Chapter 162 Boss: You are really a newborn calf and not afraid of tigers
After the brigade commander explained all the issues clearly, the boss said with a serious face: "The headquarters has received top-secret information that the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, Okamura Neiji, is planning an unprecedented sweep!"
"The headquarters decided to make arrangements in advance and organize a targeted counter-sweep..."
"The mission of the Independent Regiment is to fight a big battle that is more dangerous than the raid on Yangquan!"
After hearing this, Huang Yu thought of the upcoming "May Day" sweeps in history. In this sweeps, the soldiers and civilians in the base area paid a huge price.
The Independent Regiment, New First Regiment, and New Second Regiment in "Bright Sword" all suffered more than half of their casualties in this sweep. Even the protagonist Li Yunlong was injured due to illness and almost died on the battlefield.
He really wanted to do something in this big sweep to reduce the losses of the troops...
But in the face of great strength, my little strength is simply not enough.
The commander and the brigade commander were both battle-hardened veterans with rich counter-mopping experience, so there was no need to make a fool of themselves.
The only thing I can do is to serve as a good adviser to the regiment commander, provide more ideas in some local battles, reduce the losses of the independent regiment, and kill more Japanese...
If you are lucky enough and can use your small skills to influence the overall situation through some small-scale local battles, that would be even better.
After the boss told the independent group's mission, Huang Yu frowned and analyzed the real purpose of the headquarters asking the independent group to do this, and he soon had an idea in his mind.
The boss kept his eyes on Kong Jie and the others while he was talking, trying to judge from their reactions and micro-expressions how confident they were in completing the task.
Seeing Huang Yu suddenly frowning and looking thoughtful, the boss thought he had some different ideas.
If ordinary people show this expression, the boss will most likely choose to ignore it.
But the other party is Huang Yu, who has been in the limelight during this period. Kong Jie asked him for credit more than once when he reported the situation just now, and the boss was even more impressed by him.
Subconsciously asked: "Comrade Huang Yu, look at your frown, do you have some different ideas... If you have any, feel free to bring it up, don't be afraid!"
"This counter-mopping operation is related to the life and death of our Eighth Route Army. It is very likely that your idea can reduce hundreds or thousands of casualties for the army!"
Huang Yu looked flattered. He didn't expect that his boss valued him so much. He quickly waved his hand and explained: "Chief, you think highly of me too much..."
"I have no other ideas, I just think your move of letting the independent regiment penetrate behind enemy lines is too powerful..."
"With the combat power of the independent regiment, plus the artillery and light and heavy machine guns you just replenished, we can capture several county towns in enemy-occupied areas without any problem!"
"When the Japs were mopping up, my rear area was in chaos. If I were the Japs commander, I would definitely divide my troops to come back for reinforcements, and the counter-mopping pressure in the base area would be much less!"
"You analyzed all this yourself?" The boss was shocked by Huang Yu's words. If he hadn't known that he had been staying in Chenjiayu, he would have been a little suspicious of him going to the headquarters and eavesdropping on his conversation with Brigadier Chen.
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"Isn't this what you said just now?" Huang Yu didn't understand what the boss meant.
The boss continued to ask: "I only said that the mission of the Independent Regiment is more dangerous than the raid on Yangquan, but I didn't say that this mission is for you to fight directly behind enemy lines?"
"Didn't our raid on Yangquan go straight into enemy-occupied territory?" Huang Yu explained.
The boss was left speechless by Huang Yu, but it also proved that Huang Yu's analytical skills and overall view were indeed very strong, otherwise he would not have said what he said to force the Japanese to return reinforcements and reduce the pressure on the base area for counter-mopping up.
He decided to take the opportunity to test Huang Yu.
Following what he just said, I asked: "Since you see that we want the Independent Regiment to penetrate directly into enemy-occupied areas and force the Japanese to divide their forces... then where do you think the Independent Regiment can achieve this effect by making a surprise attack?"
"Attack Jinzhong first, then attack Taiyuan!" Huang Yu blurted out.
Kong Jie was frightened and quickly retorted: "You kid, please don't talk nonsense..."
"Jinzhong and Taiyuan are the real heart of the Japanese and puppet forces in Shanxi. They are heavily defended. Our independent regiment has more than 3,000 people at full strength!"
"You want us to fight Jinzhong and Taiyuan. What's the difference between that and sending us to death?"
The boss also felt that Huang Yu was too courageous, but after thinking about it for a moment, he felt that it was not a bad idea to fight like this.
After thinking for two minutes, he said: "You are braver than me!"
"Kong Jie, don't object in a hurry. I think Huang Yu's idea is good and you can consider it..."
"Since he dares to let the independent regiment attack Jinzhong and Taiyuan, he will definitely not let anything go. Why not listen to his ideas first and then decide whether this strategy is feasible!"
"First spread out the map... I have a few questions for Huang Yu to answer."
The regiment headquarters had the map of Shanxi that had just been captured, and Kong Jie quickly sent it to the boss.
"Comrade Huang Yu... The Independence Regiment is located more than 100 kilometers away from central Jinzhong, and there are Japanese and puppet army strongholds and checkpoints in the middle... If the Independence Regiment really plans to attack there, do you think the troops are capable of crossing so many Japanese and puppet army blockades?
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"Easy to do!" Huang Yu replied confidently.
Pointing to the map, he explained: "After the sweep begins, all the mobile troops in Shanxi will definitely be deployed to the battlefield to deal with us. It would be good if the Japanese and puppet troops stationed on the front line in Jinzhong can have one-third of the previous strength."
"The independent regiment is equipped with three armored vehicles, six direct-fire artillery pieces, and more than ten mortars. It can easily defeat ordinary county towns, let alone blockades and strongholds along the way!"
"What if the Japanese send several brigades of troops back to Yangquan to support you and block you halfway?" the boss continued to ask.
"The mission of the independent regiment is to force the Japanese to return to the occupied areas with heavy troops. If they only kill a few thousand people back, the impact on the counter-mopping up will be very limited. It is better to stay in the base area and kill them!"
"Chief, if the Japanese army really sends thousands of people back to Yangquan, our independent regiment won't mind setting up an ambush halfway along the road to eat them and then attack!" The confident expression on Huang Yu's face was not affected at all.
"But I don't think the Japanese will easily send troops back to support. They will probably think that the independent regiment is a bluff force sent by the headquarters to the area they occupy. They will take the opportunity to force them to return to the defense area to support the defense area, and then continue to raid our base area!"
"The Independent Regiment just took advantage of the Japanese mentality of underestimating the enemy, attacked all the way, and reached Jinzhong as quickly as possible, and captured Jinzhong before Neji Okamura could react!"
"Once Jinzhong is lost, the east gate of Taiyuan will be completely opened to us."
"As long as we reach the outside of Taiyuan City, firing a few shots at Taiyuan City will have a huge impact..."
"Ningji Okamura can't do it even if he doesn't send troops back for reinforcements?"
The boss was convinced: "Taiyuan is not only the provincial capital of SX, but also the headquarters of the First Japanese Army in Shanxi. There are a large number of Japanese living there, as well as a large arsenal, an airport, several large material warehouses, and ammunition depots..."
"Losing any place will cause huge losses to the Japanese army. Even if Neji Okamura does not want to send troops to return reinforcements and insists on continuing the raids... pressure from the outside will force him to return to Taiyuan and recapture Jinzhong..."
"It's just that in this way, the independent regiment will have to bear the retaliatory attack of at least one brigade of the Japanese army..."
"How to evacuate Taiyuan, escape the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops, and withdraw into the mountainous areas... we must think about it in advance!"
"We cannot abandon the independent regiment in order to reduce the anti-mopping pressure on the base area."
Huang Yu continued: "The troops are divided into two groups..."
"The main force was broken into pieces and separated into companies to break out. Each infantry company strengthened one to two mortars and one to two heavy machine guns. It can advance to attack, retreat to defend, and quickly evacuate the battlefield..."
"Part of the troops disguised themselves as the main force, brought armored vehicles and artillery batteries, and continued to kill all around Taiyuan... to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"After the main force evacuated Taiyuan, the covering force blew up the armored vehicles and the artillery that could not be taken away, further reduced them to pieces, and fought their way out of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops..."
"I have thought about it. If the commander really decides to attack Jinzhong and threaten Taiyuan, the assault company is willing to leave cover when the troops break through and retreat."
"I am confident that after completing the cover mission, I can bring most of the assault company soldiers back to the assembly area!"
The boss was amazed when he heard this. He patted Huang Yu on the shoulder and said: "You are really born as a calf and not afraid of tigers... Not only are you brave, but you also have a big appetite..."
"Brigadier Chen, Kong Jie... what do you think of Huang Yu's idea?"
"The feasibility of success is very high, but it is also very dangerous. But fighting is inherently a very dangerous thing, it just depends on the chance of winning!" said the brigade commander.
Then he stared at Huang Yu and asked seriously: "If you are asked to cover the independent regiment's withdrawal from Taiyuan, how sure are you?"
"If we let the artillery company cooperate with us and give me a few more engineers, we will be at least 70% sure!" Huang Yu replied while thinking.
"If the regiment commander asks the cavalry company to cooperate with our rear, I'm 80% sure!"
After hearing this, the brigade commander replied to the boss: "I think you can give it a try!"
Kong Jie stared at the map for two full minutes before replying: "Chief, according to Huang Yu's analysis just now!"
"From our station to Jinzhong, the Japanese and puppet troops were reduced by half along the way. I am confident that I can reach the outside of Jinzhong within two days, and then take Jinzhong in one day and one night... Then I will send troops to Taiyuan and force Ningci to divide the troops in Gangcun."
Return to Taiyuan!"
"As for retreat...even if there is no commando behind us, we can break into pieces and evacuate Taiyuan!"
"The Independent Regiment is no longer the original one. If the Japanese army sends troops to come back when we raid Jinzhong, as long as the strength does not exceed an infantry regiment, I am 80% sure to severely damage them..."
"If the force does not exceed two infantry brigades, I am 90% sure to eat them!"
"If the Japanese army returns with more than one infantry regiment, I am 50% sure to hold them back, and then use guerrilla warfare to slowly deplete their forces and attract more Japanese and puppet troops to return for reinforcements!"
"As long as the leader gives the order, the independent regiment guarantees to complete the mission!"
Huang Yu suddenly interrupted: "Commanders, heads of regiments... I don't think it will take us that long to attack Jinzhong."
"Jinzhong is the east gate of Taiyuan. Business is very prosperous. A large number of businessmen and people come in and out every day!"
"If we really decide to attack Jinzhong, we can definitely arrange for people to sneak into Jinzhong in advance!"
"As long as two or three companies enter, and the main force of the regiment attacks the city from both inside and outside...it can be taken down in a few hours!"
"We can also send troops to lurk outside Jinzhong City, Taiyuan City, and stand by near various strongholds along the way..."
"Not only can we keep an eye on the little Japs and provide us with the latest trends of the Japanese and puppet troops at any time, but we can also cooperate with the main force of the regiment in operations to expand our results!"
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