Let's say that Bai Fei asked Yang Sen to take him to check the defense, and Yang Sen arranged a few cars and took Bai Fei around in a big circle.

After reading it, Yang Sen frowned when he saw Bai Feizhi, obviously not very satisfied with his defense arrangements.

Although Yang Sen said that he wanted to listen to Bai Fei's dispatch now, he had fought for half his life, and said that he was almost experienced in a hundred battles, and he originally intended to show off, but he didn't expect Bai Fei to have this expression, so he asked: "Brother Zhenyu, why is there a problem with my arranging my troops, brother?" ”

Bai Fei was not polite, and said bluntly: "Not only is there a problem, the problem is big." ”

Yang Sen was slightly unconvinced, and asked, "Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

Bai Fei said: "Your battle line is too long, didn't you tell me before that you only have two divisions under your command now?" It's just that you are deployed in Lujiang and Zongyang, why do you still send people to Chaoxian, Wuwei and other places? ”

Yang Sen said: "I deployed defenses in Wuwei and other places in Chaoxian County, and I also hoped to resist the Japanese army to the south step by step, and prepare time for Wuhan to prepare for war." Besides, if you give me this place, I can't leave it alone and send not a single soldier. ”

Bai Fei said: "The idea is good, let me ask you, you have sent a thousand and two thousand people from each county, do you think they can stop the pace of the Japanese army?" Also, did you give death orders to the people who were sent out? For example, how long do you have to hold on? ”

Yang Sen said: "The death order has not been given, I expected that the moment that I could block it was a moment, and it was better than doing nothing." ”

Bai Fei said with a smile: "If this is the case, I'm afraid that as soon as the Japanese army comes, they don't have to fight, and those of your men will run out, and there is no order to say how long to hold anyway." ”

Yang Sen's face was a little unsightly when he heard this, and Bai Fei said again: "Brother Zihui, don't feel unpleasant, I am telling the truth." In my opinion, instead of scattering and deploying defenses, it is better to concentrate forces, and I suggest that all the troops on the periphery be withdrawn, and we will guard the two cities of Anqing and Huaining, as long as we ensure that these two cities are not lost, and the Japanese army wants to advance westward from Jiangbei in a short period of time, I am afraid it will not be so easy. ”

Yang Sen thought for a while and said, "It's okay!" Just do as you say, I've already said it anyway, and now it's all up to you..."

Bai Fei knew that Yang Sen was still a little unconvinced, and he didn't say anything at the moment. In the afternoon of the same day, he called the magistrates of Huaining and Anqing counties to him and said to them: "Now that the Japanese army is about to invade, I have two things to ask you for help. ”

The two county magistrates immediately bowed their hands and said: "General Bai is famous all over the world, and I have admired it for a long time. ”

Bai Fei nodded and said, "Then I'll thank you in advance." The first thing I did was to recruit a group of people for me, and I wanted them to help build the position, and all they did was digging and building, and they had three meals a day. ”

When the two county magistrates heard this, they immediately agreed, which was not a difficult task.

"The second thing, I need you to evacuate the masses immediately, but evacuate the old and weak women and children first, this Anqing Huaining is about to go to war. If you don't evacuate quickly, once the battle starts, you don't know how many innocent people inside and outside the city will encounter accidents, and the cruel and bloodthirsty nature of the Japanese army is well known to passers-by, if you don't move in time, the people here are likely to suffer massacres. ”

When the two county magistrates heard this, their faces also changed a little, and the county magistrate of Anqing said: "It's okay to evacuate, but where is it safe now." ”

Bai Fei thought for a while and said: "You can go up the river and evacuate to Hubei, Sichuan and other places, or from Taihang Mountain to Henan and Shaanxi." ”

The county magistrate of Huaining sighed and said, "This road is more than a thousand miles..."

Bai Fei said: "That's also a matter of no choice, the two of them are both local parents and officials, can they watch the people suffer?" I'll leave this matter to the two of you, and I'll give you a week at most, and then make sure that the people have been moved. ”

The next day, all the troops sent by Yang Sen returned to Anqing, and Bai Fei immediately organized a meeting of cadres above the battalion level.

At the meeting, Yang Sen first talked about the change of command of Anqing's defense, and then handed over the right to speak to Bai Fei, and sat on the side of the old god on the ground to "listen attentively".

Bai Fei stood up, and after saying two opening remarks, he went straight to the point: "Now that the Japanese army is about to advance westward, we must prepare for battle as soon as possible, therefore, I order!" ”

Suddenly, all the officers present, including Yang Sen, stood up. It is said that although Bai Fei looks very young, his name has long been spread throughout the army, so no one is unconvinced.

"From now on, Yang Hanyu led the 133rd Division to garrison Huaining, and Yang Hanzhong led the 134th Division to garrison Anqing. After the troops led by the troops were in place, they needed to build fortifications immediately, and the fortifications of the city should learn from the favorable methods of the Lanfeng Campaign, build pillbox trenches in front of the battle, and dig deep trenches to resist the enemy. One should guide the manpower, all of which are directly under the **** of my military police. In addition, Huaining, Anqing and the surrounding areas should begin to evacuate the people and clear the wilderness. ”

He paused and said: "The defense of Anqing is a matter of great importance, and I hope that you can work together, resist hard, and complete the tasks assigned by the commission." If you talk about the age, most of them are my elders, although I am in charge of the defense of Anqing this time, but I dare not forget the duty of the gendarme to supervise the war, here is a bad word, if someone in the wartime is tired, slack off for no reason, afraid of the war, or even run away, once discovered, shoot on the spot! When the time comes, don't blame me, a junior who doesn't know how to be polite! ”

After the meeting, Bai Fei immediately sent many people to the 133rd and 134th divisions to guide them in building defensive positions. In the afternoon, they took Yang Sen and went to the position to inspect together.

At this time, the position was already crowded with people, and many local young men were called to assist in digging trenches and trenches, Yang Sen was surprised to see it, pointed to the wide trench, and said to Bai Fei: "Brother Zhenyu, I heard that you used this kind of wide, tall and deep trench in Lanfeng to trap the Japanese tanks, and also captured a lot of good tanks for Qiu Qingquan, it looks really interesting, I don't know if my 27th Group Army can also add a few iron guys this time." ”

Bai Fei said with a smile: "As long as you do a good job of camouflage, when the Japanese tank comes, you will be sure to be trapped inside and unable to get out." But I'm not here to capture the tank alive, but to get in the way of the tank's attack. If you want to capture the Japanese tank alive, you can order your men to dig some separate large pits in the open space outside this trench, and it is estimated that capturing the tank alive will be more effective. ”

Yang Sen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately called the adjutant and whispered a few words to him, and the adjutant immediately ran away to give the order.

Yang Sen was in high spirits, and as if he had discovered a new problem, he pointed to the trench and asked Bai Feidao, "Why do you have to dig so deep in the trench?" People can't see the front when they go in and tiptoe, how can there be a war? ”

Bai Fei said: "Won't it be over if you take a stool?" As he spoke, a special combat soldier immediately took a stool thirty or forty centimeters high and placed it in the trench, and then the person stood on the stool, and immediately raised his head in the trench, and it was appropriate to lie down there and shoot.

Yang Sen scratched his head and said, "It's not like taking off your pants and putting it... What's the matter, it's good to get a stool, how cumbersome? ”

Bai Fei glanced at him with contempt and said: "Taking a stool naturally has a reason to take a stool, this trench we Chinese stand in it and feel deep, you said that if the little devil falls in, can he shoot and fight?" ”

Yang Sen rolled his eyes, cracked his mouth and smiled: "Not bad, yes, if the devil attacks, as soon as we withdraw the bench, the trench will become a trapped trench again, haha, good, this method is good!" ”