Around several roads from Luzhou to Lu'an, the task force cooperated with the New Fourth Army guerrillas in the local war of resistance to war and continuously ambushed the Japanese transportation and supply convoys. After a day of war, the task force gained a lot and the guerrillas also smiled.

When night fell again, the guerrillas that cooperated with the cooperation also found the corresponding village to camp and rest temporarily. The weapons and ammunition seized during the day were equipped to the guerrillas as soon as possible, and the supplies were transported back to the base where the guerrillas were located.

Compared with the guerrillas and the task force, they were both enjoying a rare and sumptuous celebration banquet. At this moment, the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in Luzhou City looked at the still quiet city gate. Everyone felt uneasy and worried that the storm was about to come and the wind filled the building.

The defenders who were tossed for a night yesterday received sufficient rest during the day. However, when they saw the tense situation in the city, everyone was worried. They never thought that no one would attack Luzhou City, and they would be afraid.

The Japanese colonel who convened the assistants to meet again looked at the special high school major who was responsible for intelligence collection and said, "Is there any news from the reconnaissance team sent out? Is there any news coming back in the surrounding cities?"

"Report to the Colonel, no one sent out the city's reconnaissance team and plainclothes team in the morning, so far. No one has returned. If nothing happens, they may have had an accident. Even if nothing happens, they will be hindered to return to the city.

As for the intelligence stations in the surrounding cities, messages have been sent one after another. As the colonel speculated, there is indeed a powerful and large number of rebel armed forces hidden near Luzhou City. They have ambushed our supply convoy many times.

There were two patrol teams who were in a hiding while leaving the city to patrol and receive supply convoys. In order to ensure the safety of the county town, the city defense troops of each city had followed the order of the colonel and were not attacked. However, their troops were already insufficient!"

Listening to the situation reported by the Major of the Special High School Class, the Japanese colonel continued: "Is there any news about the origin of the attacker?"

"No! As far as the information currently available, the loss of Chucheng was earlier probably related to the sudden emergence of this group of rebellious armed forces. Today, many of the troops attacking our supply convoy and patrol team were guerrillas formed by the New Fourth Army."

"Baga! So, is this series of harassment and attack planned by the New Fourth Army?"

"This possibility is not ruled out! According to what we have learned earlier, the New Fourth Army is currently in Chucheng and Luzhou, with a main force of nearly 10,000 people. However, this force is scattered all over the country, and the Special High School has not yet found its headquarters."

"Why not report this news in advance?"

When the Japanese colonel was also shocked when he learned that the New Fourth Army had a main force of tens of thousands of people operating in Anhui Province. Faced with the Colonel's dissatisfaction, the major smiled bitterly: "The New Fourth Army's organization is very chaotic, and many of them are difficult for ordinary people to distinguish!"

Be a soldier in war and a farmer in leisure!

The guerrilla strategy of hiding troops among the people also made it extremely difficult for the Japanese army to master the exact information. The intelligence officers responsible for collecting intelligence often could only judge how large the main force of the New Fourth Army was based on guesses.

Looking at the Major who smiled bitterly, the Japanese colonel finally cursed: "Bageya Road! When the Anhui Province is completely occupied, I will ask the commander of the Ogizhou Division to organize a large-scale clearance operation. Anyone who has something to do with the New Fourth Army will be killed without any regard for it!"

In the eyes of the Japanese colonel, even if they adopt a policy of gentleness against the people in the occupied areas, many times, these people will choose to surrender to the anti-Japanese armed forces or support the anti-Japanese forces, which will cause considerable trouble to the guards in the occupied areas.

In this case, only by starting a large-scale killing and killing the people in the occupied areas is frightened. Let these people know how serious the consequences of dealing with the anti-Japanese forces are. Perhaps only in this way can we truly curb the expansion of the New Fourth Army.

After introducing the severe situation facing the defenders, the Japanese colonel finally said: "The main force of the division is currently fighting in Lu'an. In order to solve the remaining resistance armed forces in Anhui Province as soon as possible, the main force of the division is also very heavy in combat tasks.

But there is a problem with the supply line at present. It is afraid that it will be difficult to reverse the situation based on our defenders in each city. I decided to send a telegram to the commander of the Ogisu Division to inform us of the current situation. At the worst, let the division apply for the air force to provide us with air reconnaissance!"

"It is indeed necessary to let the Air Force send reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance. At present, we are at the most disadvantage, but we are not aware of the enemy's situation. If the Air Force assists, it should be easier to crack the current situation!"

The assistants had no objection and were recognized by the assistants. The Japanese colonel quickly sent a telegram to the front-line division commander Rio Ogisu. At this time, Rio Ogisu was also listening to the reports from his subordinates and informing him that some supplies had not arrived at the front-line on time.

Upon learning about this situation, Ribuki Ogisu said unexpectedly: "How long has it been delayed?"

"When the transport convoy set off, we had already received a telegram from them. Calculated by time, they should have arrived at the station where our brigade was located at the latest before dark. But now, not only does the convoy have no news, the radio station is also missing!"

"Uh! Can't contact the radio? Could it be that our supply convoy was attacked? It's normal for a convoy to be attacked. Now several convoys cannot contact. This is very abnormal! Is there a telegram sent over to Luzhou City?"

"Report to General, no for the time being!"

"Go and send a telegram to the Luzhou City Governor immediately to ask about the missing of the supply convoy. The convoys are all missing in Luzhou, and they should know some of the situation. You should report this matter in advance!"

"General, you know the road conditions here too. It is common for the supply convoy to be delayed. We originally wanted to wait a little longer, but until now there is still no news, we realized that the situation might change!"

For the Japanese army entering inland provinces to fight, under the premise that the railway was destroyed, they could only rely on highways to transport materials. But the problem is that the road conditions in these inland provinces do seem a bit unoptimistic.

In addition, the enemy-behind armed forces operating in the occupied areas are the best at doing, which is to destroy roads or even demolish and blow up bridges. Many times, the Japanese army had to recruit young and strong people or people to repair the roads within the territory to ensure smooth transportation of materials.

Just when Ogisu-Taiwan ordered a telegram to Luzhou Castle, his adjutant walked into the command center with the telegram translation and said, "General, Colonel Yuanping just sent an urgent telegram, please review it!"

After receiving the telegram from the adjutant, Ogisu Ribing frowned and said, "I'm right! The main force of the New Fourth Army is suspected to have appeared in Luzhou! Even Chucheng was captured and occupied by the New Fourth Army. What are these garrison troops doing for food!"

As the commander of the 13th Division, Ogisu set up troops to command the main force of the division, and continuously expanded the Japanese army's occupied areas in Anhui Province. Many cities that were captured will be handed over to the garrison troops for control, and then the main force will continue to move forward.

Now their main force is still fighting, but there are problems in the rear, which will undoubtedly bring considerable trouble to the main force. If it were not for the logistics supply problems, it would bring great trouble to the division, and it would be normal to be cautious.

Listening to what Ogisu Libing said, a brigade commander soon said: "As expected! Something must have happened in Luzhou! Our supply convoy is likely to be ambushed. If you can eat so many convoys, the strength of this group of Chinese troops is not simple!"

"Baga! Send a telegram to the Jinling Army Aviation Brigade, asking them to send additional reconnaissance planes tomorrow to fly over Luzhou to carry out air reconnaissance. At the same time, the 65th Infantry Regiment will be drawn to return to Luzhou early tomorrow morning, and be sure to encircle and annihilate the Chinese army!"

"Hi! But in this way, we are afraid that there will be some lack of military strength in our subsequent combat plan to attack Lu'an!"

"It's okay! The supply in the rear cannot arrive at the front line on time, so our main force is not good for continuing to move forward. It just so happened that during this period, the battle between the various regiments was very hard, so they were temporarily rested for a few days. When the rear stabilizes, the troops continued to move forward!"

"Hi!"

Although there is an elite division around you, Ogisu's army is still clear in his heart. The place where they are at this moment is not as familiar to them. If you are not careful, the main force of the division may be surrounded by the main force of the Anti-Japanese War.

In order to deal with the Japanese army's full attack, the Kuomintang army also organized nearly one million anti-Japanese troops. Although the core area of ​​the two armies' confrontation was Wuhan, Lu'an was also the gateway to Wuhan. There are also many defense troops of the Kuomintang army nearby.

If the rear is not completely straightened out, Ogisu will not dare to take risks and advance alone. Don’t look at the Japanese rumor that the national army is not good at fighting, but ants will bite the elephant to death. If you are not careful, they may pay a heavy price.

As the commander of the division, no one wants to return to China with his defeat. He would rather advance slowly than to make steady progress. He postponed a few days to give the troops a rest. Ogisu Bing felt that it would also be conducive to the recovery of the combat troops and increase the chance of victory for subsequent operations.

After receiving a call from Ogisu Ritsu, even if the reprimand was used in the telegram, the garrison colonel in Luzhou City still felt relieved. In addition to the requested air force reconnaissance, an additional reinforcements from the corps were added.

Just as the defenders of Luzhou City were happy for the upcoming reinforcements, Hu Biao, who had been fighting for a day during the day, appeared outside the city of Luzhou City with his most direct guard platoon. Looking at Luzhou City not far away, he showed a cold smile.

Looking at Xu Sandao beside him, he said, "Last night, the Japanese artillery squadron counterattacks, do you know the specific location?"

"Know!"

"Then do you think they will transfer their artillery positions tonight?"

"It shouldn't be! Last night, except for the first two shellings, their artillery counterattacked for a while, and it was quiet behind it!"

"Okay! Tonight, the artillery will continue. In addition, I will give you a special task, bring people into Luzhou City to conduct reconnaissance for artillery soldiers. The warehouses and military camps in the city will be used to the Japanese wheel tonight."

"Captain of the detachment, if you want to shell the Japanese warehouses and military camps, you may not be able to reach the mortars!"

"Don't worry! You just need to report the position parameters and leave the rest to me!"
Chapter completed!