Liu Tianshu learned that the third battalion had captured Beishan, and couldn't help but smile and said to Guo Sizhong: "Political commissar, after eliminating the devils of Sujiatang, I will see how Shigu Saburo will respond next." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Yes, head of the regiment, the villagers of Sujiatang, but they have been looking forward to the main force coming back, since the devils swept away, the villagers have all been hiding outside the town, and the weather is very cold, it is really difficult for the villagers." Guo Sizhong said with emotion.

"The political commissar is right, the villagers are hiding from the devils outside during this time, it is really too difficult for them, we must drive the devils out of the base area as soon as possible, you say, Ishiya Saburo knows that we are attacking Sujiatang, will he send troops to reinforce overnight?" Liu Tianshu thought about it and looked at Guo Sizhong.

"I think this possibility is very small, you know, last time Ishiya Saburo suffered a big loss in Jinzhutang in order to reinforce Xiongba Village, and the two squadrons were eaten by us, so he killed more than 100 villagers in Maowan Town in anger." Guo Sizhong shook his head.

"If he doesn't come, then we'll pull out all his strongholds around Wangjiadian first, and I'll see how this old devil will deal with Saburo Ishitani." Liu Tianshu thought about it and asked Staff Officer Sun to contact the reconnaissance company.

Sure enough, Ishiya Saburo received Matsumoto's hurried report and learned that the main force of the 16th Regiment of the New Fourth Army suddenly appeared in Sujiatang and was violently besieging Sujiatang, he couldn't help but look ugly.

You must know that just yesterday, the brigade commander sent a telegram saying that the main force of the 16 th Regiment had been besieged in Qingyangling, and now the main force of the brigade was gradually advancing, and the main force of encircling and annihilating Liu Tianshu was just around the corner.

But why did the main force of the 16th Regiment suddenly appear in Sujiatang again.

Qiu Chu Yifu made it clear on the phone that the New Fourth Army, which attacked Sujiatang, not only had mortars, but also at least four 92 infantry guns, and its artillery fire was very fierce.

According to intelligence, Liu Tianshu's subordinates had a regimental battalion, but this artillery battalion followed his main force north, and the four battalions left in the base area only had a few mortars.

The New Fourth Army that attacked Sujiatang used infantry artillery, and there was more than one, so who would it be if Liu Tianshu came back with the main force?

Thinking of this, he was very uncomfortable and sent a telegram to the brigade commander, claiming that Sujiatang was attacked by the main force of the 16th Regiment of the New Fourth Army, and asked the brigade commander to give tactical guidance.

At that time, Miura Tadaji was sleeping sweetly at the Japanese garrison in Chenzhuang, when he was suddenly woken up by the staff officer, and his sweet dream was disturbed, and he was already a little unhappy in his heart.

However, when he heard the staff report, saying that Saburo Ishiya had called to say that Sujiatang was besieged by the main force of the 16th Regiment of the New Fourth Army, and Sujiatang was in danger, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"What? Sujiatang was besieged by Liu Tianshu's main force, and Ishiya Saburo was not mistaken, right? Miura Tadaji couldn't help but ask suspiciously, you know, now his four brigades have formed a joint encirclement of Qingyangling, and they will only wait for the dawn to gradually advance and encircle and annihilate Liu Tianshu's main force.

At this time, Shigu Saburo called to say that Sujiatang was besieged by the New Fourth Army, did Liu Tianshu want to attract the attention of the imperial army by besieging Sujiatang, so as to withdraw his troops and achieve the goal of escaping smoothly?

However, Ishitani Saburo said in a call that the New Fourth Army attacking Sujiatang used infantry artillery, which made him confused again.

Nobuyuki Matsushita received the news and hurriedly came to the brigade headquarters.

"Matsushita-kun, you came just in time, this is a telegram sent by Shigu-kun, claiming that Sujiatang was besieged by the main force of the New Fourth Army, what do you think about this?" With that, Tadaji Miura handed the message to Nobuyuki Matsushita.

Matsushita Nobuyuki carefully read the message, his face became very solemn, and after a while, he looked at Miura Tadaji and said: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, I don't think what Shi Gujun's call said will be false, I suspect that Liu Tianshu's main force is not in Qingyangling, but fled back to Sujiatang." ”

"Liu Tianshu fled back to Sujiatang? What do you mean by that? Miura's face changed.

You must know that if what Matsushita Shinyuki said is true, then it will be a big joke to concentrate four brigades to surround Qingyangling.

However, if Liu Tianshu had fled back to Sujiatang, how could the fierce battle between the New Fourth Army and the Imperial Army take place by the railway? In that battle, the New Fourth Army also used infantry artillery.

"Brigade commander, I remember that the telegram sent by the friendly forces in the east mentioned that although the New Fourth Army, which was engaged in fierce battles with them, was very powerful, it was at most a battalion size, and although there were infantry guns involved in the battle, only one was found. So I suspect that this should be Liu Tianshu's small force to confuse us. Matsushita Shintoki said carefully.

It was the battle that took place by the railroad that made the brigade commanders, including Matsushita Shinnoto, think that Liu Tianshu was going to attack the railway line, and after being repulsed by the troops guarding the railway, everyone judged that Liu Tianshu should try to go south to Zhang Baling.

Therefore, only then did they concentrate their forces to block the road between Qingyangling and Zhangbaling, and then concentrate their troops to encircle.

But if Liu Tianshu's army was only responsible for attracting the attention of the imperial army, then it is very likely that his main force would have moved south from the west of Qingyangling and did not go to Zhang Baling.

In that way, before Matsushita Nobuyuki rushed to Chenzhuang with his troops, Liu Tianshu's main force had actually gone south.

It's just that if Liu Tianshu's main force does go south, then Ishiya Saburo's situation may be dangerous.

Although Shigu Saburo's troops on the front line of Wangjiadian, Sujiatang and Sanguba had an infantry brigade, plus a transport team, an artillery squadron and a brigade, almost 2,000 people, but judging from Liu Tianshu's ability to conquer Ningyuan County in one go, the situation is not optimistic.

You must know that if Liu Tianshu's main force returns to Sujiatang, plus the four battalions of the New Fourth Army active there, Liu Tianshu will have at least three infantry battalions plus an artillery battalion in his hands.

More importantly, Ishiya Saburo's troops had to defend the front line of Sanguba, Wangjiadian and Sujiatang. And Liu Tianshu did not divide his troops to guard this burden.

After listening to Matsushita Shinyuki's words, Tadaji Miura couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The main force of the brigade has already gone north, and it is no longer possible to turn around and go south to besiege Liu Tianshu's 16th Regiment, because the division commander has clearly instructed that if Liu Tianshu's main force cannot be encircled and annihilated in this battle, the problem of Liu Tianshu can only be put aside first. The main forces of the Miura Tadaji Brigade had to return to Hefei within a week.

The Kuomintang troops and the Fourth Detachment of the New Fourth Army, which were operating in the northwest of Hefei, took advantage of the fact that the main force of Miura Tadaji was sweeping Liu Tianshu's base area, and they had already frequently moved around Hefei, and many small strongholds were attacked and fell, and even the Kuomintang troops brazenly attacked the Anqing airport.

Compared with the safety of Anqing and the highway from Huainan to Hefei, the existence of Liu Tianshu's base area posed a much smaller threat to the imperial army.

"Order, send a telegram to Shigu Jun, let him shrink his forces, withdraw to Sanguba if necessary, and as soon as Guo Zhenlong's division completes the change, immediately hand over Sanguba to Guo Zhenlong, and the Shigu Wing will withdraw to Hefei from the southern end of the wild boar south." After thinking about it, Tadaji Miura had to give an order to Saburo Ishitani that made him extremely painful.

Ishiya Saburo received a call back from the brigade commander, and turned around in the house like a trapped beast for a long time, and finally resisted the urge to send troops to reinforce Sujiatang, and asked Matsumoto to give an order to Kazuo Akichu to abandon Sujiatang and withdraw to Wangjiadian.

After the adjutant went out to give the order, Saburo Ishitani glanced out the window, thinking about the imperial army that Su Jiatang was fighting hard, and he could only hope that Amaterasu would bless his descendants to escape this catastrophe.

Liu Tianshu saw that it had been two hours since the battle began, but the Japanese army in Wangjiadian had only strengthened its vigilance, and had no intention of sending reinforcements at all, so he immediately let the second battalion lurking on the north side of Wangjiadian go straight to the west and approach Sanguba.

The Japanese army also arranged a squadron defense at Sanguba, which was not much different from Sujiatang's strength.

Since Ishiya Saburo shrank in Wang's store and couldn't come out, then I would knock out his two strongholds on the left and right to see how Ishiya Saburo could calm down.

It's just that the second battalion alone has not been able to recover Sanguba, and Liu Tianshu's meaning is to let the second battalion first monitor the enemies of Sanguba, and at the same time uproot all the forces that the devils have arranged in various villages.

When Qiu Chu received the captain's order, he immediately knew that the situation was serious, the captain had not been able to send reinforcements, and with this little force in his hand, he could not get rid of the pursuit of the New Fourth Army at all.

can stay in Sujiatang any longer, it will be a dead end. Because after the loss of two Japanese squads in Beishan, the New Fourth Army had begun to attack the town from the north, and at the same time, the positions of the Imperial Allied Army in the east and south were also lost one after another.

The New Fourth Army has reached the edge of the town and is currently advancing to the center of the town.

After the position of the Imperial Allied Army in the west was lost, he sent the Japanese army to resist desperately, and finally blocked the offensive of the New Fourth Army.

Glancing at the house where he had lived for more than 20 days, Qiu Chu Yifu looked miserable, he straightened his military uniform, held the command knife, and led the squadron directly under the squadron, together with more than 50 imperial troops who had fled back, and walked towards the west of the town in embarrassment.

The puppet police, who had been formed with great difficulty after the imperial army occupied Sujiatang, also followed anxiously at this time.

These pseudo-policemen are actually gangsters in the Sujiatang area, these gangsters have been honest and dare not act rashly before the main force of the New Fourth Army has not withdrawn, but they did not expect the main force of the New Fourth Army to withdraw, and the imperial army entered and occupied Sujiatang.

Under the instigation of some traitors, these gangsters joined the pseudo-police team in a moment of confusion, and led the Japanese to arrest dozens of ordinary people hiding outside the town.

Although there was no bloody case in their hands, they were afraid that the New Fourth Army would come back to settle accounts with them, so they naturally wanted to escape with the Imperial Army, and it was best to follow the Imperial Japanese Army to Hefei or even Anqing.

As soon as Qiu Chu Yifu contracted his troops, Ou Biaofei noticed it, and he immediately ordered the first and second companies to speed up the pursuit, and at the same time ordered the third company and one platoon responsible for the attack on the west flank to block the enemy at all costs, so as to buy time for the main force of the army to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

Subsequently, the second platoon of the machine gun company, the battalion headquarters guard squad, and some logistics personnel rushed to the west to establish a blocking position on a small hill behind the first platoon of the third company.

The second row and the first row of the three companies quickly moved westward. (To be continued.) )