Ge Sanmin is quite optimistic, the second regiment and the first battalion he brought out can be said to be exhausted, and there are only a few dozen of four or five hundred brothers left, and most of these dozens of brothers are still scarred and wounded, the commander of the first battalion has died on the position, Ge Sanmin himself was gnawed off a piece of meat by the shell skin, this time the second regiment can be regarded as a defeat under Siyang City, and it is a big defeat that almost destroys the whole battalion However, when Ge Sanmin saw that a division of the 79th Army was coming to reinforce him, his confidence was immediately raised, and he felt that now that the strength had increased greatly, coupled with the first brigade of Lao Chen, who had rushed over to Siyang from Huai'an, he could fight to the death against the recalcitrant Kuomintang troops who had attacked under Siyang City, so as to protect the revenge of their second regiment on the east bank of the canal The deputy regiment commander Li of the 13th Division of the 79th Army did not dare to call the shots, after all, he was only a small regiment commander, and such a major matter had to be decided by the Huang division commander in the back, as soon as he heard Ge Sanmin's words, he hurriedly said to him: "Commander Ge, I still want to report to our Huang Division Commander and see what he means."
After receiving the telegram from Deputy Regiment Commander Li, Division Commander Huang felt that Ge Sanmin wanted to do this, it was too risky, his 13th Division and a brigade of the New Fourth Army were still inferior to Qian someone's two fully mechanized American weapons divisions in terms of numbers, the number was not enough, and the weapons and equipment were a big cut behind, and it was fortunate that Ge Sanmin and his second regiment could be fished out from Siyang City.
Wait until he arrives with the 13th Division The brothers of the 13th Division of the 79th Army accelerated their march again, and finally arrived at Pangjia Village, more than 10 miles south of Siyang City, before dark in the evening, because Ge Sanmin's left and right flank positions were broken by the recalcitrant Kuomintang troops who had attacked, and only in the central area because of the reinforcements of the 13th Division of the 79th Army to achieve a breakthrough, in this way, Ge Sanmin and they are still surrounded by the ranks of the Kuomintang recalcitrant army, and if they want to break through the encirclement of the recalcitrant army, they must break out of the two flanks of the position and move closer to Huai'an City.
Rendezvous with Lao Chen, who rushed over to reinforce them, and the First Brigade of the New Fourth Army in Jiangbei.
When Division Commander Huang heard that Ge Sanmin was going to fight a decisive battle with the dominant 18th Division here, he immediately shook his head again and again in disagreement, and he said to Ge Sanmin: "Commander Ge, now our strength is not enough to surround these enemies who rushed across the canal, and now the top priority is to quickly break out of the encirclement of the recalcitrant army on this side of Siyang and move in the direction of Huai'an, besides, we are still friendly forces in the anti-Japanese united front with the 18th Division, after all, a big fight is not good for both sides, especially for your Jiangbei New Fourth Army, Lao Jiang and the guys in the Sixth War Zone can just take this opportunity to launch an attack on the anti-Japanese base in Jiangbei, I think such a major decision is also to ask Zhou Wu Brigade before deciding, anyway, I was ordered to come to reinforce your New Fourth Army Independent Brigade, and I absolutely obeyed Zhou Wu's orders."
Ge Sanmin was a little anxious just now, seeing that the first battalion was almost gone, he was a little excited, and now when he heard Master Huang's explanation, Ge Sanmin woke up a little, thinking that Master Huang was reasonable, he didn't even rush out of the encirclement of others, and he still wanted to fight a decisive battle with others, isn't this his own rush to find death Division Commander Huang quickly contacted Zhou Wu by radio: "Ma Luzuo, our 13th Division has all rushed to the front line of the Siyang Canal, and they will join the head of Ge Sanmin, the enemy is attacking very fiercely, most of Siyang City has fallen into the hands of the enemy, we plan to cover the brothers of the 2nd Regiment to evacuate towards Huai'an City, what do you think?"
Zhou Wu hurriedly replied: "Division Commander Huang, this plan is very good, don't fight hard with the enemy in the plains on the east bank of the canal, quickly retreat in the direction of Huai'an, the other two brigades of our Jiangbei New Fourth Army have all set off and are rushing in the direction of Huai'an, bring in those Kuomintang recalcitrant troops, under the city of Huai'an, on the edge of Hongze Lake, wait for the opportunity to catch the battle, encircle and annihilate their part, and force the enemy to retreat, after all, we are still nominally friendly forces with the 18th Division of the Kuomintang recalcitrant army that came to attack, Just drive them to the west bank of the canal in Siyang City."
Huang Shuisheng nodded again and again, and sighed to Ge Sanmin: "Your brigade is really a rare general, this plan to lure the enemy into the depth is very reliable, lure the 18th Division to the edge of Hongze Lake under Huai'an City, you can use the local armed advantages of your Jiangbei New Fourth Army, and then cooperate with those forces on the lake, I think this time the 18th Division will either stop in moderation and not chase after it, once it catches up, it is good for them to suffer, and beat them hard under Huai'an City, so that they can know that they know how powerful they are, and they will cause trouble if they come out less in the future." ” As soon as Ge Sanmin heard that Lian Zhouwu's battle plan was the same as that of the Huang division commander in front of him, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said to the Huang division commander: "It seems that Jiang is still old and spicy, I was really a little impulsive just now, shouldn't it, I said that "I am incompetent and tired to death of the three armies", if I decided impulsively just now, I don't know how many more brothers will die, okay, just listen to our brigade, let's immediately break through and retreat, and evacuate towards Huai'an City."
The scout brothers of the 13th Division of the 79th Army, who were reconnoitring in front, ran over and reported: "Division commander, a plainclothes armed force has been found in front, the number is about the size of a regiment, and the weapons are standard, and it is rapidly moving towards the side of the Siyang City Canal."
When Division Commander Huang heard this, he laughed, and hurriedly said to Ge Sanmin: "Commander Ge, don't worry, that is a regiment led by Xiao Wu of our 79th Army Guard Battalion, and under the direct order of the old army commander, they rushed here to reinforce your New Fourth Army, haha, they set off a day later than us, I didn't expect to arrive here so quickly, great, invite Commander Wu over immediately."
Soon, Xiao Wu, the personal guard of the old army commander, arrived with more than 1,000 brothers of the 79th Army in civilian clothes, and when he saw that Division Commander Huang and Ge Sanmin were there, he hurriedly saluted and reported: "Division Commander Huang, Hello Regiment Commander Ge, I was ordered to rush to reinforcements, but it seems that I am still late, and I was preempted by Division Commander Huang and took the lead."
Master Huang hurriedly said to Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, you are joking again, we originally set off one day earlier than you, I thought you would arrive tomorrow, and I was thinking about sending you a report, and the demon rebel gate was rerouted to Huai'an City to march."
As soon as Xiao Wu heard that the team was going to Huai'an City, he hurriedly asked: "Why, if you want to go to Huai'an, I knew this, then I wouldn't let the brothers rush over in such a hurry, in order to be able to get here as soon as possible, two brothers in our team with a slightly worse physique ran to death, sad and sad."
Hearing that Xiao Wu's team ran to death two brothers in order to save themselves, Ge Sanmin felt very embarrassed, and hurriedly said to Xiao Wu: "Commander Wu, I'm sorry, if it weren't for our second regiment that affected you, you wouldn't be like this, brother, I remember this life-saving grace, and I will definitely repay you in the future."
When Xiao Wu heard this, he hurriedly said to Ge Sanmin: "Commander Ge, don't take this matter to heart, we were ordered to come to reinforce your New Fourth Army, we are all soldiers, I will do whatever the old army commander asks me to do, I don't have any other ideas, if you want to be really grateful, then thank our old army commander" Xiao Wu is the old army commander's personal guard, and he is naturally loyal to the old army commander, and he has no two hearts.
"Haha, let's discuss how to break out of Siyang first, this grateful thing is still to wait until this battle is over, let's talk about it slowly, come, Chief of Staff, talk about the surrounding enemy situation first" Division Commander Huang hurriedly greeted the chief of staff of the 13th Division next to him, reminding Ge Sanmin that they should not rush to reminisce about the old days, let's break out of the enemy's encirclement first, and then talk about it before it is too late.
The chief of staff of the 13th Division of the 79th Army is a middle-aged officer wearing glasses, and he looks similar to Lao Ding, who has sacrificed in the independent brigade.
The chief of staff of the 13th Division first introduced himself: "Colleagues, the chief of staff of the 13th Division of the 79th Army, Liu Quandao, now according to the report of our 13th Division scout brothers, the enemy who has crossed the river has a half-full division, about 30,000 people, Siyang City except for the southeast direction of our side, the rest of the place has been occupied by the enemy, and there is a force of the enemy is now advancing towards Huai'an City in the southeast, it is estimated that it is going to seize Huai'an City, There is a brigade of your New Fourth Army on the side of Huai'an City, and it is estimated that it will be encountered halfway, and it is also sure to block the enemy, but the problem is that now here in our Siyang City, the enemy with nearly 20,000 American weapons is rushing from the north, west, and east, looking at their posture, they want to surround us together, and then use all their strength to annihilate us all in one fell swoop."
As soon as Chief of Staff Liu Quandao analyzed this, Ge Sanmin scolded: "Their stubborn army wants to be beautiful, and they want to annihilate all our Japanese little devils here in Siyang, and they don't fight with us in Jiangbei for so many years, how many times they have encircled and swept us, and they haven't given us anything, and now these Kuomintang soldiers who rely on the American weapons used to fight devils want to annihilate us completely, and they really want to give him three points of color, so they want to open a dyeing workshop, I don't know what the sky is high and the earth is thick, hehe, Master Huang, Chief of Staff Li, Brother Xiaowu, Let's say that those recalcitrant troops who have attacked, Kuomintang troops like you, I think the more the better, you are the real ones."
As soon as Liu Quandao heard Ge Sanmin's scolding, he hurriedly stopped analyzing, looked at Ge Sanmin, and Senior Commander Huang hurriedly nodded to him and said: "Old Liu, you continue, let's immediately formulate a breakthrough plan, there is not much time, the sooner the better." t1706231537: