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Chapter 173: Ambush at Mangshan (Part 1)
After coming out of Quanjiao City, the group of people drove all the way northeast. Since there was a reconnaissance battalion watching the little Japs in front, Li Guoyao and others were not afraid of running into the Japanese army head-on.
The convoy went all the way north and walked about 20 kilometers out of the city. Then Li Guoyao and others stopped in front of a hilly area.
After getting off the bus, Li Guoyao got off and started walking along the hilly area.
?? Mangshan is a mountain and a village at the same time. The village is built on the mountainside and has a small population. There are only two to three hundred people in each of the 180 households.
After walking around the village, Li Guoyao and others came to a road not far away!
It's a bit cold in Mangshan Mountain in early winter. Although the wind is not howling, the temperature has dropped below zero. Fortunately, it is close to the Yangtze River and the moisture is still relatively sufficient. Therefore, although the grass on the hillside has begun to wither and turn yellow, it has not completely dried up yet. of withered.
Looking north along the mountain road, it winds and stretches into a canyon in the distance. Later, Li Guoyao and others also walked into the canyon.
This is how you check the terrain. You must check it with your own body and eyes. You can never make a battle plan just by looking at the map. If that is the case, you are not directing the battle, but talking about it on paper.
Fighting is a technical job, and all aspects must be considered. Otherwise, if there is a problem in one detail, the whole game will be lost.
Entering the canyon, Li Guoyao was a little surprised. From the outside, it seemed that the terrain here was not too dangerous, but when he entered it, he found that the canyon was very narrow. The road was built close to the bottom of the valley. Although the sides of the valley were not very steep, the trees above were lush and very green. Suitable for covert troops.
In addition, the valley is not very long. Once attacked, the enemy can easily rush out from the valley, while the outside of the valley is flat land.
But the area of ????this flat land is not very large, only a few hundred meters wide, with gentle slopes on both sides. The gentle slopes are densely covered with vegetation, which is convenient for hiding the troops. At the same time, because the terrain is relatively high, it is completely convenient for the troops to use their firepower.
After looking at the terrain, Ma Desheng said excitedly: "Brigade, if the enemy really passes by this road, they will be dead. As long as we cut off the back road, the enemy will have almost nowhere to run and can only head towards The open space in front! As long as we place a machine gun position on the slopes on both sides, we will definitely be able to fight a beautiful battle of annihilation."
Li Guoyao did not speak, but led these people back and forth in the valley three times. Finally, he climbed up the mountain walls on both sides of the valley to have a look. He even ordered people to bring up two heavy machine guns and set them up on the spot. After shooting for a few minutes, we returned to Mangshan Village.
Back in the village, standing on the mountainside, Li Guoyao took out a piece of paper and a pen, and then began to draw a topographic map in front of everyone.
Soon, a standard combat terrain map came out. Ma Desheng and others looked at it with dull faces.
Don¡¯t look at it, Ma Desheng is now the chief of staff of the independent brigade, and he also has a major, but he did not study in the staff department, so he can only read the map, but he knows nothing about the homework on the map.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? However, for things like the homework in the picture, if you have never eaten pork, you will always see pigs running away. There are also several combat staff officers in the independent brigade staff department who are from the professional staff department, but compared with the brigade commander, they are more than one and a half stars behind.
Due to time constraints, Li Guoyao did not return to Quanjiao County. Instead, he set up a temporary brigade in Mangshan Village. At the same time, he ordered the second and third regiments, as well as the artillery battalion, cavalry battalion, and fire support battalion remaining in the county to rush there. In Mangshan, the engineering battalion stayed in the county seat.
At 11:30 p.m., the reconnaissance battalion sent back a telegram again, saying that the main force of the Japanese army had arrived near the Wennan Reservoir and was still thirty kilometers away from Mangshan Mountain.
At this time, all mobile units of the independent brigade have arrived near Mangshan, and Li Guoyao immediately held a combat meeting at the temporary brigade headquarters!
After everyone had arrived, Li Guoyao immediately stood up and said: "Brothers, I just received a report from the reconnaissance unit. The strength of a reinforced regiment of the main Japanese army has passed the Wennan Reservoir, and there are only more than thirty people left from Mangshan. Kilometers away, according to the marching speed of the Japanese army, it can reach here in up to three hours! The Japanese army's march is divided into two sections. One section is the main infantry of two brigades plus some cavalry, followed by a large group of infantry with artillery and engineers, etc. For the technical arms, the marching distance between the two differs by 10 kilometers!"
Li Guoyao then continued: "Our army's combat plan is to use the canyon and open space in front as the battlefield to ambush the main force of the Japanese army. It is planned to use an infantry battalion plus a fire support battalion to ambush on both sides of the canyon, and wait until the main Japanese army??After entering the canyon, close the door and beat the dog. At the same time, set up heavy machine gun positions on the gentle slopes on both sides of the open space outside the canyon, and use an inverted triangle formation to annihilate the Japanese troops who rushed out! "
"Since the Japanese follow-up troops are only 10 kilometers away, we only have one hour for the first round of fighting. We must annihilate the main force of the enemy within one hour, but we cannot annihilate them all!"
Hearing Li Guoyao's order, everyone was stunned. The purpose of fighting is to destroy the enemy. Why can't we completely wipe out the enemy when the opportunity is in front of us?
Li Guoyao saw everyone's doubts and immediately said: "The Japanese troops coming to attack Quanjiao this time have more than 4,000 people, but not more than 5,000 people. However, our brigade has two regiments and four directly affiliated battalions, with a total strength of 8,000 We are more than twice as good as the enemy. In addition, our weapons and equipment are not inferior to the Japanese army, and we are even stronger than the Japanese army in terms of light and heavy machine guns and light artillery. Therefore, my goal is to completely annihilate the invading enemy!"
Hearing that this reinforced unit was going to annihilate the Japanese army, everyone took a breath!
"Don't look at it. They withstood four divisions of Japs outside Nanjing before, but it was a blocking war after all, not an encirclement and annihilation war.
According to previous combat experience, if you want to completely annihilate an infantry squad of Little Japanese, the national army must dispatch at least one reinforced battalion. If you want to annihilate a brigade of the opponent, at least one division will be needed.
As for annihilating an enemy regiment, I'm sorry, this has not happened until now. No one knows how many troops are needed, but I think eight thousand people should not be enough.
"Brigadier Commander, since our goal is to wipe out the invading Japanese troops, why not kill the Japanese soldiers in front first, and then deal with the enemies behind? This will save trouble!" Ma Desheng said.
"No, if we wipe out the two infantry brigades in front, the Japanese soldiers behind will probably turn around and leave! But what will happen if we wipe out most of the enemy, but surround the remaining Japanese soldiers without annihilating them?"
Ma Desheng thought about it and said in surprise: "If this is the case, the Japanese soldiers behind will definitely come to rescue!"
"Yes, the little devil has a rule. Once a unit is surrounded, if conditions permit, nearby troops must do their best to rescue. If there are major military commanders in the surrounded troops, other troops must be rescued at all costs. This is called attacking the enemy. All must be saved.¡±
Li Guoyao then continued: "Once the little devils enter the canyon and rush into the open space in front, there shouldn't be much problem in annihilating them!"
At this time, Lu Zhanwu, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly said: "Isn't this just a round-up of reinforcements?"
Li Guoyao smiled and said: "Yes, this is exactly the encirclement point for reinforcements!"
Ma Desheng immediately said: "I agree with the brigade commander's combat plan, please give the brigade commander the order!"
Li Guoyao nodded and said: "Okay! Order: The 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment and the Fire Support Battalion will be responsible for the ambush mission. They will all hide on both sides of the valley before the Japanese army arrives. In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army, you must build fortifications as soon as possible and Put up disguises on the fortifications!¡±
"yes!"
"Order: The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions of the Second Regiment build positions on the left and right sides of the open space outside the valley and on the hills directly in front, waiting for the Japanese troops to rush out of the valley and immediately strangle them!"
"yes!"
"Order: The third regiment goes around to Sandaogou in front of Mangshan Mountain and waits for cover. Once the Japanese follow-up troops enter the valley, you immediately rush out from behind and cut off the little Japanese's retreat!"
"yes!"
¡°The artillery battalion cooperates with the operations of various ministries, the cavalry battalion maneuvers to support various ministries, the guard battalion remains at Mangshan and serves as a reserve force for the entire army, and the reconnaissance battalion continues to monitor the Japanese army¡¯s actions while preventing the Japanese army from increasing its troops!¡±