nashuaworldcup Chapter 944 The Power of Semi-Mechanized Transportation
Chapter 944 The Power of Semi-Mechanized Transportation
The plan is to clear out the outposts and watchtowers outside Languan as quickly as possible. The intention is clear: to eliminate a large number of enemy troops before they can react.
Two recoilless rifles, one mortar, and a platoon of soldiers could easily destroy some of the enemy's checkpoints and pillboxes outside Languan.
Especially the enemy's pillboxes; just one or two shells could easily wipe out a platoon of Japanese soldiers. It was such a good deal.
If these enemies retreat to Lan Pass, the price we have to pay will be at least dozens of times greater.
At the beginning, progress was going smoothly. We took advantage of the high mobility of our vehicles to catch the enemy off guard and easily destroyed five or six pillboxes and several checkpoints. Our losses were negligible.
But the Japanese weren't stupid. After the first few pillboxes were destroyed, the people at Languan realized that something was wrong.
Therefore, the garrison commander, Kobayashi Taro, immediately determined that this was a prelude to a major offensive by the Jin-Sui Army. In order to reduce unnecessary losses, he ordered all the soldiers stationed at nearby strongholds and checkpoints to withdraw to Languan.
He had received orders from the Goose City Joint Forces to lead his troops to hold out for half a month, after which reinforcements would arrive.
Kobayashi is a man of military talent, and he rose from a low-ranking soldier to a battalion commander. He is cautious, otherwise he would not have been appointed to lead the troops to guard this crucial pass.
At first, he received intelligence that tens of thousands of troops were preparing to launch a strong attack on Languan, which made him nervous for many days. However, when more specific information was sent back, he became much more relaxed.
According to intelligence, the troops attacking Languan were from the Jin-Sui Army, so there was nothing to worry about. All they had to do was withdraw all their troops and hold the position.
What happened next was hilarious. When the guards at the checkpoints were retreating, our small team caught up with them, and then it became a chaotic battle, or rather, a massacre of the weak.
These Japanese troops that went forward were not elite forces to begin with; they were merely there to provide early warning in case of a surprise attack by our army.
The Jin-Sui Army selected elite soldiers and generals, and their weapons were all automatic firearms. With the support of recoilless guns, it was like a grandfather beating his grandson.
The worst time was when we had chased them all the way to the walls of Languan, but the Japanese still managed to escape back. The platoon leader in charge was furious.
They even ordered two mortar shells to be fired at Languan, but the Japanese garrison didn't dare utter a sound, let alone send troops out of the city to pursue them.
After all, the troops we sent out were mechanized, and the enemy simply couldn't catch up with them on foot.
Even if Captain Kobayashi had this idea, he would worry that it might be a trap. If they dared to leave the fortifications, there was a high probability that they would never return.
About a day later, the vanguard battalion of the regiment also arrived outside the artillery range of Languan.
Commander Zhang's battalion had more than 800 men, and they all used a combination of human-powered tricycles and bicycles for transportation, which could be considered as giving the Jin-Sui Army soldiers a semi-mechanized marching experience.
A large number of civilian tricycles were gathered together, and all the equipment of the battalion was loaded onto the tricycles for transportation, while the soldiers were carried on the back of civilians' bicycles.
Every rider is a hand-picked young man, some of them incredibly strong, and pulling a fully armed soldier on the back of their bicycle is no problem at all.
This also allowed the soldiers of the Jin-Sui Army to witness the power of the common people, and that such a large-scale operation could be carried out so easily and comfortably.
After walking over a hundred miles, apart from a slightly numb buttock, it had no impact on combat effectiveness, and I could get out of the vehicle and immediately join the battle.
The battalion commander of the first battalion was surnamed Wu. He also came by bicycle. As soon as he landed, he and his colleague, the engineer company commander Mei, searched for a suitable place to build a defensive position.
Just after the two confirmed their positions, a liaison officer from an independent column approached them:
"Battalion Commander Wu, we have already delivered ten tons of the corresponding steel and cement materials, and the other supplies will be delivered in batches this afternoon."
"In addition, the corresponding tools and manpower have been allocated and are ready to start work at any time."
The sights and experiences of the past few days have broadened Battalion Commander Wu's horizons. He was amazed that such a high-level mobilization could be accomplished so easily. His thousands of troops could simply follow along on bicycles.
This was still in enemy-occupied territory, and the roads in some places were difficult to travel. If this were in the Eighth Route Army's base area, with its straight main roads, the mobilization speed would probably be much faster.
He now understood why the Japanese had been relentlessly attacking the Jin-Sui Army but dared not launch a large-scale offensive against the Eighth Route Army's base areas.
Under this operating model, as long as any invader dares to set foot on their territory, the Eighth Route Army can quickly mobilize a large number of civilian vehicles to transport troops to places hundreds of kilometers away, forming a force several times larger than the enemy's. This is extremely important for the outcome of a battle.
Moreover, these transport workers were all ordinary people. He also found many bicycle repair stalls and militiamen on guard along the way.
If a bicycle breaks down, it will be immediately replaced with another bicycle, and the broken bicycle will be repaired within half an hour. This kind of organizational ability is frightening to think about.
If the Independent Column knew about these ideas, they would probably laugh at them for being ignorant bumpkins.
He only saw what we wanted him to see. The situation at the base was much better than here, and it was impossible to assess our potential based on appearances alone.
This large-scale battle was actually to conduct an assessment, so that we could have a clear understanding of the situation.
For this plan, the base sent more than two hundred specially trained technicians to mingle among the various units and carefully record all the data.
These data will become an important source of information for postwar summaries and improvements. This model is very important for the industrialization of the base area and the development of an army.
Most importantly, these things have naturally arisen during the operation of the industrial zone over the past few years. Everything must be based on real data, which is what Kong Hao has always emphasized and promoted. Now it has finally come to fruition.
This is what Kong Hao has always hoped to see. Recently, he has been trying to reduce his presence and let the major industrial zones in the base operate on their own, so as to give full play to the role of collective wisdom and strength.
Everyone formulates various plans based on detailed data. Even if we fail, it doesn't matter much. We can summarize the relevant experiences and lessons learned and make improvements later. Only in this way can our industrial strength become stronger and stronger.