Mentioning the casualties, Zhao Wen's face clearly showed a touch of heartache.
Today, several battles took place under his nose, and there were even three battles that he personally commanded, including two frontal blocking battles with the highest casualties.
A full infantry company was maimed by the Japanese.
Even if recruits are recruited from the recruit company, it will still take two days to regain combat effectiveness.
But Zhao Wen had no choice.
If he had to choose again, he would still not hesitate to order his troops to defend their position in the face of the current battle situation.
The situation is so critical that one mistake may cause the unit's previous blocking efforts to fall short.
Everyone in the Independence Camp knew that the Japanese came into the mountains to capture the people, but they didn't expect their determination to be so strong.
Completely ignoring the harassment and blockade along the way, regardless of the mines laid in advance on the ground, they charged forward headlong.
If it weren't for the two head-to-head blocking battles that blocked their assault momentum, the Japanese and puppet troops who entered the mountains would surely have caught up with many civilians who had no time to move.
Seeing that Zhao Wen remained silent, Liu Wenxuan became anxious and continued: "Batalion Commander, you should say something!"
"I feel that the Independent Battalion has been passively being beaten during the day. In order to prevent the Japanese from catching up with the people, they have to fight whenever they see favorable terrain. They have no time to consider other issues."
"With the Japanese camp as the center, there are at least four hiding spots for ordinary people within a radius of 30 kilometers."
"If they are all exposed and the Japanese and puppet troops attack these hiding spots in four directions, we will be forced to divide our forces and continue to fight them with the same fighting style today."
"I can't imagine what will be left of our independent camp after a day of fighting like this."
"If the independent camp is defeated and ordinary people are targeted again, we will be completely helpless and watch the villagers fall into the hands of the little devils."
Zhao Wen couldn't sit still after being talked about, and replied categorically: "Everyone knows clearly the purpose of the devils to arrest the people. Whether it is to protect the villagers from being poisoned, or for our own sake, we must never let a fellow villager fall into the hands of the devils.
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"Instructor, you are right. We can no longer be led by the Japanese and puppet troops. We must regain the battlefield initiative in our own hands, control the rhythm of the battle, and lead the Japanese and puppet troops to the battlefield we have prepared. According to our
Fight with ideas.”
"Immediately send people to contact the four surrounding hiding spots and order local troops and guerrillas. After receiving the order, organize the villagers to continue moving deeper into the mountains. The farther the better."
After giving the order, Zhao Wen strode to the map.
The specific locations of the four hiding spots were clearly marked on it. After looking at it for a while, he analyzed it and said, "Don't worry about the farthest hiding spot."
"If the villagers casually move ten kilometers, they will exceed the thirty kilometers range."
"In order to avoid a night battle with us, the Japanese will definitely not run that far."
"There is no need to consider the hiding spot in the south. The mountains are very big. If the villagers move ten kilometers into the mountains, the Japanese will have a hard time finding them like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"What we need to protect are the villagers in the two remaining hiding spots."
"They are more than ten kilometers away from the Japanese and puppet army camp. They can be killed by marching in two hours. Even if they return to the base before dark, they can still be active in the mountains for nearly five hours. If the villagers did not move in advance, the chance of being caught is more than 70%.
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"Don't worry now. I asked the villagers to move overnight. The chance of catching the Japanese after they enter the mountain will be reduced to less than 30%."
"If we can find a way to confuse the Japanese and make them take the wrong route, the chance of catching the villagers will definitely be reduced to less than 10%, or even zero."
"With the common people now free from worries, the Japanese and puppet troops are marching in the mountains again, and it is difficult not to return the initiative on the battlefield to us."
"The troops can take advantage of the favorable terrain to greet the Japanese and puppet troops entering the mountains, instead of passively blocking them like they did today during the day. Not to mention the small results, the troops suffered huge casualties, and the gains outweigh the losses."
Liu Wenxuan stared at the map and deduced the battalion commander's new plan bit by bit.
It took five minutes after Zhao Wen finished speaking to finish the deduction. The worry on his face disappeared at some point, and the smile returned to his face. He said happily: "Batalion Commander, this plan is feasible."
"As long as we arrange our troops well, we will definitely win a great victory."
"I also thought of a way to confuse the Japs: There are a large number of bottles and cans in the hiding places of the villagers that were too late to take away. Let the troops pick up some and take them with them, and throw them away in the direction we want the Japs to go. At the same time, we order the local troops and guerrillas to
Erase the traces left by the villagers when they moved."
"After the Japanese and puppet troops find their hiding spot, they will definitely chase after the bottles and cans we dropped."
"Then the folks will be completely safe."
"Report!"
The operator suddenly ran over and interrupted.
"The battalion commander, instructor, and regiment headquarters sent an urgent message: A transportation team came out of Huailai County this morning to transport baggage ammunition and artillery. Judging from the current marching direction, they are coming towards us and will enter the base area tomorrow morning."
"There are 400 escort troops and heavy troops, and the regiment headquarters asked us to destroy this batch of supplies."
"God is really helping me..." Zhao Wen almost jumped up with excitement: "Instructor, with this transport team, the initiative on the battlefield will definitely be returned to our hands, and we won't be able to escape even if we want to."
"The company suffered too many casualties and will not participate in tomorrow's operation."
"Stay here with the recruit company, monitor the Japanese and puppet troops, and restore combat effectiveness."
"The second company and the third company are responsible for protecting the people in the mountain."
"Fight according to the plan I just made, find a way to change from passive to active, greet the Japanese and puppet troops who enter the mountain, and avenge the comrades who died today."
"The guard company, fire company, baggage company, and the newly formed second company of recruits, follow me to deal with the Japanese transport team."
The captain was woken up at six o'clock in the morning.
The headquarters has just received a telegram from the blockade garrison, informing them that the transportation team has entered the garrison base area.
In the eyes of the commander, today is a very important day since the raid.
According to the plan last night, the troops will have a good fight with the Laiyuan Independent Battalion today.
After being woken up, I didn't feel sleepy at all, so I went directly to the headquarters to prepare for today's battle.
"Captain, this is the battle plan we made last night." The chief of staff put a document in front of the commander and introduced it.
"The garrison has a precedent of completely wiping out a reinforced brigade of the Imperial Army. In order to avoid accidents, I organized a two-pronged attack force."
"The troops attacking along the way include a reinforced brigade of the Imperial Army and a regiment of the Imperial Associated Army, totaling more than 2,000 people."
"After the troops are dispatched, they can only move within 30 kilometers around the station, and they must retreat before 3 p.m."
Seeing the commander nodded in approval, the chief of staff continued: "Now there is a question."
"The intelligence department and scouts found a total of four hiding spots within a radius of 30 kilometers, and people from several villages gathered in each hiding spot."
"I have marked the specific locations on the map. It is up to you, the commander, to decide which two hiding spots will be our attack targets."
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