According to the battle plan, the three regiments were to make a surprise attack at dawn, take down the first walled wall in one fell swoop, drive the bandits back into the second wall, and then concentrate artillery bombardment to kill and wound the bandits to the greatest extent. After the ambush battle began, a general attack was launched. The reason why we want to win the first wall, the main reason is that Zengjiazhai is like a big scalp shoe, the slope from the foot of the mountain to the first wall is very steep, as if from the sole to the toe of the shoe, and then all the way to the top of the mountain is a very long gentle slope, and when you are about to reach the top of the mountain, the slope increases again. Therefore, as long as the first wall is taken, the subsequent attack will be smooth, and the bandits can only retreat to the top of the mountain to resist.

But now not only did it alarm the bandits on the mountain, but the bandits actually went down the mountain! "How many bandits have come down?" Sun Li asked the chief of staff. The chief of staff felt that he had not made his words clear, and was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly said: "The commander of the first battalion reported that they were in the position at the foot of the mountain, and saw the bandits on the mountain coming out of the first wall with more than 30 torches. ”

Hearing that there was only one platoon, Sun Li was relieved: "Order a battalion to do it after the bandits move to the small high ground, whether they live or die, but they are absolutely not allowed to shoot." Ten minutes later, the commander of the first battalion excitedly called to report that there was only one platoon of bandits who came down the mountain, 12 were killed, and the rest were captured alive. These bandits went to the small high ground to inquire about the situation, and if the situation was normal, they would use the light of fire to signal on the small high ground, and he had already arranged for someone to take the signal of Fa Ping'an. At the same time, it is suggested that he should send someone to make up this bandit platoon in the dark night, deceive the gate of the village, and take down the first wall in one fell swoop.

Sun Li heard from the tone of the chief of staff that he was very moved, and after thinking for a while, he ordered the chief of staff: "Tell the first battalion to stand by and not attack without an order." ”

Sun Li saw that the chief of staff was still a little hesitant, and thought: "This chief of staff is still too young!" In fact, not only he is young, but the officers of the entire security army are young, including the other two regiment commanders of the first division, and even Song Zhewu. However, after half a year of life in the security army, he likes this young and brand-new army! Although these young officers were all trained by Song Zhewu, Xiao Guodong and others in the training team of the Security Army, their military qualities are very good, but after all, they have too little experience, and they still have to go through some combat training before they can finally take the lead. ”

Regarding the doubts of the chief of staff, Sun Li explained in detail: "With a surprise attack in makeup, it is likely that you can easily deceive the gate of the village and win the first wall in one fell swoop." However, when the two armies face each other, as the commander-in-chief, you must understand the strengths and weaknesses of both the enemy and us. Now, in comparison with the bandits, our superiority is almost all-encompassing during the day, and we have to discount it at night. Our most prominent thing is firepower, and strong firepower can only be used at its best when the line of sight is good during the day. If we sneak up now, in the event of a scuffle, our firepower will not be able to exert itself, and our casualties will increase. Moreover, the purpose of our attack on Zengjiazhai was to attract the 26th Brigade from outside the mountain to help. We have laid the first wall too soon, and we cannot continue the attack, otherwise with our combat strength, we will be able to attack the top of the mountain before dawn and destroy the bandits. However, in this way, the plan to attract the 26th Brigade to come to the aid could not be realized. If we attack at dawn according to the original plan, we will give full play to the advantage of our strong firepower, especially since the small high ground has already been taken by us, and the first walled wall is completely under our firepower, and even if the walled wall is strong, it will not be able to withstand the bombardment of the 82 mortars. As long as we attack from a distance with strong firepower, we can achieve the greatest results at a small cost. ”

The chief of staff knew that Sun Li was teaching him combat experience, so he did not hesitate this time, and immediately went to call the first battalion to give orders.

Sun Li also called Zhang Yafei and reported the situation of the Third Regiment in Zengjiazhai and his decision.

Not only Zhang Yafei, but also Song Zhewu and Xiao Guodong were also very satisfied with Sun Li's decision. Sun Li is 32 years old this year, has been in Sun Chuanfang's army for more than 10 years, not only has considerable combat experience, but also thinks about problems in a thoughtful and comprehensive way, which is why Song Zhewu named the third regiment to be responsible for attacking Zengjiazhai.

Song Zhewu picked up his coat: "Yafei, I'll go to the ambush position, and you and the chief of staff will command here." Zhang Yafei hurriedly stopped him: "This is not good, you, the commander, must not be on the front line." I know you don't worry about these young people, I'm afraid they don't have experience. I'll take command, and you and the chief of staff will be here to put me in the pipeline. After saying that, he hurried to the ambush position, and to be honest, he was not at ease.

Xiao Guodong looked at Song Zhewu's helpless expression, smiled and said, "Wen Ge, you don't want to go." I know you're not at ease. However, although the 26th Brigade is a division-level unit, after all, there are only 3 regiments and more than 5,000 people. There are more than 10,000 people in several battalions of the first regiment and the third regiment, not only are they twice as large as the enemy, but they are also ambushes, so you should put your heart in your stomach. Song Zhewu smiled bitterly and nodded, he was indeed not at ease, although he believed that he would not lose to the 26th Brigade of the Northwest Army in terms of firepower or numbers, or even the quality of individual soldiers, but they lacked experience, and almost none of these people had passed the test of the war. Shi Yousan's 26th Brigade crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood. However, Zhang Yafei is here, he is still relieved, a Baoding student with actual combat experience has an advantage in all aspects, it is almost impossible for you to make a mistake in him.

Winter in the north dawns late, at 6 a.m., just after dawn. The sound of a military horn suddenly sounded on the mountain of Zengjiazhai, and Sun Li, the commander of the Third Regiment, and his chief of staff, who were holding binoculars on the hill in front of the regiment headquarters to observe the enemy's situation, were stunned when they heard the trumpet. The chief of staff smiled and said, "This bandit from Zeng's village is really fucking special, and he even blew the horn of the bed." Sun Li said: "The backbone of this bandit is a regiment of Sun Dianying's department, and the head of the regiment is called Liu Yuru. Although this Liu Yuru was born as a bandit, he was extremely ambitious, and he used to attach great importance to the training of the troops. Sun Dianying asked him to hide here for a while, but he vigorously expanded his staff. You've heard that the bandit organized his troops into the regular army, but this Liu Yuru organized his men into three regiments completely according to the regular army. I think Liu Yuru is waiting for the opportunity, and once he has the opportunity, he will set up his own door and come out to do a great job. After speaking, he handed the binoculars to the guards and took the lead towards the regimental headquarters at the bottom of the mountain.

The two had just entered the regimental headquarters and were about to go out to report to their staff officers: "The machine gun company of a battalion on the small high ground reports that the bandits in Zengjiazhai are in the morning, and they ask for an attack. Seeing that Sun Li was silent, the chief of staff said to the staff officer: "Tell them to launch an attack as originally planned." Sun Li looked at his watch, it was only 6:20, and there were still 40 minutes before the attack began. But this is definitely a good time to attack, although the artillery battalion of their regiment was pulled to ambush, but the two battalions still have 24 82 mortars, more than 60 60 mortars, and now a single shell will immediately inflict great damage on the bandits. Although the attack was 40 minutes early, it would not disrupt the entire campaign. Thinking of this, Sun Li shouted to the staff officer who was going to convey the order. He said to the chief of staff: "This is a good time, we will ask the division headquarters." After speaking, I picked up the phone in person and asked for a call to the division. Soon, Song Zhewu's voice came from the other side of the earpiece. After Sun Li reported the situation, he asked for an immediate attack. Song Zhewu, who was on the other end of the phone, was silent for a while, and immediately ordered the three regiments to immediately start attacking Zengjiazhai.