The saddest thing is that everyone knows that Gangcun Ningci has entered the mountain, but they don't know anything about Liao Fan, they only know that the little devil has changed a commander.

The 1st and 4th Regiments of the 33rd Independent Division held out on the first line of defense for another day, and it was not until Zhi Zhengming returned to the second line of defense with the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion that Ma Wanzhong and Liu Chundao were ordered by Liao Fan to go to the headquarters for a meeting.

"Brother Fan, we can still hold on to the first line of defense!" When Ma Wanzhong heard that Liao Fan asked them to evacuate the first line of defense tonight, he said that the first line of defense could still play a role, and it was easy to give the little devil morale if he withdrew like this.

Liao Fan smiled and said, "The fortifications on the second underground floor of the first line of defense have not been exposed in front of the little devils, right?" ”

Ma Wanzhong frowned, not knowing why Liao Fan asked: "No!" ”

"Leave a battalion of troops on the second floor, and prepare them for twenty days of war supplies and food! Tell them I'll pick them up in twenty days! Liao Fan's face was solemn, he didn't know if the little devil would retreat after twenty days, but he had to give the soldiers this kind of confidence, otherwise staying underground for twenty days, as long as he was a normal person, he would have to suffer a lot of psychological torture.

Twenty days without seeing the light of day, and still having to fight against the little devil, Ma Wanzhong knew that this would be the biggest torment in this battle.

"Brother Fan, I still want to know why we want to evacuate the first line of defense!" Ma Wanzhong asked.

"What we need most now is to preserve our strength, if we want to break the net with the little devil, we don't need to make so many preparations," Liao Fan looked at Ma Wanzhong's eyes and answered his question, and then continued, "Which battalion are you going to stay?" ”

Ma Wanzhong lowered his head, which unit to let stay, it was just a simple order, but before giving this order, as a commander, he had to consider the situation of the soldiers.

"The three battalions stayed, the three battalions suffered the least losses in this battle, and there were many veterans of the three battalions, so they would not have any problems staying! But Brother Fan, I want to stay too! Ma Wanzhong raised his head and looked at Liao Fan with a firm look.

Liao Fan looked at Ma Wanzhong's resolute face and understood that Ma Wanzhong was not discussing with Liao Fan or asking for advice, but like giving a notice, he just wanted to tell Liao Fan. Liao Fan also knew that even if he didn't agree with Ma Wanzhong to stay, Ma Wanzhong would do everything he could to keep himself on the ground.

Liao Fan shook his head helplessly: "Now appoint Liu Chundao as the commander-in-chief of the second line of defense, Liu Chundao, you remember, you only have one night, and you have to arrange all the troops." ”

Ma Wanzhong heard that Liao Fan agreed to let him stay in the first line of defense, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. But Liu Chundao, who was suddenly appointed commander-in-chief of the front, showed a trace of uneasiness on his face.

Of course, Liao Fan knew what the two of them were thinking, stepped forward and patted Liu Chundao on the shoulder, giving him a confident smile: "There is always a first time in everything, just do what you want to do well!" ”

Liu Chundao did not stand up to object, but silently accepted this fact, now the 33rd Independent Division is under tremendous pressure in every aspect, and it is also time for him Liu Chundao to do something.

The summer night sky was full of stars, but the moon rarely appeared, and the troops began to retreat to the second line of defense under the command of Liu Chundao, and Ma Wanzhong chose to stay with the soldiers of the third battalion.

There was no impassioned speech, only silent staring, Ma Wanzhong looked at the soldiers under his hands, and there was not the slightest wave in his heart. Defending their country is what their generation should do, and they just hope that the blood they shed will bring a little hope to this ruined country.

Ma Wanzhong led the soldiers of the third battalion into the second basement after the soldiers evacuated, and Liu Chundao left a platoon of soldiers responsible for camouflaging the entrances and exits for them. The night became quiet, as if there had never been such a thing as sound in this world.

The water droplets dripping from the rocks on the second underground floor disturbed Ma Wanzhong very irritably. On the first day of entering the fortifications on the second basement floor, the soldiers did not have as much pressure as Ma Wanzhong, Ma Wanzhong knew very well that the soldiers had a sense of freshness on the first day they came here, but after three days, the soldiers would definitely be irritable in their hearts.

"Third battalion commander, let the soldiers sort out their equipment, seize the time to rest, and after arranging everything, let's have a meeting with the two of us!" Ma Wanzhong found a place to serve as his temporary headquarters, and then found two more soldiers to serve as his communications troops.

Because it was already night outside the fortifications, on the first day of entering the underground fortifications, Ma Wanzhong ordered the soldiers to be familiar with the fortifications on the second basement floor as soon as possible, so he ordered all the oil lamps to be lit.

An hour later, the third battalion commander came to Ma Wanzhong's temporary headquarters: "Regiment commander, I have already checked with the soldiers, the materials and ammunition have been in place, and the food is enough for us to use for twenty days, I'm afraid we need to solve the problem of water by ourselves." ”

Ma Wanzhong knew that they could reserve very little water, and they could last six or seven days at most, but he touched the damp rocks and said to the third battalion commander: "Tell the soldiers to catch water from the cracks in the rocks as long as they have time!" ”

"Did you let people see our exit?" Ma Wanzhong knew very well that the most important thing was the issue of exports, and once their exports were completely blocked, no matter how much supplies and ammunition they prepared, it would be useless.

"I only checked five exits, the sixth exit is five and a half miles away, and the road is narrow and there are no lights on this way, I'm afraid it will take three or four hours to walk back and forth!"

The sixth exit on the second basement floor is a backup exit, which is completely dug out according to the direction of the mountain, because the technology of the 33rd Independent Division is limited, this passage can only be passed by one person, and the people who walked this road at the beginning were only the soldiers who built this passage.

"Whether there is this road or not, you arrange for two soldiers to guard this exit for me, we are not afraid of ten thousand now, just in case!"

"Commander, I understand, but I still have a question!" The third battalion commander said.

"Say anything!"

"One of our battalion soldiers is hiding in this place, what about the second basement floor in other places?"

"That's what I'm going to discuss with you, we have a total of four underground floors, but each underground floor is not connected to each other, so we can only fight independently!"

"But there are only two exits to their passage, and there is no backup exit, and if the exit is discovered, the little devil will block the exit......"

The commander of the third battalion did not finish his words, because he said that it was enough.

"Let the three company commanders under your command lead the team, and tell them all the information we agreed on tonight, the other three underground second floors are stationed with a platoon of troops, and the supplies are ready!" Ma Wenzhong said expressionlessly.

Ma Wanzhong and the third battalion commander knew that the other three fortifications on the second basement floor were the most dangerous places, and once they were discovered by the little devils, none of the fighters might be able to survive.

"And tell the three company commanders to let them care about the psychological condition of the fighters at any time, and let the soldiers take turns to tell stories as soon as they have time!"

The other three underground fortifications were not as big as Ma Wanzhong's underground fortifications, and they were not even half the size of this underground fortification, like the graves of the living.

The third battalion commander smiled meaningfully at Ma Wanzhong, Ma Wanzhong could see the bitterness in his heart, if the little devil could retreat in advance, if he really had to hold on for twenty days, the soldiers who were not optimistic would really be tortured and crazy.

However, since the war has chosen them, they will persevere in difficult circumstances. In order not to let the three company commanders reverse black and white and have no concept of time, Ma Wanzhong also specially equipped them with watches.

After receiving the order, the three company commanders did not hesitate at all, and each selected a platoon of fighters to go to the other three underground fortifications.

It took five hours for the fighters of the 1st and 4th regiments to evacuate from the first direction to the second line of defense, and Ma Wanzhong and them also prepared for nearly five hours. After everything was arranged, the fighters began to rest.

In the evening, Hu Guoshan and Zhao Caizhu were discussing the next battle plan in the headquarters of the Third Regiment, and it was unexpected for Gangcun Ningci to suddenly come to Taihang Mountain. The most important thing is that Hu Guoshan has a dark eye on what happened in the Fifth War Zone, they don't know anything, they want to figure out why Gangcun Ningci didn't stay in Wuhan and came to Taihang Mountain.

"The fighters who went to Wuhan have been gone for a day, and if things go well, they will be able to return tomorrow night!" Zhao Caizhu comforted Hu Guoshan and said.

"Something must have happened in the fifth war zone, otherwise Gangcun Ningci would not have come to Taihang Mountain in person! If necessary, I would like to personally go to the Fifth War Zone! "Hu Guoshan knew that Gangcun Ningci had come to Taihang Mountain, and their actions in Taihang Mountain would become more and more difficult, so Hu Guoshan wanted to shift the action target of the three regiments to the direction behind enemy lines.

Before transferring the target, Hu Guoshan must determine the situation in the fifth theater, otherwise he may put the third regiment in danger in the next operation.

Zhao Caizhu already knew what Hu Guoshan was thinking, and the only place where they could inflict a major blow on the little devil at present was the county seats.

After he learned that Gangcun Ningci had come to Taihang Mountain, Hu Guoshan sent soldiers to contact the various units of the 33rd Independent Division, and as long as the news was confirmed, he would order the three regiments to move at any time.

Gangcun Ningci didn't know that when he arrived at Taihang Mountain, all the troops of the 33rd Independent Division on the periphery were mobilized to collect the reasons why he came to Taihang Mountain.

Li Zongren in the fifth theater was ready for a counterattack, and the heavy rain had been going on for a while, just when Gangcun Ningci left Wuhan, the rain suddenly stopped, but Li Zongren didn't know that Gangcun Ningci had already left Wuhan, otherwise he would have already told Liao Fan the news.

The first shell in the early morning of Taihang Mountain fell on the first line of defense, Ma Wanzhong looked at his watch by the faint light, it was already half past six in the morning, and the little devil was about to prepare to attack.