At night, Yangquan County.
The headquarters of the Japanese independent fourth mixed brigade.
Kawamura Dong, the commander of the fourth brigade, was looking at the battle report handed over by his subordinates, as well as a report written by a second lieutenant named Junzaburo Sakaguchi.
After reading it, Mr. Kawamura slapped a few pieces of paper on the table.
More than a month ago, his nephew died in Jingjing County, and then Jingjing was breached. The imperial army lost half of its brigade and a large amount of military supplies. Before he could take revenge, Xiyang County was lost again.
Although this is an inconspicuous small county, it obviously put a stain on his military career as a brigade commander.
However, he is now at the age of retirement, and next month he will return to China to join the reserve force. He doesn't pay much attention to this, but is just a little angry.
Those Eighth Route Army troops are so noisy!
At this time, Kawamura Dong's successor, Hyakutake Haruyoshi, was sitting opposite him and drinking tea leisurely.
Director Kawamura glanced at him, raised the paper in his hand, and asked, "Hakuwu-kun, what do you think of these reports?"
"Senior!" Hyakutake Harukichi put down his tea cup and said with a slightly respectful tone: "I think it is a bit exaggerated. It is an excuse made by Junzaburo Sakaguchi to reduce his culpability. A battalion of the Eighth Route Army was actually equipped with dozens of light and heavy machine guns, as well as How is this possible with a large number of mortars and infantry artillery? The entire 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and even the entire 129th Division may not have such a firepower configuration!"
Kawamura Dong nodded. He also thought that Sakaguchi Junzaburo's report was too exaggerated, but he still said: "However, with the ability to defeat a squadron of the Imperial Army and capture the city, the combat effectiveness of this battalion cannot be underestimated."
However, Hyakutake Harukichi said disdainfully: "That's because that idiot Ikegami Miura was careless. He dared to lead his troops out of the city without understanding the situation, and there was no waiting in front, so he was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army. Such a Malu, Death is not a pity!”
Director Kawamura pondered for a moment and said, "Hakutake-kun, I will be returning to China next month. Can I ask you a favor?"
"Senior, please tell me!"
"I have a nephew who died in a well a month ago. The murderer has not been found yet. Some people say it was the anti-Japanese element Geng Wanzi, but there is no evidence. I hope you can find the real murderer for me and help me with that. Please take revenge for your nephew!" As he said that, Mr. Kawamura nodded heavily to Hyakutake Harukichi.
"Hey! Senior, you are serious!" Hyakutake Harukichi also paused.
This is what little devils are like. When they meet a strong person, their backs are as soft as noodles. They call it "etiquette", but in normal times, what they call a bow is just a tap of the head.
Seeing that the topic was getting a bit heavy, Hyakutake Harukichi broke away and said, "Didn't He Jintang go to Lin County? Why is he in Xiyang?"
"He and Ikegami Miura are friends and met in Tokyo, so they stayed there for a while."
"Hey." Hyakutake Harukichi nodded and asked, "Is he trustworthy? Is he a spy?"
Dong Kawamura raised his tea cup: "It's unbelievable, he is a military spy!"
"Oh, huh?" Hyakutake Harukichi reacted with a surprised look on his face.
Director Kawamura smiled: "It is precisely because he is the military commander that he is useful. The people of the Chiang government are no less murderous than we are towards the Eighth Route Army. It is just that the pressure from the imperial army is too great for him, and it is difficult for him to take action. And that Shi Yousan wants to join us, but he is reluctant to part with the power and the army in his hands. His biggest shortcoming is that he thinks too much. If we send He Jintang to go to him and actively tell him that this person is the military commander, he will mistakenly think It is the cooperation between China and Japan to suppress the Communists. Haha, they warlords are better at dealing with the Eighth Route Army than we are!"
After hearing this, Hyakutake Harukichi immediately gave a thumbs up: "Senior, that's awesome!"
"No, no, no, I just lived a few more years and gained more experience. It will be you young people who really lead the troops to fight."
"Senior, I am not young anymore. I am already 51 years old! Hahahaha..."
"Ha ha ha ha......"
. . . . . .
At the same time, Xiyang.
The former Japanese Army Headquarters is now the Eighth Route Army Independent Column Headquarters.
At this time, a group of independent column senior leaders were meeting to summarize the situation of this battle.
Just listen to Song Ren saying happily: "Although the result of the battle did not meet expectations, it is still very good overall. This time, not only us, but also the brother troops also gained a lot. The Japanese troops in Liao County went north to reinforce Xiyang, and we were The division commander personally led the team to create an ambush, and then the division commander hunted rabbits and recovered Liao County."
"Okay! Applause!" Liu Yu transformed into a conspicuous bag and set the pace.
After calming down, Song Renqiong continued to say with a smile: "Our superiors have also clarified our future tasks, which is the Zhengtai Railway. The organization hopes that we will consolidate the base area, expand our own strength, wait for opportunities to move north, and attack the Zhengtai Line! In short, we just can't Let the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade have a good life! As long as we open up the situation here, the pressure on several base areas including northwestern Shanxi, central Hebei, and southern Hebei will be much less!"
"As for the next work within our column, commander?" Song Renqiong said and looked at Liu Yu.
"Oh, okay!" Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, then picked up the notebook in front of him and wrote down the topics before the meeting.
"Then, let me talk about it! I think there are many problems exposed in this battle. One is the habit of the commander. Here I must emphasize that when there is sufficient ammunition and the battle situation is good, fighting with a bayonet is always the last option. I hope everyone can pass on my point of view after the meeting. In a word, if you can solve it with cannons, don’t use guns, and if you can solve it with guns, never use knives!”
After saying that, Liu Yu paused, looked at the different faces of the other people and continued: "I know that seeing red on the bayonet is a glorious tradition of our party and our army! It is indeed glorious, but it is also a matter of running out of ammunition. After facing the tragic and helpless situation, I sincerely hope that my subordinates will always have plenty of bullets in their pockets! Of course, we still need to have the necessary close-range killing capabilities, lest we have no ability to counterattack after the little devil rushes into the position. "
Everyone nodded after hearing this, no matter whether they were convinced or not, at least they didn't object.
I heard Liu Yu continue to say: "The second point is the military quality of the combatants. In this ambush of the Japanese transport team, it turned out that the problems exposed by those in the security group were particularly prominent! My opinion is to re-screen and remove those soldiers who are oily. Kick out all the gangsters and soldiers, and retrain the rest with the new recruits."
"Currently, our total strength, excluding wounded soldiers, is 3,452, but the only ones who can really fight are the few hundred men in the reinforcement battalion. My idea is to form 30 companies of new recruits and conduct unified training, with people from the original county brigade doing the training. Platoon commander, after all, they are familiar with all the regulations and training methods. We will wait for a month of training before conducting detailed reorganization."
"As for the remaining veterans of the reinforced battalion, they will temporarily serve as base area guards."
"I agree with this!" Wang Zhitao raised his hand at that time.
"agree!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
Seeing that this item was passed, Liu Yu smiled and continued: "The third point is the issue of artillery."
With that said, Liu Yu looked at Luo Haiming, who was the temporary commander of the artillery regiment: "Comrade Haiming, artillery training must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. You can recruit everyone you like in the entire base area, even our entire Eighth Route Army, as long as you see If you have artillery talents, tell me and I will help you get it!"
"Let me tell you the truth. I have a way in the United States. As for what way, don't ask. They won't let you know. They say it's a trade secret or something. In short, I can get the cannon. The problem is that we don't have it. People can be used. From now on, your mission is to train, recruit people, and poach people. Whether it is the brother army, the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Central Army, etc., you can dig them all!"
"In short, we need to build up our artillery regiment as soon as possible. We will use those infantry guns for the early training. In a few days, I will give you two 75mm field guns. You don't have to worry about the shells. You can make them!" "
Because no one knew how to use the 75mm field gun previously captured in Jingjing County, Liu Yu used it to exchange cadres with the division headquarters, otherwise he would not be able to recruit Lao Song, the anchor of the sea.
"Commander, are you telling the truth? You are not trying to trick me!"
Luo Haiming's eyes lit up at that moment, not just him, but everyone present's eyes lit up.
"What did I do to you?" Liu Yu rolled his eyes.
"Well, I really know a lot of people. I'll make a list later! One thing is, those people have very low positions at the moment. At the very least, they are also company commanders. Commander, do you really want to come?"
"What's wrong with the company commander? I'll use a heavy machine gun instead. If one doesn't work, I'll use two. If two don't work, I'll use four. If I throw money at him, I won't believe it. Why don't you stun him!"
Wu Hongbo said "cut" at that time: "Do what you can."
Liu Yu looked at him sideways and said with a mean look on his face: "Old Wu, you are very cooperative. It's a pity not to praise him. How about we make a bet? If I change, you can help me wash for a month. sock?"
Seeing that a meeting was about to turn into a farce between two people, Song Renqiong hurriedly stopped it: "Okay, okay, the meeting is going to be serious, everyone!"
As soon as Dinghai Shenzhen spoke, Wu Hongbo and Liu Yu behaved a lot.
Song Renqiong also laughed: "Comrade Liu Yu, continue talking."
"Ahem!" Liu Yu cleared his throat and adjusted his expression: "As for the fourth point, it is the issue of flood victims in central Henan that Lao Xu mentioned before. I have a channel for purchasing food, which is also from abroad. In the short term, Purchasing thousands of tons of grain is not a problem. So we need to build warehouses. My idea is to dig caves. Firstly, we can avoid Japanese bombings. Secondly, the caves are relatively dry, so the food can be stored longer."
"Ouch!"
"real or fake?"
"Thousands of tons, that sounds like a lot, it must be 100,000 kilograms, right?"
"Melon peel, that's several million kilograms!"
"What? There's so much food, I can't finish it in a few lifetimes!"
"..."
The scene was chaotic for a while.
In the end, it was Lao Song who stepped forward to calm the situation and suppress the restlessness.
But Lao Song was also a little unsure and looked at Liu Yu: "Comrade Liu Yu, is the approach you mentioned reliable? In addition, we don't have that much money to buy thousands of tons of grain. How about we talk to the headquarters?" Or maybe the division headquarters can discuss it?”
"You don't understand. The price of food in our country is high because of the war. It's different abroad. The price of food keeps falling again and again. Many grain merchants are so anxious that they almost jump off the building."
Liu Yu's face did not turn red when he lied, and his heart did not beat: "If you believe me, you will take people to dig a cave. The bigger and deeper the better, dig more, and you can build an arsenal in the cave in the future." !”
