The horses were naturally faster than humans walking. When these enemies walked for half an hour to reach a flat land, Dong Zhao and the others fired again on a small hillside.

This time the enemy was far away, and the range of the two men's rifles was limited. Each of them fired five bullets, but none of them fired a target. Although they did not hit the enemy, the enemy's actions paused for a moment, and this time it delayed the enemy for about ten minutes.

The Japanese lieutenant was very angry. Although this harassment between Dong Zhao and the other two could not achieve any substantial effect, it was an absolute psychological pressure for soldiers in an open place.

Huanglou Town is only about 30 miles away from Tonghuagou. Under normal circumstances, the troops can reach it in more than three hours of marching in a hurry. According to the plan, the battle to attack Tonghuagou can start before noon. But now Dong Zhao and the others just fired one shot in the east and one shot in the west, which delayed the troops for more than half an hour twice.

There was still so long way left, and the lieutenant didn't know if the troops could arrive at the scheduled location on time. So the lieutenant made a decision, which was to ask a squad of Japanese troops to lead a platoon of puppet troops to chase the two men, with the purpose of driving them away.

Dong Zhao turned out to be a cavalry in the Northeast Army. Since World War I, the cavalry has long been no longer the main force of troops' attacks. Of course, Dong Zhao would not be so stupid as to use the power of two to resist so many enemies. He consciously adopted guerrilla tactics.

Although the enemy was large in number, they were all infantry and they could not be compared with cavalry in terms of mobility. Dong Zhao and the others fired a row of bullets and ran away. The enemy naturally followed the direction of their retreat for a while.

But the cavalry were mobile and flexible. Dong Zhao and the others ran for a while and then made a circle. They ran to the front of the enemy and ambushed. When the enemy reached the range, Dong Zhao and the others fired again. The large army of the enemy march had to stop, and another group of people rushed towards the ambush place. When the enemy rushed, the two rode on their horses and ran.

After more than two hours passed, the enemy had only walked less than ten miles away. The Japanese lieutenant hated the two of them so much that they were itchy, but they had no choice but to deal with them.

Just when the Japanese lieutenant was in a headache, the cavalry sent by Dong Zhao had already returned to the military camp. He reported the information of the enemy's dispatch to Li Qinglin.

The enemy dispatched so many troops to deal with the third brigade at one time. Li Qinglin believed that they would never send only this force. The biggest possibility was that the enemy would attack the three brigades of the Ninth Detachment in full force.

Li Qinglin was also unsure whether Chen Zhendong had received any information, but so far, no news of the enemy's attack from the detachment. Li Qinglin believed that Chen Zhendong should not know that the enemy had been dispatched, so his first order was to ask the messenger to immediately ride a horse to the detachment's headquarters to report the enemy situation to Chen Zhendong.

In the Central Army, battalion-level troops like the Third Brigade should have battlefield telephones to communicate, but now this so-called advancing column is not even comparable to the National Army’s B-type troops. The current communication still relies on personnel to deliver orders.

The messengers from the third brigade have been incorporated into the cavalry platoon. In order to achieve the purpose of insurance, Li Qinglin sent two messengers to report to Chen Zhendong.

After the messenger set off, Li Qinglin immediately summoned three squadron leaders and Li Gouyuan, the guard platoon, to have a meeting.

The third brigade crossed the Yellow River not long, but it didn't take long to reach Tonghuagou. After coming, they were busy opening up the situation and training for recruits, but this did not mean that they relaxed their vigilance. Before crossing the Yellow River, the First War Zone staff department held a special military meeting for the relevant personnel of the Ninth Detachment and made special arrangements for the relevant work after crossing the river. The most important thing is to have a firm foothold after crossing the river.

The words "Standing a foothold" are easy to say, but not easy to do. The Japanese army occupied large and medium-sized cities and major transportation routes south of the Yellow River and east of Shanxi. Except for a few counties with inconvenient transportation, there were no field troops of the State Army in the Central Plains.

To gain a foothold in a new team that has neither the regime nor the rear, it must first understand the situation in the area where it is located. Of course, the first step is to be clear about the local terrain.

After entering Tonghuagou, the training and other work were arranged by the three squadron leaders and the squad leader. There were veterans in the team, and this was no longer necessary for Li Qinglin to experience it personally. After Li Qinglin settled down, the first thing he did was to take the map to inspect the terrain and landforms in the defense zone.

As a battalion-level army, Li Qinglin is already qualified to have maps for use. After on-site inspection and comparing the locations identified on the map, Li Qinglin found that the map issued by the Ministry of National Defense was full of errors. Recalling the maps used by the Japanese army, Li Qinglin couldn't help but sigh that a government could not even map the map of its own home, so how could it be said that if a government could not even map the map of its own home?

After the inspection, Li Qinglin's third brigade felt that he was arranged in Tonghuagou, which was really a lucky thing. Tonghuagou was relatively remote, and the closest enemy was the Japanese and puppet troops of Huanglou Town. It was more than 30 miles from Huanglou Town to Tonghuagou. There were hills and rivers in the middle. The roads were basically small roads and were tortuous. The enemy could not transport troops through cars, and could only rely on pedestrians, which left plenty of preparation time for the third brigade.

Li Qinglin's military meeting was very short. First, he informed several people of the enemy situation, and then issued the first order: the cavalry platoon left a reconnaissance squad, and the other two platoons immediately supported Dong Zhao's two-man team. Li Qinglin also ordered Wang Xingfu to lead an infantry platoon to follow the cavalry operation. This group of troops was commanded by Wang Xingfu, with the purpose of harassing the Japanese troops forward.

Wang Xingfu was the sergeant squad leader who was recruited by Li Qinglin during the Battle of Lanfeng. After several battles, Li Qinglin found that this person had some military qualities and preferred to use his brain in wars, so he supported him all the way. At present, Wang Xingfu was in the guard platoon of Li Gouyuan.

When Wang Xingfu was incorporated, he was a defeated soldier of the miscellaneous army. Xiao Liuzi and his friends had never caught a cold about Wang Xingfu. This time, Li Qinglin asked him to command because Dong Zhao was there on the cavalry. In addition, the two squad leaders in the infantry were trusted by Li Qinglin. Both of them were sharpshooters, one was Guo Zilin and the other was Chen Jianming. Li Qinglin was not afraid that Wang Xingfu would dare to have any intentions.

Then, Li Qinglin issued the second order: the Seventh Squadron, the Eighth Squadron, and the Ninth Squadron immediately assembled. Li Qinglin decided to block the enemy halfway, and the blocking location was booked in Zougang.
Chapter completed!