Chapter 218 Is Pinglu Yongfu’s brain filled with water? "Hey, Captain Ding's plan is quite interesting." At this moment, in the headquarters of the Vanguard Regiment, Qin Yangming was commenting on the telegram sent by Ding Wei. "Show the enemy your weakness, and then lure the Japanese into launching an attack... If done well, it can indeed have the same effect..." Zhang Ye on the side looked at the plan sent by Ding Wei, thought for a while, and then spoke to Qin Yangming. "However, Captain Ding's plan should be to let our Vanguard Group play the role of the weak party." Listening to Zhangye's explanation, Qin Yangming nodded. "Well, if we want to increase the success rate of this plan of showing weakness to the enemy, our Vanguard Group is the most suitable to act as the bait. Let’s not talk about the previous battle records of Captain Ding’s New 1st Regiment, and just talk about what happened today. Captain Ding has already fought with the Japanese, and the combat effectiveness of the New 1st Regiment cannot be hidden from the Japanese. Let the New 1st Regiment act as bait, the Japanese will never be able to take the bait.
Then there is Captain Kong’s New Second Regiment. It is difficult for the New Second Regiment to withstand the attacks of the Japanese now. It does look very weak, but behind the New Second Regiment is the entire Shangdang area. If the Japanese dared to abandon such a good place as Tongshi Town and enter the Shangdang area, let alone anything else, the river alone would be enough to destroy half of the combat effectiveness of the 4th Brigade. Without heavy weapons and light infantry combat, we Chinese are the ancestors of those Japanese devils! Therefore, breaking out from the New Second Regiment is a dead end, and the New Second Regiment is not the direction of breaking out at all. As long as Pinglu Yongfu was not stupid or had his brains blown unconscious by the artillery shells, it would be impossible for him to launch an attack from the New Second Regiment. I guess the reason why the Japanese Fourth Brigade Commander Ping Luyongfu sent the 22nd Regiment to attack the New Second Regiment's defense line. Perhaps he hasn't fully understood the current situation of the 4th Brigade. He still thought that our Eighth Route Army was still the same as before, unable to even do a three-shot Eighth Route Army with a rifle. So he assigned some soldiers to guard our Vanguard Regiment, New 1st Regiment, and Independent Regiment. Then we sent the main force, the 22nd Regiment, to attack the defense direction of the New 2nd Regiment led by Captain Kong. " "Hey, but Commander, didn't you just say that if Pinglu Yongfu, that old devil, ordered the Fourth Brigade to attack Commander Kong's defense line and enter the Shangdang area, then their combat effectiveness would be directly reduced by half? By then, the river would be able to destroy most of the 4th Brigade's heavy weapons. If that's the case, then why did the Japanese still choose to attack Commander Kong? Isn't this the exact opposite of what you just said?" Not everyone in the regiment understood what Qin Yangming meant. Even Zhangye's mind became a mess after hearing Qin Yangming's words. First of all, the Fourth Brigade would surely die if it entered the Shangdang area. What kind of person is Pinglu Yongfu out of his mind? It is absolutely impossible for him to send the 4th Brigade into the interior of Shangdang region. But now it is said that Pinglu Yongfu dispatched the 22nd Regiment to launch an attack in the direction of Kong Jie's new 2nd Regiment. Isn't this contradictory? Goudan, who was standing on the other side, shook his increasingly confused mind. Finally, he decided to ask Qin Yangming about the doubts in his mind, hoping that Qin Yangming could sort things out. Not only Goudan, but also Political Commissar Zhangye, First Battalion Commander Luo Chengwen and others were looking at Qin Yang.
I hope Qin Yangming can explain what is going on. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Qin Yangming looked around. "No, haven't you figured out what's going on yet?" "Captain, I, I really don't understand why Pinglu Yongfu, with no problem in his mind, would send the 22nd Regiment to attack Captain Kong. Even if the 22nd Regiment successfully broke through Captain Kong’s defense line. But behind Captain Kong is the Wangjiapo position, and then the ancient town. There is also a regiment of troops in the ancient town, plus the guard battalion of the logistics department. When the time comes, Captain Kong will lead the remaining troops of the New Second Regiment to retreat to Wangjiapo. There are at least 3,000 Eighth Route Army troops in this area. Three thousand people will definitely have no problem stopping the Japanese who are not equipped with heavy weapons. When the Japanese soldiers run away, our three main regiments will chase them. Under attack from both sides, I really couldn't understand how the Japanese could survive. But now the old devil Pinglu Yongfu has ordered the Fourth Brigade to do so, and it has already begun. It's impossible that Pinglu Yongfu's brain has really been filled with water and he has become a fool, right? Even if Ping Lu Yongfu is crazy, the 4th Brigade still has two colonels and a staff officer. It's impossible that no one of those officers could have figured it out, right?" “Well, you have a point. Under normal circumstances, Pinglu Yongfu's operation was indeed problematic and completely unrealistic. Even if a pig was placed in the position of brigade commander of the 4th Brigade, the 4th Brigade would not do this. Like I said at the beginning, if I were the commander of the Japanese 4th Brigade. Then I would either let the 4th Brigade hold on to Tongshi Town, desperately build a defense line, and then wait for the other two brigades to reach Tongshi Town. This is the safest way. A slightly more risky approach would be to take advantage of the fact that the 4th Brigade still has sufficient morale and all the soldiers' energy and physical strength are at their peak. Directly assemble the elite of the entire Fourth Brigade and launch an attack on the Vanguard Regiment, or the New First Regiment, at lightning speed! First call in planes to bomb the front, then the artillery will extend the fire, and finally let the tanks take the lead. If we want to use tanks as the vanguard, then only our direction and Captain Ding's direction can pass the tanks. So we can only launch attacks in these two directions. Unless we pay with our lives, or expose all our heavy firepower to the Japanese planes. Otherwise, the Japanese Fourth Brigade would have a great chance of breaking out of the encirclement directly. If we want to stop the Japanese charge, we have to sacrifice the entire New 1st Regiment or the Vanguard Regiment responsible for defense to stop the Japanese until the other two regiments arrive and then destroy the Japanese 4th Brigade. Of course, this is based on the premise that everything goes well. If the Japanese get ruthless and don't care about the lives of their own people, and send planes to drop poison gas bombs over a large area, it will be difficult to stop them. But the premise for me to make the Japanese make these two choices is that I clearly know the true strength of the Eighth Route Army.
I did this because I knew that the 4th Brigade had no chance of winning against the three main regiments: the Vanguard Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the New 1st Regiment. I know how powerful the Eighth Route Army is today. But the little devils may not know how powerful our Eighth Route Army is now. If Pinglu Yongfu believes that the strength of our Eighth Route Army is about the same as before, at most it has received a batch of equipment supplemented by Yan Laoxi. Then, by sheer luck, she took advantage of the fact that the Japanese garrison troops in Shangdang were not on guard. And when most of the field troops and mobile troops were transferred to the south, and a large number of puppet troops were transferred away for rotation, they concentrated their superior forces to capture the entire Shangdang area. Therefore, the Japanese at most thought that the current strength of our Eighth Route Army was just equivalent to a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers with slightly better equipment, and at most the equipment level was similar to that of the puppet army or the ordinary Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. If Pinglu Yongfu was not clear about the specific combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army that surrounded his Fourth Brigade. Then it becomes reasonable to send troops to attack Captain Kong's defense line. Because Pinglu Yongfu didn't think that anything would happen if we surrounded the 4th Brigade. Pinglu Yongfu believed that in two days at most, the other two brigades would be able to break through Shiquan County and Linyuan County. Therefore, Pinglu Yongfu thought there was no need to worry about our encirclement and that we could concentrate on launching an attack on the Eighth Route Army. First, three troops were sent out to guard our Vanguard Regiment, Independent Regiment, and New 1st Regiment, while preventing us from supporting the New 2nd Regiment. Then send the elite 22nd Regiment to attack Captain Kong. After breaking through Captain Kong's defense line, we will capture Wangjiapo and the ancient town, and then send engineers to build a pontoon bridge across the river. In this way, the heavy equipment of the 4th Brigade can enter the interior area of Shangdang area. Moreover, Pinglu Yongfu ordered the 4th Brigade to separate three infantry battalions, which were enough to block the attack of our three regiments. The 22nd Regiment could attack Hegu Town with peace of mind, and the engineers could also build a pontoon bridge smoothly. After the 4th Brigade entered the interior area of the Shangdang region, the other two brigades also broke through Linyuan County and Shiquan County, so the 4th Brigade no longer needed to worry about its rear and could safely launch an attack on the interior area of the Shangdang region. If the strength of our Eighth Route Army was as I said, and not as strong as it is now, there would be no problem for Pinglu Yongfu to command the Fourth Brigade in this way. But the problem now is that the strength of our Eighth Route Army is not that weak at all. Our strength is far beyond Pinglu Yongfu's imagination!" "Do you understand my explanation?" “I see, it’s just that the intelligence is not equal. We know the strength and equipment of the Pinglu Yongfu Fourth Brigade. But Pinglu Yongfu didn't know our strength and equipment, so he made a wrong judgment and issued a wrong order? " “Yeah, that’s what I mean. That's why Captain Ding asked the two regiments to launch a feint attack on the Japanese 4th Brigade with the greatest possible firepower. In addition to relieving the pressure on Captain Kong, it was also to tell Pinglu Yongfu, the old Japanese, that the strength of our Eighth Route Army is not as weak as he thought. When Pinglu Yongfu discovers this situation, he will naturally choose to withdraw the 22nd Regiment. Then re-plan your battle. After Pinglu Yongfu learned the true strength of the Eighth Route Army that surrounded his Fourth Brigade, he would naturally send a telegram to inquire about the two brigades. By then Pinglu Yongfu will know that it is impossible for the other two brigades to break through Linyuan County and Shiquan County to support him in a short period of time.
Moreover, the 4th Brigade is really at risk of being uncovered. Pinglu Yongfu cannot just sit there and wait for death, so he will naturally find a way to break out. The area defended by the newly established Vanguard Regiment was a good breakthrough point. Both the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment had already registered with the Japanese. In addition to the strength demonstrated by these two regiments, the Dajing Town stronghold on the New 1st Regiment's side was easy to attack but difficult to defend, while the Independent Regiment's side was all hilly. Both sides were not suitable for large-scale collective breakouts by troops, nor for tank combat. Pinglu Yongfu naturally would not choose to break through from these two sides. Therefore, Pinglu Yongfu had no choice but to break out from the relatively weaker vanguard group." "Captain, if it is true as you said, then when Pinglu Yongfu treats our vanguard regiment as a rabbit, he will find that our vanguard regiment is actually a tiger with bared fangs. At that time, we just need to hold on to the elite troops of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, and then the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment will launch a charge against the Japanese Fourth Brigade. Then we may be able to finish the battle before dark today and eliminate the Japanese Fourth Brigade within a day!" “Well, it is possible, but it still depends on whether Pinglu Yongfu is willing to take the bait of our vanguard group. If Pinglu Yongfu chooses to be more conservative and stay where he is, then we will have to wait until night to launch a general attack on the Japanese Fourth Brigade. " "Captain, the Independent Regiment sent a telegram..." "Give me... Captain, Captain Li wants to ask if you have received Captain Ding's telegram. If you have, what do you think of Captain Ding's plan... Are you willing to let the Vanguard Regiment act as bait to catch the big fat fish of the Japanese Fourth Brigade? " "Send a message to Captain Li and Captain Ding. There is nothing wrong with the plan. My Vanguard Regiment can act as bait. If we ask them to attack more aggressively, it may be possible to gather the Japanese together." "Yes!" "Order, First Battalion, all grenade launchers and mortars fire at the Japanese positions to create the illusion that we are about to launch an attack... If the Japanese soldiers on the positions can't hold out, then First Battalion will switch from a feint attack to a real attack and directly capture the Japanese positions." "Remember, we are absolutely not allowed to rush ahead and make hasty advances. Before the Japanese mountain artillery opens fire, our mountain artillery is absolutely not allowed to open fire. The anti-aircraft machine gun company and the heavy machine gun companies of the second and third battalions should be prepared for air defense. If the Japanese planes fly at low altitude, they will be shot down directly by us. " "Yes!" …… The headquarters of the independent regiment of Yuxi Town. After receiving the telegram from Qin Yangming, Li Yunlong also began to make battle arrangements. "Orders, the first battalion will launch an attack on the first line of defense of the Japanese. The infantry guns and mortars of the first battalion should not be hidden. All light and heavy weapons should not save ammunition and should be fired at the Japanese positions as hard as possible. I still say, if there is an opportunity, take it immediately. If you don’t take advantage of it, you are a bastard! " "Yes!" …… Dajing Town stronghold. "Order the Second Battalion to immediately launch an attack on the Japanese Fourth Brigade. The infantry artillery must first destroy the Japanese firing points. The mortars and grenade launchers must cover the Japanese positions. The artillery fire must last at least ten minutes.
The second battalion launched a charge and directly captured the Japanese's first line of defense! If the Japanese use mountain artillery, the artillery battalion will immediately launch a counterattack! Tell the second battalion commander that if the Japanese send more troops, just give up the attack and continue to cover the enemy with artillery fire! " "Yes!" (End of this chapter)