Chapter 78: Anti-Encirclement and Suppression Part One
Chapter 78: Counter Encirclement and Suppression (1)
The Japanese army launched a massive attack in Chizhou, Jing County, Qingyang County, and Shitai County. Meng Da, who had just met his wife and daughter, suddenly became nervous. He hurriedly looked at Xia Ying, chatted with his father-in-law and the patriarch for a few words, and then went to see her.
When Luo Zhuoying, the deputy commander of the theater, saw the civilian army commander who had been missing for many days, he asked in surprise: "Is it your daughter who makes you unable to sit still?"
"Now I am forced to sit still by the little devil!" Meng Da said eagerly, unintentionally joking, "I need ammunition, and I can buy it from the government with double the money."
"Hahahaha!" Luo Zhuoying said sarcastically: "Do you think you can buy anything with money? Commander Xue knows that you are anxious and has already prepared some shells and bullets for you."
"Ah!" Meng Da was slightly surprised, but he was quickly relieved. The information obtained by Zhu Jiahua would definitely be notified to the Ninth War Zone.
"This is not a matter of your base area, but a major matter related to the security of the Sixth War Zone and the Ninth War Zone! The Chairman is not confused. He is not willing to send troops, but he will naturally be happy to take out weapons and use you as a gun." Luo Zhuoying said.
Meng Da was hinted that this was an opportunity for him to bargain with the government.
"No, I will not let the Japs go further west!" Meng Da was very determined. Once the Japs entered Dongzhi County, Qimen County, and Wuyuan County base areas, they would be surrounded from two sides. What's even more frightening is that the Japanese army did this to
Blockade the Yangtze River to block my sources of supplies."
"You are very smart!" Luo Zhuoying complimented with a smile after listening to Meng Da's narration.
"I don't understand. He has a division plus a detachment, two divisions of the Imperial Association Army and some traitorous security groups. He dares to be so arrogant. Can't I eat him?" Meng Da was wondering, and the enemy became bolder.
, but he was a little worried.
"The Japanese army has insidious intentions. They are not targeting the civilian army, but our ninth theater!" Luo Zhuoying pointed at the map and said: "If they attack Jingdezhen, our Hunan territory will be attacked by the Japanese army from multiple directions. Such a long period
Even under defensive pressure and millions of troops, it was difficult to prevent the Japanese from breaking through."
"Passive defense is not as good as active offense. The Japanese army also has this mentality, right?" Meng Da murmured to himself thoughtfully.
"Are you saying that the Japanese army deliberately created an offensive situation? In fact, his intention was to make our troops in the theater area defensive and unable to attack?" Luo Zhuoying looked at Meng Da in surprise. He couldn't believe this inference, and I'm afraid the chairman of the committee would not believe it either.
believe!
"Lend me two armies and I will take back Wuhu and Xuancheng for you!"
"Ah, two armies!" Luo Zhuoying looked at Meng Da in surprise: "Do you think Commander Xue and I can use our troops at will? The Chairman will not agree to your conditions."
"After the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army found that they were trapped in the protracted war they had always wanted to avoid. The choice at this time should be to stop and consolidate the occupied areas while taking local offensives to exert pressure on the National Government. Knowing the enemy's strategy
If you don't take the initiative to look for fighters, isn't this fear of war?"
"You may not know that General Zhang Zizhong died in the battle of Zaoyi, so the Chairman must be cautious!"
"Ah!" Meng Da remembered this incident. He was the biggest official victim on the anti-Japanese battlefield. He beat him with his fist and cursed: "I'm such a fool. If I hadn't gone overseas, maybe I could have avoided this tragedy."
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"Overseas? Have you been overseas in the past few months?" Luo Zhuoying exclaimed. No wonder there has been no news about the young man. He actually ran to Africa.
Meng Da did not say where he went, but he admitted that he had gone abroad. After saying goodbye to Luo Zhuoying, he led the guard battalion and shotgun brigade toward the northeast, passed Jingdezhen, and was stopped by Peng Ze who was waiting on the roadside.
He knew that nothing good was going to happen, so he jumped off the horse hesitantly and said: "To make a long story short, what do you need?"
"I want to use your weapons to contain the Japanese troops in Wuhu and Nanling."
"Oh?" Only then did Meng Da realize that Jingxian County was the base of the New Fourth Army. He was shocked and said in his heart: "Be careful if others use force against them. I only have 500 rifles and four grenades as weapons. Please go to Lianhua Mountain to find them."
Tian Fugui is going to ask for it."
Peng Ze nodded slightly: "You can go, I won't make you worry."
"Remember my advice!" Meng Da said, got on his horse and led the team towards the north.
"This is very important information!" Peng Ze watched Meng Da and thought secretly in surprise.
By the beginning of 1940, the Japanese army had deployed a total of 24 divisions, 21 independent mixed brigades and two cavalry brigades in China (excluding Northeast China), with a total of nearly 800,000 ground troops. This strength
The number was very large, and the cost of garrisoning also put a lot of pressure on the Japanese government. However, the occupied area was so vast that the Japanese army broke the garrison into pieces and stationed them in a large number of squad and platoon-level strongholds in order to control the occupied area.
Okamura Neiji was transferred, and the commander of the 11th Army was replaced by Sonobe Kazuichiro, the commander of the 7th Division of the Kwantung Army. Hearing that the civilian army was very arrogant, the newly appointed commander was ready to catch flies on the tiger's head - Liang
A brilliant move. Mengda quickly joined forces with the cavalry, special agent battalion and other troops. Hearing that there were independent divisions for border defense, he prepared two divisions of the 10th Division to build fortifications to guard against death, which made him more assured of the security of the base area.
"Master, I have basically reconnoitred the situation. This time we are dealing with a new force. It is very powerful in combat and has fought against the Soviet army several times!" Lu Shijie never calls him "Commander". He and Meng Da grew up together.
, are a pair of brothers and sisters picked up by the Xia family. Meng Da defends their brothers and sisters in every possible way, even at the expense of offending the second young lady Xia Jing.
"They are the security division transferred from the Northeast?" Meng Da was surprised. Sonobe and Ichiro were very courageous and wanted to trap them with the security division.
"The total force is only over 20,000 people, plus the Imperial Alliance Army's over 20,000 people, their strength is less than 50,000 people. If we concentrate our superior forces, kill one of them and then eat the other, we can defeat them in less than a month.
His troops are completely defeated!"
"No, I want a cat to play with a mouse, to make the little devils tremble in fear in our hands, and to make them fearful when they hear the militia!"
Meng Da's loud and heroic words made everyone's blood boil. The Japanese and puppet troops in Shitai County were less than 10,000, and Meng Da used him as a bait to mobilize the Japanese troops to deal with them. He stared at Liu Dalong, the commander of the 13th Preliminary Division.
Said: "Your division is the main force in this battle. I want to win, and I want you to ensure that the casualty ratio cannot exceed ten to one!"
Liu Dalong was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. If a militiaman died, ten Japanese soldiers would be buried with him. He didn't dare to think about it, and he never dared to believe it. But he was a passionate man and was never afraid of life or death. But he knew that his death was a trivial matter.
A qualified commander can only be considered a qualified commander if he can save the lives of his brothers and kill the enemy.
"I will command this battle for you." Meng Da knew that he was a brave general. He stayed in the army for too long and his thoughts and combat methods were not easy to change. In order to let this army grow rapidly, he decided to let everyone see
Once upon a time his commanding skills.
"Yes, I will definitely comply with the humble duty!" Liu Dalong was secretly happy. If he could stay under the commander for one more minute, he would learn a lot.
"Lu Shijie."
"arrive!"
"The cavalry troops went to Meicun Town and took cover. They are not allowed to attack without my order!"
"yes!"
"Guard camp, secret service camp."
"arrive!"
"You two battalions are lurking in Gongxi Township. You can eat any enemy, but your position and number of people cannot be exposed."
"yes!"
"Liu Dalong."
"arrive!"
"Enter Shitai County!"
"Ah, storm?" Liu Dalong was surprised. The Japanese army numbered nearly 10,000 people, but his own troops only had 11,000 people. Adding in the shotgun brigade of more than 100 people, wouldn't it be a joke to attack with such a small number of troops?
"No, we will besiege but not attack."
"Siege rather than attack. What the commander wants is to besiege the city and bring reinforcements?" Liu Dalong's eyes lit up. No wonder the commander hid the cavalry, guard battalion, and spy battalion.
"You are wrong, I want the little devil to come and die on his own!"
The security commander of Shitai County is Masao Kosaka. This treacherous commander once made great achievements in fighting the Soviets. Because he was injured, he was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River as the security commander. When he first arrived in the south, he was impressed by the climate here.
Landscapes and even women have a feeling of admiration. In the cold Northeast and my hometown are covered with ice and snow, here are the mountains and flowers in bloom, the trees are green, and the rivers are pure.
The garrison commander is simply the local emperor here. He kept in mind Seishiro Itagaki's words to concentrate his superior forces and not disperse them. Even if he went out to rob and raid, he would keep more than 5,000 men. The Japanese army's 5,000 men were enough to defeat two Japanese divisions.
How could a small mountainous county be so willing to spend money?
"Report, a large number of people were found outside the city. The four city gates have been blocked. We have been blocked in the county town and cannot get out."
"Baga!" Kosaka Masao slapped the messenger on the face, and he corrected: "Shitai County cannot be lost. With the strength of one division, he cannot stop my troops!"
"Hi!"
"Order the troops to climb the city wall and annihilate the enemy under the city!"
"Hi!"
Shitai County was besieged. The arrogant Masao Kosaka did not report the situation. This move surprised Mengda. The cavalry, guard battalion and spy battalion became decorations. The troops set up their formation, but Mengda let the shotgun brigade attack on all sides.
A little trick of sniping was played outside the city gate. If a Japanese soldier was killed with a single gunshot, the little Japanese would also deliver a bombardment.
"What kind of attack is this?" Liu Dalong thought to himself. It was strange that the Japs didn't build fortifications outside the city. The commander surrounded them but refused to attack, luring the enemy to open fire. Was it to consume their ammunition?
"This is damaging the enemy's morale!" Meng Da knew that Liu Dalong had many questions and reminded him lightly.
"Commander, the little guy didn't do much damage." Liu Dalong disagreed. Snipers are not omnipotent. The enemy is hidden on the city wall. If you don't show your head, there is nothing you can do. Occasionally, if one is killed, can a small loss damage the opponent's morale?
"Death is not terrible, what is terrible is that it is more uncomfortable than death!"
"Does it feel uncomfortable? They seem to have seen through our trick. They pulled the main force off the city wall and feasted and drank. Why does it feel bad?"
"Hahaha——" Meng Da laughed wildly and said to Liu Dalong: "The soldiers may not feel uncomfortable. If Masao Kosaka becomes uncomfortable, we will have a chance!"
"Commander, what do you mean, Kosaka Masao will definitely leave the city?" Liu Dalong couldn't believe that the Japanese army who had the advantage of occupying the city wall would give up and take the initiative to attack. He had doubts in his heart, and his face naturally showed it.
"Don't believe it? Do you dare to make a bet with me?" Meng Da was like a gambler at this time, playing a huge game of winning or losing with his subordinates on the front line.
"I have no money." Liu Dalong smiled bitterly. The commander's family has a great business, but he is a humble man who only has a meager salary to survive.
"Betting on women."
"Ah, woman? Bet on your woman?" Liu Dalong shouted in surprise. He thought the commander had really become a madman.