In the following days, the headquarters of the seventh detachment was filled with a tense atmosphere, with staff officers coming in and out, and the sound of radio and telephone calls coming and going. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

More than 20 days ago, Changxing established an anti-Japanese democratic regime, with Lao Mu serving as secretary of the Changxing County Party Committee and a person named Guo Tongchang, a democrat.

After the establishment of the county government, with Su Yajuan's guerrillas as the backbone, the Changxing County Anti-Japanese County Brigade was established, and a group of fighters with rich combat experience were drawn from the seventh detachment to supplement the county brigade to improve the combat effectiveness of the county brigade.

At the same time, in order to prevent the infiltration of spies and traitors, a public security brigade was set up under the county government to be responsible for public security in the county.

Now that the devil's heavy army is about to attack, Liu Tianshu and Jiang Jinyong have been hesitating between holding on to Changxing or abandoning Changxing, if from the point of view of preserving the living force, the best way is for the main force to retreat to Tianmu Mountain, and then rely on the favorable terrain of the mountainous area to crush the Japanese siege.

However, if Changxing is abandoned, it will seriously affect the enthusiasm of the people of Changxing to support the New Fourth Army in resisting Japan.

As for whether the Third Theater would block the retreat of the Seventh Detachment of the New Fourth Army into the Tianmu Mountains, Liu Tianshu and Jiang Jinyong did not care. The troops in the third theater are mainly concentrated in the west and south of Tianmu Mountain, while there are only some sporadic troops in the east and north, and even if they want to stop themselves, I am afraid they will not have this ability.

On this day, Lao Mu, county magistrate Guo Tongchang, and county captain Su Yajuan came to the detachment headquarters in Si'an Town.

"Lao Mu, County Magistrate Guo, according to the information we have obtained, the devil has concentrated the strength of the three wings and is preparing to encircle Changxing, and I called you here this time just to hear your thoughts." Jiang Jinyong looked at the three of them and went straight to the point.

The devil is about to commit a heavy attack, Lao Mu and County Magistrate Guo still heard some rumors about this, but the specific situation is not clear, and now I heard Jiang Jinyong say that the devil has concentrated the strength of three wings, and I can't help but be surprised.

You must know that many of the garrison divisions of the Japanese army are three-unit divisions, that is, there are only three infantry wings under a division, plus some other units.

The devil concentrated three wings at once, that is, almost a division.

"Political Commissar Jiang, is the information true?" Lao Mu couldn't help asking.

"There should be no problem with the intelligence, our people have confirmed that a wing of Japanese troops in the direction of Yixing has completed the assembly, in the direction of Huzhou, there is also a wing of Japanese troops who are ready, and a wing of Japanese troops in the direction of Hangzhou has arrived in Wukang." Jiang Jinyong did not hide the situation.

Although the New Fourth Army established an anti-Japanese democratic regime in Changxing, and at the same time the seventh detachment of the New Fourth Army was in the Changxing area, it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg against a division of the Japanese army.

But if he wants to give up Changxing, he is unwilling in his heart. After all, there are 20,000 people in Changxing City, and if the New Fourth Army gives up Changxing, more than 20,000 people will undoubtedly be humiliated by the devils again.

Guo Pingchang's face was full of melancholy at this time, you must know that once the devil enters and occupies Changxing, he will not spare himself lightly.

Seeing that the two of them fell silent for a while, Jiang Jinyong said calmly: "Lao Mu, County Magistrate Guo, Captain Su, if you have any ideas, you just have to say, I and the detachment leader just want to hear your true thoughts today." ”

Su Yajuan before the arrival of the seventh detachment, has been leading the troops to fight guerrillas in this area, extremely familiar with the surrounding mountains and rivers, hearing the words of political commissar Jiang, she thought for a while and said: "Political commissar, detachment leader, the enemy is menacing this time, I am afraid that it will not work hard, if we concentrate our forces to defend Changxing, I am afraid that it is the wish of the devil, I think that in order to preserve the living force, the main force should withdraw into Tianmu Mountain and temporarily abandon Changxing City." ”

Hearing Su Yajuan's words, Guo Pingchang couldn't control it anymore, looked at Su Yajuan and said: "Captain Su, since the establishment of the anti-Japanese democratic government, you have seen the anti-Japanese passion of the people of Changxing, if the devil comes, we will give up Changxing, and let these people who support us suffer the humiliation of the devil, how can we be worthy of these villagers?" ”

Lao Mu smoked a cigarette and had been pondering, and when he heard this, he glanced at Guo Tongchang, "County Magistrate Guo, don't get excited, I know that if you abandon Changxing City, everyone will feel bad, but now the enemy is strong and I am weak, if you don't give up defending the city, I'm afraid the price will be even greater." ”

Our party's anti-Japanese principle is not to care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, and everything is mainly to preserve the vital forces and better strike at the enemy. Although Lao Mu was unwilling to give up Changxing, he also knew that if the troops were allowed to defend Changxing, he might not be able to hold the city in the end.

Seeing that everyone's faces showed sad emotions, Liu Tianshu smiled and said: "Lao Mu, County Magistrate Guo, don't be too pessimistic, although the devil is menacing this time, it is not invincible." Of course, it is not possible to fight the enemy hard, but Changxing City cannot be easily given up, and I promise you here that even if Changxing is temporarily abandoned, we will take it back. It is impossible for the devils to put so many troops here for a long time. Of course, as the county party committee and county government, we still have to be prepared with both hands, once the enemy soldiers come to attack, all the personnel of the county government must withdraw from the county with the troops, even the anti-Japanese family members, and all of them must be withdrawn from the county seat, which I hope that the county brigade must do a good job in related work, and we must not let the fathers and villagers who support us be persecuted by the devils. ”

Hearing that Liu Tianshu promised to let all the personnel of the anti-Japanese government and their families withdraw from the county, Guo Tongchang's nervous mood suddenly relaxed, you know, he also has some family business in Changxing, and he has a lot of family, what he is most worried about is that after the New Fourth Army withdraws, he and his family will stay in the city.

"That's okay, we listen to the captain of the detachment, and immediately make preparations with both hands, fully cooperate with the troops' actions, and ensure the safety of the people." When Lao Mu heard Liu Tianshu's words, he immediately expressed his position.

After the three returned, they immediately formulated an emergency evacuation plan, and at the same time, the materials stored in the city began to be transferred out of the city.

Of course, the cadres of the anti-Japanese government immediately carried out propaganda and mobilization to the people in the city, and made every effort to prepare for the immediate evacuation of Changxing if it could not hold on.

On local affairs, Jiang Jinyong and Su Lan took the initiative to take over, while Liu Tianshu, Zhang Zhouhong, and Xiang Luoquan put all their energy on the upcoming devil encirclement.

Zhou Aiguo's reconnaissance brigade was subdivided by Liu Tianshu during this time, and its brigade was under the jurisdiction of a special operations squadron, an intelligence squadron, and a logistics support squadron. It is still under the command of Sun Xuexuan's staff officer for the time being, but it is basically directly responsible to Liu Tianshu.

Sun Xuexuan was officially appointed as the intelligence staff officer of the detachment headquarters, responsible for commanding the reconnaissance brigade, and also responsible for establishing an intelligence network in the surrounding enemy-occupied areas.

For the time being, the intelligence organization of the underground party has not been merged into the intelligence department of the seventh detachment, and its intelligence still needs to be transferred by the superiors.

In the morning, Liu Tianshu was staring at the map and thinking about how to crack the Japanese attack, when Sun Xuexuan walked in with a piece of paper.

"Detachment leader, the enemy in Yixing has begun to move, and a wing of Japanese troops, with the cooperation of more than 2,000 puppet troops, has pressed over from the north in three ways, this is the specific situation." As he spoke, Sun Xuexuan handed over a piece of paper.

Liu Tianshu took a look and found that the enemy in Yixing was heading south, a brigade on the east road, plus a regiment of puppet troops along the west side of Taihu Lake, had reached Dingyuan Town, a brigade of Japanese troops on the middle road plus a regiment of puppet troops, and a brigade of Japanese troops on the west road, with the cooperation of a regiment of puppet troops, had approached Niutou Mountain. Judging from the offensive posture of the enemy's Third Route Army, the goal of the Western Route should be to cut off the connection between the New Fourth Army and the Third Theater in the west. The eastern road was to cut off contact with the Taihu guerrillas.

Liu Tianshu marked the location of the Japanese army's three-way army on the map, and after looking at it for a long time, a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes.

Wing Commander Matsushima, the commander of the Japanese army who went south in Yixing, was really arrogant, and the strength of one wing dared to divide the troops into three routes, and he really thought that the seventh detachment was a mud fabrication.

Besides, although its three armies are thirty miles apart, they are not without gaps.

After staring at the map and thinking for a long time, Liu Tianshu turned his head and asked, "Xue Xuan, how are the enemies of Huzhou and Wukang now?" ”

There was a wing of Japanese troops in each of these two directions, and Liu Tianshu naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

"According to the information obtained, the enemy in Huzhou is still gathering and has not been dispatched for the time being, and the enemy in Wukang is slowly advancing northward." Sun Xuexuan said in a low voice.

Hearing Sun Xuexuan's words, Liu Tianshu pondered for a moment and said, "According to the speed of the Japanese army's advance, how much time will it take for the Japanese army in Wukang to reach Si'an?" ”

"If the Japanese army continues to advance steadily at present, it will take three days to arrive." Sun Xuexuan silently calculated in his heart.

Hearing this, Liu Tianshu thought for a while and said to a staff officer beside him: "Staff Officer Tang, immediately notify Chief of Staff Xiang and Deputy Detachment Leader Zhang to go to the war room." ”

Half an hour later, Xiang Luoquan and Zhang Zhouhong came to the war room, and saw Liu Tianshu and several staff officers busy around the sand table.

Seeing the two of them coming in, Liu Tianshu put down the work in his hand, looked at the two of them and said, "Lao Zhang, Lao Xiang, you two came just right, come, let's study it." ”

After signaling those staff officers to leave, Liu Tianshu pointed to the sand table and said: "This is the enemy's situation based on the report of the intelligence department, you two will take a look first." ”

When Zhang Zhouhong and Xiang Luo Quan heard the sound, they looked around the sand table, and their faces were full of solemnity.

"Detachment leader, the Japanese troops in the north are divided into three routes, obviously to cut off our connection with the war zone, and at the same time prevent us from moving towards Taihu Lake. It's just that these three enemies are separated by a maximum of thirty miles, so it's not easy to deal with. "At a glance, Deputy Detachment Leader Zhang knew that although the devils in the north were divided into three ways, they were too close to each other, and it was not ordinarily difficult to break through each one. (To be continued.) )