The scolding lasted for a full five minutes before the anger on the commander's face calmed down!
With a terrifyingly gloomy face, he strode up to the sand table and started giving orders!
"Pass me an order: All troops stationed around the Eighth Route Army Lingqiu Garrison Regiment's base area smaller than one squadron will immediately withdraw, directly to the surrounding large strongholds!"
"Although we don't know exactly what this secret weapon is, the fact that the garrison was able to use them to kill three of our infantry brigades in one night is enough to prove the huge power of this secret weapon!"
"They can swallow up an infantry brigade in one go, let alone those with a garrison smaller than an infantry squadron!"
"Also, order all large-scale strongholds in the surrounding areas to garrison troops and build more blocking positions outside the strongholds. At least three lines of defense must be built, and the distance between the defense lines must be large. Troops should be dispersed at each combat position of the stronghold as much as possible, and do not concentrate.
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"It can be seen from the farewell telegrams of the three brigades that the power of the shells fired by this secret weapon is amazing. It explodes in a large area, and its killing radius is thirty meters around the impact point!"
"If our troops are deployed too densely, a single cannonball from the garrison can kill most of our squad!"
"As long as they have enough ammunition, no matter how many troops we have, they won't be able to consume it!"
"Also, immediately report our encounter to the front army headquarters and report it truthfully!"
"The secret weapons equipped by the garrison are too powerful. The existing heavy weapons garrisoned around Lingqiu are no longer a match, so we need heavy artillery support!"
"Please ask the front army to deploy at least one heavy mortar squadron and one field artillery brigade to reinforce the Lingqiu front line!"
"If possible, it would be even better if an independent heavy artillery brigade could be dispatched!"
"With these heavy artillery, no matter what secret weapon the garrison is equipped with, as long as it dares to show its face again, I guarantee that they will all be blown to pieces!"
The commander is indeed a battle-hardened veteran!
Although the garrison has not shown any signs of continuing to attack!
But the military commander has his own judgment!
If I were the commander of the garrison, I would definitely pursue the victory and continue the attack!
The reason why he is not moving now is that he must be planning some bigger conspiracy!
What he has to do is to prepare for a rainy day. Once the defense group continues to launch an attack, he will ensure that the imperial army can block the defense group's offensive at the minimum cost!
When the heavy artillery reinforcements from the front army arrive, the imperial army can launch a counterattack, repel the attack of the garrison, and even severely damage and kill them!
In front of the enemy headquarters of the Dongzhuang Garrison Regiment, communications platoon leader Zhou Liangfeng rushed in, very anxious!
"Captain, the commando team is reporting urgently!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops outside Lingqiu City began to retreat!"
"Especially the outer outposts and gun towers were completely evacuated, and they were evacuated in a very hasty manner. Many of the little Japs in the gun towers ran away with only weapons and ammunition, not even food. They marched back to the nearby strongholds in a hurry!"
"So far, the Japanese and puppet troops with only four strongholds left outside Lingqiu City have not retreated!"
"They are located outside the four gates of Lingqiu City. They are the only positions outside the city where the Japanese can defend Lingqiu City!"
"Also, the Japanese and puppet troops in the four strongholds have just suddenly left their strongholds and are desperately digging and building ring fortifications around them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another operator rushed in, even more anxious than the communications platoon leader Zhou Liang!
"The little devils in the direction of Laiyuan are also retreating!"
"Like the little Japs outside Lingqiu City, all the Japanese and puppet troops in the small strongholds and gun towers have been completely withdrawn, and all the troops have been concentrated in the nearby large strongholds!"
"All the Japanese and puppet troops in the big stronghold also left the stronghold and built ring fortifications around it!"
"not good!"
Li Hao's brows immediately twisted into the character "Sichuan"!
"The Japanese commander is so powerful. Although we don't have any changes now and the troops are on standby, he still saw it!"
"As expected, the Japanese commander already guessed that we would continue to fight, and then he took the initiative to shrink his troops!"
"We have thunder cannons. Those small strongholds and gun towers have limited troops. The thunder cannon only needs one explosive pack to wipe out all the defenders!"
"Instead of being easily killed by us during the attack and gaining us victory in vain, it is better to retreat proactively, concentrate our forces to defend the stronghold, and wait for reinforcements!"
"In addition, the Japanese and puppet troops wantonly built ring fortifications around large strongholds, certainly to protect against flying thunder cannons!"
"The devils don't know that our secret weapon is the thunder cannon, but they definitely know its power on the battlefield!"
"The thunder cannon explodes a large area. If the Japanese and puppet troops insist on holding on to the stronghold, as long as we have enough explosive packs and get close to the stronghold to shoot, no matter how many little Japs there are, they won't be enough for us to blow up!"
"In order to guard against our flying thunder cannons, the little devil just thought of building fortifications outside the stronghold and spreading the troops as much as possible!"
"This way, even if we use flying thunder cannons, they can persist longer with limited troops and wait for reinforcements!"
"You little devil is very calculating and takes precautions. Everything is planned ahead of us!"
Hong Linfeng became anxious and immediately asked: "Captain, what should we do?"
"The little devil is already on guard. Should we cancel our operation immediately?"
"Killing three Japanese brigades in one night is a great result for our defense group. It not only replenished the troops' equipment, but also successfully broke the Japanese blockade on us!"
"What I mean is to change the large-scale counterattack into a local counterattack. The appetite is not so big at one time. First, capture dozens of villages and towns around the base area, and then find ways to expand outward step by step and capture several surrounding counties!"
Li Hao didn't move and continued to frown!
After staring at the map and thinking about it for five minutes, a pair of eyes quickly shot out two rays of light, and his face changed from solemn to determined!
"This opportunity must not be missed and will never come back again. The original action plan remains unchanged!"
Hong Linfeng became even more anxious and immediately reminded: "Captain, think twice!"
"The Japs are ready. If we kill them now, wouldn't we be throwing ourselves into a trap? Even if we use flying thunder cannons, even if we can achieve our final goal, we will still lose our troops, and if not, the gain will outweigh the gain!"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "No, you are wrong!"
"The little devil's plan for a rainy day is not necessarily a bad thing for us. As long as the tactics and tactics are used properly, bad things can also turn into good things!"
"Good thing?"
Hong Linfeng stared with big eyes, his face full of disbelief!
The Japanese have assembled heavy troops to defend large strongholds and are currently overhauling the fortifications. This is very detrimental to the garrison in every aspect. Hong Linfeng cannot think of anything beneficial to the garrison even if he racks his brain!
Staring at Li Hao, he quickly asked: "Captain, I don't understand what you mean?"