After dawn, the Eighth Route Army, which had been fighting all night, disappeared in an instant, as if it had never appeared outside the stronghold!

Looking at the empty battlefield outside, and then seeing the corpses that fell to the ground around them, the wounded who were screaming, and the Japanese puppet soldiers who were still alive all showed happy expressions for the rest of their lives!

Last night's battle was so fierce!

On the Chinese battlefield, they have always pressed the Chinese army to fight, and many devils are facing the situation of being pressed and beaten for the first time!

Especially the flying thunder cannon that the superiors have explained!

That's amazing!

Although the range is limited and the intensive reading is not high, the explosion is very powerful, and there is not a single survivor in one large area!

During the battle, everyone prayed while fighting that the explosive packets from the flying thunder cannon would not fall on their side!

Otherwise, even if you are steel and iron bones, you will be blown to pieces, and your internal organs will be shattered, and you will bleed to death!

Of course, the troops also fought back, and they were not beaten passively all the time!

Gather all your mortars and grenadiers to fight back, and take out at least three Thunderbolts in a single artillery raid!

I originally thought that after this counterattack, the Eighth Route Army would have some concerns and give up the flying thunder cannon, a very chicken weapon!

Unexpectedly, not only were they not afraid, but they were beaten more and more cunning by the artillery counterattack of the imperial army!

After knowing that the flying thunder cannon was targeted, he actually started a guerrilla fight with the imperial army!

Throw out an explosive bag and transfer a launch position!

The Flying Thunder Cannon is lightweight and can be quickly transferred without disassembly!

This advantage is vividly expressed here!

By the time the Japanese artillery aimed at the target and was ready to fire, the gunners of the flying thunder guns in pairs had already run dozens of meters away with gasoline barrels!

In the face of this kind of flying thunder cannon that cannot be grasped and hit, the Japanese army gritted its teeth with hatred!

After several successive counterattacks had no effect, they could only force the flying thunder cannon to continuously shift their positions through artillery counterattacks and reduce the frequency of the flying thunder cannon.

Then I watched as the explosive bag smashed around me and exploded, taking one life after another!

"Bage Yalu, what are you still doing in a daze? Clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded now! The commander's shouting and scolding suddenly sounded behind him, pulling the soldier back to reality from the shock just now!

"The reconnaissance force immediately attacked and confirmed that the Eighth Route Army had really retreated!"

"Officers at all levels immediately count the casualties and then summarize them to the deputy captain!"

The Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan only had four hours from being woken up by the chief of staff to dawn, but for the army commander, these four hours were particularly difficult, and it was like a year!

finally stayed up until dawn, and his eyes were always on the chief of staff and did not leave!

Lying at the table to count the casualty reports that the telecommunications room keeps sending over, with a dignified face!

"Sir, the losses have been counted!"

The commander was anxious and asked, "Are the casualties big, how many strongholds have we lost?" ”

The chief of staff's face became more and more solemn, nodded and replied: "A total of 128 strongholds in our occupied area were attacked last night!" ”

"There are small strongholds with only one turret, and there are medium- and large-sized strongholds, and the garrisons range from one combat detachment to half an infantry brigade!"

"These strongholds have a characteristic, all of them are located at the junction of our occupied area and the base area of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Yaga!" The commander suddenly interrupted!

"I just want to know about the specific losses of the troops, not the process!"

"Last year's winter sweep, our losses have not recovered until now!"

"If the losses last night are too great, our advantage in Shanxi will be wiped out, and there will be a large number of gaps in the defense line of the occupied zone!"

"Once the Eighth Route Army takes the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack on our occupied area, the Imperial Army will definitely suffer heavy losses, and it will also lose a large area of occupied territory!"

"Hey!" The chief of staff hastened to answer!

"A total of 69 of the 128 large and small strongholds that were attacked have lost contact!"

"43 of them are small strongholds, garrisoning from one combat detachment to one infantry squad!"

"The remaining 26 are medium-sized strongholds, garrisoning from an infantry squad to a reinforced squadron!"

"If all these strongholds are occupied by the Eighth Route Army, we will lose a total of 1,982 imperial troops!"

"In addition, in order to make up for the lack of strength of the Imperial Army, a large number of Imperial Cooperative troops were stationed in each stronghold, and the number of troops was more than that of the Imperial Army......

"According to statistics, these strongholds have lost a total of 3,218 Imperial Allies!"

"In the end, there is the loss of materials!"

"Because each stronghold is located at the junction of the area occupied by the Imperial Army and the base area of the Eighth Route Army, and a battle may break out at any time, we have stockpiled combat supplies at each stronghold that can be consumed by the garrison for two days!"

"Now that the stronghold is occupied by the Eighth Route Army, the weapons equipped by the garrison and the hoarded supplies will definitely fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army!"

The commander's face immediately became extremely gloomy!

His fists were clenched, his muscles were exposed, and he opened his mouth and scolded: "That is to say, yesterday we lost two infantry brigades and three regiments of the Imperial Association Army in one night!" ”

"If all the weapons and ammunition we are equipped with fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, they can form at least four more regiments?"

"Bage Yalu, what kind of bullshit is this!"

"Fighting back and forth, the strength of the imperial army is getting smaller and smaller, while our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, is getting stronger and stronger, constantly expanding its troops!"

"It won't be long before the imperial army's advantage in Shanxi will be gone!"

"Especially the advantage of troops, I guess there is no longer it now!"

The chief of staff did not answer, but there was an expression on his face that wanted to speak and stopped!

The commander happened to see it and immediately asked: "If you have something to say, if you have a fart, let it go, both brigades have been lost, what else is there to say!" ”

"What's more, report it all at once!"

The chief of staff replied stubbornly: "Sir, the loss just now only includes the stronghold that has lost contact!" ”

"The stronghold that is still in our hands has also been heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the losses have not been counted!"

"These strongholds are basically medium and large strongholds, with many garrisons and large strongholds, even if they are suddenly attacked, they have the ability to organize troops and firepower to counterattack!"

"But their losses are just as great!"

"After statistics, they lost a total of 1,268 people in the Imperial Army and 1,586 in the Imperial Army, either seriously injured or killed in battle, completely losing their combat effectiveness!"

"The lightly wounded who can continue to fight are not counted!"

"In addition, many medium-sized stronghold garrisons have asked to abandon their strongholds and gather their troops to nearby large strongholds and county towns to hold on because of the large casualties!"

The commander refused without thinking about it: "No! ”

"Next, our main combat target is the garrison regiment, and the other Eighth Route Army units will be mainly defended! If a large number of medium-sized strongholds are abandoned, it will be equivalent to giving up large areas of rural areas in the occupied areas to the Eighth Route Army to form a base area! ”

"The Eighth Route Army there is not a garrison regiment in the Laiyuan area!"

"They have a large number of reserve soldiers, all of whom have undergone simple training, as long as they have territory and equipment, they can be summoned immediately and directly organized into the main force to fight against the imperial army!"

"If this happens, it will definitely be very difficult for the imperial army to recapture those territories and collect grain from there!"

"Order, the garrisons of each county will immediately send reinforcements to the strongholds that have not yet been occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and if the imperial army is not enough, the imperial army will be increased, and if the imperial army is not enough, it will be expanded!"

"The main force captured a lot of weapons and equipment of the Chinese army on the front line, except for a small number of heavy weapons, the imperial army can see it, and all the other light weapons are piled up in the warehouse and rusted!"

"Order the General Staff to immediately count the number of these weapons and study the expansion plan of the Imperial Allied Army according to the specific situation in each place!"

"On the battlefield, if the imperial army is not enough, we will use the imperial army to top!"

"Although they can't fight field battles, it's still no problem to rely on their strongholds to fight defensive battles!"

"It has been repeatedly emphasized in China that the imperial army in China is as self-sufficient as possible in the occupied areas, except for weapons, ammunition, food and other logistical supplies!"

"This means that we must not only occupy China, but also manage the occupied areas well!"

"The imperial army is good at fighting, and dragging them to the local area as a security army is too condescending!"

"At this time, the role of the Imperial Association Army is highlighted, compared to the Imperial Army, they are definitely more suitable for managing the place!"

"And the most important point, it's cheap to raise the Emperor's Army!"

"The price we need to pay to feed one imperial army can feed at least three imperial armies!"

The chief of staff's eyes lit up, and he immediately complimented: "Commander, wise! ”

"In addition to the main force, the most difficult thing for the Eighth Route Army to deal with is a large number of local troops and guerrillas!"

"Although their combat effectiveness is not very good, and their equipment is poor, they are very cunning, hidden among the common people, and from time to time they come out to attack the imperial army, so that we can't guard against it!"

"After the expansion of the Imperial Allied Army, these so-called local troops and guerrillas can be completely handed over to them to clean up!"

"What the Imperial Army needs to do is to concentrate its forces to deal with the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Or as a mobile force in an area, wherever the Imperial Allied Army is attacked, go to reinforce it, compress the activity space of the Eighth Route Army step by step, and finally wipe them all out!"

"Yo Si! That's it! ”

The support of the chief of staff made the commander more confident, and he made a decision immediately!

"Then we will expand, take out all the equipment captured in the warehouse, and expand the Imperial Allied Army, in the words of the Chinese, this is called razing and conquering!"

"In addition, doesn't the intelligence say that the garrison regiment has also formed a large number of guerrillas and local troops, and I demand that the area occupied by the imperial army around the garrison regiment be expanded by at least 10,000 people!"

"In the future, when the imperial army attacks the garrison regiment, these imperial alliance troops will enter their base area together, as a servant army, specializing in dealing with local troops and guerrillas, occupying the place, and protecting the safety of the rear of the attacking troops!"

"In this way, the imperial army does not need to send troops to occupy the place, and can concentrate its forces to attack the main force of the garrison regiment, and do not give the enemy a chance to break us!"

"Also, for all newly formed Imperial Allied Army units, the company commander is Chinese, but the deputy company commander and training instructor must be the imperial army!"

"Each infantry company must have one Imperial Army as the deputy company commander, and two Imperial Army soldiers as training instructors!"

"In principle, all the imperial army will hold the deputy positions of officers above the company level!"

"Ensure that the troops of the Imperial Alliance Army are loyal to the Imperial Army, and there is no half-heartedness!"

"I don't want to see the troops that the Imperial Army has worked so hard to train turn against them directly after going to the battlefield and turn into the Eighth Route Army, so that they can make wedding dresses for the Eighth Route Army!"

The chief of staff replied with a serious face: "I understand my humble position, and immediately organize everyone to make the expansion plan for the army commander to review!" ”