Just like Li Ziyuan said, even if it's three days. But right now, in the past three days, no one will give it to him. In the case of an unclear hostile situation, it is indeed very risky to transfer. Can you expect a squad of comrades-in-arms to be able to cooperate with each other tacitly when they are still unfamiliar with each other?

Moreover, in addition to the training level and discipline requirements of the troops, the tacit understanding of cooperation between the units in the course of combat is quite crucial. Even if a recruit has completed the full training, you can't expect him to be able to cooperate with his comrades-in-arms within a day, which takes time to carry out even a few tactical drills before it can really be formed.

After thinking about it, He Sanliang said, "Then what should we do now?" At the moment, we cannot contact the Huguan brothers, and we cannot stay here indefinitely. After the Japanese puppet army's sweep to the south was fruitless, it would turn around and head north in the shortest possible time. Although the topography of Shili Ridge is favorable to us, the depth is too shallow, and there is not much room for maneuver. ”

"The most important thing is that it is too close to Baiqi and Huguan County, as well as the main transportation routes. In a short period of time, we can use the method of hiding and waiting here under the dark, but it is definitely not a long-term solution. It can even be said that the Japanese troops on the southern front will turn around and move north after the air is pounced on tomorrow at the latest. ”

"Moreover, the political commissar arrested a few plainclothes spies, and there were also actions to startle snakes. These plainclothes agents could not be contacted, and the Japanese soldiers themselves would notice the anomaly here. As the regiment commander said, we must transfer, and even at midnight today, we must leave Shililing. ”

He Sanliang's voice fell, and Zhang Zijian on the side hesitated for a moment and said, "Lao Li, since the surrounding enemy situation is unknown, I don't think we will disperse and transfer?" You and I still have Lao He, and each belt is transferred to the west, north and east respectively. In this way, our troops can be lean, narrow down the target, and can preserve the troops to the maximum. ”

"Even if it is discovered by the Japanese army all the way, it can cover the rapid separation of the remaining two troops. As long as we can mobilize the Japanese army, we will be able to find a gap to break through. Otherwise, I will take a company and bluff to the west, leading the target of the Japanese puppet army to the west, and you will take the opportunity to retreat to the east with the main force. ”

Regarding Zhang Zijian's suggestion, Li Ziyuan vetoed it without thinking about it: "Lao Zhang, your two methods are the next policy." Disperse and break through, there is no problem with our old troops. But those new soldiers who joined the army are not suitable for our way of fighting at all. You scattered and broke through, and even if you broke out, there would be not many of these recruits left. ”

"As for you, bluffing to the east with people is even more of a bottom line. Although this is a fortress area of the four divisions, it is not our old base after all, and you are not familiar with the terrain and the masses. With the Huguan brothers' forces unable to be contacted, and the local people misunderstanding us, there is almost no chance that you will survive alone. ”

"And the current situation is different from the situation of the third battalion at the beginning. At present, it is estimated that the entire territory of Huguan is full of rumors and soldiers. Although the Japanese puppet army said that the focus of the clean-up was still in the south for the time being. However, according to the consistent habit of the Japanese army, a large number of plainclothes armed forces will inevitably be dispatched throughout the Huguan area in order to prevent this from happening. ”

"Even if you can temporarily transfer the Japanese army, once you are entangled, there is no chance that you will survive. Although I, Li Ziyuan, don't have much ability, I haven't mixed it up to the point of using the blood of my comrades to protect myself. The most important thing is that according to the current situation, you can't mobilize many Japanese troops. ”

"The tactics we adopted in Shililing and Xiyaogou before were to cover up and cover up, and the Japanese army was bound to have a certain vigilance. After a small battle, they will find out your strength. At that time, not only would we not be able to transfer most of the Japanese troops, but we would take the initiative to cut off an arm. This practice of throwing away watermelons and picking up sesame seeds is the most stupid way to do it. ”

Seeing that Li Ziyuan vetoed his two suggestions, Zhang Zijian had no idea for a while. And after He Sanliang pondered it carefully, he raised his head and said, "Regiment commander, my suggestion is to concentrate on the transfer of troops to the north." According to the scout's report, the Japanese puppet army in the north is moving south one after another. ”

It shows that the Japanese puppet army blockade line at the junction of Hubei and Huguan can basically be said to have collapsed. Even if some Japanese troops or Japanese puppet troops are left, there will not be too many troops. In this way, judging from the terrain to the north, it is difficult for the Japanese puppet army to form a complete blockade line. ”

"If we choose to go north to encounter the Japanese puppet army, it is estimated that the size of its troops will not be too large. Relying on our current firepower allocation, as long as we can concentrate our forces and firepower, there should not be much of a problem in tearing apart a passage. As long as we rush through the blockade line constructed by the Japanese puppet army, then it is a good choice for us to enter Binh Thuan to the east or return to Hubei to the north. ”

He Sanliang's suggestion, Li Ziyuan nodded, but finally shook his head: "Old He, your idea is good, but there is one thing you ignore." That is the commander of the Japanese puppet army in the north, our old enemy Tsuruta Numa. This guy knows us well, will we expect this to happen? ”

"Now we can't just think that we think, but focus on how the Japanese army thinks. Or to be exact, put it on what Tsuruta Numan thinks. Dude, don't forget. The Japanese army can mobilize the Japanese puppet army north of Huguan to move south, and it can also mobilize the Japanese puppet army that is currently sweeping in the Ludong area to go south to take over the blockade line of the Japanese army in the north. ”

"If I were Tsuruta Nunan, once it was determined that we were fighting on the first line of Xiyaogou, then I dare to conclude that the probability of him making this choice was absolutely 100%. In this way, we moved north, and if we didn't manage it, we got straight into his ambush circle. When the time comes, we will take the initiative to send it to the door. ”

"This guy knows our tactics so well that having him in my back always feels like I'm in the back. I think we can move in that direction, but only one thing, and that is that we must not move north. Tsuruta Numa's thinking is not so simple. If you look at the Japanese puppet army moving south from the north, you can understand the snail-like speed of action. ”

After Li Ziyuan finished speaking, Zhang Zijian and He Sanliang both fell silent. Li Ziyuan's analysis is not wrong, and with Tsuruta Numa's habits, this idea can easily become a reality. And it was nearly a day before the end of the First Battle of Xiyaogou, which was enough for the Japanese army to determine their identity.

Looking at the two people who also had no idea for a while, Li Ziyuan himself calmed down. He looked at the map and pondered carefully for a long time before saying, "Lao Zhang, Lao He, now the only way out for us is to move to the northwest. Didn't he think that after we succeeded in one blow, we would retreat back to our old base as soon as possible? ”

"Lao Tzu, just give him a way to do the opposite. Entering the Shangdang Basin in the northwest direction, they mobilized their forces on a large scale. This time, he launched an unprecedented sweep in the Ludong area, trying to completely destroy the foundation of our existence. Lao Tzu took advantage of their current situation and drilled into their stomachs to fight. ”

"The focus of the devil's current forces must be on the mountainous areas to the north and northeast. They have concentrated so many forces to sweep the mountainous areas, and the Shangdang Plain, where they are the core, is bound to be empty. Let's enter the Shangdang Basin first, and what we will do when the time comes, depending on the situation. ”

"Since we tried our best and couldn't find our brothers, then we won't look for it. We can't hang ourselves from a tree, to be too stubborn at this time is to get ourselves in trouble. The darkness under the light can cover us for a while, and when the Japanese puppet army reacts, we can't leave even if we want to. ”

"I decided to use the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion and the 1st Platoon of the Reinforced Reconnaissance Company as the opening force of the whole regiment. The fifth company then followed as the second echelon, and Dong Ping's company and the artillery company followed up. This way was commanded by Chief of Staff Ho. Once the Japanese army is blocked, concentrate their fire to open a passage. ”

"A battalion covered the baggage and supplies, as well as non-combatants, the wounded and walked in the middle. The second battalion and four companies were used as the rear guard of the whole regiment to contain the stragglers. Set off at 8 o'clock tonight and move to the northwest, striving to enter the Shangdang Basin before dawn. Lao Zhang, tell Political Commissar Ma to have a number in his heart, and the focus of political work is on the seven or eight hundred recruits. ”

"Let our veterans seize all the time before leaving to communicate with those recruits. Remember, no one is allowed to put up a fight for Lao Tzu. As for Dong Ping's company, I don't want it for the time being. When the time comes, the province will not look at each other correctly, and then make a mess. ”

Li Ziyuan always had some concerns in his heart about these veterans. He organized them into separate companies, and did not add sand to them, except for weapons and ammunition. For these people, he still has to taste the products.

In fact, Li Ziyuan's concerns are not a little worried. Just when he was talking to He Sanliang and Zhang Zijian. Dong Ping's people over there were also whispering. Looking at the former Central Army prisoners who were distributed, a lieutenant under Dong Ping swallowed his saliva and said to Dong Ping: "Sir, those people are all our people, why are they all included in their team?"

"Sir, you are the chief of our people, and most of these people will definitely be able to go with us if you come forward. Everyone is a regular army that leads the army to the end of the day, and few people are willing to participate in these without even a regular number. These seven or eight hundred people, plus our brothers, are enough to form a compendium group. ”

"When the time comes, let's just go by ourselves, why bother messing with them here. At that time, even if he can go back and wear a red hat on his head, he will be suspicious of the chief. Also, they certainly won't go south. Even if we stand out, we can only go with them. Do we really want to see the Eight Roads then? I've heard that they don't pay their salaries here."

Dong Ping squinted at him, then looked at the two sides of the distinct line, and whispered directly: "You know how to fart, just us people go alone, it is estimated that if we can't even get out of the kettle, we will have to be served by the devil." Our people, fighting that kind of regular battle, must be stronger than the Eighth Road. But this kind of crack-finding breakthrough battle, we are far inferior to them. ”

"We were originally a division, weren't we much stronger than your compendium regiment? Relying on the position, he can still hold on, but this breakthrough is not in a short period of time, and he was rushed by the devils. From here to the Yellow River for hundreds of kilometers, can you still rush out with a compendium group? ”