Bright Sword: Hosting the independent regiment, all become special forces

Chapter 48 Encirclement with Iron Wall.

"He committed the common fault of most soldiers in the empire. He regarded himself as the god of war. How can he be undefeated with a few hundred troops penetrating into the enemy's hinterland? The grandson of China once said that soldiers are tricky and soldiers , The major events of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must be observed. What can be done shows what can't be done, what is close shows how far, and what is far shows how near. This grandson lived more than 2000 years ago. The relationship between strategy and war has already been brilliantly discussed, and it will not be outdated either now or in the future."

"Yamamoto-kun is worthy of being a high-achieving student at the Imperial Army University. I am very interested in your opinion. Please continue."

"For example, it took us a few months to occupy the capital of the enemy country and most of China, so many of our generals were complacent, thinking that we were no worse than the Germans. In fact, the strategic effects of occupying Nanjing and Paris completely different."

"Then what are the different effects of occupying Nanjing and occupying Paris?"

"For China, even if we occupy the entire city of Nanjing and along the railway line, the resistance will not stop. The Chinese army will continue to fight in the mountains, far away from the urban areas and along the railway line. His land area provides great depth. The Chinese army has enough leeway to maneuver, making us fall into a passive situation, and our limited forces and resources will be unable to make ends meet and cannot withstand the loss of long-term combat.

Paris, Germany is different. They lack strategic depth, and the railways extend in all directions, mostly in plain areas. **Germany has a large number of mechanized troops at any time, and can quickly attack any point. Therefore, once Paris falls, the war will inevitably end. "

"Yamamoto-kun, after you make these comments, can I understand that you are very pessimistic about the prospect of war?"

"Sir, please forgive me. If the war continues like this, I am pessimistic. The reason is simple: we lack the capital to fight on two fronts. I don't know why the high command made such a stupid decision. Please forgive me. is a misnomer."

Shinozuka Yoshio nodded: "Please continue."

"The fact now is that we actually chose three battlefields on our own initiative. The matter in the Chinese battlefield has not yet been resolved, and we are in a bitter battle in the Pacific Ocean and the Nanyang Islands. General, don't you think this is very stupid?"

"Yamamoto-kun, you should understand this truth. Whether it is war or peace, our soldiers cannot choose. At that time, Admiral Togo Heibaro ordered the flagship to raise the signal flag before attacking the Russian fleet. He said to the entire fleet, The fate of the empire, we fought this war, we won that war, and we must win this war.”

"General, I agree with this point of view, but war requires not only passion, but also strategy and command."

"Yamamoto-kun, what is needed here are doers. Every soldier of the empire must first do his job well. Where are we facing now? It's North China. Then please talk about it from the perspective of strategy and tactics. If you were the highest officer of the Imperial Army dispatched in North China, what would you do."

"As ordered, we should make North China our real strategic rear, not a rear in name only. The specific implementation method is to divide the pavilions in the plains by roads, high forts, and deep ditches. It may be called grid formation. The so-called Eighth Route Army The base area will be divided into several small pieces, which means that the end cannot be connected, and we can attack quickly from the coordinates at any time. Once the grid is formed and a heavy army group is formed, we can carry out a net-like cleanup. This tactic is obviously for The iron wall is cleared.

"Yamamoto-kun, I will truthfully report your thoughts to General Tada Toshi."

The sound of sobbing and crying, and the smell of burning paper money.

Disasters caused by soldiers, bandits, wars, and even human life can be said to be inferior to a gun or a blade of grass.

Zhang Wei is leading people to look for his material rewards, and it seems that they have arrived at the place.

But now that people are paying homage to the dead folks and neighbors, it is really hard to speak.

In a yard, an old man with a cane said in dialect after a long time: "Damn, these damned Japanese ghosts are all a bunch of beasts."

A man cupped his hands and thanked: "Please trouble Mr. Liu."

The old man didn't seem to hear it, and then he turned around and was about to go back to his room. It wasn't until he walked a long way that the man seemed to realize that he hurried forward to help him: "Mr., slow down, you said How can this damn Japanese devil be so unreasonable?"

"They are looking for those outsiders, those who are known as the Eight Routes. They have heard of it in the early years, but they used to be called the Communist Party. They never thought that they are now under the government of the Republic of China. It is also a disaster for the village, but if you talk about the root cause, it still needs some money and some food, but the Eighth Route Army seems to want nothing."

"Since you are asking for money and food, find a few quick-spoken people to inquire about it, discuss it with them, and send it away. Is it okay to leave our place?"

"Do you think I care about money and food? These Eighth Route Army are working hard to beat devils, and they don't ask us for money or food. It's okay, there are boys and girls from the border government to help us with farm work. We can't treat them badly, but these The Eighth Route Army didn’t even mention money and food.”

"Old sir, you mean they came for that batch of things?"

With a long sigh, Mr. Liu sat on the reclining chair: "These are the things left by the Jinsui Army. Since the Eight Route Army is also the army of the Nationalist Government, it is not a waste to hand them over to them. In this troubled world, what if the Japanese After searching it out, most of the neighbors in our village are about to be murdered! We are born in troubled times, and we can’t escape! The truth since ancient times is that my Liu family village owes them money!"

"Mr. Liu, what to do with the remains of those young people? Are you still notifying these Eight Routes?"

"Let's not talk about it, so as not to cause trouble, just bury it, and bury it in the back mountain. It's a blessing or a curse. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. These eight roads have damaged people. Sooner or later, find them, go, and prepare money and food."

Shaking off the man's hand supporting him, he walked to the brightly lit living room alone, and before he arrived, he yelled loudly: "You sirs have worked hard, and I have neglected you sirs, please forgive me!"

He walked a few steps faster, facing the independent platoon soldiers who had already stood up, and saluted again: "Sirs, today is hasty and negligent, sirs."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Wei had already stepped forward to support Mr. Liu: "Old man, we can't afford such a great courtesy from you. Speaking of which, it's really ashamed that soldiers join the army to serve the country and can't protect the environment and the people. We are sorry for the folks in the base area."

(End of this chapter)