After listening to Li Ziyuan's order, several cadres silently turned around and went to deploy. And just when the third battalion commander Song Weiye and instructor Ma Bingchen turned around and were about to go back to arrange, they were stopped by Li Ziyuan: "Old Song, old Ma, in this breakthrough operation, the back road of the whole regiment is pressed on your shoulders, and your burden is very heavy. ”

"As soon as the gunshots for the breakthrough on our side go out, Tsuruta Numan behind him will definitely speed up his actions. If your brother can't hold them back, we're in danger of being attacked on three sides. And after we eliminated a forward squad yesterday, the Japanese army that has been operating on our flank has been disappearing into the group that has not appeared. ”

"Once the battle is stalemate, this Japanese army will come diagonally, and what awaits us will be annihilated. So this time your burden is heavy, and you're going to buy me an hour anyway. After the main force of the whole regiment breaks through, you don't want to fight. If you don't have time to break through the breach, you can look southwest or northwest from here for an opportunity. ”

"Tsuruta Numan is biting us this time, and it can basically be said that he is coming at me. If we break through to Huguan territory, they should continue to pursue us, and the attention should not be on you. As long as you don't fall in love with war, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to get rid of them. ”

"After getting rid of the Japanese army, we will have the opportunity to join us on the Shililing line in Huguan. If you really don't have the opportunity, you will return to the interior of Hubei to meet Secretary Liu and them. In the end, the choice to move in that direction was decided by Lao Song himself according to the situation. If the situation does not allow, there is no need to force a convergence with the main force of the regiment, and everything is to keep the troops as the most important thing. ”

"Remember, you two boys have to live for Lao Tzu, and only by living can you see the day of victory. Now is the time when there is a shortage of cadres, and every one of our cadres is precious. Whether it is a military cadre or a political cadre, they are all valuable assets in the hands of Lao Tzu. ”

Li Ziyuan's voice fell, and Song Weiye and Ma Bingchen nodded cautiously. The two of them didn't say anything, and after only giving Li Ziyuan a standard military salute, they silently turned around and went back to deploy. After returning the gift to the two people, Li Ziyuan turned his head to look at He Sanliang, who didn't know when he would return, and his face looked somewhat gloomy.

Seeing Li Ziyuan's very ugly face, He Sanliang frowned a little and said, "Why is the head of the regiment, you are a little unoptimistic about this breakthrough?" It's a little different from your usual personality. Before every battle on weekdays, where did your confidence go? ”

"If you say that defeat in Qiaokou, it will destroy your faith, I don't believe it. I think it is impossible for a man who has repeatedly brought his troops out of danger from a desperate situation and lost confidence because of a single defeat. But Captain, this mentality of yours is not good. ”

"The battle is based on victory, and victory is based on qi. Before the war, you, the chief military officer, must set an example. Even if the situation is critical, at least you have to keep your composure on the surface. Don't forget, but you're the backbone of the whole regiment, and the soldiers of the whole regiment are watching you. If you show restlessness, the whole army will be uneasy. ”

Regarding He Sanliang's persuasion, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said: "Old He, I'm not worried about the main force breaking through. After observing for a while, I am sure that in the shortest possible time, I will open a passage to the south to break through and lead the main force to break out in the shortest possible time. ”

"I'm worried about the three battalions that stayed behind to block the attack, I'm afraid there won't be much time left for them to keep up after we break through. Tsuruta Numan will not let us get rid of him easily, Lao Song and the two of them will be entangled by that guy, I am afraid it will be difficult to get rid of and break through with us in a short period of time. ”

"But Tsuruta Numan is biting us this time, and he won't give up until he completely solves us. As soon as the gunshots rang out here, he was bound to attack with all his might. And the puppet armies on both sides will definitely not react too slowly under the supervision of the Japanese army. Once the Japanese puppet army on both flanks quickly counterattacked, we would not be able to hold out for long. ”

"After we're gone, Tsuruta Numan may have two options. The first is to continue to pursue us regardless of the need, leaving only a part of the troops to fight with the three battalions. The second general vented his anger on the head of the third battalion, mobilized all the surrounding Japanese puppet troops, and encircled the third battalion on all sides. And the possibility of this second option is quite high. ”

"When the time comes, I'm afraid the situation will be even less optimistic. Even the annihilation of the entire army here is definitely not alarmist. With the pit viper in hand, can only a strong man break his wrist to get out of the predicament? From the very beginning, we made a serious mistake that led to a passive situation in this operation. Lao He, this is a serious lesson. ”

When Li Ziyuan's words fell, He Sanliang also shook his head, but he didn't know where to persuade him. Li Ziyuan's judgment, he also expected. But the current situation is that if the pursuers behind them are not blocked, the gap in front will be opened, but the situation will only get worse. Tsuruta Numanan behind him has gone crazy, and no one knows what a madman will do.

At this time, it has become an inevitable choice to abandon a section to ensure the safety of the main force. But after the main force left, the third battalion was able to get rid of the madness behind him, like a mad dog. It is estimated that when the time comes, the fire will be sent to the three battalions that are blocking them, can they get rid of it smoothly?

But at this time, there is not much time left for the two people to think about it, and the slower the breakthrough action on this side, the greater the pressure on the third battalion, and the greater the danger of breaking through. The true intention of the troops to move here is impossible not to judge with Tsuruta Numasu's personality. Once the surrounding Japanese puppet army arrives quickly, the danger of breaking through will increase rapidly over time.

Thinking of this, He Sanliang spoke: "Commander, there is not much time left for us. If we can't move within 20 minutes, then we will lose the last chance to break through. I've given all the * to the four companies, and there aren't many of them, and there are four of them on average. In addition, the light machine guns and machine gunners were all transferred to the fourth company according to your request. ”

Hearing He Sanliang's words, Li Ziyuan, who also knew that the slower he moved, the greater the danger of breaking through, did not say anything more. Turned around and came to the fourth company, which had already lined up and was ready to go. This company had been used as a regimental reserve until now, and it was the most complete company in the army at present.

Good steel should be used on the blade, at this time, this company is not used as a sharp knife, is it necessary to use other companies with heavy casualties? But look at every soldier in the four companies, along with their company commanders and instructors, all strapped up*. Even the reinforced Heavy was strapped to his body with a *, making a hand-to-hand combat look.

Li Ziyuan frowned and said to the company commander and instructor of the fourth company: "Take the * off Lao Tzu from his body, Lao Tzu is not stupid enough to use his own soldiers as meat bullets to create a chance for Lao Tzu to break through." I have strengthened you so much*, and I don't want you to charge as meat bullets. You remember to me that Lao Tzu's soldiers are more precious than anything else. ”

"Give me all your rifles with bayonets, and the machine gunners will give me your machine guns flat. In a moment, the sound of my gun will be used as a signal, and as soon as my gun goes off, I will smash all the * in your hands to the bottom of the mountain in the shortest possible time. Wait until * is lost, and all the bayonets are pressed down the mountain. ”

"All the machine gunners, give Lao Tzu as close to the Japanese blockade as possible. When the troops launched a charge, they encountered an enemy, regardless of whether the puppet army or the devil was encountered, so they opened fire on Lao Tzu and concentrated their firepower. Don't feel sorry for the bullets, everything is to reduce casualties as the first probability. ”

"This charge, I will personally lead you to fight. Remember, the brave wins. Whether the whole regiment can break through safely depends on whether you can move and make the tiger descend the mountain. Whether the enemy under the mountain is a devil or a puppet army, you have memorized it for Lao Tzu, God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks *. The main thing that stops us on the breakthrough route is to kill Lao Tzu no matter who they are. ”

Li Ziyuan's words raised the morale of the soldiers of the fourth company. After unloading the * tied to his body, he immediately turned around and followed behind Li Ziyuan, pulling a straight skirmish line. With the cooperation of Liu Lianming's reconnaissance company, they touched the blockade line of the Japanese puppet army.

Behind them, Zhang Zijian and the commander of the second battalion spread out the other two companies of the second battalion to the two wings. A reinforced company after the downsizing of the first battalion was also deployed on both sides of the local cadres who followed the transfer of the troops. All the infantry were loaded with guns and bayonets, ready to fight with all their might. He Huizhang took his mortar and also went up a hill to prepare for the opening of the cannon.

The troops in the rear were ready, and the four companies led by Li Ziyuan had already rushed to the side of the road from east to west. And Liu Lianming, who was in front of them, had already cleared the guard post north of the highway of this puppet army in advance. It ensured that Li Ziyuan's commando team could touch the side of the highway to the greatest extent.

When the troops successively arrived at a distance of kilometers from the Japanese puppet army blockade line, less than 30 meters in a bush. Li Ziyuan whispered to all the fighters and pulled out the safety rope from the * in his hand. All the light machine gunners, after they have already set up their machine guns and are ready for battle.

picked up the British-made rifle that had been on Zhang Yuhu's back, and aimed it at a Japanese officer who was on the edge of the fire and didn't know what to say with a few puppet army officers. At this time, the Japanese puppet army, which was building a blockade along the highway, obviously had not yet noticed an eight-way army, and had already touched their side when it was just getting dark.

Although this Japanese puppet army has received a report from Tsuruta Numa, it is obvious that both the Japanese army and the puppet army seem to be a little absent-minded. It is estimated that these people probably think that they have so many troops here. An Eighth Route regiment-level unit that had already been hit hard before, even if it came over, it would be difficult to retreat.

His mission in Huguan is to ensure that the war on the side of Lin County is not disturbed by any interference. It's not to cooperate with him Tsuruta Numanan to dig a heart and steal a hole to deal with a small force of eight roads. The 36th Division was once in the hands of Li Ziyuan, and suffered big losses more than once. The whole division and regiment hated Li Ziyuan to the core, and this sweep was quite hard.

can cooperate or supervise, but the Japanese army fighting in this puppet army is the 35th Division stationed in Xinxiang, northern Henan, and it is obviously very contemptuous of Li Ziyuan. Their opponents were the First War Zone opposite the Yellow Flood Area and the regular army on the Linxian side. As for Li Ziyuan, who was extremely guilty in the eyes of the 36th Division, he was not taken seriously by them.