When the Japanese troops in Suzhou received the telegram, Hu Biao and his party, who had already taken control of Guzhen Station, also began to enter a state of combat readiness. After receiving the telegram from the reconnaissance detachment, Hu Biao knew that the reinforcements sent by the Japanese army would soon depart.

Compared with the earlier recovery of Mengcheng, the importance of Bengbu to the Japanese army is self-evident. Once Bengbu is lost, it means that the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, which the Japanese army has managed to control, will be cut off by the task force, and it is naturally impossible to restore the railway.

In addition to sending the corresponding combat instructions to Xu Sandao, Hu Biao also immediately sent a report to the military command, asking the spies stationed at the Suzhou station to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese troops at the Suzhou railway station, and send a report as soon as the Japanese troops boarded the train.

Even if the military command could not send the corresponding information in time, Hu Biao believed that the station would receive the corresponding instructions. When the troop transport train crosses, the little devil will definitely give notice in advance, and even give an order to strengthen the vigilance along the way.

Looking at the troops that had already been redressed, Hu Biao also said directly: "Lao Qin, let the brothers take turns to rest, even if the little devil sets off now, when he arrives with us, there should still be a period of time, don't worry!" ”

"Detachment leader, why don't you go and rest too, I'll just watch here. You haven't closed your eyes for the past two days! ”

As the supreme commander of the task force, Hu Biao undoubtedly spent the most energy in order to fight this battle well. Except for Hu Biao, the rest of the task force could not mobilize Zhao Chengwu and Sun Weimin's troops. You can't be lazy if you want to!

Knowing that Qin Tianyou also cared about himself, Hu Biao said with a smile: "After this battle, we should be able to take a rest." I'm fine! I can't do without this side of the matter, I really have to wait for the call, you will be exposed when you answer the phone! ”

As soon as he heard this, Qin Tianyou was no longer reluctant. has been by Hu Biao's side for so long, and Hu Biao's level of energy adjustment is undoubtedly the highest. And the next battle is very important, directly related to whether Bengbu can be recovered, and naturally there is no room for loss.

As Hu Biao expected, the Japanese infantry brigade, which had just arrived in Suzhou, originally planned to launch an attack from the direction of Suzhou and Huaibei, and in cooperation with the garrisons in other places, they surrounded and recovered the anti-Japanese troops in the three cities of northern Anhui on three sides.

What the Japanese army did not expect was that the Eighth Route Army, which had just recovered Mengcheng, actually rushed to Bengbu to attack and harass. Knowing that Bengbu was short of troops, the Japanese commander quickly ordered an infantry wing to reinforce Bengbu.

After the infantry wing entered Bengbu, it launched an attack on Mengcheng directly from the direction of Bengbu. The rest of the brigade continued to march from the direction of Huaibei and Suzhou to Vortex City and other places, constantly compressing the space for the activities of the anti-Japanese troops.

In the eyes of the Japanese army, unless the anti-Japanese forces resist to the death, the only way to do this is to abandon the three cities that have been regained so far. Otherwise, the garrison that held on to the newly recaptured city would be wiped out by the infantry brigades that rushed in to reinforce it.

Even if the Japanese army already knew about it, the Fifth Theater had transferred a main division to the three cities in northern Anhui, as well as the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army operating in northern Anhui. But the Japanese still felt that these troops would not be their opponents.

Listening to the ticking sound from the station radio, Zheng Jingwu, who had already forced him to ask for the password, quickly translated it and said: "Detachment leader, Suzhou sent a telegram asking if it is safe along the railway?" ”

"Call back! Everything works! ”

"Yes!"

Soon after sending the telegram, the phone at the station rang quickly, and knowing that the call should be from the Japanese army in Guzhen City, Hu Biao quickly picked up the phone and said: "Moxi Moxi!" ”

"Captain Okamoto? I'm Hirasa! ”

"Hello, Your Excellency the Garrison!"

"Did the station receive a telegram? Is the neighborhood safe? ”

"Report to Your Excellency the Garrison Officer, I have just received a telegram and have replied! At the station, according to the instructions of His Excellency the Garrison Officer, the guard and patrol have been strengthened, and nothing unusual has been detected so far! ”

"Yo Breath! Okamoto-kun, in three hours, the troop carrier from Suzhou will arrive at your station, so be sure to make sure the train is safe. If there is any situation, please report it to me in time! ”

"Hey!"

After hanging up the phone, looking at Zheng Jingwu with an adoring face, Hu Biao also smiled and said: "Inform General Zhao that the little devils will arrive in about three hours, and let them step up the construction of hidden fortifications." If there is any other situation, I will inform him in time! ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

Having controlled the radio and telephone at Guzhen Station, the Japanese troops in Guzhen City and the Japanese troops in Suzhou did not know their information at all, and they were completely controlled by Hu Biao. And this is what Hu Biao himself expects to see!

Compared with the network and satellite communication of later generations, the communication of this era is undoubtedly too far behind. It is impossible to find out who is on the other end of the telephone or telegram. disguised, Hu Biao also felt that there was not much pressure.

Looking at the drizzle falling from the sky, Hu Biao couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that God is helping!" It's raining early in the morning, and the plane of the little devil shouldn't be able to take off, I just hope that this rain won't take too long! ”

To solve the reinforcements sent from Suzhou, Hu Biao had to lead the task force to rush to Bengbu, strive to take Bengbu Airport and the county seat together before the Japanese army reacted, and find a way to drive away the planes parked at the airport.

It was confirmed that the Japanese reinforcements had boarded the train and set off, and Hu Biao also stayed at the station and waited. At the same time, the reconnaissance detachment and the independent regiment, which had received the latest orders, also began to carry out raids and harassment operations in Bengbu.

When the Japanese squadron drawn from the airfield arrived at the ambush position where the Independent Regiment was located, the officers and men of the Independent Regiment had already withdrawn. Looking at the corpses all over the ground, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese squadron who came to reinforce naturally felt extremely angry and worried.

While sending someone to collect the corpse, the Japanese squadron leader who led the team quickly said: "Send someone into the city to report the situation!" Yaga! We're in trouble! These damn Chinese troops are really hateful! ”

After the independent regiment that cleaned up the battlefield reported to the reconnaissance detachment that had finished solving the bunker, Xu Sandao quickly said: "Commander Sun, please send a company to go to the airport with me, and the rest of the troops will set up an ambush outside the airport." ”

"Ambush outside the airport? Ambush whom? ”

"The little devils in the city are running out of troops, and they have previously transferred a squadron from the airfield. I've been watching the sky before, worried that it will clear up after dawn, and the little devil's fighter plane will take off at that time, and then we will be in trouble.

Now it's raining in the sky, and I'm afraid that the little devil's fighter plane won't be able to take off. Wait a minute, I'll lead someone to feint at the airport and force that little devil squadron to return to the airport. And then you are in the middle of the road, concentrate the superior forces and quickly kill them! ”

After listening to Xu Sandao's battle plan, Sun Weimin quickly reacted and said, "Okay, no problem!" ”

The puppet army of more than 500 days has just been completely annihilated, and although it has lost some troops, the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment is still intact. The squadron of little devils who encircled and annihilated less than two hundred people, the independent regiment naturally had no big problem, and the little devils would definitely not have thought of it.

This style of play, which is similar to the tactics of Morning Glory, made Sun Weimin more sure that Hu Biao's command ability is indeed extremely good. After some mobilization, the little devils in Bengbu were turned around by the group he played, and let the independent group eat them up little by little.

After Hu Biao finished solving the reinforcements sent from Suzhou, Sun Weimin also believed that there should be no big problem in taking Bengbu. As a result, it was obvious that when the sound of gunfire came from the airport, the little devils stationed in Bengbu City also began to become nervous.

Fortunately, after a fierce battle, the losses on the airfield were not serious. But the reinforcements sent before, without exception, were surrounded and annihilated outside the airport. This means that the strength of the Japanese army in Bengbu has been weakened a lot.

After receiving a telegram from Bengbu asking for help, the commander of the Japanese army who was about to arrive in Guzhen quickly said: "Send a telegram to Bengbu and ask it to strictly guard the city and the airport." Before the reinforcements arrive, they are not allowed to attack without authorization! ”

Through the reported situation, the commander of the Japanese army has already guessed that the Eighth Route Army, which has infiltrated the territory of Bengbu, is constantly encroaching on the strength of the Japanese army in Bengbu. The troops walked out of the camp and there was a high probability that they would be ambushed again.

Only by holding the camp and waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops can the current dangerous situation be reversed. The defenders of Bengbu were actually aware of this situation and began to stick to the city and the airport, not daring to send their troops out.

Seeing that the little devils were guarding behind closed doors, the independent regiment, which had fought two battles in a row, arranged for the troops to rest in turn, and at the same time dispatched manpower to break down the railroad tracks. For the officers and men of the Independent Regiment, the broken rails were also good steel.

Listening to the explosions coming from time to time on the railway line, the Japanese garrison officer stationed in Bengbu City couldn't help but grit his teeth and said: "Baga! These damn dirt roads, they're actually tearing down the railroad. ”

Even if they knew that the Eighth Route Army was demolishing the railway, the defending troops still did not dare to go out of the city to drive away. The reason is very simple, the previous two ambushes have already caused more than half of the Japanese troops in Bengbu to lose. If there is another mistake, Bengbu City will not be able to hold it.

Only after the reinforcements arrived, the defending troops cooperated with the reinforcements to pursue and encircle the Eighth Route Army. Now that reinforcements have not arrived, the Japanese army can only watch as the railway, which they attach the most importance to, is destroyed.

When the independent regiment began to dismantle the railroad on a large scale, the sound of train whistles was also heard in the direction of Guzhen, which was already dark. Previously, the station had received a telegram, and the troops stationed at the station were all on alert along the railway.

The captain of the Japanese army wing sitting in the car looked at the sentry with guns outside the car, and said with satisfaction: "Yo! The defenders of Guzhen are still very loyal to their duties! When the battle is over, report their merits to your superiors! ”

"Hey!"

In order to rush to Bengbu Station as soon as possible, the troop transport train did not choose to stop at Guzhen Station. Looking at the train that didn't stop at all, Hu Biao, who stayed on the platform, didn't feel that anything had changed, on the contrary, he was happy to see this scene.

said with a smile: "Gather troops and prepare to copy the back road of the little devil!" ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

Thinking of the ambush position a few miles away from the station, Qin Tianyou and the others knew that once the speeding troop carrier derailed, it was believed that the little devils in the car would be dizzy. At that time, Zhao Chengwu's troops will not encounter much counterattack if they attack again.

Once the truckload of Japanese reinforcements was eliminated, the task force would go straight to Bengbu. As soon as the task force arrives, it will be the end of the little devils in Bengbu!