Chu Yunfei's attention was focused on the information spread out on the table.
When he thought that the Eighth Route Army would fall into the Japanese encirclement and suffer heavy losses, reality gave him a heavy blow.
Instead of being surrounded, the surrounding Eighth Route Army troops all acted like crazy and actively launched a counterattack against the Japanese army. Instead, they drove the Japanese army back to their stronghold.
This made Chu Yunfei feel a little uncomfortable.
As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the elite Japanese troops are deployed to the Pacific battlefield, their strength will still be there.
Otherwise, Chu Yunfei and the others would not have been defeated so miserably in the last battle.
But this time, the Eighth Route Army, which had a head-on confrontation with the Japanese army, achieved a staged victory and blocked the Japanese attack.
The Japanese mopping up troops did not even go deep into the Eighth Route Army base area. Even if some troops pursued them, they were immediately driven out.
How come all these Eighth Route Army commanders have changed their gender?
Just like Shinozuka Yoshio and the others, Chu Yunfei also saw that something was wrong with this battlefield.
The cooperation between the various units of the Eighth Route Army was excellent. They completely seized the gaps in the Japanese army's mopping up net and did not fail at all.
Whenever there is any problem in coordination, the Eighth Route Army will fall into a bitter battle, never like it is now.
What made Chu Yunfei even more stunned was that some Eighth Route Army troops were able to surround the Japanese troops in their stronghold, making it difficult for them to move forward.
Originally, Chu Yunfei was planning to help the Eighth Route Army, but it seems that now there is no need for him to appear, as the Eighth Route Army can resolve the battle by themselves.
It has only been a day. If this progress continues, the Japanese raids will definitely end in failure.
Chu Yunfei looked solemn.
Fang Ligong did the same thing. He originally wanted to use the Japanese army's sword to weaken the strength of the Eighth Route Army.
I never thought that the Eighth Route Army could still resist and fight this battle so beautifully.
Even if the Jinsui Army or even the main regiments of the Central Army were to fight, the battle would be nothing more than this.
Not to mention, the Jinsui Army, the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army have different equipment, different food and treatment, and different levels of logistical support.
In contrast, Fang Ligong did not feel the joy of victory, but felt a little sad.
Why is the Eighth Route Army so difficult to deal with?
Chu Yunfei didn't know what his chief of staff was thinking.
"Brother who has made meritorious service." Chu Yunfei said in a dull voice.
Fang Ligong was thinking about how to report to the summit and how to contain the Eighth Route Army in the future, but did not hear what Chu Yunfei said.
If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to develop like this, things will be in trouble.
One Ding Wei is troublesome enough, but if there is a second or third one, Fang Ligong doesn't dare to think about what will happen in the future.
Seeing that Fang Ligong ignored him, Chu Yunfei was a little surprised. He looked up and saw that this guy was lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother who has made great contributions!" Chu Yunfei said again.
"ah?"
Fang Ligong reacted, was stunned for a moment, and said: "Tuanzuo, what did you just say?"
"What were you thinking about just now, so lost in thought?" Chu Yunfei asked.
"Uh..." Fang Ligong looked a little embarrassed.
We cannot directly say that the Eighth Route Army can win in this way, how can we contain the Eighth Route Army in the future?
"I'm wondering when we can fight like this." Fang Ligong said casually.
Hearing this, Chu Yunfei nodded in approval and said meaningfully: "Yes, the poor and destitute Eighth Route Army dared to take the initiative in the face of such a powerful battle.
We should really reflect on whether there is something wrong with our own troops."
Chu Yunfei only felt that there was a breath of anger in his heart that he could not get out.
The Eighth Route Army, which usually could not even receive its military expenditures on time, had a combat effectiveness several levels higher than its own.
Although he is proud, he does not think that he can fight this kind of battle.
"Tuan Zuo, the Japs must have underestimated the enemy this time, so they took advantage of the little Japs. This sweep has just begun. No one can predict what will happen in the future." Fang Ligong explained.
Although, Fang Ligong did not want to increase their ambition and destroy the prestige of his own army.
Chu Yunfei snorted coldly and said: "Don't say such things. If you have the ability, go and have a fight. I will never say anything!"
Fang Ligong lowered his head, was silent for a while, and then said: "No matter how powerful they are in combat, they are not our team. No matter how powerful they are, what's the use..."
Before he finished speaking, Chu Yunfei's sharp eyes glanced at him. Fang Ligong shuddered and swallowed the second half of his sentence.
Chu Yunfei sighed deeply, why didn't he understand this truth?
Looking inside the regiment headquarters, several staff officers were busy marking on the map and recording the battle locations of the Eighth Route Army.
Although the flames of war did not reach them, they still need to be careful. The Japanese suffered a loss at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and failure to protect them will spread fire on the Jinsui Army.
Besides, Fang Ligong, this guy is very capable, but unfortunately, he only focuses on how to contain the Eighth Route Army.
Chu Yunfei understood Fang Ligong's idea of preparing for a rainy day, but things were always the same.
Therefore, facing his old subordinate, Chu Yunfei didn't bother too much.
"Brother who has made great contributions," Chu Yunfei said.
Fang Ligong said hurriedly: "Tuanzuo, please tell me."
"Have you figured out who the Eighth Route Army's combat troops are this time?" Chu Yunfei began to wonder if the 28th Brigade had come out to fight with such execution and intensity.
Fang Ligong knew Chu Yunfei's thoughts and said directly: "Team leader, Ding Wei's 28th Brigade did not participate in this battle."
"What did you say?" Chu Yunfei was a little surprised, and his tone was a little higher, and he said: "The 28th Brigade did not participate in the war?"
"That's right!" Fang Ligong nodded heavily and said, "According to the news from our intelligence personnel outside.
Several base areas belonging to the 28th Brigade were very quiet, and the intelligence agents lurking on the periphery did not see the troops coming out to fight."
Chu Yunfei frowned. If the 28th Brigade did not participate in the battle, wouldn't it mean that the Eighth Route Army had grown very rapidly.
"Although there was no combat, we also discovered additional intelligence." Fang Ligong said.
Chu Yunfei said hurriedly: "What information, tell me quickly!"
"Didn't the Eighth Route Army gather together for some exchange meeting?" Fang Ligong said.
Chu Yunfei was a little surprised: "What kind of information is this? We already knew it already. Since the Japanese are raiding it, they will definitely not be able to hold it now.
The commanders of the Eighth Route Army regiments must have returned to their respective departments to direct the battle, otherwise how could this battle be so smooth."
"No!" Fang Ligong shook his head and said, "On the contrary, these Eighth Route Army cadres have no sign of coming out. They are still at Ding Wei's place!"
"What did you say!" Chu Yunfei said in surprise: "They didn't return to the army to command the battle?"
"That's right!" Fang Ligong nodded fiercely.
"Then who commanded this battle?" Chu Yunfei felt confused.
When did the Eighth Route Army become so coherent? Without the brains of the regiment leader to direct the battle, how could it still fight so beautifully?
As soon as this question was raised, Chu Yunfei seemed to feel something.
This kind of battle scene seems familiar...
"Could it be that..." Chu Yunfei asked: "You want to say that Ding Wei took over the command of this battle?"
"If nothing else happens, this should be the case." Fang Ligong said in a deep voice.
"Nothing unexpected?" Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows.
Seeing that Chu Yunfei had a strange expression, Fang Ligong said: "According to the intelligence analysis we have obtained, the sources of the Eighth Route Army radio stations are basically located near the base area of the 28th Brigade..."
"So, our intelligence personnel analyzed that this battle may be led by Ding Wei..."
Hearing this, Chu Yunfei couldn't help clenching his fists.
This time, it was basically a real deal, but the brigade commander and the boss of the Eighth Route Army were so relieved that they handed over this battle to Ding Wei's command?
In fact, this is nothing. The most important thing is that Ding Wei actually directed it successfully.
As if he noticed Chu Yunfei's mood fluctuation, Fang Ligong hurriedly said: "But Tuan, don't think too much, we are just analyzing.
Besides, the brigade commander is currently with Ding Wei, so maybe he is commanding this battle."
Chu Yunfei waved his hand and said: "Brother Ligong, don't say so much at this time. Don't you still know whether Ding Wei is commanding or not?"
It's okay not to mention it. After Fang Ligong said this, Chu Yunfei realized what was going on with this inexplicable feeling of familiarity.
This battle is too Dingwei.
Fang Ligong stopped talking, feeling a little regretful for telling the matter.
After all, his own leader has always regarded Ding Wei as his opponent.
"Team seat..." Fang Ligong still wanted to say a few words.
But Chu Yunfei waved his hand and said: "I know what you want to say, no need to say such nonsense, continue to observe the battlefield and monitor the movements of the Japanese army."
"Yes, group seat!" Fang Ligong sighed secretly and stood up to answer.
Taiyuan, First Army Headquarters.
"Withdraw troops, you said withdraw troops!"
Shinozuka Yoshio was a little stunned and Kamiya Ryosuke said: "Kamiya-kun, aren't you kidding me? The war is going on. Are you telling me to withdraw my troops?"
When Yoshio Shinozuka heard about the withdrawal of troops, his first reaction was that his chief of staff had something wrong with his mind.
"That's right, we are withdrawing our troops." Ryosuke Kamiya nodded and said, "With all due respect, General, there is no point in continuing the raid!"
"It's only been a day. As the Chief of Staff of the First Army, do you have so little confidence in the warriors of the First Army?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not that I don't have confidence, but if we continue the sweep, there may be irreparable consequences." Ryosuke Kamiya said.
Yoshio Shinozuka said nothing and looked directly at Ryosuke Kamiya.
"It was only one day after the battle started. According to the battle reports returned, 1,785 people of the imperial army had been killed, and the number of missing people was as high as 182.
The Imperial Alliance Army lost a total of more than a thousand people, and the number of missing people was as high as 536. Such a huge loss occurred in one day of fighting. If we forcefully mop up, the losses will only be more serious."
The intelligence said they were missing, but Ryosuke Kamiya knew very well that the missing Imperial Army warriors might have surrendered to the enemy, and the lives of the missing Imperial Army warriors were most likely to be at risk.
"In addition, there are injured imperial troops. These have not been counted yet."
Yoshio Shinozuka looked a little ugly. Although he was mentally prepared, he lost two infantry brigades in one day.
Even if Yoshio Shinozuka has a good heart, he will have a headache after hearing this information.
This kind of data is already a shame compared to the Imperial Army's previous data.
He didn't care at all how much the Imperial Army had lost. Even if they died, there would still be no shortage of people willing to serve the Imperial Army.
"Your Excellency, Commander, if this continues, the Imperial Army will only suffer an even worse defeat." Ryosuke Kamiya said bluntly: "Give me the order, Your Excellency, Commander."
"The sweep only lasts for one day, do we have to stop the sweep?" Yoshio Shinozuka was still reluctant.
"Compared with future victories, this defeat is nothing." Kamiya Ryosuke comforted: "It is normal for a strong man to lose his arm and preserve his strength on the battlefield."
"Okay, I'll do as you say!" Yoshio Shinozuka said in a muffled voice.
After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "Kamiya-kun, shouldn't you say something?"
"I will lead the First Army to reflect on this failure. The failure of the sweep was entirely because we did not understand our opponent at all."
Ryosuke Kamiya said in a deep voice: "We cannot be too anxious about completely wiping out the Eighth Route Army. Based on the battle report of this day, I thought about it.
A large-scale raid that rashly consumes a lot of manpower and material resources and is launched blindly will never be able to completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army, and may even cause its own losses."
"Go on." Yoshio Shinozuka muttered.
"In this sweep, we can see that the Eighth Route Army cooperates very well, and their ability to respond to crises is far beyond our imagination."
Ryosuke Kamiya said: "So we should understand our opponents and formulate different combat plans for different Eighth Route Army units.
It's like a sick patient who has an upset stomach, but we prescribe a medicine to treat his headache, which doesn't solve his disease at all.
To deal with the Eighth Route Army, we can only give them the right medicine, otherwise we will never be able to eradicate them."
Yoshio Shinozuka nodded slightly: "Kamiya-kun, the internal meeting of the First Army you mentioned has been discussed many times, but there is still no solution.
That group of Eighth Route Army troops did not play their cards according to common sense. When we attacked, they retreated. When we retreated, they came back again.
Northwest Shanxi is not a small area, and the imperial army cannot always keep an eye on any area, so, Mr. Kamiya, can you think of any solution?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, I need all the records of the First Army's battles with the Eighth Route Army from when it was stationed in northwest Shanxi until now!" Kamiya Ryousuke said in a dull voice.
"Especially the 28th Brigade. I want to see the information about them, even if it's just a small thing!"
"Brigade 28?" Yoshio Shinozuka asked.
"That's right, although there are no battle records about the 28th Battalion in this battle." Ryosuke Kamiya said in a dull voice.
"But I still suspect that the defeat of the imperial army is inextricably related to that Ding Wei."
"You mean Ding Wei?"
When Ryousuke Kamiya reminded him, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly remembered.
In this sweep operation, they were mainly to deal with the 28th Brigade, but this time they seemed to be invisible.
"That's him. He's a very dangerous guy. I want to get to know him quickly. At least we need to know what kind of person he is." Ryosuke Kamiya said.
"The Special High School has information about him." Shinozuka Yoshio said.
Ryosuke Kamiya said: "There is some old information in the special high class. We should pay attention to this opponent and deal with him with all our strength!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Yoshio Shinozuka responded, thought for a while, and then said: "Besides Ding Wei, we have another problem."