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Chief of Staff Li Sisu walked back from the map and took the initiative to break the silence: "The sudden attack of the Second Division has changed the entire battle situation drastically, and the original three-way advance plan is no longer possible. ”

"The reason why the military seat called three times in one day, urging our division to take Ningdu as soon as possible, is completely pinning the heavy task of breaking the situation on our division."

"As long as Ningdu can be captured, the communist bandits of Xingguo will be shaken on all fronts, and in order to avoid being surrounded by our army on all sides, they will definitely abandon Xingguo and flee southward, or simply break into pieces and escape into the mountains, and our army will be able to achieve the strategic goal of the first stage."

Yang Yuhan said "um" in agreement, stared at the map for a moment, slowly raised his head, smiled and asked softly: "Chief of Staff, do you think it is more appropriate to put the Dusan Brigade in which attack direction?" ”

Li Sisu pointed to the hand-drawn map: "Arrange it in the west of the city, it is best to hang the bell that we have suffered in the afternoon, condescendingly, surround the three and one, and force the CCP bandits in the city to take the initiative to withdraw from the city and flee to the south, it is best to escape back to Yudu County in the south again, so that Zheng Yi, the leader of the communist bandits, and the 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army, which is above the top and unashamed, can say hello." ”

Yang Yuhan frowned, and laughed: "Okay, just what I want, our division has been established for less than a month, although it is well-equipped, most of the officers and soldiers lack battlefield experience, and the four infantry regiments in the two brigades are all composed of hometown soldiers who have been trained for less than three months. ”

"As leading generals, you and I have to be cautious! What's more, wouldn't it be wonderful to sit back and watch the communist army and the Cantonese army have a dragon and tiger fight, and when both sides are exhausted, we will reap the benefits of the fisherman? ”

Li Sisu smiled knowingly: "The subordinates are full of confidence in tomorrow's battle, with the shrewdness of Zheng Yi, the leader of the communist bandits, he will definitely not fight to the death with our army, and Ningdu City is likely to be surrounded by our army on three sides without a fight." ”

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Just when Yang Yuhan and his chief of staff were optimistic, more than 1,600 officers and men from the three battalions led by Chen Minxian, commander of the Fourth Regiment of the Instructor, had already sneaked into the valley three kilometers northwest of the camp of the First Division of the Yunnan Army.

Chen Minxian and Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao Ying both climbed Luojia Mountain at an altitude of more than 300 meters to the south, and the troop layout of the First Division was all exposed under the noses of the two.

At three o'clock in the morning, the moon hung high in the deep sky, and it was possible to see the path within a radius of 20 meters without the help of torches.

The soldiers of the 3rd and 5th Regiments of the Instructor, who were ambushed three kilometers east of Shishang Town, set off again, marched silently, walked out of the valley where they had stayed for eight hours, bypassed the Wren Mountain four kilometers south of the town, and quietly arrived at the small village on the east bank of the Meijiang River.

The three regiments of police communication companies had already prepared small boats and wooden platoons, and the seven brothers with the best water nature carried bundles of thick hemp rope on their backs, rowed the boats, arrived at the sandbar in the middle of the river, and quickly connected the hemp ropes.

The remaining dozens of soldiers slowly pushed six small boats and more than 20 large bamboo rafts into the water, quickly fixed them on two thick ropes across the river, and then tightly connected the bamboo rafts and boats.

More than 3,400 officers and men of the two regiments slowly stepped on the rickety bamboo rafts in a single column, and cautiously walked towards the sandbar in the center of the river.

Wang Huchen, chief of staff on the shore, looked at the nearly 1,000 war horses and pack horses left in the small village, and couldn't help but shake his head again and again: "It is estimated that it will take an hour and a half for the two regiments to cross the river, and the horses and baggage can only be left for the time being. ”

"If the problem is not in the daytime, the river is not deep, and it takes a little effort to drive all the horses across the river, but not at night, and if you force the drive, you will definitely be exposed. I think it's better to let the brothers of the three regiments of police companies stay, they have been busy all night and have worked hard. ”

Huang Guoxing, the head of the fifth regiment, suggested in a low voice.

Duan Xuan, the head of the third regiment, rarely agreed: "Then let the police Tonglian brothers stay, and by the way, take care of more than 100 injured and sick brothers who have difficulty moving. ”

"Alright, let's do it!"

Wang Huchen nodded: "Since the police communication company of the third regiment has stayed, then Guoxing, the enemy wharf four kilometers downstream will be handed over to your police communication company...... There are seven large and small cargo ships moored there, and several of them have a deep draft, and it is estimated that they are loaded with ammunition, so it is best to grab them all for me, and I really can't set them on fire. ”

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff, the police company has been repeatedly rehearsed many times, and the fire oil is also prepared enough, when our two regiments fight behind the enemy, we will definitely be able to distract the attention of the enemy defenders on the pier, as long as the brothers of the police company can get within 100 meters of the enemy's temporary pier, they can use dense automatic fire to destroy the enemy, and then cut the cable and sail all seven ships downstream."

Huang Guoxing looked confident.

Wang Huchen was no longer verbose: "Okay! There are two of you in command here, and I will immediately go into the village and send a report to the division commander. ”

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At 3:50 a.m., Ningdu City, Teaching Instructor Headquarters.

The hall was brightly lit and silent, the "tick-tock" sound from the radio station was clearly audible, the division headquarters guards and various staff groups had been sent to the east, south, and west gates, and the battalions of the Second Regiment and more than 1,200 Red Guards who participated in the battle were all arranged in place, and only division commander Zheng Yi and deputy chief of staff Zhang Yao were left in the wide hall.

"There is still a big gap in the westward direction that cannot be plugged, and our troops are not enough, if only we had one more regiment of mobile troops on hand."

Zhang Yao had already marked the latest location of the Fourth Regiment on the map and complained to Zheng Yi in a low voice.

Zheng Yi smiled slightly, put aside the telegram he had just received, and did not respond to Zhang Yao's complaints, but pointed to a point on the map: "The 3rd and 5th regiments have crossed the river safely, less than two kilometers behind the position of the first division...... However, that place is full of thorny barren beaches, and I wonder if the attack will affect the speed of the troops' charge after the attack is launched? ”

Zhang Yao's attention was suddenly diverted, and he thought for a moment: "Otherwise, let the second regiment start the battle five minutes early, isn't there still thirty-five mortar shells left?" Fight all of them and attract all the enemy's attention, which can greatly facilitate the charge of the 4th Regiment in the northwest direction and the 3rd and 5th Regiments behind the enemy. ”

Zheng Yi looked at the map and pondered for a long time, then took out his pocket watch and looked at the time: "It's 4:05 now, and there are still an hour and twenty-five minutes before the general attack time, is it still too late to notify the telegram?" ”

"It should work! I'll go and notify now. ”

After Zhang Yao finished speaking, he walked quickly to the telecommunications room behind the headquarters.

Pan Yan, the guard standing on the side, couldn't hold back any longer, quietly came to Zheng Yi's side, and pleaded in a low voice: "Master, I want to join the war." ”

Zheng Yi turned around when he heard this, looked at Pan Yan for a while, and nodded happily: "Then go, originally I wanted to finish this battle and let you go to the Second Regiment Police Company as the deputy company commander, after more than a year of study, you have initially had the ability to serve as a grassroots commander." ”

"Since you are eager to fight, then go to the Second Regiment now to report to Commander Zhao and Political Commissar Tao."

"Master......"

Pan Yan's eyes suddenly flushed, staring at Zheng Yi's eyes, unwilling to leave for a long time. (To be continued.) )