Just when Liu Tianshu was happy that the New Seventh Brigade had successfully ambushed the baggage troops of the Matsumoto Wing, a sudden news stunned him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What? The Japanese army occupied Quang Duc? When Liu Tianshu heard Sun Xuexuan's report, he couldn't believe his ears.

Sun Xuexuan saw the look of the division commander, smiled bitterly and said: "Division commander, it's all my fault, I didn't get the information of the devil in advance, I didn't expect the devil to suddenly attack Guangde City, the new 58th Division was bombarded by Japanese aircraft and artillery, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. ”

The Japanese army did a very good job of concealing the attack on Guangde this time, concealing not only the intelligence personnel of the independent division, but also the intelligence network of the Third Theater.

Even at 9 o'clock this morning, Li Guangyuan, commander of the new 58th Division, did not know that the devils had quietly completed the encirclement of Guangde City.

At half past nine o'clock in the morning, six planes of the devils suddenly flew to the city of Guangde, and then began to bomb the city indiscriminately; all of a sudden, the city of Guangde was full of explosions, and there were fires everywhere, and the new 58th Division was directly stunned by the sudden air strike, and before they could react, a large number of devils appeared under the city, and shells rained down on the new 58th Division's defending troops.

Before Li Guangyuan could recover from the bombardment of the devils, he received a report from his subordinates that the defenders outside the city had been attacked by the devils and their positions had been lost one after another.

He was in a hurry, and ran to the city wall with his men, and saw the devil's mountain cannon firing at the city gate.

When Li Guangyuan heard the tsunami-like explosion from the mountains, he immediately knew that the devil was determined to take Guangde City this time, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, and while ordering the troops to withstand the enemy's attack at all costs, he also reported to the headquarters of the theater commander through the radio.

It's a pity that the troops sent by the war zone can't solve the fire from far away.

After three hours of fierce fighting, the New 58th Division suffered more than 3,000 casualties under the bombardment of devil planes and mountain artillery.

Immediately afterwards, the north gate was broken by the devils, and Li Guangyuan had no choice but to concentrate the remaining more than 2,000 people and desperately break through from the south gate, but when he commanded the troops to break out of the encirclement of the devils, there were less than 1,000 troops around him.

Seeing that he had a division, and in a blink of an eye, there were only a few hundred people left in front of him, Li Guangyuan couldn't help but feel sad, and couldn't help but take out his pistol and prepare to commit suicide, but was stopped by Ma Shenglong, the commander of the regiment, and then under the command of Ma Shenglong, several guards carried Li Guangyuan and ran west in embarrassment.

"Xue Xuan, how is the situation of the new 58th Division?" Liu Tianshu's heart was heavy.

"Division commander, according to the information we have received, less than 1,000 people broke through the new 58th Division, and more than 2,000 wounded soldiers fell into the hands of devils." Sun Xuexuan thought of the officers and soldiers of the new 58th Division who fell into the hands of devils, and his heart was also dark.

When Liu Tianshu heard this, he stopped speaking with a gloomy face.

The Japanese army occupied Guangde, that is to say, the independent division is now facing the enemy on three sides, and judging from the use of mountain artillery by the Japanese army attacking Guangde, the devil has made a bloody investment.

As soon as Guangde was lost, his flank was completely exposed, and the next battle was really difficult to fight.

Xiang Luoquan learned that Guangde had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and immediately rushed over.

"Division commander, the devils have occupied Guangde, and our independent division will be surrounded by devils, and the next battle will be difficult to fight." Xiang Luoquan's expression was solemn.

"You said yes, judging from the sudden occupation of Guangde by the devils, I'm afraid it's not just our independent division that is plotting, but it's a pity that the third theater is unreliable, in this way, you immediately report this situation to the military department, and at the same time let Minister Su immediately start the evacuation of Changxing City, it seems that we are afraid that we are really going to withdraw into Tianmu Mountain." Liu Tianshu looked a little lonely.

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

After going out to Luo Quan, Liu Tianshu took a long breath, stared at the map for a long time, and ordered Shi Qiang to lead the 69th Regiment to immediately withdraw from Yujiashan to the west of Si'an, and prepare to prevent the Guangde Japanese army from attacking Si'an and cutting off the gap between Tianmu Mountain and Changxing.

The materials in Changxing City and the soldiers and civilians who need to be transferred will still need time to complete, if the devils suddenly attack Si'an and cut off the transfer route of the soldiers and civilians in Changxing City, the consequences will be serious.

It's just that the 69th Regiment withdrew to the west of Si'an, and only the 68th Regiment personally commanded by Xie Ping in the north.

And to the north, the Japanese troops in Yixing and Xia Yucun, almost three wings, if they suddenly moved south, the pressure of the 68th Regiment would be too great.

"Lao Zhang, you immediately contact the direction of Changxing, and be sure to complete the evacuation and transfer work before tomorrow morning. In addition, Hao Mengxuan was ordered to let the 72nd Regiment advance in the direction of Hangzhou in concealment, looking for an opportunity to attack the enemy. Liu Tianshu thought about it, gritted his teeth and said.

The devils are heavily armed, if they only carry out internal operations, this is too passive, and letting the 72nd Regiment advance around Hangzhou can threaten the headquarters of the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army, and at the same time expand the influence of the New Fourth Army.

If the fighter is well grasped, it can also come up with such a knife in the heart of the devil, and maybe it will attract the devil to withdraw his troops and return to help.

Even if he was ready to withdraw into Tianmu Mountain, it would be impossible to withdraw all the troops of the three brigades into the mountain.

After Deputy Division Commander Zhang went out to give an order, Liu Tianshu thought about it, called Sun Xuexuan in again, and whispered a few words, Sun Xuexuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around and walked out.

After sending the 72nd Regiment behind enemy lines, Liu Tianshu thought about it, studied it on the map again, and then gave Tong Guijie an order to let the 65th Regiment go straight to eastern Zhejiang from the south of Huzhou.

In this way, his two main regiments were placed behind the devil, and he did not believe that the Japanese army would ignore the safety of his lair.

Just when Liu Tianshu was dispatching troops, the Japanese 142nd Division, perhaps because the New Fourth Army ambushed the baggage troops of the Matsumoto Wing, was annoyed and angry for a while, except for the Matsumoto Wing to shrink its troops and continue to advance in the direction of Huzhou, the other two wings and the troops directly under the division rushed towards Changxing with murderous spirit.

The movement of the devil was quickly sent to Liu Tianshu's headquarters, and he ordered the 71st Regiment to harass the enemy along the way, but the devils were outnumbered, and the 71st Regiment did not dare to fight head-on, and after two small fierce battles, under the order of the division commander, they had to avoid the enemy's edge and withdraw the troops westward to the mountains.

However, although the main force of the Japanese army advanced northward, it was worried that the New Fourth Army would attack from the flank, and finally had to leave a brigade to assemble at Xiaqiao to protect the logistics and transportation lines of Wukang and the Japanese army.

Hao Mengxuan saw that the gap between the devils' northward army was very small, and he couldn't find a chance to attack for a while, so after consulting the division commander, he simply ordered the 71st Regiment to rest and replenish in the mountains.

Liu Tianshu saw that the 142nd Division was coming very fiercely, and the Japanese air force had intensified its bombing of Changxing City, so he ordered Changxing City to be abandoned temporarily, and at the same time ordered Tong Guijie to command the 64th and 66th Regiments of the 21st Brigade to withdraw westward.

When the Japanese troops going north arrived at a place 80 kilometers away from Si'an, the enemies of Huzhou, Yixing, and Xia Yucun also quickly rushed towards the line of Changxing Si'an, and at the same time, there were also Japanese troops in the direction of Guangde.

In an inconspicuous small village south of Si'an, Tong Guijie, Hua Chunyang, Kang Shuidong, Xie Pingcai, Jiang Xianhua, Qin Yonghe, and Shi Qiang all sat in a small room.

In front of them, Liu Tianshu, Zhang Zhouhong, and Xiang Luo sat with serious expressions.

In front of the map in front, Sun Xuexuan was pointing to the map to introduce the grim situation faced by the independent division.

After Sun Xuexuan finished speaking, Liu Tianshu raised his head, glanced at everyone and said: "This is the situation, the devil has concentrated eight wings this time, forming a four-sided encirclement of our base area, of course, the Japanese army has concentrated so many troops, and the target is probably not only our independent division, but eating our independent division is something that the devil dreams of." Of course, we are not vegetarians. If you have any thoughts, please tell us. ”

As for the new 7th Brigade, one of its regiments is now guarding Shitian County, the 72nd Regiment is rushing to the front line of Hangzhou, and the 71st Regiment is hiding on the flank of the devils.

When Tong Guijie heard this, he looked at several division leaders and said: "Division commander, the little devil has dispatched so many troops this time, and he really looks down on our independent division, what he didn't say, the soldiers will block, the water will flood, the division commander says how to fight, we will fight, devils, we are not not not competing with me, who is afraid of whom." ”

"Brigade Commander Tong is right, isn't it a devil, just beat him, let's beat him up, see who dares to come to trouble our independent division." Xie Pingcai also shouted.

Jiang Xianhua and Hua Chunyang, the two brigade political commissars, were silent at this time.

Seeing Shi Qiang pondering on the side, Liu Tianshu looked at him and said, "Comrade Shi Qiang, tell me what you think." ”

"Division commander, since the devils attacked our independent division this time, it should have another purpose, I don't think we can fight with the devils, didn't the superiors instruct us to focus on preserving the living force? In this case, I think that the main force can be withdrawn into Tianmu Mountain, leaving only some capable small units to persist in the guerrilla struggle behind enemy lines, and I believe that even if the devils occupy Changxing, it is impossible for the large army to stay here for a long time. As long as the large army of devils withdraws, we can come out of the mountains and drive out the devils who are left behind. Shi Qiang thought for a while and said.

Not to mention, after a few years of fighting career, this Shi Qiang has grown very fast.

Of course, if he hadn't grown up fast, he wouldn't have become the deputy brigade commander of the New Fourth Army within a few years.

After Shi Qiang finished speaking, several other cadres also expressed their opinions, and finally, everyone turned their eyes to Liu Tianshu.

Liu Tianshu's mind had already turned back and forth at this time, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly, he took a deep breath and said: "Everyone is right, the devil looks menacing this time, but in fact, it is not seamless." Although there are many devils, our independent division is not muddy. Of course, the loss of money is not allowed to be done, if the devil wants to find our main force for a decisive battle, it is inevitable to divide the troops, but as long as we divide the troops, we have a chance, in this way, the 21st Brigade immediately withdrew to the front line of Xiaojiahe to hide and standby. The 22nd Brigade withdrew to the area of Tiantianling, south of Si'an. Let's give Changxing and Si'an to the devil and see how famous he can become. (To be continued.) )