The chief of staff was worried that this was a decision made by the brigade commander out of anger and impulse, and he would regret it later when he calmed down.
Then he became his punching bag because he didn't stop it in time.
He quickly reminded: "General, I believe in the combat effectiveness of the independent mixed brigade. Let them participate in the battle, and we will definitely turn defeat into victory."
"But there is also a worry in a humble position."
"Their participation in the battle now will definitely affect our plan to sweep the garrison base area."
"The most direct impact is to delay the time for the independent mixed brigade to attack the garrison."
"The strength of these three reinforced battalions can quickly kill eight of our mobile troops and two thousand elite imperial troops in one night, which shows that their combat effectiveness is very strong."
"Coupled with the cooperation of the guerrillas, the terrain advantage must also be on their side."
"So no one can say how long it will take for the independent mixed brigade to eliminate them."
Nakata Yamaro shook his head and replied: "No, I don't think so!"
"Letting them join the battle now will not only not delay our attack on the garrison, but will actually advance it."
"The three reinforced battalions account for half of the garrison's strength."
"As long as we kill them, the garrison will suffer more than half of its casualties and be severely damaged."
"So the independent mixed brigade is now participating in the war. Although it has not directly entered the base area of the garrison, from the actual effect, it is definitely better than directly raiding their base area."
"After all, these three reinforced battalions are the actual main force of the garrison."
"The impact of annihilating them will definitely be much greater than wiping out the same number of local troops and guerrillas."
"As for raiding their base areas, we don't necessarily have to do it only by independent mixed brigades."
"The garrison directly dispatched half of its main force into our occupied area, which means that only half of its troops are left in their base area."
"Such a large base area cannot be defended with only two to three thousand main forces."
"Moreover, we have also inserted three nails into their base area, and the five strongholds on the blockade can also send troops to threaten them at any time."
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he replied: "General, do you want to divide your troops into two groups?"
"The independent mixed brigade will attack from the front and eat up half of the main force of the garrison first."
"The garrison group was based on the garrison troops at three strongholds and five strongholds on the blockade. They took the initiative to attack, wreaked havoc in their rear areas, and caused havoc in the palace."
Nakata Yamaro snorted and replied: "The garrison can send troops deep into our occupied areas to harass our rear areas so that we cannot concentrate our forces to attack them. We can do that too."
“In the Chinese words themselves, this is called treating others the same way they treat you!”
"We inserted three nails into the garrison base and five strongholds on the blockade."
"Mobile troops have been set up at each stronghold, and they can all be dispatched."
"As for the troops left in the garrison to guard the base area, although there are still half of them, only half of them can really fight with us."
"Because they still have Hunyuan to garrison.
"Hunyuan County is still in the hands of the imperial army, and it is connected with the Shanxi-Sui Army defense area, so the garrison will definitely have to deploy heavy troops."
"So I judge that the main force used by the garrison to surround the five strongholds of our blockade and the three strongholds of their base area must not exceed 1,500 people."
"There are only about two hundred people assigned to each stronghold."
"I admit that the garrison has a strong combat capability and good equipment, but it wants to surround our stronghold with two hundred people."
"It's not that I look down on them, I definitely can't do it."
"At this point, if the troops surround the stronghold and the remaining troops are left behind, no one will be able to deal with the mobile troops who are fighting out of the stronghold."
"If we hold back the mobile troops, we won't have the strength to surround the remaining troops at the stronghold."
"Those strongholds have at least two squadrons stationed there. Even if the mobile troops have been dispatched, a mixed squadron can still be drawn out."
"When the eight mixed squadrons or mobile units run rampant in their base area and wreak havoc, they will definitely completely destroy the base area they worked so hard to establish."
"Without the base area, the main force has been wiped out by us. Even if some fish slip through the battlefield, they will not threaten us."
Laiyuan City Defense Regiment Headquarters.
In the end, Hong Linfeng failed to realize his dream of going to the battlefield.
Stay at the regiment headquarters to help Li Hao control the overall situation.
Today is the day when the three main battalions counterattack the Japanese mobile troops. Since dark, he has been waiting for news by the radio station.
"Beep beep... beep beep beep..."
It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that there was any movement from the radio station.
The red light kept flashing, and amid the familiar beeping sound, a string of numerical codes began to be written on the telegraph newspaper by the operator.
As soon as the sound stopped, the operator put down his earphones and started translating.
Soon, a message of more than 100 words appeared in the hands of the chief of staff.
"Captain, our operation was successful."
"Batalion Commander Liu Senyun of the Special Agent Battalion telegraphed that through continuous operations, they killed nearly 800 people in three mobile units of the Japanese."
"The battle between local troops and guerrillas is not over yet, but the results will certainly not be much smaller."
As soon as Hong Linfeng handed the telegram to Li Hao, the operator sent a second telegram.
After browsing it quickly, the smile on Hong Linfeng's face became even wider, and he immediately said: "Captain, the good news about the Second Battalion has also arrived."
"They also killed the Japanese three-way mobile unit."
"A total of six mobile troops and more than 1,500 Japanese were killed by the special agent battalion."
Li Hao replied happily: "Well done. After this battle, we have defeated all the little Japs in the entire guerrilla zone."
"The little devils should either give up the guerrilla zone and let us form a base area, or they can send more troops to the guerrilla zone and regain control of the situation."
"When Nakata Yamarō takes office as a new officer, he will definitely not lose the city and land as soon as he takes office, so he will definitely increase troops to the guerrilla areas. The independent mixed brigade is the only force he can mobilize."
"Chief of Staff, I am very sure that the Japanese will form an independent mixed brigade to join the battle after dawn."
"Immediately send a telegram to the three battalion commanders and ask them to reinforce local troops and guerrillas, end the battle quickly, and then go into hiding."
"Wait until dark tomorrow before attacking. While the independent mixed brigade is not fully in place, take the initiative to launch an attack on the nearby Japanese and puppet troops to expand the results."
"Without strongholds stationed in various places to cooperate in operations, independent mixed brigades will become blind and deaf when they arrive on the battlefield."
"There are still troops left behind in the base area. Keep an eye on those strongholds in the base area."
"With all our main forces out, Nakata Yamaro will definitely think that our rear troops are empty, and then order the troops stationed in the stronghold to take the initiative to attack and destroy our base area."
"If the Japanese army leaves their stronghold, the county brigade, district squadron, and the remaining main force must cooperate closely to lure the enemy deep into the enemy's territory and eat up the enemy's attacking troops."