Time passed by so leisurely, and in the blink of an eye, it was late November. On the 26th, the Manila bombardment occurred. On the 30th, the Soviet Union attacked Finland, and the Soviet-Finnish War broke out.
After Zhou Weiguo received the news, he was stunned for a moment. Did the Winter War break out so soon? It seems that many things are still the same.
"This year is almost over." Zhou Weiguo sighed, "Next year will be a year of fierce war." Next year, in 1940, the war between Britain, France, the Soviet Union and Germany will break out faster. By then, the international situation will be different.
It will be a mess.
In the past half month, Zhou Weiguo has not been idle. He arranged for people to inquire about various intelligences in Weifang and prepared to continue marching westward. Moreover, in the past half month, all the troops that were supposed to return from Nanchang have also returned to Laiyang and were transported by air. However,
It was shipped back in three or four days.
Now, Zhou Weiguo is thinking about the attack plan. The pace of the independent division is actually very steady. Every time a place is recovered, it will be stable for a period of time and will not rush forward in a hurry. This has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are
Naturally, it will go steadily and there will be no fire in the rear. The disadvantage is that it takes a long time.
With the strength of Zhou Weiguo at this time, it is completely possible to divide the troops into three groups and capture Weifang, Zhucheng, and Anqiu. However, it is precisely because these three cities are bordered by the independent division and the defense level is not comparable to that of ordinary cities. It took more than half a month to explore.
, only to discover that the tightness of the defense was comparable to that of Wuhan during the Wuhan Liberation War. In terms of military strength, three full divisions were deployed. You must know that in the occupied areas, few counties had as many as one division for defense.
The defense of some small counties basically consisted of a squadron of Japanese soldiers plus thousands of puppet troops.
But now, for the sake of the stability of the rear, Japan has sent more troops to China many times, just because their troops have blunted and cannot deter ordinary people. Now I don’t know how many people are waiting for the war of liberation, but...
Everyone has hope, unlike before when there was no hope.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the map. It was a very detailed map drawn by the investigators after the investigation. Everything as small as a small hillside or a small river was marked on the map in great detail. Zhou Weiguo was also slightly pleased. His soldiers were still very careful in doing this.
He did not slack off just because he was victorious. This was something that made Zhou Weiguo very satisfied.
"In terms of terrain, there is nothing special." Liu Yuan said, "There is nothing special, which means that we can still rely on powerful firepower, artillery, and tanks to blast away the Japanese defenses."
Zhou Weiguo nodded, but now the tank brigade has only returned two regiments, and one regiment has been handed over to Fang Shengli. After all, apart from Laiyang's plan to advance westward, Nanchang also has a plan to advance eastward.
Yes, the attack plans of both sides were discussed. After Fang Shengli learned about Zhou Weiguo's attack plan, he also thought about the possibility of his own attack. Then he felt that after such a month of training, he would launch an attack again.
, it was still feasible, so an attack plan was made, and the direction of attack was the Panyang area east of Nanchang.
The terrain along the Yangtze River is generally complex, with crisscrossing waterways, and this is especially true in the Panyang area. From Nanchang to Panyang County, there is a large swamp. Such terrain is not conducive to the mechanization of the army. But in fact, it is not a big obstacle. After all, he
Most of the soldiers under his command are Nanchang locals and are very familiar with this area.
Laiyang Headquarters
"Next, we will attack Weifang, Anqiu, and Zhucheng. Are there any problems with the attack plan just mentioned?" Zhou Weiguo looked at the people in front of him and asked.
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that there was no problem.
Zhou Weiguo then concluded, "In that case, let's act according to the plan."
"yes!"
At 10 o'clock on the night of December 1st, in Weifang City, a group of people were walking through the city in the dark.
"Captain, everything has been arranged."
"Okay, then let's wait for the time to start."
"yes!"
Gu Feiyan looked up at the sky. The stars were bright and the moonlight was good. The dark night was just right to hide them. Nowadays, the independent division's attack mode is sometimes somewhat fixed. Basically, special forces will sneak into the target first.
area, collect some defenses and intelligence, and after formulating countermeasures at the headquarters, the special operations team stays in the target area to cooperate with the attack outside the city.
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Japanese Army Command
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to the news, the Independent Division should launch an attack on us in the early morning." A Japanese colonel said to the Japanese Lieutenant General, "Now the defense lines are under martial law, but according to the independent division's long-standing offensive habits, they
Special operations forces will be used as the vanguard to create chaos in the city, mostly in the form of explosions, for example, planting bombs near the city wall, planting bombs in the arsenal, assassinating high-level officials of the headquarters, etc."
"Kamikawa-kun, thank you for making these investigations so clear." The Japanese Lieutenant General nodded with satisfaction, "Otherwise, if I had just rested as usual, I would have gone directly to see Amaterasu."
"Serving your Excellency, the division commander, is not hard at all. What's more, this matter involves the lives of tens of thousands of warriors and the honor of the empire. I will not neglect it." Kamikawa Kunimitsu said with a natural expression. Now, fighting with the independent division
The more times they visit, the deeper their understanding of the independent division will be. Some things can be defended against.
"So, tonight, we must clean up the rats in the darkness of the Independent Division and cut off one of their important minions!" The eyes of the Japanese Lieutenant General were full of sternness. Yamada Fukiishi, as a soldier, naturally
He is eager for war, and his battle with the independent division is not just once. He has been defeated by the independent division twice. Now, he finally has a chance to take revenge, and he will not lose again. So when he gets the independent division, he will attack
When he received the telegram from Weifang, he knew that everything he had done had come in handy. After his division was reorganized, he directly appointed a colonel to study the offensive routine of the independent division. In his opinion, the results were very gratifying.
Today's Weifang can be said to be heavily guarded and has laid a dragnet, just waiting for the independent divisions to fall into the trap.
"Hi!" Kamikawa Kunimitsu bowed in agreement. He is the captain of the first regiment of the 178th Division, and Yamada Fukiishi is his old boss. In other words, Kamikawa Kunimitsu has also been defeated by the independent division twice.
, and one time, it was a very humiliating time when he was fed pea powder. It was precisely because of that humiliation that he had to pay attention to his enemy, the independent division. After every battle, he would collect the attack methods of the independent division.
, and then analyze and investigate. There are many things that he cannot obtain through intelligence. After all, some of the independent division's offensive methods will not appear on the surface, so he can only make this incident reasonable through his own analysis.