Chapter 1317 Li Yunlong: I want to annihilate them all
After a full half minute of silence, the captain finally made a decision.
As an excellent Kwantung Army commander and a samurai influenced by the spirit of Bushido, he would rather die on the battlefield in a head-on confrontation with the Eighth Route Army than be inexplicably killed by cold gunfire.
He clenched his fists and ordered through gritted teeth: "Then we will fight the Eighth Route Army who sneaked up on us."
"The troops continue to advance..."
"If the Eighth Route Army continues to hide in the woods and attack us from a distance with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, the surrounding troops will attack immediately and disperse into the woods in small groups. Attack wherever there is gunfire and kill the Eighth Route Army at all costs.
Sneak attack troops."
"It's two shoulders carrying one head..."
"Our Kwantung Army is well-equipped, well-trained, and has several times the strength advantage. If the two sides really fight for attrition, the Eighth Route Army will definitely not be able to defeat us."
"Maybe if we work hard we can find a way to survive."
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The former enemy headquarters of the northward detachment of the Eighth Route Army in Xijiagou.
The combat staff, correspondents, and telegraph operators... were methodically summarizing the latest battle reports from the front lines onto the map in front of Li Yunlong for his reference.
"Report to Commander..."
The operator looked nervous and ran to Li Yunlong: "The reconnaissance company just sent an urgent call..."
"The Kwantung Army stationed in Chaoyang came out in full force..."
"Two fully equipped infantry brigades, one artillery brigades, and no chariot troops, marched towards us in a hurry..."
Huang Yu laughed after hearing this: "Commander... The Japanese are coming so fiercely, which shows that they underestimate the enemy and don't pay much attention to us... This is a wake-up call and a good opportunity to defeat the Kwantung Army's offensive."
Li Yunlong followed up: "It's too boring to give a slap in the face. If we want to fight, let's have a big one..."
"While the Kwantung Army stationed in Chaoyang doesn't know us or our strength, we can eat them in one bite..."
"Duan Peng and Wei Dayong became more and more courageous as they fought in Jinzhou. Together, they killed more than 4,000 Kwantung Army soldiers."
"As a commander, I can't be compared with them..."
"Moreover, the main force of the Kwantung Army stationed in Liaoning has basically been attracted by Duan Peng and Wei Dayong. Chaoyang and Fuxin are empty of troops. This is a good opportunity for our northward detachment to display our ambitions and expand our base area."
"Destroy the main force of the Kwantung Army stationed in Chaoyang in one battle. There will be no Kwantung Army in the entire Chaoyang territory that can threaten our northward detachment."
"We can use Xijiagou as the center to quickly expand outward and expand our troops at the same time."
"When the main force of the Kwantung Army reacts, we will not only have twice as many troops as we do now, but also have better equipment and ammunition, and also have greater strategic depth."
"Even if the Kwantung Army headquarters dispatches a main division to deal with us..."
"The detachment going north also has enough strategic space to fight mobile warfare with them in the base area. The fat ones drag them down, and the skinny ones drag them to death..."
Sometimes even Huang Yu has to admire Li Yunlong's bold ideas and unique vision.
Compared with the wake-up call he proposed, the annihilation war proposed by Li Yunlong was obviously more conducive to the development of the northward detachment.
He nodded immediately: "Commander, how do you plan to fight..."
Li Yunlong looked at the map and replied: "In order to facilitate the troops marching in the mountains, the northbound detachment entered the northeast with light equipment. Except for mortars and heavy machine guns, they did not carry a single mountain gun or field gun."
"The Kwantung Army that retaliated against us kept an entire artillery brigade's mountain artillery... plus the infantry artillery equipped by the infantry brigade. If we can capture them all, then our artillery battalion will be secure."
"In the future, we will have the capital to confront the Kwantung Army's main force."
After saying that, he drew a circle on the map with a pencil, and then ordered: "Just hit here..."
"Just use our most commonly used ambush battle..."
"Block the head, cut off the tail, hit the center first, then outflank the remaining Japs at both ends, and wipe out all the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops in one battle."
"This Kwantung Army dares to bring two brigades to retaliate against us. It shows that they do not understand the true strength of our northbound detachment and do not understand our tactics and tactics."
"If this were in North China, the little devil would never dare to do this."
Hearing this, Huang Yu quickly flashed an embarrassed expression on his face.
Then he explained to Li Yunlong: "Commander, I was worrying too much just now."
"I just thought that the Kwantung Army's combat effectiveness was far superior to the North China Front Army we had encountered before. I forgot that they fought against us for the first time and did not understand our strength and combat methods..."
"With the combat effectiveness of the Beishang detachment and the understanding between the enemy and ourselves, we can indeed conduct a large-scale ambush in Beimengou."
"First eat the artillery and baggage troops that are easiest to eliminate, then turn around and deal with the remaining two infantry squadrons..."
"Based on our previous experience in fighting Japanese invaders, they rely heavily on artillery fire..."
"The number and caliber of artillery equipped by the Kwantung Army far exceed that of the North China Front Army. From this analysis, their dependence on artillery fire must be far greater than that of the North China Front Army."
"We destroyed their artillery troops and baggage troops immediately, which is equivalent to directly pulling out two fangs of the Kwantung Army, causing their combat effectiveness to drop sharply."
"After the battle to raid the Kwantung Army's artillery brigade is over, our artillery can quickly take over all the mountain field artillery still available on the battlefield to cover the infantry attack on the remaining Kwantung Army."
"Then the Kwantung Army will lose its artillery advantage, but we will have a powerful artillery force."
"The strength of both sides is ebbing and flowing. It is difficult for us to lose this ambush battle."
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On the road more than 20 miles due west of Beimen Valley.
The Kwantung Army, which numbered more than two thousand people, was dragging artillery, carrying light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and was rushing forward in a mighty manner.
Captain Watanabe, the commander of the regiment, is riding on an Oriental war horse, carrying a command sword at his waist, looking majestic.
As for the encirclement and suppression battle that the troops were about to face, he didn't care at all.
The idea that the Kwantung Army was invincible had penetrated into their bones. Although they had never fought against the Eighth Route Army, the pride in their hearts made them not take the Eighth Route Army seriously.
In their opinion, the Eighth Route Army was more effective at fighting guerrillas in the mountains. If they really left the mountains and fought a head-on positional battle with the Kwantung Army, a squadron under their command could definitely overwhelm their main battalion.
In Colonel Watanabe's view, a single infantry brigade could deal with the Eighth Route Army's activities in Xijiagou.
To be cautious, he deployed two brigades to participate in the battle and strengthened an artillery brigade, directly increasing his chance of winning to 99%.
