441 Kong Ding and Li join forces to intersperse, detour, divide, and outflank
...On the other hand, Yan Sanfu, commander of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Puppet Army, fled with more than a thousand remaining troops.
It was more than two miles away from the intersection area of Xicun. Yan Sanfu's body was a little puffy, and he stopped panting.
When escaping for life, the physical energy erupted from this plump body is shocking.
During the retreat, Fatty Yan was always in the lead.
"He... finally... escaped."
Yan Sanfu said while breathing heavily, his chest rising and falling.
"What's the situation at the back? Have all the retreating teams caught up?"
Not long after, a company commander who arrived from the rear answered Yan Sanfu's question with a look of despair on his face, "Brigade, all the troops behind us were eaten up by the Eighth Route Army who came over again!" p>
"His grandma, what happened? Didn't you let the guard troops stay behind and cover the retreat of the wounded?" Yan Sanfu was so angry that he cursed, and then asked: "How many people are there in the Eighth Route Army who fought again?"
"According to our observation, there are about two hundred people in the hotel."
Yan Sanfu: "..."
The adjutant Wang Dacong on the side said with a bitter look on his face: "Brigade, now it seems that what I said is indeed right. There are not many Eighth Route Army in the West Village area, and they certainly don't have many troops to fight back. If we hadn't retreated in a panic,
We will definitely be able to cover the evacuation of the wounded soldiers calmly, and even repel the approaching Eighth Route Army."
Yan Sanfu cursed: "You are an afterthought, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Wang Dacong said aggrievedly: "Brigade, I told you this early, but you were afraid that the independent regiment's artillery shells would fall on our heads again, so you ordered to retreat!"
"Okay, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Come to think of it, if it hadn't been for your kid's bad idea this time, and let me lead the team to sneak attack from the flank of the independent regiment, why would I have become so messy instead of eating mutton?
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"It's better now. We lost most of our team in the blink of an eye, and we even offended such tough enemies as the Independent Regiment."
Yan Sanfu became more and more depressed the more he thought about it.
After resting for a while, Yan Sanfu was afraid of being overtaken and beaten up by the independent regiment, so he gave the order to move again. In order to avoid the Eighth Route Army, this time Yan Sanfu led the team and walked more than ten miles in one breath, and then arrived in a mountainous area.
Yan Sanfu looked at the mountain col not far away and asked: "I'm so smart, where is this place?"
Adjutant Wang Dacong called the map soldier, and after investigating for a while, he replied: "From the brigade, less than two miles further, there is a village called Yangcun, which seems to be the garrison of the new Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
"New Second Regiment?" Yan Sanfu was confused.
Wang Dacong said: "It is a newly formed regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
"In addition, Brigade, I have found out that the new second regiment only has more than a thousand troops. After breaking out this time, some of their main forces went to the rear of the imperial army to cause trouble."
"After the battle around Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang started, part of the main force of the new second regiment, together with the surrounding imperial troops, headed towards Zhangjiazhuang for reinforcements."
"The new second regiment is definitely lacking in strength right now. This is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of it."
"After the big sweep began, the new second regiment relied on Yangcun for defense. The imperial army has been unable to break through the defense. Now we take advantage of the opportunity and move in. Maybe we can eradicate the new second regiment's foundation in one fell swoop."
Hiss——
Yan Sanfu gasped for air, rubbed his bearded chin with his right hand, and said with a flash of light: "You're so smart, what you said makes sense! We can't afford to offend the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the newly formed Second Regiment.
, we can’t afford it, right?”
"We were defeated in the direction of Xicun, and even caused the Imperial Army of the Fourth Brigade to lose a lot of troops. If we go back like this, we will definitely be punished. If we can defeat this new second regiment, we will go back
It would be nice to have an explanation."
Just as he was talking, the commander of the Sixth Regiment on the side suddenly said: "Sir, I heard that Li Yunlong, the commander of the New Second Regiment, was the commander of the New First Regiment before, and he also led the New First Regiment to join the Independent Regiment.
, defeated the Sakata United Force in the Battle of Cangyunling."
"Later, I was kicked off for some unknown reason, and I served as the deputy leader of the independent group for more than half a year..."
Yan Sanfu didn't listen to what the Sixth Regiment Commander said. He only noticed one important point:
This new leader of the Second Regiment was the deputy leader of the Independent Regiment!
When he thought of the Independent Regiment and the previous shelling, Yan Sanfu couldn't help but shudder in his heart. He yelled at his adjutant Wang Dacong, "You are really smart," and then turned away.
"Give me the order to retreat immediately and stay away from Yangcun!"
However, Wang Dazhong felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he rushed over to persuade: "Brigade, the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army does not have many people to begin with. Now the station must be empty of troops. As long as we take action, we can definitely defeat it. Why do you...
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Yan Sanfu glared at Wang Dacong, kicked Wang Dacong on the butt, and cursed with a black face:
"Is the Independent Group easy to mess with? I'm telling you, kid, as long as anyone has the slightest connection with the Independent Group, I'll just turn around and leave."
"This new leader of the Second Regiment, Li Yunlong, is definitely a ruthless character since he was the deputy leader of the Independent Regiment."
"If we can't offend the Independent Group, we can't offend the New Second Regiment. Even if we can defeat the New Second Regiment now and completely offend the Independent Regiment, will we still be alive in the future?"
"What happened to the North China Security Army and the Shijing Regiment that fled all the way back to Yangquan? Weren't they still beaten and howling by the Independent Regiment?"
"I believe your evil deeds, but I don't know where I made the mistake. My head is burning. Why did I offend this independent group?"
Wang Dacong rubbed his buttocks, and his original intention of persuading him was completely given up.
Yangcun.
The new second regiment headquarters is getting full of energy and all soldiers are in preparation for battle.
The communications soldier rushed to the regiment headquarters with a face full of joy and reported to Zhao Gang: "Political commissar, good news, this puppet army has withdrawn again for some reason!"
"Withdrawn?"
"Yes, I still feel like I am retreating in a hurry, as if I am afraid of being caught up by someone."
"That's good!" Zhao Gang relaxed his frown, a smile appeared on his face, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that the new Second Regiment's headquarters at this time was actually in a situation where the troops were quite empty, as Wang Dacong, the adjutant of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the puppet army, said.
The battle between Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang started. In order to cooperate with Kong Jie's tactics of encircling the point for reinforcements, Zhao Gang ordered to send the main force of a battalion to support Zhangjiazhuang.
Subsequently, the Japs who were originally sweeping up the base area of the New Second Regiment also quickly moved towards Zhangjiazhuang for reinforcements.
Zhao Gang was worried that the situation had changed, and considering that all the Japs who had been raiding the area around the New Second Regiment had left, he gritted his teeth and withdrew more than half of the battalion from the remaining troops in the garrison and rushed to Zhangjiazhuang for support.
"You don't have to worry about the safety of the regiment headquarters. One guard platoon at the regiment headquarters is enough. If it doesn't work, we can evacuate immediately!"
Therefore, when Yan Sanfu and his team, in order to escape for their lives, accidentally crossed the alley to the vicinity of Yangcun, there was only one platoon of soldiers stationed at the new second regiment. Even if the militiamen were added, there were still some places.
Comrade, it’s just a team of more than a hundred people.
If Yan Sanfu really listened to his adjutant's suggestion and led troops to attack Yangcun, Zhao Gang would really be unable to stop this puppet army with the few troops he had.
This is why, when the scouts noticed that the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the puppet army was advancing towards the base, they passed the news back and the soldiers in the entire regiment felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The result was beyond Zhao Gang's expectation, and it was a false alarm.
The more than a thousand puppet troops who were about to advance actually turned around and retreated?
It’s really weird.
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On the other side, surrounding the battle between Xi Cun and Zhangjiazhuang, the situation continues to evolve quietly.
Direction to West Village.
Platoon leader Zhao Dazhong led his team to successfully repel the Japanese and puppet troops in the intersection area, reoccupied the fortifications, and relied on the fortifications to block the attack.
Yamaguchi, the Japanese commander of the Fourth Brigade, had already lost all his energy due to constant setbacks at the hands of Kong Jie since the great sweep.
Yamaguchi, who had lost all his energy, was restrained in the subsequent military command, so he missed the time when the bombers arrived and suppressed the artillery of the independent regiment, but the fortifications were still in the hands of the puppet troops and the Japanese army, and Zhao Dazhong failed to arrive in time.
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When Yamaguchi came to his senses, the fortifications were occupied by the independent group again.
As for the Eighth Mixed Brigade, they fled all the way from the northwest mountain road.
In Niukou Village, the Independent Regiment Headquarters, Kong Jie received the news and looked at the sand table to analyze the situation with a look of disdain:
"It seems that this old devil Yamaguchi has been frustrated all the way, and he no longer has the courage to seize the opportunity."
"If this old Japanese can take advantage of the time when the Japanese bombers have suppressed our artillery, quickly dispatch the main force, seize the intersection fortifications, unite with the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the puppet army, and break out from the northwest via the small road, I will really kill him.
There’s no way.”
"It's a pity that this old devil is obviously worried too much. He is probably afraid that I may still have some hidden tricks. Just in this moment of hesitation, the opportunity to fight is fleeting."
"The Eighth Mixed Brigade was defeated and the fortifications were reoccupied by Zhao Dazhong. This Japanese Fourth Brigade should just stay in the encirclement."
After saying that, Commander Kong took to the sand table and continued to analyze the situation.
Kong Jie lightly drew two straight lines in two directions on the sand table with his fingers and marked them with arrows. The arrows pointed directly in the direction of Xicun and Zhangjiazhuang respectively.
"The two guys, Lao Li and Lao Ding, are probably on these two routes. It won't be long before they reach West Village and Zhangjiazhuang respectively."
At this point in his soliloquy, Kong Jie had to sigh with emotion once again for Ding Wei's far-sightedness.
At that time, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, and Li Yunlong made various cooperation plans for the iron triangle's joint defense operations.
Ding Wei also pointed out that defense alone is not enough, the Iron Triangle must also have sufficient offensive capabilities.
Therefore, the three leaders of the Iron Triangle, in addition to formulating a series of tactical methods of the triangular defense system.
It also focused on how to use the geographical advantages of the three regiments and the mutual cooperation of forces to assist, supplement, and launch a joint attack to defeat the Japanese troops invading the Iron Triangle Defense Zone.
Now, as time goes by, the large-scale raids launched by the Japanese army have become ineffective.
Especially with the Iron Triangle's first breakthrough, the Japanese's big sweep is getting closer to failure.
This is the opportunity for the Iron Triangle to turn from defense to offense and launch a joint offensive.
As for the joint attack tactics of the Iron Triangle decided by Kong Jie, Ding Wei, and Li Yunlong at that time, it is very simple to say, just eight words: intersperse, detour, outflank, encirclement and annihilation.
"When the three regiments of our Iron Triangle turn from defense to offense and prepare to launch a joint offensive, the general situation at this time is that the strength of the Japanese army is equal to ours, or less than ours, as long as it does not exceed ours by too much.
, our tactics can all be carried out.
Movement tactics such as interspersed and roundabout are by no means unfamiliar to our soldiers.
When our troops move quickly, intersperse quickly, and make quick detours, they can completely disrupt the enemy's defensive formation, causing them to focus on one thing at the expense of another, allowing the attack to concentrate its forces on local battlefields, and make reasonable use of terrain and features to defeat them one by one.<
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Coupled with the mutual coordination and cooperation of the three regiments of our Iron Triangle, the forces of all parties can be more unexpected, and the effect of roundabout and outflanking tactics may be better."
This is what Ding Wei said at the time.
Kong Jie responded with a smile: "Water has no constant shape, and soldiers have no constant potential.
When commanding operations, we must adopt flexible strategies and tactics based on changes in the enemy's situation, and we must not stick to routines and fixed mindsets.
This tactic of interspersing, detouring, dividing, and outflanking is like drawing a circle.
We will divide the enemy forces in this huge battlefield into local circles through weaving and detours, using more to defeat the smaller ones, using the strong to defeat the weak, and using local advantages to quickly eat up part of the Japanese.
To put it figuratively, it's a bit like playing Go. When we capture the enemy's chess pieces one by one in a local encirclement, we may not have a huge advantage overall, but they quickly connect together.
After accumulation, victory will be tilted in our favor."
Li Yunlong said: "What about interspersing, detouring, and drawing circles? You two almost confused me. How can it be so complicated? It's like us three brothers forming an alliance and fighting with others. There are more people coming than us.
There are five people. If the three of us go up and beat five of them, we will probably suffer a loss."
"So we have to run first, dragging the five people behind us to pursue them. When the five people on the opposite side are out of touch, we can turn around and beat one or two of them first."
"Keep beating us, and we will have an advantage. Three of us will knock down five."
"Haha, it's still the image Lao Li said." Kong Jie said with a smile.
Finally, amidst laughter, the three regiment leaders decided on the preparatory tactics for the iron triangle's joint attack.
At present, the war situation surrounding Xi Cun and Zhangjiazhuang is developing towards the situation expected by Kong Jie, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei.
The Japanese army, puppet army, and Eighth Route Army in the area are gradually turning into a mess. This is the perfect opportunity for the Iron Triangle to launch a joint attack.
Thinking of this, Kong Jie said without hesitation, "Communications Corps."
"Arrived!"
"Immediately notify the fourth and fifth battalion commanders that the time has come to counterattack, and start fighting as planned."