Hong Linfeng's eyes lit up and he shouted, "This method is good." ”

"According to intelligence, the strength of the remaining Japanese puppet army strongholds in the guerrilla zone is not as strong as before."

"In particular, the strength of the garrison is at least half less than that of more than a month ago, and there are also strongholds directly reduced by two-thirds of the garrison."

"Our three reinforced battalions are divided into nine ways, with a certain number of heavy weapons, and now kill them, that is, they will smash eggs with stones to ensure that they are smashed accurately."

"If the speed is fast enough, the attacking troops will definitely be able to capture two strongholds in one night."

"The total number of the Nine Routes offensive forces is nearly twenty strongholds, even if there are only a few dozen devils in each stronghold, they can kill thousands of people in one night."

"The Devil's Independent Mixed Brigade was transferred from other places and was not familiar with the terrain. If there is no local garrison to cooperate in the battle, it will definitely be blind. Then the terrain advantage will change hands, and our pressure in the guerrilla zone will be much less. ”

Happy to be happy, Hong Linfeng has not forgotten the behemoth of the independent mixed brigade.

After saying that, the excitement and heat in his eyes disappeared, and he dimmed again.

"Commander, although this can allow us to gain some local advantages, the impact is limited, and it cannot change the overall situation."

Li Hao shook his head and replied, "I don't plan to change the overall situation. ”

"As long as we can gain some local superiority in the guerrilla zone, slightly reduce the operational pressure, and drag the independent mixed brigade there for half a month, I will be able to open a breakthrough."

"Where did you open it?" Hong Linfeng asked anxiously.

"Base!" Li Hao replied very directly.

Seeing that the two partners were all puzzled, he quickly explained: "In the eyes of the devils, the three nails they planted in our base area and the five strongholds on the blockade line can hold us back a large number of troops, and they can also take the initiative to attack and directly enter the hinterland of our base area to cause destruction, so that we will suffer from the enemy." ”

"But in our eyes, these strongholds are the right point for us to defeat them."

"The Japanese army will now definitely think that our rear forces are empty, and then order these strongholds to take the initiative to attack our base areas."

"And what we have to do is to seize this opportunity, kill their attacking troops, and then take the opportunity to launch an attack on the strongholds, take these eight strongholds within half a month, and finally increase the guerrilla area, where we will concentrate our forces to fight two battles of annihilation, severely damage the devils' independent mixed brigades, and force them to retreat."

Hong Linfeng's frowning brows slowly loosened, and the solemn expression on his face disappeared.

Following Li Hao's train of thought, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that this matter was operable.

At this time, Li Hao spoke again.

"I can think of this operational idea thanks to the political commissar."

"When the main forces attacked, you proposed that the local troops also be involved."

"I didn't expect the local troops to make such rapid progress after several rounds of actual combat training, and directly form combat effectiveness."

"This is equivalent to us directly having one or two thousand more available soldiers."

"Then I dared to send so many main forces into the guerrilla zone, kill thousands of puppet troops in one night, and force the independent mixed brigade to join the war now."

"I decided that the task of opening the breakthrough would be entrusted to the chief of staff."

"The remaining main forces, local troops, and guerrillas in the base area are all under your command."

"Within half a month, take the blockade line and eight strongholds in the base area."

"I will go to the guerrilla zone, bring all the supplementary troops that the political commissar has trained, and take away half of the weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal in the past month or so, and set off this evening, and march quickly across the blockade line to join the second battalion."

"The political commissar and Deputy Commander Luo stayed at the regiment headquarters and did a good job in the logistics support of the troops."

"In addition, take out all the medicines we have in stock, and prepare for the large-scale reception of the wounded."

"I have a hunch that this counter-sweep will be unprecedentedly tragic, and we must be prepared for more than half of the casualties of the troops."

Wang Hong replied with a serious face: "Don't worry, head of the regiment, I will be ready." ”

"If there are indeed a lot of wounded, I will now ask for help from the nearest military sub-district and ask them to temporarily send a few doctors to reinforce us."

"Yes!"

Li Hao did not refuse.

This was the first time he had commanded a war, and he had only a fifty percent chance of victory.

The strength of the opponent is too strong, especially the tanks and heavy artillery brought by the devil, which are the two big killers he is most worried about.

Without them, the garrison would still be able to fight them in a night battle.

Now that they exist, the garrison regiment does not have any advantage on the battlefield of night battles.

They are not like airplanes and can only fight during the day.

At night, it was still possible to participate in the battle anytime and anywhere, providing artillery reinforcements to the infantry.

At the headquarters of the Japanese army's independent mixed brigade, Nakata Yamaro stood in front of the sand table with a serious face.

In order to facilitate the issuance of orders, all the communication stations in the telecommunications room were transferred to the war room.

Five radio stations of different sizes and powers were lined up, all flashing red lights and beeping incessantly.

In front of each radio station sat an operator, wearing headphones, operating the transmitter button in one hand and holding a pen in the other hand to record the numerical code, busy and nervous.

Several communications staff officers stood behind him, and as soon as the telegram was received, they took over and translated the digital code into a message.

An operational staff officer stood by and sent a telegram to the other operational staff officers to express the contents of the telegram on the sand table.

The entire command was like a combat machine that had already been activated, operating at high speed and effectively.

Next to the sand table, after the combat staff officer got a new telegram, he reported with just one glance.

"Sir, the 1st and 2nd Brigades report that the troops were attacked by guerrillas five kilometers from the station, and the road was also damaged."

"Because the troops carried a lot of heavy weapons and had to take the road, the troops had to stop and build the road."

"At present, the speed of the troops has been sharply reduced to three kilometers per hour."

"Yaga ......"

Nakata Yamaro opened his mouth and scolded.

"It's these cunning guerrillas again, why are they the ones who come to make trouble every time, it's simply a cancer in the area occupied by the imperial army."

"When I kill the main force of the garrison, I must arrest all of them, and then break them into pieces."

Scolding and scolding, he did not forget his business, and began to give an order as soon as his face sank: "Call them back, the march is too slow, and it needs to be accelerated." ”

"Let them take people from the villages along the way, increase the number of people who build roads, and speed up the march."

"Also, this telegram was sent to the other two attacking forces."

"They must have been attacked by guerrillas as well."

As soon as the operational staff officer finished recording the order, another telegram was delivered.

"Sir, the first defense district reports that they have found the hiding place of the main force of the garrison regiment."

"Because the hiding area is too large and the forces are very scattered, the aviation cannot carry out bombing, so it can only wait for reinforcements to arrive and launch an attack from the ground."

"Yo Xi ......"

The solemn expression on Nakatayama's face was noticeably soothed, and this was the first good news he received after the Independent Mixed Brigade entered the war.

After seeing the position marked by the combat staff officer on the sand table, he replied with a cold snort.

"These Eighth Route Army are really cunning."

"Their hiding place is right on the edge of the mountains and hills, and they can attack and retreat."

"But no fox, no matter how cunning, can escape the hunter's shotgun."

"This time we have an absolute superiority in strength, even if they hide in the mountains, I will sweep the entire mountain in a dragnet style, find them, and then kill them."

"Call back to the Chengguan stronghold, stare at these Eighth Route Army at all costs, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, don't let them slip away."

"As long as this is done, all the non-commissioned officers in the stronghold will be promoted to one level."

"In addition, a telegram was also sent to other strongholds in the occupied area: whoever finds the remaining two main forces of the Eighth Route Army and keeps an eye on them, all the officers and men in the stronghold will also be promoted to the next rank."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the second Eighth Route Army was found.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the third Eighth Route Army was also found.

The only thing that dissatisfied Nakata Yamaro was the speed of the march of the three attacking units of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

It was too slow, almost ten kilometers less than required in the battle plan.

"General, do you want to order the troops to stop for a while and wait until tomorrow dawn before continuing to advance." The chief of staff proposed.

"Those guerrillas are too cunning, in broad daylight, we have planes to cover, and all kinds of sneak attack methods make us very annoying."

"After the plane leaves after dark, they must be more rampant."

"And night fighting is what they are good at, and they are worried that the troops will lose more than they gain by rushing overnight."

Nakata Yamaro thought for a moment and replied, "Yes!" ”

"It just so happens that the troops also need to rest, and only when they rest well, everyone will have enough physical strength to rush to the battlefield tomorrow to participate in the battle, and not give the Eighth Route Army time to breathe."

"Besides, your concern just now is not unreasonable."

"The Eighth Route Army is good at night battles, and will definitely not let go of this opportunity to sneak attack us."

"Even if the troops stop advancing, we have to be ready."

"Order the attacking troops on three fronts, all of them stop advancing, and camp on the spot."

"At the same time, send troops to nearby villages to arrest some Chinese, preferably the elderly, weak, women and children, and lock them up in our camp, so that the Eighth Route Army will have some concerns, and in order to avoid accidentally injuring the people, give up using artillery to attack our station from a distance and harass us."

"I've studied the garrison, and they use this style of play a lot, and this time I'm going to make it useless."

"It is also necessary to draw out a third of the artillery to be on standby at any time, and if the garrison is attacked by the enemy, immediately counterattack with artillery fire, and directly cover the position where the guns are fired outside the garrison."

"Hachi is very cunning and always shifts with one shot. Don't give us a chance to fight back. ”

"In this case, we will directly cover the enemy's 50-meter radius with artillery fire, and no matter how fast they transfer, it is impossible for them to run dozens of meters away in just a few seconds. As long as they are still in range, they may be killed by our counter-fire. ”

"The last order is for the various strongholds."

"After the enemy does not have an advantage over our attacking forces, he will definitely shift his targets and attack those strongholds."

"They were asked to be on higher alert. Be sure to take strict precautions and hold on until dawn. ”

"At the same time, keep an eye on those Eighth Route Army, and when the main force arrives, I will encircle and annihilate them."