On paper?
He Yong didn't believe it. Ever since the last time Xu San led his team into the forest, he could tell that Xu San's tactical literacy was extraordinary. At least he didn't have the calm and leisurely attitude when encountering an emergency.
Moreover, Xu San is also very good at recognizing people. Wang Hai, whom he recommended, is also a great person. Although his fighting ability is not very good, and he can even be said to be at the bottom, his escape skills are definitely among the first echelons. It is precisely because of Wang Hai. The intensive training has made the fifth battalion's overall escape speed increase a lot.
Xu San was still looking at the map carefully, the expression on his face kept changing, sometimes nervous, sometimes relaxed. He Yong did not bother him, but stood beside him silently, waiting for him to continue explaining.
No matter how big or small the enemy's raids were, they were very vicious. They basically left no chickens or dogs behind, and basically took away everything they could. Even if they didn't kill people, what they left for the common people was almost a blank land. They were worse off. die.
Xu San can get a little information before each sweep, but this information can only be a drop in the bucket. At most, it can only take advantage of a local area, but it will not hurt the overall situation. Moreover, if this kind of thing is done too much, it will be easily exposed.
But... we can't just sit idly by.
I picked up the battle plan again and quickly flipped through two pages to find the name of a Japanese commander, Nakajima Mori.
I don't remember the name Xu San. He is not an old man from Yamamoto's special force, but an ordinary soldier that Shinozuka should have supplemented for Yamamoto.
Most of these ordinary soldiers are new recruits with average combat effectiveness.
Judging from Zhao Gang's feedback to himself, the team strength of these soldiers is far from that of the Japanese veterans, and their battlefield adaptability is also very poor.
Xu San was sure that he would trick the Japanese again and cost them another team, but Xu San vaguely felt that it was inappropriate to do so, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Still having a headache, Xu San felt that commanding operations really required a good psychological quality. Without good psychological quality, a forward-thinking command would be in a dilemma and affect judgment.
For example, this time, Xu San was thinking about whether to trick the Japanese or not.
He tapped on the map with his stick and decided to spare the lives of Team Nakajima this time.
"Battal Commander, do you have any ideas? Do you want to make a contribution or save your life?" Xu San asked.
"Of course to save my life." He Yong said, then paused, "My own life, and the lives of my brothers."
"If you want to save your life, the battalion commander needs to spend a little money."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." He Yong agreed readily. He still understood the principle of spending money to eliminate disasters, but he also cared about Xu San's words about meritorious service, so he added: "If I want to make meritorious deeds, How to arrange it?"
Xu San looked at He Yong with a smile, "If we want to make a contribution, we can occupy this hillside here and then send people to lure the enemy. The weakest in this area is the 357th Regiment. We can't fight with the regiment-level organization, so I We will find a way to lure out a small group of troops and then annihilate them all, but the speed must be fast, if it is too slow, we will be sacked."
"If we want to save our lives, we can take this route." Xu San said and drew on the map with his stick, "We should set off after breakfast. According to the requirements of the imperial army, we will advance slowly in a fan shape. In this way, we can arrive at Langcun around 10 o'clock."
Speaking of this, Xu San stopped and waited for He Yong's answer.
"Well... let's save our lives first. After all, Taijun didn't let us fight Lao Yan's troops. Let's talk about this Lang Village and what brothers are going to do with it." Because this village was specifically stated in the battle plan.
"It's a little more troublesome to deal with here. I know the village chief there. I'll go ahead tomorrow and take the cooking team there first?"
"Bring a cooking squad? Shouldn't we bring a reconnaissance team in this situation?" He Yong asked in confusion.
"This must have something to do with the Eighth Route Army. Not only here, but every village in China has something to do with the Eighth Route Army. We can't offend anyone in a small place like this. We have to change the angle to solve the problem. If force doesn't work, let's use literature. Yes, so the solution to the problem in Langcun is to hold a big banquet to entertain the locust army, um... and the soldiers and civilians have fun together. After we are full of wine and food, we will arrange hunting entertainment projects. In this way, some can eat, and some can Just for fun, the Locust Army turned a blind eye to our fishing behavior."
"This..." He Yong was instantly confused after hearing Xu San's arrangement. He no longer knew how to describe Xu San's imagination.
"There are about seventy people in a squad of the Imperial Army. We can arrange for one platoon to accompany them. Well, as for the others, they will follow the route I just mentioned to sweep up and show off. Pay attention..." Xu San said with a stick He tapped the map and said, "These places are key and must not be visited."
He Yong followed Xu San's stick and looked over, "Are you saying there is danger here? There might be an ambush?"
"Yes! There is no big mistake in being careful. We have to be on guard. There was definitely a reason why we were ambushed last time." Xu San said meaningfully.
After hearing Xu San's words, He Yong's expression immediately changed: "You mean our team has..."
Xu San put away his stick and said, "Don't be nervous. Maybe it's not our battalion. The locust army has such a big movement. As long as the reconnaissance troops move quickly, they can still transmit the information in time. But in order to prevent any eventuality, I still hope that this deployment will The battalion commander kept it secret.”
"Hmm..." He Yong stared at the map and pondered. Although Xu San gave an explanation, Xu San's words were burned into his heart.
What the army is afraid of is the most afraid of traitors, so even at this moment, he has already planned to start investigating after the sweep is over.
"After lunch, battalion commander, you can lead the team and wait for us here. I will take the imperial army and try to get here before dark. There is also the matter of setting up camp, so I don't need to explain it anymore."
"no problem."
"That's good. If you march as I said, there is basically no danger. The Eighth Route Army and Lao Yan's troops will not attack at will even if they find us without orders. So we can just hang around in front of the 357th Regiment the next day. An Ran has closed down the team."
He Yong reviewed Xu San's arrangements and found that he was indeed smarter than himself. If he was asked to do the work, he might just listen to the Japs and push them all the way. Moreover, he would definitely go to those dangerous places that Xu San mentioned just now. I would be stupid and rush in.
Putting down the lecture stick, he picked up the water cup and poured a full tank of water. Then he put down the water cup and asked, "Batalion Commander, do you have any money?"
"Money, money to entertain the Locust Army this time?"
"No, I mean cement money."
"Didn't you pay for everything used in the camp?" He Yong had a toothache, knowing that he would lose money again when Xu San spoke this time.
"Won't you order more? Things like cement are always in short supply. I don't believe you have no way to sell them?"
"This...how much do you use?"
"Let's start with NT$3,000 to NT$5,000. Yamamoto Ozuo is stingy. He gave NT$10,000 to the cement factory, but then he didn't invest any more. My second phase of the project is about to start, and I don't have any money to buy equipment. And The workers who work for me haven’t been paid yet.”
"What kind of salary are you going to pay? If you use the soldiers of the fifth battalion to work for you, do you still pay them a salary?" He Yong curled his lips and expressed disbelief.
"Of course, the Fifth Battalion is our brother. We can owe you salary, but we will never not pay it."
"Hey~" He Yong sighed and took out a banknote from the drawer, "This is my personal one, a thousand oceans, no more!"
"Okay, one thousand can last a few days."
He Yong took the banknote and handed it over, "We have agreed, it doesn't matter if you increase the price, but you must deliver the goods on time."
"No problem!" Xu San said and took the banknote from He Yong's hand.
