The martial arts team and the 11th Regiment of the Teaching Regiment suddenly moved westward, and with such a big move, naturally they couldn't hide it from the little devils, and after Gangcun Ningci got the news, he had mixed feelings.

Gangcun Ningci frowned and said, "This damn Liu Hong! He was everywhere, and now he went to the area along the Pinghan Railway, apparently to meet the main force of the Eighth Route Army into the central Hebei region. ”

Anda Twenty-three hurriedly said: "This Liu Hong is cunning, and all kinds of conspiracies and tricks emerge one after another, which is a headache for the imperial army. They came to meet the main force of the Eighth Route Army, which indeed added many variables to this battle. However, their move also confirmed the guess of His Excellency the commander, and Tuba Road really refused to give up this opportunity and tried to forcibly break through the Pinghan Railway. ”

Gangcun Ningci nodded noncommittally and said: "You are right, so we have determined that the Eighth Route Army has indeed made up its mind to break through the Pinghan Railway Line." Where is the Martial Arts Team now? ”

Anda Twenty-three frowned and replied: "This Tubalu is very cunning, and the imperial army has not been able to determine their specific location at present, but it is certain that they are currently in the border area between Qingyuan and Gaoyang counties. ”

Gangcun Ningji frowned and said, "That means that they are near Baoding now." ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three respectfully responded.

Gangcun Ningji smiled and said, "Yo Xi! In this way, we can roughly judge that the location of the Tuba Road breakthrough is near Baoding. According to the information they got before, the location of their breakthrough will be in the area south of Baoding and north of Shimen, so it seems that the Eighth Route Army must have obtained some information, and may change the direction of the breakthrough and choose the area north of Baoding, so that the area from Baoding to Gaobeidian must also be strengthened. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three first responded, and then hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, Commander, in this way, the further expansion of the defensive area of the imperial army will inevitably lead to the further dispersion of the imperial army's forces, thus giving Tubalu an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Gangcun Ningci nodded, and said thoughtfully: "From Shimen in the south to Gaobeidian in the north, there are more than 400 miles. On such a long front, the Imperial Army only had an independent Second Mixed Brigade and the 110th Division, and even with the addition of garrison troops from various places, it was indeed a little stretched in terms of troops. ”

"It's too big!" Gangcun Ningji said with emotion: "It is too difficult for the imperial army to conquer this continent. ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the Commander said very much. Anda Twenty-Three replied respectfully.

Gangcun Ningci thought for a while, and then said with a serious face: "Order the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade that serves as a garrison along the Zhengtai Railway to immediately dispatch some troops to Shimen to defend the area near Shimen. The 110th Division was ordered to move north, responsible for defending the area from Shimen to Baoding, and ordered the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade to be responsible for defending the area from Baoding to Gaobeidian. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three hurriedly responded.

Gangcun Ningji frowned and said, "The imperial army has a limited number of troops, and we must make full use of every cent of our troops. Baoding and Shimen are both important towns along the Pinghan Railway, and Baoding is the seat of the Hebei Provincial Government. In this way, more troops can be deployed to defend the rest of the area, so as to achieve the purpose of saving troops. ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the Commander is wise and understandable. Anda Twenty-Three replied respectfully.

Gangcun Ningji nodded slightly, and then asked, "Anda-kun, has there been any latest news from the special high class?" ”

Anda Twenty-Three shook his head helplessly and said, "No! The Eighth Route Army has realized the leakage of intelligence and has begun to conduct a large-scale internal investigation, so that it is difficult for the intelligence personnel of the Imperial Army to get useful information, and even if they can get information, it is difficult to pass it on. ”

"Hmm~!" Gangcun Ningci nodded slightly, expressed his understanding of this, frowned and thought about it, and then said: "The intelligence work of the Eighth Route is doing well, and it is too difficult for our intelligence personnel to infiltrate the Eighth Route Army. And these people who have been lurking inside the Eighth Route Army are an incomparably precious wealth for the imperial army, and these people can play a major role at critical moments, so we must cherish this wealth. Inform the Special High Division that, given the current situation, those intelligence officers can be put into a state of silence in case they are exposed. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three replied respectfully, and said a little helplessly: "It's just that in this way, it will be more difficult for us to get useful information." ”

"Hmph~!" Gangcun Ningci snorted coldly, and said indifferently: "An Dajun doesn't have to worry at all, as soon as the main force of the Eighth Route Army leaves their base area, it will enter the surveillance range of the imperial army, how can the main force of 20,000 people escape the eyes of the imperial army." As long as we can keep track of the whereabouts of this Tubalu army, we are not afraid that they will be able to escape from the palm of the imperial army. ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the Commander is wise. Anda Twenty-Three replied respectfully.

Gangcun Ningci hurriedly reminded, "In addition, Liu Hong's military engineering team must also be closely monitored, try to determine their specific location, so that the army aviation fighters at Baoding Airport are on standby at any time, and as soon as the specific location of the Eighth Route Army is discovered, they will immediately dispatch bombing." ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three respectfully responded.

However, it is said that after Liu Hong and his troops rushed to the Pinghan Railway, the main force temporarily lay dormant, and at the same time sent scouts to reconnoiter the enemy situation along the railway line to determine a specific battle plan.

In the temporary headquarters of the armed engineering team, Wu Feng glanced up and saw a Japanese reconnaissance plane in the sky, sweeping through the sky and flying into the distance.

Wu Feng frowned and said: "The number of devils' reconnaissance planes has increased significantly, and the little devils have discovered us." ”

Liu Hong said with a smile: "He is not surprised, our thousands of troops, all the way here, it is almost impossible to hide from the eyes of the little devils." It's no surprise that the little devils found us. However, we don't have to pay attention to these devils' reconnaissance planes, during the day, as long as the soldiers are well hidden, these reconnaissance planes will not be able to detect us. Our troops are relatively scattered, and if the little devils in the nearby strongholds dare to come out to search, they must be killed as soon as possible, so that the little devils will not be able to determine our specific location, at most they can only determine that we are in this area, so that our safety can be guaranteed. ”

(End of chapter)