Faced with the villagers' request, Zhou Weiguo could not refuse, not to mention that they had to rush through Xiaoyangzhuang to Baijia Town for support.
He had just received a telegram from Li Guoqiang in Baijia Town, saying that at least one Japanese brigade was attacking Baijia Town.
The villagers who escaped also said that there were many Japanese in Xiaoyangzhuang, so many that they could not count them.
Therefore, Zhou Weiguo deduced that there might also be an infantry brigade seizing Xiaoyangzhuang.
In terms of numbers, the 522nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment totaled more than 1,200 people. They had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers and weapons.
But there are villagers from Xiaoyangzhuang in Xiaoyangzhuang. At least Zhou Weiguo believes that the women who were captured should still be alive.
Therefore, if you want to use heavy artillery, you must carry out precise strikes.
This is very difficult to attack a village or town by force.
The enemy has cover, and they need to attack in the open.
The effective range of the Japs' rifles is 480 meters. However, the effective range of their automatic weapons is only 200 to 300 meters, and some weapons even have an effective range of only 150 meters.
Zhou Weiguo believed that the commander of the Japanese army would not be a loser. Otherwise, he would never have thought of relying on Xiaoyangzhuang to block the attack.
"Boss, can you go and save people quickly? If you don't go, it will be too late."
At this moment, the villagers of Xiaoyangzhuang knelt on the ground and begged.
Zhou Weiguo glanced at the other party, picked up the leader, and scolded: "The man has gold under his knees. Kneel down to heaven and earth, kneel to your parents. Why are you kneeling to me?"
"Then go and save people quickly?"
The other party continued to plead. However, Zhou Weiguo did not agree immediately because the terrain was too unfavorable for them.
Zhou Weiguo had a cool head and was not one of those mindless officers who like to be impulsive. As soon as he heard that civilians were being killed and being brutally ravaged by the Japanese, he lost his mind and led a group charge.
Not only would no one be saved, but the 522nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment would also suffer heavy casualties, and some of them might even die in the open space in front of Xiaoyangzhuang.
And who is happiest in this case? It's the Japanese.
Zhou Weiguo even suspected that these young men were deliberately released by the Japs. Because the Japs had received news that Chinese reinforcements were about to arrive in Baijia Town, and if they were not waiting for them here, who else could they be waiting for?
So after pondering for a moment, Zhou Weiguo's eyes suddenly brightened, and he ordered the first battalion to go around the north side of Xiaoyangzhuang, making a gesture of bypassing Xiaoyangzhuang to reinforce Baijia Town, so as to attract the attention of the Japanese. The order
The Japanese had to detach a group of people to intercept.
The Second Battalion was ordered to make a strong attack on the west side of Xiaoyangzhuang, which also attracted the attention of the Japanese.
A part of the independent regiment, led by several villagers, infiltrated into the village from the south to rescue people. After rescuing people, they then fought their way out of the Japanese hinterland and tried to annihilate all the Japanese troops in the village.
Another unit of the independent regiment is responsible for the safety of the convoy.
Zhou Weiguo assigned the tasks and all ministries immediately started taking action.
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First, the 1st Battalion of the 522nd Regiment quickly detoured from the woods on the north side of the village, intending to go through the woods to Baijia Town for reinforcements.
The little Japanese scout saw a large group of people bypassing Xiaoyangzhuang and quickly went to report to the group leader, Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan.
At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan, captain of the Second Battalion of the 23rd Regiment of the Japanese Army, was proud of his impeccable tactics and boasted to his officers: "Chinese officers are not good at it. They work with nothing but nothing."
They don't even know how to use the tactics of war passed down by their ancestors.
Although I have only been exposed to Sun Tzu's Art of War for three months, I can already use it freely.
This time I used three strategies in Sun Tzu's Art of War. The first strategy is to wait for work. Sooner or later, the Chinese will rush to Baijia Town to support, and if they want to support, they must pass through Xiaoyangzhuang, and we are waiting here.
We were waiting for them. Just as they came out of breath, we relied on the terrain of Xiaoyangzhuang to give the Chinese soldiers a head-on attack.
The second plan was to alert the enemy. I occupied Xiaoyangzhuang and deliberately let a few Chinese go to report the news, letting the Chinese soldiers know that our Imperial Japanese Army had arrived and was at Xiaoyangzhuang.
The third plan is the bitter meat plan. I killed the people in Xiaoyangzhuang and captured the flower girl. The Chinese people must be very angry, and then they will rush over like fools.
On the west side of Xiaoyangzhuang is a large open land, where Chinese soldiers are buried, hahaha! Hahaha!"
Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan was laughing loudly, and did not want the scouts to come to report at this time: "Reporting to Sir Zhongshan, the Chinese reinforcements are bypassing Xiaoyangzhuang and rushing to Baijia Town for support."
"Nani?"
Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan was very surprised. He did not expect that the Chinese army would be so ruthless and unjust, leaving his own people unsaved and going to Baijia Town to support them at all costs.
Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan frowned, because the Chinese did not seek revenge like fools and chose to avoid it, so it would be meaningless for him to occupy Xiaoyangzhuang.
"idiot!"
Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan was angry, but at this moment, someone came to report: "Reporting to Your Excellency, Zhongshan, a large number of Chinese soldiers have appeared on the west side of Xiaoyangzhuang, and they are approaching here."
"Yoohee!"
The Zhongshan Japs laughed again and said to his men: "It seems that some Chinese people still know the art of war. He used one of the thirty-six strategies to distract us, and then used
To cover up their purpose of trying to fish in troubled waters. Finally, they tried to drain the fire from under the cauldron. It was wonderful. I only used three strategies against the Chinese, but he used four strategies in a row. Remember, this Chinese officer, I
It must be alive."
"Hi!"
The little Japanese officers all nodded in agreement. In their eyes, His Excellency Zhongshan was knowledgeable and talented. He had only been in China for three short months and he had already become half a China expert.
However, why is it said that Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan is only half a China expert? Because his Chinese level is not up to par, and sometimes he still needs a translator for translation.
However, Zhou Weiguo guessed correctly that Lieutenant Colonel Zhongshan was indeed not a simple person. Although he only graduated from the Japanese Army School and did not attend Army University, some people are born with a natural talent for fighting.
And he has a very strong learning ability. He started learning Chinese when he came to China to fight, and was exposed to Sun Tzu's Art of War.
When he saw this book of war for the first time, he couldn't put it down. He often talked about Sun Tzu's art of war with his subordinates.
The soldiers under his command all admired and respected Zhongshan very much. After all, few of them could understand Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Of course, this is not important. The important thing is that Zhou Weiguo's plan was at least half guessed by this old devil. He is going to use his thirty-six strategies to counter Zhou Weiguo, and he also wants to capture Zhou Weiguo alive to discuss with him what is true.