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Zheng Yi, Zhao Jingting, and others held binoculars and observed for more than half an hour, and together with the latest information sent back by the reconnaissance team that came out, they did not find the enemy's artillery position.

Zheng Yi concluded that the enemy's siege posture was very unreasonable, and judging from its arrangement, the two regiments that were building positions in the northwest and west directions had not yet formed a threat, and he did not see the confidence of the enemy army to launch a siege battle in one go.

Taking into account the situation in all aspects, the 1st Division was very cautious, and it was estimated that the 1st Division in front of it would not attack until the 3rd Independent Brigade of the Dian Army joined the battlefield.

According to the telegram sent by Wang Huchen, the 3rd Independent Brigade of the Yunnan Army, which was heading south from Guangchang, was moving at a rapid pace, and had already arrived at Pitou Town, eight kilometers behind the 3rd and 5th Regiments, at 3 p.m.

Wang Huchen captured three heralds sent to the 1st Division by the 3rd Independent Brigade, and obtained a lot of valuable information after interrogation...... The 3rd Independent Brigade of the Yunnan Army, which had marched 20 kilometers continuously, would rest for the night in Pitou Town and move south again tomorrow morning, and was expected to arrive at Shishang Town after noon.

The slow movement of the enemy gave Zheng Yi and his brothers a great boost of confidence, and the enemy's 3rd Independent Brigade, which was lagging behind, had a distance of more than a day's march from the enemy's 1st Division, and would not be able to reach the battlefield until at least tomorrow afternoon.

There was a day's combat time, which was enough for the three regiments of the instructor who were sneaking in place to narrow the encirclement and encircle and annihilate the first division of the Dian Army under the city together with the second regiment guarding the Ningdu City.

Just as Zheng Yi was figuring out the battle situation, Zhang Yao, the deputy chief of staff, came on horseback, climbed to the top of the city with excitement on his face, and reported the good news to Zheng Yi and the brothers:

"Political Commissar Yu Xingguo sent an urgent telegram: A regiment of police companies successfully infiltrated the rear division headquarters of the 2nd Division of the 39th Army of the Yunnan Army in front of them, launched a surprise attack at 10 o'clock last night, and blew up the enemy's temporarily set up arsenal and 10 artillery pieces.

The brothers were overjoyed and praised Li Lianshan, but Zheng Yi didn't have any smile, took the message and read it carefully, and his mind was full of Feng Yuansi's voice and smile.

Zhang Yao knew that Feng Yuansi was from the guard company established during the Wuhan period, and served as Zheng Yi's guard platoon commander during the Nanchang Uprising, and the relationship between him and Zheng Yi was that of a teacher and a friend, but he didn't know how to comfort Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi sighed faintly, put away the message and walked down the city, at this time, Zhao Jingting remembered the relationship between Feng Yuansi and Zheng Yi, immediately closed his mouth and put away his smile, and silently followed behind Zheng Yi.

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At night, 4.5 kilometers north of Ningdu City, Niujiaoling.

The area with Niujiaoling as the center of a radius of one kilometer has been occupied by the First Division of the 39th Army of the Yunnan Army, and the houses on both sides of the road are all armed with Yunnan officers and men.

The small wharf in the east of the village was originally used to wash and carry water, and has been expanded by the Dian army to a wooden wharf with a width of more than ten meters, and seven large and small cargo ships from the Dadu port of Shishang Town in the upper reaches are parked in front of the wharf, and along the Meijiang River of more than 100 meters around the wharf, piles of bonfires are lit, and the two machine gun fortifications temporarily set up above the wharf are clearly visible in the firelight.

The 1st Division of the 39th Army of the Yunnan Army had two brigades and four battalions under its command, with a total strength of more than 11,400 troops.

In the minds of the officers and men of the First Division, both the number of officers and men and the level of weapons and equipment exceeded that of a regiment and a communist army trapped in Ningdu City.

At a time when the officers and men of the whole division were full of confidence, division commander Yang Yuhan did not slack off, and while a large number of guard posts were set up, the officers and men of the two brigades arranged on the first line in the south were still taking turns to build fortifications, and piles of bonfires were lit in front of the three-kilometer-long position.

Patrols from the division's guard battalion frequently traveled between the divisions, and an infantry battalion was sent to the east to hold on to the wooden docks, which were then expanded, throughout the night.

Perhaps because of the imminent arrival of the 3rd Independent Brigade, Yang Yuhan left only a baggage company to garrison the large wharf on the east bank of Shishang Town, and the rest of the intersections were handed over to the landlords of Shishang Town to take care of them.

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After dinner, the commanders of the brigades of the First Division of the 39th Army of the Yunnan Army gathered at the headquarters under Niujiaoling to listen to the analysis of the battle situation by division commander Yang Yuhan:

"After repeated investigation and verification, the communist bandits in Ningdu City should be more than 3,500 people in two regiments, not one regiment we expected before."

"As a result of the repeated victories in the past two months, this stubborn group of bandits has been invincible and invincible, and has seized a large number of weapons and ammunition, and it is reported that the number of light and heavy machine guns in this stubborn group is not less than 40, which is far more than we originally expected."

There was an uproar in the hall, and several brigade commanders and deputy brigade commanders knew why the division would suspend the siege of the city, and repeatedly ordered that all units should not be allowed to approach within two kilometers of Ningdu City, and they thought that the reconnaissance troops had suffered too heavy losses, but the fundamental reason was that the comparison of forces between the two sides was not ten to one as they had thought before, but three to one.

Yang Yuhan's face was calm, calm, and eloquent: "From yesterday early morning to this afternoon, the two battalions of our division as the vanguard and the reconnaissance teams of various divisions had a total of 18 exchanges of fire with small groups of communist bandits, and although our army killed and wounded more than 40 communist bandits, the price paid by itself exceeded ten times that of the communist bandits. ”

"The small unit of the communist bandits in squad and platoon is not only well-equipped, but also extremely quick to react and accurate in marksmanship, which is very troublesome!"

"It can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of the communist bandits opposite us should not be underestimated, and I can say here without exaggeration that the communist bandits on the opposite side far surpass all units of our division in terms of actual combat experience and training level."

"After you go back, you must be vigilant, do a good job of guarding against the night attack of the communist bandits, there must be no relaxation and slackness, as long as you hold on all night, after the arrival of the Dusan Brigade, our two divisions will immediately launch a general attack on the enemy, if the communist bandits in Ningdu City do not abandon the city and flee, they will not escape the fate of being annihilated by our army!"

"Yes!"

Several brigade commanders stood up and answered in unison, and when they saw Yang Yuhan waving his hand slightly, they immediately put on their military hats and returned to their respective units.

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The brightly lit division headquarters was half empty in the blink of an eye, and Yang Yuhan turned to the adjutant and asked in a low voice, "I don't know what instructions the military seat has?" ”

The energetic adjutant hurriedly replied: "No reply has yet arrived, it is estimated that the military seat has rushed from Ji'an City to Guanchao Town at this time, and it is arrogantly speculated that the losses suffered by the Second Division this time are not small, otherwise even Brother Chao Zhen's independent first brigade will quickly give up attacking Wulonggang, quickly retreat ten kilometers, and wait and see." ”

Yang Yuhan nodded slightly, pinched the root of his swollen nose, and said in a low voice: "If the two regiments of the communist bandits stationed north of Xingguo belong to Zheng Yi's instructor, there may be many variables in the prospects of this battle. ”

There was a sudden silence in the command headquarters.

Although it has been repeatedly overestimated, the strength shown by the communist instructor on the opposite side is becoming more and more surprising, counting the two regiments in the north of Xingguo and the one regiment stationed in Jiangkou Town, east of Ganxian County, the total strength of the instructor now has five regiments, which is really beyond everyone's expectations. (To be continued.) )