The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1362: Drinking water is stuck between the teeth (second update)

"Division commander...Hashimoto Regiment urgent call..." The operator rushed all the way to Lieutenant General Fujita to report.

"Hashimoto-kun..." Lieutenant General Fujita frowned and did not react for a while.

"Isn't he encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army in the mountains? There could be some emergency... Could it be that they have already killed the Eighth Route Army in the mountains by taking the initiative!"

The news brought by the radio operator was completely contrary to Lieutenant General Fujita's judgment. But he couldn't destroy Lieutenant General Fujita Masaki at this time, so he could only show hesitation and ask the chief of staff for help.

The chief of staff seemed to realize something and immediately interrupted: "Just report it truthfully!"

"We have received enough bad news during this period, not least of which is you!"

"Ha Yi..." the operator replied with a sigh of relief.

"Urgent message from Hashimoto Regiment: During their counterattack against the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops, they encountered their tactics of luring the enemy in deep and lost three fully-equipped infantry squadrons..."

"But they have learned from the experience of defeat and decided to continue to counterattack the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops, and decided to gain something in the next counterattack."

Lieutenant General Fujita's already serious facial expression became even more serious at this time.

Something unexpected happened outside the mountains, and the good sweep situation had to be temporarily terminated because of the sudden disappearance of the Eighth Route Army.

There was no harvest in the mountains, but only lost troops and generals. Lieutenant General Fujita felt that he was being taken advantage of now. He felt like his teeth were stuck when he drank water. Everything he did was not going well. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army operating in Jinzhou was destined to be his nemesis?

Lieutenant General Fujita no longer knew what words to use to describe his bad mood at the moment.

After waving his hand to signal the operator to leave, he planned to take a quiet moment and consider whether he was really in conflict with the Eighth Route Army operating in Jinzhou.

I never thought that the Hashimoto United's heavy losses in the mountains was just the beginning.

A person was hiding in the office. Before he could figure out the reason, there was a rapid knock on the door of the office. Before Lieutenant General Fujita could speak, Chief of Staff pushed the door in with a very anxious expression.

"Division Commander... Sakuragi Regiment has an urgent telegram..." the Chief of Staff handed Lieutenant General Fujita a telegram to him before he could speak, and reported with a frown.

"During today's counterattack, they encountered the Eighth Route Army's tactics of luring the enemy in depth twice in a row, and lost nearly a brigade...Specially ask the division headquarters for instructions on whether they should continue to attack in tomorrow's operation..."

"idiot……"

Lieutenant General Fujita punched the table hard to vent his inner dissatisfaction and anger.

Then he suppressed his anger and ordered: "Of course we must continue to attack..."

"The terrain in the mountains is more complex than outside the mountains..."

"We have to pay the price of several Kwantung Army and Puppet Manchuria Army soldiers to destroy one Eighth Route Army outside the mountains..."

"The cost of counterattacking the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops inside the mountains will definitely be higher."

"Let them learn from the experience and try not to make mistakes twice on the same issue. Seize the opportunity when the Eighth Route Army is still attacking them. We would rather pay a little more to eliminate them!"

"The mopping up troops outside the mountains will never get a chance to eliminate the Eighth Route Army by taking the initiative... Now that they have the opportunity to eliminate the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, they must seize the opportunity to kill a few more people."

The chief of staff agreed: "I am humble enough to give orders now..."

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The former enemy headquarters of the northbound detachment from Chaoyang City.

After seeing the huge wealth that Li Yunlong had brought to the army in just a few days, Zhao Gang felt both excited and embarrassed. I was excited because the Northbound Detachment relied on these assets to expand the Northbound Detachment to 10,000 people in a short period of time.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the combat effectiveness of these newly expanded troops is simply incomparable.

The Puppet Manchurian Army prisoners who took the initiative to join the northward detachment did not really join the Eighth Route Army. Many of them joined the Eighth Route Army just to make a living, or were worried that the Eighth Route Army would shoot them. They joined the Eighth Route Army to save their lives. Their hearts were not with the Eighth Route Army.

When they arrive on the battlefield, it may be okay to fight with a favorable wind, but if they encounter any setbacks in the battle or are defeated in the slightest, they will definitely become defeated immediately, or even surrender and become prisoners.

Although ordinary people who took the initiative to join the Eighth Route Army would not surrender to the enemy, they had not experienced any recruit training. Going to the battlefield now was tantamount to losing their lives in vain.

These are all fatal problems faced by the northward detachment.

If it is not resolved, it will definitely pose a fatal threat to the development of the northbound detachment.

Zhao Gang quickly had the first thing in his mind to do after taking office as the northbound detachment.

Use the fastest possible time to return the prisoners of the Puppet Manchuria Army who joined the Eighth Route Army, so that they can integrate into the Eighth Route Army from the bottom of their hearts and be willing to sacrifice their lives to fight the Japanese.

Then he said to Li Yunlong: "Old Li..."

"I plan to personally leave the army with the political cadres supported by the headquarters starting tomorrow..."

"The original political commissar and deputy political commissar temporarily serve as instructors and deputy instructors, and the original instructor serves as instructor. The responsibilities are decentralized at all levels. First, solve the military morale problem of the soldiers who came from the Puppet Manchuria Army!"

This is what Li Yunlong has been worrying about these days, and he immediately nodded: "Old Zhao..."

"As long as you solve this problem, our northbound detachment will immediately have four thousand more elites!"

"It's just that this problem is too difficult to solve!"

"I have asked several political commissars of the regiment to do this before, but there is one problem that I have never been able to solve."

"These puppet Manchurian soldiers come from all over the Northeast. Except for Chaoyang, the entire Northeast is in the hands of the little devils."

"If the Kwantung Army knew that they had defected to our Eighth Route Army and turned their guns to attack their former masters, the Kwantung Army would definitely vent their anger on their families because of their vengeful nature."

"If this were in North China, we would definitely organize underground parties to send their families to the base area."

"But this is the Northeast, and the rule of the Kwantung Army is deeply rooted. It is difficult for our organization to penetrate into other places except Chaoyang, let alone transfer a large number of ordinary people under the nose of the Kwantung Army..."

"Then don't let the Kwantung Army know that the prisoners of the Puppet Manchuria Army have defected to our Eighth Route Army!"

Li Yunlong immediately showed an embarrassed expression on his face: "Our Eighth Route Army is not interested in recruiting young men..."

"Besides, the troops organized by La Zhuangding don't have much combat effectiveness. They haven't even fought yet..."

"With so many prisoners of the puppet Manchuria Army, there must be many weaklings who dare not join us, let alone turn their guns to attack their former masters..."

"These prisoners cannot be forced to join our Eighth Route Army, nor can we kill them..."

"As long as they are released, the Kwantung Army will sooner or later know that the puppet Manchurian Army prisoners have joined the Eighth Route Army and will turn their guns to attack them. Then it will be their families who will suffer."

(End of this chapter)