Around several highways from Luzhou to Lu'an, the task force cooperated with the guerrillas of the New Fourth Army who were fighting in the local war, and constantly ambushed the Japanese army's transport and supply convoys. At the end of the day, the task force gained a lot, and the guerrillas smiled.

When night fell again, the guerrillas who cooperated with the battle also found a corresponding village to temporarily camp and recuperate. The weapons and ammunition seized during the day were immediately equipped with the guerrillas, and the supplies were transported back to the base areas where the guerrillas were located.

Compared with the guerrillas and the task force, they are enjoying a rare and sumptuous celebration feast. At this moment, the Japanese puppet army stationed in Luzhou City, looking at the still quiet city gate, everyone felt uneasy in their hearts, and there was a kind of worry that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind would fill the building.

The defenders, who had been tossed all night yesterday, were well rested during the day. You can see the tense situation in the city, and everyone is preoccupied. They never thought that if no one attacked Luzhou City, they would be afraid.

The Japanese army Dazuo, who convened the adjutant for a meeting again, looked at the special high division Shaozo who was in charge of intelligence collection and said, "Is there any news about the reconnaissance team dispatched?" Is there any news about the situation in the surrounding cities? ”

"Report to Dazuo, the reconnaissance team and plainclothes team sent out to the city in the morning, but no one has returned so far. If nothing else, it is possible that they have already had an accident. Even if nothing happens, if you want to return to the city, you should be hindered to a certain extent.

As for the intelligence stations in the surrounding cities, news has been sent one after another. As Dazuo guessed, near Luzhou City, there was indeed a strong, outnumbered rebel force hidden, who ambushed our supply convoys many times.

There were two patrols that were ambushed while out of the city to pick up the supply convoy. In order to ensure the safety of the county seat, the city defense troops in each city have followed Dazuo's order to hold the county seat and have not been attacked. But their forces are already insufficient! ”

Listening to the report of the special high school Shaozuo, the Japanese army Dazuo continued: "Is there any news about the origin of the attacker? ”

"Nope! As far as the information currently available, the loss of Chucheng earlier may also have something to do with the sudden appearance of this group of rebels. Many of the troops attacking our supply convoys and patrols today were guerrillas formed by the New Fourth Army. ”

"Yaga! So, this series of attacks and attacks was planned by the New Fourth Army? ”

"I don't rule it out! According to the information we have learned earlier, the New Fourth Army currently has a main force of nearly 10,000 people near Chucheng and Luzhou. It's just that this unit is scattered all over the place, and the special high school has not been able to find its headquarters so far. ”

"Why didn't you report this news in advance?"

Knowing that the New Fourth Army had a main force of tens of thousands of people operating in Anhui Province, the Japanese army Dazuo was also very shocked. In the face of Dazuo's dissatisfaction, Shao Zuo smiled bitterly: "The establishment of the New Fourth Army is very chaotic, and many of them are ordinary people, and it is difficult to distinguish them!" ”

In wartime, he is a soldier, and in his spare time, he is a farmer!

The guerrilla strategy of hiding troops from the people also made it extremely difficult for the Japanese army to obtain accurate information. The intelligence officers below who are responsible for collecting intelligence can only judge the size of the main force of the New Fourth Army by guessing how big it is.

Looking at Shao Zuo with a wry smile on his face, the Japanese army Da Zuo finally scolded: "Eight Geya Road! When Anhui Province is completely occupied, I will ask the commander of the Ogizhou Division to organize a large-scale clean-up operation. Those who have anything to do with the New Fourth Army will be killed! ”

In the eyes of the Japanese army, they were afraid that they would adopt a soft policy towards the people in the occupied areas. However, many times, these ordinary people will choose to join the anti-Japanese armed forces or support the anti-Japanese forces, which will bring a lot of trouble to the guards in the occupied areas.

In this case, the only way to kill the people in the occupied areas is to make them fearful. Let these people know how serious the consequences of dealing with the anti-Japanese forces are. Perhaps only in this way can the expansion of the New Fourth Army be truly curbed.

After introducing the grim situation facing the defenders at present, the Japanese army finally said: "At present, the main force of the division and regiment is fighting in Lu'an, and in order to solve the remnants of the resistance in Anhui Province as soon as possible, the combat tasks of the main force of the division and regiment are also very heavy.

But at present, there is a problem with the supply line, and it is difficult to reverse the situation with only the defenders of our cities. I decided to send a telegram to the commander of the Ogisu Division informing him of the situation we are currently facing. The worst, let the division apply for the Air Force to provide us with aerial reconnaissance! ”

"Ground reconnaissance is blocked, and it is indeed necessary for the Air Force to send reconnaissance planes to carry out reconnaissance. At the moment, we suffer the most, or we do not understand the situation of the enemy. With the help of the Air Force, it should be easier to solve the current situation! ”

The adjutants had no opinions, and with the approval of the adjutants, the Japanese army quickly sent a telegram to the division commander at the front, Ogisu Libing. At this time, the Ogisu soldiers were also listening to the reports of their subordinates, informing them that some materials could not be delivered to the front line on time.

Hearing this, Ogizhou Libing was also surprised and said, "How long has it been delayed?" ”

"When the convoy departed, we had already received a telegram from them. In terms of time, they should have arrived at the station where our brigade was located no later than dark. But now, not only is there no news from the convoy, but the radio station is also in a state of disconnection! ”

"Ugh! Can't get in touch with the radio station? Could it be that our supply convoy has been attacked? It is normal for one convoy to be attacked, and now several convoys are unreachable. That's not normal! Is there a telegram over there in Luzhou City? ”

"Report to the general, not for the time being!"

"Go, immediately send a telegram to the garrison officer of Luzhou City, asking about the news of the disappearance of the supply convoy. The convoy was all missing in Luzhou, and they should know something. You should report this in advance! ”

"General, you also know the road conditions here. Delays in supply convoys are also common. We wanted to wait a little longer, but when there was still no news, we realized that things might have changed! ”

For the Japanese troops who entered the inland provinces to fight, the destruction of the railways meant that they had to rely on roads to transport supplies. But the problem is that the road conditions in these inland provinces do not seem to be optimistic.

In addition, the armed forces operating behind enemy lines in the occupied areas are best at destroying roads and even tearing down and blowing up bridges. In many cases, the Japanese army had to recruit young people or civilians to repair the roads in the territory to ensure the smooth transportation of supplies.

Just when Ogizhou Libing ordered a telegram to Luzhou City, his adjutant walked into the headquarters with a telegram translation and said: "General, Yuan Ping Dazuo has just sent an urgent telegram, please review it Your Excellency General!" ”

After receiving the telegram from the adjutant, Ogizhou Libing frowned and said, "Na! It is suspected that the main force of the New Fourth Army appears in Luzhou! Even Chucheng was captured by the New Fourth Army, what are these garrisons for! ”

As the commander of the 13th Division, Ogizhou Libing commanded the main force of the division under his command, and continued to expand the Japanese occupation area in Anhui Province. Many of the cities that have been defeated will be handed over to the control of the garrison, and then the main force will continue to advance.

Now their main forces are still fighting, but there are problems in the rear, which will undoubtedly bring a lot of trouble to the main forces. If there is no problem with the logistical supply supply, it will bring great trouble to the division and regiment, and it is normal to be cautious.

Listening to the words of the Ogizhou Libing, a brigade commander soon said: "Sure enough! There must be an accident in Luzhou! Our supply convoy is likely to be ambushed. can eat so many convoys, the strength of this group of troops is not simple! ”

"Yaga! A telegram was sent to the army aviation brigade in Jinling, asking them to send additional reconnaissance planes tomorrow to fly over Luzhou to carry out aerial reconnaissance. At the same time, the 65th Infantry Wing will be dispatched to return to Luzhou early tomorrow morning, and this group of Zhina Army must be encircled and annihilated! ”

"Hey! It's just that in this way, our follow-up battle plan for attacking Lu'an will only be lacking in troops! ”

"It doesn't matter! Supplies from the rear could not reach the front line on time, and it was difficult for our main forces to continue to advance. During this time, all the wings were fighting very hard, and they took a few days off for a while. Wait for the rear to stabilize, and the troops continue to move forward! ”

"Hey!"

Although he has an elite division around him, he still knows it in his heart. Where they are at the moment, not where they know it. If there is a slight carelessness, the main force of the division may fall into the encirclement of the main force of the anti-Japanese army.

In order to cope with the all-out attack of the Japanese army, the national army also organized nearly one million anti-war troops. Although the core area of the confrontation between the two armies is Wuhan, Lu'an can also be regarded as the gateway to Wuhan. In this vicinity, there are also quite a few defense units of the national army.

If the rear is not completely straightened out, the Ogisu troops will not dare to take risks and advance alone. Don't look at the Japanese army's boasting that the national army can't fight, but the ants bite the elephant to death. If they are not careful, they can all pay a heavy price.

As the commander of the division, no one wants to return home with defeat. I'd rather move slower than steady. Postponing it for a few days to give the troops a rest, Ogisu felt that it would also help the combat troops recover and increase their chances of victory in subsequent operations.

received a call back from the Ogizhou Libing, even if the telegram used words of reprimand, but the garrison of Luzhou City still felt relieved. In addition to the required air reconnaissance, an additional wing of reinforcements was added.

Just when the defenders of Luzhou City were happy with the upcoming reinforcements. Hu Biao, who had been fighting for a day during the day, appeared outside Luzhou City with the most senior guard platoon. Looking at Luzhou City not far away, he showed a cold smile.

looked at Xu Sandao beside him and said, "Last night, the little devil's artillery squadron counterattacked, you probably know the specific location, right?" ”

"Yes!"

"Then do you think they will move the artillery positions tonight?"

"Probably not! Except for the first two shellings last night, their artillery counterattacked for a while, and it was quiet all the time! ”

"Good! Tonight, the shelling continued. In addition, I will give you a special mission to lead people to infiltrate Luzhou City to conduct reconnaissance for artillery. The warehouses and barracks in the city will be wheeled by the little devils tonight. ”

"Detachment leader, if you want to shell the little devil's warehouse and barracks, I'm afraid the mortars won't be able to reach it!"

"Don't worry! You just need to report the positional parameters, and I'll take care of the rest! ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Sandao immediately understood that this mysterious detachment leader seemed to have obtained a longer range and more powerful artillery. In this way, the Japanese puppet army in Luzhou City will have to spend an extremely difficult sleepless night tonight!