Li Ziyuan's voice fell, and no one else spoke, but put down the cigarette pouch in his hand and said, "Captain, I feel that there is something wrong with the puppet army dispatched this time." I don't know if you can see it, the puppet army dispatched this time is all Japanese-style equipment, and they use Japanese-style light and heavy machine guns, which is different from the information we received before. ”

"And in addition to weapons and equipment, these puppet soldiers don't see anything else. But I always feel that these puppet armies are different from the puppet armies we have encountered before. It can be seen from the spirit and spirit that these puppet soldiers are obviously more energetic than the original. ”

As soon as Guan Li said this, Li Ziyuan suddenly remembered that these puppet armies were indeed different from the original. All of them are Type 38 rifles, crooked light machine guns, and heavy machine guns are all Type 92 heavy machine guns. These weapons are all Japanese-made weapons, and they are too different from the national weapons captured by the Japanese army that are generally used by the puppet army.

The most important thing is that these puppet soldiers, although their bodies are not tall, their bodies appear to be extremely strong. It is very different from the original pseudo-garrison. The weapons in his hands and the difference in spirit, the identity of these puppet soldiers put a big question mark in Li Ziyuan's mind.

Although the current puppet garrison is reorganized by transferring two companies from the puppet Jinnan Founding Army, plus some prisoners released from the division. But the puppet army was a puppet army at all times, and it still had the characteristics of most of the Chinese army. That is, the height is higher than that of the Japanese army, but the physical fitness is far inferior to the Japanese army.

At present, although these puppet soldiers are not tall, they are quite stocky. There is a big difference from the original pseudo-garrison soldiers, and the size of the axle man is very similar to that of the Japanese army. Moreover, the standing military posture is obviously different from the loose posture of the pseudo-garrison.

"Could it be that these puppet soldiers are all made up by the Japanese army?" Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan explained that the troops were on guard, and returned to the previous observation point with binoculars. After careful observation, Li Ziyuan not only found that there was a problem with the puppet army, but also with those laborers.

When those laborers were working, it was clear that something was wrong. Not only do you feel like they're doing something, but your eyes are constantly looking around. The canvas that was around them was also quite suspicious. The most important thing is that when these people are working, they do not disperse but gather in a pile, which is obviously abnormal.

Seeing this, Li Ziyuan understood that those so-called puppet soldiers were pretended by the Japanese army. And those so-called laborers are probably the real puppet army. The devil is using his own mentality, as well as the Eighth Route Army's habit of pinching the puppet army as a soft persimmon, and he has set himself a trap here.

The combat effectiveness of the puppet army was much worse than that of the Japanese army, and the Eighth Route Army, which was short of guns and ammunition, generally liked to fight the puppet army when fighting. In this way, ammunition and weapons could be replenished, and the Japanese army would lose the cooperation of the puppet army, and thus lose its grasp of the locality. After all, for the Japanese army, the lack of troops is always a big problem.

For the Japanese, China's land area is simply too large. If you want to ensure that you have enough mobile forces in your hands, you will not have enough troops to hold the stronghold. To ensure control over the occupied territories, it is necessary to invest a large number of troops. This created quite a contradiction, so the Japanese army mainly relied on the puppet army to control the occupied areas.

And no matter how cunning the Japanese are, they are an outsider to the land. Without the cooperation of the pseudo-military and political personnel who have taken refuge in them, they are just a group of blind and deaf people. The Japanese army alone did not have the ability to control such a vast area.

Therefore, with the expansion of the occupied area, the Japanese army's dependence on the puppet army gradually increased. In particular, the garrison units in various localities, which are mainly aimed at cooperating with their so-called public order movement, are not only responsible for cooperating with them in combat, but also cooperating with them in collecting food, so as to achieve their goal of feeding the war with war.

And these puppet armies are not badly equipped, and they are even better than some puppet armies that are much larger than them. Those pseudo-Jin Southern Founding Army and the puppet Emperor Association Third Road basically carried weapons and equipment when they surrendered to the enemy, and they were equipped with what equipment they were, and the Japanese army rarely replenished a large number of weapons for them.

The Japanese wanted to use these puppet troops, but they were also very vigilant from the bottom of their bones, and they controlled their weapons and ammunition very strictly. On the contrary, it is the local puppet army such as the puppet garrison brigade in each county, because it was formed by the Japanese army in various places on its own, but because these puppet armies are their eyes, ears and thugs, they attach great importance to it.

Not only is the salary high, but the equipment is also much better. Most of them were armed by the Japanese army with captured Chinese army weapons, or even their own spare weapons and equipment. Although Wang Tieshi's Hubei garrison is uniquely equipped, it is not absolutely superior to other county garrisons.

Just like the Ludong pseudo-garrison in the north, they are all Type 38 rifles and Jin-made Type 38 rifles, and each squadron has four light machine guns. The Ludong County Puppet Garrison also has a machine gun squadron equipped with three Type 24 heavy machine guns, and this equipment is not much worse than the puppet Hubei Garrison.

However, compared with the Japanese army, which has high military quality and is extremely difficult to gnaw, the combat effectiveness is generally not strong, because the Japanese army formed itself, and there is no way to compare the foundation with those troops who surrendered to the enemy. In addition, it is familiar with the local terrain and people's conditions, so the harm is even greater.

Generally speaking, when the Eighth Route Army fought against the Japanese puppet army, these puppet garrisons were the preferred combat targets. Not only can they capture their equipment for their own use, but also cut off the eyes and ears of the Japanese army. This time, the little devil made such a big set, I'm afraid he just wanted to take advantage of his mentality.

Fighting against the Japanese puppet army in Hubei, although the focus of the attack is on the Japanese army, at least it seems that the puppet army is the mainstay. Because the Japanese puppet army in several strongholds east of Hubei is dominated by puppet army. In addition, it is generally believed that the puppet army is weak in combat, and the Japanese army used this understanding to set a very trick on itself.

This time, I saw Li Ziyuan, who was greasy in the middle, and couldn't help but secretly curse that he was carried away by the previous victory and made a big mistake. Such an obvious trap, but I couldn't see it at the first time, and I was almost fooled. If it weren't for Guan Liren's old spirits and ghosts, he would have seen some problems and reminded himself in time, I am afraid that he would have fallen into the trap of devils.

After going down the mountain, Li Ziyuan found that his original plan to lure the snake out of the hole could only be abandoned this time. Because even if he sends those dozens of recruits who have not completed their training to the battlefield, I am afraid that they will not be able to fight the equivalent of two squadrons, plus more than 200 puppet troops.

Even if a part of it is transferred out, with the real combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, if it is a company on defense, it will be difficult to gnaw a small squad of the Japanese army in a short time. In the last battle of Pingchuan Town, I used the Japanese army to make a tactical mistake. In the narrow streets, play counter-charge with yourself. By his own melee firepower, he killed and injured most of his troops.

But even so, if Guo Laosan's marksmanship hadn't suppressed the Japanese army's heavy machine guns, he might not have been able to get benefits in that battle. Moreover, this time the Japanese puppet army dispatched more than 400 people, even if he lured the snake out of the hole, I am afraid that the Japanese puppet army left behind will give him a headache.

This time, the little devil was unusual, and he actually dispatched mainly the Japanese army, and it seemed that he had to solve himself completely. Not to mention that there are more than 200 puppet troops, even the little devils of the two squadrons, and they are not able to deal with it themselves. Not to mention myself at the moment, even if the divisional backbone regiment is here, it is not easy to gnaw the devils of the two squadrons.

However, the withdrawal of the troops in such a way will not have an impact on the morale of the troops, and it will not be conducive to the future development of the troops. The Japanese army obviously intended to change the tactics of controlling only the key points, and instead adopted the method of advancing layer by layer. If the devils are allowed to stop repairing their strongholds and complete their expansion to the east, then their room for activity can only become smaller and smaller.

At that time, even if he is not eaten by the devil, he will be trapped and die in the eastern mountains. This battle must be fought, but how to fight yourself has to think about it. Dealing with an army like the Japanese army is not a simple comparison of strength and firepower, which can explain the problem.

Looking at Li Ziyuan's somewhat gloomy face after introducing the enemy's situation, a few cadres, you look at me, I look at you, but I don't have any idea. Only Qian Defu hesitated for a moment and said: "Captain, the little devil has concentrated so many troops at once in the Qiaokou stronghold this time, and he has played so many tricks, I still have the idea of eating us in one bite." ”

"However, the little devils have so many troops in Hubei and the surrounding areas, it is impossible for them to concentrate so many troops in the entire east of Pingchuan, and it is impossible for these troops to be stationed in the Qiaokou stronghold for a long time. I have two suggestions, one is that we change the direction and defeat the horse. Either avoid it for the time being, or compare with the devil to see who can drag it up. ”

Regarding Qian Defu's two suggestions, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said: "The devil dispatched so many troops to Qiaokou at once this time, and it is definitely not a simple restoration of the stronghold here. They can lay such a big trap in Qiaokou, and they will not be defenseless when they fall off the horse. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if the devil who fell off the horse is not prepared. But this time, the devil came to Qiaokou with four trucks. Luoma is only forty miles away from Qiaokou, and there is a highway in the middle. Once we defeat the devils, reinforcements will be in the shortest possible time, and we simply don't have the strength to surround the point at the moment. ”

"As for temporarily retreating, Lao Qian, do you think that the devil wants to guard against the main force of our military region in the east, as well as the central army in Lingchuan, and the more than 100,000 troops in the west of Zhongtiao Mountain, and also transferred so many troops to the eastern mountainous area of Hubei, which is simply to cover the recovery of a Qiaokou stronghold?"

"This time, the little devil's cordon is going to be put under our noses in Wangjiagou. It shows that they are likely to adopt the tactic of gradually advancing the stronghold to the east and squeezing our living space little by little. Once we withdraw from Hubei, we will either fight them to the death, or we will be trapped in the deep mountains and old forests. It is impossible for us not to fight this war. ”

"What is our number, Hubei Backbone Guerrillas. If you are driven to other counties to survive, you don't have to be ashamed, I still want this old face. But if we are trapped in the deep mountains and old forests, then there is no need to fight this battle, and we will not be able to stand up without salt for a few days. ”

"This battle must be fought, but how to fight we have to take a good look at it. Don't think about eating meat in this battle, it's almost the same as gnawing bones. But I'm not afraid to gnaw bones, but we can't all get into it with such a small number of troops, and let the devils dig up our roots. ”