Li Yunlong said: "Even if there are not a thousand, there are always five hundred strongholds."

Zhao Gang said: "Especially on both sides of the Tongpu Railway Line, there are strongholds everywhere, which are simply a cannon tower of five miles and a small stronghold of ten miles."

Wang Yan said: "That's what I want to say."

"We don't have heavy weapons, and it's too hard to attack the artillery stronghold."

"And the Japanese have learned their lessons now. They usually don't hoard too much supplies in the artillery building base, so sometimes they have to work hard to get down the artillery building base, but they lose money."

The brigade commander said: "There are indeed situations, and there are quite a few."

Wang Yan said: "So, before large-scale popularization of heavy weapons, especially artillery with caliber of more than 70mm, I think it is not advisable to carry out targeted combat operations to clear the artillery towers of strongholds."

Zhao Gang said: "Lao Wang, what do you mean is to keep the stronghold and not fight?"

"Yes." Wang Yan said, "As long as the Japanese don't build the artillery building base under our noses, they don't have to pay attention to it! We will only target their transportation lines."

"The Japanese's artillery building bases range from a dozen people, and at most hundreds of people, all of whom have to eat, drink, defecate, right?"

"The Japanese puppet army hid in the artillery tower and the stronghold. We couldn't do anything to them, but the transportation team that ambushed them halfway was a piece of cake."

"We just fight the Japanese transportation lines."

"The advantage of doing this is that it costs less, but has high returns."

"From the risk-return ratio, this is the most cost-effective tactic to deal with the Japanese at this stage."

"This is the immature idea you said?" said the brigade commander. "We have been using this tactic in various bases, but it also has disadvantages."

"The Japanese are prone to shrinking their troops and giving up remote artillery strongholds."

"It is easier to ambush because the transportation lines of remote artillery towers are in danger of being attacked."

"It will be very difficult for us to ambush the Japanese transport team on plains or highways or railway lines, because the Japanese mechanized troops can quickly reinforce."

Wang Yan said: "That is why we have to find a way to help the Japanese 'saints' keep the remote artillery strongholds."

"Help the Japanese 'saving' the remote artillery stronghold?" The three of the brigade commanders and the others moved slightly when they heard this.

Wang Yan continued: "Especially those strongholds and artillery towers that penetrate deep into the core areas of our base and pose a serious threat to me, we must 'help' the Japanese to keep it as much as possible."

"As long as these strongholds and artillery towers are still there, the Japanese will continue to transfusion blood to them."

"As long as the Japanese are willing to give them blood transfusions, we can guard the Japanese's traffic line and eat and drink spicy food."

"Of course, we can't just catch a sheep and get wool. Otherwise, if we get harshly, the Japanese may grit their teeth and give up this stronghold, which will be more than worth the effort."

"So, you must master the degree."

The brigade commander said: "The question is, how to help?"

Zhao Gang said: "Old Wang, what do you mean is to have a feint attack? Try to make the momentum as big as possible, but in the end, it cannot be taken down. Then the Japanese army will continue to increase investment. Is that what it means?"

"Yes, that's basically what it means." Wang Yan said again, "But it's not enough to rely on us to sing a one-man show alone, because no matter how realistic the sing of a one-man show is, there will be flaws."

"When you meet a wise Japanese commander, you can easily see through our intentions."

"At that time, in order to stop the losses in time, the Japanese might have given up these artillery strongholds."

Speaking of this, Wang Yan smiled and said, "So the puppet army needs to cooperate."

"The cooperation of the puppet army?" said the brigade commander, "What do you mean is to instigate the puppet army? Cooperate with us to sing a double act?"

"To be precise, it is to instigate the puppet army officers, not the entire puppet army." Wang Yandao, "And there is another advantage in doing so. Through the double act between us and the puppet army, we can accumulate military achievements for the puppet officers bit by bit, so as to push him to the position of battalion commander, regiment commander or even brigade commander!"

"If our people really become mixed brigade commanders, haha."

"Brig Commander, you can imagine what would happen to the Shanxi battlefield when the Japanese were at their end and we launched a comprehensive counterattack?"

The brigade commander's eyes lit up instantly.

Wang Yan's idea is undoubtedly very lethal.

The key is that this idea is also very operational.

It is still very difficult to instigate puppet officers above the battalion commander.

However, it is relatively easy to instigate puppet officers under the company commander, and there are not many puppet officers instigating the Eighth Route Army.

The most powerful part of this method can also help the puppet officer who has been promoted all the time, become battalion commanders, or even become brigade commanders, which is very terrifying.

Wang Yan continued: "But there is one thing, there should not be many such strongholds."

"As the number is too high, it is easy to make mistakes and lose all the money."

"And as there are more such strongholds, the pressure on the Japanese will be greater."

"Once the Japanese's tolerance limit is exceeded, it is still possible to abandon it."

"For example, our independent group." Wang Yan took a picture of the map and said, "There are three strongholds that are the most threatening, namely the Xiji stronghold, the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold, and the Niuzhuang stronghold."

"The Xiaocaozhuang stronghold and Niuzhuang stronghold are like a pair of large claws of crabs, clamping the left and right waists of my base."

"The Xiji stronghold is like a sharp bone-clearing knife, holding my base in Zhaojiayu, and more importantly, all three strongholds are connected to the road!"

“So these three strongholds should be the most preferred option.”

Speaking of this, Wang Yan took out his pencil and drew circles at the Xiji stronghold, Niuzhuang stronghold and Xiaocaozhuang stronghold. These three red circles were in the shape of a Pin character, located in the north and south east of Zhaojiayu.

These three strongholds are all about twenty kilometers away from Zhaojiayu.

The brigade commander frowned and said in a deep voice: "Is there a Japanese stronghold to the west of Zhaojiayu?"

"It turned out there was a Japanese stronghold." Wang Yandao, "but he was pulled out by the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army a month ago. It was precisely because this operation annoyed the Japanese that he made great efforts to prepare to attack the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army."

"But before I could do it, the officers of the Japanese puppet army who participated in the sweep were taken down in one fell swoop."

"So, behind your independent regiment is Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment?" The brigade commander said in a deep voice, "At this stage, Yan Laoxi should not be fooled, but you must not be careless."

"You must not have the intention to harm others, but you must be careful of others."

"You must be more careful about Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment."

Li Yunlong said: "But commander, don't worry, Chu Yunfei is still a man, but his 358th regiment is just a piece of meat in the mouth of our independent regiment. It would be fine if he doesn't play with the yin. If he dares to play with the yin, he can eat him with his backhand."
Chapter completed!