Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 288 Outpost Base (Second Update!)
Every village outside Laiyuan City has an Eighth Route Army guerrilla unit. As long as the devils leave the city, the strength, equipment, and marching routes of the devils will be sent to the independent regiment headquarters as soon as possible.

"Head, there is a situation!" Deng Hongtao, the director of the political department responsible for the intelligence of the independent regiment, hurried into the war room and reported.

Wang Ping took the telegram and started browsing.

Soon, Wang Ping's face became serious.

"Political commissar, chief of staff, the devils suddenly dispatched two thousand devils and three thousand imperial alliance troops from Laiyuan City, a total of more than 5000 people, armed with more than a dozen mountain cannons and infantry artillery. The reason and purpose of sending troops is still unknown!"

Political commissar Cheng Xiao frowned: "The 5000-odd puppet army is far superior to ours in terms of strength and strength. However, it is definitely impossible to encircle and suppress us with this force. Moreover, this time the Japanese army encircled and suppressed us heavily. It's a huge battle, no matter how courageous Xiaoye in Laiyuan City is, he dare not disrupt the plan, so send troops ahead of schedule!"

Just when the three of them were frowning, they compared the map to analyze the purpose of dispatching troops by the puppet troops for more than 5000 days.

A burst of hurried footsteps came in, and then the intelligence staff was seen rushing in.

"The head of the regiment, the political commissar, the chief of staff, the latest information, we have found out the purpose of the puppet army for more than 5000 days!"

While speaking, the intelligence staff officer had already walked to the combat map, pointed to the place name Qinggu Valley and said: "The puppet army followed the road for more than 5000 days and stopped after arriving at Qinggu Valley, and immediately began to set up camp."

"In addition, as soon as these Japanese and puppet troops arrived in Qingshan Valley, they sent many people to raid the surrounding villages. They not only robbed food, but also robbed people."

"Because the devils came so suddenly, the guerrillas in all villages rushed to fight. Although they resisted desperately, they still couldn't stop the devils. In the end, they arrested nearly two thousand young men from more than a dozen surrounding villages to Qingshan Valley, and forced them to build artillery towers. station!"

"Green Valley!" Wang Ping said to himself.

It didn't take long for an expression of sudden realization to appear on his face, and then he frowned and said, "I see, the devil wants to build a transfer station and an outpost in Qingshan Valley!"

Cheng Xiao also had a sudden realization expression on his face!

"Xiao Ye is worthy of being the leader of the devil brigade. One move broke our way to continue to sneak attack on their transport troops!"

"Qingshan Valley has established a material transfer station, and the journey they transported troops that should have been completed in one day can now be divided into two days. In this way, they can spend more time searching and guarding against us on the road!"

"Our old opponent, Xiaoye, is indeed a very difficult opponent!" Wang Ping still sighed without hesitation despite being an opponent and an enemy.

"What about the outpost?" Chief of Staff Zeng Quan asked.

Wang Ping drew a big circle on the map with Qingshan Valley as the center, and then analyzed: "The puppet army of more than 5000 days, if used well, can control all the villages within a radius of ten kilometers from the Qinggu Valley. It must be very easy for the Japanese and puppet troops in Yuancheng to control all the villages within ten kilometers around the county seat, if this is the case, think about what consequences it will have for us.”

Cheng Xiao, the political commissar, was the first to realize: "Our troops outside the mountain were divided by the devils invisibly. Especially the third battalion was directly separated by the devils, cutting off the connection with the main force!"

Chief of Staff Zeng Quan added: "Our range of activities outside the mountains will also be greatly reduced!"

"After the two areas with a radius of ten kilometers were occupied by the Japanese army, our range of activities outside the mountain was directly reduced to less than one-third of the original. At that time, as long as the devils start to attack, the troops scattered in various places will be able to quickly destroy us Troops scattered outside the city."

Political commissar Cheng Xiao said with certainty: "Regimental Commander, the Japanese army's outpost is too tricky. They must not be allowed to gain a firm foothold in Qingshan Valley and control the surrounding villages!"

Wang Ping replied helplessly: "We can't stop them, and we can't stop them either!"

"That's right!" Cheng Xiao also showed a helpless expression on his face.

"The reason why we were able to block the attack of the five or six thousand Japanese puppet troops at the beginning was because we had the advantage of the terrain and our machine gun was the killer weapon."

"Now that the Japanese army is occupying the Green Valley and defending it, we don't have any advantage, and if we are still actively attacking, then we have no advantage. It is almost impossible to prevent them from gaining a foothold in the Green Valley."

Chief of Staff Zeng Quan shouted with a look of reluctance: "Then we will just watch the Japanese army reduce our scope of activities step by step!"

"Of course not!" Wang Ping replied very positively.

"Then what should we do? Commander, do you have a solution?" Zeng Quan asked with expectation on his face.

Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "As I said just now, it is impossible to prevent the Japanese army from gaining a foothold in Qingshan Valley!"

"but!"

"We can do the opposite. If the devils want to occupy Qinggu Valley, use Qinggu Valley as a material transfer point and attack our outpost, then we will give them Qinggu Valley. If the devils want to encircle us with heavy troops, they need to meet several requirements. condition."

"In terms of materials, after the Japanese army occupied Qingshan Valley, it is no longer a problem."

"In terms of terrain, once the Japanese army compresses our range of activities, if they want to encircle and attack us, they will have all the terrain advantages."

"The only thing we can move now is our military strength, and we can use our hands and feet to encircle and suppress the Japanese army's troops!"

Zeng Quan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reacted, and asked back with a look of disbelief: "How is it possible to move the devil's troops?"

"Commander, there are more than 5000 Japanese and puppet troops. Even if we send the entire regiment out, we may not be able to move them. Commander, you have to be careful and don't be impulsive!"

"I won't be impulsive!" Wang Ping replied confidently.

"My idea is very simple, that is, the Japanese army fought the Japanese army, and we attacked ours. The purpose of the Japanese army is to occupy the territory and compress our control area outside the mountain."

"Then we don't care about them, let them take over!"

"Our purpose is, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place, to kill devils as much as possible with the smallest cost, and kill as many people as possible."

"The devils will still rely on troops to attack us in the end. If we kill one more devil now, the pressure we will face in the anti-encirclement and suppression operations will be much less!"

"Commander, did I hear you right? Are you really planning to mobilize the more than 5000 Japanese puppet troops out of the city? That's more than 5000 people. Maybe the devils didn't kill a few people, and we fell into it ourselves, losing troops and losing generals!" With an expression of disbelief, he reminded with a worried face.

Wang Ping replied confidently: "Don't worry, I, Wang Ping, will not send troops if I am not sure about fighting. The order, the main force of the regiment, the county brigade, the district squadron, and the district squad, all concentrate on the Qingshan Valley. The guerrillas in each village began to be vigilant. Immediately give an early warning of the enemy's situation and notify the main force. You can fight guerrillas with the devils, but you must not fight recklessly. The main force will fight tough battles!"

(End of this chapter)