Chapter 1543 The Japanese army creates opportunities for us
Hong Linfeng heard something in Li Hao's words and looked at the map and replied: "Captain, these surrounding counties are headed by Baoding City and obey the command of the Baoding garrison, so they don't have many garrisons."
"Except for Yixian County, which has more than 4,000 troops stationed because it is next to us, the other counties have less than 2,000 troops stationed, and most of them are puppet troops. They have to divide their troops to defend the large and small strongholds within their jurisdiction."
"Based on this, each county can dispatch up to 800 to 1,000 reinforcements."
"It seems that the strength of these reinforcements is not large, but when they are gathered together, they will become a powerful force. It will definitely be no problem to form a large encirclement around us."
"There is also Yixian County. There are more than 4,000 puppet troops stationed here. If Baoding is in danger, they will definitely send troops to reinforce with all their strength. I estimate that 3,000 people will be no problem."
Li Hao actually laughed when he heard this, looked at Hong Linfeng and replied: "Chief of Staff, I really hope that the Japanese and puppet troops in Yi County can send troops to reinforce Baoding."
"Don't forget, half of the troops in the Yixian Security Brigade are already under our control."
"The Japanese army mobilized troops from Yixian County to reinforce Baoding, which would create opportunities for us to enter the city."
"As for reinforcements that may be sent from other counties, I don't think you need to worry at all."
"Our Eighth Route Army is not the only one around Baoding. Their equipment is poor and they may not have the strength to attack the county."
"But if the Japanese and puppet troops leave the county to reinforce Baoding, they will definitely not miss this perfect opportunity to kill the Japanese and puppet troops."
"Guard, please notify commando team Xiao Yuan immediately. Investigation company commander Chen Wei is running over to see me. You have to be fast."
After speaking, Li Hao turned his attention back to Li Hao: "Chief of Staff, you immediately formulate a battle plan. Except for the second battalion, the rest of the regiment will secretly move towards Baoding."
"Political commissar, you also have a very heavy task. In addition to being responsible for the logistics and ammunition supply of the entire regiment, you will immediately have the arsenal prepare two mountain cannons, six mortars, six heavy machine guns, twenty light machine guns, two hundred submachine guns, and
The matching ammunition will be ready for me right away."
At one o'clock in the morning, three dark shadows wandered around Yi County like ghosts, and finally disappeared at the door of the home of Brigadier Chen Fusheng of the Security Brigade.
A few minutes later, Xiao Yuan, whom Chen Fusheng least wanted to see, appeared in front of him.
Shocked, Chen Fusheng quickly calmed down, took a deep breath and asked: "Captain Xiao, why did you suddenly come to Yixian County without saying hello in advance?"
Xiao Yuan didn't have the time to talk nonsense with him and answered directly: "I will stay in Yixian for the next half month. I hope Brigadier Chen will reinstate my officer and continue to stay at the garrison brigade headquarters as a staff officer at any time.
You can meet Brigadier Chen!"
"This?" Chen Fusheng showed a confused expression.
He had long known about the Eighth Route Army's large-scale infiltration of the security brigade, but the Eighth Route Army was too strong and they did not dare to offend Chen Fusheng even if they killed him.
But Chen Fusheng did not want to tie his fate completely to the Eighth Route Army.
Xiao Yuan has been away for the past six months, and he has made many small moves secretly.
If the Eighth Route Army wants to infiltrate the security brigade, it can, but it cannot provoke the little devils and let them discover it. It can only operate in the second and third regiments. The first regiment and the troops directly under the brigade must be firmly under its control.
For this reason, Chen Fusheng gave several company commander positions to the garrison.
After finally getting rid of all the Eighth Route Army soldiers beside my pillow, I was able to have a good sleep peacefully. Xiao Yuan, whom I feared the most, actually came back.
"What? Are you having trouble?" Xiao Yuan asked with a serious face without any nonsense.
"You are the commander of the security brigade and a senior officer of the Japanese and puppet forces. You should be able to see that the Japanese are getting worse and worse and will be defeated by us sooner or later!"
"Does Brigadier Chen really intend to follow the little devil all the way to the dark side?"
"You have cooperated with our Eighth Route Army before and have accumulated a lot of credit for yourself. You are just around the corner from being labeled a traitor."
"It would be a pity if you give up halfway, and you might even lose your life."
Chen Fusheng was frightened and shook his head immediately: "No problem!"
"I will arrange this matter tomorrow, and you can report to the brigade headquarters in the afternoon."
At the Nanyan Town stronghold in the south of Baoding City, after dark, the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold turned on all the lights as usual, lighting up the stronghold and its surroundings.
All troops on duty stayed in combat positions, staring outside without blinking to prevent anyone from approaching the stronghold.
It's one o'clock in the morning, and there is only one hour left before the new troops on duty come to change shifts.
The long persistence made every soldier on duty very tired, forcing himself to keep his eyes wide open and stare at the surroundings.
"There is movement there..."
A soldier suddenly shouted, raised his rifle and shot at the suspicious target he saw.
With a sound of "Bang...", the stronghold that was quiet just now suddenly became lively.
The doors of the barracks were pushed open one after another, and the Japanese and puppet soldiers rushed out with guns and bullets in disheveled clothes.
In the bunkers around the stronghold, there was loud gunfire, and the bullets flew out as if they were free. As for whether they hit the target, only God knows.
"Boom boom..."
Two explosions suddenly sounded inside the stronghold, and the rising black smoke instantly knocked over several soldiers.
The Japanese guard on top of the fort tower couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
The subordinates suddenly opened fire outside, causing the entire stronghold to become chaotic and full of gunfire.
If his subordinates were dazzled, he, the captain, would definitely be reprimanded.
Fortunately, the explosion just now clearly informed everyone that the attack did exist, and that the opponent also had heavy weapons such as mortars. Then there was no such thing as lying about military information.
The squadron leader gasped and climbed up to the turret: "What happened? Where did the shell just come from?"
The second lieutenant quickly reported: "Sir, we found some movement outside the stronghold and fired decisively. The other party did not respond, but two artillery shells were fired at the stronghold. It is not yet clear where the shells came from."
The squadron leader strode behind the crenel, raised his telescope and looked outside.
"Bang... bang bang..."
Several sounds of glass breaking sounded behind him, and then the searchlight shone on the lamppost outside the stronghold and disappeared. Everything was dark and nothing could be seen.
"Sir, the searchlight was knocked down by the enemy."
"Launch the flares immediately!" The squadron leader was a little anxious and ordered quickly.
The illumination bomb took off three minutes later, and the dazzling white light once again illuminated the battlefield into daylight.
"There are so many Eighth Route Army troops..." the second lieutenant looked outside the stronghold and shouted with a look of shock.
"Bageya Road, where did all these Eighth Route Army troops come from!" The squadron leader was also frightened and asked with a roar.
No one answered his question. The squadron leader could only suppress his confusion and anger, and loudly ordered: "What are you doing standing still? The troops will fight back immediately and repel them."
"The Eighth Route Army has made it clear that it will first build offensive positions outside and then attack the strongholds. We must not let their conspiracy succeed!"
"Da da da... boom boom..."
Gunshots and explosions continued for half an hour. The two sides fought fiercely, but they couldn't do anything to the other side.
The nervousness of the Japanese squadron leader at the beginning became more and more relaxed as he went on, and he seemed to be able to securely hold the stronghold.
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