Brigade Commander Ding said to Director Han: "According to what Regiment Commander Liu said, you will send two battalions, quickly get off the beam, and drive to the Xigouzi forest east of Lijiadian, if the Ono Wing sends out to rescue the Xiafu squadron, you will immediately meet the attack from the east when the 234th Regiment attack force cuts off the devils." If they don't come to their aid, or if they come to the rescue in some other way, this plan will fail, and you will retreat immediately......"

He raised his hand and saluted, and said, "Yes, sir, look at our actions...... Deputy Brigade Commander Ji said: "How is this like the Northeast Army?" A murderous aura, it was originally our troops......" Everyone felt that what he said was reasonable.

Regiment Commander Liu returned to the regiment headquarters on the top of the Cangcang Dam beam and temporarily convened a meeting of the whole regiment. In fact, he is not very suitable for discussing with everyone like this, in the past, Brigade Commander Wang had orders, and as soon as he conveyed it, the following implementation was done. Now that the general environment is here, Brigade Commander Ding has something to do with Corporal Lixian to ask you, summarize the opinions of all parties, and finally form an order, I don't rely on the gourd like this, I'm really afraid that some of my subordinates won't listen to him. At the same time, the elegant Director Han sent a political training director Yu Jichou to his regiment, and he regulated himself everywhere to go to the regular level. I really can't help it, people have something to say in person, and they never make small reports, and they serve.

He greeted the battalion commanders and the company commanders, conveyed the orders he had earned, and asked the battalion commanders for advice. The minds of the three battalion commanders were still on their positions, so no one spoke. The company commander Chen Dahei was still in the pit, and he didn't say anything. He saw it and had to order: "I order, Deputy Li Tuan and Chief of Staff Shen are here to sit here, and I will lead the 18th and 19th Battalions to Tang Yingzi to fight devils...... "Deputy Li Tuan was a little unsure that he and the chief of staff were in charge here, he felt that this place was too important. said: "I'll go fight devils, you ...... here"

He said: "This order can't be changed, go there to fight the devil who helps, I don't worry about you going." He turned around and said to Chief of Staff Shen: "I'll leave it to you here, it is estimated that it will take a few days for the devil to fight here." However, the reinforcement of the position cannot be stopped, and the soldiers' own ideas must be brought into play......" After saying these words, he was impressed with himself, he didn't have these ideas before.

The commander of the 18th battalion, Chu Xinshui, and the battalion deputy Wang Lian, the commander of the 19th battalion, Cong Zainan, and the battalion deputy Chi Xinqiao, immediately drove their troops out of the position and followed the regiment commander to the lower beam. Chief of Staff Shen Guisan and Logistics Division Chief Wang Liangyou were busy distributing the baggage and various configurations they carried. Director Yu Jichou stood at the crossing, doing ideological work to the soldiers moving forward, and the soldiers nodded and went on the road.

When the head of Liu Guoqing and the two regiments went down to Cangcangba Liang and arrived at Lijiadian Village, Li Cai, the chief housekeeper of Lijiadian, ran forward, and made a smile on his face, saying that he was looking for a big official of Chu and had important matters to discuss. Liu Guoqing didn't know who Chu Zhenhu was, thought for a while and said: "I don't know the official you said, who knows who you are talking about." I have military intelligence, if you delay my military intelligence, I can only talk about this......" he said, waving the box cannon in his hand.

The chief butler Li Cai was taken aback, hurriedly dodged away, made another gesture, and said with a smile: "This military master, how dare I delay your military situation, if you are hungry or thirsty when you come back, you can come to my shop and use something." Anti-Japanese heroes, I should serve. The commander of the 18th battalion, Chu Xinshui, stood up again and said: "Hehe, it was originally Li Da's housekeeper, and he didn't dare to work hard." Tomorrow or later, if there are really officers and soldiers who come to the store to disturb us, I also ask for forgiveness from Steward Li. However, we really don't know about the Chu officials you are talking about......"

They immediately bid farewell to Li's steward and ran to Xigouzi. As soon as the companies were concealed, a scout came from the regimental headquarters to report, saying that Regiment Commander Yang of the 234th Regiment had called and said: "Answer the call from Brigade Commander Ding, communicate with you, if you are hidden in Xigouzi, it is best to drive forward through Tangyingzi Village, and if our regiment attacks, I will inform you ......."

At 3:40, Ono Taro said at the operational meeting: "The forward of our 4th Brigade Group drove here, and the forward Shimafu Maru Brigade encountered harassing resistance from the 117th Brigade, which made the Imperial Army unable to defend itself. We are holding this meeting at this time to study how to withdraw the Sasaki squadron, and the commanders, who have a high opinion, can put it forward, and the Imperial Army will be greatly rewarded......"

The most anxious is Sasaki Shaosa, he said: "Commanders, Ono Osa, I, Sasaki, am willing to fight with my squadron, not only to rescue my two squads, but to give this breath for the fourth brigade......" His words were really to the point, and Xiao Ye Sanzhong Zuo had long held back his strength, he said: "Commanders, Ono Osa, my fourth brigade can be regarded as a famous force of the Kwantung Army, and in the famous battles in Manchuria, which one is missing us?" But in Rebei, a small 117 Brigade is about to turn against the sky, how can our Imperial Japanese Army allow them to go on like this? Shimafu Maru Osa can quickly send troops to rescue the besieged imperial army, our brigade, send a squadron to the Wujia Xiliang garrison, you can go to the rescue ......"

The meeting ended soon after the speeches of the chiefs, and Ono Yataro made a summary, achieving the effect that Ono wanted to get. Shimafu Maru Nakasa led the rest of Sasaki's squadron and all of Yamamoto's squadron to run from the west of Goka Village and headed towards the southwest woods. After entering the woods, we soon came to the sheep intestine river. The sheep intestine river is the upper source of the half arrow river, although the nine curved ileum is like sheep intestines, but it is not good. There are few people on foot, and you can pick up shallow water and run through. Shimafu Maru crossed the river with half a brigade, and it was very difficult.

Someone reported that Shimafu Maru said that the military horses were swept down by the defenders just now because they were drinking water and were swept away by surprise. Shimafu Maru looked at this huge forest, tree after branch, and he was really a little powerless. The wind blows the forest and the sea, and the waves are gusting, as if the defenders are thousands of troops and horses inside. Fortunately, they were prepared, and the loggers started cutting before they were driven. The felled trees were placed on the river, and the soldiers stepped on the trees. The commanders also dismounted, and walked over.

There are devils in front of me to lead the way, so I have to pick a sparse place to walk. The lumberjacks are also powerless, and they can't do it after a while. Shimafu Maru didn't care so much, and Sasaki came to meet him, and the troops marched to Sasaki's camp. Sasaki told him roughly about the location of the Aoda Iso's squad and the valley enemy's Ishanna squad. About five miles away, it was surrounded. Some soldiers reported that if they passed directly, they would not be able to pass, and the trees in the southeast direction were too dense, so they needed to walk around in two parts.

At this time, the lumberjack from outside came to report that there was a big elm tree that could not be cut down. Not only was the sawdust red, but the water was also red, and they didn't dare to cut down the trees nearby. Although Shimafumaru Shaosa has a gun in his hand, he is also a little scared. He ordered the loggers to stop for a moment and lay out the fallen trees first. Shimao Maru and Sasaki agreed that the soldiers would split into two routes, with Shimafu Maru going east, and Sasaki taking his team of Hiroshi Rinrou to the west. The two were about to act, and at the foot of Tangjia Mountain in the north, gunshots suddenly rang out.

Commander Liu, who was marching forward, received a report that the devils had indeed sent reinforcements to the south bank of the Yangguzi River, and that there were soldiers logging by the Yangguzi River, and that a squad was stationed on the avenue to guard to the west. Then another scout came back to report, saying that the avenue was just a small squad set up by the devils, on the north half beam, that is, the thick soil hill of Tangjiashan, and drove to a squadron of devils, and had already put a small artillery mount, intending to shoot at the avenue. When he heard this, he secretly scolded the devil for being a ghost, setting up the reality and the reality, and almost made Lao Tzu fall for it.

Just as he was thinking about it, the soldiers who were sent to contact the 234th Regiment ran back out of breath and said, "Commander Yang asked us to sneak a little further east, so that the devils would not find out." After they sent the Ninth Battalion back to the thick earth hill and launched an attack, our troops suddenly attacked and knocked out the devils on the avenue, and it was best to solve it cleanly. And then the two devils who flanked the thick soil hill ......"

After listening to his report, the brigade commander thought about it for a while, and then beckoned the soldiers to come forward, and he said: "Brothers, the 234th Regiment has already come to talk, and after they have started with the devils in the thick soil hill above, they will ask us to suddenly attack the devils in front. You say, 'How can you get rid of them all?' The commander of the 18th battalion turned back to the back in a low voice and said: "Company Commander Meng, you have a lot of veterans in the company, listen to their opinions, how can you achieve what the regiment commander just said......

Company Commander Meng went to ask for the opinions of his veterans in a low voice, and after a while, Company Commander Meng said in a low voice: "They said that our guns are not devils, and devils' tactics are still flexible...... Let's pick a brave man to form a sharp knife platoon, do ideological work first, and everyone learn how to kill devils at close range. Be mentally prepared to kill more devils to protect yourself. When the attack began, we threw grenades at them and blew them up for a while, and then the knife platoon burst in and slashed their broadswords to catch them off guard, and our main force was immediately killed......"

After listening to the replies of Battalion Commander Chu and Company Commander Meng, Regiment Commander Liu was very sure in his heart, and after thinking about it again, he said: "Battalion Commander Cong, you come to organize the sharp knife platoon, and choose the ...... who is strong and does not lose" Battalion Commander Cong said "yes", and selected twenty soldiers from the battalion. Battalion Commander Cong also selected 10 people from the battalion to form a reinforced platoon together, and Regiment Commander Liu personally explained to them the nature and skills of this battle, and ordered them to give full play to the advantages of the Northeast Army in close combat. I also found a few veterans from the 18th Battalion and told them the skills of fighting devils' bayonets with broadswords.

The battle of Houtugang finally began, and the troops dispatched by the 234th Regiment were also divided into two parts, the upper part was originally scheduled to throw grenades first, and the devils fired back, and the lower part was fought in the back. But most of the soldiers of the 234th Regiment were wounded, and their actions were not easy at all, and the firepower was quickly suppressed by the devils. Even so, it has also dragged down this part of the devils in general.

On the avenue, Regiment Commander Liu said that he would start, and Battalion Commander Cong led the sharp knives to platoon in the explosion of bombs and rushed into the middle of the devils. It's like chopping melons and vegetables, and the devil's brains are flying, and several devils are running into the woods with their heads covered. The battalion commander shouted, "Come back", they thought it was an order from their commander, and obediently returned. As soon as Commander Liu saw his hand, he ordered all the people to rush over together, participate in the slashing, and smash those who did not have a big knife with the butt of their guns.

As soon as the devils in Houtugang saw that the devils on the avenue were about to be eliminated, they moved in formation, drew out part of their firepower, and shot at the bottom of the mountain, sweeping down Regiment Leader Liu and their people at once. Commander Liu was anxious when he saw it, so he had to move his forces to the east to dodge. As soon as the devil saw that the firepower could not reach them, he took advantage of the terrain to move westward, meaning to widen the distance, so that he could turn around and give full play to the strengths of the firepower and shoot at the part of the 234th regiment.

During the movement, Commander Liu found the devils who were logging in the woods, so he ordered the soldiers to turn their guns and eliminate the more than 20 people. The sound of devils attacking came from the woods, and the devils who rescued them attacked......