At the spy camp headquarters outside Laiyuan City, the sound of explosions also reached Li Hao's ears!
The whole person couldn't hold it back. He jumped up from his seat and shouted with excitement: "The explosion came from the north of the city. It's probably the little Japs in the city who are about to move!"
"Liu Battalion Commander, order the troops to prepare for battle immediately and be ready to dispatch at any time to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops leaving the city!"
"But without my order, no one can be exposed in advance!"
"This is the most critical moment before the operation. Once something unexpected happens, the Japanese will retreat to Laiyuan City, and all our previous efforts will be in vain!"
"Also, order the reconnaissance troops to target Laiyuan City for me!"
"The intelligence agents who had been lurking in Laiyuan for two months also took action to figure out the direction and strength of the Japanese troops leaving the city in the shortest possible time!"
In Laiyuan City, nearly two thousand puppet troops have been rushing towards the north gate one after another, including artillery, infantry, cavalry...all of them!
The commander stood at the top of the city and kept staring outside the city!
It wasn't until the adjutant rushed over that he looked back: "Sir, the attack troops have been assembled and may set off at any time!"
A lieutenant followed and rushed to the city: "Sir, the reconnaissance force has conducted a wide-net search within three kilometers outside the north gate. No trace of the activities of the main force of the garrison was found. They must have left!"
The commander had been staring outside the city just now, but he didn't see anything!
The report from his subordinates made him more confident for the next battle. He no longer hesitated and decisively ordered: "Let's go..."
"The troops marched towards the defense line in a hurry. We first cooperated with the garrison at the defense line to kill the Eighth Route Army there!"
"We must be fast, get there before the garrison can react, and fight quickly without giving the garrison a chance to withdraw!"
Liu Senyun rushed in at the headquarters of the Special Agent Battalion of the Guard Regiment. The expression on his face was very complicated, ranging from excitement to worry!
"Captain, we've found out!"
"There are nearly 2,000 Japanese and puppet troops in total. They have assembled at the North Gate and may come out at any time!"
After a moment of hesitation, he continued to report: "Nearly two thousand Japanese puppet troops, most of them are little devils, must be very powerful in combat!"
"The Secret Service Battalion has only 800 people at full strength. Including the artillery and guard companies you brought with you, Commander, there are less than 1,200 people, and most of them are new recruits. If you want to swallow so many Japanese and puppet troops in one go,
too difficult!"
The expression on Li Hao's face did not change, and he answered very firmly: "If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it. This is a golden opportunity for us to take down Laiyuan!"
"Once we miss it, we can only capture Laiyuan through a strong attack. At that time, the price the troops will have to pay will definitely be greater!"
"If you don't want to let go of your child, you won't find a wolf in the trap. In order to pull out this nail, you will not hesitate even if more than half of the troops participating in the war suffer casualties!"
"Liu Battalion Commander, you should tell all the company commanders and instructors now to control the morale of the troops!"
After speaking, Li Hao walked to the map and found the ambush battlefields he had thought of in advance. There were four in total.
There is one in each direction of Laiyuan City. No matter which direction the Japanese and puppet troops break through, they cannot escape!
"Regiment commander, battalion commander, the Japanese and puppet troops have left the city!" the spy battalion reconnaissance platoon leader suddenly broke in and reported!
"They left the city from the north gate, marched very fast, and went straight to the defense line!"
Li Hao directly set his sights on the hills north of Laiyuan and decisively ordered: "We will ambush the Japanese here!"
"Reconnaissance takes the lead and uses the guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare we are good at to slow down their march!"
"The main force goes directly to the battlefield to set up pocket formations. You have to be quick. I will go there myself!"
"Although the troops are insufficient in strength, our firepower is very strong!"
"Especially the artillery reinforced by the artillery battalion, when used properly, its power is no less powerful than that of the main battalion!"
"Also, don't neglect the engineer platoon I brought with me!"
"The engineer platoon rarely goes to the battlefield to fight Japanese troops. Everyone must have almost forgotten about them. Moreover, many cadres despise the engineers from the bottom of their hearts. When they heard that they were going to be dropped into the engineering unit, they shook their heads, thinking that they were being suppressed!"
"Today I want to tell you that engineers can also kill Japanese soldiers. Once used on the battlefield, they are also a trump card for our garrison to fight Japanese soldiers!"
"Also, if the Japs in Laiyuan City dare to send troops, it means that there is no main force of ours nearby! So they will definitely be very careless during the entire march, so Tianshi is also on the side of our garrison!"
"In addition, the hills are natural ambush battlefields, and the geographical advantage is also on our side!"
"We have two of the three advantages. It's impossible not to win!"
Liu Senyun was hesitant, but the order must be carried out!
"Da da da……"
The sound of machine gun fire suddenly sounded on the enemy's flank. The Japanese and puppet troops who were marching in a hurry were caught off guard. Four people were killed and wounded in one fell swoop!
The nearby Japs reacted at the same time and lay on the ground subconsciously!
The rifleman quickly put the rifle in his hand, and the machine gunner also put the machine gun on his shoulder on the ground, loaded the bullet, and fired at the place where the shot had just been fired.
There was loud gunfire, hundreds of sub-machine gun bullets, and under the cover of night, they all flew towards there like meteors!
Crackling, branches and shrubs are constantly being interrupted!
"Stop shooting!"
Seeing no reaction from the other party, the commander not far away gave a decisive order and then made a judgment!
"It must be a small unit of the garrison that monitors Laiyuan City!"
"They want to use sneak attacks to slow down our march, and then report the news of our dispatch to their troops on the defense line to buy them time to retreat!"
"The troops keep moving forward, don't worry about them!"
"As long as we can kill the main force of the garrison on the defensive line, it is worthwhile for us to lose some troops on the march!"
The troops who stopped for two minutes continued to move forward!
"Boom boom boom..."
After walking for less than ten minutes, an explosion sounded at the front of the team, and it was a series of at least five explosions!
As soon as the commander raised his telescope, a cavalry messenger rushed over, jumped off his horse, and reported with a heavy breath: "Sir, it's a landmine. The Eighth Route Army harassing troops laid mines on the road. There are six mines in a row. At the same time,
There was an explosion and the forward troops suffered heavy casualties!"
"Bagya Road!"
No matter how good-tempered the commander is, he can't help but curse at this moment!
"The cunning Eighth Route Army will use these small tricks to have the ability to stand up and confront the imperial army head-on!"
Despite the scolding, the commander did not lose his mind. He forced himself to calm down, and then analyzed with a stern face: "It must have been done by the Eighth Route Army that just attacked us!"
"First they launched a sneak attack with machine guns, and then they laid landmines. They just wanted to drag us here and slow down our march!"
"We must not be fooled!"
"The troops leave the road, we continue to move forward on both sides of the road!"
"Tell the forward troops to keep changing their marching route and not give the enemy a chance to lay mines!"
"Although the artillery unit has mountain artillery, in order to ensure the marching speed, they are all mules and horses. Leaving the road does not affect the marching speed!"