"Captain, the communication cavalry who went to Qinghe Town to contact the Kuroda troops reported that Tengye's squad was attacked by the troops of the Shina Army fifteen kilometers west of the city, and all the jade has been shattered."

An intelligence staff officer of a devil hurriedly broke into the headquarters of the Yamaguchi Brigade, snapped upright, and reported the bad news to the captain Yamaguchi Akamatsu.

"Nani?"

When Captain Yamaguchi Akamatsu heard the news, his smiling face immediately sank after winning the battle.

Yamaguchi Akamatsu asked in a deep voice, "Do you know their numbers?" ”

The intelligence staff officer walked to the map hanging on the wall, pointed in the direction of Qinghe Town, and said: "I don't know the number, but there is an activity of the third detachment under the command of the Ninth Guerrilla Column of the China Army in the area of Qinghe Town. ”

"The third detachment?" Yamaguchi Akamatsu frowned: "Did you eliminate the third detachment in last night's battle?" ”

The intelligence staff officer shook his head: "I didn't find any proof of the number of the third guerrilla detachment. ”

"It looks like it's just a fish that slipped through the net, so there's no need to make a fuss." Yamaguchi Akamatsu stared at the small black dot on the map marked with Qinghe Town, and his face soothed.

Akamatsu Yamaguchi walked over to the chair and sat down, and asked, "Have you made contact with Kuroda-san?" ”

The communications staff officer shook his head: "We have sent several batches of communication troops, but they are all sunk in the sea, and the enemy situation in the direction of Qinghe Town is unknown. ”

"It must be the guerrillas of the Shina Army who blocked the road and cut us off from Kuroda-kun." The devil's intelligence staff analyzed it.

"Humph!" Captain Yamaguchi Akamatsu snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain.

They wiped out the main forces of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, and now he really didn't pay attention to the little fish that slipped through the net.

Yamaguchi Akamatsu ordered: "The Miyasaka squadron immediately set out to attack and advance in the direction of Qinghe Town, open up the connection with Kuroda-san in Qinghe Town, and work together to eliminate the 3rd Guerrilla Detachment of Shina." ”

"Hey!" The devil's communications staff officer answered, and he was about to give the order.

The devil's operational staff officer frowned: "Captain, the whole jade shattering of the Tengye squad without warning shows that the strength of the third guerrilla detachment of China is not weak, and a squadron is going, is the strength too thin?" ”

"The 60th Infantry Brigade and the 56th Infantry Brigade in the direction of Yancheng are being attacked by a large force of the Chinese Army, and His Excellency the Brigade Commander just sent a telegram asking our department to quickly go south for reinforcements on the same day, and there are three garrison squadrons in Kuroda in the direction of Qinghe Town, and it is enough for the Miyasaka Squadron to go to support." Team Leader Akamatsu Yamaguchi explained.

Hearing that the direction of Yancheng was attacked by a large number of Chinese troops, and asked them to quickly go south for reinforcements, the devil's staff officers all looked solemn.

This time, the Chinese army launched a large-scale winter offensive across the country, causing heavy losses to the troops they were stationed in, which made them all worried.

"Captain, has the situation in the direction of Yancheng deteriorated to the point where we need reinforcements?" A devil staff officer asked with a worried face.

Captain Yamaguchi Akamatsu nodded solemnly: "At least five brigade-level security forces of the China Army are attacking Yancheng, and four of the six subordinate counties of Yancheng have lost contact. ”

Because of its important geographical location, Huaiyin sent an infantry brigade and a brigade-level puppet army to station.

And this time, as the Chinese army launched a counteroffensive in various places, the devil's forces were somewhat stretched, and many troops had to act as firefighters, busy running for their lives.

"Let the troops assemble and set off at three o'clock in the afternoon." Brigade Captain Akamatsu Yamaguchi ordered.

"What about the defense of Huaiyin City?" The devil's operational staff asked.

"Leave a squad and a security battalion in charge, the nearby Chinese army has been wiped out, and there is no need to worry in a short time."

Although the devil's combat staff vaguely felt that something was wrong, he couldn't find any reason for it for a while.

Now it is not only a pot of porridge in northern Jiangsu, but also wars are raging in central and southern Jiangsu, and the neighboring Anhui and Shandong borders are also fighting.

Although the winter offensive was under the unified command of the Chongqing side, it was the major theaters that carried it out.

For example, the Sulu Theater runs from Shandong to Jiangsu, with Commander Xuezhong in the north and Jiangsu in charge, and Jiangsu Chairman in the south.

The devils of the Yamaguchi Brigade hurriedly packed up and soon took a car south to the direction of Yancheng to support, and the Miyasaka squadron also set off almost at the same time, searching and advancing in the direction of Qinghe Town.

What Yamaguchi Akamatsu, the captain of the devil brigade, didn't know was that Kuroda Ichiro in Qinghe Town had been completely wiped out by Yang Ling and them.

And the Miyasaka detachment, which went to support in the direction of Qinghe Town, has become a lone army in deep danger, and Huaiyin, who has taken most of the troops, will also be finished.

When a squadron of devils rushed straight to the direction of Qinghe Town by car, Yang Ling also gathered Wu Changqing's second battalion to advance in the direction of Huaiyin in the east, preparing to converge with Wang Huzi of the first battalion and jump to the outer line to fight.

Because Yang Ling didn't know the situation under Huaiyin City now, he could only rush to Huaiyin.

If the main force of the guerrilla column was destroyed, they would rely on the roads and devils along the way to cover the evacuation of Qinghe Town.

If the guerrilla column and the devils are still entangled, they can flank the devils and cover the main force to break through, which is better than staying in Qinghe Town and waiting to be killed.

Because of the backwardness of communication means, Yang Ling and they could not get some news from the front in time, which brought delays to their decision-making and response.

Therefore, only by taking the troops to the direction of Huaiyin, and whether to retreat or fight at that time, will we grasp the initiative and will not miss the opportunity because of the delay.

Yang Ling and the others chased Wang Hu and them on foot along the highway, but the oncoming Miyasaka brigade was in a car, and the speed of the two sides was naturally different.

Before the second battalion led by Yang Ling and Wang Huzi and them converged, the devil's convoy appeared in Wang Huzi's field of vision first.

The scouts sent by Wang Huzi and them have already figured out the situation under Huaiyin City, that is, the main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column is finished.

When he sent people to deliver the latest information to Yang Ling, he did not evacuate the temporary position built on the road.

Because Wang Huzi followed Yang Ling and fought a lot of vicious battles, his military literacy has also improved a lot.

Now that the main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column has been wiped out, the Third Guerrilla Detachment will surely become a thorn in the side of the devil and the next target to be solved.

And now that the Third Guerrilla Detachment has just captured Qinghe Town, there are still so many people who need to evacuate, and the devil's mechanized troops are fast, and they will be able to reach Qinghe Town in an instant, and the situation will deteriorate at that time.

Therefore, when Wang Huzi did not stop doing two things, and then gave a warning to the rear, he led a battalion to build a position along the road, preparing to block it for a while.

Not long after the signal corps that had given a warning to the rear left, smoke and dust billowed in front of them, and the ghost cavalry and cars pressed along the road.

"Damn, it's coming so fast!"

Seeing the smoke and dust on the road in the distance, and a devil's sun flag looming in the smoke and dust, Wang Huzi's face was a little solemn.

In fact, this is not to blame the Miyasaka squadron for being anxious, but the main force of the brigade went south to Yancheng, and they were left to purge the guerrillas, which is already very annoying.

Squadron Leader Miyasaka also thought about quickly clearing out the guerrillas here, and rushed south to join the large army, because he heard that there were more Chinese troops gathered.

For Squadron Leader Miyasaka, it's all a feat, and if you go late, don't have any soup.

"Ready!" With a wave of his hand, the brothers who were resting in the foxholes and trenches rushed to the trenches on the side of the road, moving quickly.