On the road about ten kilometers away from the Guanping stronghold, the soldiers of the Third Regiment of the Independent Brigade were panting and rushing forward.
The regiment leader walked in the middle of the team, carrying a light machine gun, and cheered the troops while running: "Comrades..."
"The screen-off stronghold is just ahead..."
"There are only about 500 little Japs there. The troops will pursue them and kill them, and everyone can have a good rest."
"Work harder..."
"By arriving at the screen-off stronghold on time, we will have won more than half of this battle."
"At that time, I will personally ask the commander for credit. Each soldier will be rewarded with a meat can that captured the little devil, so that everyone can have a good meal and sleep for two days."
"Captain..."
When the regiment leader was about to continue to encourage the soldiers, a squad leader from the reconnaissance company suddenly rushed in front of him. His face was flushed. It was obvious that he had just run a lot before he saw him. He was panting and reporting.
"There is something wrong with the little devil in the screen-off stronghold."
"About two o'clock in the morning, the alarm bell suddenly sounded. At first, we thought they found out that we were coming to attack them. The troops were preparing to defend the stronghold, but it turned out that was not the case..."
"These little devils packed up their equipment and ammunition overnight, loaded all the weapons and ammunition stored in the arsenal into trucks, and prepared a large amount of dry food. They seemed to be abandoning their stronghold and retreating..."
"Retreat..." The regiment leader was shocked by the news and asked with disbelief on his face.
"Is the little devil crazy?"
"Abandoning the screen stronghold now is not the same as giving up the blockade."
"There are more than 50 large and small strongholds on the blockade in total. We only conquered a few strongholds before abandoning them all. This is too puzzling."
After saying that, he ordered the guard on the side: "Get the political commissar here immediately and tell him that the enemy's situation has changed..."
The political commissar was also shocked when he heard the news that the Japanese army was going to abandon the Guanping stronghold. He couldn't even think of the purpose of the Japanese army in doing so.
But the plan to storm the Guanping stronghold has been rejected by him in his heart.
Since the Japs want to evacuate their stronghold on their own initiative, the troops can set up an ambush outside to eliminate them.
No matter how you analyze it, an ambush battle is better than an assault battle.
Even if there is an encounter or a night battle with the Japanese retreating troops, the price paid by the troops will be much smaller.
He immediately proposed to the regiment leader: "I suggest that the troops abandon the original storm plan. We set up an ambush outside the Guanping stronghold and use an ambush to eliminate these little devils."
The group leader didn't answer the call.
When he first heard the news, his first thought was exactly the same as that of the political commissar, which was to change the attack into an ambush and eat the garrison at the Guanping stronghold at the minimum cost.
But as he thought about it, he discovered that this style of play was full of loopholes.
He shook his head in response to the political commissar's gaze and reminded: "It's too difficult..."
"First of all: we don't know when the Japanese and puppet troops stationed at the Guanping stronghold will retreat and in which direction they will retreat."
"If we choose the wrong location for the ambush, we won't be able to defeat these Japanese and puppet troops."
"Secondly: If these Japanese and puppet troops choose to evacuate the Guanping stronghold during the day and call in aircraft to escort them, the price we pay in the ambush battle will be greater than that in the force attack."
"The destructive power that airplanes bring to us is too great."
"An aerial bomb hitting an ambush position can take away at least a platoon of soldiers."
"If all six aerial bombs brought by one plane hit us, two or three companies of troops would be gone."
"Because the Japs are escorted and covered by aircraft, our artillery cannot join the battle in time, but the mortars equipped by the Japanese army can attack us unscrupulously."
"The strength of both sides on the battlefield is ebbing and flowing. If we think about it, an ambush is not as cost-effective as a forceful attack."
"After capturing the Guanping stronghold, we may have the opportunity to divide our troops into battles. Let us divide our troops into company units to attack the little Japs in other strongholds along the blockade."
"I think the entire blockade is not just about blocking the little Japs in the strongholds and preparing to retreat. Maybe the little Japs in other strongholds will also run away."
"The troops will attack after dawn, and we can use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to greet them."
The political commissar punched the map. He was not angry because the regiment leader rejected his proposal. Instead, he said with an expectant expression: "Then let's attack..."
"The battle plan remains unchanged, and we will march urgently towards the Guanping stronghold..."
"In the last battle, we focused our artillery fire on the stronghold barracks."
"Since all the little devils in the stronghold are gathered at the training ground, they will retreat after daybreak."
"Then we will concentrate our artillery fire on the stronghold training ground."
"The terrain there is open and there are no bunkers, so the power of the artillery shells can be maximized."
"As long as our artillery fire is strong enough, we will be able to severely damage the garrison at the stronghold and create conditions for conquering the Guanping stronghold."
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Divisional Headquarters of the 6th Yizhong Army.
After receiving the news that the Japanese and puppet troops had abandoned their stronghold, Huang Yu thought this was just a special case.
After receiving several telegrams saying that the Japs were preparing to retreat, Huang Yu finally realized something was wrong.
Staring at the map, he slapped his head and said, "Commander..."
"The little devil seems to be really planning to abandon the blockade..."
"The six main regiments of our army have shown too strong offensive capabilities and fierce artillery fire. If the Japanese army allows us to attack, their troops stationed at various strongholds along the blockade will definitely be defeated by us one by one. Not only will they be unable to hold the blockade,
The 30,000 garrison troops scattered along the blockade will also be eaten up by us."
"Neji Okamura must have seen this."
"Since the blockade cannot be maintained sooner or later under the attack of the six main regiments of our army, it is better to give up voluntarily and save the 30,000 troops stationed on the blockade."
Li Yunlong suddenly interjected: "If I were Okamura Neji, I would abandon the blockade in order to save 30,000 elites."
"The blockade is dead, but people are alive."
"As long as 30,000 elite troops are preserved and the current blockade is gone, Okamura Neiji can build a new blockade."
"Or we may simply not build a blockade and gather heavy troops to defend several important counties and transportation arteries around our base area."
"As long as these areas are not lost, we will not be able to expand on a large scale, nor will we be able to carry out a certain task with all our strength."
"Baoding is like a nail stuck in our heart. We can send troops at any time to threaten the security of the base area, cut off our retreat, and attack our home base."
Kong Jie finally reacted: "Okamura Neji's wrist-breaking move is really powerful."
"The 30,000 Japanese puppet troops on the blockade have been withdrawn, so we will not be able to defeat them one by one. We will continue to consume the strength of the Japanese puppet troops in the center, forcing Neji Okamura to mobilize troops from the Pingjin area..."
"Almost all the battle plans we made before will have to be overturned and redone."
"This old devil is worthy of being the commander of the North China Front Army. He has been on the battlefield for a long time."
"One move was to turn retreat into advance, which directly destroyed our battle plan."
