At the headquarters of the Chenjiayu Independent Regiment, Kong Jie was also thinking about how the troops would break out of the encirclement.
The base area has been heavily surrounded by Japanese and puppet troops, with three blockade lines.
If the independent regiment wants to penetrate directly into enemy-occupied areas and raid Jinzhong County, it must first cross three blockade lines.
"Captain... I think we should use the old method... raid the defensive weak points and loopholes on the blockade line and march quickly to kill them!" Chief of Staff Li Wensheng suggested.
Kong Jie shook his head directly: "No..."
"In the past, the independent regiment only had a thousand men, no heavy weapons, and no mules and horses... Once the breakthrough was opened, it would take at most half an hour to cross the blockade and escape."
"The current independent regiment has strong soldiers and horses. The total number of new soldiers and veterans is almost 5,000. There are also a large number of mules and horses, baggage, and artillery... No matter how fast the marching speed is, it will take an hour or two to cross the blockade!"
"Do you think the little devils around us will just watch us break out without reinforcements?"
"If we are halfway through the breakout and the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops suddenly comes over, we will probably be dragged behind the blockade by them, unable to leave even if we want to!"
Li Wenchang sighed and replied: "I didn't expect that strong troops and strong horses would have disadvantages..."
"In the past, we had fewer soldiers and less baggage. We could walk at will, and we could even cross the blockade under the nose of the Japanese..."
"Now we have to consider a lot of issues even when evacuating the defense zone!"
"The leader is right. With the current strength of the independent regiment, it is indeed impossible to cross the blockade silently."
Kong Jie seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly looked at the map and suggested three minutes later: "Since we can't sneak through the Japanese and puppet blockade, let's break out of the encirclement openly."
"The Japanese troops attacked us in three groups. Each group had more than 2,000 Japs and more than 1,000 puppet troops. It may seem like a lot, but our independent regiment is no longer what it used to be. With a proper layout, we have every chance of killing one of them.
force……"
"Look at the map... three lines of mopping up troops are lined up in an attempt to sweep across our base!"
"No matter which mopping up troops we kill, there will be a huge gap twenty to thirty miles wide in the blockade!"
"No matter how fast the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops run, they can't even hope to kill them within two hours..."
"Enough for us to cross the blockade!"
Li Wensheng did not expect that the regiment leader would be so bold that he would eat more than 3,000 days of puppet troops.
It took him a while to react, and he immediately asked with a worried expression: "Captain, you don't have a fever, do you?"
"This is more than 3,000 days of puppet troops. They need guns and artillery, and they can call for air support at any time!"
"Although we have a little more troops than them, our firepower advantage is over theirs. How can we eat them in one bite?"
"It does take an hour or two for the nearby Japanese and puppet troops to reach the battlefield, but it will also take time for us to eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops' mopping up troops and open the gap..."
"It's impossible for the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops to just watch us destroy their neighboring troops and remain indifferent!"
"Chief of Staff, I think it's very possible to do this!" Huang Yu suddenly interrupted.
"Although the Japanese army performs particularly well in rescuing friendly forces... but not all troops will send troops to rescue after being attacked... If this is our plan to attack the east and attack the west, and they see it, the Japanese will not send troops no matter how stupid they are.
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"In this way, we have a great opportunity to kill the Japanese and puppet troops and break out of the encirclement!"
"Sign up in the east and attack in the west?" Li Wensheng said to himself, then frowned and fell into deep thought.
Kong Jie frowned after hearing the chief of staff's reminder. When Huang Yu finished speaking, his frown suddenly relaxed.
I started studying the map while staring at it, and the more I looked at it, the happier I became.
"Snapped……"
Suddenly he punched the table and said happily: "Xiao Huang's suggestion is good!"
"As long as the Japanese think that we are attacking in the east and west, no matter where we attack, the Japanese in other places will not dare to act rashly, then our opportunity will come!"
"If you have any specific ideas, tell us and we will study them!"
Kong Jie's last words were to Huang Yu, and then he looked at him expectantly.
"Since we are attacking in the east and west, we must make the little devils think that our main force is elsewhere!" Huang Yu analyzed.
"Before the counter-offensive began, several companies were arranged to move secretly around other Japanese and puppet troops. After the counter-offensive began, these troops immediately moved closer to the main force, making the Japanese feel that there were no more of our troops around them..."
"I understand what Xiao Huang means!" Kong Jie replied thoughtfully.
"First let the Japanese think that we are going to break out from other places. After the counterattack begins, we will not let the Japanese feel that our troops are around them. Instead, it will make them think that this is the quiet before the war, and they will be more sure that we will break out from them.
Therefore, we will not send troops to reinforce the Japanese and puppet troops we are actually attacking."
"This is a good idea. The more cautious the little devils who attack us are, the more likely they will be misled by us."
"The Fourth Mixed Brigade has suffered heavy losses at our hands several times. The troops attacking us this time are mainly them, and the commander is also our old rival Major General Miyazawa..."
"I don't dare to mobilize troops easily..."
"We will fight according to Xiao Huang's suggestion. On the surface, we are attacking in the east and attacking in the west, but in fact, we are attacking in the east..."
"By the time the Japanese react, we have ended the battle and crossed the first blockade of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"If they dare to send troops to pursue them, I wouldn't mind setting up an ambush on their pursuit route to kill every one of them!"
"I also agree with Staff Huang's proposal... But which route we will attack to clear out the troops, where we will attack, and how we will attack... must be determined in advance!" Li Wensheng continued his analysis.
"Even if we succeed in confusing the other two groups of Japanese and puppet troops, it won't take too long!"
"We must seize the attack target and cross the blockade before the Japanese and puppet troops react!"
"Otherwise, it will be useless no matter how good your acting is."
Kong Jie focused his attention on the map again.
The reason why the Japanese and puppet troops divided their troops into three groups to attack the Independence Regiment was because there were exactly three roads in the Independence Regiment's defense area that could carry large vehicles.
They carry a large amount of baggage ammunition and artillery, as well as tanks to support the battle, and they cannot do without the road!
The three-way sweep forces all centered on the highway and spread out to both wings, forming a large net that slowly advanced, gradually compressing the independent regiment's living space.
Kong Jie kept focusing on the three highways, analyzing them bit by bit, looking for the battlefield for the decisive battle.
Finally, we stopped at a village on the middle route that the Japanese and puppet troops had to pass through: Wangqiling Village.
What Kong Jie didn't expect was that the loophole discovered by Major General Miyazawa in the general sweep was also in Wangqiling Village.
This is a long and narrow plain, surrounded by mountains. The widest point is two kilometers, and the narrowest point is only three to four hundred meters. The only way for the village and the Japanese to pass through is in this small plain.
There is a mountain road five kilometers east of the road and seven kilometers west of the road. Large vehicles and armored vehicles cannot be used, but infantry and mules can be used.
There are mountains between the path and the highway, so we have to take a detour of 10 to 20 kilometers to get in touch.
When the Japanese army sweeps up here, the large network will inevitably be divided into three, and they will continue to move forward with the road and two paths as the center. They will not be able to reinforce each other in a short time.
No matter which route of Japanese and puppet troops the independent regiment attacks, it will take at least three hours for the other two routes of Japanese and puppet troops to reach the battlefield.
According to the Japanese's scheduled mopping up plan, the cavalry regiment will be on standby among the mopping up troops...
If the Eighth Route Army takes the opportunity to break through the blockade, the cavalry regiment will immediately rush over to attack...
Now that the cavalry regiment is gone, the tasks that previously belonged to them have been handed over to the infantry regiment that came later. As for the specific arrangements of Major General Miyazawa, no one knows.
The most important reason why Kong Jie fell in love with this place was that the Japanese and puppet troops were divided again. No matter which Japanese and puppet army he attacked, the other two Japanese and puppet troops would not be able to reinforce them in a short time. He had the means to defeat them one by one.
good chance."
Pointing to Wangqiling Village on the map, he decisively ordered: "We will fight here!"
"The terrain here is long and narrow. No matter how many troops the Japs have, they won't be able to deploy..."
"Let's block it first, paralyzing the little devils and consuming their troops at the same time!"
"When the time is right, we suddenly launch a counterattack, kill the Japanese and puppet troops here with lightning speed, and break out of the encirclement from the front along the highway."
"As long as we move quickly enough, our offensive is powerful enough, and we grasp the timing of our counterattack, we can end the battle before the Japanese and puppet troops on both wings can react."
"Taking a step back, even if the two wings of Japanese and puppet troops arrive on the battlefield in time, we can still make good use of the time difference and defeat them one by one!"
"The cavalry company's assault capability is very strong. Under the cover of artillery, it should be able to easily defeat a Japanese and puppet army on both wings!"
"Deploy another two or three companies to deal with another Japanese and puppet army, and the Japanese will not be able to make any big waves!"
"As for the other two groups of Japanese and puppet troops twenty or thirty miles away, under the misdirection of attacking in the east and attacking in the west, they certainly would not dare to mobilize their troops at will..."
Li Wensheng stared at the map and mentally deduced the entire battle process. After Kong Jie finished speaking, he had a general idea in his mind.
Seeing Kong Jie reply with a serious face: "There is no problem with tactics..."
"The Independent Regiment is fully capable of defeating and mopping up the troops one by one!"
"I suggest that we go to Wangqiling Village in person. No matter how good the map is, it is not as accurate as what you can see with your eyes."
"Determine the blocking plan, counterattack plan, and reinforcement plan directly on the battlefield... and also determine the tasks of each unit together!"
At the headquarters of the Japanese Fourth Mixed Brigade in Yangquan, Major General Miyazawa is making final adjustments to the mopping up plan.
"General, should we send the reinforcements directly to the central mopping up troops..." Chief of Staff Harada Nakazuo suggested.
"Even if they are divided into three, there are still more than 2,000 people in one army... After being attacked, they will definitely have the strength to hold on until the reinforcements come over... This should be the safest way."
"No..." Major General Miyazawa shook his head and answered.
"The reinforcements are here to take over the cavalry regiment, and their mission should also be to take over the cavalry regiment!"
"Otherwise, it would be such a waste of such a good opportunity!"
