Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Success depends on people.

Since it was impossible to turn Hulukou into a military element in a short period of time, Lin Qiang simply gave up the idea.

Feint attack.

It is not necessary to gather a large number of troops to surround the county town.

No one knew the situation of the independent camp better than him, and the situation in Laiyuan County was obvious.

The total number of independent battalions is no more than 30,000 people. If they lose the defensive deployment of Xiaowangzhuang position and the howitzer position in the rear.

If the entire army attacks the county town where there are more than 70,000 Japanese soldiers, it would be tantamount to suicide.

After the war, there were less than 50,000 Japanese soldiers in the county town, but for some unknown reason, the Japanese soldiers mobilized a force of more than 20,000 people to reinforce.

Well, that happened the day before yesterday.

Therefore, if one really wants to feint an attack on the county town, this is an impossible method.

Lin Qiang called several company commanders to a meeting to see what others thought.

After receiving the detailed plan, Zhang Yuntian frowned and said, "The Japanese now have 70,000 troops in the county. No matter what we do, we can't stop the Japanese from sending reinforcements."

"Unless we can hold back the Japanese army of 70,000."

But this is not possible.

Whether it was attacking the county town or the Japanese attacking Xiaowangzhuang, it was impossible to hold back 70,000 Japanese soldiers at the same time.

There were more than 70,000 devils walking on the road, like a long worm with no end in sight.

"Yes."

Hu Zi agreed, "Our Xiaowangzhuang position is narrow and can only accommodate 20,000 people fighting at the same time, and the battle line cannot be stretched."

At the Xiaowangzhuang position, although Lin Qiang deployed 20,000 people, the only ones who could actually fight at the first moment were the troops at the front of the position.

The rest, most of them, are ready to fill the vacancies.

Lin Qiang crossed his arms and said slowly, "We can break it down into smaller pieces."

Everyone looked at him in confusion.

Lin Qiang continued, "We won't confront the 70,000 Japanese troops head-on. Instead, we'll send out multiple small teams to harass them from all directions. Each team doesn't need to be too large, but it must be flexible enough."

Zhang Yuntian's eyes lit up. "What the battalion commander means is, we should keep biting the Japanese like mosquitoes, making them restless and unable to worry about reinforcements?"

Lin Qiang nodded: "Yes, we are familiar with the surrounding terrain and can use tunnels, mountains and forests and other hidden places to carry out operations."

Hu Zi rubbed his hands excitedly: "This method will work. We can also destroy their supply lines and make them unable to take care of themselves."

But then Zhang Yuntian pointed out the shortcomings of this plan: "Our mission is to help the independent regiment hold back the Japanese reinforcements that may arrive at any time. The method of besieging a point and attacking the reinforcements will not work."

"We can break up into smaller groups, and the Japanese can do the same, and they'll have an advantage over us. If the Japanese want reinforcements, we won't be able to stop them simply by surrounding and attacking them."

After a moment's thought, Lin Qiang said, "Then we'll take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, we'll send small teams to harass the Japanese, and on the other hand, we'll set up multiple obstacles on the road leading out. We'll bury explosives on the hills on both sides of the road. If we see the Japanese sending out large-scale reinforcements, we'll detonate the explosives to create a landslide, blocking the road."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

At this time, the fourth company commander Xu Lang, who had been silent all this time, asked, "But what if the Japanese disperse and take a detour through the small road?"

Lin Qiang's eyes were firm. "Then we should mobilize the masses. The people in the surrounding villages all hate the Japanese. Let them help monitor the path. If they see any movement from the Japanese, send a message immediately so we can adjust our layout."

"inappropriate!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuntian strongly objected: "First of all, it's still the same problem. The team can't stop the Japanese reinforcements. If we try our best to stop them, it will cause serious losses to us!"

"Secondly, most of the people around here are in our team's base. Very few of them remain in the village. Moreover, the people lack reconnaissance awareness and are easily discovered by the devils."

"Given the current conflict between the enemy and us, if the civilians are discovered by the devils, I don't need to say much about the consequences that await them, right?"

Qiangzi took time out to come back and attend the meeting. Several battles had made his fighting spirit soar, and he wanted to decide the outcome with the Japanese in one go.

Hearing Zhang Yuntian's objection again, he was a little unhappy: "This won't work, that won't work, you should think of a suitable solution!"

"Qiangzi, shut up!"

Lin Qiang scolded harshly.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhang Yuntian smiled indifferently. He knew that if he kept opposing, he would easily be rejected.

"Battalion Commander, think about it, what is the purpose of the independent regiment?"

Lin Qiang replied: "Digging a hole for the devils."

"If that's the case, then why do we have to work so hard to stop the devils?"

Lin Qiang didn't react for a moment: "Go on."

Zhang Yuntian cleared his throat and continued, "We can pretend to send a large-scale reinforcement to the Independent Regiment, marching and deploying troops with great fanfare. The Japanese will inevitably become nervous when they see this, thinking we are trying to break their encirclement or set up a larger trap. They will definitely focus on dealing with us first."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and Lin Qiang's eyes lit up: "And then?"

"Then we deliberately reveal weaknesses, giving them a sense of opportunity. For example, we might accidentally expose a food storage area. The Japanese are greedy and conceited, and they'll definitely want to destroy our logistics first to weaken us. This way, not only will they have no time to reinforce us, but they'll also fall into our trap."

Lin Qiang stood up and paced back and forth, thinking about the feasibility of this plan.

After a moment, Lin Qiang sat down again: "No."

Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Lin Qiang gave an explanation: "Let's not talk about the troubles caused by the march. What if the Japanese don't fall for it?"

"Also, don't forget one thing. The Japanese are eyeing Xiaowangzhuang. Once they find that our main force has withdrawn from Xiaowangzhuang, they will definitely launch a swift attack on Xiaowangzhuang."

"By then, it might be too late for us to restore our previous combat deployment."

The plan seemed to work, but it was riddled with loopholes.

First of all, the number of troops marching was too small to attract the attention of the Japanese.

The real goal of the Japanese was to break through the Xiaowangzhuang position of the independent battalion. With 70,000 defenders, the Japanese did not care about the transfer of a small group of troops.

It is true that the Japanese suffered a defeat, but that was all due to the strong defense of the independent regiment.

Once they broke away from the Xiaowangzhuang position, the outcome of the 30,000-strong army against the 70,000 Japanese soldiers with planes and tanks was still unknown: victory or defeat.

The ground forces were easily dealt with, and the power of the T_34 tank should not be underestimated.

But the Japanese aircraft could not be dealt with, and anti-aircraft guns could not be deployed at any time and place.

What's more, the battle was fought on the march, and the Japanese would not give the troops a chance to deploy.

After much deliberation, Lin Qiang came up with a final solution: "Then give up on stopping the devils!"