Chapter 042: Attacking from the West to the East (1)

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"Do you still have to fight this battle?" Wang Haoshan obviously doesn't have much confidence, but the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.

"Now our problem is that we don't have enough troops to support a two-sided war. If there is no flanking attack from Chongqing, I believe that with the firepower advantage of our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army several times that of theirs, it should be no problem to carry the three divisions of the other side, right? Wang Mo analyzed.

Hao Gang was the first to stand up and agree: "What the young marshal said is that our artillery regiment has hundreds of field guns, nearly 100 electric guns, and dozens of mortars, and the Beiyang Army does not necessarily have such weapons and equipment, let alone those turtles in Chengdu." With such a firepower advantage, I'm afraid that they are birds! ”

Thinking of the powerful weapons and equipment of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, Wang Haoshan had some confidence, his frowning brows stretched slightly, and said: "If it is defensive, with our firepower superiority, we should be able to block the attack of the three divisions in Chengdu." ”

"Transfer the three main regiments of our field division to the west to block the three divisions in Chengdu, and then transfer the two security regiments in Yibin and Luzhou, and then add some reserve troops to hold the eastern defense line, then it will be enough." Hao Gang was very confident in the combat effectiveness of his own troops, and he didn't seem to think at all how difficult it was to defeat the opponent's division with the strength of a regiment.

Ge Changchun shook his head and said: "Even if we can barely hold the western front, it will be difficult to hold the eastern front. Chongqing can make up tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if the combat effectiveness is poor, there is absolutely no problem in cleaning up our two security regiments. ”

As he spoke, the conversation went back to the dead knot of insufficient troops, and the two-front battle was doomed to be left and right, and finally defeated.

"Can we just be on the defensive?" Wang Mo asked, disappointed with the strategic vision of these people.

There is no way, including Wang Haoshan, the high-ranking officers of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army were only low-level officers of the patrol battalion a few months ago, and they were suddenly promoted to the high position of the regiment commander.

"It seems that it is necessary to train a group of operational staff officers as soon as possible and establish a staff officer system, otherwise no matter how powerful the weapons and equipment of the South Sichuan Revolutionary Army are, there will be no way to become a truly strong army." Wang Mo thought secretly.

Wang Haoshan was a little stunned by Wang Mo's rhetorical question: "If we don't defend, is it difficult to take the initiative to attack?" ”

Wang Mo affirmed without hesitation: "That's right, passive defense, even if we can hold it, we will have to pay a huge price of casualties, and the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army will inevitably be greatly injured." Only by fighting out and inflicting unbearable heavy blows on them can the Sichuan Military Government be forced to give up its plan to disband our southern Sichuan Zhenfu and incorporate our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army! ”

Everyone, including Hao Gang, who had been shouting desperately, looked at Wang Mo in disbelief, and wondered if Wang Mo was dizzy and talking in his dreams.

In terms of the current troop strength comparison, the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army should at least fight one against four, so it will take the initiative to attack.

Wang Haoshan shook his head and said, "That's what I said, but it's difficult for us to even defend now, let alone take the initiative." ”

"Father, isn't our second regiment still in Jiangjin now? The 1st and 3rd regiments and the artillery regiment were all transferred over, and we concentrated all our forces to storm Chongqing and level the east of Sichuan as quickly as possible! Wang Mo opened his five fingers and slapped the eastern Sichuan region on the map.

"Concentrate all your forces to attack Chongqing, then isn't southern Sichuan empty and defenseless? What do we use to resist the attack of those three divisions in Chengdu? Wang Haoshan asked.

"The special operations battalion handed over to me by those three divisions in Chengdu!" Wang Mo said confidently, as if he was facing not three divisions, but three battalions.

"Just the 300 people in your special operations battalion?" Wang Haoshan really couldn't believe Wang Mo's move of hitting a stone with an egg.

The Wild Wolf Special Operations Battalion, which was personally trained by Wang Mo, is indeed very combative, and it can even be said to be the elite unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the entire Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army. But even so, no one believed that the special operations battalion could compete with the troops of three divisions.

Wang Mo didn't seem to see everyone's questioning eyes, and said calmly: "Father, you can rest assured, no matter how arrogant I am, I won't be stupid enough to fight hard with the three divisions." I mean, I will lead the special operations battalion to attack and block these three divisions, delay their movements, delay their arrival in southern Sichuan, and buy you time to take Chongqing! ”

In this era, the army's mobility ability was not strong, and the mountain roads in Sichuan were notoriously difficult to walk. Taking advantage of the special operation, Wang Mo was absolutely sure to hold off those three divisions for ten days and half a month.

Wang Haoshan and the others looked at each other, but they didn't expect Wang Mo to propose such a tactical method, and it seemed that there was really a possibility of success.

"Marshal, I think the tactics mentioned by the young marshal can be tried, if we can really take Chongqing before the three divisions in Chengdu arrive in southern Sichuan, then we can form a confrontation with Chengdu and force them to negotiate." Ge Changchun studied the map for a while, and finally expressed his support for Wang Mo's tactics.

"What is there to hesitate, Dashuai, he may not be able to hold it anyway, it is better to fuck his turtle son quickly!" Hao Gang is the most supportive of the tactics of taking the initiative, and this thing is eager to lead his troops to Chongqing now.

Wang Haoshan was a little hesitant, if such a tactic was really adopted, it would be a gamble that would cost all his lives. After winning, the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army gained the territory of eastern Sichuan, and its power soared; After losing, the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army disappeared from then on, and the Wang family would have to leave Sichuan.

Before I knew it, I was smoking another cigarette.

Syllable!

Wang Haoshan slapped the table and said with a hideous face: "Damn, since the day the army started, Lao Tzu has been ready to lose everything." Get out of the way, them! Send troops to Chongqing and level the east of Sichuan! ”

With the issuance of Wang Haoshan's combat order, the main force of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army quickly moved eastward, and with an extremely fierce attitude, it rushed all the way to Chongqing.

At the same time, Wang Mo gathered 300 people from the Wild Wolf Special Warfare Battalion and quickly marched in the direction of Chengdu.

"Lu Dayong, pick out the best reconnaissance platoon for Lao Tzu, ride on the horse, and rush over to keep an eye on the three divisions as fast as possible. I need to know the exact location of those three divisions each day, as well as the route of the march. After Wang Mo finished assembling in the special operations battalion, he quickly issued an order.

The mission combat operations are all intelligence first, and Wang Mo scattered the scouts at the first time.

Perhaps Chengdu felt that the victory was in hand and that it could solve the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army without blood, but the reaction was a beat slower after all. When Wang Mo led the special operations battalion to Ziyang in a hurry, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions of the Sichuan Army arrived in Jianyang, and the logistics troops moved slowly behind.

After resting for a day in the mountains and forests on the outskirts of Ziyang, Wang Mo launched an action that night.

There was only a barely visible crescent moon in the night sky, and the moonlight was dim, and there were few stars in sight. At this time, it can be said that you can't see your fingers in the mountains and fields, but the temporary camps of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions of the Sichuan Army on the outskirts of Jianyang are brightly lit and very conspicuous.

The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions of the Sichuan Army were regular troops after all, and the sentry posts around the camp were very well arranged, and the squad responsible for patrolling and guarding was not lazy, patrolling back and forth around the barracks.

In the mountains and forests not far away, 300 officers and men of the special operations battalion were tightly bent on their waists, hiding their figures in the bushes and jungles, like a gloom in the night.

Wang Mo did not intend to lead the special operations battalion to infiltrate the military camp to create chaos, because in the face of a 30,000-strong army, the special operations battalion of only 300 people was very likely to fall into it and not be able to get out, and he didn't want to take this risk.

Wang Mo made a gesture and ordered the sharpshooters in the special operations camp to dispatch, and then twenty sharpshooters jumped up the tree like civets.

"Remember, as long as the opposing side strikes no more than one battalion, quickly eat them! If the opposing sortie has more than one battalion, it must be immediately retreated, and it must not be a fight, understand? Wang Mo once again whispered to the three company commanders, Lu Dayong, Li Jian and Zhang Wei.

Lu Dayong and the three responded in a low voice: "Understood! ”

Bang-bang-bang

The gunshots rang out, and the twenty sharpshooters fired their bullets one by one, and the sentries on the opposite side fell in response.

Soon, there were loud noises in the barracks, and the patrol force was the first to react, and found the sentry who had been shot and killed, and immediately followed the direction of the source of the gunshots in their memories to investigate the specific situation.

There were only three patrol teams and dozens of people who came out to investigate the situation, Wang Mo was somewhat disappointed, and ordered in a low voice: "Change hands crossbow!" ”

After receiving Wang Mo's order, all the special combat team members put their rifles behind their backs, took out folding hand crossbows, and wound the crossbow arrows.

The three patrol teams that had come out to investigate the situation cautiously searched around the mountains and forests, not noticing that the three hundred crossbow arrows that glowed with cold light were aimed at their vital point.

It's close!

It's getting closer!

Wang Mo waved his hand, and the special combat team members pulled the trigger of the crossbow.

Whoosh - whoosh -

Three hundred crossbow arrows flew out at a gallop, instantly piercing all the members of the three patrol squads into a sieve, and they fell to the ground and died before they could even shout out screams.

Subsequently, dozens of special combat team members sprang out of the mountain forest and dragged the corpses of the three patrol teams into the mountain forest, and the place returned to calm.

The long absence of the three patrol squads soon alarmed the high-ranking officers of the three divisions. When the enemy's situation was unknown, they had to urgently wake up the sleeping soldiers, organize the defense of the barracks, and send troops to investigate the situation.

Each of the three divisions sent a battalion of several hundred troops to conduct a dragnet search around the barracks. The rest of the troops were also on standby, and if they spotted the enemy, they would pounce on them.

"Withdraw!" Wang Mo did not take any risks, and did not hesitate to order a retreat, and the three hundred special combat personnel quietly retreated from the mountains and forests.

After tossing for half a night, the 30,000 troops of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions of the Sichuan Army finally found only the bodies of dozens of members of the three patrol teams, and found nothing, which made the soldiers who were forced to get up from their sleep complain.

However, the attack did not end, and in the second half of the night, Wang Mo led the special operations battalion to make a comeback again.

Qingmeng was disturbed again, and all the officers and men of the Sichuan army were resentful of the special operations camp and sent thousands of troops to pursue it