After a pause, the leader continued: "However, this meeting of comrades is not to celebrate. Although our army blew up the Japs' airport and won a great victory, according to our army's intelligence, the Japs are in full swing.
We attacked Zhongtiao Mountain, but the stubborn troops stationed at Zhongtiao Mountain have collapsed. This time... I'm afraid Zhongtiao Mountain cannot be defended!"
These words immediately brought the originally warm atmosphere in the conference room to a freezing point.
Although everyone had thought about this possibility before and even made preparations for it, no one thought that Zhongtiao Mountain would really be lost and that it would be lost so quickly.
That is a line of defense that the stubborn army calls "a solid foundation with nothing to fear." Especially since the stubborn army has been operating for several years, it is unimaginable that this situation will happen today!
No wonder the Eighth Route Army cadres couldn't figure it out.
Given the conditions of the Eighth Route Army, on average each man only had ten bullets to defend Luliang Mountain on a reverse slope to block the Japanese attack.
Although the equipment and logistics of the stubborn army cannot be compared with that of the Japanese, they are undoubtedly much better than those of the Eighth Route Army.
In addition, Zhongtiao Mountain is a strategic location for the stubborn army. If it is lost, it will lose a northern barrier to protect Chongqing. This is a major matter related to the life and death of the stubborn army. Why is the stubborn army so unsatisfactory?
However, the unimaginable happened before our eyes.
Wang Xuexin knows why.
In addition to the aforementioned unpopularity of the recalcitrant army and the lack of support from the people and the "understanding case" that affected the morale of the troops, there is also the fact that the internal forces of the recalcitrant army are so entangled and corrupt that a large amount of funds that should have been used on the battlefield have been completely destroyed.
It flowed into the hands of officials and gentry, and only a very small part was used on the front line.
Therefore, although Zhongtiao Mountain has been in business for "several years", it is not much different from a few years ago.
After being silent for a long time, Li Changfu, the leader of the Hundred Battle Group, cursed: "These prodigal sons, our ancestors' land will be ruined by them!"
Kong Jie scolded: "What can we do? The enemy currently does not consolidate the city defense of Zhongtiao Mountain, but builds bunkers and gun towers in our direction... Now, it's not like they are shooting themselves in the foot.
They asked for it!"
"It's useless to say this!" Ding Wei stood up and said: "The problem now is that once Zhongtiao Mountain is lost, our army's flanks will be exposed to the Japanese for a long time. At that time, perhaps it will not be possible to stop it with one or two elastic defenses.
Do you live there?"
As he spoke, Ding Wei turned his attention to Wang Xuexin.
He believes that "elastic defense" was proposed by Wang Xuexin, and Wang Xuexin may have some ideas.
The leader nodded and said: "There may be difficulties. If Zhongtiao Mountain is still in the hands of the stubborn army, our army's defense line and the stubborn army's defense line will sandwich the Japanese in the middle for a long time, making them vulnerable to enemies on both sides. At the same time, the stubborn army's garrison on Zhongtiao Mountain will still be there.
It will contain a large number of Japs...At least three divisions of Japs must be deployed near Zhongtiao Mountain to guard against the stubborn army's attack. But now..."
The commander frowned as he spoke: "Once Zhongtiao Mountain is lost, the Japanese can use a small number of troops or even puppet troops to defend Zhongtiao Mountain, and then concentrate their forces to attack our army from the front and flanks at the same time. At that time, our army will have to endure a heavy torment."
It’s a lot of pressure!”
Wang Xuexin couldn't help but frown when he heard this. This was something he didn't expect.
This problem did not exist historically.
The reason is that the Eighth Route Army in history failed to form a line of defense that could block the Japanese attack during this period.
Since there is no line of defense and we have been fighting guerrillas in the mountainous areas, it doesn't matter whether it's the front or the flanks...The Japanese can penetrate deep into the hinterland of Luliang Mountains in any direction, and there is no difference between the front and the flanks.
The situation now is very different.
At this time, the Eighth Route Army had formed a line of defense on the front. With a line of defense, there would naturally be flanks. Therefore, the impact of the fall of Zhongtiao Mountain on the Eighth Route Army was magnified.
But what can Wang Xuexin do?
Continue to use "elastic defense" to fight the Japanese as before?
In this regard, Ding Wei and the commander's judgment were correct. The Eighth Route Army's use of "elastic defense" tactics to fight the Japanese would probably only be able to protect them temporarily but not forever.
The reason is that the Eighth Route Army has few resources and cannot support logistics, but "elastic defense" requires a certain ammunition foundation... The frontal defense line is more than 300 kilometers, and the flank defense line is more than 200 kilometers. If the Japanese have enough troops to organize a full-frontal attack or feint attack on both sides,
The Eighth Route Army's ammunition could be consumed in less than ten days and a half.
It would definitely not work to retreat into the mountainous areas to fight guerrillas, because this would mean that the Eighth Route Army would lose 100,000 troops a year.
Although the cadres did not know that "the number of personnel will be reduced by one hundred thousand a year", they knew that they would probably be blocked by the Japanese in the mountains and divided into small areas that could not be contacted.
After thinking about it, Wang Xuexin stood up and spoke: "Chief, I think we can start from two aspects. On the one hand, I think we should work hard to open up a battlefield behind enemy lines. Needless to say, what are the benefits of this? It can consume the enemy's resources to fight against the enemy.
Logistics supplies can also disperse the enemy's forces. In short, we are trying to hold them back!"
"This is something we have come up with!" The leader nodded repeatedly: "During this period, the chief of staff and I have been considering establishing an armed working team behind enemy lines similar to a reconnaissance company, which is to organize and arm the guerrillas in enemy-occupied areas.
, gather elite soldiers from several villages and train them into a team that can fight and hide, and take the initiative to attack the enemy's logistics supplies at the appropriate time!"
This is actually what Wang Xuexin wanted to say.
The term "military workers behind enemy lines" is probably familiar to all Chinese people.
But they have little idea of what kind of team the "Armed Forces Behind Enemy Lines" are.
Many people's understanding of it is limited to film and television works, and they think that "military workers behind enemy lines" all have special skills to fly over walls and walls.
In fact, the "military work team behind enemy lines" is, as the leader said, to organize the guerrillas in enemy-occupied areas.
Being organized and not being organized may not sound like much difference, but they are actually very different.
Being unorganized means that all the guerrillas in enemy-occupied areas are just a few and a few scattered like a piece of sand.
The result is that most guerrillas are limited to passive defense. They are unable to obtain more intelligence and seize fighter opportunities. For example, the Japanese have ammunition depots and granaries in a certain place. It is usually difficult for them to know. Even if they know, they will not be able to make a sneak attack.
Sneak attacks often end in failure due to organizational capabilities and the quality of the soldiers.
During this period, the results obtained by the guerrillas were largely accidental, and the casualties they incurred were relatively high.
But if they are organized... that is, the regular Eighth Route Army will send several combat-experienced soldiers to lead them, gather scattered guerrillas from several villages together to form a team for training, and provide them with the necessary weapons.
and ammunition, and then provide them with intelligence to coordinate with other military work teams, etc.
In this way, the results that can be achieved will be much greater than before.
Wang Xuexin added: "Commander, I am thinking that we must pay special attention to the organization of the Zhongtiao Mountain Military Workers Team. Wherever the enemy attacks, we will organize the Military Workers Team!"