Bright Sword Military System

Although the soldiers didn't say anything, Wang Xuexin knew that many soldiers thought that the troops were about to retreat.

This is not to say that the soldiers are not brave, nor does it mean that the soldiers have deserted their minds, but that the Eighth Route Army has been using terrain to fight guerrillas with devils for so many years.

The essentials of guerrilla warfare are "don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place" and "fire a shot to change a place".

This is determined by the equipment of the Eighth Route Army, and it is also determined by the general situation that the Eighth Route Army is in the enemy's rear and dealing with the enemy.From this point of view, at this time, the devils have assembled a superior force on the front, so retreating into the mountains is the best choice.

Therefore, many veterans had already packed their bags and retreated as soon as the regimental commander gave an order.

Seeing this, Wang Xuexin felt a little worried. This battle was different from the past. The result of Zhaojiayu's inability to defend would likely cause the Eighth Route Army to be completely blocked by devils like in history. At that time, the most difficult period for the Eighth Route Army would appear again... just In one year, the Eighth Route Army was reduced from 40 to more than 10, a loss of nearly [-].

On the other hand, if the superior wants the Independence Regiment to stand firm in Zhaojiayu, but the soldiers are prepared to retreat or have the mentality to retreat as usual... This battle will be difficult to fight.

Fortunately, Li Yunlong also realized this, and immediately called several battalion commanders for a short meeting.

Li Yunlong yelled fiercely at several battalion commanders: "I found out that some people have packed up their things, what's the matter? Are you scared by the devil's planes and tanks? You all have to make it clear when you go back. I, Li Yunlong, am still doing this today." Stay here and don't leave, let's see what the devil can do to us! If anyone is cowardly, I will be the first to use him to practice marksmanship!"

The battalion commanders responded with "yes" and conveyed their persistent thoughts when they returned home.

Zhao Gang nodded secretly when he heard Li Yunlong's order.

Although Li Yunlong's words were unreasonable, whether to defend or withdraw, he should follow the commander's order instead of letting him be happy, but it is correct to do so psychologically and morale.

There is a saying, "A heart like a wild horse is easy to let go but hard to let go", which means that it is easier for people to maintain a tense state all the time, but it is difficult to regain it once they are relaxed.

It's pretty much the same as fighting.

If I knew from the beginning that I would stick to Zhaojiayu and stop thinking about "retreating", I would have less psychological burden when fighting.

But if you always think about "why the retreat order hasn't come yet" or "it's time to retreat now", then it will be hard to fight.

Li Yunlong's order is to keep the soldiers in the first mental state.

In the unlikely event that the superior gives the order to retreat, it should be withdrawn or must be withdrawn.Soldiers are no longer half-hearted when fighting.

Thinking about it, Zhao Gang did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the instructors to do ideological work, and asked the instructors to explain to the soldiers the importance of Zhaojiayu's geographical location and be prepared to stick to it.

In fact, the headquarters is also discussing whether to defend or withdraw.

This issue did not need to be discussed before, and Zhao Jiayu must guard it.

However, more than 2000 people from a wing of devils appeared in front of Zhaojiayu, equipped with an unknown number of tanks, cannons, and aircraft to coordinate. This needs to be carefully considered.

The chief of staff who had just answered the call reported: "Chief, we just got the news that the devils came up with a field division. It should be a second-level division transferred from the front line. Its equipment is much better than that of the mixed brigade. Much stronger!"

The staff said one after another:

"It's time to retreat."

"As long as we retreat into the mountains, the Devil's aircraft and tanks will be useless!"

"Field divisions, their equipment relies too much on road maneuvers, and there are no roads in the mountains, let's see what they do!"

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The chief frowned and said nothing.

The chief of staff who knew the chief immediately knew that the chief didn't want to withdraw, so he asked: "Chief, can you hold it?"

The chief replied without even thinking about it: "You have to try! In the past, there were no anti-slope fortifications and no hope of holding on. In order to preserve our strength, we had to deal with the enemy and fight guerrillas. The situation is different now. First, there is hope of holding on. Just defending the attack of a brigade of devils and eating them? Second, what the devils want is to gnaw down Zhaojiayu to complete the blockade and siege of us. If the devils realize their strategic intentions, we will lose the battle!"

The chief of staff nodded in agreement.

The chief's analysis made sense. The devil's strategic intentions in this battle were obviously different from those in the past.

In the past, the devils came to raid and search for the main force of the Eighth Route Army. If they couldn't find it, they burned, killed, looted and returned.Under such circumstances, the Eighth Route Army's defense of one city and one territory does not make much sense, and at the same time, it cannot fulfill the devil's wish to fight a decisive battle with the main force.

Now, the devils have the idea of ​​blocking the Eighth Route Army and cutting off the connection between the Eighth Route Army and the people in the guerrilla areas.At this time, if "the enemy advances and we retreat" as before, it is to let the devils achieve their strategic goals and let go of the next move.

After thinking about it, the chief of staff said worriedly: "If Zhaojiayu wants to defend, then other positions must also be defended, but it will become an all-out war!"

The Chief of Staff was right.

On the surface, this is a matter of guarding a Zhaojiayu.

But if you want to guard Zhaojiayu, don't you want to guard the nearby Chenjiazhai?

Once Chenjiazhai is lost, Zhaojiayu's flanks will be exposed to the devils, and then they will be surrounded by devils.

In the same way, guarding Chenjiazhai means guarding Xujiacun in the north...

Then one village after another came, and it turned out that the entire line of defense had to be defended.

The chief thought for a while, then pointed to the map and said: "The problem with the devils is that they spread their troops too far. They used [-] troops to encircle the guerrilla zone with a 'grid' (fish scale encirclement), and then used three divisions to encircle the guerrilla zone. More than [-] troops from the regiment launched an attack on my base area, their mouths are too wide open!"

After a pause, the chief went on to say: "If we only have the anti-slope fortifications in the base area, it may be difficult to withstand the attack of the devils. But now we have also built tunnel fortifications in time in the guerrilla areas, preserving the lives of a large number of guerrillas and civilians." Strength. We can combine the two to fight against devils... Guerrilla areas can use tunnel fortifications, hide in tunnels during the day to preserve strength, and come out at night to harass the enemy and destroy roads. In terms of base areas, use reverse slope fortifications to fight a war of attrition against devils , Let's see who can last till the end!"

The chief of staff couldn't help but feel more confident. He nodded and said: "The chief is right. I almost forgot about the tunnel warfare. I always wondered whether I could withstand the devil's attack head-on. I never thought of combining the two. The devil The supplies must pass through the guerrilla zone to be transported to the base area, and the roads along the way are all under the attack of our guerrillas. In addition, the devils must have a lot of supplies when they fight at the same time with so many troops. As long as we persist for a while, we will definitely see The dawn of victory!"