At the Lingqiu garrison headquarters, Wang Hong was very lucky that he sent a telegram to the regiment commander yesterday, otherwise the bombing of the garrison just now would have caused heavy casualties.
Now, because of preparations in advance, the Independence Regiment not only suffered very little losses, but also created the illusion of heavy casualties for the Japanese and puppet troops in the base area.
It made the Japanese and puppet troops mistakenly believe that they had won the first battle and got off to a good start.
The Japanese army is famous for being arrogant. With this so-called "victory" as a base, they will definitely become more arrogant after entering the base area, and then the opportunity for the garrison will come.
"Political commissar, the forward troops report that the Japanese and puppet troops have begun to attack." The combat staff ran over and reported.
"Is it true that the troops are divided into three groups to attack us as we judged?" Wang Hong strode to the map and asked with a serious face.
The combat staff officer quickly replied: "They divided their troops into three groups and attacked three independent battalions respectively."
"Each route of Japanese and puppet troops has more than 7,000 people, half Japanese and half puppet, reinforced by a mountain artillery brigade, two heavy artillery squadrons, a tank squadron, and a cavalry brigade."
"The forward troops will evacuate their positions after a slight resistance as ordered."
"All three groups of Japanese and puppet troops entered the base area and advanced in unison toward three independent battalions, thirty kilometers apart from each other. This is their current direction of attack."
While introducing the situation, the combat staff drew three arrows on the map with a pencil.
Wang Hong's expression was very solemn.
The total number of the three Japanese and puppet troops exceeds 23,000, and they are definitely the strongest enemy the garrison has faced since its formation.
More importantly, Li Hao, the backbone of the garrison, was not at the regiment headquarters yet, so all the pressure was concentrated on him alone.
After staring at the map for nearly a minute, he began to issue an order: "Send a telegram to the commanders of the three independent battalions: Each unit will act in accordance with the original combat plan to attack the Japanese and puppet army's heavy troops, slow down their marching speed, and protect the people along the way from
Military disaster."
"The remaining troops of the main force are commanded by the deputy battalion commanders of each battalion. They are all ready for battle and ready to participate in the battle at any time."
"One final point, immediately forward all the intelligence about the Japanese and puppet troops and the order I just gave to the regimental commander."
"He is more thoughtful than me and can make up for the orders I missed in time."
Before dispatching troops, each Japanese commander had a detailed introduction document about the garrison.
For example, how many troops the garrison has, how many artillery pieces it is equipped with, and which areas they are stationed in.
Therefore, they know the true strength of the garrison well.
The document clearly states that the total strength of the main garrison regiment plus the independent battalion exceeds 6,000, and there are also nearly 5,000 guerrillas and local troops.
These figures are not much different from the actual situation of the garrison. The only difference is that the Japanese army did not count the two independent battalions and the Yixian guerrilla brigade that the garrison had infiltrated into Datong.
With a combat force of more than 6,000 people, excluding the 2,500 people lost in the morning air raid, the total strength of the garrison was directly reduced to less than 4,000 people.
No matter which attacking force they face, the advantage in strength and firepower lies with the Imperial Army.
Therefore, the three colonels are full of confidence in the next raid.
After defeating the frontline troops of the Eighth Route Army, they immediately ordered the offensive troops to march quickly towards the three independent battalion stations.
It was also the headquarters of three independent battalions and the seat of the anti-Japanese governments of three counties.
Not only were a large number of Eighth Route Army troops stationed, but a large number of anti-Japanese government logistics and civilian personnel were also stationed, and the transfer speed was slow.
As long as the attacking troops are fast enough, they will definitely be able to catch them and severely damage the independent battalion they want to attack.
When attacking the troops on the east road, a lieutenant communications officer suddenly rushed over on horseback. He jumped off the horse before it stopped, and strode over to report.
"Report to the commander of the regiment that the road in front has been destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. The infantry can move forward normally, but the artillery and baggage vehicles cannot move forward."
Colonel's anger suddenly surged up.
Destroying roads is a common tactic used by the Eighth Route Army. Unexpectedly, I would encounter it as soon as the battle started.
Although this approach cannot hurt the attacking troops, it can slow down the attacking troops' marching speed.
In this way, my dream of marching quickly to the independent battalion station and catching my opponent and beating him was shattered.
The colonel clenched his fists, his face full of reluctance.
He was transferred from other battlefields in North China and fought with other Eighth Route Army troops for several years.
In several battles in the past, I had surrounded the Eighth Route Army's logistics and civilian personnel to force out their main force, and then gathered them together to annihilate them.
So as soon as the battle to attack the garrison began, he wanted to repeat his old tricks.
It was obvious that the garrison was on guard against this move, otherwise it would not have come up and destroyed the highway.
Of course, he has encountered this situation before.
The solution is simple. The troops are divided into two. The infantry moves forward lightly to surround the logistics and civilian personnel to prevent them from slipping away. The artillery and baggage troops follow up.
By the time the light infantry blocked the logistics and civilian personnel and forced the main force out, the artillery had already arrived on the battlefield.
The two armies joined together to annihilate the enemy's main force.
However, before the troops were sent out, the chief of staff repeatedly stated that after entering the garrison regiment's base, no troops could advance alone, let alone split up to fight, leaving the garrison regiment to take advantage of the opportunity.
Therefore, after receiving the news that the highway was destroyed, the colonel did not immediately issue an order to divide the troops, but his face was full of hesitation and unwillingness.
The chief of staff could see his commander's little thoughts at a glance.
He was also very unwilling and wanted to force out the Eighth Route Army's main force by encircling the logistics and civilian personnel of the Eighth Route Army who were slow to move.
But when he thought of the stern tone of the chief of staff when issuing military orders, he gave up.
He was deeply afraid that the commander of the regiment would act impulsively and violate military orders, so he immediately reminded him: "Captain, your Excellency the Chief of Staff made it very clear in the order that if the troops are divided without an order, no matter what the final result is, the commander in charge will
We need military law."
"So don't be impulsive."
"From the introduction of the garrison regiment in the document, it can be seen that every attack by the imperial army against the garrison regiment suffered the loss of division of troops, so the military department emphasized this military order so much."
"Baga!" the captain cursed with an unwilling look on his face.
He suppressed his inner impulse to send troops, and was very dissatisfied with the order: "Send a regiment of the Imperial Army to the front to build roads."
"In addition, the cavalry brigade dispatched a squadron to capture some young men from nearby villages."
"The chief of staff's order said not to divide the troops and advance alone, but it didn't say not to arrest ordinary people."
"The Eighth Route Army is best at combining landmines and destroyed roads to deal with the imperial army. It captures some Chinese people in advance and prepares them to be prepared."
The chief of staff knows very well what his commander thinks.
In addition to being prepared, deal with possible landmines on the road.
These Chinese people also had another purpose, to vent the pent-up anger of the captain by killing people.
The chief of staff is already used to this kind of thing.
Not only did he not stop me, he was very supportive.
As the supreme commander of more than 7,000 people, the commander of the regiment must remain calm at all times and cannot be carried away by anger. No matter what method is used, as long as the anger is vented, it will be of great benefit to the attacking troops.
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As for the Chinese who are about to become the dead souls of the regiment commander, the chief of staff does not care at all.
He is a complete **** who only thinks about winning and losing, not life. A man who doesn't even care about the lives of his subordinates, let alone pity the lives of Chinese people.
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