At the headquarters of the Lingqiu Garrison Regiment, Wang Hong was very glad that he sent a telegram to the regiment commander yesterday, otherwise the bombing of the garrison regiment just now would definitely have suffered heavy casualties.

Now, because of the preparations made in advance, the independent regiment not only suffered very little losses, but also created a false impression that the Japanese puppet army had suffered heavy casualties in the base area.

made the Japanese puppet army mistakenly think that they had won the first battle and made a good start.

The Japanese army is notoriously arrogant, and with this so-called "victory" as a foundation, they will definitely be even more arrogant after entering the base area, and the opportunity for the garrison will come.

"Political commissar, the forward troops report that the Japanese puppet army has begun to attack." The operational staff officer ran over and reported.

"Is it as we judged?" Wang Hong strode to the map and asked with a serious face.

The operational staff officer hurriedly replied: "Their troops were divided into three routes, and they were killed at the three independent battalion stations. ”

"There are more than 7,000 Japanese puppet troops on each road, half devils, half puppet army, reinforced with a mountain artillery brigade, two heavy artillery squadrons, a chariot squadron, and a cavalry brigade."

"The forward troops were ordered to withdraw from their positions after a little resistance."

"The Japanese puppet army of the three roads all entered the base area, and marched together to kill the three independent battalion stations, thirty kilometers apart from each other, which is their current offensive direction."

The combat staff officer drew three arrows on the map with a pencil as he made the introduction.

Wang Hong's expression was very solemn.

The total number of Japanese puppet troops on the three routes exceeded 23,000 people, and it was definitely the strongest enemy that the garrison had faced since its formation.

What's more, Li Hao, the backbone of the garrison regiment, is not yet in the regiment headquarters, and all the pressure is focused on him alone.

Stared at the map for nearly a minute before he began to give an order: "Send a telegram to the commanders of the three independent battalions: All units will act according to the original battle plan, strike at the baggage units of the Japanese puppet army, slow down their march, and protect the civilians along the way from military disasters." ”

"The remaining troops of the main force are under the command of the deputy commanders of each battalion, and they are all ready for battle and ready to participate in the battle at any time."

"And one last point, immediately forward all the information about the Japanese puppet army and the order I just gave to the regiment commander."

"He was more thoughtful than I was, and was able to fill in the orders I missed in time."

Before sending troops, the commander of each Japanese army had a detailed document on the garrison regiment in his hand.

For example, how many troops the garrison regiment has, how many artillery pieces it is equipped with, and which areas are stationed.

So they know the real strength of the garrison regiment inside out.

The document clearly states that the main force of the garrison regiment plus the independent battalion has a total strength of more than 6,000 men, in addition to nearly 5,000 guerrillas and local troops.

These figures are not much different from the real situation of the garrison regiment, the only difference is that the Japanese army did not count the two independent battalions and the Yixian guerrilla brigade that the garrison regiment infiltrated into the territory of Datong.

The combat force of more than 6,000 men was directly reduced to less than 4,000 men after deducting the 2,500 men lost in the morning air raids.

No matter which attacking force is on, the superiority in strength and firepower is on the side of the imperial army.

So the three big Zuo are all confident in the next sweep.

Defeated the forward troops of the Eighth Route Army, and immediately ordered the attacking troops to march quickly to the three independent battalion stations.

It was also the headquarters of three separate battalions and the seat of the anti-Japanese government in three counties.

Not only were a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army stationed, but also a large number of logistics civilian personnel of the anti-Japanese government were stationed, and the transfer speed was slow.

As long as the attacking troops are fast enough, they will definitely be able to catch them and hit the independent battalion that they want to attack.

In the attacking troops on the eastern road, a lieutenant communications officer suddenly rushed over on horseback, and before the horse could stop, he jumped down and strode over to report.

"Report to the wing commander, the road ahead has been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, the infantry can advance normally, and the artillery and baggage vehicles cannot go."

Dazuo's anger surged up all of a sudden.

Destroying the highway is a tactic used by the Eighth Route Army, and it was encountered by itself at the beginning of the battle without any idea.

Although this method could not hurt a single soldier of the attacking force, it could slow down the marching speed of the attacking force.

In this way, his dream of wanting to march quickly to the station of the independent battalion and catch the opponent was shattered.

Dazuo clenched his fists, his face full of unwillingness.

He was transferred from other battlefields in North China and fought with the other Eighth Route Army for several years.

In several battles, he forced out the main force by encircling the logistics civilian personnel of the Eighth Route Army, and then gathered and annihilated them.

So as soon as the battle of attacking the garrison began, he wanted to repeat his old tricks.

It was obvious that the garrison was guarding against this move, otherwise it would not have come up and destroyed the road.

Of course, he had encountered this situation before.

The solution was simple, the troops were split in two, the infantry marched lightly to surround the logistical civilians and prevent them from slipping away, and the artillery and baggage units followed.

By the time the light infantry blocked the logistical civilian personnel and forced the main forces out, the artillery had already arrived at the battlefield.

The two armies joined forces to gather and annihilate the enemy's main force.

However, before the troops were dispatched, the chief of staff repeatedly explained that after entering the garrison regiment's base area, no unit could advance alone, still less could it divide its troops into combat, so the garrison regiment could take advantage of it.

So after receiving the news of the destruction of the road, Dazuo did not give the order to divide the troops at the first time, but his face was full of hesitation and unwillingness.

The chief of staff saw at a glance that his commander was cautious.

He was also very unwilling, and he really wanted to force out their main force by encircling the logistics civilian personnel of the Eighth Route Army, who were slow to transfer.

But when he thought of the stern tone of the chief of staff when he gave the military order, he gave up.

Deeply afraid that the wing commander would do something that violated the military order on impulse, he immediately reminded: "Wing commander, Your Excellency the chief of staff made it very clear in the order that if the troops are divided without an order, no matter what the final result is, the commander leading the team will be dealt with by military law. ”

"So don't be impulsive."

"Judging from the introduction of the garrison regiment in the document, the imperial army suffered a loss in the division of troops for every attack on the garrison regiment, which is why the military department emphasized this military order so much."

"Yaga!" The co-captain scolded unwillingly.

Forcibly suppressed the urge to send troops in his heart, he was very dissatisfied and ordered: "Send a regiment of the Imperial Association to the front to repair the road." ”

"In addition, the cavalry brigade sent a squadron to catch some young men from a nearby village."

"The order of the chief of staff said that the troops could not be divided and the army could not advance alone, but it did not say that the common people could not be arrested."

"The Eighth Route Army is best at combining mines and damaged roads to deal with the imperial army, and it is prepared to catch some Chinese in advance and be prepared."

The chief of staff was well aware of his commander's thoughts.

In addition to being prepared, deal with possible landmines on the road.

These Chinese also have a purpose, to vent the anger of the wing captain by killing people.

This kind of thing is no longer strange to the chief of staff.

Not only did they not block it, but they were very supportive.

As the supreme commander of more than 7,000 people, the wing commander must remain calm at all times and not get carried away by anger. No matter what method is used, as long as the anger is vented, it will be beneficial to the attacking troops.

As for the Chinese who are about to become the soul of the wing commander, the chief of staff does not care at all.

He is a complete **** person, with only wins and losses in his head, no life. A person who does not even care about the lives of his subordinates, let alone pity the lives of the Chinese.

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