Chapter 138: Man is Iron and Rice is Steel
"Do you open it to see the difference?" Political Commissar Liu took the letter.
The letter read: Thank you Brother Chen and Brother Liu for their kind intentions and persuasion, but Brother Liu's intention has been decided, since the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the little devil has the heart to kill China, but the country has declined, the people's livelihood has withered, and half of China has fallen into the hands of the enemy. I am willing to lead all my brothers to be a model for the three armies, fight to the death against the Japanese invaders, not to leave a name for the ages, but only for the dignity of Chinese soldiers, and wish our army a great victory.
After reading the letter, Political Commissar Liu folded it and put it in his pocket.
"Hey! This kid is changing the law and scolding us for disgrace to the Chinese soldiers. Master Chen smiled helplessly.
"You're overthinking, old man. Whether they can survive this battle is not certain, it is more of a sadness. Political Commissar Liu understood what Liao Fan was thinking.
"Do I have an extra brother?" Senior Commander Chen suddenly changed his attitude just now.
"When did you have an extra brother?" Political Commissar Liu didn't understand what Senior Commander Chen meant.
"You put the letter away, if that kid can survive, Lao Tzu will also be a brother."
Political Commissar Liu understood what Master Chen meant: "Liao Fan is just adding an honorific title, you still take it seriously." ”
"I don't care, the letter in your hand is evidence, and it must be kept." Master Chen said as if he were a scoundrel, "You will be a witness in the future." ”
"Division commander, the latest information from the intelligence officers in the city." The chief of staff walked into the command headquarters with a telegram.
"Look, although the little devil has just finished the Battle of Wuhan, in such a short period of time, he actually summoned two divisions and a puppet army mixed brigade, which is enough for 70,000 horses." Teacher Chen said.
"Fortunately, we prepared in advance, otherwise we would have suffered a big loss this time, and I don't know how Liao Fan judged it." Political Commissar Liu didn't expect Liao Fan's judgment to be so accurate, not only calculated the time of the little devil's attack, but also calculated the strength of the little devil.
"No matter how we judge it first, with intelligence, we are still like fish in water in the mountains, or we don't know how many Japanese troops we will face." Teacher Chen said.
"I hope that the little devil will deploy more than half of the troops on our side, so that the pressure on Liao Fan's side will be less, once Liao Fan's side drags on for a long time, the little devil will definitely concentrate the main forces to deal with Liao Fan." Political Commissar Liu said.
"That's fine, if the little devils free up troops for me at that time, Lao Tzu will definitely clean them up." Master Chen hopes that Liao Fan can hold on, and he can just give the little devil a knife in the back.
"Do we need to report the information to Mr. Zhu and them now?"
"No need, Mr. Zhu's intelligence ability is no worse than ours, I guess we already knew it, and now what we have to do is to fight with the little devil." Master Chen was already eager to try.
Similarly, Liao Fan also received information about the time of the little devil's attack, and the moment he received the information, Liao Fan was very relieved, because he knew that this day would come sooner or later, and since everything was ready, Liao Fan still hoped that the little devil could come early.
"Report to Brother Fan, the vanguard of the little devils has more than 2,000 people to reach Zhangjialing, and the direction of their march is not our station, but the middle section of Taihang Mountain, and it is estimated that their goal is the station of the Eighth Route Army." A scout report.
"Keep the investigation and report every hour." Liao Fan took the three regiment commanders at the gate of the headquarters and waited for news from all sides, at this time Liu Chundao had already led the troops to the east to set up defenses, and Huang Changsheng stayed in the special combat team, preparing to act tonight.
"Brother Fan, do you want to return to the front line to command the battle now?" Ma Wanzhong asked.
"Don't worry, when the little devil's finger is pointed at us, it's not too late for you to go." Liao Fan sat on the stone slab at the entrance of the headquarters and waited quietly. Lao Hu had already wanted to rush to the front line with the ants on the hot pot, but Liao Fan kept saying that they would wait for the order before acting.
An hour later, the scouts reported again that the little devil still did not come in their direction, but continued to march north, and there was no news of the big army of the little devil.
"Is this the bait of the little devils?" Li Weimin didn't know the purpose of the little devil.
Liao Fan knew very well that the little devil did not have any purpose for fighting, and all the little devil planes detected in the past few days were fake targets set up in advance by Liao Fan's troops.
With so many false targets set up, the commander of the little devil must have seen that these targets were laid out for them to see. As long as Liao Fan dares to fight the idea of these two thousand people, the little devil will mobilize a large force to support and surround Liao Fan and them, so that not only do they not have to work hard to find combat targets, but also save a lot of time.
The bait of these two thousand people looks really tempting, but Liao Fan has already prepared in his heart, even if the Japanese emperor takes these two thousand people to Taihang Mountain for a tour, he will not go out with all the troops if he is killed.
"Brother Fan, do you need to arrange a company of soldiers to beat them all at once, and see how the big army of little devils reacts?" Ma Wanzhong suggested.
"No, I'm going to see how calm the little devil commander is, as long as they don't spot our forward positions, we'll keep waiting."
The little devil had already passed Zhangjialing and was not close to Liao Fan's defense line, which was farther away from the garrison of Division Commander Chen of the Eighth Route Army. Along the way, stop and go, until noon, the little devil actually found a place, leisurely light a fire to cook, if it were not for the discipline of the little devil, it really seemed like a group to travel.
"Brother Fan, how long are we going to wait until this continues?" After Hu Guoshan heard the scout's report, he couldn't sit still anymore.
"Isn't it just eating? They ate and we ate, and let the cooking team bring the food to the camp first, and told the brothers to eat with their bellies open. After Liao Fan gave the order, he turned around and asked the three regiment leaders, "How many of you plan to eat here, or do you want to go to the cafeteria with me?" ”
"Brother Fan, how can the three of us still be in the mood to eat, we don't know which one the little devil is singing now, if it suddenly calls, we have to be ready?" Li Weimin said.
"Don't be so nervous, all the preparations have been made, we have to eat in peace now, if the little devil attacks in the afternoon, you may have a hot meal for a long time." The little devil entered the mountain, but Liao Fan was not nervous, because he first understood that no matter what preparations he made now, it was too late.
"Let's eat at the headquarters, if there is an emergency, we can come and prepare." Ma Wanzhong knew that the little devils were full of food and drink, and had enough strength to attack, if they didn't eat, once the fight started in the afternoon, they would inevitably consume a lot of physical strength.
Liao Fan also knew that there was a lot of pressure on several people, although they were all veterans who had experienced a big battle, but before the battle started, it was like when Liao Fan was not sure that the little devil was attacking. Once the battle started, Hu Guoshan and the others were definitely not as nervous as before the war.
"Okay, a few guest officers, please, you sit down first, and the food will be ready immediately." Liao Fan seemed to be greeting the guests in his store, asking a few people to enter the headquarters and waiting, and he went to the restaurant to cook for a few people.
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing why Liao Fan became less nervous, it became the three of them who should be nervous.