At this moment, the communications officer broke in with a telegram in his hand.
"Commander, the third brigade has an urgent call!"
"Two brigades of Japs and one regiment of the Imperial Alliance Army came from the direction of Luliang, and brought with them a lot of food and ammunition supplies. However, they did not equip mountain artillery or infantry artillery, only heavy machine guns and mortars! Now it is only a few kilometers away from Liuliang.
Lin only has less than thirty kilometers left, and the Seventh Regiment is now fighting them, slowing down their march!"
Three thousand Japanese puppet troops joined the battle, and the Japanese accounted for more than half of them. The fanatical atmosphere at the headquarters suddenly solidified!
Everyone, including Commander Wang, frowned and thought about the impact that the 3,000-day puppet army would have on the entire war situation after they joined the battle!
"Judging from the firepower configuration, the Japs in these two brigades should be the garrison brigades!" Commander Wang first judged.
The chief of staff next to him suggested: "Commander, as long as the third brigade can hold them back, when we kill the 2,000-day puppet army here, the two garrison brigades don't need to be afraid. The worst is to give Liulin County to them. Anyway,
It is impossible for the Japanese and puppet troops in front of us to withdraw from our base area!"
"Let's do it!" Commander Wang made a decisive decision.
"Call back to the Third Brigade and hold them back firmly. At the critical moment, I agree with them to abandon Liulin County!"
"Since the little devils want it, then I will give them an empty city!"
The communications staff officer was about to leave with the telegram signed by the commander, when a radio operator rushed in.
"Commander, telegram from Deputy Chief of Staff Wang!"
Commander Wang received the telegram, glanced at it, and hurriedly ordered: "Staff Zhou, wait a moment, the order just given to the third brigade is cancelled!"
The chief of staff immediately asked: "Did something happen to Deputy Chief of Staff Wang?"
Commander Wang shook his head and said with emotion: "No...it's because Wang Ping's courage and appetite are too big...He also received the telegram from the Third Brigade, and then gave me a suggestion to let the Third Brigade find an opportunity to kill these three thousand days."
puppet army!"
Everyone in the headquarters was frightened by Wang Ping's proposal!
The reason why they were confident in killing the Japanese and puppet troops they were stuck with was because the Japanese army could not match them in terms of military strength and firepower, and they were almost out of ammunition and food!
The third brigade is different from the 3,000-day puppet army that just entered Liulin.
In continuous fighting, the Third Brigade must have lost a lot of men. It's a blessing to have 2,500 men now.
In terms of military strength, the Japanese and puppet troops far exceeded the Third Brigade.
Not to mention the combat effectiveness. Even though the two thousand Japanese soldiers inside are all garrison troops, the combat effectiveness is still higher than that of the third brigade, and they have sufficient ammunition!
In this case, let the third brigade fight them decisively. They might be surrounded by the Japanese and puppet troops, and they might be killed in the end!
"Commander, I disagree, it's too risky!" the chief of staff retorted without hesitation.
Commander Wang waved his hand and replied: "Don't refuse in a hurry, listen to Wang Ping's reasons before speaking!"
"Wang Ping mentioned our two advantages in the telegram: The first is the firepower advantage: the light and heavy machine guns and mortars originally equipped by the third brigade, plus the light and heavy machine guns and mortars captured in Liulin County, in terms of firepower
Generally speaking, it is definitely stronger than the Three Thousand Days Puppet Army, and much more powerful!"
"The second advantage is the artillery advantage: don't forget, the third brigade also has eight mountain field guns, and the artillery shells are very sufficient, and they can defeat the Japanese on the battlefield!"
"His idea is to take two steps: The first step is to concentrate a large number of mortars and light and heavy machine guns to attack them continuously during the day, slow down their marching speed and consume their troops. As long as they do not enter Liulin County before dark.
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"After dark, use the old method we have been using for several days to continue sneak attacks on them in the first half of the night. Don't be afraid of wasting ammunition. The offensive must be fierce. Put on a strong attack posture and don't give them any chance to breathe."
"In the second half of the night, eight mountain field guns were concentrated to attack one point where the Japanese and puppet troops were stationed. The main force was mobilized to attack their main force under the cover of artillery fire, divide and surround them, and eat them bit by bit!"
"The fighting style is the same as ours last night, but Wang Ping emphasized one point: strengthen the use of artillery fire on the battlefield, and try to use artillery shells to kill the effective forces of the Japanese and puppet troops."
"If five hundred rounds of artillery shells are not enough, then smash in a thousand rounds; if one thousand rounds of artillery shells are not enough, smash in two thousand rounds..."
Seeing that his subordinates were directly frightened by Wang Ping's generosity, Commander Wang did not wait for them and directly said to the order: "Staff Zhou, forward the original text of Deputy Chief of Staff Wang's telegram to the commander of the third brigade and ask him if he has the confidence to fight.
Good fight. He knows the current strength of the Third Brigade best. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle, so we won’t point fingers here!"
Staff Officer Zhou came back less than ten minutes after leaving, with a shocked expression on his face. He was frightened by the call back from the Third Brigade.
"Commander, the Third Brigade called back and we are confident that we will kill the 3,000-day puppet army that entered Liulin!"
"And he also said that the casualties in this battle will not exceed 500 people. Commander, please rest assured!"
The commander of the Second Brigade on the side was the first to react: "Commander, Lao Zhang is so arrogant and confident. He must have made a lot of money in Liulin last night. I suggest that you send him a telegram immediately and ask him
Current family fortune!”
Commander Wang did not refuse, and soon, Staff Officer Zhou came back, with an expression on his face even more shocked than before.
After taking a deep breath, he replied: "Commander, Brigadier Zhang called back. In this attack on Liulin, a total of 12 light machine guns, six heavy machine guns, and six mortars were seized. In addition, the Japanese's sealed spare ammunition was also seized from the Japanese ammunition depot.
Ten light machine guns, three heavy machine guns, three mortars, one field gun, and nearly 3,000 rounds of various artillery shells, all of which the Japanese had just brought to Liulin County from Luliang..."
"You've really made a fortune!" the second brigade commander said with envy and jealousy.
"In addition to the original equipment of the third brigade, the total number of light machine guns is more than 100, the total number of heavy machine guns is 36, the total number is 36 mortars, and the nine mountain field guns, plus sufficient ammunition, if it is my second
Even if the brigade is there, we will have the confidence to kill these 3,000-day puppet army!"
Commander Wang was very happy and said with emotion: "If the equipment and ammunition are sufficient, the troops will have enough confidence to fight. This is an eternal truth... Don't be envious. Fight tonight's battle well, with light and heavy machine guns, forced
There will also be cannon fire!"
"Call back to the third brigade and agree with them to kill the 3,000-day puppet army that entered Liulin!"
The Japanese commander, Colonel Yong Sheng, stayed up all night, thinking about solutions to the problem and reflecting on the battles of the past few days.
However, after thinking about it for a long time, I still didn’t understand why I, who had an absolute advantage, was defeated so inexplicably and suffered a loss of troops.
The adjutant rushed in at an inappropriate time and reported: "Sir, the aviation force has arrived. The transport plane has replenished us with 100,000 rounds of ammunition. It should be able to hold on until we withdraw from Liulin!"
"Order the troops to retreat in half an hour. Let me tell you, we will march in a hurry along the way and there will be no rest time. Therefore, throw away all the things you can throw away, reduce the burden, and strive to march fifty kilometers before dark and retreat to the Eighth Route Army base area
edge!"
A few kilometers away, Wang Ping also began to issue orders: "I have decided to kill the Japanese and puppet troops in front of us tonight..."
"For the past few days, we have been attacking them in turns during the day and night. Today we will do the opposite, not attacking during the day and let them go on their way!"
"Why?" Several people looked at Wang Ping with puzzled faces.
Wang Ping replied with a smile: "After several days of fighting, I believe that every Japanese is very tired. Now they are in a hurry to leave our base area. They have to march forty or fifty kilometers in a day! Do you think that a group of people are already exhausted?
After traveling continuously for forty or fifty kilometers, do our troops still have the strength to fight with us?"
"At that time, as soon as the Japanese plane leaves, regardless of whether the Japanese have stopped or not, we will launch a direct assault and engage the Japanese hand to hand, turning all the field artillery, mortars and heavy machine guns they are equipped into decorations!"
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