Shen Quan took a breath of cold air.
A reinforced squadron of little devils plus an Imperial Army infantry regiment is already quite a lot of people. No matter how small the Imperial Army infantry regiment is, there are only 1,000 people. The normal number is 1,500 to 2,000 people. Counting the little devils, there are at least more than 1,200 people. , up to 2,000 people.
Chen Quan did a little mental calculation of the enemy's strength, and felt a little excited in his heart.
Gao Jianwu concentrated 4 infantry detachments and artillery detachments with more than 800 people to fight against 2,000 Japanese and Japanese soldiers. Is there really no problem?
You must know that although the Imperial Alliance Army in Pingcheng can be regarded as a more popular cannon fodder unit among the little devils, its origins are complex, including some mutinous teams from the original Shanxi-Sui Army and Northwest Army, as well as incorporated bandits and traitors.
Compared with the Imperial Association Army, which was reorganized from the Shanxi-Sui Army, the Northwest Army, or the original local security corps in North China, its combat effectiveness was weaker.
But with the help of the little devil, the equipment of the entire group is not bad, at least it is better than the main group of the 8th Route.
The platoon level has at least one machine gun and one grenade launcher, and a company has three light machine guns; the battalion level has a heavy machine gun platoon and a mortar platoon, that is, three heavy machine guns and three 60mm mortars.
The regiment also has a machine gun company and a mortar company, 9 heavy machine guns, 2 90mm small steel cannons, and 6 81mm mortars.
This strength is quite impressive. At least before the independent group receives the big gift package from Gao Jianwu, they will not take the initiative to give them a hard knock unless they meet on a narrow road.
What's more, there is at least one little devil to strengthen the squadron, which is another 9 machine guns, 3 heavy machine guns, 9 grenades, and maybe even a gun squad of 2 92 infantry guns or 4 90mm small steel cannons. .
Therefore, the heavy firepower of the little Japanese reinforcements to the east may be 36 light machine guns, 21 heavy machine guns, 9 grenades, 9 60mm mortars, 6 81mm mortars and 6 90mm small steel cannons, or 2 90mm small steel cannons + 2 92 infantry cannons!
The Dagushan Guerrilla Brigade's firepower detachment did not come this time, and they did not have any heavy machine guns.
In terms of light machine guns, there are 48 in 4 infantry detachments; in terms of artillery, 36 grenades, 12 60mm mortars, 10 81mm mortars, 6 81mm mortars and 4 90mm small steel guns artillery, plus one 92 infantry cannon.
The firepower gap of 21 heavy machine guns can only be made up by the numerical advantage of grenades and mortars.
But does this really work?
Shen Quan expressed his worries, Gao Jianwu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Old Shen, if you can't do it, you have to do it."
"The blocking terrain I chose in the west is suitable for blocking but not annihilation, because the terrain is narrow and is not conducive to troop deployment; in the area I chose on the east, four infantry detachments can divide and surround the Japanese reinforcements on hundreds of meters of road.
As for the Imperial Alliance Army, after destroying their heavy firepower, their fighting will is much worse than that of the little devils. We can hope to defeat them or eat them in one bite!
Lao Shen, through the strengthening of cadres and recent training, our Dagushan Guerrilla Brigade's combat effectiveness has improved a lot.
We have no choice now but to concentrate 4 infantry detachments and artillery detachments, and first annihilate or defeat the military police brigade and the Imperial Army Infantry Regiment in Pingcheng to the east!
Only in this way can we have the opportunity to turn to the west and block the Japanese reinforcements for more than a day, allowing the transport brigade time to transport them back.
This time, no matter how hard it is, I have to grit my teeth!
As for the enemies in the west, the first wave of reinforcements coming from the Mianshan Fortress requires you, Lao Shen, to take the fifth and sixth infantry squads to counter them. "
"You need to hold on until the battle in the east is over, then return to the west to help, and find a way to intersperse and eat the first reinforcements from the west of the Japs! Then consider blocking the new round of reinforcements from the Japs until the transport brigade safely retreats back to the base."
Gao Jianwu's plan was very rough. After all, he didn't expect this situation when it came out.
If it were an ordinary military formation, I'm afraid the little devils wouldn't be so crazy. At most, the little devils from Pingcheng and Mianshan Fortress would come out to go through the motions. This is why two detachments were originally prepared to block it.
But now we have to harden nearly 3,000 Japs and Japs. Their strength far exceeds expectations, three times that of the Dagushan Guerrilla Brigade!
This might be the extreme operation of annihilating the entire army!
The little devils from the west may seem small in number, but they are all elite field team little devils. The two squadrons plus the attached machine gun squad and artillery squad are also strong bones, and the preset terrain cannot be deployed.
It's a bit difficult to eat the reinforcements from the west first.
Time is tight now, and there is no time to find another blocking position.
Therefore, Gao Jianwu chose the eastern front to open up a breakthrough. After all, he felt that the Imperial Alliance Army was easier to fight.
The Imperial Association Army can only fight with the wind, and its fighting will is the weakest. Under the advantageous terrain ambush conditions, Gao Jianwu felt that 1,000 Japanese Japs could not even catch up with a squadron of young Japs!
In particular, Gao Jianwu's self-estimated artillery advantage made good use of the Imperial Army's Second Japanese Regiment, which faced a headwind of indiscriminate bombing from the beginning.
Of course this is the most ideal situation.
Also the winning hand.
But will the Japs in Pingcheng pull out the Japs from the Imperial Association Army as the main force, as Gao Jianwu thought?
Shen Quan swallowed hard. Gao Jianwu's plan was too risky.
But for the Dagushan Guerrilla Brigade, with its current strength and conditions, it is really difficult to face so many enemies, but there is no other way.
"Do it!" Shen Quan is also a ruthless person. He knows that the enemy is powerful, but he has to shoot when the arrow is on the string.
That batch of supplies and equipment was so important to Dagushan, and even to the entire 8th Route.
Even if the Dagushan guerrilla brigade was crippled, Shen Quan felt it was worth it. If not for time, he would have sent people to Zhao Jiayu or even the brigade headquarters to request reinforcements.
Now I can only check it out first.
Although Gao Jianwu's plan was somewhat risky, he envisaged defeating or even annihilating the little Japanese on the eastern front in a short period of time, and then turning back to block the reinforcements on the western front.
But even if things go wrong and there is a stalemate on Gao Jianwu's side, Shen Quan feels that it won't be a big problem to withstand the little Japanese on the eastern front.
But his own Western Front?
Chen Quan's blood surged upwards, and his face was a little distorted, but he forcefully suppressed it again. He thought of a huge question.
"Lao Gao, how can we replenish ammunition during this bloody battle?"
When setting off, each machine gun carries 2,000 rounds and each soldier carries 200 rounds of ammunition.
It's not a big problem to fight in a battle, but can this be solved in a battle now?
When Shen Quan thought about persisting for one day, his expression changed again. Today he had no teacher to learn the unique skills of Sichuan Opera.
This issue is so important. Shen Quan fought so many battles and suffered from insufficient ammunition.
Facing a superior enemy, if they lose ammunition support, everything will be empty talk. Are his two infantry detachments just delivering food?
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