Chapter 300 The boss’s plan, planning the th Brigade!
"Then there's the chili powder bomb that the logistics department helped to make... but that thing is quite effective against small artillery towers, but not so effective against the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
It’s a bit like…”
Brigade Commander Chen was halfway through his words when he seemed to have thought of something and the smile on his face froze instantly.
"What's wrong? What else? What's up with the chili powder bomb?"
The boss saw the change in Commander Chen's expression and asked in surprise.
"I... seem to know how Xiao Qin and his men are going to capture Zhangzhuang... If it's as I think, maybe they can capture Zhangzhuang in less than two hours, maybe even half an hour!"
Brigade Commander Chen's eyes kept changing, although he really didn't want to think about that thing.
But his intuition told him that Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming were likely to attack the Zhangzhuang stronghold just as he had imagined.
"Half an hour?!"
The boss listened to what Brigade Commander Chen said and looked at him in disbelief.
"Half an hour. Even if we pull the heavy artillery regiment from the headquarters over there, it will take more than half an hour. Unless we also pull the tank company over there, it will be impossible to take down the artillery tower in half an hour. Lao Chen, what do you mean?"
"Boss, wait a minute, I'll find some information... Lao Wang, hurry up, help me find the battle report submitted by the four regiments last time, as well as the list of captured spoils!
I'll look for the battle report, and you'll look for the list of captured spoils!"
The office where the boss is located was originally the room where the brigade commander lived. Naturally, a large amount of information was stored in the room.
When Brigade Commander Chen thought of the thing that popped up in his mind, he quickly called on Political Commissar Wang to help him find information, intending to use the information to support his guess.
Although Political Commissar Wang did not understand what Brigade Commander Chen meant, when he saw Brigade Commander Chen quickly looking through the information, he also hurried to find the list of spoils seized from the previous battle as Brigade Commander Chen requested.
The boss listened to what Brigade Commander Chen said. Although he was a little confused, he began to think about it.
"Chili powder bomb? It will smoke people...hiss!
My great brigade commander Chen, look at what you have done to those two bastards!"
It was obvious that the boss had also guessed something based on what Brigade Commander Chen said and thought of that thing.
The boss also understood why Brigade Commander Chen said that the Independent Regiment and the Pioneer Regiment could capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold in half an hour.
"Boss, wait a minute, this is just a guess. Let me look for it first to see if I can confirm it!"
When Brigade Commander Chen heard what the commander said, he immediately understood that the commander must have guessed it.
He quickly quickened his hands and began to search for information.
Soon, Brigade Commander Chen found all the battle reports of the four regiments about the complete annihilation of the Japanese Fourth Brigade.
Political Commissar Wang also found a list of spoils and a list of submissions that were compiled after the four regiments wiped out the Japanese Fourth Brigade.
"Commander, we have found the seized list and the surrendered list. What did you mean by that? What methods did Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong plan to use? Taking over the Zhangzhuang stronghold in half an hour, isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
Although Political Commissar Wang can also command battles, his main responsibility is still political work.
In some aspects, he is naturally not as good as Brigade Commander Chen, who is not only good at commanding troops in combat but also at gathering intelligence.
Brigade Commander Chen did not respond to Political Commissar Wang's words, but quickly placed the four battle reports on the table and began to check them one by one.
After reviewing each one, Brigade Commander Chen would make a mark on the battle report.
Except for the battle reports submitted by the New Second Regiment and the New First Regiment, which had no corresponding marks on them, the battle reports submitted by the Independent Regiment and the Pioneer Regiment were all marked by Brigade Commander Chen.
Then Brigade Commander Chen quickly took the entire list of seized spoils and quickly found the pages of the list that recorded the amount of ammunition.
"Damn it! If that bastard Li Yunlong dares to tell me he's uneducated again, I'll skin him alive!
And that bastard Qin Yangming is playing tricks on me!
Hey, I helped him so many times before, but now he is trying to fool me!"
After reading the battle report and the list of captured spoils, Brigade Commander Chen was so angry that he unbuttoned the discipline button in front of his neck and angrily cursed Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong.
The boss took a look at the content marked by Brigade Commander Chen on the battle report, then glanced at the list of captured spoils, and looking at the angry Brigade Commander Chen, he couldn't help but tease him.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, it's rare that an old fox was tricked by two little foxes.
But I'm curious about how these two guys thought of keeping that thing?"
Political Commissar Wang listened to what the general and Brigade Commander Chen said and found that he was becoming increasingly confused. He quickly took the battle report and the list of captured spoils in front of Brigade Commander Chen and began to look through them.
"Let me see what's going on... Well, the enemy used poison gas bombs to attack our first position, and we..."
"This one is from Li Yunlong... Hmm? The Japanese used poison gas bombs to try to destroy our attacking troops?"
Political Commissar Wang looked at the information in the battle report and quickly checked the list of captured spoils. However, no matter how hard he looked, he could only find the number of artillery shells of each caliber, and there was no sign of the types of artillery shells he wanted to find.
"I have to say, Xiao Qin's handwriting is quite good. Hmm, it's improved. It's much better than the one he wrote with chicken feet before."
The boss walked to the side of Political Commissar Wang, looked at the battle report submitted by Qin Yangming, and commented on the words on the battle report.
At this moment, Political Commissar Wang also understood what Brigade Commander Chen and the general had just meant.
Looking at the description in the battle report, all the doubts in Political Commissar Wang’s mind were answered in an instant.
"I guessed right. The reason why Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong didn't tell Kong Jie and Ding Wei about the battle plan was really to protect them.
We did not report the actual battle plan because we would never agree with this approach.
But even if this matter is not handled properly, the worst that can happen to Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong is that they will be given a serious warning."
"A serious punishment? Damn it, we in the Eighth Route Army are all peasants, especially Li Yunlong. He didn't even know the character "一" when the carrying pole fell down. He can't even read, so how did he know it was that thing?
And Qin Yangming, Qin Yangming knows how to read, but he only knows Chinese characters, not Japanese characters. "After helping Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong to say a few words, Brigade Commander Chen couldn't help but curse.
“Damn it, after this battle, I’m going to teach them both a lesson.
How dare you hide such a big thing from us?"
Political Commissar Wang listened to what Brigade Commander Chen said and couldn't help but smile and speak.
"Brigade Commander, isn't this because Xiao Qin and Li Yunlong are thinking about us?
Once this kind of thing is reported, it will become that it was instigated by our Eighth Route Army. However, if it is not reported, then the responsibility will at most be held accountable to Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong.
As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. Since they are both illiterate, it is normal that they don’t know what the shell is.”
After figuring out why Li Yunlong and Qin Yangming had to submit a half-true, half-false battle plan, and why they had to hide it from even Kong Jie and Ding Wei, Political Commissar Wang couldn't help but laugh.
At this moment, the boss walked to the other side of the room and pretended that he heard nothing.
"Ok?"
The boss seemed to suddenly think of something, and hurried back to the table, picked up the pencil and started marking on the map again.
"Commander Chen, what do you think is the possibility that Qin Yangming can buy the county seat of Ping'an County from those two little devils Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo?"
After the boss gestured on the map, he didn't even look up and asked Brigade Commander Chen directly while looking at the map.
When Brigade Commander Chen saw the commander drawing lines at the location of the Yi Zhong Military Region to measure the distance, he guessed what the commander meant and spoke immediately.
“In my opinion, if Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo had known about what Xiaoqin and his friends had in their hands, the probability of buying Ping’an County would be about 30%.
If Qingquan Muyi and Cunkou Saburo knew that Xiao Qin still had that thing in his hands, then there would be a 70% or even 80% chance that Qingquan Muyi and Cunkou Saburo would sell Ping'an County to Xiao Qin and his friends.
Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo must have understood how difficult it was to attack the Zhangzhuang stronghold. If they launched a normal attack, it would be almost impossible to capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold and Ping'an County with just the Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
Under such circumstances, Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo would definitely not be willing to sell Ping'an County to Xiao Qin and others.
If they lost the county seat of Ping'an easily, it would not be a good thing for Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo. They might be punished by their superiors.
If the two Japanese devils Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo knew that Xiao Qin and his friends had that thing in their hands, then Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo would be very willing to sell Ping'an County to Xiao Qin and his friends.
Because this was an act of force majeure, no one could have imagined that the Eighth Route Army would use that kind of weapon.
By then, Kiyozumi Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo can completely push away all the responsibilities, and it cannot be blamed on their improper command if the city cannot be defended.
So under this circumstance, in order to obtain the greatest benefits, the two Japanese devils, Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo, will most likely choose to sell Ping'an County, which is already difficult to defend, directly to Xiao Qin and his men.
However, sir, even if Kiyozumi Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo chose to fight to the death, under the all-out attack of the two large regiments, the Japanese in Ping'an County would be considered lucky if they could hold out for three hours.
Even if they take the people in the city into consideration, Xiao Qin and his men can only bombard the city walls. However, with the number of artillery pieces and artillery shells in the vanguard regiment, they can completely flatten a section of the city wall.
Therefore, Ping'an County is not a cause for concern."
The boss listened to what Brigade Commander Chen said and nodded, then continued to look at the map, calculating the distance between the Yi Zhong Military Region and Gucheng County.
"Boss, do you want to keep the 11th Brigade of the Japanese as well?"
Brigade Commander Chen looked at the lines drawn by the boss on the map and saw what the boss was planning at a glance.
"Well, I have this plan."
Obviously, after knowing that Li Yunlong and others would probably capture the Zhangzhuang stronghold in half an hour, the boss began to wonder whether he could mobilize troops from the Yi Zhong Military Region to cut off the retreat of the Japanese 11th Brigade after the Japanese reinforcements from Shuiquan arrived.
Then a battlefield similar to the one in Shiquan County where the Japanese Fourth Brigade was completely wiped out was formed in the Gucheng County area.
"Look, if the independent regiment and the vanguard regiment can end the battle at Zhangzhuang within half an hour, then with the combat power of the two regiments, they can attack Ping'an County, even if there are many defenders in Ping'an County.
But two-thirds of the troops were puppet troops.
With the combat effectiveness and firepower of the Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment, if they launch an attack at the same time, they will definitely be able to capture the county seat of Ping'an County within three hours.
Including the time spent on street fighting and other clearing operations, the battle should be over in about seven hours.
Moreover, under this circumstance, the losses of the Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment will not be great, and the combat effectiveness of the troops can still be retained.
At that time, the Independent Regiment and the Vanguard Regiment can move directly to the blocking area of the New Second Regiment.
Although the terrain of Gucheng County is not surrounded by mountains like Shiquan County, it is located in a basin area.
However, if we wait until the Japanese 11th Brigade completely leaves Gucheng County to support Ping'an County, we will send troops from the Yi Zhong Military Region to attack Gucheng County and block the retreat route of the Japanese 11th Brigade.
Then the Vanguard Regiment and the Independent Regiment would attack from the front, and the Wing-Central Military Region would send troops to attack from behind the 11th Brigade.
Then the 11th Brigade will be directly surrounded and defeated.
This area is all open space. Moreover, after the Yi Zhong Military Region takes over Gucheng County, it can first relocate all the people in and around Gucheng County.
At that time, the Independent Regiment and the Pioneer Regiment can trap the Japanese 11th Brigade in the source area of the Dongzhang River, which is the area between the source of the Dongzhang River and the source of the Song River.
The Dongzhang River is located at a higher altitude. At that time, the Independent Regiment and the Pioneer Regiment can blow up the Dongzhang River channel and divert the river water to flood this area.
There is the Song River blocking the way in front. The channel of the Song River is quite wide, enough to accommodate the water of the Dongzhang River.
Moreover, even if it cannot accommodate all the people, the people in Gucheng County and its vicinity have all been relocated, so there is no need to worry about the backflow of river water causing casualties among the people.
Therefore, the Japanese 11th Brigade trapped in the middle area had to endure the erosion of the Dongzhang River.
The terrain here is a long gentle slope, and it is all sandy and rocky. The water of the Dongzhang River rushes down from above. If the Japanese in this area do not want to be washed into the Song River to feed the fish, they have to gather on this high ground.
The Vanguard and Independent Regiments have quite a few artillery pieces..."
(End of this chapter)
