"No way!" Wang Ping and Xu Ke retorted at the same time.

The head of the regiment, Wang Ping, did not steal the limelight from Xu Ke, and directly ordered: "Company Commander Xu, you come to explain to the political commissar." ”

"Yes, Captain!" Xu Ke nodded and replied.

"Political commissar, Loess Ridge is not like Hongqiao Village, where the houses of the villagers are very concentrated. The village of Huangtuling is really too big, and after the Japanese puppet army is stationed, people can live everywhere. We want to raze Loess Ridge to the ground, and we need at least five times as many explosives and other supplies. And with the strength of our independent regiment, even if all the shells in the stock are emptied, it will not be possible. ”

Wang Ping said: "Political commissar, the reason is very simple, in terms of strength, our strength is not enough, it is impossible to prepare two powder kegs for the devils." ”

"Also, there are more than 100 families in Hongqiao Village, and we have blown up their houses, and we will definitely have to compensate them after the battle. This is already a very big pressure for our independent regiment. If the Loess Ridge is blown up again, even if the independent regiment is sold, it will not be able to pay for it! ”

Seeing the helplessness of the political commissar, Wang Ping changed his words and continued: "However, the proposal of the political commissar also gave me an inspiration! ”

"It is certainly impossible to raze the village of Loess Ridge to the ground, but we can set up a small-scale minefield in Loess Ridge, a minefield that we can control and detonate at any time, and place it in the threshing field in the middle of the village."

"Not surprisingly, eighty percent of the devil's artillery will be camped in the threshing floor. If you turn the threshing floor into a minefield, detonate it at the beginning of the battle. The artillery that threatens us the most in the hands of that devil will disappear at the beginning. ”

"After the troops start to attack, our own artillery will be able to fire as much as they want, hit the Japanese puppet army, suppress them, and provide fire cover for the attacking troops!"

Xu Ke immediately affirmed: "This is okay, but I also need to add fifty heavy artillery shells, a 10,000-meter-long telephone line, and a hand-cranked generator!" ”

The next day, the Japanese mopping forces did not go well.

The guerrillas who attacked them along the way were as if they had gone mad, and all kinds of attacks were used, slowing them down at all costs.

At the beginning, several Japanese puppet captains were still very suspicious, wondering if there was any conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army.

But after thinking about it carefully, he rejected the idea.

As for the reason, they gave a very valid reason.

According to the current speed of the imperial army's sweep, in two days at most, the target independent regiment of this sweep will be driven to the mountain, and then gather at their station to rape them.

In this situation, if Tu Balu is not desperate, then there is no chance to be desperate.

As a result, the Japanese army, which had already won the victory, calmed down.

He was not in a hurry to march, and in order to reduce his losses, he slowly spent time with the dirt that attacked him directly on the sweeping road.

In this way, the two Japanese puppet armies that killed Hongqiao Village and Loess Ridge were completely under the control of the surrounding Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army wanted them to be slower, and the Japanese puppet army would encounter a little more attacks along the way.

The Eighth Route Army wanted them to hurry, and the Japanese puppet army would encounter fewer attacks along the way.

At the station of the independent regiment, before it was completely dark, Chief of Staff Zeng Quan rushed into the war room with a smile on his face.

"Regiment commander, it's done, all the sweeping troops of the Japanese puppet army on both sides have entered the urn, one is stationed in Hongqiao Village, and the other is stationed in Loess Ridge!"

"Okay, after being pressed and beaten by the devil for so long, I can finally take revenge tonight!" Wang Ping was very satisfied with this result, and then began to give orders.

"After Hongqiao Village and Loess Ridge are attacked, the Japanese puppet army in Beishang Village will definitely reinforce them, contact the district squadrons and district squads that are active around Beishang Village: once the Japanese puppet army leaves Beishang Village to reinforce Hongqiao Village, they will attack immediately and slow down their march. When the time comes, the engineer company will blow up a stone bridge on the path that the devils must pass through to assist them in completing their mission! ”

"The county brigade, the cavalry company of the independent regiment, all the guerrillas, district squadrons and district squads operating around Hongqiao Village are all under the command of you, the chief of staff. Even if we raze Hongqiao Village to the ground, there will definitely be many Japanese puppet soldiers patrolling and guarding the surrounding area to slip through the net. I ask you to lead your troops to annihilate them completely, at least not to let them reinforce the Loess Ridge. ”

"All the remaining troops, I and the political commissar personally commanded and attacked the Loess Ridge."

"One thing you must remember is that before dawn, regardless of whether the battle ends or not, all participating troops must retreat!"

"Now for the table, I will give you five hours to prepare, and at eleven o'clock in the evening, the engineer company will punctually detonate the gunpowder we have buried in the two villages, and then begin the attack."

In Hongqiao Village, the captain of the Japanese army kept one of the best houses in the village for himself.

As soon as the orderly had set up the room, the captain sat down in his chair with a weak body.

He was so tired from the day's exhaustion that he wanted to go to bed right away.

However, as a commander, the least vigilance still made him cheer up and ordered the deputy captain: "Tonight is still the old rule, an infantry squadron and a battalion of the Imperial Allied Army are responsible for patrolling and guarding. An artillery squadron and a cavalry squad are ready to attack at any time to guard against a sneak attack on the eight roads! ”

The deputy captain reminded in a low voice: "Captain, the night raids on Tubalu for several nights in a row have all returned, see if you can reduce the patrol vigilance of the troops, so that more imperial troops can rest well and meet tomorrow's battle!" ”

"Yaga, are you a stupid pig?" The captain scolded mercilessly.

"Didn't you see the battle along the way today! Tsuchibachi has already sensed the crisis and is starting to fight desperately. Relax your vigilance at this time, doesn't that give them a chance to sneak up on us? Stupidity! Just follow the order I just gave you, the sweep has reached the most critical time, and there must be no accidents! ”

The vice-captain, who was scolded for a bloody head, hurriedly left the captain's room.

Two hours later, Hongqiao Village, where nearly 3,000 puppet troops were stationed, slowly began to quiet down.

More and more Japanese puppet soldiers began to burrow into the village after a full meal, and the people who had already gone to rest in the empty houses.

In Hongqiao Village, there are less than 400 puppet troops, and they are still patrolling and guarding around the village despite the sleepiness and fatigue that continue to attack.

After another two hours, Hongqiao Village became quieter.

If it weren't for some bonfires burning around the village, and the Japanese puppet army that continued to patrol next to the bonfire, no one would have thought that nearly 3,000 Japanese puppet troops were stationed in such an inconspicuous village.

Behind the bushes that were nearly a kilometer away from the village, because it was too far away from the village, the devil's light and dark guard posts were not placed here.

Wang An, the instructor of the engineer company, and several soldiers of the engineer company were hiding in the bunker dug in advance with hand-cranked engines, quietly waiting for the arrival of the detonation time.

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