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Chapter 965: You just let two artillery companies attack the county town?

Time is like running water, passing by in a flash.

It soon became dark.

Many torches were lit in the temporary command post of the special forces regiment on Yuwangling, illuminating the cave.

Before 7 o'clock, the battalion commanders of the special forces regiment finished arranging matters in their own battalions and hurried here.

Seeing that everyone was present, Yang Yuanshan did not hesitate and spoke immediately:
“Comrades, in the past two days of fighting, the performance of each battalion and company was excellent!
I saw it all.

Later, you should sort out the battle process and report it to Lao Zhou.

We should apply to our superiors for commendations, without hiding anything, do you understand?

I will never allow the soldiers to shed blood and tears!"

What he said is a cliché that has been repeated after every war.

But every time the battalion commanders heard it, they felt a warm current in their hearts.

They immediately shouted in unison:

"Yes!"

Who would be afraid of serving in the army, shedding blood and sacrificing their lives on the battlefield?

But who among the soldiers is not afraid of being forgotten?

Yang Yuanshan's style of helping them to leave their voices behind and their names behind after their death was enough to move them.

……

This opening remark boosted everyone's morale, and Yang Yuanshan then stated the topic of today's meeting:

"Now, we have taken over Xin County and Jinchang County. In the Xinkou area, only Wutai County and Xinkou Pass are still in the hands of the Japanese.

I called you here today to discuss how to fight next."

"Captain, what else is there to discuss?

The Japanese only have one brigade and more than five infantry battalions in the Xinkou area.

Today we have captured two county towns, and at least wiped out two or three of their infantry battalions, right?
In other words, the Japanese only had two or at most three battalions of troops left, stationed in Xinkou Pass and Wutai County respectively.

We might as well divide the entire regiment into two parts, one part will go east to capture Wutai County, and the other part will attack Xinkou Pass.

With our strength, we can completely take over these two places in one or two days at most!"

Li Dahe was the first to jump out and make a proposal.

As soon as he spoke, Wei Dayong also followed suit:

"Commander, our special operations company can take advantage of this evening to climb down the cliff and enter the Xinkou Pass!

As long as we bring two heavy machine guns, we can cover Lao He and his men from the Second Battalion and rush into the pass.

In half a night at most, we can wipe out these damned Japs!"

With the two of them taking the lead, other battalion commanders also stood up and expressed their opinions.

Some were extremely impatient and wanted to launch a night attack on the city right away, while others suggested taking it slow and gradually eliminating the Japanese.

There are many different ideas.

But overall, everyone was full of confidence and didn't think there would be any difficulty in taking over these two places.

Yang Yuanshan did not comment on their ideas, but waited quietly for them to finish their discussion.

Han Yang and Zhan Haishan knew his plan and remained silent.

They all knew that Yang Yuanshan now allowed the battalion commanders to speak freely just to cultivate their overall view and tactical command ability.

After a long while, everyone had finished their discussion and looked at Yang Yuanshan who had been silent.

I couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, thinking that my opinions didn't hit the point.

Seeing this, Yang Yuanshan smiled slightly and said:
"I have a situation that I forgot to synchronize with you."

Hearing this, the battalion commanders were speechless.

I thought to myself: Captain, are you kidding us?

You haven’t even explained the enemy situation clearly, and you’re asking us to discuss it?

He Yunfu and Wang Quanfa stood up and asked almost in unison:

"Captain, what's going on?
Could it be that the Japanese reinforcements are coming?"

"That's right. The Japanese 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade is heading towards us from Wucheng.

Behind them, the 26th Division was also gathering and preparing to move south."

Yang Yuanshan told everyone the information that Lu Tao had discovered.

Upon hearing the news, everyone present changed their expressions.

Everyone felt the heavy pressure.

Of course, except for this hot guy Wei Dayong.

This reckless monk never knew what fear was, and he kept shouting:
"Captain, this isn't a big deal, right?
Our regiment has destroyed many brigades and divisions, right?
If this brigade or division dares to come, we will destroy them!"

Political Commissar Zhou Xianpei said quickly:

"Captain Wei, things are different now!
Our regiment is now an exhausted unit after a long battle. If we continue to confront such a large-scale Japanese reinforcements head-on, the casualties will be very heavy.

It is even possible that the entire army will be wiped out!
Our sacrifice is nothing.

But if the reputation of "the best regiment in the world" falls, it will greatly dampen the morale of the people and soldiers in the country in the war of resistance!"

As soon as he said this, Zhan Haishan, He Yunfu, Wang Quanfa and others nodded:

"That's right! The political commissar is right."

Even Yang Yuanshan nodded slightly:

"Yes, now our group represents more than just our group.

Monk, you have to open up your mind!

Look bigger and farther!"

"Captain, I am a rough man, I don't understand what you are talking about.

Just tell me how you plan to fight!

I'll just follow your orders!"

Wei Dayong just lay down and played badly.

This immediately made everyone present burst into laughter.

……

After everyone finished laughing, Yang Yuanshan didn't waste any more time and said seriously:

"Now you all understand the basic enemy situation.

My idea is: to completely capture Xinkou Pass and Wutai County before the Japanese 2nd Brigade arrives!

And it would be best to wipe out all the Japanese devils!
In this way, we can defend the Xinkou Pass and prevent the Japanese from the 2nd Brigade from moving south.

If they retreat, they can rely on the strong defenses of the city and the favorable terrain to retreat back to Qixia Town."

Upon hearing this, the battalion commanders all felt a lot of pressure.

It is easy to win a war of defeat, but it is not easy to win a war of annihilation.

And it has to be fast enough!
This requires even higher standards.

Seeing that no one was talking, Yang Yuanshan smiled and tried to provoke them:

"how?

You had a lot of ideas just now, but now you hear that a brigade is arriving soon, you become scared?

And I'm not afraid of scaring you. As soon as tomorrow morning comes, the Japanese Army Air Force may come to bomb again.

By then, the artillery battalion would have to hide in time and would not be able to bomb with all their strength.

And you may even have to charge to the position under the bombardment of aerial bombs!"

"Captain, don't look down on me!

Who is scared?

Give the order. If there is one person in our Fifth Battalion who is afraid of death, I, the battalion commander, will tear his head off and let you kick it like a ball!"

Fifth Battalion Commander Zhao Tietou jumped out and started yelling.

Tank Company Commander Kong Dacheng also said:

"Commander, why don't we have our tank company charge north to attack the Japanese 2nd Brigade's marching troops?

With our mobility, it won’t be a problem to slow down their march for two or three days.”

Yang Yuanshan looked around and saw that the battalion commanders' eyes were full of fighting spirit and their fists were clenched, so he nodded slightly.

He opened his mouth and said:

"We now have two missions, Xinkou Pass and Wutai County.

Wutai County is not that important, so I sent the 5th Battalion Artillery Company and Chu Kun’s recoilless gun company there.

As for Xinkou Pass, it is our most important attack target right now."

"what?
Commander, are you going to send two artillery companies to attack Wutai County?"

Zhou Xianpei frowned.

Although he is a political cadre, after so many years of fighting with the army, he is no longer a military novice who knows nothing.

Using pure artillery to attack a city doesn't sound reliable.

However, when he saw that Zhan Haishan didn't say anything, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

I thought to myself: Old Zhan is a veteran on the battlefield, why would he agree with the captain's outrageous idea?
Yang Yuanshan remembered that he didn't seem to mention that the three regiments in Wutai Division were helping, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He coughed and explained:
"Ahem... Lao Zhou, of course I won't rely solely on these two artillery companies to attack Wutai County.

I have three other regiments with 3 soldiers helping us."

"What? Three regiments and 3 people? Where did they come from?"

Zhou Xianpei was extremely surprised.

Battalion commanders such as He Yunfu also stared at Yang Yuanshan curiously, thinking: The regiment commander is really trying to make soldiers out of beans!

With so many extra people, how difficult can this battle be?

It's so easy to grasp!
Not to mention that the Japanese 2nd Brigade hasn't arrived yet, even if it really came, there's no need to be afraid, right?

Before Yang Yuanshan had time to speak, Zhan Haishan stood up and explained:

"This afternoon, a correspondent from the Wutai Division came over and informed us that three of their regiments were ordered by their superiors to help us launch a feint attack on Wutai County and share our pressure.

The regiment commander has asked them for help, preparing to change the feint attack into a full-force attack and capture the county town in one fell swoop."

"Captain, no wonder you asked us to transport all the captured weapons and equipment to the woods south of Jinchang County. Are you going to support them?"

Wang Quanfa suddenly realized.

"Yes. Although these three regiments have a large number of people, their weapons and equipment are very poor.

We can't use the equipment we seized today anyway, so we might as well give it to them.

After all, if you ask someone to do a short-term job for you, you should pay them some money, right? "

Yang Yuanshan chuckled.

"Captain, now that the problem in Wutai County has been solved, we only have Xinkou Pass left to capture.

What else is there to say?

Just tell me, how do you fight? "

He Yunfu asked in a relaxed manner.

He felt that with 95% of the special forces regiment's strength, it would be easy for them to capture the Xinkou Pass, which was garrisoned by one or two battalions of troops!

"Okay, follow me!"

……

Yang Yuanshan called out to them and led them to a map hanging on the wall of the cave. He pointed at the map and said:
"I decided to surround the Japanese invaders in Xinkou Pass and try to eat them up as quickly as possible!

The specific deployment is as follows: the tank company and the second battalion are responsible for the frontal attack.

The third and fourth battalions took a detour from the west, broke through Yongxingling, and rushed to the Hutuo River Valley in the north, blocking the Japanese's escape route to Gang County in the north.

Without its artillery company, the Fifth Battalion could advance from Jinchang County to the northwest mountains and block the mountain path northeast of Xinkouguan City, making it impossible for the Japanese to retreat into the mountains!

The result I want is: the Japanese army is completely wiped out!
Do you think there is a problem?"

For Yang Yuanshan, the system would reward equipment for every Japanese soldier killed, so of course he could not let it go.

Even if you can't use it yourself, you can still support the brother troops!
"Captain, what is the mission of our artillery battalion?"

When Gao Yuanzhi saw that Yang Yuanshan didn't mention him, he quickly jumped out and asked.

“You are of course the main force in defeating the enemy.

Before the Second Battalion begins its attack, you will launch a full-scale artillery bombardment.

I give you one hour. Use your best ability to drop artillery shells on the Xinkou Pass city wall!
After you finish your shelling, the Second Battalion will launch the attack."

Yang Yuanshan answered.

"Good guy!

Commander, the artillery battalion has 48 mountain cannons. If they fire at full speed for an hour, what will our Second Battalion do?
I guess all the Japanese have been bombed, right?"

He Yunfu grumbled somewhat unhappily.

"It's better to finish the explosion!"

Yang Yuanshan didn't care whether he was happy or not.

If a problem can be solved with artillery shells, don't use soldiers' lives to solve it!

The special forces regiment has suffered a lot of casualties in the fierce fighting these days!

At this time, Zhan Haishan reminded:

"Captain, it's a long way from here to the Hutuo River Valley, so the third and fourth battalions may have to set out overnight.

Otherwise, if the artillery battalion starts to move tomorrow and they haven’t arrived yet, the Japanese will run away.”

"Yes."

Yang Yuanshan nodded and looked at the third battalion commander Wang Quanfa and the fourth battalion commander Li Dahe.

He gave the order:
"Wang Quanfa, Li Dahe, I don't care what time you set out tonight.

I have only one request: before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, you must block the Japanese's escape route to the north!

Is there a problem? "

"No problem! I promise to complete the mission!"

Wang Quanfa and Li Dahe agreed immediately.

Kong Dacheng said quickly:

"Captain, our tank company runs fast, why don't we join the third and fourth battalions to intercept the Japanese?"

He went to see the terrain of Xinkou Pass today and knew that it was impossible for his tanks to climb the mountains.

At most, it can only provide cover for the infantry under the city wall and act as a fixed artillery position, but it cannot play a big role.

So, he didn't want to join the second battalion.

"Of course not!
We don't know the terrain conditions from here to the north, and the geological conditions on the other side of the Hutuo River Valley may not be able to bear the weight of your tanks.

If you get stuck in the mud in the valley, you're doomed. No matter how many people we have, we won't be able to pull you out!"

Yang Yuanshan quickly shook his head.

There were no cranes or anything like that these days, and he didn't want to put his tank at risk.

"Ok."

Kong Dacheng was not a person who did not know the importance of the matter. After hearing what he said, he nodded.

"Captain, what is the mission of our special operations company?"

Wei Dayong asked, scratching his head.

"You guys? You guys can scout the way for the third and fourth battalions.

Especially Yongxingling, although the terrain is not high, there are still several hills connected, forming a dividing line between Gang County and Xinkou.

If I were the commander of the Japanese, I would definitely deploy some troops here to garrison and guard.

If the third and fourth battalions launched a large-scale attack on Yongxingling, the Japanese soldiers in Xinkou Pass would definitely notice something unusual.

And if your small unit of the special operations company can sneak up to the ridge tonight while the Japanese are not on guard, and kill the Japanese defenders without anyone noticing, that would be great."

Yang Yuanshan pointed at Yongxingling on the map with a branch in his hand.

"Don't worry, Commander. Our special operations company will ensure that we complete the mission!"

When Wei Dayong heard that they were asked to lead the way, he became excited instantly.

Reconnaissance, infiltration, infiltration, and city capture are all the specialties of their special operations company!
Seeing that Wei Dayong also got the task, Wang Ye also jumped out and asked:

"Captain, where is our guard battalion?"

“Of course you guys do a good job of guarding.

After all the battalions have taken action, our political workers will still have to continue their work in Xin County and Jinchang County. Your guard battalion must arrange for people to protect them.

Be on guard against any hidden remnants of the Japanese army or potential traitors jumping out.

Although according to the intelligence we have obtained, the Japanese have not formed a well-organized 2nd Devil's Army here, but I absolutely do not believe that there are no traitors here! "

Yang Yuanshan answered murderously.

Although Wang Ye had guessed long ago that their guard battalion would not be able to fight unless there were special circumstances.

But after hearing what Yang Yuanshan said, I still felt a little disappointed.

But since Yang Yuanshan had already given the order, he could only stand at attention and accept the order:

"Yes!"

"Okay, does anyone have any questions about the entire battle plan?"

Yang Yuanshan looked around at everyone.

"no!"

The guys roared in unison.

"Okay, now let's check the watches!

At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, the artillery battalion will begin a full-scale bombardment. At 9 o'clock, the tank company will provide cover in the front, and the second battalion will follow up to attack Xinkouguancheng!"

Yang Yuanshan raised his wrist, revealing his watch.

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted and immediately started comparing their watches.

The Special Forces Regiment fought too many annihilation battles and seized many different kinds of watches from the Japanese officers. Not only could they give one to each of the battalion and company commanders, but even ordinary soldiers could get one.

If this were to be spread out to others, it would be enough to make many regiment and battalion commanders, who could only use pocket watches, envious.

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(End of this chapter)