Guo Meng nodded, glanced at the northwest direction with some concern, and said, "Can the commander of the regiment block the Japanese puppet army on the West Road?" ”

Qiao Youhua said: "Don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem, so many days have passed since the Japanese puppet army launched the encirclement and suppression, and the enemy still hasn't moved, which means that the blocking of a group is successful, and I have confidence in my brother." ”

"Okay, don't stand here, there will be any danger in the outer defense line for a while, what should you do." After Qiao Youhua finished speaking, he took the lead and walked under the city wall, not paying attention to the battle that was still going on outside the city.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters, Liu Ruhan, the director of communications, came to him with a telegram and saluted: "Adru called back." ”

"Oh? How so? Qiao Youhua asked.

"He agreed to our request, but only if we occupied a coastal city and had a seaport." Liu Ruhan said, handed the message to Qiao Youhua,

Qiao Youhua opened it and looked at it, and said: "Call Yadru back, just say let him give him two months, and after two months, we will definitely be able to recover a coastal city, but he must be prepared in these two months, because we can't hold on for a long time." ”

Liu Ruhan nodded, and then took the order to leave.

Political Commissar Guo Meng also walked in from outside at this time, she had been patrolling the city just now, so she arrived a little later than Qiao Youhua.

"The Germans have news?" Guo Meng walked in, sat down and asked.

"yes, there's news." Qiao Youhua said and handed her the telegram that had just been placed on the table.

Then told her about his plan, Guo Meng listened: "In two months, defeat the eighty or ninety thousand Japanese puppet army outside the city, and capture a coastal city?" Isn't it too difficult? ”

Qiao Youhua said with a smile: "There is a saying, things are done by people, as long as we work hard, we will have a chance to achieve this goal, what do you say?" Political Commissar Guo. ”

Guo Meng nodded and said, "Well, no matter what, I will fully cooperate with you." ”

"There's a task for you right now." Qiao Youhua smiled.

"Please." Guo Meng glanced at him curiously and said.

"Stay in Shimen and coordinate the defensive operations of all departments, and I'm going to lead the cavalry battalion to attack." Qiao Youhua.

"What do you mean?" Guo Meng said puzzled.

"A simple defensive war is not suitable, passive defense will only make the enemy too easy, we are too passive, if there is a unit of our army at this time, in Hengshui, Anping, Raoyang, and even Cangzhou front-line activities, attack everywhere, then the Japanese puppet army on the east road, how will it react?" Qiao Youhua said meaningfully.

Guo Mengyan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "They will be difficult to take care of, and they will not be able to launch an attack on Shimen with all their might, and they will lose one or the other." ”

Qiao Youhua said approvingly: "That's right, so, the guard battalion and the artillery battalion are left to you, and if necessary, send them out to reinforce the regiments to fight."

I took the cavalry battalion and took the initiative to attack behind the enemy, so that the internal and external lines could fight together to achieve victory in this battle, and I also took this opportunity to reconnoiter the situation in the area around Dongying and make some preparations in advance for the capture of the port city in the future. ”

"Well, be careful all the way and stay safe." Guo Mengdao.

Qiao Youhua stood up and said, "Don't worry." ”

As he spoke, he strode away, and before going out, he turned his head and added: "We use the radio station to keep in touch at any time, and if there is any abnormal situation, we will report it immediately!" ”

"Good!" Guo Mengdao.

After leaving the headquarters, Qiao Youhua asked Liu Jianhua to send a telegram and asked him to lead the cavalry battalion to assemble and stand by, while he went to the artillery battalion accompanied by Zheng Yunshan, the commander of the guard battalion.

The battalion commander Ma Yunlong was debugging a Type 92 infantry gun, and after discovering Qiao Youhua and their arrival, he explained a few artillery words to the artillerymen around him, and ran towards them.

"Commander, you're here." When he came to the front, Ma Yunlong stood up and saluted suddenly, and the cowhide military boots under his feet were rattled by him.

Qiao Youhua said with a smile: "Battalion Commander Ma, I came to you for something that needs the assistance of your artillery battalion. ”

"The commander said with a smile, your words are orders, if you have any orders, you will naturally follow them!" Ma Yunlong said with a smile.

"Help me transfer a few Type 92 infantry guns, blast armor-piercing shells, and pick a few veteran artillerymen who can ride horses to follow the cavalry battalion and act together." Qiao Youhua said.

"No problem!" Ma Yunlong suddenly agreed, and said, "Is the commander going to personally lead the cavalry battalion to take the initiative?" ”

"Yes." Qiao Youhua nodded.

"Okay, you wait a moment, and then go and prepare." Ma Yunlong saluted, turned around and quickly took the order.

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Under a dirt slope three kilometers east of Shimen City, the joint headquarters of the Japanese puppet army is located here.

Several military tents were covered with camouflage, and an antenna was tied to a wooden pole and stood on the dirt slope, around which the heavily armed Japanese soldiers stood on guard in three steps and one post in five steps.

In the largest military tent, Sakai Ritsuzo and a group of high-ranking officers of the Japanese puppet army were gathering to discuss the next attack and other matters.

From noon to now, more than five hours have passed, and seeing that the sky is about to get dark, the Imperial Allied Army has launched four or five attacks in a row, all of which have ended in failure.

This forced Sakai Ritsuzo to suspend the attack and discuss countermeasures.

There was a simple conference table in the military tent, and Sakai sat in the first place, his face gloomy as if he had died of his father, and his eyes looked gloomily at the Japanese puppet officers sitting on both sides.

"It is a shame that we have ten times the strength of the enemy, and after four or five hours of onslaught, we have not been able to capture even a single trench of the Dragon's Tooth Column! Shame on the Imperial Army of Japan, you fools! Sakai Ritsuzo couldn't help but be the first to scold.

Many puppet army officers muttered in their hearts, this old devil really doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks, how strong is Qiao Youhua's combat effectiveness of his troops, and you little Japan has not been taught, saying that we are waste, and we have the ability to change your little Japan!

Sakai Ritsuzo doesn't know how to read minds, of course he doesn't know what these puppet army officers are thinking, otherwise I'm afraid he will be angry on the spot and pull out a knife to kill someone.

"Taijun, it's going to be dark now, why don't we postpone the attack for the first time, let the brothers under us rest for the night, recuperate, and attack with all our strength tomorrow? What do you think? A puppet army division commander sitting on the left hand side of Sakai Rizo said.

Sakai Rizo was about to scold, a Japanese military officer suddenly walked in from outside with a saber, walked to Sakai Ritsuzo's side, bowed his head and whispered, Sakai Rizo's face that was still black and blue just now instantly turned cloudy and clear, showing a smug smile and said: "If you want to go west, just do what Ma Sang said, postpone the attack, rest for one night, and attack again tomorrow." ”