Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

Zhou Weiguo nodded repeatedly as he listened to Liu Wu's words. Liu Wu's arrangements were well organized and feasible, so there was no other choice but to do so for now.

"Okay, I'll send someone to the independent regiment immediately!"

"Oh, by the way, Lao Liu, who is this Da Mu? How come I didn't know there was such a person in Division 1?"

Zhou Weiguo asked doubtfully.

He has been in Division 1 for a while and has met almost everyone there, but how come he has never heard of someone like Da Mu?

And this name... doesn't sound like a Chinese name, it doesn't even sound like a nickname, but rather it sounds a bit like the name of a Japanese devil.

This couldn't help but arouse Zhou Weiguo's curiosity.

"Haha, Weiguo, it's normal that you don't know."

"When you came to the first division, this big tree had already left."

"He was the squad leader of the Yamamoto Special Forces and was captured when the commander liberated the Aoyama POW camp."

"After a good beating, he infiltrated the Yamamoto Special Forces for us and was responsible for providing us with intelligence."

"The information about Yamamoto Ikki's attack on the headquarters last time was passed back by Ohmu."

Liu Wu then described to Zhou Weiguo the scene of how Lin Tian and the monk had trained Tony Dashu, which made Zhou Weiguo laugh out loud and exclaim that the commander was really smart.

You have to know that the Japs are extremely vicious and rarely get captured. When fighting to the point of despair, they either hug grenades and die together with the enemy, or charge with bayonets brandishing. The worst that happens is that they find a place to commit suicide by cutting their stomachs.

Not to mention asking the Japanese prisoners to go back and serve as traitors, which would be even more difficult.

Ordinary Japanese soldiers are like this, not to mention the members of the Japanese special forces.

They were diehard fans of militarism and had strong wills. To pry open their mouths was as difficult as asking him to go back and slap Tian Huang in the face.

That is to say, the situation here in the First Division is special. The powerful firepower directly broke the Japanese mentality, so the Japanese chose to surrender in large numbers.

I didn't expect that the commander could even cure such a tough nut to crack. Zhou Weiguo really admired Lin Tian more and more.

……

Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

General Lao and Lin Tian were still sitting in the command center, talking and laughing.

"Lin Tian, ​​I heard that your division has already recruited more than 10,000 soldiers, and the training is in full swing!"

"How is it? Any ideas lately?"

Mr. Lao asked, looking at the map on the table.

Hearing this, the chief of staff and the division commander also looked at Lin Tian with a smile, ready to listen to Lin Tian's ideas.

Lin Tian’s fighting style is aggressive and he can kill the Japanese with one strike.

We must fully implement the leader’s strategic thinking of launching a war of annihilation, and fight every enemy we encounter and annihilate them completely.

Now that the Eighth Route Army has Lin Tian, ​​the pace of construction has also accelerated. It would be beneficial to listen more to Lin Tian's ideas.

It is said that the army has no fixed form, and water has no fixed state.

The Eighth Route Army is now poor, and when they are commanded, they all follow the strategy of dividing and encircling, making roundabout moves, looking for the enemy's weak points during the movement and stabbing them with one blow.

However, the weapons, equipment and logistical supplies were so poor that even if the preset tactics could be achieved, it was impossible to completely wipe out the Japanese on a large scale and achieve the original strategic goals.

Now with Lin Tian, ​​the construction speed of the Eighth Route Army has advanced by leaps and bounds.

Who knows, in the future, General Lao and his men will command the same troops as the First Division. Accustomed to fighting poor wars, it’s time for them to think about how to fight rich wars.

They can't live a hard life all their lives, so they can also experience the thrill of being covered by artillery fire.

"Hey, since Mr. Lao has spoken, I'll show off my skills and make a fool of myself!"

This time, Lin Tian did not refuse. He stood directly in front of the map and began to study it.

To be honest, during these few days of free time, Lin Tian has been thinking about how to deploy the next operation.

The first division has a big training buff bonus, and the training speed is extremely fast.

When he returned, the troops had everything they needed, except for actual combat experience.

It's a good opportunity to lead the troops into a battle, consolidate the results of the last battle, and also train the soldiers on the battlefield.

Only after being tempered in the flames of war can the new recruits shed their immaturity and become veterans.

And the 3000 Locust Association soldiers can also better integrate into the First Division by fighting together with their comrades.

This is what Zhang Laoer and his men did when they first joined the army. It turned out to be very effective. After one battle, Zhang Laoer and his men completely got rid of the burden of Er Gouzi and became one with the soldiers.

"Boss Lao, look, this is Qucheng, and this is Datong. The straight-line distance between the two sides is only 500 kilometers."

"With the combat effectiveness and marching speed of the First Division, we can completely open up the road from Qucheng to Datong in three days."

"Datong has rich coal resources, and hundreds of thousands of our people are suffering inhuman torture there."

"I plan to use Qucheng as a bridgehead to liberate Datong this time!"

Lin Tian pointed to the locations of Qucheng and Datong on the map, and then measured them with a ruler. He learned this skill of map assignment from Chu Yunfei.

"Your idea is good. We also want to liberate Datong, but we don't have enough strength."

“We negotiated with the Central Army before, but they ignored us.”

"Datong is rich in coal resources. The Japanese use these coals to develop their industry and slaughter our people!"

"We can't let them suck our blood and then turn around and exterminate our race!"

"The Japs are already short of resources. As long as we can liberate Datong and affect their resource supply, they will be in a state of panic!"

"You are right in seeing the problem. It is not enough to just annihilate the devils and recover the country. This cannot inflict heavy damage on them!"

"Only by cutting off their lifeline can we hurt them!"

Mr. Lao and his colleagues pondered for a moment, and considering the strength of Division 1, they all readily agreed.

They have wanted to do this for a long time, but they are powerless.

The Eighth Route Army does not have the ability to attack strongholds now. If other troops are sent to liberate Datong, it would undoubtedly be a dead end.

But Lin Tian is different. This guy even has a plane now, so isn’t it easy for him to get a bus stop?

"I will arrange for intelligence personnel to pay more attention to the intelligence from Datong in the next few days."

"At the same time, we must also keep it confidential. Otherwise, if the Japanese heavily defend Datong, the first division will be at risk of being surrounded if the offensive fails."

"And if the Japanese know in advance that we have liberated Datong, they might massacre the miners on a large scale. These are our brothers and sisters, and we cannot afford to lose them!"

The Chief of Staff also expressed his opinion that since we now have the conditions and ability to liberate Datong, we can't delay any longer.

Our compatriots are suffering every moment and their lives are in danger at any time.

If Datong had been liberated earlier, our compatriots who were tortured by the Japanese invaders could have been rescued earlier, and many lives could have been saved.