base of war

The whole night, Su Yuan was thinking hard about the strategy against the enemy. What he wanted to do was to command the troops to resist the crazy attack of the devils tomorrow, and at the same time conserve his strength to make a breakthrough at night.

However, according to the battle during the day, whether it can withstand the devil's siege is still a problem. Su Yuan even thought about sending the devil into the city for street fighting if necessary, so that he can hold on until night and break through in the counterattack. He has considered everything Arrived, but relying on one's own ability is too difficult to achieve, don't forget, even if you stand outside the city, you will face the siege of devils...

And just at dawn, an unexpected news made him feel hopeful. The soldiers guarding the city brought a man who said he had come in from outside the city. He thought it was a spy at first, but the man said he had something important to do. See him, so bring it here.

"Who are you?" Su Yuan asked.

"Are you Captain Su?" the visitor asked.

"I'm Su Yuan." Su Yuan replied.

"I was sent by the Eighth Route Army's Hebei-Shandong-Yuan Military Region. My name is Yuan Zhen." The visitor saluted and replied, "At first, Commander Sun Jianyun sent someone to escort me into the city, but the devil's defense was too strict, and the person who escorted me died, but You can prove my identity over the radio."

"Oh." Su Yuan returned a military salute and asked, "What's the matter with you venturing into the city?"

"Captain Su, we have known about your situation for a long time, so we sent me to update you with the latest news." Yuan Zhen said.

"Tell me." Su Yuan replied.

"According to the intelligence, the defenders in Henan have already learned that the devils are about to invade." Yuan Zhen said.

"That's great." Su Yuan was excited for a while, but he was doubtful, why Li Qian didn't receive the news, but what Yuan Zhen said next made him feel a burst of anger.

Yuan Zhen said: "Commander Su, don't be too happy. They got the news, but they didn't make a resistance deployment. On the contrary, Tang Enbo prepared hundreds of cars and made a retreat deployment. Jiang Dingwen has been They are actively opposing us, but they also did not take precautions. They will not come to support you, but want you to fend for yourself."

Yuan Zhen's words caused Su Yuan to be furious for a while. Although he had expected this, he didn't expect that they not only did not rescue him, but actually wanted to retreat and abandon Henan. Wouldn't it be that his brothers died in vain after fighting bloody battles.And just now, I thought that if I persisted for a day, I could buy them some time.

Su Yuan, who had lost his anger, gradually recovered his calm. At this time, he had to calm down, and he had to take the troops out, but Yuan Zhen immediately said: "Commander Su, I hope you can stick around here for a day. At night, we will Cooperate with you to break through."

"It seems that you haven't forgotten me." Su Yuan was a little moved. At this time, he had confidence, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, we can hold on for a day, and we will break out to the west at night. You can contact Sun Jianyun to support us, but You can't get out now."

"I can use the radio to contact you." Yuan Zhen immediately said: "At that time, Commander Sun will launch an attack from the west, but we cannot break through to the west."

"Why?" Su Yuan asked. He also thought that the devils would definitely prevent him from breaking out from the west, but he could only be safe by entering the mountainous area in the west. That was no choice.

"The devils have deployed a large number of troops to the west." Yuan Zhen replied: "For this reason, the Yan'an side instructed us to cooperate with you to break through to the east."

"Xiangdong." Su Yuan hesitated for a while, Xiangdong can indeed make the devils unexpected, and he has thought about it, but after leaving the city, he has to go back, and the devils mainly attack in the north, and there are also a large number of devils in the south, so he can't go back. .

"That's it." Yuan Zhen immediately said: "Yan'an ordered the Eighth Route Army in southern Shandong and the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu to cooperate. They have already launched a secret operation and will send troops to the east to meet you tonight. You can go to the east. Rest in the base area."

Yuan Zhen's words moved Su Yuan for a while. In order to rescue him, he actually alarmed Yan'an, and sent the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to rescue him. Su Yuan finally regained his confidence.While the news gave hope to the besieged troops, it also raised concerns among some.

Especially Li Qian and Zhang Hao, what they were worried about was that Su Yuan would return to the Eighth Route Army for this reason, but at this time they had no choice but to face life and death, after all, no Kuomintang troops came to the rescue.

And what everyone has to do now is to defend Ancheng first. Whether they can live until dark is a question, and everyone still strictly abides by every order of Su Yuan.

This day's battle was even more brutal, and the devil's attack became even crazier. At the north gate where the devil mainly attacked, the city wall was riddled with shells. in bloodshed.

Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, the devils finally rushed to the edge of the city and organized an explosion. The violent explosion blew the city wall down. The devils who received strict orders finally saw a glimmer of hope. Hundreds of devils howled and rushed forward. Gravel and the corpses of the comrades who fell in front swarmed up, and the situation became more and more critical.

All the troops were sent out, and Su Yuan, who got the news, personally led the final reserve team—half a company of soldiers to rush forward.

The soldiers had suppressed the devil's advance with fierce firepower, but the ferocious devil continued to advance regardless of life and death. The barrel of the gun in Su Yuan's hand was red. At a critical moment, he ordered: "Use a grenade."

The soldiers around threw down countless grenades, as well as dynamite packs, explosive debris and shrapnel flying around, but they still couldn't stop the devils from swarming up, and the last few soldiers rolled the oil barrel down.

Su Yuan raised his machine gun and fired violently, the oil drum was hit, and then a raging flame burned at the collapsed city wall, the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, and the fire finally blocked the devils behind.

Su Yuan took the opportunity to order the soldiers to use all the things they got to plug the gap, but soon, the devils broke through from another place, and the troops on the city were severely insufficient to resist the attack of the devils.

Su Yuan had no choice but to order the troops to withdraw from the city walls and turn to street fighting, but the devils could not be allowed to advance, otherwise the troops would be divided in the city, and the breakout that night would not be possible.

The soldiers began to use the ruined walls as cover to resist the devil's attack. Finally, they held on until dark, and the devil's attack stopped immediately. Su Yuan was relieved that the two doors were still in his hands at this time. , that would allow the troops to muster and organize an evacuation breakout.

At ten o'clock in the evening, on the west side, Sun Jianyun led the troops to launch a brave attack on the devils according to the deployment. Although the devils did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would come to rescue the national army here at this time, they set up a defense line on the west side to prevent Su Yuan from breaking through. Draw out troops for reinforcements.

And immediately, Su Yuan, who had assembled his troops, also started to act. They sandwiched the wounded in the middle of the breakout team and prepared to break out from the east gate. Su Yuan personally led the commando team. The firepower in their hands was quite fierce, including light and heavy machine guns and mortars. The grenadier aimed at the devils who hadn't even established a position, and after tearing a hole, they covered the follow-up troops to pass quickly, and they easily opened the devil's first line of defense.

But the devils on the second line of defense were alerted, but what they never expected was that there was suddenly intensive gunfire behind them, and the combined forces of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army launched an attack in time.

The devil was attacked back and forth, and both sides were in a desperate posture. The devil's last line of defense was quickly opened. Seeing the responding troops, Su Yuan was finally relieved, and the wounded were taken away in time.

Su Yuan, who let go of his hand, was about to break the cover, and the devils who had just recovered were already ready to pursue, but the head of the army who came to respond said: "Let's stay, we have received a death order, we must cover You evacuate, and you have been fighting for two days, and the soldiers are very tired."

"Alright then." Su Yuan could only nod and said, under the leadership of the guide, they immediately left the battlefield and moved east safely...