Commander Lu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now." Inform the soldiers who cleaned the battlefield to cut off all the horse meat and take it away, just to replenish the soldiers' bodies. ”

The chief of staff said with a smile: "I can see that this group of devil cavalry originally sent us rations, more than 200 war horses, and they are all fat and strong, and it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of catties of horse meat, which is enough for us to have a good meal." ”

Commander Lu smiled and nodded, "This time, we can be regarded as stained with Liu Hong's light!" In March 1941, the 359th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army was ordered to go to Nanniwan to open up wasteland and farm, to put it bluntly, it was to solve the problem of eating for the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, being able to eat a meal of meat, even if each person can only share so many pieces, is already a very happy thing for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

Liu Hong led the vanguard on a hurried march, and near noon, Liu Hong asked the soldiers to hide in a forest on the side of the road and rest for a while. After fighting repeatedly, there was little time to rest, and the soldiers had a huge physical exertion, and they had traveled dozens of miles, and they were already hungry.

The soldiers lit several bonfires and began to roast horse meat, which was also cut from the horses of which by the vanguard before, and it was not too much to bring for the convenience of the march, but it was enough for the more than 100 soldiers to eat a pound of roast meat.

Liu Hong sat under a big tree, pointed to the map on the ground and said: "This is where we are now, according to the map marked along the Pinghan Railway, it is only about 20 miles away, I estimate that now the little devils are mobilizing troops to deploy along the Pinghan Railway to prevent our army from breaking through." Let's take a break for a while, let the soldiers eat and drink enough, and in the afternoon we will move separately to reconnoiter the situation along the Pinghan Railway, look for a weak point in the Japanese defense, and break out. ”

Zhang Dejiang, Wu Feng and others nodded one after another, indicating that they had no objections, and then Liu Hong pointed to the map and continued: "Zhang Dejiang, you take a platoon of soldiers to reconnoiter the section of about ten miles in the north, Wu Feng, you take a platoon of soldiers to reconnoiter the section of about ten miles in the south, and the rest of the people follow me to reconnoiter the middle section." Our task now is only to reconnoiter the deployment of the devil's troops, as well as to explore the road conditions, and find a road section suitable for the passage of large troops, so we must try to avoid exchanging fire with the little devils, and complete the task on the premise of ensuring our own safety. ”

"Yes! Guaranteed completion of the task. Zhang Dejiang and Wu Feng hurriedly responded.

"Hmm~!" Liu Hong nodded and said, "Everyone is tired, let's rest for a while!" When the meat is cooked, the meal begins. ”

……

In Beiping, in the headquarters of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, Gangcun Ningji looked at the map in front of him with a gloomy face, and his expression was extremely serious.

Standing next to him, Chief of Staff An Da 23 pointed to the map and said: "At present, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has all crossed the Hutuo River and is advancing rapidly to the west. They could only rely on the 110th Division along the Pinghan Railway to intercept it, and judging from the route of the Eighth Route Army transmitted back by reconnaissance planes, they would probably choose to break through in the section of about 30 miles from Pengjiazhuang in the north to Zhoucun Town in the south. ”

Gangcun Ningji glanced at the map and asked with a serious face, "How many troops has the imperial army gathered in this area at present?" ”

"There is only one wing at the moment! However, the nearby Imperial Army is rapidly approaching a section, and by the time it gets dark today, the total strength will exceed two wings, reaching nearly 10,000 troops. Anda Twenty-Three replied respectfully.

"Yo Xi!" Gangcun Ningci nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "The 41st Division and the Independent 7th Mixed Brigade must cross the Hutuo River as soon as possible, encircle this Tuba Road again from the rear, and assist the 110th Division to encircle and annihilate the Tuba Road to the east of the Pinghan Railway." ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three replied respectfully, and then said: "At present, the 41st Division and other units are seizing the time, trying every means to cross the Hutuo River and continue to pursue the Eighth Route Army. ”

Gangcun Ningji said undoubtedly: "I don't care what method they use? I will only give them one day, and tomorrow morning they must face the main force of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei from the east to encircle again, and if they fail to complete the task, military law will be carried out. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three respectfully responded.

Gangcun Ningci lowered his head and glanced at the map, and then asked, "Who is in charge of the Pinghan Railway now?" ”

Anda Twenty-three hurriedly replied: "Major General Masao Sato, commander of the 110th Brigade of the 133rd Division, has been ordered to rush to the front line and be responsible for commanding the nearby Imperial Army to intercept the main force of the Eighth Route Army. ”

"Yo Xi!" Gangmura Ningji nodded slightly and said: "Immediately order Sato Masao to intercept the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the area east of the Pinghan Railway at all costs, and at least intercept the main force of the Eighth Route Army for forty-eight hours, so as to assist the 41st Division and other units to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop." The headquarters will mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized and support them quickly. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three hurriedly responded.

Gangcun Ningci turned around and looked at Anda Twenty-three with a serious face and said: "Anda Jun, this is our last chance, once the Eighth Route Army successfully breaks through the Pinghan Railway Line, it is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, and if we want to destroy them at that time, we will definitely pay a heavier price, so this time we must not fail again." ”

"Hello!" Adachi Twenty-three said respectfully: "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, I believe that under the protection of Amaterasu, under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor and under the command of His Excellency the Commander, the Imperial Army will be invincible and destroy these hateful Tsuchihachi in one fell swoop. ”

A smile appeared on Gangcun Ningci's face, nodded and said, "Yo Xi! Anda Jun is good, our Imperial Japanese Army is invincible in the world, even the invincible Americans and the once glorious British Empire have been beaten by our Imperial Japanese Army, not to mention a small dirt road! Go ahead! Immediately convey the order to the troops on the front line, telling them that I am waiting for the good news of their victory in Peiping. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three replied respectfully, turned around and walked quickly to the confidential room.

Gangcun Ningji looked at Anda Twenty-three's back, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and a trace of uneasiness inexplicably rose in his heart, which made Gangcun Ningji feel deeply irritable.