Speaking of this, Wang Tieshi said with emotion: "If the Jin Sui Army comes, even if we are trapped and starved to death in Pingchuan, they will only gloat, and even expect us to drag more Eighth Route Army." Using a miscellaneous army as a substitute for the dead, borrowing a knife to kill people, that faction is familiar with it. ”

"I can't see what's at stake? Am I just the lesser of two lines? I'm telling you, I'm not going to solve this plum yuan. You see, sooner or later, he will take the initiative to attack me. When the time comes, we will only have six or seven thousand people, and we will still be able to deal with the hundreds of thousands of eight roads in the entire Taihang Mountain? ”

"Defeat one, let the other eight roads do something to us when they do it, and they have to be somewhat taboo in their hearts. In this way, we can better negotiate the conditions with Jinxi. Remember, even if you want to be a pawn, you have to be a confident pawn. In this way, others will not treat you as cannon fodder and sacrifice you casually. ”

After confessing that this is actually his nephew's henchman, his true intention in this battle. Wang Tieshi said: "Some people also persuade me, don't have too deep a grudge with the Eight Roads. But do you think that even if the Japanese get out, these Tubalu can be the opponents of the Jin Sui Army and the Central Army? ”

"The Central Army now has Americans with deep pockets behind them, and Americans have steel, planes, and artillery. Don't look at the fact that the Japanese are now in the south, beating the Central Army to the ground. But judging from the current situation, the Japanese are dying at this moment. Some people think that the Central Army is really not good, but that is short-sightedness. ”

"Truth be told, there are some things that can't just be seen at this point. It's true that the Japanese can't get mixed up anymore, but after they get out, it can't be these eight roads who are in charge of the world. No matter how fierce these eight roads are, can they still withstand the planes of the Central Army and the artillery of the Jin Sui Army? ”

"Over there, we are all miscellaneous cards on that side, and we are all the masters of cannon fodder. But you're willing to be that cannon fodder? Therefore, what we have to do now is to use the hands of the Japanese to develop ourselves while the Japanese are still there, so that no one dares to despise us. If you don't want to be cannon fodder, you have to be confident. Where does the confidence come from? It's the gun in our hands. ”

"Think about the one in Jincheng, it's okay to dig the tombs of Qianlong and Cixi, what does it rely on, isn't it the tens of thousands of horses in his hands. In order to disintegrate them, the Central Army spent a lot of effort to completely solve them with the help of the hands of the Northwest Five Horses. As long as we grow stronger, even if the Japanese are finished, everyone will have to give us three points. You're still too immature, kid. ”

"Also, how many times have I told you. In this case, don't call me uncle or sir. You are always immature like this, and you are afraid to look forward and backward in everything, how can I rest assured that you will go down to lead the troops? Remember, in this era when there is a gun is the king of grass, you must be ruthless, and if you are not ruthless, you don't want to stand still. ”

After saying this, Wang Tieshi stopped the topic, raised his binoculars and continued to observe the offensive ahead. After the Inspectorate and the death squad were organized, the offensive made great progress. Facing the machine guns and broadswords behind him, as well as a suitcase of Lianyin coupons, the puppet army in front of him obviously increased his motivation a lot.

After some hard fighting, his troops finally captured several forward positions in front of the two high grounds. After taking these forward positions, there are two core positions on the high ground. As long as these two highlands are taken, there will only be one highland left behind and Qiaokou. But if these puppet armies want to go one step further, it is doubly difficult.

Wang Tieshi was here to educate his nephew and observe the battle situation. Li Ziyuan, who was on the other side of the mountain, was also constantly observing the battle ahead. Compared with Wang Tieshi's command post more than 2,000 meters away from the front line, Li Ziyuan's command post was set up behind the 763 Heights.

Putting down the phone in his hand that had just finished talking to Song Weiye, Li Ziyuan also raised his binoculars, looked at the battle situation on the mountain and pondered for a long time, then turned to Wang Jun beside him and said, "Tell the second battalion that the reserve is not yet moving." After another hour, we retreated to the 816 Heights behind. ”

"It's just two outposts guarding positions, so there's no need to invest too many troops. Also, let them pay attention to the depth and the joint. When retreating, pay attention to alternate cover. Also, tell them again, even if the position is lost, you are not allowed to fight back against me, you must calm down. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's order, Wang Jun picked up the phone and went directly to the command post of the second battalion, which was 500 meters to the right of the regimental command post, to convey Li Ziyuan's order. When he put down the phone, Li Ziyuan threw the pencil in his hand on the map and said, "With the things here, let's retreat back to Qiaokou." ”

After saying this, Wang Jun looked at Li Ziyuan, who had a calm expression, with some doubts, and did not dare to ask more. After quickly packing up his things, he took the guard squad and followed Li Ziyuan to withdraw directly to Qiaokou. After returning to Qiaokou, Ma Yongchengdao, who was sitting in the center, saw Li Ziyuan and said: "Now it seems that this guy Wang Tieshi still hasn't used all his strength. ”

"His attacks are mainly focused on the front, and the pressure on our wings is not great. That is, he still has a very strong reserve in his hands. Lao Li, today may not be our most difficult time. I don't think this guy will be able to endure it until tomorrow. ”

Ma Yongcheng's words fell, and Li Ziyuan looked at the time on his watch and said, "It's not tomorrow, it's estimated that it will be quite lively from tonight." After fighting hard for most of the day, wouldn't it be too embarrassing for him to take down a few of our forward positions or alert positions? ”

"Look, this guy is going to launch a night attack tonight. Therefore, in the next step of defense, we must pay attention to the joint parts of our various troops. Reserves in all directions of the attack are not allowed to move. Some positions have been lost, and our strength is limited, and we cannot repeatedly fight for one position after another. ”

"It is enough to control a few points and keep the links between the various units not severed. Today's battle situation is just an appetizer, and the real feast will be tonight and tomorrow and the next two days. As long as we carry their three-plank axe, it will be up to us when the time comes. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan turned his head to He Sanliang and said, "Old He, tell the three battalion commanders to stretch the battle line of the puppet army as long as possible." The longer they stretch, the better, the more chaotic their formation, and the more dispersed the troops, the better. But there is one thing that must be remembered for me, several commanding heights on the periphery of Qiaokou must be controlled by us. ”

Li Ziyuan's words fell, and after He Sanliang thought about it for a while, he immediately understood Li Ziyuan's intentions, and immediately assigned his deployment. And Ma Yongcheng over there was a little unclear about Li Ziyuan's order. In a defensive war, isn't it the most important thing to ensure the integrity of the battle line?

But according to Li Ziyuan's deployment, not only is it the enemy who messes up, but even his own people are messed up? Is he really going to fight a chaotic battle, how can this kind of battle be fought? However, Ma Yongcheng knew that at this time, he could not interfere with Li Ziyuan's command thinking and determination, so although he was confused, he didn't ask anything.

Li Ziyuan's side constantly adjusted the defensive deployment and adopted a flexible defense, and the front line really couldn't hold it, and he would definitely not defend it, so he would give up when he should give up. This tactic of not fighting with the Japanese puppet army has reduced the pressure on the forward troops. However, according to Li Ziyuan's strict requirements, not only the wounded were left on the positions that he voluntarily abandoned, but even the remains of a sacrificed soldier were not left.

On the first day of the battle, he gave up several points on the front line, which made Wang Tieshi feel excited. Although he didn't think that Li Ziyuan did this, it was purely to save troops. Although he couldn't judge Li Ziyuan's true thoughts, he knew that there must be something wrong with that cunning opponent doing this.

But the so-called breakthrough made him still as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. But excitement is excitement, this cunning guy has not been completely carried away. In the follow-up attack, he still played very cautiously. Especially at dusk, this guy even terminated the attack on all fronts.

However, at midnight, this guy concentrated a battalion and launched a series of night attacks on several high ground east of Qiaokou. This guy's goal is very clear, that is, he wants to cut off the connection between Qiaokou and the outside world. During the day, he didn't attack in this direction, just to paralyze Li Ziyuan's attention.

At night, however, he shifted the focus of his attacks in this direction. If it weren't for Li Ziyuan's preparation, he would have put the most complete battalion in this direction at the moment, and Liu Haishan, the deputy commander of the regiment, would have personally commanded it, and Liu Haishan would have been attacked by this guy.

Liu Haishan was transferred from the Third Division, and he and Li Ziyuan are old comrades-in-arms. When Li Ziyuan was the commander of the first company in the 769th Regiment, Liu Haishan was the commander of the seventh company. They climbed snowy mountains and crossed grasslands together, and the two of them were in the same division during the Red Army period, and they were very familiar with each other.

At that time, when the Political Department of the Military Region proposed a candidate, Li Ziyuan was busy agreeing after learning that it was Liu Haishan who was transferred. Although Li Ziyuan also knew that Liu Haishan was transferred to prepare to replace him. But for the arrival of his old comrades-in-arms, especially knowing Liu Haishan's ability, Li Ziyuan still welcomed it and did his best to help Liu Haishan get familiar with his work.

When Wang Tieshi launched a night attack on the Eastern Front, Liu Haishan, who received Li Ziyuan's report, had already made preparations in advance. Li Ziyuan's department had sufficient ammunition, and a batch of *made* products that were transferred by the military region before the war were changed into tripping thunder by him. Even if you can't kill people, at least you will call the police.

Around the main heights held by the first battalion, Liu Haishan made this arrangement. When Wang Tieshi mobilized a battalion, crawling forward, trying to get as close as possible to the defensive position, he was attacking. But when they were two hundred meters away from the position of the first battalion, they stumbled on the *modified tripping*.

Just as Liu Haishan expected, more than a dozen boxes of clay * did not kill a few sneak attackers. Only a few hapless eggs who hit a fuse in their jaw or chest while crawling forward were killed. But the puppet army that attacked was injured a lot. And the sound of the * explosion, which even a fool can wake up from, turned the sneak attack of the puppet army into a strong attack.

With the sound of the explosion of *, a batch of * was smashed on the top of the mountain. These were thrown after a three-second pause in the safety zone, but they were all 99 style made by the Japanese army*. The lethality is not at the same level as those made of earth*. When the scattered shrapnel fell, there was an instant wail on the ground.