Chapter 1067: Changing generals before the battle, reorganizing the troops
The political commissar and chief of staff were frightened.
These four counties cover nearly four-fifths of the territory and population of the base area. The soldiers fought back from the Japanese with their lives and blood. They gave up without a fight. Not only did they not accept it, but the soldiers and civilians in the base area also accepted it.
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They would also think that the garrison was facing heavy Japanese troops, and in order to survive, they left them alone and ran away.
The news will definitely have a huge impact on the reputation and prestige of the garrison, and may even affect the morale of the troops.
Most of the soldiers in the army come from the base areas and are found in every place.
If they know that the army has given up their hometown to the little devils, they will definitely have no intention of fighting.
These questions appeared in Wang Hong's mind like a movie, forcing him to subconsciously object.
"I disagree!"
Hong Linfeng's objections also sounded at the same time, and his attitude was very firm.
"Don't object in a hurry, just listen to what I have to say!" Li Hao interrupted, not giving them a chance to continue.
"What I mean by giving up is not that all the main forces should be withdrawn, and the people and base areas should be completely left to the little devils."
"In order to prevent us from taking advantage of the opportunity, the Japanese army will only advance 30 kilometers into the hinterland of the base area after the new round of offensive begins."
"With two more attacks, the three counties of Guangling, Yuxian and Laiyuan will be completely divided and occupied by the Japanese. Judging from the size of the three counties, they will be cut into at least nine pieces."
"I will arrange in advance nine main companies to lurk in these nine base areas and stand still."
"When the Japanese and puppet troops thought they had completely captured these nine base areas and were preparing to launch an attack on Lingqiu, nine companies suddenly took action, disrupting their rear areas and forcing them to send a large number of troops to return to support these nine base areas."
"In order to divide these three counties, the little devils must build at least nine large strongholds and twenty or thirty small and medium-sized strongholds."
"In order to prevent the strongholds from being breached by us and the blockade ditches being destroyed by us and becoming useless, at least one hundred Japanese and puppet troops must be stationed in small and medium-sized strongholds, and three to four hundred Japanese and puppet troops must be stationed in large strongholds."
"Without them, the Japanese and puppet troops will not have many troops to attack Lingqiu."
"In addition, the nine main companies not only forced the Japanese and puppet troops to divide their forces and hold them back, but also led the local troops and guerrillas within their jurisdiction to attack the Japanese and puppet troops within the territory and consume their strength."
"Nine base areas, each base area kills one Jaap a day, which adds up to nearly 300 people in a month."
"I believe that with the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the garrison, the final result will definitely be much greater than this number."
"The Japanese army would go from attacking to building blockade ditches and walls, then sweeping the occupied areas, and finally completely occupying this base area. No matter how fast it was, it would take twenty days. By the time they reached Lingqiu, two months would have passed."
"It will definitely be no problem for the latent troops and the troops under the direct command of the regiment to use guerrilla warfare to kill one or two thousand Japanese puppet troops."
"By then, there will be even fewer Japanese and puppet troops attacking Lingqiu."
"We will have the opportunity to concentrate our superior forces and defeat them one by one."
The serious expression on Wang Hong's face relaxed a lot: "Captain, the plan is a good one, but the combat time is a bit long. It will take at least three months before we can turn defeat into victory and win this counter-mopping operation."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Three months is too short. In my plan, this counter-mopping up will take at least half a year."
"In the first stage, most of the base areas were abandoned, lurking troops were arranged to avoid heavy raids by the Japanese and puppet troops, and they took root in various guerrilla areas."
"The second stage is to force the little devils to divide their forces and use guerrilla warfare and local counterattacks to defeat the offensive momentum of the Japanese and puppet troops, keep them out of Lingqiu, and preserve the old base."
"The third stage, which can also be called the stalemate stage, uses guerrilla warfare, mobile warfare, and a war of attrition with the Japanese and puppet troops to kill their effective forces."
"The fourth and final stage is the great counterattack."
"Capture the large and small strongholds built by the Japanese and puppet troops in our base areas, destroy the blockade ditches and walls, regain the lost ground, and turn the guerrilla areas into our base areas again."
Li Hao explained in great detail, and the two of them understood it immediately.
Wang Hong supported on the spot: "Captain, I completely agree with this plan."
"How can I give you an order? I will absolutely support it unconditionally."
Li Hao was not polite: "In order to adapt to the next battle, I will first reorganize the entire regiment."
"It is said that changing generals before a battle is a taboo for military strategists. I committed it once today. Not only did I have to change generals before a battle, I also had to perform a major surgery on the troops."
"I decided to form four independent battalions: Hunyuan, Guangling, Yuxian, and Laiyuan, to fight and develop independently within the four counties."
"The First Battalion was reorganized into the Hunyuan Independent Battalion, and Zhao Wen became the battalion commander."
"The second battalion was reorganized into the Guangling Independent Battalion, the third battalion was reorganized into the Yuxian Independent Battalion, and the former garrison independent battalion was reorganized into the Laiyuan Independent Battalion."
"In addition to the fact that the mission of the Hunyuan Independent Battalion remains unchanged, the Hunyuan Independent Battalion will continue to be stationed in Hunyuan and the Little Devils will continue to fight."
"The remaining three independent battalions are each responsible for the little devils' divided base areas."
"I don't care how the troops lurk, how the companies communicate with each other, and how they fight the Japanese."
"After assigning tasks to them, I only want the results, not the process."
"As long as it does not violate discipline, as long as he has the ability, I have no objection to expanding the independent battalion from 500 to 1,000 people."
"After the four main battalions were reorganized into independent battalions, the three main battalions of the garrison were rebuilt."
"The special agent battalion was reorganized into the first battalion, the mobile battalion was reorganized into the second battalion, the third battalion was reorganized, the new recruit company, the special agent company, the mobile company, and the newly formed special agent company and mobile company were strengthened companies."
"Does the political commissar still remember the twenty cadres I brought back from Commander Chen?"
"I will divide each of the four independent battalions into two platoon commanders, who will directly join the main company as deputy company commander."
"All the remaining ones supplement the main force of the regiment and serve as company commanders, deputy company commanders, and even battalion commanders."
"I want to train the new regiment's main force into an elite force that can't be beaten or dragged down."
Wang Hong didn't hesitate and agreed directly: "I agree."
"Captain, on the surface it seems that you are changing generals on the spot, which is a taboo for military strategists. In fact, it will not have much impact on the entire battle situation."
"According to your plan, there was no large-scale fighting in the first two months of the battle."
"After the second phase of the battle began, the main participating troops were three independent battalions. Their troops were not affected by the reorganization, they just changed their names."
"And I also agree to let Commander Chen support our cadres in training."
"The garrison relies too much on weapons, is not good at melee combat, and has worse fighting spirit than Lao Ba Lu. We just take this opportunity to make up for this shortcoming."
Li Hao continued: "After the reorganization is completed, the main force of the garrison will consist of three main battalions, a cavalry battalion, an air defense battalion, a heavy artillery battalion, a mobile company, a guard company, a special agent company, a reconnaissance company, and a
The baggage company, plus a communications platoon and a commando team, will have a full strength of 3,000 people."