Bright Sword Military System

Chapter 1254 Fake a shot

Wang Xuexin didn't care about the issue of publicity, but the headquarters used up all the means to fight a vigorous public opinion war.

The main reason is that Wang Xuexin's victory was too dazzling. Not only did he regain Datong, he also defeated a division of the Devils with a regiment of troops.

The chief said happily: "This is an unprecedented victory for our army, and it also proves that our development direction is correct! Usually, the strength of one brigade of devils can match the strength of three regiments of our army. Now, one of our army A regiment can be as good as a devil's division, which is completely reversed!"

No wonder the chief is so happy.

The Eighth Route Army has always been on the defensive. Even if there is an occasional attack, it will be closed immediately, or it will compete with the devils for the base area... The battle for the base area is actually not a complete victory, because the devils can fight back at any time as long as they need it.

But now, the Eighth Route Army has not only successfully taken the first step, but also defeated the devils with a ratio of fewer victories and more casualties. This is a proof of equipment, a proof of combat effectiveness, and also a proof of tactics and strategic theory... It proves that the tactics are correct , The direction of strategic development is correct, and it also disproved the traitor's "curve to save the country" is nonsense.

Then the chief ordered: "Order all comrades in the enemy-controlled area and the stubborn army-controlled area, must find a way to spread the news of this victory, so that the people can have more confidence in our army and victory! "

"Yes!" The chief of staff responded, immediately passed on the order, and organized intelligence personnel from all over the place to take action that night.

Early the next morning, many recalcitrant soldiers, puppet troops, and devils did not know (this was due to self-blocking the news), that the news that the Eighth Route Army had regained Datong and defeated the devils and one division with one regiment had spread all over the streets and alleys. up.

In an instant, there was a sensation all over the country.

Recovering the country and defeating a division with one regiment, this is something they never dared to think about before, but now it has really happened.

Many people even wept with joy, their hands trembling while holding the newspaper, and repeatedly asked whether it was true... Many people actually believed it was true from the beginning, because the fact that one regiment defeated a division might still be an exaggeration, but The recovery of Datong cannot be faked. Whether a city is in the hands of our army or the devils is easy to verify and cannot be faked.

The reason why they ask over and over again is just because they want to hear the message repeated over and over again.

It's no wonder they are so excited. You must know that it has been more than ten years since the war between Huaxia and the devils. The Huaxia army has always lost more than it wins.

How many people have lost confidence in the Chinese army, how many people have given up hope of regaining the country, how many people have fallen into numbness...

But now, a sudden piece of good news stunned them immediately: there is such a thing?After a few days of marching hundreds of kilometers to conquer Datong, is it still worth fighting like this?Wouldn't the devil be finished!

In fact, not to mention that the common people were shocked by this, even the recalcitrant soldiers who have been wearing colored glasses were frightened by this battle fought by the Eighth Route Army.

Because they were struggling against the devils on the front line of defense, they knew exactly how much energy a division of the devils had. Given the situation of the stubborn army, several divisions might not be able to stop the attack of a single division of the devils.

But one regiment of the Eighth Route Army can do it, and it was defeated with a large casualty ratio.

Many stubborn army officers and soldiers believed that this must be a "rumor" released by the Eighth Route Army. Later, it was verified by intelligence that this was true, and many people were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.

It is said that the Chongqing side discussed whether to attack the half-track vehicles from Maoxiong that night... They thought that the Eighth Route Army's victory was mainly due to the half-track vehicles, but the root cause was the recalcitrant army, which was put together by various warlords for their own interests. An army without cohesion cannot come together as a force.

Wang Xuexin has already taken these things very lightly, not to mention that the battle is far from over and it is time to relax and celebrate.

He kept his eyes on the map, and then kept giving orders to send more troops to the railway line.

The reason for increasing the troops and moving the defense line southward by [-] to [-] kilometers is because we have learned the lessons of this defensive battle... The railway line directly facing the devils is easy to be attacked by the devils.

If the line of defense is compressed in the direction of the devils, the railway line will soon become a second line, and it will be much easier to defend.

On the other hand, it is Wang Xuexin who hopes that the devils will misunderstand that the next step of the Eighth Route Army is to attack Taiyuan in an all-round way and drive the devils out of Shanxi.

In fact, this is indeed a very tempting combat plan.

Shanxi is a good place, surrounded by mountains on three sides: Luliang Mountain in the west, Taihang Mountain in the east, and Zhongtiao Mountain in the south. As long as the north side is guarded, a large piece in the middle can basically guarantee safety. It can be said that it is an absolute must for the development of industry and agriculture. good area.

however……

If we take Shanxi and advance northward, will the devil's battle with the recalcitrant army on the southern front be over?
As long as the devils return to aid, the Eighth Route Army will lose the opportunity to advance north and enter the northeast.

And the Northeast is an industrial gathering place for devils...

So there are actually two options before Wang Xuexin:

One is to fight south to recover Shanxi, which is safer and more secure, but at the same time, the blow to the devils in Pian'an is not too big, and the victory of the War of Resistance may not be much ahead of schedule.

The second is to fight north and advance to the northeast. This is more risky and difficult to fight, but you can also get tiger cubs while entering the tiger's den. The Eighth Route Army may destroy the devil's industry in the northeast in one fell swoop and put the war in China in trouble.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xuexin still chose the latter.

However, while choosing the latter, Wang Xuexin also made a feint to expand some territory to the south.

There is a problem with this, that is, expanding the territory requires more troops.

However, this problem was quickly resolved:
Part of the force comes from the Daqingshan base area. Originally, the Eighth Route Army needed troops to garrison in Daqingshan. Now that it has reached the area east of Daqingshan, Daqingshan has become the rear area. We only need to leave a small amount of troops to organize guerrilla training. , All other troops were transferred to Datong for defense.

The other part came to Taihang Mountain. Dahang Mountain was not like Lvliang Mountain. Taihang Mountain had not yet formed a line of defense.

Since there is no line of defense, there is no need for too many troops, and some of them can be transferred to the direction of the railway line.

Most of them were conscription on the spot. For example, after taking Datong, [-] militiamen were recruited in Datong in one go.

Although these militiamen lacked training and had low fighting qualities, the Eighth Route Army's three-three system was aimed at this situation... If the militiamen were inserted into other troops, and veterans were used to lead new recruits, they would grow into veterans in a short time.

(End of this chapter)