After listening to Liu Lianming's report and the instructions of his superiors, Li Ziyuan immediately opened the map. After finding the location of the Japanese puppet army in all directions on the map, I couldn't help but gasp. At present, the Japanese puppet army around itself is encircling the mountainous area east of Hubei and the mountainous area southwest of Licheng, with the 'junction' as the central point.

According to the instructions of the higher authorities and Liu Lianming's reconnaissance, the advance speed of the Japanese puppet army was quite fast. In a few hours at most, the surrounding Japanese puppet army will be surrounded by water where they are now. Now it is not a question of how to fight next, but how to evacuate next.

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan quickly packed up the map, turned his head to He Huizhang and Qian Defu beside him, and when the old chief was leaving, the company commander Zeng Sheng who left him said: "You immediately gather the troops, gather all the troops, and prepare to evacuate here." ”

After giving the order, Li Ziyuan hesitated for a moment and said to Liu Lianming: "Lao Liu, you will go to Lao Guan in a while, each person is receiving fifty rounds of ammunition and two grenades, and I am giving you a 'strong' crooked handle and a thousand rounds of machine gun ammunition." When you take your people to District 1, you must find Secretary Liu. ”

"For Liang De, you have to be on guard. If you have to, never contact him. The situation is so bad at the moment, I am worried that this person is unreliable. Your duty now is to protect the county party committee and Secretary Liu, and then persist in fighting on the spot. ”

"After finding Secretary Liu, you have to give full play to the advantages of fewer people and 'fine' capabilities. Don't go head-to-head with the devils and avoid the lines of action of the Japanese puppet army. You must protect Secretary Liu for me, if something happens to him, I will settle accounts with you if I don't look for others. Remember my words, don't trust Liang De, if there is anything to report directly to Liu Yanlai. ”

Looking at Li Ziyuan's serious expression, Liu Lianming nodded, then turned around and quickly left north with the few remaining soldiers around him. Although he didn't know why Li Ziyuan didn't believe Liang De so much, Liu Lianming still listened to Li Ziyuan's words.

After Liu Lianming left, Li Ziyuan did not retreat immediately, but opened the map and thought about it carefully before saying to Qian Defu beside him: "Let's go, get out of here first." Judging by the speed of the little devils, the vanguard will arrive in an hour or two. ”

Just looking at the battlefield in front of him, Li Ziyuan said somewhat unwillingly: "'Milk' and 'milk', Lao Tzu prepared a table of good dishes, but Lao Tzu came with a hundred guests. The white blind old man went through that hard work, and he thought that the main force was transferred, and the little devil would bite the main force and go. I didn't think about it now, and the devil didn't move at all. ”

"If we can't fight another battle here, it will be difficult for us to carry out the next stage of the anti-sweeping 'sweep' operation. There are so many Japanese puppet troops, and they are still dominated by Japanese soldiers, and we can't gnaw at all now. I don't know if Instructor Chang and Lao Guan can give the wounded to the strong wall. ”

Zeng Sheng beside him heard the unwillingness in Li Ziyuan's tone, but he shook his head and said: "Captain Li, the main force fought this battle, although it completely annihilated the Japanese Okazaki detachment, and some of the Japanese puppet army as reinforcements. In terms of the big picture, it is indeed a clean and clean war of annihilation. ”

"But from the actual situation, it may not be a good thing for you, Hubei County. The devil's sweep is coming to the headquarters and the military region, as well as our main force. Not to mention that you are a small backbone guerrilla, even the divisional troops of our army, I am afraid that it is not in the eyes of the devils. ”

"Under the siege of the devils on all sides, the main force can still fight here. Although the Okazaki detachment was completely solved, the threat of the Japanese army to the hinterland of Li Cheng was eliminated. But I am afraid that it has also left a very bad impression on the Japanese army, that is, our headquarters and main forces are very likely to be hidden in this area. ”

"I'm thinking that those staff officers of the little devils are not good at stubble, and they should also 'feel' some laws of our troops' activities when they have 'dealing' with us over the years. This time, the superiors still 'pumped' the main force to fight this battle under the situation that the devils had concentrated superior forces and firepower and quickly surrounded them on all sides. ”

"If you were the combat staff officer of the devil, think about what kind of judgment would you make? This devil is not alone, but is advancing in coordination with the Japanese puppet army in several other directions. Moreover, although the battlefield is farther away from the Japanese army in other directions, it is quite close to Changzhi and Hubei, the starting points of the Japanese army's sweep of the western front. ”

"We have concentrated some of the main forces here and eaten all the way, how do you let the devil's high command judge. It can only show that this area must be famous. ”

"Another point, I think he Kencho Okazaki shouldn't have reported to his superiors, he was tormented by more than half of the casualties of your Tubalu. If he really dares to report like this, I'm afraid that this guy will have to be removed from his post when he returns. His report to his boss must be that there is our eight-way main force here. ”

"Moreover, it is said that a team of troops and equipment are all in the inferior Tuba Road, not to mention more than half of the casualties tossed by more than 500 Japanese troops, and it was also delayed for a whole day. Don't say that the devil doesn't believe it, even within ourselves, I'm afraid there will be people who can't believe it. ”

Although Zeng Sheng's words were not spoken, Li Ziyuan had already understood what he meant: "Old Zeng, you mean that Okazaki Kencho must not tell the truth about the enemy situation in order to 'confess' to his superiors. And the command of the Japanese army, based on the previous 'engagement' with us, judged that the Okazaki detachment was completely wiped out by the main force? ”

"Therefore, they think that the main force is here, and they may even think that our headquarters and division headquarters are also hidden in the 'junction' area between Licheng and Hubei. Therefore, after the Okazaki detachment was resolved, instead of weakening the speed of advancement, it accelerated the speed and readjusted the forces to encircle in this direction, that is, to solve our headquarters and main forces here? ”

In other words, the surrounding Japanese troops, instead of being 'confused' and 'confused' by the situation of the main force shifting, were because this battle confirmed the situation reported by Kenaga Okazaki. In other words, the withdrawal of the main force may be just a feint in their eyes, in order to cover the headquarters that may be hidden in this area. So the current situation is, I carried this black pot for the headquarters? ”

Li Ziyuan's words fell, and Zeng Sheng smiled and said, "Captain Li, you said this yourself, not me." But Captain, what we should do now depends on you, the military commander. I am now a soldier under you, and all I can do is obey orders and listen to commands. ”

Regarding Zeng Sheng's somewhat slippery performance, Li Ziyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Old Zeng, what are you doing." That's what Lao Tzu said, what's wrong? If you can carry this black pot for the headquarters and the main force, you have to have some ability, don't you? This black pot Lao Tzu is very proud. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan's eyes swept back to the map, and after a short period of thought, he said: "'Milk' and 'milk', since this is the case, Lao Tzu will play with them bigger." Let's move north, avoid the front of the Japanese troops coming down from the southeast of Ludong, and stab him from behind their buttocks. ”

"The superiors asked us to jump out of the outside line to fight, although there is a meaning for us to avoid the enemy's edge, but the inside and outside lines are not absolute. The mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei is the base of our survival, and it is impossible for Lao Tzu to let the devil do whatever he wants here. There are too many devils on the Li Cheng side, and we don't have that good mouth. ”

"The Japanese puppet army dispatched by Keludong must have suffered certain casualties when they fought with the main force before. Even if the main force blocked only a false shot, it at least caused them a certain weakening. The Japanese puppet army on this road is the weakest of the Japanese puppet army in several directions, so let's take him first. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's train of thought, Qian Defu and Zeng Sheng were stunned for a moment. After the two looked at each other for a while, Qian Defu said: "Captain, let's follow the instructions of our superiors and jump to the outside line." There are too many devils around us, and it is too dangerous to stab the ass of one of the Japanese soldiers at this time. ”

"At this time, there is basically no possibility for the military sub-district to provide us with support. It's up to us, even if we add the troops of the company commander, the difference in strength between us and the Japanese puppet army is too great. It's not that we're afraid of the enemy like a tiger, we are really really gnawing and can't move. ”

Qian Defu's opinion, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said: "Old Qian, old Zeng, we can ignore the Japanese army in other directions." But the Japanese puppet army that went down from the southeast of Lu, we have to fight a guy. Even if you can't find a way to bring them down, you still have to fight. Otherwise, we will fall into passivity in the next action. ”

"The Japanese puppet army in the direction of Ludong, in addition to the puppet army is the Ludong County Garrison Brigade, the Japanese army is cobbled together by the Japanese army in Ludong, Hubei, and Huguan. Although the strength of these Japanese troops is not large, they are quite familiar with the people and terrain in this area after being stationed for a long time. ”

"Coupled with the cooperation of the puppet armies of the two places, let them really go deep into the mountainous area in the eastern part of Hubei, which is too much of a threat to us. Our wounded and food, I'm afraid they have escaped their eyes. Especially if the little devil turns to Hubei, the local pseudo-plainclothes team in Hubei does not go out to cooperate, there is almost no possibility. ”

"So, we don't care if the next step is to jump out of the outside line or stay on the inside line. The Japanese puppet army from the southeast of Lu, we must give them eye 'medicine'. Eat them in one bite, we don't have that capital. But we can still weaken them as much as possible. ”

After roughly explaining his intentions, Li Ziyuan's face changed, and he said extremely seriously: "This matter is so decided." Immediately gather troops and weave into the area between the northwest and the Japanese forces to the north. Liu Lianming got the 'Ting' Type 92 heavy machine gun, as well as all the bullets. As for when to fight, it will depend on the situation. ”

After that, Li Ziyuan didn't care about Qian Defu and Zeng Sheng's faces, and carefully put the map in his satchel after folding it. After filling the two pistols he was carrying with him with new magazines, he led his troops to avoid the front of the Japanese puppet army that was moving southeast of Lu, and cautiously penetrated the mountain between them and the stronghold of the fallen horse.

Less than an hour after Li Ziyuan left, reinforcements from Hubei had arrived on the battlefield. Looking at the battlefield that was almost empty at this time, Tsuruta Numa, who personally led the team this time, ordered the troops to immediately find the bodies of the war dead for cremation, so that they could be transported back to Changzhi and sent back to China.