Li Hong knew the serious problems that Chuan Jun said, but he already had a solution in his heart.

Li Hong thought for a while, and said lightly: "Commanders, I came here to discuss with you the battle plan for dealing with the Japanese army outside the city, and how to transfer all the people in the city out. ”

"Oh, Captain Li has an idea?"

Peng Debiao summoned all the officers to sit at the conference table, and they were all eager to hear about Li Hong's plan.

"Captain Li, tell me about your plan."

Under Peng Debiao's instructions, Li Hong immediately stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the defeat of the 37th Brigade Company of the Japanese Army can be described as a great loss of vitality. The Japanese army has suffered repeated setbacks, and its combat effectiveness and fighting spirit will inevitably be greatly damaged, and this is a good opportunity to take the initiative to attack. ”

"My battle plan is to take this opportunity to lead my troops to attack the 37th Brigade at night tonight and completely annihilate this unit, so as to open up all the Japanese army blockade roads and cover the transfer of people from the city."

After listening to Li Hong's battle plan to kill two birds with one stone, the officers of the Sichuan Army did not immediately express their position, but thought about it carefully.

A major general of the Sichuan Army immediately stood up and said noncommittally: "Commander Li, your battle plan is good, but the personnel of the 53rd Wing of the Japanese Army are complete and their combat effectiveness is not weak, and the 37th Brigade and the 53rd Wing are only five kilometers apart, and they can be reinforced at any time. ”

Regarding the issue that the 53rd Wing of the Japanese Army will come to reinforce it, Li Hong has long thought of a way to deal with it.

Li Hong nodded lightly, and then said: "Everyone, once the battle starts, the 53rd Wing of the Japanese Army will inevitably rush to the aid of the 37th Brigade, so the task of blocking the 53rd Wing of the Japanese Army needs to be handed over to your Sichuan Army troops." ”

With that, Li Hong left the conference table and walked under the map hanging on the wall.

He picked up the baton, pointed to several locations near Nanguan County on the map, and carefully made blocking arrangements.

"The 53rd Wing of the Japanese Army is stationed near Xinzhuang, the 53rd Wing wants to reinforce the 37th Brigade, the area around Pushan Village is the only way for the devils, Pushan Village is close to the road, and the terrain is mostly mountainous, and the Sichuan Army troops can block the Japanese army here."

In order to cooperate with the Sichuan army, Li Hong mobilized some heavy machine guns and artillery as support, as well as flares and tracer shells.

The officers of the Sichuan Army present discussed with each other for a while, and they all nodded in agreement with Li Hong's battle plan.

Peng Debiao also fully agreed with the battle plan proposed by Li Hong.

He thought for a few seconds, and quickly figured out which troops to let block the Japanese 53rd Wing.

Peng Debiao stood up, glanced at the officers present, and then raised his voice: "Wanzhenshan, Xiao Guang!" ”

"Humble!!"

"Tonight, I order your two brigades to go to Pushan Village to assemble and block the enemy of the 53rd Wing of the Japanese Army!"

"Yes, Throne!!"

The two major generals stood up and responded loudly.

After the meeting, everyone left the headquarters.

When Li Hong left the headquarters of the 53rd Army, he did not rush back to make operational arrangements, but went to the field hospital to visit the wounded of the security regiment.

Although the security regiment suffered heavy losses to the 37th Brigade of Little Devils, its own casualties were not small, and there were two or three hundred lightly and seriously wounded in the hospital.

Nanguan County is a piece of flesh and blood, and there will be fierce battles in the future, Li Hong decided to transfer these wounded out of the city with the people tonight and send them to the safety of the rear.

After inspecting the wounded, Li Hong returned to the headquarters of the security regiment and began to mobilize and deploy troops for a night raid.

Tonight, the 4th and 5th battalions will be on combat duty, and the rest of the troops will be on guard against Nanguan County.

The two battalions that received the combat mission immediately began to make pre-battle preparations, and each part issued ammunition needed for night warfare.

……

Before the night attack on the 37th Brigade, Li Hong had already sent an assault team to conduct hidden reconnaissance.

The commando scouts, who had been lurking for an afternoon, had a clear understanding of the situation in the enemy camp.

During this period of reconnaissance, the scouts selected artillery positions in advance and divided several important areas for shelling.

In the afternoon, the people of the city were notified of the transfer, and the people packed their backpacks, packed their valuables, set up their wagons and carts, and everyone could leave the city at any time.

The night crept in, and it was eight o'clock in the evening.

Li Hong was putting on layers of cumbersome tactical equipment in the command headquarters, and then put the weapon magazine into the tactical vest magazine until he was fully armed.

A set of bulletproof equipment and ammunition weighed more than 20 kilograms, and this weight did not affect his flexibility in the slightest.

At this time, the signal corps hurriedly walked over and reported: "The officers and men of the regimental seat, the fourth battalion and the fifth battalion have all been assembled. ”

Li Hong nodded, and then he left the headquarters.

At this time, the officers and men of the two battalions, all in formation, gathered in an open area in the city.

When he arrived at the assembly site, Li Hong inspected the officers and men of the battle.

The officers and men of the security regiment are all elite, and they can fight when they are pulled into the battlefield, and there is no need to do anything to boost the morale of pre-war mobilization.

"Let's go!"

Li Hong didn't have any extra words, waved his hand, and ordered the troops to set off.

Soon, the officers and men of the two battalions carried all kinds of weapons and equipment and went out of the city in a mighty way.

The fourth and fifth battalions did not have many combat numbers, and the two battalions together had only more than 1,500 people, while the 37th Brigade had more than 2,000 people.

Although there are more little devils, Li Hong has absolute confidence in the night raid at night.

Li Hong estimated the current combat effectiveness of the 37th Brigade, a group of lost dogs who had been defeated repeatedly, and there was no pressure at all to annihilate the little devils with two battalions.

If the battle goes well, the battle can be ended in about three hours.

The security regiment left Nanguan County and marched along the route reconnoitered by the commando scouts.

The 37 Brigade is stationed twenty-five kilometers away from Nanguan County.

According to the speed of the security regiment marching on foot, it will take less than two hours or so to reach the devil's station.

Two hours later.

Along the way, the march of the security regiment was very smooth and did not encounter any enemy situation.

The security regiment marched on foot to the vicinity of a village called Xiaojigou, which was one kilometer away from the headquarters of the 37th Brigade of the Devils.

Li Hong stood on a high ground, took out his night-vision binoculars, and looked at the enemy camp not far away.

The camp of the 37th Brigade of the Devils is two kilometers long, and there are many field tents standing on the camp, and there are not many lights to be seen.

The devil camp is very well guarded, and many sentry posts are arranged, and from time to time you can see the devil soldiers walking around and patrolling.

After reconnoitering the situation of the enemy camp, Li Hong ordered: "Signal troops, order the artillery units to quickly establish positions, and the rest of the units move forward 500 meters to stand by!" ”

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers of the artillery company quickly established an artillery position on the positions planned by the scouts.

The rest of the officers and men divided into several lines, quietly moved forward, and then hid in place outside the enemy camp and stood by.

(End of chapter)