This old devil, Junroku Hata, became ruthless and gave it all. He would rather fight the Japanese army, which has been operating in Licheng and other five cities for many years, and built various facilities and transportation, but also wanted to wipe out all the Eighth Route Army troops who occupied Licheng.
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As for the life and death of the people in Licheng and other five cities under all-out air strikes, this cruel old devil did not consider it at all.
"Let them be buried with the Eighth Route Army. If you want to blame it, blame the Eighth Route Army. They are the ones who brought death to the people!"
Hata Junroku directly pushed the blame. When it comes to viciousness and ruthlessness, this old devil is not willing to give in to Okamura Neji.
A huge crisis is already quietly approaching the Eighth Route Army troops who entered Licheng, as well as the more than 300,000 people in Licheng and other five cities (the population of Licheng, Liaoxian, Xiangyuan and other five cities during this period is not included).
(Take Licheng as an example, with a population of only about 100,000), it was completely enveloped.
At this time.
It's a coincidence.
At a military meeting held at the Eighth Route Army headquarters, the deputy commander-in-chief said that the generals participating in the meeting would discuss and ultimately decide on the follow-up response issues in Licheng, Liao County, and Shexian.
——The question of whether to keep or abandon.
Some generals advocated the former. For example, Commander Cheng of the 772nd Regiment was the first to speak: "Of course we have to stay. The military position of the five cities in Licheng is important. If we control it, it will be a big blow to the Japanese army."
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This is equivalent to holding the Japs by the neck. We have finally grasped the Japs' weaknesses, so how can we just let them go?
Besides, when we entered the city, you didn't see that the people of Licheng lined the streets to welcome us out of the city. It was originally a heroic county, with nearly 30% of the city's population of more than 90,000 joining our Eighth Route Army.<
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Since we have captured Li City, we should regain our homeland.
Beating us down and throwing them back again and again makes the people think of us?"
This statement immediately received the approval of many generals.
Most of them advocate sticking to Licheng for a long time.
"If our Eighth Route Army wants to develop, sooner or later we will have to control these important counties, towns and towns. Now that we have captured them, how can there be any reason to give them back to the little devils?"
"That's right!"
Of course, there are also those who hold the other side's point of view.
"Comrades, have you ever thought about it? Although we have achieved staged victory in the May Day counterattack, looking at the overall situation, the enemy is still strong and we are weak, and the Japanese army is still stronger than us.
Much stronger.
When the Japanese army is fighting on multiple fronts, we have fought so hard. If the Japanese army shrinks all the forces on all battlefields and concentrates on our Eighth Route Army, how will we respond?
The geographical location of Licheng is important. We know the situation, and the devils know the situation even better. Will the devils just sit back and watch such an important transportation hub fall into our hands?
Once we capture Licheng, we can predict that there will be a retaliatory attack by the Japanese army.
This is inconsistent with the strategic policy of our Eighth Route Army to surround cities with rural areas and finally seize power across the country.
Occupying important county towns and holding on to the towns will only lead to the continuous consumption of our effective forces, and will completely drag our Eighth Route Army into a stage where we are vulnerable to attacks from all parties.
I don’t think any of the comrades here understand the principle that anything beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.”
This is also very reasonable.
Everyone argued endlessly, but in the end there was no unified voice.
The deputy commander also has a headache.
This question of choice is often the most difficult. There are too many factors involved behind Licheng. Even he, who has always been decisive, is actually a little hard to make a decision at this moment.
As for the Iron Triangle side, Li Yunlong advocates occupying Licheng.
"At worst, the soldiers will block it, the water will cover it, and the city will be captured. If the little devils want to attack later, just come, I just think this meat is not satisfying enough!"
Ding Wei believed that Licheng should be abandoned temporarily and continue to accumulate strength, waiting for the final strategic counterattack.
Kong Jieze remained silent.
He is one of the few generals who did not express his views during the meeting.
It's a pity that no matter how well Kong Jie hid it, he was eventually discovered by the sharp-eyed deputy commander-in-chief.
The deputy commander-in-chief now has a clear view of his old subordinate who looks honest and kind on the surface, but is actually full of bad intentions and specializes in tricking little devils.
Do you think I can’t find you if you don’t speak or raise your head?
"Kong Jie! Why don't you speak?" the deputy commander asked with a straight face.
Kong Jie seemed stunned for a moment, then raised his head and said with a wry smile: "Well, what can I say about what you said? It's just these two points of view, either occupy Licheng or abandon Licheng. Is it possible to occupy and abandon it at the same time?"
The deputy chief of staff's eyes lit up when he said this, and he immediately signaled:
"It's interesting, Kong Jie, please continue to talk about it, how can you occupy and abandon it at the same time?"
Kong Jie: "..."
Have I said this?
"Leader, aren't you being difficult? There are only two choices, one or two, and you want me to choose the third one?"
"Stop talking nonsense, you must have something in mind, tell me quickly!" the deputy chief of staff urged with a smile, and all the generals' eyes also focused on Kong Jie.
Cough cough cough——
Kong Jie coughed twice, he was forced to open business!
In desperation, he could only speak slowly: "I heard a lot from my comrades just now. Everyone has their own opinions and ideas on whether to occupy Licheng or abandon Licheng.
In fact, everyone’s ideas are good and their starting point is correct. Both options have advantages and disadvantages.
But if we really want to find a perfect solution, there is really only one way left, and that is to both occupy and abandon it."
"How do you say that?" the deputy commander asked.
Kong Jie stood up and looked at the huge combat map that covered most of China hanging on the wall of the conference room and said:
"Comrades, you see, so far, the Japanese in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, North China, Shandong and other places have launched massive attacks, but we have all driven them back.
At the end of the May Day raids, the Japanese army ended in a disastrous defeat, and the phased victory we achieved has fundamentally reversed the situation in our confrontation with the Japanese army behind enemy lines.
Now the offensive and defensive momentum has quietly changed. We have taken the initiative and the Japanese are on the defensive.
For a long time to come, the little devils will no longer have any capital or strength to run wild with us. They will just occupy some major transportation lines, counties, towns and towns, passively defend, and barely maintain the situation in North China.
Right now, we are attacking Li City, which is a proactive attack.
It's like a punch.
What would it look like if we took the initiative to shrink our troops back to the base area after gaining an advantage? It would be like taking back the punch we had punched out.
What is the purpose?
The purpose is to charge up better next time, so that the next time you fight, you will be more confident.
The current situation is in our favor, and we must make good use of it. The Japanese have set up defenses everywhere, which means there are loopholes everywhere. How many mobile troops does he have enough to fill the thousand-kilometer front from south to north, from east to west?
The Japanese offensive is over, and now it’s our turn to attack.
I think we might as well take advantage of this autumn to launch another autumn offensive to further expand the results and strive to mobilize all the Japanese Kwantung Army to serve as traffic police in various parts of North China.
Weaken the strength of the Kwantung Army entrenched in the Northeast and lay the foundation in advance for our troops to advance into the Northeast region.
In this way, our strategic goal will be achieved!"
What Kong Jie said was indeed reasonable, and his long-term vision surpassed the other generals by a long shot.
Everyone was still debating with blushing faces whether to occupy Licheng or to abandon Licheng. Lao Kong was already considering the overall war situation, and was even thinking about advancing into the Northeast region.
Just...
"Lao Kong, according to your opinion, do you still support abandoning Licheng?"
As soon as these words came out, those generals who supported abandoning Licheng all looked happy, while the other generals looked a little ugly.
Everyone knows the weight of Kong Jie’s words.
Unexpectedly, Kong Jie shook his head: "No, as for the choice of Licheng, I think it should be both abandonment and occupation!"
"But aren't the two contradictory?"
"What's the contradiction?" Kong Jie showed a bright smile, "We want to occupy Licheng because we want to hold the Japanese army's throat and cut off the Japs' lines of communication. At the same time, we want to live up to the expectations of hundreds of thousands of people in Licheng.
Further strengthen the military power of our Eighth Route Army,
As for us abandoning Licheng, we are simply worried that after occupying Licheng, we will be subject to endless attacks and retaliation by the Japanese army, which will affect the current policy of strategic stalemate.
In this case, the problem is actually very simple."
Kong Jie said, raising his first finger: "First, we can abandon Licheng, Liaoxian, Shexian and other five cities, but we can still use mobile troops and attack troops at any time to further cut off the enemy's passage
Transportation lines in the five cities.
With our guerrilla troops and the armed workers behind enemy lines fighting together, we will withdraw when the Japanese come, and we will come when the Japanese withdraw. Guarding this line is like guarding a henhouse. Are we still afraid that the little Japanese hen will not lay eggs?
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In contrast, directly occupying Licheng is equivalent to killing the goose to retrieve the eggs and fishing in the lake. This is a loss-making business!"
Li Yunlong became happy when he said this, "Old Kong is right, we, Old Li, never do business at a loss!"
Kong Jie continued: "The abandonment of Licheng can be understood as strategic and temporary.
We attacked Licheng and captured Licheng as the end of the May Day anti-mopping campaign. We have achieved the goal of increasing military power. At the same time, we have captured a large amount of materials and further strengthened the army.
Taking the initiative to abandon Licheng is a signal to the little devils that our Eighth Route Army does not yet have such big ambitions and sufficient strength to shake their foundation in North China.
This can pave the way for our subsequent autumn offensive and temporarily paralyze the Japanese army's judgment.
As for the subsequent autumn offensive, on the one hand, it is to expand the results and strengthen the development of the base area. On the other hand, it is also to cover up the troops to raid the core areas of the Japanese in Jidong, Luzhong, Ludong, and Lunan.
As a result, next year, in order to ensure the defense of the core area, the Japanese will definitely weaken their support for the Shanxi garrison.
We can take the opportunity to attack the five cities of Licheng, Shexian and Lucheng, and completely capture these 50% and develop them into our solid base."
There are some words in it that Kong Jie cannot yet explain clearly.
By next year, there will be a reversal of the situation in the Pacific battlefield. The little devils will have too much to worry about in the Pacific battlefield. By then, won’t it be a matter of course to capture Licheng?
The generals nodded frequently.
The deputy chief of staff signaled Kong Jie to continue, and Kong Jie raised a second finger:
"As for the ardent expectations of the people in Licheng and other five cities, of course we, as people's soldiers, cannot live up to it. Otherwise, who can sincerely send their children to our Eighth Route Army in the future?
This is actually easy to handle. Why don’t we just give the little devil a trick that will drain the family’s salary from under the cauldron!”
"A plan to wipe out the entire household?"
"It can also be said to be an empty city strategy!" Kong Jie said.
"What kind of empty city strategy?" Captain Wang couldn't help but ask.
Kong Jie said: "It's very simple. After we break through Licheng and other five cities this time, we will not only seize all the supplies that the Japanese have hoarded in these five cities, but also dismantle all the equipment for him.
We should also do a good job in ideological mobilization of the people in the five cities and move them all to our base area!
As a result, wouldn't Licheng, Liaoxian, Xiangyuan, Lucheng, Shexian and other five cities become empty cities?
Isn’t this an empty city strategy?”
The generals were a little stunned when they heard this, especially the commanders on the front line. As military generals, they were unable to turn around for a while.
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The deputy chief of staff, who quickly came to his senses, stood up and said, "What an empty city tactic! Kong Jie, you have thoroughly understood this military strategy. You can do it right or wrong. You can combine the right and wrong."
You can also come.
Who would have thought that in the hands of Kong Jie, this so-called empty city plan would result in the removal of all the people in the city, creating a real empty city?"
At this time, the group leaders basically came to their senses.
Li Yunlong, who was also awakened, looked at Kong Jie in confusion. He couldn't help but said to Ding Wei on the side: "Damn it, how come this kid Lao Kong has such a bright mind?"
In fact, firstly, Kong Jie’s mind works very fast, and secondly, Kong Jie’s thinking mode is different from that of the commanders present.
Most of the commanders here are still immersed in the inherently difficult days of the Eighth Route Army, so even though the army has developed and the construction of the base has made great progress, they still subconsciously choose to live a tight life.
If you are used to being poor, who would be willing to waste money?
Therefore, although it seemed to be a very simple matter to move hundreds of thousands of people from Licheng and other five cities directly to the base area, none of the commanders present thought about it.
I don’t even dare to think about it.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people!
Coupled with the severe drought in various places this year, it will be a huge burden!
But Kong Jie is different. He is willing to use resources in the war, and a team now has the confidence.
At first glance, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people appear to be troublesome.
However, for the operation mode of a team, if you want to achieve the saturation of demographic dividend, the population required is still far away. Let alone hundreds of thousands, it is millions of people. Kong Jie doesn't even care.
Just blink it and it will still be absorbed by him.
After all, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people did not come here empty-handed. They brought food and supplies. When they arrived, they had arable land, factories, and jobs. They could quickly put into production and feed themselves. How could they be a drag?<
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In this way, the problems that troubled the deputy commander-in-chief and other commanders were easily solved by Kong Jie.