"Political commissar, the headquarters asked us to be active in this area, and now that we have come, should we say hello to them!" Liu Hua said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" The political commissar pointed to Changshengkou.

"Yes, I just want to ambush the Yue army at Changshengkou to beat their arrogance, and at the same time, to change the views of the soldiers to the local people, you know. Now in the eyes of the common people, in addition to running away or escaping, today we are here, we must change the impression in their hearts, and at the same time, tell them that our Eighth Route Army is a resolute resistance team, if you want to fight devils, not Han annihilation, come to join the Eighth Route Army. Liu Hua said to the political commissar.

"I agree, hit." After listening to Liu Hua's words, the political commissar slapped the map and said.

"Staff Officer Wang, send a report to the headquarters and division headquarters that our department has decided to conduct an ambush battle against the enemy at Changshengkou to combat the enemy's arrogance." Liu Hua turned his head to look at Wang Hu, the cavalry company commander who was resting next to him, "Company Commander Wang, now I will give you an important task, you now scatter the entire cavalry company, focus on reconnoitering the deployment of troops in each of the enemy's stations, and at the same time, focus on reconnoitring the terrain of Changshengkou and the frequency of the enemy's troops passing through Changshengkou, and come back at night to report." ”

"Yes, brigade commander, resolutely complete the task." After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Order the troops to advance to the Changshengkou area in concealment, and be sure to pay attention to air defense, and whoever exposes the target will be removed from his post." Liu Hua ordered.

In the evening, the Reading Brigade camped in a forest, and the cavalry companies returned to the garrison one after another, and at the same time, the summarized enemy situation also appeared in Liu Hua's hands.

"Political commissar, it seems that the devil is forcing us to fight this time, such a big piece of fat has been sent to the mouth, if we don't eat it, I'm sorry for the devil." Looking at the information gathered by the cavalry company, Liu Hua joked with a smile.

"Yes, every day at noon, there is a squadron of devils who deliver ammunition and materials to Jiuguan, and I won't let go of such tempting fat. By the way, just now the headquarters and the division headquarters called back and agreed to fight, but for the devils, they must be completely annihilated. The commissar added.

"Okay, order the commanders of each regiment and the troops directly under them to come to the meeting and arrange the battle tasks." Liu Hua gave the order.

Soon three regiment commanders and several battalion company commanders came to the makeshift conference room. "Now the chief of staff will give you a briefing on the enemy situation." Liu Hua looked at Li Qing next to him.

"Comrades, according to the reconnaissance of the cavalry company, we know that every day there will be a squadron of devils who will deliver supplies to Jiuguan, and now the brigade headquarters means to completely annihilate this group of devils. At the same time, in order to prevent reinforcements from devils in places such as Jiuguan and Banqiao, this requires that we must solve the battle within two hours, and then hide and standby. But according to the reconnaissance of Changshengkou, we could not ambush too many troops, at most three battalions of troops, so our task was difficult. Before Li Qing finished speaking, the cadres below began to shout, some said that they were making a big fuss, and some said that there was no need for so many troops

Liu Hua couldn't help frowning when he heard the remarks of the enemy below. "Comrades, since you said that there are too many troops, make a big fuss, okay, now I will introduce you to the establishment of the squadron of the army: a standard squadron of the army has a total of 180 people, including light machine guns, that is, we heard a total of nine crooked handles, nine grenadiers, and the rest are all equipped with single-shot rifles, and the hit rate of each rifle shooter is only stronger than the soldiers of our sniper company, and it will only be stronger than weak, plus this unit is a unit escorted by the army, and it has also been specially strengthened, one artillery squad and two mountain guns, A heavy machine gun squad with four heavy machine guns, such heavy firepower, our two battalions can't compare, plus the army has enough ammunition, 120 rounds of ammunition per person, four grenades," After speaking, he looked at the cadres with surprised faces.

"Now it is up to the chief of staff to assign combat missions." Liu Hua interrupted the silent crowd.

Now the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion, the 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion, the 3rd Regiment and 1st Battalion, the 1st Regiment Heavy Firepower Company and the 1st Company of the Artillery Battalion were ordered to participate in the ambush battle, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 1st Regiment were on alert in the Banqiao direction, and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 2nd Regiment were on alert in the direction of Walnut Garden, and resolutely blocked the enemy's reinforcements before the troops withdrew from the battlefield. The ambush battle was personally commanded by the brigade commander, the direction of the walnut orchard on the Banqiao River was commanded by the respective regimental commanders, the troops directly under the three regiments and the brigade headquarters were used as reserves, and the commanders of the three regiments commanded, and the troops must enter the position before ten o'clock tomorrow morning. After Li Qing finished speaking, he sat down.

"I would like to add that the sniper company also has to participate in ambush warfare, and it is necessary to ensure that the enemy's mountain artillery and grenadiers do not sound." Liu Hua stood up and added. "Commissar, is there anything else you would like to add?"

The political commissar stood up: "Comrades, I received a report on the enemy situation of the 115th Division about the Battle of Pingxingguan before the battle, and during the charge, many soldiers of the fraternal troops went to capture the prisoners, but in the end they were all killed with bombs, and in the end none of the cabinets surrendered. I would like to remind you that when charging, you should go up and take prisoners when you are sure that there is no danger at all, and if there is danger, you can shoot them directly. ”

"Okay, the meeting is dismissed, after we go back, we must carry out the final mobilization of the troops, and we must have a good rest in the evening, and tomorrow we will definitely win the victory and present a gift for the establishment of the Reading Brigade."

The next day, Liu Hua ate dry food, then took the political commissar and the chief of staff to Changshengkou, and after a while, they came to the lively position, where the comrades were digging trenches and building positions, and there were cavalry passing by and serving as a vigilance task. "Chief of Staff, tell me about the specific arrangement."

"Brigade commander, political commissar, it's like this, due to the restrictions of the terrain, a transport squadron of the devils should be about 500 meters, so that the nearly 2,000 people of the army are all deployed, and the mortars are all deployed behind this hilltop to ensure that the first shells all fall in the ranks of the devils on the road, and the heavy machine guns are concentrated on several hills in addition to two at the head and tail, and the rest are concentrated on several hills to suppress the enemy's firepower, and at the same time the entire road can be blocked, and the sniper company is looking for its own position. What do you think? Li Qing looked at the two partners.

"Hehe, these are all matters of your staff, I completely agree, what about the commissar?"

"I agree."

"Then report to the headquarters and division headquarters like this!" Liu Hua signed it and handed it to the political commissar.

Soon, the radio station of the Reading Brigade received two callbacks: "Completely agree with your unit's battle plan, go to your unit's final victory, and open up the local situation." Headquarters. "Agreed. He Long"

Looking at the two callbacks, Liu Hua was even more confident in this ambush battle. Confidently walked towards the position.