Two thousand meters outside Shixian County, the soldiers of the Cavalry Detachment of the 120th Division had been waiting for Liu Gen and others.

After helping Liu Gen and others get all the mortars on the horse's back, the Cavalry Detachment, Liu Gen and others set out directly. The existence of the Cavalry Brigade was the key to successfully completing this combat plan. Only the Cavalry Detachment could allow Liu Gen and the soldiers of the Artillery Battalion to quickly transfer the combat location with the mortars.

"Captain Yao, it's up to you this time. We need to arrive in Wubao County as fast as possible. It is best not to encounter the Japanese troops on the road to avoid delaying time. There is not much time left for us." Liu Gen said seriously to Captain Yao beside him.

Captain Yao nodded and said confidently: "Comrade Liu Gen, don't worry. Before leaving, more than 30 soldiers set out in advance to conduct reconnaissance in front of us."

"Once we find traces of the Japanese, we will immediately change the course of our journey and will not affect the speed of our advancement due to the appearance of the Japanese troops."

Seeing Captain Yao's arrangements were so appropriate, Liu Gen felt relieved. He and the soldiers of the artillery battalion were the main force of the offensive in the Japanese County. There was not much time left for the 120th Division. According to the combat plan formulated by Commander He and others, the 120th Division had only one night of combat time.

Before dawn tomorrow, all combat operations must be ended. Only in this way can the possible casualties of the Japanese who may cause to the 120th Division be reduced.

There is not much time for a night. According to Liu Gen's estimate, he can only go to three county towns at most. This is also based on the fact that Liu Gen's combat time in each county town cannot exceed half an hour, otherwise it will have a certain impact on the combat plan.

Of course, before Liu Gen arrived, the troops attacking the Japanese counties would also make a try. If they could directly capture the county town occupied by the Japanese, then Liu Gen would not have to run away. According to the planned plan, the battle would be carried out half an hour after the Japanese county troops went to support.

During this night, nearly 4,000 main troops appeared in the 120th Division, and the county brigade and district teams that cooperated with the combat, so there were tens of thousands of people participating in the combat. At the same time, the areas where the 129th Division and the 115th Division were located were also ready to fight with the Japanese at any time.

An hour later, Liu Gen and others appeared outside Wubao County. Wubao County was not far from Shi County, less than forty kilometers.

After the cavalry detachment brought the mortars to Liu Gen and others, they retreated directly to the periphery, first to let the war horses rest for a while, and secondly to be alert. Once the Japanese troops were found on the periphery, the cavalry detachment would need to be directly involved in the battle to avoid Liu Gen and others from being attacked from both sides.

As soon as he arrived outside Wubao County, Liu Gen heard the shouts of killing not far away, and the sound of shells explosion. From the sound of shells explosion, Liu Gen frowned slightly. The Japanese defending Wubao County still had artillery in their hands.

The Eighth Route Army troops responsible for attacking Wubao County were the 714th Regiment of the 2nd Independent Brigade of the 120th Division, and the 714th Regiment was also the main combat unit of the 2nd Independent Brigade. In order to successfully capture the county town occupied by the Japanese, the 120th Division also invested a lot of money. Almost all the troops attacking the Japanese county town were the main forces, and they had extremely strong combat power.

The artillery shells from the Japanese kept hitting towards the 714th Regiment, and the explosions continued to roar. Fortunately, Wubao County was not the focus of the Japanese defense, and the Japanese defending in the county did not have too many artillery. The casualties of the Eighth Route Army soldiers in charge were not large.

"I am Liu Gen, who is in charge of the artillery battalion of the division headquarters, take me to meet your regiment commander!" Liu Gen led the soldiers of the artillery battalion to advance quickly. After meeting the soldiers who were arranged by the 714th Regiment in the rear, he directly asked the soldier to take them to find the 714th Regiment Commander Zhang.

The soldiers had already received orders from Commander Zhang and knew that the division artillery battalion would come to support him. The soldiers did not hesitate and quickly took Liu Gen and others toward Commander Zhang's front-line command post. In order to grasp the specific situation of the battlefield as soon as possible, Commander Zhang set up the command post at the forefront.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"

The Japanese artillery never stopped and would land around Liu Gen and others from time to time, but the progress of Liu Gen and others was not affected at all. Even if the shells really landed in the team, they would not stop Liu Gen and others. As they approached the front line, not only would the shells fall around Liu Gen and others, but bullets shot from the Japanese flew past Liu Gen and others.

It can be said that Liu Gen and the others were moving forward quickly in the rain of guns and bullets of the Japanese. It was also at night that the Japanese could not see the location of Liu Gen and others. If it were placed during the day, Liu Gen and others would definitely suffer a lot of casualties. Even at night, casualties would inevitably occur.

Several soldiers from the artillery battalion were unfortunately hit by the Japanese stray bullets and could not continue to keep up with Liu Gen's footsteps. They had no choice but to stop and wait for the 714th Regiment's health officer to bandage. Liu Gen did not give up on moving forward because of the soldiers' injuries. His pace of progress did not stop at all. Now is not the time to care about the injured soldiers.

"Report! Comrade Liu Gen from the Artillery Battalion of the Division Headquarters has arrived." The soldiers shouted loudly outside the front line command post.

In the command post, Captain Zhang's frowns dispersed, and a clear look of joy appeared on his face, and he walked out quickly.

"Comrade Liu Gen, our 714th Regiment is waiting for you." Captain Zhang came to Liu Gen and held Liu Gen's hand tightly, feeling a little excited.

Liu Gen spoke directly and said in a deep voice: "Please send the prepared artillery shells here. Within three minutes, I will kill all the Japanese artillery soldiers and blow up the Japanese heavy machine guns."

"I hope that the soldiers of the 714th Regiment can seize the time to rush forward and take down Wubao County while the Japanese have no power to resist."

Commander Zhang was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Liu Gen to be so decisive, but Liu Gen could undoubtedly speed up the time for the 714th Regiment to take down Wubao County. Originally, Commander Zhang wanted to let Liu Gen enter the command post to discuss, but now it seems that it is not available at all.

"Okay! As long as Comrade Liu Gen, you can kill the Japanese artillery and heavy machine guns, then our 714th Regiment will be able to successfully break through the defense of the Japanese puppet army, and will definitely completely occupy Wubao County in three hours." Captain Zhang said directly.

Even if the 714th Regiment has not weak combat power, it would not be so easy to completely occupy Wubao County, but Captain Zhang still chose to do this. Liu Gen was able to kill the Japanese artillery and heavy machine guns. Without enough firepower support, the 714th Regiment could no longer take Wubao County.

"Very good!" Liu Gen nodded. He stopped talking and directly led the soldiers of the artillery battalion to the pre-set artillery position not far away.

Seeing Liu Gen leaving with the soldiers of the division artillery regiment, Commander Zhang looked serious. This time, the 714th Regiment must not be held back. In just a few minutes, it was necessary to organize the entire regiment of soldiers to launch a general attack, which was also a big challenge for Commander Zhang!

When they arrived at the preset artillery position, they did not allow Liu Gen and the others to wait for too long, and the mortar shells were sent over.

Because Liu Gen and others needed to quickly transfer the combat location, they were unable to carry enough shells. It was precisely because of this that the 714th Regiment needed to provide shells.
Chapter completed!