The chief of staff pointed to a point on the map and replied: "Commander, there is food here, and there is a lot of food!"
"Not only food, but also a large amount of weapons and ammunition stored in it!"
"Liulin County!" Commander Wang asked, staring at the position of the chief of staff's finger on the map.
"Yes, commander, it's Liulin County!" the chief of staff confirmed.
"You still remember that Commander Wang held up the supplies, weapons and ammunition left by our military region, right? Most of them were winter supplies and supplies for the Japanese and puppet troops in Liulin... I didn't expect that Commander Wang and others would take them all.
They gave us an advantage and killed hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops!"
"However, this battle has also made the little devils pay more and more attention to us!"
"Even though it was winter, the Japanese still mobilized a large team from the rear into Liulin to confront us!"
Commander Wang nodded and affirmed: "I know this! The total strength of the Japanese troops on the front line has reached two infantry brigades, and the puppet army has reached more than one regiment. The total number of Japanese and puppet troops is nearly 4,000. If I guessed correctly, the Japanese must be
They plan to wait until the weather gets warmer to retaliate against us for stealing their supplies..."
"However, we are not vegetarians!"
"The equipment left by Wang Ping, plus the weapons and ammunition given to us by the high command. Each of our regiments on the front line has set up a firepower company, including three mortars, three to six heavy machine guns. Rifles also
We have all been replenished, and each company can be assigned an average of two light machine guns. Coupled with the ammunition supplemented by Commander Wang and the headquarters, as long as the little devils sigh, we will definitely beat them to death and make them bloody.
lost heavily!"
The chief of staff said: "It can definitely be done!"
"We have not been idle in the past three months. Each main regiment has been training soldiers in rotation. Compared with last year, the combat effectiveness is definitely different. We will definitely be able to thwart the retaliatory attacks of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"In addition, I have ordered the three main regiments on the front line to strengthen their vigilance and send all reconnaissance troops to watch every move of the Japs. As long as the Japs make any changes, we will definitely receive the news immediately!"
Commander Wang was very satisfied with the order and said: "Yes, tell several regiment leaders to let them be ready for battle at any time... If we are sure that the Japanese really intend to attack us, we will not rule out taking the initiative to attack them one step ahead and disrupt their deployment.
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"Yes...commander!" the chief of staff replied immediately.
Then he pointed to Liulin County on the map and continued to report.
"The four thousand Japanese and puppet troops, plus the Japanese troops left behind, total more than five thousand... Moreover, the Japanese and puppet troops are not as economical on food as we are. The daily rations of more than five thousand people in our military region are enough to satisfy the military region's ten thousand people."
What many people need in one day!”
"Maybe it's to retaliate against us and prepare for their next attack. While deploying troops, the Japanese also transferred a large amount of food from the rear, enough for them to use until the autumn harvest!"
"Although they have eaten a lot in the past two or three months, the remaining food is enough for us to last until the autumn harvest. If we save a little, there will be enough to support Yan'an and the local people?"
"If we can seize the food that the Japanese have hoarded in Liulin County, then our food shortage problem will be solved, and we can also replenish the troops with a large amount of weapons and ammunition, especially ammunition..."
"According to the investigation, the ammunition allocated by the Japanese to Liulin County was transported by car. A dozen cars of ammunition were transported in..."
"According to the little devil's style, the ammunition reserves are enough for their 40,000 frontline troops to fight for two months..."
Commander Wang frowned and thought for five minutes without saying a word.
Finally, he replied with a look of helplessness: "It is an almost impossible task for us to capture Liulin County and then transport all the nearly one million kilograms of supplies and grain that the Japanese have hoarded in Liulin County back to the base area...
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"Indeed!" the chief of staff affirmed.
Then he pointed at the map and analyzed with a solemn expression: "If we want to capture Liulin County, we must first break through the defense line established by the Japanese in front of us!"
"There are four thousand well-equipped Japanese and puppet troops. Even if we press forward the troops from the military region and attack them with twice the strength, we may not be able to break through this line of defense!"
"And take Liulin County~"
"Because Liulin County has hoarded a large amount of logistical supplies for the Japanese and puppet troops, there was originally only one county town to strengthen the defense of the squadron. Now it not only has an additional infantry squadron, but also an additional baggage squadron, with a total strength of 500 Japanese troops and 500
What a puppet army!"
"They rely on the city wall to defend the county seat. Even if we add a lot of mortars, the artillery shells are still sufficient. But if they want to capture Liulin County, it will definitely be impossible in just a few hours, or even a day!"
"However, it is definitely impossible for the Japs to give us this time, and it is impossible for one of our troops to stay in their hinterland and attack their heavily defended county town without doing anything. With the Japs' fighting style, they will definitely find a way to devour us and attack them.
The troops in the hinterland will then fight back against us and take revenge on us!"
"I have been eyeing Liulin County for a long time, and more than once I asked the staff to consider the possibility of taking Liulin County. The final result was to send out heavy troops to open a hole in the Japanese defense line and hold this hole to stop the Japanese.
counterattack."
"Then a brigade of troops was mobilized, along with enough mortars and artillery shells, to march thirty kilometers to attack Liulin County. It took five hours to capture Liulin County, and then began to transport the supplies and food that the Japanese had hoarded in the county!
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"During this process, the brigade that entered the hinterland of the Japanese also mobilized a sufficient number of troops to block the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to retake the county, and then covered the troops to withdraw to the base area with supplies!"
"In addition, the Japs have planes, so we can only carry out these operations at night!"
"This means that our troops will have to hold the breach for two days, and the troops that have entered the Japanese hinterland will have to stay for two days to fight the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Even if we are able to capture Liulin in the end and transport supplies and food back to the base area, the troops participating in the war will suffer heavy losses, at least half of them will be lost. Especially the troops who enter the hinterland of the Japanese must be prepared to cut off their wrists and leave behind
With one army at the rear, be prepared for the entire army to be destroyed!"
Commander Wang shook his head and replied: "No, the price is too high!"
"If we don't have troops, what use will we have for all this food?"
"Also, there are no troops to defend the counterattack. Even if we transport the food back to the base area, there are no troops to withstand the retaliatory counterattack that the Japanese and puppet troops may launch. By then, if the base area is lost, the gain will outweigh the losses!"
"It seems there is no way to capture Liulin County..." Commander Wang's retort broke the last hope in the Chief of Staff's heart, and a look of despair appeared on his face!
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