Li Hao was happy for less than half a minute before his expression returned to calm, and then he fell into deep thought.
He suddenly discovered that a huge fighter plane was appearing in front of him little by little.
The original plan was to put the little devils into the base area, use the depth of one or two hundred kilometers of the base area to fight guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare with them, cut off their logistics lines, and attack their supply troops...use the Eighth Route Army's most proficient methods of fighting the enemy, and slowly consume them.
They accumulate a small amount into a large number, and then force them back.
However, doing so will also cost the base area a huge price!
Wherever the Japanese troops went, there was definitely no grass growing in the base areas.
Maybe some people will be killed by the Japanese in this counter-sweeping campaign.
The troops also have to bear tremendous pressure. Not only do they have to fight against the Japanese and use far fewer troops to keep an eye on them and hold them back, they also have to cover the transfer of the people in the base area and ensure their safety, taking care of both ends.
It is certain that after such a big battle, the base area will not only have to bear huge economic losses, but also huge casualties.
In order to reduce the combat pressure on the troops, Li Hao racked his brains and came up with the idea of using a three-kilometer-deep three-dimensional defense fortification on the edge of the base area to consume part of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then let them enter the base area.
What Li Hao didn't expect was that this three-dimensional defense fortification group combined with the torpedo cannons and anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by the garrison would explode with such great power.
Killed more than a thousand little devils in one battle.
The Japanese army's losses were greater than he expected, which gave Li Hao the idea of annihilating this Japanese and puppet army.
Huang Sheng stood in front of him and saw Li Hao's expression changing. He thought he had made a mistake and asked quickly.
"Captain, did something go wrong?"
"That's right!" Li Hao shook his head.
"I wonder if we have a chance to swallow the little devil in front of us."
"Use the elimination of them as a breakthrough to win this counter-mopping up."
Huang Sheng's first reaction was shock, and then he quickly calmed down and analyzed with a frown on his face.
"The total strength of the Japanese and puppet troops along this route is more than 6,000 and close to 7,000. We have killed more than 2,000 of them, and there are still more than 4,000 left."
"Tomorrow, if we kill another thousand of them during the day and night, there will only be more than three thousand left."
"We have gathered a large number of troops, and it is really possible to swallow them up in one go."
Huang Sheng became more and more excited as he talked, but when his eyes returned to the map, he couldn't get any more excited.
Become serious again.
He shook his head and replied: "No, Captain."
"I only considered the little devil here just now, and didn't consider the other three ways."
"There is a Japanese and puppet army about 30 kilometers on each side of our left and right wings. After the Japanese here are attacked by us, they will definitely try their best to reinforce them."
"Thirty kilometers may seem like a lot, but for a well-trained soldier, it can be completed in more than four hours."
"With them here, we will definitely have to dedicate a large number of troops to deal with them. It is impossible to concentrate too many troops to encircle and annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops here."
"Although their troops have suffered heavy losses, they still have many heavy artillery and tanks, and their combat effectiveness must be very strong.
"The possibility of swallowing them up before reinforcements arrive is almost zero."
"If the battle cannot end in time, we will be surrounded by the Japs and be attacked from both sides."
This problem is not difficult for Li Hao.
After frowning and thinking for a minute, he made a decision immediately: "This matter is settled. We will do everything we can to swallow up the Japanese and puppet troops here to win this counter-mopping up. As for what you just said
I will solve those problems."
"The troops fought very well tonight. I will leave all the ammunition I captured to you as long as you give me a guarantee."
"Tomorrow, during the day and night, I will kill another thousand puppet troops."
"At the same time, control the casualties of the troops."
"In the final encirclement and annihilation battle, the third battalion will participate in the battle as the main force."
"If you lose too much, you will have no chance."
The worry on Huang Sheng's face disappeared and he became excited again.
"Don't worry, captain, as long as I have ammunition, I will definitely be able to complete the mission."
Li Hao nodded, stared at the map for a minute and then continued to order: "Let's do this for now. Tomorrow night I will give you a specific location, lead the troops to cover alternately, lead the little Japs there, and then encircle and annihilate them."
With more than 3,000 troops, plus artillery, tanks, and heavy transport vehicles, the team can stretch for nearly five kilometers.
Fighting during the day required a battlefield stretching for five kilometers, and it also had to guard against Japanese aircraft reinforcements. It was too difficult. Li Hao decisively gave up this option and decided to wait for the Japanese and puppet troops to camp at night to launch an attack to encircle and annihilate them.
But another problem arises.
The Japanese and puppet troops he had to deal with were too cautious.
Last night, in order to guard against night attacks by the garrison, we established two front and rear lines of defense on the position; when the situation on the battlefield was not good, we retreated decisively; when we attacked during the day, we used artillery bombardment and gave up the exploratory attack...
These are the best proofs.
After entering the base area, the Japanese will definitely be more cautious and choose places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack as their base.
Then heavy troops were deployed for defense, and the temporary garrison was built as hard as a turtle shell.
It will definitely be difficult for the troops to capture them.
Li Hao locked himself in the room and thought for a whole day before he came up with some ideas.
At the third battalion command post, Huang Sheng stood at the lookout with a serious look on his face.
Today's combat pressure is obviously greater than yesterday.
The nine lines of defense recaptured in the evening took the Japanese army a whole morning, but they still relied on aircraft, heavy artillery, and tanks to clear the way, and they were overwhelming, breaking through six lines of defense in less than four hours.
Fortunately, it would be dark in an hour. If it had been daylight for another hour, the remaining three lines of defense of the troops would have been breached.
"Order Captain Li of the Second Company to withdraw after the Japanese attack begins after throwing grenades."
"Tell the third company commander that his position can no longer be lost and must be defended at all costs until the Japanese army retreats."
"It's getting dark, and the little devil can't fight for a few more minutes."
The two correspondents immediately rushed out of the headquarters and followed the communication trench to give orders.
At this time, Huang Sheng had already begun to think about tonight's night attack.
How to achieve maximum results with minimum casualties and complete the task of killing a thousand Japanese and puppet troops.
"After the third battalion completed its mission, it took turns to cover the retreat and lead the Japanese and puppet troops to Laiyuan City. However, they must control the speed of the Japanese and puppet troops' advance through mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare to ensure that they arrive outside Laiyuan City the afternoon after tomorrow and have no time to attack Laiyuan City.
Yuancheng, station outside the city at night."
"Outside Laiyuan City?" Huang Sheng's brows immediately twisted into the character "Sichuan".
That place is more than forty kilometers away from here, and the surrounding terrain has long been engraved in my mind. If I remember correctly, there is no battlefield suitable for ambushing the Japs there, especially outside Laiyuan City.
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