The hinterland of the Eighth Route Army base area.
A line of sky.
Wei Dayong, commander of the security company of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment, followed Kong Jie's order and arrived at Yixiantian around 11 a.m. on the 27th, and arranged for the security company to be stationed here.
After arriving at the place, the monk began to lead people to familiarize themselves with the sky and the surrounding terrain as quickly as possible.
This is a habit developed under the influence of Kong Jie.
In field operations, especially operations in mountainous environments, the control and utilization of the surrounding terrain will greatly affect the balance of victory in the war.
Therefore, whenever arriving at a place, a good commander should immediately become familiar with the surrounding terrain and be ready at any time. If a battle breaks out, he can use everything available around him as soon as possible.
As he observed and scrutinized, the monk became more and more moved by the steep terrain of the sky.
The reason why Yixiantian is called Yixiantian is actually very simple. It is a narrow gap between two tall peaks, with a width of only a few meters. When you stand at the bottom of the gap between the two giant peaks and look towards the sky, Because of the obstruction of the field of vision, you can only see a narrow sky like a line, so it is called a line of sky.
Outside the line of sky is a forest area. It is near the end of October. Except for some evergreen plants, most of them have turned yellow and fallen leaves are all over the ground.
Because of the cover of this forest area and the huge mountains of the two peaks, the gap between the sky and the sky is extremely narrow. If you don't look carefully, you can't detect the clues from a distance.
It is precisely because of this that the inner area after passing the first line of sky appears very hidden. In addition, the inner area is mostly surrounded by mountains. In summer, it is surrounded by greenery, which can easily cover the low-lying areas. Even Japanese reconnaissance planes can Difficult to spot from high altitude.
Therefore, after discussion, the Eighth Route Army headquarters arranged the field hospital and Shuiyaozi Arsenal here.
Without intelligence coordinates, even if the Japanese planes wanted to find field hospitals and arsenals among these mountains, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
This is why, when Kong Jie proposed to the brigade commander that he would be stationed in the sky to protect the arsenal and field hospital, the brigade commander and the political commissar couldn't help but smile.
It is almost impossible for the arsenal and field hospitals in Xiantian to be exposed. This is common sense within the Eighth Route Army.
This is also the reason why the boss became furious after the Yamazaki Brigade accidentally entered the sky and attacked the field hospital and arsenal according to the script.
The little devil appeared too suddenly, without any warning.
They even carried out a sneak attack on the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, which they thought would be the least likely place to be attacked.
It is really arrogant for a small Yamazaki brigade to dare to go deep alone.
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After leading the guard company to garrison on the front line.
The monk's defense order included, on the one hand, the garrison of the Yitian Headquarters, and on the other hand, it spread the scouts to the surrounding area several kilometers away.
Commander Kong Jie said that when fighting in a deep environment, if there is no reconnaissance force first, in most cases, the troops can only see the situation within a few hundred meters around them, and they are almost blind.
In this case, it is easiest for opponents to sneak attack and ambush you.
"Don't fall in all directions outside the sky. You have put the disguise in place for me. Once the situation is detected, report it as soon as possible."
The monk ordered as he spread out the reconnaissance squad.
"yes!"
Looking at the scattered backs of the soldiers of the reconnaissance squad, with behind them the line of sky where "one man is in charge and no one can open it", the monk suddenly remembered that the day before, the regiment leader Kong Jie took him to wander near the line of sky and Lijiapo. , a military simulation confrontation.
The monk was a little suspicious of this.
Could it be that the regiment leader had made up his mind early on that he wanted the security company to garrison the front line, so he brought me here for a walk in advance?
The monk didn't understand, and didn't think much about it. Anyway, his mission was to guard the sky, the arsenal and the field hospital, and that was enough.
The security company is stationed on the front line for the safety of the arsenal and field hospital. In Kong Jie's words, the field hospital and arsenal are somewhat interesting.
Therefore, the problem of feeding the soldiers of the guard company is naturally solved by the field hospital and arsenal.
Or the field hospital and arsenal sent some food and vegetables, and then the soldiers of the guard company were in the first line of the sky, using the smokeless stove that Kong Jie taught everyone to dig not long ago, setting up a pot to cook, and watching the beautiful scenery of the first line of the sky , eating hot meals has a different taste.
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On the 28th, the Yamazaki Brigade appeared and, under the command of the captain, Yamazaki Jihei, quickly entered the Eighth Route Army base area according to the pre-planned marching route on the map.
Yamazaki, an old Japanese devil, was like most men in the island country at this time. He was short, bow-legged, with a head and neck almost as thick, a stocky body, and a rough face. His eyes, which were narrowed to almost a slit, revealed the Japanese officer's usual look. Some are gritty and ruthless.
Although Yamazaki knew very well that he appeared as a bait for the main force of the empire this time.
But this arrogant old devil is never willing to be used as bait. He believes that at least until he is exposed, his Yamazaki Brigade cannot be called bait, but should be called assassins.
Sudden surprise attack, taking advantage of one's own artillery fire to the extreme, this is Yamazaki Jihei's favorite tactic.
Especially on the Chinese battlefield, using one's own artillery superiority to bully the Eighth Route Army with backward equipment has always been Yamazaki's specialty.
He believes this time will be no exception.
In order to achieve the sudden surprise and earth-shattering effect, the experienced old Japanese Yamazaki planned the route of this trip in advance, which can be said to have racked his brains.
The progress along the way is basically based on the hidden routes of mountains, woods, or valleys.
Not only that, Yamasaki also ingeniously ordered to divide his brigade of more than 500 troops into three teams. Each team formed a column, relying on bunkers in the mountains and forests to alternately cover the march.
Several reconnaissance teams spread around the main force.
Be alert to the Eighth Route Army that may appear around you at any time.
Yamazaki, an old devil, wanted to play dirty. He tried his best to avoid exposing his team until he successfully found a worthy military target, such as the Eighth Route Army's headquarters, arsenal or field hospital.
And it turns out that Yamazaki does have two brushes.
With the help of pre-planned interspersed curves and cautious progress along the way, the Yamazaki Brigade, which set out from the county seat when it was still bright, successfully penetrated into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army at around 11 o'clock in the morning without letting the Eighth Route Army notice anything.
Yamazaki knew how powerful the Eighth Route Army was, and even all the villagers might be the Eighth Route Army's informants.
So along the way, Yamazaki directed the team to avoid areas with villages.
For this reason, the Yamazaki brigade, which originally wanted to move forward according to the established route, deviated slightly in the direction of the high mountains due to a mistake made by the map soldiers.
When Yamazaki saw the cliff suddenly appearing in front of him, he realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.
"Map!" Yamazaki shouted.
After the map soldiers came over and unfolded the map, Yamazaki inspected it and immediately discovered the problem. There was an error in the direction of travel. This can be said to be a slight error. It is a thousand miles away. Even a millimeter deviation in the direction will lead to the final destination. Laterally offset over a considerable distance.
"idiot!"
Enraged, Yamazaki fired his bow from left to right, beating the map soldiers until his head was buzzing.
The adjutant on the side asked: "The direction of travel has deviated and is getting further and further away from our established goal. Sir, do we need to adjust the direction and move forward again?"
Yamazaki thought for a while, shook his head and said: "If you retreat now, you will be easily exposed. Since you have already gone astray, it is better to make the same mistake. You may make new discoveries and continue to move around the mountain!"
"Hi!"
Facts have proved that Yamazaki indeed has amazing military intuition. Soon after, a scout returned to report to Yamazaki: "Reporting to the commander, we found a forest not far away. There is a gap at the end of the forest. It does not seem to be a gap. It was a dead end, so after we investigated nearby, we found many traces in the woods, including footprints, traces of heavy objects being dragged, and even ruts and hoof prints, such as those of mules, horses and carts."
Yamazaki immediately realized that things had taken a turn for the better.
"Take me there immediately!"
"Hi!"
After Yamazaki led the team and followed the two scouts for more than two miles, they discovered the large forest in the distance.
I also noticed the gap that was visible to the naked eye, like it was embedded in the mountain peak at the end.
After Yamazaki raised his telescope and observed for a while, he thought for a moment, and then issued an order: "Start towards the end of the woods."
He had a strong intuition in his heart that at the end of the woods, there might be the goal he had been waiting for.
Could the traces of ruts and horse hoofprints be the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army?
Their degree of mechanization is very low, and they often use mules and horse-drawn carriages as means of transportation.
If this is the case, then it will be impossible to find it without even trying, and it will take no effort at all.
At the same time, on the other side, just as the Yamazaki brigade was heading towards the woods, on a small soil slope five or six hundred meters away, some dead branches that were originally integrated with the surrounding environment suddenly began to sway, and they shook tightly. Then a big living person came out.
"No, they are little Japs. They seem to be heading towards the sky. There are many Japs. They are obscured by the woods. It is impossible to confirm the number of Japs. But I estimate that there must be at least four to five hundred people. A large number of heavy machine guns were found in the team. , there are even a lot of artillery and stones, I’m here to keep an eye on them, you should seize the time to go back and report the situation to the company commander.”
The reconnaissance squad leader put down the telescope and ordered.
"yes!"
Shitou responded, turned around and ran away. He was thin and had good physical strength. He had always been the fastest in the investigation team.
In addition, when the stone returned to the sky, it ran in a straight line, so it was naturally much faster than the Yamazaki team that was groping all the way.
Almost ten minutes later, Shitou rushed back to the sky...
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