Just as the 37th Brigade of the Devil was intensively planning the attack, the Sichuan Army was also holding a meeting.

Sichuan Army, 53rd Army Headquarters.

Half an hour ago, the Sichuan army learned that the vanguard of the 3rd Division of the Devils had rushed to Nanguan County.

The units of the 37th Brigade are moving towards Nanguan County, and they are in a posture of attacking.

The war situation was urgent, and Peng Debiao summoned Li Hong to the headquarters for a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Before, Li Hong and Peng Debiao both expected that the little devils might increase their troops if they lost the battle.

What caught people off guard was that they didn't expect the little devil to move so fast, and he was an elite armor division.

The number of soldiers in the security regiment plus the Sichuan army is less than 15,000, and the troops participating in the battle of the little devils are more than twice that of the Chinese defenders.

The difference in strength between the enemy and us is very far, which makes the officers and generals of the Sichuan army worry for a while.

Peng Debiao's face showed a little worry, and he walked around the headquarters with his hands behind his back.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the 37th Brigade is not to worry, the key is that the Japanese 3rd Division is menacing, and the enemy is besieging it with a division of troops, seeing that the Japanese army's posture is bound to Nanguan County!" Peng Debiao smoked a cigarette, thinking about how to fight the enemy.

A major general of the Sichuan army said: "The military seat, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, there are many little devils, and our Sichuan army is not afraid, it is a big deal to fight to the death with the little devils!" ”

"Yes, Junzao, I fought with the little devil !!" The officers of the command chimed in.

Li Hong is very clear about the power of the 3rd Division of the Devil, and he was a little surprised by the arrival of the 3rd Division.

It seems that this little devil is really driven crazy, and he actually dispatched tens of thousands of troops to fight a Nanguan County.

Although the battle of the devil's attack has not yet begun, there is an unprecedented solemn atmosphere in the headquarters.

The officers and generals present may have worries and worries, but only Li Hong remained calm.

Judging from the current strong defensive front outside the city, there is no problem in blocking the attack of the little devils in the short term, and the severity of the problem lies in the fact that the casualties of the security regiment and the Sichuan army will be very large.

In addition to this problem, Li Hong also took into account the overall situation of the Battle of Xuzhou.

The commander of the theater asked Li Hong to guard Nanguan County, with the purpose of playing a big game of chess.

Although the commander of the theater did not explicitly say what big chess he would play, Li Hong had already seen through this big battle plan.

In order to lure the enemy deeper, Li Zongyao and Bai Wenqing let the security regiment and the Sichuan army absorb and contain more Japanese troops, so as to find opportunities to effectively annihilate the enemy in large numbers.

At the moment, Li Hong is not worried about the Japanese 3rd Division, because the armored battalion and an infantry battalion of the security regiment are rushing from the second war zone to support, as well as the flying squadron.

Don't underestimate the reinforcements of the security regiment, it is no exaggeration to say that these troops alone will defeat an ordinary brigade of the Japanese army.

arrogantly said that with the current combat effectiveness of the security regiment, Li Hong has enough confidence to be able to block the devil troops outside the city.

To what extent the combat effectiveness of the security regiment is strong, in fact, he himself is immeasurable.

The security regiment has fought with many elite units of the Japanese army, and among these tough devil troops, the enemy has either been completely annihilated or defeated, and there are no devil troops that can compete with the security regiment.

Peng Debiao saw that Li Hong's face was calm, so he asked: "Commander Li is calm and calm, is there any strategy for retreating from the enemy?" ”

Li Hong's brain thought quickly, and then said: "Chief Peng, the Japanese army's 37th Brigade lost the previous battle, and the Japanese army will naturally not give up, on the contrary, it may also stimulate the Japanese army's combat effectiveness to explode." ”

"I suggest that the front-line troops take the initiative to give up the first line of defense and avoid its edge, so that some casualties can also be reduced, and when the Japanese occupy the first line of defense and rush to the second line of defense, our artillery will inflict heavy damage on the enemy."

Peng Debiao thought about it carefully, and felt that Li Hong's analysis was very reasonable.

Soon, Peng Debiao ordered the officers and soldiers at the forefront to quietly evacuate from their positions.

The big battle was imminent, and Li Hong rushed back to the command headquarters at the front.

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At this moment, the 37th Brigade of the Japanese Army has quickly assembled its troops, and more than 4,000 little devils are waiting outside Nanguan County.

The large army of devils was ready to attack, and artillery positions were set up one after another.

However, the enemy did not attack for the time being, because the devil soldiers were waiting for air fire support.

Since the little devils invaded China, it can be said that they have been defeated repeatedly, and there are many examples of defeats, which has led to the solidification of offensive tactics of some Japanese commanders.

After the plane bombarded the artillery bombardment, the artillery bombarded the infantry rushed, and without the assistance of the plane's firepower, the little devil troops would rarely rush to attack.

To put it simply, the little devils do not look at the Chinese army at all, the weapons and equipment are stronger than the Chinese army, the supply of logistics materials is more sufficient than that of the Chinese army, and the individual soldier quality of the soldiers is also higher than that of the Chinese army.

Therefore, the little devils are almost always a routine to fight, no matter how they fight, the result is more wins and fewer losses, and even, some towns do not have to fight, and the Chinese defenders abandon the city and evacuate.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"

Not far away, the resounding sound of aircraft engines could be heard.

I saw that the bomber group of the devils was like a swarm of locusts, flying in the direction of Nanguan County.

As soon as these devil planes flew over, the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns of the security regiment were aimed at the bombers in unison.

Before the devil pilots carried out combat missions, they received information that the security regiment had a certain number of anti-aircraft artillery, so the devil pilots appeared to be very cautious.

The devil pilots sitting in the cockpit were chatting with each other in sign language and communicating.

Soon, the flying group lowered its altitude and opened the bomb bay in the belly of the aircraft.

"Hurricane, hurricane, hurricane......"

Bombs were slowly dropped from the belly of the plane, emitting a terrifying scream.

Pieces of aerial bombs smashed on the defensive line of the position, and the explosions and flames flew into the air one after another.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The bomb exploded, the ground was full of craters, the ground was shaken violently, and the dirt, sand and gravel flew everywhere with the shock wave.

The forward positions were filled with gunsmoke, and the flames burned the air.

The officers and men who held their positions had long been wary of the bombing by the devil's planes, built strong bunkers, and dug foxholes in the trenches to take refuge.

The little devil pilots dropped a lot of bombs, but the defenders on the ground were hiding in trench bunkers and did not cause many casualties.

There were some machine-gun fire fortifications on the position, which were built in such a way that they were so hidden that the pilots of the devils could not detect them at all.

The machine gunners on the machine gun position saw the little devils flying in, and one by one immediately raised their guns high and fired fiercely at the devil bombers hovering in the air.

"Da Da Da!"

"Tubu!"

Dozens of heavy machine guns were fired at full fire, and dense bullets flew from the ground into the air.

(End of chapter)