Chapter 608 Changing from passive to active (second update)
After hearing the good news, the heavy expressions on everyone's faces were instantly wiped away.
Kong Jie took the opportunity to stand up: "Now I will tell you the third thing."
"The troops paid a huge price to capture Yixian County and cannot leave it alone. The regiment headquarters studied and decided that the Mancheng garrison regiment would take over the county seat of Yixian County and establish base areas in Yixian County and Mancheng."
"In addition to continuing to consolidate the current base area, the Shunping garrison must also find ways to extend its sphere of influence to Baoding, develop guerrilla zones in suitable areas, and expand the scope of the base area step by step."
"The Wangdu garrison can also penetrate into the surrounding areas to consolidate the base area and at the same time establish a guerrilla zone and expand the base area."
"This military operation gave me a great inspiration."
"If we want to gain a firm foothold in the wing, in addition to developing base areas and strengthening our military strength, we should also take the initiative."
"We have an old saying in China: Offense is the best defense."
"Every time we stay at the base and wait for the little devils to come and sweep us away, it's too passive."
"When encountering a large-scale sweep by the Japanese and puppet troops, we should start counterattacks as soon as they enter the guerrilla zone, trying to block them in the guerrilla zone. If this is not possible, we must block them in the newly established base areas. We must not let the Japanese and puppet troops affect the development of the old base areas."
"The remaining base areas are collectively called the old base areas. Only some local troops need to be left to maintain public security and arrest spies and traitors."
"On the way back, I carefully recalled the entire battle and discovered that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army had dispatched more than 8,000 people to attack Yixian County and encircle the points for reinforcements."
"We took advantage of the enemy's mopping up troops before they were fully assembled, and took the initiative to attack and severely damaged one of the mopping up troops."
"Even if we win in the end, the participating troops and base areas will pay a huge price during the raid."
If it weren't for the fact that he had the rank of colonel on his shoulder, he wouldn't be qualified to punish him, and now he wants to remove him from his position as deputy brigade commander.
Kong Jie continued what he just said: "From now on, our base area will be divided into three parts: bordering the area occupied by the Japanese. The area where we are among the enemies and the enemy is among us is called the guerrilla zone. The guerrillas and the commandos sent by the main force will operate there.
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"Say!" Kong Jie asked directly.
"We have occupied so many county towns, can we hold them?" Deng Jingye immediately expressed his inner doubts.
"Two thousand of them attacked Yixian, and more than 6,000 were left to fight for reinforcements."
"Relying on the superiority of troops and artillery fire, the recent round of assaults captured the field artillery position and a warning position, severely damaging the attacking troops."
Lieutenant Colonel Cun Cun, the chief of staff, saw that the brigade commander wanted to offend and kill the donkey, and then realized that the position of chief of staff under him was recommended by Colonel Miyazawa, so he decided to help him.
When he first took office, in order to master the mixed brigade as soon as possible, and because Colonel Miyazawa knew the situation in Baoding very well and had fought against the Duer Group, Colonel Kawasaki valued him from the bottom of his heart.
"It's easier to deal with the enemy if they don't have many troops. If they have too many troops, we can only move them around constantly, take them in circles around the base, and find ways to annihilate the enemy on the move."
"Second: Attacking the county seat can deter the Japanese and puppet soldiers, lower the morale of the Japanese and puppet troops, and enhance the determination of the soldiers and civilians in the Yizhong base area to resist Japan."
"By then, as long as our opponents do not exceed two infantry brigades, we will be able to eliminate them through proactive attacks, and even recapture one or two Japanese-occupied counties."
"If it's your responsibility, it's useless for anyone to speak for you. If it's not your responsibility, I believe the brigade commander won't blame you..."
"But the 6,000 Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, mortars, infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery. The number is more than the artillery we are equipped with, especially the mortars, which are at least a hundred."
As a result, everyone invariably bypasses the county seat when developing base areas.
"The garrison regiment consolidating the base areas and establishing guerrilla zones in enemy-occupied areas is a good way for us to take the initiative and consume the Japanese troops."
"The reason why we still want everyone to capture the county seat is based on three considerations."
At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Baoding, Colonel Miyazawa stood in front of Colonel Kawasaki with his head lowered, his face full of shame and anger, not knowing how to report his defeat.
"It's just like this time around the point to call for help.
"This is a good idea. I will study the surrounding counties carefully when I get back, and try to capture a county within three months and double the base area."
"Once the troops are dispersed, we can still seize several good opportunities to defeat them one by one."
In my heart, I felt both hatred and disappointment for Colonel Miyazawa.
"Instead of passively waiting for the Japs to attack every time, can we take the initiative and disrupt the rhythm of the Japs' attack on us?"
"For example, letting the Japanese into the city to engage in street fighting can not only weaken the Japanese's artillery advantage, but also use the mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare that we are good at to annihilate a large number of enemies on the street fighting battlefield and consume the effective strength of the Japanese and puppet troops."
Huang Yu raised his hand towards Kong Jie and said: "Captain, I will explain Commander Deng's problem..."
"We can also train the troops through these small-scale battles, so that the new recruits in the team can form combat effectiveness and adapt to the battlefield as soon as possible."
"The Eighth Route Army first blocked the attack. When our army assembled heavy troops to launch an attack, it suddenly concentrated artillery fire and attacked our army's field artillery positions, flanking guard positions, offensive positions, and attacking troops."
"The more counties we occupy, the more troops we will have to stay behind to defend the counties when the Japs raid us in the future, and there will be fewer troops to attack us."
"In order to prevent the troops from suffering greater losses, I had to ask everyone to evacuate Pei Shan."
"The Japs only have so many garrisons scattered in various places. We take the initiative to eliminate a few Japs today and a few Japs tomorrow. We do it piecemeal. It usually looks innocuous. But when they want to gather heavy troops to sweep us away, they will find the troops in their hands.
Suddenly there was no one left.”
"If we continue to consume the Japanese troops in the battle, causing their casualties to far exceed the speed of recruiting new soldiers, the Japanese around the base area will become less and less active, and they will be too busy to take care of themselves. Even if we want to send troops to mop up the enemy, we will not be able to spare the troops."
"Third: The county seat can also play a role in consuming and dispersing the Japanese forces during counter-mopping up."
"Deputy Chief of Staff Huang made a suggestion to the regiment headquarters, which I think is particularly good."
If he had known that Colonel Miyazawa's command skills were so poor, he would have asked others to lead troops to reinforce Yixian County.
"If a unit encounters a good fighter plane and cannot afford it, contact the main force of the regiment immediately and request reinforcements."
"The Japanese army's supplementary troops all come from China, and they have to be distributed to several theaters at the same time. The cycle is long and the quantity is very limited."
Deng Jingye understood, and his face full of doubts slowly turned into expectation, his eyes lit up and he said, "It's true."
Deng Jingye, the leader of the Wangdu garrison, suddenly stood up and said, "Report to the leader, do I have a question?"
"In the future, all food and ammunition supplies for the troops will come from the old base areas. We must keep all enemies out of the old base areas."
This is also the question of many people in the conference room. In their eyes, occupying the county town is a thankless task, and it is also easy to be besieged by heavy Japanese and puppet troops. In the end, not only cannot the county town be defended, but a large number of troops will be lost in the defensive battle.
, he lost his wife and lost his troops.
I was very grateful that I glanced at the Chief of Staff before reporting to Colonel Kawasaki: "Reporting to the brigade commander, all of us have underestimated the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the Wing."
At this moment, Colonel Miyazawa's status in his heart had plummeted.
"Don't be stunned, report it quickly!"
"After the troops abandon the county town, the Japanese will definitely divide their forces to defend the county town. The Japanese and puppet troops will have fewer troops to use to sweep us away..."
"First: Capturing the county can consume a large amount of Japanese and puppet troops and seize a large number of weapons, ammunition and other materials that are in short supply in the base area. These are benefits that we cannot get by capturing ordinary strongholds."
Colonel Kawasaki sat on a chair and stared at Colonel Miyazawa, with regret on his face.
"Without troops, their raids on the base areas will naturally end in vain."
He immediately showed an expression of hatred and cursed: "Bagh Ya Road, even if the Eighth Route Army has more than 8,000 participating troops, they are still a bunch of new recruits. No matter how fierce the artillery fire is, without the cooperation of the infantry, we can't take our army's position. Speaking of which,
Or there is something wrong with your command."
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"They are all those who have witnessed the battlefield. They know better than those in humble positions how fierce the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire is."
"When the main force forms combat effectiveness, it can be transformed into a mobile force in the base area to reinforce everyone at any time."
"Under the joint attack of Japanese heavy artillery and aircraft, no matter how many troops we dispatch, we will not be able to defend the county seat."
He stood up bravely and said: "Miyazawa-kun, what happened to the reinforcements in Peishan Mountain? Please tell us clearly."
Seeing the expressions of disbelief on the faces of many people around him, Colonel Miyazawa immediately put on a military order and said: "If you don't believe it, you can ask anyone in the team."
"Unlike us, when the main force suffers casualties, it can immediately mobilize troops from local troops. It is convenient and fast. As long as the base is stable, there will be no problem of insufficient troops."
"If the opponent only has 6,000 light infantry, I have a 100% certainty of breaking through Pei Mountain and reinforcing Yixian County."
"The number of mopping up troops that the Baoding Mixed Brigade can deploy is suddenly reduced by more than 2,000. They will definitely not dare to continue to implement the previous mopping up plan before they are absolutely sure. Our army will have more training time to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops.
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These words greatly eased the depressing atmosphere in the war room, and also gave Colonel Miyazawa, who was feeling ashamed and angry, a plan to speak.
Colonel Miyazawa spoke sincerely, and Colonel Kawasaki believed 70% to 80% of what he said on the spot, but his impression of him did not change.
"The base area that has just been established in the guerrilla zone is a new base area. The main force usually moves in the new base area, and then troops are sent to reinforce the guerrilla zone."
"Captain of the brigade, calm down..." Colonel Miyazawa did not want to bear the responsibility for the failure of his command, so he quickly explained.
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked us did consist of mostly new recruits, but I don't know where they found one or two thousand elite veterans to form several commando teams, launch a frontal attack, and kill the new recruits from behind."
"Under the cover of powerful artillery fire, our troops hurriedly responded to the battle. There were no trenches to hide in. They were no match for us and had no choice but to retreat."
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