"So, there is no problem of transporting coal to Yematan, and naturally there is no problem of being discovered by Japanese scouts or reconnaissance planes." Xu Rui smiled slightly and asked, "Are there any other questions?"
"There is another question." Leng Tiefeng nodded and said, "Your entire plan seems to be impeccable, but in fact there is a fatal flaw. If I were an old Japanese from Kawaguchi, I would never let all the main forces of the detachment enter.
Yematan, at most I can send an infantry brigade into Yematan."
"What's your reason?" Xu Rui asked with a smile.
Leng Tiefeng said solemnly: "We have analyzed before that if the Japanese attack in a large scale, in order to complete the encirclement of our independent regiment as much as possible, they will definitely divide their troops into four groups. In addition to pursuing them from the front with at least two infantry brigades, they will also
An infantry brigade will be sent to detour from the left and right wings, and a cavalry regiment will be sent to detour from further away."
After a pause, Leng Tiefeng continued: "Although there are no clear regulations in the little devil's infantry drill, there is an unwritten rule. Two combat units attacking in parallel must be at least one kilometer apart. This is not only
It is to widen the width of the battlefield and disperse the enemy troops. It is also to widen the distance and weaken the threat of enemy artillery."
After Leng Tiefeng finished speaking, a dozen "combat staff officers" all turned their attention to Xu Rui.
Xu Rui's brows immediately tightened, and then he started pacing back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back.
It has to be said that Leng Tiefeng hit the most critical link in the entire plan. If this link is not solved well, then at most one Japanese infantry brigade will be burned. Only by solving this link can it be possible to destroy the Kawaguchi detachment.
The entire main force was loaded into Yematan, and then it was possible to burn the Kawaguchi detachment!
But how easy is it to pack the entire Kawaguchi detachment into Yematan?
Now is no longer the age of cold weapons. When the infantry goes into attack, they no longer need to maintain a dense formation like in ancient times. Instead, they open up a sparse dispersion line and attack from a wide front. In this case, even the entire Mustang
The beach is more than one thousand meters wide and more than two thousand meters long. It is difficult to fit the entire Kawaguchi detachment into it.
Because no matter how bad the commander is, he will not let the troops be crowded into a ball.
Xu Rui seemed to be stumped by Leng Tiefeng's question. For a long time, he was still pacing back and forth on the side of the war room, his thick eyebrows furrowed together.
This question really stumped Xu Rui.
In the dead silence, Wang Husheng suddenly whispered: "Why must we lure the little Japs into Yematan? This coalfield extends all the way to the outside of Yematan. Why can't the coalfield be ignited in a larger area, such as more than five kilometers in length and width?
, wouldn’t it be possible to fit the entire Kawaguchi detachment in this way?”
After hearing this, Xu Rui's eyes suddenly brightened.
Unknowingly, Xu Rui also fell into a fixed mindset, always thinking about finding a suitable terrain to put the guys from the Kawaguchi detachment in, but he did not expect to expand the fire field. After all, the surface coalfield of Yematan does not only cover Yema
Instead of the beach, it extends all the way to the outside of Yema Beach, and may even extend underground to the west bank of Meihe River.
Once such a large coal field is ignited, it will take down a division, let alone a detachment.
Leng Tiefeng was dumbfounded after hearing Wang Husheng's words. Yes, no one stipulated that the range of arson should be limited to Yematan. Why can't the range of arson be expanded, for example, a zone with a length and width of more than five kilometers?
area, wouldn’t this include the entire Kawaguchi detachment?
What Wang Husheng said unintentionally made the entire deduction tilt sharply in the direction of the independent group. The problem Xu Rui needed to consider before was how to lure the Kawaguchi detachment into Yematan. But now, the problem Xu Rui needs to consider is how to lure the Kawaguchi detachment into Yematan.
Yes, how large a fire field should be prepared to accommodate the entire Kawaguchi detachment?
Three cobblers are even more powerful than Zhuge Liang. The ancients were really honest and did not bully others.
Xu Rui quickly walked back to the sand table, pointed at the sand table and said: "The Japs' three-pronged pursuit is advancing in parallel from east to west. After encountering the Meihe River blockage, the Japs on the left and right wings will be forced to stop, but they may not move toward the center.
The Japanese in the middle will definitely continue to move forward and chase the independent regiment into Yematan!"
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "In other words, the Japs will be distributed in three areas, the hinterland of Yematan and the left and right corners of the opening. Considering the march of the Japs, at least three additional areas need to be prepared.
A long strip area of one thousand meters by one thousand meters can ensure that the Kawaguchi detachment is basically included."
Now it was Leng Tiefeng's turn to have nothing to say. If an additional strip of three thousand meters by one thousand meters was added to the east of Yematan, there would basically be no problem, even if there were still Japanese soldiers.
Wandering outside the trap, it can only be a small reconnaissance force or a vigilance force. Once the main force of the Kawaguchi detachment is reduced to ashes, the remaining small group of Japs will no longer be a concern. There is no need for the main force of the independent regiment to take action.
It only takes a special force to annihilate it easily!
Seeing that Leng Tiefeng and the dozen "combat staff officers" behind him had nothing to say, Xu Rui smiled and said: "It seems that the second problem has been basically solved. Is there a third problem?"
?”
Leng Tiefeng breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Yes, one last question, how do you plan to ignite such a large area of fire? You should know that coal does not burn as quickly as gasoline. Gasoline does not burn as quickly as gasoline.
The fire is started, but it takes time to ignite the coal, and the time it takes is not short."
Xu Rui said: "In order to shorten the time as much as possible, I plan to use gasoline to ignite the coal."
"Use gasoline to ignite the fire?" Leng Tiefeng asked again, "You mean, lay a gasoline strip on the outermost edge of the fire scene, ignite the outer edge of the fire scene first, and then let the fire spread into the fire scene little by little?"
"Yes." Xu Rui said, "That's how we think about it for the time being."
Leng Tiefeng said coldly: "Coal burns very slowly. It will take at least an hour, or even longer, for the fire to spread from the periphery of the fire to the heart of the fire. You are sure that after such a long time, the little devil will never be found."
Have you found a solution? Is your entire plan really impeccable?"
Xu Rui asked: "So, can you think of a solution?"
Leng Tiefeng said: "If I were Heiji Kawaguchi, I would have people dig a few ditches in the direction of the burning zone in advance and bring in the water from the Mei River. The water from the Mei River may not be able to extinguish the burning of the coal fields, but it can extremely
This will greatly delay the spread of the fire, so that the situation may remain deadlocked until dawn the next day."
Xu Rui frowned again, this was indeed a problem.
The burning speed of coal is not fast, which will inevitably leave sufficient reaction time for the Japanese. If the Japanese really do what Leng Tiefeng said, they will dig one or two ditches near the entrance of Yematan and introduce water from the Meihe River.
, it is very likely to block the spread of the fire. Even if it cannot be completely blocked, it can also slow down the spread of the fire.
Leng Tiefeng added: "This is actually not the worst thing. What I am more worried about is that if the coal field in Yematan has only a thin layer, for example, less than two meters, or even only one meter, then
The Japanese can even cut off the coal fields directly. If the coal fields are cut off, how can your fire kill the Japanese?"
Xu Rui's brows became more and more frowned. He did only survey a few points at that time, so he could only confirm that there were coal seams under the entire Yematan, and there were probably coal seams on the periphery of Yematan, but specifically, there were coal seams in this seam.
How thick it is, Xu Rui doesn't know. Fortunately, it's just a war game now, and problems can be corrected if found.
But even the two points mentioned by Leng Tiefeng were enough to give Xu Rui a headache.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Rui finally said: "In this way, you can first collect a large amount of sawdust powder, then pour gasoline into the sawdust powder and mix it evenly, and then sprinkle the sawdust powder with absorbed gasoline evenly on Yematan.
After the little devils enter the fire scene near Yematan, they will try to ignite the sawdust powder. With these gasoline sawdust powder to support combustion, the burning speed of the coalfield will be greatly accelerated. What's more, we can set more fires at the same time, and the devils will not have time.
To respond, it would be too late not to dig out the coal seam, but even to dig a canal to divert water from the Mei River."
Leng Tiefeng added: "This is indeed a good idea, but I want to remind you that gasoline is not odorless, but has a very strong smell. If you cover the Ye Ye Beach with a large amount of gasoline-adsorbed gasoline,
According to the powder, I’m afraid the Japanese haven’t even entered Yematan yet, and they can already smell the smell of gasoline a few kilometers away.”
After a pause, Leng Tiefeng said again: "Old Xu, do you think the Japanese would still ignorantly step into the crematorium you prepared for them, even if they smell the smell of gasoline?"
"This is indeed a problem, and the smell of gasoline cannot be covered up by covering it up." Xu Rui paused, and then quickly came up with a countermeasure, and said, "Since the smell of gasoline cannot be covered up at all costs,
Then we might as well find a way to destroy the Japs' sense of smell so that they can't smell the smell of gasoline."
"Destroy the Japanese's sense of smell?" Leng Tiefeng was stunned when he heard this, and said in astonishment, "How to destroy it?"
Xu Rui smiled evilly and whispered: "Use biochemical weapons, a very powerful biochemical weapon."
"Biological and chemical weapons?" Leng Tiefeng was confused. What kind of weapon is this? How come I have never heard of it? Besides, when did our Dameishan base area have biological and chemical weapons?
Not only Leng Tiefeng, but also the other dozen "combat staff officers" were also confused.
Xu Rui did not explain what kind of biochemical weapon it was, but asked with a wicked smile: "Who else is there now?"
This time, no one stood up. Obviously, everyone present could not find any flaws. At that moment, Xu Rui said: "Okay, then it's settled!"