As the commander of the Jindong base area, Liu Hua saw this battle as having a bearing on the future of the base area. In the past few days when the devils did not arrive, Liu Hua took the chief of staff and others to look at almost all the terrain from Wuxiang to Yushe, and coupled with the calculations and discussions of the staff office, it was finally decided to choose the battlefield of the 117th Wing of the total annihilation of the devils on the nearly 3-kilometer-long road from Baicaoyan to Changle Village.

As the devils got closer and closer to the ambush point, the temporary headquarters in Changle Village was also busy in an orderly manner. Watching the white flag representing the main force of the devil on the sand table approaching Baicaoyan step by step, Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief of the campaign, also began to deploy troops before the war.

In the conference room at this time, all the cadres above the battalion level of the three regiments of the Reading Brigade were sitting, and all of them were sitting without saying a word, waiting for Commander Liu Hua to arrange combat tasks.

"The head of the first regiment, Sun Xingbang." Liu Hua shouted loudly.

"To" Sun Xingbang quickly stood up, "Commander Sun led the whole regiment to ambush Zhengyu Village on the opposite bank of Baicaoyan, the high ground north of Zhangzhuang, after the main force of the army passed through Baicaoyan, launched a rapid attack on the formation of the devils who were marching on the road, cut off the marching formation of the devils, blocked all the logistics baggage of the devils in Baicaoyan, and fixed there like a nail, without my order, no retreat. A battery of mortars follows you. ”

"Yes, resolutely block the attack of the devils, and there is no order to defend and not retreat." After listening to Liu Hua's order, the head of the regiment replied loudly.

"Second Regiment Commander Plateau"

"To" Hearing the commander call his name, Gao Yuan quickly stood up.

"Gao Yuan led the second regiment to ambush in Changle Village, when the first regiment cut off the devil's logistics baggage and the main force of the army, immediately launched a surprise attack on the devil, remember to be fast, to be fierce, the devil's main force was caught off guard, so that they were too busy to take care of themselves, unable to reinforce the logistics, after our army solved the devil's logistics baggage, it will immediately turn back to reinforce your department, and the headquarters is equipped with two mountain artillery companies for your command.

After listening to the order, Gao Yuan couldn't help but feel happy, with the help of two mountain artillery companies, he would definitely be able to stick to the main wing of the devils. "Yes, the second regiment resolutely completed the task."

"Okay, Wang Nanhu, the third head of the regiment."

"To"

"Order the third regiment to cut off the connection between the devil's logistics and the main force wing in one regiment, your department will quickly launch an attack on the devil's logistics baggage, and you must solve the battle within an hour, completely annihilate the devil's logistics baggage, and then the whole army will come back to help, and together with the second regiment, the devil's main force wing will be annihilated, and the main wing of the devil will be annihilated in one fell swoop. "Yes, resolutely complete the task." The commander of the third regiment replied excitedly, and at this time, his psychology blossomed, and the commander actually handed over the task of annihilating the devil to his third regiment, and he must live up to the trust and fight this battle well.

"The guard battalion and the cavalry battalion are the reserves of the whole army, and after the special operations brigade returns, it will be commanded by the commander of the second regiment, Gao Yuan, to obstruct the main force of the devil to reinforce the logistics baggage."

"Yes, resolutely complete the task."

"Chief of Staff, this time the encirclement and annihilation of the main wing of the devil is not a matter of a few hours, it may drag on for a long time, so we must ensure that the other armies of the devil will not be able to come to reinforce during this period of time. Immediately sent a report to all departments, demanding that after the battle began, all departments must resolutely hold back the devils regardless of casualties, and not let them reinforce the 117th Wing. ”

"Yes, Commander, I'll send the report right away." After listening to the commander's words, Chief of Staff Li Qing immediately nodded and replied.

"Okay, comrades, this ambush battle against the 117th Wing of the Devils is a battle that determines the life and death of our base area, so we must win, if we lose, the base area we have worked hard to build for months will be in vain, so, after you go back, immediately assign combat missions to each part, and require every soldier and company to know what they should do and where their combat position is. If something goes wrong in this battle, I will definitely not show mercy, and when the military law deals with it, don't blame me for not being merciful. ”

"Yes, Commander, you must complete the task and wipe out the 117th Wing of the Devils," the cadres below replied loudly.

"Alright, let's all dismiss."

After the combat meeting, Liu Hua also walked out of the conference room with the guards and came to the temporary camping of the troops. At this time, the atmosphere of the troops was getting stronger and stronger, there was no more noise in the past, every soldier silently wiped the rifle in his hand, counted the bullets in the bullet bag, and every soldier was unusually calm, and there was no tension and excitement before the battle.

Liu Hua knew that the soldiers who could have this kind of performance in front of him were all veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time. Thinking of this, Liu Hua was secretly happy, and he was even more confident about the big battle he was about to face.

Today is the third day that the devils have left Wuxiang, and according to the telegram sent back by the special operations team, the main wing of the devils will pass through Baicaoyan at noon today. After reading the telegram, Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief of this campaign, seemed to be relieved a lot, because, so far, the Devil's 117th Wing has been within the scope of his own surveillance.

"Order, all regiments, all battalions, to enter the position immediately before ten o'clock in the morning, and those who neglect it will be court-martialed." Looking at the telegram in front of him, Liu Hua ordered loudly to several staff officers around him.

Soon, there were bursts of horns outside the headquarters, the sound of the troops rally, the neat footsteps of the soldiers... And, Liu Hua's heart also became enthusiastic with the sound of the trumpet.

"Let's go, go to the front line to check the position, Chief of Staff, you stay at the headquarters, if there is any situation, notify me immediately." Liu Hua said excitedly, after speaking, regardless of the dissuasion of the chief of staff, he took the guards and rode towards the Baicaoyan area, and the chief of staff looked at the back that was getting farther and farther away, so he had to shake his head.

Liu Hua, who was observing the terrain in Baicaoyan, not long before Sun Xingbang, the head of the first regiment, arrived with the whole regiment. Seeing Sun Xingbang sweating, Liu Hua walked over.

"Commander Sun, the task of your regiment can be said to be the heaviest of the devils this time, after all, after cutting off the connection with the devils, they will be attacked from both sides, after a while, how are you going to fight?"

"Commander, the terrain here is good, and I have a mortar company in my hands, I don't think there should be any major problems. I thought so, based on the topography here, I wanted to place the first battalion on the other side of the road, and the second battalion was in this place. When the time came to attack, the first thing to do was to fire the mortar company first, to blind and disrupt the devils on this section of the road, and then the two battalions attacked at the same time, completely cutting off the devils' marching brigade. ”

"Well, yes, it's a good idea to launch a surprise attack on both sides together, and then what?" Listening to Sun Xingbang's thoughts, Liu Hua nodded again and again.

"The troops of the two battalions, after cutting off the contact with the devils, took advantage of the chaos of the devils, the troops of the two battalions seized the time to build a simple two-sided defense business, and with the help of mortars, blocked the devils."

"Commander Sun, to give you a suggestion, according to reconnaissance, this time the devil carried a large number of mortars, if just what you said, just to build a simple defensive business, then under the attack of the enemy's mortars, how long can your troops hold out, and how big will the casualties of the fighters be?" Liu Hua discovered the problem of Sun Xinggang.

"But, commander, we don't have that much time, to build a real trench, the soldiers need at least half an hour, even if they hurry up, it will take dozens of minutes, the devil won't give us so much time?" After listening to the commander's words, Sun Xingbang also frowned.

"The devil doesn't give us time, we create it ourselves, I think so, Commander Sun, you see, after you raided the devil's marching brigade with two battalions of troops, why don't you take advantage of the chaos of the devil's formation, under the cover of mortars, divide a company of troops on both sides, launch a charge against the devil, take advantage of his chaos, ask for his life, and let the devil be chaotic for a longer time, in this way, maybe enough time will be gained." Liu Hua smiled and said his suggestion, "That's right, commander, when the time comes, two companies will charge in one charge, although it is not very lethal to the devils, but at least it can prolong the time for the devils to attack, it is really a good way to kill two birds with one stone!" After listening to Liu Hua's words, Sun Xingbang said excitedly.

"By the way, Commander Sun, I heard you say the first battalion, the second battalion, and the artillery company just now, why didn't you hear your third battalion?" Liu Hua once again issued his own questions"

"Report to the commander, I don't plan to put the third battalion on the road to fight a positional battle with the devils, when the time comes, I will let the third battalion ambush on the back of this high ground, if the devils attack is not fierce, the third battalion will not be dispatched, and finally directly participate in the general attack. When the time comes, if the devils attack too fiercely and the first and second battalions can't withstand it, I will order the third battalion to suddenly attack from the devil's flank, disrupt the devil's offensive formation, and let the rear enter the position, so that the density of troops on the position will not be too large, and the lethality of the devil's artillery fire will be limited. ”

"Okay, very good, it seems that you have thought of everything that should be thought of, you continue to arrange the troops, I won't bother you, I hope this battle will play the prestige of the first regiment of the Reading Brigade." Also, remember to control the casualties of the soldiers, these soldiers are all veterans who have come out of the Long March, and when the troops are expanded, these soldiers are the best candidates for squad and platoon leaders. At this time, Liu Hua whispered to Sun Xingbang in front of him.

"Yes, Commander, the regiment will resolutely complete the task and never disgrace the Reading Brigade" After listening to Liu Hua's last sentence, Sun Xingbang also replied excitedly.

"Alright, guard, let's go to the position of the third regiment." Liu Hua regained his original spirit and shouted loudly to the guards behind him.

(To be continued)