A siege battle is a real head-to-head battle. Although everyone is highly motivated to fight, they are still somewhat unconfident in their hearts.

After all, this kind of battle is not a combat aspect that they are good at, and it is normal to feel uncertain. This requires Zhang Yunfei to use alternative methods to encourage him.

According to Zhang Yunfei's order, all participating troops moved to their designated positions and launched a full-line attack at 5 a.m. the next day.

Zhang Yunfei's order was concise and clear, full of confidence. In fact, like most of his cadres, he was also nervous about attacking the county. However, as a commander, he must show full confidence. Only if he behaves like this can he stabilize his subordinates.

The military morale of cadres and soldiers.

"Old Qian, have our troops reached their designated positions?" Although Zhang Yunfei acted very carefree in front of others, giving people the impression that he would conquer the new city casually, but when he was carrying people on his back, he still

Worried, I paid attention to the details of each unit and did not relax at all.

"If they are not in place, immediately urge them to designate the attack position in the shortest possible time, and tell all troops that when entering the attack launch point, they must slow down their movements and try not to alarm the enemy as much as possible. If possible, it is best

You can get under the enemy's nose before taking action."

After hearing Zhang Yunfei's inquiry about the situation of each unit, Qian Deming quickly said: "The units have arrived at the designated positions and are now waiting in hiding. Commander, the reconnaissance unit in front reported that the puppet troops in the city seemed to have noticed something, and they were mobilized frequently.

stand up."

The soldiers and horses had to go ahead with food and fodder. Qian Deming was also busy with matters and had to coordinate the relationship with the local troops. This time, he temporarily assumed the role of chief of staff.

But it's better to be busy. The leadership structure of the New Ninth Regiment is simple, with only him and Zhang Yunfei. This allows them to shoulder more responsibilities and be exposed to more military affairs.

"This is normal. We have mobilized so many troops. It would be abnormal if the Japanese and puppet troops in Xincheng didn't notice it at all. Especially those puppet troops are local snakes. It is impossible to completely hide it from them. There will always be

After noticing some clues, their current response to increase their alertness seems to be normal."

The centipede is dead but not stiff. The Japanese and puppet troops have been entrenched here for so many years, and their influence is not small. Even if it is declining now, it is impossible to really become deaf and blind.

So their troops have already deployed in front of the enemy, so their strategic intentions can no longer be concealed.

These puppet troops are all miscellaneous. Many of them are veterans of the battlefield. Their life-saving skills are absolutely top-notch. It is no exaggeration to say that they have a good sense of danger. Thousands of troops surrounded them. If they were really unaware, they would not be aware of it at all.

, then it would be impossible for them to still be able to survive until now.

Regarding the reported situation, Zhang Yunfei pondered: "If the delay continues, the Japanese and puppet troops in the new city can only make more thorough preparations and even dispatch peripheral troops back to the city. However, the situation is good now. They are only making local adjustments for the time being.

We probably haven’t yet figured out our true intentions and the actual amount of troops we have invested.”

This also depends on the actual combat training of the militiamen before returning to the public. They always practice on the gun tower strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops. Sometimes, although a large number of personnel are dispatched, the danger to the strongholds and gun towers defended by the Japanese and puppet troops is not too great.

Therefore, the enemy would most likely judge their operation as a harassment operation. At best, it would be an attack on peripheral strongholds. They had not yet realized that the Eighth Route Army was directly targeting the county town.

Indeed, many county towns have been recaptured by the Eighth Route Army, but mainly in central Shanxi, northern Shanxi, and Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei areas, which are areas where the Eighth Route Army has a better mass base and is relatively powerful.

In the southeastern Shanxi region, county towns were successively attacked by the Eighth Route Army, but after all, they were still a minority, and the county towns around the new city were still in the hands of the imperial army. In other words, the new city was still in the middle, and the chance of being attacked was much smaller.

Zhang Yunfei thought for a while, then made up his mind and said: "Old Qian, since the troops have reached the predetermined position and deployed, I think it should be done sooner rather than later. The Japanese and puppet troops in Xincheng will soon find out our true strength. By then, they will be there

Withdraw the puppet troops stationed in the stronghold outside the city as soon as possible."

"This will only increase the difficulty of our attack. I think we don't have to wait any longer. Let's launch the attack in advance now. Tell all the troops immediately to launch attacks on their respective targets at twelve o'clock tonight according to the planned plan."

"I also told them that if they can blast the puppet army's fortifications, they must never use force to attack them. They told the front-line commanders and soldiers of each unit that tactics are dead, but people are alive. They must use tactics flexibly and must never give them any blows.

I will fight hard."

Zhang Yunfei quickly asked the messenger to convey his latest combat order. At this time, Qian Deming was a little worried and said: "Captain, we are changing the combat troops now. Do you want to ask your superiors for instructions?"

Although they took the lead in this battle, they mobilized the whole body. Their battle plan was to report to the military division. It also required the cooperation of surrounding troops to contain the local defenders.

And they started in advance, which is a bit dishonest. They are well prepared, but that does not mean that others are well prepared. This is a bit too haphazard.

After listening to Qian Deming's suggestion, Zhang Yunfei shook his head and said: "It's too late. Wait until the request for instructions is completed and then wait for the reply from the military division. The day lilies are already cold. Now we can only ask for instructions while fighting. The fighter plane is fleeting. We

It’s only five hours in advance, so the impact won’t be too big.”

Last time when they wiped out Liu Wencai's troops, they seized a radio station, but there was no transceiver. The radio station remained idle and was almost taken away by the superiors.

Zhang Yunfei, who was well aware of the importance of informatization to the army and was fed up with the troubles of poor communication, had to talk hard and even let it go, so his superiors allowed them to keep this thing and assigned them a telegraph operator.

But with the informatization of the army, we can only think about it in a dream. As it is now, if he changes his tactical arrangements, he will only have to inform his superiors at most.

It is basically impossible to hope that other regions will assist their teams in making corresponding changes, and it is almost impossible for them to receive the latest intelligence news.

Regardless of whether they change or not, they will act according to their previous arrangements, so this kind of request for instructions is also too late.

Moreover, they were the main body in this battlefield battle, and they did not rely on the assistance of other fraternal troops. Therefore, whether they were lagging behind in obtaining intelligence information would not have a big impact on the entire battle situation. This was also Zhang Yunfei's confidence to launch his plan in advance.
Chapter completed!