Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"How can we repair it! That damn Osaka Division, those soldiers, don't have the slightest bit of Bushido spirit, let alone the spirit of sacrifice for the empire, they are only interested in doing business!" The Japanese brigade commander couldn't help but speak ill of them.

He had no idea what to do with this army. The soldiers in it were not thinking about fighting for the empire, but about how to make more money.

"I don't know why the commander transferred this unit here. Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey? Now we are attacked by the enemy and we can only hide. This is a great shame!" The Japanese brigade commander even complained to the commander.

"Baga! Watch your words! It's not your turn to judge the commander's decision!" Itahira Seishirō was furious and slapped the Japanese brigade commander in the face.

Although he also felt that the commander's decision was wrong, he would not say it out loud.

"Hey! It's my fault." The Japanese brigade commander was awakened by the slap and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.

"Don't say such things again in the future, otherwise if the commander finds out, I won't care about you." Itahune Seishirō warned.

"Don't worry, division commander, I won't say anything more." The Japanese brigade commander lowered his head, and he was also a little scared.

"But it's really useless to transfer the Osaka Division here. From what I've heard, they're not very active in their work after they arrived here.
Whether it is officers or soldiers, they are doing business with ordinary people, and they are dragging their feet on the things they are asked to do. "The commander of the Japanese brigade told everything he knew.

From what he said, he basically showed his disdain for the Osaka Division. If it weren't for the fact that they were all imperial troops, he would have wanted to kill some of them.

"I think we should ask the commander to transfer another division to help. If the enemy continues to attack us, can we just sit and watch? Where is the dignity of the empire?!" the Japanese brigade commander continued.

Although they have a lot of troops now, the Osaka Division is not reliable at all. If they want to fight a war, they may not be able to help, so they must transfer another troop to help.

"What you said makes some sense. I will ask the commander for permission for this matter." Itaige Seishirō agreed with what the other party said.

In fact, he always felt that the Osaka Division was unreliable, but the commander said that this unit could help, so he didn't say much.

Now that they were attacked by the enemy again, it was time to propose to the commander to transfer a division.

"Division Commander, I will go and convey the order first." The Japanese brigade commander turned and left, closing the door.

Itakune Seishirō looked at the phone on the table and started calling the commander.

"Mr. Banheng." The voice of the Japanese commander came from the phone.

"Commander." Itakane Seishirō quickly stood up to show his respect.

"You called me, is there something wrong?!" the Japanese commander asked. He was called suddenly under such circumstances, so something must have happened.

"Yes, the enemy attacked us again recently..." Itakane Seishirō told the Japanese commander everything.

"Damn it, this group of enemies is so arrogant! Are they trying to trick us again? They really think we are fools!" The Japanese commander gnashed his teeth in anger.

"Commander, I think we should teach these enemies a lesson and mobilize troops to encircle and suppress them again, so that the enemy will not think we are easy to bully." Itahira Seishirō took the opportunity to propose.

"After the encirclement and suppression, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army suffered heavy losses and is no longer capable of organizing a decent attack. There is no need to worry about accidents when mobilizing a large force, but this will affect the implementation of the main plan." The Japanese commander expressed his analysis.

Mobilizing the troops again would delay the implementation of the plan, so there is absolutely no need for it.

"Are we just going to watch the enemy show off their power like this?!" Itagaki Seishirō asked back.

"You want me to transfer another division to help you, right?" The Japanese commander immediately understood Itakaki Seishiro's intention.

Although Itakane Seishirō did not mention the Osaka Division, the other party called to show that he felt that the Osaka Division was unreliable.

"If the commander can mobilize the troops, that would be great. The enemy has repeatedly looked down on us, which is really infuriating.
The Osaka Division has a mission, so it's not suitable for them to fight, so we can only mobilize another division to keep an eye on the enemy." Itakane Seishirō said quickly.

"You're right. Let's do this. I'll see if I can dispatch another division to help. But it won't be that quick.
During this period, if the enemy wants to provoke us, let them do it. When the troops arrive, we will attack the enemy and try to scare them in one go!" said the Japanese commander.

"Hi!" Itagaki Seishiro responded.

"How's the Osaka Division going? Are they completing their mission well?!" the Japanese commander asked.

"Well... Commander, they are a bit lazy. The commander of the Osaka Division seems to have no way to deal with those soldiers and officers." After hesitating for a moment, Itagaki Seishirō still said it.

"Tsk, the Osaka Division, their combat effectiveness is actually not weak. It would be better if they could fight more actively." The Japanese commander smacked his lips. He had no way to deal with this division.

The Osaka Division has had several commanders, but it still hasn't been able to turn this division into a combat-ready division.

"How about disbanding them and then dispersing them to different troops?!" Itahira Seishirō couldn't help but suggest.

He felt that disbanding the Osaka Division was a good choice. After all, those soldiers were all gathered together and were lazy, and there was nothing he could do about them.

"Don't even think about it. Disbanding a division is not as easy as you say. It also requires redeployment, which is even more troublesome. Just do your thing first." The Japanese commander said and hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Itaheng Seishirō hung up the phone helplessly.

"In the end, it would be a good thing to ask the commander to transfer a division over to help. As for the Osaka Division, I don't care." Itakane Seishirō murmured to himself. The commander was unwilling to take care of this division, so why should he worry about it!

.........

More than a week later, Li Yunlong and the political commissar returned to the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment. At this time, the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment had completed their training.

When Zhao Gang learned that the political commissar and his men had returned, he was the first to rush to the village entrance to meet them.

"Political Commissar!" Zhao Gang saluted the political commissar.

"Well, has the new regiment's training ended?!" the political commissar nodded and then asked.

When they set out, Zhao Gang and his men should have let the New 1st Regiment start training by killing the enemy.

"Report to the political commissar, it's all over. In this operation, nearly a thousand Japanese were killed, many Japanese bunkers and checkpoints were destroyed, and many puppet soldiers were killed." Zhao Gang briefly recounted the battle record.

"Very good, very good. It seems that the combat effectiveness of the new regiment is indeed very strong." The political commissar nodded with satisfaction. In the past, such a record would have been very impressive.

"What are the casualties?!" the political commissar continued to ask.

"The casualties were not great. Overall, 115 soldiers died and 126 were injured." Zhao Gang reported the casualties. Compared with the casualties of the Japanese, their casualties were very small. The main purpose of this operation was to give the soldiers real experience in fighting the Japanese.

"Well, write down the casualty list and give it to me. I will then take it to the brigade headquarters for storage." The political commissar nodded.

"I understand." Zhao Gang nodded.

"Remember to let the officers organize the soldiers to do a battle summary. They should summarize the experience after every battle to avoid making the same mistakes again." The political commissar continued to remind them that they were able to win the battles because they knew how to summarize the combat experience. They should summarize when they win, and they should summarize even more when they lose. Only in this way can they win again and again.

"Yes." Zhao Gang responded.

"Don't forget to give the death pensions to the families of the fallen soldiers." The political commissar reminded them. There were no conditions in the past, so the death pensions were quite small.

But now that conditions are better, the death pension should naturally be increased. The soldiers who died are all heroes.

"Don't worry, Political Commissar. The pensions will be distributed personally by battalion-level officers. In addition to the pensions, food will also be sent to their families to solve their temporary difficulties." Zhao Gang said.

"That's good." The political commissar was relieved.

"Political Commissar, why don't you eat something first? You've been traveling for such a long time and you must be hungry." Zhao Gang also suggested.

"Okay." When the political commissar heard this, he immediately felt a little hungry.

The group quickly went to Li Yunlong's place and started eating.

"Tell me about your battle plan this time." asked the political commissar.

Zhao Gang also explained the plan of this operation one by one. Basically, there were no problems. However, from the battle, it could be seen that the gap between them and the Japanese was still quite large.

"Even in the case of a sneak attack, the enemy's combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. Their military literacy is very high. It is still difficult to achieve a one-to-one casualty ratio with the enemy on the front battlefield.
As for other troops, they are still far behind you." The political commissar couldn't help but say.

If the New 1st Regiment did not have the advantage in numbers and it was not a surprise attack, it would have been unlikely to annihilate so many enemies with such small casualties.

"There will be such a day. When we have more supplies, we will be able to increase the number of live-fire training for our soldiers. We won't necessarily be worse than the Japanese." Li Yunlong said on the side.

But he did not forget what Li Jin said about being able to build a machine tool. Once Li Jin successfully manufactured the machine tool, the problem of ammunition shortage would be completely solved.

By then, each soldier's monthly live-fire training will be able to increase from at least 80 or 90 rounds to 100 or 200 rounds.

"Compared with the Japanese, there is indeed a big gap between us and the Japanese in terms of ammunition consumption in training soldiers. Currently, it is estimated that only the special operations battalion can compare with the Japanese." The political commissar also said.

It is said that the number of live-fire training conducted by the Japanese is only two to three hundred rounds per month.

"They are definitely not as good as the special operations battalion. Even if they don't have machine tools, they can still compete with the Japanese, let alone machine tools." Li Yunlong also said.

Before the machine tools were built, Li Jin was able to get a large amount of supplies for the soldiers, not to mention after the machine tools were built, when there were even more supplies.

"Don't worry. In less than two years, Li Jin may have developed the machine tool. By then, we can get more ammunition for training." The political commissar comforted him.

"I believe this." Li Yunlong responded. Whatever Li Jin said could basically be realized.

"I just don't know if this kid can build airplanes and tanks in the future. If he really does, the Japanese will be in trouble." Li Yunlong laughed when he said this.

"It's really possible. I think Li Jin is really amazing. He might be able to make airplanes and tanks." Zhao Gang on the side also said.

"Don't think too much now. You should think about the plan to attack the Japanese airport. Have you made the deployment for attack and retreat?" The political commissar told them not to think too far ahead.

"We have already discussed this with Li Jin. It's just attacking an airport, which is not a problem at all." Li Yunlong looked confident.

They had made sufficient preparations for this operation in advance, so there was no chance of any mistakes.

Besides, it would be easy for the special operations battalion and their new regiment to attack an Japanese airport which was only defended by one regiment.

"Don't be careless. You are going to run to the Japanese base camp to take action. If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be serious." The political commissar warned, and the chief of staff also took this operation very seriously.

If we could blow up the Japanese airport in Taiyuan, it would be a huge achievement.

"I understand!" Li Yunlong also put away his smile and responded seriously.

After a simple meal, the political commissar called Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang to patrol other camps and check on the injured soldiers.

The next morning, the political commissar rushed to the brigade headquarters with his guards. Li Yunlong wanted to ask the Gray Wolf Squad to send the political commissar back, but the political commissar refused.

Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others watched the political commissar leave.

"Old Li, you went to the special operations battalion's base. What was the situation there?" Zhao Gang couldn't help but ask.

"You got the walkie-talkie, right?!" Deputy Captain Qian was also a little impatient. He saw that when the members of the Gray Wolf Squad came back, they seemed to have brought something with them.

"Of course I got them all because of my help. The walkie-talkies can be distributed to every company commander. Now, the new regiment can assemble faster." Li Yunlong said with a proud look on his face.

"What about us?!" Chief of Staff Zhong asked. The company commander has a walkie-talkie, so do they have one? Even Zhao Gang couldn't help but look at Li Yunlong.

"Alas... What a pity. Li Jin doesn't have so many walkie-talkies. It's already great that the company commanders of the New 1st Regiment can use walkie-talkies." Li Yunlong sighed helplessly.

"Oh, but it's okay." Chief of Staff Zhong said, but his tone was a little disappointed. He also had a walkie-talkie.

You can't let the company commander not use it and give him the walkie-talkie. He can't do such a thing.

"Haha! You don't really believe it!" Li Yunlong burst into laughter when he saw this. He was just joking.

"Damn it, you're playing tricks on us, right?" Zhao Gang couldn't help but curse.

(End of this chapter)