"Where's Xiao Huang...do you have a telegram from Deputy Chief of Staff Huang?" Kong Jie asked after marking the stronghold captured by the Third Battalion on the map.
Wang Lin shook his head and replied: "I haven't received the telegram from the group leader yet."
Kong Jie was silent for a moment and replied: "Among the troops that attacked, Deputy Chief of Staff Huang directly faced the Baoding garrison and was under the greatest pressure!"
"The other attacking troops are facing the garrison troops from various counties. Even if they are all dispatched, the three main battalions can face it calmly."
"Although the Baoding garrison suffered heavy losses, there are still two to three thousand people after all!"
"If they are desperate to retaliate against Huang Yu and chase them to fight, the few people Huang Yu commands may not be their opponents!"
"You call back to the three main battalions immediately: ask them to keep confidentiality when operating, cut off all contact between the stronghold and the outside world in advance, and let the Japanese know about our full-scale attack later!"
At two o'clock in the morning, the firefight in the Qinggang stronghold completely stopped.
The stronghold was full of waste, and the corpses of little devils were everywhere in the lake of flesh and blood.
Groups of Japanese soldiers emerged from the rubble with their hands raised, handed over their weapons, and became prisoners of the garrison.
"Huang Yong... I will hand over all these prisoners to you... Those who have lives and blood in their hands will all be executed according to the old rules..."
"The prisoners who have no life left in their hands are sent back to the base: those who are willing to join us and agree to the conditions will be added to the army! The prisoners who are unwilling to join the army and do not meet the conditions will all be sent to the construction brigade to atone for their sins!"
Huang Yong readily accepted the order: "Don't worry, captain, I have already contacted the underground party operating in Qinggang. With their help, I guarantee that not a single puppet soldier will escape our screening!"
Zhang Xuan, the commander of the special agent company, ran over with excitement on his face: "Captain... I have made sure... not a single Japanese and puppet army in the stronghold has slipped through the net, and they have all been wiped out!"
"Except for one hundred and thirty-nine prisoners, we have killed all the other Japanese and puppet troops!"
"We also captured the stronghold's ammunition depot, and not a single bullet was destroyed by the Japanese... We also captured two mortars, two heavy machine guns, eight light machine guns, and nearly 300 long guns..."
"We seized 450 artillery shells, nearly 50,000 rounds of various bullets, and 15 boxes of hand grenades and grenades from the ammunition depot!"
"None of the artillery shells stored by the Japanese in the stronghold were useless, they were all captured by us!"
"I heard from the captured Erjizi that the Japanese artillery team was hit by two artillery shells as soon as they rushed out of the barracks, killing and wounding more than half of the gunners..."
"Before the remaining gunner had time to set up the mortar, he was hit by two more shells. The entire mortar team lost its combat effectiveness before it had time to fire a single shot!"
Huang Yu had expected these results. After hearing this, he didn't have much reaction and asked directly: "Are there many casualties among the troops?"
"The seventh company was the largest... 31 people were killed and eight were seriously injured... The other participating troops sacrificed a total of 18 people and seriously injured 6..." Zhang Xuan had already guessed that Huang Yu would ask such a question. He had calculated it before coming and answered in a blurt. .
Huang Yu immediately ordered: "The Seventh Company will not participate in the next battle..."
"Seal Qinggang Town immediately, eliminate all traitors and spies in the town, and recruit troops in the town."
"Take all the prisoners and loot and withdraw to the base tomorrow morning... Before then, the entire Qinggang Town can only enter, but cannot leave!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding will know the news about our capture of Qinggang Town one day later, so we can stay active in Baoding for one more day and return with more benefits!"
At three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, a strange face suddenly came to the Japanese garrison headquarters in Wangdu County.
Ten minutes later, a lieutenant in charge of intelligence went straight to the war room as if he was frightened.
"Sir, something happened at the Black Fort stronghold!"
"Our intelligence agents lurking in Black Castle risked their lives to send back the news!"
"The stronghold was attacked in the middle of the night yesterday. The enemy was equipped with mountain artillery and infantry artillery. The battle ended in just over half an hour!"
"During the battle, Blackcastle Town was secretly blocked by them. The intelligence personnel took a small road to escape from the village and sent back the news!"
"This is impossible..." The captain carried the rank of Shao Zuo on his shoulders, and his first reaction was disbelief.
"Except for a few Eighth Route Army guerrillas in Wangdu County, there is no main force of the organized Eighth Route Army. Although the Black Fort stronghold is not large, there are more than a hundred garrison equipped with one heavy machine gun and three grenades. It can withstand one Eighth Route Army There will be no problem with the battalion’s attack!”
"You just said that the Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold was equipped with mountain artillery and infantry artillery... This is even more impossible..."
"The only main force of the Eighth Route Army around us is the Duer Regiment... They are not equipped with infantry artillery or mountain artillery, let alone the other Eighth Route Army!"
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"You must have made a mistake!"
The lieutenant replied firmly: "Everything I said is true!"
"After receiving the intelligence, we specifically asked the communications troops to contact the Black Fort stronghold. The county has indeed lost contact with them!"
The captain lost his composure instantly.
There are a total of more than 800 troops stationed in Wangdu County. More than 200 people have been separated from several strongholds, leaving more than 600 people in the county.
Under normal circumstances, in addition to guarding four city gates, these more than 600 people also have a mobile force of more than 200 people to respond to possible crises within the territory at any time.
As a result, the Baoding brigade headquarters transferred more than 300 people.
Not only were the only mobile troops in the city mobilized, but more than a hundred people were also transferred from the city defense troops, leaving Wangdu County with a serious shortage of troops. If attacked, the county might not be able to defend itself.
Fortunately, there is no organized Eighth Route Army in Wangdu County. Even if the number of troops stationed in the city is seriously insufficient, there will be no security problems. Otherwise, the captain would not be able to sleep at night.
As a result, just two days after he was lucky, something happened to the Black Fort stronghold, and he was captured by the Eighth Route Army without his knowledge.
If the Eighth Route Army attacking the Black Fort stronghold was equipped with a large number of mountain artillery and infantry artillery as the intelligence personnel said, they would not be able to defeat them even if they killed them with all their troops.
Facing such a powerful enemy, he had no choice.
After hesitating for a long time, the captain decided to raise this problem to the brigade headquarters.
After all, Wangdu County's dilemma of insufficient troops was caused by them, and they should help themselves solve this trouble.
Immediately ordered: "Send out all our scouts, messengers, and intelligence personnel... and find out in the shortest possible time how many Eighth Route Army troops are active in our territory, what their numbers are, and what their equipment is like. The more detailed the better!"
"I want specific results before dawn tomorrow, and then report to the brigade headquarters to request support!"
When Wangdu County was in chaos, Deng Jingye was leading his troops to hide in another Japanese stronghold to rest and recuperate.
The canned food and pork that the Japanese had hoarded in the stronghold were all turned into nutritional supplements for the soldiers. After eating, everyone's mouths were full of oil and they were clamoring to capture two more strongholds tonight!
