In the end, the Japanese division commander decided to report this information to the General Staff Headquarters, and they would confirm the authenticity of the matter.

All plans seemed to be going smoothly, except for the main force assembled in Gangcun, which was still standing still.

A few days ago, Gangcun issued an order for the frontline troops to advance towards Zhao Zhiguo's defense area.

Not only did they not achieve the expected combat results, they also lost troops and generals. Although Gangcun was furious, he did not lose his mind because of his anger.

As a commander, he is well aware of the consequences of reckless use of troops.

It was certainly no accident that Zhao Zhiguo's troops were able to block their attack, so he had to re-judge Zhao Zhiguo's combat effectiveness.

According to the combat plan at the beginning of the period, Gangcun originally wanted to divide the 100,000 troops in his hands into three groups, with the cavalry and armored units playing the leading roles.

Utilizing the rapid advancement capabilities of the cavalry and armored units, they penetrated Zhao Zhiguo's defense area and destroyed all important military facilities in the First Military Division of the Eighth Route Army.

Then divide the Zhao Zhi Defense Area, look for reinforcements or other effective forces in the Zhao Zhi Defense Area, and strive to use the absolute superiority of the cavalry and armored forces to annihilate these troops.

The infantry troops were divided into two groups, one focusing on Pingcheng and the other focusing on Jinyang, striving to achieve success on both sides.

When the cavalry disrupted the defense area of ​​the First Military Division of the Eighth Route Army, their two armies took the opportunity to capture Jinyang City and Heping City.

Using Heping City in Jinyang as a fulcrum, open the road to Bingzhou, and then unite with the Japanese army in the Bingzhou area to eliminate Zhao Zhiguo.

But now the combat effectiveness displayed by Zhao Zhiguo's troops made Gangcun want to change his combat plan.

According to the deployment at the beginning of the period, the two cities were the main attack, without assists or containment, but to capture the two cities at the same time.

Secondly, Gangcun will have nearly 20,000 reserve troops left in his hands.

Once the cavalry troops made progress deep in Zhao Zhiguo's defense zone, the infantry quickly followed up and occupied it, leaving Zhao Zhiguo's troops unable to look after each other.

Only by dividing Zhao Zhiguo's troops into countless small pieces can their cavalry fight more smoothly.

Moreover, the mobility of Zhao Zhiguo's troops was not as good as that of the cavalry. The cavalry pursued them so quickly that Zhao Zhiguo's troops did not even have a chance to retreat into the mountains.

If the combat effectiveness of Zhao Zhiguo's troops increases, there will be a problem with the original attack plan, that is, it will not be able to attack for a long time!

The cavalry was able to break into Zhao Zhiguo's defense zone, but the infantry's attack was delayed.

The cavalry is out of touch with other advancing troops. Even if the cavalry has strong combat effectiveness and can run fast, over time, the men will be able to hold on, but the horses will not be able to.

Especially the Japanese war horses were fed very carefully. If the fighting time behind enemy lines was prolonged, the fine feed for the war horses would not be replenished.

If the horse is weak, the cavalry's combat effectiveness will plummet.

Once Zhao Zhiguo's troops survive these few days, the cavalry will no longer have such a strong effect. At that time, Zhao Zhiguo can concentrate his forces to surround and annihilate the Japanese cavalry.

After the cavalry is eliminated, Zhao Zhiguo will have enough effective force in his hands to outflank the Japanese attacking infantry or launch a frontal counterattack.

In order to ensure that the cavalry could play a greater role, Gangcun decided to change the order of combat and let the infantry units advance first.

When the infantry troops advance to Pingcheng and Jinyang City, the cavalry troops will be dispatched.

In addition, the main force of the attack was adjusted, and 10,000 troops were transferred from the troops attacking Jinyang to the direction of Pingcheng. They first concentrated their forces to capture Pingcheng and destroy Zhao Zhiguo's command system.

There is another reason why Pingcheng was taken first. Pingcheng is close to Wangxian, and Wangxian is close to the northern mountainous area.

Take Pingcheng and attack Wangxian. As long as Wangxian is lost, the road for Zhao Zhiguo and his troops to escape into the mountains will be blocked.

It is better to eliminate the effective forces of Zhao Zhiguo's troops in Pingcheng, Jinyang and Wangxian than to chase them to Anyang Town.

There are not many troops deployed near Anyang Town. Of the 100,000 troops, at least 95,000 are watching the excitement outside.

Therefore, Gangcun must try his best to eliminate Zhao Zhiguo's main force in this area.

After making some adjustments, Gangcun ordered the infantry to take the first step.

As soon as Gangcun ordered the main force of infantry to be dispatched, Zhao Zhiguo received news from the headquarters.

"The headquarters is the headquarters after all, and this intelligence work is only as good as the Japanese Staff Headquarters." Zhao Zhiguo lamented the accuracy of the headquarters' intelligence work.

"Commander, the Japanese army did not dispatch cavalry and armored troops, only infantry and their baggage troops." Yao Pengju said.

In the telegram, the strength of the Japanese army was clearly explained. About 100,000 troops, cavalry and armored units were left on the spot with no signs of mobilization.

"The Japanese cavalry and armored forces will move very quickly. As long as they want to, they can travel hundreds of miles a day without any problem." Zhao Zhiguo said.

Large armies often march very slowly. Cavalry and armored units have higher mobility and can arrive first and later.

"That's right. Anyway, we don't rely on two legs. We have car wheels. Let alone a hundred miles a day, I'm not tired even if I run two hundred miles a day." Yao Pengju said.

"Notify this telegram to all brigades and regiments, and contact Tian Kezhi to ask him to complete the final deployment as soon as possible."

"Commander, do you want someone to go behind enemy lines and find out how many cavalry and armored units the Japanese army has?" Yao Peng asked.

Zhao Zhiguo shook his head: "Before Gangcun takes action, it will be useless even if we know how many troops we have."

If the Japanese army only had a thousand cavalry and a thousand armored troops, he would not dare to use these troops to attack the main force. It would not be enough for Zhao Zhiguo and the others.

"If there are 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 armored troops in Gangcun, we can only avoid the edge temporarily." Zhao Zhiguo said.

Before armored forces appeared, cavalry was the armored force in the field.

Having cavalry and armored units to deal with ordinary infantry units is simply not that fun.

Zhao Zhiguo was not so arrogant as to use his own soldiers to confront the Japs head-on.

"Then what mission does our special team have?" Yao Pengju asked.

"Stay behind! Our combat goal this time is centered around the Japanese cavalry. If we don't break this leg of Gangcun, we will be led by the devil." Zhao Zhiguo said.

The ability of the Japanese cavalry and armored troops to capture fighters was so fast that even Zhao Zhiguo's troops had no time to adjust, and the Japanese cavalry troops were able to kill them in front of them.

If the Japanese cavalry can be eliminated, other troops can also be freed. It is not as good as the cavalry regiment in Zhao Zhiguo's hands. Although there are only 500 cavalry and it is said to be a cavalry regiment, if these 500 cavalry can chase and kill the retreating Japanese army,

Comparable to the power of an infantry regiment.

"Report to the commander. All units have called back. They are already shrinking their front line and want to hit the defense. Brigadier Qin of the Second Brigade sent a telegram asking whether they will shrink their troops and return to Jinyang." The communications soldier asked.
Chapter completed!