Commander Liu continued: "The deputy commander of a regiment of Lei Jian, with a battalion sneak attack on Wuning County, captured the Japanese arsenal in the county, loaded three truckloads of good things, and now stopped in three miles east of Yagezhuang, asked for the next step of the combat mission, and also put forward his own suggestions, I took a look at it very well, and the combat plan issued by the headquarters is very consistent, according to Lei Jian's proposal, the combat plan formulated in the early stage is adjusted as follows. ”

He stood up and ordered: "Order the commander of the first regiment of Sun to attack the Japanese army in Songzhuang west of Songzhuang, not to fall in love with the battle, to lead the enemy to the Shahe area fifteen miles away, and the two regiments of the seven detachments of the friendly army will carry out fire strikes, and once the battle is unfavorable, force the Shahe River to cross, take the opposite bank of the Shahe River as a position, and destroy the enemy's living forces trying to cross the river." ”

"Order the commander of the 2nd Regiment Huang to cooperate with the 1st Regiment north of Songzhuang, lure the enemy, do not take the initiative to attack, wait for the Japanese army to pursue to Shahe, attack with all his strength, and strike at the enemy."

"Order the three regiments of Song." Commander Liu suddenly paused, glanced at Duan Zhihong, the acting head of the Third Regiment, and then swept to the cadres above the regiment level present, and said in a hoarse voice: "In the Battle of Jiming Mountain, when Regiment Commander Song heroically blocked the enemy's attack, he took the lead in killing the enemy with a gun and died heroically, and we lost a good regiment commander who was brave and good at fighting, which is a big loss for the five detachments. ”

Commander Liu paused for a moment, raised his head up, and then firmly continued to order: "Order the third regiment to immediately detour back to three miles east of Yagezhuang, and join the regiment and battalion led by Lei Jian, and Lei Jian will temporarily act as the head of the regiment and command it in a unified manner, Deputy Regiment Commander Duan will not have an opinion, right?" ”

"Please rest assured, Commander, I, Duan Zhihong, will firmly carry out the orders of the Commander of the Thunder Sword, and will never have any friction on the battlefield, in order to eliminate the little devils, avenge the sacrifice of the Song Regiment Commander and the soldiers, take the lead and kill the enemy bravely."

"Okay, let me be long-winded, please don't underestimate Lei Jian, a half-haired child, his wit, courage and decisiveness, is one of the most knowledgeable commanders since I joined the army, don't say that you can't understand Lei Jian, even me and Gao Political Commissar are a little surprised by the special performance of this little guy."

Commander Liu continued: "According to the information sent by Lei Jian, the Japanese army's weapons and ammunition replenishment will soon be quickly escorted from Yantai City to Songzhuang, Lei Jian's burden is not light, once the Japanese army is replenished with weapons and ammunition, our five detachments will suffer a great firepower blow to the Japanese army this time, in order to ensure that this combat mission not only strikes the enemy but also preserves the strength of our army, Lei Jian in the rear to contain the enemy, it is even more important." ”

"Yes, the burden on this little guy is indeed not light, I don't know if this stinky boy can complete this task well, this is also a severe test for him." Political Commissar Gao said solemnly.

After Commander Liu gave the order, he said with great decisiveness: "Three regiments of our five detachments and two regiments reinforced by the seventh detachment fought with the 13th Brigade of the Japanese army on the plains, we had no advantage, and we took the initiative to give up the strategy of retreating into the mountains to deal with the enemy. ”

Song Keming, the commander of the first regiment, stood up and asked: "Commander Liu, the weapons and ammunition of our regiment cannot be replenished, once we engage the enemy on the frontal battlefield, I am afraid." ”

"Yes, Commander, our second regiment doesn't have many bullets."

"Hahaha, don't worry about weapons and ammunition, I'll send three to Lei Jian, that is, Lei Jian proposed to use a battalion of troops to transport weapons and ammunition to replenish your two regiments, now you should rest assured, right?"

"Commander Liu, my Deputy Regiment Commander Lei is really capable, and he has obtained a large number of weapons from little devils, so we have the bottom in our hearts." The head of the regiment said proudly.

Commander Liu said with a smile: "This stinky boy Lei Jian has made three truckloads of new equipment for devils at once, and I am afraid that a battalion of soldiers will not be able to transport it all, but he can't send more troops to transport weapons and ammunition, so he has to leave it like this for the time being." ”

Later, the battle meeting revolved around Lei Jian, and Commander Liu slapped the table and ordered solemnly: "I order all regiments to act immediately, and in another hour, that is, at nine o'clock in the morning, we will start launching a general attack on the Japanese army in Songzhuang." ”

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Fifth Detachment and One Regiment of the Shandong Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Army of the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the 13th Brigade of the enemy stationed in Songzhuang.

For the five detachments of the Eighth Route Army, an unprecedentedly fierce battle began.

At the headquarters of the 13th Brigade, the commander of the brigade, General Shusuke Hoshino, was holding a high-level military meeting when he was suddenly hit by the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army.

The shells that exploded on the roof of the Japanese headquarters collapsed the entire roof, and there was a wail in the ruins.

The chief of staff of the 13th Brigade of the Japanese Army, Yanagi Shibei, held his left forearm with his right hand, and was rescued from the rubble covered in dust, and he shouted angrily: "Commander of the Hoshino Brigade, the Tsuchibachi Road is so arrogant, the Imperial Army must destroy them all." ”

The commander of the Hoshino Brigade pushed away the guards who were protecting him, and gave a fierce order to the two captains of Kameda and Tokugawa: "Order your subordinate troops to quickly enter a state of emergency in battle, and concentrate the most intense artillery fire, tanks, and all heavy firepower on the Tsuchihachi Road, and strike hard, I will kill all the Tsuchihachi Route." ”

The command guard officer immediately reported: "Report to General Hoshino, the new command is ready, please." ”

"I don't need a new headquarters, order your subordinates to set up tents in the bombed-up house immediately, mine won't leave here."

The chief of staff of the Yanagi Shibei nodded and said: "Yuxi, Your Excellency the general is smart, the artillery fire of the Tuba Road will not fire here for the second time, so that the command will be very safe." ”

The head of the Hoshino Shusuke Brigade said with a sneer: "The commanders of the Dirt Eight Road are all stupid pigs, and with a small move of mine, I will transfer out all their main forces and heavy weapons, hahaha, this time to completely eliminate the five detachments of the Dirt Eight Road, it will definitely be smooth, hahaha." ”

"Touxi, the Tsubachi Road saw that the Imperial Army was shrinking the battle line and stopped the offensive, and the Tsuchibachi Road mistakenly believed that the Imperial Army's weapons and ammunition had not been replenished, misjudged, and implemented the wrong battle plan, and the Imperial Japanese Army took this opportunity to definitely wipe out all the Tubhachi Roads." The chief of staff of the brigade, Yanagi Shibei, shouted arrogantly.

The commander of the Hoshino Shusuke Brigade ordered: Order the tanks to open the road in front of them to cover the infantry to carry out the most fierce attack on the positions of the five detachments of the Eighth Route Army.

The artillery squadron was ordered to move its artillery positions to the front line, quickly consolidate the artillery positions, and destroy the positions of the Eighth Route Army under the first round of artillery fire.

The Japanese troops of the two wings were ordered to increase their firepower to attack, occupy positions, drive the five detachments of the fleeing Eighth Route Army to the western front, and carry out division and encirclement on the way to the attack, striving to achieve total annihilation in the Shahe area.

In charge of the frontal attack on the Japanese army occupying the Songzhuang base camp of the regiment, Commander Sun ordered all the shells to be poured into Songzhuang with all his strength, his purpose was to annihilate the main force of the Japanese army under the first round of artillery fire, and with the cooperation of the second regiment, carry out a strong attack to smash the Japanese army's comprehensive clearance of the base area this time.

As soon as the first round of artillery fire stopped, it was counterattacked by Japanese tanks and artillery, and a large number of shells fell on the position, and the stones and shrapnel kicked off by the explosion swept towards the soldiers who held their positions, and the troops suffered heavy casualties.

Sun Keming, the commander of the first regiment, was blinded by the enemy's artillery fire for a while, and he scolded angrily: "Bastard, the cunning little devil laid a trap, deliberately shrunk the battle line, stopped the attack and encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, and made a gesture of running out of ammunition and food to confuse us, we were fooled, and ordered the troops to hold their positions, strike at the enemy fiercely, and wait for the order of the headquarters." ”

Commander Liu, who was in command of the headquarters, had already prepared in advance to guard against the enemy's fraud, he grabbed the phone and ordered: "A regiment, a regiment of Commander Sun?" Hold the position for fifteen minutes, wait until all the main forces of the Japanese army in Songzhuang are transferred out, immediately retreat quickly to the area of the Shahe River, lead the devils to the ambush circle of the two regiments of the seventh detachment, your regiment quickly crosses the river, builds fortifications on the other side of the river, blocks the enemy and covers the two regiments of the seventh detachment, and retreats to the other side of the Shahe River across the river. ”

He put down the phone and connected to the second regiment: "Is the second regiment head Huang?" Order your regiment to abandon the flank and cooperate with a regiment to lure the enemy, immediately pick up a battalion arranged by Lei Jian to transport weapons and ammunition, quickly retreat to the Shahe, transport the weapons and ammunition to the other side of the river, build a blocking position, and be sure to block the Japanese army east of the Shahe. ”

(Tianjin)