Before Huang Yuanqiang could react, Wang Ping spoke again.
"Fourth Battalion, return to your station immediately, and then deploy troops to take over all defense areas of the Second Battalion. Political Commissar, you will also make arrangements to replenish a sufficient amount of equipment and ammunition for the newly formed Fourth Battalion, so that they can quickly return to their station and cooperate with the Fourth Battalion.
Take over all defense areas of the second battalion!"
"The newly formed second battalion will set off immediately with all the equipment and ammunition. After joining up with Xiao Yunshan, they will bypass Linfen City and capture Pu County, Daning County and other places for me!"
"Also, no matter whether it is the Second Battalion or the Third Battalion, when they capture these targets, they cannot capture the county town. All county towns must be controlled by the devils."
"We definitely can't take the county seat!" Huang Yuanqiang finally came to his senses and said anxiously.
"If the county seat is also captured, Linfen City will become an isolated city. Not only that, the 30,000 Japanese troops left behind in southwest Shanxi will be completely isolated by our new regiment. If I were the Japanese commander, I would definitely
We will not let any unit be cut off and become a lone army, that would be too dangerous!"
Wang Ping affirmed: "Yes, the reason why these counties cannot be taken is this. Let the Japanese army continue to occupy the counties. This way, at least on the surface, these places are still under their control and will not cause a strong backlash from the Japanese."
"What we need to do is to occupy the countryside, completely control the countryside, establish a grassroots anti-Japanese regime, find troops and anti-Japanese armed forces, and use the countryside to surround the cities, so as to shrink the living space of the devils bit by bit, so that the devils' control of these places exists in name only.
.As long as the time is right, we will send out troops to capture these counties one by one."
"In addition, I am also worried about a problem. Now there is a division of Japs in southwestern Shanxi between us and the Jinsui Army in the World War II area. If we develop too fast and force the Japs in southwestern Shanxi to retreat, then we will have to face it directly
Jinsui Army."
"When the time comes, the Jinsui Army will definitely not allow us to occupy such a large territory, and will definitely find a way to force us away... Although we are the Eighth Route Army, we are also part of the World War II zone, and we must obey their orders. This way
There will be a lot of friction, which not only we don’t want to see, but the military region and even the Eighth Route Army headquarters don’t want to see!”
Huang Yuanqiang frowned and asked: "In that case, why do we still need to capture several counties in the southwest of Linfen? As long as we don't go there, then there will be no problem?"
"Because we will capture these counties sooner or later!" Wang Ping replied in a surprising way.
"In my opinion, these counties are like bridgeheads between us and the World War II zone. Once we control these bridgeheads, even if the Japanese really retreat or are defeated by us in the future, we can use these bridgeheads to negotiate with them.
Make sure that the existing old base areas are still under our control!"
"Also, the new regiment is full of eight or nine thousand people, but we only control Linfen and the four surrounding counties. Each county has to feed nearly two thousand people on average, and it also provides us with a steady stream of soldiers.
In addition, the pressure from the people is too great. If we can win these four counties, in addition to controlling these four counties, our power and influence can also be extended to six or seven surrounding counties. In this way, our new group will
Even if we expand the number by another four to five thousand people, it will not put pressure on the people in the base area, and it can even reduce their pressure!"
Huang Yuanqiang nodded and approved Wang Ping's proposal, but his brows quickly wrinkled.
Pointing to the map, he continued to ask: "With the third battalion transferred, who will be responsible for the security of Xiangfen and Linfen... Especially in Linfen, there are a large number of elite Japanese troops stationed in the city who may come out to raid our base area at any time. There must be a heavy force keeping an eye on it."
In Linfen City, as long as we kill the Japanese as soon as they come out, we must at least be able to hold them back and use guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, and field warfare to slowly wear them down!"
"Leave Xiangfen to Xiong Changhe!" Wang Ping decided.
"As for Linfen, leave it to the assault battalion... The assault battalion has been following the regiment headquarters for so long, and it's time to go out and take charge of it on its own, and their battalion commander Jin Kai also has this ability!"
"Change the assault battalion to the fifth battalion of the new regiment, and appoint Jin Kai as the deputy chief of staff of the new regiment and deputy chief of staff of the military division. At the same time, based on the assault battalion, a new fifth battalion commander, garrison fifth battalion, and unified
Under Jin Kai’s management!”
"As for the regimental mobile force, when the guard battalion and armored assault battalion are fully staffed, there will be at least 1,500 troops!"
Huang Yuanqiang's face slowly became hot. He was also shocked by Wang Ping's huge plan and was persuaded. His eyes lit up and he replied: "Captain, I will give the order right away!"
"Now that the troops are in disarray, it takes a long time to assemble the troops and replenish equipment and ammunition. The sooner the order is issued, the sooner the troops can set off, and strive to achieve our strategic goal before the Japanese react, and capture the four
The county's idea has become a reality, and even if the Japanese finally react, they have no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow this bitter pill!"
"Wait a minute, I have one last order!"
"Since the assault camp's defense area is Linfen and it is responsible for supervising the Japs in Linfen City, then let him deal with the more than 2,000 Japs around the commander of the Japs Division!"
"Also, the remaining two Japs in the base area will definitely find a way to join forces and withdraw from our base area. They will definitely not be able to stop us. When the Japs join forces in one place, the four battalions will be unified under the command of the Chief of Staff, and the fight will continue until
The Japanese retreat into Linfen City!"
"There is also Xiong Changhe of the first battalion. After the last raid, he has not moved for two days. Now that the Japanese are completely withdrawing from our base area, the Japanese in his area will definitely retreat as well. Let him seize the opportunity and strive to fight again.
A battle."
"Right now, he has the most troops and the best equipment in the entire regiment, and he is active in his own defense zone. We cannot but take advantage of such a good advantage!"
Lieutenant General Ito commanded the troops to set off after eating simple dry food and recovering some physical strength.
Especially after seeing the aviation troops arriving, he became more confident, and a very relaxed smile appeared on his solemn face.
But the good times didn't last long. Under the cover of the aircraft overhead, the huge team stopped after less than an hour.
"Sir, the road ahead has been damaged... Although the damage is not very serious, the armored vehicle will definitely not be able to move forward!" Lieutenant General Ito had just gotten out of the armored vehicle with a sullen face when a lieutenant communications officer rushed over and reported.
"It must have been done by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas! Destroy the highway, slow down our retreat, and buy time for the Eighth Route Army that is chasing us!"
The chief of staff's brows furrowed into a big "Sichuan" sign.
He hesitated and replied: "Division Commander, why don't we just abandon these armored vehicles and retreat to Linfen City on foot!"
"No!" Lieutenant General Ito refused without hesitation.
"Our losses in this battle have been heavy enough. Not only did we lose troops, but we also lost more than 60% of our heavy equipment... If we abandon these armored vehicles, even if we successfully withdraw to Linfen, we will not be able to give an explanation to the front army!"
After saying that, Lieutenant General Ito ordered with a stern face: "The baggage regiment and the artillery unit will immediately go to the front to build the road... The infantry and armored forces will cooperate with each other and be responsible for security. We will retreat while repairing the road!"
"Contact the aviation above us and closely monitor all roads behind us. Once the Eighth Route Army comes over, launch an attack directly and report to me!"
"Order the 136th Regiment to move closer to me quickly, the sooner the better~"
"As long as we join forces and form a powerful military force in the Eighth Route Army base area that the Eighth Route Army cannot shake, then we will be safe!"
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