Seeing the scene under the mountain, Li Ziyuan put down the telescope in his hand and pondered for a long time. The current situation made him understand that he had originally formulated the tactical feint of bluffing and moving south. Far from being able to relax the defense of Pingchuan's puppet army, it has played a counterproductive role, and it is even likely to be a surprise.

The main force of the second battalion and all the third battalion led by He Sanliang, although they bluffed south, also aroused Wang Tieshi's suspicions. This guy has suffered too much in his own hands, and now there is a little trouble, so he immediately strengthens his vigilance. When he was deploying, he still ignored the cunning of this guy.

I didn't expect this guy to be so wary of himself. and his importance to Pingchuan, the place where he started. I made a lot of calculations, but I didn't calculate that this guy was overly cautious, even to the point that all the grass and trees were soldiers. Li Ziyuan, who had made some miscalculations, looked at the extremely strict vigilance of the puppet army under the mountain, and felt a little depressed in his heart.

Judging from the current situation of the puppet army, the troops can no longer be hidden and standby here for a long time. Just as Zhang Zijian judged, for this commanding heights in the southeast, the puppet army is not fortified. But there will definitely be patrols in this direction.

There is no doubt that Wang Tieshi's military ability is indeed not strong. This guy is at best at the real level, that is, at the level of a company commander. Maybe that's what the Japanese want, otherwise a person with strong military ability would be at ease to be a little traitor under them?

This guy's mind is more focused on playing conspiracy. But it can't be said that this guy has not moved at all in the military, after all, he is a figure who has been a regular officer in the old Jin Sui Army. During the Central Plains War, I heard that the performance was okay.

This also shows that at least some military common sense and reasoning are still clear and understandable to him. The commanding heights in one direction can be undefended, but if you don't even send a daily patrol, it is pure death. Although it is a little farther, the firepower of the Eighth Road is too poor. However, he should still understand that such an important goal as the commanding heights should still be controlled.

When fighting against this guy, he has always had the absolute upper hand. Now it seems that this guy is a little underestimated. This guy can actually judge from his own feints that he is very likely to attack the west, and he is not completely imbecile militarily.

Of course, it may also be that this guy has played too much conspiracy with others, and he is always wary of others giving him a look. With this level of caution that this guy is now, then it is not necessarily that the patrol range will not be expanded, especially in this relatively important direction.

If you delay any longer, once you encounter the patrol sent by the puppet army, then your entire tactical intent will be exposed. After all, he has a gun in his hand, and the puppet army is not a burning stick in his hand. And the puppet army is so cautious, it is not easy for Liu Lianming to infiltrate it.

Instead of wasting a lot of time waiting here, sitting back and watching the passage of fighters, put the initiative in the hands of the puppet army. It is better to take advantage of the fact that the puppet army has not found itself now, change the original battle plan, and launch an attack in advance. The most important thing is that Li Ziyuan faintly feels that Wang Tieshi is mobilizing reinforcements to come.

The puppet Shanxi Independent Division of the Communist Army stationed in Hubei County, even if he didn't wait to see this guy. But as long as the Japanese give the order, they will never sit idly by. At that time, once the surrounding puppet army arrives, then not only will you miss the fighter, but you will also be easily stuck by the puppet army, and even suffer a big loss.

The enemy is already changing, and if I don't change, it's easy to suffer. When it's time to change, you have to make up your mind quickly. Otherwise, the more you drag it out, the easier it is to fall into passivity. Responding to changes with the same depends on the specific situation. If you are too rigid and dogmatic, you can only harm yourself.

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan made up his mind directly, and said to Zhang Zijian beside him: "Lao Zhang, just follow your ideas." With one battalion and one company as the backbone, plus two squads of the reconnaissance company, it was under the unified command of Liu Lianming. Follow the ridge you said and detour to the northwest corner of Pingchuan. ”

"Tell Liu Lianming not to be in a hurry, and to be slow down when he takes a detour. When making a detour, be sure to pay attention to the movement of the wings. Wang Tieshi is so cautious at the moment, and there may not be other vigilances in the surroundings. As long as he can achieve the suddenness of the battle without alarming the defenders, then this battle will be his first achievement. ”

"You command the main force, plus artillery and heavy machine guns in battle, and launch a feint attack from the front. Strike down the hill on the right flank first, and get rid of the crossfire group that can block the entry and exit of Pingchuan. However, before the puppet army realizes that we have arrived, you must be hidden when you lean forward. ”

"What is in our best interest now is that the hill of the right wing of Pingchuan is right under our noses. Our location, right on their bevel side. And this hill is slightly higher than the one on the left flank, just take this hill. Our firepower can either block the puppet fortifications on the right flank, or suppress the puppet army fire on the frontal Pingchuan. ”

"As long as you can take this hill with the fastest movement, we are halfway there. Lao Zhang, don't argue. As I said before, this battle is under your full command, that is, with your full command. Time waits for no one now, you start acting immediately, and I'll press you later. Remember, as long as the battle starts, don't hesitate. When it is decided, it is decided, and there is no need to ask for advice on everything. ”

Seeing that Li Ziyuan had already made up his mind, Zhang Zijian, who also knew that the fighter plane was waiting for no one, did not hesitate at all. With two companies reinforced with all the artillery and heavy machine guns, he quickly approached behind the hill on the left flank of Hirakawa, which was close to his direction. Yilian descended the mountain from another direction and joined Liu Lianming, who was now hiding nearby.

Zhang Zijian's plan is very clear, in the situation that there is no cover of night, it is not a good way to attack. His idea was to make use of his advantage in the flank and rear of the non-main warning area on the right flank of Pingchuan as much as possible, as close as possible to the puppet army bunker fortification group on the right flank hill, and strive to directly take down the target in close combat in one go.

Zhang Zijian, who had made up his mind, did not act recklessly, but took two companies to be cautious along the way, preferring to be slower than to alarm the enemy troops on the hill on the right flank of Pingchuan. Until there was still a distance of 100 meters behind this hill, when he encountered a guard fortification of the puppet army, Zhang Zijian still did not act rashly.

Look at this improvised fortification made of sacks and straw mats, as well as a light machine gun with the muzzle pointed at the rear and several puppet soldiers in the fortification. Zhang Zijian waved his hand and signaled the troops around him to stop advancing and do a good job of concealment. Facing the second company commander beside him, he whispered a few words.

After listening to Zhang Zijian's explanation, the second company commander nodded. Pulling out his shell gun and taking a few veterans with him, he bent his waist and used the cover of the grass family to carefully touch the guard fortification from both wings. Zhang Zijian's meaning is very clear, that is, he should not shoot as much as possible, and solve the puppet army guard post in this fortification, so as to ensure the suddenness of the attack on the right flank mountain.

Maybe it's been a while since Hirakawa hasn't been harassed in any way. This guard post is far away from the main position, separated from Pingchuan Town by a mountain beam, and there is a situation where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. So although the puppet army in front of Pingchuan was heavily guarded, several puppet soldiers here were obviously lax.

Especially now in the main position, when their breakfast has not yet been delivered, these hungry puppet soldiers have paid attention to the direction of the main position on the hill on the right flank. He whispered and scolded those guys on the mountain, who had not come to change the guard and brought food to himself, but no one looked back at what was going on in his alert area.

Just when a few puppet soldiers were muttering and complaining there, why no one had come to replace them yet. But they didn't find that the machine guns they had mounted on the firing ports of the fortifications had been quietly taken away. By the time one of the soldiers heard something was wrong and turned his head to see what was happening, several black holes that had suddenly appeared were already aimed at them.

After neatly solving this guard post, a puppet soldier with a collar badge indicating that he was a corporal was carried in front of Zhang Zijian. I don't know when I saw it in front of me, a group of eight roads actually appeared, this guy who was obviously a veteran oil, and had been a prisoner more than once, but it seemed unusually crisp.

When Zhang Zijian opened his mouth to ask, he basically said something. This puppet soldier told Zhang Zijian that there was a puppet army and a half squad stationed on the entire right flank hill, with a total strength of more than 40 people. In addition to two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun, there were more than two dozen rifles and a barge gun.

A mortar that had been deployed in this direction was suddenly transferred back to the town of Pingchuan in the early hours of the morning. As for why they were suddenly transferred back, they did not know. I just heard the squadron leader say by chance that the old Eighth Road in the eastern mountainous area of Hubei has gone out of the mountain. But the specific reason, their squadron leader did not know.

On the hill on the left flank opposite their position, there was a thirteen-mm machine gun and a light machine gun. The number of troops was smaller than on their side, less than thirty men. Originally, there were two squads stationed in each of the two positions, but now the rest of the troops were also transferred back to Pingchuan Town in the early morning.

Hearing this guy's confession, Zhang Zijian motioned to tie up this guy. With a platoon of the second company as the vanguard, along the route of the puppet army up and down the right flank hill towards the right flank hill, the core bunker group of the puppet army touched over. The remaining two platoons were outflanked along the two flanks.

At the same time, the 1st Battalion and 3rd Company were cautious, preparing to make a detour from the ridge on the side and penetrate directly into the frontal defense area of Pingchuan. Behind them, Zhou Tong commanded the artillery to also divide into two routes, and the two mortars set up the mortars, opened the ammunition boxes, and were always ready for fire cover.

He himself carried the 37 flat-fire gun and followed the 2nd Company at a distance of 50 meters. The direction of the muzzle of the gun always pointed behind the group of pillbox fortifications on the top of the hill. As long as the second company's operation is discovered, he can open fire and destroy the fortifications of the puppet army in the shortest possible time.

Although this 37 infantry cannon did not have much effect on the main pillbox, it was still no problem to knock out the two bunkers on the flanks. As long as the two sub-forts around the main fort are defeated, the remaining main fort will be alone. What's more, there are still dead spots in the shooting range of the main fort.