"Commander Liu, this is the information that the underground party just sent. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Seeing Liu Tianshu walk into the house, Guo Sizhong looked at him with a solemn expression and said, and at the same time, handed over a piece of information.

Liu Tianshu took a look, but it was sent by the underground party in Hefei City. They got the news through the inner line that the 138th Wing of the Japanese Army was assembling and preparing to sweep the Sanguba base area.

Liu Tianshu read the information very carefully, then put the information on the table, sat down at the table, took out a cigarette, lit one for himself, and handed another one to Guo Sizhong.

After a while, he put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, took a long breath, looked at Guo Sizhong and said: "Political Commissar Guo, it seems that this devil really looks up to our 16th Regiment, the strength of a whole wing, that is almost 4,000 people, plus the Imperial Cooperative Army that cooperates with the action, I am afraid that there are more than 6,000 people, how many people are in our 16th Regiment, and when you are full, it is less than 2,000 people." Alas, it seems that this is a tough battle. In this way, immediately report the situation to the detachment, and at the same time order the whole regiment to be ready for the sweep of devils. By the way, local comrades should also make arrangements as early as possible. ”

At present, the base areas are in a stage of good development momentum, and anti-Japanese organizations in various towns and villages are being established and improved.

More importantly, the area where the 16th Regiment is located, although it is a mountainous area, but after all, it is not a big mountain like Taihang Mountain and Shandong, except for Zhangbaling and Wild Boar Ridge Mountains with high forests and dense forests, such as Sanguba, Banqiaoji and Sujiatang and other places, which can be said to be hilly landforms, and more seriously, in addition to being next to Hefei in the west, it is not far from Chaohu Lake, and in the south, in the past two hundred miles, it is on the edge of the Yangtze River, and a few hundred miles away in the east, it is the Jinpu line guarded by the devil's heavy troops. Moreover, the southeast direction is not far from Nanjing, where the Central China Command of the Japanese Army is located.

It can be said that the location of the 16th Regiment was not a great threat to Anqing, but even greater to the Japanese army in Nanjing.

It's no wonder that the devils don't want the Sixteenth Regiment to sit in this area at all.

It is conceivable that after the 138th Wing presses eastward, the Japanese troops along the Jinpu Line and the Japanese troops on the Nanjing side will definitely cooperate.

"You're right, when the detachment was established in the past, the devils were busy advancing westward and couldn't take care of us. Now that the war in Changsha has shown a trend of stubbornness, and Wuhan has fallen into the hands of the devils again, consolidating the rear to ensure the safety of the transportation line should be the most important thing for the devils at present. Alas, it's a pity that if we are forced to leave here, the villagers will suffer. Guo Sizhong said a little sadly.

Hearing Guo Sizhong's words, Liu Tianshu's eyes looked out the window, and the sound of militia drills sounded in his ears.

"Political commissar, don't worry, no matter what, we can't give up the base area, and we can't let the villagers suffer. In this way, you can arrange the transfer of the villagers, you have to worry more about it, and after the detachment calls back, we will discuss the next move. After Liu Tianshu finished speaking, he turned his head and stared at the map on the wall.

He only has three main battalions in his hands, and there are only two platoons in the machine gun company and reconnaissance company.

At present, the most important thing is to find out the deployment of the devil. If the 138th Wing of the Japanese Army wants to eat itself, it is absolutely impossible to gather all the troops together, and if so, it is impossible to catch itself. Therefore, the biggest possibility is that the devil adopts the method of dividing the troops and advancing forward.

It's just what kind of tactics Nobuyuki Matsushita, the commander of the 138th Wing of the Japanese Army, will adopt.

In the afternoon, Commander Luo's instructions arrived, and he instructed Liu Tianshu in the telegram that if the 138th Wing attacked with heavy troops, the 16th Regiment could jump to the outside line to fight, and everything was aimed at preserving the vitality of the troops, and they must not fight hard with the devils. In addition, he had asked the 15th Regiment to wait for an opportunity to return west and cooperate with the 16th Regiment in the battle.

At the same time, Commander Luo also told Liu Tianshu that he had contacted the fourth detachment and asked the fourth detachment to attack Hefei if necessary to contain the sweeping Japanese army.

After reading the telegram, Liu Tianshu suddenly felt a little relieved, with the response and cooperation of the fourth detachment, coupled with the support of the 15th regiment, he wanted to smash the sweep of the devils, and his grasp was naturally much greater.

Thinking of this, he discussed with Guo Sizhong, and immediately ordered Kang Shuidong, Xie Pingcai, and Ou Biaofei to return to the regiment headquarters for a meeting, and at the same time ordered Tong Guijie to suspend the advance in the direction of Zhang Baling, and the first battalion stayed in the east of Majiaji to standby.

Seeing the three battalion commanders sitting at the table, Liu Tianshu signaled to Guo Sizhong and asked him to convey the information he received and the instructions of his superiors to the three battalion commanders.

Hearing that the devil might concentrate the strength of a wing to sweep the base area, Kang Shuidong, Xie Pingcai and Ou Biaofei couldn't help but change their faces, you know, it is a wing, not a brigade of devils, as a wing-level Japanese army, there are not only three infantry brigades, but also an artillery squadron, an anti-tank squadron and a communications squadron.

The 16th Regiment currently has only two mortars, in addition to grenadiers, which were accidentally captured during a recent attack on a stronghold, and there are only 12 shells.

"Regiment commander, there's nothing to think about, the soldiers are coming to block, since the devil can afford our sixteenth regiment, what he didn't say is to put his life on the line, and he has to have a good fight with the devil." Xie Pingcai gritted his teeth, looked at Liu Tianshu and said loudly.

"That's it, regiment commander, you give the order, even if our battalion is exhausted, we will have to pull a few cushions." Kang Shuidong said proudly.

At this time, Ou Baofei was sitting there and pondering.

"Second Battalion Commander, Fourth Battalion Commander, what do you see you saying? What does it mean to put your life on the line? What do you call our battalion spelling? Isn't it just a joint devil? Can it be so tragic? Liu Tianshu couldn't help but feel angry when he heard Xie Pingcai and Kang Shuidong's words.

When Xie Pingcai and Kang Shuidong heard this, they couldn't help but look at the regiment commander suspiciously, could it be that the regiment commander decided to abandon the base area and go to Ludong to join the main force of the detachment?

Seeing the suspicious eyes of the two, Liu Tianshu couldn't help but be angry: "You guys, you are all the people who are the battalion commanders, why don't you use your brains more?" You are still desperate at every turn, how many lives do you have? Besides, it's all spelled out, who will fight the devil? Who will protect the villagers? ”

"Commander, what do you say? This is a devil of a wing, and there is also the Imperial Association Army to cooperate in the battle. Xie Ping couldn't think of any way to defeat the enemy.

"What's wrong with the devils of a wing, it can't be that these devils are always hugging together, if they hug together, as long as we dodge, where will they go to find us? It is 60 kilometers from Sanguba to Sujiatang. Besides, Commander Luo has already said that the 15th Regiment is preparing to cross the Jinpu line to reinforce us, and in addition, the 4th Detachment will also give us support. Come, come here. Liu Tianshu looked at the three and said.

After the three of them came over, Liu Tianshu pointed to the wild boar ridge west of Sanguba and said: "Second battalion commander, the wild boar ridge is the highest mountain to the west of Sanguba, if the devil wants to invade my base area, the wild boar ridge will be our first line of defense, and we can't give up easily." Your battalion will stay at Sanguba for the time being, and will accompany me tomorrow to inspect the terrain. Third battalion commander, your battalion immediately handed over the Banqiao group to the district squad, and the troops are ready to be transferred at any time. Banqiaoji is not far from Chaohu Lake, and the devils will not take it as the main direction of attack unless they use a boat to ferry. All that worries is the southern end of Boar Ridge, from where it is highly likely that the devil will intervene. The fourth battalion remained in Sujiatang for the time being. Political Commissar Guo, you should contact the comrades of the underground party, and as soon as there is an update on the movements of the devils, report to us immediately. At the same time, the organs and villagers were informed of the impending raid of the base areas by the devils, and the local cadres of all towns and villages immediately made emergency evacuation plans. Once the devil strikes, immediately implement the transfer. ”

Liu Tianshu told a few people everything he could consider at present.

Political Commissar Guo and the three battalion commanders knew that the situation was serious, and after listening to Liu Tianshu's words, they all went back to make relevant preparations.

After sending several battalion commanders away, Liu Tianshu stared at the map, pondering how to meet the sweep of the devils.

Matsushita Nobuyuki, this old devil, although Liu Tianshu has never dealt with him, he still knows some situations, this old devil is very cautious in doing things, and never takes risks with soldiers.

His 138th Wing defense area was on the front line of Hefei, and now he was transferred by Shinohara Seiichiro to sweep his own base area, according to intelligence, Shinohara Seiichiro only sent him an additional brigade from Anqing to take over the defense of Hefei City.

In this way, he should not let the 138 Wing go out.

And judging from Nobuyuki Matsushita's style of doing things, he will still be unmoved, and the grain and grass will go first. The issue of ammunition and food supply, he will definitely think about it first, but, where will he build the ammunition and food supply base?

Hefei City will not be used to directly supply the sweeping troops.

Liu Tianshu stared at the map and thought about it for a long time, and finally set his eyes on Yuyangji and Baishaji in the southwest.

Both towns are connected to Hefei by road, and Yuyangji and Baishaji are surrounded by flat fields, and the Japanese army has built strong fortifications in both places. More importantly, both of these strongholds were not far from the defense area of the 16th Regiment.

Thinking of this, Liu Tianshu asked Zhou Aiguo to be called.

"Company Commander Zhou, the devil is about to launch a sweep against my base area, and according to the intelligence, this time the devil is not small. In this way, you immediately send people to closely monitor Baishaji and Yuyangji, and you must pay attention to all the movements of the devils there, and you must find out to me how many devils enter and leave every day. Liu Tianshu looked at Zhou Aiguo and said solemnly.

Liu Tianshu has only been in eastern Anhui for a short time, so it can be said that he is only basically familiar with the situation of the troops and the base areas. Compared with Shi Qiang's reconnaissance brigade in Shandong, Zhou Aiguo's reconnaissance company is not half as bad as its reconnaissance ability and combat effectiveness.

If it is Shi Qiang's reconnaissance brigade, Liu Tianshu may have sent him to Hefei, even near the wing headquarters of Matsushita Nobuko, I am afraid that there will be the eyes of the reconnaissance brigade.

"Okay, Commander, don't worry, I guarantee that if a fly flies into these two strongholds, I will find out whether they are male or female." Although Zhou Aiguo didn't know why the regiment commander paid special attention to these two strongholds, he still said loudly. (To be continued.) )