It is rare for the three big men of the 81st Division to get together to discuss the future direction of development. This is not only a concern of the division commander, but also a directional issue that Chu Xiong needs to reach an agreement with the division commander and Brigadier Xu.
Since the division commander first selected his general, there was nothing pretentious about him. He directly asked Zhong Guoliang to send in a map, and then briefly introduced his Zhongtiao Mountain strategy to the map, and then started to talk about the key points:
"Commander, Lao Xu, the southeastern part of Shanxi is so big. Now Zezhou has just been occupied by the Shanxi-Sui Army. It is estimated that they will not be able to hold it for long and will have to be handed back to the Japanese. It is not appropriate to compete with the Japanese for big cities at this stage.
We only need to cede the vast number of villages and towns and a small number of county towns, such as Zezhou and Luzhou, to the Japanese, and the Japanese will at least send a regiment to garrison them;
This is also a huge burden for the Japanese, but we can still make fuss about them when needed, and occasionally come to encircle them for reinforcements. "
Both the teacher and Monk Xu were experts in this field, and Chu Xiong didn't need to say anything more. The three of them smiled knowingly, as long as you understand and I understand, the teacher motioned for Chu Xiong to continue.
“The future strategy of the Independent Brigade is to defend to the north and develop to the south, leaving the division headquarters and the 81st Brigade in the north;
Now in the entire southeast of Shanxi, except for the two big cities and the areas under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi-Sui Army, the remaining towns and villages have been controlled by us. The natural next step is to establish a stable base area. As long as the base area is established, it will be difficult for the Japanese to take it away from us. .
This will take at least a year. I think consolidating the newly established base will be the focus of our work in the next year. Before we stand firm, we should not expand blindly. If we take too big a step, we will easily get hurt! "
When Chu Xiong said this, he raised his head and looked at the two of them. The teacher and Monk Xu nodded in agreement, indicating that the three of them had the same opinion on this point.
After reaching this consensus, the rest will be easy to handle. Another space is that blind expansion has led to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the troops, a mixture of good and bad, and only focused on quantity but not quality, which has led to the catastrophic shrinkage of the base area during the three-year difficult period. , it took until the end of 1943 to recover.
As a time traveler, Chu Xiong must avoid this painful lesson!
“Division commander, Lao Xu, I think we should not only consolidate the base area, but also carry out large-scale military training and establish a three-level military system of main force, second-line force and militia;
The main force is only responsible for fighting, while the second-line troops and militia are responsible for protecting the base areas and mobilizing the masses to carry out guerrilla warfare such as tunnel warfare, mine warfare, sparrow warfare, and harassment warfare;
The militiamen must be armed, and they must be able to deal with at least ten or eight Japs and one puppet army. There is no technical difficulty in flying thunder cannons. The militiamen can make them with iron sheets and black powder, and they have a range of tens of meters. That’s fine, it doesn’t matter if the enemy isn’t killed or injured, just leave after the beating! "
"After the base area is completely consolidated, we can then develop northward and march into Jinzhong. We will use cannibalization tactics to occupy the towns and villages in Jinzhong first, and then convert the base area into a base. By the time the Japanese react, they will have no choice but to retreat to Taiyuan.
The Japanese increased their troops by five divisions this time and lost almost one and a half in Zezhou. There are still three and a half divisions and an army of 50,000. This is not a force that can be underestimated. We have to use the city to hang them up and release them. Sparse them so that they cannot send out a large number of mobile troops. If they only have a few divisions, Lao Xu can deal with them;
The Independent Brigade serves as the reserve and logistics support base for the 81st Brigade and the Division Headquarters. On the basis of consolidating the existing base area, you can just develop northward. What do you think? "
Once Monk Xu heard that there was an independent brigade responsible for supporting logistics, there was nothing to worry about. The current 81st Brigade, Wei Shen Pao, Wei Yixiao Pao, and Hua Mulan Cannon, had concentrated long, medium, and short-range firepower;
In the past, the most difficult turtle shell to deal with was just one or two cannons. With these sharp weapons, as long as he independently ensured a continuous supply of ammunition, he could hit the Japanese until they dared not leave the city!
"I have no objection. I'll just do what you say. The Independent Brigade will just go south. The 81st Brigade will definitely guard your back. When it doesn't work, we will pull back and try our best to guard the north gate of the Liu Town base area."
Monk Xu also understood clearly that the Zhongtiao Mountain strategy of the Independent Brigade was the top priority. He could distinguish the priorities. There was still the 129th Division to the north. There was not much room for development. In the next few years, Jinzhong could be captured. Townships are great.
The division commander saw that his two brigade commanders had reached a consensus, and he had also received instructions from the headquarters to make every effort to ensure the smooth advancement of the Zhongtiao Mountain strategy. The development to the north was only incidental.
"Chu Xiong, Monk Xu, we will follow this development strategy in the future. The Japs will suddenly gain tens of thousands of reinforcements, and there will definitely be follow-up big moves. The Japs base camp will not let Xiao Zhuoyi Nan do nothing;
This time they targeted the Jinsui Army, and their good deeds were ruined by our 81st Division.
After this battle, the Jinsui Army's vitality was severely damaged and it no longer posed much of a threat to the Japanese. Without the big men in front, the Japanese will definitely deal with our Eighth Route Army with all their strength in the future!
Chu Xiong is right. We must first do our best. The successful experience of the Liuzhen base area must be promoted throughout the division. We must first tighten our own fences to prevent the Japanese from succeeding;
The strength of the militia must be strengthened. There must no longer be a situation where a village's militia has only three or five guns and cannot be dealt with even a few devils entering the village!
We would rather reduce the main force, but also squeeze out some weapons to equip the militia, send armed workers teams to the villages, carry out mass work, and at the same time train the militia and enhance the militia's ability to fight independently.
The base area must be built into an iron wall, and the most extensive people's war must be used to fight against the Japanese raids. The main force must gradually be regularized. In this regard, the Independent Brigade has done a good job;
After the training, the main regiments of the independent brigade have no problem fighting against the Japanese alone. The 81st brigade must learn from the brother troops. Our 81st division walks on two legs and cannot be lame. The regiments directly under the division must also learn from the independent brigade. The brigade is on par;
Try to use one year to build a stable base covering the entire southeast of Shanxi. The main force can only maintain the existing twenty-odd regiments, and cannot develop blindly..."
The three bosses hid in the room and discussed for a whole afternoon, having in-depth exchanges on the construction of the base area and the situation at home and abroad. In the end, Chu Xiong was almost all talking, and the division commander and Monk Xu were listening.
It didn't end until Gao Wancheng knocked on the door and asked them to eat. The teacher was still unsatisfied. Chu Xiong had opened many skylights for him;
He himself is a master of strategy. Under the guidance of some ideas from later generations in Chu Xiong, he has a deeper understanding of this war and a broader vision.
Chu Xiong believed that future division commanders would cause even more headaches to the Japanese. This is what Chu Xiong wanted to see.
A flower blooming alone is not spring!
"Okay, let's stop talking today and eat first. Monk Xu and I will digest it in the evening and continue tomorrow!
When three people are together, we must have my teacher. This time you, Chu Xiong, will be the teacher, and Monk Xu and I will be the students. You can’t hide anything! "
"By the way, I have another question for you?"
Chu Xiong and Monk Xu looked at their teacher in bewilderment. The meaning was obvious - you ask;
Mr. Chen hesitated for a moment and then asked:
"You two competed, who won?"
