If the troops of the military division are entangled by the Japanese puppet army in Ludong, they will not be able to reinforce Hubei in a short time. шщш.(vii) (ix) x.S.сом The update is so fast. And the main force, which is still resting at the moment, will take at least a day even if it receives an order from its superiors to complete the gathering and departure in the shortest possible time.

What's more, at present, all the main forces are scattered and stationed to recuperate. If the battalion is used as a formation and dispersed station, it is already the best premise. According to Li Ziyuan's understanding, more troops are scattered and stationed at the company or even platoon level.

Because of the barren Taihang Mountains, except for a few market towns, there are hardly any villages that can accept more than one company of troops to rest and recuperate. For the Eighth Route Army, where there were no radio stations and wired telephones were limited in regimental units. In this case, unless the order is given in advance, the main force is assembled, even if it is assembled at the fastest speed, and it is almost impossible to do it in a single day.

At present, Li Ziyuan does not know whether the military sub-district has reported the dynamic judgment of the Japanese puppet army to the military region or division. If it has been reported, it would be better, at least the superiors will have some preparation. At least some mobilization will be carried out in advance, and the speed of assembly will be faster.

It would have been miserable if it had not been reported, because Li Ziyuan learned from the old troops who had passed by the mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei to recuperate after the end of the battle that the main force had suffered heavy casualties in the second phase of the campaign, and the whole army was also very tired and in urgent need of rest and replenishment. And Li Ziyuan, who was born as a veteran, knew that under the situation that the whole army had just been transferred to rest and recuperation, the speed of remobilization would not be as fast as possible.

Even if you take 10,000 steps back, the main force has already been assembled before, and you can reinforce it in the shortest possible time. But Li Ziyuan also believes that the Japanese puppet army in Ludong will definitely not act alone. In particular, the target of the Japanese army in front of him is the core area of the entire Taihang base area.

In terms of the battlefield coordination ability of the Japanese army, it is almost impossible to cooperate with the Japanese puppet army without other directions. Judging from the direction of the Japanese army's advance on this road, as well as the movements of the Japanese puppet army in the entire Ludong Army Division. If the Japanese puppet army really swept to the Taihang base area from multiple roads at the same time, whether the main force would have time to take care of the Hubei front line with the best terrain, Li Ziyuan now had no bottom in his heart.

As a result, the troops in the military sub-divisions have no time to take care of other things, and the communications and liaison of the entire army are in an extremely backward situation. When reinforcements from the main forces will arrive, and how many troops will be able to arrive, is an unpredictable thing. In a short period of time, it is very likely that there is little hope of getting reinforcements, or even basically very slim.

In other words, the longer the time drags on, the risk that you may be outflanked at any time. When Li Ziyuan was drawing up the plan before, he dragged this Japanese army unhurriedly. But when he retreated here, Li Ziyuan remembered that when he was making a plan, he seemed to have missed something.

It wasn't until the sound of gunfire from the north changed from dense to sparse until it turned to sporadic that Li Ziyuan realized that he had forgotten what he had counted. The little troops led by Liu Yanlai in the north and the Japanese puppet army dispatched to Hubei were too different in terms of strength and strength.

Although he repeatedly told Liu Yanlai and Liu Lianming not to fight to the death against the superior Japanese army, as long as they adopted the mode of 'rioting' and disturbing the war, so that they could not form a tactical cooperation with this Japanese army. But because of the lack of radio, in addition to letting go of the battle situation over there, another very fatal reason is that he can't grasp the battle situation in time.

Command on the battlefield requires flexibility, mobility, and adaptability, and no one can be too dogmatic to carry out the original plan. The Japanese puppet army has an advantage in terms of strength and firepower, and Li Ziyuan really can't determine how much time Er Liu over there can buy himself. If these two guys can't change according to the changes in the battlefield, then the situation will be difficult to predict.

They can't hold back the Japanese puppet army, and if they continue to follow the original plan, it is very likely that they will steal the 'chicken' and not lose the rice. After all, there are radio stations between the Japanese puppet army, and several units can guarantee mutual contact with each other at any time. And the Japanese puppet army dispatched locally in Hubei is not comparable to these Japanese puppet troops transferred from other places.

The pseudo-garrison is a complete head snake, and its understanding of the terrain in the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Hubei is no worse than his own. In other words, according to the current situation, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to yourself. If you can't do it yourself, not only will it be difficult to contain this Japanese puppet army, but you will be in danger of being surrounded by the Japanese puppet army.

The Japanese puppet army in the entire Hubei and Ludong areas did put the main 'fine' forces in Ludong. The troops that can be left behind are not the strength that Liu Yanlai can cope with at the moment. If Liu Yanlai can't drag on for too long, then the Japanese puppet army in his direction can outflank his back road at any time.

only to find that Li Ziyuan, who had such a big omission in his entire plan, could only make up for it as much as possible while being quite annoyed. What he wants to do most now is to 'force' the current Japanese army to divide its forces and pull its battle line apart, so that he can find the fighters.

But at present, the Japanese army adopts the tactic of hugging together, which is the last thing he wants to see. In the face of this tactic adopted by the Japanese army, Li Ziyuan could only honestly implement the original plan. But for Li Ziyuan, this situation is precisely the most unfavorable at the moment.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand, Li Ziyuan turned his head behind him with some irritation, and He Huizhang, who was fiddling with a "stick" that had just been captured, but the bullet bucket was damaged in the mine explosion and could only shoot a single crooked machine gun, said: "Old He, what are you doing old boy." If you can't fix it, don't fix it, if you're really uncomfortable, you might as well think about it, how to give the devil two guys. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's words, he spent a while on He Huizhang, looked at the 'strong' crooked machine gun in front of him, and finally shook his head and said: "Captain, didn't I think that if it can be repaired, won't we have another 'strong' machine gun." In addition to the 'fault' with the ammunition supply system, the other parts of this 'strong' machine gun are so good that they can't just be thrown away. ”

"If we get one more 'strong' machine gun, we will have more firepower. Machine guns are much more effective in ambushes than rifles. It's a pity that my Laohe's craftsmanship is limited, and there is really no way to fix it. The barrel of this 'Ting' machine gun was damaged and could not be used as a repeating rifle. ”

Looking at He Huizhang, who was shaking his head while patting this 'Ting' machine gun with great distress, Li Ziyuan thought for a while and said: "Old He, if this 'Ting' machine gun can only shoot a single shot, not a burst of fire." Then you will "hand" this 'strong' machine gun to Guo Laosan, and tell him that the water bead will be put away first. Use this 'stiff' repeating rifle to knock out as many devils' artillery as possible. ”

Regarding Li Ziyuan's idea, He Huizhang shook his head and said: "Captain, Lao Guo is a sharpshooter who is responsible for shooting cold guns in the 'door', and it is better to be familiar with guns. Lao Guo is used to using that water bead, you let him change this 'Ting' can only play a single crooked handle, but Lao Guo can't even use it. ”

"Besides, the sharpshooter shoots a shot to change places, and in this case, the lighter the weapon, the better. Shui Lianzhu's thing is cumbersome enough, you now let Lao Guo carry this crooked handle of more than 20 catties to shoot a cold gun, aren't you cheating Lao Guo. Besides, the bipod of this thing is too high, and the target is too obvious when the machine gun is set up. ”

"You also know the quality of the devil's individual soldiers, if Lao Guo goes to shoot cold guns with this thing, he will be discovered by the devil in advance. At least half of the ten devils are sharpshooters, but let's only have one old Guo. If something really happens to Lao Guo, captain, we will lose a lot of money in this deal. You should give me this 'Ting' machine gun, I will use it in combination with the grenadier to ensure that you will be brilliant. ”

Speaking of which, looking at myself since I joined the Eighth Road, I seem to be a little young and old, and it is rare to be impatient when the situation is critical, but now I am a very rare captain who shows an impatient mood. After He Huizhang hesitated for a moment, he said tentatively: "Captain, are we going to change our tactics?" ”

"I see you're a little uneasy, is there something wrong with the tactics we originally specified? Captain, don't hesitate, the plan is not set in stone, anyway, we are also a small army that fights independently, and there are no friendly troops around it, so it is better to be decisive when it is time to adjust. ”

He Huizhang can see his current state of mind, but Li Ziyuan is not surprised. With so many years of experience as a soldier, it would be strange if he couldn't see it. Compared with the rigid Qian Defu, in fact, Li Ziyuan attaches more importance to the guy He Huizhang, if it weren't for the fact that this guy has too many 'hair' problems and always finds problems for himself.

For this ghost 'spirit' and ghost 'spirit' guy, Li Ziyuan didn't have anything to hide, and he still directly said his previous mistakes. At this time, Li Ziyuan felt that he needed someone to discuss. Compared with the somewhat rigid Qian Defu, the more lively He Huizhang is a good object.

After listening to Li Ziyuan's thoughts and worries, He Huizhang pondered for a while and said, "Captain, I mean to fight according to the original idea for the time being. What I mean is that no matter how the devil changes, we only have one point, that is, you fight yours, I beat mine, and we don't fight according to their ideas. ”

"Although Secretary Liu's side may not be able to delay for a long time, for us, a small establishment means more flexibility. In fact, there is no need for us to fight to the death with this Japanese army, let alone completely solve them in Hubei. As long as they are dragged and prepared for the Li Cheng side, if they can, they can weaken the strength of this Japanese army as much as possible. ”

"Captain, it's a good thing that you're responsible. But there are some problems, and we don't need to drill the horns, do we? This Japanese army numbered more than 500 people, and also carried three 'doors' of mountain artillery. Even if the strength of our troops is doubled, the firepower is several times higher, and the ammunition is sufficient, we may not be able to eat them in one bite. ”

"I mean I'm still dragging them along the way, weakening them as much as possible. As for Secretary Liu's side, as long as we are more flexible when fighting and pay more attention to the vigilance of the flanks, the most important thing is not to be bitten by this Japanese army, I think there is no big problem. ”

"Captain, if you ask my opinion, I just say a word, we had better play according to the original plan, so as to respond to all changes. Anyway, compared with the Japanese army in front of us, we are not in a hurry, it is they who are in a hurry. We have to let this Japanese army fight according to our will, not according to the Japanese army's will. If we change our tactics, I'm afraid it's these little devils in front of us who are even happier. ”