Before it got dark, the main force of the Ninth Guerrilla Column, more than 3,000 officers and men, rolled up the sky of smoke and dust and arrived two miles outside Huaiyin City along the road.

"Report to the captain, the Chinese guerrilla troops have attacked the positions outside the city, whether to immediately encircle them!"

A devil intelligence staff officer trotted all the way up to the three-story watchtower platform of a rich man's compound in Huaiyin City, and snapped Lizheng loudly asked Yamaguchi Chisong for instructions.

On this watchtower, which is surrounded by battlements, Yamaguchi Akamatsu, the leader of the devil brigade, is holding a telescope and looking out of the city, surrounded by more than a dozen young officers with murderous faces.

In the binoculars, the guerrilla troops rushing along the highway were crowded, and the smoke and dust trampled on by thousands of pairs of feet filled the air, looking quite imposing.

Seeing the fish take the bait, a trace of the murderous color of the conspiracy appeared on the hard face of Yamaguchi Akamatsu, the captain of the devil brigade, and he put down the binoculars and turned around to order.

"The ambushed troops are temporarily concealed and waiting, waiting for orders to attack again."

"Hey!" After being stunned for a moment, the intelligence staff officer responded, turned around and pedaled down the stairs and down the tower.

"Captain, why don't you join forces and destroy them now?" The operational staff officer of the devil was very puzzled by Yamaguchi Akamatsu's order.

Yamaguchi Akamatsu replied with a hideous face: "Now the morale of the Shina army is high, if the siege is closed at this moment, they will definitely desperately break through and cause unnecessary casualties to the Japanese Imperial Army." ”

"Now that we have built a strong position outside the city, wouldn't it be easier for us to destroy them when the Chinese army has hit their heads and bled somewhere, and then we send troops to surround them?" Akamatsu Yamaguchi pointed to the trenches, bunkers and barbed wire positions outside the city.

When the young officers around heard this explanation, they showed expressions of sudden realization.

"Captain wise!" The officers of the Yamaguchi Brigade all showed admiration for Yamaguchi Akamatsu and patted their ass.

In this way, they will be able to wait for their work and give them a fatal blow when the guerrillas are exhausted, and it must be said that ginger is still old and spicy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Chongqing army is launching a large-scale attack on our army on a long front, and at this difficult time, please also ask you to kill the enemy, smash their counterattack, and consolidate the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere!"

"Hey!" The more than a dozen officers gathered around were straight and bowed in unison.

When Yamaguchi Akamatsu, the captain of the devil's brigade, stood on the tower, the highest point in Huaiyin City, and observed the situation outside the city, the guerrilla troops also stopped and looked at the devil's defense.

Huaiyin City does not have a city wall, only a large area of the settlement area of the earthen polder, and the preset position of the devil is built around this large area of earthen polder.

"Damn, the little devil seems to want to defend it."

When the guerrilla commander and more than a dozen detachment leaders under his command were hiding behind a dirt slope to observe the situation, he gasped when he saw the fortifications on the periphery.

The devil relied on the earth polder to build three circular trenches, each of which was about 50 meters apart and was connected by a traffic trench in depth.

Between these trenches were pillboxes and ring machine gun fortifications for fire support, and at the front there were wooden piles and barbed wire fences embedded deep in the ground.

This is only a visible fortification, and I don't know how many invisible traps and bunkers there are.

The little devils are not only well-armed and equipped, but also have complete and neat fortifications, and seeing this impregnable outer position, many guerrilla detachment leaders are also a little weak in their hearts.

If they were to be allowed to fight guerrilla warfare with devils in the vast countryside, maybe it would be okay, but let them attack such a complete fortification, and their scalps would be numb.

"Let's go and look on the other side."

The guerrilla commander, who was in high spirits, did not look very good now, and beckoned the detachment leaders to go to another direction to reconnoitre.

They rushed over to recover Huaiyin County, but the devils had built so many strong fortifications and fortresses, and many people had already begun to retreat in their hearts.

The guerrilla commander took the detachment commanders around and found that the devil's defense was leaky, and there was no flaw at all, which made it difficult for them.

"Let's talk about it, how will this battle be fought?" After seeing the positions of the devils, the guerrilla commander asked the detachment commanders.

The detachment leaders all looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, and they didn't say anything.

"They were all yelling to take the lead just now, what's the matter, now they're all dumb?" Seeing the silent detachment commanders, the guerrilla commander's face also sank.

These detachment leaders are not stupid, they shoot their heads, and now the devils are waiting for them solemnly, if they go to the lead, it would be strange if they didn't hit their heads and break the bloodstream.

"Liu Jinhu, tell me." The guerrilla commander set his sights on Liu Jinhu, the commander of the first detachment.

Liu Jinhu also scratched his ears and cheeks for a long time before he spoke: "Commander, it's better for us to besiege for a long time, the little devil has no food or drink, at most half a month, this Huaiyin will be self-defeating......"

"I'm afraid the devil didn't starve to death, we starved to death first." A detachment leader shook his head after hearing this.

Since the devils dispatched three divisions to sweep at the beginning of the year, the Sulu Theater Command had to withdraw to the Lunan area.

Their northern Jiangsu region is now blocked by devils, land, and air, and food supplies cannot come in, and if it weren't for the local people, they would have starved to death.

Now they are counting on Huaiyin to get some food, if they are besieged for a long time, not to mention the devil reinforcements, thousands of brothers want to eat, this is a big problem, they must fight quickly.

The guerrilla commander looked at the detachment leaders under his subordinates, and also shook his head secretly, on weekdays, he was always showing off his might and no one in his eyes, and he would lie down at the critical moment.

"Okay, since we're here, we can't go back so empty-handed." The commander saw that no one spoke, and opened his mouth to break the silence.

"According to intelligence, there are not many devils in this Huaiyin City, at most one squadron, although the number of puppet troops is large, but there is no need to worry, as long as we break through the outer defense line, we still have a chance to win."

Hearing the commander say this, the confidence of the detachment commanders finally recovered somewhat.

"It's not dark yet, if we attack now, we will be exposed to the fire of the devils, and the losses will definitely be great, so I mean attack after dark."

"But who is leading the way?" Everyone agreed to attack after dark, but none wanted to be the first to rush.

The commander looked around at the detachment leaders, and finally ordered: "Since you are here, don't even think about being a turtle with a shrunken head, after it is too dark, you will be besieged on all sides, and you will go up and fight me!" ”

Hearing the commander's words, although everyone felt that it was a bit risky, there was no other way, but fortunately, they were not alone, so they agreed.

"Let me explain in advance, if anyone dares to retreat, don't blame me for being ruthless!" The commander looked at the uncertain crowd and warned.

Everyone looked stunned and nodded in agreement.

"Of course, whoever leads his troops to take the lead in attacking Huaiyin will be the hero of my ninth column, and I will keep it for him as the deputy commander of the ninth column, and reward him with five thousand oceans!"

The guerrilla commander is also a veteran of officialdom, so he naturally knows how to use a carrot and a stick.

As soon as his words came out, the detachment leaders were all on fire, and they patted their chests and said that they would move forward bravely.

The more than 3,000 officers and men of the guerrilla column did not immediately attack, but buried themselves in pots and made meals, seized the time to rest and organize their weapons.

And the devils holding the position also seemed to be really overstretched, and they had no intention of attacking, so the two sides waited peacefully until dark at the distance of the firing range.