After Chen Hao made up his mind to encircle and annihilate the 19th Regiment of the Japanese Army, he ordered a telegram to be sent to Lin Nan, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the China-India Reorganization Division, asking him to lead his troops to maneuver in front of the Japanese follow-up troops and report on the movements of the Japanese troops at any time.
At this time, the forwards of the Japanese 19th Regiment are still more than 200 miles away from Kunsha Town where Chen Hao is located. According to Lin Nan's report, due to the flat and open roads, the current marching speed of the 19th Regiment is about 45 miles per day.
If they continue to march at such a fast speed, the Japanese army, which has been constantly advancing, will be besieged by the elite People's Liberation Army who are ready, and the consequences will be self-evident.
That night, Chen Hao, Zheng Tiehao and others formulated a combat plan in the headquarters.
Ordered the Guard Commander Huang Congli, Deputy Commander Lu Liwei and others to lead the army to set off the next morning, preparing to launch a siege on the 19th Regiment in two to three days depending on the specific situation.
Whether the 19th Japanese Regiment can be completely annihilated in this battle depends on whether the brigade led by Lin Nan can block the 9th Japanese Cavalry Regiment and the 9th Infantry Regiment that are bound to come to support after penetrating into the Japanese vacuum zone. 35th Wing.
In order to ensure that this battle was foolproof, Chen Hao accepted Xia Xingshuo's suggestion and decided to send two mortar companies of the special forces and a heavy machine gun battalion of the Guard, led by Xia Xingshuo, to support the first brigade.
Late that night, under Chen Hao's careful instructions, Xia Xingshuo, his brother-in-law, took the mortar company and heavy machine gun battalion and set off first, taking a small road to join Lin Nan's first brigade in order to better block the Japanese army and allow The Guards had no worries and could more completely eliminate the Japanese 19th Regiment.
At 7 o'clock in the morning the next day, the guards officers and soldiers who were eager to prove themselves with a victory quickly assembled. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Division, which served as the vanguard, was the first to assemble and set off early under the leadership of the division commander Zhu Yixuan.
Chen Hao personally came to see them off. He stood on a high place by the roadside and watched the heroic guards officers and soldiers lined up in four columns, marching with their heads high and high in morale while singing military songs. Chen Hao couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly.
Huang Congli, the commander of the Guard Army, saw Chen Haolai seeing him off, and came over to give a military salute and said: "Report to the principal, more than 11,600 people from the 1st Division of the Guard Army, which is responsible for the main attack of this battle, have been assembled and set off in batches. The 2nd Division, which is responsible for preventing unexpected situations, We are also gathering and ready to go at any time.¡±
Chen Hao returned the military salute and Su Rong said: "Commander Huang, this battle is the first time that the regular troops of the People's Liberation Army have officially fought against a powerful enemy. It is of extraordinary significance. You must be fully energetic and complete the mission successfully. "
"Yes" Huang Congli stood at attention and replied: "Principal, please rest assured that the students will definitely live up to your expectations. Not only will they wipe out the 19th Japanese Regiment, but they will also make persistent efforts to annihilate the 9th Japanese Cavalry Regiment and the 35th Infantry Regiment." Annihilation"
"Hahaha" Chen Hao laughed happily, patted Huang Congli's arm and said: "I didn't expect that Huang Congli, who has always been low-key and taciturn, would one day make bold statements."
Seeing Huang Congli express his embarrassment, Chen Hao then said: "Okay, I believe you and the guards have the ability to deal with it carefully. I will wait for your good news at the headquarters."
Chen Hao chatted for a few more words and was about to leave when he suddenly asked: "Congli, how are the logistics preparations going? Will there be any difficulties if the China-India Independence Regiment directs young Indonesian men to transport supplies?"
Huang Congli was about to answer that there was no difficulty, and he was already very satisfied. Lu Liwei on the side smiled and continued: "Principal, the guard army's material reserves are extremely sufficient, and the Indonesians are also very honest and active now, so there will be no difficulties in transporting materials.
? Among them, the food reserves can be used by the troops for more than a month, so there is no need to worry at all. However, most of the food is dried fish, and there is a lack of fresh land-based food. The soldiers will inevitably be a little malnourished. I hope the principal will ask the General Logistics Department to make arrangements to provide more. "
"Principal, don't listen to this kid's nonsense." Huang Congli continued with a cold face: "All the soldiers in the Guard Army are very satisfied with the current material and living conditions. There are no such excessive demands as this kid said."
Lu Liwei started awkwardly, and Chen Hao joked: "Lv Daudao, according to science, eating more dried fish is not only nutritious, but also beneficial to brain development. It is better than eating land-based food."
After a pause, Chen Hao continued: "However, what you said makes sense. Eating fish all the time will not be nutritious, and it will also make you bored. Therefore, I agree to your request and will try my best to let some land fish in South Borneo Fresh type, let the brothers in the Guards replenish their bodies."
The guard generals around Chen Hao were deeply moved when they saw Chen Hao being so considerate, and secretly made up their minds to fight this battle well.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, Chen Hao returned to the office of the headquarters, closed the door, sat down and squinted, thinking about when to let the purchasers from the United StatesThe fleet came back and how to destroy more Japanese warships. Ma Zhengyu, the "gun master" on duty, knocked in with a telegram sent from Qingyuanzhuang headquarters.
"Principal, there is a call from Qingyuanzhuang headquarters." Ma Zhengyu saw Chen Hao squinting his eyes and falling asleep. He walked to Chen Hao and reported in a low voice.
Chen Hao opened his eyes for a moment, then squinted his eyes again, and asked in a slow voice: "Is there something urgent that needs my approval?"
"Yes, it's more urgent." Ma Zhengyu replied.
"Tell me the contents of the telegram." Chen Hao stood up, walked to the window, lit a cigarette and said.
Ma Zhengyu raised his voice and reported loudly: "Principal, based on information compiled from various parties, the Intelligence Department has determined that the Japanese army is short of food in the country."
Chen Hao smiled and blew out a round smoke ring, and said contentedly: "The small island with barren land has fallen into our design. Food shortage is only a matter of time. Haha, the country is short of food. The Japanese army in Borneo, How are you going to solve this problem?¡±
Ma Zhengyu also laughed and continued to report: "The Japanese Army Logistics Department sent capable personnel to secretly contact and negotiate with rice merchants in our territory, hoping to purchase large quantities of grain and other food at high prices.
Through secret investigations, the Intelligence Ministry learned that many unscrupulous businessmen agreed to sell grain to the Japanese. "
Chen Hao cursed: "No matter what the circumstances, Hanji¨¡n is always indispensable."
"Chief of General Staff Lin at the headquarters, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Xia and others discussed and concluded that in order to significantly reduce the strength of the Japanese army and enable the Japanese army to continue fighting in Borneo, they must sell food to the Japanese." Ma Zhengyu continued.
Chen Hao nodded in agreement and said: "Well, I agree with the headquarters' decision and order our large grain merchants along the coast to agree to sell large quantities of grain to the Japanese army at high prices. **, let's make a profit first."
Then, Chen Hao's face changed and he said in a deep voice: "As for those Han grain merchants, wait until the war with the Japanese army is over, and then we can settle the accounts with them" f! ~!