Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 150 Strengthening Firepower
Soon, a piece of information gathered by Nakamura was sent to Major General Ono.

After staring at the information for 5 minutes, over and over again.Ono asked with a calm face: "Mr. Nakamura, how is this possible! Could your information be wrong? Even if China has the best equipment and the most powerful Central Army, a regiment cannot be an infantry brigade of the Imperial Army. opponent!"

"You're actually telling me now that the Eighth Route Army, which needs to raise its own supplies, has a regiment that can completely defeat an infantry brigade of the Imperial Army. How is that possible!"

Nakamura quickly explained: "General, calm down, not all the Eighth Route Army has such a strong combat power. The independent regiment we are facing is just a special case. The Imperial Army only needs to dispatch one or two infantry squadrons to easily defeat the general Eighth Route Army." them."

"It's because the equipment of this independent regiment is so good that a company has twice as much firepower as a squadron of the imperial army. The superior firepower directly offsets the disadvantage of the Eighth Route Army's poor individual combat effectiveness!"

Ono said with a gloomy face, and the chief of staff analyzed at the right time: "General, I finally understand why we have been defeated by the Eighth Route Army time and time again. One reason is that the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and the other reason is that we underestimate the enemy. Even if Time and time again we have valued our opponents, the Independence Regiment, but still far underestimated their strength, resulting in one fiasco after another!"

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, you are right, the intelligence department has done a very good job this time!" Although the opponent's strength shocked him, from now on, Ono no longer has to be blind when dealing with the independent regiment. up.Therefore, after listening to the chief of staff's analysis, Ono became more relaxed.

Then he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Now that we know the strength of the opponent, we are not afraid. Chief of staff, facing the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, we have been defeated again and again, and the morale of the troops has been greatly affected. I decided to send out the main force to besiege the Eighth Route Army Station, before a decisive battle with them. Find a way to find a fighter, hit them, and win. Through a victory, restore the confidence and morale of the warriors against the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment!"

"It's best to wipe out a main battalion of the Eighth Route Army. If it's impossible, we can wipe out their main company!" The chief of staff agreed.

Seeing Ono nod his head in acquiescence, the chief of staff immediately took orders: "Your Excellency, don't worry, the General Staff and the Intelligence Department will definitely not let you down this time."

After a steady stream of new recruits were sent to the three main battalions at the Independence Regiment's station, the Independence Regiment resumed full strength again.

At this time, Wang Ping became more relaxed.

In the small headquarters, I picked up the battle summary reports handed in by each company to see if I could find some talents from these reports.

After not seeing much of the report, the chief of staff and the political commissar came hand in hand and sat in front of Wang Ping.

"Commander, although the troops lost a lot of people in this battle, the troops must have been trained. I just walked around outside, and the morale of the troops is definitely not what it was a few days ago. As for the combat effectiveness, it goes without saying , every day is whizzing up. According to the development of this momentum, our independent regiment will not take too long to become a well-deserved main force." Political commissar Cheng Xiao said very happily.

Wang Ping said frankly: "That's for sure. As long as the troops have experienced bloody battles and seen blood, it will be much easier to form combat power. It only takes time. Besides, we still have hundreds of heavy troops. The wounded are still lying in the hospital, and when they return to the army one after another, the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely be stronger!"

Having said that, Wang Ping changed the subject and continued: "However, Old Cheng, and the chief of staff. The two of you came here together, it must not be just to talk about this. Do you have any ideas? Let's talk about it together." Down!"

"Then I'll just say it straight!" Cheng Xiao said very straightforwardly.

"The bloody battle a few days ago not only demonstrated the combat effectiveness of our independent regiment, achieved the purpose of training troops, but also established the prestige of our independent regiment. In the current Laiyuan territory, if ordinary people raise their spirits, our independent regiment will erect a big thumb!"

"Especially after the news that we sent all the pensions of the sacrificed soldiers to their families spread, in the eyes of everyone, our independent regiment is not only a troop for fighting devils, but also a division of benevolence and righteousness."

"Although no base area has been established yet, the people's support for our independent regiment is no worse than that of the base area!"

Wang Ping suddenly interrupted: "That's great! Why do I think you're in a bad mood, Lao Cheng!"

"Leader, let me tell the story! It is indeed a good thing to have the support of the people. But don't forget that once we get everyone's support, a large number of people will ask to join our independent regiment and fight devils with us." Chief of Staff Zeng Quan He opened his mouth and explained.

"Commander, you don't know. The mountain pass outside our station has been bustling since yesterday. People from all over Laiyuan who came to participate in the Eighth Route Army gathered there. In just two days, the mountain pass has gathered more than 500 people. , and there are more people coming from behind!"

"We don't accept it, and it doesn't matter if we don't accept it. We can only ask the head of the team to make up our minds!"

Wang Ping immediately understood that although the army lost a lot of people in this war, the independent regiment still had more than 1000 recruits.Continuing to recruit troops under such circumstances will definitely put enormous pressure on the logistics supply of the Independent Regiment.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t accept it. The people support the Independence Group so much. If they can’t even satisfy their desire to join the Independence Regiment to fight devils, it will definitely deal a big blow to their enthusiasm for resisting Japan. It will also affect the Independence Regiment’s desire to build a base here in the future. .

After some hesitation, Wang Ping finally decided: "Accept, why not accept!"

"But there are also requirements. Don't recruit alone, don't recruit the pillars of the family, and don't recruit with poor physical fitness. But there is one exception, that is, educated people, as long as they are willing to join our independent group, all subordinates!"

"Okay, I'm relieved if you have the head of the regiment, and I will arrange for people to recruit soldiers after I go down!" Political commissar Cheng Xiao replied.

Chief of Staff Zeng Quan then added: "Regimental Commander, I have one more thing to do here. The main force has been replenished, but a lot of heavy equipment has not yet been dispatched. There is still a third battalion, which is still using domestic equipment. I The meaning is, replace it with Japanese-style equipment as soon as possible, which will also facilitate the supply of ammunition!"

"Yes!" Wang Ping agreed after thinking about it.

"Mortars and heavy machine guns are enough. Instead of being rusted in the warehouse, it is better to strengthen the firepower of the three main battalions."

"In this way, the heavy machine gun platoon and mortar platoon of each main battalion are merged to form a firepower company, which has a heavy machine gun platoon with three heavy machine guns, an artillery platoon with three mortars, and a guard infantry platoon. The safety of the two platoons, help transport ammunition when marching!"

"The firepower of the guard company directly under the regiment headquarters should also be strengthened, adding a heavy machine gun squad and equipped with a heavy machine gun."

"The artillery company directly under the regiment headquarters has two infantry artillery platoons and one guard infantry platoon!"

"The reconnaissance platoon has been expanded into a reconnaissance company, and the personnel will remain unchanged for the time being. Soldiers will be selected from several main battalions every month! It is better to be short than to mess up!"

"The three battalions were all replaced with Japanese-style equipment, and the replaced domestic equipment formed a garrison battalion with a total strength of 500 people, including a heavy machine gun platoon. Feng Tao also served as the battalion commander, and He Wen also served as the instructor. They continued to be responsible for the training of recruits." !"

(End of this chapter)