"That's okay." Lu Xiufeng said, "At worst, I can just leave the hundred and ten kilograms here."
"No." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said, "We can only win this battle, not lose!"
Seeing Yue Weihan speak, Lu Xiufeng and Liu Yi immediately stopped talking. Although these two people had not been following Yue Weihan for a long time, they had almost blind confidence in Yue Weihan. The reason was very simple.
Since Kong was born, Yue Weihan has really never suffered any big losses. Even if he occasionally suffers a small loss, he can quickly regain his position!
After thinking about the map for a moment, Yue Weihan said again: "How do you think this battle should be fought?"
"The enemy is coming in three directions, I will only go one way!" Lu Xiufeng said, "First let the main force of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army hold back the 20th Division heading east, and then let the Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army Jinan Military Region hold back the 6th and 6th Division heading north.
13th Division, and the main force of our Baoshan Division took the opportunity to move northward and first deal with the independent mixed 11th Brigade stationed in Baoding."
"The enemy is coming in three directions, and I'm going to go only one way?" Liu Yi couldn't help but look slightly moved.
"Don't pay attention to the Japanese troops on the North Road." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said very firmly, "Beiping, Tianjin and Baoding are important military towns in North China. The Japanese army will never dare to move in full force, and sending a few infantry brigades south may not be possible.
Nothing can be done, so I dare to say that the 11th independent mixed brigade will never dare to go south in a big way."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Jingwu, the director of the intelligence department, came in and reported: "Military seat, the North China Front Army Headquarters has just issued an order to the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade to withdraw to Baoding."
Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng were awe-struck when they heard this, and then looked at Yue Weihan with even more reverence.
Yue Weihan seemed unaware, waved his hand to reject Gao Jingwu and then said: "There are only two groups of Japanese troops left now."
Liu Yi thought for a moment and then said: "Sir, although the Eighth Route Army is good at guerrilla warfare, it cannot hold the Japanese army back for too long. I think it is better to send a brigade to the west to capture Niangzi Pass with lightning speed, and then rely on Niangzi
The favorable terrain of Guan Pass blocked the Japanese 20th Division's eastward advance, and the main force of the division took the opportunity to move south to join the 181st Division, the New 6th Division, and the New 9th Division to meet the Japanese 6th and 13th Divisions in southern Hebei."
"No." Lu Xiufeng shook his head decisively, "Dividing troops into battles is a taboo for military strategists!"
After saying this, Lu Xiufeng said again: "As I said, the enemy is coming in two directions, I will only go one way! I think we should concentrate our troops and go south, join the 181st Division, the New 6th Division, and the New 9th Division to attack the Japanese 6th Division
, the 13th Division, after dealing with this group of Japanese troops, turn back to meet the eastward advancing Japanese 20th Division."
Liu Yidao: "After all, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army is a unit of the Communist Party and is not affiliated with the battle order of the New Sixth Army. Although they promised to help, they cannot use their own strength to delay the Japanese army. If we cannot quickly annihilate the Japanese army heading north, the Sixth Division will
The 13th Division is likely to fall into a desperate situation of being attacked from both sides."
Lu Xiufeng said disapprovingly: "From Taiyuan to Shimen, there are more than 200 kilometers of rugged and difficult mountain roads, and the Eighth Route Army is very good at guerrilla warfare. It is absolutely impossible for the 20th Division of the Japanese Army to advance eastward to reach Shimen quickly.
!The most conservative estimate is that it would take the Japanese army ten days to complete the more than 200 kilometers of mountain roads."
Liu Yidao: "But how easy is it to defeat the Japanese 6th and 13th divisions heading north in ten days?"
"It all depends on human effort." Lu Xiufeng said tit for tat, "We haven't even fought yet, so who dares to say whether it will work or not?"
Yue Weihan suddenly raised his hand to stop the quarrel between the two, and immediately fell into deep thought over the map.
When Yue Weihan's gaze inadvertently glanced at Niangzi Pass, he suddenly paused. Then Yue Weihan took a heavy photo of the map and said in a deep voice: "This is it, Niangzi Pass!"
"Huh?" Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng were both a little confused.
Yue Weihan seemed to have figured out something, and he was in a good mood. He said happily: "What Xiufeng said just now is right. The enemy is coming in two directions. I will only go one way. But the first thing to deal with is not the 6th and 13th divisions heading north.
It should be the 20th Division of the Eastward March. This is also the saying goes, pick the weak persimmon!"
"Should you pick the soft persimmons and pinch them?"
"Let's attack the 20th Division heading east first?"
Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng looked at each other, this decision was somewhat beyond their expectations.
Of course, if what Yue Weihan said were heard by Lieutenant General Kawagishi Bunzaburo, the commander of the Japanese 20th Division, he would definitely be so angry that he vomited blood. The 20th Division is the seventeenth most elite permanent division of the Imperial Japanese Army.
One of them actually became a soft persimmon in Yue Weihan's mouth. It is simply unreasonable.
"Military seat, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" Liu Yi said anxiously, "The 20th Division is a permanent division."
"And the 20th Division has almost never suffered heavy losses." Lu Xiufeng also said, "Although the 6th Division is also an old standing division, it was almost crippled in the battle to defend Nanjing! The replenished 1st Division
The 6th Division is far inferior to the 20th Division in terms of number of soldiers and individual combat effectiveness."
"What's more..." Liu Yi paused and then said, "The 6th and 13th Divisions have just withdrawn from the Wuhan battlefield, and their officers and soldiers are unable to keep up with them, both mentally and physically. They have been recuperating for a long time.
The 20th Division is on par with the 20th Division! In terms of pure combat effectiveness, the 6th and 13th Division combined are not much stronger than the 20th Division."
Yue Weihan waved his hand and said: "That's it, let's start with the 20th Division!"
"Okay, let's start with the 20th Division!" Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng immediately stopped expressing their objections.
"The Zhengtai Railway was paralyzed after being attacked by the Eighth Route Army and has not yet been opened to traffic. The Zhengtai Highway crosses the Taihang Mountains. There are endless canyons and passes on both sides of the highway. The terrain is very suitable for large-scale ambush battles." Yue Weihan said this with a corner of his mouth.
Suddenly he smiled cruelly, "Also, don't forget that we still have more than two thousand large-caliber grenades!"
"Large caliber grenade?"
"But we don't have heavy artillery?"
Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng looked at each other in astonishment. The military train intercepted at Zhengding Railway Station was loaded with thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition, including more than two thousand large-caliber grenades, but Niu Dagen's artillery regiment only had field artillery.
, infantry guns plus mortars, the largest caliber is only 75mm, there are no large-caliber heavy artillery at all.
"We don't have heavy artillery, but cannonballs don't necessarily need cannons to fire!"
After Yue Weihan said this, he added: "If I remember correctly, artillery shells can be fired directly. You can imagine if more than 2,000 artillery shells were deployed on both sides of the Shitai Highway, waiting for the Japanese 20th Division
When the marching column passes by, if you fire suddenly, hey, what will be the result?"
Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng shivered excitedly at the same time, feeling a chill down their backs.
"Chu Zhongtian!" Yue Weihan immediately raised his head and shouted, "Go and call Tang Dashan!"
Chu Zhongtian immediately took the order and left, and soon called Tang Dashan, the deputy head of the guard regiment.
Tang Dashan strode into the war room. He stood at attention and saluted Yue Weihan, Liu Yi and Lu Xiufeng one after another. Then he asked Yue Weihan, "Military seat, are you looking for me?"
Yue Weihan stopped talking nonsense and asked directly: "Datang, can the artillery shells be fired directly?"
"Yes." Tang Dashan said without hesitation, "Two batteries, then connect two wires and you're done."
Yue Weihan thought for a while and then said: "If there are more than two thousand artillery shells, can they be guaranteed to be fired at the same time?"
"That's no problem, as long as there are enough wires and batteries to ensure that they can be fired at the same time." Tang Dashan seemed to realize something and asked, "Military seat, do you want to take the more than two thousand large-caliber rounds intercepted this time?
Can the grenade be used directly as a cannon? I’m afraid that’s not possible. If it’s fired without the barrel, it won’t be able to hit very far, and the accuracy is extremely poor, and it’s easy to blow up one’s own people.”
Speaking of which, as a time traveler, Yue Weihan is quite clear about the firing principle of cannonballs.
The firing principle of the artillery shell is actually to use the large amount of gas generated by the instantaneous combustion of the primer to form an extremely high air pressure in the closed barrel, and then push the grenade warhead or solid warhead out. If there is no barrel and direct firing, there is naturally no way.
High pressure is generated, so the grenade warhead or solid warhead cannot fly too far.
"I know this." Yue Weihan nodded and said, "Okay, you go and prepare the batteries and wires now. You must ensure that you can fire two thousand rounds of artillery shells at the same time."
"Yes." Tang Dashan stood at attention and took the order.
Before Tang Dashan could go far, Lu Xiufeng couldn't wait to ask: "Military seat, is it time to inspect the terrain now?"
If Yue Weihan's tactic is really successful, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to the Japanese 20th Division advancing eastward. However, it is impossible to solve all the problems with more than two thousand rounds of artillery shells. Since the 20th Division is
The standing division's will to fight is unquestionable, and it will never give up resistance even if more than half of its troops are killed or wounded.
Therefore, the Baoshan Division also needs to choose a suitable terrain to conduct a large-scale ambush.
"No, there is no need to look at the terrain, it is Niangzi Pass!" Yue Weihan shook his head and said in a ferocious voice, "Niangzi Pass is the burial place of the Japanese 20th Division!"
Speaking of which, Yue Weihan had been to Niangzi Pass.
Niangzi Pass is known as the ninth pass in the world. It has a dangerous terrain and is a good place for ambushes.
More importantly, Niangziguan has special significance to Chinese soldiers.
Because the Battle of Xinkou was defeated due to the fall of Niangzi Pass. The failure of the Battle of Xinkou created the glory of the "Steel Army" of the Japanese 5th Division, but it also became an eternal shame in the hearts of Chinese soldiers. If the Baoshan Division this time
Being able to completely wipe out the Japanese 20th Division at Niangziguan will not only wash away the shame of the Chinese military, but will also create the glory of the "Iron Army" of the Baoshan Division!