In fact, these are not tactics that Wang Xuexin came up with on his own, but tactics that he knew in modern times.
When it comes to special operations, the most frequent, most mature, and cruelest is the Ten-Year Laoshan War.
At that time, the enemy did not have the ability or dare to launch a large-scale attack, and China had no desire to attack... China actually used the Laoshan Round Battle to train its troops, sending batches to them for actual combat, so as to get rid of some of the bad habits of the troops and realize the military
modernization.
(Note: China’s massive disarmament of millions occurred during the Laoshan War)
Under this special situation, both the enemy and the enemy sent small troops to each other to harass, sneak attack, infiltrate, lurk, dig holes, snipe, etc., and used all possible means to fight for ten years.
In the past ten years, as a big country, China has become stronger and richer as it fights, and the enemy cannot afford to waste it... A country that can consume the Japanese, Gaul, and Eagle Sauce one by one has been consumed by China.
Ability to proactively seek peace.
At that time, China's tactics to deal with infiltration warfare were so simple and direct. They used landmines to block the positions and spread mines outside the positions like spreading beans. This made the Laoshan area the place with the highest density of landmines in the world after the war, so that post-war demining was very difficult.
It became a big trouble.
Wang Xuexin directly used these tactics in Zhongtiao Mountain to deal with the Japs, and then asked the mountain troops to look for loopholes in the defense from the Japs' point of view, so he was almost certain.
Xie Baolin contacted the headquarters immediately after discussing with Wang Xuexin.
The chief's question was very direct: "Do you think these tactics in Xiaodongbei can be implemented? Will they be effective after implementation?"
Xie Baolin answered more conservatively: "Chief, these tactics of Xiaodongbei can be implemented quickly in a short time. As for whether they are effective, I am not sure. This needs to be tested in actual combat. However, we have no other better way!"
The leader discussed with the chief of staff and felt that what Xie Baolin said made sense.
The chief of staff also added: "If even Xiaodongbei can't find a better method, maybe these stupid methods are the only ones!"
So the document was immediately issued from the headquarters, and the troops stationed in Zhongtiao Mountain got busy immediately.
Infiltration drills are usually organized when there is nothing to do. When doing ideological work, the political commissar also added slogans such as "calm down and stay still", "victory will eventually belong to us", "don't mess up your position"...
These slogans can actually work in actual combat.
For example, if you yell too much or talk in your sleep over and over again, you will remember it. During wartime, when you are nervous and your mind goes blank, you will naturally think of these words. So you have no idea and don’t know what to do, so just do what the slogan says.
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This is actually a conditioned reflex that can maintain the discipline of the troops as much as possible.
When the Eighth Route Army started training intensively, Okamura Neji panicked.
Okamura Neiji really had the idea of "leading the snake out of its hole".
In fact, Sun Liangcheng's surrender did not bring much valuable information... This is because the internal work of the stubborn army was not rigorous enough, and the Japanese could easily detect the information they wanted to know.
For example, the Japanese knew Zhongtiao Mountain very well.
The reason why Okamura Neiji wants to reuse Sun Liangcheng is that he hopes to use Sun Liangcheng as an example... Those who surrender to the empire will receive high-ranking officials and generous salaries. Should other stubborn army commanders also consider it?
On the other hand, Okamura Neiji hoped to use Sun Liangcheng's surrender to convince the Eighth Route Army that his target was the stubborn army and not Mount Nakatiao.
Therefore, Okamura Neiji even sent fighter planes and troops to cooperate.
But Okamura Neiji waited and waited and found that the Eighth Route Army did not respond at all.
Okamura Neji was sitting at his desk, looking at the intelligence and thinking about this issue. As a general, he kept calm with grace, but Shinozuka Yoshio couldn't sit still. He anxiously gave the frontline troops another call.
There were phone calls and telegrams, and occasionally he yelled at the staff: "What's going on? The Eighth Route Army has not moved yet. Is your attack not intense enough..."
Shinozuka Yoshio's logic is: as long as the stubborn troops are cornered, they will ask for help from the Eighth Route Army.
In fact, we can't say "ask for help", but rather "order".
Because the Eighth Route Army at this time was a force under the stubborn army system, it was natural for the stubborn army to order the Eighth Route Army to attack the imperial army on the north bank of the Yellow River.
When the Eighth Route Army cannot bear the pressure, it will naturally send troops.
The Eighth Route Army did have such a plan, but it was not because of the so-called "order".
The recalcitrant army has long since lost the qualification to "order" the Eighth Route Army... Now not only has the army not been paid, but it has also joined forces with the Japanese to blockade and strangle the anti-war base areas, and then launched an incident to blatantly undermine cooperation. This "order" cannot even be uttered by the recalcitrant army.
The reason why the Eighth Route Army wanted to send troops was entirely based on the overall situation of the Chinese battlefield.
However, after knowing that this was probably a Japanese conspiracy, I gave up this plan.
Okamura Neji was silent for a while, then called over Yoshio Shinozuka who was busy in a ball.
"Let's stop here!" Okamura Neiji said: "The Eighth Route Army will not be fooled!"
"Your Excellency, General!" Yoshio Shinozuka was still unwilling and said, "Our attack can be more violent..."
Okamura Neiji raised his hand to interrupt Shinozuka Yoshio: "Don't waste your efforts, I think they have seen through our intentions!"
With that said, Okamura Neiji handed a piece of information to Yoshio Shinozuka. Yoshio Shinozuka took it and saw that it was the intelligence that various departments of the Eighth Route Army were mass-producing bullet mines.
Yoshio Shinozuka was confused: "Your Excellency, General, the Eighth Route Army has been producing bullets and mines. There is nothing wrong with this..."
"No!" Okamura Neiji interrupted Shinozuka Yoshio again: "The current bullet mines are different from the previous bullet mines. In the past, the Eighth Route Army only produced bullet mines to block traffic and fight guerrillas with us, so the demand does not count.
Too big. But now... they have spread it to every army to produce it on their own. Do you know why they do this?"
Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head blankly, he really couldn't think of any difference.
"What if!" Okamura Neiji analyzed: "The quantity they need is not large, and they can be produced in the rear and shipped to the front line. Now that it is popularized to be produced by the front line troops, it means that they have to lay a large number of landmines in a short period of time. From this
, what can you think of?”
Only then did Yoshio Shinozuka find some clue: "If they had a plan to flank the imperial army, they wouldn't need so many landmines!"
The demand for landmines in offensive warfare cannot be so great. This is the most intuitive.
Okamura Neiji nodded and said: "So, they are not thinking about attacking, but actively preparing for defense."
Then Yoshio Shinozuka understood that the Eighth Route Army had indeed seen through them!