Duan Haizhou, commander of the Fourth Independent Brigade, stared blankly at the map in front of him, thoughts lingering in his mind.
Looking back on the experience of the past few years, I gathered a team of tens of thousands of people in a short period of time. Later, they first defected to the Eighth Route Army, and then single-handedly joined Shi Yousan's army.
He is not greedy for power and lustful, nor does he want to compete for fame and fortune. Why did he follow his best friend by some strange coincidence in the first place? During this period, Haizhou kept asking himself questions.
Later, Duan Haizhou came to understand that Shi Yousan represented the orthodoxy of the Nationalist Government in southern Hebei. Although the Sixty-ninth Army under his command was just a miscellaneous team in the national army's combat order, it was a regular army after all, and it was better than following the Eighth Route Army.
Zhang Shifan took Dong Jiang to Duan Haizhou's residence and communicated with the guard outside the door.
Then he stepped forward and knocked on the door a few times, then pushed the door open and walked in: "Brigade, someone from the military department is here and wants to see you!"
Duan Haizhou looked at his brother-in-law in front of him and said, "Shifan, did you just say that the military department sent someone here?"
"Yes, he is a company commander from the military's security battalion. I have checked his identity information and there is no problem!"
"How many people did you bring?" Duan Haizhou asked with a frown.
"Bridge, what's the problem? There are more than twenty people accompanying us. I originally wanted them to rest outside the village, but Company Commander Dong from the military headquarters said that the soldiers had been running around all day and wanted to find a place to have a good rest.
So I brought them into the village together!" Zhang Shifan explained.
"Okay, let Commander Dong of the Military Headquarters come in, and you can make arrangements for the others!"
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outside the house.
"Brother Dong, the hostel will let you in. The rest of the security company come with me. I will arrange a place for you to stay!"
After hearing this, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company obviously tensed up and clenched the guns in their hands tightly.
"Haha, it's been a tiring day. You guys go to rest with Brother Zhang first!" Dong Jiang said with a smile.
Before entering, Dong Jiang opened his sleeves and glanced at his watch. He estimated in his mind that the Third Regiment led by the Commander would not be too far away from the reconnaissance company. With the strength of the Third Regiment's legs, they should arrive in more than half an hour.
Dong Jiang pushed the door open and entered. Duan Haizhou looked at Dong Jiang, the guard company commander from the military headquarters. Dong Jiang also looked at the commander of the Independent Fourth Brigade. He was about the same age as the commander. It could be seen from the layout outside the village.
He is also a man who leads troops well.
"Company Commander Dong looks a little strange. I don't think I've seen you before in the military headquarters?",
"Commander Duan, you are a major general-level officer. I am just a small company commander. How could you possibly know me?" Dong Jiang explained with a smile on his face.
"Commander Duan, isn't your Fourth Independent Brigade in the south of Wei County? We shouldn't retreat to the south, so why did we go north?" Dong Jiang asked, seemingly confused.
"Didn't the military headquarters send a message asking our troops to go north to respond?"
After hearing this, Dong Jiang's face changed and he said loudly: "Oh, it's broken! You don't know something, Brigadier Duan. People from the Eighth Route Army have been infiltrated by the Military Telecommunications Section. Every move of our Sixty-ninth Army is being monitored by the Eighth Route Army."
Here you go! The successive defeats on the battlefield have a lot to do with this.
I came here this time on the orders of the General to have your troops block the Eighth Route Army on the southern front in the south of Wei County to prevent the main force from being flanked by two sides!"
After hearing this, Duan Haizhou's face suddenly turned pale and he slumped down on the stool: "Damn it, there are people from the Eighth Route Army in the telecommunications department? How can we fight this battle?"
Dong Jiang's words successfully diverted Duan Haizhou's attention away, but he didn't know that his unintentional words were the truth. The Enemy Industry Department of the Southern Hebei Military Region had really developed a comrade of its own in the Telecommunications Section of the 69th Army.
"Commander Duan, what do you think we should do now?" Dong Jiang asked anxiously.
"Guards, gather!" Duan Haizhou reluctantly stood up and opened the door tremblingly.
"Immediately inform all battalions to quickly assemble their teams and move to the south immediately!" Duan Haizhou said loudly.
"Company Commander Dong, thanks to you this time, otherwise our 69th Army would be in the dumps together! The Eighth Route Army transferred our troops to the north in order to gather our 69th Army together and then encircle and annihilate them.
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I decided to lead the troops to move south, expand the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army, disperse its forces, attract part of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and reduce the pressure on the military headquarters!"
"Company Commander Dong, I hope to bring our unit's combat plan back to the military headquarters and inform the military!"
"Brigadier Duan, it doesn't matter whether you return to the military headquarters or not. I have been out with the guard company for a day. The Eighth Route Army is attacking fiercely. It's hard to say what the military headquarters is going to do now. Just let me follow you!" Dong Jiang
said.
Dong Jiang secretly thought that now was not a good time to take action. The other soldiers of the reconnaissance company were outside the village, and those who entered the village were placed separately. Although the two were alone, Duan Haizhou's temperament did not indicate that he was a soft-headed person.
Although many members of the Independent Fourth Brigade deserted during the march, those who remained were elites. From the arrangement of the Independent Fourth Brigade outside the village, it can be seen that there are still many officers in the unit with real talents and knowledge.
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Hijacking or killing Duan Haizhou in advance might prepare the Fourth Independent Brigade. Otherwise, they might end up together.
It is better to wait for the main force to arrive, wait for the two sides to fight, and then stab them in the back.
"Forget it, just follow me!" Duan Haizhou said.
The story is divided into two parts, two or three miles outside Xiaozhangzhuang.
"Report to commander, Zhang Xiaoshui from the reconnaissance company is reporting!" said Zhang Xiaoshui from the reconnaissance company who stayed on the outside to provide support.
"Where is your company commander?"
"Commander, our company commander and his men have already entered Dazhangzhuang, where the headquarters of the Fourth Independent Brigade is located. The company commander left me behind to meet the main force," Zhang Xiaoshui said.
"What's going on now?"
"After the company commander led his people in, I didn't hear any movement. The units of the Fourth Independent Brigade set up tight fortifications outside the village. The units started gathering not long ago, and there were signs of departure!" Zhang Xiaoshui later confided to Liu Sangen.
The situation of each unit of the Independent Fourth Brigade was reported one by one.
"Dong Jiang is waiting for the main force to take action first. Since the enemy is about to leave, it is better for us to ambush outside the village than to attack the enemy's fortifications! If they go north, we will pursue them. If
Go south and ambush on the spot." Zhou Weihan said.
"Wu Qin, put the first battalion in the center, and the second and third battalions to outflank me from both wings!"
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The Brigade Headquarters and the First Regiment of the Independent Fourth Brigade were assembled under the cover of night, and were stationed at the head of the Third Battalion of the First Regiment, with the Brigade Headquarters and the First Battalion in the middle, and the Second Battalion at the rear.
"Battal Commander, the enemy's forward troops are coming towards us!" Three lit torches moved in the direction of the 1st Battalion of the Wuqin Regiment.
It was getting dark at this time, and without a torch to illuminate it, it would be difficult to see clearly from a distance of five or six meters.
"This is the enemy's scout. The main force is still behind. When they get close, you bring a few people up to kill them. Remember not to use your gun!" said Ding Sheng, the commander of the first battalion.
It was said to be an ambush, but the location where the 1st Battalion was located had neither mountains nor many obstacles to hide in. Many soldiers simply dug a foxhole to hide.
He was watching the enemy's scouts getting closer and closer, and if he let them get closer, he would touch his face.
Ding Sheng waved his hand, and a platoon of soldiers who had been ready to go jumped out under the cover of night.
"There's someone!" An enemy soldier holding a torch heard the noise and shined the torch towards him, only to be greeted by a shining bayonet.
The sharp bayonets pierced the clothes and stabbed the enemy's abdomen. The remaining soldiers were either holding large knives or holding long spears with bayonets. In the blink of an eye, seven enemy soldiers were wiped out without any resistance.
