Then, as the core leadership team of a team, Kong Jie, Li Wenjie, and Xu Guoan conducted in-depth discussions and determined operational policies and deployments regarding the winter counterattack against the Japanese army.
In the end, the three reached a consensus.
The tone for the Winter Counteroffensive was officially set.
According to the results of the in-depth discussion between the three people, this winter counterattack was roughly divided into three stages of operations according to the pre-plan.
The first stage was mainly military operations, supplemented by political offensives. The main targets were the areas around a detachment and the control areas around the main counties in the Japanese-occupied areas. These were relatively remote towns, strongholds, and villages that had relatively few troops to defend them.
The aim was to capture some of the more remote towns and villages of the Japanese army and expand the area of a team's guerrilla zone bit by bit, thus gradually weakening the strength of the Japanese army.
The second phase of the operation is dominated by the main force of a team, supplemented by local army and militia forces. It focuses on destroying the transportation lines spread by the Japanese army, and attempts to attack the Japanese army's transportation hubs to cut off the supply lines between Guizi County and the advancing stronghold. .
As for the third stage, it is to attack some counties and large strongholds of the Japanese army to contain the Japanese army's strength and attract the attention of the Japanese army, thereby covering the elite combat troops and secretly attacking the Japanese army's small and medium-sized coal mines, iron mines, and other munitions industries. Cut off the enemy's military resources.
In addition, we can also start to attack some Japanese companies, and at the same time cooperate with the anti-corruption campaign, promote the anti-war ideology, and expand the propaganda offensive that "the Japanese army will be defeated and the Japanese army will perish."
When proposing the other two stages of operations, Kong Jie said: “These three stages can be said to be in chronological order and complementary to each other.
When the first stage of the operation was to capture the Japanese army's remote towns and strongholds, it was also a cover for the second stage of the operation.
At this time, the Japanese army's attention was drawn to the remote winter offensive launched by our army.
Then, they took the opportunity to cooperate with the local army and militia forces to launch a destructive war without warning, focusing on destroying the Japanese transportation lines, sneak attacks on transportation hubs, and cutting off supply lines.
The Japanese will definitely be caught off guard.
After the first two stages of the operation are completed, just when the little devils think that we are just making a small fuss on the periphery, we will take the opportunity to attack the devils' county towns and some large strongholds, and we must adopt a decisive battle posture.
As the winter counterattack unfolds, the little devils no longer know what our real purpose is. Even if our team is determined to capture some of the Japanese counties, the little devils will probably believe it.
Use this as a cover to sneak attack on some small coal mines, iron mines, and various mines that the Japanese have mined around us over the years.
This little son of a bitch is invading our country and plundering our country's abundant mineral resources. We cannot just watch and rob some of our country's abundant mineral resources.
It just so happens that the various production factories and arsenals of our detachment are in urgent need of these military mineral resources!
Xu Guoan smiled and added to Kong Jie's suggestion: "Old Kong, if you say so, since this is a winter counterattack, according to the weather conditions in our area in previous years, there will be a heavy snowfall this year.
We have to make use of this heavy snow.
When a heavy snow falls, for the little devil, the mobility of various mechanical vehicles is greatly hindered, and even the operations of the flying team will be affected.
But for us, as long as we use it properly, not only will it not be an obstacle, it may even be a help for us. "
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Old Xu, what do you think?"
Xu Guoan replied: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.
Once heavy snow covers winter operations, we can use the camouflage of heavy snow, as well as the inconvenience caused by heavy snow and extremely cold weather to the Japanese combat troops.
But similarly, we also need to pay attention to the soldiers' ability to withstand the cold during winter operations.
So, Lao Kong, I think we need to prepare several months in advance. One is cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes for winter operations, including camouflage colors.
We must ensure that the soldiers do not freeze when they are fighting in the heavy snow.
In addition, some equipment suitable for winter combat and transportation can be prepared in advance, such as sleds. The more prepared these things are, the better.
Once we follow our second phase of operations and successfully capture some of the Japanese's small and medium-sized coal mines and iron mines, emergency transportation will definitely be indispensable.
When the snow is deep, even mechanical vehicles are not as effective as sleds. They only need one person and a shovel to run. Our individual soldiers can transport several times more supplies than usual. "
Kong Jie smiled.
The so-called heroes think alike, Xu Guoan and he thought of it together.
As for preparations in this regard, they have actually started long ago.
Political Commissar Li Wenjie smiled and said: "Every winter is always the most difficult for our Eighth Route Army troops, who are short of food and clothing.
It was easy to deal with in the summer, but in the winter, there was so little food and clothes, many soldiers couldn't even make it through.
Therefore, in the past few years, after the economic situation of our team has gradually improved, our comrades have never forgotten the pain that winter has brought to us.
From the planting of cotton to the preparation of cotton-padded clothes, to the killing of chickens and ducks in the cooking class, the relatively soft duck down and chicken down will be taken out and used as insulation materials for making cotton-padded clothes.
Coupled with the purchase of various external thermal insulation materials.
Now, our whole team, the main fighting force, each soldier has at least one set of cotton-padded clothes for winter, plus a bunk bed for sleeping, and a briquette stove for heating.
In the words of our soldiers, it’s as if winter has never come before! "
Ha ha ha ha--
Talking about the earth-shaking transformation based on the changes above and below, Kong Jie and the others couldn't help but smile on their faces.
In the end, political commissar Li Wenjie was responsible for the matter.
In this regard, Li Wenjie even vowed: "Commander, please rest assured that before this year's winter counterattack begins, I will definitely ensure the supply of cotton-padded clothes and shoes for our combat troops and the corresponding cold-proof equipment."
"In addition, as Lao Xu said, prepare more sleds. When the heavy snow comes down, we can go to the little devil's territory to pull supplies!" Kong Jie said.
"Hey!" Li Wenjie responded with a smile.
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Time flies by like this, and what the soldiers feel increasingly is the rapid drop in temperature.
In the next few months, there was no major war.
Kong Jie still focuses his main energy on the economic development of a team.
In addition, he drew corresponding drawings and passed them to John, who then cooperated with the company behind him to produce some advanced equipment needed for mass production of penicillin.
Kong Jie is considering the location of the penicillin production factory.
It was finally decided to place it in a specially built cave production factory somewhere in the hinterland of a team.
The so-called backer eats the mountain.
After the industrial production capacity of a team has been greatly improved, the soldiers' ability to mine minerals, dig caves, and build cave arsenals has naturally been greatly improved.
Even if it is a hard mountain, with powerful excavation tools, you can still create a hidden and practical cave that can be used as a stable military site.
These caves are concealed enough not to be afraid of raids by Japanese soldiers, and safe enough not to be afraid of reconnaissance and bombing by Japanese planes.
Kong Jie sometimes wondered whether he should follow the example of my regiment leader and my regiment, hollowing out the entire mountain and building it into the strongest defense.
But in the end he gave up the plan.
After all, defense is not a long-term solution, you have to start attacking.
In the end, Kong Jie arranged the planned penicillin production factory in the cave, and all the corresponding medical researchers were also relocated.
After that, Kong Jie only needed to find some excuses and relay the production process and various experiences of mass production of penicillin to the researchers who developed penicillin.
Next, Kong Jie just needs to wait for the good news from the researchers, and looks forward to the day when the amount of penicillin can even be supplied to the entire Eighth Route Army.
This will surely save the lives of tens of millions of Eighth Route Army soldiers.
On the other side, according to Kong Jie and the others’ original prediction of the international situation.
Kong Jie first bought a large number of production factories in the Japanese-occupied areas and concessions from John at a low price, and then sought cooperation with Soviet businessmen, and even brought in those Soviet businessmen. , as one of the minority shareholders, and directly handed over the power of proxy.
Relying on the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty and the golden signatures of these Soviet businessmen, these production factories under the name of a team were preserved in the Japanese-occupied areas.
Everything is going on in order...
Once there is no military operation, Kong Jie, who has always liked to be a hands-off boss, handed over all matters in the regiment to Chief of Staff Xu Guoan and Political Commissar Li Wenjie, and then took a leisurely break from his busy schedule.
I chatted with Lao Li in the morning and studied the preparations of the new second regiment for this winter offensive.
At noon, I made a phone call to Ding Wei to talk about my family affairs, and also inquired about his new regiment's plan for this operation.
Anyway, the phone bill is free, it's not free.
At night, when Captain Kong was already fast asleep, Xu Guoan and Li Wenjie were still busy handling affairs within the regiment!
Life is so simple, simple and nourishing.
Kong Jie also became more and more integrated with his current identity, as if there was a figure like himself in this piece of history.
Until the eleventh day.
The tranquility was temporarily broken.
On the phone, the brigade commander seemed to smile a lot more than usual, "Haha, Kong Jie, that's what it is. The first team is an example of the dual economic and military development of our Eighth Route Army.
This incident deserves to be widely reported and commended by the three armed forces as an example.
So the headquarters sent a reporter over to conduct a two-month interview with your team, and you are ready to receive them! "
Snapped!
The endless call was hung up just like that.
Kong Jie didn't take it seriously at the time and continued to live his own life. It wasn't until two days later that the communications soldier came to report: "Report to the detachment leader, the reporters sent by the headquarters have arrived at our base area."
Kong Jie nodded and said: "I understand, you can just talk to the political commissar about this matter, and it is enough for the political commissar to receive you."
"yes!"
The little warrior responded, but he had no intention of leaving yet.
Kong Jie raised his head and asked, "Why, what else is going on?"
The little soldier scratched his head and replied cautiously: "The detachment leader, it's the political commissar who asked you to also meet the reporters who came here."
"What do you want to see reporters? I'm busy right now!" Kong Jie said with eyes wide open.
Little warrior: "..."
busy?
He clearly saw the detachment leader sitting on the warm kang with his legs crossed, peeling peanuts and drinking some wine!
The little warrior didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore and turned around and walked away.
Not long after, a voice came from outside the yard, which seemed to be the voice of political commissar Li Wenjie, "Comrade reporter, please come this way. This is the headquarters of our first team. Yes, our team leader is at the headquarters now. He should be doing research." There’s a war!”
Li Wenjie's voice seemed to be raised a little higher on purpose.
Kong Jie frowned when he heard the words, secretly wondering what the hell is this kid Wenjie doing?
Why did you come here and lead reporters to our headquarters?
It’s just that you have to pay attention to this image.
After all, he was a reporter from the headquarters. It would not be good if this bad image was brought to the ears of the brigade commander and the boss again.
Kong Jie immediately moved quickly and scooped up all the peanut shells placed on the small wooden table on the kang into the garbage pile nearby.
Then he took out a combat map, placed it on the small wooden table, and pretended to study it.
The footsteps got closer and closer, and then the curtain in the inner room was opened, and their eyes met. Li Wenjie, who opened the curtain, grinned at Kong Jie with a bright smile, and then said to the person next to him: " Reporter Shen, please!”
A figure walked in slowly. Kong Jie did not raise his head. He continued to focus on the military map on the small wooden table. There was a hint of joy in his generous voice: "Captain Kong, we meet again!"
Why do these words sound familiar?
Kong Jie looked up and was stunned.
A reporter sent from headquarters?
Isn’t this reporter Shen Wenyue from Jinnan Newspaper who I interviewed before at the Independent Group?
Beautiful things are always welcomed by people. When such beautiful things represent women, men are especially welcome, and Kong Jie is no exception.
Shen Wenyue's arrival was just a joke, and suddenly it was like spring flowers blooming, and the original chill in the room seemed to be dispelled.
In the Eighth Route Army where sows are like Xishi and all are bachelors, beautiful women are quite rare!
Kong Jie said in surprise: "Miss Shen, I remember you were in the Zhongtiao Mountain area? Why did you suddenly come to our Eighth Route Army headquarters?"
At this time, another young boy emerged from behind Shen Wenyue.
Kong Jie took a look, hey, isn’t this Xiao Wu?
Xiao Wu was a soldier brought out by Shen Quan. He was usually smart and well-trained. Shen Quan always regarded Xiao Wu as his younger brother.
Kong Jie naturally recognized Xiao Wu.
"I heard that when Miss Shen went to the Zhongtiao Mountain area this time, it was Xiao Wu who you protected along the way?"
Xiao Wu nodded, and then explained for Shen Wenyue: "Old commander, in the drought-stricken areas south of the Yellow River and in Henan, the people there are really miserable.
Reporter Shen and I went there and saw it with our own eyes on the road. Within two steps, we could see several corpses that had been pecked to pieces by wild birds, including old people and many even children.
The drought was so severe that a large amount of farmland was dry and cracked, and not even half a grain of grain or even a green seedling could be seen.
The common people really couldn't survive anymore and had no choice but to find ways to escape to other places..."
Xiao Wu recalled what he saw and heard in the northern Henan region.
When it comes to the sad part, I can't help but burst into tears.
It turned out that just a few months ago, Xiao Wu accompanied Shen Wenyue on an in-depth visit to Henan to investigate the drought-affected areas and the situation where people were living in dire straits.
They used their eyes, memories, pens, and cameras to record everything they saw along the way.
The tragedy and desolation seen with the eyes, the self-reports and lamentations of the local victims of the disaster, and the anger and sadness that were deeply explored...
The two stayed in northern Henan for a long time and suffered a lot. Finally, they followed the refugees along the shelter built by a team and arrived near the Taihang base area.
The only light in the disaster.
That was the helping hand extended by the Eighth Route Army, the people's soldiers, to the victims.
Shen Wenyue witnessed this with her own eyes and reported on it.
After the boss heard about this, he met with Shen Wenyue at the headquarters. When Shen Wenyue said that the war should not ignore the plight of the people, and that the people in the drought-stricken areas were in dire straits and mourned all over the country, the situation should be known to the whole of China.
The boss expressed his affirmation and support for this.
After learning about Shen Wenyue's identity, he learned that Shen Wenyue had served as a military reporter for the Fourth Independent Regiment in Zhongtiao Mountain, including Shen Wenyue's father, who also devoted himself to actively supporting the anti-Japanese cause.
The boss invited Shen Wenyue to stay at the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
Shen Wenyue, who had witnessed what the Eighth Route Army had done for the country and the people, did not refuse and stayed at the Eighth Route Army headquarters as a reporter for the propaganda agency.
After that, the scene before us happened. In order to set an example for the economic and military development of a team, spread it to the three armies, encourage morale, and serve as an example.
The headquarters sent Shen Wenyue to a team for interviews.
After hearing this, Kong Jie was also filled with emotion.
In this way, he and Shen Wenyue really have some fate.
"Captain Kong, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you in the future!" Shen Wenyue said, but for some unknown reason, she still used the old title.
Kong Jie said with a smile: "Of course, our team will treat the comrades sent by the headquarters well!"
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