The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 276 Yoshio Shinozuka's Decision (two chapters in one)

"Hello Brigadier..." Li Yunlong was most afraid of the Brigadier, and when he saw him rushing in angrily, he said with a guilty expression, like a mouse seeing a cat.

"The New Second Regiment successfully completed the task, wiped out [-] Japanese puppet troops, captured more than [-] puppet troops, and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition. Please give instructions!"

"Why did you catch so many prisoners?" The brigade commander asked with a cold snort, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to clean up Li Yunlong's old problem of disobedience on the battlefield.

Li Yunlong was instantly awkward, hesitant, not knowing how to answer.

"Humph……"

The brigade commander sneered, and asked in dissatisfaction: "Did you get hotheaded as soon as you went to the battlefield, and ignored the order not to fight a big battle... Gather a large number of troops to fight a big battle with the Japanese and puppet troops!"

"We have analyzed before that the more battles the troops fight, the greater the changes, and the harder it is to force the puppet troops to surrender. We can only kill them!"

"You boy wiped out nearly [-] Japanese and puppet troops, and only captured more than [-] puppet troops. You must be disobedient on the battlefield and lead the team to fight a big battle with the Japanese and puppet troops!"

Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Brigade Commander, don't be angry, I promise this is the last time... Next time I will strictly follow the order and never play tricks again!"

The brigade commander scolded unceremoniously: "If there is another time, don't stay in the position of the head of the new second regiment, and continue to return me to the quilt factory as the factory director!"

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to the map: "I heard all the conversation you had just now!"

"Except for Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei fought very well... Especially Kong Jie, who captured more than [-] puppet troops in one battle... When the news spread to Taiyuan, Shinozuka Yoshio will definitely train the puppet troops for Northwest Shanxi Way to put a big question mark!"

"In addition to fighting, you have to do one more thing!"

"Immediately publicize that you have seized a large number of [-]-caliber weapons and supporting ammunition during the battle... and rumors will spread that the puppet army in Northwest Shanxi is also a paper tiger!"

"Let Yoshio Shinozuka realize that even if the Japanese personally train the puppet army, they can't turn a herd of sheep into a pack of wolves. They will also send us a large amount of weapons and ammunition, let us support war with war, and use the captured seven Nine-caliber weapons continue to grow and expand, expanding troops!"

"The last thing! Immediately send all the Japanese equipment you seized, including those damaged rifles and grenades, to the Independence Regiment Assault Battalion!"

"The seized samurai swords, the little devil's flag, helmets, epaulets, nameplates..."

"As many as you want, send them all to Huang Yu's assault battalion!"

"He can replace all those Japanese equipment with [-]-caliber weapons!"

"One undamaged [-] cover for two Hanyang-made or Chinese-made rifles! One crooked handle for two Czech-made ones, and the same goes for heavy machine guns and artillery!"

"Huang Yu can replace all the damaged Japanese weapons with undamaged [-]-caliber weapons..."

"The little devil's epaulets, nameplate, helmet, military flag, katana sword... can be exchanged for bullets, shells, grenades... as much as you want!"

As soon as Kong Jie heard it, he knew that Huang Yu's deal with the Jinsui Army with Japanese weapons had come to an end, his face immediately beamed with joy, and he immediately took orders: "I'll make arrangements in a while..."

"As long as Huang Yu needs it, I can replace the Japanese-style weapons that have been installed in the troops and send them over!"

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei didn't know where the brigade commander Huang Yu got the trading channel from, but they didn't suffer a little loss in the transaction, but took advantage of it. They nodded immediately, for fear that there would be no such shop after passing this village: "We will go back soon arrange……"

At the Taiyuan Japanese Army Headquarters, Shinozuka Yoshio was sitting in his seat studying several summary reports just sent by the Northwest Shanxi Garrison.

The idea of ​​letting the Japanese join the Imperial Association Army as an officer to directly train and command the Imperial Association Army was approved by him.

I plan to experiment first in Northwest Shanxi, where the Imperial Association Army accounts for a relatively high proportion, to make sure that it can improve the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army, and then promote it throughout Shanxi.

The chief of staff stood aside, he had already read the report in Shinozuka Yoshio's hand in advance.

Seeing him put down the report, he took the initiative to propose: "Your Excellency, Commander!"

"The summary report says... the Imperial Association Army personally trained and commanded by the Imperial Army is at least twice as strong as the original Imperial Association Army!"

"Under the supervision of the imperial army, not only are they no longer cowards, but they have the determination to fight the Eighth Route Army to the end!"

"Based on this alone, we should promote this training method..."

"If the Imperial Association Army in Shanxi has the determination to fight the Eighth Route Army to the end, it will no longer be a prisoner when it encounters the Eighth Route Army like before..."

"Our overall strength in Shanxi can increase by at least [-]%!"

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't answer, frowned, and tapped the summary report on the table with his index finger, as if he was making a final decision...

Two minutes later, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the chief of staff: "Have you ever calculated, if all the officers above the platoon leader in the Shanxi Imperial Association Army were replaced by the Imperial Army...how many troops do we need to mobilize..."

"Almost [-] people!" The chief of staff blurted out, obviously he had already calculated it in private!

Shinozuka Yoshio continued to ask: "Can you guarantee that the imperial army of this alliance will play the role of one plus one greater than two after joining the Imperial Association Army?"

"According to our previous combat experience, the combat effectiveness of an infantry regiment of the Imperial Army is stronger than that of the [-] to [-] Imperial Alliance Army.

"The Imperial Association Army in Shanxi has more than [-] people... After supplementing a regiment of the Imperial Army, their overall combat effectiveness must exceed the original [-] people, or even more..."

"If it can't be achieved... then it's better not to change!"

The chief of staff was silent.

Letting [-] people reach the previous level of [-] to [-] people is equivalent to increasing the overall combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army by [-] to [-]%.

Although the imperial army's method of training the imperial association army is useful in Northwest Shanxi, it may not be useful in other places.

No one can guarantee that after the commander popularizes this training method, the Royal Association Army can make a qualitative leap.

At this moment, a "report..." suddenly sounded at the door, interrupting the silent chief of staff. When he looked up, he saw the communications staff hurriedly walking towards them with a very solemn expression.

Before Yoshio Shinozuka could speak to the chief of staff, he heard the communication staff rushing to report: "Commanders...the urgent call from Northwest Shanxi...what happened to them?"

The chief of staff quickly took the telegram and browsed it...

At the beginning, it was just silent, but after seeing half of it, the whole face has been replaced by solemnity...

Ten seconds later, the solemn expression on his face slowly disappeared, and was quickly replaced by paleness, cold sweat broke out from his forehead...

While passing the telegram to Shinozuka Yoshio, he introduced: "Your Excellency, Commander..."

"The Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment that were transferred to Northwest Shanxi...suddenly launched an attack on several strongholds in Northwest Shanxi, encircling them for reinforcements..."

"In just three days, more than [-] imperial troops and imperial association troops were wiped out, more than [-] imperial association troops were captured, and a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized..."

"The telegram also said: The performance of the Imperial Association Army in the battle was not as good as expected..."

"During several battles, the Imperial Association Army suffered less than [-]% casualties, and the remaining soldiers rushed to surrender to the Eighth Route Army..."

"The equipment seized by the Eighth Route Army was also mainly caliber [-]. Only over [-] light machine guns made in the Czech Republic were seized, and a large amount of ammunition was also seized..."

"In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army in Northwest Shanxi, we equip each company's Imperial Association Army with two light machine guns, the battalion with two heavy machine guns, and the regiment with six mortars..."

"Each soldier carries sixty rifle rounds, three grenades..."

"According to the investigation, most of these weapons and ammunition fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, especially the ammunition..."

"The Royal Association Army's performance in the battle was similar to before... After being attacked, they did not fight back immediately. The officers in the Imperial Army began to supervise the battle before starting to fight back..."

"Once the officers of the Imperial Army are killed by the enemy, the fighting will of the Imperial Association Army will collapse, and then they will be forced to surrender by the Eighth Route Army!"

"Snapped……"

Shinozuka Yoshio slapped the telegram on the table, and scolded angrily: "Bageya Road...it's too embarrassing..."

"Didn't the summary report of Shanxi Northwest say that the Imperial Association Army's combat effectiveness has been greatly improved after being trained by the Imperial Army? Could this be the result of their training!"

"In the face of the Eighth Route Army, it was defeated with one blow, and it was given a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the Eighth Route Army..."

"There are more than a thousand imperial association troops. If the officers of the imperial army are drawn out, at least one reinforcement team can be formed..."

"It's no problem to kill one or two hundred Eighth Route Army on the battlefield..."

"After joining the Imperial Association Army, he became a living target of the Eighth Route Army..."

"There are also those weapons and ammunition... Before the Imperial Association Army was strengthened... Even if the Imperial Association Army was defeated, the Eighth Route Army could only capture some rifles and grenades...not even a few bullets!"

"Now? Not only did they give the Eighth Route Army more than [-] Czech-made light machine guns for free, but they also gave them tens of thousands of rounds of [-]-caliber bullets!"

"This is not an attack on the Eighth Route Army, but an attack on the enemy!"

Having said that, Shinozuka Yoshio directly threw the summary report sent by Northwest Shanxi to the ground.

The staff officer didn't answer the call for a long time, always feeling that there was something wrong.

The summary report sent by Northwest Shanxi must be fine. No matter how arrogant the commander of the Northwest Shanxi garrison is, he would not dare to lie about the results of the battle...

The battle report in front of me is fine, so that's too strange...

Now that the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Association Army has been greatly improved, the chief of staff can't figure out why after facing the Eighth Route Army, he immediately returned to before the liberation, and was defeated by another blow...

Seeing Yoshio Shinozuka talking more and more angry, the chief of staff had no choice but to give up the doubts in his mind, and persuaded: "Commander, calm down..."

"Beizhi believes that one defeat cannot completely negate the training methods in Northwest Shanxi. We'd better take another look!"

"Shut up..." Shinozuka Yoshio obviously didn't accept the chief of staff's suggestion, and cursed.

"In one defeat, we not only lost a large amount of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army, but also allowed the Eighth Route Army to seize a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and continue to grow stronger!"

"We have been thinking of ways to restrict the development of the Eighth Route Army, through self-destructing weapons, reducing the amount of ammunition carried, and not giving them the opportunity to fight and support the war..."

"With the garrison in Northwest Shanxi doing this, the Eighth Route Army operating there will have the opportunity to support the war by fighting again, and can regain its strength!"

"The Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment have always been the confidants of the Shanxi Garrison. If they grow stronger, how much do you think we will have to pay to eliminate them in the next raid!"

"This..." The chief of staff held back for a long time without uttering a word, and replied with a long sigh.

"The commander is wise, the humble officer did not take into account the benefits that the Eighth Route Army may gain after another defeat of the Northwest Shanxi garrison!"

Shinozuka Yoshio interjected again: "In addition to weapons and ammunition, the imperial association army captured by the Eighth Route Army is also a huge threat!"

"The former Imperial Association Army was not trained enough. If they were captured by the Eighth Route Army, they would have to go through a lot of training to replenish the main force of the Eighth Route Army."

"The current Imperial Association Army is trained by the Imperial Army alone, and its combat effectiveness is very strong..."

"After being captured by the Eighth Route Army, as long as they are willing to join the Eighth Route Army, they can immediately replenish the main force..."

"This defeat, they captured more than a thousand Imperial Association troops..."

"According to past experience, at least [-]% of the prisoners will join the Eighth Route Army..."

"It means that we give away six or seven hundred well-trained veterans of the Eighth Route Army..."

"If there is a second defeat, the Eighth Route Army will capture another thousand or two thousand Imperial Alliance Army, and they will have more than a thousand veterans, and the overall combat effectiveness will be quadrupled immediately..."

The chief of staff was taken aback. The point brought up by the commander was indeed something he hadn't thought of.

The Eighth Route Army transferred to the northwest of Shanxi suffered heavy casualties in the battle of Taiyuan. The army planned to wipe them out after recovering some strength. Before they developed and expanded, they would be wiped out with the cooperation of the Yamamoto Special Forces...

If the Eighth Route Army regained its strength due to the Shanxi Northwest Imperial Association Army, the army's plan to mobilize them would have to be adjusted, and the price paid would be several times higher than expected!
Lowering his head, he was very embarrassed to answer: "Please forgive me, Commander...The humble post really didn't consider these issues!"

"We should immediately stop Northwest Shanxi from putting too much emphasis on the Imperial Association Army. At the very least, we should take back most of the light and heavy machine guns and mortars they are equipped with, so as not to give the Eighth Route Army a chance to seize these heavy weapons!"

"The ammunition that was sent down must be taken back...Each Imperial Association Army is allocated a maximum of [-] rounds of bullets and two grenades!"

"That's it!" Shinozuka Yoshio ordered!

"As for the Imperial Army serving as an officer in the Imperial Association Army...don't take it out for now!"

"You're right. We can't completely reject their training methods just because of a defeat. I decided to give them another chance!"

"As long as the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is cut off by fighting to support the war, and the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi is not allowed to continue to grow and develop, I don't mind letting them try again!"

After giving the order, Yoshio Shinozuka stared at the chief of staff and asked, "How long will it take for the military's plan to mop up Northwest Shanxi!"

"Three months..." The chief of staff saw Yoshio Shinozuka's anxiety, and thought for a while before answering.

"It's too slow!" Yoshio Shinozuka objected unceremoniously.

"Judging from the current development momentum of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, their overall strength will definitely increase exponentially after another three months!"

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