The group leader must also be able to think of problems that he can think of.
In the end, the battlefield was chosen outside Laiyuan City. There was only one possibility. The regiment leader already had a better way to deal with the little devil.
Xiaoli Village is a very inconspicuous village five kilometers north of Laiyuan City. It originally had ten households with a population of more than forty, almost all of whom were mountain people who made a living by hunting.
When the Japanese army attacked Laiyuan, unfortunately it was ransacked by a Japanese infantry squad.
The mountain people were killed, their finances were robbed, and the lively village slowly declined, and finally it was completely depopulated.
It's close to the battlefield, remote enough, and uninhabited...
These characteristics allowed Li Hao to position this place as the former enemy headquarters of the garrison.
The ruined small village became lively again, and the house without a roof was renovated and became a headquarters war room.
A huge military map was hung on the wall, with the city of Triumph where he was clearly marked in the center of the map.
With Laiyuan City as the center, three huge red arrows are marked around it, which are the specific positions and attack directions of the three-pronged offensive force of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Li Hao stood in front of the map and stared at the drawings for nearly two hours without taking a break.
Chief of Staff Hong Linfeng stood by, summarizing the battle reports sent in a steady stream from the reconnaissance company and communications company.
"The Gaoqiao Regiment has advanced another five kilometers and is still ten kilometers away from Laiyuan City." Hong Linfeng said in a low voice, indicating to his subordinates to mark the news on the map.
The red arrow representing the Gaoqiao Regiment was immediately moved twenty centimeters toward Laiyuan City by the combat staff.
Li Hao frowned, glanced at his watch and replied: "Contact Huang Sheng immediately to increase the resistance.
"There are still four hours until dark. According to this marching speed, the Gaoqiao Regiment will definitely arrive outside Laiyuan City two hours before dark, launch a direct attack, capture Laiyuan City, and then camp in the city to rest.
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"When the time comes, there will be planes in the sky and cannons on the ground, and the defenders will definitely suffer heavy casualties."
"Tell Huang Sheng to find a way to stall on the road for an hour. I want the Japs to rush out of the city an hour before dark, and the aircraft escorting them all the way can only leave early in order not to travel at night, so that the Japs have no air in this hour.
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"With the cautious character of the Japanese, they definitely want to camp in the city."
"Then seize the last hour before dark to attack the city."
"What we have to do is use this opportunity to hit them hard again."
"Yes, commander..." A combat staff officer stood by and rushed out of the war room like the wind.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese forward troops finally reached the outside of Laiyuan City.
The city gate was closed, and the garrison flag was placed on the gate tower. Some Eighth Route Army figures could be vaguely seen above Cheng's head, and the black gun barrels protruded from the crenels.
The captain of the forward brigade did not act rashly and decisively sent someone to report to the wing captain.
After hearing the report, Colonel Takahashi did not answer immediately, but ordered his subordinates to spread out the map.
"Sir, the area five kilometers to the north of Laiyuan City from the city wall is a plain. It will definitely be safe for the troops to be stationed here. I suggest that the troops camp on the spot and wait until the aviation force arrives tomorrow before attacking Laiyuan City." The chief of staff pointed to the map and analyzed.
Takahashi shook his head and objected: "Chief of Staff, you have ignored Laiyuan City."
"If Laiyuan City is in our hands, and the troops are stationed outside the city with their backs to Laiyuan City, leaving a three-kilometer warning area around it, it will definitely be very difficult for the Eighth Route Army to sneak attack us through this area."
"But now Laiyuan City is not in our hands."
"In order to ensure safety, the troops must be at least two kilometers away from the city wall and a safe distance of two kilometers from the nearest mountainous area. The area that can be used to build a camp is only one kilometer, which is not enough."
"If the camp is forcibly set up, the personnel density will definitely be very high. If a shell from the Eighth Route Army is fired, the troops will suffer heavy casualties."
A look of solemnity flashed across the face of the chief of staff, and he immediately acknowledged: "Sir, you are wise, the Eighth Route Army is equipped with heavy mortars, which can easily cover our base when mounted on top of the city. Not only will the troops suffer heavy casualties, but everyone will not be able to rest."
Colonel Takahashi affirmed: "Our opponents are too cunning, they will definitely not miss this opportunity to sneak attack on us."
"So, the best place to camp tonight is Laiyuan City."
"Based on my understanding of the Eighth Route Army, they are not good at fighting us in positional warfare. They should avoid fighting with us if possible."
"The same goes for the garrison. In addition to using fortifications to fight us in positional warfare for the first two days, the next two days used guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to deal with us."
"So I judge that they will not defend Laiyuan City."
The chief of staff asked thoughtfully: "Sir, do you mean that Laiyuan City is an empty city, and the tight security seen by the forward troops is just a bluff by the garrison?"
"It's very possible." Colonel Takahashi affirmed.
"If the garrison intends to defend Laiyuan, we can unite with several other offensive forces to surround this place, and then, under the cover of aircraft and artillery, swallow up all the defending troops."
"The garrison definitely wants this."
"I don't believe that their troops are so large that we can casually eat up one or two battalions, so they will never risk entering Laiyuan City with their few troops."
The chief of staff reacted quickly and immediately ordered: "I will now order the forward brigade to launch an attack and send a squadron into Laiyuan City to find out."
"If it is really an empty city, we will camp in the city tonight."
Colonel Takahashi stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, one squadron is too few."
"Order: The forward brigade concentrates all artillery fire on the city head for five minutes, and then all the infantry attack and charge into Laiyuan City together."
"Although the garrison will not defend Laiyuan City, it will not give up such a large county. It must have arranged some small troops in the city to sneak attack our troops entering the city."
"With fewer troops entering, it's like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."
"One squadron after another is rushing in. That's a fueling tactic."
"Only if one brigade goes in together and allows the Eighth Route Army who stayed behind in Laiyuan City to feel that the attacking force is powerful and retreat without fighting, can we capture Laiyuan City with minimal losses."
"Taking a step back, even if our judgment is wrong, the garrison has deployed heavy troops in Laiyuan City. If a large group enters, we can ensure that they have enough strength to escape unscathed."
"What we need to do then is to surround Laiyuan City at all costs and prevent the defenders from breaking through."
"When the other attacking troops arrive, devour them all."
"Rumble..."
Eight mortars, four mountain guns, and two infantry guns roared quickly.
On the top of the city, fire was everywhere, smoke was filling the air, and sandbags and ammunition boxes were constantly being thrown into the sky and then smashed outside the city.
The heavy city gate was directly attacked by two mountain cannons, and explosions were heard one after another.
A large amount of thick smoke soon poured out from the Wuhei city gate, which was caused by the explosion of the artillery shells.
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