Chapter 133: Preemptive Strike
With Su Dao's explanation, the commanders of these important units in the Ninety-ninth Army also re-acquainted themselves with Isoya Liansuke, of course, Su Dao's introduction also re-subverted the position of Isoya Liansuke in their hearts, originally after the Battle of Zaozhuang, the 766th Division didn't feel anything, especially the 767th Division and the 768th Division, many people thought that Isoya Liansuke was actually like that, and the Army's first-class division was not very good.
This is not what those soldiers think, their ideas also represent the thoughts of the high-level generals to a certain extent, of course, Su Dao is also very clear about the thoughts of the soldiers below, so he introduced Isoya Ryosuke at the beginning of the meeting, hoping that through his own introduction, the officers and soldiers under him can be re-vigilant.
If the soldiers are allowed to go to the battlefield with a mentality of contempt or inattention, I am afraid that they will suffer a great loss, even to the point of total annihilation.
"I have not called you here just to introduce you to Ryosuke Isoya, but to tell you that in the next few days, you will never be able to enjoy this time of peace again, and the war is about to begin." Seeing that everyone had almost digested it, Su Dao continued to speak.
The six divisions of the Kwantung Army could indeed make Su Dao rush to the top of Mount Tai, and he was even a little out of breath. But on the other hand, thinking about it, this matter is not just a bad thing, since there is a bad side, there is naturally a good side, and when Su Dao stared at the map carefully, he thought of a trick to solve the current dilemma, as for whether it works or not, it depends on the test of actual combat.
"Tonight, it will be the last night of your rest, the artillery brigade will start shelling Jinxi and our Kwantung Army to the east and south at the same time this evening, I will tell you the specific coordinates before dark, the rest of the troops except for the vigilant soldiers, all guns are in hand, ready to fight at any time." Soon, Su Dao issued the first battle order, and this was also Su Dao's preliminary plan, confusing the judgment of the Yue army, so that they could not figure out where Su Dao's focus was, so as to facilitate the next action.
"At dawn tomorrow morning, the 767th and 768th Divisions will launch a tentative attack on the Kwantung Army in the west and south directions, respectively, in an attempt to attract the firepower of the Kwantung Army, and it is best to allow them to attack on all fronts. In the afternoon, the units went back to step up the reinforcement of the fortifications, especially the anti-artillery holes, and made sure that every soldier had his own anti-artillery holes. In tomorrow's battle, in addition to guarding against the artillery of the Kwantung Army, it is necessary to pay attention to air defense. It is impossible for an air defense brigade to take care of every place. Immediately after that, Su Dao ordered again.
"However, your ultimate task is not to defeat the Kwantung Army on the opposite side, but to hold them back, and while reducing the casualties of your troops, you must not let the Kwantung Army take a step past your position, and remember not to take the initiative to attack." After finishing speaking, Su Dao deliberately ordered again, and finally emphasized that he should not take the initiative to attack.
"Yes, guaranteed to complete the mission." Lao Sun and Lao Qian immediately set up the right path after receiving the order.
The two of them did not have the slightest doubt about Su Dao's order, not to mention doubt, the two of them now felt a little difficult to command the operation of a division, which was completely different from the feeling of commanding a battalion or a regiment. Especially when the two of them just became division commanders, they made a lot of jokes, if it weren't for Su Dao's more attention to the dynamics of the troops before, the 99th Army might not have any accidents.
Although the situation is much better now, and the two of them at least won't make the same mistakes as before when they have clear instructions, it will be really difficult for the two of them to make a battle plan for the whole army. Now the level of the two of them is at best, that is, they are fully competent to command a brigade, and they are still a little unable to command a division.
However, this situation was relatively common in the Ninety-ninth Army, due to the serious shortage of officers, and at the same time, in order to prevent Jiang Guangtou from stuffing his henchmen and officers, Su Dao could only retreat and choose to let his own people serve as the commanders of various troops. Now in the entire 99th Army, as long as the soldiers of the old third battalion are still alive, the worst is a company commander.
This is also why Su Dao has been thinking about building a military academy, and why Su Dao joked with Wu Zhongguo before that he would set up a class of generals and officers, and throw several of their major generals and those colonels and officers into it to practice. Although their command is insufficient now, Su Dao can ensure complete control of the troops, but it is too tiring to come down like this, and just such a little force makes Su Dao tired all day at a loss, what if the army is expanded in the future?
"Three guns, your task is the easiest, and at the same time the most difficult." Su Dao gave Liu Sanpao a preventive shot first, because this task is indeed not difficult at all, but it is not simple at all, compared to Lao Sun and Lao Qian, Liu Sanpao's task is much simpler, but according to the plan Su Dao made for him, it is difficult to complete.
Su Dao immediately continued to speak: "Tomorrow morning, the armored brigade will cooperate with your 766th Division, your task is only one, to stare at the Kwantung Army in Jinxi City, the armored brigade will attack our Kwantung Army in the west, and lead out the Kwantung Army in Jinxi City, as long as the army in the city comes out, the armored brigade will quickly come back to help, and directly penetrate into the position of the army on the northern line from the west, and the 766th Division will launch an attack on the whole line at the same time, forming a flanking attack on the army from the west and south, and Lao Sun's 767th Division, At this time, go up and entangle the army on the Western Front, and don't give them a chance to support the Northern Front. ”
"Tomorrow the armored brigade will fully cooperate with you, and before dark, you must inflict heavy damage on the army on the northern front. Then your 766th Division sent a brigade to quickly attack the Western Front with the armored brigade, and launched a counteroffensive on the Western Front with the 767th Division. After saying a series of orders, Su Dao exhaled heavily.
This battle of life and death was very light for him, and it seemed that it was the same as the previous battle, and the army on the opposite side seemed to be only one or two wings, not two divisions. Su Dao's tactics were nothing more than using the mobile surname of the armored brigade to rush back and forth to the battlefields of the western and northern fronts, and through the advantages of the armored brigade, he cooperated with the infantry to quickly defeat the Yue army.
With equipment and firepower superior to the other party, Su Dao's plan is indeed feasible. If tomorrow's battle can really be carried out according to his plan, there will only be two results in this war, one is to call the army back and stop the offensive, and the other is to bring in more troops to participate in the offensive.
However, there is one thing that cannot be changed: within a day, as long as the 99th Army inflicts heavy damage on two divisions on the northern front, and at the same time can entangle the four divisions on the western front and the southern front, so that they are unable to support the northern front, as long as this is achieved, it will definitely cause a sensation in their own country, and the anti-war forces in their country will definitely take advantage of the situation and storm those left-wing elements.
War is like a gamble, you never know who will be the winner, but if you don't gamble, you will never be a winner. With a 50% probability, Su Dao is still very confident that he will win this war. As for the defeated army that cannot be beaten, this is no longer within the scope of Su Dao's consideration at all, 300 steel beasts shuttle back and forth in the position of the army, not to mention tank guns and machine guns, just by hitting them, I don't know how many Japanese soldiers can be killed in a day.