The fire on the opposite side suddenly increased, and the shells had already posed a threat to the artillery positions, especially the two roundabout squads were never heard from, so that the enemy, who had been in an offensive posture, understood something, began to gather his position, formed a defensive position, and sent a telegram to Matsushima for instructions. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Being able to deal with the left troops in such a short period of time, even though the left forces only had more than 300 imperial troops, still shocked Matsushima. The enemy's firepower, the enemy's strength, he had to make a re-evaluation and weighing.

"During the first sweep of Yongcheng, a regular regiment of the Third Army participated in the battle, and the information was not known to us, so it was broken by the enemy one by one." Miyamoto revisited the old matter, and it seemed to have a reminder, "Previous intelligence showed that there was a regiment of the Northern Anhui Army of the 21st Group Army to help. The enemy is fighting on the inner line, and troops can be transferred from eastern Henan, and the total strength should be stronger than our army. ”

Matsushima squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "When fighting at night, it is difficult to reconnoiter the enemy's forces and movements, and the terrain is unfavorable. It is better to shrink for the time being, maintain contact with the enemy, and wait for dawn before launching an offensive. ”

"It's going to be dawn soon." Miyamoto agreed, but he was not without hesitation, thinking: The enemy will also expect this, right? But until there was no better way, he kept his mouth shut.

Sure enough, just as Miyamoto thought, the artillery fire was strengthened, the number of troops increased, and after forcing the enemy to retreat and defend, the three columns began to disengage, and retreated in batches by taking advantage of the unclear night.

Eat one, clip one, watch one.

Yang Tianfeng knew such a tactic, and he didn't want to use it. However, there are many lakes and swamps in this area, which is an obstacle to the large-scale development of devils, and it also affects the three verticals. If you continue to attack by force, it will not only be very difficult to eat the nearly 2,000 enemies, but as soon as the morning dawns, you may also be counterattacked by the enemy with the cooperation of the aircraft.

He couldn't be too greedy, although there was a possibility of destroying the remaining enemies, Yang Tianfeng didn't want to take risks. If he fails to destroy the enemy but breaks his teeth, or wins at a great cost, this is not what he wants. Once the troops suffer heavy losses, especially the battle losses of the backbone forces, the three columns will not be able to recover for a long time.

However, Yang Tianfeng's current method of expanding the army is to make small losses and make large replenishments, and the middle and lower-ranking officers and veterans who are the backbone can quickly train the new recruits who are replenished.

Fight resolutely and fiercely, whether it is troops or firepower, strive to reach the strongest; The retreat was also decisive and swift, hidden under the nine lands.

When the sky was bright, the devil's reconnaissance plane came on order and reconnoitred repeatedly, but it could no longer find the formed Chinese X Army.

"The good defender hides under the nine earths, and the good attacker moves above the nine heavens, so he can protect himself and win all." Matsushima threw the reconnaissance information aside, "But I know that the enemy is not far from us, and they are still watching like hungry wolves, looking for an opportunity to attack us. ”

Yang Tianfeng! I know you're nearby, I just know. Miyamoto looked at the field without human figures, as if hoping that Yang Tianfeng would suddenly appear.

Matsushima led the rest of the army not to divide the troops again, but continued to retreat along a major road, in the traditional way of forward, middle army, and rearguard.

Along the way of the retreat, the enemy was undoubtedly attacked by mines, cold guns, and cold artillery, especially at night, when the Third Column sent small units to harass and sneak attack.

When they retreated into Xiao County and counted the men and horses, there were only more than 1,500 tired soldiers left in the once mighty sweeping army, and more than half of them were lost.

Except for the 1,800 people who were completely annihilated, the rest of the battle losses actually increased sporadically every day, and finally became a surprisingly large number.

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In the process of the enemy's retreat, Yang Tianfeng did not want to fight another battle of annihilation, but the enemy gathered all the way, retreated cautiously, and took strict precautions, so that he felt that there was no good opportunity.

The devil is smart, this is Yang Tianfeng's first impression. Learning war in war, this is not the patent of the Chinese X army.

The counter-sweep was a triumphant end, but it was only temporary. Ostensibly, the two men were on the side, but like a break in a boxing match, the two opponents were glaring fiercely, recharging their strength and holding back to knock out their opponents in the next round.

Repairing houses, building houses, relocating the people, and helping with spring plowing and spring planting, the Third Vertical has dispatched many troops to sweat and contribute to the reconstruction of their homes.

The Chinese people are simple and the most patient. The devil's aggressive sweep was shattered, and the personnel were basically not injured, which was the greatest comfort. Moreover, the army also sent people to help rebuild, which is already an unimaginable change.

In addition, the military discipline of the three columns has always been valued by Yang Tianfeng, and a special gendarmerie has long been set up for this purpose, and these gendarmes with red armbands have done their duty faithfully and basically put an end to acts that disturb and harm the people.

Some people who have suffered in the occupied areas tell stories from village to village, telling about the cruelty and brutality of the Japanese devils, and about the miserable life of the people in the occupied areas under the oppression of the devils.

Then there is the propaganda and agitation of the art troupe, so that every ordinary person understands that anti-Japanese resistance is everyone's business, and only by beating away the Japanese devils can you have a good life, if no one cares, no one contributes, and the tragedy will fall on your head sooner or later.

Propaganda and agitation, coupled with personal benefits, have raised the people's support and support for the three verticals to a new height, and have also enabled the various measures proposed by Yang Tianfeng to be fully implemented by the Commissioner's Office, and the work of the village and town cadres sent down has also been very smooth.

persuade the landlords and gentry, reduce rents and taxes, donate money and materials, and help each other in times of difficulty; Raising the livelihood of refugees, setting up refugee relief associations and setting up refugee factories; Exempt from sweeping the fields in the affected areas; Promote rural cooperative loans, correct the rural economy, and promote financial circulation; Reorganize the people's armed forces, Kou Lai, everyone attacked, and returned to the peasants without incident; eradicating corruption; guard against the enemy; Eliminate bandits......

In the name of the Anti-Japanese War, even if some people criticize it, with the support of Yang Tianfeng's force, the Commissioner's Office will also resolutely implement it.

Power is a magical thing, when you don't have it, maybe everything will be controlled by the person who owns it, sometimes even completely unreasonable, but you can't do it; When you have a little gain in the pursuit of power, you will definitely feel the satisfaction she brings to you, and then you will definitely compare yourself with the previous one, so as to be more determined to work towards the goal of gaining more power. (To be continued.) )