Chapter 9 The Human Shield
Deep in the forest, there are many tents built with coconut leaves, which is the place. Although it is simple, the people who have worked hard to drink hot water and eat hot rice here, and their bodies and spirits are rested.
Several loudspeakers are repeatedly playing the "Declaration of Independence", "Letter to the Malayan People", "Announcement on War", Malay, Chinese, and English, bringing these passionate words into everyone's ears.
"Are you exhausted?" Liu Cheng smiled and said to Zhao Yang, the head of the camp, and said, "We are the last batch, so you can take a rest."
"I'm so happy to be tired!" Zhao Yang had just visited the captured British Governor, but the excitement on his face had not yet faded. "The high-ranking British guys are today. Look at them, they are like starving ghosts, and they don't have the style of gentlemen."
"I didn't give them good food along the way." Liu Cheng curled his lips and said disdainfully.
Wu Ming chuckled softly from the side, without interrupting, and was watching carefully and thinking with a document in his hand.
The National People's Liberation Army now has a total military force of more than 7,000 people, and the main force is more than 4,500 people gathered in the Jibao Mountains in the central Malay Peninsula. The rest are scattered on a small scale throughout Malaya. This counterattack is mainly here, and other places are just small-scale fights and strong momentum. Now that the victory is complete, Wu Ming is thinking about the next step of action. According to the original plan, the National People's Liberation Army should take advantage of the British army as garrisons, scattered everywhere, launch an offensive again and adopt a strategy of defeating one by one. Now there are about 40,000 to 50,000 British troops in Malaya, even if they are all gathered together. It does not pose a major threat to the People's Liberation Army hiding in the mountains. Instead, it is easy to lose sight of one and create fighter jets for small guerrillas operating in various places.
Moreover, according to statistics, before and after the British implemented a state of emergency, many Chinese anti-Japanese troops in those days had gone through the mountains one after another, and took up weapons to fight for self-defense. Many backbone members of trade unions and associations had realized that in the fight against the white paper and the blue paper, the UK would sooner or later, and had moved elsewhere before the large-scale raid. The National People's Liberation Army has now expanded to more than 12,000 people, but the troops that joined this part are in progress, including thoughts and works.
Short-term urgent training of combat skills is not allowed to participate in the war within three months. We can only stay in the heart of the base to guard the prisoners and transport materials. In other words, except for the instructors of the training troops and the lower-level officers who are placed in the new troops, the National People's Liberation Army has only more than 3,000 troops to fight again. How to use these 3,000 people properly? Where should we attack, and what is the reaction of the British army? These are the problems facing Wu Ming and others now.
"I want to know what the British are reacting now." Wu Ming raised his head and said seriously: "Chief of Staff, please ask the intelligence agencies, what information can you get from the broadcast and the British media?"
"Okay." Liu Cheng nodded, "The troops have gathered and stationed nearby, and all the remaining work is handed over to the new army. No matter how fast the British army reacts, it takes time to mobilize troops, and we still have time to deploy carefully."
"I know, but the faster the action, the less time the British will have to react." Wu Ming took out a document from his briefcase, "This war will last for a long time. We must preserve our strength to deal with the British counterattack and retaliation, so we must be cautious in the attack. By the way, Chief of Staff. These are some of our ideas and suggestions. Come and see, if you have no objection, please send it to the Central Committee!"
"I knew you had a backup plan." Liu Cheng smiled and took it, "Isn't it troublesome to squeeze out this little bit?"
"This is closely linked step by step. If the results of this battle are not huge, this suggestion will not be available." Wu Ming explained: "This is like playing chess. If you take one step and look at three steps, you must first have a rough calculation. The specific moves mainly depend on the opponent's response and the result of your taking this step!"
"Human Shield?" Liu Cheng was stunned when he saw the topic. He looked up and looked at Wu Ming strangely, sat down and read it carefully.
The base of the National People's Liberation Army is deep in the mountains, and there are many small villages. Now, the army and civilians who come to join in. To resettle them, not only will the small village be expanded, but there will also be many new settlements. In this way, how to prevent British aircraft bombing is a very headache. Although the General Staff has formulated some precautions, such as setting up air raids, and residents in the village digging small air raid shelters, etc., what Wu Ming proposed this time was to learn from Iraq's tricks against the Americans, detaining British prisoners in scattered detention, and each village erected Red Cross flags to make British aircraft bombing scattered weapons. Of course, Wu Ming had a more ruthless and vicious move, but it was not written in words.
"Is this a suspect of violating international public law?" Liu Cheng hesitated and asked without any doubt: "Of course, this idea and suggestion is very good. The British will never blow up their own people, and they will kill their own people. As long as we make it public, the public opinion in the UK will not let the military go."
"You're too worried about this." Wu Ming shook his head and explained: "First, bombing civilians is a violation of international public law, and the British should know this; second, we can find reasons for detention in dispersed areas, and we have raised the Red Cross flag. If the British bombing is unreasonable, they will of course be responsible for the losses caused by the personnel. In terms of reason, we can take care of this. Do you have to say that you are taking these prisoners as hostages to resist the bombing of the British?"
Liu Cheng frowned and thought for a while, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I have made a mistake again. Now it is a war. As long as it is conducive to winning, what methods are there to consider. It is really foolish. As long as it is not criticized by the international community and as long as it is not isolated, I agree with your ideas and suggestions." As he said that, Liu Cheng took out a pen and solemnly signed his name on the document.
"War is so cruel, and it can also test the wisdom and courage of a group." Wu Ming patted Liu Cheng on the shoulder with comfort, "Don't die, I'm sorry, if you want to save the lives of most people who come to join us, any crooked way is OK. Look, the above may argue. But it will definitely pass in the end, and the reasons that came up will be very sufficient and very beautiful. As long as the British dare to blow it, no matter whether they blow it or not, even if their bombs have eyes, I can still make them domestic public opinion."
"You mean..." Liu Cheng widened his eyes and stared at Wu Ming for a while before he smiled bitterly, "You should not do this matter. I'll give the order!"
"What? Come and talk to me about this infamy.
.My braid."
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After a short wait, Wu Ming and others finally got the news they wanted.
The British responded quite quickly. They slandered the Malayan National Liberation Army as "bandits", called the Kuala Lumpur counterattack riots, and portrayed the war that suppressed the Chinese as a "police operation" to maintain public order. They also claimed that the bandit suppression month operation would be launched in ten days, and tens of thousands of regular troops would be mobilized, and modern military equipment such as aircraft, cannons, tanks, armored vehicles, etc. would be completely eliminated within one month.
"The cowhide is very bragging." After reading the information, Liu Cheng threw it on the table lightly. "Then let's open a profit market for the British!"
"The British army has the upper hand in military equipment, so we must play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, fight night wars, jungle wars, and ambush wars." Wu Ming continued: "The British thought we would honestly retreat into the deep mountains and forests, waiting for them to make arrangements, but we would once again go beyond their expectations and take the initiative to attack and fight for the defenders who annihilate Xingumao. Now the chief of staff will arrange the mission."
"There are about 1,500 British defenders in Xingumao." Liu Cheng pointed to the map with a wooden stick and said: "Once the British army is mobilized, it will be the outpost there to attack our area, and while its troops are not fully in place. Our army must strive to pull out this nail. If the significance of the Kuala Lumpur counterattack is more focused on political effects, then the urgent attack on Xingumao is for real military considerations. The troops set out tonight and secretly advance in the jungle, and should all be in place the night after tomorrow. Remember, the combat time is only one night. Regardless of the result, they must withdraw from the battle before dawn to avoid the bombing of British aircraft."
"Fight quickly and retreat quickly will be a main feature of our future combat." Liu Cheng continued: "The British have planes, but we want to make them unable to keep up with our pace. We not only have to attack the enemy, but also save ourselves. This will be a long-term and arduous process. Don't have the idea of a quick victory. If you have the idea of a quick victory, it will easily lead to a rash and impulse in military operations. The British army is about to launch the so-called land suppression of bandits, and will continue to increase troops to Malaya in the future. The strategy we adopt, in a more vivid way, is to kill and knock down the British army every day, and take action every day. Even if you send a group or a sniper to carry out the action, it is to constantly attack the British army and let death defeat the British confidence that they have built for a long time.
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"In order to support this operation, the first regiment and battalion will be drawn out and dispersed into teams to harass guerrillas in multiple directions to disrupt the enemy's sight and attention." Liu Cheng began to assign tasks and said, pointing to a dark general.
"Yes, it is scattered into squads and harassed and attacked." The battalion commander of the first battalion stood up and replied.
"This is the first regiment, second regiment, and third regiment to advance and attack position." Liu Cheng handed over three pieces of paper, "surround three quarts and one. If the enemy escapes, the special brigade will intercept the attack on the road."
"If you don't understand, please ask the Chief of Staff immediately." Wu Ming said with a smile: "I will add another order. If conditions permit, try to bring back the identity certificate of the British army who was shot and hand it over to the propaganda team."
The battalion commanders of several regiments were stunned for a moment and looked at each other. Although they were confused by this strange order, they finally expressed their determination to implement it.
"Commander-in-chief, your wonderful ideas are really...hehe." After everyone took the order and prepared, Liu Cheng laughed dryly and said to Wu Ming: "This has added another program to the radio station. I think it's called death every day."
"No matter what it is called, broadcast the death list of British troops to all places every day, and then give the outside media a copy. This psychological pressure alone is enough for the British government." Wu Ming said: "We want to turn the propaganda team into war correspondents, and invite brave journalists from all over the world to bring bloody war scenes to women and children who will scream and be afraid when they see rats, and push the tragic situation of the war to the whole world and even the British audience. This is a full-scale war without boundaries. We will create a novel and special war for the world, let the British scare themselves, and see how long they can last, one, two, seven, eight years, as long as we persist in fighting, this long-distance war will drag down the British. Of course, it would be better if they could defeat them."
"I remember you said the so-called super-limit war before. Is this one aspect?" Liu Cheng signaled the staff behind him to write down Wu Ming's words and asked with interest.
"Yes, the concept of over-limit warfare covers two aspects: war and tactics. This is a war method that can transcend the limitations and constraints of strength." Wu Ming nodded and searched hard for later theories on this aspect. "In other words, the new principle of war will no longer be to 'force the enemy to accept its will', but to 'force the enemy to accept its own interests by all means, including force and non-military, military and non-military, killing and non-killing means'."
"A war that transcends all boundaries and limits, in short, is a translimited war. If this naming can be established, then this kind of war means all means, information is everywhere, and the battlefield is everywhere; it means that all weapons and technologies can be superimposed at will; it means that all boundaries between war and non-war, military and non-military worlds will be broken; it also means that many existing combat principles will be modified, and even the law of war needs to be revised." Wu Ming glanced at the staff officer who was concentrating on making records, drank a sip of water and continued with a smile: "If possible, after the war, I want to stay quietly in a beach villa and be a writer, not sitting at home. So, the people in the staff department who are making records now can only see it yourself. If it flows out, be careful I will sue you for infringement!"
"After the victory of the royalties and villas, the country will solve it." Liu Cheng joked: "However, I will copy one of these records and send them to the central government. If the thoughts and suggestions on new wars are feasible, they will definitely be accompanied by the transformation of overall strategic thinking, and this will be a valuable ideological wealth for our party." A man's anti-Japanese war, Longteng Nanyang, Chapter 9, Human Shield, Human Shield
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