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Jiangsu battlefield.

The Fourth Army, with its vigor, broke the weak situation. But Beiyang has an advantage in military strength after all. The equipment level of the Fourth Army was only average in the entire Wehrmacht, and it was far from being able to suppress the Beiyang Army. Because the battlefield was too scattered, the power of heavy artillery was weakened. After all, there is only one heavy artillery unit, and once the heavy artillery firepower is fully fired, it is indeed easy to tear apart the enemy's defensive line, but once the troops rush forward, they will inevitably become the focus of the Beiyang attack, and now all battlefields are in a state of stalemate, and large-scale mobilization of troops will affect the entire battle situation.

The stalemate between the two sides has put a lot of pressure on everyone. In particular, this stalemate requires great demands on the quality of the commanders on both sides. Both sides had little reserves from the start, therefore, there was little way back for both sides, and once they retreated, it would be the end of total collapse. Both sides have reasons why they can't afford to lose, so no matter how tough the battle is, both sides will have to keep fighting to see who can emerge victorious.

Command of the Fourth Army.

"Good news, Commander! The news came from the special combat team that we had infiltrated the rear of the enemy that they had touched the enemy's rear. Looking for combat targets. Xu Zheng said with a smile.

"Good. However, we can't put all our minds on the special combat team, and the young marshal said that once the special operation is successful, it can often achieve great results at the minimum cost. However, the special forces are small in scale and have difficult combat conditions, and no one is sure of their success. Therefore, we should still focus on the frontal battlefield. Guo Shanhu nodded and said.

"Don't worry, Commander, I'll pay attention to the special operations team. And also. The General Command of the Front has agreed to send us a reserve army of 50,000 men to strengthen us. The Shandong Military Region is also organizing troops, and if we hold out for three days, reinforcements will arrive. Xu Zheng said in a deep voice.

"Got it!" Guo Shanhu didn't have any special expression on his face. But it is precisely because of his lack of expression that he is now dignified. After all, the two sides are now equal in strength, and if no other forces are involved, this will inevitably be a protracted war. And if the battle continues for a long time, Beiyang's advantage will be greater. In the final analysis, Jiangsu is the territory of Beiyang, where Beiyang has a good mass foundation and convenient material requisition. The Fourth Army, on the other hand, was fighting across regions, and logistical supply was a problem. In addition, the bandit armed forces supported by the landlords in northern Jiangsu constantly harassed the logistics of the Wehrmacht, making the whole situation more and more unfavorable to the Wehrmacht. It is precisely because of this that the Fourth Army will seek breakthroughs in other areas.

In Hongze* County in western Jiangsu, an armed force of about 100 lake bandits entered the county seat in a high-profile manner. Then Niu * coaxed into the largest inn in Hongze * County.

As the largest freshwater lake in western Jiangsu, Hongze Lake is one of the four major freshwater lakes in China. These lake bandits not only robbed the merchant ships on the lake, but also occasionally went ashore to plunder. The local people suffered greatly, but because these lake bandits had contacts with local landlords, dignitaries, and even many of them were protected by the local government, so the lake bandits were so arrogant. If it were in other areas, the entry of lake bandits into the city would inevitably be accompanied by bloody storms, but Hongze* County was different. The rich people in Hongze* county are all related to the lake bandits, and the lake bandits will not come to loot easily, but some of the lake bandits who are tired of staying on the lake will go ashore for recreation, which makes the people in the county have a great sense of fear of these lake bandits. What's more, it's already evening, so naturally no one has come out to investigate the passing lake bandits.

This 100-strong army of lake bandits is none other than the Raptors Special Combat Team of the Southwest Military Region. Originally, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory could not have been so high-profile. The county seat is even more inaccessible. However, after the Raptors special combat team came to Hongze* County, they found that in the local area, the lake bandits were extremely arrogant, and it was normal to see heavily armed lake bandits in the county. Some lake bandits even carried dozens or hundreds of people to the city. Seeing this situation, Liu Zhendong, the captain of the Tiger Special Combat Team, decisively chose to swagger. After all, the biggest requirement for the special combat team is not to be noticed. And since they are dressed as lake bandits, they naturally can't dodge, which is plain and eye-catching. …,

"Captain, we're going to enter the war zone next." Zhang Ping, the political commissar of the special combat team, said in a low voice.

"How's it going?" Liu Zhendong asked in a deep voice.

"We've figured it out. The military rations of the Beiyang Army were hoarded in the county seat of Huai'an*. And sent a heavy garrison. According to the information we have received, the Beiyang defenders are at least more than 20,000 people. Zhang Ping said. As an independent combat structure, the Special Operations Unit is structurally different from other units of the Defence Force. In the special operations team, the captain has absolute leadership, both in wartime and peacetime. Therefore, the commissar could only become the captain's deputy. After all, the special combat team is the most frequently fought unit in the Wehrmacht, and many tasks require the captain to choose between life and death, so it is necessary to cultivate the absolute authority of the captain in the special combat team.

"Twenty thousand? And the head. Is there any news about the enemy command? Liu Zhendong asked.

"There is no accurate information, but we have learned about Cao Kun's combat habits through some people. His command was necessarily far from the battlefield. If we are patient, we may be able to find something. Zhang Ping said in a deep voice.

Now they have two combat goals, one is the Beiyang military rations in Huai'an City. Although Huai'an City is guarded by 20,000 enemy troops, Huai'an, as an important town in the Soviet Union, is naturally not comparable to the small Hongze County. If the army of 20,000 is in a county like Hongze, it is definitely a behemoth, but in a county like Huai'an, the deterrent power is much smaller. With the ability of the special combat team, it is still easy to infiltrate Huai'an silently.

The second target is on the battlefield not far north of Huai'an, if they can accurately find Cao Kun's headquarters and launch an attack on it, the support for the entire battlefield will be extremely huge.

"Is there any way to infiltrate Huai'an City?" Liu Zhendong asked.

Zhang Ping thought for a while and said, "There is a way. According to our information, a baggage team in Beiyang is about to pass through Hongze* County, and the county order of Hongze* County has recruited a force of several hundred people and is ready to send it to Huai'an with the baggage team, and we may be able to start from here. ”

"Baggage team?" Liu Zhendong's eyes sparkled.

"Finding out the news, maybe this is our chance."

"Yes!" Zhang Ping nodded, he was also more inclined to enter Huai'an City, rather than looking for Cao Kun's unpredictable headquarters, it was better to burn the enemy's baggage and disturb the enemy's military morale. Zhang Ping believed that with the quality of the generals of the Wehrmacht, he would definitely be able to seize the fighter plane and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.

Before dawn the next day, a large fleet appeared on Hongze Lake, this fleet came from Nanjing, and it was along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal that entered Hongze Lake. When the fleet passed by the shore of Hongze Lake, most of the ships did not stop, but continued to sail towards Huai'an. But a small detachment broke away and stayed on the shore of Hongze Lake. A Beiyang official got off the boat, exchanged a few words with the magistrate of Hongze* County, accepted some gifts, and then boarded the ship with six or seven hundred people. Towards Huai'an.

Among them is the Wehrmacht's Raptors Special Combat Team. There are too many bandits on this Hongze Lake, and there are bandits from nearby counties, where does the local county magistrate know how many bandits there are on this Hongze Lake, as long as someone sends him filial piety, he doesn't care what your origin is and what you want to do. Last night, after the special combat team heard the news clearly, political commissar Zhang Ping pretended to be a dog-headed military advisor and went to visit the county magistrate with a generous gift. The gift money was given, and even the detailed origin made up by Zhang Ping was not said, and the county magistrate weighed the heavy gift money with a smile, and then promised to send them to the army.

Huai'an* county has the common characteristic of all counties in Beiyang, that is, dilapidation. As a large county seat, it will naturally not be as rampant as Hongze * County. Now Huai'an has become a heavy assembly place for the army on the Beiyang front, with 20,000 troops guarding it. The surrounding bandits were naturally cautious, for fear of angering the Beiyang army and being surrounded and suppressed. These lake bandits and bandits are rampant and domineering in the locality. But in front of the real state apparatus, it is nothing. ..., Beiyang heavy supplies were hoarded in Huai'an Xicheng. The originally somewhat dilapidated barracks were full of people. A large part of the military supplies were placed in the courtyard in this way, and the mountains of grain one by one showed the abundance of materials in Beiyang's operation. Weapons and equipment and other precious military supplies will not be piled up here like food. Arms and weapons are more precious, naturally piled up in the house, and there are special troops guarding those places, which are difficult for ordinary people to approach. Moreover, the distribution of food seems random, but it is very scattered, and without a large number of people, it is impossible to burn this grain at once. And with Beiyang's relatively developed inland waterway shipping, as long as all the grain is not burned at one time, Beiyang has the ability to deliver supplies to the front-line army. From this point of view, the idea that the Raptors special operations team wants to burn all the food supplies in Beiyang is a bit naïve.

"It seems that there are also capable people in Beiyang! With our manpower, it is impossible to burn all this food at once, and it seems that we need to find another way. Liu Zhendong looked at the heavily guarded area and said.

"Captain, now the brothers are scattered, and I heard that these baggage troops stay for a day and a night, if we can't move during this time, in order not to leak our whereabouts, we must leave Huai'an tomorrow, this gate is only for a whole day." Zhang Ping said.

Liu Zhendong nodded, his eyebrows full of solemnity. For a day and a night, it is impossible to burn military supplies under the defense of the enemy's army.

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