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Chapter 1,368 Confrontation

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    The entire North China region was stirred up by the fall of Ulanqab and Hohhot.

    To the west of Laiyuan County, beyond Yimaling and dozens of kilometers ahead, is Lingqiu County.

    At this time, the Japanese Fifth Division, Xia Yang's Fourth Army, and the five regiments of the Eighth Route Army were facing off here.

    Both sides had a tacit understanding and did not take the initiative to launch an attack. Instead, they deployed defenses in the front and rear sections of the mountain.

    Originally, the Fifth Division and the two brigades dispatched from the Chahar area planned to directly attack Laiyuan County and recover it.

    But when passing through Yima Ridge, they discovered traces of large-scale activities by the Fourth Army.

    Itagaki Seishiro has fought against Xia Yang many times, and he knows that this person is good at defense. If he attacks rashly, the final result is likely to be the loss of his wife and the loss of troops.  Not only will it be impossible to recover Laiyuan County, but it may even suffer very serious losses.

    The main force of the Japanese Fifth Division controlled Laobao Mountain and Yangjiazhai Mountain, while the three main groups of Xia Yang's Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army controlled Xigou Ding and Suojian Mountain respectively.

    Between these mountains is the highway connecting Laiyuan County and Lingqiu County.

    In Hongquan Village, east of Xigouding, an ordinary courtyard is now closely guarded by soldiers.

    At this time, in the courtyard of Hongquan Village, Xia Yang and the leaders of the five main regiments of the Eighth Route Army were discussing the battle plan against the Japanese army.

    "The Japanese army has more than 30,000 troops, and most of them are gathered in the mountains near Laobao Mountain and Yangjiazhai Mountain. Behind the Japanese army is Lingqiu County." Hao Shiwen, as the chief of staff, told the officers in the headquarters  , explaining the situation of both parties at this time.

    "At present, our army's strength includes 20,000 people from the Fourth Army and five main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, totaling more than 15,000 people. There are also surrounding guerrillas, which should add up to about 40,000 people, which is equal to the Japanese army on the opposite side.  The strength is actually about the same." Hao Shiwen said.

    After hearing these words, Xia Yang raised his head and looked at the crowd and said, "The elders from the Eighth Route Army are all old acquaintances. If you have any ideas, just tell us."

    Kong Jie, the leader of the new regiment, said with a smile: "This time the little devil is the fifth division. This unit has fought with our Eighth Route Army at Pingxingguan before.

    ¡°Although we won that battle, the tenacity of this unit¡¯s combat effectiveness is truly rare.  To confront them head-on, we must be more ferocious than them.  "

    "What? Lao Kong, I'm scared!" Li Yunlong said.

    "You old Li, who are you giving up? Our new regiment will be the main attacker in the attack on the little devil's mountain. You independent regiment, please don't steal it!" Kong Jie said with a glare.

    "You idiot, you are trying to steal the lead from our independent group!" Li Yunlong rolled up his sleeves and started to curse.

    Zhao Gang next to him saw that the situation was not good, and immediately cleared his throat and said: "Old Li, pay attention to the situation!"

    Xia Yang was watching the two of them fighting over each other here, and felt funny in his heart.  I thought that Brigadier Chen was very capable of subduing these people under his command.

    "The Japanese army's current troop deployment is to concentrate all its troops on a few mountains in front. They have locked up Yima Ridge. If we attack by force, we will suffer heavy losses, and it is very likely that we will not be able to break through the Japanese defense line." Xia Yang looked at her face.  He pointed to Yima Ridge Road very solemnly.

    "But we don't have many troops in the Hunyuan County area to attack them from both front and rear." Li Yunlong said, "The number of guerrillas there is not large to begin with. Even if we include our regular Eighth Route Army troops, they are probably less than three.  Thousands of people.¡±

    Hearing this, Xia Yang said: "Not from the direction of Hunyuan County, but from here!!"

    Xia Yang said this and placed his finger on the Tang River south of them.

    "Following the Tang River, our troops can detour back to Lingqiu County. First, attack Lingqiu County, cut off the retreat of the Japanese Fifth Division, and then surround them here!" Xia Yang said.

    Tanghe is a river valley, but it is not a road in the traditional sense and there are basically no people walking there.

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    It¡¯s just that the road is difficult to walk, so the infantry can only pass through.  Not even half of the heavy weapons can get through.

    "But if we walk along the Tang River, our heavy weapons cannot pass. Without the fire support of artillery, it would be difficult to break through Lingqiu County." Li Yunlong said.

    Kong Jie also said: "I do know that path.?It is not a problem for a small force to pass, but it is basically impossible for a large force to pass quietly.  "

    They are all old guerrillas and are familiar with the terrain in that area.  So as soon as Xia Yang said it, they felt that the plan was not feasible.

    "The key thing is that even if we can allow tens of thousands of troops to suddenly appear under Lingqiu City, we can't let artillery and other weapons pass there, and we can't knock down Lingqiu County City at all.

    As far as I know, although the number of troops stationed in Lingqiu County is not large, there are nearly 2,000 troops.  "Li Yunlong said.

    As a result, Xia Yang said at this time: "There is no need for artillery. When the time comes, the city gate of Lingqiu County will open by itself to welcome our army into the city."

    Xia Yang knew what they were worried about, that is, the troops who finally made a sneak attack arrived under the city wall of Lingqiu County.  As a result, the Japanese army relied on the city wall to hold on until reinforcements from the Japanese Fifth Division arrived.

    At that time, even if they want to retreat, it is probably not easy to retreat.

    But what Li Yunlong and the others didn¡¯t know was that they had arranged a large number of hidden forces within Lingqiu County.  With these people, he can cooperate internally and externally to break through Lingqiu County where the Japanese army is stationed, and the difficulty will be greatly reduced.

    In addition, the two regiments of the 4,000-strong garrison division in Taibai Mountain have also secretly set off from the ancient city of Mengyuan. They only need to wait for Xia Yang's order to jointly attack Lingqiu County.

    "If there is an internal response, it is worth the risk. After all, once we can surprise Lingqiu County, we can surround the Fifth Division, and the benefits are really great." Li Yunlong said, with excitement in his eyes  light.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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