The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1349 The Kwantung Army’s generosity (first update)

A mobile force of 500 people, plus supporting equipment and ammunition, requires at least 30 troop transport vehicles.

The five mobile units add up to one hundred and fifty carts.

Although the Kwantung Army is well-equipped, it is still very difficult for a small Jinzhou garrison to gather 150 transport trucks in a short period of time.

However, in order to capture the Eighth Route Army operating outside the city and avoid future troubles, Lieutenant General Yoshino decided to fight.

Even if there are no conditions, conditions must be created.

He immediately turned his attention to the chief of staff beside him and gave the order: "Raise transport vehicles immediately..."

"The greater the number, the better... First, free up all the cars equipped by the baggage regiment, and then gather all the cars equipped by several regiments outside Jinzhou City, ready to be called at any time..."

"If the number is not enough, go to the expatriates in the city..."

"They also have a lot of cars..."

"We collected the 150 vehicles needed by the Fujita Division within three hours, leaving one less military law officer..."

Seeing the chief of staff disappear quickly at the door of the war room, Lieutenant General Yoshino turned his attention to Lieutenant General Fujita again: "Fujita-kun..."

"I have spent all my money, I hope the Fujita Division will not let me down..."

"Annihilate all the Eighth Route Army operating outside the city in one battle and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of it."

The Kwantung Army's new mopping-up plan was quickly communicated to the returning troops. In less than two hours, a total of twenty Kwantung Army mopping-up troops were deployed outside Jinzhou City.

Nearly three thousand Kwantung Army elites rushed outside Jinzhou City at the same time to take over the transportation vehicles.

The artillery regiment and tank brigade directly under the Fujita Division were also dispersed into five mobile units, ready to send troops to encircle the Eighth Route Army and reinforce the battlefield at any time.

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After the Kwantung Army changed its siege method, Duan Peng received the news immediately.

He was still feeling complacent because the Kwantung Army's return troops were helpless in the face of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, but he didn't expect that the Fujita division would change hands and launch a net-style sweep against him.

Although there is nothing clever about this method of raiding, and it does not seem to have any technical content, the elite Kwantung Army of more than 10,000 people and the Puppet Manchuria Army of several thousand people directly turned into a plow, removing places where the Eighth Route Army may be active. Plow them all.

Wherever they passed, as long as the Eighth Route Army dared to fight with them, they would either be encircled or retreat towards the opening they opened, and finally retreat step by step to their planned encirclement battlefield.

This is a real conspiracy. In the face of absolute strength, no matter how many conspiracies and tricks you use, it will be useless. You will either be hunted or retreat to their preset decisive battle battlefield.

"Batalion Commander, what should I do?" a company commander under his command asked with a worried look on his face.

"The Japs' mopping up troops are too close together. The mountain roads, highways, paths, and even narrow paths that may cross their blockade... are all blocked by the Japanese and puppet troops. Unless they attack by force, they will never be able to break through their encirclement."

The other company commander also frowned and answered with a serious face: "We can't even attack by force..."

"Each of the enemy's mopping up troops includes 500 elite Kwantung Army troops and more than 300 puppet Manchurian troops. They have also strengthened their mortars and heavy machine guns. They can attack when advancing and defend when retreating. With our small strength and firepower, we can severely damage them. It is certainly no problem to mop up the troops all the way, but it will be difficult to break through their encirclement and eliminate the troops mopping up all the way. " "And the Kwantung Army mobile troops are not vegetarians. "

"The fourth mopping up force has a mobile unit to cooperate with the operation. The farthest mopping up force is only five or six kilometers away, and all of them are equipped with transport vehicles. The troops march quickly to reinforce the battlefield. No matter how slow it is, it only takes more than ten minutes."

"It is obviously impossible for us to end the battle in more than ten minutes, eat the Kwantung Army and sweep away the troops all the way, and break out of their encirclement."

The more Duan Peng listened, the deeper his frown deepened. He thought for a full minute before speaking: "Shut up..."

"The enemy is strong and we are weak, and the Kwantung Army uses this head-on fighting method. It is indeed difficult for us to deal with it, but it is not impossible..."

"What can I do..." Several company commanders all looked at Duan Peng expectantly.

Duan Peng pointed to the map and analyzed the encirclement formed by the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops...

"The Kwantung Army was divided into twenty mopping up troops and swept all the way towards us. It was obvious that they wanted to gather us together, compress our living space, and make us unable to hide before we could gather together and annihilate them."

"If when they are halfway through their sweep, several Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appear behind them and continue to besiege their strongholds and settlement points, and we stop the action and lurk quietly, how do you think the Kwantung Army's sweep force will consider this issue."

The first company commander was the first to react. He stared at the map and analyzed: "We broke out of the encirclement under their noses and successfully broke through behind them. Their encirclement of us had loopholes and even lost its effectiveness. They immediately turned around and encircled us. The troops just emerged.”

Duan Peng then said: "After the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops turned around and besieged our newly exposed troops, the troops lurking in their pockets were saved. We immediately dispersed and launched another attack on the Kwantung Army's strongholds and settlement points, and then It creates a feeling for the Kwantung Army that there are beacon fires everywhere outside Jinzhou City.”

"How do you think the Kwantung Army would consider this issue at that time?"

"They will definitely go crazy..." The second company commander also reacted, and then he became more and more excited as he thought about it, staring at the map with emotion.

"If I were the commander of the Kwantung Army, I would definitely feel that the troops' method of sweeping the Eighth Route Army with a net was useless. It could not stop the Eighth Route Army operating outside Jinzhou City. Otherwise, why could they break out of the encirclement again and again and appear in the mopping up force? behind."

"As long as the Kwantung Army's mopping up troops change their tactics, we will be saved."

The company and platoon commanders surrounding Duan Peng all took a deep breath and silently analyzed in their hearts how feasible this approach was and how high its success rate was.

After a few minutes, almost everyone had a smile on their face.

Because they didn't find any problems or loopholes in this style of play. As long as the two forces cooperated properly and the attack time was grasped, they could definitely defeat the Kwantung Army.

As for timing the attack, it is definitely not a problem for the current First Battalion.

The army is equipped with two radios. As long as they are used separately, the two armies can inform each other of the latest enemy situation.

Just as everyone was getting more and more excited, the instructor suddenly interrupted: "Batalion Commander..."

"I have a question……"

"The Kwantung Army's encirclement to sweep us has been completely formed. As far as I know, almost all of our ten commandos are inside the encirclement. Only one unit was blocked outside the encirclement because it did not retreat in time. It is obviously impossible to rely on that single assault force alone. If you attract the attention of the Kwantung Army, they won’t be fooled.”

(End of this chapter)