Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"Just don't let me down." The Japanese commander said and hung up the phone.

Itakune Seishirō also put down the phone.

"Damn it, I never thought that the commander would actually transfer the Osaka Division here!" Itahira Seishirō was so angry.

This division is more like a merchant corps than a division. This unit is simply a disgrace to the empire.

Although their combat effectiveness is decent, the soldiers in this unit are all businessmen, and they have never fought a serious war since they came to China.

If they were asked to stop the enemy, they would make the enemy run away, and those enemies would run away right in front of them.

"Someone come here!" Itahira Seishiro gave the order.

The door was quickly pushed open and a Japanese messenger walked in.

"Division Commander." The Japanese messenger stood straight.

"Go and notify the brigade commanders and regiment commanders to come to the conference room for a meeting immediately," Itakune Seishirō ordered.

"Hi!" The Japanese messenger quickly turned around and left.

A few minutes later, in the conference room.

Many Japanese brigade commanders and regiment commanders have already arrived at the conference room.

"Why did the brigade commander and division commander suddenly call us to a meeting? Is there going to be a big war?" asked a Japanese regiment commander.

"I'm not sure, maybe. We'll know the situation after the division commander comes." The Japanese brigade commander replied. He didn't know what was going on either.

The division commander had called them together before to target the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but no one knew what the reason for this call was!
Soon, Itakune Seishirō entered the conference room, the noise stopped in an instant, and the place became quiet.

"I called you here to tell you that the commander just called me and asked us to continue implementing the Cage Plan!" Itahira Seishirō didn't waste any time and told the story directly.

"Division Commander, we don't have enough manpower to implement the Cage Plan. We need more people. It will be difficult to complete it alone." A Japanese brigade commander said.

If they had not lost those 20,000-plus soldiers before, they would still have enough manpower, but without those soldiers, it would take a lot of time to continue implementing the plan.

Especially when they targeted the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, many soldiers were sacrificed!

"Division commander, has the commander transferred a division here?!" another Japanese brigade commander asked. He felt that the division commander could not be unaware of their situation.

Therefore, if someone had not been transferred here, the division commander would not let them complete this task.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Itagaki Seishirō. They also wanted to know.

"Yes, the commander has transferred a division to our side, and it is estimated that it will arrive here in half a month." Itakane Seishirō nodded in acknowledgment.

"That's easy to say. Now that we have new manpower, the plan can be implemented." Everyone smiled.

They are afraid that the commander will not provide them with enough manpower and ask them to complete the plan in a short time, which would be making things difficult for them.

Now that people have been transferred here, they don’t have to worry so much.

"Division commander, which division did the commander transfer? A Class A division?!" a Japanese brigade commander asked.

If they could transfer the Class A Division, they would be even more confident. Once the Cage Plan is completed and the enemy is divided into pieces with no one to take care of the front and the rear, it would be a piece of cake to transfer the Class A Division and annihilate the enemy.

"That's the Osaka Division!" Itakane Seishirō said the name of the division, and his face looked as if he had eaten shit.

"What?! Osaka Division?! Division Commander, are you kidding?!" Some officers couldn't believe what they heard.

"This Osaka Division is a pit, completely useless. They are here and can do absolutely nothing!"

"That's not the case. Some of their soldiers even sold their guns for money. I doubt if they will do business with the enemy after they come here!"

"If that happens, we'll be in trouble."

Everyone was talking about it. They all stayed away from the Osaka Division. They really didn't want to be with such a bad teammate. It was too deceptive.

"Shut up!" Itai Seishirō shouted, and the noise stopped immediately.

"The Osaka Division still has some combat effectiveness. Perhaps it is not as good as we know. Besides, the commander will definitely not let this division stay here forever.

They will definitely be transferred later, and when the time comes, the commander will definitely send other divisions over, so during this period of time, just get along well with them." Itahiro Seishirō consoled him.

In fact, he himself didn't quite believe what he said.

He only hoped that the other party could work hard and try to make their plan successfully implemented, otherwise, he would be really angry to death.

.........

Half a month later, Li Jin and his team finally entered the Tianli Mountains.

Looking at these familiar trees, everyone felt dazed.

They were away for more than four months this time and finally came back.

The recruits were full of curiosity. They did not expect that the base of the special operations battalion was so deep in the mountains, which seemed to be isolated from the world.

"Battalion Commander, why do we set up the base in the mountains?!" A new soldier couldn't help but ask Li Jin.

"Because we have done many things that irritate the devils, if the devils come one day, we don't have to implicate other troops, and we can also use the terrain to fight back against the devils.
Let the devils come but never return, understand?" Li Jin explained simply that he chose this place as his base because he didn't want others to be implicated when the devils attacked.

Therefore, choosing this place and establishing the base here was also for the sake of safety. No matter what happens, they can attack or defend and gain the initiative.

Once the Japanese dare to enter the mountains, it will not be them who will be in trouble, but the Japanese.

"So that's how it is." The recruit nodded.

They continued to move forward, and only stopped to rest after traveling along the mountain road all night.

The weather has turned cold and the sky is very dark.

Bonfires were lit in the woods and people gathered around them to keep warm.

Fortunately, they left their warm clothes and quilts behind, otherwise, they would have been frozen to death in such cold weather. "Captain, judging from the situation, it will probably snow soon." Liu Changshun sat by the campfire, rubbing his hands, and white mist came out of his mouth when he spoke.

"Well, it should be soon. By then, the mountain might be closed due to heavy snow." Li Jin nodded. It was indeed the time when it would snow in this month.

"Fortunately, we have a lot of cold-resistant supplies in our base, otherwise, this winter would be really hard to endure." Liu Changshun said with a smile.

In order to develop, they prepared a lot of supplies in advance, so they don’t have to worry about going hungry even if the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.

"Yeah." Li Jin nodded. He knew how to prepare for a rainy day.

"Battalion Commander, how many people do you think are in our base now?!" Liu Changshun asked curiously. They had been away from the base for so long that they didn't know how the base had developed now.

"I'm not sure. We'll know when we get to the base. I estimate that there should be no less than 4,000 people in the base now. If we include us, it will be around 5,000 people." Li Jin gave an approximate number of people.

When they left, there were already more than 3,000 people in the base. With Xu Qingfeng's ability, in such a long time, the number of people should have increased to more than 4,000.

"What?! Five thousand people?! If they are all trained, we can all go to attack Taiyuan." Liu Changshun said in surprise.

They have been away for a few months, and the new recruits in the base must have been trained almost completely. If they were trained well, their strength would be greatly improved.

"Damn it, what nonsense are you talking about? You want to attack Taiyuan with such a small number of people? You are dreaming." Li Jin said unhappily when he heard it.

Even if they are well trained, they cannot attack Taiyuan with such a small number of people. There are many Japanese soldiers stationed in Taiyuan, and there is an A-class division stationed there.

If they dared to attack, they would probably be wiped out. After all, it was a siege. Even if their combat effectiveness was much stronger than that of the Japanese, they would have no chance of winning Taiyuan under a siege.

Unless all the Japanese in Taiyuan are dispatched and only an empty shell is left, it would be completely foolish to attack Taiyuan.

"Hey, I'm just joking. Didn't the regiment commander always talk about attacking Taiyuan? Look, we have more than 5,000 people now, plus the New 1st Regiment, that's more than 10,000 people.
When the time comes, we will lead the charge, and the new regiment will assist, and we may be able to take down Taiyuan." Liu Changshun laughed and even began to fantasize.

As soon as he said this, the other company commanders could no longer sit still and started to join in.

"We can't attack Taiyuan with this amount of people. There are at least 30,000 Japanese soldiers in Taiyuan. We must at least bring in other regiments of the 386th Brigade.

What independent regiment? The 771st Regiment, the 772nd Regiment, bring them all in.
This way, we will have more than 20,000 people, and our chances of winning will be better."

"That's not enough. You didn't take into account the support from the Japanese."

"Yes, I almost forgot. If Taiyuan is attacked, the Japanese in other cities will definitely come to support us. We need more people to intercept the Japanese."

"In this case, we will have to mobilize at least all the troops in our division, and if we move one move, the whole body will be affected.

All militias, county brigades, and district squads must be mobilized, so that we can be sure to capture Taiyuan."

Everyone was chatting animatedly, as if Taiyuan was already in their pocket.

Li Jin did not stop them, but listened to their conversation quietly. These company commanders were now very comprehensive in their considerations, and any of them who were thrown out were officers who could at least lead a regiment.

Hearing how passionately they spoke, I couldn't help but speak.

"What happens after we take Taiyuan?!" Li Jin said.

"We will retreat after we take the victory. The other troops can't stop the Japanese for too long." Liu Changshun replied. They couldn't stay in Taiyuan forever. What were they waiting for if they didn't retreat after they took the victory? !

Should they wait for the Japanese to come and surround them, or let them chase them everywhere? They are not fools.

"That is to say, you guys went to great lengths to take Taiyuan, but got nothing.

A large number of soldiers were killed or injured, and a huge price was paid, just to see Taiyuan without the Japanese?!" Li Jin asked back.

"Who said there were no good things to be found? After we captured Taiyuan, there must be a lot of supplies inside. In addition to weapons, if we seize these supplies, isn't that also a big profit?!" Liu Changshun said unconvinced.

The Japanese occupied Taiyuan for so long that they must have obtained a lot of supplies. Wouldn't it be a great profit for them to take away the supplies they obtained?

"That's a good idea. Not to mention whether we can take it down, even if we can, are you sure the Japanese will leave the supplies for us?! And won't burn them?!" Li Jin continued.

Once the Japanese in the city found that they could no longer hold the city, the first thing they would think of would probably be to burn the supplies.

"Well, then why don't we just get in faster and not give the Japanese any chance?" Liu Changshun replied somewhat speechless, and it was obvious that he was a little unconfident.

"What are you thinking? Taiyuan is divided into the outer city and the inner city. Just to break into the outer city will cost a huge price.
Moreover, Taiyuan is the base camp of the Japanese here. Their fortifications are not comparable to those built by the Japanese in other cities. They can withstand the attack of heavy weapons.

It is basically impossible to capture Taiyuan in a short period of time." Li Jin continued to pour cold water on them.

"Damn it, if that's the case, then Taiyuan is going to be really hard to conquer." Everyone fell silent.

They thought that Taiyuan could be easily conquered like the other cities they attacked. Now it seems that they were somewhat too naive.

"So, don't think that Taiyuan is easy to fight. Just think about it." Li Jin said.

"Captain, when can we fight?" Liu Changshun was a little unwilling. The Japanese occupied Taiyuan for so long, couldn't they fight back? !
"When the Japanese become weaker and no longer have the ability to expand, it will be time for us to counterattack," said Li Jin.

By that time, the Japs' fighting power would be weakened, and they would have no ability to provide support or defend, so it would be much easier for them to capture Taiyuan.

Moreover, after taking it, there was no need to worry about the Japanese attacking again, and Taiyuan was completely taken back from the Japanese.

"How long do we have to wait?!" Liu Changshun couldn't help but sigh.

"At least several years." Li Jin said.

"Several years? So long." Everyone couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that they would need to continue working hard if they wanted to regain the lost territory.

"Don't forget that the Japanese are an industrial country after all, and they are still very powerful.
If we want to defeat them, we can only delay them. When they are weak, that is the time for us to fight back and take back everything that belongs to us!" Li Jin said with a serious face.

Although he also wanted to recover the lost territory as soon as possible, it was not the right time yet. The Japanese were still very powerful and had not declined much.

Therefore, they could only endure it temporarily until the Japanese became weaker and could no longer hold on. Only then would they be able to recoup their loss of territory.

"Well, we'll just have to put up with the Japanese for a few years. I'm going to take Taiyuan back from the Japanese completely." Liu Changshun said.

(End of this chapter)