Outside the Wufeng stronghold, He Feng, the battalion commander of the First Battalion of the National Salvation Army, was observing the enemy situation and formulating an attack plan.

He was also very tired from the continuous high-intensity battle. From the night before yesterday to now, he only squinted for less than five hours.

The troops behind him were also exhausted. For a few days, they either marched and fought the Japanese, and there were only a few times to rest.

They were also very glad that more and more militiamen in the defense zone rushed to the battlefield with the people, helping them share a lot of pressure.

The troops had just arrived outside the Wufeng stronghold, and the villagers had prepared steaming food. They didn't have to spend time cooking anymore. They could eat after stopping. Then they seized all the time to huddle in the trenches to make up for the battle for a while.

He Feng had no time to rest, he had to force himself to make an offensive plan before the soldiers woke up.

"Battery Commander, the soldiers are too tired. There are more than 300 people left in the battalion. I suggest you let everyone rest for a while and push the attack time back for two or three hours!" The instructor who inspected the position reminded him with a serious look on his face.

He Feng shook his head and said, "It's said that the attack will be eight o'clock at night, and it's not delayed for a minute. After fighting this stronghold, we have another stronghold to attack in the second half of the night!"

"Time is limited, the longer we delay here, the more pressure we will be to attack the next stronghold!"

"But the soldiers are too tired and can fall asleep if they fall to the ground. I'm afraid they can't hold on!" The instructor looked worried and analyzed.

"Military strength is also a big problem. The Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Wufeng strongholds have a total of more than 300 people. Relying on a large number of artillery towers and castles to defend the enemy, we have no other advantage except artillery fire!"

"If the troops are forced to attack, even if they are defeated, the troops will suffer heavy casualties and cannot continue to attack the next stronghold. You must consider this!"

He Feng's brows became deeper and deeper.

For a unit, fatigue is a big problem.

The warriors are too tired, so their vigilance on the battlefield will naturally be greatly reduced.

After the attack began, no matter how strong the artillery fire was, it would be impossible to kill all the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold. Many enemies must have hid in the dark and waited for an opportunity to attack the attacking troops.

The soldiers were vigilant and the Japanese and puppet troops would definitely be able to succeed easily.

Maybe after an attack, more than two platoons of soldiers died in the secret gunmen of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The troops were seriously reduced and they could no longer withstand too many casualties, otherwise the first battalion would be wiped out.

When He Feng frowned and racked his brains to think about ways to break the deadlock, a sound of footsteps suddenly rang behind him.

Turning his head, he saw dense figures appearing at the end of the road, marching quickly towards the position, and he was very fast.

The leading cadre hung a box cannon and headed straight to He Feng: "Report to Commander He, I am the Battalion Commander of the Independent Third Battalion, and I am ordered to reinforce the First Battalion. From now on, the remaining 500 people in the Independent Third Battalion will all be subject to your command!"

"In order to reduce physical energy consumption, give the soldiers the opportunity to rest during the march and maintain enough physical strength to fight the Japanese. Before leaving, the Chief of Staff specially equipped us with fifty large cars, so that the soldiers of two companies could lie on the large cart at a time to rest!"

He Feng's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this, and he looked at the other party with anticipation and asked: "In other words, you have two companies of troops resting all the way!"

"I have been resting for almost four hours!" The battalion commander of the Independent Third Battalion instantly realized that there was a combat mission and quickly answered.

"That's great!" He Feng said excitedly.

"I was worried that the troops were too tired just now, and I don't know how to face the Japanese and puppet troops' hidden guns. With these two companies, the problem of the hidden guns will be solved in an instant!"

"Captain Li, I decided to hand over the mission of attacking the seamless stronghold to you!"

"After the battle begins, I will concentrate all artillery to destroy all the buildings in the stronghold and kill the Japanese and puppet troops inside a large number of them!"

"After the shelling, two companies in the Independent Third Battalion have rested to attack, and provide them with more grenades and machine guns. When encountering suspicious targets, they will use bullets to greet the grenades, attack steadily, occupy the stronghold bit by bit, and eliminate the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"In addition to the two companies that have been rested, I will leave you two more infantry companies, one mortar platoon and the other heavy machine gun platoon, to fight together around the stronghold to prevent the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops from breaking through in chaos!"

"The other troops followed me and headed straight to the next stronghold."

"I will take away the fifty big carts you brought, so that more than 200 soldiers can rest while marching. After arriving at the battlefield, I will immediately join the battle and take down another stronghold before dawn!"

The deputy chief of staff of the Japanese Army in Taiyuan ran to the commander in a panic look: "Sir, something seems wrong!"

"From dawn, the aviation force sent four planes to Pingding and Shouyang to search for the traces of the Chief of Staff, but nothing gained!"

"The battles along the Zhengtai Railway are also a bit beyond our expectations!"

"The investigation shows that there are indeed not many remnants of the National Salvation Army active there, and they are very tired. Many soldiers fall behind as they walk, and even soldiers fall asleep on the marching road. No matter how the officers scold people, they can't get up!"

"In theory, such a unit has lost its combat effectiveness, and a defeat can make them all collapse. The most important thing the National Salvation Army should do is to stop all military operations and let the troops go to rest."

"But they were like crazy, regardless of casualties and fatigue, and continued to attack our strongholds and mobile troops along the railway!"

The commander suddenly interrupted: "Isn't this the ending we hope to see?"

"The more they attack us regardless of everything, the greater the losses on the battlefield. Our troops rely on their strongholds to wait for their work, and they will definitely kill their troops at the minimum cost. It is very likely that the battle along the Zhengtai Railway will become a decisive battle between us and the National Salvation Army!"

The deputy chief of staff smiled bitterly and said, "This is the problem!"

"The National Savior Army in our eyes is suffering heavy casualties and is very tired. According to the principle, the combat effectiveness should be sharply reduced!"

"The battles that can occur along the railway show that the combat effectiveness of those national-savior troops has not been much weakened."

"Our air force is limited and we cannot reinforce all the strongholds along the railway."

"As a result, the National Salvation Army actually used the plane's return to replenish the short distance between fuel and ammunition, and captured six of our strongholds in a row!"

"What about the losses of the National Salvation Army?" The commander also realized something was wrong and asked immediately!

The chief of staff frowned and replied: "Intelligence personnel say their losses are small!"

"The National Salvation Army concentrated a large number of artillery bombarded the stronghold in every battle. Before the attack, the artillery towers and castles in the stronghold were razed to the ground. When the infantry launched an attack, the stronghold had been blown into ruins, and the garrison suffered heavy casualties. The few remaining remnants could not cause a large number of casualties to the National Salvation Army!"

"They came so many artillery and shells. Didn't it mean that the National Salvation Army did not seize any ammunition when it attacked Shimen and Jingxing County?" The commander immediately discovered the key to the problem and stared at the deputy chief of staff and asked.

"The National Rescue Army has limited ammunition. After finishing Jingxing and Shimen, the troops should not have much ammunition left. Why are there endless ammunition now?"

"Maybe the weapons and ammunition we reserved in Jingxing and Shimen were not destroyed by the aviation army, and all fell into the hands of the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army!" The deputy chief of staff concluded with a calm face.

"It's probably true!" The commander's face immediately became heavy.
Chapter completed!