The chief of staff heard that the commander wanted to protect Major General Miyazawa, but someone had to be responsible for the annihilation of the two infantry brigades.
Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka's embarrassed face, he reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander, from a command perspective, Miyazawa-kun is indeed not responsible, but he is a person who has done meritorious service after all. The two infantry brigades that were lost belonged to the 4th Mixed Brigade. Even if he has no direct responsibility, he still has some indirect responsibility... The front army headquarters will definitely not agree to his continuing to serve as the commander of the fourth mixed brigade..."
"No, as long as he does not have direct command responsibility in this operation, the Front Army Headquarters will not take away his position as brigade commander!" Shinozuka Yoshio answered firmly.
"Then the two infantry brigades that the Fourth Mixed Brigade defeated were lost in vain?" the chief of staff asked with a frown, not believing the commander's judgment.
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and explained: "In normal times, the Front Army Headquarters would definitely remove Major General Miyazawa from the position of brigade commander, just to scare the monkeys!"
"But not now..."
"The Front Army Headquarters is planning an unprecedented large-scale mopping up. The Fourth Mixed Brigade will also participate in it, and it will still be the main force in the mopping up. The change of generals before the war will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Mixed Brigade. Your Majesty, the General, has high hopes for this large-scale mopping up. I have high hopes and will definitely not do such stupid things!"
During this period, Shinozuka Yoshio's contact with the front army headquarters became obviously closer, and he even made two trips to Peiping in person.
The chief of staff had never known what the commander was busy with, but after hearing these words, he understood.
If the front army really wants to launch a major sweep, now is indeed not the time to change generals.
As long as Major General Miyazawa makes no big mistake, he will not be replaced.
After hesitating for a moment, he continued to ask: "How should Yamamoto's special team deal with it?"
"If Miyazawa-kun was not directly responsible for this defeat, then Kazuki Yamamoto failed to inform the Fourth Mixed Brigade of their failure in time, which resulted in Miyazawa-kun not being able to issue the offensive order in time, allowing the Eighth Route Army to annihilate our two brigades. To gain time... both emotion and reason should bear the main responsibility!"
Yoshio Shinozuka has always been very supportive of the Yamamoto Special Agent Team and provided a lot of convenience in the establishment and training of the Yamamoto Special Agent Team. He hoped that they could crack the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare of the Eighth Route Army. This also caused a large number of officers to be dissatisfied...
As a result, the Yamamoto special agent team disappointed themselves again and again...
No matter how superstitious Yoshio Shinozuka is about Kazuki Yamamoto's special operations, he will still have doubts in the face of so many failures.
He sighed and replied: "The Yamamoto Special Agents really disappointed me!"
"But they belong to the front army headquarters, and I don't want to punish them..."
"Starting from today, the Shanxi garrison will not give them any preferential treatment..."
"If the Yamamoto special forces continue to be stationed in Shanxi, we will directly provide them with ammunition supplies according to the standards of ordinary troops..."
At the entrance of Chenjiayu Village, Kong Jie waited here early in the morning for his boss.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the brigade commander, boss, and deputy chief of staff... all appeared on the road at the entrance of the village. Kong Jie hurried over to greet him.
Before he could speak, he heard the brigade commander sighing towards him with a happy face: "Kong Jie, you surprised me again!"
"Kill the two brigade brats as soon as you say... I thought you were talking big words to me, but I didn't expect you actually did it."
"The good news was sent to the headquarters, and the boss was shocked!"
"I originally wanted you to go to the headquarters to receive the commendation, but the boss was so happy that he decided on the spot to come to the independent regiment headquarters..."
When they met, he was praised by the brigade commander. Kong Jie, who was already very thin-skinned, immediately showed an embarrassed expression and hurriedly saluted and reported.
"Hello, brigade commander...Hello, chief...Kong Jie, the leader of the independent regiment, has successfully completed his mission. Please give your instructions!"
The boss smiled and returned the greeting: "Kong Jie, leader of the Independent Regiment... If I remember correctly, this is our second meeting in a few months. Brigadier Chen is right, your boy's progress has surprised all of us. .”
"At first, I thought the Independent Regiment couldn't even defeat a large group of Japanese soldiers. I didn't expect you to prepare such a big surprise for us. You will fight continuously and eat two infantry groups in one night!"
"What was said in the telegram is not very clear. One of the important reasons why I came to the Independent Regiment in person is to talk to you about this great victory. Tell me your ideas, layout, and battle process. The more detailed it will be, the better." good!"
"Let's see if there is anything worth promoting throughout the army!"
Kong Jie quickly replied: "Please rest assured, chief, I will definitely know everything and tell you everything..."
An hour later, Kong Jie finished introducing the Zhouzhuang battle.
The boss was still satisfied after hearing this. He stared at him and continued to ask: "What do you think is the most important factor in the independent regiment's consecutive victories?"
"Well prepared, all the troops participating in the war grasped the timing of the attack very well!" Kong Jie is also a cadre who is good at summarizing. He learns lessons from summarizing and makes continuous progress... He has already thought about this question raised by the boss, and he just opened his mouth to answer it. , without any hesitation.
"Be specific?" the boss asked seriously.
"First of all, the artillery is well prepared! Speaking of which, I must give credit to Comrade Huang Yu!" Kong Jie introduced immediately.
"The independent regiment lacks gunners, and the training time for gunners is very long. In order to allow the artillery to kill more Japanese, Comrade Huang Yu came up with a very simple way!"
"The artillery unit divided the battlefield into small squares in advance, and gathered the veteran gunners to calculate the shooters for each small square. After the battle began, our gunners simplified the complex and knew which square the little devil would stay in. He can quickly adjust his firing crews and fire shells at the enemy's head... to ensure that the artillery hits wherever he points... and to keep an eye on the little Japanese and explode!"
"In the Huanglipo ambush battle, the artillery company took a preemptive strike and immediately disrupted the Japanese artillery and heavy machine gun units, making it impossible for them to establish a counterattack position... Our troops took advantage of the chaos to launch an attack, strangled the Japanese, and fought hand-to-hand, allowing them to artillery It is useless with the heavy machine gun unit..."
"In the battle of Zhouzhuang, the Japanese artillery took action first, but as soon as their position was exposed, they were targeted by the artillery company..."
"After several rounds of salvo fire, the Guizishan artillery squadron, infantry artillery squadron, and mortar squadron all lost combat effectiveness due to too many gunner casualties..."
"When the Japanese broke through, the artillery company joined the battle again. The artillery shells seemed to have eyes, specifically hitting the breakout troops, greatly reducing the combat pressure on the blocking troops..."
"Without the advance preparations of the artillery company and their perfect shots on the battlefield, we would not have been able to win these two encirclement and annihilation battles."
After hearing this, the boss slapped the table and said: "This method is good and can be promoted throughout the army..."
Although it is only suitable for battlefields dominated by us, as long as it can reduce the loss of troops and kill more Japanese, it is a good way to fight! "
"Are there any other factors? I'm here to learn from you today. If you have anything to say, you're welcome!"
"The second factor is close combat!" Kong Jie continued to introduce.
"This is also the method that Comrade Huang Yu came up with..."
"In the past, we seized all the tortoise boxes to equip local troops and guerrillas... Huang Yu suggested that we equip all squad leaders of the main force..."
"The previously captured Mauser pistols were all equipped with the company platoon leader..."
"Each main battalion sets up a submachine gun squad..."
"When fighting the Japs in close combat, submachine guns and Mauser pistols fire together before the close encounter. Each main battalion's submachine gun squad and company platoon leader alone can kill hundreds of Japs..."
"After the hand-to-hand combat began, the squad leaders used box cannons to shoot down the Japanese soldiers, and then provided cover and cooperated with the riflemen to quickly end the battle..."
"Huanglipo Ambush Battle..."
"I used two battalions to ambush eight to nine hundred Japanese and puppet troops..."
"When the troops charged, there were only five to six hundred Japs left on the battlefield..."
"Before the close combat, submachine guns and Mauser pistols fired together, killing more than 200 in total. Two main battalions dealt with the remaining 300 or so Japs. On average, one infantry squad surrounded three or four Japs..."
"As a result, the box cannon played a huge role in the hands of the squad leaders for the first time on the battlefield..."
"In the past, we were helpless when faced with the Japanese's three-man bayonet array, so we had no choice but to risk our lives!"
"With the box cannon...the squad leader just raises the gun and shoots. If you are lucky, you can kill three Japs in one breath. If you are not lucky, you can kill one Japs. The three-person bayonet array will no longer threaten our safety..."
"With an ambush in front and hand-to-hand combat behind, we killed eight to nine hundred Japanese and puppet troops in less than half an hour."
The serious expression on the boss's face has been replaced by seriousness. He looked at Brigadier Chen and ordered: "This style of play is also very good!"
"In the past, when we fought with the Japanese with bayonets, we might not be able to win even if three of them fought against one, and we would have to pay a huge price!"
"If box cannons can really play such a big role in hand-to-hand combat, all units must keep all the box cannons they capture in the future..."
After saying that, he stared at Kong Jie and asked: "The Comrade Huang Yu you are talking about is your assault company commander, right?"
"I remember it was him who defeated the Yamamoto special agent team on the cliff at the back of Chenjiayu Island the night before yesterday and killed more than fifty little Japs..."
Kong Jie quickly added: "The first time we fought against Yamamoto's special agent team in Yangcun was also commanded by him..."
"In addition to the commander of the assault company, he also serves as the combat staff officer of the independent regiment..."
"If this kid hadn't wanted to leave the army, he would have been able to serve as a battalion commander!"
"He is a good young man... he has a quick mind, many ideas, is educated, and has strong principles. He will definitely play a more important role in the regiment than in the battalion. I think your arrangement is very good!"
"Having said so much, it's time to report to us the results and damage?"
"It must be reported truthfully, not a single injured person is missing, the more detailed the better!"
Kong Jie was a little confused. Logically speaking, the boss would not care about these things. Not only did he take care of these things today, but he also reminded himself repeatedly to report truthfully. This is too strange.
He couldn't help but look at the brigade commander on the side.
"Look at what I'm doing. Just say whatever the boss asks. It's only good for you but not good at all!" the brigade commander said angrily, but still gave Kong Jie a look that said he didn't need to worry when he spoke.
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