Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 939 No soldiers to send (eighth more!)
In a village less than [-] kilometers away from Xiangfen County, Lieutenant General Ito's Central Route Army is stationed here.

While almost all the tents in the entire camp were pitch-black, the tent where Lieutenant General Ito was located was still brightly lit, and there was a burst of cursing from time to time.

After a long time, the chief of staff guarding the tent of the communication squadron walked in carefully.

"Division Commander... The situation is really similar to what you inferred... The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Using the tactics of besieging the city and fighting for reinforcements, it surrounded and annihilated our follow-up reinforcements an hour ago-including the first two squadrons. In just a few hours, we The loss of a full infantry brigade and a mountain artillery squadron!"

"Also, when the Eighth Route Army broke through our blockade, it lost all its heavy weapons. After tonight's battle, they now have not only light and heavy machine guns and mortars, but also infantry artillery and mountain artillery. The firepower is even higher than before the breakout. Much stronger!"

"Now there is only one infantry brigade behind us. The equipment of the Eighth Route Army is better than that of our remaining brigade, and it also has heavy weapons. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, the remaining infantry brigade can only be temporarily trapped in the county. !"

"However, in this way, the supplies sent to us from Linfen will not be safe on the road. They may be intercepted by the Eighth Route Army, or directly destroyed..."

"Snapped……"

Lieutenant General Ito slammed his clenched fist on the table in front of him, and then cursed.

"One hair can move the whole body, don't they understand such a simple truth... When they set off, I repeatedly explained that the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and the place they defended was once the Eighth Route Army's base area, and they might fall into the trap. So , no matter when and under what circumstances, the troops cannot be divided!"

"If the troops they attacked Zhanglianggu Village were an infantry brigade, even if the Eighth Route Army laid a net for them there, they could easily break through..."

"Now not only did not kill the Eighth Route Army, but I lost an infantry brigade~"

"Now we don't even have a stable rear, and even the logistics supplies needed for the troops' operations may not be delivered to the troops in time...How can we fight like this, how should this encirclement and suppression campaign continue!"

The chief of staff immediately suggested: "My humble suggestion is to send a reinforced brigade from our Central Route Army to come back!"

"The heavy artillery regiment still has a brigade of guards that can be transferred, and another cavalry brigade, plus the remaining infantry brigade in the rear, that is nearly [-] imperial troops. They should be able to control the situation and regain the advantage. Then think There is a way to kill this Eighth Route Army!"

"How to kill it!" Lieutenant General Ito replied angrily.

He is very sensible, no matter what he does, he tries to take the problem into consideration and make relevant preparations in advance.

He frowned and analyzed: "When there were no heavy weapons, these Eighth Route Army could kill us in two battles with a reinforced infantry brigade. Now they have what they want, and they have enough ammunition. I'm sure, we just send an infantry brigade to fight them , They also have the guts to kill our infantry brigade!"

"When none of our infantry brigades are opponents, if you call an infantry brigade back to help, wouldn't that make them die?"

The chief of staff did not agree with the division chief's analysis, he shook his head and asked, "Division chief, you seem to have forgotten one thing..."

"Even if the Eighth Route Army kills a reinforced infantry brigade with less equipment than ours, even if they use tricks, the casualties will definitely not be small. Even if the Eighth Route Army captures all the equipment of our infantry brigade, they will not have soldiers to use it, and their combat effectiveness will be low. There is no way to improve!"

"Two brigades plus one cavalry brigade, two brigades are dispatched each time, and the remaining one stays behind. It should be safe!"

Lieutenant General Ito did not answer this question immediately, but his face became surprisingly serious at this moment.

After glancing at the subordinates in the tent, he said seriously: "Masters, I have reminded everyone more than once that our combat target is now the Eighth Route Army, not the Jinsui Army and the government army that we attacked before!"

"And I have warned you more than once, asking you to study the Eighth Route Army more and understand the Eighth Route Army..."

"Now it seems that you are all too arrogant, and you didn't take my words seriously!"

"When the Eighth Route Army dispatched troops, there were tens of thousands of people. The reason why it was able to develop and grow under the noses of the imperial army, and gradually became a serious problem for the North China Front Army, was that the Eighth Route Army claimed to be a team of ordinary people. In the event of war, Pick up guns, they are soldiers, there is no war, put down guns, pick up hoes, they are ordinary people..."

"Everyone has seen the guerrillas who attacked us along the way! These people don't really belong to the Eighth Route Army, but once the Eighth Route Army we attack suffers huge losses, they will directly supplement the Eighth Route Army and become a member of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Although we have wiped out many guerrillas, compared with the total strength of the guerrillas in the base areas of the Eighth Route Army, it is definitely a drop in the bucket!"

"A few days ago, our rear was the base of the Eighth Route Army, and a large number of guerrillas were lurking inside. As long as the Eighth Route Army hiding in our rear raises its arms, I guarantee that in a few days, all the soldiers they lost will be replaced. , and these soldiers are all soldiers with certain combat experience!"

"The soldiers are here, as are the equipment and ammunition... Do you still think that we can stabilize the situation only after we call in a battalion of infantry?"

"No..." The chief of staff replied with a sullen face, very helpless.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he couldn't help asking: "But, commander, in order to ensure the encirclement and suppression, our rear must be stable! The combat supplies urgently needed by the encirclement and suppression troops must also be delivered in time... What should we do specifically? , please tell the head of the division!"

His own idea was rejected, and he couldn't think of any other solution for the time being, so the chief of staff could only kick this problem to the head of the division.

"Take two infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade back...no matter what you do, you must ensure that the two infantry brigades and the cavalry brigade act together, so I can rest assured!" The division head made a decisive decision.

The chief of staff immediately reminded: "But we don't have that many troops at all...unless we mobilize the main forces involved in the encirclement and suppression. If they move, the entire encirclement and suppression plan may have accidents!"

"No, there is another unit!" replied the division commander.

"We also have a division directly under the Guard Brigade in the Central Route Army. It is a strengthened brigade, and its combat effectiveness is comparable to the two brigades of ordinary troops. We can draw a brigade from the 137th Regiment of the Central Route Army to come back!"

"Order Major General Miyazaki to unify and command all our troops staying behind, stabilize the situation, and ensure the main logistics supply line, kill me the Eighth Route Army active there!"

"Didn't the Chinese in the occupied area find us recently and are willing to serve the imperial army! Organize them, let them pay, the imperial army provides weapons, and form a garrison to help the imperial army stabilize the situation in the rear!"

"Use those Chinese people who served the imperial army to set up an intelligence network for all the occupied areas for me, keep abreast of the situation of the people in the occupied areas, discover the Eighth Route Army and guerrillas, and eliminate them immediately. I want to completely eliminate the resistance forces in the occupied areas! "

"Also, remind Major General Miyazaki that the Eighth Route Army in the occupied areas, the guerrillas who resisted the imperial army, and the local assembly, he can kill as many people as possible. However, I don't want the saber in his hand to cut at ordinary people. After all, the Eighth Route Army's new army The regiment still holds the lives of more than 1000 Japanese imperial nationals!"

"Finally, tell Miyazaki that I have no more soldiers to send. I hope he must be cautious when fighting in the rear and not be fooled again!"

"Hey... I will do it right away!"

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