Qiao Youhua plans to sleep well tonight, because he has been busy drawing design drawings every day these days, and it can really be said that he is exhausted and exhausted.

However, just when he wanted to lie down and rest, Liu Ruhan stepped on leather boots and came to his door, pushed the door directly, and said to Qiao Youhua with an anxious expression: "The regiment commander, battalion commander Wu, battalion commander Ma and Mr. Wan have called, the situation has changed, the second and third battalions have encountered a strong attack by the Japanese army, and the receiving troops have been defeated and retreated!"

Please make a quick decision to be in order! ”

Qiao Youhua was instantly sleepy when he heard this, stood up, walked up to Liu Ruhan, took the message in his hand and read it, and asked, "Where is the fleet now?" Safe or not? ”

Liu Ruhan said: "The fleet has not been discovered by the devils for the time being, but the current situation is very dangerous, Shimen seems to have increased a large number of Japanese troops, if the fleet cannot be picked up before dawn to go ashore, then I am afraid it will be dangerous." ”

Qiao Youhua quickly read the three telegrams in his hand, and immediately said to Liu Ruhan: "Immediately send a telegram to Wu Ming and Wan Hu, and ask them to immediately move the fleet closer to the north shore and temporarily transport the goods to Zhengding County, and the second battalion quickly organized the people to respond with all their might!" ”

"Also, to Sue Sù Ma Biao and Zhou Dasheng, they must attack again to attract the attention of the Japanese army! Gain time for the fleet to go ashore and move. ”

Liu Ruhan answered, and just wanted to leave, Qiao Youhua added: "Let Zheng Yunshan come to see me." ”

"Hmm." Liu Ruhan nodded, turned around and walked away quickly.

It didn't take long for Zheng Yunshan to rush over and salute Qiao Youhua: "Commander, are you looking for me?" ”

"Assemble the guard company and set off with me immediately, there is a combat mission! In addition, someone was sent to inform the political commissar to let her transfer the artillery battalion into the city and take charge of the garrison of the county seat, just in case! Qiao Youhua quickly commanded.

"Yes!" Zheng Yunshan suddenly agreed, and immediately turned around and took the order.

A few minutes later, the guard company of more than 100 elite veterans was all assembled, Qiao Youhua took them and rode their war horses, galloping towards the outside of the city, and soon disappeared into the vast night.

………………

Shimen County, the headquarters of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army.

Lieutenant General Chihei Sakai, commander of the 21st Division, Chief of Staff Yuyuki Chiba, and Adjutant Tadao Nakajima Nakasa were gathering to discuss the timing of tonight's sudden battle.

Sakai Chihei, the old devil, frowned and looked at the map, then looked up at Chiba Yuyuki and Nakajima Tadao, and said in a tone full of confusion: "Two, tell me, we just arrived tonight, and the surrounding Shina army has taken action, what does this mean?" ”

Adjutant Nakajima Tadao said: "Your Excellency the division commander, I think that it is likely that it is because the guy from Wuchun Watanabe was too weak and incompetent before, so the area around Shimen has been completed into the sphere of influence of the wanton activities of the Chinese army.

We arrived tonight, and you ordered all troops to resume occupying the originally occupied area around Shimen, so they met the other side unexpectedly, and there was an encounter battle! ”

Chiba Yuyuki nodded in agreement: "General, what Nakajima-kun said is not unreasonable, but Wuchun Watanabe is not absolutely incompetent, at least he can hold the stone gate in such a harsh enemy environment and hold on until our arrival, it is already very difficult, after all, he only has a garrison brigade under him, and there are not many troops." ”

Hearing this, Sakai Chihei nodded his head, and agreed with the analysis of the two subordinates, the secrecy measures of the 21st Division's southward operation were still very good, and it was impossible for the people of China to know in advance.

Therefore, this encounter could only be accidental, and the result of the battle also made Sakai Chihei and others more certain of this idea, because if the other party had been prepared, then he would not have been repelled so lightly by the imperial army.

At this moment, a Japanese communications lieutenant ran in from the confidential room next door, and said to Sakai Chihei and the others with an anxious expression: "Division commander, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the 62nd Infantry Wing is in an emergency, and the Zhina Army in Erdaogouzi and Magou Town has dispatched again and launched a surprise attack on them, and the imperial army is attacking them with all its might!" At present, the two sides are at war, and the intentions of the people of China are unknown! ”

The 21st Division does not have the main force of infantry field of brigades and regiments, but only the 62nd, 82nd, and 83rd Wings, plus the 51st Mountain Artillery Wing, the 21st Engineer Wing, the 21st Baggage Wing, the 21st Cavalry Wing, and the Tank Search Brigade, Health Team, Signal Team, Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, and the 1st and 2nd Field Hospitals and other logistics units directly under the division.

The 62nd Infantry Wing had previously encountered Ma Biao and Zhou Dasheng and repelled their troops.

Sakai Chihei's faces changed when they heard this, and the former looked back at his chief of staff and aide-de-camp and asked curiously, "What do you think?" ”

Chiba Yuyuki was also puzzled and said, "It's strange, didn't this branch of the army just be repelled by my 62nd Infantry Wing?" How did it come back so quickly? What is its purpose? ”

Nakajima Tadao also frowned and wondered: "Could it be that the people of Shina are brewing and implementing a conspiracy battle plan?" ”

The faces of Sakai Chihei and Chiba Yuyuki who he said changed their faces, they had just arrived, and although they had a lot of troops, they only wanted to protect themselves, because the task given to them by the North China Front Command was to ensure that Shimen did not fall into the hands of the China Army, so as to ensure the smooth flow of the Zhengtai Railway.

However, if the cunning Shina army is really carrying out some conspiracy against them, then they have to be careful.

After pondering for a moment, Chief of Staff Chiba Yuyuki said to Sakai Chihei: "Your Excellency, for the sake of prudence, let the 62nd Infantry Wing take a defensive position, and the other troops should not rush forward, strengthen the garrison, and wait for tomorrow after dawn before making plans."

After all, in the dark of night, the enemy's situation is unknown, and any action is extremely risky. ”

Sakai Chihei nodded approvingly and said: "Well, just do what you said Chiba-kun, tell the 62nd Infantry Wing to remember, just hold the existing defense area, don't attack rashly, and order the 82nd Infantry Wing and the Cavalry Wing to strengthen the defense of Shimen City, the 83rd Infantry Wing and the Wuchun Brigade to build field fortifications on the spot, and send infantry to cooperate with the Chariot Brigade to strengthen patrols along the line of the Hutuo River, in case they wait for dawn to say." ”

The 21st Division's troop deployment at this time was as follows: the 82nd Infantry Wing, the Cavalry Wing and other divisional units directly under the division were in Shimen City, and the 62nd Infantry Wing fought against the 2nd Longya Battalion in the two directions southeast of Shimen.

The 83rd Infantry Wing and the Tank Search Group supported the Takejun Watanabe Division in the north and west of the city.

Shimen is close to the Hutuo River in the northeast corner of the water flow is not very fast, Wan Hu and Billy Lavis received Qiao Youhua's reply instructions, immediately got in touch with Wu Ming's second battalion, where the fleet docked to the north and began to unload equipment and materials to the shore.

Wu Ming left Zhao Youde and some soldiers to confront the Japanese army, and personally led most of the soldiers and hundreds of people who were temporarily recruited from Zhengding County to respond.

At this moment, the Japanese tank search patrol that received the order arrived at the south bank, the Hutuo River is not wide, it is less than a kilometer, and the devils on the opposite side found the flotilla moored on the river under the illumination of the lights of tanks and armored vehicles.

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