Zhou Hunyuan, who was in front of the Third Regiment and occupied Douqing, a major town in Shuicheng.◇↓Faced with the two-sided attacks launched by the Independent Division, he still felt helpless. And he also had to abide by the perseverance order issued by Xue Yue.

After arranging heavy troops to guard some important intersections of the town, Zhou Hunyuan was anxiously waiting for the reorganized division of the Guizhou Army coming to help in Liupan. If this division could arrive, he would have a lot more available troops.

At least in Zhou Hunyuan's opinion, he would not be so frustrated that he only defended and did not attack. However, when the reorganized division of the Guizhou Army successfully arrived at Douqing, looking at these Guizhou Army coming to support urgently, Zhou Hunyuan had the urge to curse.

There were more than 6,000 reinforcements, but most of these reinforcements only carried weapons and few ammunition. As for the food that Zhou Hunyuan expected, he didn't see at all. This means that he had more than 6,000 more mouths to eat.

Looking at the reorganized division commander with a hard-working look on his face, Zhou Hunyuan suppressed his anger and asked: "Teacher Hu, did you only carry these supplies when you came out of Liupan?"

‘Report to the general! When we came out, we carried a lot of ammunition and food. But we received a telegram from General Xue. In order to come and join the general as soon as possible, we put the baggage troops behind, and the main force came to support it with light equipment.’

The meaning of this is very obvious. He did not bring the food and ammunition that Zhou Hunyuan had expected, but it was more important to implement Xue Yue's order to rush to Douqing as soon as possible. But in fact, the Commander Hu knew that his baggage troops were probably over.

Looking at the commander who seemed very loyal in front of him, Zhou Hunyuan still suppressed his temper and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander Hu! You have worked hard all the way, find a place to rest in the town and wait for my order later."

‘Yes, general! It’s just that the brothers have been rushing for so long, can they arrange for the troops to have a meal and drink hot soup?’

Faced with the very 'reasonable' request, Zhou Hunyuan could only grit his teeth and said, "Okay, I will order the logistics troops to prepare food for you. You can go down and rest first!"

When the Commander Hu left the temporary command center, Zhou Hunyuan couldn't help but curse: "These guys who are greedy and afraid of death! I knew that I had shortage of food and food, but when I came to help, I didn't bring their supplies!"

At this moment, the officer in charge of intelligence smiled bitterly: "General, it's not that they don't want to bring the supplies, but that they can't bring them at all. The Second Regiment of the Independent Division sent a small group of troops to pursue them all the way, and their baggage troops suffered heavy losses.

I think this guy came here because he was afraid that they would be surrounded by the Red Army, so he rushed to meet with us. It is very unfavorable for our situation at the moment. Around Douqing, the three main groups of the Red Army have formed an encirclement!"

‘Where has the 86th Division arrived?’

‘I just passed Lang Dai. If I wanted them to come, it would take at least three days! The mountain road here is really not suitable for large troops to walk. And the reinforcements in the Pu'an direction are afraid that it will take longer to arrive.’

‘In this case, we have to persist in Douqing for three days next?’

‘Yes! But our food is only enough to last for a day at most. With six thousand mouths added, it will be more stressful to our food! General, can you send troops to nearby copycats to collect grain?’

Near Douqing, there are also many ethnic minorities living in. These ethnic minorities gathered in the villages still have certain grain reserves. However, the consequences of going there to collect grain are still very unpredictable.

Nowadays, everyone knows the principle of precious food. If you want to grab the food from these ethnic minority villages, you must be prepared to fight with the other party to the end. After all, everyone knows that these people are very fierce!

Even if you are aware of the consequences, Zhou Hunyuan still said, "Wait first! Let's see how much supplies the Air Force can send us tomorrow. If it is not necessary, I don't want to stab this hornet's nest. These troublemakers are very difficult to deal with."

Seeing that Zhou Hunyuan did not want to force the grain collection, the intelligence officer did not advise him. In fact, he did not recommend such forced grain collection until he had no choice.

At this time, the Independent Division's Reconnaissance Battalion also returned smoothly. Seeing Li Xiangdong returning safely, He Zhengdao also smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work! If you do this, you will not be able to send Zhou Hunyuan's supplies to Douqing within ten days or half a month."

‘It’s okay! Division Commander, will you have any tasks to assign to our reconnaissance battalion?’

‘Eat first, rest quickly! You will follow me in the early morning tomorrow!’

‘Yes, the teacher!’

Li Xiangdong was also very happy to hear that He Zhengdao would lead them to act again tomorrow. The rest of the night is also very important for the reconnaissance battalion soldiers who have just returned.

Just when Zhou Hunyuan's troops began to feel that this time was very fast. Behind a regiment of positions, the mountain artillery battalion, which was ready for artillery shooting, was also waiting for Wang Tianlin's orders.

Seeing that everything was ready, Wang Tianlin looked at the Central Army’s defensive position ahead and said in time: “Start the shelling!”

‘Yes, Chief of Staff!’

Even if the level of these artillery soldiers is not as high as that of Zhu Ding them. But the soldiers who were temporarily drawn into the artillery battalion know that this is the live-fire training opportunity given to them by Wang Tianlin. There are not many such opportunities for them!

As a mountain cannon roared, listening to the sound of artillery bombardment from the front, the Central Army guarding the defensive position immediately said in panic: "Screen, shelling! Hurry up and hide, the Red Army fired the artillery!"

Zhou Hunyuan, who was paying attention to the war at the command center, heard the violent shelling sound from the front positions and said as if he was a little surprised: "What's going on? The Independent Division has begun to launch a general attack?"

‘I don’t know! I have sent someone to check the situation! Listening to the sound of the cannons, I’m afraid that we will all fall into the hands of the independent division in the mountain cannon camp. Damn it! The 761st Regiment didn’t even know that they blew up those mountain cannons!’

The Chief of Staff, who accompanied Zhou Hunyuan, heard the rumbling shelling sound, guessed that it was the firepower of a mountain artillery battalion. The independent division did not have such a fierce firepower configuration at all. The most likely that their mountain artillery battalion was captured.

It's too late now, and it's too late to ask for air force support. Not to mention, the last time the air force was a little scared of the independent division. The bombers didn't dare to come to the battlefield to support the battle.

If we set up a few more planes for the Independent Division, Chairman Jiang would probably curse me. Nowadays, the Central Army's aircraft will be said to be less than one plane, and it will be difficult to replenish it!

Looking at the enemy position trapped in artillery fire, the first regiment commander Zhang Cheng said in a timely manner: "Chief of Staff, did you let the first battalion rush up and occupy that position?"

‘No need! Today is not the time for the main attack! If the first battalion takes over that mountain, Zhou Hunyuan will definitely rob it back to death. There is no need to fight them. Tomorrow is the beginning of our real general attack!’

I have received a telegram from He Zhengdao before. Tonight, including the three main groups, all three main groups are replenishing their strength and preparing for tomorrow's general attack. As for when the general attack is, it depends on what He Zhengdao's actions have gained.

When the correspondents sent to the front line to inquire about the situation returned, they informed a battalion guarding the front line that more than half of the casualties were killed or injured in the shelling. Zhou Hunyuan also felt that this consumption made him feel a little painful.

And the chief of staff said at the right time: "Military Commander Hu, should he send a regiment to replace him?"

‘Forget it! Let’s wait tomorrow! I’m afraid I won’t be able to rely on them! Let a regiment send a main battalion to replace the defense. That position must be ensured to be in our hands.’

It is very clear that the chief of staff's suggestion was to preserve the strength of the Central Army. But Zhou Hunyuan felt that these Guizhou troops were unreliable. He sent them up and the Independent Division launched a night attack at night, so they were afraid that they could not withstand it.

When they were planning to help the Guizhou military advisors, the Guizhou military who were flying all the way through the steep river seemed to have some rice porridge prepared for them. Many soldiers thought, how could this rice porridge fill their stomachs?

Many regiment commanders immediately complained to Commander Hu: "Teacher, the Central Army is too bullying, right? Are we here to support them? Brothers, after rushing for so long, I have eaten this kind of thing, so how can I eat enough?"

As a result, the Commander Hu said helplessly: "Okay! Tell your brothers, bear it! Who said that they are the Central Army? And their supplies are not sufficient. I hope that tomorrow, the Air Force will drop more food.

Otherwise, before the reinforcements arrived, we were afraid that we would all starve to death. After going down, let everyone complain a few times. After eating, go to bed quickly! If you can't sleep, go to the front line to fight the Red Army later."

The saying "fight the Red Army" immediately made these dissatisfied regiment commanders feel angry. If the Red Army is so easy to fight, they will not have lost their supplies and will run here in such a mess.

But for many ordinary Guizhou soldiers, after rushing for so long, I originally expected to be able to eat enough. Unexpectedly, I drank the hot ones, but it was still thin. How could this little rice porridge be full?

Compared with the complaints of these Guizhou soldiers, the main force of the Third Regiment of the Independent Division had a full meal and started to rest. Even though they had not received specific combat orders, many soldiers knew that they would fight a tough battle when they saw that there was meat for dinner.

If they hadn't launched a general attack at night, they would have launched a general attack tomorrow. And having a good meal tonight would allow them to accumulate some strength so that they could bravely kill the enemy after they went into battle tomorrow!
Chapter completed!