In the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese army continued to attack.

However, what puzzled the soldiers of the Huben Group was that the Japanese attacks suddenly weakened a lot compared to the morning.

Especially the attack on the north wing of the first line of the gorge is more like a show of doing.

Deputy Commander Wang Dali found Yang Jing with a puzzled look and said, "Tong, what is the drug sold in this gourd?

Why did its offensive strength suddenly weaken so much? Could it be that there was a conspiracy?”

Yang Jing said: "There will be demons when things are impermanent in the world. However, no matter what conspiracy the Japanese have made, we can evacuate tomorrow night at most."

After pausing, Yang Jing said again: "Order the Cavalry Company and the Sharp Spear Company to strengthen defense and expand the scope of reconnaissance.

If you find that a Japanese attempts to encircle both wings, you must inform me as soon as possible!”

"yes!"

Wang Dali took the order and left.

Yang Jing continued to lower his head and began to study the sand table on the desktop to determine that there were no missing places in the first line of defense.

At this time, Shiro Inaba was leading his troops to advance towards Huoqiu at full speed, and at 9 o'clock that night, he successfully arrived 30 miles south of Linhuoqiu County.

Given that it was getting late at that time, Shiro Inaba ordered the troops to take a break first and then attack after dawn tomorrow.

...

Huoqiu County, the headquarters of the New Fourth Army Independent Regiment.

For an independent group that has always developed in the mountains, they finally had the opportunity to control a county town, so they naturally would not let it go.

It has to be said that having a county town as a base is extremely beneficial to the development of the independent group.

Since controlling Huoqiu County, the Independent Group has never been worried about material supplies.

It is precisely because of this that even though they learned that the 11th Army of the Japanese army was invading, they were still unwilling to give up this county town easily.

So today, we are facing an unprecedented crisis!

During the Civil War, Lin Shuai also made such a mistake, and was defeated by Bai Jiansheng in the Northeast Siping, and was almost destroyed by the entire army.

Of course, it cannot be said that it was Lin Shuai’s mistake, because he acted on his own terms.

The superiors ordered him to defend Siping to death, and he had no choice.

The weapons and equipment are far less than the opponent, especially the opponent has a large-scale artillery group, which defends the city and fights positions with the opponent, which is equivalent to digging a grave!

This is true for Coach Lin, let alone the Independent Corps of the New Fourth Army.

At this time, facing the full-scale attack of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, the Independent Regiment was almost powerless to resist.

In just one morning, their field defense fortifications outside the city were all captured by the Japanese army.

In the end, he had to temporarily retreat into the county town, trying to rely on the county town’s defense to make the final resistance.

12 noon.

When the Japanese 6th Division suspended its attack, the regiment commander Yu Zongping held a military meeting of officers at the battalion level or above.

The atmosphere in the entire command center was a bit terrifying; the expressions on everyone's faces were extremely difficult to see.

After pondering for a while, the deputy regiment commander Zhou Zichen was the first to speak: "The regiment commander, political commissar, the Japanese are so powerful. In just less than half a day, the casualties of our independent regiment exceeded one-third.

They had planes, cannons, and the city defense fortifications in the county, which were probably impossible to stop their attack.

So, we have to make plans early.”

Yu Zongping said sadly: "Now, we have been surrounded by tens of thousands of Japanese devils. If we stick to it, we may be able to hold on for a day or two.

But if you choose to break through, you are afraid that the Japanese will be wiped out before you can rush out."

"Hey!" Zhou Zichen sighed and said, "If we had known, we should have followed Captain Yang's advice and evacuated the county town as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, it is really a success or a failure!"

Indeed, when the Japanese army was invading a large-scale invasion, Yang Jing reminded the Independent Regiment to leave the county town as soon as possible, flee into the mountains of Dabie, and fight guerrilla wars with the Japanese.

Even if you lose, you will not be at risk of being completely wiped out.

However, the country they finally built was not willing to give up easily. In addition, many of their belongings are in the city, so it takes a lot of time to transfer them.

After all these two things, it has been delayed until now.

When he heard Zhou Zichen mention Yang Jing, the political commissar Ye Yun suddenly had a bright eye and said, "Hey? Can we ask Captain Yang to lead his troops to rescue? With the Hu Ben Group working inside and outside, we will definitely be able to successfully break through the siege!"

Yu Zongping said: "Political Commissar, the Japanese who came to western Anhui to sweep the war had 4 divisions and 100,000 troops!

The ones who besieged us Huoqiu, depending on the strength of the troops, had only one division at most.

No need to think that the pressure facing the Hu Ben Group is definitely several times greater than that of ours, or even more!

The Hu Ben Group is still too busy to take care of itself, so where can we have the strength to come to rescue us?"

After a pause, Yu Zongping continued: "Captain Yang is an open-minded person and will repay his kindness. If he learns that our independent group is in trouble, he will definitely try his best to come and rescue him!

However, with Captain Yang's tactical guidance ability, facing the siege of several other divisions, there may be a possibility of escaping!

But once the troops are divided to rescue our independent regiment, it is hard to say what the consequences will be.

As Communists, how can we do things that harm our robes?”

Ye Yun fell into silence.

After a while, Zhou Zichen thought for a while and said, "Captain Yang's understanding of war and his tactical command ability that is far beyond ordinary people, he may provide us with some tactical guidance to help us escape successfully.

So, instead of asking the Hu Ben Group for help, we asked Captain Yang to provide us with some tactical guidance. Is this OK?"

Yu Zongping said: "Old Zhou, you should be very clear about the character of Captain Yang. Once you learn that my independent group is in danger, you will definitely work hard to rescue him.

So, we tell Captain Yang about the current dilemma, what is the difference between letting him come to rescue him?"

Zhou Zichen said anxiously: "Captain, my independent group finally managed to conquer this family business. Are you watching these more than 2,000 comrades die in Huoqiu City?"

Yu Zongping frowned and said nothing, and his heart was like a battle between heaven and man.

Naturally, he didn't want to watch the more than 2,000 soldiers of the Independent Regiment die here, but he is even more reluctant to harm the Tiger Regiment.

At this moment, a soldier from the reconnaissance company suddenly rushed in from outside and reported loudly: "Captain, political commissar, big things are not good, the Japanese have launched an attack again!"

Zhou Zichen said anxiously again: "Captain, just make a decision quickly. If it is too late, it will probably be too late!"

Yu Zongping frowned and pondered for a while. Finally, he agreed to the proposal of Deputy Commander Zhou Zichen, turned his head and shouted sternly: "Communication Soldier, immediately generate electricity for the Huben Regiment, inform Captain Yang of the current situation, and request him to provide tactical guidance to my independent regiment!

Please be careful, tell Captain Yang that there is no need to come to rescue him. My independent group will break through and escape from danger!”

"yes!"

The correspondent responded, put on the headphones again and started operating.

Instead, Yu Zongping stood up suddenly, punched heavily on the conference table in front of him, and said with a loud bang: "You will immediately return to your respective defense zones and fight with these little Japanese devils!

If you want to destroy my independent group, you must be prepared to withstand our crazy counterattack!”

"yes!"

Everyone stood up one after another, agreed with a loud promise, and then turned around and left quickly.

...

The picture is pulled back to the Yishiya Gorge, and the Tiger Ben Regiment Command.

Deputy regiment commander Wang Dali came to Yang Jing and reported: "According to the reconnaissance of the cavalry company and the sharp gun company, the Japanese army showed no signs of circumventing from the left and right wings."

Yang Jing said: "That's strange. Could it be that these Japanese devils suddenly showed great compassion and intended to let us go?"

Niu Dazhuang said carelessly: "Maybe the Japanese witnessed our power and had been beaten up by us?"

"No!" Yang Jing shook his head and said, "The Japanese have been brainwashed by the Bushido spirit and military ideology since childhood. They may be afraid of our Tiger Group, but they will never be afraid of fighting for this reason!

What's more, apart from the 13th Japanese division that sneaked into Gushi and the mall, the 6th, 101th, and 106th divisions alone had nearly 80,000 troops, which was several times more than our Tiger Ben regiment!

In addition, the Japanese have absolute air supremacy and have an absolute advantage in power!

Although we can temporarily withstand the Japanese attack now, it is just because of the limitations of the terrain that hindered the Japanese attack.

Once the Japanese successfully detours from both wings or cross the front line, with the existing strength of our Tiger Ben regiment, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the three main Japanese divisions.

He didn't even have the qualifications to fight them!

If we set aside the formation, just one division will be enough to defeat us!"

After a pause, Yang Jing continued: "The Japanese suddenly weakened their offensive strength, and there must be a bigger conspiracy behind this. We must be on guard!

However, you don’t have to worry too much. Order the battalions to strengthen prevention. When the day begins, we will move to Huoshan and Yuexi areas and meet with the Chief of Staff and the others!"

As soon as Yang Jing finished speaking, a communication soldier suddenly took off his headphones in the corner, stood up with a translated telegram, and reported to Yang Jinghui: "Report, the New Fourth Army Independent Regiment urgently!"

Yang Jing turned his head and looked in search of the voice, saying, "Take it over and I'll take a look."

Ma Tong immediately stepped over, took the telegram from the communications soldier, returned to Yang Jing, and handed over the telegram: "Group seat, give it to me."

Yang Jing took the message and looked at it, his face suddenly became gloomy.

Wang Dali hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the group seat?"
To be continued...