Hu Biao, who led his troops to succeed in two raids, did not expect that he would be remembered by Okamura Ningji. Even through the way the two cities were lost, it was judged that Hu Biao was the behind-the-scenes commander who stirred up a storm in northern Anhui before.

It's a pity that even Okamura Ninji guessed that Hu Biao and the troops under his command were the mysterious unit commanders that the Japanese Special High School had been tracking. But in the face of Hu Biao, who disappeared from the territory of Fenning again, the Japanese army still couldn't find anything.

Even after thinking about it, Okamura Ningji was very helpless to find that with the fall of Fenning City, the main force of the troops still staying in Hunan Province at the moment was really facing a very dangerous situation. If you don't pay attention, you may be surrounded and annihilated.

When it is difficult to protect himself, how can he deploy and formulate the round-up operation of Hu Biao and his party?

In addition to sending a telegram to the Special High School to inform him of his judgment, the only thing Okamura Ninji could do was to send a telegram to the garrison troops around Fenning, asking these garrisons to strengthen their vigilance and pay attention to mysterious forces that might cross the border.

In order to avoid the recurrence of the situation that the rear city was recovered, Okamura Ningji even strictly ordered these garrison troops, even if they found traces of Hu Biao and his party, they could only report it first, and then wait for the orders of their superiors.

No unit is allowed to attack without the permission of its superiors. Because Okamura Ningji knew extremely well that if the troops of the two cities were secretly attacked, it would really be the mysterious force that disturbed northern Anhui, and those garrison troops would not do it at all.

The consequence of attacking without authorization is that he will not be able to pose any threat to Hu Biao, not to mention his life in vain. The only way to find out it is to find it out first, and then according to the marching route of Hu Biao and his entourage, and then formulate a corresponding encirclement or ambush plan.

After receiving a telegram from Okamura Ninji, the Japanese army's special high school also attached great importance to it, instructing the secret agents lurking around northern Jiangxi and the hidden piles that had been bought to closely collect information about Hu Biao and his party, and to find out the details of this mysterious group.

According to the information collected by the Japanese Special High Division, the Japanese army discovered that this mysterious group of armed forces had been hiding in their occupied area. Who is the commander? How many troops are there? Where is the station? It's all unknown!

This kind of unknown is undoubtedly the most troublesome and worrying for the Japanese army. Because no one knows what kind of big waves Hu Biao and his gang will set off next time they come out again. The Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Wuhan have collected traces of this army.

Even if the Special High School suspects that this so-called special task force may be a secret unit of the national army. But there are all kinds of signs that the Shancheng side does not seem to be very clear about the situation of this army, and the level of secrecy of this army is also extremely high!

The more this is the case, the more the Japanese army's special high school wants to find out the bottom of it. Now that it is not easy to find the traces of this unit again, the special high class naturally does not want to miss it easily. A large number of elite spy personnel also quickly rushed to the vicinity of northern Jiangxi to collect intelligence.

Regarding this series of arrangements for the Japanese army, Hu Biao was naturally not clear. After waking up after a morning of rest, Hu Biao also began to reply to the telegrams sent back by the reconnaissance detachments. Learn more about the overall situation and changes in the current battlefield.

Seeing that the vanguard of the main force of the Japanese army had already exchanged fire with the reconnaissance detachment, Hu Biao also said directly: "Call back to the three knives, slowly deal with the vanguard of the little devil, and strive to delay until the early morning of the day after tomorrow, and then retreat as planned!" ”

"Yes, wolfhead!"

According to the agreement reached between Hu Biao and the Ninth Theater earlier, Hu Biao would send a reconnaissance detachment to delay the withdrawal of the main Japanese army for two days and two nights. If the blocking force of the Ninth Theater is unable to arrive, the reconnaissance detachment will also evacuate the combat area in accordance with the plan.

In the final analysis, Hu Biao did not want the reconnaissance detachment and his assault battalion to fall into the encirclement of the Japanese army. At least judging from the current battle situation, the Ninth War Zone has turned the tide of the war, and it depends on Xue Yue's ability to achieve many results in the end.

put his troops in it, Hu Biao still felt a little unworthy!

After replying to these telegrams, Hu Biao continued: "Inform the Second Company of the Special Task Force to make food in the evening, and start infiltrating Tongluo City at night. Let the 1st Assault Battalion cooperate and strive to take Causeway City before dawn! ”

"Yes, wolfhead!"

Compared with the Japanese army with an infantry wing stationed in Fenning City, the Causeway City, which is closer to Fenning, only stationed less than two squadrons of Japanese troops. In Hu Biao's view, this bit of garrison force does not need to be dispatched by the whole army at all.

As long as the second company of task force is dispatched, it is believed that it will not be long before the battle can be resolved. Just for the sake of safety, Hu Biao did not send a telegram to the Ninth War Zone. Instead, he waited until after the siege had begun before sending a telegram to the Ninth Theater.

From the time it infiltrated into the city to the end of the battle, it took less than an hour for the second company of the task force to completely annihilate the Japanese troops stationed in Causeway City. Looking at the large number of troops entering the city, the people of Causeway City, who were awakened by the sound of gunfire, still looked a little worried.

"Is this our troops fighting back?"

"Who knows? Look at the clothes of these troops, as if they were our troops? If you kill those little devils in the city, will the army of the little devils retaliate? After dawn, let's hurry to the countryside to hide! ”

Regarding the private discussions of the common people, Hu Biao did not care too much. Sitting at the garrison headquarters established by the Japanese army, Hu Biao sent a telegram to the Ninth War Zone, asking the Ninth War Zone to send people to take over the county seat as soon as possible.

Secondly, Hu Biao selected less than 300 officers and soldiers from the thousands of prisoners of war rescued from Fenning earlier, and let the rest of the troops take over Tongluo City after reorganization. What the Ninth Theater needs is to send a small number of troops over.

After receiving the telegram from Hu Biao, Xue Yue, who hadn't had a good rest in the past few nights, also sighed: "This guy's siege speed is too fast!" I just captured Fenning last night, and I will capture the gong tonight. This combat power is indeed powerful! ”

"General, do you send a report to Wan Zai and ask him to quickly send troops to take over Tongluo. If we can control the two cities of Wanzai and Tongluo, we will also be able to plant a nail in the middle of the little devils. The left and right flanks can find opportunities to attack the soft underbelly of the Japanese army! ”

"That's a good point! But have you ever thought about it? Over there, we have less than a division, how can we attack the Japanese? Send a telegram to the pursuing troops, telling them to withdraw to the territory of Causeway and Manjae to rest if necessary.

If we are there and have three main divisions of troops, I believe that the little devils will also have to worry about it, they will still be left in the territory of Hunan Province. When we cut off the supply lines, I'll see how the little devils get supplies from the rear! ”

The Ninth War Zone, which had only struggled to control Wanzai City earlier, now has another Gong Control Zone, and the scope of its activities is undoubtedly greater. In addition to a slight shortage of troops, it is also equivalent to inserting a knife in the center of the Japanese army.

When the two divisions sent by Xue Yue to the Hunan and Jiangxi borders to block the retreat of the Japanese army were in place, there were about three divisions there. When the time comes, whether it is attacking the little devils who occupy northern Jiangxi or the little devils in southern Hunan, they will have a certain initiative and advantage.

After giving the order, Xue Yue looked at the map and said, "Do you think that General Feihu will enter the territory of southern Hunan next?" Looking at his marching route, I always felt that it was not simple. ”

"I can't tell this! Although his troops are in northern Jiangxi at the moment, who dares to guarantee that he will not turn back? ”

Compared with combat units such as the Ninth Theater, which are restricted by defense zones, it is indeed very difficult for a unit like Hu Biao, which comes and goes freely, to judge its next marching move. And in the territory of Shonan, there are still many garrisons of little devils stationed at this moment.

After listening to the analysis of his subordinates, Xue Yue said very directly: "I always feel that he should go to Xiangnan." From what I know, General Flying Fox is very fond of drilling where there are little devils.

At present, although the little devils have decided to retreat, they still have a lot of troops stationed in southern Shonan. Looking at the little devil's plans, he must not want to give up the cities he occupies. Now that the little devil has moved to the north of Jiangxi, there is an emptiness in the south of Xiangnan.

Although there are a lot of garrisons of the little devils in that direction, even if we fight over and want to recover those occupied counties, I am afraid that it will take some time and lose some troops. can be replaced by General Flying Fox, but I'm afraid it's not necessarily! ”

"General, why don't you just send a telegram and ask?"

Regarding his subordinates' proposal, Xue Yue shook his head with a wry smile and said, "He may not be willing to say it!" The generals he worked with knew that this guy never told him where he would go next. It's often after the fight, let's clean up the mess for him! ”

Although he didn't quite understand why Hu Biao did this, Xue Yue knew more or less that there was also an element of distrust in this. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the national army has made many operational deployments, and as soon as the discussion was completed, it was known by the Japanese army's special high school.

In this case, who can guarantee that the secret will not be leaked? Once the Japanese army knew Hu Biao's next marching route, Hu Biao, who had few troops, was very likely to be in danger. In order to avoid this from happening, confidentiality is extremely important.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Xue Yue sent a telegram to Hu Biao and asked tentatively. Looking at the telegram, Hu Biao said with a smile: "It seems that our Commander Xue is very concerned about where we go next!" ”

"Wolf head, do you want to tell him?"

"Tell him what to do? Remember, wait for the assault battalion to get out of the city, and remember to go around the north. At least let the remaining prisoners of war know that we are going to Fenning again. As for what others think, what does that matter to us?

If Xue Yue is really powerful, he should be able to judge where we go next. Next, let's try to avoid the little devils if we can. If you have the chance, it doesn't hurt to capture one or two more county seats! Anyway, we don't have too many supplies! ”

Compared to others, after the first Battle of Star City is over, there must not be a second Battle in a short time. But Hu Biao knew better that around the city of Star City, the Japanese army launched several battles, and the two sides repeatedly fought for some cities.

In this case, Hu Biao will also transfer more troops from the rear in the future to Xingcheng to participate in the battle in turn and exercise the actual combat experience of the troops. Moreover, there are many mountains and forests on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, which are somewhat similar to the environment in the southwest.

Fighting here can also further enhance the troops' experience in marching and fighting in the mountains and forests. When they reach the southwest, it is believed that the troops will adapt to the new combat environment more quickly. Since you have this plan, it is also necessary to stock up on more supplies!