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Amid the sound of footsteps, Onoda Jiro walked in slowly, paused and said, "Division commander."
"Oh, Onoda-kun, you're here." Miyano Michiichi said softly, and his mind instantly returned to reality, "I'm sorry to disturb your rest at such a late hour."
"It's nothing." Onoda Jiro said, "Besides, it's still early."
Miyano Michiichi said quietly: "Onoda-kun, do you think I should persevere?"
"Which aspect is the head of the division referring to?" Onoda Jiro asked back, "Is it the attack on the Fuliangshan fortress, or the insistence on the Liudao blockade?"
Miyano said together: "Let's talk about it."
"Hayi." Onoda Jiro paused and said, "Then let's talk about the attack on Fuliangshan Fortress first. I think persistence is very necessary."
"The reason is very simple. The imperial army has spent so much manpower and material resources to launch this combat operation, and until now it has not achieved decent results, not to mention severely injuring or destroying the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and even the people in the Fuliang Bandit District Not a few of Tubalu or troublemakers were killed."
"The only result is the destruction of three towns?"
"But with all due respect, I'm afraid this is not a battle result at all."
"But in turn, we lost more than 3000 imperial soldiers and more than 5000 imperial alliance troops, which means that until now, we are all losers."
"If you give up the attack on Fuliangshan Fortress now, it is an admission of failure."
"That is to say, this No. D battle plan has completely failed. This is unacceptable to you, the division commander, and it is unacceptable to the Second Guards Division and even the Imperial Japanese Army."
Speaking of this meal, Onoda Jiro said again: "It is precisely because of this that Your Excellency the General will give you the last chance, so you must not give up easily until the end."
"Suoga!" Miyano Michiichi felt better.
Then he said, "Onoda-kun, continue talking."
"Hai." Onoda Jiro said again, "Let's talk about the insistence on blocking the ditch."
After a pause, Onoda Jiro said again: "Actually, I know what you are worried about, head of the division?"
"Oh, is that so?" Miyano Michi asked with a slight expression on his face, "What am I worried about?"
Onoda Jiro said solemnly: "You are worried that the retreat route will be cut off by the Eighth Route Army, and the main force of the division fighting on the front line of Fuliang Mountain will be in danger. Am I right?"
Miyano Michiichi stared at Onoda Jiro and remained silent for a long time.
Onoda Jiro said again: "If it was replaced by other Eighth Route Army, such worries would seem ridiculous, but if it were replaced by the Independent Regiment, such worries would appear very necessary, because for the Independent Regiment or the entire [-]th Brigade, No amount of overestimation can be overestimated, this Eighth Route Army not only has amazing ambitions, but also has a strong combat power to match it, they are really likely to threaten the safety of the main force of our Second Guards Division!"
After a pause, he said again: "So the division commander must try his best to prevent or delay the process of gathering troops of the independent regiment."
"Maintaining the Liudao blockade ditch, then the Fuliang Mountain bandit area will be fragmented and incomplete. The troops of the independent regiment will be scattered in the vast villages of the bandit area, and there will be no way to form a joint force."
"If there is no joint force, it will not be enough to threaten the safety of the main force of the division."
"The more than 100 strongholds where troops are stationed may face threats, but so what?"
"Li Yunlong's independent regiment lacks heavy weapons to tackle tough problems, so it can only use soil work and other local methods to attack tough problems. The efficiency is bound to be low and it will definitely take time."
"Even if they can conquer one or two strongholds a day, so what?"
"It will take at least two months for them to pull out more than a hundred strongholds along the blockade ditch one by one. By then, the Fuliangshan Fortress has already been destroyed by us."
"Even Li Yunlong himself was killed by us."
"Once Li Yunlong dies, once that special force is wiped out, the Independence Regiment will basically be defeated. From then on, there will be nothing to worry about floating around the bandit area."
Speaking of this meal, Onoda Jiro said again: "So, it is also necessary to insist on blocking the ditch."
"Yoxi!" Miyano Michiichi nodded happily, and his heart that had begun to waver became firm again.
……
Zhaojiayu, an underground shelter.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "I know what the old devil Miyano Doichi is planning. He just thinks that our independent regiment lacks heavy weapons to attack the tough ones, so he can only use the clumsy method of soil work to dig out his strongholds one by one. In this way If we unplug two strongholds in one night on average, it will be enough."
"It will take at least two months to pull out all the more than 100 strongholds."
"By that time, the day lilies will be cold, the Fuliangshan Fortress will have been killed by the devils, the political commissar and Xiao Wang will have died long ago, and our independent group will also be disabled."
"So we have to speed up the process."
"How to speed up? Of course, rely on heavy weapons."
"With heavy weapons, we can pull out ten strongholds, or even twenty in one night!"
"Speaking of which, I have to thank the brigade commander. Originally, I just wanted to borrow a few cannons from Lao Ding and Lao Kong, but I didn't expect the brigade commander to ask regimental commander Cao to send us twelve cannons!"
"Now we have a total of 24 guns!"
"Among them, there are sixteen [-] infantry guns and eight mortars."
"So I decided to divide the entire regiment of soldiers and militiamen into eighteen battling teams."
"Each fortified team is allocated an average of [-] regular troops plus [-] militiamen, and one infantry artillery."
"Oh, by the way, this time the Sirius Squadron of the new first regiment and the Violent Wolf Squadron of the new second regiment will also cooperate with our independent regiment, so I will equip each attacking team with a special forces unit."
"The other two attacking teams may not be able to get the infantry artillery, so they use four mortars to replace them, and the firepower is barely enough. I don't believe that with this force and firepower, they will not be able to take down the stronghold!"
Hearing this, the battalion and company level cadres present immediately became energetic.
Because it means that they have the opportunity to fight a tough battle with a cannon.
This is a new challenge for most of them, but they like this kind of challenge, because it not only enriches their resumes and military exploits, but also because they can take down the stronghold guarded by the devils and puppet troops. You can also seize a lot of loot later, this is a large stronghold!
Only Xing Zhiguo raised a different opinion: "Old Li, if the soldiers and militiamen of the whole regiment are divided into [-] attacking teams, will the force be too scattered? After all, each stronghold has a small group of devils and a company of puppet troops. , although the strength of each attacking team has a certain advantage, but the advantage is not obvious."
After a pause, he added: "After all, this is a tough battle, and our troops lack experience in tough battles. I think we need to ensure at least a ten-fold superiority in strength, so it is more appropriate to divide them into three to five teams."
"Don't worry about it. Divide into three to five attacking teams. How long will it take?" Li Yunlong snorted.
"An advantage of more than ten times the strength is nonsense. Our independent regiment is not only strong and strong, but also has enough heavy weapons. A three times strength advantage is enough."
Xing Zhiguo didn't say anything more, because he had fulfilled his responsibility.
As the deputy head, his responsibility is to provide Li Yunlong with his own opinions when making decisions. As for whether Li Yunlong accepts it or not, it is not up to him to decide.
Li Yunlong said again: "Now I order."
The battalion and company-level cadres who attended the meeting stood up in unison.
"Zhang Dabiao!"
"Have!"
"Lead the second and third platoons of the first battalion and one company, plus the Qingyun District team, to form the first attack team. Your first attack target is the devil's stronghold near Qingyun Town."
"Remember, if you have enough time, you might as well set up a few more strongholds."
"If you can build one more stronghold, I will reward you with a bottle of shochu!"
"Leader, then it's settled." Zhang Dabiao said, "But it's agreed in advance, it can't be the sweet potato roast brewed by our own winery, it must be Fenjiu or Xinghua Village."
"Okay, I agree." Li Yunlong agreed without hesitation.
Zhang Dabiao stopped talking nonsense, turned around and walked out.
When we got outside, the artillery platoon assigned to Zhang Dabiao was already waiting.
With the artillery platoon and a special forces unit, Zhang Dabiao went straight to Qingyun Town.
Turning back to talk about Li Yunlong, he said again: "Shen Quan."
Shen Quan responded: "Yes!"
Li Yunlong said: "You will not arrange regular troops for you, but you will choose three squadrons with the strongest combat effectiveness from the ten squadrons of your county brigade, and organize them into the second assault team."
Shen Quan asked with a smile: "Leader, do I have any rewards?"
"Yes." Li Yunlong said, "As long as you win the stronghold, you will also be rewarded with Fenjiu or Xinghua Village."
"Then what if I win three strongholds?" Shen Quan laughed, "Will you reward three bottles of Xinghuacun or Fenjiu?"
"Take three strongholds?" Li Yunlong laughed and said again, "If you can really take down the three strongholds of the devil, I will double the reward, four bottles of Fenjiu!"
"Captain, this is what you said."
When Shen Quan heard the words, he became energetic.
Li Yunlong turned his gaze to the other battalion and company commanders again, and said, "It's the same with you. If you win one stronghold, you will be rewarded with a bottle of Fenjiu. If you win two strongholds, you will be rewarded with two bottles of Fenjiu. If you win three strongholds, you will be rewarded with four bottles of Fenjiu!" Speaking of which, if anyone can’t take down even one stronghold, then I’m going to scold them.”
The battalion and company commanders present didn't care at all, and they didn't think they couldn't win a stronghold.
Ge Erdan counted with his fingers, and then asked Li Yunlong: "Commander, what if we take down four strongholds? Should we reward eight bottles of Fenjiu?"
"I reward you with an egg."
Li Yunlong kicked Erdan Ge's ass.
The battalion and company commander present roared with laughter, and only Ge Erdan would say such a thing.
Take down the devil's four strongholds in one night?Is it true that the devil's stronghold is made of paper?
After sending Shen Quan away, Li Yunlong shouted again: "Wang Huaibao!"
Wang Huaibao stepped forward quickly, and said loudly, "Yes!"
……
The task was quickly assigned.
There are sixteen battalion and company commanders in total, plus Xing Zhiguo and Li Yunlong each lead an attack team, exactly eighteen.
Xing Zhiguo and the sixteen battalion company commanders hurried back to their defense area with their respective artillery platoons and special forces squads, but Cao Sanlian stayed in Zhaojiayu Village.
Cao Sanlian said: "Lao Li, should you send a telegram to the brigade to explain?"
"What do you mean?" Li Yunlong said angrily, "The battle is not over yet, so what is there to say?"
Cao Sanlian said angrily: "Li Yunlong, you really have no conscience, because your independent regiment, the brigade commander and the chief of staff can't eat well or sleep well, and they are about to lose shape. Like a mouse, you are driven around by devils, who knows that you have nothing to do with your kid, so don't live too comfortably."
"That's it, shouldn't you tell the brigade commander and the chief of staff?"
"Our group leaders, the brigade commander's most precious thing is you kid."
"Hehe, that's true." Li Yunlong smiled, "Okay, then send a telegram to the brigade headquarters, so that the brigade commander and the chief of staff won't worry about us."
After speaking, call Cheng Yue over.
Ask Cheng Yue to send a telegram to the brigade headquarters to briefly explain the situation.
……
Taiyue Mountain, the [-]th Brigade Headquarters.
The brigade commander stood outside the gate of the brigade with his hands behind his back, staring at the night sky in the northwest in a daze.
Footsteps sounded, and the chief of staff came behind the brigade commander and said, "Brigade commander, are you worried about the independent regiment again?"
"Yes." The brigade commander nodded, and said again, "Calculating the time, Cao Sanlian and the others should have arrived in Northwest Shanxi, right?"
The chief of staff said: "If there is no accident on the way, Cao Sanlian and the others will definitely have reached the base of Crouching Tiger Mountain."
"An accident? What can happen." The brigade commander said, "The devil's blockade in the southeast of Shanxi and in Jinzhong has been sieved by us. Our troops can come and go at will, what can happen."
The chief of staff smiled and said, "That's what I said, brigade commander, what are you in a hurry for?"
The brigade commander sighed, and said: "With the help of Cao Sanlian's artillery, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment should be able to break through the northern section of Tongpu Road and enter the Fuliangshan base area, and the independent regiment will not have to fight alone."
The chief of staff also said: "In this way, the situation in Fuliang Mountain can be greatly eased."
The brigade commander said: "But I am afraid that the devils will also adjust their troops accordingly."
The chief of staff said: "Brigade Commander, you mean that the devils will also put the Third Brigade and the No.40 First Division into the mopping up operations in the Fuliangshan base area?"
The brigade commander said: "The No. 40th Division has to guard against the Jinsui Army's 94st Brigade and the Central Army's [-]th Brigade. I'm afraid they won't be able to get away, but it's hard to say for the [-]rd Brigade. If the [-]rd Brigade also enters Fuliangshan, in that case, even with the addition of the new first group and the new second group, the situation is still not optimistic."
The chief of staff sighed: "There is no way to do this. Compared with the Japanese army at this stage, our Eighth Route Army's overall combat effectiveness is too different, so even if it is fighting inside, it is difficult to guarantee an advantage."
The brigade commander also sighed: "I just hope that the losses of the three regiments will not be too great."
The brigade commander's bottom line is that as long as the backbone can be preserved, it is a victory.
While the two were talking, a messenger came over in a hurry: "Brigade Commander, an urgent call from the Independent Regiment!"
"Urgent telegram from the independent regiment?" The brigade commander said with a heartbeat, "Oops, it must be because Li Yunlong couldn't stand it, so he asked me for help. It seems that the situation in Fuliang Mountain has reached the most critical moment!"
"Brigadier, don't worry." The chief of staff hurriedly said, "I'll see what's going on."
Chapter 388 Fighting the War of Annihilation