After coming out of Kiyoshi Kaguawa's office, Pan Ren whispered to Hiroyuki Akai: "Tajun Akai, I don't know if I should ask?"

Shin-yu Akai said: "What's the problem?"

Pan Ren said: "Since the six blockade ditches targeting the Fuliang bandit area have become sieves, what's the point of maintaining more than 100 strongholds along the blockade ditch?"

"Since you are worried that the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance of these more than 100 strongholds will be attacked and will be destroyed by the Eighth Route Army like more than 1,000 bunkers around the village, why not just evacuate them directly or concentrate them in several large strongholds?"

"Over 100 strongholds, each stronghold station has about one small team of imperial troops and a company of imperial troops. The total number is more than 5,000 imperial troops and more than 10,000 imperial troops. Even if they are stationed in ten large strongholds, each large stronghold can have at least more than 500 imperial troops and more than 1,000 imperial troops."

"If this is the case, why are you afraid of attacks from the Eighth Route Army?"

Speaking of this, Pan Ren said again: "So I really can't figure it out."

Hearing this, Yoshio Akai was stunned. Yes, why can't he concentrate his troops?

After a moment of silence, Shinsuo Akai turned around and walked back, saying, "Pan Sang, you can wait for me here for a while, and I will go back and talk to the Chief of Staff."

Pan Ren waited at the division department.

After waiting for a while, Shin-eun Ai came back with a dark face.

Pan Ren asked, "Dajun Ai, did Kamekawa Taijun agree?"

"Your Chief of Staff agrees, but it's useless." Hiroo Akai sighed and said, "Because the division commander disagrees, he insists on implementing a division blockade on the Fuliang bandit area."

Pan Ren said: "The problem is that it is impossible to block it at all now."

"At least, we can stop the exchanges and dispatches of the Eighth Route Army troops." Shinsuke Shinsuke sighed and said, "But if the six blockades are abandoned, the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment can allocate troops and supplies at will, and even launch endless harassment on the main force of Fuliangshan's division without restraint."

He paused and said, "In that case, even if the Imperial Army has a division of troops, it will not be able to gain a foothold in the Fuliang bandit area, so the D combat plan will be completely failed."

After hearing this, Pan Ren understood immediately.

After all, it's actually a matter of face.

If even the six blockade ditches were abandoned, the so-called bunker trench tactic would be in name only and become an uninnovative sweeping operation. Therefore, even for the sake of a name, Miyano Doichi would maintain the six blockade ditches. Even if it bears some risks for this, the risks are still controllable.

...

Outside the Fuliangshan Fortress, the Japanese Frontier Command.

Miyanodao looked like water, staring at the night sky outside the tent in a daze.

Before the start of the sweep, he thought about many possibilities, but he did not expect that the situation would appear like this. It is really a bit difficult to make a fortune now.

With the sound of footsteps, Jiro Onoda walked in slowly, paused and said, "Secretary Commander."

"Oh, Onoda-kun, you are here." Miyano said softly, and his whole mind instantly returned to reality. "I'm sorry to disturb you to rest so late."

"Nothing." Jiro Onoda said, "Besides, it's still early now."

Miyano Dao said quietly: "Onoda-kun, do you think I should stick with it?"

"What is the division commander referring to?" Jiro Onoda asked, "Is it an attack on Fuliangshan Fortress or a persistence in blocking the ditch?"

Miyano Daoichi said: "Tell me everything."

"Hai." Jiro Onoda paused, "Then let's talk about the attack on Fuliangshan Fortress first. I think persistence is necessary."

"The reason is very simple. The Imperial Army spent so much manpower and material resources to launch this combat operation, and has not achieved decent results until now. Not to mention severely damage or eliminating the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, even the Eighth Route Army or the Troubled People in the Fuliang Bandits Area have not killed many of them."

"The only result of the battle is to destroy three towns?"

"But IMHO, this is probably not a result at all."

"But on the other hand, we ourselves have lost more than 3,000 imperial soldiers and more than 5,000 imperial assistants, which means that until now, we have been losers."

"If you give up the attack on Fuliangshan Fortress now, it is to admit defeat."

"In other words, the D combat plan was completely failed. This is unacceptable to the division commander, and it is unacceptable to the Second Guard Division and even the Great Japanese Imperial Army."

Speaking of this, Jiro Onoda said again: "It is precisely because of this that General will give you a last chance to the division commander, so you must not give up easily until the end."

"Suga!" Miyano Daichi felt a little better.

He said again: "Onoda-kun, keep talking."

"Hai." Jiro Onoda again, "Let's talk about the insistence on blocking the ditch."

After a pause, Jiro Onoda said again: "Actually, I know what are you worried about in the division commander?"

"Oh, is that?" Miyano Dao looked slightly moved and asked, "What am I worried about?"

Jiro Onoda said solemnly: "You are worried that the retreat route will be cut off by the Eighth Route Army, and the main force of the division fighting on the Fuliangshan front will be in danger. Am I right?"

Miyanoji stared at Jiro Onoda and said nothing for a long time.

Jiro Onoda also said: "If it were another Eighth Route Army, such worries would be ridiculous, but if it was an independent regiment, such worries would be very necessary, because no matter how overestimate the independent regiment or the entire 386th Brigade, this Eighth Route Army not only has amazing ambitions, but also has strong combat power that matches it. They are really likely to threaten the safety of the main force of our Second Guard Division!"

He paused and said, "The division commander should try his best to stop or delay the gathering process of the independent regiment."

"If you maintain the six blockade ditches, then the Fuliang bandit area will be fragmented and incomplete. The troops of the independent regiment will be scattered in the vast rural areas of the bandit area, and there will be no way to form a joint force."

"If a joint force is not formed, it will not be enough to threaten the safety of the main force of the division."

"More than 100 strongholds stationed in division may face threats, but so what?"

"Li Yunlong's independent regiment lacks heavy weapons to attack, and can only use local methods such as local work to attack. The efficiency will definitely be low and it will take time."

"So what if they can conquer one or two strongholds a day?"

"It will take at least two months for them to unplug the more than 100 strongholds along the Blockade Ditch one by one. By that time, the Fuliangshan Fortress had already been destroyed by us."

"Even Li Yunlong himself was killed by us."

"Once Li Yunlong is killed, once that special forces are eliminated, the independent regiment will be basically defeated. From then on, there is no need to worry about the Fuliang bandit area."

Speaking of this, Jiro Onoda said again: "So, it is also necessary to insist on blocking the ditch."

"Yo Xi!" Miyano Nodou nodded happily, and his heart, which had begun to shake, became firm again.

...

Zhaojiayu, underground shelter.

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "I know what the old Japanese devil is doing. He simply thought that our independent regiment lacked heavy weapons to attack and could only use the stupid way of working in the earth to dig his strongholds one by one. In this way, we would be able to pull out two strongholds in one night on average."

"It will take at least two months to remove all the more than 100 strongholds."

"By that time, the daylily was cold, the Japanese had already killed the Fortress of Fuliangshan, the political commissar and Xiao Wang had already died, and our independent group was also crippled."

“So we have to speed up the process.”

"How to speed up? Of course, it depends on heavy weapons."

"With heavy weapons, we can unplug ten strongholds, or even twenty in one night!"

"When I talk about this, I have to thank the brigade commander. I originally wanted to borrow a few cannons from Lao Ding and Lao Kong, but I didn't expect that the brigade commander directly asked Commander Cao to send us twelve cannons!"

"We have twenty-four cannons now!"

"There are sixteen 92 infantry cannons and eight mortars."

"So I decided to divide the entire regiment of soldiers and militia into eighteen attack teams."

"Each attack team is evenly distributed to 100 regular troops and 300 militias, and then an infantry cannon."

"Oh by the way, this time the Sirius Squadron of the New First Regiment and the Rap Wolf Squadron of the New Second Regiment will also cooperate with our independent regiment to fight, so I will equip each attacking team with an additional special forces unit."

"There are two other attacking teams that may not be assigned to infantry artillery, so they will use four mortars to replace them. The firepower is barely enough. I don't believe that with this force and firepower, I will not be able to take the stronghold!"

Hearing this, the battalion and company-level cadres present suddenly felt energetic.

Because this means they have the opportunity to fight a tough battle with a cannon.

This is a new challenge for most of them, but they like this challenge because it not only makes their resume richer and their military achievements more fruitful, but also because after taking down the strongholds guarded by the Japanese puppet army, you can also seize a large amount of spoils. This is a large stronghold!

Only Xing Zhiguo put forward different opinions: "Old Li, if the soldiers and militia of the entire regiment are divided into eighteen attacking teams, will the troops be too dispersed? After all, each stronghold has a small team of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops. Although the troops of each attacking team have a certain advantage, their advantages are not obvious."

He paused and said, "This is a tough battle after all, and our troops lack experience in attacking. I think it is necessary to ensure at least ten times the advantage of troops, so I think it is more appropriate to divide it into three to five attack teams."

"Don't be too sloppy, divide it into three to five attacking teams. When will it take to waste?" Li Yunlong snorted.

"What is more than ten times the advantage of military strength is nonsense. Our independent regiment is not only strong, but also has enough heavy weapons. Three times the advantage of military strength is enough."

Xing Zhiguo no longer said anything because his responsibilities have been fulfilled.

As the deputy leader, his responsibility is to provide Li Yunlong with his own opinions when making decisions. As for whether Li Yunlong adopts or not, it is not something he can decide.

Li Yunlong said again: "I'll order now."

The battalion-level cadres at the meeting stood up in unison.

"Zhang Dabiao!"

"have!"

"Lead the second and third rows of the first battalion and the first company, plus the Qingyun District team to form the first attack team. Your first attack target is the Japanese stronghold near Qingyun Town."

"Remember, if you have time, you might as well draw more strongholds."

"If you can draw an extra base, I will give you a bottle of soju wine!"

"Captain, then that's all." Zhang Dabiao said, "but it was agreed in advance that it could not be the sweet potato roast brewed by our own winery, but it would be Fenjiu or Xinghua Village."
To be continued...