The Japanese garrison headquarters in Laiyuan City has now become the former enemy headquarters of the garrison regiment!
All the way from Lingqiu here, the political commissar was immersed in shock!
This battle was fought so fast that before I could react, the puppet army was completely wiped out in a few thousand days!
"Captain, this is a great victory! I suggest that you immediately report to the Eighth Route Army Headquarters: Our garrison regiment has won consecutive battles, successfully captured Laiyuan and Guangling, and wiped out thousands of Japanese puppet troops, driving the enemy into our base area.
Pull it out completely!" Wang Hong shouted excitedly when he saw Li Hao!
"The report must be reported, but not now!" Li Hao answered calmly without much smile on his face!
"The advantage of removing these two nails for the garrison is that the subsequent counter-mopping forces can avoid being attacked from both front and rear, and the counter-mopping pressure will be smaller. However, it cannot completely prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from launching an attack on us and mopping up us.
Base area!”
Wang Hong calmed down immediately!
The intelligence network of the garrison is in his hands, and no one knows the strength of the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops better than him!
The words "surrounded by heavy troops" cannot be overstated!
Moreover, the Japanese still have an independent mixed brigade that is not in place yet!
You can be sure that after the battle last night, the independent mixed brigade will definitely speed up and get here!
It was a field force equipped with heavy artillery, plus 7788 auxiliary troops, with a total strength of nearly 10,000 people. For the garrison, it was definitely a giant!
So as long as the goal of this independent mixed brigade is still Laiyuan, the threat and pressure from the garrison will not be relieved!
They are like a sharp sword hanging over the head of the garrison, which may give the garrison a fatal blow at any time!
The more he thought about it, the more solemn Wang Hong's face became, and he asked in a deep voice: "Captain, what should we do next?"
"You called me here from Lingqiu in a hurry, you must have a mission!"
Li Hao nodded and replied: "Train troops, train prisoners, and prepare a sufficient number of reserve soldiers for the main force!"
"The troops captured Laiyuan and captured more than 780 prisoners in total. These prisoners were all puppet soldiers who had been trained by the Japanese for at least half a year. They had been on the battlefield and were well-trained, and there were many former anti-Japanese soldiers among them!"
"I will hand them all over to you now and screen and mobilize them immediately!"
"The eight attacking troops on the front line also captured a large number of puppet troops!"
"There are puppet troops that have just been formed by little devils, and there are veterans who have been formed for more than half a year!"
"I have given an order to hand it all over to the local troops, and then march to Laiyuan City!"
"What you have to do, political commissar, is to screen and mobilize them separately!"
"Veterans who are willing to join our garrison will directly form a new company. After completing ideological mobilization, they will be sent directly to the front line to replenish the main force!"
"The new recruits who are willing to join us cannot be wasted. We can use them to reorganize a new military camp. There is no limit on the number and size of the new army. They will be trained uniformly by the regiment headquarters!"
Wang Hong answered confidently: "That's no problem!"
"After receiving the telegram, I brought all the political cadres from the regiment and the logistics system, including those who were still in training. There were more than fifty people in total, which must be enough!"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Political Commissar, don't be too happy too early!"
"What you have to face this time is not one or two thousand prisoners!"
"Although the results of the battle have not yet been reported and the battle on the frontline has not ended, I can still estimate the approximate number of prisoners!"
"There will definitely be a steady stream of prisoners sent to Laiyuan City in the next few days!"
"Preliminary estimates suggest that the total number of recruits and veterans should be 8,000!"
"Hiss..."
Wang Hong's expression changed immediately, he took a breath and shouted!
"so much?"
Li Hao replied seriously: "Is it too much? I think it's less!"
"These strongholds were originally garrisoned with a large number of puppet troops. Before the troops counterattacked, the Japanese formed a new 10,000 Imperial Army and dispersed them among these strongholds!"
"If nothing else, these puppet troops should have taken advantage of us!"
"Also, political commissar, don't forget that the Japanese army we are facing this time is a mixed brigade, a real field force!"
"The base area is so large that it can be attacked anywhere. We certainly can't completely clear the entire base area!"
"So, after the Japanese army entered our base area, in order to cover the movement of the villagers, the troops would inevitably engage in positional warfare and field battles with the Japanese!"
"Casualties are inevitable!"
"Also, the strength of the Japanese army in this anti-mopping campaign is too strong. It will definitely be very difficult for us to end the battle in a short time!"
"This means that the entire counter-mopping campaign will definitely be very long-lasting, using time and space to wear down the enemy, and then win!"
"As long as there is a war, people will die. The longer the war lasts, the greater the casualties of the troops will be!"
"So, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, protect the base areas, and repel the Japanese, we must prepare a sufficient number of reserve troops to replenish the troops at any time!"
Wang Hong seems to have seen hundreds of soldiers dying on the battlefield!
His face became more and more solemn. He looked at Li Hao and replied seriously: "Captain, I understand!"
"I will treat the prisoners sent back from the front line with caution, do more ideological work, and mobilize them to join the Eighth Route Army! Especially the veterans among the prisoners!"
After speaking, Wang Hong continued to ask: "In this counterattack, we have captured dozens of strongholds, large and small, captured Laiyuan and Guangling, wiped out thousands of Japanese troops, and even more puppet troops, weakened the Japanese army, and pushed back
During their counter-mopping time, they can train troops and solve the problem of food shortage in the troops!"
"These goals have almost been achieved. Commander, when do you plan to end the battle and digest the results?"
"Not over!"
Li Hao answered unexpectedly!
Wang Hong became anxious and immediately asked: "Captain, is there another target to attack?"
"Don't be impulsive. Most of the troops are new recruits, not veterans. If they continue to fight, they will definitely not be able to hold on regardless of their physical strength or energy!"
Li Hao thought for a moment and comforted him: "Don't worry, political commissar!"
"When I say it is not over, I mean that the entire counterattack plan is not over. It does not mean that the troops will continue to fight without time to rest and recuperate!"
"In this case, not only the new recruits in the army will not be able to survive, but I, the regiment leader, will also be unable to survive!"
Wang Hong breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask: "Commander, where do you plan to continue the counterattack?"
"There is no specific counterattack target!" Li Hao's answer once again surprised Wang Hong!
As a commander, how can you direct a war if you don’t even have an attack target?
Wang Hong's eyes were widened and he looked at Li Hao with a look of disbelief!
He needs an explanation, otherwise as the political commissar and the final gatekeeper of the army, he will never agree to such a risky and confusing counterattack!
Li Hao began to consider the entire counterattack plan more than a month ago, perfecting it to ensure that there are no loopholes!
In his overall plan, last night's action was only the first step of the entire battle plan!
To the political commissar and chief of staff, Li Hao only revealed this step!
Because the next second and third steps are closely related to the first step!
If the goal of the first step of the counterattack cannot be achieved, there is no need to think about the subsequent plan, it is simply impossible.
So telling them in advance is not only meaningless, but also makes them worry!
It’s different now!
The first step of the counterattack has been successfully completed, and all goals have been achieved!
At this time, the second step of the plan can be put forward naturally!
After quickly sorting out the confusing thoughts in his mind, Li Hao began to explain!
"Political Commissar, we just discussed it!"
"After the Japanese independent mixed brigade is in place, the pressure we will face will definitely be unprecedented!"
"The base area is so big now, we can't completely clear the country! Moreover, many places are plains. Even if we want to clear the country, the villagers will have no place to hide!"
"Facing the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops, the troops must assume the responsibility of protecting them, even if they fight to the end!"
"So after the Japs invade the base area, the blow will be devastating to both the villagers and the troops, and the base area will also suffer heavy losses in the Japs' revenge!"
"In order to reduce losses, we must take the initiative on the battlefield!"
"Even if the next heavy raids are initiated by the Japanese, we must seize the initiative on the battlefield from them!"
"Only in this way can we choose the main battlefield away from the base area and minimize the losses in the base area!"
"The best situation is to prevent the Japanese from entering the base area!"
"Or let the Japanese invade the base along the route we have planned!"
Wang Hong shook his head and replied: "Easier said than done?"
After thinking about it for another two minutes with furrowed brows, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he directly disliked Li Hao's proposal.
"Captain, it's too difficult to do this!"
"The superiority in troops, equipment, firepower, and air superiority are all in the hands of the Japanese."
"Only they know the specific time, location, and route of attacking us, and they can make changes at any time."
"And not only is their commander not stupid, he is also very powerful!"
"The headquarters has informed us about Nakata Yamaro's situation. He can be described as being battle-hardened and experienced in combat!"
"How can such a powerful opponent be at our mercy and listen to us!"
"I also think that you, Captain, take it too much for granted!"
A murderous look flashed across Li Hao's face and he replied: "It is true that the Japanese will not listen to us, but we can make them listen!"
"As the old saying goes, offense is the best defense!"
"This time I plan to give this independent mixed brigade a try!"