Early the next morning, the main force of the newly formed Fifth Brigade rushed to Xinglong County, and at this time, the special combat team had already left Xinglong and quietly sneaked to Gaoling along the mountain path.Su Xiufeng gathered his generals and said with a serious face: "Although our army has now recovered Xinglong, this is only the first step, we must further seize Gaoling and open up the transportation line to Chahar.Time is tight, and the task is heavy.The main force had just arrived, and it would take some time to recuperate, so I decided to lead the leading troops to Gaoling in advance, and the main force would rush to Gaoling after a short rest in Xinglong. ”When everyone heard this, they nodded in agreement.Su Xiufeng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since everyone has no opinion, then immediately send an order and order the advance troops to prepare to set off immediately and go to Gaoling." ”"Yes," everyone replied in unison.Su Xiufeng also prepared for a while, preparing to rush to Gaoling with the advance troops, and was just about to go out.A soldier of the Eighth Route Army ran over and said with a respectful face: "Report to the brigade commander, I just received news that the main force of the Japanese army in Gubeikou is more than 2,000 people, leaving Gubeikou and heading south, and it is estimated that they have rushed to the vicinity of Gaoling. ”"What" Su Xiufeng's face couldn't help but change greatly, and he walked quickly to the huge map hanging on the wall, looked at it carefully for a while, and frowned deeply."
Brigade commander, then what should we do now, if the Japanese army has seized Gaoling, it will not be so easy for us to take it back."
A commander of the Eighth Route Army next to him frowned and said with a worried expression."
That's what worries me the most."
Su Xiufeng nodded with a heavy face and said, "If we really come to this point, we can only attack Gaoling."
So now we can only hope that the Japanese army did not see through our army's intentions, and the Japanese army in Gubeikou was only for the sake of counterattacking and prospering. ”Su Xiufeng's words made everyone at the scene fall into silence, the little devil may not know the intentions of the Eighth Route Army, but the Eighth Route Army also can't know the intentions of the little devils, maybe this little devil is just for the counterattack and Xinglong and will not care about Gaoling, maybe the Japanese army has seen through the intention of the Eighth Route Army, that is, to seize Gaoling and prevent the Eighth Route Army from leading to Chahar.So now everyone can only hope for the former, so that the Eighth Route Army still has a chance to reoccupy Gaoling.Su Xiufeng frowned and thought about it for a moment, and then said with a serious face: "Order the reconnaissance troops, pay close attention to the movements of this little devil, be sure to find out the devil's intentions as soon as possible, and report as soon as there is news."
In addition, the advance force set out immediately, and the follow-up main force was ready to go to support at any time, but the situation has changed, and now we have no time left for the brothers to rest and recuperate. ”"Yes" all the generals replied in unison, there was no objection to this, after all, this was related to the final victory or defeat of the whole battle, no one complained, and no one was dissatisfied because of this, because everyone had only one wish in their hearts, that is, victory, even if they paid a big price for victory, the soldiers did not hesitate.After Su Xiufeng finished speaking, he didn't continue to stay, turned around and strode out of the command headquarters.The advance team of more than 1,000 people had been assembled, and as soon as Su Xiufeng gave the order, the troops immediately set off and left Xinglong County.According to the plan, the troops followed a winding mountain road all the way to the west, and then turned north to Gaoling.It's just that if the Japanese army crosses the high ridge, it is estimated that the two armies will meet halfway.Less than ten miles out of the city, Su Xiufeng suddenly received the latest information from the scouts, the Japanese army did not stop at Gaoling, but was reported to be heading south, obviously heading for Xinglong County.After Su Xiufeng received the news, he was obviously relieved, and waved to a Eighth Route Army next to him and said: "Map" The Eighth Route Army soldier hurriedly took out a map from his briefcase and unfolded it in front of Su Xiufeng, Su Xiufeng looked at the map and said with a serious face: "The Japanese army has continued to move south, so it can be seen that the Japanese army is just to retaliate for our army for capturing Xinglong, so it sent troops to attack Xinglong, preparing to recapture Xinglong County in one fell swoop."
In this way, the Japanese army went all the way to the south, turned west at Qianshaling, and went straight to Xinglong County. ”Several commanders and fighters of the Eighth Route Army who came over nodded in agreement after hearing Su Xiufeng's analysis.Su Xiufeng pointed to the map, his finger stopped at Qianshaling, thought for a moment, and then continued: "If our army wants to capture Gaoling, we must defeat this little devil in one fell swoop, and it is best to be able to wipe it out in one fell swoop, so that we can successfully take Gaoling." ”A soldier of the Eighth Route Army, seeing that Su Xiufeng's finger had been stopped at the location of Qianshaling, guessed: "The brigade commander wants to do something in Qianshaling." ”Su Xiufeng nodded and said: "Our advance team only has more than 1,000 people, while the Japanese army has more than 2,000 people, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to completely annihilate this little devil, so we must mobilize the main force to support." ”"Then we will rush to Qianshaling first, and now immediately order the follow-up main force to rush to support."
The warrior continued."
Well, that's the only way" Su Xiufeng nodded and said with a serious face: "Immediately order the troops to speed up and rush to Qianshaling as soon as possible."
Ordered the follow-up main force to set off immediately, rush to support, outflank from the north, seize Loess Liang, and cut off the retreat of the Japanese army. ”"Yes," a communications soldier next to him replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order."
Move forward quickly, rush to Qianshaling as soon as possible, and build a defensive position."
A herald of the Eighth Route Army, shouting loudly as he ran forward quickly.Under Su Xiufeng's order, the soldiers immediately picked up their speed and continued to run forward.Su Xiufeng was also mixed in the team and rushed towards the direction of Qianshaling together.About an hour later, Su Xiufeng led his troops to Qianshaling, and then the soldiers began to get busy, building defensive positions on the spot, preparing to block the Japanese attack.Su Xiufeng took a few soldiers to the top of a mountain, held a telescope to observe the surrounding terrain, nodded with satisfaction and said: "With the terrain here, not to mention that there are only two thousand little devils, even if there are little devils from a brigade, they don't want to pass here." ”"Yes, the terrain here is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the little devil has more troops, it is difficult to deploy."
A soldier of the Eighth Route Army next to him nodded and said.At this time, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran up, and said with a respectful face: "Report to the brigade commander, I just received the news that the Japanese army is less than fifteen miles away from here" "The speed of the little devil is quite fast" Su Xiufeng couldn't help frowning, sighed lightly and said: "If they follow their current speed, it is estimated that they will be able to arrive in more than an hour at most, and inform the brothers to step up the construction of defensive positions." ”aa2705221: