The New Regiment was stationed in a battle with the Japanese special forces. Although the New Regiment won, the victory was tragic and the troops suffered heavy losses.
But it is not without its benefits. It allows the battalion and company commanders under their command to realize the huge gap between themselves and the Japanese and strengthen their training. Otherwise, they will always act aloof, thinking they are invincible and not taking anything seriously.
In Wang Ping's words, it is better to suffer a small loss now than to suffer a big loss on the battlefield in the future.
Therefore, Wang Ping was happy to see this result, even though this result cost the lives of more than a hundred soldiers.
"Captain, here is a piece of information sent back by the Changrong Army of the Fourth Company of the Second Battalion!" As soon as Wang Ping entered the headquarters, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong handed over a piece of information and said in a heavy tone.
Wang Ping frowned immediately: "Did something happen to them outside?"
"It's more serious than what happened to them!" Zhong Chenggong replied.
After quickly reading the telegram, Wang Ping's frown deepened. He held the telegram and walked around the small headquarters with his hands behind his back, a heavy look on his face.
Five minutes later, a decision was suddenly made.
"Chief of Staff, it seems we have to leave the mountain early!"
"We must disrupt the enemy's arrangement outside the mountain. Otherwise, even if we go out, we will be divided, compressed, and eliminated bit by bit by the roads controlled by the enemy!"
At this time, Wang Ping thought of a very harsh policy formulated by the Japanese army in North China against the Eighth Route Army in history, the cage policy.
Calculating the time, now is the time when the Japanese prison policy begins.
A month later, in response to the Japanese's cage policy, the Eighth Route Army directly launched the famous Hundred Regiment Campaign.
Wang Ping did not expect that the Japanese in Linfen City would copy the cage policy here in advance to deal with him.
The chief of staff did not know this and immediately raised his concerns: "But, commander, the troops have not completed training yet!"
"Go outside the mountain and train while fighting!" The expression on Wang Ping's face was very determined.
Seeing that the chief of staff had not realized the power of the cage policy, Wang Ping immediately analyzed: "The report from the Invalid Army said that the Japanese army completely controlled the highway by building artillery towers along the highway and sending armored vehicles to patrol. They also dispatched a large number of vehicles.
Transport troops, no matter where they are attacked in the entire Linfen territory, Japanese reinforcements can arrive within an hour, or even half an hour."
"There are so many of us. We will definitely have to cross the highway after we leave the mountain. Then we will be exposed under the nose of the Japanese."
"The Japanese patrols and reinforcements will definitely pounce on us like crazy and attack us!"
"Crossing the highway once and losing some troops, no matter how many troops we have, they will be completely consumed by the Japanese. What's more, we don't have enough troops to fight against the Japanese, and we can't afford to lose them!"
"Also, the highway divides Linfen into small areas. As long as we cross the highway, the Japanese will know which area we are hiding in, and then send out heavy troops to encircle and sweep us along the highway, and finally kill us!"
The chief of staff's face also became serious.
Staring at Wang Ping, he suggested: "But, Commander, now the Japs have taken control of the highway. In this case, isn't it the same if we go out early or late? Why don't we wait until the troops are trained before going out!"
"It's different, at least it's different now!" Wang Ping replied.
"Now we still have three companies of ambushes outside the mountain. With their cooperation, it will definitely be much easier to crush the Japanese plan."
The chief of staff immediately reacted: "Captain, you are worried that the three companies will not be able to hold on for too long under the enemy's division and siege!"
"Yes, the enemy's plan poses a far greater threat to us than we imagined. The three companies outside will be exposed as soon as they move, which will lead to the enemy's crazy encirclement and suppression. Although they now have the name of maintaining the association, they will definitely not be able to persist.
too long."
"Then fight out and defeat the Japanese plan!" After spending time with Wang Ping for a long time, Zhong Chenggong became more and more decisive.
Seeing Wang Ping lost in thought again, Zhong Chenggong immediately added: "By the way, commander, our troops outside the mountain are not three companies, but nearly two battalions!"
Wang Ping was stunned for a moment and did not react.
"What two camps!"
"The three shelf companies we sent out have now grown to the strength of two battalions. The fourth company of the Invalids has grown the fastest, with more than 500 people, more than one battalion, and controls three maintenance committees!" Zhong Chenggong replied!
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Surprise, definitely a huge surprise.
Wang Ping stared at Zhong Chenggong and asked: "How is the combat effectiveness of those troops?"
"The liaison officer sent back reported: The recruits in the three companies are all prisoners rescued from the Japanese. They have good combat effectiveness, but they are a little short of guns!"
Wang Ping immediately replied: "Chief of Staff, I was just thinking about how the enemy's plan was defeated by both internal and external forces. Now there are so many ambushes suddenly appearing, and they are all hiding under the nose of the enemy. I decided to change the original plan.
The battle plan is to directly capture a town as our base, and then expand outward step by step to compete with the Japanese for territory!"
"Isn't this step too big?" Zhong Chenggong was frightened by Wang Ping's answer.
Wang Ping shook his head and affirmed: "It's not big. One town is just my minimum target. If possible, I will capture two towns directly, and then kill at least one infantry brigade of the Japs, and beat them into confusion so that they can't figure us out."
With such strength, we cannot advance or retreat!"
"With two towns, our strategic depth in fighting the Japanese will be greater."
"Commander, do you already have a battle plan?" Zhong Chenggong asked immediately.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the plan cannot keep up with the changes. We will watch as we fight." Wang Ping shook his head and replied.
Then he ordered: "Send a telegram to the brigade headquarters immediately. In order to break the Japanese prison policy against our new regiment, our new regiment decided to go out early and seize one or two towns as base areas to fight against the Japanese!"
"In addition, when the three companies went out, I promised that whoever can recruit a battalion of troops under heavy Japanese encirclement and suppression will be the commander of the fourth battalion of the new regiment!"
"Send a telegram to the brigade headquarters and request the new regiment to increase the establishment of a battalion!"
"In addition, inform the Second Battalion to immediately set up the new Fourth Company's frame. After leaving the mountain, I will add troops to it!"
"There is also the liaison officer sent by the Rong Army into the mountain. Let him wait before setting off. I will send a radio team to the Rong Army. From now on, I will establish direct contact with the Fourth Battalion of the Rong Army. Can we break the Japanese army quickly?
Blockade the prison and capture two towns, the key lies in him!"
At the 386th Brigade Headquarters, Brigadier Chen has also been in a bad mood these days.
Compared with the New Regiment's single source of intelligence, Brigadier Chen's intelligence sources were much more numerous.
A few days ago, Brigadier Chen and the others even obtained an original Japanese letter regarding the cage policy.
As a battlefield veteran, Brigadier Chen could see at a glance the threat the cage policy posed to the Eighth Route Army!
The Eighth Route Army was good at mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare, but after the Japanese's cage policy controlled all roads, guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, which relied on roads, suddenly became impossible to fight.
More importantly, because of the cage policy, many base areas that were originally connected have been unknowingly divided by the Japanese. Even some main regiments and battalions are separated by the Japanese, and they can only fight on their own.
There is no way to fight together!
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