"Captain, I have inquired clearly. This afternoon there will be a convoy from the direction of Jiading City to transport a batch of military supplies to Kunshan City, and then transported to the front line of Wuxi via railway, taking the official road from Jiading to Kunshan.
There are at least twenty military vehicles, and the number of troops escorting them will not be less than a squadron of Japanese soldiers..."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Captain Xie asked excitedly:
"Platoon Leader Gao, are you sure you only have about one team of escorts?"
Gao Tianshu nodded with certainty, and Lao Xie said almost in disbelief:
"The Japanese are too brave, right? Send a squadron to escort such a large amount of supplies?
Aren't you just delivering food to us? Leader, do it! "
Luo Ying chuckled and said:
"Lao Xie, don't get excited. You have to understand that this is the enemy's rear. The enemy has never suffered a loss before. They are so crazy! Not to mention a squadron or a small team, they dare to do it. You may not know that when the main force retreats, the enemy will A squadron dares to chase the butt of a division;
The main force of the Kuomintang army has been driven away by them, and at most there are only a few stragglers left in the rear. In their opinion, a squadron can walk sideways!
It's just that this squadron is too small, and it's not enough for the men of the lone army to fill their teeth, so we have to make a fuss about this batch of supplies and lure the Japs from Kunshan City for dinner. If we are lucky, we can also enter Kunshan City. It turns. "
Xie Zhongyuan asked curiously:
"Captain, weren't you against attacking the county town just now? Why are you targeting the city of Kunshan this time?"
"Lao Xie, at this moment, I just oppose the attack. If we can use this batch of materials to earn out the defenders of Kunshan City, why don't we dare to recover an empty city? Restoring Kunshan City will disrupt the enemy's troop deployment and make it the main force. The troops gain time to adjust their defense, and this is the contribution of our lone team."
First Battalion Commander Li Shuo grabbed the words and said:
"Captain, I understand, this is what you call encircling a point for reinforcements, using part of the troops to surround the Japanese's baggage convoy without destroying it, giving them a chance to ask for help from the Kunshan garrison;
Then the main force of the regiment will ambush them on the road where the reinforcements must pass. As long as the Japanese reinforcements are destroyed, the main force will take advantage of the situation to attack Kunshan City, which is like an empty city. In this way, we can easily capture Kunshan City——"
Li Zhao also took over the words excitedly and said:
"After we regain Kunshan City, the Japanese will be shocked and will definitely send a large number of troops to recapture Kunshan City. This will defeat the enemy's deployment."
Luo Ying nodded and said:
"You two have learned well, but you still overlooked one important point. We don't have the strength to occupy a city yet, so after taking Kunshan, we must evacuate quickly, get the benefits and leave, leaving an empty city and baggage to the Japanese;
After this lesson, the Japanese will at least leave a large force in the city. If we have the opportunity later, we can attack Kunshan twice and continue to make fuss about him, which will make the Japanese exhausted and disrupt their rear areas. Their large number of troops is the essence of guerrilla warfare. As long as you use this set of tactics skillfully, you can almost move out. "
Li Zhao said with a bitter look on his face:
"Captain, have you just started training? I thought I had become an expert."
"Li Zhao, what are you thinking? It's so easy to be an expert? Learn slowly. In a word, regardless of the gain or loss of a city, the main thing is to annihilate the enemy's active forces and destroy their logistical support line;
Although the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are not suitable for large-scale guerrilla warfare, they can persevere under specific circumstances and at a specific period. This period was about before the Japanese invaded Jinling City.
Because before they want to attack Jinling City, they must first ensure the stability of their rear. If we have not evacuated by that time, what awaits us may be an encirclement and suppression by a Class A division, which we do not have enough ability to handle.
Everyone was silent, guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines was not a panacea, and he had to follow the laws of war where strength came first.
Seeing that everyone's mood was down, Luo Ying immediately waved his hand domineeringly and said:
"Okay, don't be stunned. Fight this battle first. Youdao means that soldiers are unpredictable and water is unpredictable. No tactics can conquer the world, but strategy can!
The strategy of our lone army is to fight a protracted war with the Japanese. As long as we are still alive, we will try our best to fight the Japanese to the end. Whether we win or lose, we just won't give up.
If we cannot defeat them in five years, we will fight for ten years. If we cannot defeat them in ten years, we will fight for twenty years. If our generation cannot be defeated, let our sons and grandsons fight. As long as we do not give up, we will defeat the Japanese one day!
Everyone cheer up, let's discuss together how to fight this battle, where to choose the ambush point, who will conduct the ambush, and who will provide reinforcements. These must be discussed in advance;
As a commander, every detail must be considered and carefully considered, and the overall situation must not be affected by a small oversight.
Everything will be established if it is planned in advance, and if it is not done, it will be ruined..."
Next, several people gathered in a circle to discuss specific tactics. They spoke to each other and gave full play to the collective wisdom. It took more than an hour to formulate a complete set of combat plans. Every commander did it. They knew that this was their first battle of guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and the first shot must be fired.
A few hours later, a huge convoy was driving slowly on the road leading to Kunshan City. This convoy consisted of three tanks and more than 20 transport vehicles. Each vehicle was 80 to 80 meters apart. 150 meters, the entire convoy is like a long queue, winding for more than three kilometers.
A few kilometers away, Li Shuo, the commander of the first battalion in charge of the ambush, was listening to the report of Liu Dayong, the commander of the first company:
"According to the news from the reconnaissance squad, the Japs were led by three Iron Kings, followed by five trucks full of Japs, and finally four trucks filled with Japs. Each truck had a truck on its head. There is a machine gun, and the car in the middle is loaded with supplies and covered tightly;
According to the Japs' marching speed, they will arrive in a quarter of an hour at most..."
The First Battalion has already made a plan for fighting tanks. Because the Japs are equipped with tanks, they will make relevant plans regardless of whether they have tanks. Only in this way will they not be passive. The Japs transporting troops in 9 trucks is estimated to be For a field squadron, the information is not much different from what was brought back by the previous reconnaissance platoon. Now it only needs to be implemented according to the plan;
This was the first time for Li Shuo to fight such a big ambush, and he was a little excited. He was still confident in dealing with these Japanese soldiers. Now they were not the same battalion at Sihang Warehouse, with nearly 700 people.
While they were talking, the Japanese convoy came into their sight. The captain of the baggage team who led the team was in a very good mood. He was chatting with the escort squadron leader in the leading armored vehicle. Apparently, the escort was in progress. Captain Tomasa Tomeaki, the captain, was not in high spirits;
Major Okamura Jusanro, the baggage captain, can understand Captain Azumasa's mood. The frontline troops are all taking a lot of credit, but he has to lead his squadron to escort supplies. For many officers in the field army, this job is Very embarrassing.
"Dongzhengjun, don't worry too much about this. The convoy will arrive at Kunshan City soon. As long as you complete the task, you can continue to go to the front line to establish immortal contributions to the empire. I heard that in the previous battle to capture Jiading, Dongzheng Zhengjun led a squadron to defeat a Chinese division, captured a regiment, and received a briefing and praise from the division commander. It is really enviable."
It is said that a person can wear a lot of clothes, but a flatterer can never wear it. What Major Okamura mentioned is what Captain Tomasa is most proud of. Although he turned a regiment into a division, it sounded very strange to his ears. After feeling the effect, he immediately became energetic. He pretended to be humble and said:
"Okamura-kun is overrated. They are all working for the empire. Without the supplies Okamura-kun sent over, the front line would be very troublesome."
"Dong Zhengjun, I heard that you later ordered all the prisoners of that regiment to be executed? This is so exciting.":
The longing look on Major Okamura's face after he finished speaking greatly satisfied Captain Tomasa's vanity, and the atmosphere of the chat became better. Tomasa said nonchalantly:
“These prisoners are not worthy of being called soldiers. If we don’t eliminate them, why should we leave them to waste precious food?
The Chinese are an inferior nation, and they do not deserve to have such fertile land——"
Captain Dongzheng was blowing vigorously when he suddenly felt that the entire chariot fell down, and his glans hit the front baffle hard...
The tank they were riding in fell into a well-camouflaged pit. Before the Japanese, who were dazed by the collision, could react, two black explosive packets flew from the air and landed on the second tank. Between the car and the leading truck, a huge shock wave directly overturned the tank, and the Japanese on the truck also suffered heavy casualties.
Almost at the same time, hundreds of grenades and hand grenades flew over from the natural trench on the right, all targeting nine trucks filled with Japanese soldiers. Each truck received an average of more than 30 grenades. In an instant, the Japanese soldiers were drowned in the sky. The shrapnel exploded, causing the Japanese to cry and howl, causing heavy casualties.
"Bagya Road, enemy attack!"
The Japanese squad leader reacted and shouted loudly. The first battalion responded with another round of bullets, and the squad leader turned pale with fright.
"Enemy - attack!"
