After arranging the aftermath of the fallen soldiers of the garrison regiment, Qiao Youhua took a military truck to Shenzhou County and set up his temporary headquarters here.

Wan Ying'er, who was with him, was ordered to quickly get in touch with the Bazhou, Zhuozhou fronts, and the guard regiment that surrounded and suppressed the defeated Japanese army.

Soon, Wan Yinger stood in front of Qiao Youhua with two telegrams in her hand, and said to Qiao Youhua: "The commander, the chief of staff and the guard regiment have all called back, which one do you want to listen to first?" ”

Qiao Youhua is now most concerned about the front-line battles in Bazhou, Zhuozhou, etc., so he waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about the situation on the chief of staff's side first." ”

Wan Ying'er nodded immediately, opened one of the telegrams and said: "The chief of staff called and said that the resistance of the defenders of Bazhou is beyond imagination, but fortunately, after a day and a night of fierce fighting, our army has captured the south gate of Bazhou, and the other three gates and the city wall are also in the process of being urgently captured.

At present, the fierce battle between the two sides is in the white-hot stage, and the bad thing is that according to the news from our Long Yingwei, two days ago, another Japanese army landed in Tianjin and was rushing towards the Bazhou battlefield.

If our army can't take Bazhou before the Japanese army, then I'm afraid there will be a protracted and vicious battle next.

In the direction of Zhuozhou, the 1st Division was progressing fairly smoothly, having gradually repelled and swept away the Japanese defenses outside the city, and was moving towards the city wall of its four gates, which was expected to be surrounded by eight or nine. ”

Qiao Youhua's brows furrowed when he heard this, and another group of devils landed and came over, which was really a headache.

As long as Bazhou is taken, the entire battlefield situation will instantly tilt to the side that is favorable to the Dragon Tooth Column.

And now, the devil has increased his troops again, and the Bazhou attack battle, which was originally in sight, is likely to fall into a stalemate again.

In this case, Qiao Youhua will never allow it to happen, because for the Dragon Tooth Column, this Northern Expedition battle really can't be delayed any longer, because the longer it is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be to his side.

After thinking about it, Qiao Youhua immediately instructed Wan Ying'er: "Call back to the chief of staff immediately, since Bazhou has been surrounded by our army, then immediately dispatch a tank brigade and an infantry regiment to form an assault group, bypass Bazhou City, and go straight to Beiping City, the same is true for Zhuozhou, send me tank armored troops to bypass Zhuozhou City."

Go straight to Beiping City to attack and advance, I want to see if the little devil wants to reinforce Bazhou, or turn around and go back to Beiping City! In addition, send another telegram to the 2nd Division, telling Ma Biao that it is necessary to increase the intensity of the attack, and if possible, also adopt a frontal attack for me, with a roundabout tactic on both flanks.

Send a group of mechanized troops, detour behind enemy lines, and enter Tianjin, forcing the devils to reinforce the troops back, and not giving them the opportunity to reinforce Bazhou. ”

Wan Ying'er nodded, indicating that she would write it down.

Qiao Youhua asked again: "Let's talk about it, how is the battle situation on the side of the guard regiment?" ”

Wan Ying'er hurriedly straightened her chest and said: "Yes, the guard regiment called back and said that they pursued the enemy to the territory of Dongguang County, and the enemy suddenly lost his trace. ”

Qiao Youhua was already a little upset by the unsmooth battle on the front line, but when he heard this, he immediately said, "What? Lost? What's going on? Didn't Wu Ming also come over with reinforcements from the Third Division? ”

Wan Ying'er hurriedly explained: "Commander, don't worry, Regiment Commander Zheng called back and said that a regiment of the Third Division had formed a complete blockade line in the Dongguang area with the cooperation of the local militia reserves, and the devils had not been able to break through their blockade so far.

According to speculation, it should have taken a country road, and now it is the season when sorghum is vigorous, and our army does not have reconnaissance planes that can carry out efficient reconnaissance, so it has not been able to find traces of enemy troops for a while and a half.

However, the Third Division and the Guard Regiment have already mobilized all the forces of our army in Dongguang, Botou and other places to search for the traces of devils, and I believe that news will be available soon. ”

Qiao Youhua was a little angry at this time, and instructed: "You tell me that the enemies who have fled from the Hutuo River must be wiped out by me, so as to comfort the soldiers of the garrison who sacrificed their lives in the sky, otherwise I will not be able to explain to their families and comrades-in-arms!"

It is even more impossible to give an account to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and soldiers of the whole army and the tens of millions of military and civilian compatriots on the ground.

Let the little devils understand that our base is not their own backyard, ****** can come and go if they want! ”

"Yes!" Wan Ying'er replied with her chest straightened again, and after making sure that Qiao Youhua had no other arrangements, she turned around and left.

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In North China in September, the weather is hot, and the sorghum is also the most lush, facing the dazzling sun, walking through the leafy sorghum fields, it is bitter and sultry, making the Japanese soldiers of Sichuan Anwen and the third class miserable.

In particular, the few devil soldiers who were responsible for guarding Tie Dan, Tie Dan was small, and he was as agile and fast as swimming in the sorghum field like a fish in the water, and they were afraid of losing it, so they had to speed up their pace with their heads down.

His face was scorched and itchy by the sorghum branches and leaves, and he felt uncomfortable.

"Yaga, where are you going to take us to work?" The devil soldier Cao couldn't help but grab the iron egg leading the way in front of him and asked.

Tie Dan naturally couldn't understand the Japanese dialect of the devil army Cao, but Chuan An Wen San didn't take long to catch up, and after asking the reason, he asked Tie Dan again.

Tie Dan said with a firm face: "Didn't you say that you wanted me to take you through Dongguang County?" We are now on the safest road in the near future. ”

Chuan Yasu Wenzo and Takeshita Nakasa and the others glanced at each other and warned: "You'd better not deceive the imperial army, otherwise you will know how miserable the end is!" The Imperial Army of Japan is not to be deceived. ”

Tie Dan seemed to be ignorant on the surface, but secretly said: "Bullshit is not to be deceived, your Tie Dan grandfather is going to lead you to the minefield of the Eighth Route Army today and blow you all into flowers!" ”

After walking forward for more than three hours, the eyes of the third-class devil soldiers finally lit up, and they followed the iron egg out of the seemingly endless damn sorghum field.

Chuan An Wensan and the others glanced around left and right, and found that the sorghum field had gone out, but there was a forest in front of them, and they immediately asked Tie Dan again: "What kind of place is it in front?" ”

Tie Dan said with a childish and innocent face: "After passing through the forest in front, I walked out of Dongguang County." ”

"Yo Xi, you lead the way in front, quickly take us out." Chuan'an heard that the three desperate places survived, and he was overjoyed when he heard the words.

Tie Dan didn't speak, and continued to lead the way in front, leading the devil towards the woods.

More than 2,000 devils were hungry and thirsty, and they were extremely tired, and they insisted on relying on the idea of escaping, so one of them did not doubt him, dragged his tired body, and followed the iron egg into the woods with a gun.

It wasn't long before a series of violent explosions rang out in the woods.