sbdcsierra Chapter 110 Reset Plan
Chapter 110 Reset Plan
"Report, Commander, Commander Li has called back," Li Qukou said as he entered Tang Weiguo's office.
"How did Li Tuan report back after driving out the enemy?" Tang Weiguo asked.
"Commander Li has agreed to assist us in attacking the Hekou stronghold, but he has also proposed a new battle plan. This is the content of Commander Li's battle plan." After saying this, Li Qukou handed the telegram to Tang Weiguo.
"Let me take a look first." Tang Weiguo took the telegram and read it.
"Hmm? Encircle and ambush reinforcements, that's a good idea," Tang Weiguo said quietly as he looked at the document.
"Correspondent, tell Tang Xiaohu and Niu Dali to come over here." Tang Weiguo called out to the door after reading the message.
"Yes, Captain."
"Sigh, it's still too inconvenient to notify people now. Installing telephones needs to be put on the agenda." Tang Weiguo thought to himself.
After watching the messenger leave, Tang Weiguo put aside his thoughts and asked Li Qukou:
"What do you think about driving out the invaders?"
"Weiguo, I think there's nothing wrong with Commander Li's battle plan, but I'm worried that it might affect our battle objectives, since we haven't informed the Independent Regiment of our battle objectives yet."
"You underestimate Commander Li and his men. If you ask me, they've already guessed our objective. Otherwise, they wouldn't have suddenly devised a plan to deplete the number of Japanese troops in the county town," Tang Weiguo said.
"We can't underestimate Li Yunfei and Zhao Xiaogang; their combat awareness is exceptionally high," Tang Weiguo praised.
“In that case, Wei Guo, let’s proceed according to Commander Li’s battle plan,” Li Qukou said.
"Well, we still need to discuss the specifics with Xiaohu and Dali." Tang Weiguo didn't make a decision immediately; he wanted to hear everyone's opinions first.
A short while later, Tang Xiaohu and Niu Dali walked in together.
"Commander, do you have a new mission for us?" Tang Xiaohu asked.
"You two read this telegram from the Independent Regiment first." Tang Weiguo didn't answer directly, but instead handed the telegram to Tang Xiaohu.
After reading it, Tang Xiaohu sent it to Niu Dali.
Thanks to Tang Weiguo's consistent efforts in promoting education, even militia soldiers like Niu Dali, who came from farming families and had never attended school, were able to become literate and read.
"What do you think of the Independent Regiment's battle plan?" Tang Weiguo asked after the two men finished reading it.
"Commander, I think it's a good idea," Tang Xiaohu said.
"If we pretend to be the Eighth Route Army and cooperate with the Independent Regiment to attack the Japanese at the river mouth stronghold, it might make the Japanese think that the Eighth Route Army has other targets."
"Even if the Japanese can't guess our true intentions, I suspect they'll immediately strengthen the defenses of the Xiaoqingshan mine to avoid another attack by the Eighth Route Army. This would actually hinder our plan to capture the Xiaoqingshan mine."
"However, if we follow Commander Li's battle plan, it will actually conceal our true battle intentions and make the Japanese think that our target is the Japanese in the county town, and they will overlook the Xiaoqingshan coal mine."
"Moreover, there is only one battalion of Japanese soldiers stationed in Qingyun County. If we can eliminate a portion of the Japanese soldiers in the county according to the battle plan, then even if the Japanese want to reinforce Xiaoqingshan Coal Mine, they won't send too many troops," Tang Xiaohu analyzed.
"Commander, I think Xiao Hu is right. Also, we really hurt the Japanese in Qingyun County this time. When we attacked Xiaoqingshan Coal Mine, if the Japanese didn't know our strength, I guess they wouldn't have dared to come to our aid," Niu Dali added.
"Since everyone agrees, let's proceed with Commander Li's battle plan," Tang Weiguo said after hearing Tang Xiaohu's and Tang Xiaohu's opinions.
"Commander, in that case, why don't we change our operational plan for the Sanjiaji outpost?" Tang Xiaohu suddenly said after thinking for a moment.
"So you also want to follow Commander Li's example and besiege the Sanjiaji stronghold to catch the reinforcements?" Tang Weiguo replied.
"I knew nothing could be hidden from the young master." Tang Xiaohu felt like he was back to the time when he was with Tang Weiguo. The young master could always see through his thoughts, just like he could read his mind.
"Since we're going to fight alongside the Independent Regiment this time, let's stick together to the end. The newly appointed Japanese commander in the county town hasn't made any moves yet. Let's take this opportunity to test his strength," Tang Xiaohu said.
"Commander, after I finish the mission of operating the Hekou stronghold with the Independent Regiment, I will leave one company to continue to control the stronghold. Then, the Independent Regiment and I will first move north to confuse the Japanese, and then turn around and take a shortcut back to the vicinity of the county town. We will have several companies of the First Battalion that are carrying out the blocking mission meet up with me and ambush them on the road that the county town must take to get to Sanjiaji."
"With the cooperation of Tang Dazhuang, Li Debao, and Zhou Liansheng, even if a whole battalion of Japanese soldiers were to reinforce us, I would dare to fight them head-on," Tang Xiaohu said confidently.
"Commander, I think it's a good idea. Since we're already fighting, why don't we go all out?" Niu Dali suggested.
“Okay, let’s change our battle plan then,” Tang Weiguo said.
"Drive out the enemy. First, report our new battle plan to Commander Li."
"Yes, Captain."
"As for troop deployment, I will hold an operations meeting tonight to redeploy them according to our new operations plan."
"Yes, Captain."
On the Independent Regiment's side, the radio operator reported the telegram from the militia to Li Yunfei immediately.
"Political Commissar, quickly take a look at what the telegram says!" Li Yunfei asked anxiously.
"Hey Lao Li, you haven't been attending your academic classes much lately, have you? That won't do. How can the head of a regiment be illiterate?"
"As long as you can fight, what's the point of being literate?" Li Yunfei said with a look of dissatisfaction.
“There’s no room for negotiation. If you insist on this, I’ll report you to the brigade commander.” Zhao Zhengdu’s expression turned serious.
"My dear political commissar, please don't let the brigade commander know. I'll learn, I'll learn, okay?" Li Yunfei's face changed in an instant, and he said to Political Commissar Zhao with a fawning expression.
"That's pretty much it."
"Political Commissar, tell me quickly what Commander Tang said?" Li Yunfei asked again.
"Commander Tang has approved our battle plan."
"That's great!" Li Yunfei exclaimed excitedly, slapping his thigh.
"However, Commander Tang sent over a new battle plan, imitating our strategy of besieging the Japanese in the county town and attacking their reinforcements."
"After completing our mission, we immediately followed the militia back to the vicinity of the county town to prepare for an ambush on the Japanese troops supporting the Sanjiaji stronghold in the county town," Political Commissar Zhao explained.
"Political Commissar, this is awesome! This battle is getting bigger and bigger. I, Old Li, will definitely help you with this!" Li Yunfei shouted excitedly.
"Old Li, we need to report such a big operation to the brigade headquarters, otherwise we'll be punished for acting on our own," Political Commissar Zhao reminded him.
"Good, now that our regiment has a radio, it's much easier to report to the brigade headquarters. We don't have to rely on people to ask for instructions like before. The battle plan will still be handed over to you, Political Commissar."
"Okay, I'll get back to the militia once the brigade headquarters agrees."
"it is good."
That afternoon, Tang Weiguo received a telegram from Li Yunfei agreeing to the battle plan.