Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 102 Preparation before the war

A large map of the three eastern provinces was hung on the wall, with the situation between the enemy and ourselves marked on it. Tang Qiuli faced the map and pondered for a long time. The generals below looked at the commander in silence with a thoughtful expression on their faces.

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Just now, Chief of Staff Feng Jiwu has given you a detailed description of the situation between the enemy and ourselves as well as the commander's strategic intentions. The enemy Yoshino Regiment has gone deep alone and used mechanized field troops to enter the mountainous and forest areas. The enemy's tanks and heavy artillery are unable to do so.

Entering the battlefield and causing it to lose its firepower advantage is the best time to annihilate it. When fighter planes appear, all ideas revolve around this strategic intention.

None of the commanders present had any objections to the annihilation of the Yoshino Regiment, especially Captain Han Tie, who suffered losses from the Yoshino Regiment. Last time he went with Commissioner Zhang to deliver supplies, and the brigade that suffered heavy losses was Han Tie.

When the Iron Detachment members heard that they were going to kill the Yoshino Alliance, they immediately screamed with excitement.

These detachment leaders who held heavy troops were not fuel-efficient lamps. They were all masters who could only take advantage and refused to suffer losses. They lost more than 300 soldiers for no reason. Han Tie was so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

Holding it in his heart, he scolded that bullshit special correspondent frequently during his detention. Now that he had a chance to take revenge, he immediately jumped on the main attack mission.

Several other detachment captains quit, so why should you, Han Tie, be the main attacker? Why do you have three heads and six arms? Everyone started shouting, each showing the advantages of their own detachment. They couldn't stop arguing. After a while, they saw that the commander had no point.

The reaction will stop.

Now, all the problems have been concentrated on one point. There is no problem in completely annihilating the Yoshino Regiment. The key is how to covertly engage the enemy without alerting the Japanese peripheral troops.

Tang Qiuli was speechless when he saw everyone, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, everyone? Why have you become so civilized? Tell me, who has a good idea?"

Everyone kept their heads in silence. This was indeed a head-scratching problem. It was almost impossible for a large army of more than 10,000 people to quietly touch the enemy. If they got entangled with the Japanese in the middle and the surrounding Japanese soldiers came closer, the army would be surrounded.

Danger.

Tang Qiuli smiled, and I proposed a plan for everyone to discuss. Since the troops cannot approach the Yoshino unit covertly without alerting other Japs, then we should send a troop with great fanfare, disguised as the main force, and search for the Japs.

There was a big fight outside the circle. The harder the fight, the more lively the better.

Then, retreat in large strides, attracting the Japanese army to pursue in the opposite direction, as far away as possible, opening a hole for the main force, and the main force passes quickly. Even if other Japanese want to reinforce the Yoshino unit, they will not be able to make it in time. This is called tiger

Dig your heart out.

As soon as Tang Qiuli finished speaking, everyone suddenly felt enlightened. Yes, the commander had an idea, and this move would definitely work.

It's not that the commanders here don't have such wisdom, but they are used to the commander's whimsical ideas, and they can win big battles every time. As time goes by, they don't bother to waste their brain cells. Anyway, what do you think?

He can't even surpass the commander.

In fact, Tang Qiuli also noticed this problem. Now that the large forces are acting collectively, it is okay to take care of everything by himself. In the future, if the troops are divided into separate attacks, each detachment captain will have to take charge of his own role. This kind of mentality is not necessary. He consciously cultivates the skills of commanders at all levels.

**Combat capability.

The combat plan was quickly determined. Deputy Commander Liu Tiehan led Li Honggang's detachment, which was equipped with a mortar squadron and an infantry artillery squadron. They pretended to be the main force of the army and were responsible for diverting the Japs away. The cavalry detachment acted in coordination. The general combat principle was,

After delivering a sudden blow to the Japanese, the troops quickly left the battlefield, attracting Japanese pursuit.

Then, small groups of troops were used to entangle the Japanese, making them want to stop. The main force of the detachment stayed away, setting up ambushes at every level, looking for opportunities to annihilate the enemy. The key to this battle was to fight fiercely and withdraw quickly, and avoid head-on combat with the Japanese who had an absolute advantage.

After attracting the Japanese army for two days, he quickly left the battlefield and returned to the base.

Commander Tang Qiuli and Chief of Staff Feng Jiwu led the Su Jingfeng Detachment, Hantie Detachment, and Yuan Jinghao Detachment, a total of 7,500 people, responsible for the total annihilation of the Yoshino Regiment. The remaining artillery detachment, led by the detachment leader Zheng Yong,

Along with the action of the main force, except for one part of the special brigade that followed the deputy commander Liu Tiehan, the rest was led by detachment leader Tang Qiuquan and set off early as the vanguard of the main force.

Deputy Commander Tang Qiusheng stayed at the base to provide accurate intelligence. Chief of Staff Feng Jiwu worked with Director of the Staff Division Zhao Yuhe to formulate a detailed combat plan and distributed it to each unit. Each unit followed and implemented it. The pre-war mobilization of the troops took one day to prepare.

, we will set off on time at dawn tomorrow.

This battle depends on the rapid attack of the main offensive force. The battle must be resolved within twenty-four hours. The strength ratio between the enemy and ours is two to one, and our side has an absolute advantage.

Next, Yu Deshui, Director of the Intelligence Department, will introduce the basic situation of the enemy Yoshino Regiment. Yu Deshui, the Director of the Intelligence Department, is a gentle and gentle young man wearing glasses. In his words and deeds, he carries the unique rigor and warmth of an intelligence officer.

Taciturn.

He graduated from the Mathematics Department of Northeastern University and later joined the Northeastern Army as an intelligence staff officer. After the September 18th Incident, he left the Northeastern Army system and became unemployed at home. It was Qiuquan who discovered him when he was developing an intelligence network and learned about him.

After changing his political stance and family background, he was brought back to the base as a talent.

Later, Tang Qiuli discovered his talent among many staff members and made an exception to promote him from an ordinary staff officer to a senior intelligence officer in the combat unit. After the unit was reorganized, he served as the director of the intelligence department.

He stood up and said in his usual unemotional tone: "The Yoshino Regiment is the main field regiment of the 20th Japanese Division. It has four infantry brigades, one tank squadron, and eight tanks.

, eight armored vehicles, an artillery brigade, equipped with field artillery

Six, eighteen infantry guns, thirty mortars, a baggage brigade, and troops directly under the regiment headquarters, with a total strength of 4,600. Most of the soldiers are well-trained veterans with strong combat effectiveness.

They are of extremely high quality and are the first-class main force of the Japanese army."

"Captain Yoshino Masao, a native of Kyushu, Japan, graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army University. He is proficient in battle command and swordsmanship. He has a ruthless style. He participated in the invasion of North Korea and was later transferred to the Northeast. He was responsible for encircling and suppressing the anti-alliance forces and became the main mobile force of the Kwantung Army.

Troops", the above is the basic situation of the enemy Yoshino Regiment.

After he finished speaking, he closed the folder and sat down expressionlessly.

"How about everyone, this is a hard nut to crack. If we don't handle it well, our front teeth may be broken." Tang Qiuli said slowly. When everyone heard this, they were a little unhappy. Is the commander the commander?

The enemy's breeze will destroy his own spirit, let alone a piece of bone, even an iron lump will crush him to pieces.

Tang Qiuli liked the style of the cadres very much. Facing powerful enemies, they had no fear and high fighting spirit. This is the spirit that an army should have. He also specially warned everyone to give full play to our firepower advantage without our own strength.

Before the order was issued, all participating units were absolutely not allowed to charge. If the detachment leader or battalion leader showed off his personal heroism and did not take the lives of the soldiers seriously, he would be asked to raise pigs in the countryside of the base after he came back.

Everyone burst into laughter, and the logistics director Zhang Quan said: "Commander, please spare me, let a detachment leader go to my place to raise pigs, why don't you have to send two people to serve him? How can I have a pig shepherd? The whole

Come, uncle"

Everyone burst into laughter again, but Tang Qiuli did not laugh. He knew these fierce generals under his command very well. When the time comes, when they are excited, their heads are hot, and their hormones are strong, they will really be able to chop off the heads of Japanese soldiers with a big blade. Detachment

Commander, the captain is like this, so why don’t the soldiers below take off their arms and fight with bayonets?

The Japanese's individual soldier skills and stabbing skills were not given in vain. One-on-one combat really did not gain much advantage. This kind of unnecessary casualties was what Tang Qiuli tried his best to avoid in his guiding ideology for all previous battles.

Is it only a fool's business to ignore the advantageous firepower and not use it to fight with a bayonet? There is no way. Now that his family is rich, the most indispensable thing is guns and ammunition, so he reiterated the order very seriously.

Not to mention, the thoughts of several detachment captains and group captains really made him guess. They had not been on combat missions for a long time. These commanders were itching to hold back and worked hard to go into battle in person and have a good life.

Get addicted to killing little devils.

Now the commander emphasized one after another that he was not allowed to charge casually, so he had to give up the idea in his heart and muttered, look at what it meant. Not to mention how regretful it was, Tang Qiuli glared at them, these cowardly guys

, shrinking his neck and becoming honest.

The next step was to arrange the marching route and sequence of the troops, prepare materials and ammunition and other specific matters. Tang Qiuli handed over all these matters to Chief of Staff Feng Jiwu and Logistics Department Zhang Quan, and Zhou Yushan and the others did it and were free.

The troops were busy preparing. Each soldier carried 200 rounds of ammunition, five bases of artillery shells, and other supplies. In the baggage area, people screamed, Zhang Quan and Zhou Yushan were sweating profusely, and they were fighting inside and outside.

Busy work.

He brought Shan Hu and Battelle to the arsenal. The high-explosive ammunition developed by Wang Xu and the others was ready to equip the troops. This kind of artillery shell was fired by the Type 92 infantry gun or mortar. The power of the explosion was enough to exceed

It is a small Japanese field artillery shell, and the size and weight of the shells are greatly reduced, making it easier for troops to carry.

What made him even more overjoyed was that using the seamless steel pipes obtained in Samwonpo, the Equipment Research Institute had successfully developed an anti-tank gun with a shooting range of more than two thousand meters, and the supporting ammunition had passed live fire, and could

A large number of troops are equipped with the "Izu" series of tanks. The armor thickness of the thin iron coffin can be completely destroyed with just one bullet.

I took this kind of anti-tank gun. It has a long barrel and a muzzle as thick as a shovel. It is scary to look at. It is not heavy enough and can be operated by two people easily. Shanhu took it over and weighed it. It was full.

I was so envious that I almost carried it on my back, but I had no choice but to carry too much equipment on my body and there was no room to carry it, so I had to put it down with a look of regret on my face, and just kept talking.

To be continued

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