Chapter 303: The Brigade Commander's Plan Causes Chaos in North China
(This chapter is just an analysis, the title speaks for itself)
Brigade Commander Chen recalled that some time ago, the four regiments submitted reports together, hoping that the brigade would allocate a batch of new recruits to their four regiments. Thinking of the organization tables and weapons configurations reported by the four regiments, he couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement.
Because except for a period of rest after the Battle of Cangyunling, the four regiments were either fighting or on the way to fight, and they had very little time to rest in peace.
Because there have always been combat missions, and the independent regiment was divided into the Vanguard Regiment and the New Second Regiment, the personnel and weapons organization of the four regiments has been in a state of change.
It was not until the four regiments arrived in Fu'an County and completely stabilized that they finalized all their organization and reported it to the brigade headquarters.
In general, according to the organization reported by the four regiments, except for the insufficient number of people, other weapons are fully equipped.
According to the organization reported by the four regiments, if the organization table did not state that these were four regiments, and if the brigade commander did not know what was actually going on.
The brigade commander would think that there were four divisions.
"Well, anti-aircraft machine guns will be enough. As long as we can shoot down the first wave of planes coming from Taiyuan Airport, or force the planes from Taiyuan to take a detour, we can at least buy two hours.
If we shot down the Japanese planes, we could buy at least four hours to wait for the second wave of Japanese planes to arrive.
The Independent Regiment will then deploy some anti-aircraft machine gun positions in Ping'an County. Anyway, the Vanguard Regiment is mainly engaged in land warfare, and anti-aircraft machine guns are not important to the Vanguard Regiment. The Vanguard Regiment can first distribute the Vanguard Regiment's anti-aircraft machine guns to the Independent Regiment, and let the Independent Regiment build more machine gun positions in the northwest of Ping'an County.
In this way, there is no need to worry about the planes flying over from Taiyuan in the short term, at least the first wave of planes.
Then the main concern is the plane flying from Hebei.
Changshan is closer to Ping'an County than Taiyuan is to Ping'an County, but the Japanese planes in Changshan need to conduct reconnaissance of the entire North China region.
According to intelligence gathered from other areas in North China, the Japanese planes from Changshan are now flying to various places for reconnaissance every day.
In addition, a large number of planes from Changshan were mobilized and sent to the Japanese Southern Expeditionary Force to carry out bombing missions on the mountain city.
There are not many planes in Changshan now, and the Japanese can only send four planes at a time to support Ping'an County.
Ping'an County might be a little important to the Japanese in Shanxi.
But compared with the entire North China battlefield, Ping'an County is just that.
At that time, we can also ask other military regions to mobilize troops. They do not need to participate in the battle. We only need to mobilize the troops to move and run in the base area, or mobilize the masses to prepare a large number of scarecrows to disguise and create the illusion of attacking the city, or create the illusion of a large-scale mobilization of Eighth Route Army troops.
By that time, the Japanese would report from all over the country that there had been large-scale troop movements of the Eighth Route Army. They would certainly arrange for aircraft to conduct reconnaissance, especially to those important areas, where they would definitely send aircraft for reconnaissance.
The Japanese could also send personnel from the county town to conduct reconnaissance on those who pretended to attack the city.
But how could the Japanese send people to conduct reconnaissance when there were large-scale troops being mobilized in our base? In this case, they could only send aircraft for reconnaissance.
In this regard, a large number of Japanese planes were attracted, so there were even fewer planes available to support Ping'an County, perhaps less than four.
There are only one or two planes. As long as the vanguard group is dispersed enough, one or two planes will not pose any threat to the vanguard group.
This one move alone can destroy the Japanese planes.
The Japanese planes are nothing to worry about!
Wait... Hey, this method works. Not only can it attract the Japanese planes and help relieve the pressure on the Vanguard Regiment, it can also disrupt the Japanese deployment.
Let the Japanese not understand the real purpose of our Eighth Route Army's operations. "
The boss was originally thinking about how to help the Pioneer Group relieve some of the pressure.
But as I thought about it, I couldn't help but think of my own battle plan.
Although it is not easy to mobilize other troops at this time to use direct fire to attract the attention of the Japanese and help relieve the pressure on the vanguard regiment.
However, there is no problem in mobilizing other troops in the area controlled by the Eighth Route Army.
It's not like they are really preparing for a war. When the time comes, they can just arrange some mobile troops to run around in the base without carrying heavy weapons, or even directly mobilize the masses, let them wear the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, form queues, and gather on a large scale in the base.
This created the illusion that the Eighth Route Army was gathering its troops and preparing to launch a major war.
The Eighth Route Army would arrange spies to gather intelligence in counties and towns occupied by the Japanese.
The Japanese would naturally arrange spies to gather intelligence in the Eighth Route Army's base.
When such a big movement suddenly occurred in the various bases of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese spies reported the information and the Japanese took it seriously.
Then we must find a way to obtain more detailed information.
(Although the bases are built on the basis of civilians, there will definitely be no civilians nearby in places that are used entirely to house troops. If strange civilians suddenly appear in such a military restricted area, there is no doubt that they are most likely spies of the Japanese. Spies cannot get close to the garrison, so they can only send planes to conduct reconnaissance from the air.)
The easiest way to observe information about large-scale troop movements is to observe directly from the air.
If observing from the air, the Japanese must arrange aircraft for reconnaissance.
Even if the Japanese think it is not important and do not send planes for reconnaissance, there will be no loss for the Eighth Route Army.
Moreover, the frequent mobilization of troops can also create a false impression for the Japanese, making them think that the Eighth Route Army is just bluffing and not really going to attack.
Frequent troop movements can also make some spies lurking in the Eighth Route Army think that it is just an ordinary troop movement, confusing and numb the spies.
When the time comes, the Eighth Route Army can launch a sudden attack and catch the Japanese off guard.
To put it simply, this move is an open conspiracy.
If you don't send a plane for reconnaissance, then I will make my fake play real. If you send a plane for reconnaissance, then I will continue to play the game.
If you send a plane for reconnaissance, then my goal will be achieved.
After the boss came up with this idea, he quickly wrote it down and planned to convey it to various military regions later so that they could make preparations according to his idea.
After hearing the boss's ideas, Brigade Commander Chen and Political Commissar Wang nodded in agreement.
"If the Japanese planes are really attracted, it won't take long, eight hours at most. Within eight hours, with the combat power and speed of the Vanguard Regiment, the Japanese 11th Brigade will definitely be forced to the high ground and destroyed. Even if the Japanese react by then, it will be useless.
And we can also repeat the operation of encircling and annihilating the Japanese Fourth Brigade.
Even if Kiyozumi Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo do not intend to give up Ping'an County, but decide to fight us to the death.
But no matter what, if they had a choice, Kiyozumi Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo would definitely not want to die.
If they don't want to die at that time, they will have to cooperate with us obediently.
As long as we disguise ourselves as the Japanese garrison in Ping'an County, they will still fight with our Eighth Route Army.
Then the Japanese wouldn't think that we also wanted to swallow up the 11th Brigade.
Repairing the plank road in the open while marching through Chencang in secret!
On the surface, a large force of our Eighth Route Army is still fighting in Ping'an County.
But in reality, it was only the independent regiment that stayed in Ping'an County, putting on a show for the Japanese.
With the cooperation of Kiyozumi Kiichi and Murakuchi Saburo in acting, it would be easier to fool the Japanese.
At that time, the Independent Regiment will stay in Ping'an County, or after taking over the county seat of Ping'an County, the Vanguard Regiment will rush to the upper reaches of the Dongzhang River and join the New Second Regiment in blocking the Japanese 11th Brigade.
The situation in Ping'an County has not yet reached a very dangerous level, so the Japanese 11th Brigade will certainly not try every means to attack the blocking position.
After the vanguard regiment arrives, it can slowly fight with the Japanese 11th Brigade. First, hide all the mountain artillery and only use mortars and grenade launchers to block the Japanese 11th Brigade.
Moreover, the fighting in Ping'an County was so fierce that the Japanese planes must have supported Ping'an County first, rather than the 11th Brigade as reinforcements.
The 11th Brigade was only blocked, not surrounded.
It's not just the Ping'an County seat, there's also the Zhangzhuang stronghold. In addition to camouflaging in the Ping'an County seat, we can also create the illusion that a battle is going on in the Zhangzhuang stronghold.
Let the Japanese mistakenly believe that we mobilized a large number of troops and launched an attack on the Zhangzhuang stronghold and Ping'an County at the same time.
If it's going to be a little messy, then just make it a little messier.
If the Japanese mistakenly believe that we have deployed a large number of troops in Ping'an County, and then they really mobilize a large force to besiege Ping'an County area.
Humph, as long as the Japs dare to gather most of their troops here, we can take advantage of the lack of troops in the rear of the Japs and directly launch an attack on their rear.
Our Taihang Military Region sent troops to block the county seat of Ping'an County.
The Shangdang Military Region sent troops to block Shiquan County.
The Wutaishan Military Region sent troops to capture Luyang and Mengxian.
Then a huge encirclement can be formed, and at the same time local troops in Shuiquan and other places can be mobilized to destroy roads, railways, and bridges as much as possible, trapping the Japanese's large force in this area.
We can send several elite troops to sneak into this area to launch harassment against the large Japanese army. We can gradually divide them up and then slowly nibble away at the trapped Japanese army!
Even if we cannot swallow up the Japanese's large army, we can at least trap them for a considerable period of time.
By the time we capture those counties where the Japanese have little defense, the Japanese troops will have nowhere to go and can only concentrate all their troops together. They can either retreat to a few large cities or regroup and launch a battle… Regroup and launch a battle. At worst, the Japanese can attack during the day and we can retreat.
But at night, once we entered the mountainous area, the Japanese had no chance of doing anything.
To put it simply, if there is chaos, the situation in Shanxi and the entire North China will be completely disrupted.
I just don't believe it. The Japanese devils in various places are short of manpower, but the troops in the mountain city and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army won't have any ideas.
At that time, all the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the troops in Shancheng will be drawn into the battle, directly igniting the war in the entire North China region.
There are so many Japanese troops, especially those in Shanxi...
Moreover, after we trap the large Japanese army in this area, we will not be the only ones who will be worried. The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the troops in the mountain city will definitely find ways to ask our Eighth Route Army to block the large Japanese army in this area.
Rather than us, they hope that we can trap the large Japanese army.
Especially the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
Only if our Eighth Route Army successfully traps the large Japanese forces, will they be able to better attack those county towns with insufficient troops.
In order to help us trap the Japanese, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army will definitely find ways to support us.
After all, no matter how bad our Eighth Route Army is, we can still expand our base, open up some checkpoints, and disrupt the Japanese's cage plan.
Boss, the main purpose of your battle was this. Our goal was basically achieved when we trapped the large Japanese army.
Anyway, we, the Eighth Route Army, don't need those county towns, and we can give them to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army in the mountain city.
After seeing that they could not squeeze the living space of our Eighth Route Army, the Japanese would certainly think of just controlling the county town. In this case, the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army that directly attacked the county town would directly confront the Japanese who also only wanted the county town.
The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army wanted our Eighth Route Army to continue to trap the large Japanese force, thus buying time for them to attack the county town.
Then the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will have to bleed heavily, but it also depends on what you think, Boss!"
"Especially the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army... Old Xi Yan played a very shady game, taking advantage of both the city and the Japanese. Damn it, half of the puppet troops in Shanxi were fed by the Japanese, and they were supported by Old Xi Yan's troops.
If Yan Laoxi really made up his mind to launch a counterattack, then all the puppet troops would turn against him and that would be enough to give the Japanese a hard time.
Moreover, after the war, our Eighth Route Army expanded its base and occupied rural areas, while the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and the Central Army occupied county towns.
The Japanese wouldn't send a large force to attack the countryside, would they? The Shanxi Suiyuan Army and the Central Army occupying the county would become the Japanese's target again.
And we can develop again in secret in the mountains and in the vast rural areas.”
(End of this chapter)
