The Japanese army's sweep of the Jizhong base area lasted for a month and a half, and finally ended with the complete defeat of the Japanese army.The Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to sweep the central Hebei region, but not only failed to achieve the goal of annihilating the Eighth Route Army in the central Hebei region, but instead lost a large number of troops and consumed a large amount of military supplies.It lost more than 20,000 soldiers, and several senior officers such as Lieutenant General Yoshitaro Hayashi, Lieutenant General Masaharu Honma, and Kamefu Ueno were killed in battle, which can be described as a heavy loss.It stands to reason that the Japanese army suffered such heavy losses that Sugiyama Moto, as the commander of the North China Dispatch Army, could not escape the blame and would be severely punished by the Japanese base camp.But in the end, the Japanese base camp only severely reprimanded Sugiyama Motokaichi and did not punish him too much.Maybe it's because the old devils who hold the power of the central government have pity for this old thing Sugiyama Moto, and they are embarrassed to punish him again, after all, this dignified army general has just been driven out of the base camp and sent to the Chinese battlefield.The Japanese base camp also needs to save some face for this old guy.However, as Sugiyama Moto's assistant, Major General Yamashita Fumi, chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army, was not so lucky.The Japanese army suffered such a fiasco, and someone must take responsibility for it, and Yamashita Fumimi bore the brunt of it, and was directly dismissed on the spot, and was transferred back to Japan to be investigated, and Yamashita Fumimi rolled back to Japan in disgrace.After the end of the sweep, Li Guotao led the Angolan Independent Regiment to return to the Angolan garrison, at this time the sweep lasted a month and a half, the troops were already exhausted, and after the battle, the soldiers could finally rest for a while.Li Guotao held the steaming tea jar, looked at the snowflakes falling outside, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "This sweep, although we have achieved the final victory.However, after a series of major battles, the losses of our independent regiment were not small, and the number of troops was reduced by nearly half, so it was necessary to replenish the troops as soon as possible so that the troops could regain their combat effectiveness as soon as possible. ”Ma Zhenguo sighed helplessly and said: "It's easy to say that we can draw outstanding soldiers from nearby district squads, guerrillas and militias to supplement the main force.However, it is not so easy to restore the combat effectiveness of the troops as soon as possible, and these newly replenished soldiers will have to go through several months of training. ”Chang De took a sip of hot tea and interjected: "This is also a matter of no choice, but fortunately, the little devil has suffered such a big loss this time, and it is estimated that a new round of sweep will not be carried out against my base area in a short time, so we still have enough time for the troops to recover their combat effectiveness." ”Li Guotao frowned and shook his head and said: "I never think that we can have enough time, and if we don't drive the little devils out of China one day, countless compatriots will die tragically under the butcher's knife of the little devils."
Therefore, we must not only seize the time to restore the combat effectiveness of our troops, but also constantly expand our anti-Japanese armed forces and strive to completely drive the little devils out of China at an early date. ”After listening to Li Guotao's words, Chang De's expression became serious, and he sighed deeply and said: "Old Li, don't be too anxious, with the current situation, the War of Resistance against Japan will definitely be a protracted war, as long as we persist in the War of Resistance, we will be able to achieve a great victory in the War of Resistance against Japan, but it is impossible to win in a short period of time, we must have enough patience and perseverance, and be ready to fight a protracted war with the devil" Li Guotao shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I know this, It's just that when I think of hundreds of millions of compatriots suffering under the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders, I can't wait to drive the little devils out of China immediately. ”Li Guotao put the tea jar in his hand on the table, and continued with a serious face: "Okay, don't talk about this, go step by step on the road, and do things one by one."
We continued to discuss the replenishment of troops, and after this campaign, we captured a large amount of weapons and equipment, and the arsenal was functioning normally, and production was constantly increasing.We are now fully capable of arming more troops.So this time, I intend not only to replenish the troops, but also to expand them as much as possible. ”Ma Zhenguo nodded and said: "I agree, the situation of the Anti-Japanese War in the future will become more and more severe, and it is necessary for us to expand our strength as soon as possible, so that when facing the little devils, we will not be so passive." ”Chang De also nodded in agreement, and then frowned slightly and asked: "Guotao, then how many troops do you plan to expand?"
"Expand as many as you can, as the saying goes, the more Han Xin's generals, the better, this sentence is also applicable to our Eighth Route Army."
Our chief of staff is still responsible for this matter, and you immediately organize personnel and assign them to all towns, towns, and villages in our defense area to recruit troops, and the recruitment work must be completed before the end of the year, and the new recruits will be trained in a unified manner. ”Li Guotao said with a serious face."
It's a guarantee to get the job done."
Ma Zhenguo replied with a serious face."
You reminded me that there is still almost a month, isn't it about the New Year, time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, another year has passed."
Chang De sighed softly as he spoke, as if he was lamenting the rapid passage of time."
Yes, time does pass too fast," Li Guotao also sighed softly and said.From Li Guotao to this time and space, nearly a year has passed in the blink of an eye.Thinking of the past year, it is really like a lifetime, everything seems to be a dream.Seeing Li Guotao frowning, looking thoughtful, and didn't know what he was thinking, Chang De leaned his head over, and asked with a smile: "Hey, what are you thinking about, are you thinking about how to celebrate the New Year?"
"What to celebrate" Li Guotao suddenly woke up and asked with a confused face.Chang De said with a smile: "You see that we just won such a big battle, and we have caught up with the Chinese New Year, so we shouldn't celebrate it properly" "Then you should talk about it, how should we celebrate" Li Guotao asked with a smile."
What good idea can he have, according to his idea, carry some good wine and good meat on his back, and eat and drink a lot.You see, when he was talking, the harath was about to come out. ”Ma Zhenguo said with a smile."
I'll go, even you kid dare to make fun of me, if you have the ability, don't eat it then" Chang De said with a smile."
Look at your little bit of breath, you know how to eat all day long, what's the difference between that and a rice bucket," Li Guotao said with a blank look at Chang De, "But it is really necessary to celebrate, after all, the New Year is over, and it is time for the brothers to relax."
And we can also take advantage of this opportunity to let the recruits integrate into our collective as soon as possible. ”Speaking of this, Li Guotao paused, and then said: "You are often the political commissar, this is your job, you should prepare well" aa2705221: