"Oh? Take the message and let me see it. Qiao Youhua stretched out his right hand to the signal soldier in surprise, and the signal soldier stepped forward and handed it to him.

After taking the message and reading it, Qiao Youhua couldn't help frowning slightly, Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu saw it in their eyes, and the former opened his mouth and asked, "Commander, what's going on?" ”

Qiao Youhua put the telegram on the wooden table in front of him and said, "The communication office has cracked the telegram of the Japanese army, thus obtaining the news that the Japanese army's eastern and western encirclement and suppression troops have united to prepare to encircle and suppress us. ”

Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu couldn't help but change their faces when they heard this, and Zhao Tiezhu asked, "Commander, does that little devil know our specific location now?" ”

Qiao Youhua nodded his head and said, "Judging from the Japanese army's telegram deciphered by the communication office, the commander of the devil still judged where we are now. At the moment, we should be mobilizing our forces to encircle us. ”

Liu Jianhua frowned and said, "Commander, what should we do?" Once the devil is prepared, if we want to make a detour and fight back, it will not be so easy. ”

Zhao Tiezhu also nodded and said, "Yes, are we going to be forced to give up the original battle plan?" ”

Qiao Youhua was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Of course, we can't give up the original battle plan, since the devil has discovered our traces and wants to encircle and annihilate us in the area north of Dingzhou, then we will simply make a plan!" ”

"Commander, do you have a solution?" Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu both asked with happy faces.

"That's right, my method is very simple, leave a part of the troops, confuse and attract the attention of the Japanese puppet army, and the main force will quickly transfer out before the Japanese puppet army has formed an encirclement, and then go straight to the front line of Raoyang, and kill the little devil one by one!" Qiao Youhua nodded.

Liu Jianhua tasted it carefully and said: "The golden cicada is out of its shell, and the bottom of the kettle is drawn!" It's a good idea! ”

Zhao Tiezhu even stood up directly and said to Qiao Youhua: "Commander, I am willing to lead a small army to stay to attract the attention of the Japanese puppet army and cover the main movement of the cavalry battalion." ”

Before Qiao Youhua could answer, Liu Jianhua said: "Tiezhu, let me stay, you take the brothers to act with the commander." Liu Jianhua knew that the remaining suspicious troops would face an extremely dangerous situation at that time, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they would die nine times or a lifetime.

Because, they will face the siege of the Japanese puppet army dozens of times their own, once the Japanese army finds out that they have been deceived, in the case of no time to return to help, they will definitely vent all their anger on their small group of suspicious troops.

When the time comes, if you want to break through, the difficulty can be imagined.

Liu Jianhua understands this truth, and Zhao Tiezhu understands it even more, so he took the initiative to ask for help just now, seeing Liu Jianhua fighting with himself, he resolutely refused: "Battalion commander, you are the backbone of our cavalry battalion, the cavalry battalion can do without me, the deputy battalion commander, but it can't do without you." Besides, the commander also needs you to assist him in commanding the battle, so I'll take the suspicious squad, and you don't have to fight with me. ”

Liu Jianhua wanted to persuade him again, but Qiao Youhua raised his hand to stop him and said, "Battalion Commander Liu, don't fight with Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao, he is right." ”

"Commander... I..."Liu Jianhua was a little embarrassed, Qiao Youhua waved his hand at him, and said to Zhao Tiezhu: "Tiezhu, you are the first guy to surrender my Qiao Youhua's weapon, I believe you will not let me down!" I leave you two reinforced platoons, a hundred cavalrymen.

I hope you will be able to return with them in triumph, and I, along with your battalion commander and the entire cavalry battalion, and even all the officers and men of the entire column, are waiting for your return! Let's drink celebratory wine! ”

Feeling the weight and trust in Qiao Youhua's tone, Zhao Tiezhu only felt that his blood was surging, and he was moved, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Please rest assured, Commander, Zhao Tiezhu guarantees to complete the task!" We will live up to your expectations! ”

"Good!" Qiao Youhua nodded and took the lead in saluting Zhao Tiezhu, Liu Jianhua also hurriedly followed suit, Zhao Tiezhu was flattered and tearfully stepped forward to salute in return.

Subsequently, Qiao Youhua and Liu Jianhua took the main force of the cavalry battalion, more than 550 soldiers and Zhao Tiezhu to divide their troops, left this uninhabited village, and marched all the way to the east.

And Zhao Tiezhu took the hundred cavalry left by Qiao Youhua to continue to stay here, because they wanted to disguise themselves as the main force of the cavalry battalion, and they were not in a hurry to retreat before the Japanese puppet army arrived.

In order to do something like this, Zhao Tiezhu sent more than a dozen cavalrymen to go around to reconnoiter the movements of the Japanese puppet army.

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In Raoyang and Anping counties, the more than 7,000 elite Japanese troops on the East Road, who had been stationed here because of the loss of the traces of the Longya cavalry battalion, were all mobilized at this moment.

In order to completely encircle and annihilate the Longya cavalry battalion in the area north of Dingzhou, under the order of Sakai Tatsuzo, more than 6,000 Japanese troops left these two county towns in batches and set off on a rapid march towards Anguo and Dingzhou.

At the same time, Dingzhou City, the headquarters of the Japanese puppet army coalition on the West Road.

An adjutant came to Kawayasu's side and reported to him: "Your Excellency, news has come from various search and suppression units that the scout troops they sent have encountered the Shina cavalry scouts who came to reconnoiter the movements of the imperial army more than once on the way forward, and a fierce battle broke out.

In addition, the air force reconnaissance planes dispatched by the front headquarters also discovered the enemy's traces on several occasions, and it can be concluded that the cavalry unit that attacked the Dingzhou military quartermaster warehouse was within a radius of 50 miles north of Dingzhou. ”

Chuan Kangmu couldn't help but nod after hearing this: "Yo Xi, inform all troops, speed up the advance, you must not let them escape, this time they must be wiped out!" ”

"Hay!" The adjutant hurriedly bowed his head in response, then turned around and left.

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After the elite main force of the Japanese army on the east road was exhausted by more than 6,000 people, in Raoyang, Anping No. 2 County only had more than 1,000 troops left, guarding two county seats, and spreading them evenly, there were only more than 100 people at each city gate, in fact, there were not so many.

Because it is impossible for the five hundred people in each county town to be stationed in the city head to defend all the time, they must also maintain security and rest in the city, and the headquarters in the city must also have soldiers stationed.

Sakai Ritsuzo could not have imagined that at this juncture, the main force of the Dragon Tooth Cavalry had already jumped out of their unfinished encirclement and marched towards Raoyang County.

After dividing their troops with Zhao Tiezhu, Qiao Youhua and Liu Jianhua led the main force of the cavalry battalion all the way south and marched at full speed, because they knew that only by taking Raoyang County as much as possible could they attract Japanese reinforcements as much as possible, so as to reduce the pressure faced by Zhao Tiezhu's suspicious army.

Increase their chances of surviving! So, they are racing against the devils, against time!