The carrier-based aviation of the Japanese naval fleet had also been dispatched several times before, but because Kawayasu Wenzo led the remnants to escape into the small roads and endless fields, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft group lost its support target, so it took the initiative to find the target on its own and carry out air raids.

However, the effect was not great, and after bombing the ground troops of the Dragon's Tooth Column who were searching for traces of the Japanese army several times, they had no choice but to return.

It was not until the third department of Chuan'an Wen stabilized and reused the portable hand-cranked generator to drive the radio station back on that it was able to get in touch with its fleet headquarters.

After receiving the telegram of Chuan An Wensan's request for help and farewell, the commanders of the Japanese 1st Fleet and the 3rd Fleet, in addition to grief, angrily ordered their carrier-based aircraft groups to take off and dispatch in large batches to the airspace of Dongguang County to provide air fire support for the 3rd Chuan An Wensan Division, and airdrop military supplies.

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At the foot of the hill, in the temporary joint command post of the former enemy of the Guards Regiment and the 3rd Division.

Wu Ming and Zheng Yunshan had a disagreement over the attack strategy, and the two expressed their opinions and were arguing.

"Division Commander Wu, our unit is willing to take the lead in the attack, launch a comprehensive onslaught against the Japanese army with absolutely superior forces, and definitely be able to resolve the battle within three hours." Zheng Yunshan pursued this group of Japanese soldiers all the way, and felt that he knew more about the situation of this devil's remnants, and thought that they had been marching and fighting for two or three days in a row, and it was a good time for people to be sleepy and short of horses, and ammunition was scarce.

At this time, take advantage of the situation to attack and take it down in one go, without giving the enemy a chance to breathe.

Wu Ming thought: "Yunshan, you are a little anxious, now this remnant of the devil has become a turtle in the urn, just like the meat in our bowl, we can eat whatever we want, when we want." Now the devils still have the strength to fight, as can be seen from the fact that they dug out the ring fortifications so quickly.

If we launch a fierce attack at any cost at this time, even if we can completely annihilate them and achieve victory, it will be a miserable victory in the end, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, I think that if we continue to besiege him for a day or two nights, we can trap them just by being sleepy, and when the devils are half dead from hunger, we can easily solve the battle if we rush up. ”

Zheng Yunshan stiffened his neck disapprerovingly and said: "Division Commander Wu, we are under the order of the commander-in-chief, and we will kill this devil army at all costs to avenge the soldiers of the garrison regiment who died on the banks of the Hutuo River!" Besides, the main force of our column is fighting with the Japanese army on the front line, and it is difficult to distinguish between them, and they need support at any time.

We should settle the fighting here as soon as possible and quickly bring our troops back to the front line for reinforcements. Instead of wasting time here. ”

Wu Ming didn't get angry when he saw Zheng Yunshan like this, but patiently explained: "Yunshan, I understand your feelings, but for the commander's order, you have to understand it in stages, when the Hutuo River garrison regiment suffered heavy casualties and the Japanese army fled, the commander wanted to appease the army, avenge the fallen soldiers, and prevent the devils from slipping out of our base area."

Naturally, it was necessary to give death orders to the pursuing troops, and to encircle, pursue, and intercept at all costs.

However, at this time and at that time, now the devils have been besieged by us on the mountain, and they are in the hinterland of our base area, they have no food and grass inside, no reinforcements outside, and they can't escape.

At this time, we can change our strategy appropriately, and there is no need to rush the lives of the soldiers and fight hard with the little devils. ”

Seeing that Zheng Yunshan was in a hurry to argue, Wu Ming hurriedly raised his hand to signal him not to be impatient, and continued: "Otherwise, Yunshan, you see that this will work, and the task of encircling and suppressing this remnant army of devils will be handed over to me, the military situation on the front line is urgent, and you will immediately take the guard regiment to report to the commander."

I don't want my third division to fight for military achievements, and I found that the remnants of this devil army besieged were all from your guard regiment, and I will explain this to the commander, what do you think? ”

Zheng Yunshan's expression softened when he heard this, and he thought for a while and said, "Senior Commander Wu, you have said everything to this point, I don't have anything to say, I took the guard regiment away, you have to be careful, don't let this group of devils slip away!" As for the merits of the war or not, it doesn't matter, my own brothers don't speak two words.

Just now, in order to rush to solve the battle, I spoke a little rush, don't forget to go to your heart. ”

Wu Ming said with a smile: "How can it, you can go with confidence, within two days at most, I promise to annihilate the little devils on this high ground and not let one of them slip through the net!" ”

Zheng Yunshan hurriedly saluted when he heard this, and then took Zhao Tiezhu and the others to leave.

Not long after the guard regiment left, the Devil's carrier-based aircraft group roared in, and fighters and bombers began to dive and strafe and bomb around the heights, and then, taking advantage of this opportunity, several transport planes of the Devils flew over the heights.

Began to circulate boxes of military supplies downward.

Chuan An Wensan stood up suddenly, looked up at the sky and said in surprise: "Yo Xi, great, with this batch of supplies, we can kill some more Zhina troops before the jade is shattered!" ”

Chief of Staff Takeshita, who was also happy next to him, said with a smile: "Your Excellency General, with this batch of supplies, I'm afraid we still have a chance to break out of the encirclement!" ”

Chuan An looked at him in surprise when he heard this: "Break through? ”

Takeshita Nakasa nodded and said: "Yes, breaking through, with the supply of ammunition, coupled with the air fire support assistance of the imperial army's sea-based carrier-based aircraft group, it should not be a problem for us to concentrate our forces, open a gap, and break out of the encirclement." ”

Chuan An Wensan was a little moved, but if there was a glimmer of hope, he didn't want to really lead his troops to serve His Majesty the Emperor, that was all a slogan to fool ordinary soldiers.

He is already a major general in the Marine Corps, and he is a senior general, and if it is not necessary, he still regrets his life.

"Commander, look, what are the little devils doing in the sky?" Under the high ground, the officers and soldiers of the Third Division who were evading the air raid of the devils, someone noticed an abnormality in the air and hurriedly reminded Wu Ming.

Wu Ming immediately raised his binoculars and looked up, and found that a batch of white parachutes had appeared in the sky at some point.

"Commander, what is that?" Zhou Wu, the commander of the guard company directly under the division headquarters of the Third Division, approached Wu Ming and asked.

Wu Ming put down the binoculars and said thoughtfully: "That's a parachute, and the devil's transport plane is airdropping." ”

"Airdrop?" Zhou Wu didn't know why.

Wu Ming nodded and said: "That's right, it's an airdrop, eighty percent of the little ghosts in our encirclement are running out of bullets, and the devil transport plane is risking being shot down by my anti-aircraft fire, giving them an emergency airdrop." ”

Zhou Wu said with some regret: "It's a pity that our air defense regiment was not transferred, otherwise we would really be able to let the little devil drink a pot." ”

Wu Ming gritted his teeth and said: "That can't let the little devil get this batch of materials smoothly, give me an order, concentrate all the artillery fire to cover the high ground, and other troops, concentrate machine gun fire and air defense cover!" ”