The five company commanders and one platoon leader of the Ferocious Tiger Assault Battalion sat down on their chairs. They looked at the map hanging on the wall.
At this moment, the Japanese puppet army had Tian Town, Yang Town, and Liu Town as the core. They were scattered in the strongholds and surrounded the Gray Cloud Ridge area.
The map was clearly marked, and the officers could see the current situation at a glance.
"Battalion Commander, the Japanese and puppet troops have begun to surround us. They intend to devour our troops completely, but why haven't they made a move yet?”
"The Japanese army has a mixed brigade and the puppet army has two brigades. The total strength is more than ten thousand people. They have an absolute advantage.”
"There are only about 3,000 soldiers in the Gray Cloud Ridge area. What are the Japanese up to?”
The officers looked at the map. After listening to Monk Wei's explanation, they looked puzzled.
In the Gray Cloud Ridge region, there were only Chen Yang's Tiger Assault Battalion, Ding Weixin's Regiment, and Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment. They had a total of 3,000 men.
The Japanese and puppet troops had an obvious advantage in numbers, and their weapons and equipment were also relatively good. They were completely capable of launching a siege attack.
But now, they were deployed in various strongholds and did not take action. The officers were very puzzled.
Yang Chen picked up a branch and pointed at the Japanese stronghold marked on the map."If you were the Japanese puppet army, how would you fight?”
Now that he was deploying combat missions, Yang Chen would not directly issue combat orders. He would give the officers space to think.
After all, the army would be expanded in the future, and these officers needed to have the ability to command independently.
Putting themselves in their shoes and letting them think about the Japanese and puppet army's thoughts would help them formulate a targeted battle plan.
The first company commander Gao Jin and the second company commander Sun Desheng were both veterans. The two of them expressed their stance one after another.
They had the same thoughts. They felt that the Japanese puppet army was currently strengthening their defenses to ensure that they could wipe out the resistance forces in the Gray Cloud Ridge area in one battle.
The two of them believed that the Japanese and puppet army would use the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army to defend the stronghold, and the 4th Brigade would join forces with the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army to launch a destructive attack on Chen Yang and the other troops.
This way, with both the attacking force and the defensive force, the resistance force in the Gray Cloud Ridge area naturally had no way out.
After listening to their thoughts, Yang Chen nodded in approval. Their guess was pretty close.
"Battalion Commander, the Japanese and puppet troops are defending while strengthening their defenses. "I think they definitely have a backup plan. In fact, their true trump card hasn't arrived yet. As long as their trump card arrives, they will definitely launch an all-out attack on us.”
"As for this trump card, it could be a powerful artillery unit or a well-equipped mechanized unit. However, they will definitely pose a great threat to us. Otherwise, the Japanese and puppet troops would have attacked us long ago.”
Sun Xiu, the commander of the infantry artillery company, pondered for a while and said.
His thoughts almost coincided with Yang Chen's.
After several investigations by the Special Combat Platoon, Yang Chen also found that the Japanese and puppet troops did not attack. They must be waiting for something.
Yang Chen stared at the map for a long time. He had a bold idea that Yamamoto Ichiki's special agent team might participate in the battle.
One had to know that the 386th Brigade in the Gray Cloud Ridge area had killed two Japanese army captains and seized the Japanese army flag.
The Japanese must have hated them to the core. This time, they gathered a large number of Japanese and puppet troops to launch a destructive battle.
With the Yamamoto Special Agent Team, victory was certain in such a large-scale battle.
Therefore, Yang Chen felt that the Japanese and puppet troops were not making a move now because they were waiting for the Yamamoto Special Agent Team.
Of course, Yang Chen didn't know where the Yamamoto Special Agent Team was.
However, Yang Chen absolutely could not allow the Japanese and puppet troops to complete their deployment, and he could not allow them to complete the defense of the stronghold.
Otherwise, they would definitely be at a disadvantage when they fought.
"Your analysis makes sense. Next, tell us how we should deal with the strategic encirclement of the Japanese puppet army.”
Yang Chen looked at the officers again and asked with a smile.
Even though he already had the relevant battle ideas in his mind, letting the officers think more independently would be beneficial for them to command the battle alone in the future.
Several company commanders started talking at once, coming up with all sorts of battle plans.
As Yang Chen listened, he pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of their battle plan.
After the explanation, Yang Chen began to issue orders.
At this moment, the Japanese puppet army's deployment was the independent 4th regiment in the Tian Town area, the 8th regiment in Yang Town, and the 1st cavalry regiment in Liu Town. They worked together and formed a triangle, enveloping the Gray Cloud Ridge area.
Amongst them, the one who was responsible for the most defense was the 8th mixed regiment of the Imperial Association Army.
They were in charge of defending many strongholds in Yang Town and Liu Town. Their forces were scattered, and they were loyal to the Japanese.
As for the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, according to various sources, they were reorganized from the Northeast Cavalry.
This troop was coerced by the Japanese. They were not very willing to fight against the resistance.
According to the different situations of the Japanese and puppet army, Chen Yang was prepared to attack the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army first.
As for the specific battle plan, it wasn't to mobilize the entire battalion's main force. Instead, it was to mobilize a small group of elite troops to attack the strongholds one by one.
Such a battle could be used to attack the puppet army and also to test the troops in actual combat.
There was also another point. Destroying the puppet stronghold was equivalent to breaking the blockade of the Japanese puppet army.
In the future, at critical moments, the resistance forces in the Gray Cloud Ridge could quickly break out of the encirclement and avoid devastating losses.
After the battle deployment was completed, Yang Chen transferred Gao Jin's First Company, Wang Chengzhu's Heavy Weapons Company, and Monk Wei's Special Combat Platoon to prepare for battle.
As for the other troops, they would continue their normal training and rest, temporarily not taking on any combat missions.
As night fell, the sky was pitch black. Yang Chen personally led two teams of more than 200 people and quickly advanced towards Yang Town.
The puppet army that Yang Chen was going to fight this time was a stronghold at the junction of Yang Town and Liu Town. There were more than a hundred puppet soldiers stationed here.
According to the investigation of the special forces platoon, this stronghold was not small. There were five light machine guns and two grenade launchers.
Zhao Rui, the brigade commander of the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army, was a loyal traitor and was very loyal to the Japanese.
After his troops were transferred to the Gray Cloud Ridge region, Zhao Rui made a bold statement.
"With the 8th mixed regiment of the Imperial Association Army guarding, the Gray Cloud Ridge region will not lose a single stronghold.”
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