Liu Hong said angrily: "You know a fart, the key to this battle is whether you can block the devil's reinforcements." If the devil's reinforcements break through Xiejia Village, the main force will not be able to encircle and annihilate the enemy in Shawa with all its might, and this battle may be a complete failure at that time. ”

"So, your task now is very important. I warn you, no matter what, you have to guard Xiejia Village for Lao Tzu, if you miss a major event, Lao Tzu will never spare you. Liu Hongyi said rhetorically.

"Yes! Guaranteed completion of the task. Zhao Lei hurriedly responded.

Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you here, I'll rush to Shawa first." ”

Zhou Wenxuan hurriedly asked, "Will the head of the regiment go over now?" ”

Liu Hong said casually: "I'll go and find out the situation first, it is estimated that our main force is about to reach the sand depression." ”

Zhao Lei hurriedly said: "Then I will immediately send someone to protect the head of the regiment." ”

"Not necessarily!" Liu Hong waved his hand and said: "The Japanese puppet army in Shawa has been so frightened that they have all shrunk to the vicinity of Shawa, and there is no danger on the way, I just take the guards over." You don't have many troops, so it's better to guard Xiejia Village for me, and you don't need to worry about other things. ”

After Liu Hong finished speaking, he turned around and strode out, then summoned the guards, left Xiejia Village, and hurried all the way to Shawa.

In the afternoon of the same day, the main forces of the Eighth Route Army rushed to the vicinity of Shawa and surrounded the town of Shawa.

The main force of the Independent Regiment, also led by Chief of Staff Wu Feng, rushed to the vicinity of Shawa Town.

After Liu Hong got the news, he hurried to the regiment headquarters and joined Wu Feng and others.

"You're pretty fast!" Liu Hong said with a smile.

"The head of the regiment sent telegrams one after another, urging us to come over quickly, how dare we be late!" Wu Feng hurriedly said.

Liu Hong casually ordered: "Let the soldiers seize the time to rest and recover their strength, according to the current situation, the big war is about to start." ”

Wu Feng nodded and said: "The other regiments have also rushed to the sand depression, according to the current situation, we should launch an attack as soon as possible and solve the enemy in the sand depression as quickly as possible." ”

Liu Hong nodded and said, "You are right, the little devil is gradually increasing his troops to Cangzhou." As long as Nakanishi Xizhen gets reinforcements, he will definitely send troops to support Shawa as soon as possible! Therefore, we are running out of time, and we must launch an attack on the enemy in the sand depression as soon as possible to completely deal with this enemy. ”

As soon as Liu Hong's words fell, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly walked over and said loudly: "Report to the regiment commander, the commander is in a hurry." ”

Liu Hong nodded slightly, stretched out his hand to take the telegram, and looked at it carefully.

Wu Feng hurriedly asked, "What new instructions does the commander have?" ”

Liu Hong said with a serious face: "The commander ordered us to launch an attack on the enemy in Shawa this evening. Our independent regiment is responsible for launching attacks in the east and southeast directions, and the rest of the troops will attack from other directions, trying to annihilate the enemy in the sand depression as soon as possible. ”

Wu Feng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send an order down immediately and order all troops to prepare for battle." ”

"Hmm!" Liu Hong nodded slightly and said, "I went to Shawa to reconnoiter just now, and the little devils all hid in Shawa Town, trying to resist stubbornly. And the 8th Division of the puppet army was all arranged on the periphery of the sand depression to block the guns for the little devils. Our first task is to defeat this 8th Division as soon as possible, as long as this 8th Division is killed, the remaining 2,000 little devils will not be far from death. ”

Wu Feng smiled and said: "These two devils, that is, they are good at bullying the common people, but they are far from fighting." Defeating them, so to speak, is a breeze. ”

"Hmm~!" Liu Hong nodded slightly, frowned and pondered for a moment, and then said: "The commander also said on the telegram that a group of little devils, about two brigades of troops, will rush to Cangzhou this afternoon. Judging from this, the little devils should have arrived in batches with reinforcements from all walks of life. ”

"If the front line of Shawa is tight, then Nakanishi Kisada will definitely not be able to wait for the main force to arrive, and will send troops to support Shawa in batches. In this way, it gives us a chance. Liu Hong said, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"You mean, you can defeat each of the little devils?" Wu Feng asked tentatively.

"Hmm!" Liu Hong nodded and said: "If this battle is fought, the little devil will be a tactic to add fuel and come over little by little to send him to death." And we can win this battle at the lowest cost. ”

Wu Feng frowned and said, "But if you want the little devil to add fuel willingly, you must ensure that the enemy of the sand depression is not completely annihilated." This group of enemies in the sand valley is a decoy, constantly luring the little devils to come and send them to their deaths. ”

"Then here's the problem." Wu Feng paused slightly, and then said: "If we don't destroy this enemy, when the enemy army comes to help, they may take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack, and then our army may fall into a situation where the enemy is on its back, and it will become very dangerous." ”

"You're right!" Liu Hong nodded and said: "So we need to pull out the minions of this little devil first, not only to ensure that we don't wipe them all out, but also to ensure that they have no power to fight back." In this way, the victory of this battle can be guaranteed. ”

"Then we have to grasp this scale." Wu Feng nodded and said.

"It's not difficult, just act when the time comes." Liu Hong said confidently: "You immediately notify me to launch an attack tonight, you don't have to spare Lao Tzu's hand, give me a hard beating, and teach these traitors and two devils a good lesson." Let those little devils also see how powerful our Eighth Route Army is. ”

"Yes!" Wu Feng replied loudly.

That night, all units of the Eighth Route Army, under the unified command of Commander Lu, simultaneously launched a fierce attack on the enemy at Shawa.

"Knock knock~!" On the position of the artillery battalion of the independent regiment, the rumbling of artillery was the first to sound.

"Chirp~! Chirp~! With a piercing whistling, one after another shells quickly flew into the enemy's positions and exploded violently.

For a time, near Shawa Town, artillery fire was continuous, and gunpowder smoke was filled.

Especially in the southeast, the fortifications built in a hurry by the puppet army could not withstand the fierce shelling of the independent regiment, and gradually turned into ashes in the sound of violent explosions.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the loud horn of the charge suddenly sounded, and the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the independent regiment dispatched the main force and launched a fierce attack on the position of the 8th division of the puppet army at the same time.

For a time, the battlefield shouted that the sky was shattered, and the guns rang out in unison.

(End of chapter)