Doing something you know you can't do is impulsive and irrational.
As the political commissar, Wang Hong certainly couldn't let Li Hao continue to act so recklessly and reminded him decisively.
"Captain, please don't be impulsive!"
"I suggest that we think of other ways to solve the problem of food shortage in the base area. The food in stock in Yixian County is too small, and it is not worth the risk of sending out heavy troops."
Li Hao replied: "It is true that there is not much grain in stock in Yixian, but we can find a way to get the Japanese to increase the grain reserves in Yixian."
Wang Hong's eyes quickly widened, and he looked at Li Hao with a look of disbelief on his face and retorted: "This is impossible, the Japanese are not stupid, how can they listen to us and increase the grain inventory in Yi County when we ask them to increase it?"
Li Hao raised the telegram in his hand and explained: "Political Commissar, don't worry, let me analyze it for you slowly."
"Xiao Yuan also mentioned something in his call back to us that we just ignored."
"The Japanese army transported more than one million kilograms of grain to various parts of North China through Yixian every day."
"These grains were brought into the pass by the Japanese from the northeast. Some grains were sent to the troops to be used as military rations, and some grains were sent to the occupied areas and sold to the people at high prices, further exploiting the people in the occupied areas through food."
"If we find a way to cut off the road and railway transportation between Yixian and Baoding, then the grain sent by the puppet troops to various parts of North China will definitely be backlogged in Yixian."
"In just ten days, the grain stored in Yixian will exceed 10 million jins. If we are lucky, it may reach 15 million jins."
"Including the 5 million jins of grain originally stored in Yi County, that's 20 million jins, enough to last us until the Japanese and puppet troops' raids are over."
Before Wang Hong could recover from the idea proposed by Li Hao, Li Hao had already begun to issue orders.
"This action is decided."
"Political Commissar, you immediately transfer two mortars and one mountain cannon from the arsenal, each equipped with fifty rounds of artillery shells. Two heavy machine guns, each equipped with two thousand rounds of ammunition. Ten light machine guns, one hundred rifles, and rifle ammunition.
Fifty thousand rounds, one thousand grenades, and one thousand kilograms of explosives will be brought to the Yi County guerrilla brigade by the food transport team."
"Within three days, the Yixian guerrilla brigade must complete its reorganization and form combat effectiveness."
"I'll write another letter to Xiao Yuan later and ask the grain transport team to take it with them."
"He also mentioned one thing in the telegram: If the main force of the regiment wants to attack Yixian, he has a way to get the chief of staff of the Imperial Association Army to cooperate."
"This is a piece of cake in the sky. Such a good insider will not be used in vain. I will tell Xiao Yuan how to operate this matter in a secret message."
Jinfeng Village, Guanshan Town, a village where Wang Xin, the captain of the Yixian Guerrilla Brigade, personally serves as the president of the maintenance association.
In the mountains at the east end of the village, the guerrilla brigade that had just completed its reorganization was getting familiar with the weapons and ammunition that had just been reinforced by the main force of the regiment.
After the reorganization was completed, the guerrilla force consisted of three infantry companies, one firepower company, and one guard company.
The infantry company has a full strength of 95 people, the firepower company has a full strength of 65 people, and is equipped with one mountain cannon, three heavy machine guns, and three mortars. The guard company currently only has a strength of 30 people per platoon, and the total number of the camp headquarters is
Three hundred and ninety people.
This is the strength that the Yixian guerrillas can gather for the time being.
Five company commanders and group leader Wang Xin gathered around an ammunition box, which was covered with a map of Yixian County just sent by the commando team.
Along with the map, there was a combat order given to them by regiment leader Li Hao: completely paralyze all roads and railways between Yixian and Baoding in one night.
At this moment, several people are studying combat plans for tonight's operation.
"Captain, it's no problem to paralyze the roads and railways. The Japanese and puppet troops don't know our existence and are very vigilant. There are only five strongholds along the roads and railways, more than ten kilometers apart. Just find a few points and blow them up."
The first company commander pointed at the map and spoke first.
"The key issue is how to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from repairing the roads and railways that have been paralyzed by us."
"There are more than 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops in Yixian County, and we only have more than 300 people. We will definitely not be able to defeat them if they are forced to fight. Maybe they will be beaten by meat buns and will never come back."
Wang Xin looked at the map and thought for two minutes before speaking.
"You don't have to worry too much about the railway. It will take five days to blow up a kilometer of track and roadbed at a time. The Japanese will repair the roadbed and re-lay the sleepers and tracks. Even if they work around the clock, it will take five days. Then we will blow up another section of the railway.
Ten days is enough."
"The biggest problem is the roads."
"It is easier to repair than the railway. As long as the Japs bring enough strong men, if we destroy it tonight, we can repair it all in the next morning. It will hardly affect the Japs' road transportation of food."
"So our focus needs to be on this highway."
"Not only must we destroy the highway, we must also fight against the Japanese and puppet troops who are repairing the highway so that their repair speed cannot keep up with our destruction speed. Only in this way can we ensure that the highway is completely paralyzed."
"The Japanese and puppet troops are powerful. If you want to hold on for ten days under their noses, there is only one way, and it is also a way that the regiment leader often uses: show weakness!"
At three o'clock in the morning, except for the Japanese garrison headquarters in Yixian County and a few Japanese-controlled trading houses and warehouses, which were still brightly lit, other places were shrouded in darkness.
In the war room of the headquarters, several staff officers on duty were yawning, their faces full of exhaustion. Others looked confused. As long as they were given a bed, they would fall asleep.
The other Japanese soldiers were resting in the barracks, including Lieutenant Colonel Miki, the captain of the garrison.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone rang suddenly, instantly waking up the confused staff officers on duty.
"Moses Moses..." The staff officer nearest to the phone quickly grabbed the phone.
After listening for less than two minutes, the tired expression on the staff officer's face disappeared completely, and was slowly replaced by solemnity.
After putting down the microphone, he strode up to the deputy chief of staff on duty: "Sir, the Baishi stronghold reported that the railway five kilometers south of them was bombed. The specific extent of the damage is still under investigation."
"The base asked us to report to our superiors: trains passing along the way should stop at the nearest station immediately and do not go to the place where the incident occurred. We will wait until the railway is restored before it can be opened to traffic."
"Nani?" the deputy chief of staff suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted with disbelief on his face.
This railway is too important to the Imperial Army. In the past, the section near the Eighth Route Army base was prone to accidents.
In order to ensure the safety of the railway line, the Imperial Army had a gun tower almost every one kilometer along those sections to prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching the railway line through strict defense.
The Baishi Stronghold is located in the hinterland of the Imperial Army's occupied area and is very safe. In the past two years, there have been almost no Eighth Route Army activities in this area, and there has never been an accident on the railway line. Therefore, there is only an Imperial Army stronghold and artillery tower every ten kilometers on that section of the railway line.
I never expected that an accident would happen on the road section that is least prone to accidents.
Even though he was shocked, the deputy chief of staff responded very quickly. He frowned and started issuing orders.
"You continue to stick to the war room and report any situation as soon as possible."
"I'm going to see the captain now. The impact of this matter is too great. He must make the decision."
An hour later, the garrison headquarters received a reply from the North China Front Army Headquarters.
The chief of staff held the telegraph newspaper and reported with a serious face: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the front army headquarters has ordered all southbound trains to temporarily stop in Yi County. The headquarters requires us to send heavy troops to protect the safety of these trains and eliminate the culprits who damaged the railway as soon as possible.
, cooperate with the engineering troops to repair the railway in the shortest possible time.”
Lieutenant Commander Miki replied solemnly: "Order the Shiraishi stronghold to dispatch immediately, find the culprits who destroyed the railway, and kill them."
"The third squadron of the garrison, the first squadron of the heavy machine gun squadron, the first squadron of the artillery squadron, and the first battalion of the Imperial Association Army will leave the city immediately to protect all trains parked in Yixian."
The chief of staff loudly received the order: "I am humble enough to give the order now."
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