Battalion Commander Yuan, you are now commanding a veritable heavy artillery regiment! No, the heavy artillery regiment is not as ...... as the artillery in your hand," Hong Linfeng sighed, and the smile on his face became even stronger.

Li Hao was also happy, and immediately asked: "Does the heavy artillery battalion have so many artillery men operating these artillery?" ”

"If not, it will be drawn directly from the main battalions. Their artillery establishment has been reduced, and there must have been a lot of extra gunners, all of whom were transferred to heavy artillery battalions to ensure that all heavy artillery could participate in the battle. ”

"The base areas have not been completely recovered, especially in several county seats, and there will definitely be several vicious battles to be fought in the future."

"The main forces are fighting fewer and fewer, and there will be no replenishment of troops in a short period of time, but these vicious battles must be fought again, and they must be won."

"In this case, we can only let your heavy artillery battalion go up, and the infantry will not have enough heavy artillery to make up."

Hong Linfeng said: "Commander, you really can only do this. ”

"A few days ago, because of the replenishment of the main force, several county brigades were evacuated."

"If you want any more people, you can only be transferred from the guerrillas, and compared with the county brigades, the combat effectiveness of the guerrillas is more than one grade worse, and the direct replenishment of the troops without training will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the main forces, but we have no time to train, so the main forces will not be replenished at all before the end of the battle."

Political Commissar Wang Hong suddenly walked in with a serious face.

"Regiment commander, chief of staff, there is a situation that we must pay attention to!"

"This is information just sent by the underground party of several counties."

"At four or five o'clock in the morning, before dawn, the Japanese puppet army occupying these county towns began to act, and the garrison was brightly lit, and there must be a big operation."

"Our intelligence officers who are lurking in the Imperial Allied Army report that they are packing supplies and surplus weapons and ammunition overnight, and will evacuate these counties after dawn."

"What are the county seats?" Li Hao quickly spread out the map and asked.

"In addition to Laiyuan City, the Japanese puppet army in several surrounding counties is gathering." Wang Hong pointed to the map and replied.

Li Hao quickly showed an expression of sudden realization, but his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

With a long sigh, he replied, "The commander of the little devil brigade reacted too quickly. ”

"After knowing that ordinary county towns can't stop our soldiers, in order to prevent these garrisons from being broken by us, we will decisively abandon these county towns that will be taken down by us sooner or later, and concentrate our forces to defend Laiyuan."

"Order the mobile battalion and the cavalry battalion to set off immediately, and divide the troops to rush to these county towns before dawn to attack the Japanese puppet army that wants to retreat."

"Tell the two battalion commanders that since the Japanese are prepared, they will definitely send planes to escort the retreating troops and cover them all the way into Laiyuan City."

"So when they attack, they must pay attention to air defense."

"The main force cannot be replenished in a short time, and the veterans will lose one if they sacrifice one, so they can only take advantage of the offensive and cannot suffer losses."

"Every operation must control casualties in advance, and if there are no fighters, the troops would rather not act."

"Order several county brigades to prepare to take over the county seat."

"As soon as the Japanese puppet army withdrew, they entered the city to take over these county towns to prevent the spies left by the little devils from sabotage."

After all the orders were issued, Hong Linfeng spoke: "Regiment commander, I just calculated, after the little devils withdraw all the garrisons of these counties to Laiyuan, the total strength of Laiyuan City will skyrocket to an astonishing eleven thousand people, including nearly 6,000 puppet troops, more than 5,000 little devils, a well-deserved heavy army group." ”

"If they decide to stick to Laiyuan, we have almost no chance of taking Laiyuan."

Li Hao thought for a moment and replied: "A heavy army group of more than 10,000 people is indeed a hard bone. ”

"Coupled with the complex city fortifications of Laiyuan City, it only takes half a month for them to build a military fortress that is harder than a turtle shell."

Political Commissar Wang Hong hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Then should we change the original battle plan?" ”

"Change the attack on Laiyuan City to a siege."

"For more than 10,000 days, the puppet army consumes nearly 20,000 catties of food every day."

"According to intelligence, the Japanese army sent no more than two million catties of food to Laiyuan City during this time, which means that the Japanese puppet army will run out of food in three months."

"As long as we block outside the city, cut off their logistical supply lines, and don't let a single grain flow into Laiyuan City, the Japanese puppet army inside will be forced out of the turtle shell by us, and when the time comes, we will gather and annihilate it, and it will definitely be much easier to fight."

"I agree with the political commissar's proposal, change the battle plan, and besiege Laiyuan City without attacking." Hong Linfeng couldn't think of any other way, so he immediately agreed.

"There are too many Japanese puppet troops inside, and with the current strength of the garrison regiment, it is impossible to swallow it in one bite."

Li Hao shook his head and replied: "Political commissar, chief of staff, you only considered the Japanese puppet army in Laiyuan City, and did not take into account external factors. ”

"If there are no external factors, I also agree to fight like this and recapture Laiyuan City at the lowest cost."

"However, there are too many external factors affecting this battle, and the biggest threat is the little devils who are attacking Datong."

"There is also a heavy army group of more than 10,000 people, and they are all elite little devils."

"After taking Datong, they will definitely form an imperial army."

"At that time, the Japanese puppet army there will exceed 20,000."

"They will certainly not sit idly by and watch us besiege the Laiyuan garrison."

"There are more than 10,000 puppet troops in Laiyuan City, and more than 10,000 puppet troops will be killed in the direction of Datong. And our garrison regiment has no soldiers, no ammunition, how can we withstand their front and rear flanking attacks and hold the base area? ”

The political commissar was silent, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, he really didn't take into account the Japanese puppet army in the direction of Datong.

Hong Linfeng's brows also twisted, and he thought for a moment and replied: "The current situation of the garrison regiment must not be able to divide troops to fight, and it will not be able to withstand the front and rear attacks of the Japanese puppet army. ”

"Regiment commander, political commissar, we must find a way to kill the little devils one way first, and then go to deal with the other Japanese puppet army."

"If you're lucky, after killing one little devil, the other little devil will not dare to attack us because of our strong combat power, then our garrison will have a chance to breathe."

"However, it is too difficult to swallow this heavy army group in one bite, and there is almost no chance of success."

"If they are in the field, we can still find a way to divide them, concentrate superior forces on the local battlefield to break them individually, and eat them little by little."

"But now that they are stubbornly defending Laiyuan City, hiding in the shell of a turtle, the road of dividing troops will definitely not work."

A smile quickly flashed at the corner of Li Hao's mouth, and then replied, "No, this method works." ”

"Laiyuan City is so big, it is impossible for the little devils to shrink more than 10,000 people in the city, and they will definitely divide some troops to be stationed outside the city to expand the occupied area, so that the heavy artillery we are equipped with cannot directly threaten Laiyuan City."

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