"Bah bang bang!" There was loud gunfire near the headquarters of the 97th Army.
The reconnaissance company led by Dong Jiang crossed all the way to the vicinity of Zhu Huaibing's military headquarters and unexpectedly encountered his guard battalion, and the two sides immediately started a firefight.
"Listen to the sound of gunfire, the enemy we are fighting has a lot of traps in their hands. The headquarters of the 97th Army is nearby and has not escaped!" Dong Jiang was immediately overjoyed.
"Yang Tiansheng, you stay in command. The first platoon will attack from the front, the second platoon will flank the flanks, and the third platoon will follow me around and go straight to the 97th Army headquarters. Don't let this old boy Zhu Huaibing escape!" Dong Jiang faced the reconnaissance team.
Yang Tiansheng, deputy company commander of the company, said.
The enemy guard battalion blocking the reconnaissance company here probably has less than 200 people. Since they are Zhu Huaibing's personal guards, they have extremely good weapons and equipment, including many automatic weapons.
However, Dong Jiang considered that the reconnaissance company was the first-class elite of the independent detachment, so he did not pay attention to the enemy's guard camp at all. Instead, he arranged for people to outflank him, and he openly led his people straight to Zhu Huaibing's military headquarters.
At this time, the gunshots outside the town had alerted the remaining personnel of the 97th Army Headquarters. In a hurry, someone rushed to notify Zhu Huaibing.
When I opened the door of his office, I found that the building was already empty and all important documents had been burned.
"The military commander ran away!"
Others in the military headquarters couldn't believe it. Three hours ago, Zhu Huaibing had ordered that anyone who dared to withdraw would be shot, but he slipped away quietly.
After hearing this, everyone in the military headquarters was in a panic, some were at a loss, and many more ran away.
...
The roar of trucks came out of the enemy's military headquarters compound, and a truck sped out of the compound.
Dong Jiang and his men arrived just in time, and shot the driver in the driver's seat with a long sweep. The truck staggered into the fortification next to the iron gate.
The seven enemy soldiers in the cart were thrown to pieces. As soon as they jumped to the ground, they were surrounded by Dong Jiang and others.
"Which department are you in, where is Zhu Huaibing?" Dong Jiang asked coldly while holding the flower machine.
The surrounded enemy troops did not understand the situation and said directly: "Sir, I am directly under the supply camp of the 97th Army. Zhu Huaibing ran away a long time ago!"
"Damn it, you ran away?" Dong Jiang cursed, and then with a wave of his hand, the other soldiers pulled the triggers and killed several enemy soldiers.
"Squad 7 occupied the munitions warehouse of the 97th Army and was blown up by the enemy. The rest of the team will carefully search this two-story building for me!"
Twenty soldiers from the reconnaissance company quickly searched the entire small building, and all the enemy troops who had no time to escape were gathered together.
A soldier from the reconnaissance company took photos of Zhu Huaibing and identified them one by one: "Company commander, there is no Zhu Huaibing!"
Not long after, Yang Tiansheng arrived with the remaining soldiers of the reconnaissance company. When he saw Dong Jiang, he immediately reported: "Company commander, most of the enemy guard camp has been wiped out, and a few people have escaped. According to the prisoners' confession, Zhu Huaibing arrived 40 minutes ago."
Already fled south.
In order to avoid being noticed, we did not take a truck, and there were less than 200 escorts accompanying us!”
"Zhu Huaibing can't go anywhere. He is surrounded by our people. Besides, there are brothers from an independent detachment on the bank of the Zhang River. I just don't know if the brothers from the Jizhong Security Brigade have stopped Zhu Huaibing at Qijialing!" Dong Jiang
said.
"Bring me the map!"
The soldier on the side spread the map on the ground, and Dong Jiang made simple gestures with his fingers.
"We are currently in Xihuayuan Town, which is also the enemy's headquarters. The straight-line distance to the north bank of Zhanghe River is more than 40 miles. Zhu Huaibing and others are walking, so there is still time!"
"Company commander, there are several trucks parked in the compound. We can drive the trucks to pursue them!" Yang Tiansheng suggested.
"Telegraph operator, report this situation to the commander immediately, and also request brothers from the independent guerrilla detachment to cooperate in the search!
The third platoon stays behind to guard, remember to guard the enemy's munitions warehouse, and the rest put on our Eighth Route Army uniforms and follow me to continue chasing!" Dong Jiang ordered.
"Usually, we are chased away by a little devil's truck. This time we had a good time. I want to see who is faster, his two legs or the four wheels!"
The words are divided into two parts.
The 22nd and 25th regiments of Jizhong pursued all the way west, surrounded the Tainan Administrative Office in Donghuayuan Town, and captured many officials of the office and the family members of the 97th Army, including Mrs. Ru, who had no time to notify Zhu Huaibing when he escaped.
As for the special detachment of the Jizhong Garrison Brigade, one part surrounded the remnants of the newly formed 24th Division in Dongda Town, and the other occupied Qijialing, the only route for the 97th Army to go south.
At the same time, Zhou Weihan received a telegram from the reconnaissance company and immediately asked the telegraph operator to report to the former enemy headquarters.
At this time, the remnants of the enemy forces located in Shibucao were being fiercely attacked by the First and Second Regiments of the Independent Detachment. Yang Han, the acting commander of the 280th Regiment, watched helplessly as the commando of the First Regiment broke through its defense line and headed towards the headquarters.
"Guard company, follow me and stop this Eighth Route Army!" Yang Han gritted his teeth and led the guard company to the position himself.
The two sides were about to fight each other. The commandos were equipped with many traps and short guns, giving them a great advantage in close combat.
"Ta-ta-ta!" Both sides saw no cover at all. The commandos opened fire, and most of the enemy's guard company was mopped down. Soldiers from both sides were strangled together in an instant.
Commando captain Xin Tiebing held two short guns and backed up three soldiers, constantly calling out the enemy troops who were rushing over.
After hearing the gunshots near their headquarters, the enemy's already shaky defense line was instantly thrown into chaos.
Jing Dagang, who was personally on the front line, was keenly aware of the fighter's opportunity and shouted: "French bugler, blow the charge bugle, all of you are here, fix your bayonets!"
"Didi da da da" the charge horn sounded, and the soldiers of the first regiment stood up and charged like a tide. Xu Dali's second regiment, which was arranged on the flank, saw this and also launched a charge.
"Kill, charge!" The shouts of killing were deafening.
Soldiers continued to fall on the charge, but this did not affect the pace of the charge at all.
The remaining 500 enemy troops on the enemy's position were divided and surrounded by more than 2,000 men from the First Regiment and the Second Regiment.
"Put down your weapons, the Eighth Route Army will give preferential treatment to the prisoners!"
The enemy troops who stubbornly resisted were constantly being strangled, and more and more enemy troops laid down their weapons.
...
"Commander, this is the enemy's commander, and he is a tough guy!" At this time, Yang Han was escorted over by Xin Tiebing and two commando soldiers.
"With some skill, a remnant army of more than a thousand people actually blocked two of my regiments for more than an hour!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Humph!" Yang Han snorted coldly and glanced at Zhou Weihan coldly.
"Okay, it's a tough guy. Let's take him down for custody first!" Zhou Weihan waved his hand and said.
Then Zhou Weihan looked at Xin Tiebing beside him: "Your commando team is the first to succeed in this battle. How about it? Can we fight again?"
"Yes!" Xin Tiebing said without hesitation.
"Okay, what we need is this morale. I order the commandos to continue going south to capture Zhu Huaibing alive!" Zhou Weihan then informed some specific matters.
"Commandos, assemble!" Xin Tiebing shouted.
Just as the first and second regiments were cleaning the battlefield, a frustrated voice suddenly came from the northwest: "Damn it, I hurry up and hurry up, I'm too late after all!"
