When Li Hao led the guerrillas in Lingqiu territory, the main force was not idle either.
Establish the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area and take root behind enemy lines to attack the Japanese army.
After suffering continuous losses and losing troops and generals at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese North China Front also began to pay attention to the Eighth Route Army, its neglected opponent, and deployed heavy troops from various places to encircle and suppress them, hoping to nip them in the bud.
The newly established Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area was unlucky enough to become the first target of the Japanese attack.
At the first division headquarters, the chief of staff walked in with a few pieces of intelligence in his hand and a solemn look on his face.
"Commander, the intelligence we have received in the past few days is all true. The Japanese army is planning a large-scale raid, and the target is us. The military region has been determined through the intelligence department. We have been ordered to prepare for counter-encirclement and suppression!"
The commander frowned and asked, "Are there any specific orders?"
"Yes!" replied the chief of staff.
"In three days at most, the Japanese army will begin their raids on us. More than 20,000 puppet troops will be divided into eight groups to raid our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area!"
"The enemy is strong and we are weak. The military region ordered us to use guerrilla warfare and night fighting to hold down the three Japanese and puppet troops who have passed through our first division defense area. Then we will use our cameras to look for fighter planes and hit them all the way, severely injuring them and forcing them to retreat!"
"I just made statistics. The three-way mopping up troops that the military region asked us to hold back include six thousand Japanese troops alone, not counting the two to three thousand puppet troops!"
The commander's frown deepened: "The military region has a good idea. When the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt him. But with the current strength of the division, it is not ordinary to cut off one of his fingers.
so big!"
The chief of staff also frowned and answered hesitantly: "Although our first division was expanded based on the independent regiment, half of the main force of the military region is here. But after all, the number of veterans is not enough, and the total number of veterans is only a thousand people.
Although after this period of development, the total force has tripled its original size and expanded into three brigades. However, because there was no war and few seizures were made, civilian equipment was mainly collected to replenish the troops. The equipment of the three brigades was very poor, and the ammunition
It’s even more pitiful!”
"Take the third brigade as an example. The entire brigade has more than 900 people, but it is only equipped with less than 400 rifles, five light machine guns, and not one heavy machine gun. Looking at the entire brigade, it can be pulled out to confront the Japanese head-on.
There are only one, four or two companies, and the others are all in charge for the time being!"
"The total number of Japanese and puppet troops we need to deal with is more than 8,000 people. Their strength is more than twice that of ours. They are well-equipped and have sufficient ammunition. They also have artillery and can call for aircraft reinforcements at any time. The disparity in strength is huge.
There’s almost no chance of winning!”
"We will fight even if there is no chance of winning!" the commander gritted his teeth and replied bravely.
"The orders of the military region must be carried out. If we fail to complete the task and let the Japanese attack from our division to the military region headquarters, then the military region organs will be in danger. By then, our division will become the sinner of the entire base area!"
"Injuring ten of his fingers would be better than cutting off one of his fingers. We will fight according to the plan proposed by the military region."
"Three lines of Japanese and puppet troops attack, two of which are mainly harassing, concentrate superior forces to attack one of them!"
The chief of staff frowned and thought for a long time but couldn't think of a way.
The same was true for the commander. His frown never relaxed from the beginning, and the expression on his face did not change at all.
The chief of staff could only heave a long sigh and replied helplessly: "Commander, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Our troops are still too few, and the equipment is too poor and there is insufficient ammunition. This is the biggest problem we face right now!"
"To severely damage one of the Japanese and puppet attacking troops, even if it is the weakest, we have to concentrate on the one, two and two brigades with the strongest combat effectiveness in the division. In this way, the division will only have the third corps and the direct guards.
Connected!"
"The Third Brigade is too weak and can only be responsible for harassing one of the Japanese and puppet troops. It is impossible to divide the troops."
"The divisional security company has to protect the headquarters and can't leave. This means that we don't have the extra troops to harass the Japanese and puppet troops on the third route. Even one soldier can't get through!"
"As long as this problem is solved, the military district will be 50% sure to complete the tasks assigned to us by the military district!"
There was no change in the commander's frown. This was also a problem he couldn't solve.
In the small war room, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn because of this unsolvable problem.
At this moment, Staff Officer Zhou, who was responsible for contacting the local guerrillas, reminded in a low voice: "Chief, I think there is still a force available in the division!"
"What troops!" The commander and chief of staff focused their attention on Staff Zhou at the same time.
Staff Officer Zhou immediately replied: "It's the guerrillas! Since we entered here, we have sent a large number of work teams to various counties to form anti-Japanese guerrillas. Now every county within the first division has formed at least one guerrilla team!"
"If the commander believes in them, he can gather them to join the battle!"
"Although the strength of each guerrilla group is not large, the total number of guerrilla groups in several counties must be 1,000 people!"
The commander is very happy. His biggest problem now is the lack of troops.
If a thousand people could really appear out of thin air, then this problem would be solved.
Just when I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a question came to my mind.
If I remember correctly, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the main force, almost all weapons and ammunition scattered among the people in several counties were searched.
As long as it can shoot out bullets, whether it is an old sleeve or a more backward single-shot weapon, priority will be given to replenishing the main force.
Even so, nearly one-third of today's main force soldiers still have no guns, and each person uses two grenades to fight the Japanese!
The main force has no weapons, let alone the guerrillas.
The commander frowned again, stared at Staff Zhou and asked, "How is their equipment?"
"This..." Staff Zhou hesitated for a moment but did not hide it.
"It's very poor. Each guerrilla is equipped with less than ten rifles, all of which are old sleeves with smooth rifling. The others are all equipped with rifles and spears, and some are equipped with muskets..."
The commander frowned more deeply and objected without hesitation: "We can't let them go to the battlefield!"
"The equipment is so poor, and they are a group of ordinary people who have just put down their hoes and have not been trained. If you really fight against the Japanese, there is no difference between facing death!"
"Unless the main force is exhausted, we must not let them die!"
At this moment, Staff Zhou, who had his head lowered, suddenly thought of a report sent just a few hours ago by the underground party in Lingqiu County.
His eyes lit up and he replied: "Commander, I remembered, there is a guerrilla group that is different!"
"The Lingqiu County Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Force, although they are guerrillas, their equipment is very good and their combat effectiveness is also very good. They fought a battle with the Japs some time ago and killed hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Because the report has just been sent and has not been verified yet, and because everyone is discussing how to counter-encirclement and suppression, I did not report it!"
The commander was shocked by Staff Zhou's words and asked with disbelief: "We killed hundreds of puppet troops in one battle. Are you sure it was really a guerrilla group?"
"Also, they won such a huge victory, why didn't they report it as soon as possible? Why didn't I, the division commander, know about it?"
The first update is delivered today! Please add it to your favorites! Please subscribe! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please give me a reward!
