The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

In the headquarters of the [-]th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, Director Wang of the logistics department sent by the war zone suddenly slapped the table in front of him, and said in disbelief: "How is this possible...the puppet army of more than [-] days needs heavy artillery and heavy artillery. You don’t have to worry about even the most basic ammunition supplies if you want an airplane, why can’t you even deal with the independent regiment with thousands of people, are these Japanese and puppet troops eating shit, when did their combat effectiveness become so bad?”

"If we let the Jinsui army go to fight this battle, the custody will kill the independent regiment!"

No matter how Director Wang complained or scolded badly, it couldn't change the fact that the Japanese and puppet troops suffered a disastrous defeat.

Commander Zhou was also shocked, but he was an officer who led troops to fight after all, and he knew some basic military knowledge. He was not a pampered logistics officer like Director Wang, and soon found some clues from the investigation results of his subordinates.

Looking at Director Wang with a solemn face, he said: "I think the reason why the Japanese and puppet troops were defeated was not because they were too weak, but because the independent regiment was too strong!"

"It says that they wiped out more than [-] Japanese puppet troops in one battle... If we were to fight this battle, we might not be able to win even if we gathered a main division, but the Eighth Route Army only dispatched a regiment of troops!"

When his own analysis was refuted, Director Wang frowned, and said angrily: "No matter how the independent group wins this anti-mopping up, our plan to kill with a knife has failed!"

"Without the Japanese as an opponent, the independent regiment must have developed very rapidly in Northwest Shanxi, and no one can stop it!"

"Northwest Shanxi is such a big place. The stronger the independent group is, the bigger the base will be, and the less space we will have to move around!"

"If things go on like this, we may be squeezed out of Northwest Shanxi!"

"The war zone sent you deep behind enemy lines. The most important purpose is to compress the living space of the Eighth Route Army and push them out of Shanxi!"

"Shanxi is the hometown of our Jinsui army. It must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, let alone let them take root here. Otherwise, even if the devils are defeated by us, we will not even try to take them back Shanxi!"

Director Wang became more and more excited as he spoke, and his brows became more and more wrinkled. When he was about to continue talking, the radio operator suddenly ran towards him: "Report sir, urgent call from the war zone!"

Director Wang glanced at three lines, quickly read the telegram, and then stared at Commander Zhou and ordered: "The theater did not expect that the independent regiment could defeat the Japanese and puppet troops and win the anti-sweeping victory!"

"In order to limit the development of the independent regiment and compress their living space..."

"The theater command strictly ordered all the troops behind the enemy to be optimistic about their own food, weapons and ammunition. From now on, not a single bullet or grain of food is allowed to flow into the Eighth Route Army base areas. We must find ways to send people deep into the Eighth Route Army base areas to destroy their ammunition depots and Food supply, limit their development through food, weapons and ammunition!"

After finishing speaking, he put away the telegram, stared at Commander Zhou and continued: "My mission here has been completed, and the theater asked me to go back immediately!"

"Captain Zhou must remember what I just said!"

"We have cooperated before. Based on my understanding of the chiefs in the theater, this military order will be strictly enforced at such a critical juncture!"

"You must not commit crimes against the wind!"

"You must keep in mind: no matter how good the ocean is, you have to live to enjoy it!"

"The war zone is no less concerned about the Eighth Route Army than the Japanese. If you let Shangfeng know that you have committed crimes against the wind, not only did you not block the Eighth Route Army and send people to their base areas to destroy them, but sold their weapons in private to encourage their development and growth. Theater Command It will definitely kill chickens and monkeys, and it would be easy to shoot you!"

Head Zhou thought it was true, and quickly promised: "Director Wang, please rest assured..."

"I will now cut off the [-]th Regiment's contact with the Independent Regiment, and I will not sell them a bullet or a grain of food!"

"At the same time, send people to block all the traffic arteries bordering us with the Independence Regiment, and not allow a grain of food to flow into the Independence Regiment's base!"

Yoshio Shinozuka of the Taiyuan Japanese Army Headquarters had not moved for several hours.

Standing beside the sand table with a sullen face, no one knows what he is thinking.

"General... our losses in the sweep have been counted!" The chief of staff hurried into the war room, watching Yoshio Shinozuka's serious report.

"Speak! I'm here to listen!" Shinozuka Yoshio replied indifferently.

"Two of the three mopping forces were wiped out, and only [-] people were withdrawn from the other!" the chief of staff reported with his head down.

"One of the four blockade troops was completely wiped out, and the two blockade troops suffered heavy losses. They only withdrew four or five hundred people... The other blockade force was in the best condition, with more than [-] people withdrawn..."

"Also lost eight medium-sized mountain guns, eight large-caliber mortars, eight field guns, 13 infantry guns, 79 81mm mortars, more than two hundred light and heavy machine guns, more than [-] rifles, and a large amount of ammunition !"

"Reconnaissance shows that half of the weapons and ammunition we lost on the battlefield were captured by the Eighth Route Army, intact!"

"Although they caused a lot of damage to the Eighth Route Army during the sweep, with the speed at which they pulled the troops, the weapons and ammunition captured alone can make up for the losses in a short period of time and further develop and grow!"

"Snapped……"

When Yoshio Shinozuka heard what filled him with righteous indignation, he punched the edge of the sand table again, gritted his teeth, and replied firmly: "The Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi must never be allowed to grow again!"

"Now they are so powerful, we dispatched more than [-] people and failed to eliminate them!"

"If we let them continue to grow, we will not be able to take them down with a single main division in the next big raid!"

"In addition to people, weapons and ammunition, the development of a strong army also requires a lot of food!"

"The land in Northwest Shanxi is barren, and the food production is limited, which cannot feed too many troops!"

"Notify the frontline troops to block the Eighth Route Army's base area immediately, and not allow a grain of grain to flow into their base area."

"If you send people deep into the base areas of the Eighth Route Army to destroy and destroy some stored food, the Eighth Route Army's food pressure will be even greater, and there will be no way to expand too many troops!"

"We still have to catch some unscrupulous people from the imperial army's occupied area and send them to the Eighth Route Army's base area to consume their meager food. Then they will have no food to expand their troops!"

The chief of staff immediately took orders: "Humble job, make arrangements now, limit the development speed of the Eighth Route Army through economic blockade, and create conditions for our army to sweep Northwest Shanxi next time!"

He hesitated for a moment before continuing: "General, the anti-mopping up has ended..."

"The Front Army Command is still waiting for us to report the battle situation...how about we report this battle damage statistics directly!"

"No!" Shinozuka Yoshio hurriedly objected.

"If you report this statistical form, not only will my position be lost, but your position will also be lost!"

"Then what should we do?" the chief of staff asked anxiously.

"The data on the statistical table are all true, we can't possibly lie about the battle damage!"

"If found out by the Front Army Command, there will be an additional responsibility for falsely reporting military information. The crime will be aggravated, and it will be light to be sent to a military court!"

Yoshio Shinozuka thought about it while answering: "The battle damage must be reported truthfully!"

"Otherwise, the front army headquarters will not be able to replenish us with sufficient weapons, ammunition and recruits. How will the army recover its strength?"

The chief of staff understood the hidden meaning in Yoshio Shinozuka's words, and immediately asked, "General, do you want to make a fuss about the results of the battle?"

"Double the number of the Eighth Route Army we wiped out... add a few more regiments of the Jinsui Army!" Shinozuka Yoshio replied with a nod.

"The casualty ratio must be one to one!"

"Jin Sui Army?" The chief of staff was puzzled again.

"We didn't fight the Jinsui army in this big raid? Where did we get the results..."

Shinozuka Yoshio was noncommittal: "It is true that there is no such thing now, but it will be available in a few days!"

Seeing that the chief of staff was still puzzled, Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly returned to his desk, found a piece of information and handed it over: "This is from the special high school not long ago..."

"When we raided Northwest Shanxi, the Jinsui Army operating in the area occupied by the Imperial Army sold a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the Independence Regiment!"

"Many soldiers were killed by landmines sold by the Jinsui Army to the Eighth Route Army!"

"Without this deal, the Eighth Route Army would definitely be short of ammunition, our sweeping pressure would be much less, and the casualties would be much less..."

"The Jinsui army made it clear that they wanted to use the Eighth Route Army to consume our strength, and at the same time use our hands to kill the Eighth Route Army, and reap the benefits for themselves!"

"Because of our special relationship with the Jinsui Army, as long as they don't take the initiative to provoke us, I won't bother to attack them!"

"In this big sweep, they broke the peace and provoked us, so don't blame us for being rude!"

"As long as the Jinsui army is active in the northwest of Shanxi, regardless of whether it participates in this transaction or not, it is our attack target. It should be eliminated and incorporated!"

"We lost troops and generals during the sweep, so we just recruited some Jinsui troops for my use to supplement our insufficient troops!"

"The Jinsui army is almost all the local snakes in Northwest Shanxi. With their help, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort to block the base of the Eighth Route Army!"

The problem in the chief of staff's mind was instantly solved, and a smile flashed on his face at the same time.

The army commander's method not only added a new force to the Shanxi garrison, better blocked the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Shanxi, but also added a lot of military exploits to the Shanxi garrison.

With these credits, the reason for the heavy casualties of the sweeping troops in Northwest Shanxi can be explained, and the Front Army Command will not dismiss Shinozuka Yoshio and himself because of this, killing two birds with one stone!
No, to be precise, it should kill three birds with one stone.

The military can also teach the Jinsui Army a lesson through this operation.

Let them stop playing tricks in front of the imperial army in the future, and stop playing any tricks of reaping the benefits.

Otherwise, next time they will lose more than just a few regiments.

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and the smile on my face became thicker, and I immediately accepted the order: "Humble job, go and make a battle plan now, and we must take down the Jinsui Army active in the northwest of Shanxi in the shortest possible time!"