The person negotiating with the chief of staff was the corrupt general, the commander of the stubborn army's first theater area.
By this time, the corrupt general had already gained a reputation for being a notorious man. He bullied the city through tyranny, and even raped women... All kinds of evil deeds were even known to the Japanese.
So the Japanese printed a portrait of the corrupt general on the flyer. In the portrait, he was holding a beautiful woman in one hand and holding a French currency in the other, with a cigarette in his mouth and a greedy smile, accompanied by the text:
"Brothers who are stubborn soldiers, are you worthy of fighting for such a general?"
"Brothers of the stubborn army, what you sacrificed in exchange for is women and French currency in the hands of corrupt generals!"
"Give up, such a general is not worth your life!"
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A commander-in-chief has actually become the enemy's key propaganda target, which is probably unprecedented and unprecedented.
But the Chongqing side knew these things but did nothing because they were not much better if we got to the bottom of it. In addition, they needed to use the power in the hands of corrupt generals to stabilize the war situation, so they pretended not to know.
After the chief of staff received the battle plan from the chief, he started to have a headache.
The chief of staff had a headache not because the battle plan was bad. On the contrary, he thought the plan was very good and in line with the interests of the Eighth Route Army... If the stubborn army could retake Zhengzhou, then the Japanese war situation on the southern line of the Yellow River would not be stable.
As a result, it was impossible to turn the troops towards Yuncheng, which bought time for Yuncheng's defense.
On the other hand, it can also rescue the people of Zhengzhou, and even intensify the conflict between the Japanese and the stubborn army. It can be said that it can achieve many goals with one stone...
The reason why the chief of staff has a headache is because he knows the corrupt general, knows that this person is greedy and has mediocre military ability. If he hands over the battle plan to the corrupt general... he is afraid that something will go wrong.
Of course, the probability of this should be said to be low.
Because taking back Zhengzhou would also be beneficial to corrupt generals.
Let’s not talk about the issue of winning the battle and meritorious service, nor the issue of having more cities and more people to make him greedy for more. If the Japanese continue to fight like this, I am afraid that he, the commander of the first theater, will not be able to escape back to Chongqing.
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The chief of staff still cannot trust corrupt officials. Who knows if there may be some exchange of interests and then something goes wrong.
After thinking about it, the chief of staff came up with a way. He found the corrupt general and said: "General, I want to go to the front line to see the situation. Only after understanding the situation will I know if I can help, such as donating some clothes, food, etc.
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When the corrupt general heard this, he thought there was such a good thing? He was worried about getting something without a name, so the Eighth Route Army came to his door?
So without thinking much, I approved a pass for the chief of staff with a wave of my hand, and even prepared a special car for the chief of staff.
In fact, the chief of staff had other plans.
He knew that the commander of the Twelfth Army on the front line at this time was a capable officer. He was a famous general who had participated in the Battle of Taierzhuang and was still a division commander at the time.
Moreover, this man is said to be quite upright and a passionate man who serves the country and the people.
The chief of staff is actually going to see him on this trip.
It was not difficult to find the army commander. The chief of staff saw him that afternoon. At that time, the army commander was sighing in the headquarters and was very angry at losing Zhengzhou.
The chief of staff didn't say much. He stepped forward and just said: "Does the army commander intend to regain Zhengzhou?"
The army commander was stunned, glanced at the chief of staff, and replied: "It's easy to say, Zhengzhou City has high walls and thick walls, and the Japanese have planes and tanks. What ability do we have to recover it?"
The commander said this very helplessly. Gu looked at him
There was a corrupt general up there, and they soldiers didn't have enough food or clothing, so that was it. Their equipment and ammunition were shoddy, and as a result, the firepower of a battalion was not as good as that of a Japanese squadron.
Under such circumstances, it is not easy to regain Zhengzhou Jiancheng!
The chief of staff said nothing, but took out the battle plan from his briefcase and handed it over.
The commander was stunned again, then immediately retreated with understanding, and then eagerly opened the battle plan...
The Chief of Staff's approach can be said to be watertight.
The army commander may not have overall command authority, but he is responsible for the war in Zhengzhou. Since Zhengzhou has been lost, there is no problem in taking it back, right? You won't be punished, right? It doesn't count as a violation of the order, right?
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Therefore, this combat plan is completely feasible for the military commander, it depends on whether he is willing or not.
But there was no reason for the commander to be unwilling. He nodded while looking at the plan, then looked at the chief of staff and his eyes immediately became respectful, and said: "Sir, please take a seat, and we will discuss it in detail!"
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Wang Xuexin doesn't need to worry about these.
The combat plan is actually very simple, that is, the Wanxian Airport cooperates with the stubborn death squads to fight.
The reason why the recalcitrant army needs "death squads" is because Wang Xuexin also knows that the recalcitrant army's firepower is far inferior to the Japanese, their combat quality is not as good as the Japanese, and even their morale is far behind.
On this basis, there is only one way to retake Zhengzhou, and that is hand-to-hand combat, and it must be fought quickly to determine the outcome.
Otherwise, the stubborn army with low morale will easily collapse due to desertion and other reasons.
At the same time, long-term long-distance combat is also more beneficial to the Japanese...it is easier for their equipment, quality, geographical advantages, etc. to be used.
If you rush in front of the Japanese and fight them with bayonets, the situation will be different.
At that time, the enemy's machine guns, artillery, and even tanks will be unable to function, and it will be bayonet against bayonet.
In such a battle, the advantage of having more people can be realized.
But there is one problem, that is, how can the stubborn army break through the Japanese defense line outside the city and rush into Zhengzhou City.
This requires the cooperation of the stubborn army and the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Xuexin's plan was clearly written: Let the stubborn troops reconnoiter the location of the Japanese barracks, warehouses, and gunpowder magazines, and make preparations. When the time comes, use the ignition signal as a signal, and the Eighth Route Army fighter planes will fire at the places with fire.
This is not difficult for the stubborn army, it can even be said to be easy.
Because many of the stubborn soldiers were captured by the Japanese and "reused", that is, converted into puppet troops.
Therefore, the army commander only needs to release a group of people, let them pretend to surrender to the Japanese and become puppet soldiers, and then spread the information and act as internal agents in the city.
On the other hand, the army commander organized a "death squad" that dared to fight and fight... This was also not difficult for the army commander. Although the stubborn army was more defeated, it was still possible to select a death squad from an army.
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At that time, the Japanese were unprepared, and the military camps, warehouses, and ammunition depots were bombed by Eighth Route Army fighter planes. Before the Japanese could react, the death squads swarmed up again. Did they rush into the city and engage in street fighting as soon as the fighting started?
Not to mention street fighting. The people in the city were persecuted by the Japs. If they knew the stubborn troops were coming back, they would all take up arms and work together to drive the Japs out.