In terms of strength alone, the Japanese and puppet troops that Ding Wei was preparing to ambush had a reinforced squadron of Japanese troops, plus the fourth regiment of the Third Group Army of the North China Security Army. In terms of overall strength, they were stronger than those that Kong Jie ambushed in Daqingshan.
Tanjing Squadron is stronger.
The main combat power is naturally concentrated on this reinforced Japanese squadron. Coupled with the assistance of the fourth puppet regiment, if it is a positional battle in an open area, the Japanese artillery can maximize its advantage.
Even if Ding Wei personally leads the main force of the new group.
To be honest, this Japanese reinforced squadron, plus an Imperial Army, really dared to start a head-on contest with the New Regiment.
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The New Regiment is Li Yunlong's old team. The whole regiment has more than a thousand people. It was developed by Li Yunlong from the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War.
In Li Yunlong's words, when he first took over the new regiment, the troops had not yet formed combat effectiveness, lacked training, lacked practical experience, and most importantly, lacked equipment.
The new regiment needs guns but not guns, and cannons but not cannons. The total number of light machine guns in the whole regiment is less than ten, and there is not one heavy machine gun.
Most of the soldiers still use old sleeves and even fire guns made in Hanyang. Two people can't carry a gun, and the average bullet is less than three or five per person.
Some soldiers couldn't even get a bayonet. When they went to the battlefield, they just followed the charging soldiers in front. They waited until the soldiers in front were sacrificed, picked up their guns and bayonets, and continued to fight against the Japs.
Later, Li Yunlong took over the new regiment. In less than a year, the new regiment experienced no less than ten battles, large and small. In addition, the military training after the battle has not been left behind. If there is no war, military training is carried out. If there is a war,
After learning actual combat experience, the troops quickly developed combat effectiveness.
As for the equipment, by seizing it from the enemy, we soon had everything, including light machine guns, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars. The new regiment had a lot of the same.
It was under such circumstances that Ding Wei was sent to the New Regiment by accident and became the leader of the New Regiment.
Ding Wei was actually quite impressed with the solidity and strength of the new regiment led by Li Yunlong. He was able to turn a team that had no combat effectiveness and lacked equipment and ammunition into a team in less than a year.
It is indeed Li Yunlong who made it what it is today.
Because of such a team, in the recent raid, Ding Wei led a new group of soldiers to win the battle, and the seizures were even more generous.
But even so, the strength of the Japanese army is by no means false.
The Japanese reinforced squadron in front of me has four heavy machine guns, nearly twenty light machine guns, plus a dozen grenade launchers and an additional reinforced Type 92.
That is to say, in the new regiment's recent raid, the firepower configuration of the entire regiment was once again upgraded to a higher level.
Otherwise, Ding Wei would really not dare to attack such a reinforced Japanese squadron rashly, even though the combat method is an ambush.
This point talks about Ding Wei’s combat style.
At the first military meeting held after taking over the new regiment, regimental leader Ding Wei said this to the cadres:
"I, Ding Wei, have only two requirements when fighting against the Japs. The first is to try to avoid our own casualties."
"Let me tell you, what is the most important thing about the revolution? It is not guns or ammunition. The most important thing is the lives of our soldiers. If we lose the lives of our soldiers, no matter how many guns and ammunition we have, we will not be able to fight.
Win the battle."
"So we must strive to use the smallest sacrifice in exchange for the greatest victory. This is the basis for victory."
"Second, I, Ding Wei, like to fight ambush battles, not positional battles. I like to fight annihilation battles, but I don't like to fight blocking battles."
"Why? To put it simply, because war is also a business. In ambush warfare and annihilation warfare, the final possibility of annihilating the target is the greatest. And once the Japanese and puppet troops can be wiped out, the number captured is often the most impressive.
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"On the other hand, why don't I like to fight positional warfare and blocking warfare? Because the Japanese artillery fire is stronger than ours. In such a battle, the possibility of us completely annihilating the Japanese and puppet troops is almost zero, and there is even a risk of being hit hard in turn.
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"The most important thing is that even if they win, the Japanese and puppet troops can afford to consume ammunition for a battle because they have arsenals and sufficient logistical support."
"But we can't afford it. We don't have any logistical support. We only have so much money at home. After a battle, as much ammunition is consumed as much ammunition will be lost. If we can't get timely seizures and replenishment, then this is a disaster.
It’s a losing business.”
"Once we engage in too much loss-making business, our new group's wealth will be exhausted sooner or later."
"If we can't wipe out all the Japanese, they will never leave their weapons behind and let us seize them."
"So, from today on, our new group will either not take action against the Japanese, or we must work hard towards the goal of annihilating the Japanese."
For example, the battle to ambush the Japanese and puppet troops.
Ding Wei brought the main force of the new group over.
As for the opponent, there is only a reinforced Japanese squadron, plus a puppet army.
In addition, Ding Wei acted in an ambush. To be honest, it is definitely not difficult for the new regiment to defeat this Japanese and puppet army.
But if you want to completely wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops, you will have to spend some effort.
This is also the ultimate goal of why Ding Wei chose the echelon configuration with great fanfare, and even carried out an ingenious four-stage ambush.
It is to annihilate the invading Japanese and puppet troops.
"The ambush in the first three stages, to put it bluntly, is to show the enemy's weakness in order to paralyze the enemy. The final decisive battle is in the ambush in the fourth stage."
"A company of troops was sent to each of the first and second stages of ambush, and a battalion of troops was sent to ambush the third stage. After the three-stage ambush was successful, the troops quickly retreated to the second position and lurked secretly on both sides of the ambush circle.
After the decisive battle of the fourth ambush breaks out, your battalion plus two companies will be responsible for outflanking and cutting off the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops."
"Remember, our new group has only one goal in fighting the Japanese."
"Total annihilation——"
The three battalion commanders responded in unison.
Ding Wei nodded heavily.
Everything was ready, and the signal corps from the station rushed over to report: "Report to the regimental commander, the latest order came from the superiors, asking our troops to send troops to try to hold back the Japanese and puppet troops retreating from our new regiment's defense area to cover
Commander Kong and the others broke out."
"Lao Kong? Breakout? What happened?" Ding Wei frowned.
The signal corpsman said: "Captain, I heard that Commander Kong led the three battalions of the Independent Regiment. Taking advantage of the main force of the Japanese army to encircle Lijiapo, they wiped out all the Japanese reinforcements in Daqingshan, and then disguised themselves as the third puppet regiment.
, directly attacked the hinterland of the Third Group Army of the North China Security Army, launched a sneak attack on the puppet army's arsenal, and are now on the way to break out."
The first battalion commander was stunned and said: "My mother, Commander, Commander Kong's move is too cruel, he's going straight for Huanglong!"
Ding Wei was much calmer: "From the time we joined forces to attack Xiao'an Town, I knew that my old comrade's fighting style seemed to be very different from before."
"Not long ago, during the raid, Lao Kong made an unprecedented use of a cavalry company to surprise the enemy's transportation hub, Qu County."
"From that time I knew that after three days, I should look at each other with admiration."
"This time from the appearance of the Yamazaki Brigade, to the blocking of the guard company in the first line, to the Lijiapo, only Li Yunlong led the independent group to rush over, I felt something was wrong."
"Lao Kong, who dared to make a surprise attack on Qu County in full public view, actually gave the merit of annihilating the Yamazaki Brigade directly to Lao Li."
"If anyone says that his old friend Kong will stay at the Independent Regiment's headquarters, I won't believe it even to death."
"However, I thought that Lao Kong and I were thinking of going together and eyeing the Japanese reinforcements heading to Lijiapo, but what I didn't expect was that this guy had a bigger appetite and actually went straight to the puppet arsenal!