Chapter 553: Each one becomes more courageous than the other (first update!)
"Instructor..." Deng Jingye stared at the map and analyzed it.
"I just carefully analyzed the terrain of Wangdu County and feel that our place is particularly suitable to serve as the future regiment headquarters of the Wangdu Defense Regiment..."
The instructor shook his head and asked, "Is this place too close to Wangdu County?"
Deng Jingye replied with a smile: "It is precisely because it is so close to the county seat that I want to build the regiment headquarters here!"
"I just asked the captured puppet company commander that the total number of little Japs in Wangdu is less than 500... We already killed more than a hundred last night, and if we kill some more tonight, there won't be many Japs in the entire Wangdu.
Got it!"
"If we can take the opportunity to capture the county seat as well, we can learn from Deputy Chief of Staff Huang and fight the Japanese around the county seat. By setting up the headquarters here, we can better direct the troops to fight!"
"If we don't take it down, we can still use the county town as a bait and slowly fight a war of attrition with the Japanese. This is also the best place for us to command operations!"
"As the old saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest... We placed the regiment headquarters right under the nose of the Japanese army. They would never have thought of..."
The instructor was still a little worried and chased Deng Jingye and asked: "Batalion Commander, do you have any specific ideas?"
"A group of elite Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared in their territory..."
"Even if the bunkers and gun towers are destroyed, there are still some surface fortifications around the stronghold, which will not be completely exposed to the Eighth Route Army."
"Let them abandon their stronghold immediately and withdraw to the county seat!"
"The troops are holding on to their stronghold. If they are attacked, there are still gun towers and bunkers that they can defend!"
"After dark, we will dispatch a platoon to march back to Pingyang Town and bring back the weapons and ammunition that the regiment leader promised us. You can train every new soldier you recruit here!"
"Blow up all the weapons, ammunition and materials that cannot be taken away!"
The headquarters promised to reinforce two full infantry brigades in Baoding. With the help of the chief of staff, one of the brigades could set off no later than the morning of the day after tomorrow and arrive in Baoding the night after tomorrow.
"All the guerrillas contacted are gathered here and temporarily organized into a battalion!"
"Call them now and prepare the troops to retreat in advance!"
In a stronghold that the Second Battalion had just captured, except for the guard post, everyone who participated in the battle last night was taking the time to catch up on their sleep.
"The results must be very tragic!"
"Equip a large number of artillery...lose two strongholds in just one night!"
"Wangdu County can no longer spare a single soldier to deal with them. Please ask the brigade headquarters to send troops to reinforce them immediately!"
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning. As long as we show any flaws, they will rush up and bite us."
If an accident occurs somewhere in the defense area, you will not be helpless and have no soldiers to use.
Deng Jingye replied with a mysterious face: "The secret must not be leaked!"
Just as the captain was about to nod, a staff officer next to him suddenly reminded: "Sir, is it too dangerous for the troops to retreat overnight?"
"I will lead the fourth company, guard platoon, artillery company, and reconnaissance squad to continue raiding the remaining Japanese and puppet strongholds in Wangdu and capture them in the shortest possible time."
"When the front army headquarters agrees that all our reinforcements are in place, we will send troops from the county seat to recapture those lost strongholds!"
"Call back to the Wangdu County garrison immediately: ask them to shrink their defenses immediately!"
I was happy for only five minutes when the communications staff suddenly came over in a hurry and reported: "General... there is an urgent call from Wangdu County..."
"A battalion reorganized by the guerrillas directly changed their equipment, and we took some bullets for them to conduct live-fire training. Even if they cannot form a battle, they must have the strength to feign an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"No matter how courageous the Eighth Route Army is, they will not dare to ambush us during the day!"
After the troops were divided, the offensive plan of the Second Battalion was definitely no longer applicable.
After hearing this, the captain began to issue orders: "Then abandon the stronghold outside the city early tomorrow morning and retreat after dawn!"
As he spoke, Major General Hase suddenly froze for a moment, strode to the sand table, and analyzed while looking at it: "No... the Eighth Route Army operating in Wangdu is probably from Shunping..."
"Let's divide our forces and take action tomorrow!" Deng Jingye replied bluntly.
"In the night attack in Pingyang Town, the Eighth Route Army severely damaged our attacking troops, knowing that we were short of troops..."
The adjutant understood this and immediately suggested: "Sir, please call the stronghold outside the city right now..."
"The brigade commander's call back showed that the Eighth Route Army operating in our defense area is from the Duer Regiment. It is well-equipped and has strong combat effectiveness. It is especially good at raids and night fighting!"
With these more than a thousand troops, the Baoding garrison can rebuild the destroyed mobile brigade.
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Wangdu County, the captain thought that the brigade commander would more or less send some reinforcements to him, or at least return the troops that had been transferred before?
As a result, he was greatly disappointed. Not only did Wangdu County not receive any reinforcements, but it also took the initiative to abandon all strongholds outside the city...
"If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would definitely seize the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack. Not only could I conquer our strongholds and seize their much-needed equipment and ammunition, but it would also further consume our troops and weaken our strength!"
The instructor was not a fool. After hearing the order, he looked shocked and asked: "Batalion Commander, you don't want to use guerrillas to attack Wangdu County, do you?"
"Elites of the Eighth Route Army...are still operating in Wangdu...are you kidding me?" Major General Hase's first subconscious reaction was disbelief.
"I remember that there is only the Eighth Route Army guerrillas in Wangdu... There is not even a decent local army. Where can the main elite come from..."
The brigade commander's military orders must not be disobeyed, and abandoning strongholds outside the city is indeed the best way to preserve strength. Although the brigade commander was unwilling to do so, he still decided to execute it.
"Return all the troops scattered in various strongholds to the county town, and concentrate all troops and firepower to protect the county town!"
"If they continue to take action tonight, the troops withdrawing from the stronghold now is tantamount to hitting their guns and seeking death themselves!"
"You stay here, send people to contact the guerrillas operating in Wangdu, recruit new soldiers locally, and mobilize prisoners with no bad records to join us, and expand the fifth company into a main battalion in the shortest possible time!"
Due to insufficient troops, Deng Jingye had to halve the task of conquering two strongholds in one night.
"I suggest that the troops stationed outside the city start taking action after dawn!"
"If the troops encounter an encounter with the Eighth Route Army on the way back, they will definitely not have time to build fortifications in a hurry!"
At the Japanese Brigade Headquarters in Baoding, Major General Hase just finished a phone call with the Chief of Staff of the Front Army and was in a very good mood.
According to the new plan, they have a fierce battle to fight tonight.
In order to have more time to recharge, he directly asked the troops to rest in the Japanese barracks in the stronghold that had not been blown up.
While I was sleeping soundly, the investigation squad leader suddenly ran over.
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