"Take the highway to raid Taiyuan... Xiao Huang, are you dreaming? How is this possible? You think that the more than ten little devil strongholds and checkpoints along the highway are just decorations." Li Yunlong thought he was brave enough, but he didn't expect Huang
Yu was more courageous than himself and did not pay attention to the dozen or so strongholds and checkpoints along the highway.
Pointing to the road closest to Taiyuan on the map, he analyzed: "There are thirteen strongholds and checkpoints scattered on this road."
"The level is easy to say. There are only 20 or 30 Japanese and puppet troops at the end of the battle. The troops can take it down with a single charge."
"The strongholds are different. The smaller one has more than 100 garrisons, and the larger one has 500 or 600 garrisons..."
"There are a total of two large strongholds, one medium stronghold, and six small strongholds along this road."
"If the assault force is blocked halfway by a certain stronghold, and other Japanese and puppet troops from the surrounding area swarm in, accidents may occur before the assault force reaches Taiyuan."
"There's also the air threat of the Japs."
"Roads and railways have always been key targets of surveillance by the Japanese and puppet troops, and there are a large number of them scattered along them."
"The troops taking the road include tanks and armored vehicles, as well as a large number of troop transport vehicles and cavalry. The team is so vast that it is difficult to maintain complete confidentiality."
"Even if you travel day and night, you can only hide somewhere along the highway during the day."
"If the Japanese and puppet army scouts find them and call for planes to bomb, the assault troops will not even have a chance to confront the Japanese and will be blown up directly by the planes. That would be too frustrating."
"If we really want to attack Taiyuan, we'd better divide our forces and take smaller routes."
Kong Jie immediately nodded in support, a rare affirmation of Li Yunlong's proposal.
Huang Yu didn't answer. He took a pencil and wrote on the map. He didn't know how long it took before he suddenly put down his pencil and said to Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.
"Captain..."
"I have the confidence to lead the tank troops, quick reaction battalions, artillery battalions, heavy mortar companies, and cavalry troops to safely reach the outside of Taiyuan City on the highway."
"The reason why we must take the road and bring several tanks and armored vehicles is not only to deal with the tank brigade prepared by Yoshio Iwamatsu for us, but also to provide cover for the four thousand light-armed troops and confuse that old devil Iwamatsu Yoshio.
"
"If we can really capture Taiyuan, the personnel carriers equipped by the quick reaction battalion and artillery battalion can also be used to transport loot."
"A real shot of killing three birds with one stone."
"As for the Jaap strongholds along the way."
"With tanks and heavy mortar batteries, let alone four or five hundred puppet troops stationed there, even if there are more than a thousand puppet troops stationed inside, I am confident that we can take it down in a short time and open the way for the troops to advance."
"If that old Japanese Yoshio Iwamatsu arranges troops to intercept us halfway, that would be just fine."
"The special group has just been established and has not experienced actual combat yet."
"It is most appropriate to use the Japanese and puppet army interception troops to train troops and sharpen their swords."
"The more Japanese and puppet troops we eliminate on the road, the fewer mobile troops Iwamatsu Yoshio will have."
"After Taiyuan is attacked, the fewer reinforcements he can mobilize."
"We had no choice but to send troops back from the northwest front for reinforcements."
"The survival crisis facing the base area in northern Shanxi will be solved."
Kong Jie still didn't let go, shook his head and replied seriously: "It's still too dangerous..."
"The task given to us by the headquarters is to raid the Japanese and puppet army's logistics supply lines, so as to force the Japanese and puppet army to retreat."
"If it is just to complete the mission, it is enough to mobilize two thousand elites to march westward to Shanxi. It is also very safe and can relieve the siege of the northern Shanxi base area at the minimum cost."
"The raid on Taiyuan is indeed enjoyable, but the risk is very high and a lot of troops are dispatched."
"A little carelessness will bring a devastating blow to the reinforcements."
"We are already very weak and we must not suffer any more large-scale losses."
"Xiao Huang, I think we should be careful and don't think about becoming a big fat man in one bite."
With such a good opportunity to raid Taiyuan, Huang Yu would not give it up easily no matter what.
His mind was working rapidly, thinking of reasons to persuade Kong Jie and Li Yunlong.
Two minutes later, he pointed to the map again and said: "Captain, Commander Li, let me tell you my thoughts first..."
"Before the special forces attack, I will send special companies and cavalry to secretly surround all Japanese and puppet army strongholds and checkpoints along the route, and cut off their telephone contact with the outside world in advance."
"Small strongholds and checkpoints can be taken down directly by assault companies and cavalry."
"The time is set one hour before the special group passes the stronghold."
"After the Japanese and puppet troops were eliminated, the special forces quickly passed through certain strongholds and checkpoints and dispersed and hid before dawn. The rapid reaction battalions were on guard around the hiding spots and took the initiative to eliminate any Japanese and puppet scouts and spies that might appear in the surrounding area.
"
"Yoshio Iwamatsu didn't know that our entire army was advancing in cars, chariots, and horses. If we were fast, we could advance thirty kilometers per hour, so we couldn't pinpoint our approximate location. We wanted to cover a section of the road that was fifty or sixty kilometers long.
It’s very difficult to find us online.”
"Even if one or two Japanese and puppet intelligence officers heard that a convoy and tanks were passing on the highway, the Japanese would never have thought that this convoy belonged to our Eighth Route Army."
"In their eyes: The important reason why our Eighth Route Army is called Tubal Road is that the troops are poor and have poor equipment..."
"Many troops can't even make a single rifle, let alone equip a large number of cars and tanks."
"Besides, even if we are lucky enough to seize one or two cars from them, we will blow them up due to lack of fuel and lack of drivers. They are not qualified to be commissioned into the army."
Under the influence of this impression that has been engraved in his bones, as long as the special forces regiment does not deliberately expose the target, the assault company, the cavalry unit, and the quick reaction battalion do a good job of vigilance, and the troops march fast enough to keep Iwamatsu Yoshio elusive, he will discover
It doesn't exist for us.
"When the special forces group successfully reaches the vicinity of Taiyuan, the next battle will be easy."
Seeing that Huang Yu never relented and insisted on his own ideas, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong couldn't help but keep opposing them.
The two discussed the map for another two minutes and then asked again: "How confident are you?"
Huang Yu confidently asked: "Should we lead the special forces to fight outside Taiyuan City, or attack Taiyuan City?"
"Answer me?" Kong Jie said seriously.
"There is a 70% certainty of bringing the special forces group outside Taiyuan City." Huang Yu answered confidently.
"As long as the special force reaches Taiyuan successfully, our success rate in conquering Taiyuan City will be at least 80%."
"If we can successfully capture the Japanese tank brigade and capture half of the tanks and armored vehicles for our own use, our success rate in conquering Taiyuan will be at least 90%, and we can enter Taiyuan City much earlier."
Speaking of this, Huang Yu suddenly turned his attention to Li Yunlong and continued: "The base area needs people to take charge, and the regiment leader must stay in Yi Zhong."
"I would like to ask Commander Li to command four thousand light infantrymen to raid Taiyuan via small roads. I will take the highway..."
"By cooperating with each other, we will definitely be able to capture Taiyuan and relieve the base area in northwestern Shanxi."
