Of course the future general will complain, where is Qigen Village? It is just a mountain village on the flank behind Niangzi Pass. The 386 Brigade was assigned to garrison here by the newly appointed deputy commander of the Second Theater Zone because he looked down on the equipment of the Eighth Route Army.
There is an intention to use them as a reserve team.
Although I felt very aggrieved, because the two parties once again united to establish the anti-Japanese united front for the first time, the Red Party Central Committee and the 129th Division headquarters remained silent. The temporary stationing here can be regarded as protecting the rear flank of Niangziguan.
But if you look at the terrain, you can tell that if the Japanese want to reach here, they must first conquer Snowflake Mountain and then Fulu Ridge, and then bypass Chaiyu Town, which is part of Jingxing County. It will take a lot of effort to get here. If you have that kind of effort,
, it would be easier to directly attack the flank of Niangziguan.
Unexpectedly, Liu Lang actually regarded this position as the main battlefield. Isn't this a bit too natural?
Of course, the future general will not know at this moment that the Japanese really did this in the past time and space. Moreover, being caught off guard, the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade also suffered a small loss.
In the words of Chief Huang, the deputy commander of the Second War Zone: The Red Party troops, who are best at guerrilla warfare, were attacked by the little devil's guerrilla warfare this time. Although the original intention was to ridicule the Red troops that he looked down upon.
, but inadvertently stated a fact.
Among the little devils, in addition to part of the main force fighting the Chinese army on the Niangziguan front line, the other part used guerrilla tactics of interspersed divisions and roundabout attacks.
And that is really not the invention and innovation of the 20th Division kid. In position offensive and defensive battles, the most commonly used tactics of the Japanese army are to attract firepower from the front, implement breakthroughs from the flanks, and constantly send small groups of elite troops to make long-distance detours.
Go around to the rear of the defenders and attack the command structure, baggage and other auxiliary units. The first attack encountered by the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade in Shigen Village was just the cunning old devil Kawagishi Bunzaburo who used battlefield tactics.
In the battle, it was an enlarged roundabout attack.
However, it is extremely effective. Because the Chinese army's defense line is too long and the gap between the various armies is too large, from the main battlefield of Niangziguan to the two flanks, it is nothing new for the Japanese invaders to send brigade-level troops to carry out harassment. The Chinese army
As a result, the losses were heavy.
In the past, the fall of Niangzi Pass in time and space was not only due to insufficient equipment, but also had a great relationship with the Japanese invaders' adoption of this tactic.
However, Liu Lang knew better. Perhaps the rest of the national army would retreat after suffering this embarrassing loss, but the red troops who had already mastered the essence of Taizu's guerrilla warfare were more skilled and not only regained the position quickly,
The Japanese army was unwilling to fail and beat them to pieces.
Although, in Qigen Village, they did not annihilate as many Japanese invaders as the 115th Division ambushed and annihilated the Japanese invaders of the 5th Division's Baggage Brigade at Pingxingguan last month. But the "Military God" will "never use the troops again"
This taboo of military strategists has given rise to a subversive application.
The so-called "use of troops without recovery" means that in a battle, do not use the same tactics twice, otherwise you may shoot yourself in the foot.
But under the leadership of the "Military God", the future general led his 386 Brigade and ambushed the Japanese three times in Qigen Village.
That's right, using the same tactics to ambush the Japanese three times in a row at the same location, isn't it blinding? When Liu Lang saw the descriptions of these three battles in military history, he could only describe it as dumbfounded. Could it be that,
Are the Japanese pigs? Ambushing them in the same place three times in a row?
Of course the Japanese are not pigs, but they never expected that someone would do the opposite. The first time they were slapped, it was fine, because the defense was not strict enough. But the second time, they took strict precautions on the marching route.
Fired artillery to investigate all suspicious locations...but unexpectedly, he continued to be beaten hard.
Within two days, there were two consecutive ambushes at the same place, and more than 400 people in the 20th Division's supply team were killed.
As for the third time, the Japanese were finally awakened. They sent out elite infantry and mountain artillery to help. The 386th Brigade, which lacked firepower, could only knock out a stick and withdraw. Naturally, the results were much smaller.
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Although the scale of the battle was not large, these consecutive ambush battles that subverted the conventions vividly demonstrated the exquisite tactics of the future marshals and generals of the Republic. They also made the Japanese army cautious, walking on the mountain road like "Japanese soldiers"
They were no longer as arrogant as before. When it came to guerrilla warfare, they were worse than the Red troops. In the future, hundreds of thousands of Red troops would be deployed on the battlefields behind enemy lines in northwest Shanxi, North China, and East China.
We fought a guerrilla war with the Japanese for seven or eight years, which prevented hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops from entering the frontal battlefield. The Japanese army was so angry that they could only cry out in vain as they chewed their teeth with hatred.
The reason why Liu Lang chose Qigen Village as his main battlefield was of course not just to commemorate that battle.
What's more, in the past time and space, the 20th Division, which was divided into left and right columns, detoured around Chaiyu Town. The strength of the left column in Chaiyu Town was as high as four infantry brigades and an artillery battalion. Otherwise, the 771st Regiment, which was caught off guard, would not have suffered.
A small loss.
Now, Liu Lang wanted to use this tactical concept of Bunzaburo Kawagishi of the 20th Division to give him a hard blow. This left column with a strength of 8,000 people was his target.
Of course, all this is based on the fact that the main battlefield of Niangziguan must block the attack of another Japanese detachment. If it cannot be blocked, how can the Japanese take a roundabout way?
"So, whether the battle of Niangziguan can be won depends on whether the fence on the main battlefield of Niangziguan can be firmly established to withstand the Japanese attack. As long as it can be resisted there, the Japanese invaders must attack Fululing and use one force to make a detour
Chaiyu Town then passes through Qigen Village and launches an attack on the right rear wing of Niangziguan. Qigen Village is a big bag we put for them to surround them and eat them." Liu Lang finished analyzing the battlefield situation.
He planted the red flag at the location of Qi Gen Village and said firmly.
The two generals went from being unbelievable to staring at the sand table in silence at the end without saying a word. Both of them are experienced generals. After carefully thinking about Liu Lang's seemingly fanciful tactics, they actually
I was surprised to find that Liu Lang's tactical deduction was actually very likely to be realized.
The only uncertainty is, will the Japanese invaders really do this? Enter the mountainous area on such a large scale to conduct long-distance detour operations? Even if they do make a detour, will the defenders on the main battlefield of Niangziguan really be able to stop the Japanese invaders?
Indiscriminate bombing? As Liu Lang said, as long as the most important point is broken through, the entire line of defense will be broken through because the defense line is too long and the troops are weak. At that time, the whole army will be defeated. The so-called ambush
War can only be a fantasy.
"Therefore, Commander Zhao's 17th Division, which is holding the enemy's right detachment's detour chokepoints at Snowflake Mountain and Fulule Ridge, must fight to the death with the Japanese aggressors to show their determination to hold on to the key areas. But they cannot be too desperate with their lives.
, Otherwise, even if the little devil is beaten until he cries for his father, he will suffer heavy losses and it will not be worthwhile. We must attract them and put them into this big bag to deal with them properly." Liu Lang turned his attention to Zhao Shoushan.
Zhao Shoushan hesitated slightly and said: "But, even if I preserve my strength and retreat as you said, I must have an order from the Second War Zone Commander's Department. Otherwise, military law will be ruthless."
"Please don't worry about this, Chief Zhao. I still have a personal relationship with Chief Yan. The 17th Division suffered heavy losses in five days of bloody battles with the Japanese invaders. If you ask for permission to retreat and repair, he won't be so unkind," Liu Lang seemed to say.
He had already anticipated Lieutenant General Zhao's difficulties and said directly.
What a good guy, he can even get in touch with the commander of the second theater. The two generals looked at each other and suppressed the fear in their hearts.
"Okay, then my brother No. 13,000 of the 17th Division will fight with the Japs at these two places. As you said, we must hold on for at least five days and nights." Zhao Shoushan gritted his teeth and said.
Even though it took nearly half the time compared to the nine days and nights when the Seventeenth Division had to fight the Japanese invaders in Snow Flower Mountain and Fulu Ridge in time and space, Liu Lang knew that these five days and nights were also mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and even
It's a bit more tragic than before in time and space.
Because, this time, the first part of his independent regiment will enter the main battlefield of Niangziguan to assist in the defense. The Japanese invaders who have not made any progress in the Niangziguan area will be more eager for Wululing, and their offensive will become more fierce.
The five days and nights promised by Zhao Shoushan and every minute of persistence were obtained at the expense of the sacrifice of soldiers.
In that time and space, the corpses of San Qin men were scattered all over the Fulu Mountains.