Outside the city of Huaiyin, the guns roared, the guns were dense, the position was shrouded in billowing gunsmoke, the officers and men of the guerrillas went up in batches to reinforce, and the wounded were constantly sent down.

The devil's sudden appearance in Huaiyin caught the defenders of Huaiyin off guard, but fortunately, the troops stabilized the defense line and did not let the devil break into the city.

"The situation has been clarified, the devil who came to attack was the Yamaguchi Infantry Brigade from the direction of Yancheng, not the devil from Baoying."

With the efforts of the intelligence department, at dawn, Zhang Liechen and the others finally figured out the situation of the incoming devils.

"Didn't the troops of the Eighth Brigade of Security Guard monitor this group of devils, why did they suddenly rush to Huaiyin, and the Eighth Brigade didn't react at all."

Hearing that it was the devil of the Yamaguchi Brigade, Deputy Captain Yuan Guangtao couldn't help frowning.

Zhang Liechen said helplessly: "I'm afraid that the little devil Ming Xiu plank road secretly Chen Cang deceived the eyes of the Eighth Brigade of Security." ”

"There are more than 1,000 devils, and they are coming with mountain artillery, they are prepared, we are afraid that we will have to plan for the worst, and immediately organize the evacuation of people and factories while the devils have not yet closed the siege."

Although the defense has been stabilized at this moment, the situation is still not optimistic, Zhang Liechen said worriedly.

Yuan Guangtao, the deputy commander, shook his head and said: "Huaiyin is the last city in our guerrilla zone, if we lose it again, we will have no place to stand, so I oppose evacuation, once the people are organized to evacuate, it will shake the morale of the front-line troops and lead to the deterioration of the situation." ”

Yuan Guangtao looked at the people attending the meeting: "At this critical moment, we can't be soft eggs, we must unite the army and the people as one, fight for every inch of land, not give up an inch of land, and defend Huaiyin to the death." ”

"Captain Yuan, I understand your feelings, I also want to defend Huaiyin, but our troops have just withdrawn from Baoying without rest and replenishment of ammunition, and now defending Huaiyin is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, my suggestion is to cover the evacuation of the people's factories first, and then give up Huaiyin to temporarily avoid the edge of the devil."

Zhang Liechen has always carried out Yang Ling's guerrilla warfare, that is, he does not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, and focuses on destroying the living forces of the devils.

"I don't agree, at the beginning, Chief Yang ordered us to take the initiative to withdraw from Baoying to fight guerrillas, but as a result, not only did Baoying fall, but the troops were chased and intercepted by devils in the countryside and almost wiped out, this is a bloody lesson."

"We rely on Huaiyin and can fight with the devil, once we give up Huaiyin, we will become a homeless lonely ghost."

"I think we should focus on preserving our strength, and we shouldn't fight hard with devils." Liu Zhi, commander of the fifth battalion, said.

"The devils have all hit the door, and they still have the strength to keep a fart."

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Yang Ling has not returned to Huaiyin yet, the crowd is leaderless, and the staff officers and battalion commanders who did not participate in the battle have some to defend or some to evacuate, and they have not come up with an idea after arguing for a long time.

Deputy captain Yuan Guangtao and another deputy captain Zhang Liechen also did not give in to each other, one had to withdraw, the other had to defend, and in the end this temporary meeting broke up unhappily, so they could only consume it with the little devils first.

"Go to the first and second battalion commanders and ask their opinions."

Zhang Liechen didn't want to defend to the death, but now he lacked support, so he had to send people to the front-line position to find the first battalion commander blacksmith and the second battalion commander Wu Changqing.

After all, these two battalion commanders are old men of the guerrilla corps in northern Jiangsu, and they each command the troops, and if they get their support, things will be much easier.

Zhang Liechen once defended in Qinghe Town, Huaiyin, and was almost wiped out by the devils, if Yang Ling hadn't arrived in time, reorganized the troops, and repelled the devils, he would have been finished, and this time he didn't want to make the same mistake.

Therefore, he advocated that it is the right way to not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, and to preserve strength and fight guerrilla warfare with devils.

And the deputy captain Yuan Guangtao has another thought, he already knows that it is an infantry brigade of devils who are attacking, and it is not the main force of Baoying's devils, because he is not very nervous.

He stayed in the guerrilla corps of northern Jiangsu for a long time and won many battles. It also bred some feelings of underestimating the enemy, and he felt that as long as it was properly arranged, it would be more than enough to deal with a mere devil infantry brigade.

Now that Yang Ling is not here, he is the highest military commander, if he abandons the city and flees like this, then if the upper authorities are held accountable, he will bear the brunt.

But if he defends Huaiyin to repel the devil, then he will be a credit, if he is lucky, he annihilates this devil's infantry brigade, and wins a complete victory like the leader of the world, then his status will rise.

"Send men to guard the intersections out of the city, and forbid anyone to leave without my orders." The deputy captain has already made up his mind to defend to the end.

"Send a report to the theater command, the devil is coming to attack Huaiyin, the captain Yang Ling has not returned, I will lead the troops to resist to the end to ensure that Huaiyin does not lose ......"

The so-called wealth is in danger, and the deputy captain Yuan Guangtao is now ready to fight, if he wins, he can rely on this merit to soar from now on.

"You also go back to collect your positions, and if you repel the devils this time, I will personally ask the theater command for credit for you."

Finally, Deputy Commander Yuan Guangtao set his sights on Xie Zhengxiang, the commander of the fourth battalion, and Liu Zhi, the commander of the fifth battalion.

Both of these people were transferred from the theater command to the guerrilla corps in northern Jiangsu with him, and they can be regarded as people on the same front.

"Yes!" Both of them agreed, and then went back to their respective positions.

Now the devil's troops are attacking at the south gate, and in the rest of the directions only the devil's reconnaissance cavalry has been found, and the troops are attacking, so the defense area of the fourth and fifth battalions is temporarily safe.

The fourth battalion commander Xie Zhengxiang's defense area was at the east gate, two companies were placed in positions outside the city, and the other three company commanders were placed on the city wall to build a defensive line, and his headquarters was leaning against a private house at the city gate.

Now that Yang Ling is not there, it is difficult for the two deputy captains to unify their opinions, and the entire command system is in chaos, which makes Xie Zhengxiang, the commander of the fourth battalion, also feel uncertain.

Although the intelligence now shows that there is only one devil brigade of more than 1,000 people attacking, who knows if there are more devils rushing over.

Xie Zhengxiang didn't want to defend Huaiyin, after all, the devil brought a cannon, and their machine gun even that little belongings was not enough for the devil to stuff his teeth.

Xie Zhengxiang knows very well that in these chaotic years, there are guns in his hands and people who are down-to-earth, no matter where he goes, he can live a nourishing life, if he fights out, then there will be nothing.

But now that the deputy captain Yuan Guangtao has to insist on resisting, he has no choice, thinking that he can only take one step at a time, if he really can't hold it, it is important to save his life.

"Battalion commander, your cousin is here again."

When Xie Zhengxiang, the commander of the fourth battalion, returned to the battalion headquarters worriedly and just sat down, a guard came in to report.

"Cousin, that cousin?" Xie Zhengxiang didn't react for a while, and asked with a frown.

The guard reminded, "It's the one you saw when you were at the head of the realm." ”