Just finished a big war, and I didn't have time to rest and rushed back non-stop. Hu Biao, who marched with thirty soldiers overnight, naturally knew in his heart that the soldiers were very hard. But he knows better, is there anything hard to fight a war?

There is a saying in the army in later generations that 'bitterness is not bitterness, think of the Red Army's 20,000 five', and it is not long before the Red Army's Long March has passed. Back then, it was surrounded and intercepted by the national army, and the Red Army switched to fighting for several days, but didn't they all hold on in the end?

The Red Army was able to do it back then, and Hu Biao believed that he could do it as well as the soldiers under his command. Moreover, before tonight's battle, the soldiers had actually rested for a few hours in the makeshift camp. After marching overnight, the physical strength and spirit should be exhausted.

Still following the road they came, Hu Biao and his entourage, who were still traveling lightly, finally arrived at the valley only a few mountains away from the Xuesha camp in the early morning. After announcing the rest, many fighters breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the soldiers who were soaked in sweat, Hu Biao quickly said: "Three knives, set up the tent and let the brothers hurry up and squint for a while." Put on spare military uniforms, and don't sleep in wet clothes, you'll catch a cold. ”

"Yes, Captain!"

ordered to camp on the spot to rest, and Hu Biao instructed Zhao Xian to set up a radio station and began to contact the Snow Shame Camp. In order to receive telegrams at any time, before returning yesterday, Hu Biao gave an explanation to ensure that the radio station in the Snow Shame Camp would not be turned off.

Zheng Jingwu, who slept directly next to the radio, heard the sound of 'Di Di Di' from the radio and quickly woke up. Knowing that someone was calling, he quickly picked up a glass of water and wiped it on his face to make himself more awake.

After putting on headphones and responding, the two stations quickly got in touch with each other. Looking at the translated telegram, Zheng Jingwu said with a look of surprise: "Oh my God! The battalion commander, they came back so quickly, it must have been another overnight rapid march! ”

Knowing that Hu Biao had arrived at Anhua Mountain, it was only inconvenient for him to return to the camp to join them for the time being, and Zheng Jingwu also knew that it was wise to do so. Not surprisingly, the mountain pass area where the Snow Shame Camp is located should be tightly sealed by the little devils.

If Hu Biao really came back from the mountain pass, he would inevitably be discovered by the little devil's vigilant troops. was really blocked by the little devil in the mountain pass area, let alone going back to the mountain to preside over the overall situation, I don't know if I have to send troops to rescue the Snow Shame Battalion!

With the telegram he had just received, Zheng Jingwu came directly to the tent where Xu Mingzhi was resting, and looked at the soldiers at the door, Zheng Jingwu also said directly: "Is the battalion deputy up?" ”

"No! Last night, the battalion deputy had been checking his post, worried that the little devils would sneak attack at night, and he had just laid down for a short time. Urgent? ”

"Hmmm! You go and talk about it, it's an urgent telegram from the battalion commander. ”

"Yes! Hold on! ”

Xu Mingzhi, who was woken up, saw the telegram sent by Zheng Jingwu and learned that Hu Biao had returned to Anhua Mountain, and said unexpectedly: "So fast!" I thought they wouldn't be back until the morning or afternoon! ”

"The daytime march is too dazzling, and it is very likely to be discovered by the little devils. It should be more convenient to march at night. In three days, Runzhou City ran back and forth, and those guys in the guard platoon also seemed to have a pair of iron feet! ”

They are all soldiers, and Zheng Jingwu and others naturally know that marching nearly 100 miles at night is indeed a very hard thing. Replaced by the fighters of the Snow Shame Battalion, it is estimated that many fighters will not be able to hold on. Fortunately, the guard platoon is all elite soldiers selected by Hu Biao.

"Let's go, go to the telegraph room, I'll report some information to the battalion commander, and ask for today's battle plan!"

Although he didn't sleep long last night, as the temporary commander of the Snow Shame Camp, Xu Mingzhi also wanted to ask Hu Biao for instructions. Hardly to think about it, the first day of battle was crucial. Whether or not you can block the attack of the little devil depends on today's arrangement.

Looking at the translated message, Hu Biao said very directly: "Call back to the deputy of the battalion, use the fortifications dug in advance to block the little devils who enter the mountain." When the time is right, I'll lead someone to launch a surprise attack from the flank! ”

"Yes!"

With the help of the radio, Hu Biao discussed with Xu Mingzhi to improve today's battle plan. In general, it is still mainly defensive counterattack. Specifically, it depends on the offensive of the little devils during the day. As for Hu Biao, he will definitely not sit idly by.

When Hu Biao and Xu Mingzhi were discussing defensive operations with the help of the radio, the infantry wing commander who woke up early in the morning at the infantry wing stationed outside the mountain, and the captain of the brigade under his command now, discussed today's encirclement and suppression battle in the mountains.

"Did you make any movement last night?"

"Report to the Wing Captain! According to the situation reported by the forward troops, it was quiet in the mountains last night, and there was no sign of the escape of the Chinese army. It seems that these defeated soldiers should be planning to resist to the end. ”

"Yo Breath! It's good that you didn't run away! Just last night, I received a telegram forwarded by the division. There is an unidentified armed force that attacked the troops stationed in Runzhou City last night and blew up a large amount of war supplies that we had stored there.

Not surprisingly, this unidentified armed force should be in league with the defeated soldiers of China hiding in the mountains. Their sneak attack on Runzhou City should be to divert our attention and shift our attention to Runzhou City.

It's a pity that these defeated soldiers are like birds frightened by bows and arrows, and when they see our mountain-searching troops, they directly reveal their whereabouts. It can be seen from this that a large number of war materials lost on the military column should have been transferred to the mountains by them.

The commander of the division instructed that in addition to annihilating all the defeated troops, he also wanted to recover the materials that had been stolen by them. The railway line was forced to be interrupted, and it was difficult to meet the needs of the front-line troops by road transport alone. For this reason, this batch of supplies must be recovered. ”

"Hey!"

Several team leaders who participated in the meeting were indeed very surprised to learn that Runzhou City had been attacked by surprise, and even asked the attackers to blow up the war supplies stored there. Anyway, Runzhou City also has an infantry brigade stationed to defend the city!

Under such a tight defense, it was too careless to let the attackers sneak attack, was the defending force too careless? Or was the attacker too tough? This answer, more captains feel that the former is more likely, and it should be the carelessness of the defending troops.

"Miura Shaoza!"

"Hey!"

"The main task of attacking the rout of China today is entrusted to your brigade. In addition, the artillery squadron of the wing will also cooperate with you in the battle. I hope to hear the news of your victory before lunch. ”

"Please rest assured, the co-captain will ensure that the task will be completed!"

Miura Shinpei, who was named, was naturally full of joy when he heard that his infantry brigade was responsible for the task of the main attack. For them, the captains, if they want to be promoted, they must have enough combat merits.

Earlier, the 18th Division cooperated with the operation and acted more as a reserve force, and it was difficult to have a chance to get the main offensive task. This time, they were ordered to wipe out these rebel forces who hijacked the military columns, which made these proud adjutants feel that it was a bit overkill.

Even if this kind of clean-up task is carried out, it is not as great as the credit for defeating a main regiment or division of the national army on a frontal battlefield. Compared with other troops who cooperated, Miura still felt that he was lucky.

If he can take down the defeated troops hiding in the mountains in one battle, the first merit of this encirclement and suppression mission will naturally belong to the infantry brigade under his command. There is really a chance of promotion in the future, and he has more opportunities than other Shaozuo captains!

The infantry wing, which was ordered to carry out the task of clearing and suppressing this time, had three infantry brigades and an artillery squadron, with a total strength of more than 3,000 people. On the other hand, the Snow Shame Camp hidden in the mountains has a total strength of less than 1,000 people.

In the opinion of the commander of the infantry wing, sending an infantry brigade to cooperate with the artillery squadron should be a matter of easy access to the anti-Japanese armed forces, which were temporarily formed by prisoners of war. Even if the other side built fortifications, it was still difficult to resist artillery fire.

Coordinated artillery fire has always been the strength of the Japanese army. What's more, in order to ensure the total annihilation of this anti-Japanese force hiding in the mountains, the commander of the infantry wing left only one infantry brigade to guard, and another infantry brigade was also sent out.

The task of this infantry brigade was to cordon off the jungle area where the Camp of Shame was located. As soon as they discover that the Shame Battalion is trying to escape, they are responsible for pursuing it to ensure that the Shame Battalion, which is robbing the military columns, does not escape.

After giving the battle order and taking charge of the main attack, the Miura Brigade had breakfast in the camp and then set off for the mountains. The artillery squadron that fought in coordination disassembled the artillery into parts and carried it directly into the mountains.

And Hu Biao, who had returned at this moment, did not rest on the spot like other fighters. On the contrary, with Xu Sandao, he began to sneak into the mountains and forests where the Snow Shame Camp was located, carried out battlefield reconnaissance, and found out the deployment of the little devil's troops.

Looking at the Japanese infantry who were walking out of the camp, Xu Sandao, who was lying beside Hu Biao, said with a little worry: "Captain, looking at the scale of the little devil, I'm afraid that thousands of troops have been dispatched?" Those cannon barrels, they should be infantry guns, right? ”

"That's right! It is indeed a Type 92 infantry gun for little devils! Look at this scale, it should be an artillery squadron to which the infantry wing belongs! The rest of the attacking infantry should be a full infantry brigade. Keep watching, no rush! ”

"Yes!"

In Hu Biao's opinion, as he analyzed with Xu Mingzhi before, even if there is a devil of an infantry wing stationed outside the mountain. It is impossible to send all of them into the mountains, and no matter how many people there are, it may not work.

When choosing a camp for the Snow Shame Camp earlier, Hu Biao had considered the situation of the little devils entering the mountains to encircle and suppress. On the outskirts of the camp, the mountains are more treacherous. Most of the simple mountain roads into the camp can only accommodate one person.

If the little devil wants to break into the core camp of the Snow Shame Camp, he must take down several mountains on the periphery. To attack these mountains, more than 1,000 troops were more than enough. If there are too many attackers, it is easy to increase the casualties of the attacking troops.

When the little devil entered the mountain in a big way, the sentry in charge of the guard began to fight with the little devil's reconnaissance force. The gunshots that rang out from time to time also reminded the officers and men of the Snow Shame Battalion stationed on the position that the battle was about to begin.

It's just that what Hu Biao didn't expect was when he led the team to lurk and reconnoitre. The fighters in charge of the camp guard quickly reported a situation. That is, outside the valley where Hu Biao and others are hiding, there seems to be a group of little devils.

Hearing this, Hu Biao also wondered: "Could it be that our whereabouts have been exposed?" ”

Fortunately, Hu Biao quickly pondered and felt that the little devil took the initiative to send it to the door, and it was not interesting to 'entertain' it well. It's also a good idea to take advantage of this rare opportunity to teach your subordinates how to conduct jungle warfare!