"Captain, do you want to wait any longer?" Wang Lin reminded hesitantly.
"Do you think Xiao Huang can deal with the more than a thousand Japs who were killed in Baoding!" Kong Jie saw Wang Lin's little thoughts at a glance and asked bluntly.
"Uh..." Wang Lin was confused by Huang Yu's rhetorical question. He nodded or shook his head.
He believed Huang Yu, but all these were his conjectures without any real evidence.
If you guess wrong and it affects the overall situation, the losses to the troops will be great.
If you choose to shake your head, it means that you don't believe in the regiment leader. As the chief of staff of the garrison and Huang Yu's deputy, if you don't even believe in your own regiment leader, you are definitely unqualified.
After thinking for a while, he decided to tell the truth: "I believe that the regiment commander can defeat the more than a thousand puppet troops sent by Baoding. Even if he cannot be defeated, he can drag them to the Qinggang area and escape intact!"
"But there is no evidence. I want to send a telegram to the regiment leader to ask first!"
Kong Jie was surprised and replied: "I don't need to send a telegram, I believe Xiao Huang..."
"Then why did you send a urging telegram to the 2nd and 3rd Battalions!" Now it was Wang Lin's turn not to understand, and looked at Kong Jie's confused look and asked.
Kong Jie's face suddenly became very serious, and he said with a serious face: "Whether it is the main regiment or the Shunping Defense Group...or our newly established Wangdu Defense Group, Mancheng Defense Group...we are all one body..."
"If you want to fight stronger and stronger in the Baoding area, eliminate the Japanese and puppet troops, and create a new world, you cannot just rely on one or two of the four regiments. You need the four regiments to go hand in hand and make progress together. Each of the troops can
Take him out alone to fight the Japanese!"
"The reason why I sent this telegram to the Second and Third Battalions: It's not that I don't trust Xiao Huang, but I want to use this matter to put some pressure on the Second and Third Battalions so that they can expand into a garrison regiment as soon as possible and achieve combat effectiveness as soon as possible!"
"Go and send a telegram immediately... Xiao Huang only replied with three words: Got it!"
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There is strength in numbers. In order not to be abused, the hundreds of young men temporarily captured by the Japanese had no choice but to work hard and clear all the trenches before eight o'clock in the evening.
The barbed wire fence has also been pulled up again, with eaten cans hanging on it. As long as someone touches the barbed wire, the cans will make a sound, attracting the attention of sentries and patrols...
This is the most commonly used warning method by the Japanese army in the wild. The effect is surprisingly good and it has been tried many times.
Except for the scouts who were out on missions, more than a thousand Japanese soldiers who came out of Baoding were all hiding in the camp surrounded by trenches.
Numerous tents were scattered inside, with piles of bonfires burning at the entrances of the tents. Except for the patrol team and the guard post, all the other Japs were hiding in the tents to rest.
The Japanese captain is leading several squadron leaders to study the enemy's situation.
The reconnaissance team has sent back three or four pieces of information. Although it is not particularly accurate, it is enough for the captain to have a general understanding of his opponent.
After reading the intelligence, he analyzed a group of subordinates: "Gentlemen, although our opponents do not exceed 500 people, they can continuously capture our three strongholds and two checkpoints within three or four days, which shows that their combat effectiveness is very strong and their overall strength cannot be tolerated.
Look down on!”
"Even if our strength is more than twice theirs, we still have to be cautious in tomorrow's battle!"
The confidant squadron leader immediately answered: "Captain, don't worry... Thousands of imperial troops have been defeated by them in the Baoding area... We will definitely not make the same mistake again!"
"As long as the troops are not divided and move forward together, without giving the Eighth Route Army any opportunity to take advantage of, we will be able to overwhelm them with absolute superiority and completely annihilate them to avoid future troubles."
The captain answered with a smile: "Nakamura-kun is right... This is also the first military order I am about to give you!"
"After the encirclement and suppression operation begins, no one can divide the troops without my order!"
"At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the troops will set off on time and go straight to the Eighth Route Army's hiding place. Not a single soldier will be left here...concentrate all troops and firepower to annihilate the opponent!"
"The scouts kept an eye on the Eighth Route Army's hiding spots for me!"
"Based on what I know about them, they will definitely move in the dark..."
"They don't need to take any action. Wherever the Eighth Route Army moves, the scouts will keep an eye on where they are and determine their final hiding place!"
"Sir..." Captain Nakamura interrupted again.
"What if the Eighth Route Army evacuates Baoding under cover of darkness?"
"Just withdraw..." the captain said with an indifferent expression.
"The mission given to us by the brigade commander is to eliminate all the Eighth Route Army in Baoding, stabilize the public security in Baoding first, and then eliminate the Eighth Route Army in other places!"
"As long as the Eighth Route Army withdraws from Baoding, we won't care!"
"As far as I know, the Eighth Route Army operating in the Shunping area once set a record of killing more than 3,000 of us in one battle. We only had more than 1,000 people, and we were not even equipped with mountain artillery. We only had mortars and infantry artillery. They killed us rashly.
Entering Junpei is no different than seeking death!"
"When the brigade commander has gathered enough troops, we will attack Shunping and eliminate the Eighth Route Army operating there in one fell swoop!"
"Who is on patrol tonight?"
Captain Nakamura immediately stood up and replied: "In the first half of the night, it is the first squadron, and in the second half of the night, it is the second squadron!"
"The Eighth Route Army is best at night raids!" the captain suddenly said with a serious face.
"You should already know this without me reminding you!"
"Hai..." Captain Nakamura's face became particularly serious. He looked at the captain's introduction: "The army is divided into three, with infantry squads as units. Each squad patrols for an hour and a half to ensure that every soldier has
Enough time to sleep and replenish your strength..."
The captain suddenly waved his hand and interrupted: "That's not what I asked!"
"You are all squadron leaders who have worked from the bottom up. You will definitely be able to arrange patrols with ease!"
"What I want to remind you is: If the Eighth Route Army really decides to attack us at night tonight, even if there are only a few people on the other side, the patrol cannot take the initiative and only need to use firepower to repel them!"
"The mortar squadron is organized into squads and is on standby in batches to ensure that there is an infantry squad at the station at any time to attack the sneak attackers."
At ten o'clock in the evening, the Japanese camp surrounded by trenches became quiet. Except for the blazing bonfire and the little Japanese patrolling back and forth, everyone else fell asleep.
The Japanese captain was no exception. He lay on the camp bed and slept soundly.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions suddenly sounded in his ears, and the camp immediately became lively. The Japanese seemed to be frightened, holding guns and rushing out of the tent in a panic...
The captain thought he was dreaming at first, but he didn't realize it until his subordinates' exclamations reached the tent.
When I got up, I saw the fire outside the tent, the screams of the soldiers, the yells of the officers, and the explosion of artillery shells. It was like a symphony. There was chaos everywhere in the camp, and there was as much chaos as you wanted.
