At the headquarters of the Japanese brigade in Linfen City, the angry Major General Matsumoto had been smashing things at the headquarters for five minutes.

After there was really nothing to smash, the monstrous anger slowly subsided.

But the anger and grievance in his heart were still very strong, and he scolded the chief of staff: "Noda is a stupid pig." We have already reminded her more than once that the troops cannot be divided, do not underestimate the enemy, the commander of the new regiment is too cunning. As long as he shows a flaw, even if it is a small flaw, he will be caught by a new one. Unexpectedly, he still committed it. Hundreds of Imperial troops, just like that, died under the heavy machine guns and mortars of the Empire's own making! ”

"Contact the position of Captain Noda immediately, and I will send him to a military court!"

"The general is angry, it's really too cunning for the new group. No one could have imagined that they would bypass the main forces and go directly into the squadron of red heavy machine guns and mortars. And he has the courage to use more than 100 people to carry more than 1,000 imperial troops and imperial alliance troops! The chief of staff hastened to comfort.

"Unexpected? If anything had come to mind, a new mass of remnants would have been wiped out by us long ago! Major General Matsumoto replied angrily.

The chief of staff hurriedly changed the topic and asked: "General, it is already an indisputable fact that the Noda Brigade has lost troops. ”

"Just now the Air Force reported that they did not find any signs of the activities of the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, and they also searched the surrounding area, but they also found nothing, only the bodies of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Allied Army. Humble is sure, the cunning new group must be lurking again, and as soon as it gets dark, it will turn into a hungry wolf and continue to attack our large and small strongholds in Linfen! ”

"Now the Noda Brigade may not be able to defeat them even if it encounters the remnants of the new regiment, and there are no mobile troops in Linfen City to reinforce them. The only way to do this was to draw troops from the forces remaining behind in the blockade line to reinforce the Noda Brigade and continue to encircle and suppress the main force of the new regiment. ”

At the mention of business, Matsumoto's angry face finally returned to calm.

Frowning and analyzing: "Although there are not many people in the new group, their head is very cunning. What's more, they were armed with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and even two infantry guns. Not to mention the remaining two squadrons of the Noda Brigade, even an infantry brigade without reinforced artillery will not be able to please the new regiment! ”

Seeing the disbelief on the chief of staff's face, Matsumoto continued to analyze.

"Don't believe it! The ammunition carried by the Noda Brigade could fight two medium-sized battles, and now all these weapons and ammunition have fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and there are nearly 1,000 shells alone. If all these shells are fired at us, you say, how many troops can withstand such an explosion! ”

The chief of staff still had an expression of disbelief, frowned and asked: "But, general, even if the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has so much heavy equipment, no one will use these heavy equipment!" ”

"You underestimate the ability of the Eighth Route Army to pull troops!" Matsumoto shook his head in reply.

"The Eighth Route Army, which is active in Linfen, has fought six or seven battles with us, large and small, and it has been more than 100 people since the beginning, and it is still more than 100 people. Would you believe me if I say that they fought so many battles and the troops did not lose anything? ”

The chief of staff immediately shook his head and replied: "Definitely impossible!" Not only did they have casualties, but they also suffered a lot of casualties. I believe in the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, even if the whole army is wiped out on the battlefield, I will fight to the death! ”

"I also believe in those imperial soldiers who died in battle!" Matsumoto affirmed.

Then he continued to ask: "Since the Eighth Route Army has casualties, and the casualties are still very large. Then you tell me, why has the strength of their combat units not decreased, and the combat effectiveness has not decreased! ”

"The people of China, it must be that the people of China saw that the Eighth Route Army had won the battle and began to support them again!" The chief of staff subconsciously made a judgment.

Then he asked Matsumoto for instructions: "General, I will now give an order to all the maintenance associations in the territory, and ask them to strictly investigate the people of China who secretly support and join the Eighth Route Army, and if they find out, they will be severely punished, and completely put an end to the luck psychology of the people of China supporting the Eighth Route Army." ”

"As long as the Eighth Route Army does not get the support of the people of China, their troops will fight less and less, and they will eventually be wiped out by us!"

"Chief of Staff, you are confused!" Matsumoto retorted without hesitation.

"The people of China? You underestimate our opponents too much, even if some of the people join the Eighth Route Army and join the new regiment. Do you think that a peasant can immediately join the fighting unit and have the fighting power to fight against us? ”

The chief of staff was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Definitely not!" ”

Speaking of this, the chief of staff seemed to think of something, and said with a sudden realization: "It's the Imperial Allied Army, it must be the Imperial Allied Army captured by the Eighth Route Army, and they instigated it to join the new regiment and then fight with us." ”

Speaking of which, the shock of the chief of staff can no longer be expressed in words.

Because he suddenly thought of a terrible fact, his mouth was open, and he didn't react for a long time.

Major General Matsumoto no longer hesitated, and replied sharply: "I'm sure that the Eighth Route Army must have mobilized a lot of prisoners of the Imperial Allied Army to join the battle, and while fighting, they will replenish the troops, so that they can ensure that the total strength of the troops will not decrease but increase!" ”

"As far as I know, the new regiment has taken more than a thousand prisoners from us during this time!"

The chief of staff shook his head with a calm face and replied: "General, last night alone, the new regiment captured nearly five hundred of our imperial troops. In addition to the prisoners in the mountains, in less than a month, the new regiment has captured more than 1,600 people of the Imperial Association Army trained by us! ”

"This is just a lowly estimate, the real data may be more!"

Major General Matsumoto's face sank instantly.

"Take sixteen hundred, even if only a thousand of them are instigated by the new group to join them."

"Plus a lot of equipment and ammunition that the new regiment seized from us. In less than a month of encirclement and suppression operations, not only did we not destroy the new regiment, but on the contrary, we made the new regiment stronger and stronger, directly expanding from two or three hundred people to a main regiment without any water! ”

"General, this is terrible!" The chief of staff still had a shocked expression.

"That's why I keep emphasizing that we have to pay attention to our opponents and not underestimate them. Don't look at the new group There are not many people now, but as long as they are given a chance, they will turn Linfen City upside down! Matsumoto replied with a calm face.

"This is also the fundamental reason why the troops of the Eighth Route Army in North China have not been able to be eliminated under the heavy sweep of the imperial army!"

"The speed at which they pull troops and expand them is really terrible!"

The chief of staff finally reacted at this time, and hurriedly asked, "General, what should we do next?" ”

"We must not let them grow and develop again, otherwise all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

"There is a way! But it takes time! Speaking of this, a sneer suddenly flashed on Matsumoto's face.

From now on, he decided to pay more attention to Wang Ping and have a real fight with Wang Ping.

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