Chapter 261: The virtual is real, the real is virtual
After Jing Dagang and Xu Dali left, Zhou Weihan, Zhao Gang and three personal guards also rushed out of the city.
"Old Zhou, is it necessary for all local troops to change into military uniforms?" Zhao Gang said.
"Of course it is necessary. In today's war, in addition to important factors such as personnel and weapons and equipment, the most important thing is intelligence information. As the old saying goes, what is true is false and what is true is false. What we want is to confuse the Japanese army.
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"In recent years, our Eighth Route Army has fought against the Japanese behind enemy lines. We have won more victories than lost, and have gradually grown stronger. One reason that cannot be ignored is that the Japanese army is in the open and our army is in the dark. It is not easy for the Japanese army to spy on our movements, but our Eighth Route Army
Behind enemy lines, every compatriot is staring at the Japanese army!"
"Now that the Japanese army is shrinking in the city and has lost its normal intelligence sources, it can only rely on reconnaissance aircraft to detect the movements of our army. It is too easy to hide it from the eyes of the Japanese army!"
"What does it mean for a group of nearly 4,000 Eighth Route Army troops to go north from Handan City?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"It's clear to tell the Japanese army that Handan City has fallen, and our army's next attack target is the execution platform!" Zhao Gang replied after thinking.
"Yes, the local troops disguised themselves as the main force. First, it let the Japanese pilots know that Handan City had fallen, so they could turn their attention to this group of local troops heading north. Second, it was the soldiers' front threatening the execution platform as mentioned earlier.
If we are with the Xinjiu Brigade in the north, our Eighth Route Army troops will probably have nearly 8,000 troops by then. The little devils will definitely think that this is the main force attacking Handan, and the main force of our independent detachment will take the opportunity to annihilate their reinforcements."
"Old Zhou, do you think it is possible for the New Ninth Brigade to take down the execution platform if it gathers its main force?" Zhao Gang said suddenly.
"I'm afraid not. I don't know the actual situation of the New Ninth Brigade, but in terms of combat effectiveness, it will not be stronger than our independent detachment. As the headquarters of the 108th Division is located on Xingtai, its defensive strength must be stronger than that of Handan!" Zhou Weihan thought for a while and then
said.
"I said, Lao Zhao, don't think that our independent detachment captured Handan so easily. You think it's easy to attack the city. Not everyone can build a commando team with many tricks, let alone the support of artillery.
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"Well, I also saw that Handan was captured and so many supplies were seized. It was really rare, and I had unrealistic thoughts in my heart!" Zhao Gang was happy and expressed his thoughts without reservation.
Outside the city, Xing Zhiguo has organized local troops.
Xing Zhiguo saw Zhou Weihan coming and hurried over and said: "Old Zhou, the county brigade, the district squad and the militia attacked 3554 people!"
"The number of people is quite large. I have also checked the number of guns. There are only more than 900 in total, and many of them are singles!" Xing Zhiguo said.
"There are quite a few. The guns seized this time will be equipped with local troops!" Zhou Weihan said.
"Lao Zhou, you have spent a lot of money. The guns seized this time must be at least two thousand!" Xing Zhiguo was surprised after hearing this.
"If you want to look fake and real, you have to pretend to be more like it. Lao Xing, I have to go through the trouble this time and personally lead the troops north to join the New Ninth Brigade!" Zhou Weihan said.
"Okay, after reuniting, what's the next step?"
"It's all about supporting the brother troops of the New Ninth Brigade. Cooperate with their actions. You will definitely encounter Japanese aircraft when you go north. In order to avoid chaos in the troops during the march, I will integrate the guard company into the local army to serve as the backbone!
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"This operation must be carried out with great fanfare, so that the Japanese army can confirm that this is the main force of our Eighth Route Army!" Zhou Weihan instructed.
Zhou Weihan also had some plans to integrate the guard company into the local army. After the war, the independent detachment will inevitably expand to at least three garrison regiments, and the soldiers of these guard companies will become the company platoon leaders of the garrison regiment.
While the two were talking, the first regiment and the second regiment trotted out of the city, and the captured weapons and equipment were also unlucky.
Zhou Weihan stepped forward and saw that they were all domestically produced rifles. The 38 caps used by the Japanese army had obviously been replaced, and the light machine guns were all crooked.
"Captain of the detachment, there are more than 2,200 rifles in total. Each gun is equipped with five rounds of ammunition. There are 26 crooked handles. Each rifle has 120 rounds of ammunition and 80 boxes of grenades were taken out from the arsenal!" Jing Dagang said.
Zhou Weihan nodded. From the four large strongholds and train stations on the outskirts of Handan City, plus the Japanese and puppet troops in Handan City, the number of guns captured was only this number.
There are more than 2,200 rifles, 26 crooked handles, plus neatly stacked bullet boxes and grenades.
It was obvious to the local troops that even the soldiers of the county brigade only had three or four people sharing one gun. How had they ever seen such a big scene?
Nearly 4,000 soldiers from the local army burst into enthusiastic cheers, and every one of them wanted to get their weapons immediately.
Zhou Weihan didn't waste any more words. He waved his hand and said, "Change your clothes now!"
The reorganization was also carried out at the same time as the change of equipment. Most of the soldiers in the local troops were assigned weapons. Those who did not were assigned weapons, and they also held two grenades in their hands.
After the reorganization was completed, the security company and local troops were added, and the number actually reached about 4,000.
"Comrades, it will be dangerous to go north this time. If the Japanese planes don't make trouble, they will show their power over you!" Zhou Weihan said.
"Chief, this weapon was issued to us, is it for us?" one of the soldiers said loudly.
"Although our Eighth Route Army is divided into main force and local troops, in the end they are all armed by the Eighth Route Army. How can there be any reason for the weapons sent out to be returned?" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Chief, if you can get addicted to shooting before you die, your death will be worth it!"
"I hope you will train more in the future, grow into the main force as soon as possible, and kill more Japanese!"
The station of the Japanese First Army.
Yoshio Shinozuka was listening to the adjutant's report.
"Your Excellency General, the 108th Division forwarded a farewell telegram to the 104th Brigade of Handan: The Eighth Route Army's siege force numbered as many as three thousand, and the offensive was fierce. Multiple artillery was deployed outside the city, and it broke through our city defenses in a short period of time.
An elite small force fought house-to-house street battles with the defenders in our city. Unfortunately, the defense force was weak and the Eighth Route Army attacked fiercely. From the commander of the fourth floor brigade of Tomamichi down to the commander of the fourth-floor brigade in our army, everyone was determined to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. 104
Yours sincerely, Brigade Chief of Staff Yuzo Onodera!"
After hearing this, Yoshio Shinozuka surprisingly did not get angry, but instead waved his hand for the adjutant to leave.
"Miyano-kun, I won't stay in China for too long!" Shinozuka Yoshio said lonely.
Yoshio Shinozuka himself knew that the First Army's defense area was full of smoke and the Eighth Route Army's offensive was overwhelming, and the base camp would definitely hold him personally responsible.
The best outcome is to return to China and join the reserve force.
"Your Excellency, General, the failure of our First Army's security battle was not due to your improper command, but because China is a vast territory. Once the troops on the front line are assembled, the current situation will definitely be changed!" Chief of Staff Miyano Shun said.
"Yes, we can't sit still and wait for death. We immediately urge the troops on the southern front to move north!"