Xiao Yueguang handed the big knife in his hand to the troops, and he walked up to Li Hong and arched his hand.

"This is Chief Li, Xiao, long admiration, long admiration!"

In order to show the respect of his subordinates to his superiors, Li Hong gave him a military salute.

People respect a foot, and he respects a foot.

"Sir Xiao, you don't dare to call me like this, according to the military rank, you are my superior, so I should call you sir."

Xiao Yueguang waved his hand and said, "Chief Li, I, Xiao Yueguang, don't dare to pretend to be a commander in front of you, I'm afraid that our army commander will have three points of respect when he sees you." ”

Xiao Yueguang's words are definitely not exalting Li Hong, although Li Hong's military rank and position are not high, but if you want to talk about the combat effectiveness of the troops, I am afraid, there are really few troops that can beat the security regiment.

Take the Devil 21 Brigade as an example, the 51st Army will definitely not be able to defeat it, but the Security Regiment almost wiped out the 21st Brigade.

The difference in combat effectiveness between the 51st Army and the Security Regiment, fools know, this is not a grade of troops at all.

The two of them spoke a few words briefly, but they were not too polite.

"Chief Li, let's go, go to my headquarters, our division seat is waiting for you!"

"Okay, Chief Xiao, please first."

Li Hong also made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Yueguang, and the two of them rode towards the 337 Brigade Headquarters.

The rest of the soldiers continued to clean up the battlefield, and the security regiment and the soldiers of the 337 Brigade coordinated to defend the north bank of the Huai River.

Ten minutes later, the group rode horses and galloped to the gate of the 337 Brigade headquarters.

Zhou Yinghua saw Li Hong and others riding over from a distance, he took off his military uniform, took a few guards, and strode out of the headquarters to greet him.

"Appeal !!"

Li Hong grabbed the reins and jumped off the horse with agility.

Xiao Yueguang immediately dismounted, and he introduced Li Hong and Zhou Yinghua to each other.

"Hello Chief Zhou!"

"Captain Li, he is heroic, and he is really terrifying!" Zhou Yinghua raised his hand and saluted Li Hong, and said with a hearty smile: "Zhou, thank you Commander Li, if you don't have your regiment's help today, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the officers and soldiers of the 337 Brigade to recapture the Xiaobengbu defense line!" ”

Li Hong said bluntly: "The humble post and Chief Zhou now belong to the same fifth war zone, we take the war of resistance as our own responsibility, the security regiment saw the officers and soldiers of the 337 Brigade fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders, how can we sit idly by, I, Li Hong, am a soldier, when it is time to shoot, there is no ambiguity!" ”

"Okay, that's right, Commander Li's determination to resist Japan is decisive, and he really deserves to be a fierce general in the World War Zone!"

"Chief Zhou praised it falsely." Li Hong smiled disappreliantly.

Immediately, they entered the headquarters of the 337 brigade.

Xiao Yueguang shouted to the orderly: "Orderlie, pour a glass of water for Chief Li." ”

Li Hong glanced at the command headquarters and took the hot water handed by the orderlies.

"Chief Zhou, Chief Xiao, the security regiment temporarily received an order from the commander of the theater to assist the 51st Army in jointly defending the Huai River, if the two commanders have any tasks, they can hand them over to our security regiment."

"Okay, Commander Li, we will sincerely unite and jointly guard the Huai River defense line and fight against the Japanese invaders!"

A few people walked to the map, Zhou Yinghua pointed to the villages and towns on the north bank of the Huai River on the map, and briefly told Li Hong about the deployment of the 113th Division and the defense line guarded.

"The main defense line of the 337 Brigade is in the area of Xiaobengbu Town, and the defense line of the 339 Brigade is in Mengjia Village, 10 kilometers south of Bengbu Town.

Li Hong stared at the map, thought carefully for a while, and then pointed to the defense line of the 113th Division and said his opinion.

"Sir Zhou, with all due respect, although the 337th Brigade and the 339th Brigade can take care of the defense line of more than ten kilometers on the left and right, because the defense line is too long, the guards are too empty, and the defense is weak. As long as the Japanese army crossed the Huai River and concentrated its forces to attack one point, it could easily open the 113th Division's defensive breakthrough. ”

Zhou Yinghua and Xiao Yueguang nodded, and Li Hong immediately said that the 113th Division's Huaihe defense line was easy to be broken through by the Japanese army.

"Commander Li, you have always been resourceful, what good defensive strategies do you have?" Zhou Yinghua asked Li Hong modestly, he really wanted to hear Li Hong's opinion.

Li Hong looked at Zhou Yinghua and Xiao Yueguang, and said bluntly: "There are lowly strategies, but I don't know if Chief Zhou can adopt them." ”

"Captain Li, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Li Hong said cautiously: "Sir Zhou, if you believe me Li Hong, your 337 Brigade will withdraw from Xiaobengbu Town, and our security regiment will take over the defense, and then, the 337 Brigade will move closer to the 339 Brigade, and the two brigades will shrink their strength to consolidate the defense of the villages around Mengjia Village, and it will definitely not be so easy for the Japanese army to easily open the defense line on the north bank ......of the Huai River."

Li Hong's plan is good, but the officers present at the headquarters all know the importance of Xiaobengbu Town.

Let the 337th Brigade hand over such an important defensive position to other troops, I am afraid, few officers and soldiers of the 113th Division dare to agree.

Zhou Yinghua was silent, pacing back and forth on the map, he carefully considered it for a few minutes, and adopted Li Hong's opinion.

"Commander Li, I, Zhou Yinghua, am not an indecisive person, I may not be able to believe ordinary people, you Li Hong and I really believe it, the defense line of Xiaobengbu Town will be handed over to you Commander Li!"

Zhou Yinghua solemnly patted Li Hong on the shoulder to express a kind of trust, and in turn, he gave an order to Xiao Yueguang.

"Xiao Yueguang!"

"Humble duty!"

Zhou Yinghua announced loudly: "Order your 337 Brigade to immediately withdraw from Xiaobengbu Town and move closer to the 339 Brigade!" ”

"Yes, Master!"

Xiao Yueguang picked up the phone and immediately notified the regiments to withdraw from the positional defense line.

After a while, a colonel of the 337 Brigade walked into the headquarters and reported to Zhou Yinghua the list of weapons and equipment of the newly captured Devil Brigade.

Zhou Yinghua was bold and generous, and decided to allocate half of the weapons and equipment to Li Hong in public, and also allocated an extra part of the heavy firepower weapons to the security regiment.

Li Hong waved his hand and politely refused: "Chief Zhou, I understand your kindness, my security regiment only assisted your 337 Brigade to make some efforts, if I receive these weapons and equipment, wouldn't it be a robbery while the fire is burning, and the weapons and equipment will be left to you." ”

"Head Li, well, since you say so, then you can only cheapen me Zhou himself, hahaha!"

Zhou Yinghua knew that the security regiment was well-armed, and he knew that Li Hong didn't look down on the weapons and equipment of these little devils at all.

Li Hong not only did not receive the captured weapons and equipment, but also sent a batch of medicine and ammunition to the 113th Division to make friends with Zhou Yinghua.

When I first arrived in the Fifth War Zone, there were many military departments, many factions, and there were many factions, including the Northeast Army, the Sichuan Army, the Gui Army, and the Central Army.

The 51st Army and the 113th Division are not directly affiliated with the Central Army, so they naturally lack weapons and equipment, and medicine is even more scarce.

Li Hong gave Zhou Yinghua valuable medicines, and the 113th Division naturally remembered this favor, and in the future, if the security regiment encountered any difficulties on the battlefield, Zhou Yinghua would definitely lend a hand.

(End of chapter)