The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1338 Old partners reunited (second update)

The deputy commander in chief agreed with the chief of staff's analysis: "There are really not many candidates who can endure Li Yunlong's violent temper and be his partner."

"But our Eighth Route Army has a lot of talents, and we will definitely be able to find them..."

Speaking of this, the deputy commander-in-chief quickly thought of a candidate, and then asked the combat staff aside: "What is Zhao Gang's current position in northwest Shanxi..."

"I remember that Zhao Gang partnered with Li Yunlong when he was the regiment leader in northwestern Shanxi, and they worked very well together."

"If Li Yunlong hadn't found a boy to disobey military orders, maybe the two of them would still be working together..."

The combat staff officer quickly found the information about Zhao Gang from a pile of documents and immediately replied: "Report to the chief..."

"Comrade Zhao Gang is currently the political commissar of the First Brigade in Northwest Shanxi..."

The deputy commander immediately made a decision: "Immediately send a telegram to the First Brigade in Northwest Shanxi..."

"Ask Zhao Gang to immediately hand over all matters at the brigade headquarters to the deputy political commissar and rush to the enemy headquarters to report that there are important tasks assigned to him..."

"Chief of Staff, please work hard and prepare three deputy regiment-level political commissars, ten deputy battalion-level instructors, and thirty deputy company-level instructors for Li Yunlong... try to have as many veterans as possible."

"Prepare fifty more local cadres, a few deputy regiment-level cadres, and Zhao Gang for the northward detachment, making up a hundred people."

"Let Zhao Gang lead the team and sneak into the northeast to support the northward detachment."

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After five days of preparation, a main division assembled by the Kwantung Army Headquarters in Jilin finally arrived at the Jinzhou battlefield.

Duan Peng and Wei Dayong immediately felt like dark clouds were closing in on the city. From the moment the Kwantung Army reinforcements entered the Jinzhou battlefield, there was no smile on their faces.

It is true that the Kwantung Army transferred too many troops.

On the surface, a main division only has one more regiment than the three main regiments that encircled and suppressed them last time, but in fact this is not the case.

Although the main division only has one more regiment than the Kwantung Army's participating troops that were swept away in the previous round, its overall combat effectiveness is at least twice as high.

Because the three main regiments of the Kwantung Army only have 10,000 people in total, but one of their main divisions has more than 20,000 people, nearly 30,000 elites, including a large number of artillery, cavalry, chariot troops, and baggage troops...

"Commander Duan... the Kwantung Army's mopping up force is stronger than we previously judged... Do you think we should act as planned or change our approach..." Wei Dayong frowned and reminded.

Duan Peng shook his head: "No matter how many Kwantung Army there are, for us, the enemy is strong and we are weak. The troops divide their forces and attack from inside and outside. This is the only hope to disrupt this big sweep..."

"So I insisted on fighting as planned."

Wei Dayong suddenly clenched his fist, slammed it on the table made of ammunition boxes in front of him, and replied with a serious face: "Then act according to the predetermined battle plan!"

"Let's divide our forces tonight... You are outside and I am inside. Even if we die, we will drag this main division transferred from the Kwantung Army to the Jinzhou battlefield!"

"Why die..." Huang Yu's curse suddenly sounded from the command department.

"You have to fight the Japanese with all your strength before the battle even begins. Are you so unsure of your own tactics?"

"Thanks to the cadres brought up by me!"

"Look, when have I ever been as frustrated as you in fighting the Japanese? I lost confidence before the battle even started. I, Huang Yu, have been completely humiliated by you."

"Captain... why are you here!"

Seeing Huang Yu suddenly appearing at the entrance of the command department, Wei Dayong and Duan Peng were excited and worried, and asked quickly.

Huang Yu replied unhappily: "If I don't come again, the whole group will be defeated by the two of you!" "How can we win the battle if we are timid before fighting!"

Wei Dayong continued to remind: "But it is too dangerous here!"

"The Kwantung Army assembled a main division to besiege us, but the total number of combatable troops in the group is only more than 400, and there are many wounded among them. There is a fifty-fold disparity in strength... How to fight!"

"It's not that Duan Peng and I don't have confidence, it's just that the enemy is too powerful."

"In the face of absolute strength, no matter how many tactics and tactics we use, they will be ineffective and we can only be passively beaten... There is no reason to win this battle at all!"

Huang Yu did not deny this fact, and answered Jing Jing: "The disparity in strength between the two sides is indeed huge, and your counter-mopping pressure is also great. Because of this, as the leader of the first regiment, I rushed here in a hurry."

"You can't just fight on the front line while I guard the rear and become a deserter!"

"Don't worry about military strength..."

"The main military operation of the detachment has come to an end. The next step is to expand the troops and establish base areas. We don't need too many troops!"

"And the longer we hold on here, the safer the main force of the detachment and our new base will be!"

"The commander directly transferred 300 people from the already small main force to reinforce a regiment!"

"I've already brought the person!"

"So our total force participating in this counter-mopping up is more than 700 people, not more than 400 people."

"The Kwantung Army is indeed very strong, but our participating troops are nearly twice as many as expected!"

"I just heard that you plan to divide your troops into two groups, one to fight inside and the other to fight outside. Can anyone tell me your specific tactics?"

"Let Duan Peng come... Duan Peng came up with the plan, and this counter-mopping operation will focus on outside lines!" Wei Dayong decisively gave this opportunity to Duan Peng.

The entire combat plan had been imprinted in Duan Peng's mind for a long time. In less than ten minutes, he explained the entire combat plan based on the map, which made Huang Yu nod repeatedly.

Supported on the spot: "I agree to fight like this, but there is a small addition..."

"Before, you didn't have enough troops, so you could only operate alone on two fronts, both internal and external..."

"Now I have brought another 300 people from Chaoyang. If I distribute them directly to you, they will definitely not achieve the surprise effect."

"So I want to add another force based on your combat plan..."

"Don't you want to attack a few mines after this counter-sweeping operation, recruit new soldiers by rescuing absentees, and replenish the loss of troops?"

"It will be too slow to wait for the counter-mopping up to be completed, and it will take time for the new recruits to become combat-effective and trained... Why don't we attack the coal mines in the mountains now..."

"Not only can recruits be recruited and trained immediately so that they can form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, but it can also confuse the Kwantung Army to a certain extent and give them the illusion that the Eighth Route Army is everywhere in the Northeast, thereby spreading their forces and reducing the tension on both internal and external lines. Combat pressure..."

"It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone..."

"You are more familiar with the terrain than I am... The troops operating on the internal and external lines are still under your command..."

"I will deploy a hundred people from the reinforcements to support you. You decide how to divide them. The remaining two hundred people will follow me to attack the coal mines controlled by the Kwantung Army..."

(End of this chapter)