In a forest two kilometers outside the stronghold, Xiong Changhe directly set up the first battalion headquarters here for the convenience of command.
Although several companies are scattered along the highway and waiting in hiding, several company commanders will come to the headquarters to report every time it gets dark.
At ten o'clock in the evening, as soon as the commander of the third farthest company arrived, Xiong Changhe announced the start of the combat meeting.
Wang Bo, the instructor who specially prepared food for the Japanese in each village, was the most anxious. He was the first to stand up and asked: "Batalion Commander, except for the 80,000 kilograms of food we snatched from the Japanese on the first day, all the remaining food was stolen by the Japanese."
The total quantity shipped to their stronghold has exceeded 500,000 kilograms. This is more than 20% of the entire Tianxin Town's harvest this autumn. If the devils continue to toss, half of the harvest will be snatched away by them!"
Xiong Changhe's face was not nervous at all. He shook his head and comforted: "Don't worry, instructor, this is your first time here today, and you are not familiar with the situation yet! Company Commander Chen, your firepower company has been keeping an eye on the Japanese stronghold these days. Please tell me.
, How much did the Japanese pay for these five hundred thousand kilograms of grain!"
Not only instructor Wang Bo, but also battalion commander Xiong Changhe, everyone else in the simple tent focused their attention on Chen Yang.
"Yes, battalion commander!" Chen Yang stood up excitedly.
"Instructor, comrades, after observing and counting the Japs strongholds in the past few days, I am certain that on the first day of the Japs' armed grab for food, together with the puppet troops, they lost a total of about 300 people, half of them Japanese and puppet troops!
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"On the second day, the Japanese and puppet troops lost about 80 people... On the third day, they lost about 70 people... On the fourth day, they lost about 60 people... Today they lost more than 50 people... The total number is nearly 600 people
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"In addition, the losses I just mentioned are all direct losses. They were either killed in battle or seriously injured, and the Japanese and puppet troops completely lost their combat effectiveness!"
Xiong Changhe suddenly interrupted with excitement on his face: "Do you know what this means?"
"According to intelligence, the Japanese and puppet army's food-grabbing troops from Linfen plus the original garrison of the stronghold totaled more than 1,300 people, less than 1,400 people. Now we have lost 600 people all at once, which means that our
The total strength of our opponents has been reduced sharply to more than 700 people."
"This is not the most important thing. If the calculation is correct, there should be less than half of the more than 700 puppet troops who are real Japs. There should be more than 300 people, and the rest are all puppet troops!"
"Also, there are more than 700 days of puppet troops left, and at least 200 people must stay at the stronghold to protect the 500,000 kilograms of grain they finally snatched from us."
Instructor Wang Bo's heavy expression at first was slowly replaced by shock, and then turned into surprise.
At that moment, a very bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
Staring at Xiong Changhe, he asked: "Batalion Commander, are you planning to fight back?"
"Not bad!" Xiong Changhe didn't hide it.
"Tomorrow during the day, there will be more than 500 Japanese and puppet troops who can enter our base area to continue grabbing food, including more than 200 Japanese soldiers and nearly a battalion of puppet troops!"
"Look at our first battalion again. Although there have been casualties in the past few days, we have a new company. After the new company replenishes its troops and the fire support company is added, the total strength of the whole battalion is still more than 500. If the puppet troops are not included, the total strength of the battalion is still more than 500.
, only fighting the Japanese, we have a decisive advantage."
"Now, the only thing before us is whether to attack the Japanese who enter our base first or the Japanese in the stronghold first, and snatch back half a million kilograms of grain!"
"We must attack the Japanese in the stronghold first!" the instructor suddenly interrupted and affirmed.
Compared with Xiong Changhe's impulsiveness, instructor Wang Bo is much more cautious.
More importantly, the instructor was also a veteran of the Red Army, and had also served as a platoon leader and company commander. The regiment leader saw that he was too impulsive during the battle, and then dismissed Wang, who was supposed to be the deputy battalion commander and company commander.
The Autobots serve as instructors for themselves.
Therefore, Xiong Changhe has always attached great importance to the instructor's suggestions. He stared at Wang Bo and asked: "What's the reason? I want to know the specific reason?"
Wang Bo frowned and hesitated before answering: "The Japanese and puppet troops who entered our base area to grab food and the Japanese and puppet troops who stayed in the stronghold are equipped with radios. As soon as our counterattack begins, they will receive the message. If I were left behind
The Japs in the stronghold will definitely contact Linfen City as soon as possible and ask Linfen to send cars and troops to haul away all the food!"
"So, if we attack the Japs in the base area first, the 500,000 kilograms of grain in the base will most likely be transported directly to Linfen City by the Japs. If we attack the base first, we only need to recapture the 500,000 kilograms of grain, and we can slowly take back the Japs in the base area.
Come clean it up!"
"Then attack the stronghold first, and then attack the Japanese and puppet troops who enter our base area!" Xiong Changhe made a decision immediately.
"Third Company, you are the furthest away from here. The task of attacking and holding back the Japanese and puppet army's food-grabbing troops will be left to you!"
"All other troops will gather here tonight. They will rest during the day tomorrow and launch an attack on the stronghold at night!"
"There is one more thing I forgot to tell you. The villages closer to the base have all been visited by the Japs. The remaining villages are because of Taiyuan. As long as the Japs don't want to walk at night, 80% of them will choose to spend the night in the base area. Therefore, the Third Company must take good care of it.
Opportunities, consume more of them!"
"And we also took advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the Japs spent the night in our base to capture the base!"
Early the next morning, nearly 600 days ago, the puppet troops set off, dragging a large number of baggage trucks.
The Japanese squadron leader who stayed behind to guard the stronghold was not idle either. Because his troops were limited, he concentrated most of the Japanese in a gun tower more than ten meters high.
All the light and heavy machine guns left by the battalion captain were mounted behind the large and small shooting holes in the turret. Each machine gun was equipped with three machine gunners and two riflemen.
He planned to turn the turret into a fire hedgehog, with one turret as the center to destroy all enemies who dared to approach the stronghold.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army does not have artillery that can destroy our turret. With the powerful firepower of the nearly 20 light and heavy machine guns in the turret, it will definitely be able to destroy all the invading enemies!" Standing outside the turret, I saw the large and small shooting holes sticking out of the turret.
Machine gun barrel, the heavy machine gun squad leader said with a compliment.
A complacent expression appeared on the face of the squadron leader: "After all this time, there has never been a siege artillery on Tubal Road in Tianxin Town. It must be very safe to stay in the gun tower!"
"Besides, we also have artillery, three mortars, and two infantry guns. Even if the Eighth Route Army artillery has the guts to come over, I will kill them this time!"
"Sir Yingming, now I'm kind of expecting the Eighth Route Army to come and attack us!" the squad leader continued with a complimentary expression.
As soon as five o'clock in the afternoon arrived, several company commanders couldn't wait any longer and all gathered at the battalion headquarters to know the attack plan tonight.
"Battal Commander, the total number of Japs in the stronghold is more than a hundred. As long as we charge a few more times, we will use up all these more than a hundred Japs. I request the First Company to be the main attacker in tonight's battle!" Impulse
The first company commander called for battle as soon as he saw Xiong Changhe.
"As long as the fire company's heavy machine guns and mortars cooperate fully, I guarantee that we will capture the stronghold tonight!"
Before Xiong Changhe opened his mouth, instructor Wang Bo cursed!
"By the time you take over the stronghold in one night, the Japanese mobile troops from Linfen City will have already come to kill you!"
"Also, don't think about a strong attack whenever there is a war. How many of our people can be consumed by you in a strong attack!"
Xiong Changhe directly agreed: "I agree with the instructor, we cannot attack by force in this battle!"
"The Japs have strongholds and gun towers, and they defend from a high position. And there is no hiding place around the stronghold. A strong attack will serve as a living target for the Japanese in the stronghold, which is not cost-effective!"
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