Xixiang County.

Although the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army has not yet been contacted, and it is unknown whether the head of the headquarters will approve the plan of action to attack Taiyuan, the 386 Brigade has already begun to prepare.

Deputy Brigade Commander Han, who is also the chief of staff, and several operational staff officers are already discussing the battle plan.

Wang Yan was finally found an excuse by the brigade commander to participate in the formulation of the entire combat plan this time.

Deputy Brigade Commander Han said: "The difficulty of this battle lies in how to ensure that the main force of our 386th Brigade and most of the heavy equipment move to the outside of Taiyuan City without being discovered by the Japanese intelligence agencies!" ”

A staff officer said: "Deception can be carried out by marching at night and resting during the day." ”

"Impossible!" The brigade commander said categorically, "Don't forget, we have now jumped to the outer front, which belongs to the external line of operations, and the biggest difficulty of the external line of operations is that we cannot get the support of the local masses!" ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Han said: "On the contrary, the Japanese army can get the support of the local traitor maintenance association, so even if it is a night march, any of our actions will not escape the eyes and ears of the Japanese army." ”

"How many troops are there in Taiyuan in the north?"

"How many troops are there in Changzhi and Jincheng in the south?"

"How many cannons each of the troops going north and the troops going south carried, the Japanese army in Shanxi can know it clearly through the ears and eyes of the traitor maintenance association!"

"Therefore, it is unrealistic to try to tactically deceive the Japanese army in Shanxi."

The staff officers immediately fell silent, for they also felt that it was not feasible.

Only Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Actually, tactical bullying is still possible. ”

"Oh?" The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander Han immediately threw extremely expectant glances at Wang Yan, "How to deceive?" ”

"Let's start with the personnel." Wang Yan said with a smile, "The total number of puppet prisoners captured in Xixiang County and Xinxian County is already more than 3,000. ”

"So there are more than five thousand captives."

"With these more than 5,000 puppet army prisoners of war, you can steal beams and change pillars."

"We can let these more than 5,000 puppet prisoners of war change into the uniforms of our Eighth Route Army and pretend to be the main force of our army to go south."

"Secretly, I let more than 5,000 soldiers of our army put on the uniforms of the puppet army and go north, posing that the one who went north to Taiyuan was just a partial division of my 386 Brigade."

"In this way, the 9,000 people who went north are all soldiers of my 386 brigade."

"Of the 9,000 people who went south, more than 5,000 were captured prisoners of war by the puppet army."

"But the information presented to Yoshio Shinozuka's desk is the opposite, Yoshio Shinozuka will only see that there is only one regiment of the Eighth Route Army plus more than 5,000 puppet army prisoners in Taiyuan in the north, while the Eighth Route Army in the south has 9,000 people!"

Deputy Brigade Commander Han said: "But Staff Officer Wang, have you thought about it a little?" There are more than 5,000 puppet army prisoners of war, and it is a big problem to take care of them, as long as one prisoner escapes halfway, the truth will be revealed immediately! Yoshio Shinozuka will immediately know that it is the main force of our 386 Brigade that goes north to Taiyuan, and only the partial division that goes south. ”

"In that case, take more prisoners." Wang Yan said with a smile, "The main force of the brigade that went north to Taiyuan also brought some of the puppet army prisoners of war, and then deliberately let go of a batch halfway, so that Yoshio Shinozuka can no longer tell how many prisoners of war are in Taiyuan in the north, and how many prisoners of war are in Changzhi in the south?" ”

The brigade commander nodded and said, "Your stealing of beams and pillars can indeed allow the main force of my 386 Brigade to covertly engage the enemy, but what about the heavy weapons of the two artillery battalions?" ”

"It's easy." Wang Yan said, "Make a cannon overnight!" ”

"What do you say? Cannon-making? The brigade commander was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then reacted, "You mean that a batch of fake cannons were forged with wood, and the fish were confused?" ”

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Yes, use wood to cannon fish and fish eyes!" ”

Speaking of this, Wang Yan said again: "However, the partial division going south still has to carry a few real mountain artillery, and it will also make a bright appearance when attacking Changzhi County." ”

The brigade commander nodded, and then said, "So, there is another question that you have considered?" ”

Wang Yan smiled slightly and asked rhetorically, "Brigade Commander, are you worried about the distance?" ”

"yes, I'm worried about that." The brigade commander nodded and said, "Xinyuan County is only 150 kilometers away from Taiyuan, and it is only less than 100 kilometers away from Changzhi County!" ”

"If I were Yoshio Shinozuka, when I couldn't tell which of the two routes of the Eighth Route Army was the main force, then I would simply order the 37th Division to stand still, and wait until the main force of your 386th Brigade appeared before going north or south, which is called a preemptive strike! Or simply follow the 386 Brigade soldiers in two ways and pursue them separately, what should you do? ”

Wang Yan said: "Let's talk about the latter possibility first, will the 37th Division of the Japanese Army divide its troops?" ”

"I don't think so, the reason is very simple, the 37th Division is responsible for guarding the southwest gate of the mountain, so at least one infantry wing must be left, which means that at most two infantry wings will be transferred to fight in the Jinzhong area, which is basically consistent with the reconnaissance of our wolf tooth squad."

"According to our reconnaissance, the Japanese troops who are secretly on standby in Xinyuan County are about 7,000 people."

"So I dare to say that Yoshio Shinozuka will never let the 37th Division divide its troops, he doesn't dare."

"Let's talk about the former possibility, will Yoshio Shinozuka stand still? Quite possibly! ”

"If I were Yoshio Shinozuka, I would choose not to move if I couldn't see it."

"So, if Yoshio Shinozuka doesn't move, what are we going to do? Force him to move! ”

"We can pull out the 75 mountain artillery and storm the county seat of Changzhi, if we feel that Changzhi is not far enough, we can even bypass Changzhi and directly attack Jincheng further south!"

"At present, whether it is Changzhi County or Jincheng, the garrison is empty."

"Any one of the main regiments of my 386 brigade, supplemented by a small amount of artillery, is enough to fight in one battle!"

"As long as Changzhi County or Jincheng is captured, Yoshio Shinozuka will inevitably make a wrong judgment and think that the main force of our 386th Brigade has gone south, then he will definitely order the 37th Division of the Japanese Army to pursue south!"

"In order to make Yoshio Shinozuka make up his mind, the main force going north can also play a good show."

"Acting?" The brigade commander exchanged glances with Deputy Brigade Commander Han and asked, "What kind of show?" ”

Wang Yan said: "At night, I pushed the artillery I carried into the Fen River to hide it, and then discarded the fake cannon made of wood on the side of the road, and at the same time ordered the three main regiments and the battalions directly under the north to be temporarily separated, so as to create a false impression to Yoshio Shinozuka, thinking that my troops going north had completed the task of bullying the enemy, and turned into pieces outside the city of Taiyuan. ”

"Hiss......" The brigade commander and deputy brigade commander Han couldn't help but gasp.

This is a bit too cunning, and it's impossible not to be fooled.