In the woods less than ten kilometers away from Lingqiu City, the main force of the Independent Regiment is lurking here!
It has been more than four hours since the chief of staff led troops to attack Lingqiu County. The rumbling sound of artillery kept coming. It is certain that the fighting in Lingqiu City must be very fierce!
But it’s extremely quiet here!
Several battalion and company commanders gathered around Li Hao, all looking worried!
There are less than five hours left before dawn. It will take several hours for the Japanese and puppet troops to arrive from the base area. If they still don't move, the independent regiment will lose the opportunity to ambush them, and the plan of siege and reinforcements will fail.
Got it!
"Captain, the political commissar has an urgent call!"
The communications platoon leader Zhou Liang, whom everyone had been waiting for, finally came over. Holding a telegram in his hand, he rushed over breathing heavily!
Before Li Haolai opened his mouth, Second Battalion Commander Zhang Yun asked anxiously: "What did the political commissar say? Did the little devils in the base area move, and were they deceived?"
Including the group leader Li Hao, everyone focused their attention on Zhou Liang!
Zhou Liang wanted to nod and give everyone a positive answer, but with the telegram in his hand, he had to seek truth from facts!
He shook his head and replied: "The political commissar said that there was no movement from the three-way Japanese and puppet troops in the base area, as if they had not received any news that the county town was under attack!"
"How is it possible that the leader of the Japs Brigade in the county can be so calm that he would rather be killed than send a telegram to the frontline troops asking for help!" Zhang Yun looked incredulous and asked anxiously!
Li Hao looked solemn and replied with a long sigh: "There is only one possibility!"
"The leader of the Little Japanese Brigade has seen through our plan to siege the city and provide reinforcements, so he dares to sit firmly on Diaoyutai and not worry about Lingqiu City being captured by us!"
"Send a telegram to the chief of staff immediately and ask him what the results are like there and how many little Japs have been killed!"
"Yes, leader!" Zhou Liang immediately accepted the order!
As soon as Zhou Liang left, everyone's faces became embarrassed.
If the Japanese are not fooled, this means that the three Japanese and puppet troops in the base area will probably continue to arrest the people tomorrow, and in order to protect the people, the troops left behind will have to fight them to the death!
Then just like yesterday, I paid a very heavy price!
The troops left behind are not large to begin with. If another three to four hundred people are lost during the day today, then they will have no one left!
Tomorrow when the Japanese invade the mountains again, there will be no troops to protect the people!
And once ordinary people fall into the hands of the Japs, and the Japs have hostages and support in their hands, the soldiers and civilians in the base area will definitely suffer a fatal blow!
Zhou Liang came back soon, breaking the increasingly oppressive atmosphere around Li Hao!
"Regiment commander, the chief of staff reported that because we have absolute artillery superiority, after a few hours of attack, they will kill at least 400 days of puppet troops!"
"The troops are now digging trenches to counterattack the Japanese out of the city, and then concentrating artillery fire on the Japanese attacking troops, further consuming their troops!"
"However, our casualties were also very high. More than 150 soldiers were directly killed, and the total casualties were almost 250, and a large number of artillery shells were used!"
Li Hao frowned and analyzed: "According to the intelligence, the total number of Japanese and puppet troops staying in Lingqiu is more than 1,500!"
"In addition to the garrison and Imperial Army of more than 1,300 people, the Japanese mixed brigade from Laiyuan only has more than 200 people. This means that there are at least 1,000 defenders left in Lingqiu City!"
Xiao Yuan, who knows the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops best, affirmed: "Commander, this number is about the same, it will not exceed a hundred people!"
"I understand!" Li Hao's face quickly showed an expression of realization!
The brigade commander of the little devil is so powerful, he probably knew before sending troops to sweep away that we might use the strategy of siege and reinforcements to deal with them, that's why we left so many troops in Lingqiu City!"
"For more than a thousand days, even if there is no artillery support for the puppet troops, as long as they are commanded properly and have enough ammunition, there will be no problem at all for holding on for a few days!"
"Although we have the advantage of artillery fire, the number of artillery shells is limited. We cannot fire unlimited amounts like the little devils!"
"Also, during the day, they can get aircraft support!"
"No matter how fiercely we fight at night, we will only be able to hide and act like a coward after dawn, and maybe we will spit out all the results we gained during the night!"
Xiao Yuan was the first to react, and he suddenly realized and shouted: "Captain, you mean that the leader of the Japanese Brigade is confident that he can defend Lingqiu City under our attack!"
"Then he gave up asking for reinforcements from the front-line mopping up troops and allowed us to attack without any movement!"
"Not bad!" Li Hao affirmed!
"Maybe the Japanese have a bigger conspiracy!"
"The troops in the base area continue to raid us and cut off our roots!"
"He commanded a small number of troops to use himself as bait, forcing us to continuously attack them, and through defensive battles, he consumed a large amount of the main force of our regiment!"
"When our remaining troops on the inside are killed by them, the main force of the regiment will be almost exhausted outside Lingqiu City!"
"When the time comes when they return to Lingqiu to aid, they won't have to worry about being ambushed by us, and they can kill us with minimal casualties, killing two birds with one stone!"
"The little devil is so calculating!"
Several battalion company commanders all took a deep breath. They were frightened by Li Hao's judgment!
If it is true, the raid launched by the little devil can definitely be said to be flawless!
In this case, does the independent group still have a chance to win this sweep?
For a moment, everyone had a confused expression on their faces, and then looked at Li Hao, waiting for Li Hao to make up his mind!
Xiao Yuan couldn't help shouting first: "Captain, there is really no way for our commando to find a way to sneak into Lingqiu City, and then kill the leader of the Japanese Brigade at all costs!"
"I don't believe that even though their brigade commander is dead, the troops in the base area will continue to raid without returning reinforcements!"
Li Hao glared at Xiao Yuan and replied angrily: "Lingqiu City is heavily guarded. It's not like usual. How can you get in?"
"Don't even think about this idea from now on, and I won't agree with you to carry out such a mission!"
"The puppet troops have been stationed there for more than a thousand days, and the security is tight! The leader of the Japs Brigade must have been at the brigade headquarters, and the security must be even tighter! Even if the commando team has a way to enter the city, let's not say whether they can kill the Japs Brigade leader.
, but one thing I can be sure of!”
"That means there is no return. As long as you show your face in the city, you will definitely be surrounded and killed by the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"What should we do? This situation must be broken! If the safety of the base area can be exchanged for the sacrifice of the commandos, I think this plan can be tried!" Xiao Yuan thought for a while and insisted!
"The key to breaking the situation is still in Lingqiu County!" Li Hao gave an astonishing answer!
The eyes of several battalion and company commanders lit up, hope rekindled on their faces, and then they stared at Li Hao and asked.
"Captain, you've figured out a way!"
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