Chen Fusheng knew there was something in Xiao Yuan's words as soon as he heard it, and immediately asked: Captain Xiao, what do you mean?"
Xiao Yuan thought while replying: "The First Regiment of the Guard Brigade is the brigade's trusted team and must not make any mistakes, so the First Regiment must not go to Baoding."
"Besides, the mission of the First Regiment is to protect Yixian County. If the First Regiment leaves, it will be too troublesome to mobilize troops from the surrounding area back to support Yixian County."
"If I were in charge of the brigade, I would definitely send the 2nd and 3rd regiments to go with the Japanese to reinforce Baoding."
"Besides, before the troops set off, they must mobilize all their confidants in the second and third regiments, in case the reinforcements arrive in Baoding and lose their wives and troops, never to return."
This is exactly the same as what Chen Fusheng had in mind.
But because the 23rd Regiment hid a large number of Eighth Route Army troops, if he arbitrarily ordered them to reinforce Baoding without Xiao Yuan's consent, he might offend the garrison regiment, and the losses would be even greater.
Hearing Xiao Yuan say that he also supported sending the 2nd and 3rd Regiment to reinforce Baoding, and also hoped that he could bring out the confidants in the 23rd Regiment, Chen Fusheng couldn't ask for more.
Immediately ordered: "The Chief of Staff of the Second Regiment told me two days ago that my rheumatic leg has broken out again, and I will definitely not be able to march long distances. I appointed Luo Yun, the commander of the Second Battalion of the Second Regiment, to temporarily serve as the Chief of Staff of the Second Regiment to reinforce Baoding."
"The commanders of the second battalion of the third regiment, the first company, the second company, the seventh company, and the ninth company, these four company commanders will also stay. As for who will be appointed to take over the position of company commander, it is up to you, Captain Xiao. I will give you two minutes.
Think, then go out and give orders."
The atmosphere at the Japanese brigade headquarters in Baoding became increasingly depressed.
Roaring artillery and violent and intensive gunfire continued to come in, making everyone worried, fearing that some artillery shells would hit the headquarters.
The communications staff officer hurried in. Compared with the hit expression before, this time the brigade commander actually saw such a smile on his face.
"General, there is a telegram from the Yixian garrison. They are gathering troops and will be out to reinforce us in two hours at most."
"How many people are here?" This is the question that the brigade commander is most concerned about. He stares at the communications staff officer and asks with expectation.
"There are more than 800 people in the Imperial Army and two regiments in the Imperial Army, totaling over 3,000 people."
The brigade commander frowned again, shook his head and replied: "The proportion of the imperial army is too small."
"It looks like there are three thousand people, a strong force, but the offensive capability is definitely very poor. Let them attack from the back of the Eighth Route Army. It is impossible to think about it, but there is still no problem in defending the city."
"Call them back: The reinforcements must arrive in Baoding as soon as possible."
"One more thing: as soon as the reinforcements sent by other surrounding counties and cities set off, report to me immediately to find out their strength and equipment."
"If conditions permit, we will have a big game with the defense group."
"Use Baoding as bait and wipe out all the main forces of the garrison."
At the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison, Zhou Liang was reporting on a telegram he had just received.
"Regiment Commander, Captain Xiao reports that the Japanese and puppet troops in Yixian County are ready to send troops to reinforce Baoding."
"The Japanese army dispatched 800 people, and the puppet army dispatched two regiments, a total of 3,000 people."
"Chen Fusheng, commander of the Yixian Guard Brigade, has accepted his suggestion and sent the Second and Third Regiments of the Guard Brigade to reinforce Baoding. He also replaced many of the officers of the two regiments with our own people before departure."
"Captain Xiao asks for instructions: Should the commando team and the reconnaissance company join the team to reinforce Baoding? Should he come over?"
The Yi County Guard Brigade is the trump card for whether he can win Baoding. Now that they set off on time, it means that he has a good chance of winning this battle.
Li Hao has no reason to be unhappy.
A smile appeared on his serious face on the spot, and he looked at Hong Linfeng and ordered: "Chief of Staff, draft a telegram immediately."
"The commando team, the reconnaissance company, and Xiao Yuan himself must find a way to integrate into the reinforcements and enter Baoding City with the reinforcements."
"The first company of the guard battalion and the first company of the cavalry battalion have already set off. They will attack the reinforcements along the way and consume a large amount of the Japanese army's effective strength."
"We must seize the opportunity to seize control of all the puppet troops and hold the two regiments in our own hands."
"Then order the baggage battalion and the cavalry battalion, in company units, to set off now and rush to other surrounding counties separately to cooperate with the local Eighth Route Army in attacking the Japanese and puppet troops to reinforce the troops in Baoding."
"Except for the reinforcements sent by Yixian County, other reinforcements must be stopped ten kilometers away from Baoding."
"Didn't the 13th Battalion and the other four main battalions seize a large amount of weapons and ammunition in the middle of the night? Take them all with you to unconditionally reinforce the nearby Eighth Route Army."
Fifty kilometers east of Baoding is Gaoyang County.
The Eighth Route Army was active here two years ago, and it has slowly expanded from a company-sized guerrilla force to the current local independent regiment.
Although it is not a full-scale regiment like the main force regiment, with only six directly-affiliated companies and not even a mortar, every soldier in the regiment is an elite veteran left over from the waves and has a very strong combat effectiveness.
Half an hour ago, they received a piece of information from the county town: Japanese and puppet troops suddenly began to gather in the city for an unknown purpose.
Usually the Japanese and puppet troops huddle in the county town. With the current strength of the independent regiment, it is definitely unrealistic to attack the city.
Everyone can only wait eagerly for the arrival of the fighter plane.
Nowadays, it is not easy to encounter a little devil out of the city, so I will definitely not miss it.
They all wanted to take the opportunity to show off their skills and let the Japanese and puppet troops have a taste of their own power.
Therefore, everyone immediately reached a consensus on attacking the Japanese and puppet troops leaving the city.
How to fight specifically? There are many ideas.
There were too many Japanese and puppet troops leaving the city. There were two puppet battalions of more than 600 people, and two Japanese infantry squadrons plus artillery and heavy machine gun troops, more than 400 people. A total of more than 1,000 people, which was almost twice the number of independent regiments.
The firepower advantage also lies in the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The enemy is strong and we are weak, so some people prefer to fight according to the old rules, led by the political commissar: use guerrilla warfare to slowly wear down the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops, take advantage if you can, and run away if you can't.
Some cadres did not think so. Led by the regiment leader, they hoped to seize this rare opportunity and fight two battles of annihilation at any cost.
It can not only consume the enemy, but also replenish a batch of weapons and ammunition for the garrison. It would be better if some heavy machine guns and mortars could be captured.
Just when the two sides were arguing, the guard platoon leader suddenly broke in and nervously reported: "Regiment leader, political commissar, there is a situation."
"A group of cavalry rushed towards the regiment headquarters, but their speed was not very fast and they did not look hostile."
"A hundred people were wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms, but their equipment was all Japanese cavalry equipment and Japanese war horses."
"It's the Japanese!" the political commissar subconsciously judged.
"Could it be that because the regiment headquarters was exposed, the Japanese and puppet troops in the county planned to attack us with cavalry first, and then encircle us with infantry."
"No!" The group leader shook his head in denial.
"As far as I know, the Japanese and puppet troops in the county did not have cavalry. In fact, several surrounding counties did not have specialized cavalry units."
"To put it another way, even if these are really from the Japanese, is it necessary for them to wear Eighth Route Army uniforms and disguise themselves as one of our own people and come here slowly?"
"Cavalry is all about speed. As long as they can detect us in advance, they can catch us off guard with or without disguise. There is no need to go to such trouble."
"But just in case, the regiment headquarters should be moved anyway."
"The security platoon is staying with me and trying to figure out the other party's true identity."
"If it's a Japanese enemy, let's practice with this cavalry first."
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