Han Xing said: "I can't talk about advice. Luo Zhaorong has been operating in this area for many years, and the fortifications are strong, and there are many eyes and ears, so it is better to be careful when we attack. I've been fighting with Luo Zhaorong here for many years, and some of his little Jiujiu still know a little bit in his heart. ”

In fact, when the Fourth Brigade was assembled in Yangzhuang, it was discovered by Luo Zhaorong's secret agents, and Luo Zhaorong was immediately informed of the news. Luo Zhaorong knew that his last moment had come, and he was barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, so he gritted his teeth and made up his mind to fight the Eighth Route Army to the end. And all the troops were notified to be ready to break the net.

On the night of the 2nd, Wang Jun, commander of the 12th Regiment of our Fourth Brigade, encountered an enemy patrol when he organized the avant-garde company to inspect the terrain in Jiazhuang, exposing the actions of our large force.

Listening to the fierce gunfire in the direction of Jiazhuang, Han Xing said to Kong Qingde: "Brigade Commander Kong, this Jiazhuang is in the southwest of Luozhuang Village, and it is only 1 kilometer away from Luozhuang. As soon as Jia Zhuang's gun rang out, Luo Zhuang was already ready. ”

Kong Qingde said: "As soon as the gun goes off, it is open. Without further ado, we should attack immediately. ”

Although Han Xing wanted to say: "I'm afraid things are not so simple, it's better to be steady, the Luozhuang stronghold is strong, do you want to prepare again." But another kind of thinking is also at work, and that is what about picking up a fish in dry land? What if Luo Zhaorong was really not ready for battle?

Han Xing also had the mentality of taking a gamble, and did not persuade Kong Qingde to give up the immediate attack. On the other hand, it is not advisable to interfere too much in the command of the leader.

Although the time for the general offensive of the campaign had not yet arrived, the brigade commander Kong Qingde had to give the order to attack in advance.

The 12th Regiment immediately pounced on the garden with two battalions and one battalion organized a strong attack on Luozhuang.

Huayuan Village and Luozhuang Village are close together, just 300 meters in the northwest corner of Luozhuang Village, which is actually a village-to-village.

When the 12th Regiment attacked the garden, although it was led by the soldiers of the guard battalion, it was still due to the unfamiliar terrain, coupled with the wind and snow, and the cold weather, and the vision was greatly affected. The troops rushed to the deer, and when they saw these dense deer, they were simply impenetrable, and they were also a little nervous. Some soldiers hurriedly pulled it with their hands, and it was already full of grenades, and the grenade strings were broken, and there was a rumbling sound, and the soldiers suffered many casualties.

Only then did the troops think of using explosives packs and grenades to blow up, and finally blew up a few gaps, and when they walked to the wide and deep trench, they were in trouble again. The ditch is 3 meters deep and 10 meters wide, and although there are several ladders, they are still behind!

The ladder was temporarily brought in again, and when I finally went down to the ditch, mines and grenades rang out again. It turned out that there were also a lot of mines and grenades buried in the blockade ditch, which exploded if they were not done well.

When the troops put up ladders, they finally climbed up the trench and were met with fierce fire from the recalcitrant troops on the wall. The wall of the garden village is 3 meters high and several meters wide and not visible, and a dense number of bullets were fired from the wall, and the casualties of the soldiers suddenly increased sharply, and they were already seventy or eighty years old, and a large area was lying down.

Seeing this style of play, Han Xing really did not have an advantage, and persuaded Kong Qingde to say: "Brigade Commander Kong, is the battle stopped, let's think of a way to familiarize ourselves with the situation before fighting." ”

Brigade Commander Kong also felt that the gains outweighed the losses if he continued to fight without preparation, so he had to give an order to stop attacking the garden.

Kong Qingde thought that Luo Zhuang had not yet attacked, was Luo Zhuang so difficult to bite, so he asked Han Xing: "Shall we try to fight Luo Zhuang again?" ”

Han Xing had to say: "This Luo Zhuang is stronger, Luo Zhaorong has been repairing it for many years. Last time, the main force came to attack for several days, but it was not captured, and it was also a difficult bone to gnaw. ”

Kong Qingde also came to temper his temper: "It's hard to bite, it's not hard to bite, we haven't tried it." Let's try it out and see how hard he is!? ”

By this time, Han Xing had nothing to say. It may also be difficult to fight, but in the current situation, it can be defeated quickly.

Kong Qingde transferred the 11th Regiment, and with the cooperation of a battalion of the 12th Regiment, concentrated his forces to attack Luozhuang, although he rushed and killed several times, but still unsuccessful, and the 12th Regiment also encountered similar problems in attacking the garden.

At the same time, two battalions of the 10th Regiment rushed to attack Maozhuang, the second battalion attacked the stronghold from the northwest of Maozhuang, and the first battalion attacked the stronghold from the southwest. In the first attack, several ladders were broken by enemy grenades as soon as they were erected, and they were forced to retreat. The second time the ladder was repaired, and it was difficult to climb the wall, but because the ammunition could not be provided, it was unable to suppress the enemy's firepower, and was forced to withdraw from the battle, forming a confrontation situation with the enemy.

At this point, the attack of all 3 regiments stopped.

Kong Qingde was huffing, he didn't expect that he would lose the first battle and encounter such a stubborn enemy. Originally, he was full of pride, and he was going to take a few strongholds in one fell swoop and give Luo Zhaorong a look, but he didn't expect the battle to be like this, not only did the attack be fruitless, but he suffered serious casualties, which grew the enemy's prestige in vain and damaged his morale.

Han Xing reviewed him and said, "Brigade Commander Kong, this battle was not fought well, and I am also responsible. I still have a fluke idea, the little devils have surrendered, and the recalcitrant army has lost their backers, so it should be easy to fight. Unexpectedly, I was wrong, their essence is reactionary, and they are determined to fight to the death with us. It seems that I am too underestimated. ”

Seeing Han Xing say this, Kong Qingde gradually became less angry, and said to Han Xing: "The responsibility is not yours, it's all mine!" Underestimating the enemy caused the defeat in the battle, and I am responsible! But what should we do in the current war, there must be a victory to raise our morale! ”

Han Xing thought for a while and said: "Let the troops rest and sum up their experience well, the soldiers are too tired after marching and fighting overnight." At dawn, I took my troops to the Shuangmiao to have a look, I know the Shuangmiao well, and there are also artillerymen, and I am not afraid of the recalcitrant soldiers. ”

Kong Qingde encouraged Han Xing and said, "Okay, you go, I'll call the 3rd Battalion of the 10th Regiment and ask them to listen to your opinion." Hope for a victory, regardless of the big victory and small victory, only victory can raise our morale and destroy the enemy's prestige. ”

Han Xing nodded and said, "I'll try it!" ”

The troops rested a little, and at dawn, Han Xing arrived at Shuangmiao with the guard battalion and artillery battery.

This double temple is 2.25 kilometers north of Luozhuang, it is a small village, but under the dispatch of Luo Zhaorong, it has also been in operation for many years, with deer barricades, moats, and city wall fortifications, and there is also a blockhouse at each of the four corners, which controls the wall.

Li Changjian, the commander of the third battalion of the 10th regiment, was also very smart, and when he saw that the attacks of Huayuan, Luozhuang, and Maozhuang had all failed, he thought that the sneak attack would definitely not work. Fighting at night, unfamiliar with the place, has become the enemy's strength, our shortcoming, just wait for dawn to see the terrain before attacking!

As soon as the morning dawned, Li Changjian led the three company commanders to check the terrain, I didn't know if I didn't see it, I was startled when I saw it, I didn't expect the fortifications of the two temples to be so strong! The deer barricades, trenches, walls, and turrets are all built quite well, especially these walls and turrets are not easy to deal with, and they lack explosives and artillery, so they really don't know what to do?

Just when Li Changjian was in a dilemma, Han Xing's team came, and he also received a call from Brigade Commander Kong himself, asking him to listen to the opinions of the friendly Han Xing.

Li Changjian turned his worries into joy, and besides, he was also a mystery of the Southern Expedition, he had long heard the story of the Southern Expeditionary Army fighting devils, and he had long known that there was such a person as Han Xing. Now when I saw that Commander Han personally led the team and brought the artillery company, I was so happy in my heart that I didn't mention it.

But when he saw that Han Xing was so young, he hesitated a little, and hurried to Han Xing to look: "I am Li Changjian of the third battalion of the 10th regiment, are you the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army?" ”

Han Xing had no choice but to correct and said: "I'm not Commander Han, I'm just called Han Xing, and I once led the Southern Expeditionary Army to fight devils." ”

"That's it!" Li Changjian happily grabbed Han Xing's arm and jumped and jumped, and introduced to his company commanders, "This is the commander of Han Xing of the Southern Expeditionary Army, everyone is welcome." ”

Not only did the company commander applaud and welcome, but even the soldiers next to him also burst into warm applause, looking at Han Xing like fans one by one, they were not interested in signing at that time, if they were willing to sign, they would have to take out their notebooks one after another, and they had to ask Han Xing to sign.

This is the celebrity effect!

After being lively for a while, Han Xing asked Li Changjian: "Camp Commander Li, how did you break the first deer bar?" ”

Li Changjian said: "I've thought about this, so I'll blow it up with explosives." Do not pull it with your hands, cut it with a knife. ”

Han Xing nodded, and asked again, "So, how did you cross the blockade ditch?" ”

Li Changjian said: "I didn't think about it just now, but now I have a way." I heard that when you attacked the county town of Chiping, you filled a large oil drum with explosives and rolled into a trench. There were no petrol drums, but the village trolleys found a few. We used a small cart, filled with explosives, and pushed it into the trench and blew it up as a turtle grandson. When you go down to the trench, and when you go up to the blockade, you do the same. ”

"So, how do you get through the wall?"

"I've thought about it now," Li Changjian said, "and in the past, when I couldn't help it, I used earthen tanks to blow up the wall." Anyway, there were small carts, so we built several earthen tanks, filled them with wet quilts, put explosives in them, rushed under the walls, and blew up the walls with earthen tanks. Then put up a ladder and storm upwards. ”

"So, what about the bunker?" Han Xing asked again.

"Use an earthen tank too!" Li Changjian said, "Without your artillery support. ”

Han Xing was overjoyed when he heard this, praised Li Changjian and said, "Battalion Commander Li's method is practical and feasible. In the absence of foreign aid, there is a mountain to back on, but there is no mountain to be independent. However, with my artillery company here, how can I watch you alone, we will support it with artillery fire. ”

Li Changjian said happily: "Then the two sets of measures will be implemented at the same time, so that the recalcitrant army can taste our combination of land and ocean, right?" ”

Han Xing's troops and Li Changjian's three battalions were all stepping up their preparations.