practice your hands, or to block the devil's support troops. Prepare a defensive battle. With the help of fortifications, the casualties will be much lower, and it will also allow the soldiers to familiarize themselves with the battlefield. "

An opinion was made.

No training can replace actual combat.

"OK."

Kong Jie's tone was satisfied.

This is what he wants to see. After knowing his own shortcomings, he will strive to catch up and make faster progress.

However, there is still something missing...
Looking around, Kong Jie said to the entire First Battalion and the company commanders:

"You all know that not long ago, the Independent Regiment wiped out a brigade of more than 500 devils in Shou County. In one and a half months, the Independent Regiment wiped out a total of 1000 devils. The devils in Shou County dared not leave the county."

The heroic deeds of Li Datuan's independent regiment have already been publicized by the propaganda department, which greatly boosted the morale of each base area, and the soldiers of the new regiment are familiar with it.

"So, do you know the casualties of the Independence Regiment itself during this period?"

Kong Jie changed his tone.

This sentence aroused everyone's strong interest.

Eliminated nearly a thousand devils, pulled out almost all the gun towers around the base area, and even beat the devils so hard that they dare not leave the county seat. How much does it cost for such a record?
"The first battalion of the Independence Regiment who came to our side to pull out the devil's turret, they had 690 troops two months ago, but now, including those left behind in the Independence Regiment, there are only 370 people left in the entire First Battalion."

Kong Jie said this number, which he found out from Zhang Dabiao yesterday.

There are only... 370 people left.

Downsizing by nearly half.

The soldiers of the first battalion and the company commanders of the battalions were silent again.

The only thing left is that those who are not within this number will not return to the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment. They will either be sacrificed or seriously injured and disabled. There is no other possibility.

If one battalion is like this, the other battalions of the independent regiment must be similar. That is to say, the independent regiment wiped out nearly a thousand devils and lost nearly a thousand soldiers itself.

A life for a life.

The soldiers were horrified by the huge loss, and felt the cruelty of war from the data for the first time.Since the establishment of the new second regiment, it has only fought a few small-scale battles, and the number of losses is only a dozen or so.

And the officers thought more.

With a one-to-one casualty rate and the devil's firepower weapon training advantage, this is a complete victory.

But in just one and a half months, the troops have lost nearly half of their troops.With such a huge loss rate, even if there is a huge victory stimulus, the troops are extremely prone to morale problems. If one does not pay attention, the troops will collapse.The independent regiment, at least the first battalion of the independent regiment, not only did not encounter morale problems, but became stronger and stronger, and the soldiers were full of energy.

This shows one thing.

The officer leading this unit is very powerful, very powerful, far more powerful than himself.Not only can it lead the troops to victory, but it can also completely transform the grief and fear brought to the troops by the huge casualties into combat effectiveness.

It's not just a question of weapons and ammunition.

Kong Jie looked around the officers of the New Second Regiment with satisfaction, and nodded quietly.

well.

These guys finally realized their problem.

Then he roared:
"The next blockhouse, run to keep up."

"The commandos of the Independent Regiment will stay in our regiment for a month. During this month, take a look and learn more, see how the troops that wiped out a thousand devils fight, and see how we fight with others. gap."

"I hope that one day, our new second regiment can wipe out a thousand devils."

"Yes!"

. . .

The Independent Regiment also sent a commando team to the Xinyi Regiment to grab the gun towers, led by Shen Quan, Yan Sheng and Wang Gensheng, with [-] members.

However, the new regiment is the old army left by Li Yunlong. Ding Wei's personal ability is also very strong, and the soldiers' morale is strong and their combat effectiveness is strong.

Everyone is pretty much the same.

With this layer, Xinyituan pulled out the devil's gun tower extremely quickly.

During the period, the Type [-] infantry artillery and the sufficient shells made Ding Weiwei drool, and he planned to find Li Yunlong for a chance.But thinking of Li Yunlong's tough character, he could only silently wipe away the drool from the corner of his mouth.

Ask Li Datuan for cannons and shells, unless he offers a price that Li Datuan can't refuse, don't even think about it.And Ding Wei couldn't give Li Yunlong what he wanted, but Li Yunlong wanted a lot of things.

Li Yunlong, the independent regiment, was not idle either. After the return of Captain Li, he was busy organizing cavalry training and recruiting new recruits at the beginning, and had no time to mess with the devils.

However, as the Xinyi Regiment's offensive intensified, the devil's gun towers in the area near Shouxian County were pulled out, which began to put pressure on Shouxian County. Li Yunlong also saw the right time to mobilize the second and third battalions near Shouxian County, and then organized a A small elite unit engaged in small-scale battles with the devils, constantly raiding and harassing the county seat of Shou County, and even organized and launched night raids in the county seat.

Commander Li showed his insidiousness to the fullest, using all kinds of means, and with the support of the newly formed cavalry, the hand that the devil finally stretched out was cut off, and he could only tremble in the blockhouse again.

Even during the period, the devils in a reinforced concrete blockhouse had to abandon the blockhouse because they were surrounded and had no food and water supplies and could not contact the county.

So, as the battle progressed, at the beginning of August, the devils stationed around the three regiments began to lose their hold, and kept sending telegrams for help to Yoshio Shinozuka's headquarters.

If you don't give reinforcements, you won't be able to hold on.

. . .

"Yamamoto-kun, come and see!"

In the Taiyuan headquarters, Shinozuka Yoshio handed over the distress telegrams sent by the troops stationed in three counties recently to Kazuki Yamamoto.

Yamamoto took over a thick stack of telegrams and began to read them.

Of the three counties, Shou County received the most telegrams for help and was the most urgent. Although this county had the most troops, it was facing the most terrifying attack from Li Yunlong and the Xinyi Regiment. Many people in Heidao were in a panic.

The other two were not much better. At first, the two county garrisons wanted to wipe out the troops who dared to attack the gun towers, but the new first regiment and the new second regiment did not come into contact with the devils at all. They pulled out the gun towers and left. The speed is fast, and when the devil's support troops arrive, there will only be a pile of ruins left in the gun tower.Moreover, under the tactic of attacking the east and attacking the west, first a large force feinted to attack a long-distance gun tower to attract the support of the devils, and then the commando suddenly attacked the gun tower near the county seat.Almost all the gun towers were pulled out.

"Sure enough, the Eighth Route Army obtained a large number of Type [-] infantry artillery shells."

After Kazuki Yamamoto finished reading, his tone remained unchanged.

This situation was within his expectations.

Unless the mysterious person named Chen Fan is found, and then follow the clues to cut off the path of transporting weapons and ammunition, or completely innovate tactics, this situation will happen sooner or later.

However, thinking of the mysterious man Chen Fan and the large amount of weapons and ammunition on the other side, his complexion suddenly became more gloomy.

The special high-tech, North China intelligence department, and the intelligence department of the First Army under his command, the three joint operations continued for several months, but they did not find the slightest trace of this person.This discouraged the self-proclaimed elite Yamamoto.

"Tell me your opinion about the empire's recent battle in North China." Shinozuka Yoshio said calmly.

The three county garrisons asked for help, but he ignored all of them. It wasn't that he didn't want to send reinforcements, but that there was really nothing left.

The cage tactics have been carried out so far, and many things have gone beyond control. The number of guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in North China seems to be much larger than expected, and the resistance force is also stronger than they expected, resulting in a serious shortage of defensive troops. In addition, the opponent's resilience far exceeded the expectations of the North China Front Army.

At the beginning, they thought that the other party would gradually weaken under such a blockade, after persisting for a month or two at most. After all, the so-called base area was in the countryside, an agricultural society, and there was a lack of supplies. But now more than three months have passed, and resistance from all over the country It's getting stronger and stronger, can you believe it?
Simply outrageous.

He doesn't understand, how can rural areas afford to support so many troops?Moreover, the combat effectiveness of this army is not weak.

"With all due respect, General."

Putting aside the unhappiness in his heart completely, Kazuki Yamamoto said in a cold tone:
"The biggest problem with the Imperial North China Front Army is that the offense is more than sufficient, but the defense is seriously insufficient."

"One and a half brigades of our imperial army..."

Speaking of this, Kazuki Yamamoto seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly choked, and after a while of silence, he continued:

"Any full-staffed brigade of our imperial army can freely intersperse in the enemy's so-called base area. They have nothing to do with us, but if we defend in an all-round way, we will inevitably disperse our troops. This will give the opponent the opportunity to concentrate their superior forces to attack my defensive weaknesses. Chance."

"As for North China, especially the Loess Plateau and Taihang Mountains in Shanxi, where the guerrillas are active, there are ravines, poor mountains and bald mountains, thick soil and deep valleys. Carry, this is a good place for travel, but if it is for combat, it is a nightmare, especially for a modern army."

"In these mountainous areas, the superiority of our imperial army's weapons and equipment cannot be brought into play due to the difficulty in transporting supplies, and because the opponent does not need too much supplies, poor weapons and equipment become an advantage here."

"They can stay here for a long time, but once our army takes too long, the combat effectiveness will plummet."

Shinozuka Yoshio immediately nodded his head in agreement.

The previous raids were all forced to retreat because of the dangerous terrain and the threat of the troops' supplies.

"Therefore, our North China Garrison must innovate its tactics."

Hearing this, Shinozuka Yoshio's mouth twitched.

This guy is here to sell his special tactics again.

Form a large number of elite small units, equip them with sophisticated weapons, and then covertly attack the guerrilla command organization and so on...

　Calvin...

　　One more chapter.

　　This chapter is more than 3000 words, so, in order to complete the attendance, I have to write another chapter...

　　
　
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