That was not what Ding Wei cared about. He stood up worriedly and said: "Chief, Okamura Neji did this. I think he is far-sighted, and he is probably planning to fight a protracted war with our army!"
This is obvious. Wang Xuexin has also analyzed it before: If the Japanese are planning for a quick victory, they will not consider the survival of the troops on the northern line of the Yellow River. Only thinking of a steady and steady attack will they first let them "break out". This
Only then can we let go of the Eighth Route Army and attack Yuncheng with all its strength.
The chief agreed: "You're right, we think so too. Isn't this the style of the Japanese? In the past, when the Japanese fought with us, they always strived for a quick victory, but this time they took a detour and stabilized themselves first before looking back.
If you deal with us, it means you were hurt by us!"
The cadres burst into proud laughter.
Ding Wei continued: "If this is the case, then in Yuncheng, there is only one independent regiment and the New Second Regiment. I think it is far from enough! When Yan Laoxi was guarding the front line in Yuncheng, at least 30,000 troops were deployed.
Among them was Chu Yunfei’s 358th Regiment. Even this was not possible.
Block the Japanese attack. Now it is us. Although our combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Jinsui Army, and we also have tanks and aircraft, the two regiments plus an under-staffed division have a total strength of only more than 10,000 people.
Isn’t it unrealistic to hold on to half of the original Jinsui Army?”
When Ding Wei said this, Li Yunlong refused. He stood up and retorted: "Old Ding, you can't think so. With the virtue of the Jinsui Army, it's not too much for one of us to stand up to two of them, plus we
There is still the support of the people, how can we not hold on?"
The cadres nodded in agreement, "There is nothing wrong with Li Yunlong's calculation. It is normal for the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness to be stronger than that of the Shanxi-Sui Army..."
The reason why we say "combat effectiveness" instead of "quality" is because if we talk about "quality" alone, it is not necessarily better than the Jinsui Army. Everyone in the Jinsui Army is well fed, slept, and well equipped, and there are quite a few troops.
I am a veteran who has fought in the war.
On the other hand, malnutrition is the norm in the Eighth Route Army. Generally speaking, its equipment is not as good as that of the Shanxi-Sui Army, let alone its soldiers. For example, more than half of Li Yunlong's independent regiment are recruits who have never been on the battlefield.
But the cadres were very confident and believed that the Eighth Route Army's combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
The main reason is that the two gun troops of the Jinsui Army basically have no confidence and morale to fight...most of them are working in the army just to survive. How can they die for this?!
Therefore, in the final analysis, it is not an exaggeration to say that one Eighth Route Army can defeat two Jinsui Army. This can even be said to be a conservative estimate.
But Ding Wei disagrees with this.
"This is not a question of how many people can be supported." Ding Wei glanced at everyone in the conference room and said: "Comrades, I wonder if you have considered the disadvantages of Shounyun City?"
No one answered. No one really considered the disadvantages of Shouyun City. Everyone was thinking about how to defeat the Japanese.
Li Yunlong muttered: "Old Ding, aren't you trying to embolden others and destroy your own prestige? You are thinking about some 'disadvantage' before the battle even starts..."
"Hey!" The chief interrupted Li Yunlong: "That's good. There is a saying that 'know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger of a hundred battles.' Only by knowing your own strengths and weaknesses, and then using your strengths and avoiding weaknesses in a targeted manner, can you better attack the enemy!"
As he spoke, the chief raised his head towards Ding Wei: "Tell me, what are our disadvantages!"
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Ding Wei responded "Yes" and then continued: "First of all, our army has been fighting guerrillas with the enemy in the mountainous areas for a long time. Our strengths are that we are familiar with the terrain and have good feet to run. We can lead the Japanese in the mountains.
Turn around, and the Japanese were knocked unconscious in just a few strokes! But now, Shouyun City is fighting the enemy on the plains, and is still holding on. Can our army adapt? Can we adapt so quickly?"
Kong Jie retorted: "Old Ding, I have something to say. If we don't adapt, how did we defeat Yuncheng?"
"This is different!" Ding Wei glanced at Wang Xuexin and said: "The reason why Dayun City was successful is that, on the one hand, Comrade Wang Xuexin commanded it properly, and on the other hand, our army is equipped with tanks, advanced T34 tanks. In addition, there are
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The Japanese didn't know anything about it, so they were caught off guard and suffered a hidden loss. But now, we have drawn a clear line between Chuhehanjie and the Japanese, and how many things we have in our hands. The Japanese clearly know that the Japanese already have the equipment, and the battle is still going on.
Will it be the same as before?
Wang Xuexin nodded secretly. What Ding Wei said was actually what he found "troublesome". At this time, the Eighth Route Army was not yet used to regular combat. Although the main force usually fought regular combat, it was a mobile war with greater flexibility.
Once the combat objective is achieved, retreat to the mountainous area and break into pieces.
It's different now. The Yuncheng defense line must be defended without any retreat, otherwise it will directly threaten the foundation of the Eighth Route Army's military industry.
The cadres were silent as they listened, because what Ding Wei said was true.
Although the Eighth Route Army says it is not afraid of death, war does not mean that all problems can be solved by simply saying "not afraid of death."
The chief frowned and nodded thoughtfully: "This is indeed a problem, and it is difficult to solve in a short time. However, this is also an opportunity for us. Sooner or later, we will have to fight a formal battle with the Japanese. We can fight in the battle
Learn and grow in battle, this is how we have developed until now!"
The cadres nodded one after another. Now is the time to fight head-on with the Japanese in regular battles. Otherwise, what is the point of developing military industry?
Then the chief asked Ding Wei: "What else?"
Ding Wei continued: "Another disadvantage, I think, is the range of our fighter planes!"
This made the cadres very puzzled. Kong Jie also asked: "Old Ding, didn't our plane just win a big victory at Xiaolinkou? How come it has become a disadvantage?"
Only Wang Xuexin was very surprised. Ding Wei was a talented general. He actually considered the range of fighter planes. He also studied air combat?
What Wang Xuexin didn't know was that Ding Wei thought of him the same way.
The reason why Ding Wei knew about air combat was that when the Eighth Route Army formed an air force and had planes, he hurriedly searched for various information to make up for it.
"Comrade Wang Xuexin is the expert in this regard!" Ding Wei looked at Wang Xuexin and said, "Why not let Comrade Wang Xuexin analyze it, so that I can know whether what I think is right or not, and learn from it too!"
The conference room burst into warm applause.
Wang Xuexin could only stand up and said: "Captain Ding is right. Our fighter planes do have a shortcoming of insufficient range, and they are far from the enemy's 'zero battle'. This is something that we cannot make up for, and it can even be said that it is impossible to make up for it."