The Japanese infantry wing that reinforced Luzhou City had not yet arrived in Luzhou, and the task force that came out of Luzhou changed hands and captured Shucheng, which was occupied by the Japanese army. Still before dawn, all the participants left the city and advanced in the direction of Huoshan.

Looking at the distant convoy and troops, the hundreds of prisoners of war who were finally released looked extremely bitter. Even if they save their lives, these prisoners of war still know that it is still unknown whether they will be able to reach their home alive next.

Even when Hu Biao was leaving, he was given ten oceans and three days' dry rations, and even a few rifles and pistols. But if they really want to go home, I am afraid that this money and food will not be able to support them to return to their hometown.

looked at each other, and soon someone said, "Brothers, what's next?" They're all gone, if we don't leave, we really let the little devil catch it, and I guess there will be no way to live? Otherwise, let's go first! ”

The task force and the prisoner of war company left the city, and the entire Shucheng became an empty city again. But the remaining hundreds of prisoners of war knew that once the little devil learned that Shucheng had fallen and the prisoners of war were rescued, they would inevitably mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress them.

As members of the prisoner of war camp, they made the decision to surrender when they were rescued, and were eventually abandoned by Hu Biao. This profound lesson also taught these prisoners of war that as adults, they need to be responsible for the decisions they make.

Before leaving, Hu Biao gave these prisoners of war only one sentence, that is, 'Spare your lives, for the sake of you all descendants of Yan and Huang, and you have not done anything that hurts heaven and reason." If we meet on the battlefield next time, I hope we won't be enemies. ’

The meaning of these words is very clear, that is, to warn these prisoners of war not to think of going to the little devils. In fact, these prisoners of war also knew in their hearts that even if they went to report to the little devil at this time, the end would not be very good.

Annoyed and angry, the little devil kills people without mercy. If you really want to run to report to the little devil, it is very likely to become an act of looking for death. Out of this concern, hundreds of prisoners of war felt that it was better to leave Shucheng as soon as possible.

But soon someone said, "Where are we going next?" Go back to your hometown? ”

"Back home? What's going on? At present, there is chaos everywhere, even if we change the clothes of the people, it is difficult to hide from the little devils. Find a place to rest and then find another way. If it really doesn't work, then go up the mountain! ”

The so-called going up the mountain, naturally, refers to being a bandit. In this era, there were many defeated soldiers who chose to go up the mountain and fall into the grass. With the weapons that Hu Biao left for them to defend themselves, these prisoners of war felt that they should be able to survive as a mountain king.

What choice these prisoners of war make, Hu Biao, who has already left on the road, will not care. If these people really don't change their lives, sooner or later they will pay the price for the mistakes they have made. In the vicinity of Shucheng, there are also guerrillas of the New Fourth Army who are active.

If you really want to go up to the mountains and become a bandit, you will also become a target for guerrillas. Correspondingly, if they finally choose to accept the little devil's recruitment. In the future, when the little devils surrender, they will also become the object of liquidation.

Hu Biao, who temporarily reorganized the more than 1,000 rescued prisoners of war into six combat companies, did not break up the officers and men of the task force and integrate them into prisoner of war companies. In Hu Biao's view, the combat strength of the POW company is limited, and the main force still depends on the task force.

After bathing, changing into clean clothes, and having eaten a full meal, the prisoners of war who marched with the army were very excited. Following the car transporting supplies, Hu Biao and his entourage finally arrived at the area bordering Shucheng and Huoshan, and the sky gradually brightened.

Seeing this scene, Hu Biao also said directly: "Inform the troops and camp in the mountains!" When we get in touch with the troops of the 26th Army, let's go over. Let the reconnaissance detachment continue to move forward, and the rest of the troops go into the mountains to rest! ”

"Detachment leader, let's rest here, the little devils should chase after us, right?"

"Don't worry! At present, there are accidents in Luzhou and Chucheng one after another, and the main force of the little devil division attacking Lu'an, there will also be problems with material supply. If these problems are not solved, the little devils will not dare to enter the army easily, and there are a lot of troops stationed in Huoshan! ”

If he didn't contact Xu Yuanquan's troops in advance, Hu Biao would not have taken the liberty of bringing the troops in. In fact, Hu Biao came to Huoshan more to send supplies, and did not seek refuge from Xu Yuanquan. If possible, Hu Biao will lead his troops to the vicinity of Lu'an City.

The main force of the little devil's division is stationed near Lu'an at this moment. At this moment, in Lu'an City, there are still two main divisions of the National Revolutionary Army. If the little devil wants to capture Lu'an, he must ensure the stability of the rear.

If you really want to bring the war to a stalemate, I'm afraid that the little devils will also be worried and fall into a situation of being caught between two sides. Accompanied by Hu Biao, the two cities of Chuzhou and Luzhou. The garrison left behind by the little devils in the rear is no longer able to control the stability of the occupied areas.

Moreover, Hu Biao had already suggested that the New Fourth Army should take advantage of this rare opportunity to launch a highway raid and attack and disturbance war. The main force of the Japanese division advancing into the territory of Lu'an, it will be difficult to receive supplies from the rear.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is somewhat unlikely that the main force of the Japanese division and regiment advancing into Lu'an will be eliminated. But if you want to give the little devil some trouble, Hu Biao thinks that it shouldn't be a big problem. The premise is that he needs the cooperation of more troops.

This time, he brought a lot of supplies to Huoshan, and it was more to have a good relationship with Xu Yuanquan. As the saying goes, eat people with a short mouth, and take people softly. took the things given by Hu Biao, if Hu Biao was really in need, Xu Yuanquan would not be able to help.

What's more, when Xu Yuanquan really wants to send troops, Hu Biao will also ask the military commander or the Fifth War Zone to issue the corresponding combat order. Whether it is Dai Li, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in the Fifth War Zone, the relationship with Hu Biao is still very good at the moment.

If it is from the side of Anhui Province, it can really contain more of the main forces of the Japanese army, and it can also reduce the pressure on the main battlefield in Wuhan. From the perspective of the overall situation of the battlefield, this is also a situation that the generals of the Anti-Japanese War also want to see. If no one cooperates, Hu Biao believes that self-protection is still no problem.

Entering the valley where he was temporarily resting, Hu Biao began to ask people to set up tents. Looking at the tents set up one after another, many prisoners of war felt that the task force was very particular about combat rest. This kind of marching tent was relatively rare in the army in the past.

Most of the time when marching outside, the anti-war troops would find a village or town to camp and rest. If you don't see the village before and you don't see the town after that, you can only spend one night in the wild. It's really rare to see a task force camping like this.

On the other hand, Hu Biao called several prisoner of war company commanders, pointed to the marching tents that were removed from the car, and said, "You all assign these tents." When you rest, it's best to sleep in a tent. The quantity is limited, and it can only be squeezed first.

There is no fire to make rice at noon, and if you are hungry, you can only eat steamed steamed buns and steamed buns in the morning. If the troops leave, I will wake you up in advance. In the past two days, you have no vigilance tasks, so take a good rest and recharge your energy! ”

"Detachment leader, how bad is this!"

Hearing that Hu Biao didn't even arrange for them to be on duty, several company commanders felt a little embarrassed, but Hu Biao still said: "Listen to me about this!" The most important thing for you now is to rest well and recover your body! ”

Even the prisoners of war who are now on the road seem to be in good spirits. But Hu Biao still knew that he wouldn't let them rest for a while. If you really need to fight hard, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on.

After being held for nearly half a month, these prisoners of war were not in good spirits. It stands to reason that Hu Biao should have given a few more days to rest. But in this situation, Hu Biao could not stay in one place for too long, and could only let the prisoners of war rest while walking.

In order to guard against aerial reconnaissance that the little devils might send, Hu Biao transferred some members from the task force to guide the prisoner of war companies to set up tents and camouflage the tents for air defense. After a busy time, many prisoners of war felt that they had learned a lot.

When the prisoners of war entered the tent to rest one after another, Hu Biao asked people to set up a radio station and began to send telegrams to Xu Yuanquan. At the same time, Hu Biao did not forget to inform the military commander and the New Fourth Army about the capture of Shucheng.

Regarding the fact that the Japanese army sent an infantry wing back to the city of Luzhou, Hu Biao also sent a telegram to the New Fourth Army in advance. Fortunately, at present, the main force of the fourth detachment of the New Fourth Army is basically active in Chucheng, and it will take time for the little devils to come back to help.

As for the guerrillas who had cooperated with the task force to conquer Luzhou City earlier, they had safely returned to their base areas at this moment. The captured weapons, ammunition, and materials have also begun to be transported to the main forces in an organized manner to enhance the combat effectiveness of the main forces.

In general, after receiving the telegram from Hu Biao again, the New Fourth Army was also shocked and said: "If it weren't for the telegram from the fourth detachment, I really couldn't believe that this guy was so good at fighting." Another city! ”

"Yes! It seems that it is really wise for the headquarters to make us value working with him. After these two cooperations, the expanded troops of the fourth detachment can complete the change of equipment without the help of the military department at all, and it is an all-Japanese equipment! ”

Listening to the discussions of his subordinates, General Ye, who had previously advocated cooperation, also smiled and said, "Okay!" From these two cooperations, I believe you already know that the combat effectiveness of the troops trained by this guy is simply beyond our imagination.

But we still have to be prepared to prevent the little devil from reporting back, and now Chucheng and Luzhou City have had accidents one after another. The main force of the Japanese army, which advanced to the territory of Lu'an, also seemed to have postponed the attack. This shows that the little devil is also worried about the instability of the rear.

If the little devil still wants to continue to attack the defenders in Lu'an, he must stabilize the rear. Send a report to the fourth detachment and ask it to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army on the Suzhou-Anhui border. I'm afraid that the little devils will draw troops from the Soviet province for reinforcements.

If this is the case, our troops operating on the Suzhou-Anhui border must also be ready for battle. Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the little devils has not yet returned, let the fourth detachment make preparations for the counter-sweep in Chucheng! ”

"Yes!"

Regarding the deployment of troops in the direction of the New Fourth Army, Hu Biao is naturally not clear. Even if he knew, Hu Biao would take it for granted. As far as the current situation of the Anti-Japanese War in Anhui Province is concerned, letting Hu Biao mess around like this is indeed unfavorable to the Japanese army.

To reverse this situation, the Japanese army had no other way but to continue to send reinforcements. Unless the Japanese army is really willing to give up attacking Lu'an, first transfer the main force of the division back. If this happens, the Japanese army will become more passive!