Chapter 649 The deployment of the puppet army
If a tug-of-war breaks out, the Japanese army will inevitably think of the source of supplies for Zhao Zhiguo and his troops.
At that time, if the Japanese army sends scouts into the mountains, by investigating the logistics of Zhao Zhiguo and his troops, they will be able to follow the clues and find Zhao Zhiguo and his troops' base or food storage stronghold.
Once the Japanese army used Cui Rongxing as bait to attract Zhao Zhiguo and others, they then sent a Japanese squadron to sneak into the mountains and cut off Zhao Zhiguo and his group's food route.
Even if Zhao Zhiguo has great abilities, he can only make the world ineffective and the earth unable to respond.
Therefore, every battle between Zhao Zhiguo and the others must be fought quickly.
However, the strength of the puppet army reached one regiment, which required higher conditions for Zhao Zhiguo and others to completely annihilate this regiment of puppet troops.
From arranging troops to annihilating the enemy troops, and then cleaning the battlefield, all of this takes time.
And according to the intelligence they learned, Cui Rongxing was a die-hard Japs lackey, much more powerful than other puppet troops they had encountered in the past.
Once he encounters Zhao Zhiguo's troops, Cui Rongxing will definitely put up a stubborn resistance.
"If we can find a way to eat part of him today, eat part of him tomorrow, weaken the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in Wang County step by step, and finally find an opportunity to give them a fatal blow, in this way, the pressure on our logistics will not be so great
Yes." Tian Kezhi said.
"No matter what, we must first conduct a thorough reconnaissance of Cui Rongxing's troops. Only then can we find out where the weaknesses are."
"I'll also think of ways to deal with logistical matters!" Matthew said.
After Cui Rongxing's puppet army arrived in Wangxian, they were warmly welcomed by Japanese squadron leader Chuan Yuezhi.
Chuan Yuezhi still did not believe in the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Alliance Army, but he knew that cannon fodder was not used in vain, and with cannon fodder with stronger combat effectiveness, he could test out the strength of Zhao Zhiguo's troops little by little.
The puppet army rested for a day in Wang County, and Chuan Yuezhi urged Cui Rongxing to send troops to start construction where the stronghold was to be built.
Cui Rongxing would never delay giving orders to the little devil, and he would even regard it as an honor for the little devil to give him orders.
The puppet troops did not dare to complain at all, and drove out of Wangxian County with their strong men and provisions, heading towards the place where the stronghold was built.
Cui Rongxing was like the previous troops who built a stronghold. After arriving at their destination, the first thing they did was not build a stronghold, but let the laborers dig a ring of defenses for them.
However, Cui Rongxing was very smart. He did not spread his troops out and build strongholds in three places.
He gathered his troops in one place, and after the construction of this place was completed, he went to the next place to build.
When he came to Wang County, he also asked someone to inquire about the situation of the Chinese troops near Wang County.
The Japanese army suffered heavy losses at the hands of this army. Cui Rongxing did not dare to compare the combat effectiveness of his own army with the Japanese army, so he did not dare to be careless and decided to concentrate his troops to build fortifications in one place.
"The trench must be deep, and the shallowest part cannot be less than two meters. Our defenses are behind the trench..."
The first thing Cui Rongxing did was to dig a deep trench.
The trench could block the charge of the Chinese army, leaving only a three-meter-wide channel near Wangxian for their food and grass supplies.
The fortifications built by Cui Rongxing soon appeared on Zhao Zhiguo's map.
"The trench is two meters deep and about two meters wide. A battalion of troops can probably be deployed in it for defense. Part of the remaining puppet troops are concentrated on the right side of the middle of the ring fortifications, and part of them are arranged in the rear."
"It seems that barbed wire fences have not been deployed yet. It is estimated that the Japanese army has not equipped them with these things."
A trench about two meters wide is not scary. Zhao Zhiguo would have asked the soldiers to carry the door panels on their backs on the battlefield. As long as the door panels were laid on the trench, they could still rush through.
What I was most afraid of was that the little devils had deployed barbed wire fences in defensive areas.
They had no blasting tubes, but after crossing the trenches, they had barbed wire fences, and several firepower points. Their soldiers could only be exposed to the opponent's firepower.
"What a blessing among misfortunes!" Zhao Zhiguo breathed a sigh of relief after listening to the scout's report, "It seems that Cui Rongxing is not easy to deal with."
"The little devil has been beaten several times by us, and it's time to remember it. Cui Rongxing must have received guidance from the Japanese army." Tian Kezhi analyzed.
The configuration of trench barbed wire is a common configuration used by the Japs to build gun towers and strongholds. Chuan Yuezhi taught this method to Cui Rongxing.
"Yes, our tactics are improving, and the little devils and puppet troops will definitely find ways to target us."
Although the little devil is stubborn, he is not stupid.
If you frequently suffer losses at the hands of an army, they will definitely change their strategy.
The Japanese troops in Buwang County were not equipped with barbed wire fences, perhaps because the logistics supplies could not keep up. Zhao Zhiguo felt lucky for this, because they would have sacrificed many fewer soldiers.
"The entire puppet army is dispatched, and there are about 400 Japanese troops left behind in Wang County. Both of them are difficult to deal with."
Tian Kezhi analyzed the Japanese military strength in Wang County, and they did not know what method Chuan Yuezhi used to allow a squadron in Wang County to have 400 troops.
"There is a city wall in Wang County, so it is not easy to attack, so we will not consider it. However, the Japanese and puppet troops have focused on the two ends. The supplies of the puppet troops..."
In the eyes of the little devil, the puppet troops are cannon fodder, but cannon fodder also needs to eat, right?
Cui Rongxing's regiment has more than 1,500 people, plus the young men they captured, and the amount of food they consume every day is not a small amount.
Now the Japanese and puppet troops focus their defense on both ends, with the middle being the most vulnerable place.
"But this distance is too close. It only takes three hours by car from Wangxian County to reach Cui Rongxing's defensive position. If the time is not grasped well, our troops may be entangled by the Japanese and puppet troops."
Cui Rongxing will definitely not sit idly by as soon as the gunfire rings out.
"It's useless no matter how much we think about it here. Only he knows what Cui Rongxing did!" Zhao Zhiguo didn't want to analyze any more and decided to let the fight go first to see how Cui Rongxing would react. "Inform Qin Dongsheng that he will respond to the Japanese army
We are familiar with the supply of grain and fodder, so first destroy the little devil’s grain transport team.”
Qin Dongsheng's troops had scouted that area for a long time last time, so it was most appropriate to send Qin Dongsheng there this time.
"Captain, how many troops should Qin Dongsheng bring? If Cui Rongxing supports him, they can at least send one battalion. If Cui Rongxing is reckless, they may send two battalions. Once Qin Dongsheng is entangled, it may be in danger."
The puppet army's current defensive position only requires one battalion to deploy, and has the mobile strength of two battalions.
Chapter completed!