Zhou Wen knew that once the Japs had no worries and used all their strength to deal with the mercenary group, there would be no need to fight head-on with the Japs.
If you don’t want to fight, then don’t fight at all.
So he just sent out a detachment to closely monitor the whereabouts of the Japs, and was not allowed to fire a single shot or bullet, so that the Japs had no idea of their location and could only play blind and fish in the mountains.
Moreover, Zhou Wen also brainstormed and adopted the suggestion of the cavalry company commander De Lengtai, sending the cavalry to leave traces of horse dung and horse hoofprints within a dozen miles in both directions.
Not to mention, veterans like De Lengtai, who have been horse bandits, can confuse the public, use all kinds of tricks, and use them one by one so that the Japanese can't find their way around and can only circle in the mountains.
lock up.
Taking advantage of the break from the battle, the mercenary group took this opportunity to take a good rest.
From the reconnaissance of the Japanese heavy artillery positions to the sniping of the Japanese division leader, the battle lasted for more than a month. The results were brilliant, but they also needed to be summarized, tested and exchanged, and a strong army needed to unify its thinking.
Therefore, the 1st detachment took the group as a unit, and the 2nd detachment took the platoon as a unit, and both conducted battle summaries.
Moreover, Zhou Wen was forced by Miaohua to use his body as bait at the officer meeting and was almost killed by a Japs plane to reflect on it and promise not to use his body in danger again in the future.
When the soldiers saw that their bosses had made a self-examination, everyone began to reflect on their own problems in the battle, spoke enthusiastically at the squad meeting, and summarized combat experience, which once again enhanced the cohesion of the mercenary group.
Especially the 100 newly joined cavalry were deeply touched.
In the old Northeastern Army and puppet army, where could there be such a democratic atmosphere?
For ordinary soldiers like them, the superior is like a superior father, who has to be supported and coaxed, and has to be submissive. It is common for the father to eat a few big-eared melon seeds if he is not happy.
In the mercenary group, everyone is like a family. What matters is not the superiority or inferiority of status, but the friendship of mutual trust and the feeling of sharing life and death between comrades, which gives these veteran gangsters a sense of belonging.
These precious four days allowed all the officers and soldiers of the mercenary regiment to relax and rest mentally and physically, and everyone's spirit and fighting spirit were once again boosted.
If there was anything dissatisfactory, it was that the more than 1,000 warriors who were vigorous and fierce were turned into cowards. When they saw the Japanese, they always walked around, which made everyone feel aggrieved.
Although everyone understands that this is a strategic consideration, when more than 10,000 Japanese troops went crazy and came to the mercenary group to seek revenge, there was no need to argue with the madmen.
But this was the first time that the mercenary group had to hide from the Japanese since the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, and everyone was feeling fierce in their hearts.
But Zhou Wen knew that his own people felt aggrieved and the Japanese were going crazy.
In the past four days, the Japs from the 6th Division have searched the Dushan Mountains, and then started searching in the Songling Mountains. There are mountains and ridges with a radius of hundreds of kilometers. I wonder if the leather shoes of these Japs are worn out, even the servants.
Not a single hair on the corps' body was visible, so they were the most depressed.
In fact, this is also a kind of psychological training given by Zhou Wen to the officers and soldiers of the mercenary regiment.
In the past two years, there have been many battles against the wind, and the spirits of the brothers have become high, and it is inevitable that they will underestimate the enemy.
Zhou Wen just wanted to tell his brothers that fighting in war is just like being a human being, they must be able to bend and stretch. When the enemy is strong, you should give in once and for all. There is no shame in it, and it is not something you should give in to for the rest of your life.
After the fist is withdrawn, it will be more powerful when it is punched out again.
Otherwise, according to the tactics of the mercenary group, there are many opportunities to give the Japanese a harsh blow and then escape unscathed.
Not to mention anything else, just dragging a detachment out to give the Japanese a sparrow fight would be enough for the Japanese to drink from a pot.
But Zhou Wen insisted not to fight and asked everyone to rest for two more days while waiting for news from the customs.
When he heard that Liu Ruolan personally held a press conference to expose all the records of the mercenary group and use public opinion to put pressure on the Military Commission, he felt warm in his heart. He knew that this young lady was concerned about her safety, but the initiator must be
There is a shadow of that handsome man.
Yes, this commander is quite interesting. With his current status and concerns, it is very rare to be able to do this. After returning, we can give him more ideas to improve the Jin army's combat effectiveness.
As for the exposure of the mercenary group, Zhou Wen no longer cared. Instead, he felt that in order to paralyze the little devils, he had to hide the deeds of the mercenary group. He was afraid that he was too careful and could easily be exploited by someone with ulterior motives.
Behind the ceasefire between China and Japan, Zhou Wen also vaguely felt that someone was targeting the mercenary group and wanted to kill people with a knife. As for whether it was Admiral He, he would find a way to investigate after he returned.
Anyway, Zhou Wen's principle of dealing with things is that I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them, and I will offend them to the point of death.
After receiving the telegram from Zhao Changshu and Meng Yuting today, Zhou Wen still felt very relieved.
Regardless of the previous conspiracies, the Peiping Branch of the Military Commission decided to send troops to meet the mercenary group in the end. This is a good thing and shows that the Nationalist government is not hopelessly corrupt.
After receiving the telegram, he discussed with Miaohua and Chen Wanli and decided to leave immediately.
To be on the safe side, they traveled more than ten kilometers north toward Rehe before turning southeast. Sure enough, they followed an arc as Gao Xiaoshan guessed.
After meeting Zuo Mingqing, he learned that the war situation had taken a turn for the worse and that the Great Wall defense line had actually been broken.
Zhou Wen did not show any anxiety or disappointment.
Historically, the Great Wall defense line was broken by Little Japan in April, but it turned out that Lengkou Pass was captured first, and this time it was Yiyuankou and Jielingkou.
Originally, if the Military Commission had been bolder and made full use of the opportunity when the Japanese division commander and brigade commander were killed at the same time to launch a counterattack, it would still be possible to change history.
Unfortunately, history has proven that Admiral He is a coward, and now it has been verified again. Zhou Wen's plan to change history did not come true, but he had already expected it, so of course it was not a big disappointment.
Moreover, the general historical trend has not changed, but the branches of history have changed a lot.
At the very least, the number of Japanese casualties during the Great Wall War has far exceeded that in the original history.
Zhou Wen remembered that in history, during the entire Great Wall War of Resistance, including the Battle of Jehol, the Chinese announced that the number of Japanese casualties was more than 6,000. However, the Japanese only admitted that more than 300 people were killed and more than 600 wounded.
The fairer view of later historians is that the Japanese casualties should be around 2,600, while China paid the price of 40,000 casualties.
The battle loss exchange ratio between the two sides reached an astonishing 15:1.