Hong Linfeng's eyes lit up and he shouted: "This is a good idea."
"According to intelligence, the strength of the remaining Japanese and puppet military strongholds in the guerrilla zones has been greatly reduced."
"Especially, the garrison strength is at least half less than it was more than a month ago, and the stronghold has lost two-thirds of its garrison strength."
"Our three reinforced battalions are divided into nine groups. We are equipped with a certain number of heavy weapons. Now we are going to kill them. That is to use rocks to hit the eggs. Make sure to hit them accurately."
"If the speed is fast enough, the attacking troops will definitely be able to capture two strongholds in one night."
"The total of the nine offensive forces totals nearly twenty strongholds. Even if there are only a few dozen Japs in each stronghold, thousands of people can be killed in one night."
"The Japanese independent mixed brigade was transferred from other places and is not familiar with the terrain. If there is no local garrison to cooperate with the operation, it will definitely be blind. At that time, the terrain advantage will change hands, and our pressure in the guerrilla zone will be much less.
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As happy as he is, Hong Linfeng has not forgotten the behemoth of the Independent Mixed Brigade.
After saying that, the excitement and heat in his eyes disappeared and became dim again.
"Captain, although this can give us some local advantages, the impact is limited and it cannot change the overall situation."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "I don't intend to change the overall situation."
"As long as we can gain some local advantages in the guerrilla zone, reduce the combat pressure a little bit, and drag the independent mixed brigade there for half a month, I can open a breakthrough."
"Where to open it?" Hong Linfeng asked anxiously.
"The base!" Li Hao answered directly.
Seeing that both partners looked puzzled, he quickly explained: "In the eyes of the Japanese, the three nails they inserted in our base area and the five strongholds on the blockade can hold back a large number of our troops, and they can also take the initiative to attack directly.
They will rush into the heart of our base area and cause destruction, leaving us vulnerable to enemies from both sides."
"But in our eyes, these strongholds are just the breakthrough for us to defeat them."
"The Japanese army will definitely think that our rear troops are empty now, and then order these strongholds to take the initiative to attack our base areas."
"What we have to do is to seize this opportunity, kill their attacking troops, and then take the opportunity to launch an attack on the strongholds, capture these eight strongholds within half a month, and finally increase the number of troops in the guerrilla area, where we will concentrate our forces to fight two annihilation battles.
Severely inflict heavy damage on the Japanese independent mixed brigade and force them to retreat."
Hong Linfeng's frown slowly relaxed, and the solemn expression on his face disappeared.
Following Li Hao's train of thought, the more I thought about it, the more feasible it became.
At this time, Li Hao spoke again.
"I can thank the political commissar for thinking of this combat idea."
"When the main force attacked, it was you who suggested that local troops also participate."
"I didn't expect that the local troops would improve so quickly after several rounds of actual combat training and directly form combat effectiveness."
"This is equivalent to us having one or two thousand more available soldiers."
"Then I dared to deploy so many main forces into the guerrilla zone, kill thousands of puppet troops in one night, and force independent mixed brigades to join the war now."
"I decided to leave the task of opening the breakthrough to the chief of staff."
"The remaining main forces, local troops, and guerrillas in the base area will all be under your command."
"Within half a month, we will seize the blockade and eight strongholds in the base area."
"I will go to the guerrilla zone and take all the supplementary troops that have been trained by the political commissar. I will take away half of the weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal in more than a month. I will set off tonight and march quickly across the blockade to join the second battalion."
"The political commissar and deputy commander Luo stayed at the regiment headquarters to provide logistical support for the troops."
"In addition, take out all the medicines we have in stock and prepare to receive the wounded on a large scale."
"I have a premonition that this counter-mopping up will be unprecedentedly brutal. We must be prepared to suffer more than half of our troops' casualties and be devastated."
Wang Hong replied with a serious face: "Don't worry, captain, I will be ready."
"If there are indeed many wounded, I will ask the nearest military division for help now and ask them to temporarily dispatch a few doctors to reinforce us."
"Can!"
Li Hao did not refuse.
This is the first time he has commanded a war with only a 50% chance of winning.
The opponent's strength was too strong, especially the tanks and heavy artillery brought by the Japanese. Those were the two killer weapons he was most worried about.
Without them, the garrison could still compete with them in night battles.
Now that they exist, the garrison does not have any advantage on the night battle battlefield.
Unlike airplanes, they can only fight during the day.
At night, you can still participate in battles anytime and anywhere and provide artillery reinforcements to the infantry.
At the headquarters of the Japanese independent mixed brigade, Nakata Yamaro stood in front of the sand table with a serious look on his face.
In order to facilitate the issuing of orders, all communication radio stations in the telecommunications room were transferred to the war room.
Five radio stations of different sizes and powers were lined up in a row, all with red lights flashing and beeping constantly.
There is an operator sitting in front of each radio station, wearing headphones, operating the transmit button with one hand, and holding a pen to record digital codes with the other hand. He is busy and nervous.
Several communications staff officers stayed behind. As soon as a telegram was received, they immediately took over and translated the digital code into a telegram.
A combat staff officer stood by and delivered a telegram as soon as it came out, and gave it to other combat staff officers to express the contents of the telegram on the sand table.
The entire command post is like a combat machine that has been started, operating at high speed and effectively.
Next to the sand table, after receiving a new telegram, the combat staff just glanced at it and reported it.
"Sir, the 1st and 2nd Brigade reported that the troops were attacked by guerrillas five kilometers away from the station, and the road was also destroyed."
"Because the troops carried a lot of heavy weapons and could only use roads, the troops had to stop and build roads."
"The current marching speed of the troops has dropped sharply to three kilometers per hour."
"idiot……"
Nakata Yamaro opened his mouth and cursed.
"It's these cunning guerrillas again. Why do they come to cause trouble every time? They are simply a cancer in the areas occupied by the imperial army."
"After I kill the main force of the garrison, I must capture them all and then cut them into pieces."
Despite the scolding, he did not forget about the business. He started to give orders with a sinking face: "Call them back. The marching speed is too slow. We need to speed up."
"Let them capture people from the villages along the way to increase the manpower for road construction, thereby speeding up the march."
"Also, this telegram is also sent to the other two attacking troops."
"They must have also been attacked by guerrillas."
As soon as the combat staff finished recording the order, another telegram was sent over.
"Sir, the first defense zone reported that they have found the hiding place of the main force of the garrison."
"Because the hiding area is too large and the troops are scattered, the aviation force cannot carry out bombing. They can only wait for reinforcements to arrive and launch attacks from the ground."
"Yoshi..."
The solemn expression on Nakata Yamaro's face was obviously relieved. This was the first good news he received after the independent mixed brigade joined the war.
After seeing the position marked on the sand table by the combat staff, he snorted in reply.
"These Eighth Route Army troops are really cunning."
"Their hiding place is right on the edge of mountains and hills. They can advance, attack, retreat or defend."
"However, no matter how cunning a fox is, he cannot escape the hunter's shotgun."
"This time we have an absolute advantage in strength. Even if they hide in the mountains, I will sweep the entire mountain with a net to find them and kill them."
"Call back to the Chengguan stronghold and target these Eighth Route Army troops at all costs. When reinforcements arrive, don't let them slip away."
"As long as we do this, all officers and officers in the stronghold will be promoted to one level."
"In addition, send a telegram to other strongholds in the occupied area: Whoever finds the remaining two main forces of the Eighth Route Army and keeps an eye on them, all officers and soldiers in the stronghold will also be promoted to one rank."
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the second main force of the Eighth Route Army was found.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the third Eighth Route Army was also found.
The only thing that dissatisfied Nakata Yamaro was the marching speed of the three offensive units of the independent mixed brigade.
It was too slow, and we walked nearly ten kilometers less than what was required in the battle plan.
"General, do you want to order the troops to stop temporarily and wait until dawn tomorrow before continuing to advance?" the chief of staff suggested.
"Those guerrillas are so cunning. In broad daylight, we have aircraft cover, and all kinds of sneak attack methods are annoying us."
"They will definitely become more rampant after the plane leaves after dark."
"And night fighting is what they are good at. I am worried that the troops will gain more than they lose if they travel all night."
Nakata Yamaro thought for a moment and replied: "Yes!"
"It happens that the troops also need to rest. Only by resting well will everyone have enough strength to rush to the battlefield tomorrow and join the battle without giving the Eighth Route Army time to breathe."
"Besides, your worries just now are not unreasonable."
"The Eighth Route Army is good at night fighting and will definitely not miss this opportunity to sneak attack on us."
"Even if the troops stop advancing, we must be ready."
"Order all three attacking troops to stop their advance and set up camp on the spot."
"At the same time, send troops to nearby villages to capture some Chinese, preferably old, weak, women and children, and lock them in our camp to make the Eighth Route Army worry. In order to avoid accidentally injuring ordinary people, they gave up using artillery to attack our camp from a distance and harass us.
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"I have studied the garrison. They often use this style of play. This time I want to make it useless."
"One-third of the artillery force must also be put on standby at any time. If the station is attacked by the enemy, we will immediately use artillery fire to counterattack and directly cover the location where the gunfire was fired outside the station."
"The Eighth Route Army is very cunning and always diverts as soon as it hits. It doesn't give us a chance to counterattack."
"In this case, we will directly cover the fifty-meter radius with artillery fire. No matter how fast they move, they will not be able to run dozens of meters away in just a few seconds. As long as they are still within the artillery fire coverage, it is possible
Killed by our counterattack fire."
"The last order is for each stronghold."
"After the enemy cannot take advantage of our offensive troops, they will definitely change their targets and attack those strongholds."
"They are asked to be more vigilant. They must be on guard and hold on until dawn."
"At the same time, keep an eye on those Eighth Route Army troops and surround them as soon as the main force arrives."
