I don’t have time to be sad and angry, I don’t have time to be sad and leave bravely, but now, everyone must continue to fight for the next battle!

After sending these two brave intelligence personnel to rest, Zhang Qingshan immediately ordered the troops to gather outside the south gate and wait for their reputation to make meritorious service.

Then, he took the kerosene lamp and groped through the path along the military map little by little...

"Lao Luo, have you walked this path?" Although he was asking, his eyes remained at the first three-way intersection of this path.

Now, the intention of the Japanese was obvious: after they retreated in panic, they must have contacted reinforcements in the middle, so they hid themselves so carefully and sent a large number of people behind the temple to eliminate the followers.

And the reason why they did this was one, but the result was two, but both were not good for the assault regiment: the reason for hiding here was nothing more than cooperating with reinforcements and attacking together.

There are two attack points: either joining with reinforcements and attacking the county town with great momentum. Or cooperating with reinforcements to attack the flanks of the county town.

But no matter where these two attack points are, for the assault regiment, one thing is destined: the troops must be divided to deal with this group of Japanese devils.

Now is the time to reflect the wisdom of commanders such as Zhang Qingshan.

Zhang Qingshan was so concerned about the direction of this path and asked this question specifically, just to determine the specific direction of this path and to implement it. Where does this path lead to? Or, even if the Japanese want to take a detour back and cooperate with their reinforcements to attack the county town, then how much miles will they take to take a detour back? How much time will it take? As for the emergency gathering, I just want to save some time, because now it is a matter of time.

"Because this path is the closest path to the county town to the east, there are many people walking. I have also walked..."

Zhang Qingshan nodded and asked, "Then you can judge, will this little Japanese attack us?"

Luo Yingjie pointed at the path on the map with his index finger, and then pointed it at the first three-fork, saying: "At this three-fork, the path on the left leads to Shiban Town in Baoyuan County. If the fleeing Japanese soldiers really want to meet with their reinforcements safely, they will not retreat so carefully. Besides, their reinforcements have already come out to us, so based on these two points, they can definitely determine that they will never go to Shiban Town again. In other words, they will definitely assist their reinforcements to attack us."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, glanced around him, and seeing that everyone was listening carefully, many people nodded subconsciously, and he felt a little better: After all, it was his own fault before. Although Zhang Qingshan did not criticize him explicitly, everyone knew that he was very guilty in his heart for making such a mistake that he shouldn't have made. Now, he naturally has to rush to make up for it.

"Then, there are only two roads left: within a certain period of time, go back along the original route and cooperate with their reinforcements to attack our Sanqiao County. The road on the right leads to Tongren County. In other words, they may also attack Tongren County while we are fighting against their reinforcements."

His right index finger was on the map again, moved back along the path, and pointed it on the Sanqiao County County, saying, "However, I personally think they must be waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. There are three reasons: First, it takes about 45 miles to detour from this path to Tongren County. The journey is too far and not very meaningful; Second, since the Japanese have affirmed the arrival of reinforcements, then meeting with reinforcements or assisting reinforcements to attack the county town will achieve the goal of joint attack. If they divide the troops, they don't need to hide like this; Third, the Japanese have always been arrogant and arrogant. They are more equipped than me.

If our good national army is not taken seriously, how can we look down on us? So, since we have suffered such a great loss in our hands and were driven away by force, they must be eager to retaliate and find their face. In addition, the reinforcements have arrived and they are heading straight to our Sanqiao County. They will most likely stand up from wherever they fall and work together to attack our Sanqiao County... So, they should now rest in seclusion on this small road, and the resting place must be not far from our Sanqiao County, just waiting for the reinforcements to arrive."

Speaking of this, he laughed and said, "So, I suggest that we send troops to search along this path and we will definitely fight with them on the path."

Zhang Qingshan nodded and signaled everyone to return to their respective seats.

After pondering for a moment and tidying up his thoughts, Zhang Qingshan ordered with a serious expression: "I order to immediately pass the flag-speaking soldiers to the Sanqiao County guerrilla brigade. According to guerrilla tactics, we will ambush the only road between the two counties in stages, not asking for many enemies to be killed, but only trying to delay the advancement of the Japanese reinforcements."

"Transfer to the guerrilla brigade of Tongren County to prepare for defending the city. The personnel who originally set up ambush in the middle of Sanqiao County were immediately withdrawn from the county defense. At the same time, some troops were sent to set up ambush not far away along this path to prevent it before it happened."

"The first battalion, the second battalion, the artillery company, and the assault company immediately followed me to the pigeon entrance to set up an ambush."

"The Third Battalion immediately goes out and sets an ambush on the mountainside opposite the path. When the Japanese soldiers come back, try to annihilate them. But once the Japanese retreat into the path, they are not allowed to pursue them. They can separate a company to assist in defending the county town. The rest can continue to set ambush in other areas depending on the situation."

"The remaining militia and part of the guerrilla brigade in this county will be temporarily responsible for the defense of the county... At the same time, the transportation of supplies and wounded personnel shall not be made incorrectly."

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When all the orders were issued clearly, Qi Zixuan, the commander of the Third Battalion, couldn't help but stand up and asked, "Captain, we are going to take the initiative, but in this way, who will defend the county town?"

Yes, relying solely on the militia and a small part of the county guerrilla brigade that were drawn from the county town, the combat effectiveness was simply not comparable to the main force of the assault regiment. If they were to defend the county town, they would not have been able to deal with the fleeing Japanese soldiers for a long time, which was worrying.

Zhang Qingshan smiled and said, "We take the initiative to attack, just defend the county town. Besides, don't worry about the gains and losses of a city and a place. We didn't plan to defend the enemy..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan thought about it and explained briefly: "We have exploded such a large hole in the county town, which cannot be repaired in a short period of time. That is equivalent to opening a door for the Japanese siege. This is a huge loophole for the entire defense system of the county town. In addition, the Japanese weapons are better than us. You have heard just now that they even transported so many cannons, and there are three iron lumps. It is probably either tanks or armored vehicles, and the firepower is absolutely

We are suppressing us to fight. If we defend the county town, let alone whether we can defend it. Even if we keep it, the casualties here will inevitably be very large. The Japanese relied on their weapons and the cannons were bombarded by the cannons, and the losses themselves will inevitably be small. Therefore, instead of defending this county town and being suppressed by the Japanese, it is better to take the initiative to attack. In this way, as long as we seize the opportunity to fight with the Japanese, their cannons will not be able to exert their power. In this way, everyone will be on the same starting line."

After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

But Zhang Qingshan sighed in his heart. One thing he didn't say is that the day when the assault regiment was established must be a bit short. Although many people have been baptized by guns and bullets, they have not experienced the baptism of cannons, let alone fighting positions. Under this big shortcoming, there are really situations where the Japanese are pressed with cannons. Under such huge pressure, some new recruits may collapse and become deserters. In order to avoid this situation, and to make everyone feel the pressure of the war step by step, it is better to take the initiative to set up an ambush and fight in close combat with the Japanese. After all, most of the soldiers of the Assault regiment have fought with Japanese soldiers now, and fighting bayonets is not worthy of the Japanese.

"Who has any suggestions that need to be added? Tell me if there is any, and if there is no, the meeting will be broken immediately. Everyone should prepare quickly and leave in five minutes."

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you, but there is no objection. The meeting ends here, and the next is - a war!

It can be said that this is the first real battle between the assault regiment and the Japanese.

When he arrived outside the south gate of the city, Zhang Qingshan was about to say a few words to boost morale, but when Zhao Shanhe heard a report from a soldier, he ran to Zhang Qingshan with a smile on his face and reported happily: "Report to the commander of the regiment, chief of staff, our assault company found a batch of mines in a small warehouse of the Japanese."

Zhang Qingshan immediately smiled in surprise and said, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pull it over, just use it on the Japanese iron lump."

This news is definitely a timely help: He learned from Li Feng that the Eighth Route Army is not good at the moment, and it is better to deal with the Japanese armored vehicles. At least you can use the small number of cannons to bombard them. However, sometimes the cannons are not necessarily good when dealing with Japanese tanks. Many times, everyone sends people to bomb tanks with explosives to bomb tanks. But such behavior, not to mention heroic or tragic, even if you send a squad, you may not be able to get into the tank, because the tanks are not only equipped with machine guns, but will definitely follow many Japanese afterwards. They are not stupid, how could you watch you hold the explosives to bomb tanks with them?

So, when Zhang Qingshan heard that the Japanese had brought three iron bumps this time, he began to think about what to do to kill these three iron bumps. But after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a good solution. He had no choice but to follow Li Feng's words: Send someone to carry an explosive pack to blow it up. However, thinking about the tragic way of doing this, he felt very sad and angry... Who made our national strength not good and the weapons and equipment were too poor? He could only fill it with his life!

Now, after hearing this news, Zhang Qingshan was naturally overjoyed: Even if you can't blow up the Japanese iron lumps, as long as you bury more, kill and injure some Japanese vanguard troops, there is absolutely no problem.

However, Tian Guozhong, who was standing beside him, frowned and sighed: "I hope there is still time to go!"

When Zhang Qingshan heard this, he immediately said to Zhao Shanhe: "The people in your assault company are in good physical strength. Hurry up and take these mines first. We must fight every second to try to bury all the mines before the Japanese reinforcements arrive at the pigeon's mouth."

"yes!"

Tian Guozhong also added: "How to set up landmines? You can judge the route after entering the Japanese after entering based on the local terrain, but you must remember not to bury the mines too centrally. Only by dispersing them can the Japanese kill the Japanese and prevent them from moving forward without any scruples and frustrating the Japanese's momentum... Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

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Chapter completed!