noffsinger Chapter 329 Find a way
Chapter 329 Find a way
The Japanese encirclement troops continued to advance northward along the way. After crossing the Xiangzao Highway, the Japanese army did not attack the 31st Army in Zaoyang eastward along the Xiangzao Highway.
Instead, they continued to attack northward, which made Commander Li of the Fifth War Zone more convinced of the Japanese army's combat intentions.
At the same time, Commander Li also ordered the defenders of Xinye to hold Xinye for at least three days, in order to further deplete the Japanese troops and make the Japanese officers and soldiers more tired.
Inside the headquarters of the new 100th Division, Zhang Wenwu was listening to Ouyang Heng's report: "Division Commander, according to the feedback from the suicide squad we sent out, the Japanese army has crossed the Xiangzao Highway and is expected to engage in battle with Xinye's defense forces tomorrow."
"In addition, the Japanese army has left a battalion of troops on each side of the Xiangzao Highway to guard it. The size of the Japanese garrison between Changshoudian and the Xiangzao Highway is unknown. That area is already occupied by the Japanese army, and the suicide squad cannot lurk in there." Ouyang Heng told the news he had received today.
Zhang Wenwu frowned and listened to Ouyang Heng's report. He slowly said, "Tell Li Zhengying that if the situation of the Japanese troops on the south side of the highway is not good, don't send anyone there. But you must find out the deployment of the Japanese troops on both sides of the highway and in the section to Xinye. We still have three days to conduct reconnaissance and deployment."
Ouyang Heng nodded. He knew what Zhang Wenwu meant. The Xiangzao Highway and the Japanese troops in the north were their first phase of combat targets. They had to make the situation clear.
As for areas too far south of the highway, even if they are reconnaissanceed with great effort, it will be of little use. After the new 100th Division advances to the Xiangzao Highway, no matter how many Japanese troops there are in the south, they must hold the highway line. Moreover, the Japanese army may have reinforced its troops by then, and the current number of troops in the south cannot serve as a basis for combat deployment.
"Brother Ouyang, based on the current reconnaissance, the Japanese army does not have many troops on both sides of the highway. I estimate that they can deploy at most two battalions of troops between the Xiangzao Highway and Xinye. The Japanese army should use cavalry units to patrol and block the remaining gaps." Zhang Wenwu said, pointing to the wilderness between Xinye and Xiangzao Highway on the map.
"Yes, these cavalry are really hard to deal with in the wild. Their mobility can be fully utilized. If we want to drive all the Japanese troops on the north side of the road to the south, it will be difficult to deal with the Japanese cavalry." Ouyang Heng did not have any good solution for the Japanese cavalry.
Indeed, ever since Zhang Wenwu received the combat mission, he has been thinking about how to deal with the Japanese cavalry unit.
If the New 100 suffered heavy casualties due to the Japanese cavalry in the battle on the north side of the highway, it would be very disadvantageous for the subsequent blocking operations.
But what can we do? There are no rivers or mountains between the Xiangzao Highway and Xinye. This is why the Japanese army chose this route for outflanking. The Japanese army is not stupid.
"Brother Ouyang, there will always be a way out when we reach the mountain. Let's wait until the suicide squad has figured out the situation. Alternatively, we can also let all the officers and soldiers come up with ideas. Whoever's idea is adopted will be rewarded 100 dollars by the division headquarters and his rank will be promoted one level. I don't believe that the new th Division with more than people can't think of a way to deal with the Japanese cavalry." Zhang Wenwu comforted Ouyang Heng and at the same time proposed a way to pool ideas.
Ouyang Heng felt that Zhang Wenwu's idea was good. Let everyone think about this matter. There would always be one or two ideas that could be used as reference. If not, then they would have to resort to force.
We can't not fight because we're afraid of heavy casualties. If that were the case, the troops could just withdraw now, or disband on the spot, to avoid wasting food and money, which would be a joke.
"Division Commander, I will ask all units to discuss how to deal with the Japanese cavalry as a pre-war tactical discussion. Let each platoon discuss it. With the generous reward, we will definitely be able to find a good solution." Ouyang Heng was also immediately ready to assign this task.
As Ouyang Heng's order was issued, all the officers and soldiers of the new 100th Division started to think about it. This was five hundred dollars in cash, and they could also be promoted to a higher rank. This kind of good thing was very rare.
The next morning, the way of greeting each other in the army had changed. In the past, they would ask each other if they had eaten or not, but now, when they met, they would ask, "Have you come up with a good idea?"
Each platoon in the army held a small meeting in their respective barracks under the leadership of their platoon leader, and everyone discussed how to deal with the Japanese cavalry with the least casualties.
In the camps of the suicide squad and the special forces battalion, except for those who went for reconnaissance, everyone was holding small meetings under the leadership of their respective officers.
"Chen Sanpi, are all the members of this team stupid? You thought the Japanese cavalry were just standing there, and you sneaked up to kill them. They are on horses, and they can see you crawling on the ground from a distance. What's the point of sneaking up on them?" Li Zhengying teased Chen Sanpi in a bad mood.
Li Zhengying also felt that asking a group of uneducated people like him who only knew how to kill and burn people and could not read a single word to come up with this idea was no different from Zhang Fei embroidering.
After listening to the ideas of the death squad captains, Li Zhengying thought from the bottom of his heart that his troops would never get the 500 dollars.
Some said that drugs were put in the food of the Japanese. That’s a good idea, but how could you put drugs in the Japanese military camp? Do you think you are Tuxingsun who can walk underground?
This is still considered okay. The even more outrageous ones said that they would hold a Hongmen Banquet for the Japanese, invite the Japanese troops over for a drink, and then kill them at the banquet. Li Zhengying was speechless. He was addicted to the show.
It seems that we can only place our hopes on Deputy Commander Hao Ying who is leading the reconnaissance team. Deputy Commander Hao Ying is the most knowledgeable among the entire suicide squad and special forces battalion. He also has a quick mind and should be able to come up with a good way to deal with the Japanese cavalry.
Li Zhengying drove all the captains under his command out of his room. He ordered them to go back and discuss with their team members. He then needed to gather all the officers of the special forces battalion to see if they had any good ideas.
The Japanese Army's Third Division on the right wing, under sufficient artillery cover, successfully occupied Gaocheng, northeast of Sui County, in just one day.
The 13th Army of the Fifth War Zone guarding Gaocheng was forced to abandon Gaocheng due to heavy casualties and retreated to between Gaocheng and Sui County. At this point, Sui County was occupied by the Japanese army on three sides except for Zaoyang in the northwest.
It can be said that Sui County was already in the hands of the Japanese army.