From beginning to end, Hu Biao did not expect to be able to hide the Japanese army for long. But Hu Biao still believed that even if the Japanese army launched a strict investigation, it would still be difficult to find out the details of the task force. It will be very difficult to track down the whereabouts of the task force.

Not to mention the possibility of following the pursuing Japanese army, even Hu Biao himself did not think about where to pull the troops in the future. The destination is not clear, how can the little devil ambush in advance? If you want to encircle and annihilate the task force, there is no way to talk about it.

When the commander of the Japanese division issued a new combat order, Hu Biao also received a telegram from the reconnaissance detachment. Knowing that the 26th Group Army had sent a guard regiment to meet him, Hu Biao was somewhat surprised.

Just as Hu Biao was about to lead his troops out of the valley where he was temporarily stationed, he saw the cavalry guard post sent back. Looking at the scouts who were a little out of breath, Hu Biao was also very surprised: "Is there any emergency?" ”

"Report to the detachment leader! The little devil who returned to Shucheng before is now marching towards our side! ”

"What? Could it be that our whereabouts have been revealed? ”

"Not so clear! Look at the appearance of the little devils, they should have followed the traces of our car! ”

"How many troops did the little devils dispatch?"

"There are thousands! And they're all little devils! There is also a squad of cavalry among them! ”

After listening to the report of the scouts, Hu Biao thought for a while and said, "It seems that the troops sent by the little devils to Luzhou City should have entered the city." Only one infantry brigade of devils dares to catch up, the little devil is really arrogant! ”

"Detachment leader, what now?"

"Send a telegram to Commander Xu and ask him if he is interested in recovering Shucheng! If you're interested, let him lend us the guard for the time being. Looking at it like this, I guess I'm going to visit him at night, and I'll get rid of these little devils first! ”

"Detachment leader, it's daytime, once the war starts, I'm worried that the little devils will send planes to help in the war!"

"It doesn't matter! We've been resting for most of the day, and the little devils are tossing back and forth, and I'm sure they'll be more tired than us. Command! The task force, with the combat platoon as a unit, began to attack and block along the line of the road.

Later, I took the prisoner of war camp and set up a blocking position at the foot of the mountain. Lao Qin, your task is very simple, that is, to retreat as soon as you fight a wave, slow down the marching speed of the little devils, and strive to drag the time until dark.

With the platoon as the combat unit, even if the little devil sends planes to help in the war, I believe that he will not be able to get any bargains. Before dark, bring the remaining little devils to the neighborhood and we'll make dumplings again. Kill these little devils, let's go to Huoshan again! ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

Raid warfare is the combat method that the task force is best at. Even during the day, the task force was not afraid in the slightest. Fighting and retreating can not only delay the speed of the little devil's march, but also consume the little devil's vital strength.

As Hu Biao has always emphasized, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Even if Hu Biao didn't want to cause more trouble, he planned to enter Huoshan to rest for a few days. didn't think about it, but the little devil insisted on biting, as if he was afraid that they would retreat into Huoshan.

Since the little devil took the initiative to seek a fight, and only sent the strength of an infantry brigade, Hu Biao naturally would not be afraid of a battle. In terms of troops, plus the rescued prisoner of war camps, he now has more than 1,000 troops on hand.

At the same time that he wrote a telegram and asked Zheng Jingwu to send it to the 26th Group Army, Hu Biao sent a telegram to Xu Sandao's reconnaissance detachment. At the same time, Hu Biao led people to find a suitable place for an ambush near the road outside the valley.

As long as the little devil dares to come, Hu Biao doesn't mind annihilating him all on the road outside the valley. Kill these pursuing little devils, and it is estimated that there are not many little devils left in Shucheng deployed by the Japanese army. This Shucheng will fall into the hands of the national army again.

While directing the troops to dig and build fortifications, Hu Biao also received a telegram from the reconnaissance detachment, informing him that a reconnaissance plane with little devils had appeared. Knowing this situation, Hu Biao also knew that the little devil should have reacted.

Even so, Hu Biao still sneered: "Even if you know that Lao Tzu is going to Huoshan, the little devil wants to outflank him, but I'm afraid it's too late." When the little devil sent reinforcements again, Lao Tzu would have already entered Huoshan. If you want to pursue, follow behind and eat ashes! ”

After arranging the air defense observation post, Hu Biao set up several air defense machine guns on the hill of the ambush position. If the little devil's fighter plane comes and dares to strafe at a low altitude, these anti-aircraft cannons will also give the little devil fighter a surprise.

Judging from the current situation, Hu Biao thinks that the little devil should not send bombers. In this way, there is still a certain chance of winning against the fighters of the little devils with anti-aircraft cannons. Take precautions early and you won't be caught off guard.

Xu Yuanquan, who received an urgent call from Hu Biao and was waiting for the news from the front, said very unexpectedly: "It seems that the little devil should have discovered that the task force is moving closer to our department." Just send this little force to pursue, I'm afraid it won't be enough to see! ”

"Junzao, if you provoke the little devils, I'm afraid they will immediately send heavy troops to attack our defensive positions!"

"What's the matter? Could it be that if we don't take the task force, they won't send troops to attack us? Order the front-line troops to enter the position to prevent a sneak attack by the Japanese army. Guard regiment, immediately go to reinforce the task force! ”

Seeing the combat order issued by Xu Yuanquan, the two division commanders and some regiment commanders under his command still felt a little surprised. In their opinion, when the battle comes to this, they can only hope that the little devil will come later, and they have never thought of fighting back!

Now for the sake of the so-called task force, their commander actually sent the most elite guard regiment out. The reason for this is indeed worth pondering. Not surprisingly, this task force that suddenly appeared should not be simple.

Perhaps seeing the doubts in the hearts of his subordinates, Xu Yuanquan also said directly: "Since the Battle of Wuhan began, our department has been ordered to stick to Luzhou City to block the Japanese army. But in the end, we were forced by the Japanese army all the way to Huoshan territory.

At present, an elite division of the little devil has gathered around Lu'an and Huoshan, and will launch an attack in the near future. But during this time, the task force united with the New Fourth Army to break Chucheng, Luzhou City and Shucheng in a row, which can be described as three battles and three victories.

Let's not mention that the origin of the task force is not small, but they have made a bad breath for us, and we can't help but help. Besides, they didn't let us attack on all fronts, only let us provide support. Wouldn't it be better if we could take Shucheng? ”

Although Shucheng was not lost in the hands of the 26th Army, if the 26th Army could recover it, wouldn't it be a success? Even if you have to give up later, you can boost the morale of the army and let the above see the hard work of the 26th Army.

At least one thing Xu Yuanquan knows better than anyone else is that the task force will not ask for this name. As long as a guard regiment is dispatched, and it is even possible that you don't have to go to the battlefield to fight, you can pick up a credit for recovering Shucheng in vain, why not do it?

After Xu Yuanquan's explanation, everyone became more and more sure that the task force was not simple. After receiving a call back from Xu Yuanquan, Hu Biao also smiled and said: "This Commander Xu seems to be a smart person!" Let Lao Xu, pull that guard regiment over! ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

Obviously, he was only responsible for responding, but now he has another task to participate in the war. Lin Jian, the head of the guard regiment who was ordered to come to contact, was very surprised: "Let's go and recover Shucheng?" What exactly did the Commander think? ”

Xu Sandao, who was also on the side and also received the telegram, said with a smile: "Commander Lin, don't worry too much, you and your subordinates shouldn't be able to fight." As for the recovery of Shucheng, it is estimated that it is no different from picking up for nothing.

According to the information I have received, the Japanese infantry brigade stationed in Shucheng earlier has been completely annihilated by us last night. The little devil who will chase this should be the little devil stationed in Shucheng. Kill these little devils, there are no devils in Shucheng for the time being.

Even if the little devil sent troops to reinforce him in the future, he would not be able to reach Shucheng in a short time. Before the little devil reinforcements arrived, you took the guard regiment to Shucheng and brought the little devil's supplies back, which is tantamount to picking up credit for nothing! ”

"Brother Xu, are you really okay?"

"Don't worry! If we don't even have this confidence, how dare we touch here to fight devils? ”

After pacifying, Xu Sandao kept some guards and led the guard group to start rushing back. At the same time, the Japanese troops, who had set out urgently from Shucheng, also began to engage the combat platoon of the task force.

Looking at the little devil cavalry who was in charge of the head, the combat platoon commander who also rode a horse and set up an ambush immediately ordered: "Don't care about the infantry who follow behind, let's kill these little devil cavalry first." Fight a wave, let's withdraw! ”

"Yes, platoon commander!"

Because it was an intermittent attack, the combat platoon didn't dig fortifications or anything at all. After choosing the corresponding hiding spot, he quietly waited for the little devil who came from the highway. Wait for the little devil cavalry to enter the ambush circle, and the combat platoon machine rifles fire at the same time.

"Enemy attack! Dismount and fight back! ”

was caught off guard by a small devil cavalry squad, and he didn't expect to be ambushed here. In the eyes of the little devil, the Zhina army that attacked Shucheng last night should retreat desperately in the direction of Huoshan.

Under normal circumstances, it is only when they reach the border with Huoshan that they can make contact with the blocking force. Before they could do so, they had only been chasing for a long time when they encountered an ambush. As soon as the gunshots rang out, the little devils who followed behind also ran to reinforce them.

What the little devil didn't expect was that the combat platoon of the ambush cavalry squad turned around and withdrew immediately after the fight. By the time the little devil infantry arrived, the combat platoon had already run out of their firing range, and they had no chance to fight back.

"Damn it! This is a small group of the Chinese army to attack and harass the troops! It seems that the division commander is right, the sneak attack on our Zhina Army last night should not have gone too far. Command the troops, continue to accelerate the pursuit! ”

Realizing that these attacking troops were likely to delay time for the main force, the Japanese captain who led the team quickly gave the order to speed up the pursuit. The cavalry squad that originally went out to reconnoitre, this will basically be disabled.

It's a pity that just when the Japanese army was speeding up and preparing to catch up with the task force that might be speeding up. After less than ten minutes of walking, they were ambushed by a second wave. The infantry squad responsible for opening the way was once again crippled under a wave of attacks!