The commander did not think for too long, and made a decisive decision: "Order the attacking troops to divide their troops and return to the blockade area." ”

"These blockade zones were established at great cost to the Imperial Army, and they must not be wasted."

"Each blockade area will return to the Imperial Army with a reinforced infantry squadron, an artillery squadron, and a main battalion of the Imperial Allied Army, and quickly kill the Eighth Route Army that has emerged from each blockade area."

"Other troops stayed on the front line to prevent the Eighth Route Army retreating to Lingqiu from taking the opportunity to launch a counterattack."

At the headquarters of the garrison regiment, the chief of staff rushed in like the wind, with a smile on his face that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"The head of the regiment, the commissar, the little devil has been fooled."

"This is the disappearance that the reconnaissance company has just sent back: all three sweeping forces have sent 1,500 people back to the blockade area."

"After subtracting the troops they needed to sweep the third round of blockade areas, there are more than 5,000 troops left on the front line and facing us, and there are less than 2,000 people on each road."

"As long as they dare to continue to attack the hinterland of the base area, we definitely have the strength to cut off one finger and knock out their offensive edge."

Li Hao took a long breath and replied: "After staying up for so long, the most dangerous period of time has finally passed." ”

Immediately send a telegram back to the three independent battalions: "Hold back the Japanese puppet army at all costs to reinforce the troops." ”

"The 1st Battalion, the 2nd Battalion, the 3rd Battalion, the Heavy Artillery Battalion, the Air Defense Battalion, all on standby, ready for battle."

"The cavalry battalion will set off now, and the soldiers will touch the vicinity of the Japanese puppet army sweeping troops in three ways, harass them, and report any situation immediately.

The first company of the independent battalion of Wei County was stationed, and there was a busy scene everywhere.

More than 100 prisoners, after mobilization, nearly 90 people voluntarily joined the Eighth Route Army.

At present, each infantry squad of the first company has a full strength of 10 people, and the two light machine guns equipped with the fire squad directly under the infantry platoon have also been increased to three, and two grenadiers have been strengthened, making the whole platoon full strength of 45 people.

The fire platoon was divided into two, forming a specialized mortar platoon and a heavy machine gun platoon, armed with four mortars and four heavy machine guns.

The captives with good skills directly replenish the troops, mix with the veterans, and conduct run-in training.

The less skilled prisoners formed a platoon of recruits and re-trained the recruits.

Outside the mountains where they hid, the village maintenance associations also began to develop in a good direction.

Taking advantage of the Japanese puppet army's trapped stronghold, there was no time to take care of them.

A company took the initiative to attack, picking out the hardcore traitors and spies in the middle of the maintenance meeting.

Many former guerrillas took the opportunity to enter the maintenance association and became members of the escort team, openly protecting the villagers under the hat of the maintenance association.

On the surface, the maintenance committee was a ruling body formed by the Japanese puppet army to control the blockade area.

In fact, many maintenance associations have been secretly controlled by the Eighth Route Army and the underground party to protect the villagers and collect intelligence on the Japanese puppet army......

"Company commander, the battalion headquarters ordered: a reinforced infantry squadron, an artillery squadron, and a battalion of the puppet army, a total of more than 700 people returned to Guanshan Town, asking us to make anti-sweeping preparations in advance and drag them in the blockade area at all costs."

The instructor opened his mouth and exclaimed with an exclamation of amazement: "There are more than seven hundred people, more than three times as many as ours, and there are four mountain cannons, and the little devil looks up to us too much!" ”

Zhang Cheng had to be calmer, thought for a while and replied: "Instructor, it's not so exaggerated. ”

"Don't look at the Japanese puppet army that killed more than 700 people, but there are definitely not so many that can really be used against us."

"Several strongholds around the blockade area have been emptied by us, and there is a serious shortage of troops."

"The blockade ditches and blockade walls that can be destroyed have also been blown up by us, and the return troops will definitely divide their troops to reinforce these strongholds, organize the villagers to rebuild the blockade ditches, and then protect these blockade ditches from being destroyed by us, and finally organize the remaining troops to attack us."

"I've calculated that they have up to five hundred men left to attack us."

"This is still the result of our inaction while they rebuild the blockade ditch, if we take the initiative and kill some of them, we will have fewer troops to attack us in the end."

"And the order given to us by the battalion headquarters is to drag down these Japanese puppet troops, not to eliminate them."

"So what we have is time to think long-term and fight them slowly."

Two days later, an order was issued in Guanshan Town that every household in the blockade area should be left with a young man and rebuilt the blockade ditch under the organization of the village maintenance associations.

The more than 700 days of puppet troops returning to the blockade area have not been idle.

In addition to strengthening the defensive forces of several strongholds, the remaining Japanese puppet troops were all scattered along the blockade ditch, patrolling patrols, and lurking to ensure that the blockade ditch would not be damaged for the second time.

More than 500 days of puppet troops, it looks like a lot, but the blockade ditch that needs to be protected is too long.

After being completely dispersed, there were less than twenty people in the one-kilometer blockade ditch.

As before, most of the Japanese puppet army lurked as ambush soldiers, resting in the hidden caves in the blockade ditch. If someone breaks the blockade, they can kill them immediately, melee with the enemy, and destroy the opponent together when reinforcements arrive.

A small number of Japanese puppet troops patrolled along the road next to the blockade ditch to warn in advance of possible enemies.

A few hundred meters away, Zhang Cheng led an infantry platoon to lurk here.

When two devils, four puppet soldiers, and a patrol of five people passed in front of them again, Zhang Guo disconnected his shot.

The first devil fell in response, and then the machine-gun fire rang in his ears.

Three light machine guns, more than thirty rifles, fired together, and the remaining five Japanese puppet troops did not even have a chance to react, and were beaten into a sieve at the same time.

"Retreat ......"

As soon as the Japanese puppet army fell, Zhang Chengcheng put away his rifle and ordered.

Quickly disappear with his subordinates.

More than 200 meters away, there was a hidden soldier cave, and the Japanese puppet army rushed out with a ladder when they heard the gunshots.

By the time we arrived at the point of exchange, the gunfire had stopped.

He carefully stuck his head out of the blockade ditch, and the position where the gun had been fired just now had returned to quiet, and there was no movement.

A few meters away on the road, there were six bleeding Japanese puppet soldiers, motionless.

In the stronghold of Guanshan Town, the rapid telephone rang suddenly in the turret, and the operator put down the microphone and rushed all the way to the door of Captain Yoshida's room, pulling him out of his sleep.

"Sir, the Wanfeng Village stronghold reported that they had two patrols attacked, losing four Imperial troops and six Imperial Cooperative Army." Captain Yoshida walked into the war room, and a devil reported.

Not to be outdone, another devil replied: "Sir, there are also patrols in the Zhouzhuang stronghold that have been attacked, and six imperial troops and twelve imperial troops have been lost. ”

"Da Da Da ......"

A string of gunfire suddenly pierced the stronghold, and although it was far away, it was very clearly audible.

Captain Yoshida walked quickly to the shooting hole next to him and raised his binoculars to look at the location of the gun.

The gunfire was short, lasting less than two seconds before it ended.

When Captain Yoshida looked over, it was dark outside, and he couldn't see anything.

A few minutes later, a Cao Chang rushed in from outside.

"Sir, a patrol was attacked on a two-kilometer road outside the stronghold, and all six people were killed, and the enemy ran away after he got it, and we didn't dare to pursue it."

Captain Yoshida had his own judgment and immediately shouted, "It must have been done by the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Don't dare to destroy the blockade ditch and divert the target to attack our patrol."

"Pass my order, all patrols enter the blockade ditch, and hide in pairs in the blockade ditch to guard the surroundings."

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