Chapter 100 Experience with Raiders

Just as the Japanese troops were evacuating in a panic, the Chinese side was about to set off a big storm that had been brewing for a long time.In Chenxi, as more and more Japanese prisoners were sent from the front, the concentration camp was overcrowded, and some of them had to be transferred to Guiyang and Chongqing.On the way to the escort, there was also a riot. Two prisoners took the lead in snatching guns from the escort, killing a platoon leader and two American drivers.After the incident, the local supplementary training office in Guiyang sent troops to suppress it. Similar incidents had never happened before, because never before had so many Japanese prisoners been captured.At this time, the New Sixth Army and the Kunming Paratrooper Brigade transported by air from Kunming had all assembled in the Zhijiang and Anjiang areas.The main force of the Eighteenth Army also arrived at Chenxi, and was replenishing ammunition and ready to go.

Although the army has gathered, how to use the second-line corps to achieve the best counterattack effect is still under discussion at the command level. For this reason, He Yingqin and U.S. combat commander McClure went to Anjiang to convene a military meeting to make a decision. Wang Yaowu, Qiu Weida and other generals at all levels attended the meeting. Qiu Weida had just returned from the front line and had a better understanding of the front line situation.He suggested that the second-line corps should not be cast on the front of the theater, that is, in the middle, to attack the Japanese army.

The generals and schools of the 74th Army seem to have a very good impression of Deng Ai, the famous general of the Three Kingdoms.During the Battle of Wanjialing, Zhang Lingfu followed Deng Ai's example of stealing Yinping and organized a commando to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army. Qiu Weida also believed that Deng Ai's experience in using surprise soldiers was worth learning.His plan was to use a strengthened army to penetrate the Japanese army's back from Chenxi and then attack southward. After cutting off the Hunan-Guizhou Highway, he cooperated with the front-line corps to encircle and wipe out the Japanese army.

The advantage of Qiu's plan is that all or most of the Japanese army can be wiped out without attacking fortified positions. The disadvantage is that the troops may encounter difficulties in movement and transportation.For the latter, Qiu Weida has prepared a solution. Once the reinforcement army is activated, he can organize thousands of strong militias to deliver to the troops, so that manpower can temporarily replace vehicles to transport supplies. The Xiangqian Highway will be put into use. In addition to Qiu Weida's "left-wing roundabout encirclement", a second plan with a completely different attack direction appeared at the meeting.This plan was jointly proposed by Army Chief of Staff Xiao Yisu, Deputy Chief of Staff Leng Xin, and New Sixth Army Commander Liao Yaoxiang. They advocated breaking through from the center and compressing the Japanese army to the west of the Zijiang River for annihilation.

Around the two cases, the participants expressed their views one after another.Liao Yaoxiang disagreed with Qiu's case on the grounds that most of the second-line corps were troops equipped with American equipment, and they relied heavily on traffic lines, so they could not fight without roads.If such troops are thrown into the deep mountain trails, it is tantamount to weakening one's own advantage. Qiu Weida retorted that the Japanese army was also good at maneuvering. If you want to use roads, he also wants to use roads. The main forces of both sides converge on both sides of the road.Doing so will only lead to the cancellation of the strength of the two sides, forming a "top bull tactic". In the end, even if they can fight over and drive the enemy away, the goal of annihilation battle will not be achieved.

The meeting lasted until late at night, and no result has been debated yet.He Yingqin, who presided over the meeting, looked left and right, unable to make up his mind for a while. Suddenly, the frontline command post called and asked Qiu Weida to return to the command post to handle an important matter, so Qiu Weida left first.He hadn't closed his eyes for several days and nights, and when he returned to the command post, he wanted to rest for a while as soon as he relaxed mentally. Unexpectedly, just as I lay down, the phone rang again.Picking up the microphone, it was Wang Yaowu's voice: "Are you Vader?"

It turned out that the results of the meeting had come out. He Yingqin and McClure thought over and over again, and they both thought that Qiu's case was thoughtful and comprehensive, and decided to adopt this plan. Wang Yaowu asked Qiu Weida to return to Anjiang immediately to guide the implementation of the plan.Qiu Weida asked which army the second-line corps planned to use, or both armies at the same time.Wang Yaowu replied that the Eighteenth Army should be used first, and then it would be decided whether to use the New Sixth Army according to the situation. The frontline command post of the Fourth Front Army was originally in Chenxi, but it has moved forward to Xupu at this time.Qiu Weida said that I don't need to go back to Anjiang again, because the Eighteenth Army must enter and leave in Xupu, and just contact them directly in Xupu.

After the 18th Army marched into Xupu, Qiu Weida explained to the army commander Hu Lian face-to-face all the precautions. At the same time, he mobilized a migrant worker transport brigade of 3,000 people in Xupu County for use by the army according to the method he had prepared. Need to increase, you can continue to deploy. At dawn on May 8, the Chinese army, which was ready for everything, began a comprehensive counter-offensive. The timing and speed of its counter-offensive caught the Japanese army by surprise. The troops participating in the frontal counter-offensive were mainly the 74th Army, the 100th Army, and the 94th Army. Although most of the troops had experienced difficult defensive operations, the morale of the officers and soldiers was still high.The Japanese soldiers panicked. Some of them were cooking and eating when they were caught up, and some were walking while eating. It was completely unexpected that the Chinese army would suddenly chase them from behind.

Some of the Japanese soldiers who were killed were found to have one or even two or three palms in their backpacks.According to the captives, when they were going to take it to the rear, they were cremated and sent to the family of the deceased. Unexpectedly, the person who was responsible for carrying the palm also returned to Jiuquan.