For the flattery of these imperial allies, the devil soldiers such as Baoyuan Zhong have become accustomed to it, and hearing this, although it is of no practical use, it can make them feel good.

After all, everyone likes to listen to compliments, and this knows no borders or races.

Zheng Yunshan and three other soldiers, not long after leaving the vicinity of Shang'an Town, borrowed a few sets of ordinary clothes from the people in a local village, of course, not for nothing, but for money.

The four of them changed into the clothes of ordinary people, dressed as peasants, and picked remote roads all the way, and it didn't take long for them to bypass the county seat of Jingcheng, pass through the layers of checkpoints within the sphere of influence of the Japanese puppet army, and came to the range of Jingcheng Pass.

The four of them quietly came to a hill not far from the Japanese pillbox turret, lying in the grass on the hill, Zheng Yunshan held a telescope and began to peek at the situation of Jingcheng Pass.

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After a day of scouting at Jingcheng Pass, Zheng Yunshan quietly withdrew with the three fighters and returned to the place where he had been separated from the other fighters.

This wave of soldiers also used this day to conduct a field reconnaissance of Jingcheng County, where the devils and puppet troops were not well guarded.

Basically figured out the deployment of the Japanese puppet army in the city.

After the convergence, Zheng Yunshan immediately withdrew with them the same way and returned to Shimen at ten o'clock in the evening.

Qiao Youhua, Wu Ming, Zhao Youde and others did not fall asleep, but were discussing and formulating a battle plan around the battle map, aiming at Jingcheng County and Liaocheng in the south.

Zheng Yunshan, as the head of the guard regiment, could come to see Qiao Youhua directly without being notified by the guards.

So, he went straight to the conference room where the three of them were. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qiao Youhua and the others looked up at the door.

Zheng Yunshan strode in with his head held high, and saluted Qiao Youhua with a snap, "Commander, I'm back." ”

Qiao Youhua said happily: "Yunshan, you are finally back, how is it, have you gained anything!" ”、

Zheng Yunshan immediately replied: "Commander, we have already figured out the size and deployment rules of the troops in Jingcheng County, but only in Jingcheng Pass, the devils have built a large number of artillery towers and pillboxes outside the pass, blockaded ditches, and barbed wire to form a tight blockade line.

Therefore, if you want to infiltrate the pass to conduct reconnaissance, it is basically impossible, however, although the devil's fortifications are very perfect, but the vigilance of the defenders is not too high, if we can send an elite commando team unexpectedly, bypass Jingcheng County, quietly kill all the pillboxes and turrets outside the gate, and then directly attack the city, there should still be a chance to take Jingcheng Pass in one fell swoop."

After hearing this, Qiao Youhua frowned slightly and said: "If you don't find out how many Japanese troops there are in the Guannai, if you rashly carry out a sneak attack, it is unlikely to succeed."

You must know that if you want to quietly turn off the firepower points defended by the puppet army outside the gate for so many days, it may be more difficult than attacking the fortified city.

So, it's too risky! ”

Wu Ming said: "Commander, why don't we leave a battalion to strengthen the defense of Shimen and Luquan, organize troops to attack Liaocheng first, and wait until we take all the Hebei regions on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then turn around and concentrate on attacking Jingcheng Pass." ”

Qiao Youhua hesitated a little and said: "Wu Ming, have you thought about it, it will definitely not be too difficult to attack Liaocheng in the south and recover Handan and other places."

However, after we really capture the above-mentioned areas, the Japanese puppet army in the area of Jingcheng Pass will inevitably be alarmed, and the defense will be tightened again, and it will not be so easy for us to turn around and recover Jingcheng County and Jingcheng Pass.

That's why I'm in this dilemma. ”

Zhao Youde nodded abruptly and said: "The commander is right, when we come back from fighting Handan and other places, the devils in Jingcheng County must have already prepared, and if they want to recover this place at that time, they will only have to attack." ”

Wu Ming and Zheng Yunshan also nodded and agreed.

"In that case, we still have to dig the well first, and then go south to attack Liaocheng and other places." Wu Ming groaned.

Qiao Youhua pondered for a while, then slammed the table and said, "Since the success of the surprise attack is not very likely, then attack it." ”

Wu Ming said: "With the forces we can deploy now, if we attack, I am afraid it will be difficult to win quickly, and the casualties will probably be not small." If there are too many casualties at Jingcheng Pass, it will inevitably affect the fighting in Liaocheng and other places in the south. ”

Qiao Youhua looked at Wu Ming and the others, and said awe-inspiringly: "Then transfer our air defense regiment over, and use the powerful artillery firepower of the air defense regiment to clear the fortifications such as the gun towers and pillboxes outside the Jingcheng Pass!" ”

Needless to say, the anti-aircraft machine guns of the air defense regiment and the 88mm anti-aircraft guns are absolutely accurate and one cannon at a time.

However, Wu Ming was a little worried: "Commander, if you can get reinforcements from the air defense regiment, it will definitely be no problem to attack, but isn't the air defense regiment stationed south of Cangzhou and other places now, ready to deal with all kinds of changes that may occur on the battlefield on the northern front?" Transferring them to the south will not make a difference! ”

Qiao Youhua said: "The tank regiment is also stationed in Hejian and other places, if we transfer the air defense regiment to the south as quickly as possible, and after this battle, let them return to the establishment quickly, it should not have much impact, and if we attack Jingcheng Pass, I don't think it will take the entire air defense regiment to dispatch, right?" ”

Saying that, Qiao Youhua's eyes looked at Zheng Yunshan, he had gone to Jingcheng Pass to reconnoiter on the spot, so he understood the meaning in Qiao Youhua's eyes.

He immediately replied: "Yes, Commander, due to the terrain outside Jingcheng Pass, we do not need to invest an entire air defense regiment for fire coverage at one time, and it is enough for a maximum of ten anti-aircraft guns to be put into battle at the same time."

As long as the ammunition is sufficient, it is good, because the fortifications of the devils are mainly deep in depth and not large in width. ”

After hearing this, Qiao Youhua couldn't help but nod and said: "That's good, immediately send a telegram to the air defense regiment in my name, and order them to immediately dispatch fifteen 88mm anti-aircraft guns and fifty anti-aircraft machine guns to form an artillery support force, and quickly rush to Shimen to stand by!" Be sure to arrive within three days. ”

"In addition, Wu Ming, your third brigade needs to draw out a regiment of infantry, plus an artillery battalion, as the main force to attack Jingcheng County.

Jingcheng Pass was handed over to the fire support units of my guard regiment and air defense regiment. Let's hurry up and get ready. Three days later, we launched an attack on time against the Japanese puppet army in Jingcheng County to regain this strategic location! ”

Wu Ming, Zheng Yunshan, Zhao Youde and other officers present all stepped forward at the same time and responded: "Yes, I guarantee to complete the task!" ”