Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 226 No matter how many ways you come, I will only go one way
Wuhu was briefly occupied by the 18th Division before, and after the independent detachment launched a counterattack outside Jinling, the main force of the 18th Division was all attracted there;

After breaking through, the main force of the guerrilla column moved southward and recaptured Wuhu without bloodshed. The main force of the 18th Division withdrew to the southern Jiangsu area to guard against the guerrilla column's counterattack in the Shanghai-Nanjing area.

At the guerrilla column headquarters, Yue Qianli was discussing countermeasures with several detachment leaders. Chief of Staff Chen Zhongyuan first reported the latest enemy situation, and then Yue Qianli took over and said:
"Brothers, the devils really think highly of us. They sent out four armies for a small Wuhu:
The first route was a detachment of the 18th Division, which set out from southern Jiangsu and adopted a large-scale detour tactic, heading straight for Xuancheng, in order to cut off our retreat.

On the northern front, the 13th Division attacked Wuhu in three directions and had already exchanged fire with our guard troops on the periphery, resulting in casualties on both sides.
The enemy's strategic intention is very clear. They are planning to drive us to Jiangbei. They are preparing to wipe out our main force in Xuzhou at the same time. What a big appetite!"

Wang Jianfei interrupted and said:

"Captain, the Japanese troops attacking Wuhu are coming with great force. There are a total of one and a half divisions with a total strength of about 3 people, divided into four groups. They are extremely aggressive.

This kind of multi-pronged attack may work against other troops, but if they encounter my guerrilla column, they will be courting death!
This reminds me of the Battle of Sarhu, where the Ming army besieged the Later Jin with six routes, but Nurhaci responded with a tactic: "You can attack from any number of routes, I will only defeat you from one route."

Now that the Japanese are besieging Wuhu from four directions, we can also imitate the Battle of Sarhu and send a small force to contain the other three directions, and then concentrate our main force to encircle and annihilate part of them;
If you can swallow it in one gulp, swallow it. If you can’t swallow it, surround it and attack its reinforcements, and defeat them one by one!"

Yue Qianli's eyes lit up after hearing this. This fighting style was almost exactly what he had in mind. His fourth brother really understood the essence of mobile warfare.

It seems that what he learned in school was not forgotten, and he was able to put it into practice. Together with Duan Yulin, he can become his right-hand man.

Thinking of this, he immediately praised:
"What a great plan! You can come from many directions, but I will only go one way, concentrate my forces and defeat them one by one. Great! Great!"

Everyone agreed, only Wang Jianfei rolled his eyes and thought to himself:
"You're really good at pretending. Didn't you teach me all this?"

Sometimes he was speechless about his sworn brother. Before he met Yue Qianli, he had never been submissive to anyone.
During his time at West Point, he became a loyal fan of Lao Yue and was deeply influenced by Yue Qianli. The only thing he couldn't stand was his occasional unseriousness. How could this be the demeanor of a big brother?

Zhu Chi found that the relationship between the two was a little unusual. Later, he found out that Wang Jianfei had also studied abroad in West Point. He immediately understood that the two brothers were playing a double act.

Zhu Chi, who likes to think about things, later discovered that the current guerrilla column is almost all made up of Lao Yue's men. Gao Zhisong is his old superior, and the interests of the two have long been tied together;
Duan Yulin is his die-hard fan, brother-in-law!

He promoted Lao Chen and Lao Tian, ​​and Yue Qianli rescued Lao Chen from the British.
I thought Wang Jianfei was an outsider and the leader of the 3 defeated soldiers, but it turned out that the two were classmates studying abroad at West Point. After all the calculations, I was the least distant relative of them.

Of course, he had once been Yue Qianli's head of the group, and could be considered an old leader, so their interests were now tied together;
It is no exaggeration to say that the current guerrilla column is as solid as an ironclad rock. No one will oppose whatever they decide, even at the cost of their lives.

After Yue Qianli set the general policy, they discussed the specific implementation plan together. Every detail had to be carefully considered. After all, there were tens of thousands of Japanese devils involved, and nothing could be careless.

The atmosphere at the top of the guerrilla column is now very good, and everyone is working together. Soon they have developed a complete combat plan. The next step is to deploy the troops. On the surface, it is four routes against four routes, tit-for-tat. If they set up defenses everywhere, they will be defenseless everywhere, which will give the Japanese a big flaw. It depends on which route will lose control and advance alone first!

The Japanese army's four-pronged attack was also methodical. The 18th Division had the largest number of troops, a whole brigade, and they did not worry that the defenders could swallow them up.

The other three routes were each a regiment, advancing in unison, with only half a day's space between each regiment. The commander of the 13th Division also had a regiment and division-affiliated troops in his hands, which were only a dozen kilometers away from the three front-line armies and could provide support at any time.

The commander of the 13th Division, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuei, was very proud of this deployment and confidently said to the Chief of Staff, Colonel Ishikawa Takuma:
"Yue Qianli is known as China's number one general, and the guerrilla column that was born out of the 88th Division is also recognized as a first-class elite by the National Army;
The 9th Division, the 6th Division, the 16th Division, the 18th Division and other units have all suffered losses at his hands.

Ji Jiajun even lost a military flag. He deserves a great reputation. We must be cautious with Yue Qianli. All the troops must move forward in unison. I really want to know how he will respond to the four-pronged attack of the imperial army."

Seeing that the division commander was in high spirits, Colonel Ishikawa said in a playful tone:
“Your Excellency, the division commander, Yue Qianli’s fame needs some publicity, and it is common to exaggerate his achievements;

This time his response exposed his level. He used four routes against four routes, and offense against offense. This was to keep the enemy out of the defense zone and set up defenses on all fronts. This defense strategy was the most stupid. He didn't even use Tian Ji's horse racing strategy. It's better to meet in person than to hear about him!"

Lieutenant General Ogisu waved his hand and said:
"Yue Qianli does have some abilities. He is famous because of his peers. There are too many useless generals in China. He can be considered the tallest among the short ones."

As soon as Ogisu Rikpei finished speaking, the two of them couldn't help laughing. Colonel Ishikawa flattered him a few times at the right time, which stimulated Ogisu Rikpei to continue showing off:

"As the Art of War says: Use the right tactics to win, and the unexpected tactics to defeat the enemy. Yue Qianli would never have thought that the real killer move of the Imperial Army was the Nagai Detachment of the 18th Division, which was used as a detachment.

The three main routes advancing in parallel on the front line attracted the main force of the guerrilla column, creating favorable conditions for the Nagai Detachment to carry out flanking operations.

As long as the Yongjing Detachment captured Xuancheng and Tongling and cut off their retreat routes to the south and west, the morale of Yue Qianli's troops would surely be in chaos.

By then, the three armies on the front will encircle the guerrilla column in Wuhu with an overwhelming force and drive its remnants to the north of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, and the commander's strategic intention will be realized.

If we are lucky, we may be able to annihilate the main force of the guerrilla column in the Wuhu area and achieve unparalleled meritorious service."

Ogisu Rippei became more and more excited as he spoke, as if Yue Qianli had been forced into a desperate situation by him, and the guerrilla column had been driven down the river by the 13th Division. He and the 13th Division would become famous in one battle, and Yu Ren and the royal family would also give him enough honor.

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