In the conference room of the Japanese Military Brigade Command in Laiyuan City, Ono sat on the main seat of the oval conference table with a gloomy face. A group of colonels, Nakazu and the Grandmaster, sat on both sides of the conference table in turn according to the size of the official position.

Of course, officers above the Imperial Army Corps were also in the conference room, but they were all sitting at the very corner of the conference table. This also shows how low the Imperial Army is in the eyes of the Japanese army. A colonel commander is even worse than a Japanese or a minor.

"Now, Chief of Staff, let's report to you the specific losses of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army in this battle!" After glanced at his subordinates who were all lowered their heads in front of him, Major General Ono ordered with a calm face.

"Hi!" The chief of staff of the brigade stood up.

Then he said in a heavy tone: "General, lords, the losses of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army were very huge in this battle. Among them, 792 people were killed or missing in battle, 787 people were killed or missing in battle, and together with the seriously injured warriors who had to withdraw from the battle, the Imperial Army lost a total of the strength of an infantry brigade!"

"Also, the Imperial Army hoarded a large amount of supplies and ammunition in the warehouse in the west of the city, as well as the supplies and ammunition stored in the strongholds on the streets, were all seized by the Eighth Route Army!"

"There is another one, the 6th Army Air Force. A bomber crashed during the bombing of the Independent Regiment, and an Imperial Army pilot broke his jade!"

"Where is the result?" Ono asked staring at the chief of staff.

Although he knew these data a few hours ago, he wanted to listen to it again and let the officers under his command listen carefully.

"According to statistics, the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment lost nearly 2,000 people in this battle. However, there is one thing that cannot be ignored. Among the two thousand people lost by the Independent Regiment, at least 30% of the new recruits who have just joined the Independent Regiment. The real veterans will definitely lose only 1,400 people!"

"That means that at most, the Independent Team can be considered to have more than half of the casualties, and even the heavy damage has not been achieved!" Ono asked with a gloomy face.

"Hi!" the Chief of Staff replied!

"Our intelligence officers lurking at the Independent Regiment's garrison sent out an intelligence today. There are still more than one thousand people who have returned to their garrison. In addition to the new recruits left behind, the total strength of the Independent Regiment still reaches nearly three thousand!"

"More importantly, the Independent Regiment seized a large number of our weapons and ammunition in this battle, including many heavy weapons. As long as they are given time, the Independent Regiment may have no worse combat power than before!"

"Baga!" Ono finally couldn't help but curse loudly.

"You all heard it! Our opponent's Independent Group is stronger the more we fight. And we have a total force of 10,000 more than half a month ago. Now, it has dropped to 3,000 people, and there are less than 7,000 people left. One is rising and the other is declining. Do you know what this means?"

"If this situation continues, we will be eaten by the independent regiment little by little! The entire Laiyuan will become the Eighth Route Army base!"

A big scolding made Ono feel much better. After taking a deep breath, he turned his attention to his subordinates again.

"You are all the best officers of the Great Japanese Empire. When fighting on the front line, everyone has achieved considerable military achievements. Now facing the Eighth Route Army, which is not as equipped as the Central Army, why did it fail again and again? I want to know the reason, everyone has to say it!"

The chief of staff stood up first.

"General, I think it's intelligence. On the battlefield, without accurate and timely intelligence, we will have no way to fight and will suffer a big loss!"

Intelligence Director Nakasa Yamamoto immediately stood up and explained: "General, the Intelligence Department does bear unshirkable responsibilities for the failure of this battle. Please punish the general. But I promise that this will definitely not happen again in the future. Now I have begun to strengthen the intelligence collection capabilities of the Independent Corps. At most half a month, every move of the Independent Corps cannot escape the surveillance of our Independent Corps!"

"Then I will give you another chance to make meritorious service!" Facing Yamamoto's firm gaze looking at him, Ono finally compromised.

A captain of the sect leader next to the chief of staff stood up: "General, I think there is another reason! The military headquarters has added our recruits. Although they have been training for a long time, they have insufficient combat experience. Most of them are on the battlefield for the first time. The response on the battlefield is too slow and they are prone to panic. Huyi believes that we need to further strengthen the training of the troops!"

"Yo Xi! Is there any more?" Ono nodded in recognition of the proposal and continued to ask.

"We don't understand the Eighth Route Army, we underestimate the enemy too much!" A captain of the major stood up.

"In the past, fighting with their Central Army was a head-on decisive battle. With the advantage of firepower, we were all fighting against them on the battlefield. But the Eighth Route Army was different. They were too cunning and never fought with us head-on decisive battles."

"Many soldiers are facing such an enemy for the first time, and they are very unfamiliar with fighting!"

"Also, the Eighth Route Army never plays cards according to common sense whenever we have the opportunity. Whenever we have the opportunity, we will come up and bite us. When we want to fight back, they will run away without a trace. But once we relax, the cunning Eighth Route Army will pounce on us and attack us!"

"In addition, the Eighth Route Army also likes to concentrate superior forces and firepower to fight annihilation wars in wars. As long as you have the opportunity, you will concentrate several times of the troops and firepower to attack us, and the warriors won't even get their mobile phones back!"

"General, when dealing with such an enemy, I think we cannot copy the methods of dealing with the Central Army in China like before, and we must think of a new method!"

Major General Ono immediately became interested, and then stared at the other party and asked, "Qiu Shui, as far as I know, your subordinates suffered a lot in this battle. However, the results of the Third Battalion are the most common among all infantry brigades. If you can fight so well, you must have your own unique insights. You said, do you have any new ideas!"

"Weizhi believes that what we need to do most now is to keep our troops still, continue to train, and further strengthen the combat effectiveness of the troops."

"Since the Eighth Route Army likes to fight guerrilla warfare and annihilation war, then we don't give them this opportunity!"

"What's next!" Ono nodded in recognition of Major Akihito's proposal, and then continued to ask.

"When the troops form combat effectiveness and the intelligence department has also figured out the true strength of the independent regiment, we can gather heavy troops and directly attack the nest of the independent regiment."

"There are so many troops in the Independent Regiment, the daily consumption is very huge. They must have material warehouses and ammunition warehouses in their own stations. For the Eighth Route Army without logistics supplies, these warehouses are their lifeblood. We directly attack their lifeblood. Even if the Eighth Route Army does not want to fight us, we will be forced to fight to the decisive battle!"

"As long as the main force of the Eighth Route Army comes out and fights us a decisive battle. With the strong combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army and the air support that the 6th Army's aviation may provide at any time, we will definitely win in the end!"

"If the Independent Regiment gives up its garrison and supplies and hides in the mountains, how can we destroy them!" Ono's face had an undetected smile, and then he stared at Major Akishu and continued to ask.

The Young Master Qiu Shui, who had long thoughts, immediately replied: "If they give up their resident and supplies, they will lose food. As long as we trap them in the mountains, they will definitely find a way to break through with hunger and cold. As long as they come out, a decisive battle will be inevitable."
Chapter completed!