With the development of the team's counteroffensive operations this winter, the situation expanded, and the needs of the battlefield.

As early as a month ago, Kong Jie specially called Duan Peng and gave Duan Peng a new task.

At that time, Kong Jie's original words were like this: "Duan Peng, now our team is up and down, the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more places that need to be fought.

This is indispensable for a small group of elite fighters like our commandos who are well-equipped, combat-ready, and experienced, and can use special special operations tactics to deal with the enemy.

Just a commando team, a team of thirty or forty people, is far from enough. ”

In this regard, Duan Peng said with a happy face: "Regiment Commander, do you want to expand the scale of our commando team?" ”

Kong Jie said: "You guessed right, but not all right.

It has been nearly two years since the establishment of our commando team.

Every existing commando member is an absolute elite from our team, and if it is carried out with special tactics, all of them can block ten with one, or even one by one hundred.

Such an elite cannot be trained overnight.

If I could, I'd like to make our entire First Penetration Regiment such an elite.

It's just that this is not realistic at all, how much resources our commando team has consumed since its establishment and training all the way to the present, you monk should know better than anyone else.

Even the current background of our team does not have this background, let alone the time, for the training of your commando team to expand the scale. ”

In the final analysis, if you want to win this war of resistance against Japan, it is naturally far from enough to rely on a small force of special operations forces such as commandos.

On the scale of the battlefield, it is still the battle of the large corps that determines the final victory or defeat.

"Commander, what do you mean?"

"With our veteran commandos as the core, serve as instructors, and draw some experienced fighters from our various units for special training.

It is not required to be at the level of your old commando members.

Nor do I want them to carry out difficult special operations missions.

For example, this time, in order to deal with the devil's mechanized combat troops, we need to send some small combat units to secretly attack and knock out the devil's car concentration camp and material storage base.

Destroy the mechanized base of the little devil rapid reaction forces.

This requires a considerable number of small combat troops, and it is certainly not enough to rely on the thirty or forty members of your commando team.

That's the situation, Duan Peng, how is it, is there a problem? ”

Hearing this, Duan Peng didn't say a word, he immediately patted his chest and promised: "Please rest assured, the head of the regiment, I promise to complete the task!" ”

"Then hurry up and act, I've already said hello to the captains!" Kong Jiedao.

"Yes!"

In fact, the task assigned by Kong Jie this time was not difficult for Duan Peng.

At that time, the independent regiment had not yet expanded into the first independent detachment of the anti-Japanese resistance in the northwest of Shanxi.

The assault team has always been the most desirable place of glory for the soldiers of the entire independent regiment.

In order to especially encourage the enthusiasm of the fighters in training and battle, and to march and work hard towards glory, Kong Jie made quite clear regulations on the selection of commando personnel.

There are six levels in total.

Recruit Company - Battalion Main Company - Battalion Knife Company - Regimental Guard Company - Assault Company.

In the end, you will be able to stand out from the selection of the assault company before you can officially join the assault team, which represents the ceiling of the combat power of the entire independent regiment.

At a certain introduction to the commando team, Kong Jie's sentence summed it up: "The commando represents the highest glory of our soldiers, and almost every soldier can be called the king of soldiers!" ”

The title of King of Soldiers was therefore prevalent in the Independent Regiment and even later in the detachment.

By now, the entire detachment has grown by an unknown number of times compared to the independent regiment.

But the commando team was still the same commando team of only thirty or forty members.

The ultra-high elimination rate and strict selection rules made many soldiers who had worked hard for that sacred and glorious place sigh with admiration.

After Kong Jie's task was issued this time, what Duan Peng had to do was actually very simple.

That is, from the assault company, as well as the guard companies of each regiment, and the sharp knife companies of each battalion, some outstanding fighters can be drawn out to form a team similar to a commando team that can temporarily perform some relatively simple special operations tasks.

These teams are the reserve of the commando team!

With these reserves, Duan Peng wants to form the troops that Kong Jie explained, and he will be able to achieve it soon, and the next thing is to add a certain amount of training.

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The other side.

Just when Kong Jie commanded a detachment to continue the offensive of the third phase of this winter counteroffensive, as well as to actively develop internal army building and economic construction.

For the four towns and towns that were captured by a detachment, and the three cities of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County, which were vaguely besieged, the defenders in other security areas could not be easily transferred.

The commander of the devil, Yoshio Shinozuka, decided to take the safest countermeasure:

Lingyangquan and other three cities hold on, waiting for the snow to melt, and this winter is completely over!

Yoshio Shinozuka, who was full of anger, secretly swore in his heart.

When this winter is completely over, in the early spring of next year, he will surely use a retaliatory counteroffensive to wash away the great humiliation suffered by the Japanese Empire at the hands of Kong Jie this winter.

Fifteenth.

More than a dozen planes roared over Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan counties.

Naturally, the news quickly spread to the command of a detachment.

Xu Guoan, the chief of staff who came to report the situation, opened his mouth as soon as he entered the room and said: "Damn, this little devil is really forced to be in a hurry, and he can think of any way." ”

"What's going on?" Kong Jie, who was studying the third phase of the offensive, looked up and asked.

Xu Guoan said: "Our comrades lurking in the three cities of Yangquan sent back the news, saying that not long ago, the little devils tried to forcibly recruit military food and failed to seize food and materials from the people.

The Japanese puppet army that was originally stationed in Yangquan, Tan County, and Shouyang has basically been cut off.

But just this morning, the devil directly used a flying team and used the plane to drop a considerable amount of food and supplies to the three cities of Yangquan.

Now, wouldn't the devils and puppet army in the three cities of Yangquan have food to eat again? ”

With such news, Kong Jie was also stunned for a while: "Hey, there is really a little devil in him, and he is playing airdrop!" ”

This was indeed something that Kong Jie did not expect.

"It's okay!"

Kong Jie, who quickly came back to his senses, smiled, and said on the sand table in front of him that he had added a lot of markers: "Old Xu, the little devil would rather use airdrops to drop materials to the three cities of Yangquan than choose to transport materials through the transport team.

It can be seen that the little devil is still self-aware, knowing that under our noses, his little devil is a grain, and he doesn't want to be transported into the three cities of Yangquan through conventional transportation routes. ”

"In addition, the Japanese puppet army defending the city has food to eat, and it will not be so hurried that the dog will jump over the wall, I am afraid that these little devils are really hungry, and then they will persecute the people in the county!"

"This is my newly marked sand table, you see, the area where our military flag has been planted is the newly expanded base of our team in this winter counteroffensive.

So far, it is obvious that we have laid down the four towns and three towns around the three cities of Yangquan in one fell swoop, and attacked the various communication lines of the devil from the outside, and completely blocked the supply line of the devil, and the problem for the old devil Yoshio Shinozuka, this old devil has made countermeasures. ”

Xu Guoan smiled and nodded, he took over the conversation and continued: "Yes! The devil's intention is obvious, to temporarily hold the three cities of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County.

It seems that the little devil is waiting for the end of this winter.

All the means to deal with us will be saved until the early spring of next year! ”

Kong Jie said: "The little devil raised by the son of a bitch is not stupid, the snow is still there, and the winter is not over yet."

If the devil really can't swallow this breath, he will attack the four towns and three towns we have defeated.

Let's let the little devil know how badly his Japanese army will be defeated in the end.

At that time, not to mention these four towns and three towns, the attacks launched by the various units of our Eighth Route Army from various battlefields may even impact the security and stability of the devils in the entire North China on a large scale.

That's not a price the little devil can afford. ”

As soon as the conversation changed, Kong Jie continued: "Since the Japanese army is not in a hurry and has not been fooled, then we will continue to fight according to the second set of response plans."

The little devil is now focused on stabilizing the main urban areas of Yangquan, Shouyang and Tan County, as for other areas, especially some remote township strongholds and villages, most of the little devils have no time to take care of in order to persist until the early spring of next year and then launch an offensive.

That's a good thing.

The so-called boiling frog in warm water, when the frog reacts and realizes that the water temperature can kill it, it will be too late!

Since the devil has decided to defend, let's try to attack, first in some remote towns and strongholds in the three cities of Yangquan, and then tentatively move forward.

Even trying to lay down some relatively important transportation hubs and towns on the outer line of Yangquan Three Cities, I would like to see how his little devil will react to this.

In short, as long as the devil takes a step back, let's go further! ”

As for the devil commander Yoshio Shinozuka, although Kong Jie has not seen it, he has already understood it thoroughly.

Sometimes Kong Jie even made such an assumption:

put himself, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, and the commander of the First Army of the devil, Yoshio Shinozuka, on the most obvious hostile face against this.

As the commander of the First Army of the Devils, the supreme military commander stationed in Shanxi who can mobilize hundreds of thousands of Japanese puppet troops, the strength of the Japanese puppet army troops controlled by Yoshio Shinozuka is naturally far above the team led by Kong Jie.

But Kong Jie didn't think so: "On the contrary, if I really let me face off with Yoshio Shinozuka, our old Kong will have more advantages!"

Why?

Because although Yoshio Shinozuka is a high-powered commander of the First Army, the team under his command and the resources he controls are far more than our old Kong's.

But the strength he can draw out to deal with our team is limited.

In addition, as the commander of the First Army, this old devil has quite a lot of concerns.

He had to think about the Central Army on the frontal battlefield; He had to be pacified by the Jin Sui army west of the Yellow River; The Eighth Route Army in our various base areas may launch attacks and ambushes at any time, and he has to be on guard; In the whole of Shanxi, there are large areas of public security areas and quasi-security areas, and he has to worry about ensuring public order and stability.

And I, Kong Jie, don't have any concerns about this, I just need to think about our small team.

So I can fight as much as I want, and I can fight wherever I want.

What is it like?

It's like an ant gnawing on meat insects, and it's meat when you close your eyes and open your eyes, and we will never be able to suffer a loss! ”

For now, Kong Jie couldn't be clearer about Yoshio Shinozuka's intentions.

"This old devil is betting all the final victory and defeat in the revenge counterattack after the end of winter.

He is very confident that even if he loses more supplies and more land this winter, he will be able to regain it all in the early spring of next year.

Therefore, in the next counteroffensive against the three cities of Yangquan, we just let go of our hands and attack, and the little devil will only retreat step by step.

As for who wins and who loses in the end, it will depend on the decisive battle in early spring next year! ”

The categorical words sounded, and Kong Jie's eyes revealed a strong battle intent.

Two days later, the third phase of the operational offensive, ordered by the command of the detachment, officially began.

The sheep attack troops attacked the county town and some important towns and strongholds of the devils, attracting the attention of the Japanese puppet army, so as to cover the combat units interspersed with roundabouts, and knock out some small and medium-sized mines and various operating enterprises of the devils.

The soldiers were all too familiar with the task of attacking the county towns and towns of the Japanese army.

Although it is a sheep attack, it must show the momentum of a decisive battle.

And when he came up, he went directly to Yangquan, Tan County and Shouyang to attack the city gate fortifications of the three cities!

The sound of artillery bombardment shook the heavens and the earth, and it seemed to tear a crack in the hard and thick city wall.

With such a posture, even a blind man will be sure that this is the Eighth Route Army's iron determination to capture the main county seat!

The three main cities of Shouyang, Yangquan and Tan County were attacked by Mengli at the same time.

Such a crazy move by a team has stunned the devil commanders of the First Army Headquarters.

In order to deal with the dilemma of the three cities of Yangquan being besieged from the outside by a detachment of the Eighth Route Army, Yoshio Shinozuka decided to respond to all changes with the same attitude, first holding the defense areas of the three main cities, and waiting for the attack in early spring next year.

In this regard, even Beichuan, the chief of staff of the devil, is quite determined: "Even if the Eighth Route conquers the remote four towns and three towns, it does not have enough strength to capture the three cities of Yangquan in one fell swoop."

Dirt Eight Road definitely does not have this guts and plans! ”

As a result, news suddenly came at the moment that a large number of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army were attacking the three cities of Yangquan.

At the meeting, the old face of Beichuan, the chief of staff of the devil, felt hot for a while, and this slap in the face came too quickly.

As for the crazy siege move that the team suddenly made at this moment.

No Japanese officer dared to make a judgment easily.

After fighting Kong Jie many times, these devil officers have realized that this is a guy who cannot be deduced by common sense at all.

You think he wants to defend, but he changes hands and takes down the four towns and three towns.

You think he is just running to a remote township, maybe he is trying to capture the three cities of Yangquan in one fell swoop.

Even Kitagawa was silent.

No one knew Kong Jie's true intentions.

"General—"

All the officers, the final eyes converged on Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "There is an old saying in China, soldiers will block, water will cover the earth, or according to the original plan, stick to the three cities of Yangquan, and reinforcements from all walks of life will be on standby at any time!" ”

"Hey!"

At this time, outside the city gates of Shouyang, Yangquan, and Tan County, the task of attacking the Eighth Route Army was stunned by the soldiers to fight a decisive battle.

The devil commanders defending the city did not dare to delay, and on the one hand, they used all their strength to hold the fortifications of the city gate, and on the other hand, they urgently ordered all mechanized combat troops to quickly reinforce in the direction of the city gate.

In addition, Kitagawa, the chief of staff of the devil, also instructed again on the phone:

At a critical time, the Chinese people who had prepared in advance could be caught at the city gate, assisted in the defense, and forced the Eighth Route Army to give up the attack!

Detachment command.

The news of Kong Jie's layout map finally came:

"Report to the regiment commander, the little devil's mechanized combat unit has been dispatched!"

"Great, don't say it, this little devil raised by a son of a bitch, hiding their rapid reaction force is really hidden enough.

Our intelligence department has been mobilizing for so many days, and we haven't found much information.

Lao Kong, your trick lured the snake out of the hole, that is, it led out the devil's rapid reaction force, and covered the third stage of the offensive, attacking the devil's mines and enterprises, it is really killing two birds with one stone! ”

Chief of Staff Xu Guoan was impressed.

One of the intentions of the attack on the three cities of Yangquan is precisely to lure out the devil's rapid reaction force - mechanized combat troops.

Thus determining the place of parking of the transport vehicles of these mechanized combat units of the little devils, as well as the stationing of these combat squadrons, and so on.

For the operation of the commando led by the monk to raid the mechanized combat unit of the devil, collect accurate relevant information in advance.

"You can notify the front-line sheep attack troops to retreat!" Kong Jie did not hesitate any longer and gave the order.

"Yes!"

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