As a veteran with outstanding military talents, the future general of the Republic knows one thing very well. That is, on such a battle-level battlefield, it is even more important to know your friendly forces than to know your enemies.
Not understanding your opponent will put you in a passive position, but not understanding your friendly forces will put you in disaster without even realizing it.
Whether it is the Jinsui Army, the Central Army, the Northwest Army, or the Sichuan Army, he understands the personalities, characteristics, and combat methods of all generals.
Although Liu Lang is only a colonel commander, this newcomer who has suddenly emerged as a force in China's war against Japan in the past four years, not to mention that he is already a red-ranked comrade, is the most reliable comrade.
His performance in the Great Wall War of Resistance makes him worthy of future generals studying his tactical characteristics.
During the Songhu War of Resistance, he only led a few dozen small soldiers. When the Japanese army pressed on the border, he refused to retreat or escape. Instead, he sailed against the current and took advantage of the loopholes in the Japanese army that were not familiar with the battlefield to penetrate directly into the enemy's regiment headquarters and use an infantry cannon to attack it.
This was a beheading operation. Although it was successful, the chance was really small and pitiful, and it was a stroke of luck.
Except for his commendable courage, the rest was really not enough to make the future general, who was known as the Three Heroes of Huangpu in the first phase of Huangpu, have a strong interest. On the contrary, Liu Lang led more than 20 remnants to guard the trenches and the two small teams of Japanese invaders who were chasing them.
The desperate small infantry offensive and defensive battle fully demonstrated his genius infantry commanding ability.
If he moved to another place, the future general thought for a long time and felt that he could not do better than him. He divided one-third of his small force to the flanks, using an infantry cannon with only a few rounds of shells and
Eighteen infantrymen with one light machine gun and a Japanese squad of 45 men with two light machine guns and two grenades were able to resist. The most awesome thing is that this guy came after the artillery shells were fired and the machine gun bullets were exhausted.
In a counterattack that was unexpected by everyone, a dozen or so people faced the countercharge of a Japanese army that was twice their own size. Furthermore, a dozen or so people actually wiped out a Japanese squad that had been crippled.
At this time, it was no longer a matter of how high his individual strength was, but of courage. Only unparalleled courage could jump out of the trench where bullets could be avoided and charge against the Japanese invaders' gleaming bayonets.
From this point of view, Liu Lang may not be so unattainable in the use of tactics in that battle, but his courage to die with the enemy is extremely eye-catching. Just luck may not necessarily lead to reinforcements.
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Of course, he deserved to be awarded the Medal of Blue Sky and White Sun in the end, but not many people can beat a Japanese major general and Japanese colonel into ashes with one shot.
When it came to the Battle of the Great Wall, Liu Lang, who had already commanded a regiment, was even more amazing. He arrived at the battlefield a month in advance and hollowed out almost a mountain into a defensive fortress. This first demonstrated his ability to predict the enemy beforehand.
Ninety percent of the commanding generals were generals. If it were the future general himself, he would not be sure that the Japanese invaders would not attack Xifengkou with the main force and attack the unknown Luowenyu. However, the Japanese invaders did this, and it was very stupid.
Qiang Dao first brazenly sent a brigade to the fortress and had a bloody blow, no, he was directly hit to death. Then he sent a division aggressively to take revenge. As a result, the classic reverse slope fortifications prevented them.
Not to mention the heavy artillery, the most amazing thing is that Colonel Liu seemed to know beforehand where their heavy artillery would be placed, and he just ambushed a group of surprise troops there for 8 days. Finally, he made a perfect sneak attack to kill the enemy.
The sharpest teeth of the Eighth Division were knocked clean.
If by relying on the enemy's fortifications built in advance and relying on surprise troops to knock out the enemy's artillery, Colonel Liu Lang Liu has demonstrated his genius commanding ability.
The 19th Route Army cultivated relations and developed the two regiments into its own die-hard allies, which is another manifestation of its superb military talent.
But Liu Lang's military genius was not over after he defeated the 8th Division. He even started to pursue the captured cannons from the Japanese invaders. He no longer missed his strong fortifications. He was not afraid of enemies from the rear or bombings from the sky.
The deputy father-in-law was determined to beat up a drowned dog even if he died. Thousands of people began to chase more than 10,000 Japanese troops in the Jehol hills and beat them fiercely.
After the war, when the Red Cadre Group studied and discussed the attack of Liu Lang's independent regiment, there were different opinions within the cadre group, but most of the opinions were that Liu Lang was a fool, with a gambling mentality, and completely ignored the soldiers in order to expand his military exploits.
Life or death, if we fail to win, it is very likely that a defensive victory battle will evolve into a pursuit defeat battle.
There is nothing wrong with what they said. Based on the analysis of the battle situation at that time, if the main force of the Japanese army that had already invaded the Great Wall immediately returned to pursue and intercept the thousands of people led by Liu Lang, even if the Japanese air force did not participate in the battle, Liu Lang and his men would probably be in trouble again.
There is no way to return to the south of the Great Wall. The best outcome is to escape to the mountains of Jehol to fight guerrillas.
However, the future general did not think so. Liu Lang's several military operations seemed to be quite reckless, but which of his gambling-style "recklessness" did not succeed? Without exception, they all succeeded. A success can be said to be luck.
, but two or three times, it cannot be explained by luck alone. For this reason, the future general specifically checked the battle reports of those ten days. Ever since their entire army went out to pursue the Eighth Division, there was no trace of anything in the sky.
It was discovered that a Japanese bomber had appeared. The reason was that the aircraft could not take off due to bad weather conditions. The main force of the Japanese army that had already invaded the Great Wall was also restrained by the 100,000-strong National Army. China and Japan began to sit at the negotiating table, but no one appeared.
Returned to help the 8th Division relieve the siege.
Obviously, from the perspective of the Japanese base camp, forcing China to sit at the negotiating table and gain control of the springboard of Rehe is far more important than the more than 10,000 people of the Eighth Division who were crippled.
The future general couldn't help but associate what happened next with Liu Lang's resolute pursuit of Luo Wenyu. What if this was something Liu Lang had already considered clearly before sending troops? In a tactical-level battle, he combined the two
Taking into account the political conflicts and weather conditions in the country, if such a general of an army is not a military genius, then who can deserve this title?
Such a talented teammate is definitely loved by any general.
It can be said that before coming to Niangziguan, the future general had already understood this gay brother thoroughly, even better than Liu Lang himself.
If your enemies are the ones who know you best, then so are your friends who are afraid of meeting "pig teammates".
So when Liu Lang came to pay homage to the dock with a big fanfare, carrying gifts, the future general knew some of his little thoughts, and he probably came to bring his allies to fight against the Japanese sap! However, with the future general's boldness, he did not expect that
If this person pulls this one, that means his whole brigade contains 5,700 people. What a huge appetite!
Including his own more than 3,000 people, there are 10,000 people. Does this mean he wants to fight against the Japanese as a unit?
The future general is familiar with the upcoming 20th Division of the Japanese Army. It is the Japanese Army's Type A Division. Not to mention that the equipment of 25,000 people in one division requires two armies of the National Army to compete.
The main combat unit of the Japanese army is a field regiment with three infantry brigades totaling more than 3,800 troops. Each brigade is equipped with 8 heavy machine guns, 24 light machine guns, 24 grenades and 2 70mm infantry cannons.
The regiment also directly manages an artillery squadron with four 75mm mountain guns, four 70mm infantry guns, and four 37mm rapid-fire guns. The heavy firepower of the entire regiment far exceeds that of a national army division.
As for the equipment of the more than 5,700 people in the 386 Brigade, just thinking about it makes the future general's heart bleed. If it weren't for the equipment supported by Liu Lang's pseudonym Liu Shang last time, the original only cannons would not be available.
They were just two old 82-caliber mortars that I managed to buy from an old man in Shanxi, and the shells did not exceed 30 rounds. The main rifles were also old-fashioned Hanyang-made, and there were only seven or eight machine guns.
However, even with Liu Lang's support, the three divisions and six brigades plus the left-behind troops guarding northern Shaanxi would not be given much. A mere 4 mortars and 8 Min-24 heavy machine guns were enough.
It is a piece of heavy equipment that the 386th Brigade regards as a treasure and can rival a large brigade of the Japanese invaders.
Based on the quality of his own soldiers, in the future the general would still have confidence that a regiment of more than 2,000 men under his command would be able to defeat a Japanese aggressor brigade, but there would be a huge gap in firepower between the entire brigade and the previous regiment.
Therefore, no matter how courageous the future general was, he still thought that Liu Lang wanted to use his 5,700 men to eat up a Japanese army together, and never thought about the bigger picture.
However, the future general still underestimated Liu Tuanzuo's appetite. The independent regiment that defeated the Eighth Division in World War I would only stare at a Japanese field regiment? Then the Japanese really thought too highly of themselves.
With the various weapons that the Independent Regiment has painstakingly cultivated for four years and the continuous training, the 3,000 regular soldiers of the Independent Regiment can resist a brigade of the Japanese Army on the frontal battlefield. If they add the killer "Storm" rocket launcher, they will be caught off guard.
It can make a brigade of Japanese soldiers cry. You know, when the red polar bear Katyusha first went to the battlefield, she beat up the elites of the Third Reich until their noses were black and their faces were swollen.
"You need the help of my whole army. Hehe, I have a big appetite. OK, the map is here. Can you tell me how to remove Chou Yinmao? I, Old Chen, will report to Master Liu and risk his life to accompany you. I will accompany you again."
Why not?" After the future general was briefly stunned, he put the tea cup in his hand on the table, pointed his finger at the map, and replied boldly.
"No, no, there is still a protagonist who is not here. Please be patient, sir." Liu Lang also pretended to be mysterious at this time.
"Report." At this moment, the orderly Xiao Shanzi outside the door shouted a report.