Chapter 1206 Are you going to return empty-handed?
"Are there any telegrams from the three main battalions?" Li Hao asked.
"Not yet!" Zhou Liang shook his head and replied, then added: "Captain, would you like me to send you a telegram?"
Li Hao thought for a moment and ordered: "Send it now and ask if there is any movement in the little Japanese stronghold they are targeting."
"We have been fighting here for more than an hour. It is reasonable for them to send troops."
"Yes, leader!" Zhou Liang replied quickly.
Put on the headphones and start controlling the radio.
"Tick-tock...tick-tock...tick-tock..."
Amidst the crisp sound of telegrams being sent and received, the telegraph newspaper in Zhou Liang's hand was slowly filled with telegram codes.
"Commander, the First Battalion called back: There is no movement at the stronghold they are responsible for..." Zhou Liang reported and handed the telegram to the chief of staff next to him.
"The Second Battalion reports: No troops have been mobilized at the stronghold they are responsible for." Zhou Liang took out the second telegram.
"The third battalion called back: There was no movement at the stronghold they were responsible for."
The expression on Li Hao's face became more and more solemn. After reading the three telegrams carefully, he replied solemnly: "There is a problem here."
He analyzed it while returning the telegram to the chief of staff.
"If a nearby stronghold really receives a telegram requesting help, troops will definitely be dispatched as soon as possible."
"The closest Japanese army to the Gong Town stronghold is more than ten kilometers away, and the emergency march will take two hours, so they will definitely not waste time."
"But there was no movement from these strongholds. There is only one possibility. They did not receive the request for help telegram from the Gong Town stronghold."
Hong Linfeng frowned and replied: "Do the little devils in the stronghold intend to fight to the end?"
"Eighty percent of it is like this!" Li Hao said.
"And in order to hold on to their stronghold, their defensive methods have also changed."
"In my impression, every time the troops attacked a stronghold heavily defended by the Japanese and puppet troops, as soon as we entered the striking range of the defenders, they would shoot and not give us a chance to get close to the stronghold."
"The fighting style just now was obviously different."
"The little Japs guarding the bunker actually moved us closer before opening fire."
"This is the fighting style of our Eighth Route Army. In order to weaken the enemy's artillery superiority, we deliberately bring them closer and kill them in large numbers with the shortest time and the most intense firepower."
Hong Linfeng replied thoughtfully: "Captain, do you mean that the little devil is learning our tricks and using our fighting style to attack us in turn?"
Li Hao replied: "That's definitely the case!"
"Judging from the current battle situation, the effect of the Japs using this style of play has already been reflected."
"If the two bunkers are not exposed in advance, waiting for the attacking troops to rush in front of us and then attacking us at close range will not only greatly slow down the troops' attack speed and waste time, but also cause a lot of damage to our attacking troops."
"I just calculated that it will take at least half an hour from the time the troops are attacked by the bunker to the time we use heavy artillery to completely destroy it."
"There are several hundred meters from the mountainside to the top. If there are seven or eight bunkers hidden inside, if we continue to attack with this method, we will definitely not be able to capture the stronghold before dawn."
The more he analyzed Li Hao, the more he felt that his judgment was correct.
He continued: "I think I have figured out the combat thinking of the Japanese commander in the stronghold."
"Temporarily change tactics and tactics and defend the stronghold."
"The little devils nearby did not receive reinforcement orders, so they remained silent."
Hong Linfeng was anxious: "Captain, then our goal of moving the tiger away from the mountain is not impossible to achieve."
"If the Japanese and puppet troops in nearby strongholds are not transferred away, we will have no chance to rescue people from under their noses."
"Our trip tonight was in vain."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "It won't be in vain. I, Li Hao, have never come back empty-handed when I take action."
"Since the little devil is not fooled, we will also change our tactics."
"Yes, let's do it!"
"Chief of Staff, how far is the nearest unit from us?"
Seeing that Li Hao was so confident, Hong Linfeng regained his fighting spirit and answered with bright eyes: "The first battalion is ten kilometers away from us, the second battalion is twenty kilometers away, and the third battalion is the farthest, almost thirty kilometers away."
"Order!" Li Hao's face quickly returned to seriousness: "The first battalion and the second battalion each carry three days of combat supplies and march urgently to the Gong Town stronghold to meet up with the regiment headquarters."
"We continue to attack the Gong Town stronghold."
"Since the little devil doesn't fall for the trick, we will use the trick to capture the Gong Town stronghold."
Hong Linfeng raised his eyebrows, shook his head and replied: "No, there is something wrong here..."
"Captain, you just said that the Japanese in the stronghold have changed their defensive strategy and can hold out until dawn just by using the bunker?"
"And we have to retreat before dawn, how can we take it down?"
Hong Linfeng glanced at his watch and continued: "There are less than seven hours until dawn. Subtracting the retreat time, there are only six hours left for the attack."
"There is another most critical question."
"For this operation, the artillery shells brought by the heavy artillery regiment were all captured by the Japanese in the same battle. There are only less than 700 rounds. 400 rounds have been used just now, and there are less than 300 rounds left."
"According to your judgment just now, Commander, there must be many bunkers hidden halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain. Based on the calculation that one bunker requires sixty heavy artillery shells, less than 300 shells can knock out five bunkers at most, and any more
We have no choice but to form a suicide squad and use explosives to blow it up. The casualties of the attacking troops will definitely be very high, far beyond our ability to bear."
"If there are no shells, use explosive packs..." Li Hao shook his head and answered calmly.
"The little Japanese put us in front of the bunker and then used firepower to attack us at close range. This attack has advantages and disadvantages."
"I won't go into details about the benefits, we all know it."
"Now let me talk about the disadvantages of fighting like this, which is also a defensive loophole we can exploit."
"The infantry attacked from the front and forced out the bunker where the Japanese were hiding."
"The flying thunder artillery troops are pressing behind the formation."
"According to the Japanese style of play, the attacking troops would not open fire until they were fifty meters in front of the bunker."
"With the infantry blocking the front, the torpedo cannon can directly place the launch barrel 100 meters in front of the bunker and launch the explosive package right under the bunker's nose."
"If we shoot from this distance, even the thirty-pound explosive package with the largest explosive charge can be ejected to the Japanese bunker."
The worry on Hong Linfeng's face completely disappeared: "Good idea, the explosive power of a 30-pound explosive bag is no worse than a heavy artillery shell."
"If two explosive charges hit the bunker at the same time, even if the bunker cannot be destroyed, the powerful shock wave will be able to kill the Japanese inside through the thick walls of the bunker."
"Add a little more!" Li Hao continued.
"The attacking troops take out a squad to spread out as much as possible, rush to the front of the team, and launch the attack together."
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