Chapter 27: A Blockbuster
Commander Zhou Jianping named Sun Weiguo, and the battalion-level cadres in the room looked at Sun Weiguo one after another.
Sun Weiguo also didn't expect to be named by Commander Zhou Jianping, but since he was asked to express his opinion, Sun Weiguo naturally would not have any reservations.
The main force of the military sub-division is relative to the local troops such as the district squad, and there is a gap between these main forces and the main force of the regular army of the Eighth Route Army.
Even though there were more than 2,000 people in the military subdivision, and the number was superior, Sun Weiguo still did not support a positional battle with the Japanese army.
A Japanese brigade was equipped with two 92 infantry guns, eight Type 92 heavy machine guns, and 27 light machine guns.
In terms of firepower, the Japanese army surpassed the troops of the military division, and the quality of the Japanese soldiers was very strong, and the hit rate of grenadier and rifle shots was very high.
Fighting positional warfare is a desperate way of fighting, and even if it defeats the Japanese army, it will be a crushing victory.
The meaning of every battle is to kill and wound the enemy army as much as possible on the premise of preserving oneself, and even annihilate the enemy army.
"Ladies and gentlemen, with the current strength of the military division, it is difficult to engage in positional warfare with the Japanese army. The Japanese army is well-equipped and has strong individual combat capability, and we will suffer losses in positional warfare. ”
Sun Weiguo glanced at the cadres present, he said softly, and then his eyes fell on the map again.
"Your thirty or forty district squads can annihilate the Japanese squads, but can't the more than 2,000 main forces of our army division annihilate one of the Japanese squads?"
After a battalion-level cadre heard Sun Weiguo's words, he had a displeased expression on his face and said sneeringly.
Zhou Jianping coughed lightly, the battalion-level cadre lowered his head and stopped talking, Zhou Jianping's eyes looked at Sun Weiguo, and motioned for him to continue.
"Comrade Weiguo, how do you think we should fight?" Political Commissar Liu also asked in a kind tone.
Everyone in the room looked towards Sun Weiguo, and some of them had smiles on their faces.
They were denied by Sun Weiguo to fight positional warfare, and they were naturally unconvinced.
These battalion-level cadres thought to themselves: "You are a small platoon commander of a district squad, and you dare to talk nonsense here, and you are here to deploy more than 2,000 troops, I am afraid you may not even be able to read the map." ”
Sun Weiguo came to the table, and he looked at the map.
Pingding County had to pass through Yangquan County to go to Meng County, Yangquan County was garrisoned by Japanese troops, and the Japanese army in Pingding County would definitely attack Meng County through Yangquan County. ,
Yangquan County and Meng County are adjacent, and Qingcheng Town of Meng County is an important town of Yangquan County through Meng County......
Qingcheng Town is located at the junction of Mengxian County and Yangquan County, which can be said to be the gateway of Mengxian County.
For the Japanese army, if they took Qingcheng Town, they could drive straight into Meng County and wantonly attack the military sub-division troops in Meng County.
For the troops of the military division, holding Qingcheng Town is guarding the gate of Mengxian, and the Japanese army wants to enter Mengxian County is simply a pipe dream.
"Chief, if the Japanese army wants to conquer Meng County, it will definitely attack along Yangquan County, and Qingcheng Town in Meng County is the top priority!" Sun Weiguo pointed to the map of Shangqing Town and said solemnly.
Zhou Jianping's gaze shifted to the map of Shangqing Town, and he nodded thoughtfully.
After taking a closer look, Zhou Jianping realized that this inconspicuous town played a very important role in this operation.
Some battalion-level cadres who were waiting to see Sun Weiguo's joke showed shocked expressions on their faces, they didn't expect Sun Weiguo to be able to understand the map.
And what shocked them was that Sun Weiguo was not only able to read the map, but also able to see at a glance the locations that were crucial to the battle situation.
"We can't fight positional warfare, but we are very sure of ambush warfare and surprise warfare. Chief, I suggest that if you fight in Qingcheng Town, even if you can't annihilate the Japanese army, you must bite off a piece of his flesh fiercely, so that the Japanese army will not dare to penetrate deep into the territory of Mengxian! Sun Weiguo pointed to Qingcheng Town on the map and said with a serious face.
The eyes of Commander Zhou and Political Commissar Liu were attracted to Qingcheng by Sun Weiguo, and the battalion-level cadres said with a confused expression.
They all knew about ambush warfare and surprise warfare, but Sun Weiguo's intention seemed to be to combine these two tactics to fight together.
"Platoon Commander Sun, isn't fighting in Qingcheng a positional battle? More than 2,000 of us are fighting ambushes, and Qingcheng is not a good place. According to what you say, we might as well choose a better party to fight an ambush war, but in that case, we will lead the little devil to Meng County, and when the little devil comes here, the people will suffer. ”
The battalion-level cadre, who had been sneering before, continued to mumble that he was resistant to Sun Weiguo's plan.
"Chief, send an infantry battalion to ambush in Qingcheng Town, and the rest of the troops to ambush outside Qingcheng Town. We let the little devil enter Qingcheng Town, ambush the troops to attack, the troops outside launched a surprise attack, bite the little devil and immediately retreat, more than 2,000 troops, attack together, even if we can't annihilate most of the Japanese army, at least let the little devil pay two or three hundred casualties. Sun Weiguo pointed to the map of Qingcheng Town and said in a calm tone.
Zhou Jianping and the others looked at Qingcheng Town on the map, with a contemplative expression on their faces.
Some battalion-level cadres looked at Sun Weiguo, their eyes became shocked, not to mention whether Sun Weiguo's plan would be implemented, but Sun Weiguo's ability to easily deploy more than 2,000 troops to fight obviously shows that Sun Weiguo has a certain talent.
"Chief, our district squad is willing to go to Qingcheng Town to serve as an ambush mission." Sun Wei Guozheng, looking at Zhou Jianping, took the initiative to ask for war.
"Platoon Commander Sun, I don't like to hear what you said, Commander Zhou, our special service battalion is willing to serve as an ambush force in Qingcheng Town!"
A battalion-level cadre stood up, he looked at Zhou Jianping, and said with a serious face.
Zhou Jianping and Political Commissar Liu exchanged glances, and the eyes of the two of them looked towards Wang Dacheng, chief of staff of the Seventh Brigade.
Seeing Wang Dacheng nodding slightly, Zhou Jianping and the others looked at Sun Weiguo in surprise, and then Liu Jianping, the commander of the military division, and Liu Political Commissar gave an order.
The special service battalion of the military sub-district is attached to the Pingding County District Squad to serve as the ambush force in Qingcheng Town, and is under the unified command of Su Yulian, commander of the special service battalion.
The first, second, and third battalions of the Seventh Brigade, the second battalion of the Eighth Brigade, and the third battalion of the Ninth Brigade, a total of five battalions, were directly commanded by Liu Jianping and lurked outside Qingcheng City.
Because the district team traveled a long distance to deliver ammunition, Zhou Jianping asked Sun Weiguo to lead the district team to set off for Qingcheng Town at noon.
The troops of the special battalion set off for Qingcheng overnight under the leadership of the battalion commander Su Yulian, and the rest of the troops also set off overnight.
"To keep him, you must leave Sun Weiguo in the main force for me." After the combat mission was issued, the battalion-level cadres began to carry it out.
After everyone left the room, Zhou Jianping looked at Sun Weiguo's back and said with a serious face.