"Division Commander, we have finally arrived...... There is still cooking smoke in the village, and the Chinese inside must not know that we are going to occupy their village and use them as a shield......" Seeing the village close at hand, the chief of staff sighed and reported excitedly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Successfully reached the destination, and the division commander was also excited.

However, the nervous heart of the division commander was not completely relaxed.

Because, hundreds of cavalry of the Liaodong Army have been surrounding them, and no matter how they counterattack with heavy machine guns, they have not been able to drive them away.

What's more, these cavalry are as nasty as flies.

As soon as they show a little bit of their horses' feet, and there is a slight gap in the middle of the marching column, these cavalrymen will quickly pounce and bite themselves.

After more than half an hour of marching, even if he was cautious and cautious, he still lost more than a hundred precious elites.

Therefore, in the face of the battlefield that he had already chosen, the first reaction of the division commander in his heart was to immediately occupy this place, take the village as the center, quickly build a position, and turn this place into a strong military fortress, so as not to give the Liaodong Army any opportunity to take advantage of it.

Therefore, after glancing at the village in front of him with a telescope, the commander of the devil division ordered: "Chief of staff, immediately send someone to occupy the village and arrest all the people in the village......

"The operational staff officer drew the village and the surrounding terrain in the shortest possible time, and guided the troops to build ring fortifications. Also, don't forget to use the terrain to build underground tunnels that can be used to protect against artillery fire......"

Soon, a squadron of devil soldiers rushed into the village with rifles with bayonets already loaded.

Surprisingly, however, the calm village did not have the chaos of a squadron that caused the sudden appearance of chickens and dogs, and there was not even a change at all.

Just as a puzzled expression slowly flashed on the face of the division commander, a lieutenant officer rushed out of the village.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, there is not a single Chinese...... in the village"

"Through reconnaissance, we are sure that the Chinese in the village have just left less than half an hour. Our squadron leader asked whether to follow the trail left by the Chinese when they left. Capture the fleeing Chinese and ......"

After listening to the report, not only did not there be anger on the face of the head of the devil division, but there was also an expression of sudden realization.

Said to the chief of staff: "I understand...... The reason why the cavalry regiment of the Liaodong Army kept harassing us was to buy time for the transfer of Chinese in the village...... Eight-grid tooth road. The cunning Liaodong Army, we have been tricked by them again......"

At this time, the chief of staff also understood, and asked the division commander: "Chinese must have brought a lot of things with them when they left the village, and they can't go far...... Division Commander. Otherwise, they agreed to their request and immediately sent troops to capture these Chinese. ”

"No......" This time, the division commander refused without thinking about it.

"Don't you see that the cavalry of the Liaodong Army is still staring at us...... I'm sure that as soon as this squadron leaves the main force of the division and loses the protection of heavy machine guns, the cavalry of the Liaodong Army around us will pounce on them like hungry wolves and wipe them out......"

Although the division commander said very reasonably, the chief of staff still insisted: "But. Without these Chinese, we have nothing in our hands that the Liaodong Army can take care of...... At that time, the Liaodong Army will have no scruples about using artillery against us......"

After a short silence, the division commander replied: "You are right, but the situation has changed, and our plans must change with it......

"We don't have many warriors left, everyone is important, and we must not die meaninglessly at the hands of the cavalry regiment of the Liaodong Army......"

"Another is that the Liaodong Army can use anti-artillery holes. Survive the onslaught of our artillery fire. Our valiant soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army can do the same......"

Speaking of this, the division commander's face immediately became serious, and he ordered in his non-negotiable tone: "Since you use the Chinese as a shield." The idea of forcing the Chinese not to use artillery has been shattered, so what we need to do next is to repair the position and dig the underground tunnel that can be used to defend against artillery. ”

"I order that all the staff officers of the division and regiment headquarters, including me, be delegated to the squadrons to guide and help the squadrons build fortifications and ......."

I thought that. The devils will leave the village after they have pounced on it.

No one could have imagined that the devil, who had almost lost all his chances of winning, would stop. Occupy the village, and build fortifications around the village, and put on a posture of long-term defense.

In addition to being shocked, the cavalry commander did not dare to slack off.

After handing over the troops to the chief of staff for command, he personally rushed to the headquarters with a cavalry squad and reported to Yang Xingguo what shocked and unbelievable him.

"What are you talking about, the little devil is not leaving, and is taking the village as the center and making preparations for a long-term defense......" After listening to the report of the commander of the cavalry regiment, Yang Xingguo also looked incredulous, and asked the commander of the cavalry regiment loudly.

The regiment commander hurriedly replied: "Commander, at first I didn't believe what I saw......"

"For this reason, I also sent two companies to rush at the fortifications that the devils are building. However, before he could get up, he was blocked by the devil with a heavy machine gun......"

Sun Liechen next to him followed and asked, "Then how did you judge it?" ”

The regiment commander hurriedly replied: "There is no way to get close to the devil's fortifications, so I can only take people around the village......"

"I'm sure that almost all of the remaining 2,000 or so devils are building fortifications around the village. In order to make the fortifications stronger, all the houses in the village that had wood to use were demolished by the devils......"

"More than 2,000 devils are making such a big move, if it weren't for the long-term defense, I really can't imagine why they would do this?"

Hearing this, Sun Liechen couldn't help but exclaim: "Are the devils crazy, there are more than 2,000 people, and there is no artillery, and they still want to continue to fight with our Liaodong Army, isn't that looking for death?" “

As soon as he finished speaking, a staff officer chimed in: "The devil must be crazy......"

"There are only more than 2,000 of them, and no matter how strong the position is, it will not be able to withstand the repeated artillery fire of our field artillery regiment."

"In my opinion, the devil is looking for his own death by doing this......"

Just when several staff officers of the staff department were about to say something, Yang Xingguo directly interrupted: "You all underestimate our opponent too much......

"After a few days of combat contact, I'm sure that our opponent is the commander of the Devil Division. Not only is not stupid, but he is also a very smart person. If it weren't for the fact that they underestimated the combat effectiveness of our Liaodong Army many times, with the command ability of the commander of the devil division, they would never have failed so quickly. One is not good, and in the end it is possible for us to lose ourselves......"

"Although we don't know why the devil gave up the breakout, relying on this village to put on a posture of long-term defense......"

"But, I'm sure the devil must have his own reasons for doing this, it's just that we don't know......"

Speaking of this, Yang Xingguo's tone changed and he continued: "Of course, this does not mean that my Liaodong Army is afraid of them......"

"Since the devil plans to stay for a long time, then we are not in a hurry. After cleaning up the devils here first, I'll clean them up again. As long as we destroy them, we will know what the reason is......" (To be continued.) )