"Hehe, it's okay, although there are many devils, they must be defended by dividing their forces, and we can concentrate superior forces and destroy the enemy one by one. Besides, even if the devils from Bengbu and Huainan come to reinforce www.biquge.info, there shouldn't be a lot of them, and we can fight if we can, and retreat to Qingyangling if we can't. Liu Tianshu said with confidence.

The 2nd Regiment, together with the 92nd Infantry Artillery Company, the Mortar Company, and the Guard Company, had 16 companies of troops in his hands, and the artillery alone was in three companies, which was not far from the enemy's total strength.

"That's good, but I don't know what Mr. Du's situation is." Hearing Liu Tianshu say this, Su Lan was relieved, but she began to worry about Du Juanxiu again.

"Don't worry, as long as people are still in Bengbu, I believe Sun Xuexuan will have a way. Besides, even if they have no choice, as long as the enemy wants to send Mr. Du to Nanjing, we can attack on the road. Liu Tianshu comforted.

After the second regiment arrived at Qingyangling, Liu Tianshu immediately called Xie Pingcai, Jiang Xianhua and Qin Yonghe, and after giving an introduction to the enemy situation around Ningyuan, he looked at a few people and said, "Commander Xie, tell me how this battle will be fought next?" ”

"Detachment leader, isn't it Ning Yuancheng? Don't worry, I promise to take it down with you. Xie Pingcai said nonchalantly. Last time, Liu Tianshu personally commanded the troops to attack Ningyuan County, and the troops in his hands were only two battalions plus an artillery battalion, but now that a full infantry regiment has arrived, can't he still eat the enemy?

"Hehe, Commander Xie, fighting a war is a skillful job, I know that you can defeat Ningyuan County, but what I want is to defeat the county seat and destroy the enemy, and my own casualties should be minimized. We can't afford to fight the enemy. Liu Tianshu said with a faint smile.

The troops have expanded and their combat effectiveness has also increased, but the pride of some cadres has also risen, and sometimes there is even a sense of wealth.

Yes, the strength of the seventh detachment is indeed not weak, but this little bit of family background can't be wiped out in a few battles, Liu Tianshu has already considered in his heart that when the time is appropriate, he will organize the cadres of the whole detachment to study and study.

Hearing Liu Tianshu's words, Jiang Xianhua thought for a while and said: "Detachment leader, I think the city walls of Ningyuan City are relatively strong, if it is attacked, I am afraid that the casualties of the troops will be too great, and how to bombard it with artillery fire, I am afraid that it will hurt the innocent people in the city, otherwise, we will lure the enemy out to fight." ”

When Qin Yonghe heard the words of the political commissar, he also said: "Detachment leader, I thought about it carefully, the strongholds outside Ningyuan City are only the Jiangqiao in the east, the Tonggu in the south and the Yuejiang in the west. ”

Xie Pingcai couldn't help but say when he heard this: "Then what if the enemy discovers our intentions, what if the enemy in Huainan and Bengbu comes to reinforce us?" ”

In his opinion, it is best to capture Ningyuan County with lightning speed, so that even if the devil sends troops to reinforce it, it will be too late.

Liu Tianshu was a little happy when he heard several cadres talking freely, he thought for a while and said: "You guys are all right, but since your second regiment was formed, it has not experienced the test of war, so let's first uproot all the large and small strongholds outside Ningyuan City, and at the same time prepare for the annihilation of the devils in the field once they go out of the city for reinforcements." As for the enemies in Bengbu and Huainan, even if reinforcements are to come, it will take time. As long as we wipe out all the strongholds outside the city, we will have the initiative, and if the enemy comes to reinforce us, we will strike at its reinforcements first. ”

After the battle plan was determined, Xie Pingcai immediately went back to draw up a specific battle plan to attack the battle of the large and small strongholds outside Ningyuan City, Liu Tianshu let go of Xie Pingcai and a few people to command, and at the same time handed over the infantry artillery company and mortar company to command.

Xie Pingcai and a few people returned to the regiment, and after studying the situation reported by the reconnaissance personnel of the second regiment around the map, it was decided that the first battalion would be responsible for uprooting the large and small strongholds in the area of Jiangqiao Town, the second battalion would be responsible for the large and small strongholds in the direction of Tonggu, and the third battalion would be responsible for the large and small strongholds in the direction of Yuejiang. Machine guns and mortars are used to strike.

In order to better destroy the enemy and reduce their own casualties, Xie Pingcai and his men set the time for the battle to start at eleven o'clock in the evening.

Liu Tianshu heard Xie Pingcai's report, thought for a while and agreed to the plan they reported.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, gunfire rang out at the same time in the direction of Jiangqiao Town, Tonggu Town, and Yuejiang Town in Ningyuan City.

Matsui, the captain of the Japanese army stationed in Ningyuan County, was suddenly startled by a rapid knock on the door, and when he came out, he saw a staff officer nervously saying: "Captain, it's not good, the Jiangqiao stronghold, the Tonggu stronghold and the Yuejiang stronghold were attacked by the Chinese army at the same time, and I asked to send reinforcements." ”

"What? How many strongholds have been attacked? Do you know which unit is attacking? Matsui couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, you must know that each of these three large strongholds has a squad of Japanese troops stationed in it, and there is also an Imperial Cooperative Army company.

More importantly, fortified turrets were built in these strongholds, and although they were usually harassed by guerrillas from the New Fourth Army, they were all repulsed by the heroic Imperial army.

How did so many Chinese troops suddenly pop up?

Matsui's brigade belonged to the Japanese army wing in Huainan County, and last time Liu Tianshu occupied Ningyuan County, when the Miura Tadaji Brigade came to besiege, he took the initiative to abandon the county seat, and Matsui was later appointed as a commander in Ningyuan County, so he didn't know much about Liu Tianshu's tactics.

"Captain, this is not clear at this point, but from what they reported, the attack of the Chinese army is very fierce, if no reinforcements are sent, I am afraid that these strongholds will fall into the hands of the Chinese." The staff officer said cautiously.

"Eight squares." Matsui scolded angrily, and his mind began to think nervously about what to do.

The three strongholds have been attacked, and even if he sends troops to reinforce him, it is impossible for the troops to be divided into three routes, so which stronghold should be relieved of the siege first?

After thinking about it for a while, Matsui finally made up his mind.

"Order the 2nd and 3rd squadrons to assemble urgently and tell Akita-kun to let him go out from the West Gate with his troops and first destroy the Chinese attacking the Yuejiang stronghold, and then the Chinese besieging Tonggu."

As for the Jiangqiao stronghold, they can only hold on to it first, and then rescue them after the imperial army has lifted the threat of Yuejiang and Tonggu.

Matsui only hoped that Captain Itada, who was guarding the Ebashi stronghold, would carry forward the bravery of the Imperial Japanese Army and hold out until daytime.

Xie Pingcai launched an attack on the three strongholds at the same time, naturally wanting to take a thunderous momentum, and the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves to uproot the strongholds around Ningyuan City.

In particular, the Jiangqiao stronghold, because of its proximity to Qingyangling, is the target that he is bound to uproot.

After Gao Weiheng, the commander of the first battalion, joined the New Fourth Army, he also fought a lot of battles with Qin Yonghe, and more importantly, the first battalion strictly followed the training methods of the New Fourth Army to intensify the training of the troops, and was very skillful in the battle to uproot the stronghold.

He didn't expect the devil to build two tall turrets in Jiangqiao Town, and seeing this situation, he couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

When he was still a puppet army, the tall and sturdy turret built by the devil was actually an indestructible behemoth in his mind, but as the turret of the Majiaji stronghold was attacked by the 16th Regiment at that time, it quickly became a ruin, and he became suspicious of the turret that the Japanese army was proud of.

Later, when he joined the New Fourth Army, he knew that the 16th Regiment had many ways to build artillery towers, and as the artillery towers around the base area were easily eliminated by Liu Tianshu one by one, the devils no longer dared to build artillery towers around the base area.

To put it mildly, the devil would rather stay in the field fortifications than in the turrets.

Unexpectedly, the devils in the Jiangqiao stronghold still held on to the turret.

"Platoon Commander Wang, are you sure that you will defeat the turret?" Before the battle began, Gao Weiheng looked at the platoon leader Wang who came to support with an infantry cannon and said.

"Battalion Commander Gao, don't you worry, aren't they just two turrets? I can blast the turret down with six shots at most. Wang Platoon said confidently.

The 92 infantry artillery is indeed an excellent field artillery, which can not only bombard the enemy's position with curved fire, but also adjust the muzzle to bombard the artillery tower with direct fire.

"That's good. It's up to you later. Gao Weiheng couldn't help but say happily when he heard Platoon Commander Wang's words.

It's a pity that the regiment commander gave him an order not to let the artillery bombard within half an hour after the battle began, and the first battalion could only carry out a feint attack on the turret, and after half an hour, it was necessary to take the stronghold neatly.

Therefore, after the battle began, the fighters of the first battalion banged around the stronghold, and even light and heavy machine guns attacked the turret, but no artillery was used.

Seeing that half an hour was about to arrive, Gao Weiheng glanced at the company that had already prepared for the attack, and said to Platoon Commander Wang: "Platoon Commander Wang, it's up to you now." ”

"Don't worry, you'll see." Platoon Commander Wang shouted at the gunners who had been preparing for the shelling in advance, and then shouted to let go.

The infantry cannon roared, and the cannonball came with a full rage, and hit the turret directly, only to hear a loud bang, under the illumination of the flares, everyone saw a cloud of smoke rising from the top of the originally tall turret, and then saw countless bricks and stones splashing away.

Platoon Commander Wang only fired a single shot, and bombed off a third of the artillery tower on the east side of the Jiangqiao stronghold, and the devils and puppet soldiers inside were shocked like sculptures.

"Listen to the puppet army brothers inside, you have been surrounded, if you want to live, immediately go out of the turret and surrender, our New Fourth Army guarantees preferential treatment of prisoners." A soldier shouted over the microphone. (To be continued.) )