The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1460: Offense is the best defense

With the help of several combat staff officers, the attacked settlements and blockade lines were quickly marked on the sand table.

The chief of staff was the first to find the pattern: "Division commander..."

"These settlements and blockades are close to the mountains..."

"Once the Eighth Route Army is surrounded by us, they may retreat to the mountains at any time, unless we rashly pursue them into the mountains."

"I think the most urgent task now is to find out the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army's initiative to break out of the mountains."

"With the cover of the mountains and forests, they still have a chance to escape the heavy encirclement of the Kwantung Army."

"Out of the mountains, without the protection of the forests, even the most powerful Eighth Route Army cannot withstand our heavy siege."

"If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would definitely not let the troops rashly attack us."

Lieutenant General Fujita seemed to be angered by the Eighth Route Army's behavior.

I didn't go to encircle and suppress them, but they dared to send troops to attack me. Are they thinking that my sword is not sharp enough? Do they think the Fujita Division is easy to bully?

The failures in the previous two sweeps had already made him furious.

Now the Eighth Route Army is actually rushing towards their own guns. Isn't that just courting death?

He slammed his fist on the table and ordered: "I don't care what the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army is."

"Destroy these Eighth Route Army troops who left the mountains."

"Whatever their hidden purpose is, it cannot threaten the safety of the Fujita Division."

"chief of staff……"

"Immediately formulate a plan to encircle and suppress these Eighth Route Army troops that have entered our defense zone."

"As long as any Eighth Route Army dares to come out of the mountains, we will destroy them one by one."

Although the Chief of Staff felt that the Fujita Division's actions were a bit impulsive, he did not say much.

This is a battle outside the mountains, where the Kwantung Army has a natural advantage and the chance of accidents is much smaller than in the mountains.

The division sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress these Eighth Route Army troops that came out of the mountains, and they would definitely be able to kill them one by one.

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The headquarters of the 1st Regiment in Dawangzhuang.

Huang Yu also received the good news that the 142nd Battalion had successfully broken through the Kwantung Army's blockade.

His expression was very calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was excited or worried at the moment.

But Wei Dayong on the side had a worried look on his face.

From the time the two battalions received the order to attack, the worried look on his face never disappeared.

During the last round of anti-mopping-up operations, Duan Peng had experience of operating outside the mountains.

But at that time, the main force of the Fujita Division was in the mountains, and the Kwantung Army was short of manpower outside the mountains, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of.

  Now the main force of the Fujita Division is all outside the mountain. If the commander sends his troops out of the mountain at this time, wouldn't that be walking into the guns of the Kwantung Army and seeking death?

Wei Dayong was full of worries about this attack operation. He felt that not only would they fail to complete the attack mission, but they might also get themselves into trouble, losing both the wife and the troops.

But Huang Yu had made up his mind, and as his deputy, Wei Dayong couldn't say much.

And in his memory, whenever Huang Yu took action, he seemed to have never lost a battle.

Maybe he can create another miracle in this attack.

Let the attacking troops establish a guerrilla zone in the cracks of the Kwantung Army, directly threatening the safety of the Fujita Division's base, so that they cannot do their best to encircle and suppress the main force in the mountains.

That's right. After the reorganization of the main battalion of the regiment was completed, Huang Yu was considering establishing a guerrilla zone outside the mountain.

For the Chaoyang base, a regiment operating in Jinzhou could attract a large amount of attention from the Kwantung Army, thereby reducing the pressure on the Chaoyang base.

If the 1st, 4th and 5th battalions can really establish a guerrilla zone outside the mountains and gain a foothold.

In Huang Yu's opinion, they can also take on the important task of attracting the attention of the Fujita Division and reducing the combat pressure on the main force of the regiment. Their importance is self-evident.

"Wei Dayong..." Seeing that Wei Dayong still looked worried and was not affected at all by the good news sent back by the attacking troops, Huang Yu knew that he was worrying too much and gave a direct order.

"Send a telegram to Captain Gao of the First Battalion immediately."

"The Fujita Division will most likely dispatch heavy troops to encircle and suppress them..."

"Tell them to disperse their troops immediately according to the original battle plan."

"Use squads and platoons as units to reinforce with a certain number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and disperse and attack the Kwantung Army troops in all the surrounding settlements and towns."

"The armed forces of overseas Chinese defending various settlements are also their targets."

"At the same time, we mobilized the people in the settlements to join our Eighth Route Army, and secretly established guerrilla forces in each settlement."

"It is impossible for the Kwantung Army to continuously send armed expatriates to various settlements. After all, the number of armed expatriates in Northeast China is limited."

"As long as we kill the Japanese armed overseas Chinese and make them afraid to enter the settlements, the Kwantung Army's control over the settlements will be reduced to the minimum, and we will have the opportunity to establish a guerrilla zone outside the mountains."

After Wei Dayong finished recording the order, Huang Yu continued to order: "Let the second and fifth battalions set off at the same time..."

"Stand by in the mountains near the 14th Battalion's activity area."

"If any troops are in danger outside the mountain, the two main battalions will immediately launch an attack on the Kwantung Army on the blockade line to support the besieged troops of the 1st and 4th battalions."

"The Kwantung Army's Fujita Division will definitely launch a new round of sweeps against us in the near future."

“They say the best defense is offense.”

"If we are lucky enough to establish a guerrilla zone in the Kwantung Army's defense zone near the mountains, it will definitely bring great benefits to our subsequent counter-mopping-up operations."

"Ten thousand steps back."

“Even if the timing was not right and the guerrilla zone was not established.”

"Our proactive attack can also kill a large number of Kwantung Army. Maybe among the Japanese killed there are people who are about to sweep us. We may even be able to disrupt the Kwantung Army's deployment through this proactive attack."

"Send another telegram to Duan Peng."

"When he is active in the Panjin area, send people to find out as much as possible about the strength and equipment of the Kwantung Army garrison in Panjin City. The city defense situation of Panjin should also be checked clearly. It would be best if we could get a map of Panjin's city defense."

"During the operation, in addition to attacking mines and strongholds and towns controlled by the Kwantung Army, we also seized food, weapons and ammunition, rescued miners, and provided a steady supply of troops to the main force. We also need to find a way to consume more Panjin garrison troops..."

Wei Dayong immediately showed a surprised expression and asked back: "Captain..."

"You're not planning to attack Panjin, are you?"

Huang Yu did not deny it, but smiled and asked: "No?"

"Jinzhou is a key military town of the Kwantung Army. Even if the garrison is severely damaged, its strength will not be less than that of a main brigade. The Kwantung Army Headquarters will continue to send troops to reinforce Jinzhou."

"We can't put all our chips on Jinzhou in this situation."

"Although Panjin, which is adjacent to Jinzhou, is also very important, it has far fewer troops stationed there than Jinzhou, and because of the complex terrain around it, it is definitely easier for us to develop here than in Jinzhou."

"Moreover, Panjin is backed by Jinzhou. If we can really establish a base in Jinzhou, our troops can rush into Jinzhou at any time and threaten the security of Jinzhou. This will not affect our support for the Chaoyang base and help them share the pressure."