Li Yunlong seemed carefree, but when it came to business, he seemed like a different person.
The smile on his face was instantly replaced by seriousness. Seeing that Ding Wei's expression became particularly serious, he put down the kuaizi and said: "I don't think anyone is in the mood to continue eating..."
"Kong Er is stupid, ask someone to collect the things... let's study it carefully..."
"Call Xiao Huang here too..."
"To be honest, the three of us have never fought in such a large-scale battle... There must be many ideas that are not applicable!"
"Xiao Huang is young and has a quick mind... he can always come up with some tactics that we can't think of!"
When Huang Yu arrived at the door, the food on the table had been replaced by a huge map of northwest Shanxi. Kong Jie saw him and immediately waved to him: "Don't be stunned, come here quickly!"
"I have told Lao Ding and Lao Kong about your concerns. They want to hear your specific thoughts..."
"You are the only operational staff officer of the joint command, and you are dedicated to giving us advice. Say whatever you want, and don't worry!"
Huang Yu strode to the map: "Captain Kong, Commander Ding..."
"I have been studying Yoshio Iwamatsu in the past two days, and based on his previous combat style analysis: he especially likes to fight tough battles, big battles, and defeat us on the frontal battlefield!"
"At this moment, he must be in urgent need of a big victory to prove his ability and secure his position as commander of the First Army!"
"Sweeping the northwestern part of Shanxi is the best choice!"
"You can not only avenge Shinozuka Yoshio, but also let those subordinates who are loyal to Shinozuka Yoshio thank him and then be loyal to him!"
"You can also prove to Okamura Neji that his command ability far exceeds that of Shinozuka Yoshio!"
"Yoshio Shinozuka was unable to dodge the Northern Shanxi Eighth Route Army, but he defeated it in one attack!"
"Coupled with Okamura Neiji's reinforcements of two divisions and a heavy artillery regiment, I think Yoshio Shinozuka's large-scale raids on northwestern Shanxi will definitely dispatch more than three divisions!"
"The troops were divided into three groups. Under the cover of heavy artillery, aircraft, and tanks, they launched an attack from the southeast. Regardless of the main attack and the assists, they went hand in hand. They assaulted all the way forward and swept across all our bases!"
Li Yunlong's face suddenly darkened: "If Yoshio Iwamatsu really fights as Xiao Huang said, sweeping across northwest Shanxi as a division and confronting us head-on without using any tactics, our chances of winning will be extremely low!"
Ding Wei's face was also ugly, and he lowered his head and replied: "Our three regiments seem to be strong, but in the biggest battle we have ever fought, we only wiped out one Japanese regiment at once."
"If Yoshio Iwamatsu really uses divisions as a unit to sweep us away and no longer divides our troops... even if our three regiments come together, it will be difficult to defeat the strength of one Japanese division!"
"Ningji Okamura also reinforced a heavy artillery regiment of the Japanese army in Shanxi. Yoshio Iwamatsu cannot let those more than 30 heavy artillery be used as decorations. He will definitely support three divisions!"
"In addition to the chariots, cavalry, and aircraft that cooperate with the operation..."
"Each main division we face has twelve heavy artillery, thirty-six mountain field artillery, at least 18 infantry artillery, more than a hundred mortars, and more than a hundred heavy machine guns..."
"There are also more than thirty tanks of various types, thousands of cavalry, and more than a dozen escort aircraft..."
"Faced with such a heavily armored division, to be honest, I have no confidence at all."
As soon as Li Yunlong finished talking to Ding Wei, he turned his attention to Kong Jie, wanting to see what good ideas he had.
Kong Jie smiled wryly and waved his hands: "Look away from me!"
"Although the independent regiment has fought many big battles, it has never fought against a Japanese division... If Iwamatsu Yoshio uses the division as a unit to launch an attack on the base area... without further dividing the troops, I think we have a slight chance. nothing!"
After saying that, he looked at Huang Yu aside and said, "Xiao Huang... I think you will study the map whenever you have free time in the past two days!"
Do you already have an idea? If so, don’t hide it! "
Huang Yu said cheerfully: "It's still the same old rule, it's better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt him!"
"If we want to win the counter-mopping up, we must kill the mopping up troops sent by Yoshio Iwamatsu, otherwise we will have no chance of winning!"
Li Yunlong suddenly interrupted: "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
"We all know that it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them. The key question is how to cut off one of his fingers!"
"The combined heavy firepower of our three regiments is not as good as that of half a Japanese division. Apart from having similar troop strength, we are not as good as them in other aspects. How can we fight?"
"With a little carelessness, not only did we not break off one of Yoshio Iwamatsu's fingers, but we trapped ourselves in it, losing both our wife and our troops!"
Huang Yu faced Li Yunlong's suspicious eyes and retorted: "No... we still have two advantages!"
"The initiative on the battlefield is in our hands... The base area is so large, we can fight wherever we want, and launch attacks whenever we want!"
"We also have the terrain advantage!"
"We can use all the terrain in the base area that is beneficial to us, and turn the entire base area into a battlefield. We can also wear out the little Japanese to death!"
"I think these two advantages are useless!" Li Yunlong interjected again.
"The Japs are too strong... If there is only one unit and we make good use of the terrain advantage and battlefield initiative, we can indeed cause them a fatal attack!"
"The key is that their strength exceeds one division!"
"Our terrain advantage in front of the heavy armored division is just like Zhihu's, vulnerable!"
"The so-called initiative on the battlefield can only harass their forward troops and peripheral security forces. The main force can't touch them. How can they severely damage them!"
Huang Yu answered: "Captain Li is right, general terrain advantages will indeed make you vulnerable to attacks from aircraft and heavy artillery!"
"But we can transform the terrain, transform the position, and create a position that cannot be destroyed by heavy artillery bombardment or bombed by aircraft!"
"First consume some of their forces through blockades, and then think of a way to gather them together and annihilate them. It will definitely be much easier to fight!"
Ding Wei continued what Huang Yu said and asked: "Xiao Huang... you want to build a large number of bunkers in the base area? Use bunkers to consume the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
Huang Yu shook his head: "The bunker won't work!"
"It's okay to block an ordinary mortar, but it's equally vulnerable to mountain artillery, heavy artillery, and aircraft equipped by the Japanese!"
"I'm talking about a stronger position that can withstand a combined attack from aircraft and heavy artillery!"
Ding Wei answered again: "Do you want to use cement to build permanent fortifications?"
Li Yunlong became more and more confused as he listened: "Wait a minute, are we all thinking wrong!"
"Xiao Huang and Yoshio Iwamatsu are good at fighting tough battles and big battles, and they also have the advantage in firepower..."
"If we give up the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare that we are good at and use the favorable terrain to fight positional warfare with them, wouldn't we be following Yoshio Iwamatsu's path?"
"Besides, permanent fortifications are not a panacea!"
"The little devils built many permanent fortifications in their respective strongholds and county towns, but we didn't bomb them into ruins in the end!"
“And we don’t have that much cement to build permanent fortifications!”
"I think we should make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, give up positional warfare, use our own guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to consume the Japanese, and then gather together to annihilate them!"
Before Huang Yu had time to come, Ding Wei glared at Li Yunlong and said: "The main Japanese army division has more than 20,000 people, and there are as few as 15,000 or 6,000 people!"
"Including the artillery and cavalry, chariot troops, and puppet troops who cooperated with their actions, the total strength must have exceeded 20,000 people!"
"No matter how powerful our guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare are, it can only hurt their peripheral troops, not even the skin of the main force. We can't consume a lot of their troops even if we fight for a month or two!"
"Do you think our base area can survive a month or two under heavy Japanese raids?"
"Only by fighting tough battles and positional warfare can we fight against their main force and consume a large amount of their troops in the shortest time!"
"What about the casualties?" Li Wenlong asked the most critical question tit for tat.
"The casualties in positional battles must be very high... We only have so many people in our three regiments, and if we sacrifice one, we will lose one!"
"Even if we really inflict heavy losses on the Japanese through positional warfare and sweep away the troops...the remaining troops may not have the strength to continue the annihilation war..."
"Not only will it be impossible to break the situation, but you may not even have the strength to protect yourself!"
"Too risky!"
Kong Jie, who had been silent until now, suddenly interjected: "Old Li, it is indeed risky to fight a positional battle, but at least we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory and annihilate the troops swept along the way!"
"According to your idea, use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to slowly defeat the Japanese. As Lao Ding said just now, it may not be effective in a month or two!"
"The troops can survive for so long under heavy raids by the Japanese and puppet troops, but the common people cannot!"
"Yoshio Iwamatsu is not only good at fighting tough battles, positional battles, and big battles, but he also likes to kill people...leading his troops to kill people openly and honestly."
"If the people hiding in the mountains cannot hold on any longer and return to the village, they will definitely die under the butcher's knife of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Two months later, do you think our base area will still exist? Will the people still support us as before?"
"I didn't dare to engage in positional warfare with the Japanese in the past. I felt that using my own shortcomings to overcome the enemy's strong points would not allow me to gain any advantage, but I would also suffer heavy losses!"
"After being led by Xiao Huang to fight several times, I realized that our Eighth Route Army can also fight positional warfare against the Japanese. As long as we choose the terrain well, use good tactics and tactics, and make full preparations in advance, the outcome will be the same. It is smaller than guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, and casualties will be controlled within a controllable range!"
“The most important benefit is the short time it takes!”
"The results achieved in a blocking war are greater than those achieved in the previous half-month guerrilla war!"
"So I agree with Lao Ding's analysis. Find a way to fight a large-scale positional battle with the Japanese and consume a large number of their troops through blocking battles!"
"Based on the Independent Regiment's previous experience in positional battles with the Japanese, as long as we choose our positions, repair the fortifications, and prepare enough ammunition, we will have no problem achieving a casualty ratio of one to three!"
"If the defensive position is stronger than we built before, maybe we can achieve a casualty ratio of one to four!"
"It means that we only need to pay the price of 4,000 men to let the Japanese attack more than half of the troops with casualties. Then the next battle will be much easier to fight!"
