"Use the trick and capture Lingqiu County ahead!" Li Hao gave an astonishing answer!
Hong Linfeng stared at Li Hao with his eyes wide open. It took him a long time to react!
"Captain, are you sure you have captured Lingqiu City! No, didn't you just say that the Japanese have left a large number of troops in Lingqiu City, and they will definitely be able to block our attack and defend Lingqiu City?"
"Since the Japs can defend Lingqiu City and we still want to attack, wouldn't it be just as the Japs wish to be deceived and allow them to achieve the goal of consuming a large amount of our troops through defensive warfare?"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "That's the little devil's self-righteous idea!"
"In the eyes of the Japanese, Lingqiu City has city walls and more than a thousand garrison troops, and it is personally commanded by the Japanese Major General Brigade Commander!"
"It must be indestructible. Even if all the main forces of our independent group come to kill us, they will still be no match for us!"
"But it's not the little devils who are directing the attack, it's us!"
"Every time the Japs attacked us before, they failed because they underestimated the enemy. This time I let them make the same mistake again and make a big mistake because they underestimated the enemy!"
After saying that, Li Hao turned his attention to Hong Linfeng, who had not yet reacted to his confusion, and changed the topic and asked!
"Chief of Staff, please tell me first how many Japanese and puppet troops you killed in the past two hours or so!"
Hong Linfeng didn't understand why the regiment leader had not yet explained the previous question and it was related to the Japanese casualties, but he still answered quickly!
"More than a hundred!"
After hesitating for a few seconds, he added with a hint of unwillingness!
"If it weren't for the fact that there were not many artillery shells brought during the division of troops, and the artillery could keep firing on the city, we would definitely be able to kill at least one hundred more Japanese and puppet troops!"
"That's enough!" Li Hao suddenly interrupted!
"Including those you destroyed before, there are more than 400 puppet troops, nearly 500 days! Lingqiu City only has a total of more than 1,500 puppet troops. You killed more than 400 of them in one night, which is almost three points.
1. Think about it, if there are more than a thousand people left, we can find a way to kill another three to four hundred people. The remaining seven to eight hundred days of puppet troops will be divided evenly into two hundred people at each gate of Lingqiu!"
"At that time, we will gather all the main forces of the independent regiment to attack a city gate defended by more than 200 people. As long as the Japanese have no follow-up reinforcements, even if they have city walls for defense, and their combat effectiveness is particularly strong, we will definitely win this siege!"
A look of helplessness quickly flashed across Hong Linfeng's face, and then he answered!
"Commander, it's not easy to eliminate the puppet troops for another three to four hundred days!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops we eliminated tonight were basically killed by artillery. Without artillery, with the current combat effectiveness of the army, there is nothing we can do against the Japanese and puppet troops who have city walls to defend themselves!"
"But the shells are consumed too quickly!"
"After most of the night, we have used almost a thousand rounds of artillery shells, including 500 shells for the Shanshan Cannon alone!"
"When the troops were divided, they brought 800 rounds of mountain artillery shells. Most of them were used before the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops could carry them. I didn't dare to use the remaining shells, otherwise the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops would come over and kill them.
At that time, the artillery battalion had cannon but no cannon shells, so the mountain cannon was just a few rifles!"
"Also, the little devils in the city have learned to be smart. They will never leave the city unless they are forced to do so!"
"We dug trenches to shorten the attack distance. Several trenches kept approaching the city wall. If I were the commander of the Japs, I would have been anxious at that time! But the Japs in the city seemed to be frightened by us. No matter how we approached, they would not move.
, no more sending troops to stop us!"
Li Hao looked confident and was not affected by the chief of staff's words!
"The Japanese and puppet troops are nestled in the city. Apart from artillery, we really have no other way to deal with them!"
"But we can draw them out and fight them!"
Hong Linfeng's first subconscious reaction was that it was impossible, but the determined expression on Li Hao's face made him hesitate again, and then he suddenly reacted: "I understand, commander, you just said that if you can't fight at night, you can fight during the day, right?
We have thought of a way to lure the Japanese out of Lingqiu City and then kill them outside the city!"
"The Japanese would definitely not dare to leave the city at night. They would only dare to come out during the day when there is aircraft cover overhead!"
"But there is also a problem. During the day, the Japanese have aircraft reinforcements and can attack us from the sky. As long as we show our heads, we will definitely suffer a devastating blow from the aircraft. When the time comes, we can't even guarantee our own safety. How can we fight against the Japanese!"
Li Hao still had a calm expression on his face and answered confidently.
"No matter what the problem is, as long as you think about it more, you will definitely come up with a solution!"
"From now on, all troops will obey my command and use the two or three hours before dawn to prepare a dragnet for the Japanese and puppet troops in the city!"
"We will kill another three to four hundred Japanese puppet troops during the day, and tonight we will storm Lingqiu County, kill the Japanese Major General Brigade Commander, destroy their brigade headquarters, and force the Japanese puppet troops in the base area to return to Lingqiu to aid!
"
"Also, let me tell you another piece of good news. I have just sent a telegram to the political commissar, asking them to move the Japanese and puppet troops overnight to sweep the people near the troops to ensure that the Japanese will not find any common people in the base area after dawn, so everyone in the base area does not have to worry!"
"Of course, it doesn't matter if we transfer people in advance once or twice. If it happens too often, the villagers will definitely not be able to bear it. The weather is too cold, and there will definitely be a lot of non-combat attrition. So next we have to rely on our external troops. We must do it tomorrow.
Kill three to four hundred Japanese puppet troops, the more the better. Take Lingqiu City tomorrow night, push back the Japanese puppet troops in the base area, and relieve the base area!"
At six o'clock in the morning, the darkness that enveloped the entire battlefield finally began to fade, and a little fish belly white began to appear on the edge of the sky due east!
It will be dawn soon.
The tense nerves of the Japanese Chief of Staff finally relaxed!
"Sir, there is movement from the Eighth Route Army outside the city!" the guard post suddenly reminded, and then added.
"They seem to be retreating!"
The chief of staff glanced out from the crenel, a smile appeared on his tense and serious face, and he was happy to answer!
"We are retreating. Our planes will come to the battlefield after dawn!"
"Although the Eighth Route Army's offensive positions are well built and can block the bullets we fire, in front of the aerial bombs dropped by the planes, those civil fortifications are like paper, and a bomb can level them to the ground!
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"Now, if they retreat into the woods before the plane comes, they can still save their lives."
"If we wait until daybreak and the planes to reinforce us come over, they won't be able to evacuate even if they want to, and they will have to be bombed and wait to die!"
The garrison captain's frown did not relax, and he still looked worried!
At this time, he really didn't want to disturb the chief of staff's good mood!
But he didn't feel relieved if he didn't express his worries, because once this worry became a reality, the good mood in front of him would turn into nothing and the Lingqiu City at his feet would be in crisis again!
He bit the bullet and reminded: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army wiped out so many of our troops in one night, and just ran away knowing that our planes were coming to kill them. That would be too easy for them!"
"Also, now that our plane is coming, they will hide in the surrounding woods. When it gets dark today and the plane leaves, will they come out again and attack Lingqiu City!"
"The offensive position dug by the Eighth Route Army outside the city has extended to more than 40 meters behind the city gate. If they come back tonight and use the position outside the city to attack us, won't Lingqiu City also experience another crisis tonight?
"
The good mood on the chief of staff's face suddenly disappeared, and the brows that had just relaxed wrinkled again, and then he fell into deep thought!
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