"No!" Wang Ping and Xu Ke retorted at the same time.

The regiment commander Wang Ping did not steal Xu Ke's limelight and directly ordered: "Company Commander Xu, come and explain to the political commissar."

"Yes, the leader!" Xu Ke nodded and replied.

"Political commissar, Huangtuling is not like Hongqiao Village, where the houses of the villagers are very concentrated. Huangtuling Village is too big. After the Japanese and puppet troops entered, people could live everywhere. If we want to razed Huangtuling to the ground, we need at least five times the amount of explosives and other materials. With the strength of our independent regiment, we cannot even empty all the shells in stock."

Wang Ping interrogated: "Political Commissar, the reason is very simple, just because of our strength. Our strength is not enough, so it is impossible to prepare two powder kegs for the Japanese."

"Also, there are more than 100 households in Hongqiao Village. We will blow up their houses and we will definitely have to compensate after the battle. This is already a huge pressure for our independent group. If Huangtuling is blown up, even if the independent group is sold, we will not be able to pay it!"

Seeing the political commissar with helpless look, Wang Ping changed the conversation and continued: "However, the political commissar's proposal will also be announced!"

"It is definitely impossible to razor Huangtuling Village to the ground, but we can arrange a small minefield in Huangtuling, a minefield that we artificially control and can detonate at any time, and it is arranged in the threshing field in the middle of the village."

"Anyway, the Japanese artillery soldiers will most likely camp in the threshing ground. If the threshing ground is turned into a minefield, it will detonate it from the beginning. The artillery soldiers that pose the greatest threat to us in the hands of the Japanese will disappear from the beginning."

"After the troops start attacking, our own artillery can fire as much as possible, attack the Japanese and puppet troops, suppress them, and provide fire cover for the offensive troops!"

Xu Ke immediately affirmed: "This is OK, but I will add fifty heavy artillery shells, a 10,000-meter-long telephone line, and a hand-crank motor!"

The next day, the Japanese army's mobilization troops went very hard.

The guerrillas who attacked them along the way were like crazy, using all kinds of attack methods, slowing down their sweeping time at all costs.

At the beginning, several Japanese and puppet captains were very suspicious and guessed whether the Eighth Route Army had any conspiracy.

But after thinking about it carefully, I rejected this idea.

As for the reasons, they gave a very legitimate reason.

According to the current sweeping rate of the Imperial Army, within a maximum of two days, the target independent regiments of this sweeping will be driven to the mountains and then gathered at their base and raped them.

If the Turkish Eighth Route Army still doesn’t fight hard in this situation, there will be no chance to fight hard.

So, the Japanese army, who had already won, calmed down instead.

He was not in a hurry to march. In order to reduce losses, he was directly consuming the terrorist attack on his way to sweep away.

In this way, the two Japanese and puppet troops who rushed towards Hongqiao Village and Huangtuling were completely under the control of the surrounding Eighth Route Army.

If the Eighth Route Army wants them to be slower, the Japanese and puppet troops will encounter more attacks along the way.

If the Eighth Route Army wants them to be faster, the Japanese and puppet troops will encounter fewer attacks along the way.

At the Independent Regiment's headquarters, it was not yet completely dark, and Chief of Staff Zeng Quan rushed into the war room with a smile on his face.

"The regiment commander has become. The Japanese and puppet troops sweeping the troops from both sides have fallen into the trap. One is stationed in Hongqiao Village and the other is stationed in Huangtuling!"

"Okay, I've been pressed and beaten by the Japanese for so long. I can finally take revenge tonight!" Wang Ping was very satisfied with the result, and then began to give orders.

"After Hongqiao Village and Huangtuling are attacked, the Japanese and puppet troops in Beishang Village will definitely reinforce. Contact the district squadrons around Beishang Village. District squadrons: Once the Japanese and puppet troops leave Beishang Village to reinforce Hongqiao Village, they will attack immediately and slow down their march. At that time, the engineer company will blow up a stone bridge on the path that the Japanese must pass to help them complete the task!"

"The county brigade, the cavalry company of the independent regiment, and all the guerrillas, district squadrons and district squadrons around Hongqiao Village are all commanded by the Chief of Staff. Even if we razed Hongqiao Village to the ground, there must be many Japanese and puppet troops patrolling and guarding around them. I ask you to lead the troops to wipe out them all, at least they cannot reinforce Huangtuling."

"All the remaining troops, the political commissar and I personally commanded the attack on Huangtuling."

"There is one thing that everyone must remember that before dawn, no matter whether the battle can be concluded or not, all participating troops must retreat!"

"Now, I will give you five hours to prepare for the time. At 11 o'clock in the evening, the engineer company will detonate the gunpowder we buried in the two villages on time, and then start the attack."

In Hongqiao Village, the Japanese brigade captain left the best house in the village to himself.

As soon as the orderly officer arranged the room, the captain collapsed on the chair with weakness.

The day of fatigue made him very tired and he wanted to go to bed and rest immediately.

However, as the commander, the minimum vigilance made him cheer up and ordered the deputy captain: "Tonight it will be the same rule. An infantry squadron and an Imperial Army battalion are responsible for patrol and guarding. An artillery squadron and a cavalry squadron are ready to attack at any time to prepare for sneak attacks from the Eighth Route Army!"

The deputy captain whispered: "Captain, the Tujiao Route Army has returned in a defeat for several night attacks. Can you see if you can lose the patrol and guard the troops, so that more imperial troops can rest and welcome tomorrow's battle!"

"Baga, are you a stupid pig?" the captain cursed mercilessly.

"Didn't you see the battle along the way today? The Eighth Route Army has already felt the crisis and started to fight desperately. At this time, relax its vigilance. Wouldn't that give them a chance to attack us? Stupid! Just follow my order just now. The sweep has reached the most critical time, and there must be no accidents!"

The deputy captain who was scolded and was bleeding quickly left the captain's room.

Two hours later, Hongqiao Village, which had nearly 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops stationed, slowly began to quiet down.

More and more Japanese and puppet troops began to get into empty houses in the village after a full meal.

In the huge Hongqiao Village, there are less than 400 Japanese and puppet troops, and they are still patrolling and alerting the village with constant sleepiness and fatigue.

Two more hours later, Hongqiao Village became quieter.

If it weren't for some bonfires burning around the village, and the Japanese and puppet troops who continued to patrol beside the bonfires, no one would have thought that nearly 3,000 Japanese and puppet troops were stationed in such an inconspicuous village.

Behind the bushes that are more than one kilometer away from the village, because they are too far away from the village, the Japanese's light and dark warning posts are not placed here.

Wang An, the instructor of the Engineering Company, and several engineer company soldiers were hiding in the bunker dug in advance, waiting quietly for the time to detonate.

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