...The Eighth Route Army has long tasted the sweetness of propaganda offensives, especially for those puppet troops and Japanese security forces whose willpower is weak. Sometimes propaganda offensives are even more effective than military operations.
Licheng was captured, and the defenders stationed in Licheng chose to flee in panic.
This was a big blow to the Japanese defenders in Shexian, Xiangyuan, Lucheng, and Liaoxian cities.
When the orders from the Japanese command came down, the defenders in each city were required to continue to hold on and cooperate with the main force of the empire to form an encirclement of the Eighth Route Army from the outside.
There are many Japanese and puppet army officers who are in a worrying situation and are worried that they will be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
At first, the Japanese military command also considered this issue, so it issued secret instructions. Except for the chief officer guarding the city, the other officers basically did not understand the situation.
In addition, it was claimed that follow-up reinforcements would arrive in Licheng, Shexian, Xiangyuan and other cities soon, and the defenders only needed to hold on for a while.
However, the Eighth Route Army soon became aware of the Japanese army's intentions.
"The Japanese want to use Licheng, Xiangyuan, Shexian and Liao County cities to contain our main force, and then take the opportunity to form an encirclement from the periphery, take the opportunity to raid our base area, turn around and slowly eat our surrounded main force! "
After analyzing the situation at the former enemy headquarters, the deputy chief of staff laughed.
"Speaking of which, Kong Jie's control over the Japs' psychology is indeed exquisite!"
"In this way, he really followed his plan and tricked the little devil into coming in!"
It turned out that as early as in the military meeting before the battle started.
When Kong Jie proposed creating flesh-and-blood imitations to massacre the Japanese troops in slaughterhouses, he then proposed a special combat plan that was hidden from the public:
"First, blatantly, we captured some of the Japanese fortifications on a large scale, deliberately exposing our main force, and then secretly withdrew the main force, leaving only a certain number of troops at the corresponding fortifications to contain the Japanese force."
"What will be the final result? The Japanese thought that there was a regiment of our troops on the fortifications, but in fact we only had one battalion left.
The Japanese thought we had a brigade of troops left on the construction site, but in fact we only had a regiment of troops left. "
"Use the minimum number of troops to build a flesh-and-blood mill with the help of fortifications to contain the Japanese army to the greatest extent."
Of course, this is just the first step according to the plan proposed by Kong Jie.
According to Kong Jie's proposal, the combat plan was jointly discussed by military commanders at all levels.
The attack and defense of Licheng can be roughly divided into seven stages.
The first stage goal: capture Licheng, Liao County, and Shexian County, take the opportunity to capture Lucheng, and overhaul fortifications near these major county towns, evacuate and relocate nearby people, and evacuate and seize supplies.
Stock up on water and supplies and be prepared for longer-term defensive operations.
Then, switch from offense to defense.
When the Japanese reinforcements arrived, they used the fortifications to continuously consume the Japanese's energy. As nails that must not be ignored, they were driven into the Japanese's logistical throat.
Try to get at least a week to prepare for the construction of fortifications in the northern canyon area.
At the same time, part of the army moved westward to occupy the mountainous passage from Xiangyuan to the central part of Licheng, and quickly built a group of fortifications and built a special slaughterhouse.
The main policy of this operation is to use the most elite Eighth Route Army to give the Japanese a blow, and then quickly switch from offense to defense, using the main county towns to firmly contain the main force of the Japanese army.
In the second stage, the purpose is to bleed the Japanese in the canyon in the north of Lucheng and the highlands in the west of Licheng, Shexian and Liaoxian.
After the Japanese troops have increased in level, the Eighth Route Army in other base areas can take the opportunity to attack the Japanese traffic lines and carry out disruptive operations.
In the third stage, when the canyon fortifications in the north of Lucheng were exhausted, they began to evacuate to Licheng. During the retreat, field fortifications and minefields were used to delay the pursuit of the Japanese field group.
The Shexian battlefield continues to increase the firepower density and troop strength, strengthen the depth of the rear defense line, and be on guard against Japanese reinforcements from western and southern Shandong at any time.
At the same time, the western highlands of Licheng continued to hold on. After covering the southern front troops of Licheng across the Zhuozhang River, the western front troops waited for an opportunity to retreat and annihilate the enemy, and then moved to the northern mountainous area.
Part of them retreated to the west of Licheng to prevent the Japanese from outflanking their retreat.
In the fourth stage, the fighting in the west and south of Licheng bought Licheng at least three weeks to build fortifications.
It was blocked by Shexian County in the east and the Huangyadong area in the north. As long as the enemy was in contact with the west and south, the Japanese fortifications and the Eighth Route Army's emergency repair fortifications were used to defeat the Japanese invaders near Licheng and build a slaughterhouse.
At the same time, it stimulated and attracted the Japanese army to launch sneak attacks from the Xiyang area to Liao County and the north of Licheng.
When the fortifications were almost exhausted, the troops considered retreating to the Huangyadong area.
In the fifth stage, the Eighth Route Army retreated to Huangyadong and Shexian County, attracting red-eyed Japanese to continue to invest troops.
On the east and west sides of Shexian County, the Japanese could hear the sound of gunfire, but they were separated by the Eighth Route Army's fortifications and could not join together.
The same is true near Liao County.
The so-called flesh and blood millstone, the slaughter battlefield, must be stuck at the key throat position so that the little devil cannot defeat it and has to continue to attack. It can only continue to invest troops and continue to suffer casualties.
At that time, the northern part of Licheng can be opened, allowing the Japanese troops from Xiyang to move south towards the Huangyadong area, allowing the Japanese commander to realize that there is an opportunity to break the situation. The northern defense line of Huangyadong has been broken through, and the Eighth Route Army's military industrial base can be attacked from the north and south. , directly attack from two directions, and decide the situation in one fell swoop.
In the sixth stage, the Huangyadong area will be used as the final cemetery for the Japanese field troops.
The Huangyadong fortifications built for a long time by the Eighth Route Army were used as the final slaughterhouse to load in the main field force of the Japanese army in one go.
At this time, the Japanese field troops, who were at the end of their strength, were exhausted after continuous fierce battles. At this time, the elite main force of the first echelon, which had completed their rest, launched a counterattack on the preset battlefield, defeating the two field troops in one fell swoop.
The seventh stage is naturally a comprehensive counterattack.
If all parties are fighting smoothly at this time, Licheng will have been completely destroyed, the fortifications in the western highlands will also be destroyed, and the fortifications in the Lucheng Canyon area will also be destroyed.
The most important thing is that the water in the Zhuozhang River surges during the flood season, making it difficult to escape. In addition, the rainy season has come, and the Japanese mobile troops trapped in the mountainous area have difficulty moving forward, which is enough for them to drink a pot.
"This is a combination of the right time, right place, and right people. According to our experience over the years, as long as this battle lasts long enough, sooner or later it will enter the rainy season.
Even if there are some accidents during the actual battle, as long as the general direction is correct, the offensive and defensive battle around Licheng and the flesh-and-blood mills we deliberately created will be enough to leave unforgettable fear to the little devils. . "
Kong Jie said confidently.
"The most important thing is that we took the initiative to attack, breaking the Japanese army's secret deployment, and turning passivity into initiative.
The battle around Licheng has fully begun. After that, whether the Japanese want to carry out a large-scale raid on our Taihang base area or launch a large-scale force to cooperate with the plot in Jizhong, they are bound to be affected.
In the Taihang area, we combine offense and defense, and drag the Japanese inside the base area to fight.
Near Licheng, they built flesh and blood mills to consume the Japanese army's effective strength, and used these fortification points to block the Japanese army's transportation lines.
In the central Hebei region, Commander Lu and the others had already built special tunnel defenses.
It may not be possible to eliminate the Japs, but it is still possible to withstand the Japs' large-scale raids and use a large number of tunnel fortifications to launch counter-mops. "
This is naturally the butterfly effect of Kong Jie's fanning.
If we follow the original historical process, it was not until the May Day raids were launched and Jizhong suffered a serious blow that tunnel warfare was gradually applied.
Unlike the situation in front of him, since Jizhong mastered tunnel tactics, he has built meticulous tunnel fortifications above and below the base.
Just be on guard against the big raids that the little devils might launch against Jizhong at any time!
Not even bragging about it, ever since he built tunnel fortifications extending in all directions and mastered the tactics of tunnel warfare.
The defensive capabilities of the Central Hebei Military Region are so solid that, if not as good as the Taihang Base Area, they are probably not far behind.
"In addition...in Inner Mongolia, taking advantage of the large-scale mobilization of Japanese troops to defeat the troops stationed in Mongolia, it is also a top priority to build a stable troop transport channel from Inner Mongolia into the Northeast region in advance."
This is critical.
As the War of Resistance Against Japan draws to a close, the dominance of the Northeast region becomes increasingly important.
The troops that can enter in advance will definitely seize the opportunity.
This matter must be planned early, and we cannot wait until the fire is burning before responding hastily.
The boss, deputy chief of staff and other generals have a long-term strategic vision, and naturally realize the importance of marching into Inner Mongolia and opening up access to the Northeast region.
Therefore, in order to achieve this strategic purpose this time, the headquarters specially dispatched the rapid reaction force directly under Taihang, which is the rapid reaction force created by Li Yunlong, plus the mechanized combat force of a detachment under Kong Jie, as well as some rapid reaction forces directly under the regiment.
All the armored vehicles, tanks, and various combat vehicles captured along the way from the surprise attack on Datong and the return attack on Luxi Luzhong were gathered together.
Together, they formed a mobile force and took advantage of the fierce fighting on the battlefields in Licheng, Taihang and Jizhong to detour to the direction of Inner Mongolia and attack the troops stationed in Mongolia.
In order to prepare for this time, three large batches of fuel were transported from Yan'an direction.
It is to supply the fuel consumption for this battle.
In order to ensure the completion of the final task.
The boss even personally ordered that Kong Jie and Li Yunlong would still be in charge of the command personnel who will lead the mobile troops to march towards Inner Mongolia this time.
These two people can be said to be the generals with the most experience in commanding mobile troops among the commanders of the Eighth Route Army. They also have the record of surprise attack on Datong and roundabout attack on Luxi Luzhong.
It can be said to be the only choice.
"Li Yunlong, you are a troublemaker. If something happens, please discuss it with Kong Jie. If anything goes wrong because of you again, I won't be able to forgive you."
After the order was given, the boss always gave instructions again and again.
The implication is that Kong Jie will be the main general this time and you, Li Yunlong, will be the deputy general.
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The fighting around the Licheng area continued. As Licheng was captured by the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city also abandoned the city and evacuated.
The main force of the Eighth Route Army quickly occupied Licheng, built fortifications on the spot, and took control of a large amount of materials and arms left by the Japanese army in Licheng that were too late to destroy.
The extra main force was quickly mobilized to the direction of Shexian, Xiangyuan, Liaoxian and Lucheng.
The pressure on the Japanese troops fighting in the four cities increased sharply.
In the end, Commander Wang lived up to his reputation as a madman and led the main force of the 769th Regiment in a fierce attack. Lucheng was the first to be breached.
Ishikawa, the veteran escape expert and commander of the Japanese Third Mixed Brigade stationed in the Lucheng area, quickly ran away.
This old devil knew the headquarters' plan and attempted to use five cities including Licheng, Lucheng, and Liaoxian to surround the Eighth Route Army and use this area as a place for the destruction of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
But in Ishikawa's view, whoever is willing to be the bait can do it.
Anyway, if he didn't do it, it would be an act of pure suicide. Only a fool would do such a stupid thing!
After Lucheng was captured, Commander Wang immediately ordered to garrison in Lucheng and occupy the city gate fortifications. At the same time, he used the concrete fortifications left by the Japanese to build second-line defenses on the outside.
Put up a long-term defense posture and wait for the little devil to take the initiative to attack.
Soon after, the Independent Regiment, with the assistance of the 771st Regiment, successfully took over the defensive fortifications in the western half of Shexian County and fought against the Japanese defenders in the eastern half.
It would be very difficult for the Eighth Route Army to completely capture Shexian County and even reach the Japanese security areas in Hebei.
However, the Japanese army in southern Hebei wanted to go through HD to Changzhi to reinforce Licheng and the Shanxi battlefield, and they were determined not to bypass the fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army along the way.
After capturing half of Shexian County.
Kong Jie was going to send someone to send the wedding congratulatory team from Gangcun to Shexian County.
At this time, because he accidentally "offended" the brigade commander, Li Yunlong, who also served as the representative, reporter and guide of the congratulatory team, immediately took over the job from Kong Jie.
As a result, the style of painting changed:
Iwakura, the leading Japanese officer, Shao Zuo, immediately trembled when he heard that it was Li Yunlong, commander of the Eighth Route Army, who was sending them back.
On the way, they saw that something was wrong again. It was not the way they came. They thought that the Eighth Route Army was going to do something dirty. Iwakura immediately protested and even quoted an old Chinese tradition:
"The two countries are at war, so I won't kill the envoy! What's more, I'm here to congratulate Captain Kong and give him gifts. I can't hit the smiling man with my hand!"
Li Yunlong said happily: "Don't worry, we won't do anything for no reason. I will send you to Shexian, then go to HD through Shexian, and then return to Peiping."
It's just this. If it were someone else who said it, the Japanese might not believe it.
As for Li Yunlong, forget it.
A Japs next to Iwakura even whispered: "Sir, this Li Yunlong is very evil-minded. He even trades the corpses of our imperial soldiers and takes the opportunity to set up an ambush and rob him. I'm afraid I can't believe it."
He spoke in Japanese, but Li Yunlong didn't quite understand and thought another Japanese was comforting Iwakura.
After arriving at the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Shexian County, Li Yunlong set up a decent desk and gathered pen, ink, paper and inkstones.
What are you doing?
Write!
I saw Lao Li dip his hands in ink and start writing. A few lines of big characters appeared on the paper immediately under the dance of dragons and phoenixes.
Li Yunlong read at the same time: "The bright moon of the Qin Dynasty and the pass of the Han Dynasty, the people who marched thousands of miles have not returned. But the flying generals of Longcheng are here, and Hu Ma will not be taught to cross the Yin Mountains."
After reading, he suddenly asked:
"Brother Iwakura, do you know what the Dragon City Flying General, Huma, and Yinshan mean in this poem?"...
