Huaiyin Qin county was named because it is located in the south of the Huai River, and the northern Jiangsu region where it is located is the junction of the two strategic groups of North China and Central China.

And since ancient times, due to the irrigation of the Huai River, Huaiyin belongs to the land of fish and rice with fertile land, which is enough to look at Nanjing, control the Yangtze River, and threaten the Xuzhou region.

Since the capture of Wuhan, the battle line has been lengthened, and the lack of resources of the island countries is difficult to support the consumption of the front line, so they have implemented the policy of feeding the war with war, wantonly dumping the people from the occupied areas and plundering all kinds of resources.

The 13th Infantry Brigade was stationed in southern and northern Jiangsu, and its main task was to sweep away and suppress the Chinese military and civilians who rebelled in this area, and at the same time to collect military rations and other materials.

The Yamaguchi Brigade stationed in Huaiyin was the strong force of the Kwantung Army, and the guerrilla troops in the nearby area were defeated and lost several times in battles with them, and they had to retreat to the vast countryside.

This time, the Ninth Guerrilla Column gathered thousands of troops from more than 10 detachments under its command and went straight to Huaiyin, first, to support the winter offensive launched by the whole country, and second, to avenge the attack with one arrow.

The whereabouts of the Ninth Guerrilla Column had long been known to the Yamaguchi Brigade stationed in Huaiyin, and they did not take the initiative to meet the guerrilla troops.

Under the orders of Captain Yamaguchi Akamatsu, the devils and puppet troops of Huaiyin took the initiative to let go of the turrets and strongholds along the way, not to entangle with the guerrilla troops, and to take the initiative to lure them deeper.

The Ninth Guerrilla Column advanced towards Huaiyin with several thousand troops, and except for some slight resistance at the beginning, the puppet army devils in the rear fled when they saw them, allowing them to take advantage of the situation to recover more than ten villages.

"Damn, why is this little devil so unbeaten?"

Seeing the devils and puppet troops fleeing from the wind, the officers and men of the Ninth Guerrilla Column were all excited, but even more confused.

In the past, when they fought against the devils of the Yamaguchi brigade, the devils were fierce and belligerent, and they beat them to the ground every time.

But this time, the devil turned into a soft-footed shrimp uncharacteristically, and fled without a fight, so that the guerrilla officers and soldiers did not know why.

"Fuck it, since the little devils are afraid of us, let's stop grinding, don't do anything, take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely wipe them out!" The captain of the nervous detachment was excited to lead people in pursuit.

But there were also cautious partisan detachment leaders who frowned: "Could it be a conspiracy of little devils?" ”

After all, they know the strength of the little devils, these little devils are all transferred from outside the ice and snow, and what they are good at fighting is field warfare, and they are worried about ambushes.

The face of the commander of the Ninth Guerrilla Column was also cloudy, and the little devil's unusually active retreat made him feel bottomless.

Their Ninth Guerrilla Column was ordered to recover Huaiyin County, and if it had a head-to-head confrontation with the little devils, with the strength of their more than 10 detachments, they would not necessarily lose.

But now that the little devil took the initiative to retreat, he became suspicious, after all, the little devil was insidious and cunning, and he was worried about being deceived.

But now that the team has been pulled over, and there is an order from the guerrilla headquarters, he cannot stand still, otherwise he will appear to be cowardly.

"The fifth detachment sent a company to the front to explore the way, and if the situation was not right, it would immediately retreat."

"The reconnaissance platoon's detection range has been expanded to five miles to prevent it from being surrounded by devils."

For the sake of safety, the commander of the Ninth Guerrilla Column sent a company of sharp soldiers and a large number of scouts, and then slowly followed the main force of the column and advanced towards Huaiyin.

Yamaguchi Akamatsu, the commander of the devils in Huaiyin City, received a report that he heard that the Ninth Guerrilla Column was a little afraid to move forward, and he also secretly cursed himself for being careless.

"Increase resistance along the way and lure the Chinese guerrillas to the city of Huaiyin."

The order was quickly issued to the strongholds and turrets of the devils along the way, and the devils and the puppet army immediately launched a blockade against the guerrilla column.

After the spearhead company sent by the guerrilla column encountered stubborn resistance, the situation was reported to the commander of the ninth guerrilla column, and the commander finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll just say that the devil can't flee without a fight, the feeling is that there are too few troops, and the defense must be contracted." The information sent back by the spearhead company greatly increased the confidence of the guerrilla commander.

Since the devils have abandoned some villages and strongholds on the periphery to shrink their defenses, it shows that the devils' forces are overstretched, which undoubtedly increases their chances of recovering Huaiyin.

"Report!"

Just as the guerrilla commander was about to give the order to advance at full speed, a cavalryman galloped in and brought another piece of good news.

"Speak!"

"Two hours ago, a group of about seven or eight hundred devils left Huaiyin in a car and went in the direction of Lianshui."

"Hahaha, it must be the 11th column that is rippling over there!" Hearing this information, the commander of the 9th Guerrilla Column burst out laughing.

Since the devils have gone to reinforce Lianshui, there are fewer devils in Huaiyin City, which gives them a chance.

"Commander, let's fight, Huaiyin may already be an empty city!"

"Commander, our seventh detachment is willing to take the lead!"

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Hearing that there were not many devils in Huaiyin City, the leaders of the guerrilla detachment were all on fire, and they all wanted to take the lead in recovering Huaiyin, after all, they could become a qualification for promotion.

The guerrilla commander felt that there were a large number of devils and puppet troops stationed in Huaiyin, and he was still very worried in his heart, and he was ready to let the disobedient Yang Ling detachment fight, and by the way, he would grind Yang Ling's temper.

But now there are not many enemies in Huaiyin, if you give Yang Ling's detachment any more, it will be to give them credit, and he will not do the business of losing money.

"Liu Jinhu, your detachment will take the lead, take Huaiyin City before dark, and we will have dinner in the city!"

"Yes!"

Liu Jinhu, the leader of the first team with a face full of meat, hugged his fists on the horse, and ran back to the team where his detachment was located as soon as his legs clamped the horse's belly.

Soon, about 500 officers and soldiers of the first detachment rolled up smoke and dust and rushed towards Huaiyin City.

The rest of the detachment was naturally not to be outdone, and the chaos also followed and quickly advanced towards Huaiyin City.

Although the devils and puppet soldiers along the way were ordered to put up a slight resistance, they saw the guerrillas coming menacingly, and they ran away after firing a few shots from a distance.

The devils and the puppet army retreated towards Huaiyin City in disarray, and the weapons, supplies, bullets and money discarded along the way made the pursuing guerrilla officers and soldiers excited.

As if they had been praised, the officers and men of the guerrillas rushed in the direction of Huaiyin, hoping to seize more weapons, ammunition, and money.

After all, they have been chased by the devils these days, and they can only hide in the countryside, and they can be said to be poor and afraid.

Now that the devils are vulnerable, they have no scruples, and the weapons, ammunition and money discarded by the devils make their eyes red.

Liu Jinhu, the leader of the first detachment, felt that something was wrong, and wanted to slow down the officers and soldiers, worried about encountering an ambush.

However, the officers and men of the guerrilla units now have a loose sense of discipline on weekdays, and now they will not be able to restrain themselves if they are released, and besides, the detachments in the rear are also catching up quickly.

In the end, Liu Jinhu had to give up the idea of slowing down the pace of advancement, although they were all under the command of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, but the detachments were not monolithic with each other.

Several thousand officers and men of the guerrilla detachment rushed toward Huaiyin County, and for a time smoke and dust billowed from the highways, and the huge contingent was magnificent.

And the devil who sits in Huaiyin City, Nakasa Yamaguchi Akamatsu has a sneer on his face, he has already laid an old trap under Huaiyin City, just waiting for these guerrillas to drill inside.

In the past, when they encircled and suppressed the guerrillas, although they had the help of traitors, they still could not completely exterminate the guerrillas, and most of the time they were only defeated, and soon they were able to regroup. ’

And this time, the devil Nakayamaguchi has a great appetite, and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the guerrilla troops under Huaiyin City.

And it was just an illusion that he sent three squadrons to support in the direction of Lianshui, and the three squadrons of devils armed to the teeth found a wooded area and hid after leaving the city.