For the New Sixty-Seventh Army, Huaibin is also the first place for their battle to fight south. It was here that the New Sixty-Seventh Army surrounded and annihilated a Japanese division, which shocked the war zone and the Japanese central China dispatched troops.

This time, He Zhengdao led his troops to come again. The people who knew about the Huaibin Battle also seemed relatively cooperative when they cooperated with the Huaibin garrison brigade to evacuate. They knew that this time, the Japanese were probably not good at the visitor.

But the garrison brigade really was the Eighth Route Army who was really willing to cooperate with the evacuation, which told them that the troops who came to Huaibin to fight this time were also the Eighth Route Army who surrounded and annihilated a division of the Japanese in the previous period to save them from the war.

Although some people said in confusion when evacuating: "Since the Eighth Route Army was here the last time, they could destroy so many Japanese devils. So this time, can they destroy those Japanese devils?"

The people's inquiry made the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade persuaded him with some amusement and laughter: "My fellow villager, the Japanese suffered a loss here the last time. This time they came, they would definitely be careful. It would be difficult to do so like last time.

Let you evacuate now for your safety. In the past, the Japanese were arresting people everywhere to help them step on the mines! The troops were also worried that you would be arrested, so they asked everyone to hide in the mountains in advance.

I believe that this time, the Eighth Route Army came to block the Japanese devils, and the fellow villagers didn’t have to hide for too long. When they arrived in the mountains, there were also guerrillas to protect your safety. If the time was too long, the guerrillas would also provide you with some food.

If you have any difficulties in the mountains, as long as you tell the guerrillas, they will also provide some help. Staying in the mountains is safer than staying in the village. As long as you hide for a while, I believe it will be safe."

The Huaibin Garage Brigade was responsible for the evacuation work, and the guerrillas were responsible for the reception work. Since the previous garrison brigade cooperated with the Eighth Route Army, the officers and soldiers of the Garage Brigade also had a little more admiration for the Eighth Route Army.

It is undoubtedly easier to be responsible for evacuation than to protect these ordinary people in the mountains. As a garrison brigade, many of their officers and soldiers are locals in Huaibin, so it is relatively easier to do evacuation work.

Although the Japanese army also arranged a lot of spies to enter Huaibin for intelligence collection. When they learned that a Japanese division entered Fuyang and were about to attack Huaibin again, the Huaibin garrison brigade began to prepare for war.

A main battalion arranged here earlier also began to block the main traffic route from Fuyang to Huaibin. Caravans that could pass normally in the past were also prohibited from entering and leaving Huaibin during this period.

As for the Huaibin City, which was originally being rebuilt, people soon left the city empty. Today, Huaibin City has also become a large barracks. The troops responsible for garrisoning here are also Huaibin Garage Brigades.

However, they are not valued much compared to before. Today, the Huaibin Garage Brigade has been promoted to the Huaibin Independent Brigade and is under direct command of the Fifth War Zone. The military pay and material supplies of the officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade are much higher than before.

This change made the former brigade commander Liu Nuosheng very happy. Moreover, the previous time he cooperated with the New Sixty-Seventh Army, Liu Nuosheng, who was formerly a colonel, was promoted to major general this time and was considered a new national major general.

After the military rank was promoted, the theater also asked him if he was willing to be transferred to other troops. But in the end, Liu Nuosheng chose to stay in Huaibin and led him to form a garrison brigade, the current Huaibin Independent Brigade.

This choice may seem a bit stupid in many people's eyes. But in Liu Nuosheng's opinion, if you go to other troops to be brigade commanders or deputy division commanders, a lucky person like him will not be able to miss him at all.

On the other hand, if he stays in Huaibin, he is the unique garrison officer. Not only does he have an independent brigade, he can also control the military and political power near Huaibin. He is in charge of people and is under control, and Liu Nuosheng naturally chooses the latter.

This time, when he learned that a Japanese division was coming towards their Huaibin, he seemed to want to avenge the 10th Division that was killed in the previous period, Liu Nuosheng seemed very worried. After all, he knew very well how effective the troops under his command were.

Just as Liu Nuosheng was paying attention, the war zone would send that unit to cooperate with him for combat. When he received a telegram from the war zone, he learned that He Zhengdao was coming and he had to be responsible for the defense of the entire Xinyang, Liu Nuosheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

In the previous battle, Liu Nuosheng also paid attention to the war on the front line. In his opinion, this Eighth Route Army is worthy of being a powerful force. Not only did he dealt with a 10th Division, he also wiped out many Japanese devils on another battlefield.

When the independent battalion commander who was arranged by the Eighth Route Army to carry a letter to his command center, Liu Nuosheng also said with concern: "Captain Zhao, when will your main force come?"

‘General Liu, I’m not very clear about this, but it should be in the past few days! Next, our independent camp will be responsible for the investigation of the official road from Huaibin to Fuyang, and beware of the Japanese sending small troops to attack in advance.

Our army commander's opinion is that most of your garrison brigades are from Huaibin, so the matter of transferring the people will be left to you. As long as you persuade the people to transfer well, our guerrillas will also help watch these people in the mountains.

But time must be fast. Once the Japanese know that we are transferring the people, they may send planes to bomb. Therefore, they must persuade the people to evacuate as soon as possible. In remote villages, they must also send people to notify them.

This will prevent the Japanese from rushing to Huaibin and causing trouble to the people. This time, in addition to fighting and blocking in Huaibin, our army also has to be responsible for the defense of the entire Xinyang, and the troops are still relatively tight.

In order to ensure that this time we can successfully stop the Japanese and buy time for the transfer of troops from Wuhan, we must delay the Japanese for a while. This time, I also hope that General Liu can continue to cooperate with us in fighting this battle.’

‘It should! This is all right! I just received a telegram from the war zone and learned that General He was responsible for Huaibin’s war guidance. I, Old Liu, breathed a sigh of relief. I hope that we will ask you to give me the instructions and Liu will do what we do.’

The longer he had contacted the Eighth Route Army, the more things Liu Nuosheng knew. In his opinion, this Eighth Route Army was more formal and elite than the Central Army he had seen. And there were probably many such troops in the Eighth Route Army.

Think about the wars in China are now in full swing, but the Japanese army's wars in the north are getting tighter. This also shows that the development of the Eighth Route Army in the north is still very gratifying. This makes Liu Nuosheng feel that he should be in good hands with the Eighth Route Army.

After all, it is also a blessing for him to be the general and become the brigade commander of this independent brigade!

This time the Japanese army attacked again. Whether he and his subordinates could defend Huaibin and continue to receive praise from their superiors depends on whether he could cooperate with the New Sixty-Seventh Army. At least the telegram Li Zongren gave him was to hope that he would cooperate well.

With the order to go up to the top, and his own favorability for the Eighth Route Army, Liu Nuosheng still seems very active in cooperating with combat. Compared with other garrison troops, he is undoubtedly more sensible.

Just as the Japanese and Central Army were frantically looking for the movements of the new 67th Army that left the camp at night. The next day, the New 67th Army once again set off a batch of troops. These troops marched separately in regiment battalions.

The convoy who sent the troops back last night also returned to the camp at dawn. These car transport teams also transported trucks of supplies to the Huaibin front battlefield.

Looking at these troops marching in broad daylight and the Japanese intelligence department responsible for monitoring the marching of the New Sixty-Seventh Army, they soon forwarded the information to the Second Army and the Third Division. For this reason, the Third Division also knew that the Eighth Route Army was already in action.

The Third Division, which was resting in Fuyang, received a telegram from the intelligence department and responded quickly. The troops were over, and the division's troops began to march towards Huaibin, not wanting to give the Eighth Route Army too much preparation time.

Division Commander Jin Fujita even quickly said: "Give power to the military headquarters and request the army aviation troops to send fighter jets to Xinyang to carry out air reconnaissance and air strikes. Be sure to clarify the marching trends of the Eighth Route Army and provide a destructive blow.

Secondly, let our intelligence departments in Xinyang try our best to get the Eighth Route Army’s defense map. There is also a unit that needs attention, that is, the 77th Army stationed in Guyang. See what kind of combat deployment they will have in the next step.

The divisions do not have to be too fast, but the marching intervals between the troops cannot be too large. The vanguard troops are not allowed to advance without my order. This time, we cannot give them a chance to attack, do you understand?"

'Hi!'

In Fujita's opinion, although he had to deal with the troops of the two armies this time, if we talk about the force alone, the gap between him was very big. But Fujita also knew that fighting was not about winning by more people, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was also a key.

At least in Fujita's opinion, Fujita undoubtedly did not believe that the Eighth Route Army could fight one-to-one battle losses with them. In the previous battle with the Central Army, one of his infantry brigades could defeat a Central Army's main force regiment.

This time, his division, plus the subsidiaries and local garrison troops, also had more than 30,000 people. With such a size, it would be a force that had suffered serious losses and had not yet completed the supplementary force, and there was also a force with little combat effectiveness. What should we fear?

It’s one thing to be confident in your heart, but Fujita Jin didn’t dare to be careless either. After all, this Eighth Route Army independent column that emerged and annihilated their four divisions did seem a bit weird. Be careful, you will never make a big mistake.

As long as the Eighth Route Army did not give the chance to attack, Fujita Jin believed that he would win in a head-on battle. This is why, when Fujita Jin issued a combat order, he strictly prohibited the commander of the army from making a rash progress.

If the two troops can be obtained, Fujita will be able to analyze the weaknesses of the opponent's defense line. Once the hole in the opponent's defense line is torn open, the remaining battle will undoubtedly be to chase and kill these defeated troops.
Chapter completed!