Tonight is a night attack, and I will pick up a soft persimmon during the Dragon Boat Festival. Because this is the first battle, if he loses, not only will his morale be affected, but his overall plan will also have huge problems.
Through the telegram intercepted by Zhou Weiguo, Duanwu knew that his enemy this time was the elite Sakata Regiment of the Japanese Tenth Division. They had tanks and carried heavy weapons such as heavy artillery.
On the contrary, there was almost nothing on the Dragon Boat Festival side, only the terrain of Big Head Mountain was beneficial to them.
But having a good location is not enough. Their troops are at a disadvantage, and their weapons and equipment are not as good as their opponents. The only way to win is to cannibalize.
If the Dragon Boat Festival eats the Sakata United team one bite at a time.
Of course, this requires intelligence, otherwise if he hits the iron plate, his head will be covered with big bumps.
But God sent Fatty Liu for him, and Fatty Liu gave a rough summary of the Japanese army's defense situation.
Of course, it couldn't be everything, just what Fatty Liu saw and what he overheard outside Sakata's camp.
Fatty Liu said: "The Japs divided their main forces into three parts. Each has an infantry brigade on the left and right. The general situation I overheard is that these two infantry brigade are to block your escape from the southwest and northwest back to the national army. Control the road in the area, and due west is almost the entire strength of the Sakata Regiment:
A tank squadron, an artillery battalion, two infantry battalions, and two infantry squadrons were temporarily assigned to the troops directly under Sakata. Sakata also had two infantry squadrons of guards, and he also had a baggage brigade,... ..."
Fatty Liu talked non-stop, describing the general strength of the Sakata Regiment.
Obviously, Fatty Liu had done enough homework to deal with the Japanese. Otherwise, how could ordinary people pay attention to these details?
But when he told all the plans of the Japanese, everyone fell silent.
Everyone, including Duanwu, did not expect that there were so many Japs.
"This Bantian regiment probably has more than five infantry brigades. How many people are there? I'm afraid it's no less than 7,000 people, right?"
Zhou Weiguo frowned, because this was the first time he had seen such an infantry regiment. It had five infantry brigades, and he would not dare to fight against a division of the Central Army.
Qiu Ming thought for a while and said: "There are too many Japs. I think it's better for us to stay away from them for the time being. We can fight guerrilla warfare against them."
"Yes, Tuanzuo, there are too many Japs. Should we still fight guerrilla warfare?"
Although Ma Zhenshan didn't know what guerrilla warfare was, it was obvious that there were so many Japs and going there would be equivalent to death.
So in essence, Ma Zhenshan is still a bandit.
But at this moment, Duanwu smiled: "What? Are you scared? There are only a few thousand Japs."
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At this time Zhou Weiguo, Qiu Ming, Ma Zhenshan and others were all speechless, because to put it lightly, they were just thousands of Japanese. On the contrary, they only had two full regiments with more than 2,000 people. Moreover, they do not have heavy weapons, and their troops are pieced together from here and there. There is no comparison at all with the Sakata Alliance.
Before, they supported the Dragon Boat Festival to fight this battle because first, the Dragon Boat Festival's use of troops had its own uniqueness. The troops could severely injure the Japanese with minimal casualties.
The second is that they have always believed that the Japanese troops have a three-three system, and there are only three infantry brigades at most.
Although the Japanese still have an advantage in terms of strength, if the tactics are right, they still have a chance of winning. But at this time, there are two more infantry brigades, plus a tank squadron, an artillery brigade, and other units, and they go to sneak attack the Japanese , it’s no different from giving away someone’s head.
So everyone looked at Duanwu, hoping that he could make the right decision.
But obviously, Dragon Boat Festival will let them down, because there are too many enemies, so Dragon Boat Festival has to strike first. If the enemy takes the initiative, their living space will be compressed bit by bit.
Although the Dragon Boat Festival didn't know what was to their east and northeast, the enemy's intention was obvious, which was to drive them to the east and northeast. Otherwise, why would the enemy have blocked the road to the west and not to the east? Where is the road?
Therefore, Duanwu had reason to suspect that there must be other Japs in the east and northeast of Big Head Mountain.
Dragon Boat Festival can't let Sakata get his wish. Even if Sakata United is really a tough team, he still has to chew off a piece of meat.
Of course, this requires everyone to work together. His team is too complicated. There are Zhou Weiguo's 522nd Regiment, the Eighth Route Army's Hutou Mountain Independent Regiment, and a group of bandits. Even if one of these three parties is not If he cooperates, then only failure will be waiting for him!
So Duanwu had to explain: "The Japanese are just a piece of meat pie. They have many people, but the defense area is also large..."
"How big can the defense area be? Brother Liu said that the Japs can take care of each other within two kilometers. We can quickly encircle one of the two other troops. At two kilometers, the Japs' large force will arrive in two or three minutes. "
Zhou Weiguo retorted before Duanwu finished speaking.
Duanwu chuckled and said, "I'm not good at math, don't tell me numbers."
Zhou Weiguo said angrily: "I'm not kidding you. When we made the plan at that time, we speculated that the Japanese were a regular regiment, with three infantry brigades plus guards, artillery brigades, and more than 5,000 baggage troops.
But now there are two thousand more people all of a sudden, and what about us? There are only more than 2,000 people in total. How to fight this battle? "
Zhou Weiguo became more and more angry as he talked, but Duanwu didn't listen at all. Instead, he turned to look at Chen Yi and shouted: "Cousin!"
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Zhou Weiguo was speechless, because we were debating tactics. What are you doing with your cousin?
Chen Yi came over at this time, and Zhou Weiguo shut his mouth helplessly.
Chen Yi glanced at Zhou Weiguo, then lowered his voice and said to Duanwu: "Weiguo studied in Germany, you have to listen to his words."
Duanwu smiled and said: "He didn't let me speak. He kept talking, just like a garrulous person."
"Giggle!"
Chen Yi was amused because Zhou Weiguo was famous for being a man of few words, but he was called a gossip by Duanwu.
However, Chen Yi still said: "Weiguo, let Duanwu finish his words?"
Zhou Weiguo nodded, then hugged his arms and listened quietly.
At this time, Duanwu said: "Soldiers are deceitful. The way to use soldiers is to be ever-changing and unexpected."
He is obviously capable of fighting, but pretends to be weak and incompetent to the enemy; he is preparing to use troops, but he pretends not to fight; he wants to attack a nearby target, but gives the enemy the illusion of attacking a distant target; he wants to attack a distant target, but on the contrary he pretends that he is not ready to fight. Zuo wants to attack at close range.
If the enemy is greedy, use small profits to seduce him; if the enemy is confused, take the opportunity to attack him; if the enemy is strong, be cautious; if the enemy is strong, temporarily avoid his sharp edge; if the enemy is easy to be impulsive and angry, try to tease him and make him lose his mind; For a cautious enemy, do everything possible to indulge him and make him lose his vigilance.
The enemy of internal unity must try to alienate him and make him split. Launch an attack suddenly when the enemy is not prepared, and take action when the enemy does not expect it. All these are the way to use military force! .....”
