That night, Li Guotao and others came to the border between Anping County and Raoyang County, near a small village called Shizhuang on the bank of the Hutuo River, and made peace with Chief of Staff Sun.Of course, the troops did not enter the village, but were stationed in the reeds by the river.It's June, it's not cold, and the warriors are used to camping in the wilderness.As for the wounded, they have all been resettled in the homes of the villagers, and they have not moved with the large army, because the battles have been relatively smooth, so there are not many wounded in the troops, and with the help of the underground party in various places, these wounded have been properly resettled.The pursuit speed of the little devil has slowed down significantly, and he has been left far behind by the Eighth Route Army, with the current speed of the little devil, he can't catch up tonight, so the soldiers have a rare opportunity to rest at night.Chief of Staff Sun called Li Guotao, Lin Feng and others over to discuss tomorrow's specific actions.Chief of Staff Sun said with a smile on his face: "During the day today, the main force rested in Jiaohe County for a day, and the main force will continue to advance westward tonight, and it is estimated that it will be able to reach Raoyang tomorrow."
According to the plan of the military district command, taking advantage of the fact that the Miura Brigade and the Osawa Brigade of the Japanese Army were left alone, they would look for fighters to defeat the little devils of these two brigades.These two brigades have been dragged by us for so long, they are already a tired division, and with the assistance of the main force, we still have a very good hope of defeating them. ”When everyone heard that there was a big battle to be fought, they were all excited, but Li Guotao was calmer, just smiling and looking at Chief of Staff Sun, waiting for him to continue.Chief of Staff Sun paused for a moment and then said: "This battle has a bearing on the success or failure of this counter-sweep, and it is also the largest battle since the establishment of our Hebei Military Region.Therefore, the military region attaches great importance to this battle and orders all units to go all out to win this battle.Although we are facing two teams of little devils this time, they are now being dragged down by us and even about to be overwhelmed, so we are confident that we will win this battle.The specific combat deployment will be formulated according to the situation at that time, and the enemy will be introduced into the grave we have dug for them, and then annihilated.So now our task is to seize the time to rest, recuperate enough to prepare to kill the devils, and tomorrow we will be responsible for introducing the little devils into the battlefield, and then cooperate with the main force to annihilate them.Okay, everyone has worked hard these days, let's take a good rest tonight, and prepare to fight the little devil tomorrow. ”Early the next morning, the scout came to report that the little devil was still dozens of miles away, and it turned out that last night, after chasing for a while, the little devil suddenly stopped.Chief of Staff Sun couldn't help frowning, "Do you think the little devils will know that our main force is back, and they dare not chase after them because they are afraid that the lone army will go deep" Li Guotao shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be, the little devils have always been crazy, and the little devils of their two brigades are together, even if they know that our main force is back, it is estimated that they will not take it to heart, because they can't think of it at all, we dare to fight their idea, after the start of this sweep, our main force has not had a head-to-head confrontation with the little devils, This made the little devil even more contemptuous. ”"It's all your own guess, what does the little devil think, how do you know" Lin Feng said angrily."
This is indeed my guess, but from what I know about the little devils, they will never dare to chase after us because they are afraid of us."
Li Guotao said with an affirmative face."
I think it's better to take a look at the situation first, anyway, the little devil is far away from us now, and when we find out the situation of the little devil, it's not too late to formulate a corresponding strategy according to the specific situation."
Huang Yanyun suddenly interjected.Chief of Staff Sun nodded and said, "Then this is settled first, and we can also take this opportunity to recuperate." ”"Chief of Staff, I want to personally investigate and see what these little devils are up to" Li Guotao suddenly said.Chief of Staff Sun thought for a while, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, then it's hard work, you can go on a trip yourself." ”Li Guotao then left the station with two special combat personnel on a three-wheeled motorcycle and went out to inquire about the news.The little devils camped on both sides of the road last night, and after breakfast the next morning, they left the camp and continued to advance eastward, pursuing the Eighth Route Army.Li Guotao was lying in a wood, looking at the little devils who were moving slowly on the road, and couldn't help frowning, "These little devils are walking too slowly?"
”The monkey also held a telescope and said with a smile.The monkey's big name is Hou Juncai, and he is also one of the members of the Excalibur Special Combat Team.Li Guotao shook his head, these little devils shouldn't be so useless, I observed carefully for a while, and found that the morale of these little devils was indeed a little low, the sweep went on for so long, the little devils did not take the slightest advantage, and the morale was low, that is for sure, but the speed at which they are moving now is too slow, is it really too tired to walk, it shouldn't be Li Guotao couldn't help frowning, a faint sense of uneasiness arose, Li Guotao always felt that these little devils seemed to be a little abnormal, They seem to be deliberately slowing down, is it really because they learned that the main force of the Eighth Route Army has returned to the base area and is afraid that the lone army will go deeper?
If it was really because they were afraid, they should stop advancing now, and wait until the big army of the little devils on the Eastern Front has completed the new strategic deployment, and then launch an attack.Li Guotao was frowning and thinking about what these little devils were doing, when he suddenly heard the monkey next to him couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter, although the voice was very low, but Li Guotao was lying next to him, and naturally he heard it clearly.Li Guotao turned his head, glared at the monkey with a dissatisfied face, and said coldly: "What the hell are you kid doing, don't you know that you are investigating the enemy now, and it may be exposed if you are not careful?"
The monkey forced a smile and quickly explained: "Boss, look at the team of little devils in the back, what has become of them one by one, hey, they actually fought by themselves." ”Li Guotao couldn't help but raise his binoculars and looked at the team of little devils behind him, only to see these little devils following behind, scattered in formation, one by one depressed, with their heads down and slowly walking forward with their heads down and reluctantly.There were a few little devils on the side of the road, who kept shouting and scolding at them, and rushed from time to time, punching and kicking those little devils who walked slowly.aa2705221: