At four o'clock in the morning, it had been almost two hours since the reinforcements had set off, the situation in Hunyuan County was getting worse and worse, and the bad premonition in the mind of the division commander was becoming stronger and stronger.

A communications staff officer rushed in and didn't even shout a report.

Seeing the solemnity and anxiety on his face, the division commander's heart jumped, and he sensed a trace of danger.

"Sir, something happened in Hunyuan City, this is the farewell telegram they just sent......"

"An Eighth Route Army will kill the headquarters, and then we will lose contact with the Hunyuan City headquarters."

"Eight Geya Road, our division was defeated by the garrison regiment again, and the soldiers were lost!" The commander's face suddenly fell, clenched his fists, and scolded with the anger that kept surging up in his heart.

Half a minute later, the staring communications staff member reported: "Is there anything else that is said in the telegram?" ”

"Hey!" The communications staff officer hurriedly replied: "The Hunyuan Command suggests that the reinforcements we sent out immediately stop advancing and not go to Hunyuan City again. ”

"The garrison regiment attacking Hunyuan was not only armed with heavy artillery, heavy mortars, a large number of mountain artillery, ordinary mortars, but also with tank units."

"If the reinforcements encounter the tank units and cavalry units of the garrison regiment in the field, they will definitely be defeated and lose a large number of troops in vain."

The division commander replied with a calm face: "The reminder of the Hunyuan Command is right. ”

"The reinforcements were an infantry, not equipped with heavy weapons, and on the field battlefield, the infantry was killed in encounters with chariot units and cavalry units."

"Order reinforcements to rush to this line at once, taking advantage of the favorable terrain to establish a defensive line."

"Even if Hunyuan City is lost, we can't let the garrison regiment enter the territory of Datong and affect our army against Jin Sui."

In Hunyuan City, the sound of gunfire has come to an end.

After the Japanese headquarters was occupied by the first detachment of the commando unit lurking in the city, the remaining Japanese puppet army collapsed.

When Li Hao walked into the headquarters, the corpse of the devil had already been cleaned up.

But the thick smell of blood in the air still made Li Hao understand: a very tragic bloody battle had just been experienced here.

"Regiment Commander, the results of the battle have been counted!" Hong Linfeng rushed in from the outside and reported with a face.

"The battle went much smoother than we planned, and none of the more than 1,600 Japanese puppet troops in the city broke through and escaped, and all of them were wiped out by us."

"The Japanese army was wiped out from the commander to the ordinary soldiers."

"The puppet army captured 696 people, and all the rest were killed."

"In terms of results, the most captured are light and heavy machine guns."

"Because the Japanese army built a large number of machine gun bunkers along the city wall, the light and heavy machine guns they were equipped with were significantly strengthened."

"Minus the ones destroyed in the battle, there are still 16 heavy machine guns and 63 light machine guns, and now they are all ours."

Li Hao nodded with satisfaction.

With these captures, the losses of the troops in the siege battle can be fully compensated, and there is still a surplus to support the troops to fight the next battle.

Looking at Hong Linfeng with a serious face, he asked, "Where are the reinforcements from the Datong direction?" ”

"It's less than twenty kilometers away from Hunyuan City!" Hong Linfeng replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Wei, the commander of the reconnaissance company, rushed over: "Regiment commander, chief of staff, the little devil reinforcements stop advancing." ”

"The troops suddenly stopped, relying on the favorable terrain to establish a defensive line, which was in Caoziling, fifteen kilometers away from Hunyuan City."

As soon as the chief of staff found Cao Ziling on the map, Zhou Liang, the commander of the communications platoon, rushed over after him.

"Regiment Commander, monitor the commando emergency in Datong City."

"Datong City has just dispatched an artillery brigade. Including four infantry guns, four field guns, and four heavy guns, all transported by car, the rapid march to Hunyuan was killed. ”

Hong Linfeng raised his eyebrows and analyzed: "The devil infantry is waiting for the artillery to be in place, and then counterattack Hunyuan."

Li Hao shook his head and replied, "It shouldn't be!" ”

"If they want to counterattack, they will not stop at Caoziling, but should take advantage of our unstable foothold, march all the way to Hunyuan City, harass us, and don't give us time to prepare."

"As soon as the artillery arrives, we will start attacking the city and recapture Hunyuan City."

"If I'm not mistaken, they should be planning to stop at Caoziling, establish a defensive line there, and prevent our garrison from penetrating into the territory of Datong."

Hong Linfeng frowned and replied: "Regiment commander, the task given to us by the headquarters is to enter the territory of Datong fifty kilometers to establish a defensive line, if the Japanese army really intends to defend Caoziling, I suggest that the troops set off immediately and launch an attack on Caoziling, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Japanese puppet army to break through there." ”

"If the devils are allowed to repair the blockade line and build a large number of reinforced concrete fortifications, it will definitely be very difficult for us to break through Caoziling."

Li Hao shook his head and replied, "There's no time." ”

"When the troops are gone, the sky will be dawn."

"The devil plane will definitely come to the battlefield, we still can't attack, waste the physical strength of the fighters in vain."

"I decided not to attack Cao Wenling for the time being?"

Hong Linfeng was frightened by Li Hao's decision, looked at Li Hao, and asked anxiously: "If you don't attack Cao Wenling, what about the task of the headquarters?" Commander, you have to think twice. ”

Li Hao shook his head and replied: "The headquarters has given us two tasks, and the time has been set for taking Hunyuan City, and we have successfully completed it." There is no time limit for advancing fifty kilometers in the direction of Datong, so not attacking Caoziling now is not considered to have completed the task. ”

"Our task is to force the Japanese puppet army of Datong to divide their troops and reduce the pressure on the Jin Sui army to attack Datong City."

"The entire Datong garrison adds up to more than 10,000 people, and so far in the battle, we have dragged a full 2,000 devil elites, which is enough."

"Even if we really give up attacking Caoziling, the headquarters and the Jin Sui army have nothing to say."

"And I'm not really not attacking, I'm just holding off."

"Chief of Staff, you were still complaining just now that we have been attacking in this battle, paying a lot and gaining little, and when the battle is over, we will definitely suffer a big loss."

"Now I can tell you unambiguously that we can't afford to lose this battle."

"As long as we fight the next battle, our harvest will definitely make you happy."

Hong Linfeng first wrinkled his brows and looked puzzled.

After Li Hao finished speaking, the heavy expression on the chief of staff's face slowly disappeared, and he suddenly shouted: "Regiment commander, I understand, you want to annihilate all the Japanese puppet troops stationed in Caoziling!" ”

Li Hao nodded and replied: "Not bad!" ”

"As long as we choose the right time to attack, we can not only wipe out the Japanese puppet army in Caoziling, but also turn Caoziling into a flesh mill, attracting more little devils to come over and be eliminated by us."

"When the time comes, the little devils we will kill will not be one or two thousand, but three or four thousand, and it will be beneficial for us to recapture several county towns in Guangling."

"Bookmark for easy reading"