"Regiment commander, today more than 21,000 old and weak women and children were driven into our base area by the Japanese puppet army!" Hong Linfeng walked in and reported, with a solemn face.

Li Hao replied with a calm face: "In addition, there are more than 100,000 people who poured in a few days ago, even if one person only eats half a catty of food a day to maintain his life, he will need 50,000 or 60,000 catties of grain a day, the little devil is trying to drag us down!" ”

"The political commissar does not have enough manpower, and the base area still has the capacity to receive so many old and weak women and children."

Hong Linfeng replied: "There is no problem with food, but the house is a little tight, but this is not difficult for us." ”

"Since three days ago, the political commissar has ordered all the troops in the base area, except for the vigilant troops, to divide their troops into the villages to build earthen nests, the kind of simple houses we built to survive the winter when we first built the base in Lingqiu."

"Dig a one-metre-deep pit, dry it over a fire, and then cover it with thatch and cover the pit with a layer of dirt to keep you warm."

"In three days, with the help of the local people, the troops have built more than 10,000 earthen nests, which can accommodate at least 30,000 people."

"At present, a large number of earthen nests are still being built in the base area, and it is conservatively estimated that we should have no problem taking over another 50,000 old and weak women and children."

"That's good!" Li Hao breathed a long sigh of relief.

Then he refocused his gaze on the map in front of him, and asked as he observed: "Has the reconnaissance company sent back any new news?" ”

"There is ......"

Hong Linfeng took out another telegram: "During the day today, dozens of villages in the occupied area were destroyed by the Japanese puppet army and burned to ashes. ”

"The names of these villages are on the list, and I'll mark them now."

"In addition, from today, the young and strong people left by the Japanese army will build blockade ditches, blockade walls, hidden bunkers and other fortifications on the edge of our base area, with the artillery tower and stronghold as the center, and the reconnaissance company at the specific location has also been sent back."

It took the two staff officers ten minutes to mark all the addresses on the telegram on the map.

The dense black dots were like a wall, spanning between the base area and the area occupied by the Japanese puppet army.

Li Hao's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and after a few seconds, he gasped and shouted: "I understand, in addition to using these old and weak women and children to drag down our garrison, the Japanese army also has a purpose. ”

"Build a no-man's land more than 10 kilometers deep on the edge of our base area, completely isolate our base area, and prevent not a single grain or material from flowing into our base area."

"Not only that, but with this no-man's land, our troops can't infiltrate the devil-occupied area and attack them."

"No man's land?" Hong Linfeng frowned and asked with a puzzled expression.

He had heard of the blockade zone, and it was the first time he had heard of the term no man's land.

"It's no man's land!" Li Hao affirmed.

Then explained: "It's more ruthless than the lockdown zone......"

"If you look at the map, all the villages destroyed by the Japanese puppet army are concentrated on this line, close to our base area, more than ten kilometers deep."

"They moved all the people in this area, burned down all the houses, woods, bushes, wherever they could hide people, and then covered the area with blockade ditches, blockade walls, steel wire, and even landmines."

"The common people are the foundation of the development and growth of our Eighth Route Army, because there are no ordinary people in the no-man's land, our Eighth Route Army will not be able to develop troops in this area, and there is no one who supports us to provide us with information when the troops arrive here, and there is not even a place to hide."

"If you want to enter the enemy-occupied area, or send supplies from the enemy-occupied area into the base area, the troops can only venture through this no-man's land under the nose of the enemy."

Hong Linfeng slowly showed an expression of sudden realization, and then his face sank, and he gasped and shouted: "Regiment leader, you mean that the little devil plans to use no man's land to trap our garrison regiment in the base area and fend for itself!" ”

"If we're just left to fend for ourselves, then we'll be able to deal with it." Li Hao shook his head and replied.

Hong Linfeng's face became more and more ugly: "We also use the old and weak women and children to consume a lot of our food!" ”

"There is a great drought in North China, and there is not enough food in the base areas. All of a sudden, there were more than 100,000 mouths, and the food shortage in the base areas became even greater. ”

"Now the base area is completely divided by the no-man's land established by the little devils, and without a little foreign aid, it will not be long before the base area will be completely cut off from food and there will be a famine."

"At that time, there will definitely be chaos in the base area."

"The Japanese puppet army is taking the opportunity to enter the base area, which makes our situation worse."

"If nothing else, we will definitely be defeated, and this base that we have worked so hard to build will be completely destroyed by the devils."

"Commander, we must find a way to sabotage their plan and not let their plot succeed, otherwise the situation facing our garrison will become worse and worse, and in the end, there will be no chance of redemption."

"Also, once the devil's no-man's land is established, our channels for obtaining food from Yi County will also be affected."

"In this case, the army's rations will also be affected."

"The soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, and once there is a problem with the military rations, the morale of the troops will definitely be affected."

"The troops are the foundation for us to fight against the little devils and hold the base area, and they must not be chaotic."

Li Hao shook his head and replied, "It's not that simple. ”

Then a picture came to mind.

Historically, in the face of the no-man's land established by the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army did not have much to do.

can only endure in a long-term confrontation and encroach on no man's land little by little.

So if you want to solve no man's land in a short time, it is almost impossible.

Hong Linfeng also slowly fell silent.

He was also racking his brains to think, and he also didn't think of a way to break the game.

If you want to break the no-man's land that the Japanese puppet army is building, the garrison regiment must definitely take the initiative to attack.

The Japanese puppet army garrisoned 20,000 troops in the no-man's land, and occupied the terrain advantage, which is equivalent to the time, location, and people, all on their side.

Even if the garrison concentrates its forces to launch a focused attack, the chances of victory are very small.

The more he thought about it, the more ugly Hong Linfeng's face became, as if he had seen the chaos caused by the lack of food in the base area a few months later.

At this moment, Li Hao suddenly spoke: "The no-man's land established by the devils cannot be cracked for the time being, but we can first rescue the more than 20,000 young people left in the occupied area by the little devils and reunite their families." ”

"The Japanese must have been worried that they would join our garrison and increase the strength of our garrison."

"The persimmon picks up the soft pinch, let's break this conspiracy of the devil first!"

Hong Linfeng frowned and replied: "These young men are all in the hands of the Japanese puppet army, there are heavy soldiers watching, how can they be saved?" ”

"Can't you just transfer the heavy soldiers who guard the young and strong!" Li Hao blurted out.

"Turn the tiger away from the mountain!" Hong Linfeng's eyes lit up and shouted.

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