I am a wolf warrior

This kid, it's a waste to stay in the independent regiment. We must find a way to transfer him to the combat department of the brigade headquarters, and let him be responsible for formulating the combat plan of the entire mobile column without doing anything else.

Chapter 153 Good News

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

"Boss, there is good news."

The deputy chief of staff walked into the war room with a smile on his face.

I saw the boss and the teacher playing poker.

The battle is over, and I can finally relax by playing cards.

"Ace, press on." The boss asked while playing cards, "What's the good news?"

The deputy chief of staff asked with a smile: "There are two good news in total, which one do you want to hear, Boss?"

"Don't play tricks on me, I'll explode!" The boss threw four 5s on the table, and said, "Have the results of the Lijiapo battle been counted?"

"As expected of the boss."

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said, "One guess is right."

The teacher threw down two hands of cards and said with a smile, "Straight flush, then four."

"Losing again." The boss tossed the cards and asked, "How many devils were wiped out in total?"

“1300多个！”副总参谋长道，“4个步兵中队、1个重机枪中队、1个辎重中队，再加上2个炮兵中队。”

"Nice job!"

The boss clenched his fists hard.

The teacher also asked: "How about the casualties of the independent regiment?"

Deputy Chief of Staff: "More than [-] people were killed, and more than [-] people were seriously injured."

"My God, the ratio of the enemy's damage to the enemy is three to one?" The boss sighed, "Is the combat effectiveness of Li Yunlong's independent regiment already so powerful?"

"Boss, I'm afraid this is not a reflection of the real combat power of the enemy and us."

The division commander waved his hand and said, "After all, the Yamazaki Brigade is already a tired division, while the Independent Regiment is just waiting for work."

"Even so, it is enough to prove that the independent regiment's fighting power is extraordinary." The boss waved his hand and said, "By the way, how much was captured? Did we lose or win this battle?"

Hearing this, the deputy chief of staff's face collapsed.

"Boss, why don't you just say it? I'm afraid you won't be happy to hear it."

"A joke." The boss said, "The Battle of Lijiapo wiped out so many devils, even if I wiped out all the family assets, I would be happy."

"Then I really said it." The deputy chief of staff sighed, and continued, "Although the mobile column in the battle of Lijiapo did not wipe out all the property, it is almost the same. At least the heavy machine guns have been fired."

"What?" The boss immediately became angry when he heard it, and cursed, "Li Yunlong, a prodigal son, why didn't he take it easy? I remember that the mobile column has 30 rounds of ammunition for its heavy machine gun?"

"30 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition, and all of them were fired in one battle?"

"Damn, this is really a pity that I don't feel bad about selling my father's land, 30 hairs!"

"Is it easy for us to save these 30 rounds of ammunition? We lose them all at once."

The deputy chief of staff smiled wryly: "Boss, beyond shooting already consumes bullets."

"Don't mention the super-shooting to me, no one is allowed to use the super-shooting in the future." The boss said angrily, "This is not a war? It's called robbery, it's worse than robbery."

"Look, I said you're going to be angry."

The deputy chief of staff reluctantly shared his hands with the boss.

The boss said a little unwillingly: "Didn't you seize some bullets?"

"There must be some seized." The deputy chief of staff said, "But there are less than [-] rounds of ammunition in total."

"Where are the weapons and equipment?" The division commander continued to ask, "If you wiped out an infantry battalion of the devils, the weapons and equipment captured should not be small, right? Should it be enough to arm a main force regiment?"

The deputy chief of staff said: "There are indeed a lot of weapons and equipment seized, but apart from rifles, other things such as mortars, grenades, and light and heavy machine guns were basically destroyed by the little devil."

"Even if it is sent to the arsenal, it can only be disassembled and used as parts."

"The devil is so decisive?" The teacher sighed, then turned to the boss and said, "Boss, it seems that if we can not fight such a tough battle, we should try our best not to fight it. Otherwise, if there are more tough battles like Lijiapo, our 129th Division His family is really going to be completely wiped out."

"One time is enough for us, how many times do we have to do it again?"

The boss said unhappily: "Try to avoid tough battles in the future."

In this battle of Lijiapo, the consumption of ammunition was really high.

Among other things, 6000 grenades were consumed alone!

This is almost six months of grenade production capacity of Shuiyaozi Arsenal!

In other words, after the Battle of Lijiapo, the entire 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, with more than 30 regiments, could not receive even a single grenade within six months.

This price is indeed not small.

There are also bullets. The 12 heavy machine gun companies of the mobile column engaged in an overshooting shooting.

But the ammunition consumption of this tactic is really astonishing, which is simply frightening.

In less than half a day, 12 heavy machine gun companies actually consumed 30 rounds of 7.7mm heavy machine gun ammunition!

You must know that more than three years ago, when the entire 129th Division entered Shanxi to participate in the War of Resistance, there were only 30 rounds of ammunition in total.

But now, the Independence Regiment destroyed 30 rounds of heavy machine gun ammunition in just one battle. No wonder the boss was so angry that he called Li Yunlong a prodigal son.

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said: "Boss, now that the mobile column's family has been hollowed out, should we help them fill this big hole?"

The boss said angrily: "I just want to make up, so I have to make up for it?"

The deputy chief of staff said with a smile: "If you want to make up, you can actually make up."

"How to make it up?" The boss shook his head and said, "Only the production capacity of Shuiyaozi Arsenal?"

The teacher smiled and said, "Look for a little devil to make up for? But the devils in Shanxi don't have any food left, right?"

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said, "Boss, didn't I just say that there are two pieces of good news? The other piece of good news is about the Shuiyaozi Arsenal."

The boss asked: "What good news can there be from Shuiyaozi Arsenal?"

"Boss, the Shuiyaozi Arsenal is not what it used to be." The deputy chief of staff said, "Didn't you bring back a steam engine and a high-power generator from the devil's armored train last time?"

"These two machines have solved the big problem of Shuiyaozi Arsenal."

"A major problem that restricted the arsenal before was the lack of a stable and reliable power supply."

"But now this problem no longer exists. The arsenal already has a stable and reliable power supply, so the production capacity has also increased."

"I've already asked Lao Liu."

"Next month, the output of the arsenal will usher in a big explosion."

"Oh, by the way, the Independence Regiment brought back dozens of machines and equipment from the Niangziguan Military Station."

"Among the dozens of machines and equipment, there are equipment for processing gun barrels and even gun barrels. Now the Shuiyaozi Arsenal is capable of producing rifles and even small mortars."

The boss and the teacher immediately became interested when they heard the words.

The boss asked: "Chief of Staff, how much output can a big outbreak produce?"

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said: "I heard from Lao Liu that 500 rounds of artillery shells, 6000 grenades, and 10 rounds of reloaded bullets of various types can be produced every month!"

The boss couldn't help but exchanged glances with the teacher.

Unknowingly, Shuiyaozi Armory has grown to this point?

The division commander said happily: "So, in less than three months, the Shuiyaozi Arsenal can fill up the hole in the mobile column? That's great!"

The explosive production capacity of Shuiyaozi Arsenal is really timely.

In this way, the mobile column can regain its combat effectiveness in less than three months.

The deputy chief of staff went on to say: "The fly in the ointment is that due to the limitation of material quality, Shuiyaozi Arsenal is still unable to produce high-quality shells and bullets, so the range of the reloaded shells is slightly shorter than the original shells, and the reloaded bullets are longer. It can only guarantee the shooting accuracy within 150 meters."

"150 meters?" said the teacher, "enough."

Not all soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are sharpshooters like the Wolf Warriors.

Most of the time, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army fired within 100 meters or even 50 meters.

The boss said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave as soon as we said before."

"Yes." The deputy chief of staff said, "In the past, the factory was small and there were few equipments. When the devils came, we buried the equipment and the personnel could be withdrawn. But now not only the number of workers has increased dramatically, but the equipment is also more than before. There are a lot more, I am afraid it will be difficult to fool the devils just by burying the equipment, so we have to stick to it."

The teacher said, "Then make a plan."

"Yes, it is necessary to make a defense plan."

The boss said: "Let the secret service team come back first."

……

Taiyuan, the conference room of the headquarters of the 1st Army stationed in Shanxi.

Okamura Ningji said: "In addition, I have another piece of good news to tell everyone."

Speaking of this meal, he said: "The Battle of Zaoyi has entered the final stage, and the four infantry brigades transferred to the Central China battlefield will soon be able to return to construction."

"In addition, in the next few years, the empire's combat focus will shift to North China."

"My lords, to carry out a large-scale public security campaign in the vast occupied areas of North China, and to eliminate all resistance forces in the occupied areas, especially the Eighth Route Army, will become the main task of the empire in the next three to five years."

"On board!" Hearing this, many young officers couldn't help cheering.

The law and order in North China has become the main task, which means that they will have more opportunities.

"Please be calm, gentlemen." Ningji Okamura signaled the young officer not to get excited with his hands, and said, "Masters, the two consecutive defeats of the North China Front Army in southern Hebei and the Taihang Mountains made me realize that The strength and cunning of the opponent, the Eighth Route Army, far exceeded my expectations!"

"I came to Taiyuan this time not only to summarize and review the defeats of the previous stage, but also to ask you about the strategy to defeat the enemy. You have been confronting the Eighth Route Army on the Shanxi battlefield for nearly three years. The degree of familiarity is definitely far better than mine, so please, gentlemen, be sure to enlighten me.”

Speaking of this, Okamura Ningji stood up again and bowed deeply.

Seeing this, Kazuki Yamamoto's eyes immediately glowed with splendor.

If your Excellency, General, does not make a gesture, but really thinks so, great things can be expected!

At that moment Kazuki Yamamoto looked at Yoshio Shinozuka again, this time Yoshio Shinozuka finally nodded slightly.

After obtaining Yoshio Shinozuka's permission, Kazuki Yamamoto suddenly stood up and said, "I have a few humble opinions that I would like to share with you. Please allow me to speak, Your Excellency the General."

"Oh, isn't this Yamamoto-kun, a top student at the Berlin Military Academy?"

Neiji Okamura also recognized Kazuki Yamamoto, and said with a smile: "Please tell me."

"Hayi." Kazuki Yamamoto paused, and said, "The Eighth Route Army called this attack on the main traffic line in North China a hundred-regiment battle. The main reason why the Imperial Army suffered an unprecedented defeat was not The lack of troops is due to underestimating the enemy, and the tactics adopted are also seriously inappropriate."

Hearing this, the expressions of nearly a hundred military officers in the entire meeting room, including senior staff officers such as Oshima Yoshio, Sakamoto Ryuichi, and Mizuhara Takuya, suddenly collapsed.

Because Kazuki Yamamoto beat all the officers present with a stick to death.

You are the only one who has brains, all of us are stupid pigs?

Kazuki Yamamoto's words surprised Ningji Okamura, Mr. Yamamoto is quite upright?

Sakamoto Ryuichi couldn't hold back at first, and said angrily: "Yamamoto-kun, what do you mean the imperial army underestimated the enemy?"

"Isn't it? Isn't what I said the truth?" Kazuki Yamamoto snorted and said again, "In the middle of last year, I reminded you again and again to let you improve your assessment of the Eighth Route Army's combat power and give up the outer areas in time. Strongholds, especially those small strongholds with weak defenses, should be decisively abandoned!"

"Oh, you're such a nonsense fellow."

"Are you questioning Umezu-dono's security strategy?"

"What are you, dare to talk about Shanxi's public security strategy?"

"What a guy who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, is it great to have studied in Germany?"

Kazuki Yamamoto's speech immediately attracted a fierce siege from almost all the middle and senior military officers present.

Seeing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's face immediately darkened. In fact, his heart is completely inclined to Kazuki Yamamoto, but unfortunately, Kazuki Yamamoto's views are a minority in the First Army, and almost none of them People support him, and even though Yoshio Shinozuka is a commander, he cannot force Kazuki Yamamoto's tactics.

In the final analysis, the impression left by the former commander Umezu Yoshijiro on the 1st Army was too deep.

Although Shinozuka Yoshio has been in office for more than half a year, he still has not been able to straighten out the personnel affairs of the headquarters. People like Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takuya Mizuhara, and Yoshio Oshima were all senior staff officers selected by Umezu Yoshijiro when he was in office. Tsuka Yoshio always felt that he was not so handy when conducting.

Although he was besieged by his colleagues, Kazuki Yamamoto did not become angry.

Kazuki Yamamoto didn't even bother to argue with his colleagues, because he thought it was a complete waste of time, and Kazuki Yamamoto just looked at Neiji Okamura with burning eyes.