The matter of the congratulatory telegram was thrown aside, and Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang in a condensed voice: "Itagaki Seishiro estimates that at this time, there are at least 48,900 people alive who can go out to fight, and they will not be able to attack in front of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Canyon, and they will not be unable to attack!" I guess the old devil is waiting for reinforcements! ”。

  Zhao Gang nodded, this is something that is easy to guess.

  "Judging from what has been observed in the last seven or eight minutes, Seishiro Itagaki did not order the Japanese army to attack the fortifications of our regiment at Taniguchi. Nine times out of ten, they are waiting for reinforcements to arrive! It seems that the next wave of Japanese attacks on our base area is estimated to be very fierce! ”

  Li Yunlong bowed his head and said: "Lao Zhao, your analysis is good, so we can't wait for the Japanese reinforcements to arrive and attack us!" ”。

  "Lao Li, what do you mean?" Zhao Gang raised an eyebrow, looked at Li Yunlong and smiled.

  Li Yunlong pointed to the map on the table and said, "Although the terrain at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the strength of two battalions is enough to block the heavy attack of 10,000 or 20,000 Japanese troops. But by this time, the Japanese reinforcements will most likely have the possibility of carrying large artillery to reinforce Seishiro Itagaki. Therefore, the defense of the canyon mouth at that time is bound to be impossible to withstand easily. With the fortifications at the mouth of the valley, as long as Seishiro Itagaki had a few heavy guns of about 100 mm in his hands, it was enough to deal a devastating blow to the fortifications of our army at the mouth of the valley. ”。

  Zhao Gang nodded, what Li Yunlong said was good. There is no fortification that is not impregnable, although the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge is narrow, the several pillboxes built are strong enough. However, once the Japanese army used heavy artillery bombardment, under the protracted bombardment, it was also able to destroy several stormy fortifications at the mouth of the canyon.

  Therefore, you must plan more, Zhao Gang thought in his heart.

  I saw Zhao Gang condensed and said, "Lao Li, do you mean to give up the canyon mouth when the time comes?" ”。

  "How is that possible?"

  Li Yunlong shook his head and said: "It is impossible to give up at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Gorge, otherwise at that time, with the superior strength of the Japanese army, it will be enough to launch a fierce attack on all the dangerous places in our rear through the Jinlong Gorge." And our troops, now at full capacity, do not exceed six thousand! Therefore, it is impossible to give up at the mouth of the canyon! It must be held, held to the death! ”。

  "Then Lao Li, what do you mean?" Zhao Gang is good at logistics, but the command of the military side is almost in battle!

  Li Yunlong said: "I mean, we launched a counteroffensive in advance!" Take the initiative to counterattack Itagaki Seishiro's department. We can't wait for Seishiro Itagaki reinforcements to arrive and we engage them, which is not good! After all, we don't know yet, what are the reinforcements of the Japanese army? ”。

  "The reinforcements of the little devils are nothing more than ground and air reinforcements. With air reinforcements, our current anti-aircraft firepower is enough to blow up dozens of Japanese fighters, and the aerial bombardment will not be a problem, and the little devil probably won't send fighters to his death! ”。

  When Li Yunlong heard this, he shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, for little devils, their air strength is more than that of our cattle." At least, that's the actual situation. We can't deny it! Therefore, there is a 90 percent chance that Yoshio Shinozuka will mobilize fighters to provide air support to Seishiro Itagaki again. Therefore, anti-aircraft firepower should be on greater alert. Once the Japanese fighters attack, they must be killed! ”。

  When Zhao Gang heard this, he immediately said: "Then Lao Li, do we really want to counterattack in advance?" The Japanese army in front of Itagaki Seishiro in front of the valley valley mouth is at least nearly 5,000! This is the strength of the Japanese army's first-line field divisions, and the timing of our counterattack in advance is not right! ”。

  Although Seishiro Itagaki could not break through his own fortifications at the mouth of the Golden Dragon Gorge, the morale of the other party did not drop much. On the contrary, the elite troops that the other side can fight now are at least nearly 5,000, and their own troops are almost the same as the opponent's, how can they counterattack in advance?

  Li Yunlong said solemnly: "Therefore, we must be fully prepared for this counterattack!" I mean, all the artillery, mortars, grenadiers, and that 88mm anti-aircraft gun in the concentration base area can also deal with the infantry of the little devils if they are flattened! Moreover, the rate of fire of the 88-mm anti-aircraft guns is sufficient, and it is not a problem to cover our heavy troops. ”。

  "Okay, Lao Li, you are the military commander, you make a decision! I agree! Logistically, I'll go and prepare right away! Zhao Gang did not question Li Yunlong's military decision-making again, after all, he was the political commissar.

  Li Yunlong nodded and said, "My plan is to fight a counterattack against Itagaki Seishiro while the Japanese reinforcements have not yet arrived at the base of my new regiment in Hengshan. The goal of this counteroffensive was to destroy at least half of the forces currently in the hands of Seishiro Itagaki and relieve some pressure on our subsequent engagement with Japanese reinforcements. For this counterattack, just dispatch two battalions at the mouth of the canyon! The artillery fire continued to bombard and cover the attack of the two battalions, and Sun Desheng's cavalry company took the lead in attacking and crushing Itagaki Seishiro's battalion! ”。

  "The second and third battalions have attacked from the mouth of the canyon, what should I do with the valley?"

  Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Order Zhang Dabiao's battalion to come down from Hutou Mountain and enter the valley mouth. After the counterattack force withdraws, they will withdraw from the canyon and valley mouth, and return to Tianfeng Ridge and Cuiping Peak to garrison! ”。

  "Okay, I agree! When will the counteroffensive begin? Zhao Gang asked, after all, if the time was urgent, then he would immediately mobilize materials and distribute the troops later.

  Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his wrist, pondered for a while, and said, "Prepare in ten minutes, according to the current situation." Japanese reinforcements will soon arrive near Hengshan, so we have to fight a time difference. Act as soon as possible! ”。

  "Okay, I'll do it right away!" Zhao Gang nodded and said, and immediately turned around and left to prepare the ammunition needed for the troops.

  At this time, in the woods five or six hundred meters in front of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge, Itagaki Seishiro also received a call back from Yoshio Shinozuka in the headquarters.

  "Yagaya Road, Yoshio Shinozuka called back like this, did you want me Seishiro Itagaki to use infantry to storm the fortifications of the valley valley mouth of the Shina Army? There is no road in the rear of this detour, how can I fight? Eight Ga Ya Road! ”

  After reading Yoshio Shinozuka's reply telegram, Seishiro Itagaki scolded in his heart and said that he was very unhappy.

  At this time, in the old devil's headquarters, there were two Japanese captains of the 41st and 42nd wings here, and they were a little puzzled when they saw Itagaki Seishiro's expression.

  "Your Excellency, Division Commander, are we going to do this now and wait for reinforcements to arrive? According to the reply from His Excellency the commander, it seems that we must conquer the new regiment base area of Hengshan as soon as possible! Wing 41 Captain Yamazaki said solemnly.