"Isn't this impossible?" After a while, Chairman Jiang finally recovered from the huge shock, and then frowned and said, "Yunong, you can't be mistaken, right?"
"Yes." Chen Cheng, the chairman of the small committee, immediately agreed, "Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment just repelled the Japanese's three-pronged raid a year ago. Although this battle is said to be won, so is the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
The losses are huge, the vitality is severely damaged, and the consumption of military supplies is even greater. At this time, does the Dameishan Independent Regiment still have the strength to launch a counterattack?"
Bai Chongxi also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, after this battle, if the Dameishan Independent Regiment does not have more than three months of rest and training, it will be impossible to regain its combat effectiveness, let alone launch a counterattack against the Japanese."
, this is completely inconsistent with military logic, this is impossible!"
He Yingqin also nodded repeatedly.
The four of them agreed that the intelligence officers of the military commander had made a mistake.
"Commissioner, the information is absolutely true!" Dai Li said firmly, "Because a main offensive group from Dameishan has left Meixian and headed for Tianchang County, and at least a thousand people are pushing carts from Meixian to Tianchang.
The county is constantly delivering military supplies, so my people dare to conclude that Xu Rui is going to launch a major offensive."
"Wait, wait." Chen Cheng interrupted Dai Li and said, "What is the offensive main force?"
Dai Li frowned when he heard this. Regarding the report on the division of offensive and defensive forces in Damei Mountain, he had already reported it to the headquarters as soon as he got the information. But obviously, Chairman Chiang
Neither he nor his senior staff paid much attention to it, and they didn't even know it was happening.
Dai Li said patiently: "That's it. After the second counter-mopping up, Xu Rui divided the six infantry regiments in Damei Mountain District into functional divisions, and three of them were positioned as local defense.
troops, the other three regiments are positioned as external offensive troops, and this time it is an offensive regiment."
Chen Cheng then asked: "What is the difference between offensive troops and defensive troops?"
"The difference is very big." Dai Li said solemnly, "First of all, there is a huge difference in the number of troops. The total strength of an offensive infantry regiment exceeds 3,000, while the total strength of a defensive infantry regiment is even less than 2,000.
But the biggest difference between the two is that the offensive infantry regiment has an infantry artillery battalion."
"Infantry and artillery battalion?" He Yingqin said solemnly, "Xu Rui's army has one artillery battalion per regiment?"
Dai Li nodded solemnly, and only Bai Chongxi said suddenly: "Brother Jing, don't worry, Xu Rui's troops won two counter-mops after all, and wiped out a lot of Japanese troops. It is reasonable to seize a batch of Japanese artillery.
Isn’t it more than enough to form several artillery battalions with these captured artillery pieces?”
After a pause, Bai Chongxi continued: "But these artillery camps are just deaf ears, just decorations, because they have no artillery shells at all, what use can they do?"
"That's true." He Yingqin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
"I'm off topic, you're all off topic." Chairman Jiang suddenly stomped the floor with his cane and said with a frown, "What we were just discussing was, where did Xu Rui get the confidence to counterattack? The Dameishan Independent Regiment had just fought a fierce battle with the Three-way Japs.
After a battle, the consumption of personnel and materials was huge, so how could we have the ability to launch a counterattack?"
After Chairman Chiang finished speaking, Chen Cheng added: "At least it does not have the ability to counterattack on a large scale!"
"Commissioner, Xu Rui is not launching a large-scale counterattack this time." Dai Li shook his head and said, "He just dispatched an offensive infantry regiment, not even his armored regiment."
"What?" Chairman Chiang was stunned and said, "A regiment?!"
He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi were all stupid. They dared to counterattack the Japanese with just one regiment?!
Are you kidding me? You are just a regiment, but you dare to take the initiative to launch an offensive against the Japanese army?
Our National Army has nearly two million troops and we don’t even dare to launch an offensive against the Japanese. How dare you with just one regiment?
You must know that offensive operations and defensive operations are two completely different concepts. Defensive operations are internal operations, but offensive operations are external operations. Regardless of the battlefield environment and logistics support, they are absolutely incomparable! In a word, offensive operations are comparable to defense.
The battle is much more difficult!
The Japanese invaders were much better than the Chinese army in terms of training and equipment, but why were they unable to attack after the Battle of Wuhan? It was because the Japanese invaders fought offensively. In order to win the war, the Japanese army
It requires investing much more manpower and material resources than the national army as the defender.
The Japanese army had the upper hand, and it was so difficult to conduct offensive operations. The National Army was at a disadvantage and was even less able to launch an attack on the Japanese army. But now, Xu Rui, a stupid young man, actually overestimated his own ability and took the initiative to attack the Japs and launched an attack.
We only have one regiment of troops. This is simply because we think our life is too long!
After Chairman Jiang was stunned for a moment, he suddenly burst into laughter.
While laughing, Chairman Chiang bumped He Yingqin with his arm. He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi also laughed. Chen Cheng laughed and said: "Xu Rui really overestimates his abilities, but this is okay."
Okay, let him get his head beaten and bloody by the Japanese first, then it will be much easier for us to clean him up."
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Almost at the same time, the Japanese finally got the news about Dameishan sending troops.
Dameishan District has been managed like a steel barrel by Xu Rui. Even if the agents of Wang Puppet No. 76 have penetrated in, it is difficult to enter key departments. However, outside the Dameishan base area, Wang Puppet No. 76 and the small
The Japs' intelligence power was still very powerful. Therefore, when He Shuya's third regiment entered Tianchang County, Wang Puppet's agents got the information and reported it to No. 76 Headquarters as soon as possible, and then No. 7
The headquarters on the 16th reported it to the Nakamura Agency.
Although Shun Nakamura is the head of the Nakamura Agency, it is impossible to keep such military secrets secret, so he can only let Kage Sasaki report the information to the 12th Army Headquarters.
While Chairman Chiang and his senior staff were laughing, Seishiro Itagaki was also laughing.
"Hahaha, one regiment? Xu Rui only has one regiment, and he dares to counterattack the imperial army?" Seishiro Itagaki laughed and shook his head, "I really don't know whether I should praise his courage or lament his stupidity?"
Xu Rui is really good at fighting, this has been proven repeatedly in many previous battles.
However, no matter how powerful Xu Rui is, it is impossible to break the unbreakable military theory, let alone make up for the huge disadvantages in logistics support and firepower. Offensive operations and defensive operations are two completely different concepts. As the attacker, Xu Rui's troops have no
With enough heavy weapons, not even the imperial army's blockade ditch can be broken through!
Aoki Shigemagi also laughed: "Your Majesty Commander, Mingjian, this Xu Rui is really overestimating his capabilities."
Itagaki Seishiro nodded and continued: "However, we still can't take it lightly. Xu Rui is still somewhat capable. Every time he fights, he will make unexpected moves. Although this time it is an offensive operation, it is different from previous defensive operations.
There is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen.”
Aoki Shigesei paused and said: "Don't worry, Commander, I have already sent a telegram to the 13th independent mixed brigade, ordering Ozaki-san to deploy all troops in the open area outside the city, and try to avoid street fighting with the Dameishan independent regiment.
As a result, even if Xu Rui uses his fangs, it will be of little use."
"Yo Xi." Itagaki Seishiro nodded and added, "In addition, let the 3rd Flying Regiment on duty be ready, and all attack aircraft squadrons refuel and wait for orders."
Itagaki Seishiro did not forget that in the second mopping up operation that had just ended, Xu Rui had just captured an entire regiment of their tanks. Although the Dameishan Independent Regiment did not have an oil refinery, it was impossible to continuously provide fuel, but it could not guarantee
There must be fuel that was stolen from the imperial army before, so we have to be on guard.
"Hai!" Aoki Shigemagi paused heavily.
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In Tianchang County, the headquarters of the 13th Brigade was independently formed.
Ozaki Yoshiharu strode into the war room with the two brigade captains. The combat staff and guards in the war room quickly stopped their feet and stood at attention and nodded heavily: "Brigade commander!"
Ozaki Yoshiharu returned the military salute and then walked to the sand table.
On the sand table, several combat officers had marked out the battlefield situation, but all they saw was a blockade ditch running almost across the entire western part of Tianchang County along the road from Liuhe County to Xuyi County. Along this blockade ditch, there were densely packed large and small
There are at least over a hundred strongholds and gun towers.
The defense line consisting of the blockade ditch and more than a hundred large and small strongholds and gun towers along the line is like a steel barrier, firmly protecting the western border of Tianchang County. Ozaki Yoshiharu is confident enough that this line of defense is enough to block any Chinese army.
Attacking, even Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment is no exception.
Ozaki Yoshiharu had just been transferred from the Kwantung Army and had no idea how powerful Xu Rui was.
Therefore, Ozaki Yoshiharu was somewhat resistant to the orders from the Twelfth Army Headquarters.
The headquarters ordered the main force of the independent mixed 13th Brigade to fortify in the open areas outside the county town. However, Ozaki Yoshiharu believed that this was not necessary at all, because Xu Rui's troops were never believed to be capable of breaking through the blockade trench and the strongholds along the line and advancing to the foot of Tianchang County.
, Xu Rui’s troops can’t even reach the county seat, so why defend?
However, the orders of the military headquarters must be implemented after all.
"Takehara-san, Yokoyama-san." Ozaki Yoshiharu turned around and looked at the two captains behind him, then picked up a bamboo pole and drew a circle on the sand table, and then continued, "The tasks of the First Infantry Battalion and the Second Infantry Battalion
It is to guard Guanyin Temple and Longwang Temple, and not to allow the Dameishan Independent Regiment to cross the Longwang River line."
