Chapter 60: The Battle of Zhengcun (Preface)
The angry Japanese army completed a battle preparation that night, only to wait for the next day's dawn to recapture Zhengding, kill Zheng Village, and wipe out Qiao Youhua's Dragon Tooth Task Force.
At the same time, Liu Yidao and others, under Qiao Youhua's order, took the scouts of the reconnaissance platoon in batches and scattered and lurked on several roads from Shimen to Zhengding.
The reason why he is so cautious is not because of how much Qiao Youhua is afraid of the Japanese army, with perfect fortifications, coupled with the buffer vacuum of Zhengding County, and the fact that his troops have nearly doubled, ammunition and food are very sufficient, Qiao Youhua is confident that he will defeat any enemy who comes to attack.
Of course, this is only at this stage, because he knows that at the most intense moments of frontal battlefield battles such as the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Xinkou, no matter how much the devils of Shimen hate themselves to the core, they will never be able to draw too many troops to deal with him.
And when the devil turned around to deal with himself after fighting the frontal battlefield, Qiao Youhua believed that his strength had already developed to a more powerful point.
What's more, Qiao Youhua should have already got in touch with the Eighth Route Army and joined the Eighth Route Army by then, so he will no longer be alone.
On the land of Jinchaji, he will have countless friendly brother troops.
It's just that now that the autumn harvest has begun, with the current strength of the task force, it is not enough to affect the autumn harvest in the entire Zhengding County, but with Yangliu Town as the center, Qiao Youhua must ensure that a lot of them fall into the pockets of the people in various villages.
Because these areas have become the base areas of the Dragon's Tooth Task Force, the biggest landlords have been defeated, and the people have just been given the land, and if they are not guaranteed to get a harvest, then there will be a famine in the coming year, and there will be no place for the task force to collect the military rations.
Therefore, before the autumn harvest is completed, we must be vigilant against the attacks that the devils may launch at any time, so as to make the fastest response to the enemy and avoid the destruction of the autumn harvest of the people.
Speaking of contacting the Eighth Route Army, Qiao Youhua went to the confidential room where Liu Ruhan was sitting at the end of dinner, but to Qiao Youhua's disappointment, Liu Ruhan's secret book was the secret book inside ****.
To be precise, the secret telegram of the 85th Army, if you want to get in touch with the radio station of the 18th Army Headquarters, unless you have to go through the Second War Zone, which is now Yan Laoxi's home, but with the current identity of the Dragon Tooth Task Force, it is obviously impossible to get a response from the Second War Zone Commander's Department.
In a word, in the Republic of China, where there are many factions, if you want to gain the right to speak, you must first have more guns in your hands, and if you have more guns, your waist will be harder, and your words will have weight.
The second is to have enough prestige, these days in the combat leisure time, Qiao Youhua has preliminarily finalized a relatively bold and risky plan, that is, after the autumn harvest is completed, lead an elite small army, all the way south, to participate in the defense of Nanjing.
Although he doesn't have many troops in his hands, it doesn't mean that he can't create a miracle, because he already has a plan, but this plan must be coordinated by a capable force, and of course Qiao Youhua can't command other troops, so this force can only be his own dragon tooth task force.
The change of history may often be just because of an insignificant person or a small thing, but Qiao Youhua and others have the foresight to know the direction of history, a series of prophetic advantages such as the deployment of Japanese troops, and a fast-growing armed force under them.
Archimedes said, give me a fulcrum, and I can pry up the whole earth.
And God has given Qiao Youhua a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be reborn, and has given him three of his most trusted comrades-in-arms, giving him the opportunity to change those historical tragedies.
As a Chinese man, at this time when the nation is in danger and the country is in danger, he should stand up and fight for the country, although he will die nine times
I think that if any of the descendants of Yan and Huang, patriots and hot-blooded men of later generations had the opportunity to be reborn in 1937, they would not have sat idly by and watched such a national tragedy and shame as the Nanjing Massacre still happen.
Qiao Youhua was originally a patriotic soldier, from the first day of enlistment, he fought for the country, and the oath to fight for the nation was integrated into his soul and blood.
What's more, Qiao Youhua, who has the natural advantage of being familiar with the trend of history, understands that the seemingly dangerous and lifeless Battle of Nanjing is actually a good opportunity full of opportunities, and opportunities will always be accompanied by risks.
Just imagine, how many weapons and ammunition were hoarded in Nanjing, including all kinds of advanced weapons, and most of the hundreds of thousands of **** in the defense of Nanjing were the **** elites who retreated from the Songhu battlefield, among which there were more trump cards among the trump cards such as the Central Teaching Column, 36th Division, 88th, and 87th Divisions.
They can say that both the soldiers and the weapons and equipment are the strongest in China during this period.
Once the rout of these troops can be collected by Qiao Youhua, the size and combat power of the Dragon's Tooth Task Force will be unprecedentedly expanded!
During World War II, General Stilwell, chief of staff of the Allied forces in the Chinese theater, once commented on the National Revolutionary Army headed by Chairman Chiang, saying that this army was a first-class soldier, a second-rate commander, and a third-rate commander.
The title of captain of the transport brigade obtained by Chairman Chiang during the civil war was not groundless, and many battles were defeated again and again because of his indiscriminate command.
From what this famous Yankee said, it is not difficult to see that **** soldiers are definitely the best soldiers in the world.
Such soldiers are exactly what Qiao Youhua needs, especially the **** elites who were defeated in the Battle of Nanjing, they have undergone strict training, as long as they are put together, they can immediately form combat effectiveness and become a tiger army that makes the Japanese frightened again.
Therefore, this is also one of the reasons why Qiao Youhua did not hesitate to take the risk of going to Nanjing.
For both public and private purposes, the trip to Nanjing must be carried out, and of course, this plan must not be implemented until the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army in Shimen are repulsed.
Moreover, it is necessary to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese troops who came to encircle and suppress again, kill and wound them as much as possible, so that before they return to the division, it is best that they do not have the troops to carry out another encirclement and suppression of the Zhengcun base area.
Leaving the communication room with a little disappointment, Qiao Youhua lit a cigarette, it seems that it is unlikely that he will get in touch with the Eighth Route Army for the time being, and it is estimated that he will have to wait until he returns from the trip to Nanjing.
But it's nothing, the Eighth Route Army is divided into pieces and opens up base areas in various parts of North China, which is almost 38 years later, and it will be better if you can meet one of them at that time.
Putting a lot of troubles behind him for the time being, Qiao Youhua took a shower, smoked a cigarette beautifully, and then went back to his military tent and fell asleep.