Zhang Yunfei naturally did not have this kind of mindset, and the main goal of this operation was not to destroy and destroy the enemy, and even if it was, it was not the combat mission of their independent brigade.

The nature of his task was more to destroy the enemy's lines of communication and delay the enemy's northward reinforcements, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army focused on raiding operations, while the focus of their sabotage operations was to destroy.

The theme should be clear, and things can be flexible.

In the Taihang area, there is nothing else, that is, there are many mountains, and there are many mountains, and there are many various points, and the Japanese puppet army must be stationed here.

But many of the main points are slippery mountains, such as the Fangjia Mountain, and the current Honglingkou.

Stationed in such a place, it is naturally impossible to respond to it, and in such a poor mountain nest, far away, even if the fight is fierce, it may not be impossible to hear the sound.

Even if you hear a sound, the mountain road is very difficult to walk, and it may not be possible to rush to the rescue.

Therefore, this kind of stronghold turret generally echoes with the nearby populated turret stronghold.

This is the case with the Xijiakou and Chiyang Town strongholds in Fangjiashan, and the same is true for the Honglingkou here and the Xingzhuang stronghold in the north.

They are such stronghold supply points and superior command centers.

Moreover, in Zhang Yunfei's opinion, a stronghold like Honglingkou, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, is too difficult to attack, and even if it is defeated, it is dry and has no oil and water.

It's not the same for strongholds like Xingzhuang, which are very fat, they are built in the populated area of the traffic line, and the rest of the place is less than a village in the past, and there is not enough shops in the back.

Therefore, they also have the function of a logistics station, and he likes to attack this kind of stronghold the most, and the oil and water are much more than ordinary strongholds.

Speaking of which, this is already the third such stronghold he has targeted this year, the first is naturally the rich store at the beginning of the year, and the second is Chiyang.

Now this criminal village is also, and only by hitting this kind of nodal stronghold can it be possible to make gains, and if you hit other strongholds, you will generally not be able to make ends meet.

This year, their supplies were already tight, if they didn't make some extra money, they would fight a loss-making battle, the consumption would be huge, and they would not be able to slow down for a long time, and the second regiment and the third battalion were their example.

"The enemy situation is changing, we can't always keep staring at the Honglingkou point, so it's easy to get ourselves into a dead end, and we will suffer a big loss, Lao He, in fact, the superiors never said that we should attack a certain stronghold, but just gave us a combat attack area, often we limit ourselves to death, and always stare at a stronghold."

"Yes, the stronghold turret of the devils is generally the most important target of the enemy in this area, they hold the surrounding area, and destroying them is also the most direct and simple way to complete the task."

"But this kind of place is often the focus of the enemy's defense, if we want to conquer it, many times we have to pay a heavy price for casualties, you have also seen, with the strength of the second regiment and three battalions, it is difficult to attack the Honglingkou, which is only defended by dozens of people, and finally it is chased away by the enemy's reinforcements."

"Even if we are added now, judging from the defense of Honglingkou, it is not easy for us to take the same place, and at the same time, we have to divide troops to block reinforcements, so why don't we do the opposite, we don't need any reinforcements, we are directly blocking reinforcements, and we will fight the reinforcements stationed in Xingzhuang, so that there is no need to fight on two fronts."

Listening to Zhang Yunfei's words, He Jicheng nodded and said: "What you said is also reasonable, let's pay more attention, although casualties are inevitable when the battle starts, but some casualties, if we use our brains more, we can still avoid them." ”

He Jicheng also deeply agrees, he has always been a commander before, and his combat style is that as long as people are not dead, then they have to continue to fight.

But being a political cadre is different, he needs to deal with more affairs, facing the families of those fallen soldiers, seeing the tears of those orphans and widows, even if he is really hard-hearted, it is difficult not to be moved.

In the past, he felt that Zhang Yunfei's combat style was not iron-blooded enough and too cowardly, but now that his position has changed, he has seen some other things, and his thinking has also changed a little.

It is a very normal phenomenon that a commander's personality can affect the troops under his command, and even people like He Jicheng have been more or less influenced by Zhang Yunfei's command and combat style.

He Jicheng is still more in favor of him: "This is the principle, let's pay more attention, think more, avoid the enemy's front and front, it does not mean that we are cowardly, on the battlefield, as a commander, we must have the courage to break the cauldron when needed, but sometimes, unnecessary casualties can be avoided or avoided as much as possible, after all, behind every casualty, it represents a family in grief." ”

In troubled times, people's lives are like mustard, although they are worthless, and no one takes them seriously, but their relatives still care.

Now he is used to seeing life and death, but he still doesn't like that kind of life-fighting style of play, although it is very morale-boosting, very iron-blooded, and very heroic, but it is also very life-consuming.

Therefore, Zhang Yunfei will guide these cadres to change such concepts many times, and he will be moved by He Jicheng, and Qi Dajiu is known for benefit.

Tell him with facts that only by playing smart, can the benefits be maximized.

Zhang Yunfei's finger tapped on the point of the torture village on the map, and nodded vigorously: "Our next move is to hit here." ”

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei had made up his mind to knock on the position in Xingzhuang, He Jicheng was persuaded by him and basically agreed with his decision.

He was no stranger to Zhang Yunfei for always playing with the east and attacking the west, but he still said with a little hesitation: "Battalion Commander Zhang, where there are a lot of troops, besides, the action of the second regiment last time must have alarmed the devils, they must have strengthened their vigilance, it is not easy for us to sneak attack Xingzhuang, and our troops are not weak." ”

Regarding He Jicheng's worries, Zhang Yunfei smiled and said: "Lao He, soldiers are not tired of cheating, even you think that we will only revolve around strongholds with fewer troops such as Honglingkou, what will the devil think?" ”

"Let's take advantage of their mentality, they think that the punishment village has a large number of troops and is well guarded, we will inevitably avoid them, even if it is to strengthen the vigilance, but from the depths of the insiders, it is still lax."

Regarding Zhang Yunfei's idea, He Jicheng pondered for a while and said: "Battalion Commander Zhang, your idea is not bad, and it has certain feasibility, but after all, our troops are limited, what if we don't attack well?" ”

"Isn't it the third battalion of the second regiment?" Zhang Yunfei said with a smile.

"Them?" He Jicheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, there is a big difference between the Eighth Route and the Eighth Route, He Jicheng has always stayed in a relatively regular unit, and he really doesn't have any hope for a more guerrilla force like the New Second Regiment.