"Well? Captain Liu, do you have any questions about your special operations team?" Regarding Bruce Lee's answer, Liu Hua nodded approvingly. Then, he turned his gaze to Liu Xiaogang, who had been silent next to him.
…
"Commander, there is only about one brigade of Japs in the entire Tianjin area, and most of them are ordinary expatriates. What's more important is that among the nearly a thousand Japs arms, half of the soldiers are Japs Navy
Troops... And our special operations brigade, with a total of more than 600 members here, can quietly eliminate these little devils. As long as it is arranged properly, there will be absolutely no problem... It's just that when the time comes, all the warships parked in the port by the little devils will
and gunboats will pose a very huge threat to the security brigades and ammunition depots on land." Liu Xiaogang had a worried look on his face and replied...
"The Japanese warships and gunboats, well, as soon as daybreak, the soldiers will be completely exposed to the Japanese naval guns. This is indeed a very big problem... Let me think about it... Let me think about it
Think..." After listening to Liu Xiaogang's words, Liu Hua nodded thoughtfully, and slowly fell into deep thought, thinking about possible countermeasures... Suddenly a very vicious idea came into his mind. Then, Liu Hua
A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...
"Captain Liu, you just said that there are a large number of Japanese expatriates stationed in Tianjin?" Liu Hua immediately asked Liu Xiaogang after thinking of this stupid idea.
"Yes, Commander... Because the entire Tianjin is almost a material transfer station for the entire China Expeditionary Force. Almost all strategic materials shipped from the country have to be transported to Tianjin. Therefore, a large number of Japanese expatriates, because
With various needs and work, they moved to the Tianjin area... Preliminary statistics show that the total number of overseas Chinese stationed in the Tianjin area is almost 20,000, accounting for a very huge proportion in the entire Tianjin city." Liu Xiaogang answered affirmatively.
"Okay, there are 20,000 Japs and overseas Chinese here. The Japs' warships and gunboats must not dare to be arrogant. Unless, unless these Japs soldiers, he doesn't want the lives of these nearly 20,000 overseas Chinese..." Liu Hua said
A sinister sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said to the people in front of him...
"Commander, what do you mean, are you going to use these nearly 10,000 Japanese immigrants as human shields for us?" Liu Xiaogang stared at Liu Hua in front of him with his eyes wide open, as if he were looking at an alien.
, said in disbelief.
"Yes, that's what I mean. When the time comes, gather all the Japanese nationals near the ports and material warehouses. I don't believe that the Japanese will personally fire on their own nationals. By then, if this matter reaches them
In our country, even if the commander of the little devil will not die, he will shed a layer of skin..." Liu Hua nodded affirmatively and said...
"Commander, I am really convinced by you. You can think of such a method... I am certain that this method is absolutely feasible... In Tianjin, there are not only a large number of ordinary expats, but also a large number of family members of Japanese military officers. Unless they are small
The heads of the Japanese naval commanders and air pilots are broken, otherwise, given them ten courages, they would not dare to fire on these expatriates." After listening to Commander Liu Hua's explanation, Liu Xiaogang immediately recovered from his shock. He faced
Liu Hua in front of him said with shining eyes.
"Well, in that case, it's decided. When the time comes, when we encounter the little devil's air force and naval guns, we will pull out the foreigners in the city. Let these foreigners serve as human shields for us... But, tell the following
Soldiers must pay attention to the discipline of our army. Of course, if nothing else happens, the property of the little devils and expatriates will be plundered from the hands of the common people in the country. Therefore, we do not need to be too polite about these things and carry out all of them.
Confiscated..." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission. This time, I promise to make these little devils and expatriates shed a layer of their skin even if they don't die... No, we must not harm an expatriate, but only confiscate all their property..." Liu Xiaogang smiled.
Answered: Because he knows that confiscating all the properties of these expatriates will be more painful than killing them...
"Okay, you two, please take it easy when the time comes. After all, there are not only little Japs in Tianjin, but also many foreign reporters. Don't lose the face of our Eighth Route Army. If anything happens by then, not only
I will not let you two go, not even Chairman Mao of Yan'an will let you two go..." After listening to Liu Xiaogang's incoherent answer, Liu Hua finally warned...
"Commander, don't worry. I promise to complete the mission without losing the face of our Eighth Route Army..." Seeing the serious-faced Commander Liu Hua in front of them, the two men quickly answered at the same time.
"Well, in that case, you go down first... Remember, try to set off within two hours. We will launch the attack tomorrow night... When you start the attack, remember to send a telegram to the headquarters. When the time comes,
Let's attack together and catch the little devil off guard..." Liu Hua finally ordered...
As the two of them returned to their troops' camp, the entire assault force's camp immediately became lively. Artillery batteries and anti-aircraft machine gun companies that followed the guard brigade quickly assembled towards the camp where the guard brigade was located.
…As for the 6,000 officers and men of the Guard Brigade, under the command of commanders at all levels, they began to check their equipment and ammunition and make final preparations before the attack…
Two hours passed quickly, and more than 6,000 fully equipped commanders and fighters, amidst the orders from commanders at all levels, were standing neatly in the dense forest, waiting for the order to set off.
...As the temporary commander-in-chief of the entire force, Guard Brigade Commander Bruce Lee, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Special Operations Brigade Captain Liu Xiaogang. The two of them are saying their final farewells to Commander Liu Hua and Chief of Staff Li Qing...
Five minutes later, the 6,000-strong army finally left the army camp in a mighty manner under the watch of Liu Hua and Chief of Staff Li Qing. The 6,000-strong army followed the path opened in advance by the special operations brigade.
trail, quickly got into the dense forest, and began their own journey...
Finally, after a day and night of hard marching, on the second night, when night fell, the six thousand troops, led by the guard brigade commander Bruce Lee and the special operations brigade captain Liu Xiaogang, the vanguard troops finally walked out.
After reaching the mountains, I raised the telescope in my hand and could already vaguely see the lights of Tianjin City a few kilometers away...
"Old Liu, we finally came out. This day and night of marching was even harder than the usual continuous marching for several days. It seems that the army will need to strengthen the training of mountain marching in the future..." Looking at the vague outline of Tianjin City
.Bruce Lee could not restrain his excitement and complained to Liu Xiaogang next to him...
"Well, I think it's better to let the troops rest on the spot for a few hours and replenish some physical strength and dry food. After all, after such a long march, everyone is very tired. When it is quiet in the middle of the night, we will start taking action.
"In addition, we need to make specific arrangements based on the specific terrain?" Liu Xiaogang did not answer, but held up the telescope and looked at the distant Tianjin City and the Tianjin Port with the whistle sounding. Looking at Bruce Lee beside him,
Said quietly...
"Old Liu, the commander has already explained before we set off. You are many times more familiar with Pingjin than I am. Therefore, the arrangement of the entire campaign plan must be based on your opinions. So, you don't want to
You're being polite to me. You said we would launch an attack in the middle of the night, so we'll launch an attack in the middle of the night?" Bruce Lee said with certainty...
"Okay, Lao Li, let's go back to the headquarters first and try to formulate a complete sneak attack plan in the shortest possible time..." Liu Xiaogang replied with a smile...
Returning to the headquarters, the two people began to discuss the specific action plan around a Japanese military deployment map drawn by Liu Xiaogang...
"Old Li, my opinion is this: I will personally take a squadron of special operations team members to the vicinity of Tianjin Port via waterway, and quietly kill an infantry squadron deployed by the Japanese army in Tianjin Port... As long as we kill this
The infantry squadron and the remaining several hundred naval personnel will become our prey. At the same time, the large amount of materials and ammunition hoarded by the Japanese army at the port will become our trophies..." Pointing to the Tianjin Port on the map, Liu Xiaogang was not polite.
, directly expressed what he was thinking...
"I have great faith in the combat effectiveness of the special operations brigade. But, Lao Liu, although there is only one infantry squadron of little devils in this port, there is also a tank squad and a dozen gunboats of various types.
If one mistake is not made, the entire combat plan will end in failure because of the guns on these tanks and gunboats..." Bruce Lee said with a worried look. After all, the success or failure of his guard brigade is related to the success or failure of the entire combat plan.
, no wonder Bruce Lee wasn’t worried.
"Old Li, don't worry about this. According to what we have detected, under normal circumstances, the little Japanese gunboats docked in Tianjin Port. At night, on each gunboat, except for a small number of naval soldiers left to take charge
Outside of duty, the remaining soldiers will all go ashore and rest in the navy's special barracks at the port... Therefore, by then, as long as we can surround all the little Japanese navy in their barracks, they will not be able to use their empty gunboats.
Any role. As for the warships and gunboats patrolling the periphery, when the time comes, they will have to rely on the cooperation of your guard brigade..." Liu Xiaogang said...
After listening to Liu Xiaogang's answer, Bruce Lee nodded thoughtfully, and then continued: "Old Liu, just tell us how you want our security brigade to cooperate. I can't guarantee anything else, we will cooperate with the special operations brigade to attack Tianjin
There will definitely not be any problems in Hong Kong. As long as you say it, our security brigade will ensure that the mission is completed..."
"Okay, you're welcome then... I want the security brigade to mobilize a battalion of troops to quietly lurk around Tianjin Port before the battle begins. If there is a gunfight during our sneak attack, we will ambush Tianjin
The troops around the port will immediately launch a charge. As for the target of the army's attack, it is the little Japanese's military camp and all the material warehouses. When the time comes, I will send some team members to lead you. When the time comes, just block the little Japanese in their
If we occupy all the material warehouses in the barracks, the entire Tianjin Port will be ours." Liu Xiaogang answered without any politeness and with an affirmative look on his face.
"Okay, Old Liu, in that case, I will hand over to you the directly affiliated battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness of the guard brigade. In addition, in order to increase the combat effectiveness of the directly affiliated battalion, I will assign a mortar company with nine mortars to the directly affiliated battalion.
One anti-aircraft machine gun company and nine anti-aircraft machine guns...Look, are these many troops enough?" Bruce Lee said with certainty without any hesitation.
"Old Li, enough is enough, but there is still one problem that must be solved. Otherwise, the little Japanese warships will not be polite to us after dawn. I don't think they will just watch hundreds of thousands of people
Tons of arms and supplies became our trophies and were transported away by us..." Liu Xiaogang continued with a smile.
"Old Liu, are you talking about the little Japanese human shield that the commander called us..." Bruce Lee immediately reacted and said.
"Yes, it is a human shield of the little devils. Only if we control these little devils and expatriates in the port before dawn, their warships and gunboats will not dare to fire at the port rashly. I think we will wait until the main force arrives.
, I believe that with the equipment of our two heavy artillery regiments, we will be able to sink or drive away all the Japanese warships and gunboats... At that time, we will be able to safely transport the Japanese warships and gunboats to Tianjin Port.
A large amount of strategic materials..." Having said this, Liu Xiaogang's eyes once again turned to the military map in front of him...
"What I mean is that at night, the Japanese warships did not know the situation at the port, so they did not dare to fire at the port rashly. But we, before dawn, had to control at least a few thousand foreigners and drive them all away
Port. So while we are conducting a sneak attack on Tianjin Port, we must capture Tianjin City within two hours, eliminate more than a thousand little Japs in the city, and capture a group of expatriates..." Liu Xiaogang answered affirmatively.
"Old Liu, what do you mean?" Bruce Lee asked with a frown...
"Old Li, when the time comes, I will let members of another squadron cooperate with a regiment of the security brigade to capture Tianjin City in the shortest possible time with minimal casualties. Then, control thousands of expatriates in the shortest possible time.
, escorted to Tianjin Port... As for the remaining two main regiments, I don’t tell you but you also know that they are preparing to ambush all the little Japs who may reinforce Tianjin on the road from Peiping to Tianjin. I promise not to let any little Japs go.
Entering Tianjin..." Liu Xiaogang said with certainty...
"Okay, Lao Liu, if that's the case, then let's do it like this...At that time, the 1st Guard Brigade, with the cooperation of the 2nd Squadron of the Special Operations Brigade, will occupy Tianjin City...I will personally control the remaining two main regiments
Take command and rush to Peiping to set up an ambush on the only road to Tianjin, prepare to launch a sudden attack on the Japanese reinforcements, and strive to annihilate them all..." Bruce Lee looked at the military deployment map in front of him and said quietly.
"Okay, let's make it like this. The troops will set off in three hours. We will start taking action at one o'clock in the morning on time. Let the little devils conduct a night attack on Tianjin Port and a night attack on Tianjin City... and attack the little devils' lair.
It's such an uproar... Lao Li, what do you think?" Liu Xiaogang said with excitement...
"I don't have any questions. I completely agree with this combat plan. I think we can summarize this combat plan now and report it to the commander immediately for approval..." Bruce Lee nodded without any hesitation.
He said with certainty...
Liu Xiaogang replied readily: "Okay, we will send a report to the commander right away...". After the two people summarized and supplemented for almost ten minutes, a thousand-word telegram appeared in the operator's box.
In his hand... with the rhythmic beeping sound of the radio station, it sounded in the temporary headquarters. This combat plan began to appear word by word in front of Commander Liu Hua...
"Chief of Staff, what do you think of this combat plan?" After reading the telegram he had just received, Commander Liu Hua, who was waiting anxiously, finally showed a smile and nodded very appreciatively. Then, he looked at the side next to him.
the chief of staff asked.
"Commander, we are not at the forefront and do not understand the specific enemy situation, so we have no right to speak. However, through this combat plan, I seem to have felt that the balance of victory has tilted towards our independent division. Therefore, I completely
Agree with this combat plan. I believe that the guard brigade and the special operations brigade will live up to all of our expectations..." Chief of Staff Li Qing nodded approvingly after reading the telegram in his hand, and then said...
"Lao Li, if this is the case, then we will call them back and fully agree with their battle plan..." Liu Huadao...
"I also think we need to call them back as soon as possible. After all, this operation is mainly about sneak attacks. To successfully launch a sneak attack, the special operations brigade must have a lot of things to prepare. If we call them back early, they will have more
We have time to prepare for the war. In addition, we have to start preparations. Now there are only five hours left until one o'clock in the morning." Chief of Staff Li Qing nodded and said.
"Okay, Chief of Staff, you call back the guard brigade and the special operations brigade immediately and agree to the combat plan reported by them. In addition, notify the two heavy artillery regiments to immediately build artillery positions and prepare for artillery bombardment. Each brigade and regiment directly under the column will immediately
According to the pre-war deployment, enter the offensive position and wait for the order of the general attack..." Liu Hua nodded and ordered with a serious look.
"Yes, Commander, I will go and deliver the order right away..." Chief of Staff Li Qing turned around and left the headquarters...