The city gate was closed, which made the people in the city feel a little uneasy, but fortunately there was nothing else, and they spent the day in fear.

After half a day of preparation and more than half a day of hurrying, Chief of Staff Yang Ronghui finally led a new regiment to Yongcheng in the afternoon of the next day.

Temporary Garrison Headquarters of the New 1st Regiment.

When all the officers above the company level arrived, Yang Yun, the new regiment, finally walked in from the door.

"Sit down, everyone!"

Yang Yun walked to his place and motioned for everyone to sit down.

After looking around at everyone, Yang Yun withdrew his light and said loudly: "I just got the news that the 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army will set off from Shangqiu tomorrow and enter Yongcheng, and then join the 9th Division advancing north to besiege Suxian.

Here's their specific plan of action! ”

After speaking, Yang Yun directly handed the deciphered telegram in his hand to everyone.

After everyone had seen it one by one, Yang Yun continued: "Shangqiu and Yongcheng are more than two hundred miles apart, and the Japanese army will set off early tomorrow morning, and it is expected that they can reach Yongcheng in the evening.

Now our main task is to intercept the Japanese 27th Brigade in the middle of the road. ”

Hearing this, everyone fell silent again, although the 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army has been killed by the new regiment of a wing plus a brigade, but their combat effectiveness is still not to be underestimated, with only the new regiment of this little man, if you want to annihilate half of the Japanese brigade, not to mention that it is impossible, but it will definitely not be too simple.

Especially at this moment, they also learned that their old enemy, the Japanese Ninth Division, had chased after them again, which made them frown and indignant.

"Our advantage is that the little devils don't know that their 59th Wing has been wiped out, and they even treat us as their own, but our disadvantage is also obvious, whether it is strength or combat effectiveness, our army is far inferior to the little devils.

In addition, although Shangqiu to Yongcheng is not a flat river, there are not many places suitable for ambushes, and the terrain like the ambush of the 59th Wing of the Japanese Army can be said to be almost non-existent. ”

Yang Yun's analysis was almost like a basin of cold water poured on everyone's heads, making them feel more and more depressed in their hearts.

"Tuanza, can we ask for support from our superiors?"

After a moment of silence, Yang Ronghui, the chief of staff on the side, frowned.

"It's useless!"

Yang Yun shook his head, "Since the first battle of Taierzhuang, the Japanese army's offensive has become more and more crazy, and now our army is losing and retreating, and the military department can't transfer manpower at all, and now we can only rely on ourselves." ”

"Tuanza, how are we going to fight this battle?"

The commander of the first battalion, Hu Yunfei, asked loudly.

"Since there is no suitable ambush location on the road, we simply use Yongcheng as a battlefield!"

Yang Yun gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"What I'm most worried about now is not that I can't resist the attack of the 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army, but that once the war starts, what will happen to these ordinary people in Yongcheng?"

The crowd fell silent again.

It is impossible to open the city gate, otherwise the news of the people's evacuation of Yongcheng will inevitably arouse their vigilance, and their battle plan will be ruined.

"Tuanza, do you think this will work?"

"Say!"

Yang Yun looked at Chief of Staff Yang Ronghui, nodded, and motioned for him to continue.

"Let the people evacuate before the war starts, that's for sure; But we can find a way to get them out of the way without leaking the news. ”

"Ronghui, can you think of any way?"

"The little devil set off from Shangqiu, if nothing else, he should start from the West City Gate, and we can let the people evacuate from the East City Gate, but in the period between the evacuation and the start of the battle, we must control all these people."

"Hmmm! You can do it! ”

With the proposal of Chief of Staff Yang Ronghui, after some careful discussion, the problem of transferring the common people was finally resolved.

"Yunfei, the task of transferring the common people will be handed over to your battalion, and when the meeting is over, you will go and inform them to pack their bags and leave the city early tomorrow morning.

In addition, we must strictly control these ordinary people, beware of their disclosure of the news to the little devils, if anyone does not listen, they can be treated as spies! ”

"Yes!"

Hu Yunfei's body shook and shouted to receive the order.

"Now I announce the battle plan! The second battalion, the third battalion, and the first platoon of artillery stayed in the city, and when the little devil entered the city, he would give them a hard blow!

In addition, in addition to being responsible for the transfer of the common people, the first battalion also had to take the Jiangjun Mountain, seven miles west of the city, as a position, and cooperate with the reconnaissance company and the second and third platoons of the artillery company to be responsible for attacking the little devils outside the city, forming a situation of fighting with the second and third battalions in the city.

When the battle began, a battalion should quickly rush to General Hill!

Do you understand? ”

"Got it!"

"Excellent! I now adjourn the meeting. Everyone, keep your spirits up, and be sure to hit the 27th Wing of the little devils tomorrow! ”

"Yes!"

……

As the order for the evacuation of the first battalion was spread, the inside of Yongcheng suddenly boiled.

"Old woman, what are you still stunned about, why don't you hurry up and pack your things?"

In a private house, an old man was packing up his things and urging the old woman who was sitting in the room in a daze.

"Old man, where else can we go without Yongcheng?"

The old woman's eyes were lost and her face was lonely.

The old man was also stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he said: "But the little devil is coming, if we don't escape, we will stay and wait for death!" ”

"Didn't the little devil come in before, but we didn't do well?"

"This time is different from last time, last time there was no army to defend it, and County Magistrate Li surrendered without a fight, which did not cause killing, but this time there is a large army stationed, and war is inevitable, if we don't evacuate, we will definitely be affected by the war!"

The old man was also a little anxious.

"But we're all a lot old, and we've lived enough, so what else is there to escape?"

"Hey! Well, if you don't go, you won't go! ”

The old man sighed, stopped what he was doing, and sat back beside the old woman.

……

In Yongcheng, after a period of panic, some ordinary people began to pack their bags to prepare for tomorrow's evacuation, and some more stubborn people were unwilling to leave, some of them did not want to leave their hometowns, and some were unwilling to give up their family business.

Hu Yunfei and the officers and men of the first battalion were useless in their words, and they couldn't help but feel very distressed.

Helpless, they could only report the news to Yang Yun, the group seat.

"All must be evacuated, not a single one will be left!"

After receiving the death order of Yang Yun, Hu Yunfei had no choice but to leave the station.

It's okay to let him fight, but it's a bit difficult for him to engage in ideological work.

Yang Yun seemed to understand his pain, so he dropped Yang Ronghui, the chief of staff, out to do ideological work for the people.

……

(End of chapter)