The headquarters of the Third Regiment of the Independent Brigade.
The company the Japanese saw from their stronghold did not represent the entire Third Regiment.
To be precise, this company was deliberately arranged by the Third Regiment to be shown to the Japanese. The purpose was to show weakness to the Japanese and make them believe that the Third Regiment did not have the strength to threaten the security of the stronghold, thus creating the idea of underestimating the enemy.
This is a method proposed by Huang Yu.
Today is the ninth day that the Third Regiment used this method to confuse the Japanese troops in the stronghold. According to the scheduled combat plan, the troops will attack the Tailin Town stronghold that night four days later.
If the little devils in the stronghold still don't relax their vigilance and reduce the number of vigilant troops at night, the third regiment can only storm the stronghold.
At eight o'clock that night, as usual, the regiment leader used the time before going to bed to continue studying the map and reviewing the upcoming attack war again. The reconnaissance company commander suddenly rushed in, as if on stimulants, and reported happily:
"Captain..."
"Our solution worked..."
"Although the Japanese army at the stronghold did not reduce the number of troops on guard at night, they replaced more than half of the little Japs with puppet troops, and most of the little Japs hid in the barracks to sleep."
"Although the combat effectiveness displayed by the puppet troops in defending the city was stronger than in field battles, they were all fought without the participation of artillery."
"Now we are equipped with more artillery than the Japanese. I estimate that at most three rounds of artillery fire will blow up the group of Japanese soldiers who are on guard at night."
"As soon as they run away, we will be able to rush into the stronghold with overwhelming force and kill the Japanese and puppet troops inside at close range."
The leader shook his head and replied: "The style of play you mentioned is too outdated..."
"Our mission is to take down the Jaap stronghold in Tailin Town in the shortest possible time and as quickly as possible without giving any reaction time to other surrounding troops."
"If we go step by step, we'll attack the little Japs security force first."
"Before the troops entered the stronghold, other little Japanese who were sleeping in the barracks had already rushed to the battlefield and once again turned into a group of roadblocks, blocking us from the stronghold."
The commander of the reconnaissance company and the chief of staff both showed doubts and asked expectantly: "Then what method should we use to attack the Tailin Town stronghold?"
The regiment leader did not conceal his inner thoughts and answered directly: "In attacking the Tailin Town stronghold, we have only one real opponent: the two-strength squadron kid."
"The Japanese army only left a small team to guard at night, and the rest of the little Japanese hid in the barracks to sleep. This gave us a unique opportunity to catch them all."
The chief of staff suddenly slapped himself on the head and said: "Concentrate artillery fire to storm the stronghold barracks and bury all the little devils in the barracks without being able to get out."
"After killing the main force of the Japanese army and then attacking the security forces, we will definitely be able to defeat them in one blow and easily enter the stronghold."
The regiment leader immediately cast an admiring look at the chief of staff, and then replied: "Heroes see the same thing..."
"We have a mountain artillery battery of our own, and the field artillery battalion at the brigade headquarters also allocated a mountain artillery battery to support us, with a total of twelve mountain field artillery pieces."
"Coupled with the nine mortars equipped by each battalion, at most three volleys can blow up the Japanese and puppet barracks into ruins, and all the sleeping little Japanese will be buried in the ruins."
"Inform the artillery to start practicing attacking the stronghold barracks tomorrow. Although live ammunition cannot be fired, you can test shooting various elements from different directions to ensure hits and not give the Japanese time to evacuate the barracks."
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Divisional Headquarters of the 6th Yizhong Army.
The combat staff officer rushed to Kong Jie and the others with a happy face: "Chief..."
"After summary, the Japanese and puppet army strongholds faced by the six main regiments have all relaxed their vigilance."
"Our weakness works."
"The new recruits were specially trained under the eyes of the Japs, and the veterans were trained behind the Japs' backs. This made the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold believe that the six main regiments only had about 30% veterans. In fact, the proportion of their recruits was only 30%."
"That can't be beaten..." Li Yunlong looked forward to analysis.
"You damn little devil, I've been waiting for so long, and finally I can take action again."
"I just don't have the chance to go to the battlefield, otherwise I will definitely be able to capture the three little Japanese strongholds in one night."
Huang Yu smiled and comforted: "Deputy Commander... there is no need..."
"We have plenty of time to attack the blockade."
"The intelligence forwarded to us by the headquarters showed that the Japanese North China Front had just received the first batch of 10,000 new recruits. As a result, we took the initiative to attack in various base areas and killed thousands more little Japs in half a month."
"After we start the counterattack tomorrow night, we will be able to kill three to four thousand Japs in one night, which is equivalent to the Japanese North China Front having just added 10,000 new soldiers in vain."
"As long as we and the other Eighth Route Army continue to launch attacks on the Japanese army and consume their troops, the North China Front Army will not be able to replenish new troops faster than it can keep up with the rate of attrition."
"If he wants to withstand our offensive, stabilize the blockade, and prevent us from expanding outward, Okamura Neiji can only mobilize troops from Heiping and Tianjin to reinforce the wing."
"Our goal of consuming the effective strength of the Japanese and puppet troops in Beijing and Tianjin has been achieved."
Kong Jie then interjected: "Old Li..."
"You are the deputy commander of our division. You must sit at the headquarters, so don't go to the front lines and cause trouble."
"Let the six main groups perform freely."
"As long as you are safe, you can fight however you want and wherever you want."
"Huang Yu said that?"
"The more chaotic we make this counterattack, the less Okamura Neji will be able to guess our true purpose."
"Perhaps one day the main force in the base area will suddenly appear at the Tianjin Pier in the middle of such a chaotic battle, rush to the door of Neji Okamura's house, and catch him off guard."
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The Japanese and puppet army stronghold in Tailin Town.
Soon after dark, the Japanese and puppet troops, who lacked entertainment activities, returned to their respective barracks to sleep.
Except for the security troops who still stick to their fighting posts, the other Japanese and puppet troops all fell asleep, and the stronghold that had been bustling all day became quiet.
About six hundred meters away from the stronghold, at the station of the Third Regiment of the Independent Brigade, twelve mountain field guns had raised their dark muzzles.
The gunners were scattered in various gun emplacements. Some were squatting next to the artillery and preparing to fire, while others were fuzing the shells behind the artillery emplacement. They were busy and orderly.
The main force of the three battalions quietly and immediately stationed themselves in battle formation and surrounded the stronghold.
When there were still more than 300 meters to separate the stronghold, the three mortar companies stopped advancing at the same time. They set up mortars at the positions that had been determined during the day. The infantry continued to move closer to the stronghold, and finally stopped about 200 meters away from the stronghold.
The scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky suddenly sounded, instantly breaking the tranquility of the night.
The quiet Japanese and puppet army stronghold instantly burst into flames. After a second or two, the sound of violent explosions was heard back to the station.
The Japanese army captain's barracks was inside the gun tower, which the little Japanese believed was the safest place in the stronghold.
The violent explosion suddenly woke him up from his sleep. He got up from the bed and looked towards the barracks.
At least eight of the twelve mountain artillery shells hit the target. The powerful destructive power instantly destroyed the barracks they hit. The soldiers living inside suffered heavy casualties.
