Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

The Qing army's ability to bypass the Japanese army's reconnaissance and successfully appear behind the Japanese army was entirely due to the powerful reconnaissance capabilities of the Peking ship.

Before dispatching the ambush, Lin Yuan called the locals and asked if there were any roads in Zijing Mountain that large troops could pass through.The locals shook their heads one after another, saying that there is no such road, and the roads in the mountains are all small roads, and it is impossible to go out without a single day.Lin Yuan carefully observed the aerial map, but found a small path in the mountains. Judging from the measured distance, this small path can be used by large troops.

So Lin Yuan sent a small troop to carry out reconnaissance, and it turned out that the trail was indeed passable. It turned out that there was a small river there. Due to the inaccessibility of people, many local people did not know it. In the cold winter months, this small river was frozen. It's snowing again, so there's an extra trail coming out.

So a team of 200 people quietly went around the rear of the Japanese army from this path.

The fleeing Japanese army just ran into the muzzle of this ambush army. The Japanese army without fighting spirit only wanted to escape back to Jin County as soon as possible, and did not organize a counterattack. The Qing soldiers did not chase too much. They simply cleaned the battlefield and picked up After collecting the guns and ammunition discarded by the Japanese army, they withdrew to the camp.

It was only when the Japanese army's support troops received the fleeing Japanese troops that they discovered that less than one-tenth of the more than 500 outpost troops had fled back.

Lin Yuan ordered the troops participating in the night operation to go back to the city to rest and reorganize. The rest of the troops stationed in Jinzhou quickly marched towards Jin County. All the more than 00 Qing troops were dispatched. At dawn, they set up camp two kilometers away from Jin County.There are still more than 1500 Japanese troops stationed in Jinxian County, organized into three squadrons, with relatively complete combat effectiveness, and it seems difficult to eat them all in one bite.

Lin Yuan and Wu Yuankai, who hadn't slept all night, didn't care about rest, and immediately called a meeting with the generals to formulate the next combat action.

Most of the military officers in that era had no schooling and no understanding of elegance. Wu Yuankai first said in a rough voice, "Master Lin, what are we going to do next?"

Lin Yuan said: "I plan to surround the Japanese army in Jin County."

Wu Yuankai's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "What did you say?"

An aide said: "Master Lin, this grandson's art of war has a saying, ten rules surround him..."

Before the staff member could finish speaking, Wu Yuankai said angrily: "Don't drag the words, speak human words!"

The staff member looked embarrassed and said with a smile: "Sun Tzu's Art of War says that we can encircle them only when our strength is ten times that of the enemy's. Now we have almost the same strength as the Japanese army. How can we encircle them?"

Wu Yuankai also said: "That is, although the Japanese outpost battalion suffered a disastrous defeat, the strength of the Jin County defenders is still there. We want to surround them. How is it possible?"

Lin Yuan said: "The encirclement does not have to be geographically, we can also encircle them psychologically, that is to say, we want them to believe that they are already surrounded by us!"

Wu Yuankai asked: "Master Lin, I'm a rough man, I haven't read many books, so you just say, how can we surround them from that heart?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "We want them to believe that our military strength is far superior to theirs. Master Wu, have you read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? There is a reduction in troops and increase in number, have you heard of it?"

Lin Yuan was talking about the content of the [-]th chapter of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Zhuge Kongming sent his troops out of Qishan, and Liu Chan listened to Gou An's slander and ordered Zhuge Kongming to return to Chengdu. In order to prevent Sima Yi from chasing after him, Zhuge Kongming ordered his troops to dig When cooking, Sima Yi dug more stoves, which made Sima Yi mistakenly think that Zhuge Kongming's retreat was a trick, but in fact he was hiding an ambush, so he didn't chase after him.

Wu Yuankai had never read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he didn't want to lose face in front of his staff, so he had to say aloud, "I know." He was afraid that Lin Yuan would mention "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so he quickly changed the topic and asked: " What if the Japanese army from Jin County attacks us?"

Lin Yuan added: "I know that the Japanese army's intelligence work is very good. They know exactly how many defenders there are in Jinzhou City, but our shelling yesterday must have made them start to wonder if their intelligence work has gone wrong. They will definitely make such a judgment, Jinzhou City has reinforcements, and there are a lot of them, with strong combat effectiveness, and they dare not attack us rashly."

"This is one. Second, how does the Japanese army detect how many people are in our camp? The most direct way is to count the number of stove pits. When we cook, there will be smoke from the kitchen. The Japanese army can judge our number based on this. , we will let him scout enough, dig a lot of stove pits, make a lot of cooking smoke, and make them believe it."

Wu Yuankai thought for a while, and seemed to understand, and said: "Even if they think they are surrounded, we still have to beat them. If we fight, we will be exposed."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Who said we were going to beat them?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing why Lin Yuan said such words. Lin Yuan met everyone's astonished eyes and said, "We are going to fight their reinforcements. The closest to Jin County is the Panjin garrison, with about 3000 people."

What Lin Yuan used was one of the trump card tactics of the People's Liberation Army, encirclement and rescue. This tactic is to encircle a part of the enemy army and then attack the enemy army who comes to rescue. In the history of our army, there are many cases where this strategy is used. A case of law winning.

Lin Yuan also said: "We call this tactic 'surround the spot to fight for aid'. In history, there have been many such battles, such as in the 19th..." He was about to cite a few classic battle examples, but suddenly remembered that these battles still exist. It didn't happen, so I had no choice but to stop talking about it.

Wu Yuankai asked: "How can you be sure that the Japanese troops in Panjin will definitely come out of the city to rescue them?"

Lin Yuan didn't answer, but asked with a smile, "Is there a telegram in Jinzhou City?"

An aide replied: "Yes."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Do you know? The Japanese army has all your passwords. Whatever you post, the Japanese will know."

Seeing the panic on everyone's faces, Lin Yuan smiled and said: "It is precisely because of this that we have to send a telegram to Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. The plan is to deceive the Japanese army in Jin County. In this way, the Japanese army in Panjin will think that our rear defense is empty. In addition, we have revealed the news of the lack of troops, and hope that the Ningyuan defenders will support them as soon as possible. Do you think the Japanese army in Panjin will take the opportunity to attack us? Then take advantage of the trend and take Jinzhou."

An aide said: "Master Lin is very good, but there is another question. When will the Japanese army from Panjin come to rescue Jin County?"

Lin Yuan stretched out two fingers and said with a smile: "Up to two days. Everyone, how far is Ningyuan from Jinzhou? It is 150 miles away. Most of Ningyuan's defenders are infantry. It will take at least two days to get here. The Japanese will definitely Send troops before our reinforcements arrive."

Wu Yuankai asked: "Panjin's defenders are about 3000 people, which has surpassed us, and we have to divide our forces to contain the defenders of Jin County, so even if it is an ambush, we will fight more and less. In this way, the chances of winning Will it be big?"

An aide also said: "That's right, Master Lin, not only that, but from Panjin to Jin County, there is a flat river, and it is impossible for us to ambush."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "It is also 150 miles from Panjin to Jin County. The Japanese army will definitely step up their march in order to catch up with us. Is it our current situation?"

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he tapped heavily on the map with his finger, and said, "This is where we ambushed the Japanese army!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasped, and they all wondered: "Is this possible!"