As a team's winter counterattack begins, the situation expands and the battlefield demands.
As early as a month ago, Kong Jie specially called Duan Peng and gave Duan Peng a new task.
Kong Jie's original words at that time were as follows: "Duan Peng, now our team is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more places where we need to fight.
This requires a small group of elite combatants who are well-equipped, powerful and experienced like our commandos, who can use special special operations tactics to deal with the enemy.
Just a commando team of thirty or forty people is no longer enough. "
In response, Duan Peng said with joy on his face: "Captain, do you want to expand the size of our commando team?"
Kong Jie said: "Your guess is correct, but not entirely.
It has been nearly two years since our commando team was established.
Every current commando member is an absolute elite selected from a hundred in our team. If we use special tactics, all of them can block ten with one, or even block a hundred with one.
Such elites cannot be trained overnight.
If possible, I would like to build our entire first interleaved group into such elites.
It’s just that this is simply unrealistic. You, the monk, should know better than anyone how much resources our commando team has consumed from its establishment to the present training.
Even with the current financial resources of our team, we don't have this background, let alone the time, to provide your commando team with expanded training. "
After all, if you want to win the Anti-Japanese War, it is naturally not enough to rely solely on a small group of special operations forces like the commandos.
On large-scale battlefields, it is still the battle of large corps that determines the final outcome.
"Captain, what do you mean?"
"With our veteran commandos as the core, we will serve as instructors, and we will remove some experienced soldiers from our various units, and you will provide special training.
There is no requirement to reach the level of an old member of your commando team.
What I want them to perform is not a highly difficult special operations mission.
For example, in order to deal with the Japs' mechanized combat troops this time, we need to send out some small groups of combat troops to secretly attack and knock down the Japs' car camps and material storage bases.
Destroy the mechanized foundation of the Japs’ rapid reaction force.
This requires a considerable number of small combat troops, and just relying on the thirty or forty members of your commando team is definitely not enough.
The situation is like this, Duan Peng, how are you doing, are there any problems? "
Hearing this, Duan Peng didn't say anything. He immediately patted his chest and promised: "Please rest assured, captain, I promise to complete the mission!"
"Then hurry up and act. I've already sent greetings to the regiment leaders!" Kong Jie said.
"yes!"
In fact, the task assigned by Kong Jie this time was not difficult for Duan Peng.
At that time, the independent regiment had not yet expanded into the first independent anti-Japanese detachment in northwestern Shanxi.
The commando team has always been the most coveted place of glory for the soldiers of the entire independent regiment.
In order to especially encourage the enthusiasm of the soldiers in training and combat, and to strive for glory, Kong Jie made very clear regulations for the selection of commando personnel.
There are six levels in total.
Recruit company - battalion main company - battalion sharp knife company - regiment guard company - assault company.
Finally, you can stand out from the selection of the assault company, and then you can officially join the assault team that represents the ceiling of the entire independent regiment's combat power.
Kong Jie summed it up in one sentence at an introduction meeting for the commando team: "The commando team represents the highest glory of our soldiers. Almost every soldier there can be called the king of soldiers!"
Therefore, the title "King of Soldiers" became popular in the independent regiment and even the later team.
By now, the entire team has grown countless times compared to the independent group.
But the commando team is still the commando team consisting of only thirty or forty members.
The ultra-high elimination rate and strict selection rules have made many warriors who originally worked hard for that sacred place of glory feel frustrated.
After Kong Jie's mission was assigned this time, what Duan Peng had to do was actually very simple.
Just select some outstanding soldiers from the assault companies, the guard companies of each regiment, and the sharp knife companies of each battalion to form a team similar to an assault team that can temporarily perform some relatively simple special operations tasks.
These teams are equivalent to the reserve forces of the commandos!
With these reserve team members, Duan Peng wants to form the troops that Kong Jie told him, which can be achieved very quickly. The next step is to add a certain amount of training.
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the other side.
Just as Kong Jie was commanding a team, he continued to launch the third phase of the winter counterattack, and actively developed internal troop building and economic construction.
For the three towns in the Four Townships captured by one team, and the three cities in Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County that were vaguely besieged, the defenders in other security areas could not be easily transferred out.
Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka decided to take the safest countermeasure:
Let Yangquan and other three cities hold on and wait for the heavy snow to melt and this winter to be completely over!
Yoshio Shinozuka, who was filled with anger, swore secretly in his heart.
When this winter is completely over, in the early spring of next year, I will definitely launch a retaliatory counterattack to wash away the great humiliation that the Japanese Empire suffered at the hands of Kong Jie this winter.
On the 15th.
More than a dozen planes roared over Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan counties.
Naturally, the news quickly reached the team headquarters.
Xu Guoan, the chief of staff who came to report the situation, said as soon as he entered the room: "Damn it, this little devil is really driven to panic. He can think of any way."
"What's going on?" Kong Jie, who was studying the third phase of the offensive, raised his head and asked.
Xu Guoan said: "Our comrades lurking in the three cities of Yangquan sent back news that not long ago, the little devils tried to forcefully requisition military rations and seize food and materials from the people after failure.
The Japanese and puppet troops originally stationed in Yangquan, Tanxian and Shouyang cities have basically run out of food.
But just this morning, the Japanese actually directly mobilized a flying team and used planes to drop a considerable amount of food and supplies to the three cities of Yangquan.
Now, wouldn’t the Japanese and puppet troops in the three cities of Yangquan have something to eat again? "
Kong Jie was stunned by such news for a moment: "Hey, there really is a little devil like him, and he even started airdropping!"
This was indeed something Kong Jie had not expected.
"It doesn't matter!"
Kong Jie, who quickly came back to his senses, smiled and looked at the sand table in front of him that he had added a lot of marks on. "Old Xu, the little devil would rather use airdrops to drop supplies to the three cities of Yangquan than use the transportation team. Transport supplies.
It can be seen that the little devil is still self-aware. He knows that under our noses, he is just a grain of food, and there is no way to transport it into the three cities of Yangquan through conventional transportation lines. "
"Besides, if the Japanese and puppet troops guarding the city have food to eat, they won't be so anxious as to jump over the wall. I'm also afraid that these little devils are really hungry and will persecute the people in the county again!"
"This is my newly marked sand table. You see, the area where our military flag has been planted is the newly expanded base area of our team in this winter counterattack.
So far, it is obvious that we have captured the four townships and three towns surrounding the three cities of Yangquan in one fell swoop, and have attacked the enemy's transportation lines from the outside, and completely blocked the enemy's supply lines. This old devil has already made a solution to the problem. "
Xu Guoan smiled and nodded. He took over the conversation and continued: "Yes! The Japs' intention is very obvious, to temporarily guard the three cities of Shouyang, Yangquan and Tan County.
It seems that the little devil is waiting for this winter to end.
All means to deal with us must be reserved until early spring next year! "
Kong Jie said: "You son of a bitch is not stupid at all. The snow is still heavy and winter is not over yet.
If the Japanese really can't swallow this breath, they will attack the four townships and three towns we have captured with heavy troops.
We also want to let the little devil know how badly the Japanese army will be defeated in the end.
By then, let alone these four townships and three towns, the attacks launched by our Eighth Route Army units from various battlefields may even have a large-scale impact on the security and stability of the entire North China.
That's not a price the little devil can afford. "
Changing the topic, Kong Jie continued: "Since the Japanese army is not impatient and has not been fooled, then we will continue to fight according to the second set of response plans.
The little devil is now concentrating on stabilizing the main urban areas of Yangquan, Shouyang and Tan County. As for other areas, especially some remote townships and villages, the little devil probably has no time to take care of it in order to persist until the early spring of next year before launching the offensive. .
This is a good thing.
As the saying goes, boil a frog in warm water. By the time the frog reacts and realizes that the water temperature can kill it, it will be too late!
Since the Japanese have decided to defend, we will launch a tentative attack, first in some remote villages and towns in the three cities of Yangquan, and then tentatively move forward.
I even tried to capture some relatively important transportation hubs and towns outside the three cities of Yangquan. I would like to see how his little devil will react to this.
In short, as long as the Japanese take a step back, we will take a step forward! "
Although Kong Jie had never met the Japanese commander Yoshio Shinozuka, he already knew it thoroughly.
Sometimes Kong Jie even had such an idea:
He put himself, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, and Yoshio Shinozuka, the commander of the Japanese First Army, into the most obviously hostile situation.
As the commander of the Japanese First Army and the highest military commander stationed in Shanxi who was able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops, the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops under the control of Yoshio Shinozuka was naturally far superior to the one led by Kong Jie.
But Kong Jie disagreed with this: "On the contrary, if Yoshio Shinozuka and I were to face each other, our old Kong would have more advantages!
Why do you say that?
Because even though Yoshio Shinozuka is a high-ranking commander of the First Army, he has far more troops and resources under his command than our old Kong.
But the number of troops he can deploy to deal with our team is limited.
In addition, as the commander of the First Army, this old devil has quite a lot of worries.
He has to consider the Central Army on the frontal battlefield; he has to appease the Jinsui Army west of the Yellow River; he has to be prepared for the possible harassment and ambushes of the Eighth Route Army in our various base areas at any time; throughout Shanxi, there are quasi-security areas in large areas. District, he has to worry about ensuring public security and stability.
But I, Kong Jie, have no worries in this regard. I only need to consider our small team.
So I can fight however I want and wherever I want.
What is this like?
It's like ants chewing on fleshworms. If you close your eyes and open them, you will see meat. We will never suffer! "
Taking the immediate situation as an example, Kong Jie knew very well the intentions of Yoshio Shinozuka.
"This old devil bets all the final victory or defeat on the retaliatory counterattack after the winter.
He was very confident that no matter how much supplies and land he lost this winter, he would be able to get them all back in the early spring of next year.
So in the next counterattack against the three cities of Yangquan, we just let go and attack, and the little devil will only retreat step by step.
As for who wins in the end, it depends on the decisive battle in early spring next year! "
The decisive words sounded, and Kong Jie's eyes revealed a strong fighting spirit.
Two days later, the third phase of the combat offensive officially kicked off according to the order issued by the detachment headquarters.
The attacking troops attacked the Japanese county towns and some important towns and strongholds to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops, thus covering the roundabout combat troops and destroying some small and medium-sized Japanese mines and various operating enterprises.
Soldiers are all too familiar with the task of attacking Japanese counties and towns with sheep.
Although it is a sheep attack, it must show the momentum of a decisive battle.
And when they came up, they rushed directly to the city gate fortifications of Yangquan, Tanxian and Shouyang cities to attack!
The sound of artillery shelling shook the heaven and earth, as if it was about to tear a crack in the hard and thick city wall.
With such a posture, even a blind man would be sure that the Eighth Route Army was determined to capture the main county seat!
The three main cities of Shouyang, Yangquan and Tan County were attacked fiercely at the same time.
Such a crazy move by a team confused the Japanese commanders at the First Army Headquarters.
In order to cope with the predicament of the three cities of Yangquan being besieged from the outside by a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, Yoshio Shinozuka decided to remain unchanged in response to all changes, first holding on to the defense zones of the three main cities, and waiting for the attack in early spring next year.
In this regard, even the Japanese Chief of Staff Beichuan believed quite firmly: "Even if the Eighth Route Army captured the remote Four Townships and Three Towns, they did not have enough strength to capture the three cities of Yangquan in one fell swoop.
Tubalu definitely doesn’t have the courage and plan! "
As a result, news suddenly came that a large number of main forces of the Eighth Route Army were attacking the three cities of Yangquan.
During the meeting, the old face of the Japanese Chief of Staff Beichuan felt hot for a moment. This slap in the face came too quickly.
As for the crazy siege action that one team suddenly made at this moment.
No Japanese officer dared to make a judgment easily.
After many battles with Kong Jie, these Japanese officers have realized that this is a guy who cannot be inferred using common sense.
You thought he was going to defend, but he changed hands and captured four villages and three towns.
You think he is just heading for remote towns, but maybe he ultimately wants to capture the three cities of Yangquan in one fell swoop.
Even Beichuan was silent.
No one can figure out Kong Jie's true intention.
"General——"
All the officers finally focused their attention on Shinozuka Yoshio.
Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for a long time, and then slowly said: "There is an old saying in China, soldiers will stop you, and water will cover you. It is better to stick to the three cities of Yangquan according to the original plan, and reinforcements from all walks of life are on standby at any time!"
"Hi!"
At this time, outside the city gates of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tanxian, a detachment of the Eighth Route Army was tasked with attacking from behind, but the soldiers were suddenly put into a decisive battle posture.
The Japanese commanders who defended the city did not dare to delay. While using all their strength to hold on to the city gate fortifications, they urgently ordered various mechanized combat troops to quickly rush to the direction of the city gate for reinforcements.
In addition, Japanese Chief of Staff Beichuan also gave instructions again on the phone:
At critical moments, Chinese people who have been prepared in advance can be captured at the city gate to assist in the defense and force the Eighth Route Army to give up the attack!
A team headquarters.
The news of Kong Jie’s layout finally came:
"Report to the captain, the Japs' mechanized combat troops have been dispatched!"
"Great, don't tell me, this little son of a bitch has really hidden their quick reaction force well enough.
Our intelligence department has been active for so many days, but not much information has been discovered.
Lao Kong, your trick of luring the snake out of the hole not only attracted the Japanese's quick reaction troops, but also covered the third stage of the offensive to attack the Japanese mines and enterprises. You really killed two birds with one stone! "
Chief of Staff Xu Guoan looked impressed.
One of the intentions of the upward attack on the three cities of Yangquan was to draw out the Japanese's rapid reaction force - the mechanized combat force.
This will determine where the transportation vehicles of these mechanized combat units of the Little Devils will be parked, as well as where these combat squadrons will be stationed, etc.
Collect accurate and relevant intelligence in advance for the commando team led by the monk to raid the Japanese mechanized combat troops.
"You can inform the frontline sheep attacking troops to retreat!" Kong Jie gave the order without hesitation.
"yes!"
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