"Please" Li Guotao couldn't help frowning, and asked with a puzzled expression: "I don't know what you are talking about" Li Changsheng lowered his head, looked like he had done something wrong, sighed and said: "The headquarters ordered our Eastern Hebei Army Division to prepare to receive the seventh column into Eastern Hebei and raise grain and grass for the army, but in the past few days, we have done our best, and only raised a small amount of grain.I was unable to complete the task assigned to me by the headquarters, so I hereby excused myself with Commander Li. ”Li Guotao smiled and said: "You don't have to worry too much about this matter, I also know your difficulties, and we will find a way to solve the problem of grain and grass by ourselves." ”Li Changsheng's old face turned red with shame, and he said with some embarrassment: "How can this be done, although we have only raised a small part of the grain, but I have calculated, it is probably enough for the army to be rationed for three days, we will transport this batch of grain as soon as possible, and please rest assured that the commander will find a way to raise more food as soon as possible, and we must not let our soldiers go hungry." ”Li Guotao nodded, turned to Commissar Meng and asked: "Commissar, how long will the rations carried by our soldiers last?"
Commissar Meng replied with a serious face: "I calculated, I can probably hold out for two days." ”Li Guotao pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Two days is enough, as for the food after two days, we can completely care about the little devils, so old Li, don't take this matter to heart, what is the guilt or not, it is serious to say this, we have come to Jidong in the seventh column, and we have already caused you a lot of trouble." ”Li Changsheng hurriedly said: "This is what we should do.However, the commander is planning to do something to the little devil in the next two days" Li Guotao nodded and said: "Now the little devil doesn't know that we have arrived in eastern Hebei, and we can just take the little devil by surprise, if it drags on for too long, in case the little devil finds out and prepares in advance, it will be troublesome."
So, Lao Li, you have to gather the troops as soon as possible and prepare for a big battle, this time we must teach these little devils a good lesson. ”"It's to guarantee the completion of the task," Li Changsheng replied with a respectful face: "If the commander has no other instructions, then I'll go back and prepare first." ”Li Guotao nodded and said, "Well, you have to keep in touch with us at all times after you go back, and once our battle plan is confirmed, I will inform you as soon as possible." ”"Yes" Li Changsheng responded respectfully, raised his hand and saluted a standard military salute, turned around and strode away.Looking at the back of Li Changsheng's departure, Li Guotao nodded slightly, beckoned to Commissar Meng and Ma Zhenguo, and said: "Now let's discuss the specific battle plan, I think we must start as soon as possible, the sooner we start, the more beneficial it will be for us" The next morning, Li Guotao ordered the new Fifth Brigade, under the banner of the Eastern Hebei Military Region, to first launch a large-scale counteroffensive near Zunhua, and uprooted all the strongholds around Zunhua County, and the Japanese army in Zunhua City sent troops to reinforce it, but was defeated by the new Fifth Brigade, Fleeing back to the county seat in a hurry, the Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to surround the county seat.At the same time, Li Guotao ordered Li Changsheng to let all the troops under his command, including the militia in various places, swagger towards the vicinity of Zunhua County.The little devils in Zunhua County hurriedly asked the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army in Tangshan not to ask for urgent tactical guidance.After receiving the news, Kitamura Hirono hurried to the command hall, looked at the sand table and asked with a serious face: "It is the Eighth Route Army that is besieging Zunhua County?"
”A devil staff officer next to him replied respectfully."
Bagaya Road" Beicun Guangye couldn't help but scolded angrily and said: "It is absolutely impossible to be an independent brigade in eastern Hebei, we have been fighting with them for more than a day or two, how much strength they have, I still don't know if they rely on them, they don't have the strength to besiege Zunhua County at all." ”The devil staff officer frowned and said, "Your Excellency the general means that there are other troops entering the eastern Hebei region. ”Kitamura Hirono frowned and said with a serious face: "It must be so, that Li Changsheng is just a group of rabble in his hands, even if he lends him a gut, he will not dare to besiege Zunhua County."
It must have been the main force of Chahar's Eighth Route Army that had entered the eastern Hebei region, so they were so bold. ”"Your Excellency General Hai is wise."
The devil staff officer replied respectfully.Then the devil staff officer seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said: "Report to Your Excellency General, there is another thing that is particularly strange, according to the report of the county garrisons, a large number of Tuba roads were found, and they were advancing in the direction of Zunhua County. ”"Yo Xi" Kitamura Hirono frowned and thought about it, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and said with a smug face: "In this way, these hateful Tubalu are determined to take Zunhua County." ”Seeing Kitamura Hirono's expression at this time, the devil staff officer couldn't help frowning, he really couldn't understand, at this time, what else did His Excellency the brigade commander have to be happy about, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Your Excellency General, then what should we do now, do we want to send troops to support Zunhua County." ”"Of course," Kitamura Hirono said with a firm face: "These bold and reckless people have gathered to attack Zunhua County, and we can take this opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop."
Completely sweeping away the anti-Japanese armed forces in the eastern Hebei region also made the Eighth Route Army in Chahar clearly understand that eastern Hebei is the territory of the imperial army, and they dare to reach out to eastern Hebei, then I will chop off their hands. ”"Your Excellency General Hai is wise."
The devil staff officer replied respectfully.A sneer appeared at the corner of Kitamura Hirono's mouth, and then he ordered with a serious face: "Immediately pass the order, order the imperial army of Jixian, Qian'an, and Changli, except for leaving a squadron to garrison the county seat, the rest of the troops immediately move closer to the Zunhua area."
I ordered all the troops in Tangshan City, leaving three squadrons to garrison, and the rest of the troops to follow me out of the city to support Zunhua.Ordered the Imperial Army, the 1st and 2nd Independent Divisions of Eastern Hebei, to immediately mobilize troops to move closer to Zunhua County, and assist the Imperial Army to annihilate the Eighth Road besieging Zunhua in one fell swoop. ”The devil staff officer of "Hai" replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.aa2705221: