The night raid team of the detective team was just established, but in broad daylight, a few were missing for no reason. Captain Xu was furious after receiving the news, and led a group of traitors from Xujiazhuang to the city to investigate. After checking, the location of the turret where the missing person last passed was finally determined, and the search scope was narrowed.
Under the scorching sun at noon, Xujiazhuang went to the east entrance of a village next to the county road.
After two days of unremitting efforts by dozens of traitors, they finally learned from the people in the village where the traitor was killed that someone had entered the village three days ago, but the people could not tell the details.
After a careful search in the village, the stinking and rotting corpses of the traitors were still dug up.
The traitors covered their noses and buried the traitor's body on the spot again. They were so sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead. Even on a hot day, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely cold.
"It must have been done by the Eighth Route Army. All the wounds left on his body were stabbed with bayonets. He died with one stab." There was a large group of people standing at the entrance of the village. A traitor who was good at reconnaissance, after examining the body, looked at Xu, who was fanning himself with a folding fan. Captain reports.
"Why did they attack our brothers?" Captain Xu murmured to himself.
"It must be revenge. Some time ago, didn't the Imperial Army's Special High School uncover one of their intelligence networks in the city?" His subordinates quickly gave the captain advice.
"This fart intelligence network is just some small fish and shrimps from the Eighth Route Army." Captain Xu said with a dark face.
"Captain, according to the people in the turret, the bicycle they were riding has disappeared. Could it be a robbery?"
"Idiot, you mean someone is attacking one of our own people? The possibility of stealing money is very small, it must be seeking revenge. Those bicycles have numbers on them. Who dares to touch our people in this area? If it is the Eighth Route Army, everything can be done make sense."
"I think it's possible that the Rangers did it." The traitor showed no expression. The captain said that it was the Eighth Route Army that did it, so he had to go in another direction.
"Bullshit Rangers. After those guys from the special high school class came, they all disappeared for a while. They are probably shivering in some filthy pigsty now."
"Captain Yingming, what you said is what I think is the case. However, after this incident, we now have the trust of the imperial army. Captain, how do you report this matter?" This guy is obviously trying to Playing dumb, deliberately showing the captain's wisdom.
"Report? Report that we were attacked in broad daylight in the jurisdiction of me, a model security captain? Or do you mean that we didn't even know about the slightest disturbance beforehand?" Captain Xu was almost furious to death, and kicked him with his leg. This guy has a kick.
"Then, let's forget it like this?" The traitor quickly got up from the ground and continued to ask with a shy face.
"The pension and resettlement allowance will be doubled."
"Then, what about Commander Gou's side?"
"What should we do? They are fighting among themselves. Whoever becomes the commander will not be allowed to do business with me?" Captain Xu's mood was not affected. The man named Gou was tricked. He had already received news from Captain Zhu about this matter. For him, it's not a bad thing.
"What the captain said is that the news that the guy named Qian Jiu colluded with the guy named Sun, is it true?" The subordinate asked again. This guy is good at flattering, and he only asks questions.
Sun Youshang was responsible for reorganizing the team. Su Qing had already arranged for Sun Dewang to spread some false news. Otherwise, if the Japanese knew that the security group had become an Eighth Route Army unit, they would definitely come to raid them.
"Don't mention this matter again. The man named Gou openly took advantage of me at my house. When did he ever give me face? I have long disliked him. If it weren't for the fact that our cooperation was quite pleasant in the past, I would have turned against him on the spot. , something like this happened to him, and it has no impact on our business at all." Captain Xu had a sinister smile on his face.
"Hehe, that's right. Since he is dead, it means that whoever dares not to give the captain face will have no chance of living long, right?" The subordinate smiled flatteringly.
"Okay, go and arrange for someone to prepare a generous gift for Sun. If he knows his business, our business can still be done. But, hey, we have to pay for the goods at the original price given to Gou. The price has increased by 10%!”
"Yes, Captain, this is a wonderful idea. I will arrange it right away." The traitor quickly agreed.
Captain Xu finally smiled and looked up at the sky, which was a bit dazzling.
He turned around, led a large group of brothers, got on his bicycle with his head held high, and ran directly to the city under the scorching sun.
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In the village, the preparatory work meeting before departure is almost coming to an end.
Hu Yi frowned and said: "...This is indeed a difficult problem, but I think that as long as these people are chosen to keep it confidential and take them along with them, there should be no problem."
Platoon Leader Wang looked down upon these security regiment soldiers who had little combat effectiveness: "Captain Hu, I don't think this is appropriate. Think about it, if the news leaks out because of them and the enemy is prepared, we won't be able to count on this battle at all." .”
Lao Meng had been betrayed by someone in the team, and even bitten by a snake. He had been afraid of ropes for ten years. He glanced at Hu Yi apologetically and said, "It's good to take them with you, but I'm afraid they will be killed at the critical moment." bad thing!"
Hu Yi said without any expression: "These are the only four hundred people we can spare now. Political Commissar, what do you think we should do?"
Ding De never thought that how to deal with the team brought back by Hu Yi, the more than 100 soldiers of the security regiment, would be a problem now. Hu Yi's suggestion was to let them follow as a reserve team before the war. They carried bullets during the march and could carry the wounded after the war.
Otherwise, if they all stay here and someone has to keep an eye on them, it will simply become a thorny problem.
But if you take them with you, as long as they don't know the true goal of the troops, it won't be a big problem. Marching in enemy-occupied areas, if you want to keep it absolutely secret, you can't do it...
The political commissar thought for a long time: "If we can find some other reason not to tell them the specifics of this mission, I think there will be no problem. On the battlefield, one more person will bring more strength."
The political commissar had spoken, but Platoon Leader Wang couldn't say anything else.
Wang Peng basically said nothing during the whole process. As an ally, he had a blind trust in Hu Yi.
Lao Qin was cleaning up the guys. He stayed behind. Once he encountered a situation, he would immediately retreat westward back to the wine station. After all, once the troops left, even if a group of people from the reconnaissance team came, it would still be a problem for most of the remaining militiamen. Big risk.
The political commissar began to seriously announce the order: "Except for commanders above the platoon level, this matter is not allowed to be discussed on any occasion. This trip will take more than 200 miles to Huaxian County. We will march at night, starting from the north of Anxian County all the way east, and then entering the plains. Turning south, they will definitely be discovered by the Japs' spies during the march. Try to march quickly on the first day. Even if they are discovered by the Japs, even if they react, there are not many Japs in those counties, and it is impossible for them to move in a short time. With enough troops assembled, it is impossible to stop our rapid advance."
Seeing the political commissar's expression, Hu Yi suddenly became curious about what the political commissar said: "You mean, the Japanese will arrange for people to surround you the next day, right?"
"It is true. It is indeed eye-catching that such a large force of ours is rampaging in the hinterland of the Japanese. However, this just provides cover for the main force of the military division to attack the county town. The Japanese will be caught by surprise!" The political commissar said with high spirits: "I thought your Ninth Company At most, we can gather more than a hundred people. I didn’t expect you to give me such a big surprise.”
The meeting was almost over by now. The political commissar immediately waved his hand and said, "Okay, we have to fill our stomachs first, prepare ammunition and dry food, and it's time to set off after dark!"
The sky gradually darkened, and the team assembled in the square outside the village was extremely spectacular. There were more than a hundred people as baggage, carrying rolled stretchers and various supplies.
Lao Qin and his soldiers were replenishing ammunition for Wang Peng, the second battalion commander who led a company.
The soldiers were envious. Jiulian Company's wealth was not an exaggeration. Replenishing bullets were simply provided in boxes, which was even more exaggerated than issuing bullets to the regiment!
They also selected a squad of soldiers to join the platoon leader of the Ninth Company whose face was covered with scars. Those who were interested carefully looked at the unusual platoon, and saw something thick and long wrapped in a gray sheet, plus Heavy ammunition boxes, those things are definitely not simple. Does the Ninth Company still have mortars?
The political commissar is in a good mood. Wang Peng is the commander of the second battalion of the supplementary regiment, Lao Meng's battalion level, the ninth company, Hu Yi has five to six hundred people! It is now at the de facto battalion level. Unexpectedly, the third company is so good at recruiting troops, and the ninth company can finally feel proud this time.
I am optimistic about Hu Yi, and the Nine Company's contribution to the survival of the Independent Regiment is indispensable.
There was no motivational talk before the battle, and no speeches before departure. The team quietly embarked on the road eastward in the dark night.
