This battle is different from the usual counter-mopping up. Many of them are tough battles.
The casualties are large, the results are small, and the duration is long.
Without enough reserve troops to replenish the troops at all times and ensure the combat effectiveness of the main force, the garrison will never be able to capture Datong.
What the political commissar and chief of staff said made sense. Li Hao thought about it and made a decision: "Political commissar and chief of staff, then we will recruit another 1,500 troops."
"The number of recruit companies and recruit battalions directly under each battalion's regiment will be doubled."
"After the new recruits are recruited, if there are still people who want to sign up to join the Eighth Route Army, as long as the conditions are suitable, they will all be sent to the guerrillas and local troops in various places."
Hong Linfeng immediately replied: "I will give the order now!"
Seeing the chief of staff running out in a hurry, Li Hao smiled, looked at Wang Hong and asked: "Political Commissar, I would like to know how the recovery of the base area is going? Has the ongoing spring plowing been affected by this counter-mopping up?"
"The drought has lasted for almost two years. This year's drought has significantly eased, and there will definitely be a harvest in the fields."
"Whether the millions of soldiers and civilians in the base area will have food to eat next year will depend on these few days."
Wang Hong replied confidently: "Captain, don't worry."
"The villagers have started spring plowing, and more than 700,000 refugees have reclaimed more than 2 million acres of land before the counter-sweeping campaign. Each person has more than three acres of land, and all of them can grow food."
"As long as nothing unexpected happens and the autumn harvest is over, these refugees will be able to be self-sufficient."
"Not to mention the original villagers in the base area."
"As long as there is no longer a drought like last year, not only can we be self-sufficient and save some of the surplus grain, but we can also pay the public grain to ensure the food needs of all troops and cadres in the base area for at least one year."
"I am certain that after the autumn harvest, the problem of food shortage in the base area will be solved."
Li Hao was very satisfied and replied: "Great!"
"Food has always been a key factor that has troubled whether our Eighth Route Army can develop and grow."
"As long as this problem is solved, the garrison will definitely be able to do a lot of good things in the future!"
Just as Wang Hong was about to answer the conversation, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came in, and then he saw Zhou Liang striding in with a serious and dignified expression.
"Captain, something happened!" Zhou Liang reported while handing the telegram to Li Hao.
"Battal Commander Zhang of the Guangling Independent Battalion reported: A batch of supplies that the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment had just delivered to the base area were looted by the Japanese and puppet troops. All the supplies were destroyed, and two entire platoons of escort troops were wiped out."
Li Hao's face was full of disbelief. After receiving the telegram and reading it carefully, he was still full of doubts. He handed the telegram to Wang Hong while analyzing it.
"Are the Japanese crazy?"
"They lost many troops in the counter-mopping up, and the troops who stayed in the no-man's land were beaten by us so that they huddled in large strongholds and did not dare to come out. How dare they send troops into the base area to ambush the transport team, without fear of being killed by us?"
"And He Jun, what does he do for food?"
"The little Japs got into his belly and attacked the transport team, but he, the battalion commander, didn't notice at all."
"Platoon Leader Zhou, call He Jun back now."
"All the little Japs who enter our base must be wiped out within one day. I will use their corpses to avenge the fallen comrades."
"I'm going to send a telegram now." Zhou Liang hurriedly left the headquarters.
Because of this bad news, Li Hao's good mood suddenly disappeared.
Calmly, he walked to the sand table and analyzed whether there was any other conspiracy hidden in this ambush.
Less than three minutes had passed when Zhou Liang came back, his expression obviously more solemn than before.
As before, he handed the telegram in his hand to Li Hao and reported: "Commander, before the order you just sent out, Battalion Commander He sent another telegram."
"The situation is urgent and related to the order just now, so I will come over first."
"Batalion Commander He reported: There were at least 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops ambushing the transport team, all transported by mules and horses, and only equipped with dismantling mountain artillery and mortars."
"After beating the transport team, they headed towards Lingqiu. They were marching very fast and were covered by planes."
Wang Hong's eyes quickly widened, showing a shocked expression of disbelief.
Looking at Li Hao, he asked in confusion: "Captain, I also think the little devil is crazy?"
"We can swallow more than 5,000 Japanese puppet troops in one go, let alone more than 3,000 people."
"Aren't they worried that these more than 3,000 people will fall into the tiger's mouth and never come back?"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "This is also what I don't understand."
"When we attacked the no-man's land, the Japanese and puppet troops there took the initiative to shrink their forces and defend large strongholds. From this point of view, our opponents are not only very powerful, but also very cautious."
"So I judge that these more than 3,000 days of puppet troops are by no means the sheep in the tiger's mouth as we imagined. There must be a conspiracy that we don't know about."
"Conspiracy?" Wang Hong stared at Li Hao and asked.
Hong Linfeng also rushed over after hearing the news, frowning and reminding: "Regiment leader, political commissar, could this be a bait deliberately released by the little devil?"
"You mean the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole follows?" Wang Hong asked thoughtfully.
Li Hao thought for a while and denied: "It can't be a bait, and it's even more impossible for the mantis to catch the cicada and the oriole behind."
"Don't forget that the puppet army, which lasted for more than 3,000 days, is marching towards Lingqiu in a hurry. This is our base area and is surrounded by our spies."
"If the Japanese have a backup plan, they will be targeted as soon as they move out. There is no way to hide. How can they be like oriole?"
"Besides, our defense team is not vegetarian either."
"Even if the Japanese and puppet troops really have a back-up force, we still have the strength to hold it back, then assemble the main force to destroy the decoys they put out. If possible, we can also defeat their back-up force, so that the Japanese lose their wives and lose their troops."
"The Japanese commander suffered so much at our hands because he underestimated the enemy. He will definitely not make the same mistake again."
Wang Hong thought for a moment and agreed: "It's true!"
"If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would definitely not send 3,000 men to fight in."
"There must be a conspiracy here that we don't know about."
Hong Linfeng also showed a puzzled expression, looked at Li Hao and asked: "Captain, I don't understand what the Japanese conspiracy is?"
Li Hao thought for a while and replied: "I don't even think about it anymore. If I don't know, I will find out their conspiracy."
"Order He Jun to arrange two companies to target these Japanese and puppet troops for me."
"Political commissar, immediately organize local troops and guerrillas to cover the transfer of people along the way. Don't let the villagers fall into the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops."
"The ambush point is nearly 100 kilometers away from Lingqiu. Under normal circumstances, the emergency march will take two days. I decided to attack them tonight at night to try to uncover their conspiracy."
"If there is no conspiracy, then find a way to annihilate them all."
As soon as the chief of staff heard that there was going to be a war, his eyes began to shine.
He leaned over the sand table and searched for where the Japanese and puppet troops would be stationed tonight.
While watching, he asked: "Commander, which troops do you plan to transfer there?"
Li Hao stared at the map and ordered: "The first battalion, the second battalion, the third battalion, the guard company, the cavalry battalion, the tank company, the special agent company, the independent company, all come over, plus the two companies from Guangling Independent Battalion, the total strength is more than
With four thousand people, we can defeat them head-on."
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