"I think it's okay..." the chief of staff immediately expressed his support.
"There are many issues that need to be considered in the raid on Tianjin. The operation covers a wide area, lasts for a long time, and requires the cooperation of other troops."
"It is rare for the troops to encounter such a large-scale joint operation."
"If the plan works."
"It can not only expand the influence of the Eighth Route Army, but also use the weapons, ammunition and materials seized from Tianjin Wharf to enhance the combat effectiveness of the army."
"It can also accumulate experience in joint military operations."
"One arrow kills three."
"Such an important matter cannot be explained by radio contact alone, and the secret can easily be leaked."
"The only way is to go to the Yi Zhong base in person."
"Have a clear face-to-face talk with Kong Jie and the others, consider all the problems and difficulties faced during the operation in advance, and solve them slowly in the coming days. Only when the troops are fully prepared can the operation be successful."
The deputy commander became even more excited after hearing this.
He made a quick decision: "That's it."
"Chief of Staff, please make arrangements and try to make a trip to the Yizhong base within ten days."
"Don't make a big deal about it, just bring the radio so that you can contact each combat unit in case of emergency."
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On the ground battlefield in Pingyang Town, Huang Yu came out of the tunnel and saw Kong Jie walking towards him.
He quickly came over and said, "Report to the leader..."
"Shunping Defense Regiment successfully completed its defensive mission, please give instructions."
Having said this, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.
"Fortunately, the little devils took the initiative to withdraw their troops today, otherwise the remaining tunnels in Pingyang Town would have been completely destroyed if they had persisted for another day."
"Without the underground hiding place, the soldiers are no match for the Japanese even if they have three heads and six arms."
"Pingyang Town will also be lost."
Kong Jie patted Huang Yu's shoulder and happily answered: "You are the only one who can guard me for so long."
"If I were asked to guard Pingyang Town, I would have lost it yesterday."
"But this battle also showed us many defense loopholes in the existing tunnels."
"If there is a big sweep next time, the Japanese will continue to use the same tactics to attack us."
"No matter how many tunnels there are in the base area, they won't be able to blow them up."
"Your boy is better at fighting tunnel battles than us, and knows the tunnels better."
"If you have time, study it carefully and try to defeat the enemy's tactics of destroying tunnels."
"Build our tunnel into an underground fortress that the little devils can never break. My legs will tremble when I see the tunnel fortifications."
Huang Yu deeply agreed: "Captain, don't worry..."
"I have been thinking of ways to break the situation in Pingyang Town for the past few days. Some methods have been used and the results are good."
"I will promote those methods once the base area is restored to order."
"I guarantee that the little devil will be in trouble the next time he raids us."
Kong Jie nodded, and the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.
Everyone is happy that the counter-mopping up in the base area has been won, but the price paid is also very high.
The Junpei garrison that drilled out of the tunnel in front of us is the most intuitive reflection.
Before the counter-mopping up began, the Shunping garrison had a full complement of more than 2,600 people.
In addition to the four battalions of the Duer Regiment's guard company that he temporarily strengthened for them, the total strength exceeds 3,400.
The troops standing in front of him at this moment were less than 400 people.
This means that the Shunping Garrison Regiment, the Fourth Battalion of the Duer Regiment and the Guard Company suffered nearly 3,000 casualties.
The heavy casualties made him unhappy even if he wanted to.
Huang Yu knew what Kong Jie was thinking as soon as he saw his expression, and comforted him seriously: "Captain..."
"The real casualties of the Junping Defense Regiment are not as big as you see."
"Before we were trapped in Pingyang Town, I dispersed all the wounded in the team to the tunnels in the rear for repairs."
"There are still more than a hundred wounded in the tunnel beneath our feet."
"In total, there are at least four hundred people..."
"They are all elite veterans who have been baptized by war. When they return to the team, they will be the backbone and follow the platoon leader."
"They're here."
"The Junping Defense Regiment will definitely be able to return to full strength in a short period of time and form combat effectiveness."
"We also captured more than 700 puppet soldiers during the battle..."
"Most of them were captured during the raid on Shunping County."
"It should be no problem to recruit three to four hundred new recruits from there."
"By adding them to the army, the Junping garrison can regain its combat effectiveness in half a month."
Kong Jie looked much better, nodded towards Huang Yu and said, "As long as you know what's going on."
"This large-scale sweep was personally directed by Okamura Neji..."
"The result was a disastrous defeat, which was equivalent to a slap in the face in front of everyone."
"He must not be able to swallow this breath in his heart."
"Had it not been for the insufficient strength of the Japanese North China Front, troops would have been mobilized from other places to reinforce Baoding and continue to sweep us away."
"But as long as the North China Front regains its strength, or Okamura Neji receives foreign aid, we will be the first to be eliminated."
"Even if we win this sweep, we can't let down our guard."
"All units must regain their strength as soon as possible and remain vigilant at all times to welcome the next wave of sweeping raids by the Japanese and puppet troops."
Huang Yu was convinced.
As the longest-serving commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji certainly has his own merits.
In front of such a veteran, he didn't dare to show off at all.
Only by continuously improving your own strength can you have the capital to fight against him and defend the Yizhong base.
He immediately answered: "This time to train the troops, I want to expand the Junping garrison to 3,000 people."
"It has three main battalions, a recruitment battalion, an artillery company, a guard company, a reconnaissance platoon, and an engineer platoon..."
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"The supplementary battalion has a full strength of 500 people. It is trained according to the standards of the main battalion. It is not equipped with heavy weapons and is used as a reserve team for the entire regiment during war."
"You can go directly to the battlefield to kill the Japanese."
"You can also join the main battalion as supplementary troops to participate in the battle."
Kong Jie nodded immediately: "The Duer Regiment and the other two garrison regiments will also set up their own supplementary battalions."
"We have only been engaged in this counter-mopping operation for a few days, but many troops have lost their combat effectiveness due to too many casualties and had to withdraw from the battle."
"This is the shortcoming of the army not having replacement troops."
"After the supplementary battalion is established, each regiment can quickly replenish the battle losses of the combat troops between battles to ensure that the main force is fully equipped and combat effective."
"When there's a war, we have a steady stream of troops joining the war."
"Like the counter-mopping up that just ended, we will have troops to fight for another three or four days."
After saying that, Huang Yu stared at the baby, wanting to dig deeper into her to see what inspiration this counter-sweep brought her.
It's as if the two people are connected in spirit.
Before Kong Jie could speak, Huang Yu spoke: "Captain, I used to set up a tank platoon under the special operations team in northwestern Shanxi."
"The number of tanks equipped by the Japanese army in Yinzhong is much greater than that in northwestern Shanxi."
"The terrain here is also more suitable for tank combat."
"I want to reorganize the tank platoon."
"If conditions permit, we can set up a tank company."
Having one more unit in hand is still the kind of trump card that can play a leading role on the battlefield. Of course Kong Jie agrees with both hands.
Chasing after Huang Yu, he asked, "Equipment is needed to set up a chariot unit. Where do you get the equipment from?"
Huang Yu had already thought about it and replied: "In the battle at Taipingzhuang, we destroyed more than ten tanks and armored vehicles."
"Deputy Commander Li destroyed more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles in Wangdu County."
"The city's garrison also destroyed many tanks."
"That adds up to more than thirty vehicles."
"Put them all together and tear down the east wall to repair the west wall. I don't believe you can't repair a few tanks."
"The Japanese and puppet troops that just retreated still have more than 30 tanks. I will lead the special forces to catch up soon."
"Find a way to pull out the tiger's teeth and kill a few more vehicles."
Huang Yu even thought about the source of equipment for the chariot unit, and Kong Jie had no reason to object.
He nodded immediately: "As long as you have the ability to get the equipment, I have no objection to setting up a chariot battalion."
"I have asked the 23rd Battalion to go on the road to slow down the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops, harass them, and continue to consume their strength."
"You can catch up now by walking in two or three hours."
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At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Baoding, Okamura Neiji waited for a pair of big eyes to scan back and forth on his subordinates.
No matter it was the Major General Brigade Commander or the Grand Left Alliance Captain, no one rushed to look at him, they all lowered their heads and said nothing.
This scene made him angry and frustrated.
I couldn't believe that this was the elite of the North China Front brought out by myself.
I can't even believe that among these people there are the Kwantung Army from the Northeast.
How arrogant they were before the sweep, how embarrassing they are now.
"Bangdang..."
He grabbed the tea cup on the table and threw it to the ground. He seemed to be still angry. He continued to grab the documents on the table and threw them to the ground, and then sat down on the chair.
After being silent for a while, he spoke: "Everyone talks about how they fought. A great sweep turned out to be like this. The North China Front Army was completely disgraced..."
"More than 20,000 mopping up troops."
"Not only did they fail to defeat the 10,000 Eighth Route Army, but they also lost troops and generals at the Yi Zhong Base. They beat them into a pack of bereaved dogs and returned to Baoding in embarrassment."
"I, Okamura Neji, have been the commander for so long, and I have never suffered such a tragic defeat."
Major General Fujita came from the Kwantung Army and was not directly affiliated with Okamura Neiji. He was not as afraid of Okamura Neiji as others.
The first one to stand up: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"I have something to say..."
"The mopping up troops encountered tunnel fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army when they entered the Yizhong base area."
"Our army has no experience in fighting underground warfare. We fought in a hurry and suffered a big loss before we were handed over."
"By the time we figured out how to crack the Eighth Route Army's tunnel warfare, the mopping up troops had already lost many troops and were unable to continue the attack."
"If we destroy the tunnel fortifications in the Yizhong base area bit by bit through blasting from the beginning and force the enemy to the ground position to fight us, no matter how many times the Eighth Route Army is in the Yizhong base area, it will not be our opponent."
Major General Kawasaki then stood up: "I made a mistake in my experience during the battle."
"When attacking Wangdu County, I subconsciously believed that there was an ambush in the city and did not dare to send reinforcements. As a result, two infantry brigades were wiped out one after another."
"The left sweep force suffered heavy losses as a result and was unable to recover in the subsequent operations."
Seeing his subordinates standing up to plead guilty one after another, and all of them talking about the point, and no one shirking responsibility, Okamura Neji's face finally became good-looking.
