"Captain, something happened!" Zhou Wu, the cavalry company commander, galloped all the way and found Li Hao's car and reported!
"The Dongliang stronghold was not captured. The number of Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the stronghold was not four or five hundred, but more than a thousand. They were also equipped with a large number of mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns!"
"The Third Battalion attacked once according to the original plan, but was caught off guard and was directly attacked by the Japanese in a counterattack. More than half of them were injured and killed. Now they have retreated!"
Li Hao frowned and ordered: "Stop, all cars stop, stand by!"
"Give me a map! A map of Lingqiu, the more detailed the better!"
Just as the guard spread out the map, another cavalryman rushed over, looking anxious!
"Reporting to the leader, our third battalion captured a puppet soldier outside the stronghold. According to the other party's explanation: a large number of Japanese soldiers were suddenly stationed in the Dongliang stronghold five days ago. Now there are a total of two Japanese infantry squadrons, a mountain artillery squadron, and half a mortar stationed there.
An artillery squadron, half a heavy machine gun squadron, an infantry artillery squad, a guard, and a battalion of puppet troops, the total strength exceeds a thousand people, and most of them are little Japs, with strong combat effectiveness!"
"Also: there are three Japanese infantry squadrons stationed around the stronghold. They can get here in an hour's march to reinforce the Dongliang stronghold!"
"Hiss... so much..."
Zhou Wu took a breath and shouted!
Then he looked at Li Hao nervously!
The Japanese and puppet troops totaled more than a thousand people, and the Japanese alone had a reinforced brigade, while the garrison regiment here only had a disabled main battalion, an independent battalion composed entirely of guerrillas, a guard company, a reconnaissance company, and a
I am dissatisfied with the formation of a cavalry company, and there are no heavy weapons. The disparity in strength is too great!
Regardless of military strength or firepower, there is no slight gap compared with the Japanese!
Li Hao calmly marked the information just sent by the cavalry on the map, and then spoke!
"The original plan was to send the convoy back to the base and then have a decisive battle with the little devils who blocked us!"
"Now that the situation has changed, we can only change the battle plan!"
"First have a decisive battle with the Japs and kill this brigade so that the other two Japs brigades will not dare to move forward rashly after seeing our strength. Then command the convoy to quickly pass the blockade, return to the base area, and enter the mountains!"
Xiao Yuan, who hurried over, asked: "But commander, we have too few troops in hand!"
"And there are no heavy weapons to attack the enemy!"
"For more than a thousand days, the puppet troops relied on bunkers and gun towers to hold on to their strongholds. It was impossible to take them down with only the light weapons we equipped!"
"I'll find a way to solve this problem!" Li Hao answered confidently!
Following the change of subject, he continued: "But now there is a problem. We will definitely not be able to break through the blockade in front of us in a short time! Therefore, we must find a place to hide the equipment of these 68 vehicles!"
"These equipments are related to whether our garrison can develop and grow. Their importance is self-evident, so this place must be concealed enough!"
"This is it!"
Li Hao pointed at a point on the map and ordered!
At the same time, a huge combat idea began to slowly take shape in his mind!
The frowned brows slowly relaxed!
Xiao Yuan and Zhou Wu had expressions of shock on their faces!
Because the position of Li Hao's finger was too close to the Dongliang stronghold, and it was right under the little devil's nose!
What's more, there are no woods there!
The car is so big and there are no woods. How can it be concealed and how can it avoid detection by the little devils?
Li Hao answered confidently: "Have you ever heard of the words "dark under the lamp"?
"Such a large-scale convoy is hidden under the nose of the Japs. Not only did we not expect it, but the Japs certainly didn't expect it either!"
"Although we killed all the Japanese and puppet troops along the way, we tried our best to ensure that the news of the convoy's passage was not leaked! But this road is too long and difficult to guard against. No one knows whether there are Japanese and puppet army spies in the villages we passed along the way!
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"So after dawn, the Japanese will definitely know about the existence of our convoy!
"Thinking about the fact that the Dongliang stronghold was not defeated by us, even a fool can guess that the Japanese commander: our convoy is still blocked in this area, unable to enter or return!"
"The Japanese are definitely not willing to see so much military equipment fall into the hands of our Eighth Route Army, which will increase the war potential of our Eighth Route Army!"
"So after dawn, they will definitely search for us in this area at all costs!"
"And the nearby woods will definitely become a key search target for the Japanese!"
"When the time comes, there will be planes in the sky, Japanese scouts on the ground, and there are only so many woods. Plus, we can only hide in the woods next to the road! No matter how well we hide the convoy, we still can't hide from the little Japs.
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"In that case, why don't we do the opposite to the little devil!"
"This place is right under the nose of the little devil, and there is no forest, so it will definitely not be the target of the devil's search!"
"We are hiding here. As long as nothing happens, the Japs will definitely not find us. Maybe there won't even be any little Japs searching this area!"
Xiao Yuan frowned and asked: "Captain, it's a good idea to take things by surprise. If I were the little devil commander, I would never have thought that we would hide so many cars here!"
"But the problem is that the cars are too big, and there are as many as 68 of them. This area is full of thatch and shrubs, how can it be hidden!"
Li Hao thought for a moment and replied: "If I remember correctly, there are a lot of ravines in this wasteland!"
"We will hide the car in these ravines and cover it with thatch and shrubs to camouflage it. If the little devils search from the sky, they will definitely not be able to see it!"
"As for the Japs ground troops, as long as we play some tricks, we will ensure that no Japs go there to search!"
"Xiao Yuan, you lead the reconnaissance company and the commando team to protect the convoy and hide it here!"
"There are more than a hundred of you, and you are good at disguise. You can definitely hide these cars!"
"Then the troops are lurking around!"
"If there are little Japs searching here, take the initiative and lead the Japs search troops to other places!"
"You must remember not to shoot where the convoy is hidden!"
"The guard company, three battalions, are scattered in the four surrounding woods in company units!"
"After daybreak, the Japs will definitely send out heavy troops to search these places. Your mission is to detain these little Japs who want to enter the woods at all costs, making them mistakenly think that the equipment is hidden in these woods!"
"At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to kill them in large numbers and consume them!"
"The Japanese search troops can only come from nearby. The more you consume, the easier it will be for us to capture the Dongliang stronghold tonight!"
"Also, immediately send a telegram to the Second Battalion: They are the closest to us. Let them disperse and march along the mountain road. They must get here before dawn at all costs!"
