Everyone met victoriously, and then Li Yunlong signaled everyone to enter his temporary field headquarters established on the periphery of Mazhuang.

When everyone entered it, Li Yunlong motioned for everyone to gather around a table, on which there was already a map.

"Brothers, we have eaten the main force of the Japanese army on the North Route of the 2nd Division under the personal command of Kenichi Muto, annihilated more than 15,000 of them, captured a large number of weapons and ammunition, and carried a heavy load of food and grass. Therefore, now we do not have to consider the ammunition for our attack on Mazhuang. At present, the army has been reunited, and preliminary estimates show that our strength now has more than 7,800 men. ”

Li Yunlong said first, the terrain of Mazhuang seems to be very unfavorable to the new regiment, which makes Li Yunlong dare not pack a ticket to eat the main force of the Japanese army on the south route commanded by Yamada Hao in a short time.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, spoke up first, pointed to the map and said: "Regiment commander, judging from the map, Mazhuang is probably in the middle of Guangling and Wei County. In the north of the highway, we have just seen it, although the horse village is not big, but the road into the village, it is easy to walk only in the south of the village. To the north of Mazhuang are more than a dozen hills, and the altitude is very high, so you can overlook the whole village of Mazhuang. Although the terrain on the east and west sides is flat, the line of sight is very good, and the Japanese positions established on the outskirts of the village can easily kill our attacking team with rapid firepower! Ma Zhuang, it's not easy to fight! ”。

"Not bad!"

Li Yunlong bowed his head and said: "The terrain of Mazhuang is not conducive to our strong attack, but the radio signal intercepted by the Japanese army in Mazhuang has been deciphered. Yamada Hao has directly asked Okabe Naosaburo for reinforcements, and the military headquarters of the First Army of the Devil has called back, and is mobilizing all the Japanese troops in Lingqiu County, Laiyuan, Sanshan Town, Hunyuan, Yingcheng and other places to rush to Mazhuang for reinforcements. Although it is snowing heavily, we can stop the Japanese reinforcements from rushing to Mazhuang under the attack of our guerrillas, but we must also deal with the Japanese troops in Mazhuang as soon as possible. Otherwise, as soon as we abandon the main force of the Japanese army on the South Road of Yamada Kobe, which is stubbornly resisting the retreat to Mazhuang, our passive situation will appear. ”。

"Commander, you mean assault?" Shen Qun, the commander of the second battalion, pointed to the south of Mazhuang Village, which is the best direction to enter Mazhuang.

Although the entrance to the village is narrow, once you rush over, you can fight in the horse village and start a street battle with the Japanese army! And street fighting, for the units of the new regiment, is already a familiar combat ability that cannot be familiar.

It's just that Li Yunlong shook his head and said: "You have already observed the deployment of the Japanese army in the south of the village just now, and the Japanese defense position in the south of the village has at least one infantry brigade deployed, although this number of troops is not much, but under the narrow terrain at the entrance to the south of the village, it is enough. And once we attack the south of the village, the devils on the hill north of the village will condescendingly support the devils in the south of the village, and the soldiers who attack us will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. This will not work! ’。

"Commander, what should I do?" The south of the village is the best fight, although the strong attack will kill and drop some soldiers, but the reinforcements of the devil will not sit idly by and watch the slow reinforcement of the Yamada Kobe devil, so they must also hurry up and not delay the time to capture the horse village.

The commanders and fighters of the other battalions all looked at Li Yunlong one after another, how can this be fought?

Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Actually, if you want to conquer Mazhuang and eat the main force of the Japanese army on the south road of the 2nd Division, it is not difficult to capture it. We have less than 8,000 of them, but they're all elite. The morale of the troops of the five main battalions is strong, so, I mean, hit the hills north of Mazhuang first! ”。

"Commander, hit the north first? It's a bit hard to fight! We can't go around the north of Mazhuang to attack! The line of sight here is under the eyes of the little devils, and our every move is estimated to be observed by Hiroshi Yamada. ”

He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion, shook his head and said, the terrain of Mazhuang is high in the north and low in the south, and the main force of the new regiment is to surround Mazhuang on three sides, but the north alone cannot be surrounded, because the north of Mazhuang is surrounded by mountains and mountains, how can it be possible to surround Mazhuang from the north?

Li Yunlong said with a smile: "Hehe, I have already ordered some soldiers to detour to some mountains on both sides of Mazhuang to find fellow villagers. Although this horse farm is not big, it is not small. Through acquaintance with some guerrilla fighters from Mazhuang, some of the old people in Yumazhuang knew that they could go around the flank path to the back path of a dozen hills north of Mazhuang. Once you find the fellow who led the team, the fourth battalion commander! ”。

"Captain!" The fourth battalion commander He Yongjie's eyes lit up, and as soon as Li Yunlong's words were said to him, He Yongjie already knew what Li Yunlong meant.

Sure enough, I saw Li Yunlong patting He Yongjie on the shoulder and said: "You take the headquarters of the fourth battalion and some guerrillas with a total of 800 people, and under the leadership of the fellow countrymen, go around the path to the back of the Japanese defensive position on the hill north of Mazhuang and launch an attack. ”。

"Guaranteed mission, Commander!" He Yongjie immediately stood on his feet and saluted, his tone resolute.

However, Ma Wenhai, the commander of the third battalion on the side, proposed loudly: "Regiment commander, the strength of the sneak attack force composed of the fourth battalion and some guerrillas is too small. Although we have observed that the devils defending the dozen hills north of Mazhuang are about the strength of an infantry brigade, once they sneak attack, the devils will react quickly. After all, Yamada Hiroshi currently has more than 10,000 Japanese troops in his hands, and his strength is not strong. I think it is necessary to give Lao He and them more troops to ensure that they can have enough troops to support the capture of the Japanese positions north of Mazhuang. ”。

Ma Wenhai's reminder made Li Yunlong pat his head, and it was right to think about it.

More than a dozen hills north of Mazhuang are the key defense of the devils, although it is difficult to defend too many devils because of the steepness of the hills, but the combat effectiveness of the devils is not weak. He Yongjie led more than 800 people to take the small road to sneak attack, and once the sneak attack was not supported in a short period of time, there were not enough troops to support it quickly.

And when the time comes, Yamada Hao will mobilize some troops to quickly reinforce the northern flank position, which is a huge pressure on He Yongjie and them.

In order to be on the safe side, Li Yunlong adopted Ma Wenhai's suggestion, "Lao Ma's reminder is good, in this way, all four battalions will be dispatched, and the guerrillas will remain responsible for assisting other troops to encircle Mazhuang in the east, west, and south directions." Lao He, you take all the men and horses of the four battalions, 1,500 people, and give me that I must seize the hilltop position held by the Japanese army north of Mazhuang. Within five minutes of the flare gun, the devils on the hill must be dealt with. ”

"Commander, there is no problem with this, I guarantee the completion of the task!"

He Yongjie said in a resolute tone, and then saluted Li Yunlong.