Chapter 212: Anping Ferry Attack and Defense Battle (3)
Wang Bin's own idea is very simple, that is, to resist layer by layer, first to constantly attrition the Japanese army, to let the Japanese in, and finally to close the door and fight the dogs.
After proposing not to turn the ferry blocking battle into a senseless war of attrition, Duan Qirui expressed his different views.
"My lord, even though the garrison at Anping Ferry was withdrawn because of the fear of excessive casualties, the casualties of the Japanese were far many times greater than ours, so in the eyes of the Ministry of Staff, as long as there is a war of attrition with the Japanese army at Anping Ferry, it can greatly consume the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, and we can completely bear the consumption of this soldier."
Duan Qirui's words did sound very reasonable to Wang Bin, but in Wang Bin's own opinion, although Duan Qirui's plan could be implemented, there were many shortcomings, Duan Qirui only saw the advantages of ferry consumption, but did not see the disadvantages.
"Brother Zhiquan, you only saw the benefits but didn't think about what you would do when you saw Shangwen immediately?"
Wang Bin rarely used this tone to talk to Duan Qirui, just to let Duan Qirui know that there was a mistake in judgment there.
"Brother Zhiquan, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army on the opposite side is not a pedantic person, otherwise how could the Changsa soldiers not be able to raise their heads in Lijian Shangwen now, compared to Nogi Noshinori who does not know how to be flexible at all, Lijian Shangwen is not like this, he just relies heavily on white-knuckle combat, but he will still be flexible when it is time to be flexible."
Duan Qirui had no choice but to nod as if he understood something, and then said to Wang Bin.
"My lord, what you mean is that if you see that Anping Ferry cannot be taken by force, you will definitely find another way, rather than this, it is better to secretly release the water and let him come over to grasp the situation tightly in our hands!"
"Yes, this official is to show the enemy to be weak, and immediately see that Shangwen has fought all over the Japanese military circles and has not met an enemy, and there will inevitably be a contempt when facing us, so we might as well follow Lijian Shangwen's thoughts, so that he feels that he can indeed defeat us, so that this Lijian Shangwen will invisibly fall into a big pit carefully prepared for him."
After saying this, Wang Bin added in his heart: Even if you see that Shangwen does not enter the pit, this official has a way to defeat you.
"What do you mean by retreating and fighting a decisive battle?" Duan Qirui said to Wang Bin.
Although Duan Qirui didn't know what the big pit Wang Bin was talking about, from Wang Bin's words of showing weakness, Duan Qirui knew that the adults were bound to keep letting the Japanese plan something.
After Duan Qirui's words fell into Wang Bin's ears, Wang Bin nodded in his heart and said just a few words, Duan Qirui realized that he was going to keep retreating, and then constantly consume the Japanese in the retreat, and finally have a decisive battle with the Japanese.
In the end, the officer will arrange the troops in the combat zone into a net-like stronghold, and on the way back, constantly arrange the defensive line to consume the enemy's strength and morale in sections, and finally, "drag" the enemy army to the decisive battle area, and then surround and annihilate it fiercely. ”
Wang Bin's words gave Duan Qirui a great reverie, and he finally understood how the adults wanted to fight with the Japanese this time, when everyone thought that the adults would fight a hard battle with the Japanese, the adults were thinking about how to win the Japanese with the lowest casualties.
It's no wonder that he can't compare to adults in terms of overall planning.
Wang Bin would be very modest if he knew what Duan Qirui was thinking at the moment, after all, this tactic was not proposed by Wang Bin, but a tactic called the "Heavenly Furnace Tactic" proposed by a general named Xue Yue in a bitter national all-out war decades later.
The situation Wang Bin faced at this moment was very similar to the Battle of Changsha at that time, the only difference was that the generals of the two sides were different, the times were different, and the number of troops in the hands of both sides was different.
Therefore, when Wang Bin saw the situation on the map, this idea of retreating and fighting a decisive battle naturally appeared in his mind, and he made certain modifications to the "Heavenly Furnace Battle Method" and used it.
After determining the following fighting method, Chen Bai, the infantry commander stationed at Anping Ferry, received such an order.
In the order, Chen Bai was asked to properly snipe the Japanese, and after a day's time, he immediately retreated in the direction of Hushan and assisted the armies of Hushan in defending Hushan.
After the order was in Chen Bai's hands, this standard, who had received a certain amount of tactical education, didn't understand what it meant, his side had already gained the advantage but still had to retreat!
The order is very clear, after holding on for a day and retreating to Hushan, Chen Bai will not dare to disobey the military order even if he is dissatisfied.
A noon time passed quickly, the color of the river at the Anping Ferry once again became extremely clear, and the bodies of the Japanese soldiers in the river were also salvaged by the Japanese army at noon, and the entire river in front of the Anping Ferry could not see that there had been a fierce battle in the morning.
At the front of the position, Lao Wang, who was the first to realize that someone was crossing the river, pulled the bolt of his gun, and was about to say something, when suddenly there was a whistling sound in the sky, and it was obvious that the Japanese had started shelling first.
Lao Wang suddenly shouted: "Quick, enter the cave." In an instant, many of the soldiers hid in the cat's ear holes in the trenches, but some of the slower soldiers were still attacked by the Japanese artillery.
The artillery did not last long, it was probably only the time for tea to stop, after the soldiers climbed out of the cat's ear hole, this time the artillery attack caused very limited damage to the defenders of Anping Ferry, only a dozen unlucky eggs lost their lives.
The soldiers who returned to the position found that the Japanese army was already approaching the shore, and suddenly the gunfire was extremely dense, and many Japanese were immediately hit.
The artillery at the ferry also counterattacked at this moment, and the Japanese did not take advantage of such a double pressure.
This time, after an hour-long stalemate, the Japanese charge was repulsed by the defenders of Anping Ferry.
On the other side of the river at this moment, the Japanese still did not give up the attack, but this attack was obviously different from the last time, and the soldiers with good eyesight could clearly see that the soldiers who attacked this time did not start attacking directly as usual, but first tied a white cloth on their heads and shouted several slogans before rushing over.
These Japanese soldiers crossed the river extremely fast, and compared with the previous Japanese soldiers, this group of Japanese appeared to be more aggressive. (To be continued.) )