The Fujiki Brigade was ambushed by the main force of the New Fourth Army at the Lotus Pond north of Jinyuling and annihilated, which made Sakai Kang realize that the main force of the New Fourth Army had jumped to the outer line, so after some thought, it was decided to let the Japanese army in Huzhou take advantage of the transfer of the main force of the New Fourth Army and the emptiness of the base area to immediately advance to the Changxing line. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As long as Changxing is occupied and Xiayu Village is controlled in the north, the Japanese army in Suzhou can cross the lake at any time to reinforce it, and then block the road for the main force of the New Fourth Army to return south, forcing the main force of the New Fourth Army to go north and enter the base area in southern Jiangsu, so that only a few troops of the independent division in the south will remain.

As long as the independent divisions are divided, there is a chance to carry out individual breakthroughs.

As soon as the enemy in Huzhou was dispatched, Liu Tianshu knew about it, and he immediately ordered Tong Guijie to act according to the predetermined plan.

Tong Guijie immediately convened a meeting of cadres of the 65th Regiment and the 66th Regiment of the 21st Brigade and above the battalion level, at which Kang Shuidong, chief of staff and deputy brigade commander, briefed everyone on the enemy situation, and then political commissar Hua Chunyang conveyed the order of the division headquarters.

The cadres of the 65th and 66th regiments could not help but be very excited when they learned that more than 2,000 Japanese puppet troops in Huzhou had left Huzhou and rushed to the front line of Changxing.

The 64th Regiment inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese Jiangkou Wing at the Xiaoning River, making them already red-eyed. As soldiers, it has always been their eternal dream to kill the enemy on the battlefield and make achievements.

So everyone expressed their opinions one by one.

After seeing that everyone was talking about the same, after Tong Guijie, Hua Chunyang and Kang Shuidong whispered a few words, Tong Guijie raised his head, glanced at his subordinates with a rather majestic eye, and said in a slow voice: "Comrades, just now everyone spoke freely and fully expressed their opinions, and it can be seen from everyone's speeches that everyone is very confident in destroying this group of enemies who came from Huzhou to send them to death, which is very good. However, in order to fight this battle well, we still have a lot of work to do, and the division commanders are waiting for the news of our victory. The chief of staff immediately contacted the county brigade and asked them to send a squadron to block the enemy on the front line of the riding col behind Zhujiaxiang, and withdraw from the position after half an hour. Gui Xuebing, your 65th Regiment will send a battalion of troops to build a position in the area of Xiaolongpo on the west side of Zhujia Lane, hold off the enemy for four hours, and then retreat to the front line of the Ranshi Mountain east of Changxing tomorrow afternoon, and lure the enemy into the ambush circle arranged on the Ranshi Mountain. The main force of the 65th Regiment and the 66th Regiment set up an ambush in the Rocky Mountain. Strive to eliminate this gang of devils in a war and defeat the arrogance of the enemy. ”

In the end, Tong Guijie's voice was filled with an indescribable momentum.

The 21 st Brigade, as the absolute main force of the independent division, did not carry out many combat missions during this period of time, except for the 64 th Regiment, which inflicted heavy losses on the Jiangkou Wing at the Xiaoning River.

As the task was issued, the units of the 21 st Brigade quickly completed the relevant preparations, and the 1st Battalion of the 65 th Regiment rushed to Xiaolongpo to make preparations to block and lure the enemy.

Although the Japanese puppet army from Huzhou had about 2,000 people, the Japanese army had only one brigade, and in order to increase firepower, an artillery squad was added.

There were more than 1,000 puppet troops in the operation, which was personally commanded by Sun Fu, the commander of the founding army.

When he came out of Huzhou, the Japanese army captain Ritsuichiro was still very careful. His troops have always been stationed in Huzhou, and although they have not participated in the task of attacking the independent division, they have long heard of the combat effectiveness of the independent division. Last time, the Japanese army in Huzhou was attacked by the independent division of the New Fourth Army at Horse Pass, and the losses were very heavy, so that the defenders of Huzhou began to beat drums in their hearts as soon as they heard the name of the independent division.

However, this time, the wing commander clearly told him that, according to various intelligence analysis, the main force of the 21st Brigade of the New Fourth Army, which was guarding the west side of Huzhou, had all withdrawn westward and was preparing for a decisive battle with the 17th Division coming from the west.

In other words, in addition to the local troops of the New Fourth Army, the most I encountered were some small troops.

Thinking of this, Noriichiro felt a little relieved, but he was still very careful, and sent the puppet army to the front to open the way, and his Japanese army team followed up, and at the same time, he also sent a warning force to the area of two kilometers on both sides.

The puppet army that opened the way in front, when they walked to the riding pass, was blocked by the local troops of the New Fourth Army, and the first tentative attack of the vanguard company was repulsed.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, the first battalion finally repelled a unit of the county brigade of the New Fourth Army guarding the riding col after paying the price of more than 100 casualties.

In this battle, only 12 people remained in a squadron of the county brigade, and the rest of the soldiers were all buried forever in the mountains and forests of the riding col.

Knowing that Sun Fufu's troops had eliminated more than 80 soldiers of the New Fourth Army and successfully broken through the blocking position of the New Fourth Army on horseback, Yelu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Since all the county brigades of the New Fourth Army appeared in such an important position as Riding Horse Pass, what does it mean that the main force of the 21st Brigade of the New Fourth Army has indeed gone west.

Thinking of this, Ye Lu naturally ordered the troops to speed up their advance, passed the horse pass, and successfully arrived at Zhujia Lane.

Although they were attacked by small units of the New Fourth Army along the way, because Noritsuichiro placed the troop cordon two kilometers away, there was no damage to the main force at all, and the casualties of the dozens of people in charge of the vigilance force could be ignored for a force with more than 2,000 people.

And the outermost arrangement is still Sun Fufu's troops.

The troops entered Zhujia Lane, and as expected, the entire town was already empty, and not even poultry and livestock were found.

Seeing the empty town, Yelu resisted the urge to set fire to it, leaving a small group of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops here to garrison, while the rest of the troops continued to advance westward.

The independent division has a strong sense of revenge, and if he kills innocents indiscriminately in his base area and engages in a three-light policy such as burning, killing and looting, I am afraid that all the soldiers who fall into his hands will be beheaded, and the Japanese troops in the surrounding major cities may not be at peace.

Yelu had heard rumors from some officers in the empire, but Liu Tianshu said that if anyone dared to do something that was indignant to the people and gods in the base area, he would definitely hunt them down by unscrupulous means, and even the division headquarters did not know when he would be attacked.

It is said that he has a special operations team with super combat ability, which can snipe targets from a distance of 600 meters.

Therefore, in this attack, the wing commander reminded him that it was possible to carry out merciless blows to Chinese soldiers, but for ordinary people, if there was no conclusive evidence of anti-Japanese, they could be slaughtered at will, of course, including property there.

In the final analysis, the wing captain did not want to completely anger Liu Tianshu, in that case, as long as Liu Tianshu took a breath, he would definitely retaliate against Huzhou mercilessly.

As a middle-level officer of the empire, the wing commander naturally knew that with the outbreak of the Pacific War, the empire looked very beautiful on the surface, but life was getting more and more difficult.

After a short rest in Zhujiaxiang Town, Yelu commanded the troops and rushed in the direction of Changxing.

However, not long after leaving Zhujiaxiang Town, the vanguard was stubbornly blocked by the Chinese army at Xiaolongpo, and the first battalion of the Jianguo Army, which was walking in front, was beaten back after two charges.

As soon as Noru heard that the New Fourth Army, which was defending in front, had not only heavy machine guns, but also mortars and grenadiers, he immediately knew that he had encountered troops of the 21st Brigade of the Independent Division.

"Changtian-kun, you said that the regular troops of the New Fourth Army appeared in Xiaolongpo, and the main force of its 21st Brigade would be hidden in front?" Ritsuichiro Nori looked at the deputy captain Nagata Saburo and asked with some confusion.

According to the wing commander, the main force of the New Fourth Army has moved westward, why is there still a regular army of the New Fourth Army in Xiaolongpo?

"Captain, I think that the front to block us should be just a small force, just now I personally went to the front to see, although the New Fourth Army in Xiaolongpo is very powerful, but at most there is only one battalion of troops, and from the report of the troops on both flanks of reconnaissance, there is no trace of the New Fourth Army around, this group of New Fourth Army should be responsible for defending Changxing sporadic troops. By the way, the captain, according to the reports of the scouts, around us, several local units of the New Fourth Army appeared. Nagata thought for a moment and said.

Noritsuichiro thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Order Sun Fufu to continue to attack Xiaolongpo, and at the same time order the troops to strengthen their vigilance, and immediately report the situation we encountered to the wing commander, and we will not move for the time being until the wing leader's instructions come." ”

Noritsuichiro felt that it was better to be cautious, and he was also alone along the way, not Changxing City failed to capture, but was dumped by the New Fourth Army.

Tong Guijie received a report and learned that Yelu's Japanese brigade had stopped to the east of Xiaolongpo and had not participated in the attack on the Xiaolongpo blocking force, while Sun Fufu's puppet army launched four attacks on the first battalion of the 65th Regiment, and finally all of them were beaten back.

"Order the first battalion of the 65th Regiment, and before the devils are dispatched, they must not abandon the Xiaolongpo position." Tong Guijie thought about it and immediately gave an order to the first battalion of the 65th Regiment.

The task of the 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment was to hold back the enemy for four hours and lure the enemy to the rocky mountain. Although the first battalion of the 65th Regiment has completed the task of blocking the attack, the devil has not moved, which means that the task of luring the enemy has not been completed.

When it was dark, Yelu received an order from the wing commander, asking him to immediately break through the blocking position of the New Fourth Army in Xiaolongpo early tomorrow morning, and rush to Changxing as quickly as possible. (To be continued.) )