I never expected that this calm would be broken tonight.
Three checkpoints were attacked by guerrillas at the same time, and these three checkpoints were still on the only way to Huaiyuan and the front line.
Once they are captured by the guerrillas, a long stretch of the three supply lines will definitely be out of control.
When Huaiyuan City delivers ammunition supplies to the front line, they will be attacked by these guerrillas when they leave the county seat, unlike now, they are attacked only after entering the garrison base area.
In this case, the pressure on yourself to replenish food and ammunition for the front line will be much greater.
It would be a blessing to have five trucks of ammunition supplies delivered to the front line out of ten trucks.
"There must be no problems with our logistical supply lines!" the chief of staff said firmly, thinking of the problems he might face if the checkpoint was captured by the guerrillas.
After staring at the sand table for a minute, he began to give orders: "Immediately organize troops to reinforce three checkpoints..."
"No, I want to surround the guerrillas attacking the checkpoint and annihilate them all."
"Now that they're out, don't go back. Kill them directly to avoid future troubles."
The captain of the supplementary wing who also served as deputy thought for a moment and replied: "Chief of Staff, although the combat effectiveness of these guerrillas is not very good, they are very cunning. They are familiar with the terrain around the battlefield and will slip away when the situation is not good."
"If we want to kill them, we must send out heavy troops and organize a large pocket near the battlefield before they retreat."
"Then slowly shrink the pocket. By the time they react, it will be too late to retreat."
"In the end we just need to catch the turtle in the urn to kill them."
"If we just fight like this, there won't be many troops left in the county."
The chief of staff turned to look at the intelligence chief next to him, and asked seriously: "Besides these Eighth Route Army guerrillas, have any other anti-Japanese armed forces entered Huaiyuan recently?"
The person in charge of intelligence shook his head and replied: "Except for a small number of guerrillas, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has not been found yet."
"Yo Xi! Then we can send troops boldly and kill these guerrillas." The chief of staff no longer hesitated and made a decisive decision.
"There are three checkpoints. We will send an infantry squadron of the Imperial Army and two companies of the Imperial Army to each checkpoint and march quickly to kill them."
"Although the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Alliance Army is not very good, it is still no problem to fight against the guerrillas."
"Just do it like this. The reinforcements will rush out of the county within half an hour and march quickly to reinforce the battlefield. The speed must be fast."
"Before the guerrillas have time to retreat, block them on the battlefield, surround them, and then slowly eliminate them."
Before the siege, the enemy's headquarters, communications platoon leader Zhou Liang, hurried in.
"Captain, Captain Xiao of the commando team has an urgent message: The Japanese and puppet troops in the city have been dispatched."
"The troops were divided into three groups. Each group had a squadron of Japanese soldiers and two companies of puppet troops. They marched quickly out of Huaiyuan County without heavy weapons."
"So many people?" Hong Linfeng shouted excitedly.
Commander Zhou was also very happy. He looked at Li Hao and said, "Captain Li, one infantry squadron plus two companies is exactly four hundred people."
"The three-way attack force adds up to 1,200 people."
"Kill them out, and there will be only more than 1,400 puppet troops left in the county. Even if we don't leave any reserves after the attack, there will only be more than 300 people in each direction of the county. We will definitely be able to kill them in a short time."
"It's just that the Japanese dispatched so many troops at once and didn't even care about the safety of the county. Is there any conspiracy in this?"
Li Hao shook his head and answered decisively: "Even if there is a conspiracy, we are not afraid."
"There are internal agents in the city. Every move of the Japanese and puppet troops cannot escape our eyes. If there are conspiracies, we can detect them in advance and respond in advance."
"If my judgment is correct, the reason why the Japanese and puppet troops dispatched so many troops must be to wipe out the two guerrilla groups and the independent company in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles."
"No matter what their purpose is, once they come out, don't even think about going back."
"Killing them will bring no harm to our attack on Huaiyuan County."
"Captain Zhou, you are in charge of the Japanese and puppet troops in the middle. Fight quickly and kill them in the shortest possible time."
Seeing Captain Zhou nodding to accept the order, Li Hao turned to look at Hong Linfeng and continued to order: "Chief of Staff, you lead a fire company and five infantry companies to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops closest to us. We must also finish the battle quickly.
fighting."
"The cavalry battalion attacks the Japanese and puppet troops on the road farthest from us."
"Other troops are on standby to prevent any accidents from happening."
"The weapons and ammunition seized by the three-pronged attack force replenished the guerrillas and independent companies on the spot, and the rest were brought back with the prisoners."
Guerrillas are notoriously cunning.
Even though he sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress them, he could not hope to end the battle within an hour or two.
In addition, it would take two or three hours to march from the county seat to the battlefield.
Therefore, it is impossible for the reinforcements to send back any news before dawn.
After the chief of staff issued the order to attack, he returned to his room and fell asleep again.
He slept very soundly this night.
I believe that I will receive the good news that reinforcements will kill the guerrillas as soon as I wake up.
the more you hope, the harder you fall.
After breakfast, the chief of staff walked into the headquarters with great expectations. Not only was there no relaxed atmosphere after the troops had won a battle, it was also very solemn.
Everyone was doing what they were doing with a serious expression.
The captain of the supplementary regiment stood in front of the sand table with a frown on his face and a very heavy expression on his face.
Seeing the chief of staff approaching, he quickly saluted: "Hello, chief of staff!"
"What's going on? There seems to be something wrong with the atmosphere here?" the chief of staff asked directly.
The commander of the regiment did not hide anything: "We lost contact with three checkpoints at one o'clock in the morning, and the reinforcements had not arrived on the battlefield at that time."
"Judging from the time, the reinforcements are at most three kilometers away from the battlefield, and they will definitely be able to block the guerrillas' retreat and eliminate them."
"Six or seven hours have passed now, so it stands to reason that the battle is over."
"At least the reinforcements have recaptured the checkpoint and contacted the county seat as soon as possible."
"But so far, we have not contacted the three checkpoints, and we have not seen reinforcements sent back to report the battle situation."
"I was worried about something going wrong, so I ordered the messengers to ride out of the city to contact them at dawn."
"Should be back soon."
The chief of staff also frowned.
The order to attack last night was given by him personally. If something happened to the attacking troops outside the city, they would be in big trouble.
The most direct impact is that the county garrison is seriously insufficient, putting the entire logistics base at risk.
Immediately ordered: "Order the troops stationed on the city wall to strengthen their vigilance. When the messenger comes back, he will immediately bring it to the headquarters."
"I don't believe that three guerrillas can threaten the safety of the three reinforcements. Something must have been delayed in the middle. The reinforcements are still safe."
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