Seeing that Major General Kawasaki's face finally looked better, Chief of Staff Murakami Nakazuo seized the opportunity to continue reporting: "After the battle, the four commandos strictly carried out the order, destroyed the Eighth Route Army garrison and then withdrew to the occupied area."
"Now there is no news about the two commandos left, but I believe that there will be no problems with our action plan and we will return victorious... Report..." The communications staff rushed into the war room and saw Kawasaki. The major general followed him up to the center left and reported with a joyful face: "Brigade commander, chief of staff, the other two commandos that went out tonight have sent back telegrams."
"They all returned victorious. One commando team wiped out a main company of the Eighth Route Army, and another commando team severely damaged a main company of the Eighth Route Army."
"Good job..." Major General Kawasaki slapped his hand on the table and shouted excitedly.
"Killing two main companies of the Eighth Route Army and severely damaging four main companies in one night, the results are no less than if we launched a small-scale attack. The key is that our own casualties are very small."
"If we can destroy so many Eighth Route Army troops every night, we will wipe out all the Eighth Route Army troops operating in the wings in less than a month."
"Now I finally understand why the Eighth Route Army likes to fight guerrillas so much."
"The results are great, the casualties are small, and you can attack your opponent piecemeal without even realizing it. This is simply a tactic tailor-made for the weak."
"Of course, for the strong, this kind of tactics can also achieve unexpected results." After sighing, he stared at Cun Shangzhongzuo and asked: "After this stop, the Eighth Route Army operating in the wings will definitely strengthen their vigilance. It will definitely be very difficult for the commandos to catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise like they did tonight."
"What is the next step for the troops to fight?"
"If this operation ends with just this result, the impact on the Eighth Route Army will definitely be very low."
"With the Eighth Route Army's recruitment speed, these losses can be made up in a few days." Cun Shang Zhongzuo had already expected Major General Kawasaki to ask such a question, and immediately reported: "General Yingming, our next action plan is to target the Eighth Route Army in the wing." It was enacted after martial law."
"In the past, their base area was very small, and they only needed a small number of troops to defend it tightly."
"Now their base area spans several counties. Even if the total number of troops has exceeded 10,000, they still cannot establish a blockade around the base area."
"No matter how strict the Eighth Route Army is in imposing martial law, their base areas will be full of loopholes."
"The commandos can go deep into the heart of the base anywhere they want."
"The next plan is to raid the second-line troops of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong and their local governments, create panic within their base areas and disrupt military morale."
"The humble post has formulated a very complete assault plan for the commando team to ensure that there will be no problems. Please rest assured, brigade commander."...... As soon as Huang Yu returned to the headquarters of the Shunping Garrison Regiment, Kong Jie gave him a telegram and gave chase. Come over, forcing him to get on his horse again and go straight to the headquarters of the Duer Regiment.
As soon as I entered the door, I felt a depressing atmosphere. Kong Jie stood beside the map with a sullen face, reading telegrams for a while, studying the map for a while, writing and drawing on it.
Chief of Staff Liu Sen stood aside with his brows furrowed. It was obvious that he had encountered something big that couldn't be solved.
Huang Yu didn't waste any time and asked bluntly: "Commander, Chief of Staff, something happened in the base area?" Kong Jie handed over the telegram in his hand and said with a serious look on his face: "The little Japs in Baoding City are starting to feel uneasy again. separated."
"Six commandos were suddenly dispatched last night to attack six main companies of the Wangdu Defense Regiment and the Mancheng Defense Regiment respectively. In order to cover the transfer of the people, the two main companies that were attacked were completely destroyed, and the four main companies were attacked. Severely injured, almost losing combat effectiveness."
"The chief of staff and I are worrying about this matter. We feel that this is a premeditated action."
"The Japanese never like to fight with us at night, but this time they are going the opposite direction. What conspiracy is hidden inside, what is the purpose... are all worthy of our careful consideration."
"Retreat after the attack..." Huang Yu spat out these words after reading the telegram, and then said with a self-deprecating expression.
"Commander, Chief of Staff, why do I feel that the little devil's fighting style is a bit like our guerrilla warfare?"
"After the commando team wiped out our garrison, under normal circumstances, this group of devils should have gone deep into our base area to continue to expand their results, but they just stopped and retreated directly."
"The little devils who severely damaged our garrison did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it. They all voluntarily withdrew from our base area."
"Fight if you can, retreat if you can't, stop when you take advantage, and don't give your opponent any opportunity to take advantage... He quietly lurks around us under the cover of night, launches a sudden attack, and catches us by surprise..."
"No matter how you analyze it, it is our most commonly used guerrilla warfare."
"Is it possible that the Japs want to retaliate with teeth and use guerrilla warfare to deal with us?" Kong Jie patted his head and said: "The Chief of Staff and I also feel this way, but we always feel that this is too different from the Japs' past methods of fighting. It is completely different." It is in line with their fighting style. I have been afraid to confirm it, so I called you here in a hurry." Huang Yu continued: "While I was reinforcing the guerrilla brigade, did the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding have reinforcements?" Kong Jie shook his head: "The number of Japanese soldiers is not The puppet army has increased a lot, but they are all newly formed Imperial Army units by the little devils. They have not yet formed combat effectiveness, and their equipment is not complete, so they are temporarily unable to be used."
"That's it..." Huang Yu became more confident in his guess and answered firmly.
"The Japs have limited troops and are no match for us in frontal raids. In order to limit our development and slow down our development, they can only use guerrilla warfare, which they look down upon, to deal with us."
"Maybe there's a shadow of Okamura Neji in this."
"In the eyes of this old Japanese, the guerrilla brigade was able to severely inflict heavy losses on the Japanese mopping up troops at Mao'er Mountain and achieve victory in the counter-mopping campaign. There must be shadows of the Eighth Route Army in our wing."
"In order to stabilize public security in Peiping, allowing the Baoding garrison to attack the Yizhong base area will play a role in encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao."
"Otherwise, with the cautious character of the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding, they would never rashly fight us before they have the strength." Kong Jie did not answer, but the sudden self-mockery on his face showed that he had agreed with Huang Yu's words.
Guerrilla warfare has always been called the magic weapon of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, the troops under his command fell into the tactics they were best at. It was really embarrassing.
Soon this self-deprecation turned into anger, and then into murderous intent. He gritted his teeth and said: "We are the ancestors of guerrilla warfare. The little devil wants to show off his sword in front of Guan Gong. We are brave enough."
"Immediately send a telegram to Deng Jingye and Huang Qi, telling them that the Japs will use guerrilla warfare against them again, asking them to step up their guard, mobilize all local troops, guerrillas, and ordinary people in the base area, and use a real guerrilla warfare to teach them a lesson." Japanese and puppet troops." Huang Huangyu suddenly interjected: "Commander, we not only need to use guerrilla warfare to teach the little Japanese commando team, but we should also fight back."
"The Japanese are using guerrilla warfare to attack our base areas, and we can also use guerrilla warfare to attack enemy-occupied areas. Each one will attack his own, and see who can't stand it first."
"You just said that the overall strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding has not increased. They suddenly deployed two infantry brigades to fight guerrillas with us. The strength of the enemy-occupied areas must have become stretched again."
"We take the opportunity to break into enemy-occupied areas, and maybe we can cooperate internally and externally to capture one or two more counties."
"The county seat cannot be conquered, but it would be good to capture a few strongholds."
"After the Yixian offensive and defensive battle, didn't we decide on a development strategy of using offense instead of defense and taking the initiative?"
"Before, the army had not yet formed combat effectiveness. There were too many new recruits, and we didn't have any troops even if we wanted to attack."
"After this period of training, there will definitely be many troops ready to go to the battlefield."
"Everyone takes the opportunity to attack, which will not only consume the Japanese troops, seize trophies, enhance the strength of our army, but also play a role in training troops."
"The remaining troops in the base area used real guerrilla warfare to deal with the Japanese and puppet commandos, dragging them to the battlefield and unable to return for reinforcements."
"Cooperate with each other and give another big gift to the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding. They will never dare to make small moves against us in the future."... At ten o'clock in the evening, the Japanese and puppet troops, who had rested for a day at the Zhouzhuang stronghold, were dispatched again, preparing to directly attack the Eighth Route Army. At the base area, they attacked the station of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Wangdu County Garrison Regiment, and then withdrew to the occupied area after the attack.
In order to ensure the secrecy of the operation, the troops left the stronghold quietly without even waking up the people in the village where the stronghold was located.
Of course, even if someone in the village saw the Japanese and puppet troops leaving their stronghold, they would not be able to send the news out when the Japanese and puppet troops blocked the village.
The Japanese squadron leader is very confident in tonight's operation. He thought that his plan was perfect. As long as the troops entered the Eighth Route Army base area quietly, they would be able to catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise just like last night, and then retreat after taking advantage.
Little did they know that the stronghold where they were resting was being targeted by the Wangdu garrison during the day. A guerrilla team familiar with the local terrain is always lurking nearby, in groups of two or three, taking turns sleeping to monitor the stronghold.
As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops set off, the two guerrillas rushed to the base area under the cover of night, hoping to speed up the regiment leader Deng Jingye as soon as possible.
The Japanese and puppet troops marched very fast. They arrived at the edge of the base area in the early morning and quietly entered the base area through a defensive loophole.
If he had to travel another two hours, he would be able to reach the target station, launch an attack immediately, end the battle within half an hour, and evacuate the battlefield.
Spend another two hours withdrawing from the Eighth Route Army base area and returning to the occupied area. Just then, an accident happened.
"Click, click, click..." The familiar sound of machine gun fire suddenly sounded on the right side of the team, and two screams from the middle of the team reached the squadron leader's ears at the same time.
"The enemy attacked...machine guns and grenade launchers immediately counterattack. Others continue to advance. We have been exposed. We must rush to the battlefield and eliminate them before the Eighth Route Army retreats." The squadron leader reacted very quickly and drew his command knife as soon as the gunfire sounded. , pointing at the location where the gunshot was fired and giving an urgent order.
At two o'clock in the morning, the commando finally reached the target station. The village was very lively, full of Chinese people running back and forth for their lives. Dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers were mixed in with the crowd to organize their retreat, but the effect was very poor.
There were eighty or ninety Eighth Route Army troops left, wielding shovels, rushing to repair fortifications at the entrance of the village, digging trenches and stacking sandbags.
The time was too short, and we still haven’t seen any blocking position at the entrance of the village.
