Captain Zhou's eyes flashed and he shouted: "Captain Li, we all listen to you."
"The independent regiment is ready for battle. I have reduced the remaining troops into three reinforced companies, each with 200 people, ready to participate in battle at any time."
Hong Linfeng then added: "The second and third battalions, the cavalry battalions are all ready for battle and can take action at any time."
Li Hao pointed to the ambush battlefield he had just found on the map and analyzed: "Look here, the terrain is flat, which is very suitable for troops to deploy."
"The Third Battalion of the Garrison Regiment will set off now, advance lightly, and build a blocking position here to cut off the road halfway and block the Japanese from the front."
"The guards of the garrison even circled behind the Japs to block their retreat. Not even a single Japs could let them escape."
"The second battalion of the garrison regiment ambush to the east of the battlefield, and the independent regiment ambush to the west of the battlefield, hiding and waiting."
"Using my signal flare, the whole army will attack and destroy the Japanese."
"The cavalry battalion will set off now. I will strengthen you with ten heavy machine guns and twenty light machine guns. Take the 500 Japanese cavalry away from the battlefield. Choose your own position and eat them."
"I personally command the three firepower companies of the independent regiment mortar company, mountain artillery company, and garrison regiment, and they are lying in ambush behind the blocking position."
Captain Zhou looked at each other in shock after hearing this, and it took him a long time to regain his composure.
Li Hao's battle plan was too mysterious, without any technical content, and was completely a head-to-head encirclement and annihilation battle with the Japanese.
The total number of participating troops in the garrison regiment and the independent regiment was less than 1,500, and their strength was far inferior to that of the Japanese army. According to this style of fighting, no matter how hard they fought against more than 2,000 elite Japanese troops, neither Captain Zhou nor Hong Linfeng had any confidence.
Captain Zhou couldn't hold back at first, and reminded with a worried look: "Captain Li, minus the cavalry, there are still more than 1,500 Japanese soldiers, including mountain artillery, mortars, rapid-fire cannons, and other heavy weapons."
"The terrain here is very suitable for troops to deploy. If the battle cannot be ended in a short time, allowing them time to prepare and set up all the mountain artillery and mortars, the encounter will become a tough battle."
"With our small strength, we will definitely not be able to attack. We may even lose two teeth during the attack, lose my wife and lose our troops."
Li Hao answered confidently: "Don't worry, Commander Zhou, I won't give them this chance."
"Today I went to the arsenal and took a look around. Excluding the light and heavy machine guns and mortars taken away by the troops, there are still 20 spare mortars in it."
"We captured eight mortars after taking the county seat, and seven were captured by the independent group during reinforcements. Including our own equipment and those taken away from the arsenal by various troops last night, there are a total of 73 mortars of various calibers."
"There are also 14 mountain cannons."
"I plan to use these artillery pieces to build four artillery groups behind the blocking position."
"The Japanese army will definitely stop after encountering an obstruction and send at least one infantry squadron to launch a strong attack on the blocking position."
"The first attack will definitely not go all out. With the combat effectiveness of the third battalion of the garrison, we will definitely be able to catch them off guard."
"After suffering losses on the Third Battalion, the Japanese army could only send more troops to attack."
"At this time, their artillery, heavy machine gun units, and infantry will all be deployed."
"This is our chance."
"We will strike first before their artillery is ready."
"One artillery group hits the Japanese artillery positions, one artillery group hits the Japanese heavy machine gun positions, one artillery group hits the Japanese offensive troops, and one artillery group hits the Japanese follow-up troops."
"Each gun fired rapidly for three minutes."
"Mortars have a fast rate of fire. One gun can fire thirty rounds in three minutes."
"The mountain cannon is a little slower, but it can still fire fifteen rounds."
"A total of eighty-seven artillery pieces add up to 2,400 rounds of artillery shells. Two artillery shells can kill a Japanese. We also win this battle."
Captain Zhou was frightened
Got to be stunned.
Using more than two thousand artillery shells in one battle was something I had never thought about before, let alone experienced.
But he knew this style of play would definitely work.
The Japanese are also made of flesh and blood. In the face of steel artillery shells, just like the Eighth Route Army, they carry a head on two shoulders.
Even if the shells hit them, they would still be killed or injured, and no one would be an exception.
Looking at Li Hao, he asked: "Captain Li, wouldn't it be too extravagant to fight like this?"
"More than 2,000 artillery shells were fired at more than 1,000 good Japanese. If our superiors found out, they would definitely call us prodigals."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "It's not extravagant at all. As long as we can kill the Japs with minimal casualties, no matter how many shells we use, it's worth it."
"There are more than 10,000 rounds of various artillery shells stored in the arsenal. It is too difficult to transport them all back. It is better to use some here to reduce the transportation pressure and help us kill a few Japanese."
"In addition, our Eighth Route Army is notorious for its poor equipment and lack of ammunition."
"The Japanese reinforcements certainly didn't expect that we would concentrate so many artillery pieces to deal with them, and we would be able to catch them by surprise."
Captain Zhou felt relieved, suppressed his inner excitement, and said with excitement: "Okay, let's fight like this."
"It just allows me to see what it's like to have more than 80 artillery pieces firing at the same time."
"Just use artillery shells to blow up more than a thousand Japs to death."
Lieutenant Colonel Aoki was the commander of the Japanese reinforcements. Because of the continuous march, he did not have a good rest, his eyes were red and red, and he was still very tired even if he had a war horse to travel with him.
Looking at the infantrymen around him, everyone had a pale face and dark circles under their eyes, and they were walking forward numbly.
In the past twenty hours or so, they had only been marching and eating, and they only stopped to rest for two hours, which would have been too much for any of them.
At this moment, all the Japs are using their minds to make the final insistence.
The only thing that made them happy was that they would reach the county seat in more than two hours' walk.
"Da da da……"
Suddenly, a string of light machine gun fire sounded in front of the team, and then he saw a cavalry rushing towards him.
"Sir, the forward troops are under attack..." the cavalryman reported from four to five meters away.
"Rumble..." Before he could finish his words, the sound of the galloping hooves of the cavalry also sounded, followed closely by another series of gunshots.
Lieutenant Colonel Aoki raised his binoculars and saw a cavalry troop passing by the flank of the team, each carrying a horse and a rifle.
Looking at the cavalry covering the flanks of the team, at least five cavalrymen were shot and fell to the ground.
"It's the Eighth Route Army cavalry!" Lieutenant Colonel Aoki scolded with a stern face.
The captain of the infantry group next to him frowned and suggested: "Sir, we must kill this cavalry."
"They come and go without a trace. If they keep sneaking attacks next to the team, it will not only damage the morale of our troops, but also cause heavy losses to the troops."
Due to insufficient strength and logistics, the Chinese army rarely forms an organized cavalry unit, let alone the Eighth Route Army operating in North China.
When the cavalry brigade was stationed in Zhangjiakou, its most common task was to cooperate with the infantry in combat and conduct reconnaissance for them. It rarely encountered the established Chinese cavalry units.
Now that he has the opportunity to fight the Chinese cavalry face to face, the captain will definitely not let it go.
Staring at the cavalry battalion running further and further away, he immediately called for battle: "Sir, I will send two cavalry squadrons to kill them. I will definitely eat them without affecting the marching speed of the troops."
"Okay!" Lieutenant Colonel Aoki did not refuse.
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