Chapter 1004 Not enough troops to collect heavy artillery
"Captain Yuan, you are commanding a veritable heavy artillery regiment now! No, the heavy artillery regiment does not have as many artillery pieces as you have..." Hong Linfeng sighed with emotion, and the smile on his face became even wider.
Li Hao was also happy and immediately asked: "Does the heavy artillery battalion have so many artillerymen to operate these artillery?"
"If not, directly transfer them from the main battalions. Their artillery establishment has been reduced, and there will definitely be a lot of extra gunners. All of them will be transferred to the heavy artillery battalions to ensure that all heavy artillery can participate in the battle."
"The base areas have not been fully recovered, especially in several counties. There will definitely be several fierce battles to be fought in the future."
"The main force is getting smaller and smaller as we fight, and it cannot be replenished in a short period of time, but these vicious battles must be fought and won."
"In this case, we can only let your heavy artillery battalion go up. The infantry does not have enough heavy artillery to come up."
Hong Linfeng said: "Captain, this is really the only way."
"A few days ago, several county brigades were idled due to the replenishment of the main force."
"If we need more people, we can only draw them from the guerrillas. Compared with the county brigade, the combat effectiveness of the guerrillas is more than one level behind. Replenishing the troops directly without training will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the main force, but we don't have time to train, so the battle is over
At present, the main force will not receive any reinforcements."
Political commissar Wang Hong suddenly walked in with a serious look on his face.
"Leader, Chief of Staff, there is a situation we must pay attention to!"
"This is information just sent from underground parties in several counties."
"At four or five o'clock in the morning, before dawn, the Japanese and puppet troops occupying these counties began to take action. The stations were brightly lit, so there must be a big operation."
"Our intelligence officers lurking in the Imperial Army reported that they were packing supplies and excess weapons and ammunition overnight and evacuated these counties after dawn."
"How many counties are there?" Li Hao quickly spread out the map and asked.
"Except for Laiyuan City, the Japanese and puppet troops in several surrounding counties are gathering." Wang Hong answered, pointing to the map.
Li Hao quickly showed an expression of realization, but his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
He sighed and replied: "The leader of the Little Japanese Brigade reacted too quickly."
"After knowing that ordinary county towns cannot stop our troops, in order to prevent these garrisons from being defeated by us one by one, we decisively abandon these county towns that will be captured by us sooner or later, and concentrate our forces to defend Laiyuan."
"Order the mobile battalion and cavalry battalion to set off immediately, and divide the troops to rush to these counties before dawn to attack the Japanese and puppet troops who want to retreat."
"Tell the two battalion commanders that since the Japanese are on guard, they will definitely send planes to escort the retreating troops and cover them all the way into Laiyuan City."
"So they must pay attention to air defense when they attack."
"The main force cannot be replenished in a short period of time, and every veteran sacrificed means one less soldier. Therefore, they can only take advantage when attacking and cannot suffer losses."
"Every operation must control casualties in advance. If there are no fighter planes, the troops would rather not take action."
"Order several county brigades to prepare to take over the county seat."
"As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops withdrew, they entered the city and took over these counties to prevent the spies left behind by the little devils from wreaking havoc."
After all the orders were issued, Hong Linfeng said: "Captain, I just figured it out. After the little devils withdraw all the garrisons from these counties to Laiyuan, the total strength of Laiyuan City will skyrocket to an astonishing 10,000.
Thousands of people, including nearly 6,000 puppet troops and more than 5,000 little devils, a well-deserved heavy-armed group."
"If they decide to defend Laiyuan, we have almost no possibility of taking Laiyuan."
Li Hao thought for a moment and replied: "A heavily armed group of more than 10,000 people is indeed a tough guy."
"Coupled with Laiyuan City's complex fortifications, it only takes half a month for them to build this into a military fortress harder than a tortoise shell."
Political Commissar Wang Hong hesitated and reminded: "Then should we change the original battle plan?"
"Change the attack on Laiyuan City into a siege."
"The puppet army, which lasts for more than 10,000 days, consumes nearly 20,000 kilograms of food alone every day."
"According to intelligence, the food sent by the Japanese army to Laiyuan City during this period does not exceed two million kilograms. This means that the Japanese and puppet troops will be out of food in three months."
"As long as we block the outside of the city, cut off their logistics supply lines, and prevent a grain of food from flowing into Laiyuan City, the Japanese and puppet troops inside will be forced out of their turtle shells by us. When the time comes, we will gather together to annihilate them, and they will definitely be defeated.
It’s much easier to fight.”
"I agree with the political commissar's proposal to change the battle plan and besiege Laiyuan City instead of attacking it." Hong Linfeng couldn't think of any other way and immediately agreed.
"There are too many Japanese and puppet troops inside. With the current strength of the garrison, it is impossible to swallow them all in one bite."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Political Commissar and Chief of Staff, you only considered the Japanese and puppet troops in Laiyuan City and did not take into account external factors."
"If there are no external factors, I would agree to fight this way and recapture Laiyuan City at the minimum cost."
"However, there are too many external factors that affect this battle. The biggest threat is the Japs attacking Datong."
"There is also a heavy military group of more than 10,000 people there, and they are all elite Japs."
"After taking Datong, they will definitely form the Imperial Association Army."
"By then the number of Japanese and puppet troops there will exceed 20,000."
"They will definitely not stand idly by and watch us besieging the Laiyuan garrison."
"There are more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops in Laiyuan City, and more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops are coming from the direction of Datong. And our garrison regiment has no troops, no ammunition, no ammunition, how can we withstand their front and rear attacks and hold the base?"
The political commissar was silent, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. He really did not consider the Japanese and puppet troops in the direction of Datong.
Hong Linfeng's brows also wrinkled, and he thought for a moment before replying: "The current situation of the garrison is definitely not able to divide the troops into operations, and it cannot withstand the Japanese and puppet troops' front and rear attacks."
"Commander, political commissar, we must find a way to kill one group of little devils first, and then deal with another group of Japanese and puppet troops."
"With any luck, after killing one group of Japs, another group of Japs will be intimidated by our strong combat power and not dare to attack us. Then our defense group will have a chance to breathe."
"However, it is too difficult to swallow up this heavily armed group, and there is almost no possibility of success."
"If they are in the wild, we can also find ways to divide them, concentrate superior forces on local battlefields, defeat them one by one, and eat them bit by bit."
"But now that they are clinging to Laiyuan City and hiding in a turtle shell, dividing their forces will definitely not work."
A smile quickly flashed across Li Hao's lips, and then he replied: "No, this method will work."
"Laiyuan City is so big. It's impossible for the Japs to hide more than 10,000 people in the city. They will definitely station some troops outside the city to expand the occupied area so that the heavy artillery we equip cannot directly threaten Laiyuan City."