There was no time for them to reorganize, so Sun Yumin scattered the more than 400 puppet soldiers and strong men in a company or three, and hurried to Lu'an with weapons and ammunition.

Hu Hailong was reluctant to go to this troubled water again, so he led the militia to return to Foziling with the "harvest" of "returning with a full load".

Wang Youcai didn't go either, as soon as he was injured, he needed to be bandaged and treated; second, I have to use Taro Hashimoto's head to pay tribute to Wang Yafang's spirit in the sky, and to put this woman who used her own death in exchange for the great changes in Huoshan to be buried in peace; The third point is the most important, Huoshan City must be defended and the battlefield must be cleaned. The three companies and the Imperial Association Army and the Zhuangding who surrendered to Cheng were going to support the Seventh Regiment, and this kind of mission had to be handed over to Wang Youcai's squadron that he had invited.

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As a commander, he received two telegrams in a short period of time, and Junichi Miyamoto didn't have to think about it to know that Huoshan's side must be more than lucky.

After receiving the telegram, the division commander Shizuichi Tanaka immediately replied that he had ordered the 65th Infantry Wing to return to support.

Junichi Miyamoto knows very well that the 103rd Wing of the 65th Infantry Brigade is now in Hubei, and it is not possible to arrive from Hubei to Anhui in a short time.

Junichi Miyamoto also belongs to the 103rd Brigade, but his brigade is not under the establishment of the 65th Wing, but under the establishment of the 104th Wing, and now the 65th Wing is coming to help, not the 104th Wing to which he belongs, which makes him a little puzzled and more worried about the speed of his rescue.

On the way to the march, Junichi Miyamoto was still guessing what the current situation of Huo Shan was, and whether he could hold on until his rescue arrived.

It had just rained, the mountain road was muddy, and the devil soldiers were sitting on the slow-moving car a little better, but these puppet soldiers were suffering, walking on the mountain road that had been crushed into mud by the car, not far from Lu'an, most of the people's shoes were already stained with the red clay unique to the mountainous area, and they had to stop and scrape the mud after walking for a while, and then set off again, and the cycle began again, dragging the speed of the entire marching team slowly, which can be described as turtle speed.

The soldiers of the Seventh Regiment were also complaining, digging trenches and arranging positions for two or three hours, but they still hadn't waited for the devil puppet army to come.

The night of February was still cold, and it rained heavily, the ground was wet and cold, and the people were already frozen in the trenches, and they wanted to build a fire but were afraid of being exposed, so they had to endure it.

Yang Kezhi was still calm, but Cao Yufu was scolding his mother on the side.

"There is so much anger, why didn't you refuse the Sun Dongjia of Yangshupu at that time."

A voice came from outside the temple gate.

Yang Kezhi and Cao Yufu were very familiar with this voice, and stood up at the same time.

Gao Jingting heard Cao Yufu scolding outside the temple gate, as an old revolutionary, an old party member, when he encounters a little problem, the first thing he thinks of is not how to solve the problem, but scolding the street like a shrew, how can he still have the appearance of the political commissar of the main force, I really don't know how he stepped into such an important leadership position.

"Commander, this surnamed Sun is so hateful, let the soldiers of the Seventh Regiment lie in the mud for a few hours, and many soldiers are frozen."

Cao Yufu hurriedly explained, but Gao Jingting didn't listen to his words, but walked directly to Yang Kezhi and said: "The last private seizure has not been dealt with, and now that it has become a profit, you actually dare to transfer troops privately, Yang Kezhi, you are not small." ”

"Commander, if the friendly army is in trouble, how can we GC party members see death and not save it?"

Yang Kezhi said with a smile on his face, he had been following Gao Jingting for a long time, and he knew the temperament of this old chief.

"Those who violate military discipline will be put aside in advance, and I will count them with you after this battle." Gao Jingting didn't rub his tongue with him, and asked directly: "Did you send someone to reconnoiter along the highway, and is there any movement in the devil puppet army in Lu'an?" ”

"I sent a squad of scouts to probe four or five miles forward, but I didn't find any trace of the devil puppet army for the time being."

Cao Yufu interjected and said, he was still angry, as if he really let Sun Yumin put it up.

"Four or five miles?" Gao Jingting was a little angry when he heard this, and his voice raised a little: "This is your reconnaissance?" ”

The team of the New Fourth Army can't compare with the first, let alone the descendants of the Central Army, and there is no radio station in a team like the Seventh Regiment, so every time there is a big battle, the preparatory work in the early stage will be very sufficient, not to mention anything else, just the reconnaissance will be done very carefully, like Cao Yufu's mouth only sent people to poke forward four or five miles away, there is no follow-up, this is simply an unforgivable mistake, in other words, this is irresponsible to the troops, contempt for the lives of soldiers.

Gao Jingting was originally dissatisfied with Yang Cao and the others' violation of military discipline, but now that he heard this answer, he would inevitably not be angry.

If it weren't for the fact that there were other people from the Seventh Regiment and the cadres of the four detachments who came with him in the small temple, he would really reprimand Yang Cao and the others on the spot.

Yang Kezhi's face was flushed, and he was silent and did not speak, while Cao Yufu on the side was very embarrassed, since Commander Gao came in until now, he didn't look at him directly, and he grabbed his braid when he said, and he was narrow-minded, and he was disgusted and hostile on the spot.

"Report!"

There was a voice outside the door with a little immature words, Gao Jingting was very familiar with this voice, it was his own guard Xiao Wan, he had previously followed Yang Kezhi to the Seventh Regiment to convey his orders, and after conveying it, he returned non-stop to find himself, and it was from his mouth that he had some understanding of the current situation of the Seventh Regiment, this Yang Kezhi, with some good things in his hands, and his tail was cocked to the sky.

It is precisely because of his own unease that this little guy was sent to reconnoiter in the direction of Lu'an again, although many scouts have been sent out, but Gao Jingting has inexplicable trust and attention to Xiao Wan, and the task given to him has never disappointed.

Sure enough, after so many reconnaissance out, he was the first to come back, you must know that from the afternoon to now, this little guy has been on horseback for a long time, and even the horse has been changed.

"How? Have you found any traces of the devil's puppet army? Gao Jingting asked eagerly.

"Report to the commander, the devil puppet army in Lu'an is coming, when I see the long list of car lights, it is about ten miles away, and according to their travel speed, it will take twenty minutes at most."

Xiao Wan took the teapot handed over by others, drank the whole jar of water in one go, calmed down a little, and said a bunch of words, looking at his expression and appearance, he was obviously tired.

"You go and rest first."

Gao Jingting was very distressed that this little guy who had been running for a long time watched him go behind the Buddha statue to rest, and then said to Yang Kezhi: "Didn't you hear? The enemy is coming. ”

"It's just right to come, let the devils and the puppet army see the power of our Seventh Regiment."

Yang Kezhi didn't realize that after he said this, Gao Jingting's face was difficult to look at, and Dai Qiying, who had been silent, suddenly burst out: "When did the Seventh Regiment override the New Fourth Army." ”

Yang Kezhi has less strings in his mind about political work, and he hasn't heard the meaning of Dai Qiying's words yet, but Cao Yufu understands very well what this sentence means, if it weren't for the imminent war, he believes that with Yang Kezhi's unintentional words just now, he will definitely be locked up for a long time.

"Don't go to the battlefield yet, do you like to grind your mouth?" Although Gao Jingting was angry, he still wanted to shield his old subordinate and wanted to drive him out, so that he would not be able to settle in the hands of Dai Qiying.

The two were just about to go out to the position, but they heard someone on the mountain road leading to the mountain gate of Shuikou Temple shouting "report" incessantly.

Hearing this report from far and near, Gao Jingting's brows furrowed. This is the unwritten rule of the reconnaissance company of the four detachments, if 100,000 urgent things are detected, the scouts must shout many reports in advance when they come back to report, so as to distinguish the urgency of the military situation, this unwritten rule was preserved as a tradition by Gao Jingting during the Red Army period.

It had been a long time since he had heard such a report, and he was starting to get a little nervous.

Almost all of the people who are staying in the Shuikou temple now are the backbone of the fourth detachment or the seventh regiment, and naturally they all know what the continuous report that has not seen him and heard his voice first represents, and they all followed Gao Jingting and came to the edge of the mountain gate.

Yang Kezhi could not draw troops to do the vigilance and reserve behind him, so he could only release the guard post behind him, which was also a good tradition left by the Red 28th Army, the predecessor of the four detachments. When the Red Fourth Front Army was forced to leave the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area and began the Long March of strategic transfer, only the Red 28th Army was left in the entire Dabie Mountainous Area, supporting the banner of the Red Army. In those hard years, there were many excellent traditions, which were summed up after bloody lessons again and again.

"Commander, regimental commander, we have found a large puppet army behind us, less than two miles away from here."

After the soldier who came to report this sentence, he fell limply on the muddy mountain road, and it seemed that he had sprinted back with his life, but the mountain road was wet and slippery, and it was dark, and he must have used up all his strength when he ran at this time.

Yang Kezhi's heart fluttered suddenly, he was full of confidence before, but at this moment, his brain was short-circuited, how could there be an enemy behind him? Could it be that Sun Yumin's attack on the county town failed? But even if it fails, the enemy will not rush to Lu'an in the dark and torrential night. Could it be that Sun Yumin captured the county seat, but let the puppet army and the devil break out and escape? Once this is the case, there is no need for me to fight here, and people will be caught back and forth as dumpling filling, and what kind of battle will be fought.

Gao Jingting's first thought after listening to the report was that Sun Yumin, who was fighting Huoshan, did not block the mouth, and Huoshan's devil puppet army ran out, and now he threw this problem to the Seventh Regiment.

If this is really the case, this ambush will not be able to fight, even if the enemy behind him has no combat effectiveness, but after all, he still has weapons, ammunition and manpower, once the belly and back are attacked by the enemy, the ambush position of the Seventh Regiment, which was temporarily dug out, will not be able to support it for a long time.

"Inform the pistol regiment to quickly build improvised fortifications and prepare to block the enemy forces in the direction of Huoshan." Gao Jingting did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately issued an order: "The Seventh Regiment and the Pistol Regiment are not allowed to release a single shot without my order." ”

He had already made a decision, if it was really the Japanese puppet army that had retreated from Huoshan behind him, he would not fight this blockade, even if it made Sun Yumin hold a grudge, he could not let the Seventh Regiment and the Pistol Regiment risk being completely annihilated.

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Sun Yumin led a company of three companies to march eagerly in the direction of Lu'an, but the extremely muddy mountain roads made it difficult for the troops to move an inch, especially in the mountainous areas with sticky red soil, which was stained on the shoes piece by piece, making it impossible for people to move forward at all. When there was really no way, Sun Yumin took the lead in taking off his shoes and socks, stepping on the mud barefoot, it was a little cold at first, but after walking for a while, his feet warmed up, and he no longer felt cold. The commanders did this, and the soldiers had nothing to say, and they all went barefoot, without the fetters of shoes, and marched much faster, which is why both sides reached the vicinity of Xiaohong Mountain in about the same time.

Zhou Shanjun and Silly Bear had already been sent to the front to explore the way, and they didn't hear any shots along the way, which made Sun Yumin himself a little puzzled, didn't the devils in Lu'an plan to save Huo Shan, and didn't plan to come to reinforce them?

"Wenzhi, haven't you always wanted to know where the bullets and quilts we pulled back last time were hidden?" Although Sun Yumin has only been here once, he can still identify the location of Xiaohongshan, and he said to Liu Wenzhi with a smile: "Xiaohongshan is not far ahead, where there is a secret room discovered by Yuying, and there are still many Buddhist scriptures in it. ”

"I really want to go and see how hidden it is."

The place where a large amount of money, a large number of bullets and weapons were once hidden, of course, will arouse his **, especially when I heard that this secret room was discovered by a girl, so I have to go and see it.

While the two were talking, the troops suddenly stopped advancing.

This must be Zhou Shanjun and Silly Bear, who were exploring the path in front, stopping the pace of the troops' advance, and they must have discovered something. Sun Yumin, Liu Wenzhi, and Deng Dongping hurriedly walked forward, they wanted to figure out what was in front of them.

Previously, in Huoshan, Sun Yumin had a hunch that the Seventh Regiment would set up an ambush in Xiaohongshan, and now the sudden stop of the troops should be related to this. Sun Yumin has thought of many small aspects, but he has only missed a very important thing.

The soldiers of the Imperial Association Army who were accepted by him were still wearing the dogskins of devils, and they were also using devils' weapons, not to mention cautious veterans like Gao Jingting and Yang Kezhi, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, and Sun Yumin himself would think that it was the devil's puppet army.

"Boss, there was a guard post that ran away before, and I saw that I was wearing the uniform of the New Fourth Army, so I didn't treat him well."

When Zhou Shanjun saw Sun Yumin, he immediately reported the situation to him.

"It seems that the Seventh Regiment is setting up an ambush in Xiaohong Mountain." Sun Yumin is almost certain of his judgment.

The night is so dark, the troops can no longer rush forward, otherwise there will be a misunderstanding, and the gains will really outweigh the losses.