Looking at the remnant defeated general behind the squadron leader, the brigade commander's anger could not be described in words.

The young and strong man he was thinking about not only did not catch him, but also lost half of the cavalry in the squadron, which was a typical loss of his wife and his troops.

Immediately asked: "Is the National Savior Army attacking you still in the village?"

The squadron leader quickly replied: "We are still there when we retreat!"

The brigade commander turned his attention to the Chief of Staff: "No matter whether the cavalry squadron can be avenged or not, the fifty young and strong people I want must be brought back to me."

"They are the only way for the troops to solve the current difficulties and speed up the marching. You immediately draw two infantry squadrons, then bring a mortar team and a heavy machine gun team to marches quickly to surround the village where the cavalry had just raided."

"If the National Salvation Army is still there, kill them. It doesn't matter if the National Salvation Army is no longer there. Just capture the fifty young and strong men."

"But you must remember that no matter what accident occurs during the operation, you cannot divide your troops, nor can you pursue the national rescue army alone, too far away from the main force!"

"I can see that the National Salvation Army is indeed exactly the same as the rumors. It is not only cunning, but also likes to be surprised and play cards without following common sense. When you get the chance, you will hit us. The overall strength is far beyond my judgment of them. Therefore, the troops must be very cautious in the subsequent battles, and there must be no idea of ​​underestimating the enemy!"

The chief of staff quickly took the order and looked at the brigade commander and replied seriously: "Don't worry, General, I will only go to the village. If there is a national rescue army, I will kill them. If there is no one, I will never stay there for more, and I will not risk the pursuit of the enemy alone."

A few minutes later, more than 400 Japanese soldiers were divided into the team and marched quickly toward the village where the cavalry had just been attacked.

The village, which was still in chaos just now, fell into silence again.

After the Japanese cavalry entered the village, in addition to catching people, they also grabbed things and even killed people.

After seeing the Japanese's cruel methods, the people were afraid of them. After hearing the National Salvation Army, they were likely to enter the village to arrest people for the second time, and the villagers panicked on the spot.

Huang Hu took the opportunity to take them out of the village temporarily to avoid disaster and wait until the Japanese left before coming back.

The villagers who were robbed once immediately expressed their support and left the village in just over ten minutes. No one of them was dragged down, fearing that they would run slowly and be captured by the Japanese.

When the Chief of Staff led the team to the village, no living creature was found except for dozens of Japanese corpses that had no time to be buried.

"Sir, there are traces left by a large number of people behind the village when they are transferred. The Chinese in the village must have run away from there. Should we chase along the trace?"

"They brought a large number of elderly, weak, women and children, and they will definitely not be able to walk fast!"

The Chief of Staff also thought that the brigade commander repeatedly told him that his youth and strong man was too important. If he returned empty-handed, the crisis currently facing the troops would not be resolved, and the troops would not be able to fight to Donghui Town on time. The brigade commander would definitely be furious...

Subconsciously, you have to agree.

Because he also agreed with his subordinates' analysis that even if the people left the village for half an hour, as long as the elderly, weak, women and children existed, they would not be able to walk fast, and the troops could catch up with them in a very short time and catch hostages.

When the words were spoken, before they could speak, the brigade commander's explanation and promises before leaving suddenly all came to his eyes: no matter what the situation was encountered, the troops could not take risks alone, and they could not divide their troops to chase and kill the national rescue army...

The military order should not be violated. No matter how unwilling the Chief of Staff was, he could only swallow the words on his lips and ordered: "What are you chasing? What if there is a conspiracy ahead!"

"The troops gathered and retreated immediately and went back to find the brigade commander to report..."

Two hours later, the Japanese army advanced four kilometers, and the brigade commander found another small village through the map.

Immediately ordered the Chief of Staff to take two strengthening squadrons to kill and arrest people, but it was too late and the troops returned empty-handed again.

At this time, news came from the engineer team that they dug out a total of 18 landmines on the four-kilometer official road that had just been lined up.

If it weren't for them, the troops would have acted rashly, dozens of Imperial Army soldiers would have been killed and injured.

The people could not be caught as hostages, and landmines were everywhere on the official roads, so the brigade commander had to accept this snail-like marching speed.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army, who had experienced all the twists and turns, finally arrived near Donghui Town.

The physically and mentally exhausted brigade commander felt aggrieved on the Chinese battlefield for the first time.

The marching of more than 20 kilometers a day is not counted, and even the opponent's shadow is not seen. The damaged infantry and cavalry have exceeded one infantry squadron.

This account cannot be forgotten like this. The brigade commander decided to teach the National Savior Army a lesson more than an hour before dark, so that they could know that the tiger's beard was not so easy to touch.

He raised his telescope and looked at the position for two minutes and began to give orders: "Mountain Cannon Squadron, Mortar Squadron, and Infantry Cannon Squadron, immediately set up artillery and prepare to attack the first line of defense of the National Salvation Army."

The Chief of Staff immediately intervened: "Then I will let the Second Infantry Squadron be ready for combat and let them launch an attack together!"

The brigade commander shook his head: "The infantry will not move!"

"Everyone has been running for a day and his nerves have been tense. He must be very tired. Now, if they are asked to launch an attack, their reaction speed will be half a beat slower than usual. They will definitely suffer a big loss on the battlefield."

"After ten, all artillery fired, and the first, second, third, and three defense lines were fired in a total of five minutes respectively. After the attack, the troops established a garrison on the spot, rested well, and officially started the attack tomorrow morning!"

"By the way, the guard posts and patrol teams at night are all arranged twice. Our light and dark sentries should be spread within one kilometer of the base to prevent the National Salvation Army from attacking us at night."

"The Eighth Route Army often uses this trick to deal with us. Today during the day, I found that many tactics and tactics of the National Salvation Army were the same as those of the Eighth Route Army. It is not ruled out that they attacked us at night when we just arrived here, and were unfamiliar with the place and were very tired."

Donghui Town was empty everywhere.

In addition to the left-behind troops, all the people hid in the mountains, and all the things they could move were transferred to the mountains.

Commander Zhou Cheng, Deputy Commander Yuan Shushan, Tang Yufeng and Li Honghui all gathered at the entrance of the town, holding a telescope to observe the Japanese army's every move two kilometers away.

"boom……"

The sudden explosion scared everyone, and then I saw a stream of black smoke like mushroom clouds rising from the front line of positions.

Although Yuan Shushan came to save the country and seize power, there is one thing that cannot be denied: he has very rich combat experience.

After graduating from a regular military academy, relying on military achievements, he climbed from the lieutenant company commander step by step to the position of deputy commander of the lieutenant colonel.

The sound of cannons sounded and his eyebrows frowned: "Commander, the 75mm mountain cannon that exploded just now. The Japanese brought four gates to us. It was almost dark and they were still firing cannons at our position. Are they planning to attack us overnight and not rest anymore!"

Zhou Cheng refused to comment: "Boats are indeed mountain cannons commonly used by Japanese devils. As for whether they will attack overnight, it is hard to say."

"I only saw the Japanese erratic guns in the rear, but they didn't see them assembled troops, and the heavy machine guns that provided fire cover were not mounted. It should be an ordinary attack!"

"Order all front-line troops to enter the anti-aircraft hole. No one can come out if the Japanese do not rush to them for a hundred meters!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Yuan Shushan's face, and he was worried about reminding: "Commander, if the Japanese are fast, they can run more than 100 meters in 10 or 20 seconds. Will it be too risky to wait until they rush to the front of the formation before the troops exit the anti-aircraft hole?"

Before Zhou Cheng could speak, Li Honghui on the side laughed directly: "Don't worry, Deputy Commander Yuan, we won't give the Japanese this opportunity."

"You have just come to the national rescue army and rarely go to the position and don't know the wonderfulness of the position."

"When you fight, you will find that the entire defensive position is much more complicated than what you see."

"Unless the Japanese bring larger artillery artillery, or have tanks and aircraft cover the attack, they will definitely hit a head and break blood in the position ahead of us."

Zhou Cheng did not respond, but the smile flashed from the corner of his mouth proved that what Li Honghui said was not an exaggeration.

He asked subconsciously: "Is there any mystery on the position?"

Li Honghui replied mysteriously: "I keep it confidential first, you will know tomorrow!"

Since the National Rescue Army Headquarters moved to Donghui Town, Zhou Cheng guessed that the Japanese army's main attack direction of the National Rescue Army in the future would be moved from Donghui Town to here.

Donghui Town is the base camp of the National Salvation Army, representing the face of the National Salvation Army. No matter how many Japanese soldiers were killed, they cannot give up directly.

Since taking over as commander of the National Salvation Army, Zhou Chengru began to strengthen the blocking position in the town entrance.

In addition to increasing the three defense lines to six and giving the position a longer strategic depth, Zhou Cheng also performed a major operation inside the position.

It brings a lot of logs and stones to increase the defense ability of the machine gun castle.

Compared with the past, the machine gun castle is smaller now, because the castle is reinforced with logs and stones.

The top that is most susceptible to attack is first laid with a dense layer of logs, then a layer of stones, and finally compacted with three-combination soil mixed with wheatgrass, and finally made a layer of camouflage.

Even if the Japanese use mountain cannons, several shells will be needed to hit the target at the same time before they can destroy them.

Of course, no matter how powerful the stone and log are, they are not as good as steel and concrete. If the Japanese bring larger artillery artillery or dispatch aircraft to bomb, they only need a shell to hit the target and destroy the castle.

But Zhou Cheng believed that even if the Japanese really called for planes to support, these castles had already caused huge damage to the Japanese, fulfilled their mission, and did not let down the huge manpower and material resources he spent to build them.

In addition to the castle, the blocking position is different now.

Each blocking position was dug with anti-aircraft artillery holes that could hide two infantry companies. All the traffic trenches connecting the blocking position were exposed to the ground before. Once discovered, they would be cut off by the Japanese with artillery fire, resulting in the troops being unable to retreat and reinforcements being unable to be reinforced.

In order to avoid this accident, Zhou Cheng spent a lot of manpower and material resources to cover all the traffic trenches with wooden boards and soil. Unless the Japanese rushed to the front of him, they would definitely not be able to find their existence and would not be able to cut off the connection between the blocking positions.
Chapter completed!