The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1345: Commander, the Kwantung Army looks down on us too much (first update)

Cao Xing was a deputy battalion commander transferred from the Second Regiment by Huang Yu. After the army expanded, he was directly appointed as the commander of the fourth battalion of the First Regiment of the Northward Detachment.

At this moment, he was reporting the troop reorganization situation to Huang Yu with a smile on his face: "Captain..."

"I organized the fourth battalion into two main companies, a reinforced platoon and a guard squad. The firepower platoon was also mobilized, equipped with two heavy machine guns and two mortars&"

"The recruits we recruit from absenteeism are basically from prisoners of the Shanxi-Sui Army on the North China battlefield. Their combat effectiveness is pretty good, but their health is a little bit worse due to continuous work."

"As long as they take good care of themselves and eat well, the troops will be fully capable of combat effectiveness in five days at the latest."

Huang Yu shook his head: "Five days is too long, I will give you two days at most..."

"If your physical fitness is not good, you can use equipment to make it up."

"Didn't Wei Dayong give us a lot of captured equipment? Rather than leaving it there to rust, it's better to equip the troops."

"Heavy machine guns and mortars are too heavy. The soldiers are not in good physical condition, so they will not be strengthened. However, we can give them a large number of light machine guns and grenade launchers."

"The number of light machine guns equipped by each main force platoon has been increased to three, and the number of grenade launchers equipped by each main force company's subordinate firepower squad has been increased to six."

"If the accuracy is not enough, we will use quantity to make sure that the troops can form combat effectiveness in the shortest time and continue to go to the battlefield to kill the Japanese."

"As long as the Kwantung Army that encircles and suppresses us does not divide its troops, the threat faced by the troops will not be relieved."

Cao Xing can be considered a veteran who followed Huang Yu. If I remember correctly, the regimental commander also did this when the troops were in short supply in the Yizhong base area.

If the troops are insufficient, firepower will be used to make up for it. It can be said that more than 300 troops can completely wipe out a full Japanese brigade.

The fourth and fifth battalions just formed by the regiment commander have more than 500 people. If one platoon is equipped with three light machine guns, the two battalions add up to about fifty. Including the firepower platoon directly under the battalion, not to mention the total annihilation in one battle. A strengthened brigade of the Kwantung Army would definitely be able to kill half of the brigade.

Immediately accept the order: "Please rest assured, commander, as long as you give me equipment, the troops will be able to achieve combat effectiveness within two days."

"Captain..."

When Cao Xing wanted to say a few more words, the operator suddenly rushed towards him.

Although there are not many radio stations that the northbound detachment brought to the northeast.

But in the first round of counter-sweeping that just ended, Wei Dayong and Duan Peng seized six radio stations.

After Huang Yu and Wei Dayong separated their troops, in order to maintain contact and prevent accidents, each of them brought two.

"Is there any news between Wei Dayong and Duan Peng?" Huang Yu guessed something when he saw the smile on the operator's face, and immediately asked with an expectant expression.

The operator smoothly handed the telegram to Huang Yu: "It's an urgent telegram from the chief of staff..."

"The four who were encircling them in the mountains plus two from the regiment were suddenly taken away and retreated outside the mountains overnight!"

"The chief of staff judged that Battalion Commander Duan's raid should have worked..."

"There are only two left in the mountain and the coalition continues to encircle them and compress their living space."

"They decided to take the initiative and use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to begin to consume their troops, undermine their morale, and tire them out..."

Huang Yu laughed after hearing this and immediately asked the operator: "Did Duan Peng send back a telegram..."

The operator shook his head: "Not yet!" "Then send a telegram to Duan Peng immediately..."

"The Kwantung Army dispatched two troops from the mountains and a regiment to return to Jinzhou to aid Jinzhou. The target is probably them..."

"Order the commandos outside the mountain to immediately prepare for battle... Give full play to the artillery advantage in hand, not only to attack the strongholds and settlement points of the Kwantung Army, but also to allocate some troops to use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to actively attack the Kwantung Army's return troops. , keep an eye on them, and ensure that every move of the Kwantung Army cannot escape our sight. If there is any situation, send a telegram to the regiment headquarters immediately..."

"The first battalion has become two main battalions, four and five, and will initially form combat effectiveness within two days."

"If necessary... you can immediately send a telegram to the regiment headquarters for help..."

After the operator hurriedly left, Cao Xing, who had not yet left, showed a dissatisfied expression: "Commander... the Kwantung Army looks down on us too much..."

"Why don't we follow the example of the Chief of Staff and Battalion Commander Duan, fight a big battle near Qingshiling, kill hundreds or even thousands of Kwantung Army, attract some mopping up troops to encircle us, and further reduce the pressure on the Chief of Staff!"

"He has nearly a hundred lightly and seriously injured people, and his mobility is very poor. If he is exposed to the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops, his chance of survival is very small!"

"Our troops are strong now. Even if the Kwantung Army kills a reinforced unit, we can still fool them around, use guerrilla warfare to wear down their troops bit by bit, make them fatter and thinner, and then fight them in a decisive battle."

Huang Yu shook his head and replied: "It's not the time yet..."

"The biggest problem limiting the development of our regiment now is the lack of soldiers."

"As long as there are soldiers, especially those captured soldiers who have been on the battlefield. If there are a thousand soldiers, we can expand a regiment by 1,000 people. With 2,000 people, we can expand by 2,000 people..."

"Since the Kwantung Army looks down upon us, let's seize the opportunity to seize a few more coal mines heavily defended by the Kwantung Army, rescue more absentees, and strive to expand the four or five battalions before the decisive battle with the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops. If we become a strong camp, then we can severely defeat the Kwantung Army’s mopping up troops and teach them a lesson they will never forget!”

Cao Xing suddenly raised his concerns: "After we conquered two coal mines of the Kwantung Army in succession, although the main force of the Kwantung Army that wiped out the Chief of Staff and his colleagues did not move, the Kwantung Army stationed nearby did!"

"A lot of garrison troops have been added to the nearby mines controlled by the Kwantung Army!"

"Even if we attack the coal mine again, it won't be as easy as before!"

Huang Yu shook his head and replied: "It's difficult to fight and there are difficult ways to fight..."

"We now have a large number of troops. We don't necessarily only attack coal mines. We can use coal mines to attack the east and west, and we can also use coal mines to encircle points and bring reinforcements..."

"First consume the surrounding Kwantung Army forces, and then gather heavy troops to capture the coal mines and rescue the absentees."

"My goal is to separate the two battalions and rescue two thousand absentees before the main force of the Kwantung Army targets us..."

"After this battle is over, we can take the opportunity to expand the group to more than 3,000 people, or even 4,000 people..."

"If possible, it would be better to establish a foothold in Jinzhou directly. Then we will have two bases in the Northeast, which will be each other's horns and support each other!"

Cao Xing's face quickly became expectant, and he stared at Huang Yu with bright eyes and asked...

"Regiment Commander...if the troops expand to four regiments, they will become a brigade!"

"A brigade is a brigade, and when the time comes, each of you will be the leader..."

"But there is a prerequisite: before the base area is established, we can only rely on you to grab the soldiers we need to expand our troops from the Kwantung Army."

(End of this chapter)