"Commander, I don't understand!" Huang Sheng didn't go to carry out the order, staring at Li Hao with a puzzled expression.

"Before the battle was fought, we abandoned the position and put the Jin Sui army into our base area. What if they endure in our base area and do not leave, the blood of the comrades for Datong is not in vain! ”

Li Hao replied calmly: "Don't worry! Retreating now does not mean that we have to give up the base that we have worked so hard to build, but in order to leave a deeper lesson for our opponents and achieve greater victories. ”

"Taking down the mountain artillery battalion of the Jin Sui Army and all the baggage troops is the first lesson I gave them, and I hope they can retreat in the face of difficulties."

"Unexpectedly, not only did they not retreat, but they also continued to go deep into our base area, with a posture of annihilating our defensive troops."

"It was too much, and I had to teach them a bigger lesson."

"After the three-way assault team of the Jin Sui Army entered the base area, the monitoring troops continued to slow down their march by destroying the road, and at the same time did a good job of clearing the fields along the way, so as not to let the Jin Sui Army get a single grain supply in our base area."

"Under normal circumstances, each soldier of the Jin Sui Army carries a maximum of two days of dry food, and they are now marching day and night, and the dry food consumption rate must be very fast, and it would be good to be able to last until tomorrow night."

"We can't get food supplies from our base areas, and we can't send food supplies from the rear, so I see how they still occupy our base areas."

By the way, another telegram was sent to the commissar: "In addition to the battalion that is rushing over, another thousand local troops will be sent over to reinforce us." ”

"Also, send all the mines in our stockpile, I'll be useful."

At one o'clock in the morning, the commander of the guard battalion and the main force of the mountain artillery battalion converged, and when they saw the division commander, they hurried to report.

"Division, we did find a large number of mule and horse footprints in the place where the mountain artillery battalion was missing."

"I followed them five kilometers into the mountains, and then the footprints disappeared, and the terrain around them became more and more complicated."

"In order to avoid the troops being attacked, he took the initiative and ordered the troops to retreat, and asked the commander to punish them."

The division commander shook his head and replied with satisfaction: "Your decision is right. ”

"The fact that the enemy can quietly eat our mountain artillery battalion and baggage company shows that they are very powerful. The troops rushed into the mountains, and they did so at night, and if they really ran into them, they would definitely suffer a big loss. ”

"I have ordered the left and right assault teams to enter the base of the garrison regiment, penetrate directly into the back of the Eighth Route Army's defensive line, and kill them in front and back."

"Even if we don't have a mountain artillery battalion, we can quickly enter the garrison base area and seize more territory."

As soon as he finished speaking, the deputy chief of staff came over and was happy to report: "Divisional seat, the left and right commandos report, and they will be able to intersperse in place in another hour." ”

"Can we start preparing?"

The division commander immediately ordered: "Preparations will begin in half an hour...... The brothers were ordered to seize the last half hour of rest and temporarily fill their stomachs with dry food, so that after the offensive began, everyone had no time to rest and no time to eat. ”

"We must quickly break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army, enter their base area, and then continue to advance and go straight into Hunyuan County."

Twenty minutes later, the troops had already begun to assemble for the final preparations before the battle.

The division commander also walked out of the temporary tent and climbed to the high ground not far away, staring at the defense line of the Eighth Route Army a few hundred meters away without blinking.

Maybe for secrecy, not to expose their own firepower, there is not a single torch on the defensive line, it is dark everywhere, and nothing can be seen.

The division commander frowned and ordered: "From now on, the mortar company will fire a flare at the defense line of the Eighth Route Army every five minutes." ”

"Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one win a hundred battles, and before attacking, we must find out the specific strength and firepower they have arranged on the defensive line, and it is best to figure out the specific location of the firepower point."

A staff officer next to him immediately rushed down the high ground to give orders.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Five minutes later, the first flare lifted into the air, flew to the highest point in the sky, burst into a dazzling white light, and slowly landed.

Not only the defense line of the Eighth Route Army, but the entire battlefield was illuminated.

The division commander seized the time to observe the defensive line.

Unexpectedly, after searching the entire trench, he did not find a single person of the Eighth Route Army, not even a rifle or a light machine gun.

"Could it be that the Eighth Route Army is hiding in the trenches?" The division commander came up with an explanation.

But soon this explanation was rejected by himself.

Even if the Eighth Route Army is hiding in the trenches, such a large position, you can't even see a single figure.

"There is a problem with the defense line of the Eighth Route Army!" The division commander became more and more suspicious, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he immediately made an order.

"Deputy Chief of Staff, order the reconnaissance company to send an infantry squad to their position to negotiate, salute first and then soldiers, and say that we are ordered to go to their base area to carry out secret missions, ask them to let them go, and see what the situation of their defense line is?"

After the order was given, the division commander raised the telescope again.

After looking at it for a few minutes and still finding nothing, the line of defense was as if no one was stationed, very quiet.

"Master, something happened ......"

When he was about to continue watching, an exclamation reached the ears of the division commander, and then he saw the reconnaissance company commander running over in a hurry, shouting as he ran.

After running in front of the division commander, he reported with an angry face: "We have been deceived. ”

"There is not a single Eighth Route Army on the defensive line, it is empty."

"The people I sent over walked into their defense line all the way and didn't encounter a single Eighth Route Army."

"After receiving the news, I immediately ordered the reconnaissance company to continue in-depth reconnaissance to make sure that the Eighth Route Army really ran away, and then came to report."

"Ran away?" The division commander stared at a pair of big eyes and shouted with incredulity.

Then he stared at the reconnaissance company commander and asked, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on their defense?" Why didn't you notice such a big thing as the Eighth Route Army's withdrawal from the defense line? ”

The commander of the reconnaissance company hurriedly explained: "The commander is angry. ”

"When we arrived here, the Eighth Route Army also sent a guard post to us."

"In order to avoid triggering a conflict in advance, the reconnaissance company can only touch the position of more than 300 meters in front of the defense line to monitor."

"Observing that now, we really haven't found a single Eighth Route Army bypassing us into the defensive line, as for what happened inside the defensive line? Because there were no torches on the line, we really didn't know and couldn't see it. ”

The division commander replied with a calm face: "That's it, take your reconnaissance company and set off now, go deep into the base area of the garrison regiment, and find out where the Eighth Route Army blocking us has gone?" ”

After the reconnaissance company commander left, the deputy chief of staff analyzed: "Division, the Eighth Route Army of the defensive line must have seen that the situation was not good, and slipped away while our interspersed troops were not in place. ”

"In front is their base area, and there are more than 1,000 troops interspersed, so it is difficult to be quiet."

"I guess they got the news in advance, and they had to abandon the defense line for fear of being wiped out by us."

The chief of staff nodded in agreement: "This possibility is not ruled out." ””

Then a smile appeared on his face, and he continued: "But the passage for us to enter the base of the garrison regiment is open. ”

"Whatever the reason for their retreat, as long as our purpose is achieved."

"Although we are not afraid of the Eighth Route Army, if we can meet each other without fighting, it will definitely be the best."

"As soon as the news from the reconnaissance company arrives, we will move on."

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