On the highway leading from the north of Dezhou to Hengshui, an army composed of tens of thousands of puppet troops is marching in batches along the highway in the direction of Hengshui and Guangrao.

The first to set off was a puppet army of more than 300 people, and it was obvious that these puppet troops were used as cannon fodder by Texas devils to explore the way.

Ten miles behind this puppet army, followed by the armored tank brigade that rushed from Jinan and the armored unit under the jurisdiction of the former Texas garrison force, a total of more than 40 tanks and armored vehicles formed a huge torrent of ironclad that looked like a huge momentum, and raised bursts of dust on the road.

The commander of this Japanese tank armored brigade, Watanabe Nakasa, rode in an armored vehicle and was commanding the actions of the troops in high spirits.

About two hours later, Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu led the Longya cavalry battalion to finally meet the more than 300 puppet troops head-on, without any doubt, the cavalry battalion immediately launched an attack on them, with powerful assault firepower, easily defeated this two devil troops.

However, Liu Jianhua and the others did not order the troops to over-pursue and intercept this traitor team, they both understood that this was a cannon fodder traitor sent by the little devil to send them to death, and the real opponent was behind.

If you want to take out the armored vehicles and tanks of the devils, you have to make some preparations in advance.

Liu Jianhua took the cavalry battalion and retreated a few kilometers to a more favorable area for blocking, and while Liu Jianhua sent some cavalry scouts out to be on guard, he arranged for two anti-aircraft artillery platoons of the Second Regiment to deploy blocking positions on the spot, preparing to ambush the devil's tanks and armored troops here.

The number of armored fighting vehicles of the Japanese army in Texas was only a dozen or so, and four 37mm anti-aircraft guns were set up in ambush in advance to strike, even if they could not be wiped out, heavy damage should not be a problem.

The few remaining tanks and armored vehicles were also picked up by the officers and men of the cavalry battalion who participated in the ambush.

The artillerymen of the two platoons received the order and immediately stopped the military truck and drove to a hidden place, and then pulled the battle defense artillery to a suitable ambush position and began to build a concealed ambush artillery position.

The Dragontooth cavalry also dismounted and began to build their ambush positions along the wooded slopes on both sides of the road.

Liu Jianhua knew very well that terrain was very important to deal with highly mobile enemy forces such as tanks and armored vehicles, so the ambush position he chose was a hilly high ground.

A road to Hengshui passes through here, and the highlands are covered with a variety of plants and plants, and the forests are dense, which is very suitable for hiding and ambushing.

The complex terrain and dense forests can not only provide good cover for the ambush troops, but also greatly hinder the ability of devil tanks and armored vehicles to move.

At the same time, Qiao Youhua also got the news that the Japanese puppet army in Texas came to intercept his own transport troops, and Liu Jianhua led the cavalry battalion to meet the attack.

He was rushing in the direction of Hengshui, handed over the command and stability maintenance of the main force to Wu Ming and Ma Biao, and he took the guard battalion to take the lead and rushed towards Hengshui.

The enemy situation in the direction of Texas is unknown, the Japanese puppet army is menacing, Qiao Youhua is worried that the cavalry battalion will not be able to deal with it, so Hengshui may be gained and lost. In the next operation to withdraw to the base area, Hengshui City, as a strategic place connecting Shimen, is particularly important and cannot be missed.

Therefore, Qiao Youhua was in a hurry to rush to reinforcements in case of emergency.

Just when Liu Jianhua's ambush position was almost ready, he planned to wait for the devil's armored troops to appear and ambush him.

The cavalry scouts sent out finally discovered the abnormality and hurried back to report to Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu: "Battalion commander, deputy battalion commander, the number of devils' armored troops is different from what we predicted." ”

The squad leader of the scout cavalry who came to report didn't even get off his horse, and reported to the two of them out of breath.

Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu, who were urging the soldiers to rush to repair the bunkers and fortifications, were shocked when they heard this, glanced at each other, and then asked, "What?" Not the same? What the hell is going on, tell me quickly. ”

The reconnaissance squad leader hurriedly nodded and said: "That's the case, I brought some brothers with my humble duties, and followed the two devils who were defeated by us before, and sure enough, we found a Japanese armored unit, but the number of tanks and armored vehicles was very different from the armored unit under the jurisdiction of the Texas garrison we fought before."

It turned out that the devils in Texas City only had more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles, but now the total number of tanks and armored vehicles of this Japanese armored unit together has exceeded forty, close to fifty, which is a small reconnaissance force! ”

"What, forty or fifty tanks and armored vehicles?" Rao is Liu Jianhua, who has been in battle for a long time, can't help but be shocked by this news.

Zhao Tiezhu was a little reluctant to believe it and asked, "You can see clearly, is it forty or fifty?" ”

The reconnaissance squad leader nodded seriously and said: "Two leaders, I promise Chairman Mao that I will never be mistaken, it's true!" Forty or fifty tanks and armored vehicles! ”

Zhao Tiezhu gasped, looked at Liu Jianhua with some frustration and asked, "Battalion commander, what can we do now?" We only prepared one table of dishes, and now there are three tables of "guests", and we can't bite it! ”

Liu Jianhua did not act impulsively this time, and now he understands that any mistake may lead to the success of this succession of the Longya Column, so even though the officers and men of his cavalry battalion are not afraid of life and death, they are not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, and dare to take risks.

He also had to stay calm, so, after weighing the pros and cons, he decisively made a correct decision and said to Zhao Tiezhu: "Order all companies to withdraw immediately, and the ambush is canceled!" ”

Zhao Tiezhu knew that this was a helpless move, but he was still a little unwilling to say: "Withdraw, we are safe, but if the devil's armored troops are unimpeded all the way, then our main transportation line will be dangerous." ”

Liu Jianhua said: "I know this, so you immediately go and ask the communications corps to send a telegram to the commander, and see if the commander has any good way, if not, we are desperate, and we have to block the little devil from approaching our transportation line." ”

"Well, that's all there is to it." Zhao Tiezhu nodded, turned around and left.

"Commander, the cavalry battalion is calling." Qiao Youhua was on a rapid march with the guard battalion, and the accompanying communication soldiers caught up with him and reported.

Qiao Youhua took the message from his hand and read it, Zheng Yunshan, the commander of the guard battalion, had already come over and asked, "Commander, what happened?" ”

Qiao Youhua said: "It was sent by the cavalry battalion, they are in big trouble, the little devils in the direction of Texas don't know where to transfer forty or fifty tanks and armored vehicles, and with this wave of armored forces as the forerunner, they are advancing towards the Hengshui area, threatening our transportation line."

The cavalry battalion is simply powerless! ”

Zheng Yunshan said in surprise: "Forty or fifty tanks and armored vehicles, there must not be so many little devils in Texas, otherwise when the cavalry battalion feinted to attack Texas, they could have been sent out directly, and they must have been transferred from other places." ”

Qiao Youhua nodded, lit a cigarette and was silent, and began to think about countermeasures, now he lacks the strength to effectively restrain the tank armored forces in his hands, if in peacetime, concentrate the strength of the dragon's tooth column and set up an ambush in a targeted manner, these forty or fifty tanks and armored vehicles, Qiao Youhua is still not in his eyes.

However, at present, the main force of the Dragon's Tooth Column is scattered everywhere, and it is responsible for the escort and transportation of the entire batch of military materials, and this armored force has become a threat that cannot be ignored and is a great trouble!