I am a wolf warrior

The prince and the main force of the Eighth Route Army are in Shuiyao Mountain!

……

The day passed quickly.

Although the guerrillas along the way harassed in every possible way,

However, the 2nd Guards Division still advanced to Daxia Bay in the evening.

After confirming that the entire village and all the commanding heights within two kilometers of the surrounding area had been controlled by the Japanese army, Tadanobu Maeda finally stepped out of his command vehicle.

"Division commander." Tsuchiya Yuta greeted him.

Pointing to the village behind him, he said, "This is Daxia Bay. The small courtyard in front is where the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is located, and there are slogans painted on the wall."

Maeda Tadanobu looked intently, and there was indeed a writing on the wall:

It is everyone's responsibility to defend the land and resist the war, and so is the overthrow of Japanese imperialism.

Tadanobu Maeda smirked slightly, and said: "Brush out all these slogans and write our slogans. What do you write? Write about the common prosperity of East Asia, and write about the 386 Brigade."

After speaking, he pointed to the opposite house and asked, "What is that?"

"That should be a hospital." Tsuchiya Yuta said, "But the entire hospital has been evacuated."

"Baga, run fast." Maeda Tadashi said, "But they can't escape, because the three sweeping detachments have rushed to Yixiantian to block the gap."

"Call headquarters immediately."

"The 2nd Guards Division has seized Daxia Bay."

"The Eighth Route Army and command organizations in the Taihang bandit area have retreated to Shuiyao Mountain."

"Early tomorrow morning, our division can launch a strong attack on the enemy retreating to Shuiyao Mountain, and the battle should be over before noon!"

Yuta Tsuchiya recorded the message in a rustling manner, and then asked the communication soldiers around him to take it to the communication team to convert it into dots and dashes, and sent it to the headquarters of the 1st Army in Taiyuan.

……

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the 1st Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka has received a telegram from the 2nd Guards Division.

Ryuichi Sakamoto, who has been demoted to an ordinary combat staff officer, and another combat staff officer quickly displayed the latest situation between the enemy and ourselves on the simulation sand table.

When Shinozuka Yoshio looked again,

I saw that the 2nd Guards Division had seized Daxia Bay.

The six sweeping detachments in the west have also blocked Yixiantian.

Seeing this, Yoshio Shinozuka's hanging heart finally fell back into his stomach.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Let alone other things, at least there is no need to worry about tragedies like Dubuwei Detachment and Ogasawara Detachment happening again, because the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army have been trapped in Shuiyao Mountain and cannot get out.

Without artillery, the Eighth Route Army could at best gnaw out one or two infantry brigades.

The Eighth Route Army was helpless against the six mopping-up detachments grouped together.

Inoue Yasushi said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army that has retreated into Shuiyao Mountain has become a turtle in the urn, and it is impossible to escape. The fly in the ointment is that there seem to be only five or six thousand people. Because there are still more than 6000 Eighth Route Army troops roaming outside, I am afraid that it will take many times to wipe them out with nets or even combs, and the blockade of Zhengtai Road must be blocked first."

"It would be meaningless to block Zhengtai Road again."

Ryuichi Sakamoto sneered and said, "Because of reports from aviation scouts, at least thousands of militants and tens of thousands of Chinese people crossed Zhengtai Road and went south today."

"Whether the 2nd Guards Division can wipe out the Eighth Route Army trapped in Shuiyao Mountain within a few days is still unknown."

"However, the tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army and hundreds of thousands of Chinese people in the Taihang bandit area will most likely be able to pass through Zhengtai Road and go south within a few days, so what's the point of blocking Zhengtai Road at that time? I'm afraid it will be impossible now." We can only set the goal lower, and first wipe out the thousands of Eighth Route Army trapped in Shuiyao Mountain."

"How many Eighth Route Army? Sakamoto-kun, you are too naive."

Yoshio Shinozuka smiled and said, "Do you really think that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was forced to defend Shuiyao Mountain?"

"No, I never thought that it was the main force of the Eighth Route Army that was guarding Shuiyao Mountain, let alone that this group of Eighth Route Army retreated to Shuiyao Mountain because they were forced to do so." Ryuichi Sakamoto said, "I insist that this is the Eighth Route Army In a super-large-scale retreat planned in advance, what the 2nd Guards Division was biting was just a false target. The main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area might have already reached the blockade ditch on the north side, or even passed the blockade ditch. "

"This is absolutely impossible." Shinozuka Yoshio said decisively, "The main force of the Eighth Route Army is definitely lurking near Shuiyao Mountain."

After a pause here, Yoshio Shinozuka continued: "And now, I finally understand the intention of the prince. The truth he told us yesterday morning seems to be true."

"Nani?" Sakamoto Ryuichi, Inoue Yasushi and others looked at each other.

Takuya Mizuhara reacted the fastest, his face changed, and he continued: "Your Excellency, you mean that the Eighth Route Army has really concentrated more than 30 main regiments, waiting for this opportunity to encircle the 2nd Guards Division from the periphery. And three sweeping detachments, encircle the imperial army on all sides, and bloom in the center?"

"This should be a bluff." Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand.

"There should not be as many troops as the 30 main regiments, but there should be more than 10 people in more than 2 regiments."

"The Eighth Route Army should also be very clear that they don't have that much appetite to eat up the 2nd Guards Division, so their goal should be the 6 mopping up detachments a line away."

"If there is no accident, they will do it tonight."

"It must be admitted that the prince still has something."

"The battlefield he chose, Shuiyao Mountain, is also very particular."

"Because the Eighth Route Army seized the first-line sky position in advance, when the Eighth Route Army around Shuiyao Mountain launched an attack on the six mopping detachments outside the first-line sky, the first-line sky position could become a solid backing to block the 6nd Guards Division. The strength of the army can stop the tens of thousands of imperial troops of the 2nd Guards Division!"

"If the 2nd Guards Division wants to make a detour,"

"It is necessary to throw away heavy weapons and go over mountains and mountains."

"Even if it is to cross mountains and ridges, we still have to take a long way."

"Because Shuiyao Mountain is full of cliffs and cannot be climbed at all."

Speaking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio said sincerely: "It is not without reason that the prince can serve as the senior commander of the Eighth Route Army. This person's tactical command ability is really extraordinary."

"Is that true?" Ryuichi Sakamoto was suddenly shaken.

Because Yoshio Shinozuka's analysis seems to make sense, at least it sounds reasonable.

At that moment, Ryuichi Sakamoto said again: "So, what happened to the thousands of militants who crossed Zhengtai Road and went south today?"

"Sakamoto-kun, you came to the 1st Army earlier than me, and you should know the system of the Eighth Route Army better than me. How could you ask such a naive question?" Shinozuka Yoshio said coldly, "You don't have Ever heard of the militia?"

"Militiamen?" Sakamoto Takaichi frowned, "Your Excellency Commander, do you mean that all the people going south are militiamen?"

"Of course." Shinozuka Yoshio said firmly, "The real main force of the Eighth Route Army must be hiding near Shuiyao Mountain."

Immediately, Ryuichi Sakamoto said: "So, the six mopping-up detachments guarding the sky will be in danger!"

"No, you are worrying too much." Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said confidently, "Although the prince's tactical command ability is extraordinary, he still missed a key factor."

"Really?" Sakamoto Ryuichi frowned and asked, "What factor?"

"Artillery support firepower!" Mizuhara Takuya said, "The heavy weapons of the Eighth Route Army cannot pass through the sky!"

"That's right, the heavy weapons of the Eighth Route Army can't pass through the sky." Yoshio Shinozuka said confidently, "However, with only mortars and grenades, let alone a mere 6 Eighth Route Army, even 6 or even 6 can Don’t try to break through the defenses of the [-] mopping-up detachments in a short period of time, because the [-] mopping-up detachments have [-] mountain artillery squadrons!”

"Suoga." Ryuichi Sakamoto nodded suddenly and said, "6 mopping-up detachments have 6 mountain artillery squadrons, and the artillery firepower can indeed crush the Eighth Route Army."

Shinozuka Yoshio smiled, and immediately shouted:

"Order, all mopping-up detachments outside the first line of sky to strengthen their vigilance."

"Also, the other 12 sweeping detachments can also be prepared in advance."

"Once the Eighth Route Army concentrates its forces and encircles the 6 mopping-up detachments in the opposite direction, the other 12 mopping-up detachments immediately encircle in the direction of Yixiantian."

If his guesses are true, it means that the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the entire Taihang Military Region has been concentrated near Shuiyao Mountain, and then it is unnecessary to use 12 mopping-up detachments to carry out a sweeping sweep of the Taihang Military Region. First concentrate our forces to deal with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and then directly enter the comb-like sweep.

At this moment, Shinozuka Yoshio finally sorted out his thoughts.

……

Wang Ye's train of thought was very clear from beginning to end.

From the very beginning, what the mobile column was responsible for was to pretend to be the main force and command organization of the Eighth Route Army, lure the heavy Japanese army into the mountains to encircle and suppress, and create opportunities for the real main force of the Eighth Route Army, the headquarters, and the large-scale transfer of hundreds of thousands of folks in the base area. , to gain time.

The first stage of creating opportunities is now complete.

The 2nd Guards Division, which was originally guarding the blockade of Zhengtai Road, has been completely mobilized by them. Now the entire blockade of Zhengtai Road has become riddled with holes. Folks can go south along the south.

Next, is the second phase of the task, to win time.

There are more than 3 main troops, local troops and militiamen in the Taihang Military Region, and the number of people in the base area exceeds 50. They also carry a large amount of supplies. So many personnel and supplies have to pass through Zhengtai Road. It definitely can't be done in just a few days, at least half a month.

In other words, they have to watch for at least half a month.

And the Japanese army had to be firmly dragged to Shuiyao Mountain.

"If you want me to say, kill the little devil before he has a firm foothold." Li Yunlong pointed in the direction of Yixiantian and said, "First kill the devils outside Yixiantian."

"It's easy for you to talk like a dog."

Kong Jie said: "There are six to seven thousand devils outside the sky!"

"And there are more than 20 75-caliber mountain cannons. Our mortars and grenade launchers are simply not comparable to others in terms of range and lethality. How do we fight this battle? We don't have to fight!"

"Fart!" Li Yunlong said, "Before we didn't have mortars and grenade launchers, didn't we also beat devils?"

Kong Jie said: "In the past, when we fought devils, we only fished and attacked devils' ambush. This time we are fighting head-on."

"So what about frontal combat?" Li Yunlong said in disbelief, "Didn't I command the new 1st regiment in the Cangyunling blocking battle to defeat Bantian United from the front and succeed in breaking through?"

"You were purely lucky." Kong Jie said angrily, "It doesn't explain the problem."

"Nonsense." Li Yunlong said, "I think you're a coward, I'm scared."

"Okay, okay, can you two say a few words less?" Ding Wei couldn't listen any longer, and interrupted, "Xiao Wang's train of thought was almost interrupted by the two of you."

Chapter 238 Big fanfare

Of course, Wang Ye's thoughts will not be interrupted.

Staring at the lofty mountains outside the sky,

Wang Ye said: "Leader, Captain Ding and Captain Kong."

"If nothing else happens, Yoshio Shinozuka and Tadanobu Maeda, the two old devils, will definitely think that the main force of our Taihang Military Region is hiding in the mountains outside, looking for opportunities to wipe out the enemy."

Ding Wei said: "Judging from the fact that the 2nd Guards Division has been chasing several thousand of us and not daring to divide the troops, your judgment should be correct."

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie also nodded one after another.

These old Red Army workers and peasants who fought in blood and fire may not have much culture, but their tactical thinking is amazing, and it is no problem to keep up with Wang Ye's thinking.

Wang Ye said again: "Then let's make a hypothesis."

"If we say that the main force of our military region is in the mountains outside."

"Next, shouldn't we take this opportunity to fight a big battle and try to eat this group of devils from afar?"

"Otherwise, the longer the time drags on, the more devils will gather near Shuiyao Mountain, and the harder it will be for us to find opportunities to defeat them. Is this the reason?"

"That's right!" Ding Wei nodded.

"Besides, if we don't fight this battle, it might alert Yoshio Shinozuka and Tadanobu Maeda."

"That would be too bad." Kong Jie said, "If the devils return to aid the blockade of Zhengtai Road, it will be difficult for the people in the base area to move out, and the main force of the military region will definitely suffer heavy losses in order to cover the people's transfer."

Li Yunlong said: "As I said just now, I took advantage of the ghosts who were far away from the sky to shoot him, but you guys circled around for a long time, didn't you come back? You still have to fight!"

"It's a fight!" Wang Ye said with a grin, "Besides, you can play a trick for Maeda Tadanobu!"

"Get off the hook? How to get off the hook?" Speaking of this, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie suddenly regained their spirits.

Wang Ye said: "Three chiefs, the devils have never been to Daxia Bay, let alone Shuiyao Mountain. The devils have only been to the sky, so they don't know what's going on in Shuiyao Mountain!"

Speaking of this, the three of Li Yunlong and the others immediately realized it.

Ding Wei said: "The devil doesn't know that we have built Shuiyao Mountain into a fortress!"

Kong Jie said: "So, when we attack the devils outside the sky, the 2nd Guards Division in Daxia Bay will definitely enter Shuiyao Mountain, attack toward the sky, and try to pinch us back and forth!"

"Haha, that's really a trap." Li Yunlong said, "At least we have to kill a brigade! Maybe we can kill dozens of devil's tanks!"

Wang Ye said: "So, the three chiefs have no objections?"

Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie shook their heads at the same time: "No objection."

"That's good." Wang Ye nodded and said, "Now there is only one question left, which regiment will stay in Shuiyao Mountain to ambush the 2nd Guards Division?"

"Just the new 2nd regiment!"