In the conference room of the Japanese Brigade Headquarters in Laiyuan City, Ono sat on the main seat of the oval conference table with a gloomy face, and a group of big Zuo, Zhong Zuo, and Shao Zuo, according to the size of their official positions, sat on both sides of the conference table in turn.

Of course, the officers above the Imperial Association Regiment were also in the conference room, but they all sat in the far corner of the conference table, which also shows how low the status of the Imperial Association Army is in the eyes of the Japanese army, and a colonel and regiment commander are not as good as a devil and a young man.

"Now back and forth, Chief of Staff, you will report to you the specific losses of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Allied Army in this battle!" After glancing at the subordinates in front of him who were all with their heads down, Major General Ono ordered with a calm face.

"Hey!" The chief of staff of the brigade stood up.

Then he said in a heavy tone: "General, gentlemen, the losses of the imperial army and the imperial army in this battle are very huge, among which 792 people were killed or missing in the imperial army, 787 people were killed or missing in the imperial army, plus the warriors who were seriously injured and had to withdraw from the battle, the imperial army lost a whole infantry brigade!" ”

"Also, a large amount of materials and ammunition hoarded by the imperial army in the warehouse in the west of the city, as well as the materials and ammunition hoarded in the stronghold on the street, were all captured by the Eighth Route Army!"

"There is also the Army Air Corps, a bomber crashed in the process of bombing the Independent Regiment, and an Imperial Army pilot was shattered!"

"The result?" Ono asked, staring at the chief of staff.

Although he had known the data for several hours, he still wanted to hear it again, and he wanted the officers under his command to listen to it properly.

"According to statistics, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army lost nearly two thousand people in this operation. However, there is one thing that everyone cannot ignore, among the 2,000 people lost by the independent regiment, at least thirty percent are new recruits who have just joined the independent regiment, and the real veterans will definitely lose no more than 1,400 people! ”

"That is to say, the independent regiment can be regarded as more than half of the casualties at most, and it has not even reached the heavy losses!" Ono asked rhetorically with a gloomy face.

"Hey!" The chief of staff replied!

"Our intelligence officer lurking in the station of the Independent Regiment sent out a piece of information today, and the number of people in the Independent Regiment who have returned to their own station is still more than 1,000, and the total strength of the Independent Regiment still reaches nearly 3,000 people!"

"What's more, the Independence Regiment captured a large amount of our weapons and ammunition during this operation, including quite a few heavy weapons. As long as they are given time, the combat effectiveness that the independent regiment may have will not be worse than before! ”

"Yaga!" Ono finally couldn't help but curse loudly.

"You all heard it! Our opponent, the Independent Regiment, the more we fight, the stronger we become. As for us, more than half a month ago, there were a total of 10,000 troops, but now, it has been directly reduced to 3,000 people, leaving less than 7,000 people. ”

"If this situation continues, we will be eaten by the independent regiment little by little! The entire Laiyuan will become the base of the Eighth Route Army! ”

The scolding made Ono's mood feel a lot better, and after taking a deep breath, he shifted his gaze to his subordinates again.

"You are all the best officers in the Great Japanese Empire, and when you fought on the front line, each of you achieved a lot of feats. Now in the face of the Eighth Route Army, which is not as well equipped as the Central Army, why it has failed again and again, I want to know the reason, everyone has to speak! ”

The chief of staff stood up first.

"General, I think it's intelligence, on the battlefield, without accurate and timely intelligence, we will not be able to fight, and we will suffer big losses!"

The director of the intelligence department, Yamamoto Nakasa, immediately stood up and explained: "General, the intelligence department does have an unshirkable responsibility for the defeat of this operation, and I ask the general to punish it." But I promise that this will certainly not happen again in the future. Now I have begun to lay out and strengthen the intelligence collection capacity of the independent regiment. For half a month at most, every move of the Independent Regiment cannot escape the surveillance of our intelligence department! ”

"Then I'll give you another chance to make meritorious contributions!" Faced with Yamamoto's determined gaze at him, Ono finally compromised.

Next to the chief of staff, a lieutenant captain stood up: "General, I think there is another reason!" The recruits who were added to us by the military department, although they had been trained for a long time, they lacked combat experience, and most of them were on the battlefield for the first time, and their reaction speed on the battlefield was too slow, and they were prone to panic. I think that we must further strengthen the training of our troops! ”

"Yo Si! Anything else! Ono nodded in approval of the offer, and then continued to ask.

"We don't know about the Eighth Route Army, it's too light on the enemy!" A Shaozo captain stood up.

"In the past, when I fought with their Central Army, it was a head-on battle. With the advantage of firepower, we are all pressing them on the battlefield. But the Eighth Route Army is different, they are too cunning and never have a head-on battle with us. ”

"Many of the soldiers are facing such an enemy for the first time, and they are very unfamiliar with fighting!"

"Also, the Eighth Route Army never plays cards according to common sense in war. They came up and bit us whenever they had the chance, and by the time we tried to fight back, they were gone. But once we relax, the cunning Eighth Route Army will pounce on us again! ”

In addition, the Eighth Route Army also particularly likes to concentrate superior forces and firepower to fight a war of annihilation. As long as they have the opportunity, they will concentrate several times the number of troops and firepower to attack us, and the warriors will not even have a chance to return the battle! ”

"General, to deal with such an enemy, I think that we can't copy the method of dealing with the Central Army of China as before, and we must think of a new way!"

Major General Ono immediately became interested, then stared at the other party and asked, "Akisui-kun, as far as I know, your subordinates have also suffered heavy losses in this battle. However, the results of the 3rd Brigade were also the most among all the infantry brigades. To be able to play so well, you must have your own unique opinions. You say, what new ideas do you have! ”

"I believe that what we need to do most now is to continue to train our troops and further strengthen the combat effectiveness of our troops."

"Since the Eighth Route Army likes to fight guerrilla warfare and war of annihilation, then we just don't give them this opportunity!"

"What's next!" Ono nodded in approval of Akisui Shaoza's proposal, and then continued to ask.

"When the troops formed combat effectiveness, the intelligence department also figured out the true strength of the independent regiment. We can gather heavy troops and kill directly at the lair of the Independent Regiment. ”

"With so many troops in the Independent Regiment, the daily consumption is very huge. They certainly have depots of supplies and ammunition at their stations. For the Eighth Route Army, which had no logistical supplies, these warehouses were their lifeblood. If we attack them directly, even if the Eighth Route Army doesn't want to fight us, we will be forced to have a decisive battle! ”

"As long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army comes out, it will fight a decisive battle with us. With the strong combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army, coupled with the air support that the Army Aviation may provide at any time, we will definitely win the battle in the end! ”

"If the Independent Regiment abandons its garrison and supplies and hides in the mountains, how can we destroy them!" Ono already had a hint of an imperceptible smile on his face, and then stared at Qiushui Shaozo and continued to ask.

Qiushui Shaozuo, who had already had an idea, immediately replied: "If they give up the station and supplies, they will run out of food." As long as we trap them in the mountains, they will definitely find a way to break through when they are hungry and cold. As long as they come out, the decisive battle cannot be avoided. ”

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