Li Changfu's words confused Wang Xuexin at that time.
Damn it, people who originally thought about using half-track cars as trenches are now thinking about pulling out mechanized troops?
Wang Xuexin thought he heard wrongly, so he asked: "Captain Li, what do you mean by 'turn around'?"
Without saying a word, Li Changfu took out the map from his pocket and spread it on the guard board of the half-track vehicle next to him, and said: "Batalion Commander, you see, our goal of forming a mechanized force is to cover the two hundred kilometers from Yuncheng to Wangxing Airport.
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It is used for combat. If the cross-country speed is 20 kilometers per hour, we can arrive at any point and join the battle within ten hours. Isn't this range too narrow? It is also too passive. If the Japanese don't take action, we will
Are you waiting like this?"
Wang Xuexin cast a surprised look at Li Changfu. At this time, he was already sure that Li Changfu wanted to draw out the mechanized troops and take the initiative to attack.
It’s not that Wang Xuexin has never thought about taking the initiative, but the Eighth Route Army’s mechanized force has only been established for less than half a month and is not even familiar with the equipment. Wouldn’t taking the initiative lead to a chaotic war?
But Li Changfu had a different opinion.
"Battalion Commander Wang!" Li Changfu said: "Our mechanized troops do have a problem of insufficient training, but the training of the Japanese mechanized troops is enough? In addition, do the Japanese have equipment for mechanized troops or are they psychologically prepared to deal with our mechanized troops?
If not, why don't we in turn give the Japanese a 'blitzkrieg'? Didn't you say that? Offense is better than defense, right? Why don't we be the offensive side but the defensive side?"
Wang Xuexin couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this: "That's okay, Commander Li, I've been looking at you with admiration for three days!"
When Li Changfu was praised by Wang Xuexin, he laughed "hehe" and replied sheepishly: "No, no, don't you... learn this from Battalion Commander Wang?"
It should be said that the plan mentioned by Li Changfu is indeed feasible.
Because the Japanese were indeed unprepared for the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army... The transactions between the Eighth Route Army and Mao Xiong were strictly confidential, especially the transaction of half-track vehicles.
The reason why half-track car transactions have a higher level of confidentiality is because the T26 transaction between the Eighth Route Army and Mao Xiong has become so commonplace. How many T26s do you care about after even trading T34s?
But half-track cars are more sensitive.
Because this is a new piece of equipment, once the Japanese get the news that the Eighth Route Army purchased a half-track vehicle, they will definitely feel strange: Why does the Eighth Route Army not need a car but a half-track vehicle?
Then if we think about it more carefully, and with Hans as an advisor, we can easily guess that the Eighth Route Army has the intention to form a mechanized force.
Therefore, T26's transactions still pass through Xi'an... There are stubborn troops stationed in Xi'an, and once the transactions pass through Xi'an, there are almost no secrets to the Japanese.
The half-track vehicle did not pass through Xi'an. It stopped on the way to unload its cargo before arriving in Xi'an, and then drove to the Eighth Route Army base area in the dark.
Under such tight confidentiality, the Japanese generally did not know that the Eighth Route Army was forming a mechanized force.
I didn’t know that when the Eighth Route Army formed a mechanized force, it would naturally be unprepared. For example, the roads would not be mined, there would be no anti-tank trenches in front of the trenches, and the troops would not be equipped with large amounts of anti-tank equipment.
Wang Xuexin even knew that not only did the Japanese not know that the Eighth Route Army had mechanized troops, they probably never even dreamed that the Eighth Route Army would counterattack from land and launch a "blitzkrieg" against them.
To put it bluntly, even if the Japanese knew that the Eighth Route Army had mechanized troops, what equipment would they have to deal with it?
Anti-tank grenade?
Type 4 anti-tank vehicle to pierce mines?
Or a dynamite pack?
The Japs are notoriously weak in anti-tank equipment.
So, why not attack the enemy's weak point and hide within the Yuncheng defense line and wait for the enemy to come?
Wang Xuexin thought about it for a while and then asked: "Commander Li, do you know that mechanized troops most need air support and even air supremacy in combat?"
Li Changfu nodded. After studying for so many days, if he didn't even learn this, then he had learned it in vain!
"I have considered this issue!" Li Changfu said: "But I heard that our air force can control the air within a limited range. If the target we set is close enough, for example, just more than ten kilometers in front of Yuncheng, we can suddenly launch an attack.
After a successful attack, return quickly... The entire battle will be controlled in about an hour, and our aviation force may be able to ensure their safety!"
Wang Xuexin gained a new understanding of Li Changfu, who actually thought of this.
This may be what some people often call going to extremes. Another way of saying stubbornness is to go to extremes and be difficult to change.
But once they change their minds, they often go to the other extreme.
The Japanese invasion of China was generally based on this extreme mentality: the Japanese originally worshiped Chinese culture and belonged to the Confucian cultural circle, but when they were impressed by European and American culture, they immediately denied all Chinese culture.
Seeing Wang Xuexin's silence, Li Changfu thought there were difficulties with this plan, so he asked: "Is it impossible for the air force to guarantee air supremacy for more than an hour?"
Wang Xuexin knew that was not the case.
If we talk about the past, the aviation team may indeed not be able to guarantee it.
Because Wang Xuexin didn't know what new tactics the Japanese would use to deal with the X1, a rash attack would put the Eighth Route Army's pilots in short supply at risk.
But after the x1 upgrade, Wang Xuexin became very confident about this.
Wang Xuexin even believed that it would probably not be just one hour. In the face of the upgraded X1, the Japanese's air supremacy would probably have a "vacuum period" for several days.
And the "vacuum period" of these few days... is the best time for the Eighth Route Army's mechanized units to perform.
The problem is that the mechanized units of the Eighth Route Army are too fragile and they don't know how to coordinate.
As a result of a random fight on the battlefield, the enemy's infantry units may completely annihilate the mechanized units.
Therefore, Wang Xuexin didn't think much. He straightened up and said: "Commander Li, continue to train the troops! The mechanized troops have not been formed, everything is a castle in the air!"
Li Changfu was overjoyed. What Wang Xuexin meant was that his plan was feasible, but the quality of the mechanized troops was not enough.
Damn it, I've made a lot of money now, and I have to take the troops to visit the Japanese... Which army has such an honor!
What Li Changfu didn't know was that if his words hadn't proved his understanding of the mechanized troops, he, the regiment leader, would have been dismissed.