Just when Zhu Zhiru and the others sighed for a long time, Zheng Yi was also nervously discussing with the generals under his command. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

According to the estimation of the time between the reconnaissance detachment of the Second Company of Special Agents and the time when it sent a fast horse back to report, the newly formed Third Division of the Guangdong Army, which had already left the mountains, would not continue to advance, and at this time it should be stationed in the small town of Shankou, 38 kilometers south of Du, which is located at the northern foot of the Qilu Mountain, and is called Qilushan Town.

"This distance is quite troublesome, it is exactly about eight hours away, if you take the initiative to attack, it will be bright when you get there, if you do not move and wait for work, and you are worried that the Cantonese army will find out about the reality of our army from the past merchants, it is really a headache."

The words of Huang Guoxing, the head of the fifth regiment, attracted everyone's echo.

Wang Huchen didn't have too much to worry about: "Your fifth regiment only drove into the city at noon today, and the second regiment crossed the south bank from five kilometers upstream and drove directly to Wutongkou at the foot of Yankeng Mountain. ”

"Taking a step back, even if a businessman reveals the news to the Guangdong army, he will truthfully say that there are 2,000 men and horses stationed in Ningdu City, and this little bit of men and horses will not scare away the newly formed third division of the Guangdong army with tens of thousands of people."

"Hearing Huchen say this, I feel at ease, haha!"

Zhao Jingting is still as optimistic as ever.

Zheng Yi pondered for a long time and decided to relieve some pressure on the brothers: "For more than half a month, the regiments have not had time to rest properly, and the continuous marching and fighting have also exhausted the physical strength of the officers and soldiers. ”

"But as soon as they stop to rest, all the brothers will feel physically and mentally exhausted."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then nodded frequently.

Zheng Yi continued: "Secondly, in addition to the first regiment of Lianshan, Lao Zhao's second regiment and Guoxing's fifth regiment have just been adjusted, and more than five hundred recruits have been replenished respectively. ”

"The third downside is...... We've run out of mortar shells! The four captured artillery pieces had a stock of more than 2,000 shells, but the newly formed artillery battery had not yet formed its combat effectiveness, and the 200 artillery men drawn from various regiments were still in intensive training, so there was no way to bring artillery and shells. ”

"Compared with the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army, which is equipped with advanced equipment, we have no firepower advantage, and once we cannot lead the enemy into the ambush circle, we will not be able to launch a surprise attack, and our advantage will not exist."

Wang Huchen echoed, and the excited brothers quickly calmed down, realizing that they did not have much of an advantage.

Zheng Yi was very satisfied with the reaction of the brothers: "Based on the above situation, the upcoming battle needs to be changed, just run away the newly formed third division of the Guangdong army, if you can annihilate one of them, even if you exceed the task, you must not fight hard, I would rather let go of the enemy, and there will be a large number of attrition!" ”

"Here, I remind everyone to pay attention to the fact that as a leading general, we must not be carried away by the temporary victory, let alone be complacent, the news of the annihilation of the first division of the Yunnan army must have spread, and the new third division of the Guangdong army will inevitably be highly vigilant, and this battle will never be easy to fight."

"You must be prepared in your hearts, how to fight, everyone will discuss it again, and I will not participate."

Zheng Yi's blow was very timely, not only knocking out the brothers' thoughts of contempt for the enemy, but also skillfully relieving the brothers' psychological burden.

Chief of Staff Wang Huchen was most deeply touched and immediately reviewed the battle plan with the regiment commanders and political commissars.

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On the morning of the next day, the intelligence sent back by various reconnaissance detachments confirmed Zheng Yi's accurate judgment.

Zhan Xuchu, commander of the newly formed Third Division of the Guangdong Army, received an urgent telegram from Li Jishen in the evening, and was deeply shocked by the annihilation of the First Division of the 39th Army of the Yunnan Army, and quickly issued an order to camp on the spot.

Wang Huchen quickly made adjustments, ordered the detachments of the 2nd Special Service Company, which was responsible for battlefield reconnaissance tasks, to retreat slowly, and ordered Zhao Jingting to lead the 2nd Regiment to occupy two high ground 300 meters south of Licun and quickly establish blocking fortifications; ordered Huang Guoxing's Fifth Regiment to build a position along the north bank of the small river south of the village, and put on a defensive posture waiting for the enemy to attack; The 2nd Regiment of Li Lianshan, which was stationed 3 kilometers northwest of Li Village, was ordered to turn around and go south, sneaking to Changyuan Village, 13 kilometers southwest of Li Village, to stand by.

As a result, the two armies faced off, and the morning was unusually calm.

Due to the active retreat of the detachments of the Second Company of the Instructor's Special Service, there was not a single exchange of fire between the two sides, and only the reconnaissance team of the Guangdong Army was active in the 20-kilometer-long strip from Licun to Qilu Mountain.

Zhan Xuchu, commander of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army, was confused by the abnormal situation in front of him, and repeatedly discussed with the chief of staff and the two brigade commanders, and made many speculations, but he still could not determine the intentions of the communist army.

It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon that a reconnaissance team came out of the front and was ambushed three kilometers away from Li Village, and only two people escaped back by chance, and Zhan Xuchu and his generals made an accurate judgment:

The main force of the Communist Party has laid a defense south of the village of Li, which is wide in the south and narrow in the north!

The destruction of the 1st Division of the Yunnan Army made Zhan Xuchu and his generals very jealous, although they had superior troops and advanced weapons and equipment, they did not dare to move forward bravely, and resolutely launched an attack on the communist army in Licun, let alone retreat without a fight, bearing the infamy of fearing the enemy like a tiger.

Just when the general colonel of the newly formed 3rd Division of the Guangdong Army was in a dilemma, Li Lianshan's 2nd Regiment had already advanced to Changyuan Village to wait for further orders.

Under the leadership of Tian Antai, the veteran company of the old company, followed two guides over Changyuan Village and continued southward, and arrived at the predetermined position at 4:50 p.m., separated by a mountain from the garrison of the Third Division of the Guangdong Army, less than two kilometers in a straight line.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a day under the condition of mutual confrontation, and Zhan Xuchu, who was suffering from gains and losses, finally gave the order to take the initiative to attack at the strong request of the generals under his command.

Zhan Xuchu, who was suspicious by nature, did not let the officers and men of the whole division rush forward, but ordered the Fifth Brigade under his command to serve as the forward, the division's artillery company followed, the Sixth Brigade sent a regiment as a reserve, and the rest of the divisions were stationed in place and adjusted according to the battle situation.

Four hours later, two infantry regiments of the 5th Brigade, which served as the vanguard, crossed the village of Creek and continued their advance, and the artillery company lagged two kilometers behind under the cover of a regiment of the 6th Brigade.

Because the scorching sun was shining too hot, the 20 or so healthy horses pulling six 75 guns were so tired that their sweating speed was greatly reduced, and they had to rest temporarily on the open ground at the entrance of the village south of Xiaoxi Village.

Under the constant urging of the heralds of the Fifth Brigade, the officers and men of the artillery company had no choice but to put on their horses and quickly rush to the front with six guns.

News soon came from the front that two battalions of the communist army had fled northward, and in a short 15-minute battle, the Fifth Brigade had been killed and wounded more than 300 people. (To be continued.) )