The teacher once said, "If the five elements are uncertain, you will lose completely."
Time, terrain, enemy situation, our situation, and tasks. Understanding these five elements is the foundation and key to winning the war. Among these five elements, enemy situation and terrain belong to the scope of intelligence work.
The 772nd Regiment had already investigated the terrain of Wangcun in advance. When Huang Yourong set off, Cheng Xiazi also handed them a simple paper map.
From the time they entered the village until now, the two of them have seen and listened in all directions. Not only were they able to complete some blurry areas on the map, they even marked which point was most suitable for setting up a machine gun.
When they heard the traitor father and son say such outrageous words, the two Eighth Route Army soldiers who came to explore the road wanted to take out their guns and kill the people on the spot.
But complaints are complaints, Huang Yourong and the commander of the reconnaissance company still had to be patient and continue to listen. After all, although the terrain is almost understood, the enemy situation cannot be left behind.
This time they sneaked into Wang Village in plain clothes to obtain information, and they had just obtained a lot of useful information from Wang Lu.
If it weren't for the other party's lies, it can now be determined that the approximate time the Japanese arrived in the village was three days later, and they were led by a lieutenant.
This enemy will also carry heavy firepower, but it is a pity that it is not clear whether it is a mortar or a Type 92 infantry gun.
After Wang Lu left, the two of them chatted while eating, and in just a few dozen minutes, they became mingled with the villagers at the same table.
Even the aunt at the next table was tricked a lot by Huang Yourong. These middle-aged women were indeed the strongest intelligence group. After having a good meal and wine, they revealed a lot of Wang Taizhong's personal preferences and tidbits.
After obtaining enough information, the two warriors left the wedding banquet with satisfaction.
After returning to the headquarters of the 772nd Regiment, Huang Yourong immediately came to his regimental leader's room. Cheng Xiazi looked at the second battalion commander who was full of food and said with some envy:
"You know you are happy, and you don't want to think about the comrades at home. You didn't even bring me a roast chicken. Are you embarrassed to come back empty-handed?"
Although he knew that his team leader was joking, Huang Yourong still brought out the meals he had prepared long ago and even a bottle of Fenjiu. But Cheng Xiazi did not move immediately. Instead, he put these things away.
Seeing the confused look in the second battalion commander's eyes, he explained:
"There will be a combat meeting to be held soon, so let's drink this wine later. Besides, our political commissar is back, and we just want to reward him with the dishes you brought back."
After reporting the specific situation of Wangcun, Huang Yourong took out the simple map and began to modify it on the spot based on what he saw and heard today.
After everything was over, the two of them came to the command post of the regiment together. Today is a little different from the past. Not only are all the high-level officials present, but even the political commissars who don't usually show up participate in the meeting.
Under the circumstance that the education level and ideology of the army officers and soldiers generally have limitations, an outstanding political commissar has a great influence and promotion effect on the construction, development, marching and fighting of the army.
The political commissar of the 772nd Regiment travels around the defense zone all year round, and many things need to be handled personally. As soon as he returned to the regiment headquarters from a nearby village today, he was immediately pulled over to attend the meeting.
Cheng Xiazi first relayed some of the situation in Wangcun, and then determined that the Second Battalion would be responsible for this operation.
"Everyone has no objections, right? Does anyone need to add anything?"
After hearing this, the first and third battalion commanders who were not selected looked a little unhappy. After all, they are all veterans who have been in the army for many years, and no one wants to be shorter.
What's more, their 772nd Regiment encourages healthy competition. To ensure that it will not turn into infighting and internal friction, the three battalion commanders have always competed in training and combat.
And a place like Wangcun, where everyone is evil, is simply the best choice to scare the monkeys. If these traitors are allowed to run around without incident for a long time, it will simply encourage unhealthy tendencies.
In particular, the third battalion commander had been bullied by the village bully in the early years. It was even worse than killing him to not be able to participate in such a coveted operation.
But even though I was a little reluctant, there was still nothing I could do.
Who allowed Huang Yourong to discover the target first, and even the investigation work was completed, not to mention that his team leader had already made a decision.
"No objection! But we still have to discuss how to fight. The main reason is that we don't know the specific arrangements of the Japanese, and we don't know the time and path."
Cheng Xiazi nodded, the formulation of this battle plan is the next arrangement.
"The attack time is set at night three days later. At that time, the Japanese have just arrived in Wangcun and have not yet fully understood the surrounding terrain, and they have not had time to build fortifications."
"We can't delay this matter. We have to beat the devils once and for all and make them think carefully about everything they do."
"Considering that this might be a street battle, I decided to transfer some of the light machine guns from the first and third battalions to the second battalion to increase their strength."
Speaking of this mileage, the blind man looked at the two battalion commanders who seemed to be looking forward to seeing more. Anyone who was not a fool could see that they wanted to join the war, so he added:
"You two still focus on daily training. We can't lose our defense work, but we must be ready for reinforcements at any time!"
Although this sentence was relatively comforting in nature, it at least gave the first and third battalion commanders some hope.
The meeting continued, and the 772nd Regiment decided to send scouts near Wangcun. They had to find out how many Japanese soldiers were stationed there, and only then could they determine how many troops were needed.
After all the details were discussed, everyone returned to their respective posts.
Although a rough attack plan had been discussed, Huang Yourong still wanted to minimize the losses as much as possible. He locked himself in the room and kept thinking about the scene when he was eating in his mind.
There is a high probability that an ambush battle will not be possible now, but as a battalion commander, he wants to prevent street fighting between soldiers and Japanese soldiers.
Although Xiaoli did not have any famous achievements in this area, the main reason was that except for a few large cities in China, there were no basic material conditions for large-scale street fighting.
Due to the extremely backward industrial base, there are few buildings with a large number of reinforced concrete structures in the city. Nowadays, most houses are made of civil structures, and even cement is called cement.
However, the defense capabilities of civil structures are very poor and cannot withstand attacks from ordinary artillery shells. Even heavy machine gun fire can destroy these buildings.
For most small and medium-sized cities, city walls less than 10 meters high are already the tallest buildings.
Because of the above reasons, there is no need for the Japs to engage in hand-to-hand street fighting in various war zones. This behavior is completely giving up their own advantages. Unless the commander is mentally ill, he would not make this choice.
Although there is no room for performance, it does not mean that the Japanese do not train in street fighting.
Moreover, fighting in small areas such as streets and alleys places great demands on the soldiers' hand-to-hand combat skills and physical fitness.
Once hand-to-hand combat begins, the 772nd Regiment can easily sink into the quagmire. After all, even if it is the main force, the physical fitness of the soldiers is still somewhat different from that of the Japanese.
The biggest feature of street fighting is the cruel and complex terrain. This will lead to countless unexpected situations in combat.
Since both the enemy and the enemy are mixed, street fighting is extremely dangerous. It is even possible that the traitors in Wangcun would take the initiative to help the Japanese in order to avoid being liquidated by the Eighth Route Army.
Thinking of this, Huang Yourong became very worried. It seemed that the only way out now was to fight with more and less, but it was foolish to place the hope of victory on the enemy.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of a very creative tactic.
However, since this idea was a bit fanciful and needed intelligence support, he sent the captain of the model worker investigation company to the county to inquire for information.
If his idea can really come true, then this operation can be a success.
There should be no problem with my title. . . .
(End of chapter)
