Ding Ning was about to order one of his battalion brothers to immediately turn around and rush back to lure the little devil Miyamoto again, when a few scouts hurriedly ran over in front of him, and reported to Ding Ning breathlessly: "Chief of Staff, a large number of little devils are rushing towards this side, they have all given up the siege of the 29th Division of the 79th Army, and suddenly turned to the side of our New Fourth Army and pressed over, there are still three or four miles away from us, and they will soon arrive here." ” As soon as Ding Ning heard that the large army of the Miyamoto Brigade had caught up, he didn't even care about the 29th Division that was still attacking just now, it seemed that Miyamoto was really fooled this time, and thought that since the Miyamoto Brigade had taken the bait, it would be of no practical point to send a team to lure again, so Ding Ning immediately urgently contacted Guan Cheng, who had set up an ambush in front to block the Devil Wing: "Lao Guan, what happened to your team first, the Miyamoto Brigade has all been pressed over, don't block it over there, evacuate immediately, and evacuate in the direction of Lijiawan."
At this moment, Guan Cheng and the others had already run out in the direction of Lijiawan for several miles, and when they heard that Ding Ning sent a telegram asking him to evacuate quickly, they hurriedly called back: "Chief of staff, rest assured, our team has begun to evacuate in the direction of Lijiawan, and the devil wing behind has taken the bait and is biting us to chase after us, and now the brothers are throwing off their legs and desperately evacuating in the direction of Lijiawan." ” As soon as Ding Ning heard that Guan Cheng and they had begun to retreat, he put his mind at ease and hurriedly ordered his brothers to quickly march in the direction of Lijiawan, in order to be able to perform this big drama of seducing devils more realistically, Ding Ning ordered the brothers in the army to throw away unnecessary things on their bodies, and throw them on the ground as chaotic as possible, so that Miyamoto who caught up behind him believed that it was true, and the evacuated New Fourth Army team in front of him was fleeing in the direction of Lijiawan, which is adjacent to Dacheng Town, a major transportation point in the north of the Jiangbei base area of the New Fourth Army.
It is reasonable that the New Fourth Army team can't defeat the Miyamoto Brigade near the Three Fairies Temple and flee in the direction of Lijiawan, so that the Miyamoto behind will be even more convinced and catch up.
Sure enough, when Miyamoto chased the devils of the brigade to this side, they saw a messy scene on the road ahead, what was unique to the road, what bottles and cans, and miscellaneous piles all the way, Miyamoto saw it, and hurriedly ordered his team to suspend the advance, he quickly jumped out of the armored car, took it with him, and carefully picked up the things that Ding Ning and they deliberately dropped on the road, observed for a while, showed a smug smile on his face, stood up and clapped his hands, and said to the captains of the devils under him: "Gentlemen, look, These people fled, they fled in a hurry under the fierce attack of our imperial army in the direction of Dacheng Town, Dacheng Town is the north gate to enter the base of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei, as long as we catch up with those fleeing New Fourth Army near Dacheng Town, you and we can form an encirclement of them there, so as to eat Zhou Wu's independent brigade in one fell swoop, and the grievances between our brigade and Zhou Wu's New Fourth Army Independent Brigade for so many years will finally end here. ” Miyamoto confidently said to his subordinate officers, but the chief of staff under him was not happy, and said to Miyamoto: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, judging from the current battlefield situation, it is indeed us who have the upper hand, and the combat effectiveness of our Imperial Army is still as strong as before, which is much better than I expected, but there are still fifty or sixty kilometers to Dacheng Town, and if our brigade and regiment go deep into Dacheng Town alone without the flanks being covered, I think it is still not safe.
What's more, the attitude of the Kuomintang troops around us is not very clear, what if they launch a surprise attack on us when our brigade is surrounding the New Fourth Army and launching an attack, what if the Yamada brigade is still wandering around the Tianchang area, and the far water cannot save the near fire, the brigade commander should carefully consider and act thoroughly.
"The chief of staff of the devil is worried that the Miyamoto Brigade is too far away from that Huai'an City to retreat, and the Yamada in front is still wandering around the Tianchang area, in case this side is ambushed by the New Fourth Army, it will be miserable.
Miyamoto was a little impatient when he heard that the chief of staff of this devil was going to pour cold water on him, but for the sake of face, he asked the chief of staff of the devil: "Then according to the meaning of His Excellency the Chief of Staff, what should our brigade do first?"
The chief of staff of the devil said: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, we should now fight steadily and steadily, step by step, first eliminate the 29th Division of the 79th Army next to us and then march to Dacheng Town, so that it is more secure, in case we can't eat the 29th Division and encounter the attack of the 79th Army on our flank, we can quickly shrink our forces and turn around and evacuate towards Huai'an City."
"The chief of staff of the devil is timid, afraid of being ambushed by the New Fourth Army, and now the overall situation of the imperial army is not very good, so we must be cautious and cautious.
Miyamoto was on the rise at this time, and at this moment he saw Ding Ning and them hurriedly throwing away their armor and things and running all the way towards Lijiawan, and they couldn't wait to take the brigade to Lijiawan to surround and eliminate the independent brigade of Zhou Wu, as soon as they heard that the chief of staff of the devil moved out of the old tune of withdrawing to Huai'an, he immediately got annoyed, and yelled at the chief of staff of the devil: "You are too cowardly, our brigade was ordered to go out of the city to pursue the New Fourth Army, it will definitely not work to go back in such a gray way, Commander Shunliu Hata is the first to spare me, and I am not interested in fighting those Kuomintang troops next to me, They are all rabble, straw bales-like army, not at all the opponent of our imperial army, only the Zhou Wu independent brigade in front is the old enemy of our brigade, this time I have to capture that Zhou Wu alive, humiliate him and cut him down, so that we can not only eliminate Zhou Wu, the anti-Japanese elements in Jiangbei who pose a serious threat to our imperial army, but also greatly deter the local people who are swaying from side to side, when our brigade completely annihilates Zhou Wu's independent brigade, The Kuomintang troops around us will immediately make good gestures to us, so that we can ensure the law and order situation in this area of Jiangbei and provide sufficient logistical support for our Imperial Japanese to resist the Yankees' attack at our doorstep. ” The chief of staff of the devil saw that Miyamoto couldn't splash the water and couldn't get the needle in, so he had no choice but to sigh and say to Miyamoto: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, don't misunderstand what I mean, as a brigade chief of staff, it is my duty to make suggestions to you, as for whether you adopt it or not, that's your business, and my responsibility is fulfilled." ” Miyamoto didn't have time to deal with this devil chief of staff at this time, so he immediately returned to the armored car and ordered the devil officers under him: "Immediately follow the traces of the escape of the Chinese people, catch up with them, surround them, and destroy them."
A large number of devils hurled along the highway towards Lijiawan, Ding Ning and Guan Cheng they desperately evacuated in the direction of Lijiawan, the devil's pursuit speed was quite fast, and its leading team caught up with Ding Ning's broken team for a while, and the two sides kicked and crackled on the way, fortunately, Ding Ning was in a hurry, and found a few local fellows with a wit, and under their leadership, Ding Ning took the path and went around the swamp to get rid of the Miyamoto brigade that was biting behind, Almost together with Guan Cheng and them, they rushed to the Lijiawan area where Zhou Wu and they had set up an ambush.
Zhou Wu, who had been waiting for the Miyamoto Brigade here for several days, saw that Ding Ning and they had returned, and hurriedly came over to greet him, and Ding Ning saw Zhou Wu and said: "Brigade seat, hurry up and prepare for battle, the little devil Miyamoto bit too much in the back, and now it is only ten miles away from our team, and we will arrive immediately after a while."
Zhou Wu laughed: "Ding Ning, don't worry, I have already asked Lao Chen to wait for Miyamoto with the brothers of the Jiangbei First Brigade in Niujiadian, five or six miles east of Lijiawan, I asked Lao Chen to entertain the head of the Miyamoto Brigade first, let him taste some sweetness, and then let Lao Chen quickly evacuate to the back, in this place, I have arranged the three brigades of the Jiangbei Command, plus our independent brigade and the Jiangnan detachment of the comrades, the number is nearly 30,000, as long as we don't make a big mistake in the battle, It shouldn't be a big problem to surround and annihilate the 6,000 devils of the Miyamoto Brigade, besides, the old army commander has now restored radio communication with me, and he has lost his two divisions to move closer to Dacheng Town, and the 32nd Division of the 79th Army, which was originally stationed in Wangcun, has entered the ambush position, just on our flank, just waiting for the little Miyamoto devil to get in. ” As soon as Ding Ning heard that Zhou Wu had already prepared, he put down his heart and said to Zhou Wu: "Brigade seat, this general attack we still have to guard against the movements of those Kuomintang diehard troops around Dacheng Town, these diehard troops are also waiting for the opportunity, I estimate that once we fight with that Miyamoto brigade, those Kuomintang diehard troops will not be idle, and will definitely be dispatched to take advantage, so I suggest that we need to strengthen our defense in the northwest direction, and at least put a regiment of troops there, Contain the Kuomintang diehards from attacking us. ” Zhou Wu listened to Ding Ning's analysis, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he scolded in his mouth: "Those guys don't know what they think, look at our New Fourth Army is more hateful than little devils, Ding Ning, you are right, those surrounding Kuomintang troops such as the Eighteenth Army and the Eleventh Army will definitely not be idle, they are not attacking us now, and they are probably waiting for an opportunity, just now Division Commander Li sent me a telegram, also asking me to pay attention to the movements of the Eighteenth Army and the Eleventh Army on the northwest flank, there is already intelligence, The Kuomintang troops over there began to move, and they moved very frequently.
It was time to transfer only the team to stare at them in the past, but now the troops have been arranged by me in the position of encircling Miyamoto, and even Guan Cheng's Jiangnan detachment has been arranged by me to encircle and annihilate the left flank of the Miyamoto brigade. ” Zhou Wu's troops were insufficient, in order to ensure the total annihilation of Miyamoto, he used six to one troops this time, and all of them were sent to the front ambush position, so when Ding Ning proposed that there were Kuomintang troops in the northwest of the encirclement Eighteenth Army and Eleventh Army threatening the flank of the New Fourth Army, Zhou Wu suddenly felt that the original army of more than 30,000 was not enough. t1706231537: