Wanma Crossing, Xu Rui was looking at the map and was deep in thought.
But what is strange is that the map in front of Xu Rui is not the map of Damei Mountain, but the map of Dabie Mountain. What is marked on the map is not the Japanese 10th Division, but the 15th and 16th Divisions. , I saw these two divisions drawing two huge blue arrows on the map, inserting from the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains to Macheng and Shangcheng.
Yes, Xu Rui is worried for the National Government and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Generally speaking, the situation of the Battle of Wuhan is worse than in history, because in the original history, Changsha was not lost until the end of the Battle of Wuhan, but now, Changsha has been lost before Wuhan, and as Changsha After the fall, half of Hunan and most of Jiangxi were also lost.
At this point, the entire occupied area in central China has almost doubled in size.
And with the fall of Huguang, it is completely conceivable that the National Government will face a more severe situation. First of all, food supply will become a serious problem.
But even so, it seems that the Wuhan battle will not end in a short time.
In this regard, history has once again shown strong inertia. The Battle of Wuhan lasted until the end of October and ended with the fall of Wuhan. In this time and space, although the process of the Battle of Wuhan has changed, the end time has not. I'm afraid there won't be much change, at least until October.
Huang Shouxin knew what Xu Rui was thinking and said: "Captain, if we can crush the 10th Division's mopping up within half a month, that is, before the end of August, we will still have a chance to catch up with the Battle of Wuhan."
"Half a month." Xu Rui subconsciously tapped the map with his finger and said, "It is not easy to crush the 10th Division's raid in half a month. This is an entire division."
Wan Zhongshan said: "So what if we have one division? When our independent regiment only had more than a thousand people, we could completely annihilate a Japanese detachment. Now that we have more than ten thousand people, can't we defeat one Japanese division?" "
"That's different." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "It was a fluke that we were able to annihilate the Kawaguchi detachment last time. If it weren't for Kawaguchi Heiji who was eager to fight me, and there happened to be a suitable terrain like Mustang Beach, we would have won if we wanted to win. That was a dream, but this time we face the Japanese 10th Division, it is impossible to have such a good thing again."
"That's hard to say." Wan Zhongshan said, "There are many suitable terrains in Damei Mountain."
Xu Rui said: "Even if there is suitable terrain and the encirclement of the 10th Division is really completed, do you really think that with the strength of our independent regiment, we can swallow up the Japanese 10th Division?"
Wan Zhongshan said: "We don't have enough troops, don't we still have four detachments?"
"The Fourth Detachment can't take care of us." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "After the Japanese 6th Division re-entered Feicheng, it followed the Fourth Detachment. The newly appointed division commander Honma Masaharu is said to be a ruthless character. Lao Gao has suffered several losses in a row, and now the four teams are holding back their energy to give Honma Masaharu a hard blow, and they can no longer care about us."
Since the Kumamoto Division was crippled by the independent regiment in the Battle of Feicheng, it has basically lost its strategic offensive capabilities, but it is still more than enough as a garrison. After the new division commander Honma Masaharu took office, he forcibly recruited civilians to march along Feiwu. A large number of bunkers were built on the highway and Feibeng Highway, and the entire Anhui Province was run like an iron barrel.
The four detachments that originally occupied almost the entire Anhui Province immediately became the number one target of the Kumamoto Division.
After two months of raids, the base areas of the four detachments have rapidly shrunk to less than a hundred miles in radius, and the size of the troops has also been reduced from more than 10,000 people at its peak to more than 7,000 people. This is because there is no solid base area. The Meishan Independent Regiment was able to thrive because of its solid base.
After studying the map for a long time, Xu Rui finally threw the pencil on the map and said, "Only under one circumstance can we have a chance to eat the little Japanese's 10th Division in one bite."
A dozen battalion commanders around him asked at the same time: "Under what circumstances?"
Xu Rui said: "It was Xiaozhu Yinan who was stupid enough to let the 10th Division divide its forces and attack separately as a unit."
"How is this possible?" Wan Zhongshan said, "The 10th Division just suffered a big loss at Shaqiao Gang. One of us killed the 10th Infantry Regiment, and it was under the eyes of the main force of the Xiaozhu Division. The 10th Regiment is captured below, how stupid does the little piggy boy have to be to split up the army into separate units?"
"So." Xu Rui said angrily, "Don't have extravagant hopes this time. If we can force the 10th Division to return without success, it will be a victory for our independent regiment."
While he was talking, Lei Xiang led a sweaty communications soldier in.
Xu Rui recognized this correspondent as Xiao Mao, the correspondent of the independent battalion commander He Shuya.
"Captain!" Xiao Mao shouted as soon as he saw Xu Rui, "We are fighting the Japanese at the Black Wind Pass!"
Xu Rui picked up the pencil from the map again and asked, "Has the main force of the Japanese 10th Division arrived at the Black Wind Pass?"
"Yeah." Xiao Mao nodded and said, "Brother Leopard has sneaked outside the mouth to conduct reconnaissance. The main force of the 10th Division is here. By the way, there is one more thing. When Brother Leopard came back, he did it with the special forces of the Little Devil. After a battle, and even a defeat, Brother Leopard asked me to tell the regiment leader that the source of the deer is at the Black Wind Gate."
"Xiaoluyuan." Xu Rui asked, "Xiaoluyuan is at Black Wind Gate?"
"Yes, yes." Xiaomao nodded repeatedly, "It's Xiaoluyuan, Xiaoluyuan is at the Black Wind Gate."
Xu Rui nodded, then turned to tell Lei Xiang: "Leizi, take Brother Xiaomao to the kitchen and ask Xu Dekun to give him a bowl of noodles. Make sure to add more braised noodles."
Lei Xiang agreed and led Xiao Mao away.
Wan Zhongshan stepped forward and said: "Captain, it seems that the little devils from Gouzi are indeed planning to attack our base area from Heifengkou. How about we rush to Heifengkou to meet up with the political commissar and the others?"
"Don't worry yet." Xu Rui shook his head and frowned, "I always feel that something is fishy."
"Is there something fishy?" Wan Zhongshan asked with a frown, "What's weird? Where is the fishiness?"
"I can't tell right away." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Anyway, it just doesn't feel right."
Wan Zhongshan, Yang Banan, Qiu Feng and more than a dozen battalion commanders looked at each other. In their impression, Xu Rui seemed to have very few clues when he was clueless, but this time it seemed to be an exception.
Leng Tiefeng stepped forward and said: "Old Xu, the main force of the regiment can stay still for the time being, but should our Langya go there first? Otherwise, I'm worried that the political commissar will suffer a big loss."
Leng Tiefeng's concerns are justified.
Special forces are special forces. Even though Xiaoluyuan's special operations brigade is slightly inferior to Langya, it is still better than the various combat units of the independent regiment. If there is no Langya to contain them, then let Xiaoluyuan The Luyuan Special Forces Brigade carried out a decapitation operation against the independent regiment at Heifengkou, which would lead to bad things.
Xu Rui nodded and said, "Okay, you go first."
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Leng Tiefeng's worries are not unnecessary.
That morning, after the Mountain Leopard was crippled by Oluhara Junsi's gun, Oluhara Junsi sent two reconnaissance teams to spy on the terrain in the Black Wind Pass and the troop deployment of the independent regiment, and successfully The detailed drawings were drawn and sent to Xiaozhu Yoshio and Tsubuzaki.
"Look, division commander." Tsutsubuka pointed at the map and introduced, "Ogawara-san's reconnaissance team found independent regiment troops here and here. Judging from the number of troops, there are almost four Battalion, the independent regiment is only one regiment, and the troops that can really fight are only two to three thousand at best. I don’t know if the four battalions at Heifengkou are its main force.”
Xiaozhu Yinan said: "According to the report of the aviation scout, troops of the Independent Regiment were also found near Wanmadu, and the number of troops was as many as four or five battalions. One of these two troops must be a militia, and only one It’s the main force of the Independent Regiment, but I don’t know whether the main force of the Independent Regiment is at Wanmadu or at Heifengkou?”
Oluhara Junsi suddenly interjected: "Division commander, whether the main force of the independent regiment is at Wanmadu or at Heifengkou, won't we know if we send troops to attack?"
Xiaozhu Yoshio nodded and said in deep thought: "Then let the Xi Da Tiao United Team feign an attack."
But Oluhara Junsi waved his hand and said: "Division commander, we are feigning an attack. It is better to invest heavy troops and attack with all our strength."
"An all-out attack?" Tsubaki said, "Oluhara-san, you should know that we are not very familiar with the terrain in the Black Fengkou area. If we rush into a heavy attack rashly, if we are ambushed by an independent regiment, it will be a serious matter. It’s not good, after all, no one wants the tragedy of the 10th Infantry Regiment to happen again.”
Xiaozhu Yinan also said: "Yes, we have to be careful about this."
"Don't worry, division commander." Xiaoluyuan Junsi said confidently, "Heifengkou is not Shaqiaogang. The independent regiment has been in Shaqiaogang for a long time and has built it into a fortress. But at Heifengkou, according to me According to the reconnaissance of the special operations group, the independent regiment did not build any fortifications, let alone deploy artillery, so the tragedy of the 10th Infantry Regiment cannot be repeated."
Xiaozhu Yinan and Dibujiagui nodded subconsciously when they heard this. Indeed, in the battle of Shaqiao Gang, if it weren't for the independent regiment's large-caliber heavy artillery, the 10th Infantry Regiment would never have been defeated. If it weren't for the independent regiment's The large-caliber heavy artillery and the division's main reinforcement channel will not be cut off. Even if the 10th Infantry Regiment is defeated, it will not be completely annihilated.
Therefore, according to this logic, as long as the independent regiment is fighting in areas other than Shaqiao Gang, the tragedy of the 10th Infantry Regiment being completely wiped out cannot be repeated.
Okahara Junsi continued: "Besides, there is another advantage to attacking with all your strength."
"Benefits?" Xiaozhu Yinan's eyes narrowed and he asked in a deep voice, "What benefits?"
Xiaoluyuan Junsi said with a smile: "If these three battalions at Heifengkou are all militiamen, we can wipe them out in one go, and then attract the main force of the real independent regiment stationed near Wanmadu. And if the opposite side The main force of the independent group is the main force of the independent group, so that would be even better, His Highness can do whatever he wants." (To be continued.)