None of the messengers sent by the headquarters came back, and the reinforcements that left the city last night also didn't send anyone back. They seemed to have disappeared, and there was no news.
The face of the supplementary wing captain was very ugly. Seeing that the chief of staff's face was getting more and more serious, he hesitated and analyzed: "Your Excellency, chief of staff, I judge that something is likely to happen to them. What should we do next?"
"Order all the garrison troops in the county to be on alert!" the chief of staff ordered seriously.
"Contact the aviation force and immediately dispatch aircraft to search the battlefield."
"We sent out more than a thousand reinforcements. I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army in Huaiyuan has the strength to wipe them all out."
At the siege headquarters, Li Hao's face was all smiles, and several staff members in the headquarters were also very happy.
Not only did they achieve a great victory last night, wiping out more than a thousand puppet troops, they also suffered very few casualties.
With this victory as the foundation, everyone is confident in tonight's siege.
"Captain, Commander Zhou reports: After replenishing the guerrillas with the captured weapons and ammunition, there are still two light machine guns, 158 rifles, and 176 prisoners." Zhou Liang rushed in and reported.
"Captain Zhou asked for instructions: Should the troops return to their base immediately?"
"Don't come back yet!" Li Hao shook his head and ordered.
"Send a telegram to Commander Zhou: Divide a battalion and put on Japanese and puppet army uniforms, ask the guerrillas to cooperate, and stage a battlefield chase for the Japanese."
"Other troops hid the corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers on the spot and moved directly towards the county seat after dark."
"Send a copy of the same telegram content to the Chief of Staff and Commander Zhou of the Cavalry Battalion respectively."
"In addition, notify the security company that moved outside Huaiyuan City: the troops changed their military uniforms and pretended to be guerrillas to shoot all Japanese and puppet troops entering and exiting Huaiyuan County."
"I want to put on a show for the Japanese and puppet troops in the city to make them think that the three reinforcements have not been eliminated and are hunting down the guerrillas."
"The reason why no news has reached the county town is because there are many guerrilla groups operating around the county town, and all their messengers have been killed."
Huaiyuan Japanese garrison headquarters, communications staff hurried in.
He held a telegram in his hand, and the tense expression on his face was obviously lighter than before.
After running all the way to the Chief of Staff, he happily reported: "Sir, the aviation force just sent a telegram, which is good news."
"Nothing happened to the reinforcements. They are chasing the guerrillas who attacked the checkpoint outside the city."
"The aviation company has sent their specific location, which is about 20 kilometers away from the county seat."
The chief of staff was not so easy to fool. He shook his head and replied: "No..."
"The commanders of the three offensive forces are all squadron leaders. They must at least know the rules of combat."
"If they failed to encircle and annihilate the guerrillas on the battlefield, they would change encirclement and annihilation into pursuit and killing. Even if the general's military orders from abroad were violated, they would send people back to report."
"And we didn't see the messengers they sent back at all, and even the messengers we sent out were missing."
"There must be a conspiracy here that we don't know about."
"Contact the aviation force, keep an eye on the reinforcements, and report any situation immediately."
"The headquarters sent out new messengers, three in each direction, to contact the three reinforcements and find out what happened to them? Why don't you send someone to contact us."
"Contact the several imperial army strongholds closest to the county seat and make them ready to abandon their strongholds."
"If an accident occurs to the reinforcements and the target seen by the aviation force is false, they will immediately abandon their stronghold and all troops will enter the county to increase the strength of the county garrison."
"It only took one night to eat up our three reinforcements. The Eighth Route Army operating in Huaiyuan must be more than just three guerrillas. Maybe the target of these Eighth Route Army is us, and we have to guard against it."
The captain of the supplementary wing replied with admiration: "The chief of staff is wise, and I also believe that the troops should prepare in advance."
"If something unexpected happens to the reinforcements, the imperial army in the nearby stronghold will definitely be able to reach the county seat in the shortest time, protect the supplies and ammunition here, and be prepared."
"I'll send the messenger now and ride there. I can make a round trip in two hours at most."
In less than ten minutes, nine messengers rushed out of Huaiyuancheng on horseback and divided into three groups to look for reinforcements.
These nine messengers are all the most elite soldiers in the army. On the frontal battlefield, three of them are not afraid of fighting against a platoon of Chinese troops.
Therefore, the chief of staff was not worried at all about whether they could escape the guerrilla interception and find reinforcements.
On the official road east of Huaiyuan City, three cavalrymen lined up and ran forward as fast as possible.
In the blink of an eye, he rushed out of the county seat for more than one kilometer.
Just as the city was getting blurry and smaller, an accident happened.
"Plop..." With a sound, the messenger at the front smashed to the ground together with his men and horses.
The messenger reacted very quickly. He got rid of the restraints of the horse at the last moment when he landed, and used all his strength to jump to the side of the horse to avoid being crushed by the horse.
But it all happened too suddenly, and I was caught off guard. Although I was not hit by the war horse, I was knocked down and eaten by a dog.
A soldier's instinct made him realize that he was under attack.
He quickly got up from the ground and squatted half-crouched. The shoulders on his back were already in his hands at some point, and he stared at the surroundings with vigilance.
The two cavalrymen behind did not dare to move forward until they understood the situation.
He turned over and jumped off his horse, took three steps at a time and ran to the side of his comrade who had landed on the ground. He also half-crouched on the ground, holding up his rifle.
"Safe...: There are no suspicious targets nearby..." an old devil shouted.
The three of them waited for another minute and relaxed after confirming that there was no danger.
Still holding the rifle in his hand, he stood up from the ground and walked to the horse to check the injury.
"Bagheya Road is a horse trap, and the horse's leg is broken!" a Japanese soldier shouted.
The war horse was injured, and the owner of the war horse also suffered a serious fall. The messenger had no choice but to return to the county seat along the same route.
The remaining two messengers quickly walked to the horses and prepared to move forward.
Just as they mounted their horses, rifles on their backs, and were about to set off, gunfire rang out.
A light machine gun and more than a dozen rifles fired simultaneously.
The two messengers were sitting on horses, holding the reins, standing on the road like targets.
More than ten bullets roared towards him, and the shooting distance was so close that at least ten bullets hit the target at the same time and penetrated into the Japanese body.
"The enemy is attacking... The messengers are in trouble. You should immediately bring people to reinforce them." The Japanese squad leader who was guarding the city saw this scene with his own eyes and immediately ordered a sergeant beside him to rescue them.
Thirteen Japs and a dozen puppet soldiers rushed out of the city gate screaming.
When they arrived at the battlefield, the three messengers had turned into corpses.
Equipment and war horses were all looted.
"Da da da...bah..."
Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire from the ravine two hundred meters away. The sergeant threw himself on the ground subconsciously and shouted: "Enemy attack, hide..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gunfire stopped, and the two imperial soldiers on guard fell to the ground, one dead and one wounded.
The sergeant gritted his teeth with hatred and wanted to lead his troops to kill him and retaliate in kind.
But in the end he endured it.
There are less than 30 people in hand, and although there are not many on the other side, they are very cunning. You can tell at a glance that they are guerrillas. If you lead the troops and pursue them rashly, you will definitely be fooled around, and in the end you will lose your wife and lose your troops.
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