In a valley two kilometers southeast of Lizhuang, three spies who had finally reached the place were planning an investigation operation later.
In order to find out the true strength of the Eighth Route Army in Shunping as soon as possible, the little devil spent a lot of money.
Regardless of whether it is a puppet army or a special agent team, if you bring back a piece of useful information, you will be rewarded with a hundred yuan and an official promotion.
Under the stimulation of high-ranking officials and generous salaries, the three of them were like chicken blood. Not only were they no longer as timid as before, but they rushed to conduct investigations.
"You two cover me while I enter the village... I really found useful information. You two will split a hundred dollars equally. I only want the promotion reward!" The squad leader finally made the decision.
The other two agents did nothing and could still get fifty yuan out of thin air. Of course they would not refuse such a good thing and nodded immediately.
The squad leader immediately took out the box cannon and the ID that represented his identity. After confirming that there were no suspicious items on him, he quickly disappeared into the straw-filled field...
Twenty minutes later, a spy dressed as a commoner appeared at the entrance of Lizhuang Village.
The few new recruits of the garrison on guard at the entrance of the village did not have any suspicion at all and let him go directly.
The agent felt excited. He didn't expect that the other party's vigilance was so low. He walked into the village decisively and glanced around with his big eyes, hoping to discover something.
The result left him disappointed.
Except for the people who moved from the county seat, there are not even a few Eighth Route Army soldiers in the village...
At this moment, a cry of killing suddenly came over. He followed the sound and a huge training ground soon appeared in front of him.
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops were training inside, with sentries standing at the door, and the security was very tight. Before he could get closer, the sentry shouted at him to leave...
No matter how stupid the agent is, he knows that the information the Japanese want is inside the station.
He decided to retreat first and wait for the sentry to relax his vigilance before taking action...
Ten minutes later, the spy appeared on the side of the training ground, intentionally or unintentionally leaning towards the training ground, trying to determine how many Eighth Route Army troops there were in the training ground, what weapons they were equipped with, and what specific numbers they were...
Little did they know that this was a bait prepared by Kong Jie and Huang Yu for them.
Shunping County was under martial law and no outsiders were allowed to approach. It was also blocked by city walls. It was difficult for the Japanese and puppet troops to directly check the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the city. They were immature and outflanked, and used other surrounding troops to infer the strength of the Eighth Route Army in the city.
Several garrison locations with troop activities have become key targets of the Japanese reconnaissance.
In order to attract all the Japanese and puppet army spies and intelligence personnel scattered in various places, they would all be caught in one fell swoop. Huang Yu specially asked several companies of recruits to train at the station with great fanfare. He also moved some weapons captured by the troops in Shunping and set them up at the station to attract the enemy's attention.
Scouts and special operations team members who perform hunting missions pretend to be ordinary people and lurk around the station, setting up a net and waiting quietly for the little devil to take the bait!
As long as someone appears around the camp several times in a row, they will become a key surveillance target for the scouts.
"Squad leader... that person is here again... his eyes have been staring at our station. He must be a spy sent by the Japanese!" A soldier lurking in the crowd reminded in a low voice.
Then he looked eager to challenge him: "I'll take two people to touch him... I'll definitely be able to take him down silently!"
The squad leader shook his head and objected: "Wait a minute!"
"Based on my understanding of the enemy, they rarely act alone when conducting reconnaissance... 80% of them have responders nearby!"
"If we want to arrest people, we can do it in one go!"
"Take a few soldiers to follow him, follow the clues, and maybe you can catch other big fish..."
The agent was very cautious. In order not to attract attention, he circled the threat station and then chose to retreat. After leaving Lizhuang, he went into Bao Valley.
Five scouts from the Duer Regiment hung far behind him, forming a huge semi-encirclement, trapping him in the middle and making it impossible for him to escape.
"Squad leader... have you gained anything?" the two agents who stayed behind asked with anticipation as soon as they saw the squad leader.
The squad leader replied with a smile: "We have gained a lot... We will go back to Baoding directly, as fast as possible!"
The subordinates' faces were filled with joy at the same time, and they quickly handed over the squad leader's weapon...
"Don't move..." A loud shout suddenly sounded around them.
"We are the Eighth Route Army. You are surrounded. Anyone who moves will be killed..."
The mood of the three agents was like a roller coaster, falling from the excitement to the bottom in an instant.
The spy squad leader still has some dreams of promotion and wealth. He doesn't want to be captured just like this. When he gets the box gun, he wants to turn on the safety and fight back...
"boom……"
The ear-piercing gunshots rang out more than ten meters away from them. A bloody hole was drilled into the squad leader's chest instantly, and he fell into a pool of blood with eyes filled with despair and unwillingness.
This scene shocked the remaining two agents. They quickly knelt on the ground and raised their hands: "We surrender... Commander of the Eighth Route Army, spare your life... Don't shoot..."
The same firefight scenes occurred in many places in Shunping.
But no matter how carefully Kong Jie and Huang Yu arranged it, they could not change the problem of the Duer Regiment's insufficient strength.
It is impossible for the limited scouts to guard every place in Shunping. There are still many fish that slip through the net and send information back to Baoding...
But the gains of the Duer Regiment were also huge. Zhang Xuan, commander of the Special Agent Company of the Defense Regiment, felt like he had eaten honey. The smile on his face never stopped since he found Kong Jie and Huang Yu.
"Captain... with the cooperation of the reconnaissance platoon and the reconnaissance squads of each battalion... today we eliminated 39 Japanese and puppet agents and intelligence personnel... and seized 23 box guns, 16 bastard boxes, and matching pistol ammunition. More than 1,500 rounds..."
"Send all the prisoners to the Chief of Staff. If we follow the clues, we should be able to dig out a lot of spies lurking in our base area!"
"This does not include the spies and scouts captured by the special forces in Baoding..."
"I heard that they also seized a radio station and more than ten war horses, and their results were much greater than ours!"
Kong Jie didn't expect that being a spy would yield such great results, so he quickly ordered: "Well done..."
"Let the guards join us tonight, you guys have a good rest!"
"The Japanese army in Baoding will definitely continue to send troops to investigate us and strive to make persistent efforts to seize dozens of box cannons and bring them back!"
"I guess the leader of the Baoding Little Japs Brigade wants to cry right now!"
"Not much valuable intelligence was found, but I lost a lot of intelligence personnel..."
Huang Yu answered: "The greater their losses, the greater our gains!"
"I want to equip all the captured pistols with the street fighting troops in the city..."
"After the decisive battle begins, each infantry squad will be equipped with three short guns!"
At the Japanese Brigade Headquarters in Baoding, Major General Hase's mood was like a roller coaster. He was happy for a while, worried for a while, and frowning for a while...
The reason for all this is all because of the information he received.
It was messy and confusing, and there were even two pieces of information from the same place with different results. It made him more and more confused, and he didn't know which piece of information was true!
