The meeting room at the brigade headquarters was filled with smoke, and everyone present looked grave.
"Zhou Weihan, please tell me the specific situation." The boss said first after seeing everyone gathered.
Zhou Weihan stood in front of the map without much ink and said: "Everyone, according to the information I have received, the Japanese army attacked in three directions this time, namely the 36th Division of the Shanxi First Army heading east along the Tongpu Line.
The first group, about the strength of a field regiment, the independent third mixed brigade marched south along the Zhengtai line, and the independent fourth brigade marched west along the Pinghan line, totaling less than 20,000 people."
"The 20th and 37th Divisions stationed in western Shanxi are waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack on the Shanxi-Sui Army in the World War II zone."
"The little devils are very clear about this raid. They did not bring any puppet troops. The logistics are provided locally. They will not divide the troops on a large scale. They will concentrate the main forces and target the key points in a short time. The instructions received by the ministries are to find the main force of our army and wait for opportunities to inflict heavy damage.
Our army." Zhou Weihan said.
"The Japanese independent fourth brigade disembarked from Yongping on the Pinghan line and attacked the base area at Wuyi and Wu'an rear bases. It had five independent infantry brigades, including a mountain artillery squadron, two field artillery squadrons, and a cavalry squadron.
There are engineers and heavy troops, and the strength is about more than 5,000. I believe you all know the specific firepower, so I won’t go into details.”
"The 11th, 12th, and 13th Brigades of the little devils are the Bantian Regiment, plus a mountain artillery squadron, a field artillery squadron, and a cavalry squadron. They attack the base area westward and go straight to our 386th Brigade, the 14th Brigade, and the 10th Brigade.
The remaining troops of the Fifth Brigade, led by their brigade commander Kaoru Kawamura, marched towards the Sixth Division on the northeast side of Wuyi, intending to eliminate the Nine Columns in one fell swoop."
"Wuyi, the little Japanese defenders in Wu'an will not participate in the sweep, but will be responsible for guarding the exits to prevent our troops from moving out, and at the same time preventing our Eighth Route Army units in southern Hebei from returning to the support base."
"Damn, the little devil is coming with a lot of force." Li Yunlong interrupted.
Although Li Yunlong always clamored for a fight with the Sakata Regiment, the strength of the little devils was not unreasonable, especially the independent mixed brigade was more powerful than the 108th Division to which Isamu Terauchi belonged.
As the saying goes, it is a first-rate field division, a second-rate independent mixed brigade, and a third-rate security division. It is worth mentioning that the 108th Division was expanded from the mixed brigade.
"The above is everything I know. My insider within the Japanese army only knows the specific deployment of the Independent Fourth Mixed Brigade."
"Old Zhou, isn't your insider a kid from Wuyi?" Otherwise, Li Yunlong's head was spinning very fast, so Zhou Weihan brought it up first after he finished speaking.
"Damn it, Li Yunlong, is this your business?" The brigade commander was on fire and immediately scolded Li Yunlong.
Normally, Li Yunlong would have dared to talk nonsense to the brigade commander, but at this time, the boss was still sitting aside and didn't dare to talk back.
"Chen Geng, what do you think of this raid?" the boss asked.
"Boss, what you said was right. The Japs really made a surprise attack on us. They were well prepared this time. Unfortunately, they already knew the locations of the Eighth Route Army units in advance, just like Zhou Weihan said.
Directly aim at the main force of our army in anticipation of a quick decisive battle."
"I suggest that the government agencies, division headquarters, headquarters, and corresponding logistics agencies of the Eighth Route Army counties should be quickly moved to the surrounding mountains, so that our army can have free hands to compete with the little devils."
"The little devil wants to win a quick victory, but I am not what he wants. Let's take him in circles to lengthen his front line, wait for opportunities to induce him to divide his troops, and then concentrate the main force to annihilate one of them. At the same time, we will dispatch the main group behind him to cooperate with the local armed forces.
Harass their supply lines and exhaust the enemy," the brigade commander said.
"You are right. The dozen or so counties we occupy in our base area can be completely abandoned. We will take them back after the little devil is gone." The boss agreed.
"Don't fight head-on in the early stage. The little devil can't afford it. The battle in the fifth theater will start at any time. Remember to hurt ten of his fingers, it is better to cut off one of them."
"Okay, I feel relieved when I see you say that. I have to go back to the headquarters to make detailed arrangements. The chief of staff and the others are still waiting for me," the boss said anxiously.
"Boss, I'll let the 772nd regiment go back with you. After all, the defense strength of the headquarters and division headquarters is a bit weak," the brigade commander suggested.
"Are you just showing up as a guard regiment at the headquarters and a special agent regiment at the division headquarters? Besides, as long as you block the enemy's attack, what will happen to us?" The boss refused flatly.
After the boss left, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became lively, and the group leaders who had been as honest as quails just now were clamoring to be the main force.
Everyone heard the brigade commander's plan just now. Some planned an ambush, some used bait to force the Japs to divide their troops, and some harassed the enemy's supply lines in the rear. This involved the question of whether to eat meat or soup.
If you plan an ambush well, you will have meat to eat. If you are not careful when using bait, you may be caught by the devil. If you are not careful, you will suffer heavy losses. Although you have confidence in your iron feet, no one wants to be chased by the devil.
Hit him on his butt.
Not to mention harassing the little devil's logistics line, the little devil must guard against it.
"Shut the hell up, I'm still the commander of the 386th Brigade. When will it be your turn to make the decision on combat operations?" the brigade commander said, slamming the table.
"Brigade Commander, I'm afraid it's not easy to organize the 6th Division and 9th Column. The new Second Regiment has just moved from the 6th Division and the 9th Column is counted as two regiments. I'm afraid it won't be able to cope with the strength of the two independent brigades of the Japanese army." Political Commissar Wang on the side was worried.
said.
"Political Commissar, what you said makes sense. Send the 18th Regiment to support Lao Li's Sixth Division for coordinated operations," the brigade commander said.
"Staff Wang, report to Commander Li of the Sixth Division that the brigade headquarters will send the 18th regiment to the Sixth Division for coordinated operations. Your department's mission is to tie up the mopping up Japanese troops and prevent them from reinforcing the Sakata Regiment. The specific combat plan is decided by your department."
The brigade commander said to the combat staff.
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"Qian Yiyi, do you have any objection?"
Qian Youyi, leader of the 18th Regiment, said quickly: "All commanders and fighters of the 18th Regiment obey the orders of the brigade headquarters. Please rest assured, brigade commander and political commissar, and ensure that the mission is completed."
"Okay, hurry up and make arrangements, and move towards the Sixth District immediately."
After saying "Yes", Captain Qian of the 18th Regiment left.
The remaining group leaders sat straight and upright, no one dared to speak.
Cheng Xiazi of the 772nd Regiment, Li Yunlong of the New Regiment, Kong Jie of the Independent Regiment, Ni Hongmin of the 16th Regiment, Wei Huajian of the 17th Regiment, plus Zhou Weihan and the military chiefs of the units directly under the brigade headquarters, none of them dared to show off their dignity.
"Hey, weren't you making a fuss about fighting for the main force just now? Why don't you say anything now?" The brigade commander looked at the scene and smiled.
"Brigadier, look at what you said, you're slamming the table, how can we dare to speak?" Li Yunlong looked around and found that no one dared to speak, so he took the lead in speaking.
"So, it's my arbitrary actions that scare you so much that you don't dare to speak freely?" the brigade commander said, glaring at Li Yunlong.
"No, brigade commander, that's not what we meant. Don't get me wrong." Li Yunlong was afraid of angering the brigade commander, so he arranged a soup-drinking mission for him.
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At this time in history, the 771st Regiment had been assigned to other units of the 129th Division, and was later reorganized into the newly formed Fourth Brigade of the 129th Division.
The Japanese mixed brigade did not have the formation of a coalition. The Sakata coalition was purely added by Sansui himself.