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The Kawaguchi detachment encountered big trouble during the mopping up operation of the Dameishan base area. Being helpless against the authentic tactics of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, Kawaguchi Heiji came up with the idea of retreating.
For the Japanese army, authentic warfare is a brand new way of fighting. The Japanese army has never been exposed to it before, and naturally there is no good countermeasures. As for how to crack it militarily, professional issues should be left to professional personnel. Wait for domestic The military experts have found countermeasures, and it will not be too late for them to come to Damei Mountain to clean up.
To be honest, Kawaguchi Heiji's idea of retreating is not unreasonable, because the Japanese army has nothing to do with the Chinese troops hiding in the tunnels, and staying here is a waste of time. What's more, the Kawaguchi detachment has nearly 10,000 people, every day The food and salary consumed is a huge number.
There is a more serious problem. Once the time in Meizhen exceeds a week, the supplies carried by the army will be exhausted. At that time, the supplies can only be transported from Feicheng or Pukou to Meizhen. But the problem is, from Feicheng or Pukou The highway to Meizhen is not safe, and it is unclear whether the supplies will arrive as scheduled.
After hesitating for a moment, Kawaguchi Heiji still said to Nagashin Tatsuya: "Nagashin-san, give orders to all units to withdraw from Mei Town before noon and return to Feicheng."
"Nani, withdraw the troops?" Yong Jinda also raised his head from the sand table after hearing this, his face full of disbelief.
It's no wonder that Yongjin Tatsuya couldn't believe it. It had only been less than two days since the Kawaguchi detachment advanced into Dameishan District, and they had only exchanged fire with the Dameishan Independent Regiment twice. Although they had paid a certain price of death, this was not enough for a person. The number of detachments is simply insignificant. How come they have reached the point of withdrawing their troops
After swallowing his saliva, Yongjin Tatsuya asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, are you serious?"
"Do you think I'm kidding you?" Kawaguchi Heiji glanced at Tatsuya Nagajin coldly.
Yong Jinda was choked when he heard this, and after a long while he asked: "But, why is this?"
"Why?" Kawaguchi Heiji put his hands behind his back, looked at the sky outside the window, and sighed, "The reason is very simple, because the imperial army has nothing to do against the Chinese army hiding in the underground tunnels. Since there is nothing we can do to capture the Chinese army, and the imperial army staying in Meizhen is just a waste of time and food, then why not just withdraw the troops as soon as possible?"
"But, but..." Yongjin Tatsuya said, "Isn't this a wasted trip?"
"It's better to go in vain than to waste food and salary." Kawaguchi Heiji said, "What's more, the transportation and supply lines from Feicheng, Pukou to Meizhen are not safe. If we are trapped in Meizhen by the Chinese army, supplies will be delayed. Until then, I’m afraid it won’t be as simple as running in vain and losing face.”
Yong Jinda was not reconciled and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, although the China Army's authentic warfare methods are unheard of and very difficult to deal with, it does not necessarily mean that there is no way to crack them..."
Kawaguchi Heiji immediately interrupted Nagashin Tatsuya: "Do you have a way to solve it?"
Yongjin Tatsuya was speechless. If he had a solution, he would have offered it just now.
Kawaguchi Heiji snorted and said solemnly: "So, let's face reality."
"Hai." Yong Jinda also responded feebly, turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait." Kawaguchi Heiji suddenly and unexpectedly called out to Nagashin Tatsuya again. Nagashin Tatsuya immediately turned around and looked at Kawaguchi Heiji with hopeful eyes, hoping that Kawaguchi Heiji would change his mind.
Unfortunately, Kawaguchi Heiji did not change his mind: "Eongjin-san, let the baggage regiment hand over all the oil to the engineer regiment, and then let the engineer regiment burn Meizhen and all the surrounding villages."
"All burned?" Tatsuya Yongjin said with a puzzled face, "Your Excellency Commander, if we burned Meizhen and all the surrounding villages, wouldn't it make the Chinese people here hate the Imperial Japanese Army even more? The Chinese people will hate the imperial army even more, and in turn they will support the Chinese army even more, which will make it more difficult to deal with them in the future."
"What do you know?" Kawaguchi Heiji said coldly, "What I am doing is called drawing fire from under the cauldron. It is the only way to crack the China Army's tunnel tactics."
"The only way to crack the authentic tactics?" Tatsuya Yongjin was stunned and said, "Weren't you completely helpless just now?"
Kawaguchi Heiji said: "There was nothing I could do just now. There was nothing that could be done militarily, but there is no way to crack it militarily, which does not mean that it cannot be cracked politically. However, this trick is to remove the firepower from the bottom, but it can crack the authentic tactics politically. "
Nagashin Tatsuya stared at Kawaguchi Heiji with wide eyes, expressing his confusion. He really didn't understand how this radical attack method could defeat the independent regiment's authentic tactics
Kawaguchi Heiji was too lazy to explain.
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At this time, Xu Rui also had a premonition that something was not good.
As mentioned before, Xu Rui's hearing, smell, and vision are far different from ordinary people, and his intuition is also very powerful. When the Japanese suddenly evacuated Lizhuang, Xu Rui had already keenly felt that the Japanese might have to withdraw their troops. At least Kawaguchi Heiji, an old Japanese soldier, has had the idea of retreating.
Of course Xu Rui hoped that the Kawaguchi detachment would not withdraw so quickly, because such a large piece of fat from the Kawaguchi detachment reached his mouth. He just took a bite, and the fat that reached his mouth was about to fly away. Of course Xu Rui was not happy. , no matter what, you have to bite him a few times before you can let the Kawaguchi detachment go, right
Therefore, Xu Rui was really worried that the Kawaguchi detachment would just leave.
"Old Xu, what are you talking about? Retreating the troops?" Wang Husheng didn't believe it, "How is it possible that the Japs have only been in our Dameishan base for a few days? We haven't even fought a serious battle, and now we have to withdraw our troops? Then the Japs can't carry out this sweep Is this just child's play? Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible."
Xu Rui said: "Why is it impossible? If I were an old Japanese like Kawaguchi, I would withdraw my troops without hesitation."
Wang Husheng said: "But the problem is that you are not Kawaguchi Heiji. You know that our tunnels are powerful, but Kawaguchi Heiji, an old Japs, doesn't know. With the Japs' bird nature, it is absolutely impossible for them to withdraw their troops."
"Just be afraid, Kawaguchi already knows how powerful we are." Xu Rui said.
At this point, Xu Rui suddenly figured it out. No wonder before the war started, he always vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. Now he understands that this tunnel battle is too unsolvable and has exceeded If the enemy's capabilities are exceeded, the enemy will most likely withdraw their troops knowing that there is no hope of victory.
If the Japanese can be forced to return without success, it is a good thing, because no matter what, it also means that the anti-mopping operation has been won. Both the people's hearts in the base area and the morale of the independent regiment can be encouraged and improved, but I am afraid I was afraid that the Japanese would not return empty-handed.
If the Japanese did something else, they would be in big trouble.
Tunnel warfare cannot be cracked militarily, but it does not mean that it cannot be cracked politically.
If the Japanese had burned down all the Meizhen and surrounding villages before leaving, the Independence Regiment would have suffered no casualties and had not failed, but the people in the base area would have suffered and they would all be homeless. It also means that from a political perspective, this counter-sweeping campaign has actually failed.
If it's just one time, it doesn't matter. The people in the base area can still afford the loss.
It's scary to be afraid. The Japanese come here every once in a while. If they burn something like this once, the people in the base area have gold and silver. It's nothing, but after three or four times, it's impossible for the people to complain no more.
Why do we send our children to the army? Isn't it just to protect us? Now the Japanese are coming to the base area to run wild at every turn, but your independent regiment has never been able to protect the safety of our property, so why should we send our own children to the army
If this continues for a long time, the Independent Regiment will lose the support of the people until it cannot gain a foothold in Damei Mountain!
And this is to pull the fire under the cauldron at the political level. This is very powerful, because it has been proven in history. The public security war launched by Okamura Neji in North China is such a pull from the cauldron, and the effect is that, in a short time, In just over a year, the strength of the Eighth Route Army dropped sharply from more than 400,000 to less than 200,000.
Therefore, Xu Rui is also very afraid that Kawaguchi Heiji will give him a blow.
But that’s how things are in the world. The more you fear something, the more likely it will come.
Xu Rui was worried when Sai Hongfu walked in with a telegram.
After receiving the telegram and only looking at it, Xu Rui's expression changed. Wang Husheng noticed that Xu Rui's expression was different, so he took the telegram from his hand, and Wang Husheng immediately shouted.
"My dear, is this old devil Kawaguchi really going to withdraw his troops?" Wang Husheng said in surprise.
That's right, it was a surprise. Leng Tiefeng's observation post reported that the Japanese were packing up and seemed to be withdrawing their troops. Wang Husheng's first reaction after seeing this was that he was happy, because the Japanese's withdrawal from Meizhen at this time was a failure. The Japanese's futility Returning with success means that the independent regiment has succeeded in this anti-mopping operation.
However, Xu Rui poured cold water on Wang Husheng and said, "Political Commissar, you are too happy too early. Even if the Japanese choose to withdraw their troops, they will never just pat their butts and leave. If I guessed correctly, , the devils must be preparing to set fire to it."
"Set fire?" Wang Husheng said in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Xu Rui sighed: "What I mean is that the Japanese will definitely set fire to Meizhen and all the surrounding villages before leaving. The people in the base area will soon be homeless."
"What?" Wang Husheng's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said anxiously, "That won't work, we have to stop them!"
"Stop them?" Xu Rui smiled bitterly and shook his head, "How to stop them? The devils are eager for us to show up so that they can fight us in a decisive battle."
"Then what should we do?" Wang Husheng asked, "Are we just watching the Japanese burn down the whole town?"
Xu Rui sighed: "I'm afraid this is the only way."
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