Chapter Seventy-Nine: Preparations for War
Time flies.
On the third day, before dawn, Yang Qing, who was sleeping, was awakened by a quick knock on the door, "Who?" Subconsciously grabbing the pistol next to the pillow, Yang Qing cautiously looked at the figure at the door.
"I, Qian Houming, the troops are ready to go." A familiar voice sounded, making Yang Qing breathe a sigh of relief. "I see, here it is."
Putting on a piece of clothing, Yang Qing left the bedroom and followed Qian Houming in the direction of the headquarters. Along the way, the whole county town was illuminated with torches, and from time to time a soldier passed by him, running nervously, as if he was busy with some work.
In the headquarters, the electric lights were shining brightly, and the captains of the major and squadrons were sitting there, listening to the lecture of the commander-in-chief, Li Qinghe. Everyone lost their usual laughter and scolding, and everyone looked solemn and obeyed Li Qinghe's orders.
"Zhang Niu, you are responsible for all the troops left in the city. With your 1st Brigade as the main team, the task of ambushing in the city will be handed over to your 1st brigade, the recruit battalion and the task force. I have read the plan for the extermination of the Japanese in the city that your boy submitted to me last night, and I have a good idea, so I will carry it out. All the poisons and sweat potions you want are ready, and you can use them however you want. I have only one request, not a single Japanese person can run! ”
"Yes, resolutely complete the task." Zhang Niu immediately saluted.
"Yang Qidong, are the 300 people in your new barracks ready?" A square-facing man stood up and replied loudly: "Report to the captain, we have determination, perseverance, and ability to complete the task assigned to us by the organization!" ”
"Good!" Li Qinghe shouted, "Zhang Niu, after annihilating the Japanese army in the city, immediately support the Qingsha Tent battlefield. The pressure on the battlefield of the green yarn tent is very great, and our troops are still relatively inferior to the Japanese puppet army, so we must support them as soon as possible. ”
"Yes!" Zhang Niu and Yang Qidong saluted, and then sat down.
"Wang Ergou, Han Xing, Xie Zicai!"
"Here!" The three men stood up.
"You led the troops, set up ambushes layer by layer from Dahushan to Xiaohongzhuang stronghold, dragged the subsequent Japanese troops into the Qingsha tent, and took advantage of the geographical advantage to divide and surround the Japanese troops and eliminate them layer by layer. Remember, you must fight the rabbit with all your might. When destroying in blocks, it is necessary to invest heavy troops and high-automation firepower to ensure our army's all-round firepower superiority over the Japanese army. ”
"Also, you must act quickly, rush into the Japanese troops with lightning speed, annihilate the Japanese army as quickly as possible, and then get out immediately, don't care too much about ammunition consumption. Remember, the gunfire is very noticeable in the open field, and once the gunfire is fired, the well-trained Japanese troops will inevitably reinforce the area as soon as possible. Don't fight with the Japanese army, this will be very detrimental to our plan of dividing, encircling and annihilating. ”
"Wang Ergou, as the deputy commander-in-chief of this battle, you are responsible for the response stage of the ambush battle. It is necessary to send more harassment troops to constantly harass the two squadrons of Japanese troops on the Qinhuangdao side, hook up the anger of the Japanese army, and then lure the Japanese troops to the mountains and the green yarn tent. ”
"Yes!" Wang Ergou subconsciously stood up, suddenly realized something, and hurriedly said, "That captain, what are you doing?" Li Qinghe showed a smile, "Me? Of course, I had a good time with this group of Japanese soldiers. This time, the Japanese army has a lot of good things, and I have to look for them and see if I can get them. ”
Although he was very confident in Li Qinghe's various tactical skills, Wang Ergou still disagreed, and hurriedly said to Li Qinghe, "Detachment leader, I think this kind of battle still has to be commanded by you personally, after all, this battle is very important and needs to be watched by you personally." ”
"Why, I can't fight without me?" Li Qinghe looked at Wang Ergou with a tiger face, "I can't fight the Japanese without me?" You're already a captain, you have to learn to lead the troops yourself, don't always let me follow. ”
Wang Ergou was just about to argue, but Li Qinghe's words suddenly changed, "Moreover, it's not that I don't have my own plans and ideas." This time, the Japanese army dispatched the strength of a large brigade, so there must be a radio station with the army. Our army now needs a radio that can communicate not only with the headquarters, but also with other units in the future. ”
"Captain, we can just grab this radio station when the time comes, you don't need to do it yourself, right?" Wang Ergou was still a little confused.
"Wang Ergou, have you forgotten that during the Long March, we annihilated the troops of the White Bandits, and then the White Bandit Telecommunications Department would smash the radio station and burn the code book? The troops of the government can do it, and the stronger Japanese army will definitely be able to do it. ”
"Once the Japanese army is in danger of annihilation, do you think the Japanese army will not do such a stupid thing as destroying the radio station and the code book? Therefore, if I wanted a complete radio station and codebook, I had to personally take action and wipe out the Japanese army's communications department. ”
"Moreover, once we got the code book, we got all the activities of the Japanese army in eastern Hebei. Whether it is the Bao Captain who assisted Leting and Changli in the future, or the captain of the Lulong Gang in the west, it has a very good effect. Therefore, this time, we are bound to get the codebook. If you want to get this codebook intact, you have to do it. ”
Li Qinghe talked about this, and the major and squadron leaders agreed with Li Qinghe's idea. But they also have certain doubts, a small radio station, is there such a god?
Li Qinghe didn't care what these people thought, and continued to order: "Also, Wang Ergou, the most important thing to fight the puppet army is to fight the leader of the puppet army and the Japanese army advisers in the puppet army company. So be sure to send veterans and sharpshooters in the team, and prioritize the leaders of the puppet army and Japanese advisors, and of course, machine gunners. ”
After the discussion at the meeting, the commanders and fighters had a clear understanding of how to fight against the Japanese puppet army. The various ideas brought by Li Qinghe made them full of self-confidence, and the 24 team will win this battle.
After the meeting, the major and squadron leaders began to organize their troops and prepare to carry out tasks to fight the Japanese puppet army. Only Li Qinghe, Yang Qing, and Qian Siming looked at the map quietly.
"Old Yang and old money, let's start evacuating the residents of the city now, we want to annihilate the Japanese army, but we can't let the people suffer unjustified disasters."
"There is no problem," Yang Qing nodded, "My side will immediately arrange for staff to evacuate the residents in the city and let the residents evacuate from the city as soon as possible." Qian Houming also nodded, "There is no problem, I will arrange for the comrades of the task force to evacuate." ”
After speaking, the two hurriedly left the headquarters, leaving Li Qinghe alone to continue looking at the map. After a long silence in this empty and quiet room, Li Qinghe touched his pocket, as if he wanted to get a cigarette, but stopped again. I just sighed deeply and didn't say anything.
This is a "big gamble" by Li Qinghe, and if the bet is successful, Li Qinghe's Funing County base area will usher in a wave of huge development opportunities. The key is that once it succeeds, it means that the Japanese army only has one squadron and two regiments of puppet troops in the entire Qinhuangdao area, and there is a very huge vacuum in the strength of the troops all of a sudden. Under such conditions, the Japanese puppet army could only rely on the stronghold or city to defend against Li Qinghe's 24th Corps.
But in this way, Li Qinghe will be able to reach into the countryside that the Japanese puppets cannot control, liberate the rural masses, and adopt the pattern of "the countryside encircling the city." At the same time, with the support of the system, industry was born in the rural areas, and industry and agriculture fed each other to increase the strength and potential of the base areas. Of course, this is all a vision for the future, and the task now is to send these Japanese soldiers to meet their gods.