The strength of the independent mixed brigade cast a shadow over Li Hao, and his confidence and confidence to win this battle were not as strong as before.
At this time, communications platoon leader Zhou Liang appeared with a smile on his face.
"Captain, the Second Battalion sent an urgent message: The Japanese and puppet troops they are responsible for have been dispatched and are marching towards the battlefield."
"Is there any news about Xiao Yuan? Is there any movement from the Japanese heavy artillery brigade? They are the key and protagonist of this battle!" Li Hao asked, staring closely at Zhou Liang.
Zhou Liang frowned and was about to shake his head when one of his telegraph operators rushed over and handed over two telegrams.
After quickly scanning the contents of the telegram, the smile reappeared on his face and he quickly replied: "The telegrams from the regiment commander, the third battalion and Captain Xiao have arrived, and the Japanese and puppet troops they are responsible for have also taken action."
"Captain Xiao also said in the telegram that the Japanese heavy artillery brigade was in a hurry, completely ignored their sneak attacks and harassment along the way, and marched towards the battlefield in a hurry."
"They are ready to eat the Japanese heavy artillery brigade."
Hong Linfeng became anxious and continued to ask: "Did the telegram say how to eat it?"
"Although the Japanese chariot brigade is on the front line and has taken away half of the infantry brigade, the heavy artillery brigade is accompanied by half of the infantry brigade and a supplementary brigade of guards, plus artillery, for a total strength of more than 2,500 people."
"They are well-equipped and have strong combat effectiveness. They are almost all the elite among the elite. The battle in front of them has clearly demonstrated this."
"And Xiao Yuan has only 700 people under his command. Without a careful deployment, it is almost impossible to defeat them."
Zhou Liang shook his head and replied: "The telegram didn't say that!"
Hong Linfeng frowned immediately: "Captain, would you like to send a telegram to Xiao Yuan to ask?"
"Without seeing the specific battle plan, I have no idea at all."
A flash of hesitation flashed across Li Hao's face.
The performance of the independent mixed brigade on the battlefield was so eye-catching. It was definitely the most powerful Japanese force the garrison had ever encountered.
It was also the first time for the commando team and the cavalry battalion to fight against such a force. The chance of an accident was too high.
Moreover, the kind of fighter jet in front of you does not come just when you want it. If you miss it, it will definitely take a long time to prepare and pay a huge price to create it again.
In the end, Li Hao suppressed the urge to send a telegram.
Shaking his head and refusing, he said, "I will not accept your orders."
"We are so far away from the battlefield and don't understand the situation. Even if Xiao Yuan sends the battle plan, we can't see why. Rather than doing this, it is better to do nothing to avoid increasing pressure on Xiao Yuan and making us unable to
Just trust him."
Xiao Yuan's pressure was greater than imagined.
The strength of the Japanese and puppet troops is too strong. Burning the heavy artillery brigade under heavy protection is tantamount to pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth.
From the moment he received the task, he had been thinking about how to extract the tooth, but in the end he found nothing and did not think of any solution.
After much deliberation, I finally decided to eliminate the Japanese heavy artillery brigade and all the guard troops in one fell swoop.
As long as those infantry are killed, the heavy artillery brigade can be completely exposed in front of them. It will be easy to eliminate them then, very easy.
"Captain Chen, your reconnaissance company should be dispersed!"
Looking at the vast convoy of carriages and horses on the road, Xiao Yuan frowned involuntarily and asked seriously.
Chen Wei also felt the tremendous pressure the Japanese army put on him, and quickly replied: "They have all dispersed."
"Operate in squad units, and try to hit Japanese machine gunners and gunners as much as possible during the operation, so that the heavy machine guns and mortars equipped by them to escort the troops will be useless."
Xiao Yuan nodded and replied: "I will fight like this in the first half of the night."
"The cavalry battalion has already set off first, destroying the highway on their only way. The heavy artillery and carts carried by the Japanese can only march on the highway. Do everything possible to slow down their marching speed and buy time for us to harass them and kill more people.
personal."
"However, the reconnaissance company must complete its assembly before one o'clock in the morning and then arrive at Zhangzhuang early."
"The terrain there is flat, which is very suitable for the cavalry to use their speed and assault advantages. I decided to fight the Japanese there and finish them off."
"The reconnaissance company uses the houses and buildings in Dongzhuang to block the enemy from the front, and attracts the Japanese infantry escorting the heavy artillery brigade to the front to fight with you."
"Then the cavalry took the opportunity to launch an assault and charged directly at the Japanese heavy artillery brigade, catching them off guard."
"The commando team is divided into two, and the snipers and firemen are responsible for covering the cavalry assault."
"lurk in advance near the path that the heavy artillery brigade must pass, and knock out the light and heavy machine guns that may pose a threat to the cavalry assault."
"The commandos cover the reconnaissance company to block the Japanese frontally, and find ways to knock out the Japanese heavy machine guns and artillery positions to reduce the pressure on the reconnaissance company's frontal defense."
Lieutenant Colonel Furuta is the captain of the infantry brigade that protects the heavy artillery brigade. He feels like he has been pumped and is very excited!
As an excellent battalion captain, it is too difficult to stay in the rear area and guard the artillery every day.
In the past few days, he was more eager than ever to go to the battlefield and make contributions to the empire.
After looking forward to it for several days, this dream is finally coming true.
If nothing unexpected happens, in five hours, the troops will arrive on the battlefield to join the battle and eliminate the garrison.
"Boom...boom...ta-da-da..."
Two explosions mixed with a string of machine gun fire suddenly sounded at the front of the team, reaching Lieutenant Colonel Furuta's ears. Then the marching team stopped, and Lieutenant Colonel Furuta's sweet dream was also interrupted.
The soldiers under his command reacted very quickly. In less than three seconds, a series of intensive gunshots rang out on the highway.
"Boom boom boom..."
Immediately afterwards, the sound of explosions also came, and several fireballs mixed with black smoke shot up from the bushes not far away. It was the reinforced grenade launchers of the forward troops who were counterattacking.
The grenades were thrown into the bushes in groups of three, as if they were free of charge.
The gunshots and explosions lasted for half a minute before they stopped.
During this time, Lieutenant Colonel Furuta didn't say a word, he just held up his binoculars to observe. After the gunfire stopped, another five minutes passed before the team started moving again.
At this time, a second lieutenant rushed over: "Sir, the troops were attacked by a small group of the Eighth Route Army. Five imperial soldiers were killed and three were seriously injured. The engineering troops have repaired the damaged road."
Lieutenant Colonel Furuta replied with satisfaction: "Your squadron leader has done a great job."
"The brigade headquarters has reported enemy information, and the garrison will definitely send a small group of troops to sneak attack us, slow down our march, and buy time for their main force to fight."
"It now appears that the brigade headquarters' judgment was correct."
"In order to hold us back, these small groups of Eighth Route Army troops have already started taking action."
"The troops are ordered to march urgently to reinforce the battlefield according to the original battle plan, and ignore these sneak attacks. Their troops are limited and they can only attack us in a small way and cannot threaten our safety."
"As long as the troops arrive on the battlefield on time and eliminate the main force of the garrison, these small groups of troops will become defeated soldiers and will be eaten by us sooner or later."
