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Lin Yuan immediately asked after receiving the news: "Which army is surrounded? How many people are there? How much equipment is there?"

Liu Jinkui said: "It is the third company of the first battalion of the 22nd Brigade and the 64th Regiment. There are more than 180 people and nine trucks."

Lin Yuan asked, "How many people are they surrounded by?"

Liu Jinkui said: "According to their estimates, there are about thousands of people, and the number of people surrounded is still increasing."

Lin Yuan asked: "Then who surrounded them? The Qing army or the Japanese army?"

Liu Jinkui said: "It's the Qing army! According to their reconnaissance, this Qing army is the Pinghu garrison, and they are all named after ferocious beasts, such as Feilongying, Feihuying, etc."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Originally, as a group army commander, I don't need to ask about such a thing as a company being surrounded, but it has never happened before, so I'd better ask in detail." Yuan asked, "How did they get surrounded?"

Liu Jinkui said: "According to the situation they responded in the telegram, we think the situation is like this. First of all, the Hangjiahu Plain is a typical terrain of rivers and rivers. We also discovered it when we dispatched troops. There are many ditches for water on the ground. Last night There was another torrential rain, so a lot of the ditches were full, and the ditches were generally about three meters wide, and our trucks couldn't go straight through."

"Although there are some small bridges on the ditch, these small bridges are generally relatively narrow, and our trucks cannot pass through. Therefore, when we deployed suspicious soldiers, we asked each unit to optimize the action route and try not to be blocked by these ditches. The selected marching route is: go west from our place, pass a bridge called Dashiqiao, and enter the jurisdiction of Pinghu. As suspects, they crossed the bridge yesterday afternoon and planned to return last night."

"But it rained heavily last night, and the big stone bridge was washed away by the rain. The third company itself does not have the ability to build bridges. It is impossible for our bridge-building troops to rush over because of one company, so the third company decided to go north. , but when marching northward, they were suddenly stopped by the superior forces of the Qing army, and had no choice but to retreat to Guangli Town. At this time, they found that there were troops of the Qing army on all sides, and they were surrounded."

Lin Yuan said: "Then what defensive measures are Sanlian taking now?"

Liu Jinkui said: "Sanlian relied on Guangli Town to build fortifications. Each of them brought two basic ammunition, and it is estimated that they can hold out for more than three hours."

Lin Yuan said: "The Qing army lacks heavy weapons for attacking fortifications, so they will not be able to break through our fortifications for a while, but if the Qing army adopts the tactics of crowds and rushes upwards, they will not be able to break through even with [-] base ammunition. You can’t hold it, so you must organize troops to rescue as soon as possible.”

Liu Jinkui said: "We understand."

Lin Yuan asked, "Are there any difficulties?"

Liu Jinkui replied loudly: "No!"

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly: "You and I are determined to make up your mind, how can there be no difficulties? Tell us about the difficulties!"

Liu Jinkui said: "There are indeed difficulties. First of all, the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is too humid. The clothes are hung outside for two days after washing. Our soldiers are all from the northeast, and they are not used to such a climate. Our side In this season, clothes are dried overnight after washing, and many soldiers are performing tasks in wet clothes."

"So there were a lot of eczema cases in the military camp, and some soldiers were infected with schistosomiasis, and some other diseases. In short, the proportion of non-combat attrition in the army increased by 20.00% compared with the Northeast and Mongolian combat!"

Lin Yuan said: "I will organize people to deliver the medicine as soon as possible. Don't worry. Is there any difficulty in this rescue operation?"

Liu Jinkui said: "It's still the climate. Although it's not the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, it has been raining a lot these days. When we don't see the sun, the ground is very muddy. Our soldiers' military boots will be covered with mud after a few steps. Stop and get rid of the mud, otherwise it will be like wearing a lead sinker on your feet, which will greatly affect the speed of travel.”

Lin Yuan said: "That is to say: our truck maneuvers and foot maneuvers have been affected? Right?"

Liu Jinkui said, "That's right, that's exactly what happened."

Lin Yuan asked: "What about our tank unit? It is less affected by the muddy road, right?"

Liu Jinkui said: "The tank is okay, it can not be affected by the muddy road, but it is greatly affected by the ditch. The general infantry in the ditch can go down and climb to the opposite side, but the tank can't do it, so they can only take a detour."

Lin Yuan thought: "The Eighth Division is not a mechanized infantry division, so there are relatively few tank units, and they are all assigned to the brigade level to cooperate with the infantry. Under the current battlefield conditions, since the infantry is maneuvering It will be restricted, we have to quickly rescue the trapped troops, why not concentrate tanks and bridging troops to form a rescue force?"

Lin Yuan then said: "You gather the tank troops, let them rescue the besieged third company, and let the bridging troops cooperate."

Liu Jinkui said: "Okay, I understand, I will go to deploy."

Lin Yuan put down the radio and thought: "Since the Qing army dared to encircle my army with superior forces in this battle, it means that they are not ordinary people, they should be the elite of Xu Shan's subordinates, and maybe they are the main force of the Qing army in Zhejiang and Fujian. The main force of the Qing army dared to take the initiative to attack, can I use this battle as an opportunity to directly attract the main force of the Qing army in Zhejiang and Fujian, and then wipe them all out?"

"If the main force of the Qing army in Zhejiang and Fujian is completely wiped out, then we can take advantage of the trend to take down Zhejiang and Fujian provinces and complete a strategic encirclement of the Qing court from the south!" Lin Yuan couldn't help feeling excited when he thought of this, thinking: "I How should I gather the main force of the enemy army? With that, I will simply encircle the enemy army outside Guangli Town and attract the Qing army to rescue them. When enough Qing troops are attracted, I will fight again. A large-scale encirclement and annihilation battle!"

Lin Yuan immediately contacted Li Jinkui and explained his strategic intentions. Liu Jinkui agreed to quickly formulate a combat plan and march towards Guangli Town. At the same time, Lin Yuan ordered the 24th Brigade of the Eighth Division in Shanghai to set off quickly to Jiaxing and Pinghu.

Lin Yuan also ordered the 25th and 26th Brigades of the Ninth Division to rush to Shanghai, and transferred backbones from the [-]st, [-]nd, and [-]th Divisions in the Northeast to go to the Shanghai area to form three more divisions to increase their strength. Yuan's troops also carried out land reform in the Jiangnan area, so many young people joined the army enthusiastically.

Only with equipment can there be troops. After conquering Shanghai, Lin Yuan took over the Jiangnan Manufacturing General Bureau and let the equipment inside produce weapons and ammunition. However, because the steel smelting technology has not improved, the Jiangnan Manufacturing General Bureau cannot produce automatic rifles. Lin Yuan So they were asked to produce bullets. The Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau can produce nitrocellulose propellants, so they can produce bullets for automatic rifles. The Jiangnan area is also an area with a well-developed textile industry, so the production of quilts is also very smooth.

Lin Yuan was making strategic deployments in the rear, while in Guangli Town, the battle was very intense.