Chapter 1079 Neji Okamura: Fighting our own guerrilla war
"Let the troops sent from Taiyuan and Jinan advance lightly, and ignore the Eighth Route Army's sneak attacks along the way. Can the urgent march to reinforce Shijiazhuang catch up?" Okamura Neiji did not receive the telegram handed over by the chief of staff, but stared at the sand table and asked seriously.
The chief of staff nodded first, then shook his head, and sighed before speaking: "With a normal emergency march, the troops can reach Shijiazhuang from Taiyuan in three days."
"But the Eighth Route Army operating along the route will definitely not let us easily reinforce Shijiazhuang."
"I estimate that the Eighth Route Army is already building blocking positions on the only road from Taiyuan to Shijiazhuang."
"The troops carrying a large amount of heavy equipment and tanks may attack all the way forward, use artillery fire and tank troops to fight a bloody path, and continue to reinforce Shijiazhuang."
"But if the reinforcements do not carry heavy weapons and advance lightly, they are likely to be blocked halfway by the Eighth Route Army."
"No..." Okamura Neji stared at the sand table and said firmly.
"If the reinforcements do not carry heavy weapons and advance lightly, it will be easier for them to avoid the blocking positions set up by the Eighth Route Army along the way and achieve the purpose of marching urgently to reinforce Shijiazhuang."
"Speaking of this, I was inspired by Fujita-kun."
"Although the troops returning to support Shijiazhuang have suffered heavy losses in the past few days, many troops have successfully withdrawn into Shijiazhuang."
"The reason is that Mr. Fujita asked the returning troops to abandon all baggage ammunition and heavy weapons. The troops moved forward lightly and took small roads to avoid the Eighth Route Army intercepting troops."
"Didn't the Yizhong Eighth Route Army use this method to quietly kill outside Taiyuan City when they raided Taiyuan last time, catching us by surprise?"
"The style of play they can use, why can't we use it."
The chief of staff looked at Shijiazhuang on the sand table, and another question popped into his mind.
"What will happen after the reinforcements arrive outside Shijiazhuang City?"
"If we want to reinforce the Shijiazhuang garrison and reduce their combat pressure, we must have a head-on confrontation with the Yizhong Eighth Route Army."
"The reinforcements are not equipped with heavy weapons."
"If the Yizhong Eighth Route Army gathers heavy weapons and tank troops to launch an attack on the reinforcements in Yizhong, not only will it be unable to reinforce the Shijiazhuang garrison, but it will also be wiped out outside Shijiazhuang..."
Okamura Neiji was silent for a minute and then replied: "Then we won't have a head-on confrontation with the Yizhong Eighth Route Army attacking Shijiazhuang."
"Disperse the troops, use squads and squadrons as units to sneak attack on the Eighth Route Army's siege troops, and retreat immediately after hitting them, without giving them any chance to counterattack."
"Forcing the Eighth Route Army to dedicate a large number of troops to guard against sneak attacks by reinforcements, the defensive pressure on the Shijiazhuang garrison will naturally be reduced."
"When all the reinforcements sent by Taiyuan and Jinan arrive outside Shijiazhuang and our army has an absolute strength advantage, we can then assemble our troops to launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army."
"Join the Shijiazhuang garrison to attack the Eighth Route Army's siege forces from both inside and outside, defend Shijiazhuang, and severely inflict heavy losses on the Eighth Route Army."
"Guerrilla warfare..." Three words blurted out from the chief of staff's mouth.
Okamura Neiji did not deny, but agreed with the answer: "In the past, when we attacked a certain unit of the Eighth Route Army, when we had absolute superiority in troops and firepower, the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army used this method to disperse our forces and give the attackers
Target rescue."
"The same method that the Eighth Route Army could use can be used by us."
"Of course, the specific method of fighting needs to be carefully discussed, and we cannot directly copy the Eighth Route Army's fighting style."
"After all, this style of fighting is what the Eighth Route Army is good at. Maybe they have already found a way to break the situation. We must develop our own guerrilla warfare for the North China Front Army instead of copying the others."
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Divisional Headquarters of the 6th Yizhong Army.
Although Huang Yu and Kong Jie did not directly participate in the war, the latest battle reports and intelligence from the front lines were still continuously collected here for their analysis, and they could check for any leaks and fill in the gaps for Li Yunlong at any time.
"Commander... the opponent the deputy commander will face next should be more powerful than we expected..." After reading the latest intelligence from the front line, Huang Yu frowned and analyzed with a solemn expression.
"It's indeed a bit difficult!" Kong Jie did not deny it.
"I originally thought that there were six main regiments outside Shijiazhuang to provide reinforcements, and they would be able to kill all the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to enter the city!"
"After all, there are no large groups of Japanese and puppet troops around Shijiazhuang."
"The largest number of troops is the county garrison, which does not exceed 2,000 people."
"The troops marched 40 to 50 kilometers in a hurry. Even if they used guerrilla warfare to attack, they could kill hundreds of people along the way."
"If we use ambush warfare to fight a war of annihilation, the two thousand puppet troops will be gone."
"As a result, the returning troops of the Japanese and puppet troops found another way, abandoned their heavy ammunition and heavy weapons, marched lightly, and took a small road to Shijiazhuang."
"The pocket formations prepared by the reinforcements on the highway suddenly became ineffective. They could only temporarily change their tactics and use guerrilla warfare to slowly wear down their forces while they went to the outskirts of Shijiazhuang City to block them."
"If it weren't for the 16th Wing Regiment being bold enough to lead troops directly to the Shijiazhuang garrison and attack the returning troops without much hesitation."
"The Japanese and puppet troops will at least increase by a thousand people when they enter the city!"
Huang Yu stared at the map and said, "Commander..."
"What I'm most worried about right now is that the little devil will expand this style of play..."
"After the independent brigade began to storm Shijiazhuang, the reinforcements sent to Shijiazhuang by Neji Okamura continued to abandon their baggage ammunition and heavy weapons and moved forward by small roads."
"Our method of slowing down the Japanese and puppet reinforcements by destroying roads will not work. The reinforcements will definitely be very fast."
"Moreover, there are paths everywhere on the battlefield, and the Japanese and puppet troops advance lightly, so they can go anywhere."
"It is also very difficult for us to intercept the Japanese and puppet reinforcements head-on through blocking warfare, and it is impossible to guard against it..."
"In this way, when Shijiazhuang is in crisis, not only can reinforcements be dispatched from Baoding and Xiongxian County, but also troops can be dispatched from Taiyuan, Jinan and other places to reinforce the battlefield!"
Upon hearing this, Kong Jie also realized that something was wrong, his face became solemn at the same time, and he frowned and analyzed.
"Our original idea was to ask the headquarters to help us hold back the reinforcements from Jinan and Taiyuan, so that they could not reach Shijiazhuang for ten days and a half, forcing Ningci of Gangcun to have to mobilize troops from Baoding and Xiongxian."
"If this is not possible, there is no problem in directly transferring troops from the Pingjin area. We want to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops in Fangzheng and other places."
"If the headquarters cannot stop the reinforcements transferred from Taiyuan and Jinan by Neiji Okamura, Neiji Okamura will definitely not touch the troops stationed in Baoding and Xiongxian."
"Then our goal of using Shijiazhuang as a breakthrough point to break the situation will not be achieved, and it may also put Li Yunlong and the Independent Brigade in danger..."
"We must pay attention to this issue..."
"Even if the Japanese and puppet troops from Taiyuan and Jinan give up their heavy weapons and all their supplies and ammunition, and take light roads to reinforce Shijiazhuang, we will still try our best to block them on the road or eliminate them directly..."
