"Report to the deputy battalion commander, all the Japanese puppet troops who invaded Zhouzhuang have been killed, this is the command knife of the devil lieutenant!" Zhou Wu held a command knife in his hand and reported with excitement on his face.

"The cavalry company won the first battle, and your company commander has made a great contribution!" Hong Linfeng praised without hesitation.

Although he had just arrived on the battlefield, he had been following behind the cavalry company, and the cavalry company's every move of the assault on the Japanese army did not escape his eyes.

After killing more than 50 devils in just one round of killing, annihilating all opponents, and having only a handful of casualties of his own, such a result can definitely be called a big victory.

Huang Sheng also ran over at this time, and hurriedly saluted and reported: "Deputy battalion commander, the third company successfully completed the task, cooperated with the cavalry company, and annihilated the enemy in front and rear!" ”

"I have just counted, 86 puppet soldiers were captured, and one heavy machine gun and two mortars were captured!"

The smile on Hong Linfeng's face became even thicker, and he immediately replied: "This is the first annihilation battle since the start of the anti-sweeping campaign of our independent battalion, and everyone has fought very well!" ”

"But we can't be too happy, the more than 300 Japanese puppet army only accounts for less than 10% of all the Japanese puppet army, if we want to completely achieve the victory of the anti-sweep, we have to make persistent efforts to kill more Japanese puppet army!"

"The cavalry company will gather immediately, rest for ten minutes, and then follow me to reinforce the second company!"

"Company Commander Huang, you immediately march with troops and captured heavy weapons to reinforce Laoshu Village, and the battalion commander is waiting for you there!"

"The wounded, the prisoners, and the battlefield are all handed over to the guerrillas, who deal with ......"

The station of the independent company of Laoshu Village has now been occupied by the Japanese puppet army.

In the headquarters of the original independent company, Watanabe Shaozo sat in the position that should have belonged to Zhao Wen, with a calm face and did not say a word.

The adjutant, the deputy captain, and several staff officers of the army all looked solemn, very careful about what they were doing, and they were afraid that they would make the movement bigger, attract the captain's attention, and become the target of the captain's anger.

The Japanese puppet army that attacked the third company was completely annihilated, and it was impossible for this news to reach here in a short time, so Watanabe was not angry for this reason.

After a long time, the adjutant couldn't stand this oppressive atmosphere, gritted his teeth and plucked up the courage to speak.

"Sir, we have searched all the five kilometers around Laoshu Village, and we have not found a single Chinese. Humble is sure, they must have been transferred to the mountains by the Eighth Route Army! ”

"But I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army has the ability to transfer all the people from more than a dozen surrounding villages into the mountains!"

"There is also grain, the grain harvested by these villages this year adds up to more than three million catties, even if the independent battalion has the ability to transfer the people into the mountains, it is impossible to bring so much grain to the mountains together!"

"I suggest that the troops immediately divide their troops to search the surrounding villages, arrest all the civilians, and force them out of the independent battalion!"

"Even if these villages are also empty, as long as we find food and control it in our own hands, we can naturally force out the people hiding in the mountains!"

"Food is a necessity for them to survive, and if they lose the food they have just harvested, they will definitely starve to death after winter~"

"For the sake of food, but even if the Eighth Route Army mobilizes them to hide in the mountains and don't come out, I believe they won't listen!"

"And as long as the common people are forced out, it will not be far off to force out the independent battalion!"

Watanabe shook his head and replied, "The idea is good, but it's too passive!" ”

"Can you guarantee that we will definitely find food in these villages, and if so, why haven't we found a single grain in Laoshu Village!"

"Without food, your plan will not be carried out."

"Also, don't forget, this is an independent battalion base, there are dangers everywhere, and we must not divide our troops!"

"The independent battalion is too cunning, although there are not many troops around us, but the combat effectiveness is very powerful, once we divide our troops to attack, it will give the independent battalion an opportunity to break us!"

"What then!" The adjutant asked anxiously.

"In other ways, to put it more bluntly, we can call it a no-end plan!" Watanabe had already thought of a solution and replied with a serious face.

"The troops are gathered together, and we sweep one village after another, although the speed is a little slower, but our safety is guaranteed!"

"Also, from now on, if we sweep a village, we will completely destroy a village!"

"Order the troops, set off in half an hour!"

"After leaving the village, burn the station and the village to ashes!"

"I want those ordinary people to know that there is no way out with the Eighth Route Army."

"Without a house, I will see how they survive the next winter, and by the way, I will also put some pressure on the independent battalion to see how they deal with these ordinary people who have lost their houses!"

"Rescue them, with the financial resources of the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely not be able to bear it."

"If the Eighth Route Army chooses to ignore it, then the popular hearts they have won here will be a little bit small, and when the people are completely disappointed in them, then they will lose their foothold in Lingqiu!"

"Sir, wise!"

The vice-captain, who had not spoken, complimented.

"Sweeping a village and burning down a village can not only weaken the strength of the independent battalion, but also force the independent battalion out to fight a decisive battle with us!"

"The people and the hearts of the people are the lifeblood of the independent battalion!"

"They must be very aware of the effects you just analyzed, sir, if I were the commander of the independent battalion, I would definitely do everything to stop us!"

"We concentrate our forces and act in unison, and we don't give them any opportunity to take advantage of them. There is only one way for the independent battalion to stop us, stand up and fight us! ”

"Only in this way can they give an explanation to the people and win back the hearts of the people!"

"And the decisive battle is exactly what we are looking forward to."

"If we can kill the main force of the independent battalion in one battle, then Lingqiu will no longer have an enemy who can threaten us, and we can occupy this place for a long time, and I don't believe that those ordinary people hiding in the mountains can never come out!"

"As long as they go out of the mountains and return to the village, the food needed by the imperial army can be collected in a very short time!"

"Yo Sai~" Watanabe gave a rare look of appreciation to the vice-captain sent by his superiors.

Then he ordered: "In that case, let's get into action now!" ”

On the back of a high ground five kilometers away, the independent company, the guard company, and the mountain artillery company were all stationed here.

As soon as Li Hao finished breakfast, the guard post guarding the top of the mountain rushed over panting.

"Battalion commander, it's not good, something happened!"

"Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry, don't be nervous, the sky won't fall!" Li Hao replied with a serious face.

The guard took a deep breath and reported: "The devils are ready to leave, but as soon as they left the village and the independent company station, they began to let go, and now the whole village is on fire!" ”

"What?" Li Hao's brows furrowed suddenly.

Several company commanders were even more anxious, especially Zhao Wen, the commander of the independent company, who got up from the ground and rushed to the top of the mountain.

Li Hao followed and caught up, and without a telescope, he could clearly see the raging fire and billowing smoke burning in the village and station.

"It's burning, battalion commander, the devil is so ruthless that he actually set it on fire. We must go over and put out the fire immediately, or the village will surely be burned to the ground! Zhao Wen shouted anxiously.

The troops behind the hill also knew that the Japanese army had set fire to the village, and the guerrillas and fighters from Laoshu Village panicked and shouted to fight the fire

Li Hao knew that everyone's morale must be stabilized at this time, otherwise these people would be restless when they went to the battlefield, thinking about the houses that had been burned down.

frowned and ordered: "Don't worry, the devil will burn the house if it burns it, and I promise here that our independent battalion will definitely compensate according to the price, or help the people rebuild the house!" ”

"As long as the anti-sweep is over, we will help the people rebuild their houses and ensure that everyone can live better than the original winter this year!"

"However, we can't let the little devils do whatever they want in our base area!"

"Independent company, guard company, mountain artillery company, set off with me immediately, we will take a small road to the front of the Japanese puppet army, continue to consume them with guerrilla warfare, and besiege them!"

"Guerrillas, district squads, immediately enter the village to extinguish the fire!"

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