"Sir, according to the intelligence, Lingqiu County has a bumper harvest this year. As long as we act quickly enough, there will be no problem in snatching back 10 million kilograms of grain!" the deputy captain reported standing behind Watanabe.
"Since it's a bumper harvest, we must get back at least 15 million kilograms of grain!" Watanabe stared at the sand table without looking back, but he said this very firmly.
"I can definitely get it back!" the vice-captain complimented.
"This time we will make the independent camp empty out the bamboo basket, and all the food harvested with hard work will go to the Imperial Army of Japan!"
Watanabe's expression did not change at all due to this compliment.
Staring at the sand table and analyzing, he said: "I have read the three combat plans you have come up with. There are some that concentrate forces to make a breakthrough, and there are also those that divide the forces and attack them individually. I thought about it and decided to integrate these two plans into one plan!"
"The base area that the independent battalion needs to defend is too large, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
"We won't go into details about the advantages. The larger the base area, the more food and reinforcements they can get, and they can feed more troops!"
"What I want to focus on is the shortcomings!"
"The only way they want to defend such a large base is to divide their forces to defend all places that come into contact with us. As long as we capture one point of the entire defense line, their defense line will be broken!"
The deputy captain immediately said: "This is a focused attack with concentrated forces!"
"We have superior strength and firepower. The Eighth Route Army that is blocking us has only one reinforced company. If the troops attack with all their strength, they can kill this company in at most one hour, break through the defense line, and enter their base area!"
"Not bad!" Watanabe nodded and confirmed.
"After we break through the defense line, the problem begins!"
"According to the intelligence, in addition to the four main companies in contact with us, the independent battalion only has one direct guard company left, and it is stationed at their battalion headquarters!"
After saying that, Watanabe smashed the thing he held in his hand on the sand table at the location of Hongquan Village!
A sneer flashed across his lips and he continued.
"A company of troops, even if they are all elites who have fought in many battles, will become vulnerable in front of the imperial army which has absolute superiority in strength and firepower. Therefore, the independent battalion will never send only one company of troops to block it.
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"In this case, the independent battalion has only two options: either gather all the main forces to attack our assault force and fight us directly. Or the four main forces cannot stand still and watch us march straight into their base area and do whatever we want.
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"They will definitely choose the first path!" the vice-captain shouted with eyes shining.
Watanabe responded arrogantly: "No matter which path he chooses, the final loser will be the Independence Battalion!"
"Because in addition to concentrating our forces to focus on the attack, I will also arrange a feint attack force... No, to be precise, it should be three feint attack troops!"
"Each feint attack force is subordinate to a reinforced squad of the Imperial Army and a reinforced company of the Imperial Alliance Army, with a total strength of more than 250 people, equipped with two mortars and two heavy machine guns!"
"The three feigned attack troops left the city together and went directly to the positions of the other three main companies of the Independent Battalion. There is no need to attack, just a confrontation!"
The vice-captain finally understood and shouted in sudden realization.
"Sir, you are wise, this plan is absolutely brilliant!"
"Use three lines of feint troops to keep an eye on the three main companies of the Independent Battalion. Once they choose to abandon their positions and concentrate their forces to deal with our commandos, the three feint troops can take the opportunity to enter their positions and capture their defense area!"
"Maybe you can follow these Eighth Route Army troops, wait for them to gather together, attack them from both inside and outside, and kill them all in one battle!"
"Of course, these Eighth Route Army troops can also choose to stand still and continue to confront our feint attacking troops!"
"In this way, our commando team will not be in danger. We can go straight into the hinterland of their base and kill everyone!"
"Sir, your method is so good. It directly prevents the independent battalion from looking at each other. It is in a passive state from the beginning and is suppressed and beaten by us!"
Watanabe nodded in agreement, and then his face returned to seriousness. He stared at the sand table and began to give orders: "I have decided to formally send troops in half a month to sweep the independent battalion base area, kill them, and take revenge!"
"The training volume of all troops stationed in Lingqiu will be reduced by half from now on, so as to accumulate strength and prepare for battle!"
"Special agents, from now on I will keep an eye on the Independent Battalion. No matter if there is any abnormality or not, we will report it every day!"
"Our defeat last time was due to intelligence. I don't want the same problem to happen again this time!"
At the Hongquan Village Independent Camp station, except for a few people who knew that a war would usher in the base area after the autumn harvest, everyone else was immersed in the joy of the autumn harvest.
A bumper harvest of grain in the base area means that the subsequent public grain collection will be stress-free.
With food, the troops can have enough to eat and recruit more soldiers...
Li Hao did not interrupt everyone's good mood. No one knew when the Japanese would invade the base area, and no one would be happy even if they wanted to.
As soon as he walked into the headquarters, he locked himself in the room and stared at the map to analyze the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign that was about to take place.
As a defensive player, he has far more issues to consider than Watanabe.
As long as he can think of any offensive methods that Watanabe may use, he will consider them and then come up with specific ways to deal with the enemy.
More importantly, during the entire battle, he also had to consider how to prevent the people in the base area from being affected by the battle and causing casualties...
"Pa bang bang..."
A sudden knock on the door interrupted Li Hao's thoughts, and then he saw He Wenlin and Wang Hong coming hand in hand.
"Battal Commander, there is information coming out of the county!" He Wenlin hurriedly reported as he walked in.
"The training volume of Lingqiu Japanese puppet troops has been halved since yesterday, and an order has been issued to attack us in half a month!"
Li Hao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can this time be determined?"
He Wenlin shook his head and replied: "What came out from the Japanese garrison headquarters, I don't know if it is true or a fake news deliberately released by the Japanese army!"
"However, I have ordered the lurking personnel in the city to closely monitor every move of the Japanese and puppet troops. Any news will be reported back as soon as possible!"
Li Hao said: "Whether it is true or false, the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops must be true!"
Then he turned his attention to Wang Hong: "Instructor, how is the autumn harvest in the base going?"
"At least half of the villages have completed their autumn harvest, and all the harvested wheat has been hidden in cellars!" Wang Hong replied seriously.
"The remaining wheat that has not been harvested should be finished in five days!"
Li Hao took a long breath and said: "As long as Maizi enters the warehouse, my confidence in this counter-sweep will increase by another 20%!"
"Instructor, please notify us immediately to end the autumn harvest as soon as possible and hide all the harvested wheat!"
"Then order the villages in the base area closest to the Japanese-occupied areas to be ready for transfer at any time!"
"Once the Japanese army's sweep begins, these villages will immediately go into the mountains under the organization of the guerrillas without waiting for orders, and the walls will be fortified and the fields will be cleared. I will make sure that the Japanese will not be able to get a single grain of food in our base area!"
"The four district squadrons will immediately station the four main companies and wait for orders!"
"The county brigade moves closer to the battalion headquarters and is directly under the command of the battalion headquarters!"
"As for intelligence, relying solely on intelligence agencies is not enough!"
"I will ask the reconnaissance platoon and commando team to bring enough ammunition and set off tonight to lurk outside Lingqiu City."
"Once the Japanese troops leave the city, they will directly harass them without any orders, delaying their time to reach our base!"
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