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There were only four people in the simple operations room: Xu Le, Jiang Feng, Liu Quanhua, and Wang Dafu who rushed over from Zhaozhuang.

Xu Le nodded and confirmed: "Because we have captured all the enemy troops in Zhaozhuang and the surrounding strongholds, the enemy troops do not know any information about our troops, so the troops they sent are few. If they knew our firepower, I am afraid they would rather give up the front line and concentrate their forces to pull out our nails!

But this is also our huge advantage. If the Japs underestimate us, it will be easier for us to annihilate them!

I will now announce the combat mission!"

The other three all stood up, straightened their bodies and waited for orders!

"The 666th Regiment should only defend and not attack. We should not expose too much firepower, scare the Japanese away all at once, and we should not let the Japanese advance even a step. We should make the Japanese feel that they have a chance!

The 667th Regiment will move out at full speed, and with its great motorized advantage, it will rush to the rear of the two main enemy forces to carry out a counter-encirclement. I think this mission will be very simple!"

"Yes!" several people responded.

Seeing that Xu Le didn't say anything, Jiang Feng was stunned and asked, "Young Marshal, what should we do with the devils in Jishan?"

Xu Le said indifferently: "There aren't many Japanese soldiers stationed there. Even if we mobilize them, we won't be able to get many. Didn't Captain Liu report that before? Leave it to me to handle it. You just need to defend Zhaozhuang. But be careful, don't let any enemy escape, and don't leak the information of my troops, otherwise you will be subject to military law!"

Seeing that the looks in their eyes were not right, Xu Le spoke up again in a hurry: "Everyone, we agreed before that we will accept defeat if we lose. All military operations must obey my command!"

"Yes!" Then we will arrange it right away, Jiang Feng replied with a bitter face, and then led a few people away!

Fortunately, the Intelligence Department was well developed and brought back intelligence before the Japanese gathered their troops, so they had one day to set up defenses.

In addition, with the Unimog trucks now available, it only takes less than two hours to travel between Zhaozhuang and Fanzhuang, and this is when the road is not good. If it is a paved concrete road, it will take more than half an hour to arrive!

After all, there are no traffic lights, so just step on the accelerator all the way!

July 7th, the 16th day after the end of the Battle of Zhaozhuang.

"Report to the regiment commander, the situation of the Japanese troops has been figured out!"

Wang Dafu glanced at him nonchalantly: "Why are you in such a hurry? Tell me what's going on!"

"Fencheng is home to a Japanese infantry battalion and a puppet army security regiment. In addition, a cavalry squadron has already come to our frontier position. They must be here for reconnaissance!

In the Xinjiang direction, there is also an infantry battalion of the devils, an additional artillery squadron and a battalion of puppet troops! "

Wang Dafu was overjoyed and stood up immediately: "Is the news wrong?"

"The information delivered by the Intelligence Department's personal personnel must be correct!"

"Well, that's no problem! By the way, how is the military strength in the Jishan direction?"

"There is only one Japanese squad in Jishan, and there are more puppet troops, two companies in total. They march slowly and don't have any heavy weapons!"

Wang Dafu breathed a sigh of relief. Not to mention two battalions of Japanese soldiers, even if a division of the Japanese soldiers came, he would not be afraid. After all, he had two artillery battalions and three Gatling guns.

He was worried about the safety of his own young marshal. Apart from the members of the escort team who helped the two regiments fight and protected the division headquarters, there were less than 300 people following the young marshal.

"Forget it. The young marshal is no longer the young master of Weicheng. He is now a qualified soldier and a qualified leader."

Thinking of this, Wang Dafu turned his thoughts back to Zhaozhuang: "Notify the frontline positions, no one is allowed to show their heads. The artillery battalion is not allowed to open fire without my order. The observation posts closely monitor the enemy's movements, use walkie-talkies to keep in close contact with the mortar platoon, and shoot accurately!

We'll do nothing but bombard them with mortars!"

"Yes!"

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On the other side, the three battalions of the 667th Regiment were divided into two groups and had arrived not far from Fencheng and Xinjiang City respectively. They abandoned the trucks halfway and chose to walk to cover the whereabouts of the troops.

This is also the special feature of Shanxi Province. The roads are rugged and many places are not suitable for trucks.

Fortunately, the Unimog has strong off-road performance, which ensures the motorization level of the infantry regiment.

But this also limits the truck's range of movement. Unlike in the plains, an off-road vehicle on the road is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins and cannot be chased at all.

But it’s different in Shanxi Province. The road is there and you can only walk on it. Even if you can open up a small path on your own, the range is small.

In this situation, you cannot get too close to the front line, otherwise once the enemy discovers your group of vehicles, you will inevitably become the target of their concentrated artillery fire!

"Communicator, what's the situation with the 2nd and 3rd Battalions?"

Liu Quanhua led the first battalion and had already set up simple fortifications behind the Japanese in Xinjiang. As long as the Japanese were engaged in a fierce battle with the 666th Regiment, the mortar platoon would open fire, cut off the Japanese's retreat, and then surround them.

Each battalion has 18 M1 mortars, which have a caliber of 81 mm and are more powerful than the Bofors mountain gun.

"Report to the regiment commander, we have made contact. The 2nd and 3rd battalions have arrived at the designated location and are ready to go into battle at any time!"

"Okay, tell them to seize the opportunity! The walkie-talkie given by the young marshal is really good. If you stand on a high place, you can maintain a conversation for several kilometers. We are far away, so we can leave two at intervals in the middle and pass the message one section at a time. It is really convenient!"

This is Xu Le's solution to the problem of long-distance calls. The communication range of a walkie-talkie is circular. As long as two walkie-talkies are staggered and the signal is passed one by one, calls can be made over dozens of kilometers.

This is a shortcut and takes a lot of time, and if one point is cut off, the entire line will be ruined.

This is the only solution, we can only strengthen the protection of walkie-talkie operators.

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On the other side, in the direction of Jishan, Xu Le led 300 guards on a leisurely walk, enjoying the scenery as they walked.

He was not in a hurry. Although he had never been a soldier in his previous life, he knew a lot about the confrontations in modern warfare, not to mention the plots in TV dramas.

Although the performances are rather exaggerated, the firepower of fully automatic weapons is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Unless his men voluntarily surrendered to the enemy, he believed that his two regiments could confront a Japanese division head-on. If the Japanese did not deploy armored units, they could fight against two divisions.

After all, the troops did not have anti-armor weapons. The Bofors was a mountain gun. Although its initial velocity was high, its firing angle was also high, so it could not be used as an anti-tank weapon.

The same goes for mortars. Unless they fall directly on Japanese tanks, they won't cause any damage.

Even if the armor of the Japanese tank is weak, it is still a tank and has a layer of steel plate on the outside to protect it!