The ten days of training passed quickly, and the reader is now a strong soldier, and with sufficient financial support, the grain and grass in the baggage reserve are enough for the entire reader to use for a month. Liu Hua didn't plan to use it, he prepared in advance for the upcoming crossing of the grassland and the snowy mountains.

On this morning, all the commanders above the battalion level of the Reading Division came to the division headquarters, and everyone could clearly feel that a big battle was about to await them.

"Everyone is here, after nearly ten days of rest, it's time for us readers to take it out and practice."

When the cadres heard the division commander say that there was a battle to be fought, they all rubbed their hands and pricked up their ears.

"It seems that everyone's positive surname is very high, since this is the case, I won't sweep everyone's interest, political commissar, you can announce the combat mission." Liu Hua smiled at the political commissar.

Political Commissar Li Qing suddenly heard that the division commander asked him to arrange the battle plan, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that at this time, the division commander wanted to help him establish some prestige in the Reading Division, and he couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart, and quickly stood up and picked up the combat order that he and the division commander had discussed and completed for several hours.

"Comrades, I now announce the order to fight. ' The conference room fell silent for a moment.

Li Qing nodded.

"After reporting to the Military Commission for approval, now I order: Regiment Commander Sun Xingbang led the first regiment and the first company of the artillery battalion to set off at noon and go straight to Changsha, and must show the prestige of a reading division, so that the enemy will be frightened, and the commander-in-chief of the Hunan army, He Jian, will be afraid, and let him transfer the Hunan army on the front line back to reduce the pressure on the central government."

"Yes, resolutely complete the task." The head of the regiment stood up and said loudly.

"Except for one platoon left behind by all the baggage companies directly under the regiment to escort ammunition, all the baggage companies led the materials that had been stored for ten days to the division headquarters baggage battalion to assemble, and all of them were commanded by Battalion Commander Li. The new regiment also fought with the baggage battalion, and set off at noon, and I will inform you when the destination of the team is reached. ”

"The 2nd Regiment, the 3rd Regiment, the Artillery Battalion, the Heavy Machine Gun Battalion, the Guard Battalion, the Reconnaissance Battalion, the Sniper Company, all under the command of the division commander, left the city at six o'clock in the afternoon. The commander of the division will tell you the destination and the goal of action. ”

"Okay, the battle order has been announced, everyone will go back immediately to do a good job of pre-war mobilization and dismiss the meeting." Liu Hua made a final summary.

On the way to Changsha, a regiment of the Reading Division was roaring and marching, and the regiment commander Sun Xingbang walked to the dirt slope on the side of the road from time to time and picked up a telescope to look at the front of the road, after nearly half a day's march, a regiment has almost arrived at the boundary of Zhuzhou, you must know that the 3rd Division of the last encirclement and suppression has been stationed in Zhuzhou, Sun Xingbang sent almost all his reconnaissance companies all the way out to inquire about the news of the 3rd Division, for fear that something would happen and cause losses to the troops.

Finally, the troops crossed Zhuzhou, and nothing happened. After Regiment Commander Sun put out the guard, he ordered the troops to rest and eat, you know, the division commander's order was to launch an attack tomorrow morning. Thinking of the division commander's order, Lao Sun admired it very much, it was obvious that the division commander was going to take the 3rd division and force He Jian to transfer back to the Hunan army on the front line to reduce the pressure on the main force. You must know that if you were yourself, you would never have thought of such a method, which could not only destroy the enemy, but also cover the transfer of the main force.

After resting for two hours, the group began to set off again, although it was very tired, but after ten days of training, coupled with the usual food, it was not ordinarily good, and none of the comrades shouted tired, and they all gritted their teeth and moved forward.

When the day was about to dawn, a regiment rushed to the periphery of Changsha City, looking at the city wall under the moonlight at night, Commander Sun was a little blind, fortunately the division commander did not ask for a strong attack, as long as He Jian was afraid, you must know that the current Changsha after a few days of investigation knew that the defenders were less than a division.

"Order the artillery battery and all the heavy machine guns to build positions, and the rest of the troops to rest first." Sun Xingbang immediately gave the order to fight.

The first regiment quickly completed its pre-battle preparations, and all the artillery heavy machine gunners were in position, just waiting for an order from their regimental commander.

At this time, there was a little light in the sky, and the outline of the city wall was faintly visible, as if the enemy had not yet discovered himself, and was still leisurely walking around the city wall and chatting.

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20 mortars made a dull sound, and 20 mortar shells fell on the walls in a beautiful arc. "Boom, boom, boom" With the sound of explosions, the corpses of enemy soldiers on the city wall were constantly bombarded by shells.

He Jian, who was sleeping, was suddenly woken up by an explosion, "Adjutant, what's wrong, what's wrong with the direction of the city gate?" The commander-in-chief exclaimed eagerly.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, report at the city gate: about a division of communist troops with mortars is attacking Changsha." The adjutant was anxious to tell his commander what he had just gotten.

"What, a division, is there any mistake, where did the communist army come from so many people? Quick, quickly check it out for me, let the guards defend immediately, and the communist army must not be allowed to rush into the city, hurry! What are you still doing? Seeing that the adjutant was still stunned, He Jian didn't care about getting dressed, got up and kicked the adjutant.

"Chief of Staff, what's going on now?" He Jian, who hurried to the war room, couldn't take a break, and hurriedly asked.

"Commander-in-chief, about a division of the communist army is attacking, the enemy's artillery fire is very fierce, we have repelled an attack by the communist army, but the brothers have suffered great losses, and now they have lost more than one battalion."

"So fast, where did the communist army get so many people? Clear? He Jian asked in disbelief.

"It's been found out, it's the Communist Army's Reading Division that was encircled and suppressed some time ago, and after they completely annihilated Zhou Hunyuan's 1st Division last time, they have been staying in Chaling, but I didn't expect to come to Changsha."

"Eh, Reading Force, annihilate the entire 1st Division." Saying this, He Jian's face immediately changed, "Chief of Staff, how many troops do we have in the city now?" "After all, it's all about saving your life.

"Commander-in-chief, there are only two guard brigades, are we transferring the 3rd Division to rest in Zhuzhou to assist in the defense!" The chief of staff also reminded worriedly.

"Well, yes, in my name, let the 3rd Division send two brigades over, quickly. Also, let Li Jue's troops who encircled and suppressed the communist army on the front line withdraw, damn, after fighting with the communist army for so long, his lair is about to be occupied. Thinking that Chiang Kai-shek gave himself the title of commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression and let him send troops, he not only lost his troops now, but also attacked his own nest, and couldn't help but scold.

"But, Commander-in-Chief, there is the Chairman there," the Chief of Staff reminded.

"Don't mention that chairman to me, the nest is about to die, and what kind of bandits are still being suppressed. Send me a telegram immediately, telling them to withdraw their troops and return to Changsha. He Jian, who was already angry, became even more angry when he heard the chief of staff talk about Chiang Kai-shek.

"Divisional Commander, Divisional Commander, good news." Watching the communicator hurriedly run over.

"What good news! Look at you to be so happy. ”

"Division commander, just now the scouts sent information that the enemy's 3rd Division drove two brigades from Zhuzhou half an hour ago and is heading towards our ambush circle, which is still two hours away from here." The correspondent said happily. Liu Hua smiled, you must know that these are all within Liu Hua's expectations.

It turned out that not long after the first regiment was launched, Liu Hua led his troops out of the city, aiming directly at the middle of Zhuzhou and Changsha, and when several regiment commanders knew their plans, they immediately thought about it.

In this way, at the instigation of the chief officials and political commissars, every soldier rushed to their destination with a roar, and even followed closely behind a regiment. Of course, this battle plan was communicated to the regiment commander through the radio.

The soldiers who rushed to their destination out of breath could not take any rest, and each soldier quickly finished breakfast with water and cold steamed buns and began to build fortifications, preparing to ambush the enemy.

The artillery battalion was busy measuring the firing data, and with the help of Liu Hua, the battalion commander Chen Guangrong divided the position into countless small squares and marked the data, so as to ensure that the shooting was accurate and fast. You must know that this time the mortars of each regiment were used intensively, a total of 40 mortars, and there were almost too many ammunition to be fired.

Under Liu Hua's intervention, all the heavy machine guns were concentrated in the heavy machine gun battalion, a total of nearly 60 pieces, all of which were camouflaged, lined up, and marked in advance to ensure that there were no dead ends. Watching his soldiers complete the pre-battle preparations in an orderly manner, Liu Hua felt that he was getting closer and closer to his goal.

The commander of the 3rd Division stationed in Zhuzhou was woken up by his adjutant early in the morning, and he was very angry, but as soon as he heard that Changsha was attacked by the communist army, and asked to send troops to assist in the defense, he immediately jumped up with joy, you know, his chairman hates these warlords the most, but they are all people with troops and territory, and it is not easy to do anything, and now there is finally a chance for the people of the Central Army to enter the lair of the Hunan Army to assist in the defense, and when the time comes, he will not leave, and Changsha will soon be the territory of the Central Army, and he will definitely be appreciated by the chairman of the committee at that time. Maybe you're going to move up the ranks?

In fact, He Jian, as the commander of the Hunan army, did not want the Central Army to help, because when the Central Army came, it was like luring a wolf into the house, but his Hunan Army was either stationed in various places now, or it was encircling and suppressing the Communist Army on the front line, so he could only let the Central Army intervene. However, I have a backup move, because my Hunan army will come back soon, and if you don't leave at that time, several of my divisions will still be afraid of one of your divisions.

Thinking of this, the commander of the 3rd Division immediately ordered his deputy division commander to drive to Changsha at full speed with the 1st and 2nd Brigades and all the artillery, a total of three artillery batteries.

Sure enough, the chairman immediately called back, and even in person, demanding that Changsha be kept and that the time come to find a way to keep the troops in Changsha, and he was praised by the chairman.

Just as the commander of the 3rd Division was recalling the telegram drafted by Chairman Chiang himself, thinking that his rank would be promoted to another level, he didn't know that his two elite brigades and all the artillery were walking towards the trap that Liu Hua had set for him.