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Chapter 28: Siege (1)

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    Liu Xinghua and Wu Xiaoyang rushed forward and caught up with the advancing troops.

    The Xianghe column was almost trotting all the way to the east, but no one was a machine, and it was impossible to keep running like this forever.  The speed of the troops also slowed down significantly. During dinner, everyone did not stop and ate the dry food they carried with them as they walked.  When we walked out of the mountainous area, night had come quietly, but this was a very favorable opportunity. At least we didn't have to worry about the enemy's planes detecting the whereabouts of the troops.

    Looking at Liu Xinghua who was about to come up, Xiong Zhuoran turned the horse's head, waited for him to come, and then rode side by side.

    "Old Liu, look at it, everyone has been running for a long time and they are all exhausted!" Xiong Zhuoran said unbearably.

    Liu Xinghua looked at the teams marching forward with torches. These were his troops. Judging from the steps of these soldiers, they were obviously much heavier.  Most of the people were carrying marching backpacks, hung their guns on their necks, and carried bullet bags, water bottles, dry food and other items on their bodies. Some soldiers were good enough to get helmets to wear on their heads.  These things, even if they are not fifty kilograms, are still thirty kilograms.  He thought about it for a while, then loudly called the leader of the group who was coming over, and ordered: "Tell everyone, throw away all the useless things, and don't carry them on your back! Speed ??up!"

    The regiment leader was stunned for a moment, and said with some reluctance: "Commander, we finally got these things, are we just throwing them away?"

    Liu Xinghua glared: "What can't we throw away? If we don't have anything left, we can still take it from the enemy!"

    "Yes!" The regiment leader said no more and immediately sent the order.

    The soldiers removed their heavy objects and encumbrances, carrying only guns and bullets. Some even threw away their water bottles and dry food, and went into battle lightly.

    "Xiao Wu, go ahead and tell the other troops to march lightly like this!" Liu Xinghua ordered again.

    "Yes!" Wu Xiaoyang agreed and hurriedly urged his horse forward.

    Xiong Zhuoran was a little reluctant to give up. Indeed, now the Xianghe column can each have a gun and a back. This is in sharp contrast to the time when they broke out from the Central Plains. These military supplies are easy to throw away, but no longer  It's not necessarily that easy to get.  At the moment, he suggested to Liu Xinghua: "Old Liu, I think we can let a company or a battalion stay to finish the work, and let them clean up these supplies. Although this is no longer a base, we can store these things in nearby villages.  Come here, or find the guerrillas and let them take care of it. After this battle is over, we will come back to get it!"

    Hearing that Political Commissar Xiong¡¯s proposal was indeed good, Liu Xinghua immediately nodded in agreement and handed the matter over to the battalion at the end of the team.

    After midnight, in the early hours of the morning, the troops were still on the march. Everyone was moving quickly on their feet, but they were all extremely tired. More and more people were dozing, and they fell asleep while walking.  , some soldiers stopped in their drowsiness, and the soldiers behind were also in a daze, and their head bumped into the gun barrel of the soldier in front, and the two of them woke up at the same time.

    "We have to cross Pinghan Road ahead!" Xiong Zhuoran reminded Liu Xinghua!

    Of course Liu Xinghua understood that crossing the Ping-Han Railway was a very dangerous process. Last year, when the Xianghe Column accompanied the Shanxi-Hebei-Luyu Tenth Column when crossing the Ping-Han Railway near Liulin Station, they were ambushed by the National Army and lost their lives.  heavy.

    "Send the order and ask Brigadier Liang San to send two regiments to guard the north and south directions of the railway and cover the passage of the large forces!" Liu Xinghua ordered a staff officer beside him, and at the same time warned: "Tell everyone to pass quickly. If the enemy does not move,  , no one is allowed to take the initiative!"

    The staff officer responded and left.

    On the Pinghan-Hankou Railway, the traffic police force of the National Army was mainly responsible for guarding. This traffic police force was actually equipped by the special agents under the original military command. Although it had certain combat capabilities, it was not as good as the real master.  combat troops, their main task is to maintain the smooth flow of railway transportation.  Only key cities or stations on the railway will be protected by the National Army's key troops. The crossing area Liu Xinghua chose is where the National Army's main battle force is weak. He believes that with the strength of the traffic police corps huddled in the stronghold,  People, in this late night, if they didn't take the initiative to attack themselves, they would definitely not dare to attack themselves, let alone embarrass themselves. In fact, this is the tacit understanding reached by both parties since they passed the railway so many times.

    Liu Xinghua¡¯s judgment was indeed very accurate. When the Xianghe column finally passed the Ping-Han Railway safely, no fighting broke out.

    &nbs? Return to the division with the 118th Brigade, disperse this enemy group, and then move forward!  "

    Xu Haibo turned to look at Hu Congjun, still full of confidence: "Military seat, if our 49th Brigade is allowed to hold on to Shangcaicheng, I can guarantee that we can hold it for five days!"

    Hu Congjun thought for a while, and he was indeed a little embarrassed. With his personality, of course, he was still conservative, and he did not agree with Xu Haibo's opinion. However, President Jiang clearly asked all ministries to act according to orders. The battle in Kaifeng was fierce. If  If your troops cannot get there in time and accurately, once the city of Kaifeng is defeated, the higher-ups will definitely hold you accountable.  He took another look at everyone present, and then suddenly realized that Zhang Xian was missing. If Zhang Xian were here, there would probably be a way to get the best of both worlds.

    At the same time, he thought of Zhang Xian and Xu Haibo. He thought that if Zhang Xian were here, he would definitely agree with his proposition. With Zhang Xian's eloquence and prestige, he would be able to convince everyone, so that Commander Hu would not be so hesitant.

    At this time, Captain Qiao Shuqiang, who had been sent out by Hu Congjun early in the morning, rushed back. Knowing that the military situation was urgent, the adjutant did not hesitate to break in and report to Hu Congjun.  Hu Congjun ordered everyone to continue the discussion and went out to listen to Captain Qiao's report.

    As soon as he saw Commander Hu coming out, Qiao Shuqiang quickly saluted and then reported: "Military seat, we have heard clearly. It is Liu Xinghua's two brigades who crossed Pinghan Road, and behind them there was another group.  A total of nearly 10,000 to 20,000 people in these two armies!"

    Hu Congjun couldn't help but take a breath of air. These nearly 20,000 people were not a small number. If we add in the communist troops moving from the southeast, we could reach at least 30,000 troops, and it was very possible to reach 50,000 troops.  A force of 30,000 to 50,000 troops laid siege to a small Shangcai County town. Xu Haibo's 8,000-strong reorganized 49th Brigade and several thousand miscellaneous soldiers from the division headquarters were simply unable to cope with it, let alone the 49th Reorganized Brigade.  It was just a second-rate unit in the 18th Army.

    "Xiao Qiao, you went very quickly and got such important news so quickly!" Hu Congjun couldn't help but admire.

    Qiao Shuqiang smiled and told him: "It was a coincidence that I led people to the west. As soon as I arrived at Linzhuang, I caught a document conveying orders to the enemy's vanguard, and also learned about the enemy's deployment.  .¡±

    "Oh?" Hu Congjun was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "What are Liu Xinghua going to do?"

    Qiao Shuqiang said: "Liu Xinghua is planning to form a blockade between Linzhuang north of Shangcaicheng and Baigui Temple to block the throat of our reorganized 11th Division and prevent us from moving north to aid Kaifeng!"

    Hearing what Qiao Shuqiang said, Hu Congjun couldn't help but laugh. Obviously, Liu Xinghua's deployment was already too late. The main force of the reorganized 11th Division had already crossed the Honghe River. He was undoubtedly deploying troops in this section at this time.  Just an afterthought.  He immediately said: "The purpose of deploying troops between Linzhuang and Baigui Temple is to strangle our Honghe Ferry" But just as he said this, he suddenly remembered something, and his smile suddenly solidified.

    "What's wrong? Military seat?" Captain Qiao had never seen such a strange expression on Commander Hu's face, and he couldn't help but asked.

    Hu Congjun seemed not to have heard his question, and was still muttering to himself: "Linzhuang? Baigui Temple?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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