Chapter 1012 Alternatives
Two days have passed, and there has been no movement in Laiyuan City. No matter how the garrison showed weakness, the little devils would not come out of the city.
"Regiment commander, the enemy is too cautious, he must have been scared by us, and he was not fooled at all!" Hong Linfeng said with a frown.
On the road from Laiyuan to Lingqiu City, the heavy artillery battalion and the four main battalions had already laid a huge pocket array, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
It is a pity that the Japanese were too cautious and cunning to be fooled at all.
"Then use our backup plan!" Li Hao thought for a moment and replied.
"In addition to ambushing the Japanese puppet army's attacking troops, I also have a backup plan to fight the little devils, and I told you at the beginning, fight the little devils in Laiyuan City."
"According to intelligence: Although the Japanese puppet army has no intention of leaving the city, they have relaxed their vigilance, and most of their troops are concentrated in a few garrisons, rather than scattered in Laiyuan City to fight street battles with us at any time."
"As long as their forces are concentrated, we have the opportunity to kill them in large numbers with heavy artillery."
In Laiyuan City, time passed day by day, and the vigilance of the Japanese became more and more lax.
Brigade commanders are no exception.
Regardless of the news brought back by the reconnaissance troops or the news brought back by the prisoners, it proves that the garrison regiment suffered heavy casualties.
In order to make up for these shortfalls, they have reached the point of starvation.
Not only did they directly replenish the troops with untrained prisoners, but they also recruited new recruits on a large scale within the base areas to directly replenish the troops.
In the view of the brigade commander, such an increase in the force at any cost would not only have no benefit, but would be counterproductive.
On the surface, it seems that there are more troops, but the overall combat effectiveness is being weakened little by little.
It is impossible for the garrison to not know the stakes inside, but it did it anyway, there is only one possibility.
They really lost too much on the battlefield, and their troops were seriously insufficient, and they had to give up something to make up for the loss of troops......
All this proved to the brigade commander that the garrison had indeed been severely damaged by them.
Of course, all this is an illusion deliberately created by Li Hao, and the purpose is the same as before, so that the little devil will continue to underestimate the enemy and relax his vigilance.
"General, several captains came to me to report that the troops are too tired, and it is not conducive to the defense of the city that may break out at any time, and I hope to change the current way of garrisoning." The deputy chief of staff walked in and reported to the command.
"In order to prevent accidents, we have kept half of our troops in combat condition, scattered in various street fighting fortifications in the city."
"Laiyuan City is too big, and the defensive area of each infantry brigade is large, so it is dispersed, assembled, and dispersed every day...... Not only is it very exhausting for the troops, but it is also detrimental to the management of the troops. ”
"They suggested that the troops should no longer be dispersed, but should be unified and centralized in the garrison for training management."
"If the garrison regiment wants to attack Laiyuan City, as long as the city defense troops hold out for half an hour, all the troops can enter the city defense fortifications and prepare for battle."
"The lowly office also agreed to their proposal."
"The steady stream of news coming in from outside the city further proves that the garrison has lost the ability to attack Laiyuan City."
"It's been almost four days since the last attack on Laiyuan City, and if the garrison had the ability to attack, they would have attacked a long time ago, not until now."
"In addition, the main forces in the Datong direction will be ready to attack in another ten days, and we will definitely receive orders to cooperate with the attack at that time."
"If the troops are too tired, they will definitely perform very poorly when they cooperate with the attack."
The brigade commander thought for a long time before he spoke: "Tell them that I agree to their request." ”
"Starting tomorrow, the troops will not need to disperse into the street fighting fortifications to be on guard, and all the troops will be concentrated in their respective stations for training. Restore combat effectiveness. ”
"As long as the main force sends troops, we will kill Laiyuan City and kill the garrison with the strongest combat effectiveness."
In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison regiment, the chief of staff rushed in like the wind, holding a piece of information in his hand, and his face was full of smiles.
"Captain, good news, our chance has come."
"Our observation posts scattered outside Laiyuan City have just reported that the Japanese have not divided their troops today."
"All the troops are concentrated in the four garrisons for training, and the troops guarding the head of the city have all been replaced by the Imperial Cooperative Army, which is obviously using the same fighting style as Lingqiu City to defend Laiyuan City."
"The Imperial Allied Army defended the city as cannon fodder, slowing down our attack, buying time for the Japanese army in the city to enter the city fortifications, and then using street battles to fight with our troops entering the city."
Li Hao stared at the Laiyuan city defense map and asked, "Can you determine the specific location of the four Japanese garrisons and the brigade headquarters?" ”
"Yes!" Hong Linfeng affirmed.
"After the devils occupied Laiyuan, except for the transformation of the street battle fortifications, no other transformation was carried out, and the four stations all existed when we occupied Laiyuan City, and they were also used, and now they are used by the little devils."
"The brigade command has not changed, it is all in the old position."
"That's good!" Li Hao's eyes obviously became hot, and he made a decision immediately: "We will act tonight." ”
"This is a piece of information just forwarded by the superiors, the little devils who occupy Datong are expanding the puppet army on a large scale, and more than 6,000 people have been formed in two divisions, and they are not satisfied, and they will form a division."
"I judge that after the formation of this division is completed, they will gather troops and launch a new attack on us."
"So don't wait for me, the little devils in Laiyuan City must be taken down as soon as possible to prevent the troops from being attacked again."
At eight o'clock in the evening, all the Japanese puppet soldiers had dinner and were ready to rest, and the brigade commander was no exception.
Because the people have been evacuated outside the city and have not returned home, except for the little devil station and the brigade headquarters with some lights, the rest of Laiyuan City is a black hole, and nothing can be seen.
Looking down from the air, you don't need guidance, just by looking at the lights, you can know where there is a little devil garrison and where there is not.
In a mountain col less than five kilometers south of the city, less than five kilometers away from Laiyuan City, more than 100 soldiers slowly sent six heavy guns into the already dug gun emplacement.
These are the fighters of the first company and the fifth company of the heavy artillery battalion.
The company commander squatted next to him with a drawing, and several of the company's most skilled gunners and staff officers gathered around him, flashlights to make a final calculation of the data on the drawing.
Not far away, dozens of gunners were transporting shells on mules and horses.
Each of the long shells weighed dozens of pounds, and the surface was particularly smooth, so in order to ensure safety, two people were required to hug them together.
A reconnaissance squad of the reconnaissance company lurked around, not letting go of the slightest movement in the night.
If there is an enemy, make sure to kill them as soon as possible, and ensure that the situation here is not leaked by them.
A little further away there was a cavalry company patrolling and guarding.
They started to move around a few days ago, blocking the south gate of Laiyuan City.
"Company commander, all six heavy guns are arranged...... "A platoon commander rushed over to report.
"Based on the shooting data above, adjust the artillery immediately. Contact whether the observer is in place to ensure that we are in contact with the observer. The company commander ordered, with a serious face.
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