Sword of Light: I Can Summon the Fourth Disaster

Xiao Tiance in the cave stared at Wang Laoguan. In the light of the candle, Xiao Tiance's face seemed flickering and unclear.

After a long silence, Xiao Tiance finally spoke: "We are now constantly moving, and the Japanese headquarters will soon withdraw Tada Shun and replace him with the more difficult Okamura Ningci."

"Tada Shun will definitely make a desperate attempt to save his political future, just like Shinozuka Yoshio before. He dragged our column into the continuous war. And I'm afraid that the sudden appearance of the Japanese elite troops in the direction of Yu County was the work of Tada Shun."

Wang Laoguan looked at Xiao Tiance, who had no expression on his face, and asked, "What does the Chief of Staff mean?"

"What I mean is that, while the enemy's elite troops have not yet moved south, we should send out several independent regiments to liberate more cities on the battlefield in eastern Shandong. At least before the enemy's generals change, we should liberate 80% of the cities in eastern Shandong Province, free up the Eighth Route Army's eastern Shandong Military Region, wait for an opportunity to advance into northern Hebei, and then liberate northern Hebei and the Pingjin area."

Wang Jiangge didn't understand why Xiao Tiance was so anxious, but as the superior officer of the Fourth Division, Principal Hu also said: "I agree with the Chief of Staff. My officer division has advanced to northern Hebei and is fighting the devils in Shimen City. In addition, the Air Force has been cooperating with our Corps and is fighting the devils' planes in the sky of northern Hebei."

Bai Cang seemed to see what Principal Hu was thinking, and whispered in his ear: "You have seen what the Chief of the General Staff is thinking, so you have been cooperating with him."

Principal Hu knew he couldn't hide it from his old partner, so he turned around and whispered, "Old White, don't you think that having more than 200 countries on such a small ball is a bit too much?"

At this point, Principal Hu's voice rose in the cave: "Now is a time of great contention, with wars between nations frequent. The strong will become stronger, and the weak will perish. Since you and I have come here, we should carve out a large territory for future generations."

After hearing what Principal Hu said, everyone in the cave fell silent.

Wang Laoguan slowly lit a cigarette, sat down dejectedly on the chair, and said: "Our Third Brigade has already headed south to Henan Province, and will cooperate with the Third Division in Southern Henan to drive out the devils in Henan Province."

Principal Hu also stood up and said, "After we annihilate the devils north of Yangquan, I will let the Second Division advance to northern Hebei to support the Officer Division."

Xiao Zongmin clapped his hands to stop everyone from speaking, then he stood up and said, "External forces will not see our International Youth Column liberating Dragon Country like this. We still have a lot to do."

Haoqi stood up and said, "General Xiao, our Air Force has already formed two ground crew divisions in Sichuan and Shaanxi. We can build simple airports at any time to allow our Air Force to quickly transport soldiers in Sichuan and Shaanxi."

Xiao Zongmin was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed heartily and said, "I'm afraid if the principal knew about this, he would curse me."

Xiao Tiance interrupted and said, "External forces will not see a red country appearing in our east, and will do their best to hinder us. Now from the war reports sent by various departments, the devils are mobilizing troops from all directions to encircle and suppress us. So our next step is to guard against the stubborn army and the devils, Wang Jiangge."

Wang Laoguan stood up quickly. Xiao Tiance pulled him to the map and pointed to the direction of northern Henan. He said, "Your He San Brigade should quickly clear out all the devils and puppet troops in the enemy-occupied areas. The logistics department of the column will place an armored division to confront the stubborn troops after you have finished clearing them. Your He San Brigade will immediately head to the battlefield in northern Hebei after a period of rest."

Xiao Zongmin interrupted, "If you arrange it this way, Jibei will probably become the main battlefield between us and the devils. It's better to let the devils in Jibei go a little and fight the enemy in an open area as much as possible."

Xiao Tiance said hesitantly: "But..."

"There is no but. There is nothing mysterious about war. If you can win, fight. If you can't win, retreat. You fight yours and I fight mine. No matter what kind of military strategy we use, we must drag the enemy into the rhythm of our military strategy in order to firmly grasp the initiative in the war." Mr. Li's words came from outside the door.

Seeing Mr. Li striding in, everyone in the cave stood up to greet him. Looking at the unfamiliar Xiao Tiance, Mr. Li smiled and asked, "Who is this?"

Xiao Zongmin replied: "Sir, this is Comrade Xiao Tiance, the chief of staff of our column."

The gentleman nodded after listening, looked at Xiao Tiance and said: "Comrade, you are thoughtful and far-sighted, but fighting is not a difficult task, so don't be hesitant."

After saying that, he turned to look at Xiao Zongmin and asked, "I just listened outside for a long time and found that you are all very afraid of Ningci Gangcun. Is there any secret behind this?"

Xiao Zongmin organized his words and then said, "Sir, Okamura Neiji is different from other Japanese commanders. He is a real China expert. When he was a military attaché in Shanghai, he was behind the warlords' melee."

Looking at Xiao Zongmin who was hesitating, the gentleman smiled and said, "This little bit of news shouldn't be enough to make you so nervous. Just say what you need to say. Why are you hesitating?"

Seeing that the gentleman had seen something, Xiao Zongmin could only speak out his own guess: "Sir, our International Youth Column has developed too fast in the past few months. In just three months, we have an army of 70. I'm afraid that the Japanese and the Stars and Stripes behind Mr. Chang will not watch our Red Army liberate the entire Dragon Country."

"Generally speaking, if your total military strength and equipment do not exceed that of the enemy, you must never engage in a strategic decisive battle. The so-called strategic decisive battle is a gamble on the fate of the country and the fate of the army. The word 'gamble' sounds bad, but there is no more appropriate word to replace it." After listening to Xiao Zongmin's words, the teacher thought about it carefully and taught him this.

"Right now, all units of your column are in a comprehensive defensive counterattack. This is the beginning of the war, and they are trying to bring you into their rhythm. Your hearts must be beating fast right now. It is totally undesirable to rush into the strategic decisive battle stage just because you have predicted external pressure in advance."

Xiao Zongmin suddenly woke up as if from a dream. He understood why Tada Shun allowed Shinozuka Yoshio to retaliate against them this time. He probably wanted to buy time for them to mobilize troops in the rear. Even the troops from Yu County attacking Yangquan were bait.

He whispered, "Then we still need to think carefully about our strategy of detour and encirclement in North China."

After listening to this, the gentleman pointed to the enemy situation map and said with a smile: "You fought very well in your attack on Shimen City this time. This caught the Japanese off guard. The Japanese must have thought that you only wanted Jingxing Coal Mine. I'm afraid they were still slowly mobilizing troops in the rear, and they were in a stalemate with you in Shimen."

Xiao Zongmin's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

"Can you write something about Shimen City?"