The chief of staff only stayed with the guerrillas for a total of four or five hours, but spent a full half hour telling the commander what he saw and heard in the guerrillas.
The commander sat next to him, with a very complicated expression that alternated between nervousness and excitement.
When the chief of staff finished speaking, his face was completely covered with a smile.
"Chief of Staff, as the old saying goes, heroes emerge from youth~ Although Comrade Li Hao is young, he is very capable, otherwise the guerrillas would not have grown so strong in his hands, and it would have been very short."
"A small guerrilla group has more guns than people, plenty of ammunition, heavy machine guns, mortars, and even cavalry!"
"Our main force does not have such luxurious equipment!"
"I can say with certainty that now that the Lingqiu Anti-Japanese Guerrillas have joined us, and the equipment and ammunition provided by the guerrillas to support us, our chances of winning this counter-mopping up will be increased by at least 20%!"
"Didn't you promise to give them a radio operator? Give it to them now!"
"I have a hunch that although the guerrillas still have a tough battle to fight next, with Comrade Li Hao's commanding ability, not only can they successfully fight this tough battle, but the guerrillas may also develop further because of this tough battle!
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"I remember you just said that more than two-thirds of the guerrilla fighters were puppet soldiers captured by them!"
"In addition to the Japanese who strengthened the brigade, the mopping up troops passing through Lingqiu this time also had an entire regiment of puppet troops!"
"If these puppet soldiers can be captured, the strength of the guerrillas will definitely increase greatly."
"Call the commander of their cavalry platoon here immediately. I want him to give a message to Comrade Li Hao!"
Soon, the cavalry platoon leader was brought to the commander with a nervous look on his face.
"Chief...Hello, Chief!"
This was Luo Tianpeng's first time face to face with such a high-level leader. Because of his nervousness, he could not speak smoothly.
"Don't be nervous!" the commander comforted with a smile.
Then he ordered: "I want you to give your captain a message!"
"Tell your captain, what the commander of the first division said is to fight this battle well, upgrade your guerrillas to the main force, and expand it into an independent battalion directly under the military division, and directly under the command of the military division headquarters!"
"Really?" Luo Tianpeng asked with wide eyes, shocked and surprised.
Many guerrilla fighters came from the main force, and so did he. If he could return to the main force, he would definitely be happy.
More importantly, you can expand your ranks and get promoted when you return to the main force!
He is now the platoon leader of the guerrilla cavalry platoon. Once the guerrillas are expanded into an independent battalion, he, an unimpressive platoon leader, will at least be promoted to deputy company commander of the main force.
You know, when you are separated from the main force, you are still a big soldier.
The chief of staff asked angrily: "The person standing in front of you is the commander of the first division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. How can he lie?"
"If I remember correctly, your captain has not yet joined the party. Give him a message to fight this battle well. The commander and I will personally introduce him to the party!"
The commander interfaced: "What the chief of staff means is what I mean. Tell your captain exactly what you said."
"Thank you, chief, for believing in our guerrillas. I promise to deliver the message!" Luo Tianpeng finally recovered from the surprise, spoke smoothly, and answered quickly.
The three people from the guerrilla headquarters, Hong Linfeng, Liu Wenshan, and Li Hao have been surrounding the Lingqiu map for almost a day.
There were discussions and quarrels...
However, at the end of the day, the three of them still didn't come up with any results from their discussion, and their brows were still furrowed into a big "Sichuan" sign.
"Captain, the enemy's strength is too strong. Ordinary harassment can't hold them back at all!" Liu Wenshan frowned and expressed his thoughts.
"As long as they draw out a reinforced squadron and a battalion of puppet troops, they can keep a close eye on our guerrillas, and then cover the main force to quickly pass through Lingqiu!"
"Although we can slow down their march by destroying roads, the Japanese and puppet troops can give up carts and convert their troops into mules and horses to minimize the impact of destroying roads on them!"
"The entire highway is 90 kilometers within the territory of Lingqiu. I estimate that we can only hold them back for four days despite all our efforts."
Although Hong Linfeng didn't speak, the expression on his face told Li Hao that he very much agreed with the instructor's analysis!
Li Hao's already frowning frown deepened now.
His eyes returned to the map spread out on the table.
After looking at the map two more times along the line of the highway, he shook his head and replied: "Conventional harassment tactics really don't have much effect in front of the Japanese and puppet troops who have absolutely superior strength!"
Even the omnipotent captain can't help it, so the possibility of the guerrillas completing their mission is almost zero.
Hong Linfeng and Liu Wenshan's faces suddenly turned pale, and their brows furrowed deeper and deeper!
At this moment, Li Hao spoke again.
The conversation changed and he replied: "Then we will use some unconventional harassment tactics!"
"Also, it is definitely impossible to delay the Japanese and puppet troops for ten days by just relying on harassment."
"So in addition to harassment, we also need to add some blocking operations!"
Hong Linfeng frowned and shouted: "Fighting a positional battle with the Japanese, head-to-head? Captain, you are crazy!"
"This is a puppet army of more than 2,000 days. They need artillery and artillery, heavy machine guns and heavy machine guns. They can also call for aircraft reinforcements at any time!"
"If we fight a positional battle with them, once the Japanese call for aircraft support, they only need one bomb to drop and kill us all!"
Having said this, a very tragic scene appeared in Hong Linfeng's mind.
On the battlefield of Pingxingguan, a Japanese plane dropped a bomb and instantly killed a platoon of the Eighth Route Army. It was so tragic that I couldn’t even imagine it!
Li Hao shook his head and retorted: "Who told you that blocking is just a positional battle with the Japs? It's a head-on confrontation!"
"The enemy has a 90-kilometer road to travel in Lingqiu. With such a long road, there are plenty of places to block the enemy's attack."
"Even if one blocking position delayed them for half an hour, and one blocking position was deployed one kilometer away, it would still take seven or eight days for the Japanese army to cover the entire 90 kilometers!"
"This is the time it takes without any unexpected circumstances."
"If there are two more accidents in the middle, we will definitely not be able to leave Lingqiu in ten days!"
Hong Linfeng quickly turned his attention to the map and stared at the roads on the map. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became.
"It's really... Captain, instructor, look at this stretch of road, it's all in a hilly area, and a blocking position can be set up within two or three hundred meters!"
"And in this mountainous area, the road runs along the foot of the mountain. Blocking positions can be set up everywhere on the mountain to attack them without warning!"
"What if the Japanese attack?" Liu Wenshan asked another question.
"They have a strength advantage. They can send troops to chase us and then take the opportunity to hold us back and buy time for our main force to march!"
With a smile on his face, Li Hao answered confidently: "That's good for us to divide our troops too!"
"A platoon led them in circles in Lingqiu, and the main force continued to harass their main force!"
Liu Wenshan continued to ask: "We have to build blocking positions, stop them along the way, harass them, and divide our troops to lead the Japanese and puppet troops to circle around Lingqiu. The total guerrilla combat troops are more than three hundred.
Are there enough people?”
Li Hao is still as confident as ever: "It's definitely not enough to just rely on the main force, but we have foreign aid, and it's in your hands, instructor!"
"With their participation, we will definitely have enough troops!"
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