Once the war machine of the Japanese army came into action, it was much faster.

In less than an hour, the deputy chief of staff came over and reported with excitement on his face: "General, everything has been investigated!" ”

"The Eighth Route Army attacking us came from the garrison regiment, and it is true that there are only four main battalions, but each battalion is equipped with a large number of artillery, as well as a large number of siege mountain artillery!"

"Garrison?" The brigade commander thought for a moment and replied: "Is it the Eighth Route Army unit that has repeatedly suffered losses for the Shanxi garrison?" If I remember correctly, the reason why Datong was captured by the Eighth Route Army was that the garrison played a crucial role. ”

"Hey!" The deputy chief of staff hurriedly told the garrison regiment information he had just learned.

"The garrison regiment in the Eighth Route Army has always been well-equipped and good at fighting tough battles."

"There is news that with the same number of troops, the garrison regiment is better equipped than the imperial army."

"And the garrison regiment also has a mysterious heavy artillery unit, the number of artillery is unknown, but all of them are large-caliber mountain guns and howitzers."

"The Datong city wall was blasted open by this heavy artillery force, and then the Eighth Route Army entered it."

"There is also a rumor: the garrison is said to have formed an armored unit using the tanks and armored vehicles of the captured Imperial Army. This army rarely makes a move, and if it does, it will definitely inflict heavy damage or completely annihilate the troops participating in the imperial army. ”

The brigade commander suddenly interrupted: "Bage Yalu, how can I hear you say that it is all about how powerful this garrison regiment is, I didn't hear you say that the imperial army is also very powerful, and the ambition of others is to destroy their own prestige......"

"The general is angry!" Ten more dares to give the chief of staff ten more daring to take such a big culpability, so he hurriedly explained.

"What I just said is the news shared with us by the front army headquarters and intelligence departments, and we definitely have no idea of raising the morale of others and destroying our own prestige."

"Although the garrison regiment was very powerful, only four reinforced battalions attacked Baoding, with a total strength of less than 4,000 people. After subtracting the troops out of the city, we still have more than 7,000 troops in the city, which is twice the strength advantage, and it is absolutely impossible for them to capture Baoding City. ”

The brigade commander shook his head and replied: "No, in this battle, I will not only hold Baoding, but also severely damage the garrison that attacked us." ”

"Let the front army see that the garrison that has repeatedly defeated the imperial army will not be able to meet our Baoding garrison."

"Not only do we have twice the superiority in troops, but we also have an artillery superiority."

"Originally, the garrison brigade only had one brigade of mountain artillery, and after subtracting the ones sent out of the city, there were only four mountain artillery and four field artillery left."

"But last night the convoy sent a whole twenty pieces of artillery, not only mountain artillery, but also heavy artillery."

"Although these guns are not for us, it is still okay to borrow them."

"I decided to gather all the artillery and four mixed brigades, take the initiative, and take out the garrison outside the city that wants to attack us.

The former enemy command, staff officers and guards of the garrison regiment are packing materials and documents in preparation for the transfer to the front.

The only thing that didn't move was the communications platoon, and the radio station controlled by Zhou Liang himself kept flashing a red light to ensure that the contact between the regiment headquarters and the front-line troops was not interrupted.

"Regiment commander, fifth battalion commander Zhao Wen is in a hurry, the little devils in Baoding City are moving."

The comrades lurking in the city sent a message: "The garrison troops in the city and the supplementary corps of the city advancing into the city after dark are gathering, replenishing a large number of weapons and ammunition, and thousands of people have been assembled at each city gate." ”

"The twenty mountain guns and heavy artillery that advanced into the city after dark were all stripped of their artillery jackets, plus the eight mountain and field guns equipped by the garrison brigade, they were divided into four, and an artillery position was built at each city gate."

"Something is wrong......"

The soldier's intuition made Li Hao full of doubts about this matter, looked at Hong Linfeng and asked, "Chief of Staff, have the four main battalions started to attack!" ”

Hong Linfeng shook his head: "Except for the seventh battalion that blew up the city gate tower, the other troops are all digging trenches and building offensive positions!" ”

The suspicion in Li Hao's heart became even stronger: "That's strange!" ”

Before we could start attacking, the devil gathered all the troops in his hands at the gate of the city, and looked like a decisive battle with us, don't you think this is abnormal? ”

"If I were the commander of the Japanese army, even if the four gates of Baoding City were attacked at the same time, and the city gates were in danger, I would only send reinforcements from one squadron to another, and I would definitely not send all the main forces over at the beginning."

"If something happens during the battle, I don't even have a mobile unit in my hand."

"The supreme commander of the Baoding garrison is a brigade commander, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and must understand this truth."

"There is another thing that also makes me feel wrong: the supplementary wing of the army advancing into the city after dark and the weapons and ammunition of the Japanese army moving south, it stands to reason that the Baoding garrison has no right to move and use. Unless Baoding City is already in danger and has to be used. ”

"Baoding has obviously not reached this point, the siege war has not yet started, the Baoding garrison began to use them, there must be a conspiracy in the middle."

Speaking of which, if Hong Linfeng still didn't understand the meaning of Li Hao's words, then he, the chief of staff, would be in vain, watching Li Hao blurt out.

"The devil has to take the initiative to attack ......"

Li Hao showed an expression of approval: "I think so too." ”

"We now have only more than 3,000 troops exposed outside Baoding City, more than 6,000 people in Baoding City, and more than 1,000 puppet troops, if I were the commander of the Japanese brigade, I would not sit still."

"Immediately send a telegram to the heavy artillery battalion, the air defense battalion, the tank company, and the cavalry battalion, and all the troops will not move, and wait for my order when they will start moving."

"If the Japanese really plan to take the initiative, this is an excellent opportunity to consume them in large quantities, and they must not be caught by surprise."

"Send a telegram to the four main battalions at the front, relaying our analysis to them."

"If the Japanese army really goes out of the city to attack them, all battalions must prepare in advance and kill and injure a large number of Japanese puppet troops at the minimum cost."

"We will wait for the battle on the front line to start before we act, so that the devils will be frightened and retreat halfway through the counterattack, so that the four main battalions can take the opportunity to kill the devils and return to the rifles, beat the water dogs, and then kill some enemies."

In Baoding City, everything is ready only to owe the east wind.

The deputy chief of staff came over with a look of anticipation and reported: "General, the troops are ready for the attack. ”

"In order to strengthen the offensive firepower of the troops out of the city, I drew forty mortars and forty heavy machine guns from the weapons and ammunition that went south to strengthen the front-line troops. As long as they exchange fire with the Eighth Route Army outside the city, they will definitely be able to suppress the other party with their firepower superiority, and will not give the Eighth Route Army any chance to counterattack, pressing them to fight. ”

"Let them stand still!" The brigade commander ordered.

"I just gave an order to the troops on the blockade line, as long as we are sure that there is no follow-up force in the garrison regiment, we can attack."

Outside the city of Baoding, boxes of mines were sent to the offensive position, and then buried by the soldiers, just the last step of hanging the string.

At the battalion headquarters, Zhao Wen is arranging tasks for several company platoon commanders: "The regiment commander has just sent a telegram that the Japanese puppet army in the city is likely to go out of the city to counterattack, let us seize the opportunity and severely damage the Japanese puppet army's troops out of the city." ”

"After the battle, the Japanese army will definitely concentrate artillery fire on our offensive positions, and in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I will only leave one company behind."

"After the Japanese army left the city, they retreated after a little blockade, and used mines to clean up the devils who left the city."

"The second company, the third company, and the artillery company will meet at the mountain pass one kilometer behind, take the devils into the mountains, and slowly clean them up."

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