The former deputy commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters learned that the Japanese army had sent more than 1,000 Japanese troops from the two strongholds of Wuxiang and Heshun to quickly reinforce Liao County, and ordered the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region to stop attacking Liao County.

The former deputy commander-in-chief ordered the first section of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region to set up an ambush in Dongtougu to contain the enemy who was going south to Heshun to reinforce Liao County, and ordered the main force to quickly move to the line of Hongya and Guandiyuan, occupy favorable terrain, and eliminate the enemy in Wuxiang, who was reinforcing Liao County.

At 8:40 a.m. on September 30, the enemy reinforced by Wuxiang ran along the Wu (Township) Liao (County) Highway to reinforce Liao County.

The 385th Brigade, which was marching rapidly to the ambush site, suddenly encountered the enemy of Liaoxian County, which was reinforcing Liao County, and more than 600 little devils in Wuxiang, who were running and marching, and Brigade Commander Chen immediately ordered the troops to seize the favorable terrain and launch a fierce battle with the enemy in an all-round way.

The 386th Brigade, which was marching in a hurry, heard fierce gunfire ringing west of Guandiyuan, and Commander Chen of the left flank column ordered the troops to carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship and rush to the place where the gunfire broke out as quickly as possible.

Approaching the battlefield where the 385th Brigade encountered the enemy, Commander Chen, the left wing column who rushed to a high ground, raised his binoculars and scanned the battlefield where the fierce battle was raging, and ordered the troops to make a detour to the enemy's flank and form an encirclement of the reinforcing enemy.

The devil commander, who was surrounded on all sides, found that the troops had been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, this cunning guy was not afraid, brandished his command knife and shouted: "Warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, the Dirt Eighth Route has surrounded my reinforcements, all the brave and warlike Imperial warriors, break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, occupy the high ground in the southeast direction, and destroy this Eighth Route with the fiercest firepower." ”

The arrogant Japanese commander was not an arrogant bastard, but a shrewd commander who commanded the battle decisively and did not drag his feet, and he led his troops to the 385th Brigade that surrounded the flank with the greatest firepower, and launched the most fierce fire to break through.

Under the supervision of the commander, the little devil desperately broke through the encirclement, and just when the Eighth Route Army surrounded the Japanese troops who broke through again, three enemy planes suddenly appeared in the air, and the little devils covering the ground breakthrough rushed out of the encirclement, occupied the high ground in the southeast, and immediately built fortifications to put up stubborn resistance.

The Eighth Route Army launched the thirteenth offensive against the stubborn little devils, and the Japanese troops who were holding the high ground, with the support of air fighters, always held their positions and waited for reinforcements from the ground troops.

From 30 September to 1 October, the battle with the enemy lasted for two days and one night, and the battle scene was very tragic, with a large number of troops and heavy firepower on both sides, causing a large number of casualties.

From 4:50 a.m. on the same day, the Eighth Route Army continuously launched an attack on the enemy who was holding the high ground, repeatedly charging and killing until nightfall, and did not capture the high ground occupied by the devils.

At this time, more than 400 little devils who had gone west from Liaoxian County to reinforce the enemy on the heights frantically pounced on the Eighth Route Army, which was engaged with the enemy, in trucks, and broke through the position of the 385th Brigade with powerful troops and firepower, and pounced on the command post of the 386th Brigade in the middle of the mountain.

The enemy of Yangquan of the Japanese army, after receiving the reinforcement order from Shangfeng, mobilized more than 1,000 little devils, frantically pounced south, and soon reached Jiliao Village north of Liao County.

The commander of the division ordered the enemy in Yangquan, Liaoxian, and Wuxiang to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress the enemy, in an attempt to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region west of Guandiyuan.

Commander Liu of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region analyzed the position of the troops and the unfavorable battle situation of the enemy's rapid air and ground reinforcements, and decisively reported the battlefield situation to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The former deputy commander-in-chief of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, in accordance with the enemy's deployment and reinforcement of troops, ordered the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region to immediately withdraw from the battle and evacuate to a predetermined place for rest and recuperation.

In the second phase of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the troops fought against the enemy, destroyed more than a dozen Japanese strongholds, destroyed more than 100 kilometers of highways, successfully completed the tasks of the second stage, and entered the campaign preparations for the third stage of the Battle of the Hundred Regiments.

When Lei Jian said this, Huo stood up and shouted to Zhou Peng: "Chief of Staff Zhou, hasn't Qu Jiaming come back yet?" Is there any news from the reconnaissance squad sent to pick it up? ”

"Report to Captain Lei, I've been paying attention, and there is still no news."

Just as Zhou Peng was speaking, two black shadows ran in from outside the woods, and shouted in a low voice as they ran: "Commander Lei, where are you, I have important information to report." ”

Lei Jian followed the sound and quickly rushed towards the two figures running over, when he grabbed a black shadow running over, he suddenly paused and asked in a low and stern voice: "Tell me quickly, what danger happened to Qu Jiaming?" ”

"Report to Regiment Commander Lei, Company Commander Qu Jiaming led three soldiers, under the response of a half-size-fits-all, climbed over the wall and entered the Xiazhuo Horse Post, there was no news for a day, until I led the reconnaissance squad to meet the reconnaissance team waiting outside, and after waiting for a while, word came from inside the village wall, Qu Jiaming's company commander mixed into the Japanese stronghold and was blocked inside, which was very dangerous." The scout squad leader said quickly.

"Bastard, bastard Qu Jiaming, why is it so risky? If you have the ability to get in, why are you trapped in it and can't get out? I'm so. Thunder Sword roared angrily.

Zhou Peng walked up to him and said: "Commander Lei, I will take a platoon to approach the next horse post, find out the situation in the periphery, and according to the situation, I will take the next step with the camera, do you think this is good?" ”

"Let's go with me, don't fold in a Qu Jiaming, and then take a chief of staff of my only regiment, then the trouble will be even greater." Lei Jian couldn't help but shout: "Song Tiedan, Song Tie ......." ”

Lei Jian suddenly paused, his heart was sour, but he didn't care about the emotional entanglement, and immediately turned his mouth and shouted: "Feng Guang, immediately gather the guard platoon and follow me." ”

Ma Mingshan approached Lei Jian, grabbed Lei Jian's arm and whispered, "Captain Lei, you personally took the risk, isn't it ......." ”

"Political Commissar Ma, Qu Jiaming and several soldiers are now unknown in life and death, if you send others to rescue, you are not familiar with the terrain of the horse post, it will be more dangerous, although I have not entered the horse post, but from the map and information I have collected, my understanding of the horse post is relatively clear compared to others, okay, the troops will be handed over to you, and I will immediately lead the guard platoon to act."

At this time, Wang Xiaoliang and Li Gang rushed over, and the two of them grabbed the thunder sword, and said at the same time: "Captain Lei, you can't take the risk yourself, so I'll go." ”

"Don't fight with me, time is urgent, once in the battle of the horse post, the enemy is discovered in advance, it will affect the entire campaign, if the enemy in Laiyuan, Lingqiu and nearby strongholds are quickly reinforced, then our only regiment is likely to be surrounded by the enemy, it will cause great casualties to the troops, don't fight, after I leave, you must be ready for battle, get the order I conveyed, and immediately cooperate with the action."

Lei Jian led the guard platoon, rushed out of the woods, and approached 300 meters from the horse post, Lei Jian reined in the war horse, jumped down, and ordered the deputy platoon commander Li Daocheng: "You lead the other soldiers of the guard platoon, hide the war horse, and wait for my order here." ”

He whispered an order to Feng Guang, "Bring a squad of guards and follow me." ”

More than a dozen black shadows, under the cover of night, were led by the reconnaissance squad leader in front, and soon joined up with some of the soldiers of the reconnaissance company hidden outside the horse post and the surrounding wall.

Lei Jian approached Qi Mingyuan, the deputy commander of the reconnaissance company, and asked in a low voice: "Company Commander Qi, Qu Jiaming brought a few soldiers and climbed over the wall into the Xiaxing Horse Station?" ”

"Report to Regiment Commander Lei, Company Commander Qu led four soldiers inside, and under the response of a half-sized man called Iron Lock, he climbed over the wall and entered the Xia Horse Post at nine o'clock in the morning, until half an hour ago, a soldier came out of the wall inside, saying that Company Commander Qu had infiltrated the Japanese stronghold and had not come out yet."

"Get the fighter right now, I have something to ask him." Lei Jian asked about the situation, his brows furrowed more and more, and he suddenly whispered: "Tell the soldier who followed Qu Jiaming into the Xia Walking Horse Post and take me and the soldiers of the guard platoon to climb over the wall and go in." ”

At this moment, several flashlights suddenly flashed out from the corner of the wall, and the deputy company commander of the reconnaissance company, Qi Mingyuan, said nervously and quickly: "Commander Lei, hide quickly, the devil's peripheral patrol team has come over." ”

Dozens of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army quickly flashed into a ditch more than 50 meters away, lying motionless inside, and waiting for the devil patrol to walk over, Lei Jian ordered to quickly approach the outer wall of the village, and take a human ladder to climb into the village of Xiajiaomayi.

Feng Guang, the commander of the guard platoon, led two soldiers, just jumped into the village, alarming the local dog in the village, a local dog was frightened and barked wildly, and the nearby local dog was quickly accommodating, and the barking of the dog was noisy at night.

(End of chapter)