Chapter 215: Prepare for a feint attack to stop the Japanese from being so arrogant! "Captain, we have received intelligence from other units. Except for Captain Kong's new Second Regiment, all other units, including the Japanese we are facing, are new recruits." The Vanguard Regiment headquarters is located in a cave. Zhangye took the telegram he had just received and walked up to Qin Yangming, who was looking at the map and arranging the attack plan, and told Qin Yangming the intelligence he had just summarized. Listening to Zhangye's report, Qin Yangming threw down the cigarette in his hand and took the telegram from Zhangye. "Oh? Are all the people on Captain Kong's side old Japanese soldiers? Yo, a squadron? It looks like the Japanese 22nd Regiment, a veteran regiment." Looking at the telegram that Kong Jie had someone send over, as well as the information on what kind of Japanese troops each unit was facing and how many there were, Qin Yangming couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He didn't know whether to say Kong Jie was lucky or unlucky. It can be said that Kong Jie was lucky, because the strongest unit of the 4th Brigade, the 22nd Regiment, a veteran Japanese unit, directly ran into the defense line that his new 2nd Regiment, which had just been established not long ago, was in charge of.
Under normal circumstances, Kong Jie's new children would definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Japanese 22nd Regiment. There is a huge gap between the two sides in terms of equipment, combat effectiveness, and personnel. If the 22nd Regiment attacks with all their strength and uses some special weapons. So even if the New 2nd Regiment had the advantage of terrain, it would be impossible to resist the Japanese 22nd Regiment. If the Japanese did not use special weapons, then with the capabilities of the New Second Regiment, it would not be a problem to hold out until dark. But the price is that the newly formed Second Regiment will probably have to be rebuilt. If the Japanese use special weapons and poison gas bombs, the New Second Regiment can only hold out for five hours at most. Qin Yangming also knew the terrain along the river. When he first blocked the Korean Army, Qin Yangming also considered whether to block the enemy along the river. But later they considered that the front line over there was too long. If the front line was stretched so long, it would not be a good thing for the vanguard battalion responsible for blocking the enemy. That's why Qin Yangming finally chose to block the enemy in Tongshi Town. But now Kong Jie, who is at the riverside position blocking the Japanese troops approaching Tongshi Town, also has to face the problem of a lengthened front line. If the Japanese 22nd Regiment deployed all its troops and crossed the river, then with the manpower and combat effectiveness of the New 2nd Regiment, it would be impossible to stop them. After all, the difference in numbers is there, and most of the members of the New Second Regiment are new recruits, some of whom have never seen blood. They have no advantage at all when fighting against the Japanese veterans. Even with the current vanguard regiment, Qin Yangming did not dare to guarantee that he could pick out an old soldier from the vanguard regiment to fight one-on-one with the Japanese veterans. Qin Yangming did not dare to guarantee that the soldiers from the vanguard regiment would definitely win. What’s more, what about the new Second Regiment which is mainly composed of new recruits? Especially if the Japanese use poison gas bombs, it will be even more difficult for the New Second Regiment to resist. The New Second Regiment does not have many gas masks. If the Japanese use poison gas bombs, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment can only use primitive methods to block them. This is also the reason why Qin Yangming felt that the New 2nd Regiment could not stop the attack of the Japanese 22nd Regiment. But if we say that Kong Jie had bad luck, among the four directions, Kong Jie's side could be said to be the most difficult to attack, or the direction with the least value to attack. Without bridges and roads, the Japanese's heavy equipment could not pass at all. And the most important thing is that the positions along the river are all the territory of the Eighth Route Army. Even if the Japanese Fourth Brigade broke through Kong Jie's blockade, it was still surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. But the Japanese attacked Kong Jie and sent their elite troops.
This is incomprehensible. If Qin Yangming was the commander of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, he would never send troops to attack Kong Jie after knowing that he was surrounded. In other words, they would never send out troops to attack, but would just defend Tongshi Town honestly. Wait for the arrival of the other two brigades in Tongshi Town, and consider attacking only after the rest of the troops arrive and have a retreat. Even if they wanted to attack, they would not choose to attack Kong Jie. Instead, they launched an attack on Yuxi Town, or the Dajing Town stronghold, or Baihuling. Launching attacks from these places would not only tie up the Eighth Route Army's troops, but would also allow them to join up with the other two attacking brigades earlier, and then gather superior forces to launch another attack on the Eighth Route Army. However, Pinglu Yongfu sent the 22nd Regiment, the most powerful unit in the 4th Brigade, to launch an attack towards Hegu Town. If Pinglu Yongfu sent the 22nd Regiment to attack the New 1st Regiment, the Independent Regiment or the Vanguard Regiment, then with the strength of these three regiments, the 22nd Regiment would be completely held back. At that time, the other two main regiments could directly launch a general attack on the 4th Brigade. There is no need to wait until night to launch a general attack. After all, everyone thought at the beginning that after knowing that he was surrounded, Ping Lu Yongfu, the commander of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, would most likely hold on to Tongshi Town and wait for support from the other two brigades. By that time, the entire Fourth Brigade would be defending Tongshi Town. It would be a tough nut to crack to take down Tongshi Town, so they could only wait until night, prevent the Japanese from getting air support, and weaken the Fourth Brigade's strength as much as possible before launching a general attack. Otherwise, it would not be difficult for the 4th Brigade to withstand the attack of the three main regiments with its combat effectiveness. When the attack is blocked, artillery will definitely be used. Once the artillery is used, the Japanese defense line will not be broken in a short time. Not only will the artillery positions be bombed by Japanese planes, but the troops gathered in the front to attack will also be bombed by Japanese planes or by Japanese artillery. Once the artillery is gone, it will be basically impossible to break through the Japanese defense line. As for taking advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese planes fly back to launch an attack, this is unrealistic. Since the Japanese knew that you had a large number of artillery, how could they only send a batch of planes? They must have sent planes one after another to support the 4th Brigade. Moreover, after the Japanese know that the Eighth Route Army has a large number of artillery, there is no way they will let you hide the artillery again. If you hide your artillery, the Japanese troops will launch a counterattack under the cover of their artillery. If you do not fire back, the Japanese will use their artillery to bomb your position. If you fire, the Japanese planes will be able to bomb your artillery positions. This is a pure conspiracy, with no solution. But if Pinglu Yongfu did not choose to defend, but chose to send the 22nd Regiment to attack the Vanguard Regiment, or to attack in the other two directions. Then with the strength of the three main regiments, the attacked troops will be able to directly bite the Japanese 22nd Regiment. Take the Vanguard Regiment for example. If the Japanese attacked the Vanguard Regiment, the Vanguard Regiment could directly retreat to the hillside and then fight back with mortars and grenade launchers. If the Japanese use artillery, Li Erhu or Wang Daniu will be able to immediately calculate the Japanese artillery positions. When the time comes, use mortars if the distance is close, and use mountain cannons if the distance is far, to directly blow up the Japanese artillery positions. In other words, if the Japanese took the initiative to attack, the initiative would be in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The defending side always has a certain advantage. When infantry attacks the defensive position of infantry, if the forces, combat effectiveness and supplies are the same, the attacking side will always need to use artillery first. Use the artillery first. Due to the weight of the artillery, once it is used, it will not be able to be moved quickly and will soon be destroyed by the defending artillery.
Because the goal of the defender is to destroy the attacker's artillery, only a few artillery pieces are needed, not too many. Even if the distance is far and mountain artillery is used, if the Japanese do not know the mountain artillery position here in advance, they will wait until the mountain artillery opens fire and then send planes to bomb. By the time the planes arrived, even if they were using heavy artillery such as mountain cannons, the artillery would have been moved directly. How could they possibly stay where they were and wait to be bombed by the planes? To take a step back, even if the Japanese planes happened to be overhead and discovered the artillery position. so what? It was worth it to exchange two or three mountain cannons for the Japanese's seven or eight mountain cannons, and Qin Yangming could afford to lose two or three mountain cannons. In short, no matter whether it was the Eighth Route Army or the Japanese devils near Tongshi Town, no matter who attacked first, they would have to use artillery first. The side that uses artillery first will be the side whose artillery is destroyed first. If one side loses its artillery, it means it has lost the battle. If the Japanese had launched an attack directly on the vanguard regiment, it would be basically certain that they would lose this time. Because, in addition to a large number of direct-fire artillery, the Vanguard Regiment also has a large number of mortars, grenade launchers, and rifle grenades. And the 107 rocket launcher, which has greater power, faster firing rate and more intensive firepower! The 107 rocket launcher is not as heavy as mountain artillery and other direct-fire artillery. With the weight of the 107 rocket launcher, two Type 38 riflemen can just carry it and run, and they can fire two shots and then move to another position just like a light machine gun. With the transfer speed of the 107 rocket launcher, unless the Japanese sent dozens of bombers to carry out blanket bombing on an entire area, the entire vanguard regiment area would be covered with aerial bombs. Only then will it be possible to completely destroy all the 107 rocket launchers. After all, the 107 rocket launcher can still be used even without a barrel or a gun mount. But does the Japanese Air Force have that capability? In other words, does the Japanese Air Force have so many aerial bombs to cover an entire area? Not at all. By that time, the Eighth Route Army will have artillery, but the Japanese will not. Even if the Japanese have air force support, it will not be of much use. The Japanese planes' high-altitude bombing had little accuracy. If they dropped bombs from high altitude on the frontline positions, they might accidentally hit their own positions. Dropping bombs from low altitude... Do you really think that the bullets fired by the Vanguard Regiment's heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns are made of wood? Moreover, when the troops launched the charge, the troops of both sides would converge and the Japanese planes would not be able to drop bombs at all. If the Japanese are cruel enough and play the game of exchange, Qin Yangming will accept it! It can be said that whether it is Qin Yangming, Li Yunlong, or Ding Wei, all three hope that the Fourth Brigade will send elite troops to take the initiative to attack them. By then, they would be able to hold on to the Japanese troops that attacked them, create opportunities for the other two main regiments, and completely annihilate the remaining troops of the Japanese Fourth Brigade within one day. Finally, we will tackle the tough issues. If the Japanese Fourth Brigade can be eliminated within two days, then the other two attacking brigades of the Japanese will have to consider whether to continue the attack. If the Japanese Fourth Brigade was eliminated within two days, it would mean that the strength of the Eighth Route Army was simply not comparable to that of two brigades. Moreover, because the time was short and the Eighth Route Army suffered small overall losses, under this circumstance, if the other two Japanese brigades continued to attack, they would have to consider whether they would be defeated or even annihilated by the Eighth Route Army. But now, the 22nd Regiment, the elite force of the Japanese 4th Brigade that Qin Yangming, Li Yunlong or Ding Wei had been thinking about day and night, did not launch an attack on them. Instead, they launched an attack on Kong Jie, who they thought was the least likely to be attacked. From this perspective, Kong Jie's luck can't be considered bad.
After all, Qin Yangming, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei all failed to encounter the 22nd Regiment, the elite force of the Japanese Fourth Brigade, but they were encountered by Kong Jie. "If I had known this would be the result, I would have stayed in Hegu Town with my troops and asked Kong Jie to come here. Anyway, there is Baihu Ridge behind. Even if Kong Jie fails to block it, with the defensive capabilities of Baihu Ridge, even if all the troops of the entire 4th Brigade launch an attack on Baihu Ridge, Baihu Ridge can still block it. And if the 4th Brigade dares to launch an active attack on Baihu Ridge, they will die even faster." Hearing Qin Yangming's slightly regretful tone, Zhangye shook his head helplessly. “If it’s really as you said, we will stay in Hegu Town, and Captain Kong will guard here, and then we can let the Japanese reach Baihu Ridge. I don't know how the Japanese died, but I know that the commanders and political commissars of our three main regiments will definitely be scolded to death by the brigade commander. Maybe the kitchen team at the brigade headquarters can be directly replaced by the six of us. By then, Captain Li will carry the big pot, Captain Ding will feed the horses, you will light the fire, and the other two political commissars and I will wash dishes, cut vegetables and scrub the pots. Captain, how are we going to fight? If we don’t make any moves, I’m worried that Captain Kong won’t be able to hold on. With Captain Kong’s personality, he will definitely hold on to the end… By then, the New Second Regiment might…” "Well, send a message to the other two regiments to launch a feint attack on the Japanese first, so that they won't be so arrogant!" (End of this chapter)