In Li Ziyuan's opinion, even if he can't catch a big fish this time, it will be worth digging out the secret agent that Wang Tieshi arranged in the eastern mountains of Hubei. This guy has been beaten by himself many times as a bare-pole commander, and now he doesn't worry about himself all day long, and it's strange if he wants to find out his movements all the time.

Gouging out his eyes and making this guy blind is the best interest in his own activities. Because Li Ziyuan had a feeling that as the Japanese army began to shrink its strength one after another, the puppet army replaced the Japanese army as a pawn. This guy will be one of his main opponents for a long time to come.

And the accuracy of the intelligence is a very important condition when you confront this guy. Pull out the eyes that this guy has planted inside the base area, and implement unilateral transparency in intelligence, so that when you confront this guy, you will really have the upper hand and firmly hold the initiative in your own hands.

However, it will be known how effective this fishing operation will be until the battle is over and the retreat to the eastern mountains of Hubei. The question now is how to solve the current battle. So after receiving the report, Li Ziyuan just nodded to indicate that he knew, and then did not mention it. Again, the main focus is on the present.

After ordering the troops to hide and wait in the southeast direction of Pingchuan, Li Ziyuan took Zhang Zijian and Wang Jun with binoculars, and quickly climbed to the commanding heights southeast of Pingchuan, and then raised the telescope to observe in the direction of Pingchuan. Although it is a little far from Hirakawa, it is the commanding height to the southeast of Hirakawa, and you can see the whole of Hirakawa.

In this external attack, Li Ziyuan only brought Wang Jun, who was proficient in engineer operations. and left Dong Ping in the rear, cooperating with He Sanliang and the old squad leader to reorganize the troops. Wang Jun's actual combat experience is poor, and Li Ziyuan brought him out this time, and it is very important for him to accumulate some practical experience.

Don't look at this guy is the only one in the army who has a formal military education at the moment. However, among the cadres of the whole regiment, he also has the least actual combat experience. No matter how well you learn, you don't have actual combat training, and you lack practical experience. No matter how good the theory is, it needs to be verified by practice.

Li Ziyuan attaches great importance to Wang Jun and is determined to make great efforts to cultivate him. Although this time the outside line is fighting, in fact, Dong Ping, who has more experience in actual combat, is more suitable. But after careful consideration, Li Ziyuan still brought Wang Jun out. In addition to Wang Jun's need to accumulate actual combat experience, this kind of battle is not considered a tough battle, which is more suitable.

The second and third battalions, which had the most serious rectification problems on the old squad leader's side, were also inseparable from the cooperation of veteran oilmen like Dong Ping. What's more, Dong Ping's old subordinates, Li Ziyuan didn't bring any of them out this time. And according to his idea, this group of people was scattered and organized into the second and third battalions respectively. So Dong Ping was left behind.

Although the hill that Li Ziyuan climbed was a commanding height, it was a little far away from Pingchuan, so the puppet army did not send troops to garrison it. On this mountain, Li Ziyuan clearly showed the defensive situation of the entire Pingchuan in his high-powered telescope.

At this moment, Pingchuan Town has just woken up from sleep, and there have been activities one after another inside and outside Pingchuan. Black smoke began to rise from the houses one after another. This is a hard-working housewife, preparing breakfast for the family. Of course, some entertainment venues that have just stopped are calm at this time.

Although the sand table made by Wang Jun is still quite accurate. But Li Ziyuan, who was personally observing at this moment, still observed some things that were not on the sand table. First of all, on the mountains on both sides of Pingchuan, on the fortifications built by the puppet army, the firing range is much more open than previously observed.

Especially on the hill on the right flank, the puppet army was equipped with at least one heavy machine gun plus two light machine guns, forming a crossfire. Moreover, in addition to one bunker on the hill that can shoot in multiple directions, there are at least two bunkers that cooperate with the bunker's firing range and are well concealed.

At the same time, the blockade ditch outside Pingchuan Town has cleverly constructed on both sides, but the shooting boundary almost blocks the entire hidden fort to the east. Moreover, the number of defenders in Pingchuan was also a little more than originally judged. The number of puppet troops equipped on the two wings of the mountain is less than the original intelligence.

On the hills on both flanks, Li Ziyuan only observed the prefabricated mortar positions constructed, but there was no trace of mortars on the positions. However, Li Ziyuan found a new large-caliber machine gun on the hill on the left flank, which was absolutely not available in the original intelligence.

Moreover, the quality of the pseudo-garrison in Pingchuan Town seems to have surpassed that of before. At the very least, these puppet soldiers know that it is time to go out in the morning. When the queue is out of the exercise, it is not as sparse as before. The most important thing is that these puppet soldiers have much neater uniforms than in the past.

Li Ziyuan found that whether it was the information transferred by his superiors or the information he collected, there were some deviations from the current situation. Looking at Pingchuan Town under the mountain, Li Ziyuan frowned. I don't know how many secrets there are here, and they haven't been detected. And these secrets may affect the progress of the battle.

After carefully observing the situation inside and outside Pingchuan, Li Ziyuan put down the telescope in his hand. looked at Zhang Zijian beside him, with a serious expression on his face. patted Zhang Zijian on the shoulder and told him to relax. Only then did he turn to Wang Jun beside him and said, "The soldiers of the reconnaissance company, have you mixed into Pingchuan now?" ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's inquiry, Wang Jun shook his head and said, "Regiment commander, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company only mixed in one squad as a trader. The puppet army here is too tightly guarded. Almost all those who enter Pingchuan must not only have a good citizen certificate and a road code, but also have to be searched. However, their short guns were hidden in Chinese medicine and brought in. ”

"Now Company Commander Liu is thinking of a way to enter Pingchuan Town with the other two squads. They are now dressed up as some of the victims, as well as some hawkers. But looking at it now, the vigilance of the puppet army here is not ordinarily high. Not to mention long guns, even short guns are difficult to bring in. ”

"And if there are too many unfamiliar faces entering Pingchuan at the same time, it is easy to arouse the detection of the puppet army. I can only find a way to disperse and enter. The puppet army here is all Wang Tieshi's hardcore descendants, and their vigilance is a little higher than we expected. Right now, Company Commander Liu, he is still trying to figure out a way there. ”

After listening to Wang Jun's report, Li Ziyuan's brows tightened. Whether or not the reconnaissance company can smoothly penetrate Pingchuan is the key to the success or failure of this battle. If you only go to one class, you won't solve the problem at all. While dealing with the guards, one platoon is already the bare minimum when dealing with the puppet army in other directions in the town.

But now only going into one class, it can't solve the problem at all. After thinking about it, Li Ziyuan frowned and said, "Send someone to tell Liu Lianming that I am giving him two hours." Whatever he does, he's going to have to let me into town. If you can't bring a short gun, don't bring it yet. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's order, Wang Jun, who was also dressed in civilian clothes, nodded. immediately turned around and went down the mountain to find Liu Lianming, who was also hidden outside the town. Li Ziyuan, on the other hand, raised the telescope again and observed the movement of the mountain under the mountain. At this time, the suspension bridge on the blockade ditch outside Pingchuan Town had begun to be lowered. The residents of the town began to enter and leave Pingchuan one after another.

Looking at the movement under the mountain, Li Ziyuan put down the binoculars in his hand and told Da Li behind him to let the troops be sure to do a good job of concealment, and if they encounter people, they will be detained first. After telling the troops, Li Ziyuan turned his head to Zhang Zijian and said, "Old Zhang, what do you think now?" ”

Zhang Zijian, who had never put down the telescope in his hand, heard Li Ziyuan's question, looked up at the sky and said, "Commander, under this kind of visibility, we can't hide for long." Although there are no puppet troops stationed here, it is definitely a key patrol area for them. This commanding height, but anyone in the puppet army who has a snack will not ignore it. ”

"Although that Wang Tieshi is just a company commander's material, he still has people who understand. I think since it's hard for Lao Liu to get in, shouldn't we wait. They have already entered a squad, and as long as the battle starts, they can hold the concentration camp and protect the young adults there from being harmed for a short time. ”

"The rest of the problems, as long as we can rush in, there should be a way to solve them. My attitude was to encircle the point and send reinforcements, and first take the hill of the right flank with one piece. After knocking out the largest firepower point on the periphery of Pingchuan, directly hit the troops and launch an attack on Pingchuan. With the strength of two platoons plus the part of the reconnaissance company that has not yet entered the town, he took advantage of the opportunity that the puppet army had not yet left Pingchuan. ”

"From the ridge on the right flank, it detours to the northwest corner of Hirakawa. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy of Hirakawa was attracted to me head-on, we crossed the blockade ditch from the northwest corner. As long as they can break into town, we're basically halfway through the battle. However, I feel that the current enemy situation in Pingchuan has changed somewhat, and we must beware of the counterattack of the puppet army. ”

"These puppet armies are basically from the Jin Sui Army, and they have the characteristics of the Jin Sui Army in battle. When there are fortifications to rely on, it is quite tenacious. And when it comes to defensive operations, it is good at using reserves. The most important thing is that I did not see the mortar group in the intelligence on the mountains on both wings. These mortars, most likely, were withdrawn into Pingchuan by the puppet army. ”

"No matter which direction we attack, we will be intercepted by the artillery fire of the puppet army. So my suggestion is to use the main force to contain and distract the attention of the puppet army in the town, and seize the puppet army fortifications on the left and right flanks. With the strength of one company, we took a detour to the northwest corner and adopted the method of sneak attack, striving for a quick victory. The situation is changing, and we must change with it. ”

Regarding Zhang Zijian's suggestion, Li Ziyuan did not answer immediately, but raised the telescope to observe the situation in and out of Pingchuan again. He found that at the moment, not to mention carrying weapons into Pingchuan, it was an unfamiliar face, especially a strange face coming out of the eastern mountains, and the puppet army searched it very carefully.

Not only all the materials entering Pingchuan had to be opened and inspected. Even the firewood that was sent was stabbed a few times with a bayonet to see if there was anything hidden inside. There were even a few young adults who wanted to enter Pingchuan, but they were innocently captured by the puppet army. As for the reason, it was because they came from the eastern mountains, and they were just considered suspicious by the puppet army, so they were arrested inexplicably.

Today's movement of the puppet army is obviously a little different. Compared with the situation detected before, the puppet army has obviously strengthened its vigilance today. In the current situation, it is basically impossible for Liu Lianming's remaining two classes to enter Pingchuan again. Not to mention carrying a weapon into it, it is impossible to enter it with bare hands.