Zhang Zhicheng smiled and said: "Lao Liu is right, a county town is insignificant compared to the safety of the main army. What's more, when the main force returns, it will be easier for us to liberate the county. ”

Secretary Lin nodded slightly and said: "I naturally understand this truth, but we have laid down the county seat, and a lot of loot has been seized in the city, and I hurried over this time in order to organize manpower to transport all the loot seized in the county seat, after all, some things are safer to put in the base area." But now that we are going to give up Xianxian, we must transport these loot away as soon as possible, which is my biggest headache. ”

When Liu Hong heard this, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Let's take down Xian County, the little devil will not give up, and will definitely carry out a large-scale retaliation, there is no main force of the devil stationed nearby, and the little devil should not be able to mobilize enough troops to counterattack Xian County in a short time, what I am most worried about is that the devil will carry out retaliatory bombing under the annoyance and anger." I have talked about this problem before, and I specially asked Secretary Lin to try to organize the evacuation of the people in the city. ”

Secretary Lin hurriedly said: "We have notified the comrades in the city before, so that they can prepare in advance and evacuate the masses out of the city as much as possible. If you really can't evacuate completely, you should also try to hide in some relatively safe places in case of accidents. Our comrades have already begun to deal with this matter, but I was recruited by you before I arrived in the county seat, so the specific situation is not too clear. ”

"Hmm!" Liu Hong nodded and said: "The most important thing is to ensure the safety of the people as much as possible." As for the booty in the city, it is all secondary. ”

Liu Hong paused, and then continued: "During the day, it is easy to be bombed by devils, so it is best to retreat at night. When the time comes, I will ask all the troops to fully cooperate with the local comrades and transport all the strategic materials seized in the city back to the base areas. Strive to transport all of them in one night. ”

Secretary Lin nodded with a serious face and said: "One night's time, although it is a little urgent, but with the assistance of the troops, it should be about the same, and we will do our best to complete this task." ”

At this moment, there was a faint explosion outside, like muffled thunder.

Liu Hong walked quickly to the door, looked into the distance, and vaguely saw puffs of smoke rising from the direction of Xianxian County, Liu Hong couldn't help frowning, gritted his teeth and scolded: "These little devils really sent planes to bomb Xianxian." ”

In fact, the little devil sent planes to bomb the county seat, which did not cause too many casualties to the Eighth Route Army, and the little devil's move was completely to vent his anger and revenge, nothing more.

Secretary Lin frowned and said, "The little devil has suffered a big loss, how can he not retaliate!" ”

Zhang Zhicheng interjected: "I think it's better for the main force not to enter the city for the time being, you can hide outside the city first, anyway, now that the green gauze tent has risen, the troops are very well hidden." In this way, we can also prevent the little devils from counterattacking Xianxian, and we can also ensure the safety of the county. ”

"Hmm!" Liu Hong nodded and said: "What Regiment Commander Zhang said makes sense, since this is the case, the main force does not need to enter the city for the time being, and all of them stay outside the city to hide and wait." After dark, he went into the city to assist the local comrades and transport all the spoils. ”

Under the frenzied bombardment of devils, many houses in the city were destroyed, fires were ignited in many places, and thick smoke billowed up.

When Liu Hong arrived at the county seat, the soldiers were assisting the residents of the city to extinguish the fire and treat the wounded.

Liu Hong asked casually: "What are the casualties of this bombing by the devil?" ”

Zhao Lei hurriedly replied: "According to our preliminary statistics, our Eighth Route Army suffered twenty casualties, seven of which were sacrificed, and basically all of them were sacrificed while covering their fellow villagers. More than 100 people in the city suffered casualties, and a large number of houses were blown up and burned, and the specific losses cannot be counted for the time being. ”

Liu Hong's face immediately became gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and scolded: "These little devils are called dogs, Lao Tzu can't spare them." ”

Liu Hong turned to Wu Feng and instructed: "Old Wu, you should make detailed statistics on the casualties and losses of the people in the city, and give some compensation to those who are killed or injured in the family, especially some families who are more difficult." There are also those houses that were blown up, and some compensation must be given, we can't let ordinary people sleep on the streets! ”

"That's fine!" Wu Feng nodded, and then frowned and said with some embarrassment: "It's just that where do we have so much money!" ”

Liu Hong sneered and said, "This is not easy to do!" This is the county seat, and those traitors and lackeys in the city are fatter than the other. Treat this kind of person, you must not be soft, this money will naturally have to be asked for by these beasts. ”

Liu Hong said and turned to Zhao Lei and said, "Leizi, this task will be handed over to you to complete." Remember, you must be measured, and you must resolutely and severely punish those hardcore traitors, but you must not hurt the innocent. And those who didn't do things for the little devils and harmed the people in the township, we can't harass people, and we have to protect them. In short, you must strictly restrain your subordinates, and don't make anything out of the ordinary, otherwise military law will be ruthless. ”

"Yes!" Zhao Lei swore and promised: "Please rest assured, captain, we promise to complete the task." ”

The bombing of the little devils was purely to vent their anger and revenge, and seeing that the Eighth Route Army was on guard, the bombing of the devils did not have a very good effect, so the little devils only bombed this time, but the reconnaissance planes of the devils came several times, always monitoring the situation in Xianxian County.

In the afternoon of the same day, Liu Hong received a strange piece of information that the little devils who had gathered in Hejian and were preparing to counterattack Xianxian County suddenly withdrew to their respective garrisons.

After Liu Hong got the news, he couldn't help frowning, and said with a puzzled face: "What the hell is the little devil doing?" Could it be that they just gave up Xianxian and didn't plan to counterattack? ”

Wu Feng was also very puzzled, shook his head and said, "This is really not good. However, I don't think the little devil will give up easily, although Xianxian County is just a small city and has little strategic significance. However, we have captured the county seat, and the impact on the little devils is still extremely unfavorable, and the little devils have suffered a big loss, how can they stop here, with their personalities, they will definitely retaliate. ”

"But isn't it strange that these little devils have all withdrawn to their respective stations, and there is no sign of counterattacking Xianxian?" Liu Hong asked with a frown.

"Maybe the little devil also knows that the combat effectiveness of the garrisons in these places is not strong, and I am afraid it will be difficult to recapture Xianxian, so I plan to mobilize the main battle troops and counterattack Xianxian!" Wu Feng said thoughtfully.

(End of chapter)