Li Hao did not tell the political commissar and Wang Hong exactly where to attack.
This idea just came to him. The combat idea is very bold and requires the cooperation of an independent group. He must consider everything before making a decision.
After Wang Hong and Hong Linfeng left the headquarters, Li Hao strode to Commander Zhou and asked: "Captain Zhou, what do you think our defense regiment should do next?"
After getting along with each other for nearly a month, Captain Zhou knew that Li Hao was a person who didn't like talking nonsense, so he answered Li Hao's eyes: "My thoughts are the same as Captain Li's."
"As long as the garrison still has the strength to fight, we will continue to fight."
"I judge that after this defeat, the Japanese will definitely order the west route mopping up troops to march quickly to evacuate the base area, then divide their forces to defend the no-man's land, block the garrison in the base area, and then attack after regaining their strength."
"If I were Commander Li, I would definitely concentrate all my strength to take advantage of the Japanese defeat and low morale to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in no man's land."
"Now that we kill one more Japanese and puppet army, the combat pressure will be less in the future and the troops will have more time to rest and recuperate."
"And the garrison is fully capable of continuing to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in no man's land."
"Look at the map. There are less than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops left in the West Road mopping up force plus the no-man's land. The no-man's land is so big, the big strongholds can only have a thousand people stationed at most, and the small strongholds can only have two or three hundred people."
"Although the garrison regiment lost troops and generals in this counter-mopping operation, it did not reach the point of having no available troops."
"To put it together, there are still five or six main companies."
"The most important thing is that the garrison has more than a hundred artillery pieces of various calibers and types."
"A main force company can be reinforced with three or four siege artillery pieces, seven or eight mortars, and a dozen heavy machine guns. It is absolutely easy to attack small and medium-sized strongholds with two to three hundred troops stationed there."
Li Hao immediately agreed: "I think so too."
"But just attacking some small and medium-sized strongholds is too small and the impact is very limited."
"If there is help from the independent group, we will definitely be able to win two more big victories."
"Uh?" Captain Zhou immediately became interested.
In the Battle of Wushan'ao, the independent regiment and the garrison regiment not only annihilated more than 5,000 Japanese puppet troops, but also seized a large number of weapons and ammunition.
What satisfied Commander Zhou the most was that according to Li Hao's distribution plan, Commander Zhou also gained more than 2,000 prisoners of war.
They are all veterans trained by the Japanese.
As long as you transform your thinking and mentally integrate into the Eighth Route Army, you will immediately become a veteran and make up for the losses of the independent regiment on the battlefield.
Therefore, in supporting the garrison regiment, the independent regiment certainly did not suffer a loss.
Hearing that Li Hao wanted the independent regiment to help fight again, Captain Zhou felt as excited and expectant as he had learned a few days ago that he was going to fight here.
He immediately asked: "Captain Li, I said before that as long as the Independent Group does not go back, everyone here will listen to you."
"If there is any mission, just give the order. Even if the independent group is exhausted, they will try their best to complete it."
"Then I won't talk nonsense." Li Hao said.
Then he pointed at the map and analyzed: "My judgment is almost the same as yours."
"The remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the base area will definitely march back in a hurry and divide their troops to garrison in the no-man's land, trapping us here and preventing the garrison from continuing to grow and develop."
"But there's one thing I think differently about."
"In addition to increasing the defensive strength in no-man's land, this Japanese and puppet army also has another mission: to recapture Huaiyuan County."
"With the garrison regiment and the independent regiment, it will definitely be no problem to gather two to three thousand people."
"Add more than a hundred artillery pieces and take the initiative to attack the Japanese and puppet troops in the no-man's land. We will definitely be able to kill another two to three thousand."
"But no matter how hard we fight, no matter how many Japanese and puppet troops are eliminated, the overall situation facing the base area has not changed. It is still surrounded by the Japanese no-man's land. It cannot get in or get out. It is trapped here. It is just for the base area.
It bought me some more time.”
"My idea is, if we want to cause trouble, we should make a big noise."
Speaking of which, Li Hao first drew a circle on the map, enclosing the town of Huaiyuan County that the Japanese and puppet troops had not yet recaptured.
Then he pointed at it and explained: "If we can occupy this place and develop it into our base area, plus the original base area of the Independent Regiment and the base area of the Garrison Regiment, the three base areas will be like a pin in the Japanese-occupied area, and they will interact with each other."
As horns, support each other.”
"If we encounter heavy enemy raids in the future, no matter which base area is attacked, the other two base areas can send troops to support from the flanks and attack the enemy's back."
Captain Zhou said nothing, staring at the map and thinking about the strategic concept proposed by Li Hao.
The expression on his face became more and more serious at first, and then slowly became excited.
"This is a good idea. Once our iron triangle is formed, the Japanese and puppet troops will not be able to move us without 20,000 to 30,000 troops."
"I support this idea."
"But there is a problem. We only have two regiments. According to this concept, there will be three base areas that are not affiliated with each other. One regiment cannot control two base areas!"
Li Hao said: "This is also a problem I want to solve."
"Although the garrison regiment has strong troops and horses, the base area that needs to be defended is too large, and there is an important task to be done in the next six months. A large number of troops and materials need to be assembled to complete this secret mission, so it is impossible to divide the troops to control Huaiyuan."
Speaking of this, Li Hao suddenly looked at Captain Zhou and suggested.
"Captain Zhou, how about you stay?"
"If I remember correctly, when the independent regiment sends troops, the troops and weapons and equipment left in the base area can completely build another independent regiment."
"In this case, it is just right to divide the independent regiment into two, half of the troops stay in the old base area, and half of the troops occupy Huaiyuan."
"If you agree, Captain Zhou, we will immediately formulate our thoughts into a telegram and report it to our superiors."
"I believe our superiors also want to see us develop more base areas and gain a firm foothold behind enemy lines."
Captain Zhou's first subconscious reaction was to refuse.
Leaving the old base area and occupying and developing a new base area is not that difficult.
And people are nostalgic, so it would be very difficult for him to suddenly leave the old army he developed.
But as he thought about it, his heart slowly began to move.
Even if you really leave the independent group, it won't change the fact that you are the founder of the independent group.
Once the regiments have to cooperate in fighting in the future, the independent regiment will definitely be under his command, and maybe he will be able to take the opportunity to be promoted to brigade commander.
As for the new base area in Huaiyuan, the difficulties are not as many as imagined.
If there are guerrilla activities in Huaiyuan, there will be a mass base.
With the addition of more than 2,000 prisoners, 500 to 600 veterans, sufficient weapons and ammunition, and up to three months, I am confident that I can build a new base here that is as large as the old one.
Not to mention that building a base here can also receive direct support from the garrison.
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