Looking at the Japanese reconnaissance planes that appeared overhead from time to time, and the officers and men of the prisoner of war camp who were staying at the highway excavation fortifications, they still felt a little worried. But for Hu Biao, if he is prepared, he doesn't need to worry too much.

An air defense guard post has been arranged, and once a little devil fighter plane appears in the sky in the distance, the guard post will notify in advance. When the fighters flew above the positions where the prisoners of war were located, there was no prisoner of war digging below at all.

In the area of air defense camouflage, Hu Biao and the officers and men of the task force under his command still have a lot of experience. In fact, the little devils on high-altitude planes can only detect the troops lurking on the ground with the naked eye.

And at this moment, on the positions where the trenches are dug, there are fishing net camouflage clothes provided by the soldiers of the task force. After spreading it out, just lie under the fishnet camouflage suit and don't move, the little devil on the high-altitude plane doesn't know that there is someone below.

If you are scared and run around, it is easier to be discovered by the pilots of the little devils. After Hu Biao's narration and reassurance, the prisoners of war who were in charge of digging the fortifications gradually found that the plane was overhead, and it didn't seem so terrifying.

The Japanese army in Shucheng, who was speeding up to try to block it, encountered a series of road raids, and the captain of the Japanese infantry brigade who led the team said with a headache: "Baga! What the hell is going on? What do the vanguard do to eat? ”

"Your Excellency, the detachment is too cunning to entangle with us at all, and immediately retreats after launching a sneak attack. By the time we organized a counterattack, they were already far away. Our vanguard troops, heavy losses! ”

Looking at the wounded and corpses that appeared after several attacks, the Japanese infantry brigade that was ordered to rush in, still felt a little bottomless in my heart. Just thinking of the attackers, it is very likely that they did not go too far, and they are reluctant to give up the pursuit.

Qin Tianyou, who commanded the troops to attack, listened to the report of the combat platoon commander under his command, and said with a little worry: "If you continue to fight like this, will you beat the little devil away and stop chasing him?" If you really let them run back to the city, they won't have a chance to annihilate them all! ”

Lei Xiong, who was staying aside, thought for a while and said, "Probably not!" The little devil will suddenly run out of the city, probably because he received an order from above. They should not dare to withdraw without permission from above. ”

"But what is the use of this little force to pursue? The commander of the little devil should be able to think of this, right? ”

Facing Qin Tianyou's confusion, Lei Xiong smiled bitterly: "Old Qin, don't forget, this is a Japanese infantry brigade. In the case of field battles, even if we send an elite infantry regiment, it may not be their opponent.

Looking at the little devil's erection, I should have guessed that we wanted to withdraw to Huoshan. In order to delay us as much time as possible, they used an infantry brigade to pursue us, which was already very considerate of us. Don't forget, we're not the same team! ”

In Lei Xiong's view, the Japanese dared to send an infantry brigade to follow and pursue, more because of their confidence in their own strength. Since the Anti-Japanese War, the combat effectiveness of an infantry brigade of the little devil is much higher than that of a regiment of the Anti-Japanese War troops.

Even many times, in the face of the attack of an infantry brigade of the Japanese army, the anti-war troops often need to send a brigade of troops to block it. If you change to other combat units, you will definitely be very worried when you learn about this situation.

But in the eyes of the commander of the task force, he felt that these little devils were too bold. In the final analysis, the task force is different from many anti-war units at the moment. The training standards are different, and the combat standards are even more different.

Let Lei Xiong say this, Qin Tianyou thought about it and said with a smile: "That's really the truth!" I guess the little devil should have found out some information and knew that we had a car to get around. So, plan to follow the chase and try to hold us back! ”

Only with this explanation can we speak of the past! But in this way, it is estimated that a large number of little devils will come to reinforcements in the future! ”

"Afraid of a ball! If the little devils are really chasing after them, let's have a good time with them in Shucheng. I think the quality of this newly incorporated prisoner of war camp is not bad. Coupled with the troops in Huoshan, the little devils may not be able to bargain! ”

In Qin Tianyou's view, the task force entered Anhui Province to fight the little devils. Now that the little devils have taken the initiative to send it to the door, they have saved a lot of effort to find it. Kill these little devils, and it is estimated that there will not be many little devils left in Shucheng.

Commanding thousands of prisoners of war and spending nearly two hours, Hu Biao finally dug out the trenches that could be hidden, and Hu Biao ordered to stop digging them. Prisoner of war camps were organized into companies and began to be stationed in improvised trenches.

The soldiers of the task force then camouflage the trenches that had just been dug up. At the same time, he sent someone to give orders to Qin Tianyou and the others, so that they didn't have to continue to attack and start to open the road for the little devils to come over.

The 26th Army Guard Regiment led by Xu Sandao was still on the way. When the little devil arrives, it is estimated that the guard regiment will almost arrive. It's just that Hu Biao didn't think about this battle at all, so he asked Xu Yuanquan's guard group to help.

"Send a report to the temporary camp and ask them to send a reconnaissance team to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army in the direction of Luzhou City. Fighters were dispatched from the squadron to form a reconnaissance detachment, which carried radio stations and dispersed them to closely monitor the Japanese troops coming from the direction of Lu'an. ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

Although the Japanese army suddenly sent troops to follow and pursue, it somewhat disrupted Hu Biao's established itinerary and operational deployment. But Hu Biao felt that at this moment, the Japanese army should only be suspicious, and did not know about the existence of the task force for the time being.

Even the guerrillas of the New Fourth Army, who cooperated with the task force, did not know the true strength of the task force. This also means that even if the Japanese army knows about the existence of the task force, they will suspect that this is an elite unit of the national army.

If the little devil then dispatches heavy troops to Shucheng, or directly launches an attack on the defenders of Huoshan, then Shucheng is not a good place. First clear the remnants of the enemy in Shucheng, and then slowly deal with the little devils.

Before that, Hu Biao wanted to grasp the initiative on the battlefield, and it would also take time for the little devil to send troops over. Now that the reconnaissance detachment is dispatched, it will also be possible to know the movement of the Japanese troops in time.

Lin Jian, the head of the guard regiment who was leading his troops to arrive, looked at the fighters that appeared overhead from time to time, and he didn't dare to go too fast at all. Every time he heard a whistle, Lin Jian's subordinates would find a place to lie down and wait for the fighter plane to fly overhead.

Although this way of marching is slow, it is better not to worry about being strafed by the little devil fighters. For the officers and soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War who had experienced actual combat at this time, they were more afraid of this kind of fighter plane that carried out strikes in the air than the artillery of the little devils.

Fortunately, Xu Sandao had already received a telegram from Hu Biao, and he didn't need to rush to the guard regiment. Even if you come later, it doesn't really matter. In view of this situation, Xu Sandao still focused on ensuring the safety of the march, and led the guard regiment into Huoshan territory.

Soon after the guard regiment entered the territory of Huoshan, the Japanese infantry brigade, which had been harassed many times, finally found that there had been no attack for a while. But the more this is the case, the little devil on the march feels that something is wrong with the situation.

Faced with the confusion expressed by the captain of the infantry brigade, the staff officer beside him quickly said: "Your Excellency, captain! All the way we came, there were reconnaissance planes in the air in charge of reconnaissance. Earlier, we had already sent electricity to the division, but the reconnaissance planes did not find anything on the road.

Judging from the current situation, the Chinese army that attacked the county seat last night should be resting in a valley in front of them. They kept harassing them, presumably to buy time to retreat. Because of the fighters, they simply did not dare to take the road.

Most likely, they'll ambush us somewhere, and then try to hold out until dark. In that case, our fighters will not be able to rise into the air. There is also a possibility that they should be waiting for reinforcements! ”

"Reinforcements? Those main forces of the Chinese army hiding in Huoshan? ”

"Yes! If we continue to march forward, we should soon enter the territory of Huoshan. The main force of the Chinese army that attacked the county seat was most likely hidden somewhere on the road. I just don't know if they have the courage to fight with us! ”

"According to the intelligence provided by the division, these fleeing Chinese troops are likely to be the elite of China, and they also have a certain number of artillery units. If they do decide to fight us, it's going to be a tough battle! ”

Thinking of the analytical information sent by the division, the infantry captain still seemed a little worried. Even in the face of the anti-Japanese war troops, the Japanese army was very confident. But this infantry brigade, they didn't carry any artillery at all.

When encountering the anti-war troops with artillery, whether they can contain it is really a question worth thinking about!

"Your Excellency, in the current situation, we are afraid that we do not have many options. The only way to contain these Chinese troops is to wait for reinforcements sent by the division. If they really let them escape into Huoshan, if they want to encircle and suppress them at that time, I'm afraid they will be very confused! ”

"Yaga! Knowing this, we should have taken advantage of the situation to attack Huoshan and eliminate the Zhina army hiding there! ”

The captain of the infantry brigade, who knew that there was danger, but still had to move forward, still felt a little worried. Fortunately, the division had already sent a telegram, and the cavalry wing to which the division belonged had been assembled and was on its way to Shucheng.

What their brigade needs to do now is to confirm whether the main force of the Chinese army attacking Shucheng is ready to flee to Huoshan territory as the division speculated. If the speculation is confirmed, then the division will also send additional troops in the future.

Looking at the little devil infantry brigade that was tracking along the road, Qin Tianyou, who had retreated to the vicinity of the ambush position, also reported the attack to Hu Biao. Knowing that the little devil slowed down and slowed down, Hu Biao didn't think there was anything wrong.

said with a smile: "As long as they don't run, then slowly consume with them!" After a while, it's going to be dark! ”

The task force has always chosen to fight at night, more because of the air support to prevent the little devils. Even if Hu Biao had a certain number of anti-aircraft weapons in his hands, he still could not ensure that the troops would not suffer large-scale casualties in the air raids.

Only by fighting at night can the maximum combat power of the task force be brought into full play and weaken the support force of the little devils. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Hu Biao also knew that those reconnaissance planes that were circling in the air were probably preparing to return to the airport!