In a small mountain village five kilometers south of Huaiyuan City, more than a hundred soldiers surrounded the place tightly, and they were only allowed in but not allowed out.
In an ancestral hall in the village, commando captain Xiao Yuan was reporting to Li Hao what he had learned after entering Huaiyuan.
"Captain, Huaiyuan County sent out another baggage team last night. The baggage troops and escort troops included a thousand people. The troops set off overnight and marched to Laiyuan."
"Commando members lurking near the baggage warehouse also reported that the Japanese had prepared at least 400 large trucks at the entrance of the warehouse and were loading grain and ammunition supplies into the trucks."
The Japanese and puppet troops attacking along the way need ten carts of ammunition supply a day, and the ammunition supply of 400 carts is enough for an attacking force to last for forty days."
"We judge that these 400 large vehicles are ammunition supplies prepared by the Japanese for the other two attacking forces."
"These two groups of Japanese and puppet troops only received ten days of ammunition supplies before."
"Our troops destroyed some, but there must not be many left."
"In the next day or two, these more than 400 large baggage trucks will leave Huaiyuan County and rush to the front line."
"Based on the size of the escort troops dispatched by the Japanese army last night, the escort troops of these two baggage trains will definitely not be too small."
Hong Linfeng was silent for a moment and replied: "Captain, one baggage team has a thousand little devils, and three baggage companies have three thousand little devils."
"As long as they leave, the garrison in Huaiyuan County will be reduced to more than 2,000 people."
"We have more than 3,000 people in the Laishui Independent Regiment. There are also many guerrillas operating in Huaiyuan. The total number must be 4,000. If we attack Huaiyuan with twice the strength, our chance of winning is at least 50%."
Li Hao answered confidently: "We have used the correct tactics, and there are commandos and reconnaissance companies in the city to cooperate with us. Our chance of winning is at least 80%."
"Immediately send someone to contact Commander Zhou of the Independent Regiment and ask them to speed up the assembly."
"Contact the guerrillas and local troops in Huaiyuan, and all the troops will move closer to me immediately."
"All military commanders will arrive here at eight o'clock this evening."
"Xiao Yuan, please return to the county seat immediately. From now on, the radio station at the former enemy headquarters will be on 24 hours a day. If there is any situation, please send me a telegram directly."
"In order to avoid accidents, you should not leave the city before taking Huaiyuan."
The guerrillas operating in Huaiyuan are all local snakes, and the information they bring is that the commandos and reconnaissance companies have not been able to obtain.
The more information I have about the Japanese and puppet troops in Huaiyuan County, the clearer my idea of how to conquer the county becomes.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Commander Zhou of the independent regiment, two guerrilla captains, and the commander of an independent company all gathered at the garrison headquarters.
Li Hao stood in front of everyone and said straight to the point: "Comrades, we have just received information that the county has dispatched two more supply teams to reinforce the front line."
"There are nearly a thousand little devils in each baggage train."
"Now in Huaiyuan County, there is still one Japanese baggage train, the Japanese supplementary wing, an infantry squadron, a mountain artillery squadron, a mortar squadron, a heavy machine gun squadron, and a dissatisfied infantry brigade from Taiyuan, with a total of 1,600 people.
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"The puppet army did not move a single regiment, and continued to cooperate with the Japanese in company units to defend the county town."
Leader Zhou of the Independent Group immediately became excited.
Before departure, Li Hao analyzed the possible risks and problems faced by this operation.
The biggest problem is that there are too many garrison troops in Huaiyuan.
Preliminary judgment: After the siege began, there were at least 3,500 Japanese and puppet troops in Huaiyuan County.
Now it seems that the situation we are facing is not that bad. The total number of defenders is only 2,600, which is 1,000 less than everyone initially estimated.
This is definitely good news.
The Japanese and puppet troops have fewer troops, and their chances of winning Huaiyuan County will definitely increase.
He looked at Li Hao and asked: "Captain Li, give us the order on how we will fight!"
"I heard that there are Japanese and puppet army warehouses everywhere in the county, and the supplies and ammunition stored in them are piled up like mountains. If we can take them down, our overall strength will definitely increase several times."
Li Hao thought for a moment and replied: "Although we have the advantage of military strength now, it is still too difficult to capture Huaiyuan County through a forceful attack."
"With more than 2,600 days of puppet troops, minus the reserves, four to five hundred people can be deployed in each direction of the county."
"They have strong city defenses, sufficient ammunition, and many heavy weapons to cooperate with them. Even if we have internal agents, it will be difficult to kill them in a short time and enter the county seat."
"The guerrillas report: The scattered Japanese and puppet troops around Huaiyuan total more than a thousand people. If we can't rush into the county quickly and wait for them to rush outside the city, we will be attacked from both sides, and we will suffer.
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The excited expression on Captain Zhou's face disappeared, and his expression became more and more solemn.
The Japanese and puppet troops have reinforcements. In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, the troops must be divided into reinforcements. In the end, there will be fewer troops participating in the siege, and the chance of winning the county seat will also be reduced.
Li Hao saw Captain Zhou's concerns at a glance and continued: "So in this battle we can only plan and not attack by force."
Hope rekindled on Commander Zhou's solemn face, and he immediately asked: "Captain Li, I know you won't fight an uncertain battle!"
"What is your plan? From now on, all independent regiments will be under your command."
"Okay, then I will tell you what I think. Captain Zhou, please help me refer to it. If there is no problem, we will start taking action in two hours." Li Hao stopped talking and looked at everyone and started to give orders.
"The first step of action: continue to weaken the strength of the Huaiyuan garrison, and reduce it to 2,000 men at best."
"The second step is to attack Huaiyuan County and capture it in one night."
"The third step is to set up an ambush outside the city, eliminate all Japanese and puppet troops who are reinforcing Huaiyuan County, and buy us time to evacuate Huaiyuan County."
"Tonight and tomorrow day we will carry out the first step of the plan, and tomorrow night we will carry out the second and third steps at the same time."
"After the meeting, the guerrillas and local troops immediately set off to attack the three Japanese and puppet checkpoints around the county." At this point, Li Hao had already drawn three circles on the map, and each guerrilla was responsible for attacking one.
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"The independent regiment and the garrison regiment are divided into three to kill any reinforcements that may be sent from the county."
Hong Linfeng suddenly reminded: "Captain, what if the little devils in the county don't send troops?"
"They will definitely send troops!" Li Hao answered confidently.
"The three checkpoints I asked the guerrillas to attack are located on the only way to the front line from Huaiyuan County. If they are cut off, there will be problems with the logistics supply of the front line."
"The Japanese commanders definitely don't want the entire raid to fail because of problems with the logistical supply lines, so they won't allow problems with these checkpoints."
The expression of the chief of staff of the Japanese Army Command Headquarters in Huaiyuan County was very solemn.
Since this place was selected as the logistics base for this raid, the Japanese army launched a major raid on all the surrounding anti-Japanese armed forces, driving them far away to ensure the safety of Huaiyuan County.
Therefore, since the chief of staff stationed in Huaiyuan County, there has not been a single attack on the imperial army here.
It is for this reason that the chief of staff dared to leave more than two thousand people to defend such a large logistics base.
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