To put it into detail, there was really no loss to the Eighth Route Army in doing so.
The war was meant to be fought. Even if we didn't seize the machines, we still had to support the stubborn troops to delay the Japanese attack on Yuncheng.
The train belongs to the Japanese.
The machine belongs to the devil.
The railways still belong to the Japanese.
To put it simply, this plan is to use Japanese trains and railways to transport Japanese machines to the Eighth Route Army base area.
Nothing would be better than success.
If it fails, it will be a pity for those machines.
So what if the risk is high?
How can I not do it by taking a small risk to win a big one?
Besides, there is no other choice but to do this!
After understanding this, the chief of staff nodded in agreement: "I agree, but... why must we join the independent regiment?"
Wang Xuexin pointed at Yuncheng and said: "First of all, Yuncheng must lay the railway tracks secretly and be prepared to connect the railway tracks with the railway tracks in the Japanese-controlled area. This requires the participation of an independent group!"
The chief of staff was speechless. The main force stationed in Yuncheng was the independent regiment, and this task must not be bypassed.
However, in Li Yunlong's eyes, this mission was a loss-making deal (no seizures were made), and he was afraid that he would not be willing to accept it.
Wang Xuexin added: "Secondly, the Japanese have a brigade and two puppet army camps confronting our army outside Yuncheng. Our army must defeat it before we can connect the railway to it!"
The chief of staff nodded and secretly said that this matter suited Li Yunlong.
Wang Xuexin added: "Once again, Jiang Yangfu made a sneak attack and captured the Japanese train... I think the reconnaissance company of the independent regiment is suitable."
The chief of staff and the commander looked at each other, and then each nodded. When it comes to surprise attacks, disguises and deep operations behind enemy lines, there is probably no unit in the entire army that can match the reconnaissance company of the independent regiment.
Therefore, this plan is really inseparable from the independent group.
The chief was silent for a while and then said: "There is another question, how to solve it after the train arrives in Yuncheng? Will there be time to unload the machine and evacuate it?"
The chief has got something right.
Although the train from Jiangyangfu to Yuncheng only takes more than two hours, it does not take one night.
Calculated in detail, it should be how many hours it takes to attack Jiangyangfu after dark. Even if the train arrives at the same time, it will take at least several hours to disassemble the machine and load it. Finally, it will take two hours for the train to travel from Jiangyangfu to Yuncheng.
More than hours.
No one can say exactly how long it will take, because no one knows how long it will take to conquer Jiangyangfu and how long it will take to load the trucks, let alone whether there will be any problems and delays.
At this rate, by the time the train arrives in Yuncheng, it will already be dark, and one issue will have to be considered: the bombing by Japanese fighter planes.
The commander said: "We can only guarantee limited air control over Yuncheng. The machine we have gone through all the hard work to obtain will be blown up by a few Japanese bombs. It won't be worth it!"
Wang Xuexin thought about it and felt that it was right. These machines would not be safe if they were dragged to Yuncheng. Gu Xi
But that is a train, and there are probably dozens of carriages. Where can it be hidden?
Canvas mask like before?
I'm afraid it will be difficult to deceive the Japanese.
The reason is simple. Japanese pilots are not stupid either. They will follow the direction of the railway to look for the train. If they don't find it at the end, they will wonder if it is blocked or camouflaged.
It is actually very easy to reveal the disguise. You only need to observe at a low altitude or simply fire a bunch of bullets and drop a few bombs to blow up the canvas.
So……
Wang Xuexin had an idea, pointed to a location in Zhongtiao Mountain on the map, and said: "I remember there is an abandoned mine here, which was dug by the stubborn army and the Jinsui army when they were stationed in this area. It is more than a hundred meters deep.
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"What a great idea!" The chief clenched his fist and said, "We can build the railway directly to the mine, and the train can go directly inside. Even if the devils know that the train is inside, they can't blow it up!"
Wang Xuexin's thinking was not that simple. He added: "Even if the Japanese can't blow up, they will cause a lot of damage if they blow up the mine. Maybe there will be a domino-like landslide inside. Then they want to dig it out."
It’s difficult, there will be great danger, and the machine might be crushed!”
There is no such thing as a mine that is strong. In order to avoid landslides, logs are usually used to support the mines. Of course, they cannot withstand Japanese bombings.
"So!" Wang Xuexin continued: "I think we should give the Japanese a false target, that is, build another railway line in the other direction, and then put a train on it..."
The chief of staff said: "Then we have to capture another train?"
The commander laughed and said, "You can use a fake train. It's made of wood and canvas. Paint the locomotive to make it look almost the same. The Japanese pilots can't see it clearly!"
The chief of staff said "Oh" and sighed: "Chief, you and Xiao Dongbei are in harmony with each other. Your strategies are linked one by one. It will be difficult for the Japanese not to fall into the pit!"
"How can there be any harmony?" The chief cast an approving look at Wang Xuexin: "It's obviously Xiao Dongbei's idea. I only guessed part of it right!"
Then the chief nodded to Wang Xuexin: "Not bad! He has courage, courage, and more importantly, he is careful and able to capture the enemy's psychology! He has a way!"
Wang Xuexin felt a little embarrassed to be treated like this by the chief.
Otherwise, he just thinks from another angle.
But then again, this thing sounds simple, but there are really many people who can't do it.
On the same day, Wang Xuexin discussed the detailed combat plan with the commander and chief of staff at the headquarters, and it was not finalized until dawn the next day.
The chief said: "I think this combat plan should be implemented as early as possible, otherwise it may change later!"
Wang Xuexin agreed: "Yes, if our army delays the attack, it may have a series of effects: first, it will not be able to cope with the stubborn army in Henan, and second, the Japanese in Henan will be able to get sufficient supplies.
Under this, the Japanese are likely to quickly stabilize the war situation in Henan and then turn their troops to Yuncheng."
The chief of staff was shocked when he heard this: "Once the Japanese turn their troops to Yuncheng, the enemy facing Yuncheng will not be a brigade plus two puppet army camps, but it may be a division."
"There are also heavy artillery!" the leader added: "Heavy artillery that can hit more than ten kilometers. The Japanese have long wanted to transport it, but because the war situation in Henan is not stable, they are worried that the heavy artillery will be attacked by our guerrillas, so they are still in Nanjing.
Not moving!"
The chief of staff's face changed: "With the arrival of heavy artillery that can hit more than ten kilometers and the army pressing down on the border, it will be impossible for the train to bring the machine back!"
"So we have to act quickly!" the chief concluded: "Even if we are not well prepared, we must try our best to launch it within a few days! Are you confident?"
"Yes!" Wang Xuexin and the chief of staff replied in unison.