Chapter 507 The use of troops in a duel between generals
Seeing that Yue Weihan remained silent, General Wei Lihuang said anxiously: "Zhongshu, don't you want to say something?"
"What is there to say?" Yue Weihan waved his hand and said, "The ancients said that the general will not accept the emperor's orders. Since Dai Anlan is the commander of the 4th Group Army, he should be responsible for the hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers under his command.
, If you have to say something, then in one sentence, there has never been an invincible enemy in this world!"
Yuerya, the temporary headquarters of the 4th Army.
"There has never been an invincible enemy in this world!?" Dai Anlan frowned and pondered for a long time, then turned to General Deng Hua, the political commissar of the 4th Group Army, and said, "Political Commissar, that's what the commander-in-chief said?"
"That's it, nothing more." Deng Hua nodded, spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "The chief executive really cherishes words like gold."
Chief of Staff Liao Yaoxiang frowned and said, "What do you mean by the chief executive's words?"
Deng Hua analyzed: "I think it means nothing more than two levels. One is that the main force of the field army may not be able to take care of us, and our group army will have to face the Kwantung Army's upcoming large-scale encirclement and suppression operation alone; the second level is that the commander-in-chief hopes that we will
Be able to establish the belief that victory is inevitable, give full play to the advantages of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare in mountainous areas, and firmly contain the main force of the Kwantung Army!"
"Mountain guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare?" Dai Anlan pondered for a moment, and then said to Deng Hua, "Political Commissar, you are an expert in this area. Can you tell me how to fight the next battle?"
Dai Anlan's words are not self-effacing. Although political commissar Deng Hua is young, he is a serious veteran of the Red Army. When it comes to experience in guerrilla warfare in mountainous areas, the *** generals who came from Huangpu's majors really can't compete with these red army generals who came from mud-legged backgrounds.
Comparable.
"I don't dare to take this as an expert, I just have some experience." Deng Hua waved his hand and said, "Guerrilla warfare can be summed up in sixteen words: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we pursue; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is thinned, we attack
!As for mobile warfare, it means finding ways to mobilize the enemy, and then looking for fighter opportunities in the movement to weaken its effective strength as much as possible."
After saying this, Deng Hua added: "However, there is a prerequisite for all this, that is, our army must fully grasp the enemy's movements, so I suggest that the headquarters be directly under the special agent regiment and each division directly under the special operations brigade.
Scatter them all out and closely monitor the movements of the Japanese troops in every corner outside Yanshan!"
Shanhaiguan, the headquarters of the 1st Front of the Kwantung Army.
Two days have passed, and all the participating units of the Kwantung Army have basically been deployed.
Mitsuo Nakazawa put down the phone and said to Neji Okamura who was sitting opposite: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the main 16 infantry divisions of our front army have entered the Santun Camp, Taiping Village, across the river, and Maquan Line.
Most of the 12 mountain divisions of the front army have also arrived at the predetermined area, and have already formed a three-sided encirclement against the Chinese Army that is flowing through the Yanshan Mountains."
After saying this, Mitsuo Nakazawa added: "Oh, by the way, Yoshio Shinozuka's Mengsui Front also deployed 5 cavalry divisions and 6 mixed brigades to coordinate operations from the west."
"Okay." Neji Okamura said happily, "Order all ministries to proceed step by step and fight steadily. Don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, and don't shrink back! This is called an iron wall encirclement!"
Yuerya, the temporary headquarters of the 4th Army.
Liao Yaoxiang hurriedly walked into the war room and said to Dai Anlan: "Brother Haiou, traces of Japanese troops have been found in Santun Camp, Taiping Village, Across the River, Maquan and other directions."
"Oh?" Dai Anlan hurriedly walked to the map.
Liao Yaoxiang also stood in front of the map, and circled the location of Santun Camp and other places on the map with a pencil. After pondering for a moment, he said: "The Kwantung Army moved very quickly. It attacked me from the east and south so quickly."
The army formed a pincer attack, and, according to reports from various reconnaissance teams, there were at least 15 Japanese divisions participating in this encirclement and suppression!"
"15 divisions!?" Dai Anlan said coldly, "That's 300,000 people, more than twice our army!"
"I'm afraid that's not all." Deng Hua suddenly walked out of the lounge next door and said in a deep voice, "I'm worried that the Kwantung Army may have also mobilized troops in the west and north directions."
"There are also enemies on the west and north sides?" Liao Yaoxiang said solemnly.
Deng Hua nodded and said solemnly: "If this is the case, then the space left for us to fight will be extremely limited. In order to break the Japanese army's iron wall encirclement strategy, our group army must find a way to break one part of it first and jump out of the encirclement first.
Then lead the Kwantung Army by the nose and slip through the mountains!"
Dai Anlan said: "Political Commissar, tell me your specific thoughts."
Deng Hua stretched out his hand to smooth the map and said: "Look, Lao Dai, Lao Liao, these points where the Japanese army's traces were found are basically on an arc, and Yu'er Cliff is the center of this arc.
In other words, the Japs are obviously coming for Yuerya, and they know that our army group is stationed here!"
"What a stupid little devil." Liao Yaoxiang said bitterly, "You have a very good nose."
"This is not surprising." Deng Hua said calmly, "After all, the Japanese army has been operating in North China for several years. It is normal to have their spies secretly. Besides, we have a reconnaissance force, and the Japs also have a special agent team. We are monitoring the Japs.
At the same time, the little devil is probably also monitoring our actions."
"Hey, political commissar, just say it." Dai Anlan said, "What's the trick?"
Deng Hua smiled slightly and said: "Let's use the little devil's spy to create the illusion that the main force of our group army is heading west. In this way, Santun Camp, Taiping Village, across the river and Maquan and other places in Guandong
The military will definitely be mobilized, and then we will analyze the situation that may arise at that time."
Dai Anlan nodded and said: "Most of the Japanese troops in the Santun camp will go straight to the north!"
Liao Yaoxiang also said: "Most of the Japanese troops in Maquan will follow directly to the west!"
Deng Hua continued: "The Japanese troops in Taiping Village and across the river took into account that the plain terrain is faster to march, so most of them will not enter the mountainous areas, but will probably march westward along the plains at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain. In this way, Maquanquan
The Japanese troops in one direction have invisibly distanced themselves from the Japanese troops in the other three directions!"
Dai Anlan and Liao Yaoxiang's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Do it!" Liao Yaoxiang said fiercely, "First eat the Japanese troops in the direction of Maquan, and then go straight to Shanhaiguan. According to the information from the intelligence department, this old devil Okamura Neji is in Shanhaiguan, and he has been promoted to field marshal. Damn it,
Even if we can't take Shanhaiguan this time, we still have to scare that old devil like Okamura Neji half to death!"
Dai Anlan nodded and said: "But the question is, how to create the illusion that the main force of our group army is heading west?"
"I have already thought about this." Deng Hua said, "In order to deceive others, we can send the 1st Division to march at night, use more torches, widen the marching distance, and then expand the cordon to prevent the Japanese army from getting close, which will cause a large-scale attack by the main force of our army.
As for the illusion of advancing westward, as for the main force, we should hide on the spot, set up pocket formations and wait for the Japanese troops from the direction of the horse circle to enter."
Shanhaiguan, the headquarters of the 1st Front of the Kwantung Army.
Mitsuo Nakazawa said to Neji Okamura: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the China Army has left Yuerya, but uncharacteristically, it suddenly changed to march at night and expanded the cordon. Is there any mystery in this?"
Okamura Neji said: "Nakazawa-kun, what do you think there is going to be?"
Mitsuo Nakazawa asked: "Is it possible that the China Army is performing a trick of 'hiding the truth from the truth'? It deliberately changed its march at night in order to prevent our eyes from discovering its reality, so as to create the illusion that the main force of the China Army is marching westward, but in fact
Where is it? Its main force has found a secret place to lurk secretly."
"Nakazawa-kun, your worries are very reasonable, but there is an old saying among the Chinese people, which is called the deceitful way of a soldier." Okamura Neiji said this, and then said, "As the saying goes, the virtual and the real, the virtual and the real, alternate between the virtual and the real.
How do you know that the China Army is not playing a trick of appearing real but false, and seeming false but real? Therefore, we, the Kwantung Army, should remain unchanged in response to all changes!"
After saying this, Okamura Ningji said again: "Nakazawa-kun, you can order all armies to keep a distance and follow the China Army to move westward. If the China Army does go west, it will still be unable to escape the encirclement of our front army and will be trapped in a cocoon.
If the Chinese army is really playing tricks, do you think it is fun to lay an ambush in such a cold weather in the wind and snow? It will kill people!"
"Hai." Nakazawa Sanfu suddenly lowered his head and said, "My, this is my order."
Yu'er Cliff, deep in the dense forest.
There was another heavy snowfall last night, turning the entire mountainous area into a blanket of silver.
In the cave that served as a temporary headquarters, Dai Anlan, Liao Yaoxiang and Deng Hua were gathering together to keep warm. Although the three of them were wearing cotton-padded clothes and wrapped in general's woolen coats, they were still unable to resist the biting cold wind.
They were shivering from the cold. As for the big-headed soldiers and junior officers who didn't have generals' coats, you can imagine.
In order not to expose the target, the lurking officers and soldiers of the 4th Group did not dare to light a fire to keep warm.
In the severe cold of more than 20 degrees Celsius, the officers and soldiers had to lie motionless in the snow like logs. This feeling is absolutely unimaginable unless you have experienced it yourself.
Amidst the crunching footsteps, a communications staff member walked into the cave through thick snow, saluted Dai Anlan and the others with a slightly stiff movement and reported: "Report, the Japanese army has completely entered the ambush circle, and has been explored.
It is clearly numbered as 4 divisions, 1 division is in the front, 1 division is in the rear, and the remaining 2 divisions are in the middle to support!"
"Okay!" Dai Anlan stood up suddenly after hearing this, and said excitedly, "Give me the order, the 42nd Division will cut off the head, the 43rd Division will cut off the tail, and the remaining 5 divisions will concentrate their efforts on me to eat the 2 divisions in the middle first!
"
Ten miles east of Yuer Cliff, there is a valley.
Captain Li Shusen lay quietly in the bone-chilling snow, silently enduring the severe cold.
After receiving the order to enter the ambush position last night, Captain Li Shusen and the officers and men of the 100th Company have been lying in this valley for sixteen hours. The severe cold of minus 20 degrees Celsius has already made Captain Li somewhat unconscious.
, he can't even recall, what exactly did he rely on to persist until now?
In order not to expose the target in advance, no one dared to light a fire to keep warm.
When you are thirsty, grab a handful of snow and put it in your mouth; when you are hungry, grab a handful of fried noodles to satisfy your hunger!
The young body has long lost consciousness and can no longer feel the existence of hands, feet and limbs. The cotton-padded clothes were soaked in snow water and frozen into lumps of ice. They were hard and bitingly cold. All the officers and soldiers just instinctively held the steel guns in their hands.
Just instinctively hinting to myself, hold on for a few more minutes, hold on for a few more minutes...
Suddenly, the bugle call for charge sounded.
Captain Li Shusen climbed up with great effort. The action of standing up, which usually takes less than half a second to complete, now took him more than ten seconds. Immediately, Captain Li Shusen stepped forward and was already freezing.
The stiff legs were like a cut log, moving straight forward.
Soon, the horns of charge and loud slogans resounded throughout the valley.
Amidst the overwhelming sound of killing, more and more "logs" struggled to get up from the snow. They stepped on stiff and mechanical steps, moving forward hard but persistently, moving...
...However, many, many "logs" lay under the cold and biting snow forever, never able to get up again.
Shanhaiguan, 1st Front Army Headquarters.
Hattori Akitaro hurriedly walked into the war room, and immediately stood upright and reported to Neji Okamura and Mitsuo Nakazawa: "Your Excellency, Marshal, Your Excellency, General, the 17th Army reported that they were attacked by the 4th Chinese Army near Yu'er Cliff.
The main force of the group army was ambushed, and the China Army's offensive was very fierce. Commander Matsushita called and said that the 17th Army could only hold on for three days at most!"
"What!?" Nakazawa Sanfu suddenly stood up and said solemnly, "Being ambushed near Yu'er Cliff? No, it's impossible, this is absolutely impossible. In such a cold weather, ambushing in the snowy wilderness is suicide, it is suicide at all.
!No one can stay in the wild for more than four hours in such extreme cold weather! The Chinese can’t do it either!”
"Your Excellency, General!" Hattori Akatsuki suddenly lowered his head and said, "The Chinese have already done it!"
"The Chinese nation, which has been sinking for a long time, seems to have really awakened this time!" Okamura Neiji slowly stood up and said in a deep voice, "Now, their national spirit has been completely stimulated. In the face of the powerful spiritual power
, the physical limit of human beings is no longer the limit!”
"However, no matter how powerful the mental power is, it is useless in the face of absolute strength." Okamura Neiji said this and then said, "Hattori-kun, call the 19th Army immediately and give them 50 hours to rush.
Meet the 17th Army at Yuerya!" On Neji Okamura's combat map, the 19th Army is less than 2 days away from the 17th Army.
"Hai!" Hattori Akatsuki lowered his head suddenly and immediately took the order.
However, soon, Hattori Kotaro returned to the war room with a pale face.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, I am afraid that the 19th Army will not be able to arrive at Yuerya on time!" Hattori Xiaotaro said sadly, "Because the 19th Army did not march westward according to the march route drawn by the headquarters. For the sake of convenience,
They were heading west along the plain at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain! If they go back the same way and then enter the mountain, it will take at least 4 days, and it will be even slower if they go directly into the mountain!"
"What?" Okamura Neji couldn't help but change his face slightly, and then whispered to himself, "The way of using soldiers is the way of controlling generals. I am not as good as him, I am not as good as him..."