The sun is shining, the fields are filled with the sweet smell of ears of corn, thousands of sparrows, flocks, and the northern plains in midsummer are lush and prosperous.

Yang Cairan's troops have already been stationed here.

It not only occupies the Hamura stronghold and village, but also occupies several surrounding villages, forming a closed-loop cluster stationing area.

The Hamura Independent Battalion also returned.

The three independent battalions were brought together to receive unified command and training from Yang Chaoran.

At the strong request of the officers and soldiers, he decided not to leave.

Establish a strong base here and fight the Japanese army.

The telegram contacted Feiyan Fort to inquire about the situation and inform him of his military situation.

It was decided to reorganize the troops of Feiyan Fort into artillery and special operations forces, and become a special battalion plus a logistics baggage force, and the three battalions around Yang Chaoran were organized into one battalion, two battalions, three battalions, and three infantry battalions.

The entire unit was renamed the Huaixian Independent Regiment and was subordinate to the Eighth Route Army.

Let Su Chenxi and others contact the Eighth Route Army, let Tang Bin serve as the political commissar of the whole regiment, and strengthen the training of a group of political cadres to enrich this side.

A few days later, Tang Bin, political commissar with dozens of soldiers, lurked over and joined Yang Chaoran.

Most of these fighters were the foundation of the Tanghe guerrillas, had clear political ideology, were familiar with the discipline and work style of the Eighth Route Army and the Wugong Corps, and were serious guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army.

Rainbow was injured and couldn't control the situation, the original bandit-born soldiers led by Little Flower Leopard and others were greatly consumed, and the three battalions, including the troops of Feiyan Fort, were all developed by Yang Chaoran, so there was no need to scruple too much.

Everything falls into place.

Yang Chaoran stationed his troops in the area of Yucun and trained frantically.

The ideological, political, and military qualities of the troops have made rapid progress.

Fifteen days later, from the underground system through the Eighth Route Army, news came that the Japanese army was going to carry out a key sweep of Yang Chaoran's troops.

It is known as the autumn harvest sweep.

The Japanese army will concentrate an infantry wing to encircle and annihilate the Huaixian Independent Regiment.

A wing, more than 3,000 people, plus a division of the puppet army, the total strength is more than 6,000 people.

This division of the puppet army has 5,000 people, and the two main regiments that can be drawn out to fight.

When the news reached Yucun, Yang Chaoran immediately convened a meeting of officers to deploy anti-sweeping military measures.

After half a month of training, the officers and men of the regiment have gained a view of the overall situation, discipline and principles, and have gone beyond the small circle of villages and villages, and they have a clear understanding of the three major disciplines and eight points of attention, and they are able to resolutely carry out their orders.

Political Commissar Tang Bin also came here for a meeting.

How to fight, Yang Chaoran is very relaxed.

More than six thousand enemies, half of whom were miscellaneous, nothing remarkable.

In the Battle of Black Wolf's Mouth, he already had the experience of all-out confrontation and command.

Political Commissar Tang Bin suggested that the troops should be divided into two groups, one in the vicinity of Huaibei County and Huaide County, to fight guerrilla attacks on the inner line, relying on concealment and mobile warfare to contain the enemy, and the main force should jump to the outer line, and when the enemy is tired, then turn back to clean up the enemy and break through each one.

Yang Chaoran originally agreed, but when he saw the sympathetic expressions on the faces of most of the battalion commanders, company commanders, and platoon commanders, he instantly understood.

The cadres can understand the retreat of the main force and throw the common people in the base areas to the enemy, but it is difficult for them to accept emotionally.

Yang Chaoran analyzed the enemy's situation and decided to take a holistic view of the situation and implement the policy of breaking through the encirclement with the main force and containing the enemy with a small number of troops.

"Without enough troops on the inner line, it is simply impossible to contain the enemy, not to fight a few battles, and not to stick to the enemy, forcing the enemy to concentrate his forces, so that the main forces of our army jump out."

According to Yang Chaoran's plan, Political Commissar Tang Bin led two battalions out, plus one and a half battalions in Feiyan Fort, waiting for news, and hiding on the periphery.

Yang Chaoran led a battalion and insisted on fighting in the area of Yucun.

All kinds of situations and principles were clearly considered and explained to the cadres and fighters.

The troops moved quickly.

Yang Chaoran led his troops to build a large number of fortifications, dig trenches and tunnels in the Yucun stronghold and the area around the village, and prepare for war.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, the Japanese army did not move.

Intelligence came from the inside, saying that the last time it was a rumor deliberately released by the Japanese army, which was to disturb our army and interfere with our autumn harvest operation.

After another day of stopping, news came again from the inner line, saying that the Japanese army had changed its deployment and still had to sweep up, but the situation was unknown.

The Japanese army's sphere of influence has withdrawn from the west of Huaide County and Huaibei County, and the headquarters of the garrison is stationed in the county town of Dangning in the east.

The garrison, which is equivalent to the brigade level of the Japanese army, one is the field sequence and the other is the security army sequence.

Nogi Sakaichi, the captain of the Japanese garrison, was the biggest nail in the coffin that threatened the Huai County Independent Regiment.

According to the source, if the Japanese army sent troops, the focus would come from the east.

Yang Chaoran is not calm.

He believes that the enemy's purpose in deliberately unleashing such rumors is absolutely not simple, and it is inevitable to interfere with the autumn harvest and autumn planting in our base areas, and moreover, there is also the meaning of fatigue and intimidation of our army, and by the way, the meaning of pulling out our army's internal intelligence officers, the little devil is too cunning.

Yang Chaoran decided to change the deployment and take the initiative!

He ordered that Tang Bin's political commissar stay in the base area, let Xiaohuabao serve as the commander of Feiyan Fort, and set out with an infantry battalion of his own to take the initiative to attack the enemy, disrupt the enemy's military plots, and conduct fire reconnaissance.

"Only by being proactive can we change the situation and create safe conditions for autumn harvesting and planting."

The autumn harvest is one of the most important agricultural activities in the northern plains, and farmers cannot store enough grain without harvesting corn, beans, sweet potatoes, etc.

He estimated that the enemy would come and make trouble, burn and loot, destroy the base areas, and rob all the grain and crops!

Fifteen days, training officers and soldiers, has already made Yang Chaoran numb!

Too aggrieved.

Yang Chaoran's orders and plans, no one can object.

Let's go.

The first target is the county seat of Huaibei.

Conquer the county seat, attract enemy targets, and let the enemy passively reinforce at that time, and the enemy will not be able to play tricks.

Pass through the town of Douyu.

There was a strong stronghold of the Japanese army here.

Yang Chaoran's troops, five hundred meters away, surrounded the enemy's stronghold!

This encirclement, of course, seems very loose.

In four directions, an infantry platoon was arranged on three sides, as a suspicious soldier, and the main force was in the west.

Anyway, it is above board and proud.

Observing through the telescope, it was found that the Japanese puppet army was on high alert and had fully entered a combat state.

People from nearby villages were asked.

The people are neutral.

The village chief or something is also stepping on two boats, and in order to maintain the safety of his village, he has no choice but to do it.

They readily provided information: "Sir, in the stronghold, there are about 20 Oriental soldiers and a platoon of the Imperial Army. Among them, the Oriental soldier marksmanship thief is good! They also have small steel cannons. It's not good to fight. ”

This number is in line with Yang Chaoran's judgment.

"Mr. Village Chief, I have a letter in my hand, you send someone to the stronghold!"