To use one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points is to commit suicide, not to fight.
As the regiment leader, Li Haojue would not allow this kind of thing to happen to his troops.
But if the Japanese army continues to repeat its old tricks and capture ordinary people as hostages, even if these ordinary people are not supporters of the Eighth Route Army, they will have to rescue them.
Because I am a soldier, my duty as a soldier is to defend our country and protect our people from the threat of war.
As long as he is still wearing this military uniform, even if he knows that he will lose his life to save others, he will still do it.
Li Hao is in trouble.
It was impossible to save people, and it was impossible not to save people. I frowned and racked my brains, trying to find a way to get the best of both worlds.
Soon, a bold idea came to Li Hao's mind.
This idea is very risky, but it is indeed the only way that Li Hao can think of.
Compared to a head-to-head confrontation with the Japanese and being completely wiped out in the end, this idea in my mind still has the possibility of winning.
So Li Hao decided to give it a try.
"Comrades, we won this battle strategically and achieved both strategic goals. But tactically we lost."
"The comrades who died on the battlefield and the weapons and ammunition lost are the best proof."
"I have a hunch that the Japanese army who took advantage will definitely repeat their old tactics and continue to use the same methods to consume us until we are all wiped out."
The seventh company commander's already ugly face became even more ugly now.
Although the battle was over, the company commander felt frightened when he thought about the battle just now.
It's too dangerous. If the leader comes ten minutes late, he won't be able to get out, and the seventh company will be finished.
So when the captain said that the Japanese would repeat their old tactics, the Seventh Company Commander's expression changed instantly.
He immediately asked: "Captain, what should we do?"
"The troops were almost wiped out in just one operation. If the Japanese attack again, the Seventh Company will definitely be finished."
Li Hao replied with a serious look on his face: "The devils only have one purpose in holding people hostage, which is to get out before us."
"If that's the case, then we will follow their wishes and take the initiative to go out and operate under their noses, so that there is no point in them arresting the people."
"The entire plan is divided into two steps: the first step is for the main forces, local troops, supplementary troops, and local guerrillas operating in the guerrilla zones. From now on, they can no longer fight like yesterday. They will fight when they can take advantage. They cannot
Don’t fight if you take advantage.”
"We have to change the way we fight. Regardless of whether we can take advantage or not, whether the terrain is favorable to us, we must take the initiative and use mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare to hold back the Japanese and puppet troops who have entered the guerrilla zone and surround them to make them feel that we are there.
Keep an eye on them and don't give them a chance to divide their forces and capture the common people."
"The casualties of the troops will definitely be huge, but compared to tonight's battle, they will definitely be much smaller."
"The second step is to end the battle as soon as possible, force the Japanese to retreat and withdraw from the guerrilla zone."
"To complete this step, the chief of staff is the key."
"I believe the chief of staff can definitely seize the opportunity and create miracles."
"What we need to do is to take the first step. Starting tomorrow, no matter day or night, all troops will take action, take the initiative, and use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to continuously attack the Japanese and puppet troops. They will be exhausted and have no energy to deal with.
and troops to arrest people.”
At the headquarters of the Japanese independent mixed brigade, Major General Nakata Yamaro was awakened from his sleep by his subordinates.
As soon as he entered the war room, the chief of staff reported in a hurry: "General, good news."
"The headquarters has just received three good reports."
"The offensive troops used the Eighth Route Army guerrilla activity area and did not have time to remove the civilians as hostages, forcing the Eighth Route Army to fight us decisively."
"All three units achieved considerable results. The Second Infantry Battalion achieved the greatest results. A total of more than 700 Eighth Route Army troops were wiped out during the day and night. There were more than 600 Eighth Route Army corpses left on the battlefield alone. The results were remarkable."
"The other two offensive forces achieved the results of annihilating more than 400 enemies and annihilating more than 300 enemies respectively."
"If we add in the sporadic results achieved by other offensive forces along the way, we have killed at least 2,000 Eighth Route Army troops in this area so far."
"Where are the casualties? Are there many casualties among the troops?" Nakata Yamaro looked happy and asked immediately.
Then he stared at the chief of staff with bright eyes, an expression of expectation on his face.
If the troops themselves suffer few casualties, then this will be perfect.
The chief of staff quickly replied: "Although the casualties are a bit heavy, they are still within our control."
"The main force of the brigade lost a total of 498 people."
"The local garrison lost 358 people from the Imperial Army and 768 people from the Imperial Army."
"In terms of casualty ratio, we had a big advantage. After all, the Imperial Alliance Army accounted for nearly half of all losses."
Nakata Yamaro smiled.
In his eyes, the lives of ten Imperial Army soldiers are not worth the life of one Imperial Army soldier. No matter how many more people die, he will not feel heartbroken.
So it seemed that he had suffered more than 1,600 casualties, but the only ones that really made him heartbroken were the more than 800 imperial soldiers, and the casualties directly belonging to his subordinates were even smaller, less than 500.
According to this consumption rate, the mixed brigade only needs to pay more than 2,000 casualties to completely annihilate the independent mixed brigade.
This kind of loss is definitely within the range you can bear.
More importantly, the troops found a way to deal with the garrison and seized the garrison's weakness.
Thinking of this, the smile on Nakata Yamaro's face immediately became thicker and thicker.
"Chief of Staff, please immediately summarize the fighting process of the three-pronged offensive force, and then inform all the offensive forces on the front line. I want the entire army to promote this style of fighting and eliminate all the Eighth Route Army active in this area."
"At the same time, we ordered troops to be stationed at all strongholds along the blockade and the Eighth Route Army base area, and to take the initiative to attack after dawn."
"The main force of the garrison has been dragged by us in this area, and the troops in the rear are empty. This is the perfect opportunity for them to show off their power and completely destroy the foundation of the garrison."
"This time I will make the garrison be attacked from both sides and kill them completely."
Narita Town, where the Japanese fifth offensive force was stationed last night.
Just after dawn, the Japanese and puppet troops started on their way after a night's rest.
Different from yesterday's aimless raids, today their purpose was very clear, to capture ordinary people as hostages and use the hostages to force out the Eighth Route Army hiding in the dark.
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as the forward troops left the station, an explosion sounded at the door.
Three black smoke pillars distributed in finished glyphs rose into the sky and appeared in the captain's field of vision.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army planted landmines at the gate of the station last night!" As soon as the captain stood up, the messenger from the forward troops rushed over and reported.
The major frowned, not realizing anything was wrong, and subconsciously ordered: "The Eighth Route Army must have buried it under the cover of darkness last night."
"They can use landmines to block the entrance of our station, but they can't block the entire station."
"Order the troops to bypass the minefield and continue to advance. They will penetrate three villages fifteen kilometers away, seize the people as hostages, and force the Eighth Route Army to come out and fight us."
"The whole day yesterday, the Eighth Route Army hid in the mountains and played hide and seek with us. Even when they emerged, they chose terrain that was favorable to them. They hit and run. We couldn't catch them at all."
"This time we don't have to worry about catching them. We can just use hostages to force them out and fight."