"What did Liu Senyun say?" Hong Linfeng asked anxiously.
"Liu Battalion Commander reported, "They successfully annihilated a Japanese and puppet army an hour ago, killed 96 little Japs, captured and destroyed 86 puppet soldiers, and seized a large amount of weapons and equipment."
"After the battle, the Japanese and puppet troops on the front line began to gather. It was initially judged that they wanted to retaliate against them."
Li Hao's serious and tense expression obviously relaxed a little, and he answered with satisfaction: "Liu Senyun really did not disappoint us. This ambush battle was well fought."
"Call him back immediately: If the Japanese and puppet troops decide to retaliate against them, the troops must take them into the mountains and use guerrilla warfare until tomorrow night. They cannot be allowed to leave the mountains, and then find a way to kill them."
"After completing the mission, the troops quickly withdrew from the mountains, destroyed all Japanese and puppet army strongholds within a radius of 30 kilometers in the shortest possible time, sent warnings in the direction of Baoding, and established a defense line. No Japs were allowed to enter Yixian County without orders from the regiment headquarters.
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After Li Hao took the telegram recorded by Zhou Liang and signed it, he continued to ask.
"What did Xiao Yuan's telegram say?"
"The chief of staff of the Yixian Imperial Army agreed to cooperate with us to capture the county seat of Yixian."
"Before the war, he would order the troops to resist for a while and then retreat into the city, defend the Japanese headquarters and all the surrounding yards within a hundred meters, and give us most of Yixian County."
"But the other party has two demands?"
"One is for us to draw out troops to cooperate with them and put on a show for the Japanese, and send troops to continuously launch feint attacks at the Japanese headquarters."
"The second demand is: release all the puppet troops we captured after the battle."
"Yes!" Li Hao answered with certainty.
"Call back to Xiao Yuan: After conquering Yi County, we will send troops to practice with them to show the Japanese."
"As for the release of prisoners, except for those who are particularly indignant and those who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army, we can release all others unconditionally during the retreat."
After saying that, Li Hao turned his attention to Hong Linfeng.
"Chief of Staff, fighter planes have appeared. Is there any news from the reconnaissance company?"
"Not yet!" Hong Linfeng shook his head and replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang in the tent.
Hong Linfeng took three steps and two steps at a time, and quickly grabbed the phone.
After listening for less than two minutes, a smile appeared on his face.
"Regiment leader, the reconnaissance company reported that all Japanese and puppet army strongholds in Yi County have strengthened their security. Patrol teams and guard posts outside have all returned to their strongholds. As long as they do not actively attack the strongholds, the Japanese and puppet troops inside will not be able to detect us."
"The Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade have all retreated to their strongholds. A 500-meter-wide defensive hole appeared one kilometer directly in front of us, and the troops can pass through it."
Li Hao also had a smile on his face, and he excitedly ordered: "Don't miss this opportunity, we will set off now according to the planned battle plan."
"Chief of Staff, Political Commissar, keep in touch at any time!"
Lieutenant Colonel Miki was very annoyed. He circled in the mountains for most of the night. He saw the tail of the Eighth Route Army several times, but finally lost it.
Not only that, he once again experienced the power of the garrison's guerrilla warfare and night fighting.
Not only did they not achieve any results, the pursuit force under his personal command also suffered more than 20 wounded people and lost more than 30 corpses.
However, looking at the sky slowly getting brighter around him, Lieutenant Colonel Miki's anger obviously calmed down a lot.
Night is the domain of the Eighth Route Army. After dawn, they will no longer be able to fight the night battles they are good at, and the battlefield advantage will return to the Imperial Army.
"Sir, there's an urgent call from the county!" the communications soldier suddenly ran over and reported.
"What's the matter?" Lieutenant Colonel Miki seemed to have thought of something, his brows were obviously furrowed deeper than before, and he stared at the communications soldier and asked.
"The front army headquarters called to ask if the paralyzed road has been repaired. Let us reply immediately!" the communications soldier replied.
"Baga! I knew this was the case!" Miki Zhongsa gritted his teeth and cursed.
Then he replied: "Reply a telegram to the county seat and ask the chief of staff to reply to the headquarters. Give me one more day. Before dawn tomorrow, the paralyzed highway will definitely be reopened to traffic. If not, I will commit seppuku to His Majesty the Emperor at the headquarters."
Lieutenant Commander Miki decided to put his life on the line.
In his eyes, his chance of winning this bet is at least 80%.
Now that it's dawn, even if the Eighth Route Army in the mountains really has a main battalion, I can still destroy them.
In a forest five kilometers outside the city of Yi County, Li Hao arrived here at five o'clock in the morning after driving all night.
Except for the sentries, the remaining soldiers were fast asleep to replenish their energy for tonight's battle.
Li Hao didn't rest, he still had to prepare for tonight's siege.
At eight o'clock in the morning, as soon as the gate of Yi County was opened, Xiao Yuan left the county among the crowd and made his way here to meet Li Hao.
"Report to the leader, commando captain Xiao Yuan has been ordered to come and report."
Li Hao returned a military salute and replied with satisfaction: "Comrade Xiao Yuan, you have done a very good job in Yixian County. I am very satisfied, and the regiment headquarters is also very satisfied."
"The key to whether we can break into Yixian County tonight and whether we have enough time to return the captured food and materials to the base lies in your commando team."
Xiao Yuan replied seriously but with excitement: "Commander, please give the order! The commando team will definitely not let you down."
"I believe you." Li Hao affirmed.
"You have three tasks tonight."
"First, urge the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Association Army to cooperate with us in breaking through the Yixian city defenses and entering the city."
"Second, find a way to destroy the radio station of the Japanese garrison headquarters before the war and cut off their radio contact with the outside world."
"Third, cut off all telephone contact between Yixian County and the outside world."
Xiao Yuan frowned and thought for two minutes before speaking.
"The first task is no problem: I have already discussed it with Chen Fusheng. After dark, I will lead three team members to follow Chen Fusheng as security guards. This can not only urge him to cooperate with us in the battle, but also supervise him to prevent him from attacking.
What happened at the critical moment?"
"The second mission is a bit difficult. I need the regiment headquarters to support me with a mortar and twenty rounds of artillery shells."
"After the siege begins, use mortars to fire at close range to destroy the telecommunications room of the Japanese garrison headquarters."
"There is no problem with the third mission. We have found out all the telephone lines in the city connected to the headquarters. We will ensure that they are cut off at the beginning of the siege. The little devils will not be able to repair them even if they want to."
Li Hao answered with satisfaction: "I knew the commandos would not let me down."
"I will give you the mortars and artillery shells now, but you have to find a way to transport them into the city yourself."
Xiao Yuan answered confidently: "No problem."
"With the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Alliance Army acting as internal support for us, not to mention mortars, even mountain artillery can be smuggled into the city."
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