Shinozuka Masuo's expression was very ugly, and neither was Kasahara Nobuo.
As soldiers who had been in the army for decades, they knew the root cause of Japan's repeated victories against China.
Broadly speaking, it was the absolute dominance of industrial countries over agricultural countries. To be more specific, it was the powerful advantage of weapons and logistics on the battlefield.
But if they lost this advantage, what would they have left?
How could the quality of the soldiers compare to the strength of the Chinese army?
The large number of grenade launchers appearing at the front line undoubtedly sounded the alarm for them.
Just the sudden increase in the suppressive firepower of the Chinese army had caused a huge gap in the defense line. They could not just sit back and watch the Chinese army continue to increase their weapons.
Kasahara Nobuo rubbed his forehead tiredly.
"Shinozuka-kun, we can take our time to arrange the warehouse and the army. The problem now is that we have to fill the gap in this front line as soon as possible.”
Two entire regiments were forced to withdraw from the battle. It could be said that one of the exploration teams of the island army had been completely crippled.
The main force of the island army in northwestern Shanxi was the two B division, which was equivalent to six exploration teams.
The effect of these two regiments was not that the island army had lost one-eighth of its available strength, but that the area they were originally in charge of had become a sieve for the Chinese army to come and go as they pleased. The Chinese army that had been liberated could immediately join the battle in other areas.
Just like how half of an army's strength was destroyed, it was not as simple as halving its combat effectiveness. To be able to maintain the system and not collapse was already an elite army. If they could continue to organize a resolute battle, they would definitely be a strong army among strong armies.
Shinozuka Masuo held the battle report in his hand. After a long while, he sighed and gently placed the battle report back on the table. He said with some disappointment,"
"Liyuan-kun, I would like to request the commander to mobilize the 20th division to participate in the battle and completely eliminate the enemy's presence in northwestern Shanxi.”
Nobuo Kasahara wiped his glasses and agreed with him.
"We should have done this long ago, Shinozuka-kun. Fortunately, it's not too late.”
The 20th division of the island army was formed from the Immortal Dragon Mountain, hence it was also called the Dragon Mountain division. It was the last division of the 17 Jia divisions.
However, it was still the A-type division of the island army, which represented the top combat power in Asia.
" Send a message to Beiping, Shinozuka-kun. Let's sign it together. This year's battle should be coming to an end. The Chinese army seems to have mistakenly believed that they really have the ability to resist the imperial army.”
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After the two regiments from Wucheng Town to Fenyang were defeated by the Chinese army and retreated to Jindong, this area was already under the control of the Chinese army.
Of course, there were still puppet troops and the like, and under the pressure of the island army, they had to patrol every day in fear.
Fortunately, the Chinese army, including the 369th Regiment, did not have any thoughts of taking back the big cities. Everyone knew that even if they suffered heavy casualties, they would not be able to take them back. The Chinese army was not a match for the island's army.
As for these puppet soldiers, they were treated as a supply unit by the Chinese army, who had stayed behind to recover their strength due to the heavy casualties. Everyone stepped on them when they saw them.
Usually, when the island army's supplies arrived and the puppet army left the city, they would find the Chinese army waiting for them.
After firing a few shots at the sky, the puppet army pretended to be worthy of the island army's pay and left a pile of supplies for the Chinese army.
Sometimes, the Chinese army would even throw a few military hats to the puppet soldiers to prove to the island army that they had achieved great results and that they had great prospects. This way, they could continue to cheat the island army of their supplies and continue to be the supply station for the Chinese army.
This tacit understanding that no one was injured lasted for a long time. It had even appeared when Gu Xun had just transmigrated.
In the beginning, Gu Xun would criticize the soldiers when he saw them cooperating with the puppet army, but after being persuaded by the other officers of the regiment headquarters, he let it go.
There was no end to the puppet army. There was never a shortage of people who wanted to make a living under the invaders. There were still ten thousand left after ten thousand were killed.
The only way to eradicate the puppet army was to completely defeat the island army. As a servant army, the puppet army would have no place to survive.
However, before the Chinese army had the strength to chase the island army into the sea, these puppet troops could also play the role of a free supply station.
In fact, if the Chinese army was willing to give them some money, these immoral puppet troops would not have any psychological pressure to sell the information of the island army.
Gu Xun, who understood the true situation of the puppet army, fully understood how desperate the island army was to have such a group of pig teammates who could do nothing but bully the people.
The most ridiculous thing happened two days ago. After the Chinese army defeated two regiments of the island army, an entire battalion of puppet troops surrendered to a platoon of the 369th Regiment that was just passing by.
Gu Xun doubted his eyes when he received the telegram.
They knew that the puppet army was useless, but they never expected it to be so useless.
One battalion, more than four hundred puppet soldiers! Their only resistance was to fire a bunch of empty shots at the sky!
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