eurekapd Chapter 181: Kill Gods When You Meet Gods, Kill Buddhas When You Meet Buddhas
Chapter 181: Kill Gods When You Meet Gods, Kill Buddhas When You Meet Buddhas
This was the first clear combat mission, and Dai Ming immediately stood up and stated, "Don't worry about this matter. My 178th Division can deploy a 20-kilometer-deep firepower network 10 kilometers along the canyon. As long as the Japanese dare to come, I will make sure they can't go back!"
This is the confidence that the Type 63 tracked armored personnel carrier gives him!
"Okay, as for Huo County, there are three Japanese divisions there, and I guess the Japanese tank brigade and field heavy artillery brigade are nearby, so the focus of the entire battle will be there! I plan to give this task to the 3th Armored Division. You are the only fully mechanized unit with the strongest mobility. When you lure out the Japanese heavy artillery, retreat. Next, you only need to inform the military headquarters of the coordinates, and the entire army will fire artillery at the same time, and the firepower coverage will annihilate the enemy's living forces in one fell swoop!"
Liu Quanhua, commander of the 176th Division, and Yue Yun, commander of the 1st Artillery Brigade, also echoed the sentiment, saying that this battle was more intense than any previous ones and they were excited just thinking about it.
Wang Dafu nodded and continued: "The first two battles were the most intense, but they were all fought around Lingshi, so the troops attacking Lingshi naturally had to fight quickly and decisively. The 21st and 22nd Divisions of the Xiaoyi devils can arrive in half a day at the fastest. This task is handed over to the Mechanized Infantry Division. After taking Lingshi, they must quickly control the city defense and arrange a sniper line to attack the Xiaoyi devils! That's it, the specific combat tasks of each regiment need to be further formulated!"
Xu Le took the lead in clapping. He didn't know how to view Fang Yue's level, but he liked Fang Yue because he was to his liking and could make full use of the advantages of the troops.
He stood up and walked to the map and said, "Staff Officer Fang, according to your plan, our troops will be sent to the eastern front, and Shuitou Town on the northern front will be left empty. What if Zhongyang's 27th Division marches south?"
Wang Dafu continued: "I have certainly considered this. I was planning to mention it when I was assigning detailed tasks. Now that the young marshal has mentioned it, I will talk about it again!
In fact, the area of western Shanxi to the north of Shuitou Town is adjacent to the Yellow River and has no strategic value. If Lishi north of Zhongyang was not an important transportation route connecting Jinzhong, the Japanese would not have sent a division to guard it, because they were afraid that our army would go straight to Jinzhong's throat from the west.
Moreover, the average altitude of the Luliang Mountains further north is over 2000 meters, with the highest point approaching 3000 meters. There are almost no roads to go through, and if our mechanized troops drive through, they will be blocking themselves.
However, the Zhongyang devils will definitely use the same method as Puxian to disrupt our rear during the war, but it is difficult to withdraw the main force from the rest of the combat troops, so my plan is to temporarily withdraw the reserve to form an artillery regiment, equipped with the 54-1 type 122mm howitzer. The range of this gun is too short, and it is originally a training equipment for the reserve, but it is powerful enough to contain the 27th Division from moving south! 54 artillery pieces are on standby 24 hours a day, and the devils can't stand it even if they have iron skin and bones!"
Xu Le raised his hand to support his forehead, trying his best not to let others see this embarrassing scene. He thought Fang Yue missed this step, so he planned to say it himself to show off his power. He didn't expect that this was all part of the other person's plan.
The overall battle plan he had planned before was similar to what Fang Yue said, except that some aspects were not as well considered as others.
"Well, that's great. The Type 54 howitzer has also served our troops well. It would be great if it could fight the Japanese again! Um, does Chief of Staff Jiang have any other comments?"
Jiang Feng had said before that he would hand over the troops to Wang Dafu, and he really did what he said. Now he is concentrating on dealing with the affairs of the General Staff. Most of the day has passed without saying a word, just taking notes aside. If you don’t know him, you would think he is a clerk!
"Oh, let me add one more thing! This battle is much larger than any other in the past. Although our firepower is strong, our manpower is limited after all. There are some things we cannot do. For example, what if the Japanese abandon Linfen like they did when they abandoned southwestern Shanxi?"
Jiang Feng also stood up and walked to the map and said: "The Japanese are not stupid, they know how powerful we are! Before our army came to Shanxi Province, the main force of the Japanese in Shanxi Province was only the First Army, which had only 3 divisions and 4 independent brigades, plus local garrison troops!
However, after our army exerted its extraordinary combat effectiveness, the total number of Japanese troops in Shanxi Province has now reached nearly 40. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, except for the Kwantung Army in the northeast, we have the largest number of Japanese troops here!
After we have gained an absolute advantage in this battle, the Japanese will definitely not send so many of their main forces to die in vain, and will definitely retreat! According to intelligence, the roads from Hongdong and Linfen to southwest Shanxi have been completed. As long as the Japanese cross the hilly area between Taiyue Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain to Changzhi or Jincheng, we will be unable to do anything to them in a short time!
So I think we should inform the Second War Zone and the First War Zone and ask them to mobilize troops to defend the area north of Zhongtiao Mountain, and notify the guerrillas in the Taiyue Mountains to cooperate with the war zone troops to harass the Japanese. We don't ask them to annihilate the enemy, as long as they can delay the Japanese's escape!
Then our armored forces will pursue the victory and try to annihilate as many devils as possible!
That’s all I want to add!”
Xu Le was slightly surprised: "Has the road east of Linfen been repaired? The speed of these Japanese soldiers is really good. I thought it was under construction, so I didn't take that into consideration!
The Japanese worked so hard to build roads to plunder our resources, but they never expected that it would now be a convenience for our mechanized troops!"
Fang Yue also shook his head slightly, obviously not having thought of this!
Jiang Feng explained: "This is the news that the Intelligence Department just sent. I haven't had time to tell you yet. It's not completely repaired yet. Many places are still muddy and rotten roads, and the passability is very poor. But if the Japanese are determined to escape, they can abandon all the heavy equipment and escape on foot without anyone noticing!"
Xu Le immediately made the decision: "That's it, don't think of any other plans, just follow the plan of Staff Officer Fang! If our 88th Army doesn't dare to attack with such powerful equipment, then what's the point of fighting!
Send someone to contact the First and Second War Zones and tell them that we are going to eat meat, and come quickly if you want to drink soup!
Pass my order down. The previous restrictions on soldiers killing the enemy have been lifted. If you have the ability to kill a lieutenant, kill him. If you have the ability to kill a general, kill him. I will give him a reward!"
Now the system's rewards for killing enemies are unified, and soldiers no longer have to hold back in order to capture high-ranking Japanese officers alive. It was because of this restriction that the old rival Numata Norishige is still at large.
From now on, the 88th Army will kill gods if they meet gods, and kill Buddhas if they meet Buddhas!
In mid-October, the 10th Army cancelled its 88-month-long second-level combat readiness, and the regiments that had just become familiar with their weapons and equipment began rapid preparations for war.
The reserve also temporarily recruited three regiments at this time. Except for the artillery regiment that stayed in Shuitou Town to defend Zhongyang, the other two regiments were deployed to Fenxi and Pu County with the organization of regular infantry regiments as local garrison forces.
The reserve forces of the 88th Army are not all old or retired veterans. Rather, the 88th Army does not need to expand for the time being, so many recruits of appropriate age are temporarily assigned to the reserve forces. These recruits have received various professional training, and when the 88th Army needs to be formally expanded, these recruits can be incorporated into combat units at any time without the need for additional training.
"Young Marshal, let's discuss something!"
Looking at Liu Quanhua tiptoeing like a little kid asking for New Year's money, Xu Le's heart tightened, thinking that he must be asking for something.
"What do you want to do? You already have tanks and armored vehicles, and all the ammunition is sufficient. What else can I have that you would care about?"