Anti-Japanese Jedi Player

Chapter 252
"The loss of more than 2 soldiers, the two of us have nothing to do."

It was still the two Kwantung Army Division Chiefs who participated in the attack on the Independent First Regiment's garrison. The two of them looked at a telegram on the table at this time. After reading it carefully several times, the two of them still looked afraid Believe.

The contents of the telegram were criticisms about the battle between the two men, severe criticisms from the Emperor, the base camp, and the Kwantung Army Command. The words used could be sensational, but that was all, just a bunch of bluffing criticisms That's all, in fact there are no disciplinary measures, the two of them are still the head of the real power division, and they haven't even deducted a dollar from their salary.

"why?"

A division head can't figure it out.

Although the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army do not belong to the same command, the casualties between the two armies will be counted and reported separately this time. Compared with the North China Front Army, the Northeast Army is more independent and can resist orders from the headquarters. However, Such a big fiasco, with [-] casualties, and a casualty rate of more than [-]%, such a serious combat error, only some written criticism, no actual punishment measures at all.

"silver"

"Because of the silver from the North China Front Army"

The lieutenant general who came to deliver the telegram explained the reason. He had contact with the North China Front Army and knew the ins and outs of the matter clearly.

"The [-] tons of silver dollars?"

"More than that, the new general of the North China Front has handed over more than 3000 tons of silver."

"The condition is that all division heads, including you and me, will not pursue the matter"

"That's OK"

There was a long silence after an exclamation.

The two division heads didn't know what to comment on this matter for a while.

What else can I say?

This is the best result for the two of them. They can maintain their current status without being punished for major combat mistakes. This can be said to be a miracle, unheard of in military history.

And it seems to be a good thing for the empire.

A total of more than 3 tons of silver, after being converted into money, is comparable to the military expenditure on the surface last year. This is more than enough to supplement the shriveled treasury of the empire. It can also speed up the speed of the empire's factories and improve the armor of the empire's tanks. Silver is an international Hard currency, you can buy technology, necessary resources, etc. from abroad.

One of the main goals of the Imperial War is to support war—to achieve it.

And the price is only the combined death of more than 5 divisions of the North China Front Army and the Northeast Army's seven divisions.

Wars are bound to be accompanied by casualties. What matters when launching a war is the ratio of the casualties paid to the benefits obtained. It is very cost-effective to exchange 5 people for 150 tons of silver. Now that the empire has an army of [-] million, a loss of just [-] is acceptable. Although these [-] are elite soldiers, elite soldiers can be trained in a short period of time as long as they have enough time and money.

There are too many imperial reservists.

Moreover, after obtaining this ratio of income, under the continuous temptation of silver, the status of the army will inevitably rise. As long as the military department learns the lesson, completes the reform of weapon expansion, increases the mortar equipment, and expands the army. will be smoother.

After all, the coastline of the Republic of China was completely closed by the empire, without an industrial foundation, and without external blood transfusion, it would inevitably become weaker and weaker.And the empire occupied the most fertile area of ​​the Republic of China, and if it can get continuous blood transfusions, it will inevitably become stronger and stronger.

From the analysis of the situation, the future is clear at a glance...

But as front-line generals who have personally participated in previous battles, the two of them have gone straight to the front line, and they have seen more and deeper things...
The Eighth Route Army's terrifyingly dense mortar shelling, hundreds of large-caliber machine guns, positions like iron barrels, and unimaginable logistical supplies.

Although they made several mistakes during the battle, they should not rush into the mountains recklessly, should not attack impulsively without knowing the enemy's position, let alone disperse their forces in multiple ways.

But in the final analysis, the biggest factor in the failure of the battle is the gap in firepower, especially the mountainous terrain, which made the Eighth Route Army's light artillery fire combat effects even higher.

The two who impressed the two most were a battle for the commanding heights.

It is one of the largest commanding heights outside the main peak of Niuya Valley. It has a steep slope and a flat top. It is an excellent firepower platform. As long as it is occupied and the cannons are transported up, all surrounding areas will be under fire.

This is the winning point of the war, and both sides send heavy troops to compete.

The garrison is a regiment with more than 3000 people stationed, while the offensive is in charge of two full formations and three independent brigades, with a total of more than 1 people. A division commander is personally in charge of commanding, and there are more than a dozen aircraft and artillery support.

The battle lasted for four days. Under the cover of solid tunnels and bunkers, artillery fire and aircraft bombing had little effect, and there were dozens of large-caliber emptying machine guns on the top of the mountain. There were dozens of aircraft in the four-day battle. was shot down.This kind of heavy machine gun with a range of nearly two kilometers has brought great difficulties to the attack.

The final battle still needs to rely on infantry to charge.

After the infantry entered, the defenders showed unimaginable firepower. In just five days of fighting, the mortars hidden in the tunnel fired at least 30 mortars and countless grenades, even in Europe and the United States. It is impossible for the great powers to maintain such terrifying firepower in mountain battles.

This has nothing to do with whether it can be produced or not. The two division heads have personally inspected it. It is a dense forest and mountainous area. There are only a few winding paths up the mountain. Thousands of tons of ammunition, how the enemy transported it, they couldn't figure it out.

And to this day, Tegako still hasn't found out where the enemy's weapons and equipment come from.

Thinking of these, the two division heads always had a lingering shadow in their hearts.

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mid-December.

Peiping.

Japanese Army Command.

The newly appointed commander of the North China Front Army was looking at the detailed battle report in his hand.

The general in his 40s was silently watching the detailed information about the encirclement and suppression campaign, and he was thinking about the future direction of North China in his mind.

According to the order of the base camp, the North China Front Army will continue to collect strategic materials for the empire here. To be precise, it will continue to collect silver through various means here. For this reason, the empire will fully support it.

People give to people, materials to materials, and power to power.

"General"

In front of him, a major general bowed his head to report.

"A total of 5000 million silver dollars were collected in January"

These silver dollars came from commercial and other means of plundering. The Japanese army discovered that instead of directly robbing them, it is better to use commercial plundering. The Japanese army, which controls the main necessities, can easily obtain a large amount of silver dollars through electricity, water, food, etc., and can also sell domestic commodities. It was transported and sold at a high price, and the large amount of silver dollars also greatly increased the purchasing power of the occupied areas, so the calls for war from all walks of life in the country became louder.

Hearing the news that should have been happy, the general did not show much joy, but asked with a serious expression.

"Have you found out where this batch of silver dollars came from?"

It is unreasonable for a large amount of silver dollars to pop up all of a sudden. The year before last and the first half of last year did not exist yet, but starting from the second half of last year, a large amount of silver dollars popped up suddenly, which was caught off guard.

Moreover, since the second half of last year, the Eighth Route Army has suddenly become a rich man from the bitterness of the past.

"The information obtained so far is that these silver dollars were provided to the Eighth Route Army by overseas Chinese, and more detailed information is unknown."

"Strengthen investigations"

"Hi"

(End of this chapter)