After the Japanese and puppet troops returned to the Huting stronghold, they rested and reorganized immediately. At the same time, the chief of staff of the Center Left and the major general brigade commander got in touch.

After a detailed report, Japanese Major General Toyo Tanaka, commander of the brigade, approved their combat plan.

And he issued orders directly, and the center-left chief of staff was fully responsible for commanding the Japanese and puppet troops in combat, with Wei Jinhe assisting.

In order to ensure that the Imperial Alliance Army worked hard enough in this battle, Tanaka Toyo gave special instructions.

Even if Wei Jinhe, the division commander of the Royal Association Army, does not cooperate with the battle, the center-left chief of staff has the power to directly deal with it.

Of course, the little devil is also good at using both soft and hard tactics. Tanaka Toyo also told Wei Jinjin that he would apply for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general.

With the strong support of Toyo Tanaka, the Japanese and puppet troops began to take action.

They advanced in two directions, one along the road and the other along the railway. Although there was a distance between them, they could echo each other.

The most important thing is that they fully utilize the role of artillery.

Thirty-one mountain artillery and field artillery were gathered together. When encountering a guerrilla battle, the mountain artillery would quickly launch a bombardment.

At the same time, the puppet cavalry would also cooperate with the Japanese army's light and heavy firepower to launch a counterattack, which caused the first battalion to suffer casualties.

Zhang Dabiao's First Battalion didn't notice it at first, but as the Japanese and puppet troops gradually left the Huting stronghold, they immediately realized it.

The Japanese and puppet troops were leaving the Qingshan Town area and heading directly to other battlefields, so Zhang Dabiao quickly reported.

However, Xiaojiazi's radio station is equipped at the brigade level. All four brigades have radio stations, and you can contact the brigade headquarters at any time.

However, although there is a telephone here in the Independent Regiment, it can only contact the brigade headquarters under non-combat conditions, and the line must be kept hidden at all times.

As for the radio station, there is no one at all. The communication between the regiment headquarters and subordinate units relies entirely on the communications corps.

Therefore, when Li Yunlong and Lu Ming got the news, there was some delay.

However, the independent regiment is also equipped with cavalry communications troops, so the situation is relatively good.

"No wonder there is no movement from the Japanese and puppet troops here. They are completely letting go."

"Damn it, the little Japs have big plans, Lu Ming, we have to gather our troops quickly."

"If we let them go to other battlefields, the brother troops will suffer, and the artillery of these Japanese and puppet troops will cause them heavy damage."

The expression on Li Yunlong's face became serious and he stopped eating the canned beef in his hand.

Lu Ming took a deep breath. He had anticipated this when he made the battle plan before.

But for Lu Ming, he really didn't want to see this happen.

Because he couldn't figure out where the bottom line of the Japanese and puppet troops was!

This means that it is difficult to mobilize the Japanese and puppet troops and take the initiative in combat.

Judging from the battle just now, the Japs no longer care about the destruction of gun towers and bunkers.

Even if they knock down more gun towers and bunkers, the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops will not be attracted.

Even if Lu Ming led his troops to capture Wanjia Town again, they would not pay attention.

On the contrary, the Japanese and puppet troops continued to advance along the railways and highways, and then they had figured out the lifeline of the independent regiment.

The little Japanese can ignore the destruction of the artillery towers and bunkers, or even the number of casualties among the puppet troops.

However, the Independent Regiment cannot allow them to go to other battlefields, otherwise it will be dereliction of duty and will cause unimaginable losses to the brother troops.

Even if one move affects the whole body, it will affect the overall situation.

Li Yunlong naturally knew this, so he had to quickly assemble his troops and prepare to attack the Japanese and puppet troops with all his strength.

"Commander, our combat goal this time is to destroy the Japanese artillery towers and bunkers and destroy the railways and roads!"

"As long as this task is completed, the nearby brother units will be able to end the operation and be transferred."

Lu Ming looked at Li Yunlong and said directly.

"Lu Ming, what do you think?" Li Yunlong looked at Lu Ming and asked.

"If we forcefully block the Japanese and puppet troops and directly confront them head-on, we will be in a completely passive situation."

"The result that the Japanese and puppet troops want most is for us to fight them head-on, but we cannot afford to fight at such a cost."

"Now there is a big gap between the enemy and us in terms of weapons, equipment, soldiers and ammunition. We can completely change our approach to combat!"

Lu Ming introduced the situation of both parties in detail. He took out the map and explained it carefully.

The Japanese and puppet troops had thirty-one mountain artillery and field artillery pieces, and the six artillery pieces of the artillery battery were simply unable to compete.

Moreover, through successive battles, the number of artillery shells in the artillery company was limited and unable to support large-scale artillery battles.

If it were a head-to-head confrontation, the Independent Regiment might be able to hold off the Japanese and puppet troops, but the casualties would definitely be huge.

Lu Ming did not want the newly restored independent regiment to suffer another heavy loss.

"The artillery company and armored mobile company directly support the operations of the brother troops and assist them in completing combat missions in the shortest possible time!"

"First Battalion, accelerate towards the front of the Japanese and puppet troops, destroy the railways and roads along the way!"

"Deploy nearby local troops to cooperate with the first battalion in laying landmines to slow down the Japanese and puppet troops."

"The second and third battalions assembled to attack the flanks of the Japanese and puppet troops to attract and contain them."

"Captain, as long as the combat missions of the brothers' troops are completed, it doesn't matter even if the Japanese and puppet troops increase their numbers."

Lu Ming pointed to the map and directly stated the battle plan he had prepared in advance.

Li Yunlong stared at the map, was silent for a while, and then nodded in agreement.

He hesitated for a moment and directly arranged for Lu Ming to personally lead the artillery company and armored mobile company to support the brother troops.

He and deputy regimental commander Kong Jie went to the second and third battalions respectively to command operations.

The Cavalry Signal Corps immediately contacted the local troops and the First Battalion to let them execute the combat plan as quickly as possible.

All ministries took action immediately and started to set off soon.

The artillery company currently has pack horses and mules to assist in transportation, and the armored mobile company has enough vehicles. They are very mobile.

However, this time he had to support his brothers in combat, so Lu Ming had no choice but to replenish the fuel in his inventory.

This is already a family asset. Once it is used up, these vehicles will become decorations.

But the current situation was urgent, and Lu Ming couldn't care about it anymore.

As time continues to pass, the Japanese and puppet troops are accelerating their advance towards other battlefields.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Kong Jie came to the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment and met with the commander of the Third Battalion, Wang Huaibao.

After passing on the latest orders from the regiment headquarters, the third battalion also conducted a brief reorganization.

However, due to the lack of grenade launchers, each infantry platoon of the 3rd Battalion canceled the establishment of grenade launchers.

Soon, the third battalion's two infantry companies, eight infantry platoons, and the heavy machine gun platoon, artillery platoon, and ammunition platoon of the machine gun company were organized.

After the formation of the third battalion was completed, the various units of the independent regiment were also speeding up, preparing to harass the Japanese and puppet troops.
Chapter completed!