"Commander of the brigade, you should have heard the words "suffering hardships and suffering hardships". Since our army does not have the strength to sweep through northwest Shanxi now, it should stop. No more accidents or unnecessary casualties can occur. Everything must be stable. Wait. The troops will accumulate sufficient strength before launching operations." Cun Shang Zhongzuo mustered up the courage to stand up and put forward his own ideas.
At this moment, the brigade commander seemed to have lost his mind. Facing the reinforcements that suffered heavy casualties, he not only had no clue, but was also a little panicked. As the chief of staff of the brigade, if he didn't stand up and help the brigade commander find a solution, the headquarters would definitely be in chaos and the morale of the military would be unstable, which would in turn affect the morale and morale of the entire mixed brigade.
Seeing that Kawasaki Daizuo was still staring at the sand table with his brows furrowed, saying nothing and showing no reaction to his proposal, Zuo Zhongzuo could only continue: "Our opponent is very cunning and has an endless supply of various tactics and tactics. . But in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy will become vulnerable. If we want to win in one battle and defeat them, we must hold heavy troops and not give the Eighth Route Army any opportunity to take advantage."
Kawasaki Daizuo suddenly raised his head, looked at Nakazuo Sumami and said with admiration: "You said it very well."
"I was so angry just now that I almost lost my mind. As a brigade leader, I must stay calm at all times and not let a defeat affect my thoughts. Thank you for your reminder."
"Master Cun, you are very qualified as Chief of Staff."
"I have never directly fought against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army before. All my knowledge of them comes from past battles. The battle at Pei Shan made me see their cunning and strength again."
"Faced with such an opponent, no matter how we use our tactics, we cannot be foolproof. As long as the troops reveal any flaws during the sweep, they will catch them and break the situation."
"Only by gathering heavy troops to sweep the Yi Zhong Plain and making their tactics useless in the face of strong strength can we avoid various accidents, win in one battle and defeat them."
"The four words "lie on the fuel and taste the courage" are well used.
"From now on, all units under the Baoding Mixed Brigade cannot actively provoke the Eighth Route Army in the wing. All units will strictly guard their positions and not give the Eighth Route Army any opportunity to take advantage."
"I will contact the headquarters immediately and ask the Commander to give us additional strength."
"This time we must gather at least 10,000 troops before we can act. No one can act in advance."
Speaking of this, Kawasaki Dazuo suddenly thought of something, slammed the table, and said with a look of realization: "I really want to know why the Yizhong Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked Yixian County."
"If there was no battle in Yi County, Baoding City should be able to dispatch six infantry brigades, one chariot brigade, one cavalry brigade, one field artillery brigade, and three regiments of the Imperial Association Army, totaling more than 11,000 troops Sweep the plains in the wings.”
"The Eighth Route Army knew that they were no match for us, so they took the initiative to attack Yixian, and consumed our army's strength by encircling the points and providing reinforcements, while also disrupting the rhythm of our raids."
"We must not be fooled by them again this time."
"Before the big sweep begins, no matter how provocative the Eighth Route Army is, our army cannot take the initiative."
Cun Shang Zhong Zuo thought that this was really the case. In order to strengthen the Kawasaki Left Army's determination to defeat the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong, he complimented him: "Your Excellency, the brigade commander, is wise. We will use whatever tactics the Eighth Route Army is afraid of. We will not give them anything to take advantage of." We will not give them any chance to defeat us."
"When the troops are assembled, the 10,000-strong army will sweep directly over."
"Buddha will kill Buddha if he blocks it, and god will kill god if he blocks it. No matter what tactics and tactics they use, they will become vulnerable to the torrent of steel and artillery shells of the imperial army."
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At the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, the Chief of Staff rushed into the war room with a happy face, raised the telegram tape in his hand to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and reported: "Chief, good news..."
"Didn't the Baoding Japanese army ask for a lot of reinforcements from surrounding garrisons and plan to mobilize heavy troops to sweep the Yizhong base again?"
"In order to reduce the counter-mopping pressure on Kong Jie, we have strictly ordered the troops operating on the only way for the Japanese to take the initiative to attack, consume the Japanese reinforcements and slow down their marching speed."
"The combat effect was very good... There were more than 5,600 reinforcements in the four routes, but less than 4,000 arrived in Baoding alive, including 400 to 500 seriously wounded. More than 1,700 people were wiped out by the troops along the way. The results were outstanding.”
The deputy commander's face suddenly lit up with joy, and he said happily: "It was a good fight..."
"In the past, it was difficult to mobilize seven or eight regiments to fight against the Japanese, but it was difficult to eliminate more than 1,700 small Japanese at once."
"We only mobilized three main regiments and some local troops for this operation, and the casualties were very small. We definitely took a big advantage."
The chief of staff then reported: "Chief, this victory is at best an appetizer. The real main course is yet to come."
"In order to smash the Japanese army's raid on the Yizhong base in Baoding, while we were helping to provide reinforcements, Kong Jie and Huang Yu were also busy."
"Taking the initiative to attack Yixian County, encirclement the points for reinforcements, and severely damaged the reinforcements sent by Baoding to the frontline men in the Peishan area. They eliminated more than 3,000 Japs, nearly 1,000 puppet troops, and seized a large amount of weapons and equipment."
"In this way, although the Baoding Japanese army received more than 3,000 reinforcements from other places, they lost more than 3,000 people in Yixian and Peishan, and also lost all the artillery of a field artillery brigade. Not only did the total strength not increase, the troops Our morale has also dropped a lot because of this great defeat. It can be said that we lost both our wives and our troops, and the operation to sweep the Yi Zhong base area had to be temporarily terminated."
"Kong Jie also reported: In order to prevent the troops from being defeated by us again, the Japanese army in Baoding strictly ordered the troops stationed in various places not to take the initiative to attack the Yizhong base area and not to take the initiative to provoke the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."
"They plan to take this opportunity to take the initiative again and use it as a training ground. While expanding the guerrilla areas in enemy-occupied areas, they will consolidate their base areas and improve the combat effectiveness of their troops through actual combat. They can also further consume the Japanese and puppet troops through these small fights. Achieving the goal of killing four birds with one stone."
The deputy commander was stunned when he heard this. He took the telegram and read it twice in a row before he recovered from the shock. The smile on his face became stronger and he sighed from the bottom of his heart: "They say that offense is the best defense. This sentence It’s true.”
"With the current strength of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, if we defend the base area passively and face the heavy raids by the puppet troops for more than 10,000 days, we will suffer heavy losses even if we hold the base area."
"As a result, they did the opposite, proactively provoking wars and attacking enemy-occupied areas before the Japanese launched a major sweep. Not only could they seize the initiative on the battlefield, but they could also move the battlefield to enemy-occupied areas and reduce the damage caused to the base areas by the war. get more."
"I think this style of play deserves to be promoted throughout the military."
"You call Kong Jie right away and ask him to carefully summarize the experience and lessons learned from Pei Shan's battle, and then report it to the headquarters."
"By the way, let me tell him that the headquarters fully supports the tactics he implemented in the Yizhong Plain. I hope they will continue their efforts to further inflict heavy damage on the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding. Each time, they can disrupt the Japanese and puppet troops' large-scale raids on the Yizhong Plain in advance and defend the base area. .”
The chief of staff continued to report: "In addition to the battle report, Kong Jie also hopes that the headquarters will support some of their local cadres."
"When the Duer Regiment was still the Duer Brigade, the base area was not large, and there were very few local cadres in reserve. Now the base area has been expanded three times, and there are several in the county alone. They have already used up all the local cadres they have. "Today, there are still three county towns where local cadres are represented by military cadres, which is not conducive to local development and will also affect the construction of base areas."
"According to their current development speed, the future Yizhong base area will definitely be more than the current four counties. Let us try to send as many as possible."
"Kong Jie also hopes that the local cadres we send there should preferably have fought in wars and have experience in commanding operations."
"I feel that Kong Jie and Huang Yu are digging holes for the Japs again, and the command center must support them both emotionally and rationally."
The deputy commander did not hesitate at all and made a decision with a wave of his hand: "It must be given..."
"Kong Jie has repeatedly made military exploits. He brings surprises to the headquarters one after another, and rarely makes any demands. We must support such outstanding cadres."
"It's not easy for us to help you with something, so we can't refuse."
"Assign them personnel according to the standards of the five counties, and try to recruit local cadres with military combat experience to see what holes Kong Jie and Huang Yu have dug for the little devils."
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The Guanjiabao stronghold is a medium-sized stronghold used by the Japanese and puppet troops in Fangshan to blockade the mountain.
Originally, there were only more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops stationed there. After Neji Okamura transferred 5,000 elite troops, although the garrison at the stronghold did not increase, a reinforced brigade was stationed in a town five kilometers behind the stronghold.
If the stronghold is attacked, reinforcements can arrive by marching in more than half an hour.
In the absence of nightlife, the stronghold became extremely quiet just after nine o'clock in the evening. Only the searchlights on the top of the turret were still swinging back and forth, illuminating the surrounding area to prevent sneak attacks on the stronghold.
"boom……"
A gunshot pierced the tranquility of the night, the dazzling searchlights were instantly extinguished, and the stronghold became pitch black at the same time.
The alarm suddenly sounded, and the stronghold quickly became lively.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers rushed out of the barracks in disheveled clothes. Some were holding rifles and armed belts, while others were carrying light machine guns. They went straight to the turrets and bunkers, all trying to get into combat positions as soon as possible.
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"Dongdongdong... da da da... boom boom boom..."
The sound of exchange of fire soon sounded on the battlefield, mixed with the sound of many shell explosions. Soon the stronghold was riddled with holes and suffered heavy casualties, forcing them to ask for help from the garrison at the rear.
At the Japanese military station five kilometers away, the assembly whistle suddenly sounded. The little Japanese who had been awakened by the gunshots quickly rushed out of the tent and rushed to the assembly area in small groups.
In less than five minutes, two infantry squadrons, half a mortar squadron, and half a heavy machine gun squadron, a total of more than 500 little devils, rushed towards the Guanjiabao stronghold, with the deputy captain personally leading the team.
