I don't know how long it took, Li Hao finally moved.

Now three dots are drawn on the map, and only then does he speak: "Let's hit these three places!" ”

Hong Linfeng asked with a puzzled face: "Commander, are you mistaken, there are no Japanese puppet army strongholds at these three points, only some ambushes lurking in the blockade ditch, and the total may be less than a hundred Japanese puppet troops." One of our main regiments went to fight less than a hundred Japanese puppet troops, which was too wasteful, a typical knife used to kill chickens. ”

Wang Hong also showed an expression of approval: "I support the opinion of the chief of staff. ”

"There are too few Japanese puppet troops in these three places, killing them will not have any impact on the battle situation, it is better to fight Lin Wuzhen."

The corners of Li Hao's mouth rose, and he explained with a smile: "Political commissar, chief of staff, don't be in a hurry to oppose first, listen to me." ”

"My real purpose is not to kill less than a hundred Japanese puppet troops in these three places, but to destroy all the blockade ditches and blockade walls in these three places, send the three main battalions into the blockade area separated from us by only one blockade ditch, and reinforce the three independent battalions."

"The stronghold of the Japanese puppet army is too strong, and it can't be drawn there."

"I've decided to give the little devil another surprise win, no, three surprise wins in a row."

At one o'clock in the morning, it was dark everywhere, and I couldn't see my fingers.

Except for the stronghold of Lin Wu Town, which was brightly lit, including Dazuo, all the Japanese puppet troops were in full battle and did not rest.

The first line of defense of the stronghold has been breached by the garrison, and all the pillboxes have been destroyed, losing their defensive value.

The fortifications of the three strongholds were originally the same, but now the stronghold of Lin Wuzhen has lost the first line of defense and has invisibly become the weakest one.

If the garrison group were to attack tonight, the stronghold of Lin Wu Town would definitely bear the brunt.

Dazuo immediately ordered his subordinates to rest during the day and be on duty at night.

Disappointingly, until one o'clock in the morning, the reconnaissance troops did not see the shadow of the garrison.

"Sir, it's getting late now, the garrison shouldn't be coming, otherwise there are three or four hours left that won't be enough for them to prepare and attack." The subordinate analyzed.

Osa also showed an expression of approval.

As soon as they were about to order half of the troops to return to the barracks to rest, the sound of an explosion of "boom, boom, boom and ......" reached everyone's ears.

"It's shelling, about five kilometers from us, southeast of the stronghold." Artillery staff was the first to react.

The deputy quickly found the spot on the map and reported: "Sir, the sound of artillery is coming from here. ”

"But there are no imperial strongholds here, only blockade ditches and blockade walls."

Da Zuo frowned, and analyzed with a puzzled expression: "The artillery sound just now is very dense, there are mountain artillery and mortars, could it be that the Eighth Route Army dispatched so many artillery pieces just to destroy our blockade ditch and blockade wall?" ”

"Sir, do you want to send troops over to take a look?" The subordinate proposed.

"There are only three lurking troops in this blockade ditch, and the Imperial Army and the Imperial Allied Army are less than fifty people, so they are definitely not the opponent of the garrison regiment."

Dazuo subconsciously remembered the picture of last night's battle in his mind, and then shouted: "Encircle the point and send reinforcements." ”

"I see, the garrison is likely to repeat its old trick again, ostensibly sending heavy troops to destroy our blockade ditch, but in fact setting up pocket formations outside the stronghold, waiting for our reinforcements to get in and eat them in one bite."

"We must not make the same mistake a second time."

"Moreover, the military department has strict orders, without their orders, no unit can leave the stronghold without authorization, giving the Eighth Route Army an opportunity, so we can't send troops, and all troops will not move."

The subordinate hesitated for a moment and replied: "What if the real purpose of the garrison regiment is to destroy the blockade ditch?" ”

"Destroy and destroy!" Osa didn't care about answering.

"They destroyed it at night, and after dawn, we went directly to the blockade area to catch strong men and rebuild them, to see who survived whom."

At eight o'clock the next morning, the scout finally brought back news from outside.

"Sir, the reconnaissance is clear, and the blockade ditch and blockade wall between four and six kilometers southeast of the stronghold have all been destroyed."

"The attacking Eighth Route Army dispatched two mountain guns, three large-caliber mortars, and six ordinary mortars."

"There are signs of massive use of explosives packs in the destroyed blockade ditches and blockade walls."

"It must be that the Eighth Route Army is short of manpower, and in order to speed up the progress of destruction, a large number of explosive bags are used."

Dazuo's expression was not shocked, his brows did not wrinkle, and he ordered directly: "Stronghold out a squadron, a battalion of the Imperial Cooperative Army, enter the blockade area to catch strong men, and rebuild the blockade ditch." ”

"The manpower in the blockade area is endless, and if the blockade ditch can be used to consume a lot of ammunition from the garrison regiment, it will also be a good deal."

The sweep of the Japanese puppet army in the blockade area did not stop because the blockade ditch was destroyed.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the puppet army of more than 500 days left the garrison on time and continued to advance along yesterday's sweeping route.

For a whole morning, they found nothing.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, when the squadron leader led by the devil thought that he was going to find nothing today, the long-lost gunshots finally rang out.

"Sir, there is a blocking force of the Eighth Route Army on the mountain ridge ahead, and the forward detachment has killed two imperial soldiers and wounded one."

The casualties among his subordinates should have been sad, but the squadron leader shouted excitedly: "After looking for so long, I finally met the Eighth Route Army, it seems that we will not return empty-handed tonight." ”

"The first squad, a company of the Imperial Cooperative Army, will attack immediately, be sure to hold them back, and kill a few of the Eighth Route Army if you can."

More than 100 Japanese puppet troops quickly broke away from their troops and, without any artillery cover, launched an attack directly on the mountain ridge.

The reason why he is in such a hurry is not how arrogant the leader of the devil squadron is, but because he has to do it.

The opponent was too cunning, in the previous sweep. They all follow the conventional way of playing, first shelling, then heavy machine gun cover, and finally infantry assault.

The result was the same, the Eighth Route Army, which had attacked the forward troops, actually withdrew from its position when the troops were shelled.

By the time the attacking troops had passed, they would have run away without a trace.

In the end, not only did not kill a single Eighth Route Army, but also wasted a lot of ammunition, and the gains outweighed the losses.

After suffering several losses, the squadron leader decided to change his tactics, dispensing with artillery bombardment and heavy machine gun cover, and directly ordered the troops to assault.

Even if the Eighth Route Army reacted quickly and retreated after the sneak attack, the attacking troops would be able to bite their tails and kill a few people, so as not to return in vain as before.

The battle was as he expected, the mountains were very quiet, and there was no movement at all.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army above must have fled again." The adjutant shouted dissatisfied.

"Run, run, the attacking troops have already rushed up, and they will definitely be able to bite their tails and kill a few people." The squadron leader had long expected this result and replied calmly.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The explosion suddenly sounded on the ridge, startling the squadron leader.

Then I saw more than a dozen puffs of black smoke rising from the middle of the attacking troops, and the attacking troops instantly lost more than a dozen figures.

Immediately after, a platoon of the Eighth Route Army emerged from the mountain ridge, each armed with a rifle with a bayonet, and under the cover of the grenade explosion, rushed out of the mountain blocking position, and pounced on the attacking troops like hungry wolves.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army on the mountain ridge has not retreated, they have a company, and they are going to fight with us with bayonets." The adjutant looked shocked, this was a picture he didn't expect to be killed, and the two troops reacted when they were about to collide together.

The squadron leader reacted faster: "I understand, after such a long blockade, the ammunition of the Eighth Route Army must have run out, and they have to come out to fight with us with bayonets." ”

"This is simply a credit from God, as long as the two troops are strangled together, these more than 100 Eighth Route Armies will have no chance to withdraw."

After saying that, the squadron leader stared at the battlefield.