Wang Hong's worries in his heart were completely gone, and he shouted excitedly: "Regiment Commander, if we can really control so many troops and just occupy these areas designated by the Regiment Commander, then the connection between the garrison regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment will be opened." ”

Li Hao shook his head and replied: "The benefits are not only this. ”

"Nearly a garrison regiment is controlled by us, plus the guerrilla brigade operating in Yi County, no matter what big battle they encounter, they can completely drag down the remaining Japanese puppet army in Yi County."

As soon as Li Hao mentioned Wang Hong, he understood: "Commander, what you said is that we will attack Datong in the future." ”

"With these troops dragging down other Japanese puppet troops in Yixian, we will be able to send more troops to attack Datong."

"That's one of the benefits indeed!" Li Hao did not deny it.

Wang Hong was puzzled, stared at Li Hao and asked, "Is there any other benefit?" ”

Li Hao nodded, and then a mysterious smile flashed on the corner of his mouth, looking at Wang Hong and replied: "The third benefit is kept secret for the time being, if you can really encounter such a fighter, I will tell you again, so as not to worry after hearing it, political commissar." ”

The Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan, since the end of the imperial army's sweep of the garrison, the smile has not appeared on the face of the army commander.

For several days, not only the front command sent a telegram of reprimand, but also the army headquarters called to warn itself.

If the Shanxi garrison is defeated again, the position of his own commander will definitely not be guaranteed.

For several days in a row, he was particularly cautious in the face of telegrams from the garrison regiment, fearing that an impulse would cause the troops to suffer again.

"Your Excellency the Commander, the garrison in the no-man's land is urgent!" The acting chief of staff hurried in to report.

"The garrison is starting to get restless again?" The commander asked with a calm face.

"Hey!" The Acting Chief of Staff replied as he handed the telegram to the Corps Commander.

"Intelligence shows that the Eighth Route Army, which occupied Huaiyuan, decided not to leave, establish a Huaiyuan base in the local area, and form the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment."

"Intelligence officers lurking in Huaiyuan reported that the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment had begun to take shape, with a total strength of more than 2,000 people in the main force, and a large number of local troops and guerrillas had been formed, well-equipped, with sufficient ammunition, almost all of which were captured Japanese equipment of the imperial army, and were also equipped with a lot of artillery."

"They joined forces with the garrison regiment and entered the no-man's land last night, taking the battalion and company as a unit, carrying artillery to attack the large and small strongholds in the no-man's land."

"In just one night, we lost contact with 13 small and two medium-sized strongholds."

The army commander's face sank at that time, and he clenched his fists, wanting to order the troops to counterattack immediately and kill the Eighth Route Army that had entered the no-man's land.

But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

There is not one in ten sweeping troops, and the remaining troops are even a problem for self-preservation, let alone take the initiative to attack.

And now no man's land has to face not only a garrison regiment, but also the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment.

Suffering from the enemy on the belly and back, any accident can lead to a devastating blow to the garrison in the no-man's land.

Therefore, you must not be impulsive, you must be cautious and cautious.

After forcibly suppressing his anger, he began to give orders: "The aviation troops will immediately go out to find the Eighth Route Army that has entered the no-man's land and bomb them." ”

"The garrison in the no-man's land abandons all small strongholds and, under the cover of aviation, concentrates forces on the defense of medium and large strongholds."

"The garrison regiment has too many bases and many troops, and it is difficult to threaten them without enough troops."

"The Huaiyuan Independent Regiment is not good, their base is within the scope of a county. As long as we send heavy troops to retake the county seat, or station them behind them, this independent regiment will be exposed to the enemy on its back, and will not dare to concentrate its forces to attack no man's land. ”

"There must be no accident in the no-man's land, otherwise the garrison regiment and the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment base area will be connected, and it will definitely be even more difficult for the imperial army to attack them again."

At the regimental headquarters of the garrison, from dawn onwards, the signal lights of the two radio stations did not stop.

Several telegraphers took turns receiving and sending telegrams.

Zhou Liang personally sat behind the telegraph operator to translate the message.

Hong Linfeng stayed by the side, and took one after the telegram was translated?

"Regiment commander, good news from the Laiyuan Independent Battalion!" Hong Linfeng took the telegram that had just been translated and found Li Hao's report.

"They took three small strongholds last night, killed 96 little devils, 126 puppet soldiers, and captured 152 intact rifle guns, six light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, one mortar, three carts of ammunition and food."

"After dawn, the troops are divided into troops and lurk in the area of Dongcun, Huangjiawan, and Lizhuang!"

Li Hao replied with satisfaction: "The good news of the three main battalions and the three independent battalions has arrived, and the results are quite fruitful!" ”

"Call them back: go on the offensive after dark."

"Persimmon picks up soft pinch, first attack small and medium-sized strongholds, and then attack large strongholds."

"The devil is not stupid, once he reacts, there is a chance that more than eighty percent will give up the small and medium-sized stronghold, and it will not be so easy to fight at that time, we must hurry."

"Yes, Captain!" Hong Linfeng hurriedly received the order, and then prepared to send a telegram.

Before the people moved, Zhou Liang, who was translating the telegram, rushed over and reported with a nervous expression: "Regiment commander, the first battalion is in an emergency, and the Japanese puppet army within the range of their attack suddenly abandoned their strongholds and assembled in the surrounding medium and large strongholds. ”

Hong Linfeng hurriedly looked at Li Hao: "Commander, the devil's reaction speed is faster than we imagined." ”

Li Hao's reaction was much calmer, and he looked at Hong Linfeng and explained: "The devil is scared by us. ”

"When I saw us sending troops, I wanted to shrink my head, afraid that I would lose my wife and soldiers on the battlefield."

"There are pros and cons to everything, though."

"The devils shrink their defenses, although they become more difficult to fight, but the number of medium and large strongholds is limited, and the troops are shrinking into the strongholds, and they still control the no-man's land on the surface, but in fact they can only control the area of two or three kilometers around the stronghold, and a large area of the no-man's land will be unmanaged, allowing us to move."

"Although there are no people in these places, there are many places to move, and we will definitely be able to find fighters to attack the remaining Japanese puppet army in no man's land."

"Send a telegram to the sweeping troops: the enemy will change and I will change, the enemy will shrink his defense, concentrate his forces, and we will also concentrate his forces."

"Continue to attack the remaining Japanese puppet army in the no-man's land by storming, encircling and sending reinforcements."

"If the strength of one main battalion is not enough, two main battalions will cooperate with the operation, and if the three main battalions are not enough, I don't believe that one of their strongholds will not be able to be captured."

After Zhou Liang left with the telegram signed by the head of the regiment, Li Hao looked at Hong Linfeng and continued to ask, "Is there any news from Xiao Yuan's side?" ”

"I just sent a letter back: I am negotiating with Chen Fusheng." Hong Linfeng replied.

"He is confident that he will take command of two garrison battalions and at least one garrison company, and who will be the battalion commander needs to be ordered by the regimental headquarters."

"According to the devil's argument plan, a garrison battalion is fully staffed with 350 people, plus the guerrillas operating within the defense area, the total strength exceeds 500 people, which is equivalent to a battalion of the main force of the regiment."

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