"It means dividing the troops into raids, guerrilla warfare, and sparrow warfare."
"Tell me more specifically."
"Our large corps cannot defeat the Japanese invaders. The Japanese invaders have planes, tanks, and heavy artillery, but we don't. If we put up a strong fight with the Japanese invaders, we will definitely suffer the loss."
"We all understand this. Say something else."
"We have no aircraft, no tanks, and no heavy artillery. We can only make a fuss about light weapons."
"Go on."
"With our current equipment level, we can definitely defeat the Japanese invaders in company and platoon level battles. At the worst, we can even draw with the Japanese invaders."
"That makes sense."
"Then we must take advantage of this advantage and find ways to engage in small-scale battles with the Japanese aggressors."
"What if the Japanese don't cooperate?"
"We divided our troops and occupied the vast rural wilderness. The Japanese invaders could only stick to the county town. They couldn't even defend the outer strongholds, so what could they do?"
Zhang Chu said calmly.
It's not like I'm talking nonsense. I've really thought about it.
In class, platoon and company level battles, the weapons of the new regiment are superior in all aspects. One-on-one, they can easily defeat the Japanese invaders.
At the Japanese squadron level, if anyone dares to come out, they will be eliminated.
How many squadrons did the Japanese invaders have?
Each dispatch must be larger than a brigade, how many times can it be dispatched?
A county can only garrison one brigade. If you dispatch all of them, the county will not need them. If a county garrisoned one regiment, how many regiments did the Japanese invaders have?
If a regiment was stationed in a county, even selling Yoshio Shinozuka would not be able to raise that many troops.
As for the strongholds around the county...
When it comes to infantry artillery in a new regiment, is the field artillery just a decoration?
It is difficult to attack the county seat. But there is absolutely no problem in attacking the stronghold. How many people can you garrison at the stronghold?
A brigade?
One stronghold garrisoning one brigade?
Yoshio Shinozuka would not be able to raise that many troops even if he sold them several times.
Station a squadron?
That would mean the entire army was wiped out.
Infantry artillery, field artillery fire, your stronghold can stop it?
The key point is that in such a small-scale battle, the Japanese invaders would not be able to send out aircraft.
Dispatching the aviation force for a stronghold? Shunroku Hata will definitely slap his subordinates. What is being an aviation force?
As long as there are no planes to cause trouble, the new group will have no natural enemies.
Tanks and heavy artillery are all firepower on the ground. As long as you plan properly, there is still a chance for a sneak attack.
Including the Japanese invaders' airport...
"good!"
"It makes sense!"
Li Yunlong nodded.
Of course he can think of anything Zhang Chu can think of.
This kind of mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, is originally the strength of the Eighth Route Army!
It is also the consistent policy of our party and our army to encircle the cities from the countryside. He had thought about it before arriving in Ping'an County.
Divide the troops.
No head-on confrontation with the main force of the Japanese invaders.
Vigorously develop local armed forces to form a vast ocean of people's war.
County brigade, get a few numbers. One, two, three, four, five...
District team, do a few. No, do a dozen.
Every village has a militia.
Every militiaman has a gun in his hand.
Every gun has bullets in it.
So what if you have a few regiments of Japanese invaders? They are stuck in the quagmire and cannot move...
"Old Zhao!"
“Local party organizations must keep up!”
"I am ready to expand around Ping'an County and eliminate the surrounding reactionary forces and traitor armed forces."
"Just take the platoon level as a unit. Each platoon acts independently."
"First clean up the entire perimeter. Then slowly deal with the Japanese invaders."
"On the one hand, it is training troops. On the other hand, it is waiting for the opportunity."
Li Yunlong turned to Zhao Gang and said.
He had already planned what he was going to do. Now he just had to say it.
"no problem!"
"I will contact the comrades of the Ping An Prefectural Committee immediately."
"However, if we want to establish armed workers and guerrillas, we will still need to support some weapons and ammunition."
Zhao Gang replied solemnly.
The establishment of local party organizations has always been the specialty of our party.
This is not difficult at all.
But raising weapons and ammunition is not that easy.
Li Yunlong turned to look at Zhang Chu.
Zhang Chu said crisply: "Wrap it around me!"
Zhao Gang was relieved.
As long as you have weapons and ammunition, you really have nothing to fear from any enemy.
There are plenty of people in the place. Thousands and hundreds of people can be recruited overnight. They can fight the Japanese invaders to the end at any time.
Then another thing came to mind, "Old Li, what should the Kasahara United do?"
Zhang Chu immediately answered: "I will lead the guerrillas to harass them! Try to slow down the Japanese aggressors' advance as much as possible."
"You don't have to go. Let Da Biao lead the commando team." Li Yunlong shook his head.
Zhang Chu: "Then I go to Wanjia Town? A sneak attack on the puppet cavalry camp?"
"What do you mean by riding?" Li Yunlong's eyes suddenly shone.
puppet army?
Cavalry battalion?
Zhang Chu:......
Lao Li, please be more reserved.
Don't stare like a bull's eye when you hear the puppet cavalry camp. Your eyes can kill a gadfly.
It's just a cavalry battalion with less than 500 people. Is it worth you being so happy?
You've been a veteran for more than ten years, haven't you seen the world?
"Zhang Chu, you said there is a puppet cavalry camp in Wanjia Town?" Zhao Gang asked eagerly.
"Yes!" Zhang Chu nodded, "They just moved in. They should be cooperating with the Japanese invaders. The puppet army has no fighting power, so we can just eat it in one bite."
"Then, Lao Li, I suggest that we go and eat him."
"No problem. Let's put it all together and take action immediately."
"good!"
Zhao Gang stroked his palm.
Zhang Chu:......
Huh? Something seems wrong?
Shouldn't Zhao Gang object to Li Yunlong sending troops to engage in side business?
Why did you suddenly take the initiative to ask for a fight?
"I'll go in person!" Li Yunlong was eager to give it a try.
"That won't work!" Zhao Gang finally objected, "You can't leave the regiment headquarters."
"Just one day. Go and come back quickly."
"That's not possible. In one day, fighter planes change rapidly. I have just arrived and am not familiar with the surrounding situation. I tend to make wrong judgments. I don't agree."
"That……"
Li Yunlong opened his mouth but stopped talking.
What Zhao Gang said is true. This is also the first time for the new group to come to Pingan County.
Zhao Gang is not familiar with the situation of the New Regiment. It is really inappropriate to let him make a decision. If he makes a wrong judgment...
Li Yunlong must be responsible for the new regiment.
"Just send any battalion commander there." Zhang Chu helped to relieve the siege.
"No, you go!" Li Yunlong said suddenly.
"Me?" Zhang Chu opened his mouth wide.
why me?
It shouldn’t be!
The new group has a lot of candidates.
"I agree." Zhao Gang nodded, "Zhang Chu, go ahead!"
"Why?" Zhang Chu frowned.
"I will transfer the third battalion." Li Yunlong said, "The battle command will be carried out by Che and Cannon. You will assist."
"I..." Zhang Chu was speechless.
"Bring all the weapons and equipment, as well as the war horses, back."
"Then we must call Sun Desheng."
"certainly!"
Li Yunlong immediately sent people to find Sun Desheng.
Li Yunlong was overjoyed at the thought of getting a cavalry battalion.
The corners of his mouth almost burst into laughter.
Zhang Chu couldn't help but want to hit him.
So as not to get carried away.
Don't forget. The brigade commander wishes you good fortune at any time.
Such strength...
"Commander, have you ever thought about how much it costs to raise a cavalry battalion?"
"There's nothing about money. We don't talk about money..."
"War horses need fodder. They also need salt, soybeans, black beans and the like. Raising people may not waste much money, but raising horses consumes a lot of money. It takes ten infantrymen to raise one cavalryman."
"Nonsense! Where do we need so many! Five people at most!"
"Then do you think the New Regiment can afford a cavalry battalion?"
"I……"
Li Yunlong gritted his teeth.
If you want to wave your hand, you can! There’s nothing you can’t do!
Unfortunately not.
Zhang Chu is right. Raising people is no problem, but raising horses is a big problem.
When encountering difficult situations, people can grit their teeth and persevere. But war horses cannot. War horses have no salt, soybeans, black beans, distiller's grains, etc., so it is difficult to feed them.
Without nutrition, the war horses are all skinny, how can they carry people? How can they charge into battle?
"No matter. You can bring the war horse back first."
"knew."
Zhang Chu agreed.
Strong!
Keep up the good work!
When the time comes, you will have a big head. Raise a cavalry battalion. What a joke!
Sun Desheng is here.
Sun Desheng was overjoyed when he learned that he was going to Wanjia Town.
What does this mean? It means that his cavalry company will soon be the real deal. It will no longer have a false designation.
"By the way, Captain Sun, how many Japanese invaders have you killed?"
"Not many. Only nine."
"Okay. I remember."
Zhang Chu took out a small notebook and pencil and really recorded it.
I can't help it, there are too many things. I'm afraid I can't remember them.
"What are you remembering?" Zhao Gang was curious again.
"I owe the cavalry company equipment." Zhang Chu said truthfully, "If Captain Sun kills a Japanese invader, I will give him a gun."
"Is there such a good thing?" Li Yunlong was immediately moved.
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Chu rolled his eyes.
That's someone else's cavalry company!
You're an infantryman, don't cause trouble!
My equipment didn't fall from the sky.
If I give it away for free every time, then I will go bankrupt. How can I upgrade your weapons and equipment in the future?