"Do we have something to scare the Japanese?" Hong Linfeng's first reaction was disbelief.
He frowned and thought for three seconds before asking: "Is it a flying thunder cannon? Or a heavy cannon?"
Li Hao shook his head: "There is another thing that the Japanese army has always wanted to destroy but could not."
Seeing that Hong Linfeng hadn't figured it out yet, Li Hao explained directly: "Arsenal."
"With the arsenal, we can continuously obtain supplies from energy sources, and the equipment and ammunition of the troops will definitely become better and better."
"The Japanese will definitely try their best to stop it."
"That's why they sent more than 3,000 people to raid our base half a month ago, and even used poison gas bombs."
"I left the reconnaissance company and cavalry battalion in the coal mine and asked them to rush to transport equipment under the noses of the Japanese scouts, as if they were setting up an arsenal in Datong. What do you think the Japanese army in Datong will do when they know this?"
The doubts between Hong Linfeng's brows disappeared instantly, his eyes shone and he shouted: "The devil will definitely go crazy."
"With the arsenal, our troops in Datong will receive a steady stream of weapons and ammunition, and they will become stronger and stronger, and eventually become a serious problem for them."
"If I were a Japanese commander, I would definitely send troops to destroy the equipment at any cost while the arsenal is still in its infancy, and not give us a chance to build an arsenal."
"I understand, Commander, you want the Japanese to mistakenly think that we are going to build an arsenal and force them to send troops."
Li Hao nodded in agreement: "That's the idea."
"You should send someone now to contact Wang Xin, Tan Weiqi, the reinforcements sent by the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and Laishui Independent Regiment, and let them take time to rest. After receiving the order to attack, the troops must be ready to attack within ten minutes."
At the Japanese Army Headquarters in Datong, the brigade commander was pacing back and forth in his office, very anxious.
Compared with the weapons and ammunition seized by the Eighth Route Army from the battlefield, he was obviously more worried about the equipment lost in the coal mine.
I glanced at my watch every ten minutes or so, hoping that the reconnaissance team would quickly find the hiding spot of the equipment.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the chief of staff finally brought the news he wanted.
"Your Excellency General, we have found out."
"Those equipment were temporarily hidden by the Eighth Route Army in a Shandong province northeast of the Dongshan Coal Mine."
"The Eighth Route Army is everywhere around. The reconnaissance troops dare not get too close and cannot determine the specific location of the equipment."
"The chances of a bomber being sent out to destroy that equipment are very low."
The brigade commander barely hesitated, stared at the chief of staff and began to issue orders.
"Looking from the map, the equipment hiding place is 23 kilometers away from the county seat. The infantry can kill it by marching in four hours."
"We cannot allow the Eighth Route Army to build an arsenal in Datong, so these equipment must be destroyed."
"If the bombers are useless, we will send infantry to kill them."
Having said this, the brigade leader suddenly thought of a question and asked it quickly.
"You just said that there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops stationed around the hiding place, and even our scouts can't get close to conduct reconnaissance?"
The chief of staff nodded: "There are Eighth Route Army guard posts everywhere in the two kilometers surrounding, and the Eighth Route Army that attacked us last night must be stationed inside."
"It's daytime now, and our reconnaissance aircraft are everywhere overhead."
"Thousands of troops marching during the day would definitely be exposed, so they hid in the woods and waited until dark before moving."
When the brigade commander heard this, he made up his mind and gave a decisive order: "Don't think about it, just send troops to kill them and kill the Eighth Route Army there in one go."
The chief of staff also wanted to get out, so the brigade commander's decision was exactly what he wanted.
He immediately began to perform his duties as chief of staff and thought for a while and analyzed: "Your Majesty General, judging from the battle situation last night: this Eighth Route Army has the strength to completely annihilate our reinforced brigade."
"If we send out troops, we must deploy heavy troops to kill them, otherwise we will definitely lose my wife and lose our troops."
The brigade leader agreed with the answer: "The Imperial Army is good at fighting the enemy in field battles, while the Imperial Association Army is less capable in field battles and is better at defense."
"So I decided to send two infantry brigades and a guard regiment of the Imperial Army to fight out, with a total of 3,500 people."
"It is now two o'clock in the afternoon. The troops will set off immediately, with aircraft cover. They will try to reach their destination before six o'clock, end the battle one hour before dark, and then withdraw to Datong."
The chief of staff quickly complimented: "The general is wise."
"I would like to ask you to fight in this humble position. I will personally lead the troops out and kill these Eighth Route Army soldiers."
The brigade leader did not refuse: "Yes!"
In front of the enemy headquarters of the Dongping Village Defense Regiment, Zhou Liang rushed in like the wind and reported with a smile on his face.
"Captain, good news."
"The reconnaissance company monitoring Datong City reports that the Japanese have sent troops."
"Two infantry brigades and a security regiment, carrying four mountain cannons, four infantry cannons, and two mortar squadrons, set out from the east gate, covered by aircraft, and marched quickly towards the cave where the cavalry battalion was supporting equipment."
"Very good!"
Li Hao was so happy that he almost jumped up from his seat.
Hong Linfeng acted even more exaggeratedly. He stood up and grabbed the telegram handed over by Zhou Liang.
After quickly reading the contents of the telegram, he shouted excitedly: "Captain, your solution is done."
"The Japanese were fooled. After excluding the more than 3,000 Japanese puppet troops, there are only more than 3,000 people left in Datong City. The defensive force has been reduced by half. Our siege pressure will definitely be greatly reduced."
"You can give us the order on how we will fight next!"
"Now that they have left Datong City, we cannot let them go back under any circumstances."
Li Hao stared at the map and replied: "The road the Japs are going to take does not have such a large ambush battlefield, so ordinary ambush warfare will not work here."
"Of course, even if it works, we don't have that much time to prepare the battlefield."
"I decided to divide the army into three."
"Wang Xin took the troops she brought from Yixian County to get behind the Japanese and puppet troops in company and platoon units, and intercepted at all costs the Japanese and puppet troops who might break through and return to Datong."
"Tan Weiqi led the three battalions to rush to Chentouling and established blocking positions based on the favorable terrain to block the Japanese and puppet troops' attack."
"The troops from the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment also went to Chentouling and secretly touched the left and right wings of the Japanese and puppet troops in company units."
"After seeing three signal bombs, I launched a counterattack with the third battalion against the Japanese and puppet troops. If we can, we will wipe them all out. If we can't, we will severely damage them. The remaining Japanese and puppet troops will be left to Wang Xin to deal with."
"Call back to the reconnaissance company: Find a way to hold off the Japanese and puppet troops for an hour."
"It's 16 kilometers from Datong to Chentouling. We can kill them by marching in a hurry at 5 o'clock. At that time, the planes are still on the battlefield, which is not conducive to the third battalion's blocking."
"If it drags on for an hour, there will be a firefight at six o'clock, and the plane will definitely leave."
Hong Linfeng's face was full of admiration, and he quickly accepted the order: "I will make arrangements now, so that the Japanese and puppet troops will never come back."
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