Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

The content of this chapter has little to do with the battlefield ahead, so you can skip it if you don't like it.

"We have mobilized 6 infantry battalions and more than 15000 Imperial Army troops, a total of more than 37 troops. Now I'm afraid that only the 62th Division still retains most of its manpower! And another team of the 30nd Division is now more than miles south of Shili Township, still waiting for our decision! So, should we continue to fight or evacuate?"

"Bagayalu, the Eighth Route Army is becoming increasingly difficult for us to see clearly! We can no longer fight, and we can no longer afford the losses. Let's retreat! Also, don't organize the officers' battlefield observation group that we are organizing. The battle has been fought like this. Are they here to watch the fun or to see the joke?"

"A battlefield observation group? That's a joke! But officers still need to be sent. Now it seems that both the 69th Division and the 62nd Division need to prepare a large number of officers and at least 36 backbones for them! Alas...without the th Division, our manpower is becoming increasingly tight, and our equipment can't keep up. Logistics...don't even mention logistics!"

"Okay, stop complaining. All of this is due to the headquarters' strategy, and the ones who have to bear the consequences are our frontline fighters! There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'People are greedy and will swallow an elephant.' At the beginning of the battle, the headquarters relied on its powerful equipment, training, military industry, logistics, and other aspects to achieve great results!"

"With this victory, some radical elements have become fanatical, such as Itagaki! And those fanatical people have created miraculous results time and time again, which makes them even more fanatical, so that they use more troops, lengthen the battle line, and increase the difficulty of supply!"

"To be honest, when we faced the Eighth Route Army, we felt like a dog biting a hedgehog and had no idea where to start! At the beginning, the Eighth Route Army was as cunning as a rabbit. We were chased all over the mountain, but it was difficult to achieve results! Moreover, this rabbit will bite people and even eat meat! Once we are careless, we will be bitten back by this rabbit!"

"It's just like the battle of Changshengkou. We had occupied Guguan Pass and the main force of the Central Army was retreating, but we didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to sneak right under our noses and directly wipe out one of our engineering squadrons! And then there was the battle of Qigen Village. Originally, our troops attacked a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army at night, but in the end, they were counterattacked by the main regiment that reacted quickly!"

"What is even more surprising and despairing is that the Eighth Route Army attacked our baggage train twice in a row in Qigeng Village! Twice, in the same place, they attacked our baggage train... The baggage train was carrying ammunition and supplies for the battle, which were urgently needed on the front line, but they were snatched away by the Eighth Route Army!"

"And scenes like this have been happening all the time, whether it was at the beginning or now! The Eighth Route Army relied on seizing combat supplies from us bit by bit, and then grew stronger little by little, so that they later had their own arsenal and their own weapons!"

"We also seized some of the Eighth Route Army's weapons. Although the number is not large, there are still more than a dozen! Those Eighth Route Army would rather break their weapons than let us seize them. This shows how obsessed the Eighth Route Army is with weapons! Look at those weapons, they all use our Arisaka bullets, that semi-automatic rifle, that rapid-fire light machine gun, that..."

"We should send such excellent weapons back to the headquarters, hoping that the military industry department can develop, reverse engineer or simply imitate a batch and directly equip our troops. This should be the most appropriate way, right? However, it has been so long, and we are still using old bolt-action rifles! Although there are Type 99 weapons, they are not as good as the semi-automatic weapons of the Eighth Route Army!" "If you say that the headquarters has no money, we will admit it. There is no way without money and resources! But... I heard that the headquarters has no Super Yamato plan? The navy has occupied too much military funds, but has not achieved the expected results. In the end, the army has to participate in the naval battle!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this any more. Send a telegram to the troops staying in Gu County and ask them to return to Changzi as soon as possible and ensure Changzi's safety! The Eighth Route Army has attacked so many of our people in a row, maybe it's time to counterattack the county we occupy! By the way, while the main force of the Eighth Route Army is in Shili Township, the troops still staying in Qinyuan should not stay there any longer, let them break out on their own and return to Changzhi!"

"I've finally understood that no matter in terms of strategy or tactics, we can't beat the Eighth Route Army! So, I think that no matter whether it's the front army or the headquarters, we need to think twice before executing any combat plans against the Eighth Route Army! Every time we fight, we lose. It takes time for children to grow up, but now they're dragging teenagers into the army!"

"The order has been sent out, so what about the battle plan against the Central Army? Recently, there have been rumors that the headquarters intends to transfer divisions from North China to participate in the battle in Central China. The purpose is to compress the Central Army's defense line and force the bald man to surrender! If we can achieve results in Central China, we can also plunder some resources to alleviate my resource shortage problem!"

"Central Army? You're overthinking it! Who are we fighting against in the Pacific? At this moment, a large number of weapons are being sent to the Central Army from the Burma Road and the Hump Route! American equipment is no worse than that of the Eighth Route Army! So, can we really win?"

"Weapons? Why did I hear that some planes were carrying red wine and Simmons mattresses? And all kinds of expensive luxury goods? An army led by a thoroughly corrupt government, no matter how powerful its weapons are, should not have much combat effectiveness! Moreover, over the years, the Central Army has been suppressing military talents from different factions and has become the only one in power!"

"With some generals of the Northwest faction such as Zhang Zizhong being deliberately consumed on the front line, and the Central Army's direct line such as Hu Zongnan being placed in the rear, the position of the Central Army is unshakable, but how much combat effectiveness can it still have? Don't forget how we won the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain! So, I hope to have a fight with the Central Army!"

"In my opinion, we would rather fight against a group army of the Central Army than a regiment of the Eighth Route Army! We can chase the group army of the Central Army; we can also chase the Eighth Route Army, but while running, our troops will be trapped and killed! This is different..."

The meeting of the First Army has been going on, and some officers have made their own predictions about the current and future situation! Of course, the reason for doing this is that the military operation against the Taiyue area has failed this time, and they need to find excuses for the failure from various directions, rather than looking for the reasons for the failure! It’s not that the devil is irresponsible, but there are too many reasons for the failure, and they are all very clear!
So, let's summarize some reasons, and then we can argue with the headquarters, and it would be best if we can get back some supplies! In short, in the second half of 43, the life of the Eighth Route Army was getting better and better, but the life of the devils was getting worse and worse. (End of this chapter)