Once the tactics are set, it’s a matter of implementation.
The biggest difficulty is not the deployment of troops or requesting aircraft from the Shanxi-Sui Army...
The deployment of troops is the Eighth Route Army's own business, and originally the troops were in contact with the Japanese at the front and did not need to move much. If there was any change, the tanks deployed on the contact line would be withdrawn.
The reason is that tanks cannot be used in night battles. Once they retreat, they may be blown up or even captured by the Japanese. The Eighth Route Army finally got these treasures, so how could they lose them like this?
In fact, if it was a real show, a few tanks should be left for the Japanese. Otherwise, when the Japanese rush to Beicheng and find that there are no tanks, they will become suspicious.
But as soon as Wang Xuexin mentioned this idea, he was immediately opposed by everyone.
"I'm talking about Xiaodongbei!" Li Yunlong said: "This is so pitch black, who would look to see if there are tanks? Aren't you just taking off your pants and farting in vain?"
Zhang Dabiao said: "If you want to take out this tank and show it to the Japanese, you can do it! You can hand the tank to our first battalion, and I guarantee that the Japanese will be able to see the tank while also protecting its safety!"
"First Battalion Commander, look at what you said!" Guan Dashan was dissatisfied: "If you give the tank to our Third Battalion, I will not only protect the safety of the tank, but also use the tank to bring back a group of Japanese!"
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Wang Xuexin couldn't laugh or cry when he heard these words.
Wang Xuexin knew in his heart that they were not opposed to keeping the tanks themselves, but simply reluctant to give up the tanks.
In the end, there was no other way. Wang Xuexin could only say this: "It really can't be done... Didn't we have three tanks that were blown up by the Japs? There was no way to repair them, so they dragged these tanks over to show off, hoping to fool the Japs.
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No one objected to this. One of these three tanks was blown up by the Japanese outside the city, and the other two were caused by fighting in residential areas inside the city... By the end of the Japanese attack, everyone was carrying explosives. As long as
If you are injured, stay where you are and wait for the tanks to come up, then set off the explosives.
This method is so difficult to guard against that even now, every time the soldiers see a corpse of a Japanese soldier, they have to shoot again or blow it up again with grenades.
It was not difficult to borrow a plane. Li Yunlong contacted Chu Yunfei directly.
For this reason, Li Yunlong made a special trip to the 358th Regiment to find Chu Yunfei... This matter could not be discussed on the phone, otherwise it would be exposed if the phone was eavesdropped by the enemy.
Li Yunlong is quite skilled at this trick. He directly regards asking for help as giving benefits to others.
Li Yunlong said this: "Brother Chu, the current situation is like this. We want to rescue as many people as possible from the Japanese, so we have to use planes to save face! This is a big advantage for your Jinsui Army...
...Yuncheng is yours after it is captured. You can win people's hearts by sending out planes. Secondly, if more people are saved, this Yuncheng will be called Yuncheng. Do you think this is the truth? Come out or not, brother Chu, please give me a word
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When Chu Yunfei heard this, he realized that this was true. He did not want to get an empty city... In war years, an empty city had no meaning.
Therefore, they were actually worried that the Japanese would eventually massacre the people.
Therefore, Chu Yunfei agreed without saying a word: "Brother Yunlong, wait a moment, Chu will contact the commander immediately to make arrangements for your army!"
Not to mention, although Li Yunlong's approach is a bit rogue, it is very clever.
Because if you adopt the attitude of "begging for help", then the initiative will be in the hands of the Jinsui Army. The Jinsui Army will then show off and ask for benefits and conditions.
But if the attitude of "giving benefits" is adopted, the initiative lies in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. It's up to you whether you want to or not. Anyway, there is no loss to me... The one who is anxious now is the Jinsui Army.
As a result, the negotiation was unprecedentedly smooth. As soon as Yan Laoxi received the telegram, he immediately got off three planes. Soon he was worried that it was not enough and ordered two more planes.
Yan Laoxi only had more than ten aircraft of various types in his hands, and this time he used five at once, which was considered a big deal.
All of this went very smoothly and was completed in just over an hour.
The real difficulty is keeping it secret...
The Eighth Route Army's confidentiality work is still very good. Only the cadres participating in the meeting know the true strategic intentions, and everyone else keeps it secret.
However, there is a problem: this is a retreat in the dark and the soldiers do not know the truth. If a normal retreat turns into a rout like the Battle of Feishui, then the victory will be turned into a defeat.
Therefore, each unit conducted a drill specifically for this purpose, that is, where to withdraw in the first step, which units are responsible for covering, and where to withdraw in the second step...
In this way, although the soldiers do not know the strategic intention, they are mentally prepared and operationally prepared to retreat. When the time comes to withdraw, they will not be in chaos and the enemy will take advantage of the loopholes.
What really worries people is the confidentiality work of the Jinsui Army.
There are lessons learned from experience. Any cooperation with the Jinsui Army will either result in intelligence leakage or failure at critical moments.
For example, the artillery incident almost went wrong because of Yan Laoxi's little calculation.
Several battalion commanders were worried whether similar problems would happen again this time.
However, Zhao Gang analyzed with confidence: "Probably not, because it involves interests. The last time the Jinsui Army was in trouble, it was for interests... They hoped to use the Japanese to consume our army's strength. This
For once, the Jinsui Army did not have any interests in doing this. On the contrary, it was only in their interests to preserve the people. On this point, our army and the Jinsui Army are consistent."
Li Yunlong nodded in agreement, especially according to the previous agreement that after the battle, Yuncheng will be stationed by the Jinsui Army. By then, these common people will be the cash cow and source of soldiers for the Jinsui Army. Of course, they hope that the Eighth Route Army can successfully implement the plan to conquer the common people.
rescued.
Then Zhao Gang said: "So, there is only one problem now, the confidentiality of the Jinsui Army!"
Li Yunlong thought for a while and said, "I emphasized confidentiality more when talking to Chu Yunfei!"
Zhao Gang nodded, that was all he could do now.
Chu Yunfei also felt that there was a problem with the Jinsui Army's confidentiality work.
In the past, there would be situations where the entire army surrendered to the Japs. Now that the Jinsui Army has declined, it has been infiltrated and bribed by the Japs in various ways. There are almost no secrets from the Japs, even the pilots are no exception.
However, Chu Yunfei had an idea. He thought for a while and said: "Brother Yunlong, we don't need to tell the pilots the truth. Your army only needs to light three fires when the time comes, and we order the pilots to drop bombs into the fires."
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"What a good idea!" Li Yunlong laughed "hehe": "Brother Chu is very clever. It seems that he has done this often..."