Looking at the Japanese reconnaissance planes that appeared above their heads from time to time and were staying on the road excavation fortifications, I still felt a little worried. But for Hu Biao, there was no need to worry too much if he was prepared.

An air defense guard post was arranged. Once a Japanese fighter jet was found in the distance, the guard post would notify in advance. When the fighter jets flew to the above position where the prisoners of war were located, there was no prisoner of war excavating fortifications below.

In terms of air defense camouflage, Hu Biao and his officers and soldiers of the task force under their command still have a lot of experience. In fact, the Japanese on high-altitude planes can only discover the troops lurking on the ground.

At this moment, the positions where the trenches were excavated were equipped with fishing net camouflage clothes provided by the task force soldiers. After spreading them out, just lie under the fishing net camouflage clothes and don't move. The Japanese on the high-altitude plane didn't know that there was anyone below.

If you run around in fear, you will be more likely to be discovered by Japanese pilots. After Hu Biao's narration and comfort, the prisoners of war responsible for excavating fortifications gradually found that the plane was above their heads, which seemed not that scary.

The Japanese army in Shucheng, who was accelerating to try to block the attack, was plagued by a series of road harassments. The Japanese infantry captain led the team said with a headache: "Baga! What is going on? What exactly is the vanguard army doing for food?"

"Your Excellency Captain, the detachment army is too cunning to be entangled with us at all. After launching a sneak attack, they retreated immediately. When we organize a counterattack, they have already run away. Our vanguard troops have suffered heavy losses!"

Looking at the wounded and corpses that appeared after several attacks, the Japanese infantry brigade who was ordered to arrive still felt somewhat unsure. It was just that the attackers were probably not going too far, and they were reluctant to give up the pursuit.

Qin Tianyou, who was commanding the troops, listened to the report of the platoon leader under his command, said with some concern: "If you continue to fight like this, will the Japanese be killed and not chase after you? If you really want to run back to the city, you will have no chance to wipe out all!"

Lei Xiong, who was standing aside, thought for a while and said, "It shouldn't be! The Japanese suddenly ran out of the city. It was probably because they received the order from the above. They should not dare to withdraw without permission before they got the permission from the above."

"But what can this little force be used to pursue? The Japanese commander should be able to think of this, right?"

Faced with the confusion Qin Tianyou said, Lei Xiong smiled bitterly and said, "Old Qin, don't forget that this is a Japanese infantry brigade. In the case of field battles, even if we send an elite infantry regiment, we may not be their opponent.

Judging from the Japanese's establishment, we probably guessed that we wanted to retreat to Huoshan. In order to delay our time as much as possible, they used an infantry brigade to chase us, which was considered very worthy of us. Don't forget that our team is different!"

In Lei Xiong's view, the Japanese army dared to send an infantry brigade to follow and pursue it more because of their confidence in their own strength. Since the War of Resistance Against Japan, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese infantry brigade is far higher than that of a regiment of the Anti-Japanese War troops.

In many cases, in the face of the attack of a Japanese infantry brigade, the anti-Japanese war troops often need to send a brigade of troops to block the attack. If they were replaced by other combat troops, they would definitely be very worried when they learned about this situation.

But in the eyes of the commanders of the task force, they felt that these Japanese devils were too bold. In the final analysis, the task force was different from many anti-Japanese war troops at this moment. The training standards were different, and the combat standards were even more different.

After letting Lei Xiong say this, Qin Tianyou thought for a while and said with a smile: "That's true! I guess the Japanese should have found out some situations and know that we have cars to carry. So, I plan to follow and chase and try to hold us back!"

"Only this kind of explanation can be said to be true! But in this way, a large number of Japanese soldiers will come to reinforce in the future!"

"I'm afraid of a ball! If the Japanese are really chasing them, we'll have fun with them in Shucheng. I think the newly-compiled prisoner war camp is pretty good. With the troops in Huoshan, the Japanese may not be able to get a bargain!"

In Qin Tianyou's view, the task force entered Anhui Province to fight the Japanese. Now the Japanese take the initiative to deliver them to their door, and they save a lot of effort. If they kill these Japanese, there will probably not be many Japanese left in Shucheng.

It took nearly two hours to command thousands of prisoners of war to finally dig a hidden trenches. Hu Biao ordered the trenches to stop digging. He began to enter the temporarily excavated trenches in the POW camp in a company.

Then the soldiers of the task force further disguised the newly dug trenches. At the same time, people sent to send orders to Qin Tianyou and others so that they did not have to continue to harass them and began to open up the road for the Japanese to come.

The 26th Army Guard Corps led by Xu Sandao was still on the way. When the Japanese arrived, the guard regiment was probably about to arrive. However, Hu Biao never thought about this battle and asked Xu Yuanquan’s Guard Corps to help.

"Send a report to the temporary camp and ask them to send a reconnaissance team to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese army in the direction of Luzhou City. Soldiers from the squadron to form a reconnaissance team, carry the radio station to scatter, and closely monitor the Japanese army heading towards Lu'an."

"Yes, captain!"

Although the Japanese army suddenly sent troops to follow and pursue, it somewhat disrupted Hu Biao's established itinerary and combat deployment. However, Hu Biao felt that the Japanese army should only be suspicious at this moment and did not know the existence of the task force for the time being.

Even the guerrillas of the New Fourth Army that cooperated with the task force to fight, they actually did not know the real strength of the task force. This also means that even if the Japanese army knew the existence of the task force, they would suspect that this was an elite unit of the national army.

If the Japanese next draw heavy troops to Shucheng, or directly launch an attack on Huoshan defenders, then Shucheng may be a good place. First clear the remaining enemies in Shucheng, and then slowly deal with the Japanese.

Before this, Hu Biao hoped to take the initiative in the battlefield, and the Japanese sent troops here, which also took time. Now, sending the reconnaissance team can also be informed of the Japanese army's troops in a timely manner.

Lin Jian, the commander of the guard who was leading his troops to come, looked at the fighter planes that appeared from time to time and dared not walk too fast. Every time he heard a whistle, Lin Jian's subordinates would find a place to lie down and wait for the fighter planes to fly overhead.

Although this marching method is slow, it is better to have no need to worry about being fired by Japanese fighter jets. For the anti-Japanese war officers and soldiers who had experienced actual combat at this time, they were more afraid of such fighter jets that carried out strikes in the air than Japanese cannons.

Fortunately, Xu Sandao had received a telegram from Hu Biao, so the guard regiment did not need to rush on the road. Even if he came here later, it didn't matter much. In view of this situation, Xu Sandao still led the guard regiment into Huoshan to ensure the safety of the marching.

Shortly after the guard regiment entered Huoshan, the Japanese infantry brigade, which had been harassed many times, finally found that there had been no harassment for a while. But the more this happened, the Japanese marching felt that something was wrong.

Faced with the confusion expressed by the infantry captain, the staff officer around him quickly said: "Captain! As we come over, there are reconnaissance planes in the air responsible for reconnaissance. We have previously generated electricity to the division, but the reconnaissance planes have not discovered anything on the road.

Judging from the current situation, the Chinese army that sneaked into the county town last night should have rested in a valley ahead. They kept harassing each other, thinking that it was just to win the time to retreat. Because of the fighter jets, they did not dare to take the road at all.

The most likely situation is that they will ambush us somewhere and then strive to persevere until dark. In that case, our fighter planes will not be able to take off. There is another possibility that they should be waiting for reinforcements!"

"Reinforcements? The main forces of the Chinese army hiding in Huoshan?"

"Yes! If we continue to march forward, we should enter Huoshan soon. The main force of the Chinese army that sneaked into the county town is likely to be hidden somewhere on the highway. I just don't know if they have the courage to fight us!"

"According to the information provided by the division, these fleeing Chinese troops are likely to be the elite of China and have a certain number of artillery troops. If they really decide to fight with us, the next one will be a tough battle!"

Thinking of the analytical information sent by the division, the infantry captain still seemed a little worried. Even when facing the anti-Japanese war troops, the Japanese army was very confident. However, this infantry brigade did not carry any artillery at all.

When encountering an anti-Japanese war troops with artillery, whether they can restrain them is really a question worth thinking about!

"Captain, we are afraid that there are not many choices in this situation at present. We can only restrain these Chinese troops and wait for reinforcements sent by the division. If we really let them escape into Huoshan, if we want to encircle and suppress them, we will be very confused!"

"Baga! If we had known this, we should have taken the opportunity to attack Huoshan and eliminate the Chinese army hiding there!"

The infantry captain, who knew there was danger, still had to move forward, still felt a little worried. Fortunately, the division had sent a telegram, and the cavalry corps belonging to the division had gathered and was on standby and was on the way to Shucheng.

What their brigade needs to do now is to confirm whether the main force of the Chinese army attacking Shucheng is ready to flee to Huoshan as the division speculated. If the speculation is confirmed, the division will also send additional troops in the future.

Looking at the Japanese infantry brigade tracking along the highway, Qin Tianyou, who had retreated to the ambush position, also reported the harassment to Hu Biao. When he learned that the Japanese were slowing down, Hu Biao didn't think there was any problem.

He smiled and said, "As long as they don't run away, then he will slowly waste his time with them! If you spend a while, it will be dark!"

The task force has always chosen night battles, which is more due to preventing Japanese air support. Even if Hu Biao has a certain number of air defense weapons in his hands, it still cannot ensure that the troops will not experience large-scale casualties during the air strikes.
Chapter completed!