As soon as the first battalion withdrew from Wildcat Gully, the devil's plane arrived in a hurry. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoUnfortunately, what caught the pilot's eyes was a battlefield filled with gunpowder. Looking down from the sky, the neatly arranged corpses of the dead Japanese soldiers and the Imperial Allied Army surprised the pilots.

After confirming that there was no danger below, the pilot carefully lowered the plane, and only then did he see that the bodies of the dead Japanese soldiers and the Imperial Allied Army had been specially carried and placed together.

After circling several times over the mouth of the Wildcat Gully, there was no trace of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese pilots had to give up the search and then fly to Hutouling.

The remnants of the Mi Toma Brigade retreated to Hutou Ridge to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and he reported this to the wing commander, and the pilot saw that the Japanese army and the Imperial Allied Army had retreated to the foot of Hutou Ridge Mountain, and there was no large force of the Eighth Route Army behind them, so he used the radio to contact Mi Toma Shaozuo, and after informing him of the situation of aerial reconnaissance, he flew back.

Seeing the devil's plane flying away, Liu Tianshu stood in the woods and said to Jin Zhenbiao: "First battalion commander, where are the devils going to flee, have you figured this out?" ”

Because Shi Qiang's reconnaissance brigade has not been in contact with the regiment headquarters, Liu Tianshu can only ask Jin Zhenbiao.

"Report to the head of the regiment, Captain Shi and the people of the reconnaissance team have followed over, and they should be able to figure out the whereabouts of the devil. Now that we've blocked the way for the devils to retreat, I think the devils will choose a place and wait for help. Jin Zhenbiao glanced at Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping and said loudly.

"Stuck on the sidelines? Map! Hearing Jin Zhenbiao's words, Liu Tianshu immediately asked Luo Kai to take out the map.

After carefully inspecting the map, Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping glanced at each other, and said invariably: "Hutouling!" ”

Sure enough, twenty minutes later, Shi Qiang rushed over.

"Regiment leader, Mi Fu, this old devil, ran to Hutou Ridge."

Sure enough, it was Hutou Ridge. Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping couldn't help but nod solemnly, and then surrounded the map and began to study the battle plan to eliminate the Mi Toma Brigade.

"Head Han, you are most familiar with the terrain of Hutouling, please introduce the situation first." Liu Tianshu lit a cigarette for himself, and then said calmly.

Originally, this Hutou Ridge is a mountain in the northeast direction of Rongshan, this mountain ridge is like the head of a tiger, extending from Rongshan, and the whole mountain rises abruptly, and is not connected with the surrounding mountains.

There are two large and small peaks on the top of the mountain, which are unobstructed all around, and the relative height of the whole Hutou Ridge is about 300 meters. The east and north sides of it are cliffs that cannot be climbed. The west and south sides are gentler.

When the Mi Toma Brigade retreated to Hutou Ridge, it would definitely build blocking positions in the west and south, and defend it with the favorable terrain.

After listening to Han Xiang's introduction, Liu Tianshu's brows couldn't help frowning, he looked at Jin Zhenbiao and Han Fangping and said: "Commander Han, commander of the first battalion, it seems that this Mi Toma is not simple, he retreated to Hutou Ridge to defend against danger, and it is really not easy for us to eliminate them." Let's go over and have a look. ”

If you don't go to the field to see, it is impossible to eliminate the Mitomo brigade.

After determining that the Mi Toma brigade had retreated to Hutou Ridge, Liu Tianshu asked Jin Zhenbiao to leave a company to guard the Wildcat Ditch to block the reinforcements of the devils. At the same time, in order to strengthen the strength of the blocking troops, he asked Xu Yongdong to draw four heavy machine guns to strengthen the blocking troops.

When they arrived at the opposite side of Hutou Ridge, the first battalion immediately stood guard to the west and south of Hutou Ridge. Prevent the enemy from coming down from the ridge. The rest of the troops were stationed around Hutou Ridge.

However, after carefully inspecting the surroundings of Hutouling with Han Fangping, Liu Tianshu had to admire Mi Fu's vision.

This Hutou Ridge is really an easy place to defend and difficult to attack, as long as the devils hold the south and west of Hutou Ridge, the Eighth Route Army will not easily attack it.

As for the east and north, there are all steep cliffs, and people cannot climb them at all.

"Captain Han, is there a water source on this Hutou Ridge?" Liu Tianshu thought about it, looked at Han Fangping and asked.

"This should not be there, it turns out that we also wanted to set up a camp on Hutou Ridge, just because there is no water source on the ridge, it is not suitable for human habitation at all, so we did not station troops on Hutou Ridge." Han Fangping said.

However, even if there is no water on the ridge, the problem is not very big, anyway, the devil will not stay on it for a long time. Mito's purpose was just to stay there and wait for the wing commander to send troops to relieve the siege. In other words, as long as Mi Toma guards it for three days, the devil's reinforcements will definitely arrive.

It's just that the devils sent a large army, even if the Fuyashan Independent Regiment can fight again, it is impossible to stop the devils' pace.

Back at the command post, Liu Tianshu's mood was very heavy, he didn't expect that he was still a chess player, so that the Mi Toma brigade escaped to this dangerous place.

Shi Qiang saw the head of the regiment frowning, turned around and walked out.

The villagers in the base area learned that the Mi Toma Brigade was surrounded by the Fuyashan Independent Regiment and the Rongshan Independent Regiment on Hutou Ridge, and they all ran out of the mountains and forests one after another. But when I returned to the village, I saw that the beautiful mountain village in the past had been burned to ruins by devils.

Many villagers saw that the homes they had worked so hard to build were burned clean by the devils, so they had to tearfully clean up the ruins, take out the hidden food and other items, and set up shacks first.

At this time, the local cadres in the base area naturally ran among the masses, comforting the villagers and helping them rebuild their homes.

The atrocities committed by the devils in the base area did not frighten the people in the Rongshan base area, but on the contrary, aroused the people's hatred for the devils even more.

Just when Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping were struggling with how to eliminate the devils in Hutouling, the underground party organization sent information, and more than 2,000 devils rushed towards Wildcat Valley.

At the same time, there were more than 500 imperial allies.

In order to rescue the besieged Mi Toma Brigade, the devils did not hesitate to pull out the Japanese troops in Jinyang County, formed a reinforcement force, and went straight to the Hutouling area in the northeast of the Rongshan base area.

Receiving this news, Liu Tianshu fell into deep thought.

"Captain Liu, it seems that the little devil is red-eyed this time, what should we do next?" Han Fangping looked at Liu Tianshu and said.

"Commander Han, it seems that it is really not an easy task to eat the Mi Toma brigade, the little devil's reinforcements have arrived at this position, according to their speed, they can rush to Wildcat Gully at noon tomorrow. And now we haven't figured out how to capture Hutouling. Alas, this is really hurting our heads, so let's report this situation to our superiors first. ”

The devil gathered heavy troops, making Liu Tianshu in a dilemma.

There is no water source on Hutou Ridge, and if you surround Hutou Ridge by yourself, as long as it takes ten days, the enemy on the mountain will be defeated without a fight due to lack of water. But the question is, can you not let the devil's reinforcements arrive within ten days?

Hong Feihu received a telegram from Liu Tianshu, studied the map for a long time, and finally asked someone to call Liu Tianshu back.

Liu Tianshu saw that the detachment was calling back, asking them to drive away the devils as the goal, since the Mi Toma brigade had a geographical advantage and could not be eliminated for a while, then let the Mi Toma brigade leave the base area, and in the process of leaving, they would pursue it.

In the telegram, Hong Feihu also specifically mentioned that the two brigades of the devils were rushing to the Rongshan base area, and Liu Tianshu and Han Fangping must prevent this group of devils from entering the base area. As for the specific battle plan, it will be discussed and determined by the two men and then reported.

"Commander Han, I think we will call the cadres above the company level of the two troops, and let's have a meeting to discuss the next action." Since I can't figure out what to do for a while, I should call all these cadres and listen to their opinions.

Sometimes brainstorming can have surprising results.

In a small village on the southern edge of the Hutou Mountains, the cadres of the first battalion and above of the Rongshan Independent Regiment and the Fuyashan Independent Regiment were all gathered in a dilapidated house with thatched grass on it.

It was this dilapidated house, which was also built by the villagers after returning to the village, cutting the grass from the mountain.

"Comrades, the remaining Japanese puppet troops of the Mitoma Brigade have all fled to Hutou Ridge. Now, a reinforcement force composed of more than 2,000 devils and more than 500 imperial troops is rushing in the direction of Hutouling. Let's talk about it, how are we going to fight this next battle? Liu Tianshu threw out the topic straight to the point.

Many cadres of the Rongshan Independent Regiment are very familiar with the terrain in this area. Many of the comrades-in-arms of these cadres died in the battle with the Mi Toma Brigade, and they hated the Mi Toma Brigade very much for the devils who broke into the base area.

Hearing that the Mi Toma brigade had been forced to Hutou Ridge, these cadres showed joy on their faces.

"Commander Liu, there is no water source on Hutou Ridge, as long as we surround the road down the mountain, within five days, the little devil will lose his combat effectiveness because he has no water to drink. When the time comes, we will attack again, and the devils will not be able to stop it at all. A young cadre stood up and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Donglai stood up.

"Although what this comrade said is very reasonable, have you ever thought about it, the devil's reinforcements are two or three thousand people, and they will be supported by aircraft, just with our people, how can we stop them? If the devil's reinforcements rush to Hutouling, and the devils on the mountain rush down again, we will face the situation of being attacked on both sides. I think that since we can't capture Hutou Ridge for a while, and at the same time we can't stop the devil's reinforcements, then the best way is for us to let go of the south side of Hutou Ridge, let the devils on the ridge take the initiative to go down the mountain, meet up with the devil's reinforcements, and then leave the base area. ”

"The Mitoma Brigade has committed heinous crimes in our base area, and we can't let anything go this time. We are willing to take the lead in the attack on Hutouling, even if we fight all the time, we will bite off a piece of the devil's meat. Another cadre of the Yeongsan Independent Regiment stood up and said loudly.

Seeing these cadres above the company commander arguing word by word, Liu Tianshu only watched calmly from the side, but Han Fangping was a little nervous in his heart.

Jin Zhenbiao saw the cadres of the 1st Battalion and the cadres of the Rongshan Independent Regiment arguing, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "Everyone stop fighting, listen to me." (To be continued.) )