Rise from the sword

Chapter 639

"How many people are left in our group?"

In the mountain city, a small county town in Waiwei, Chu Yunfei sat in his headquarters and asked Fang Ligong in a calm tone.

Compared with when they were stationed near Heyuan County, the headquarters of the [-]th Regiment at this time was extremely simple. There were no sand tables marking positions, no maps hanging on the walls, and even few guards.

It is not as good as the command room of an ordinary battalion.

How many people are left?
Hearing the group seat's question, Fang Ligong looked at the simple headquarters, feeling a little lonely in his heart.

When going from Heyuan County to participate in the Battle of Central Henan, the 8000th Regiment had [-] members, comparable to an ordinary division. With Li Yunlong's friendly assistance, it was fully staffed and had sufficient ammunition.

At its peak, it was as high as [-] people.

At that time, even in the face of a brigade of devils, they could rush forward and fight directly without frowning.

And now...

"Including the guard company, there are 500 people left."

Fang Ligong sighed deeply.

The super regiment with 500 people at its peak now has only [-] people left, and it also includes [-] people. It was formed on the model of Yamamoto's secret service team, and the guard company was personally trained by the regiment leader.

Because the regiment personally selected and trained, this company is also the unit with the least number of losses, shrinking by only a little more than half.

"There are 500 more."

Chu Yunfei was a little surprised.

This number is larger than he expected, and it is much larger. Yesterday was the day when the military salary was paid. According to previous experience, every time the military salary is paid is the peak period of personnel loss.

The 1000 million monthly military salary, in fact, can't even buy a steamed bun. All they eat is old cornmeal, coarse bran and broken rice, coarse white flour and other coarse grains that are used to feed pigs on the market.

Even the cheapest canned braised pork on the market refuses to buy a little to improve food.

It would be strange not to leave.

Not to mention that he did not follow the orders of his superiors to restrict the flow of soldiers.

"What about the [-] regiment?"

Chu Yunfei continued to ask.

The devils threw away their helmets and armor all the way, and the large area was basically in a state of absolute safety. There were not even many bandits.

Crazy occupation of the county left by the devils.

People don't fight, let their own guns, and station in the villages around the county town.

At first, they thought it was because the other party was weak, so a group of people clamored to expand their territory, drive the other party out, and spread the blue sky and white sun all over the land.

Only found out later.

You are eyeing the territory they have conquered, and they are actually eyeing your troops.

After the two sides were stationed close to each other, Li Yunlong and his gang began to recruit workers to build roads, factories, farms, canals, and reservoirs. The workers were treated very well.

Food and housing are included, there is meat every day, and the wages are fully paid and never in arrears.

Compare.

On my own side, the legal currency is like waste paper, so it is difficult for even the grassroots soldiers of the direct division to receive the full amount of military pay, and the food is not good, it is all coarse food, and it is rare to see it in a month's bowl Froth several times.

There are no foreign enemies of devils.

In just a few weeks, few of the confronting troops left, and most of them went to work.

By the time the higher-ups reacted, the troops had long been out of ten.

Many people who went directly to the platoons and battalions left directly, even took the positions with them, and became bases.

The high-level officials who had suffered a great loss hurriedly withdrew their troops back and stationed near the mountain city, and then strengthened control, supervised each other, strictly investigated and deducted military pay, and improved the treatment of grassroots soldiers.

But it didn't work.

The legal currency at this time has become waste paper. In comparison, it is more profitable to go to work in the base area, so after the expansion of the opponent's base area, the troops around the mountain city also left batch by batch.

"There are only 200 people left."

Fang Ligong replied.

The 4000th Regiment is also the main force of the Jinsui Army, which is not far behind the [-]th Regiment. It was also a main force of nearly [-] people back then, and the head of the regiment strictly controlled it and prohibited troops from entering and leaving at will.

But it was still completely useless. The loss of personnel in this regiment was much more serious than that of the 200th regiment. Including the regiment leader, there were only [-] people left.

"Ah."

Chu Yunfei sneered, without making judgments, and just read the book by himself.

The group members were not in the mood to continue talking, and Fang Ligong also lacked interest.

In the current situation, he is just a regiment-level staff officer and adjutant, no matter what he says or does, it is meaningless?It is better to stay quietly and watch the situation develop with cold eyes.

After leaving the regiment headquarters, Fang Ligong sat quietly in the house outside for a while, feeling bored, he took off his military uniform and walked to the street, turning his mind halfway to the camp of the [-]th regiment.

Before entering the camp, what caught his eyes from a few hundred meters away was the legal currency all over the ground.

The brand-new million-dollar bills were scattered all over the ground, like fallen leaves of dead trees, drifting with the wind, and no one cares about them.

Just at this time.

At the gate of the barracks, a dozen soldiers walked out of the camp in plain clothes, looked around at the gate of the camp, and then joined the crowd along the street, passed through the flow of people and vehicles, and finally ran north.

Fang Ligong watched this scene silently, and did not move until the soldiers disappeared from sight.

The tide is gone.

He is just a regimental lieutenant, chief of staff, no, it is now a battalion, and a team of more than 400 people can only be counted as a small battalion in the Jinsui Army. If it is counted as an independent regiment, it should be a company.

What can he do?
Can't do anything.

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In the coastal area around Shanghai Stock Exchange, in a certain village.

"The main force of the devil's fleet is divided into three parts, one part goes to Southeast Asia to protect the oil fields, one part is stationed in the mainland, and the other part goes to the Indian Ocean to support operations and protect logistics."

Looking at the latest information, Wang Gensheng's mouth twitched slightly.

The opportunity is here.

He only has a few torpedo boats in his hand. Although the technology is advanced, he should not be too advanced when facing even a destroyer. The old ones that served 40 to [-] years ago have to run away after encountering them.

After the night attack in the Sea of ​​Japan, the Kaohsiung sank, causing the Devils Navy to strengthen its night vigilance. The chances of a torpedo attack were very low, and the daytime vision was too wide, so it was basically impossible to get within five kilometers.

A frontal tough destroyer, unless he has missiles with a range of tens of kilometers.

According to the news from the head of the group, they are still a little short of the devils from the missiles, and they have to wait a little longer. They are expected to be available in February and March next year.

Naturally Wang Gensheng didn't want to wait, but he couldn't be tough with the devils either, so he kept looking for opportunities.

Now, the main force of the devils is basically not in the country. There are only some patrol boats, old destroyers, motorboats, and gunboats.

It's time for new action.

He found a map, looked at the long coastline, and finally aimed his sight at the southernmost point.

Both the South China Sea.

The little devil is smart.

He used to be arrogant and conceited, so he looked a little stupid, but now he was beaten up and suffered losses again and again. He sank so many merchant ships and even the Kaohsiung, so he must learn a lesson and strengthen his defenses.

This is also one of the reasons why he did not launch an attack recently, but used the first-mover advantage of radar to avoid the devil's ships and focus on rescuing the pilots who fell into the water.

Therefore, he chose the South China Sea as the location for this operation, far away from his usual activities.

"Is the warehouse on the south coast ready?"

Wang Gensheng asked.

"The construction is complete."

Beside him, a regimental officer replied.

The southern coast has always been the base of the devils, and the development of the guerrillas has been hindered. Even after the weapons are better, it is still a bit difficult, especially in the coastal areas, where the control is very low.

But after Yokohama's disastrous defeat, the small base areas in the coastal areas began to gradually connect together.

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Combined Fleet of the Empire of Japan.

Swallowing up a quarter of the country's resources and building the third strongest fleet in the world, compared with the weak navy of the Republic of China, the strength of the two sides is very different. Naturally, the devils have been controlling the coastline during the war.

Although the main ship and the main destroyer are going to fight, the Devils have a lot of money in the navy. Motorboats, escort boats, and old-fashioned outdated warships patrol repeatedly, and non-Japanese ships are directly sunk.

Under such circumstances, not to mention cargo ships, even fishing boats have little chance to go fishing.

The entire coastline has become a racetrack for devils.

But now, the situation has changed a little bit.

"No trace of enemy warships was found."

Looking at the report in his hand, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda, commander of the United Fleet, frowned deeply.

Before Kaohsiung, he already knew that a group of sea guerrillas from the Republic of China attacked imperial ships, but at that time, all the ships attacked were transport ships, and there were few losses, so naturally he didn't pay much attention to them.

After the sinking of the Kaohsiung, he realized that the strength of this group of people was unexpectedly so strong.

After being scolded by the locust, he started to deal with this group of so-called sea guerrillas. At the beginning, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda was very angry. He planned to teach these idiots a lesson and tell them that the sea is different from the land. , The Imperial Japanese Navy is also different from that group of horse manure.

In order to save face, he worked out a battle plan with several senior staff members of the staff department.

Do it yourself.

The decoy fleet is released, escorted by aircraft carriers during the day, and escorted by high-speed destroyers at night.

As long as that group of people take the bait, there will be no return.

In all fairness, Fubu Toyoda's spirit is not unreasonable. The ten-year army and the century-old navy are not a joke.

The United Fleet formed by all the devils and the whole country has been established for more than half a century. It has used bloody battles to cross the sky, from being unknown to the third place in the world today.

It is worthy of this arrogance.

Although the ocean is complex and unpredictable, it is much simpler compared to the land. It is difficult for the fleet to hide within the field of vision.

It's just beyond the devil's expectations.

Dozens of ships were dispatched and waited for a month, but no trace was found.

"They should be hiding."

Staff Officer Kuroda on the side said.

"What a cunning opponent."

Although Toyota Fuwu is arrogant, he is not stupid.

There was no action for a month, and there was no attack on the merchant ship. Obviously, the other party was hiding, either knowing that the United Fleet had set a trap, or the commander smelled a clue.

In either case, it shows that although the enemy's strength is not good, it is not easy to deal with.

Once he relaxes, this group of people will rush forward and bite the empire.

Is this guerrilla warfare?
Deputy Takeshi Toyota felt tricky.

"General."

Seeing that his general began to pay attention to his opponent, Staff Officer Kuroda interjected:

"The enemy is not only cunning, but their technology should be very advanced, especially the electric detection technology (radar), which should far surpass the empire."

"Tell me your reason?"

Deputy Takeshi Toyota looked over.

Staff officer Kuroda, known as a genius staff officer in the United Fleet, has even become a naval genius since General Yamamoto 56, the hope of the future.Although there are exaggerated and exaggerated words, it also means that this person is very capable.

Of course, this person is also his confidant and a valued talent.

"Cities in the Empire have been bombed recently."

Staff Officer Kuroda said solemnly:

"Although the imperial air defense area collapsed, it still shot down and injured many enemy bombers, many of which fell in the Sea of ​​Japan. We also found a large number of leftover aircraft debris and parachute equipment."

"However, during our search, we did not find any pilots who fell into the water. Many traces indicate that these parachuted pilots were rescued by the enemy."

"The United Fleet has as many as fifty warships in the Sea of ​​Japan. Even so, no trace of enemy pilots has been found. There is only one possibility. The enemy's torpedo boats are equipped with advanced electric detectors, which can detect the imperial warships in time outside the field of vision. avoid."

"Makes sense."

Deputy Takeshi Toyoda nodded in agreement.

The enemy's technology is very advanced, which is the consensus of the empire.

"in addition."

Staff Officer Kuroda continued:

"We have deployed a large number of mines in the Tsushima Strait and the Peninsula Strait, and every three days, we will adjust the position of the mines."

"But not a single enemy torpedo boat was blown up."

"You mean that the enemy has detailed information about our side."

Hearing this, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda frowned deeply.

In the three-ton gold incident more than three years ago, several destroyers along the coast were attacked, and the battles of horse manure along the way showed that the enemy seemed to have a channel to obtain the high-level confidential information of the empire.

This is a proven fact.

For him, the enemy's torpedo boats have advanced electrical detection, and the torpedoes seem to be advanced as well.

But if the enemy has detailed information, the situation is different.

The extremely fast torpedo boat, the electric scout who can spot the imperial warship outside the field of vision, and the detailed and true information, as long as the commander is not a fool, he is almost invincible.

"Guerrilla warfare..."

Deputy Takeshi Toyoda rubbed his forehead, feeling a sense of powerlessness in his heart, then he took a deep breath and cursed:
"Damn horse manure."

"Even the law and order in coastal areas cannot be guaranteed."

If it wasn't for the horse manures losing their territory and allowing the small wooden boats of the enemy to have a safe base, would he be so troublesome?
Once it is known that the enemy is anchored at the supply port, these small wooden boats can be easily destroyed by sending out a light patrol.

(End of this chapter)