"Then they will be in big trouble!" The good mood on the deputy chief of staff's face disappeared instantly, and his face became more and more serious as he looked at the map analysis.
"How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed? Baoding is too close to Peiping. Neji Okamura will never allow the existence of an Eighth Route Army armed force that can threaten the security of Peiping."
"If Neji Okamura knew about the huge development potential of the Du Er Regiment, he would definitely dispatch heavy troops from other parts of North China to launch an attack and nip the Du Er Regiment in the bud."
"The three garrison regiments in Kong Jie's hands have just been established and have not yet formed combat effectiveness. Some of the garrison regiments have not even reached full strength. Their combat effectiveness is very poor and they cannot withstand any major blows."
"The activity range is located in the plains. After being attacked by the Japanese, there was no place to hide."
"When the base area was first established, the people's support for them was definitely not as high as in the old base area. If Neji Okamura launched an attack on them now, the three garrison regiments might have suffered a devastating blow just after they were established."
The deputy commander added calmly: "Except for the three garrison regiments, the situation of the Duer Er Regiment is not much better."
"The telegram said: The newly established Wangdu garrison regiment and the city-wide garrison regiment were expanded based on the Du 2nd and 3rd battalions. This means that the three garrison regiments have almost consumed all the veterans of the Du 2nd regiment."
"The current Duer Regiment looks like a main force regiment, but in fact it is an empty frame. They are all new soldiers and have little combat effectiveness."
"If they really collide with the main force of the Japanese army, their combat effectiveness will not be as good as the Shunping garrison first established by Kong Jie."
"Although the development potential of the Duer Regiment is very great, because they spread their stall too big, the overall combat effectiveness of the Duer Regiment is not as high as it was before the expansion."
The serious expression on the deputy chief of staff's face had been replaced by solemnity unconsciously.
It was completely unexpected that the Duer Regiment, which had huge development potential, would hide such a big crisis. A little carelessness would bring a devastating blow to the Duer Regiment.
Then he suggested to the deputy commander: "Should we send a telegram to remind Kong Jie and ask them to shrink a little, not to take too big a step, and to develop slowly."
The deputy commander thought for a while and replied: "It's okay to make suggestions. I will be affected by your fate. Maybe Kong Jie has already thought of our worries just now and already has a way to deal with them."
"After all, we are too far away from them and don't know the specific conditions there."
"But we can send him the analysis about Ningji Okamura, so that Kong Jie and Huang Yu can take a longer view and not just focus on the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding area."
"Baoding has a special geographical location. His safety is not only related to the Japanese control over the Yizhong Plain, but also related to the safety of the southern gate of Peiping and the safety of the Japanese North China Front Headquarters. Okamura Neiji will never sit idly by. .”
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After the Japanese mobile troops withdrew to Baoding, Huang Yu took advantage of the situation and withdrew to Shunping.
The troops were exhausted from the continuous fighting outside and were in urgent need of returning to the base area for repairs.
The 23rd Battalion had captured Wangdu and Mancheng, and the containment task assigned to them by the regiment commander had been completed. There was no need to stay any longer. It was better to return to the base area to train troops and improve the combat effectiveness of the Shunping garrison.
As a result, as soon as he stepped into the regiment headquarters, he saw Kong Jie frowning and studying the map.
"Captain, the troops have achieved three victories in three battles, and the Wangdu Defense Regiment and the Mancheng Defense Regiment have been successfully formed. This is a great thing. Why don't you look happy at all?"
Kong Jie shook his head and replied seriously: "The troops have won the battle, which is indeed worthy of celebration, but we spread the stall too big and scattered all the limited veterans. In the morning I suddenly discovered: If the base area is attacked again, we will not be able to win the battle." There are no elites who can take on the kid, it’s too dangerous.”
"So that's what happened!" Huang Yu thought something big had happened in the base area, but after hearing this, he showed a relieved expression.
Kong Jie replied with a serious expression: "This is no small matter..."
"I have been fighting for so many years, and I have never felt so guilty as I do today."
"In the past, no matter how weak the troops were or how difficult the situation was in wars, an elite force would always be kept as a reserve force to prepare for emergencies."
"Several times when the troops encountered them, the reserve team helped to rescue them."
"Now that I don't have a reserve team, I always feel uneasy and something big is going to happen."
It is not only Kong Jie's habit to keep a reserve team during war, but also Huang Yu's habit. He immediately comforted him: "Don't worry, commander, don't look at the fact that we have sent all the veterans to pull up the troops. On the surface, it seems that we don't have any that can go to the battlefield immediately." force!"
"This is not actually the case. Not only do we have a reserve team, but we also have a very strong combat effectiveness."
"As long as the number of Japanese and puppet troops attacking us does not exceed 2,000, with the combat power of this reserve force, we are fully capable of keeping them out of the base area and killing the enemy until they pee!"
"Impossible!" Kong Jie shook his head like a rattle, with a look of disbelief in the rebuttal.
"I am the leader of the Duer Regiment. If there is such an elite team in the base, why didn't I know about it!"
"You kid must be comforting me!"
After he finished speaking, his face returned to its previous serious expression, and he looked at Huang Yu and said seriously: "Xiao Huang, I'm not kidding you."
"The army does not have a reserve team. This hidden danger is too big and may cause a devastating blow to the Duer Regiment at any time."
"If this happens, the situation we finally opened up in the Yizhong Plain will be ruined, and the people in the base area will also suffer."
Seeing that Kong Jie was getting more and more anxious as he spoke, Huang Yu quickly explained: "Captain, I'm not kidding you. We do have a reserve team that can withstand two Japanese infantry brigades, but you didn't notice."
"In addition to the reserve team, we also hold a trump card!"
"If you use it well, it won't be a problem to fight against a large group of Japanese."
Kong Jie racked his brains and didn't even think about where the reserve team Huang Yu mentioned was, nor what the so-called trump card was. He asked directly: "Come on, I don't believe it yet. When did the Duer Regiment hide one from me?" Reserves who don’t know.”
"Artillery unit!" Huang Yu blurted out to explain.
"Wangdu Garrison and Mancheng Garrison attacked the city and captured a lot of mortars all the way. In addition to the mountain artillery, infantry artillery and mortars that the regiment supported them, twenty of them were all few. Two regiments That adds up to forty artillery pieces of various kinds.”
"Shunping Garrison Regiment is equipped with 23 artillery pieces of various types. The main force of the regiment is equipped with 12 field artillery pieces. When the artillery company directly under our battalion is built in the future, the number of artillery pieces in the base area is likely to exceed one hundred. A single salvo can fire Fire a hundred cannonballs of all kinds.”
"This doesn't even count the flying cannon we modified with gasoline barrels."
"Two brigades of little devils invaded the base area. When they camped and slept at night, they were attacked by four to five hundred artillery shells in half a minute. Even if the little devils were made of steel and iron, they would be blown into pieces..."
"Deploying a few main forces from each regiment to launch a feint attack will scare the little Japs to death."
"The trump card is right outside the town!"
"During the troops' attack, the base area has continued to dig tunnels. Many tunnels should have been completed, and the ones that have not been completed are not much different."
"Tunnel warfare is different from positional warfare. As long as soldiers can shoot, they can use tunnels to kill Japanese soldiers."
"We have built a huge tunnel network near the base area, and with a certain number of troops, we can hold back an infantry brigade no matter what."
"There is only one mobile brigade in Baoding now, and we don't know when follow-up reinforcements and additional troops will be available. To put it another way, even if the Baoding garrison is restored to full strength, they will only mobilize 5,000 people to attack us!"
"At that time, there must be many troops forming combat effectiveness. With the powerful artillery troops and tunnel network, we will be able to defend the base and repel all invading enemies."
Kong Jie finally figured it out.
Looking at Huang Yu's face, he said with relief: "Hearing what you said, I suddenly felt confident."
"More than a hundred artillery pieces of various kinds. If used properly, there will be no problem against three brigades of little devils."
"The night attack on Pingyang that just ended...the whole regiment only used less than fifty artillery pieces to explode. The Japanese army was crying like a ghost. If a hundred artillery pieces of various types were really assembled to launch an attack, the Japanese would definitely be blown up and collapse on the spot. A lost dog."
"I will send a telegram to Deng Jingye and Huang Qi now: let them seize the time to train artillery."
"I'm sending someone to check the tunnel network being built around the base... No, I'll go check it myself..."
"The base area is empty of troops. The role of the tunnel network is no less than that of several main battalions. It is very important and cannot allow any mistakes."
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At the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping, Neji Okamura was sullenly studying a piece of intelligence that had just been sent by the intelligence department.
Suddenly, he slapped the telegram on the table with a "pop" sound. Burning anger radiated from his body in an instant. He opened his mouth and began to curse: "Ba Ge Ya Road, Mr. Chang Gu, I am so disappointed. The Baoding garrison has nothing to do except for such a big thing." If you don’t report, you don’t have any sense of the overall situation..."
"Is it possible that he still wants to hide it when the Eighth Route Army reaches outside Peiping City?"
"Commander, please calm down!"
The chief of staff was startled by Okamura Neji's sudden anger and quickly comforted him.
"The Baoding garrison suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. Even the mobile troops were wiped out. The headquarters has just given them an infantry brigade. The follow-up reinforcements have not yet arrived. They should not have the strength to launch a large-scale operation. Will the intelligence department? Mistake!"
"We lost two county towns in a row. How could such a big thing go wrong? You see for yourself..." Okamura Neji said angrily.
The chief of staff was also shocked by the contents of the report, and then turned his attention to the sand table, becoming more and more frightened as he looked at it. It was okay to say a few nice words to Major General Hase, but now I can't say anything, so I can only sigh.
"Kang Gu-kun did a little too much this time!"
"As soon as Wangdu is separated from Mancheng, the Eighth Route Army base areas operating in the wings will be connected. Not only will the base area be expanded several times than before, but the population will also be increased several times."
"With the speed at which the Eighth Route Army is recruiting troops, it can be expanded to 10,000 troops in three months at most. By then, not only will Baoding be in danger, this Eighth Route Army may also threaten the security of Peiping."
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