Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 113 The Tunnel Tunnel
Neiji Okamura was not in a hurry to act.

Because he believes that with the current strength of the Japanese army, it is impossible to defend the long communication line in the rear, attack the Eighth Route Army, and completely destroy those villages and dig them up.

If you want to "cut the weeds and eradicate the roots", you need at least double or even triple the number of troops and be prepared for a long-term blockade, otherwise, it will be nothing more than a larger-scale "mopping up", which is meaningless to the Japanese army.

At the same time, Neiji Okamura believes that during the preparation period, he should try to keep a low profile. Only in this way can he catch the Eighth Route Army by surprise.

What Neiji Okamura did not expect was that his so-called "caught off guard" did not actually exist.

To be precise, there is, because the commanders of the Eighth Route Army, including the chief and chief of staff, do not know what Okamura Ningji will do.

I can't cope without knowing what Okamura Ningji will do.

But if you can't deal with it, you have to dig a tunnel as Xiaodongbei said...Anyway, it's better to be prepared than not to be prepared, and there is a tunnel to be prepared.

And Xiaodongbei is precisely the only one who knows what Okamura Ningji is going to do, so it is equivalent to the Eighth Route Army making targeted and comprehensive preparations.

The chief and several others discussed this.

"I think the top priority is to build as many tunnels as possible." The chief of staff looked at the map and said, "Based on the experience of the devils' raids in the past, they rarely attack villages on the edge of the mountain. It's not cost-effective to do so. The devil's limited military strength is to maximize the benefits. The villages built on the edge of the mountain are difficult to defend and difficult to attack, and the soldiers and civilians can flee into the mountain as soon as they turn around. It’s a loss-making business! Therefore, I don’t think there’s any rush for tunnel warfare and reverse-slope fortifications, but for the villages in the plains, tunnels should be built immediately to deal with the coming raids of the devils!”

The chief of staff's proposal has been approved by most people, which is indeed the case from the analysis of the current situation.

Then the staff officer said: "Now...it may be too late to organize guerrillas in each village to learn tunnel warfare and then return to the villages to build. We can print hundreds of copies of tunnel drawings and distribute them, and we can also send 035 engineering personnel to give on-site guidance. , each person is responsible for several villages, tell them the importance of tunnels and the key points of construction, so that we can build tunnels quickly, well, and in large numbers, and make every effort to deal with possible unfavorable situations that may arise in the future!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Tunnel warfare is not difficult in terms of tactics. Drawing a blueprint to indicate the main points, coupled with on-site guidance can indeed solve most problems.

The difficulty lies in adapting measures to local conditions.

Different geological and climatic conditions require different strengths of support.

For example, some places do not need support at all, just make holes like mice.

Some places have to be dug and supported at the same time, otherwise they will collapse immediately... This will kill people.

Old Hei is the best at this matter, and it is perfect for him to go to the scene to guide.

But Wang Xuexin didn't consider these things.

What the chief of staff said was indeed reasonable, but he was still thinking about the problem with the old way of thinking.

Hayao Tada's sweep was just a sweep, that is, burning, killing and looting. The purpose was just like the chief of staff said, to grab as much as possible at the lowest cost like a bandit to maximize the benefits.

Neji Okamura's mopping-up was trying to get the bottom line out of the way. It was to trap the Eighth Route Army in the mountainous areas, to isolate the Eighth Route Army from the villages and towns in the plains, so as to achieve the goal of "separating the bandits"!

The difference in strategic goals determines that the former rarely attacks mountainous areas, while the latter mainly focuses on villages on the edge of mountainous areas. Not only do they focus on them, but they also kill, loot, and burn all nearby villages to form a no-man's land.

From this perspective, the chief of staff's consideration is wrong.

The chief didn't speak. Seeing Xiao Dongbei's expression was not right, he asked, "Comrade Wang Xuexin, tell me your opinion? You are good at this!"

Wang Xuexin didn't know how to answer. He couldn't say that Neiji Okamura's strategic goal was this, and then let's deal with it like this!
The chief of staff only needs to ask: "How do you know what Okamura Neiji's strategic goals are?"

Then it's over, and only "being a traitor" can explain it.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xuexin replied: "I basically agree with the opinion of the chief of staff. Most areas really have to do it this way. But I also thought about it, we will not affect the construction of tunnel fortifications in mountainous areas while building tunnels..."

"That's right!" The chief nodded and said, "We can do it together! If we don't do it on the mountainous side, but we can speed up the progress on the plain, then we can let the mountainous area go first. But don't the troops in the mountainous area have to be stationed in the mountainous area? The mountains can’t help the plains, so why don’t you just stare at the plains and do nothing?”

At this point, everyone was speechless.

There is indeed no conflict between the construction of tunnels in the mountains and the construction of tunnels in the plains. If there is any conflict, it is that the distribution of instructors is a bit tense.

But this aspect can be solved with more drawings, more correspondents and telephone communication, and it doesn't take much time to learn.

The chief continued: "In particular, I think that tunnel fortifications are no less important than tunnel fortifications. Tunnels are used to fight in plain areas, and tunnels are used in mountainous areas! Usually, devils rarely attack mountainous areas, so we take it for granted that they don't attack mountainous areas now? Wanna?" What about the devils attacking the mountains this time? Still retreating to the mountains to fight guerrillas like before? Passive!"

Zhang Wanhe, who had been silent all this time, expressed his opinion at this time: "I agree with the statement of the chief and Comrade Wang Xuexin. Our arsenal has a lot of personnel and equipment. If it is attacked by devils, it will not be able to withdraw in a short while. , A lot of equipment can’t go into the mountains with the troops, so what will we do then?”

In this way, it is no problem to talk about the chief of staff: "OK, let's do it together. I suggest..."

The chief of staff glanced at the roster and said: "Comrade Zhang Fugui (Old Hei) and seventeen mining experts are in charge of guiding the tunnel work in the plain area. Comrade Wang Xuexin is in charge of guiding the tunnel fortification work in the mountainous area!"

As he spoke, the chief of staff turned his attention to Wang Xuexin again, and asked, "Comrade Wang Xuexin, do you have any objections to this arrangement?"

"Guaranteed to complete the task!" Wang Xuexin stood up.

The chief pointed to the map with a smile and said: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, I think you can start from Zhaojiayu. Zhaojiayu's geographical location is very important. If you carry out the independent group together, it happens to be able to return to the construction, lest that Li Yunlong come to ask me for rent! I can't afford that many grenades!"

Everyone laughed with a "coax".

(End of this chapter)