When the reconnaissance squad leader hurried over, Liu Manhe stood up and asked excitedly: "Where are the Japanese behind?"
The reconnaissance squad leader gasped and saluted: "Report, most of the squadron has entered the village! One squad is chasing west."
Liu Manhe waved his fist: "Great, where are the Japanese from the squadron behind them now?"
"The scout reported an hour ago that the second echelon of Japanese soldiers was in the north and was marching south. The distance between the two groups of Japanese soldiers from north to south was about twenty miles."
"We have to keep walking, we can't let them get together!" Liu Manhe muttered, and ordered to the soldiers lying on the mountainside: "Continue to the west, walk twenty miles and then turn north..."
Ambushing the Japanese advance team in broad daylight would probably be bombed by planes, so this was not an option.
It is better to give full play to the Eighth Route Army's strengths in fighting guerrillas. The enemy pursues us and we run away.
First deal with the group of Japs behind the Japanese advance team, and then deal with the Japs advancing team later!
Everything seems to be going according to plan...
...
"Reporting to the lieutenant, the leading warriors exchanged fire with the fleeing Tubal Road troops. Tubal Road fled to the west..." After the ordering soldier finished speaking, he stood quietly opposite the lieutenant.
No new orders were heard from the lieutenant.
It wasn't until the lieutenant's assistant next to the lieutenant waved his hand after a while that the orderly soldier ran away immediately.
Lieutenant Okawa frowned, and Takahashi's handwriting on the ground was still clearly visible.
The assistant unfolded the map: "Your Majesty Lieutenant, Gangqi Brigade and a battalion of the Imperial Association Army are heading south. If we speed up, we should be able to block them!"
Dachuan withdrew his gaze: "Oh, they actually infected Hu Lie La. It's really a disgrace to the imperial soldiers..."
The assistant hesitated: "They judged that the source of the bacteria was probably Second Lieutenant Takahashi..."
Okawa was stunned for a moment: "This has nothing to do with Takahashi! By the way, there is no news about Takahashi yet?"
The assistant shook his head: "Not yet!"
Dachuan began to look at the workshop and thought carefully.
Since last year, the Eighth Route Special Agent Regiment has entered the plains in multiple ways, and many senior commanders of the Imperial Army have been assassinated.
Some of them used intrigues and despicable assassinations to assassinate the elites of the Imperial Advance Team.
Finally, we found a few suspicious people on the plain.
With the help of the special high school course, Zhu was on the back of the eighth road entering the mountainous area.
When the national army surrendered, Takahashi disguised himself as a defeated national army and successfully broke into the Eighth Route Army.
With Takahashi's caution and his proficiency in Chinese, it is absolutely impossible for the Eighth Route Army to discover him!
He also successfully fished out the elite of the Eighth Route Agent Group!
The cunning opponent relied on his familiarity with the terrain and managed to escape from the encirclement of the army.
They also used the Imperial Alliance Army to stage an ambush and then fled south.
Relying on the favorable terrain to block the attack on the mountain ridge, we will once again avoid aviation bombing and strafing.
Both times they failed to eradicate them.
If such opponents cannot be eliminated, sooner or later they will become a thorn in the side of the empire!
Of course he knew that Second Lieutenant Takahashi was carrying bacteria. Gangqi Brigade was attacked by Hu Liela. What happened in the middle was not important. What was important was that the elite of the Eighth Route Secret Service were right in front of him!
Tuba Road ran another fifty or sixty miles south in one night, stayed in this village for the night, and then ran west again.
He was obviously taking himself back and forth in this area!
What on earth does Tubalu want to do?
A feeling of powerlessness arises spontaneously.
After turning his head and looking into the distance to the north for a long time, Dachuan pointed to the west of the map and spat out a few words through his teeth: "Send a report immediately and ask the Gangqi Brigade to move south to get closer to our troops. They must be stopped in this area. !”
The assistant frowned and suggested: "Should we call in a reconnaissance plane?"
Dachuan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Yes, I need to know the exact location of this group of eight-way main force at any time..."
Isn't it just Tubalu, which is beyond the reach of a squadron, can it be called the main force? The assistant had a blank look on his face and quickly replied: "I'll arrange it immediately!"
...
The courtyard door is wide open.
Sunlight slanted into the room from the window, and half of the table was spread out.
Ding De sat at the table under the window where the sun shined through the dark clouds, playing with a brand new teapot with ice flowers in his hand.
Captain Lu on the opposite side looked out the window and was in a good mood: "It's windy. It's likely to rain in the next few days."
Seeing that there are finally signs of rain, Ding Deyi is still not in a good mood: "After a year of drought, our food cannot last for the summer harvest..."
"Instructions from superiors are that as the enemy-occupied areas continue to expand and the enemy's troops are empty in the enemy-occupied areas, all units must be broken into pieces and quickly enter the enemy-occupied areas to open up the situation. At the same time, they must capture some towns and counties and let the Japanese who are raiding the mountains start a fire in their backyards. ..."
"The Second Battalion went to the south, and the Ninth Battalion is also there...Hao Ping led the people to move, and Wu Yan wants to counter-mopping up and defend the headquarters. What can we do to enter enemy-occupied areas?"
"Looking at it from another perspective, if the Second Battalion and the Nine Battalions can really carve out a new world, almost the entire southeastern Taihang Mountains are in our hands, connected with a division on the plain."
The political commissar put down the teapot in his hand and frowned slightly: "Let him meet the friendly forces. It would be better for them to run directly into the friendly defense area now. If this news gets out, you and I will suffer."
"When have we ever cared about the opinion of that person in Chongqing? Besides using tricks to shoot himself in the foot, what other tricks can he use?"
"Friendly troops have surrendered to the enemy. Our independent regiment's defense area used to be facing the enemy on one side, but now it is facing the enemy on two sides. The defensive pressure has greatly increased..."
Commander Lu continued to look at the map: "How is the situation on the plains?"
"You asked three times a day... Sun Youshang led the water protection team into the mountains to clean up and rescued many soldiers. Pu Buhuan pretended to be a wounded Japanese soldier and entered the county. Lao Meng was busy stuffing the guerrillas into the gun tower. .”
"Why do I feel like we took advantage of this Japanese raid?"
After the two battalions went out, they encountered a large-scale Japanese raid. It was useless to worry. Ding De saw Commander Lu's complacency and deliberately poured cold water on him: "Don't be cheap and be good. Your marriage report was approved by the superiors. Unfortunately, Director Song changed his mind." I don’t agree, let me see where you put your face..."
"Can we not talk about this for now?" Commander Lu immediately felt bad: "The enemy has surrounded the division headquarters..."
"The division headquarters has been transferred in advance..."
"I guess the little Japs will brag about it in the newspapers again, and the guy in Chongqing is probably very happy... The Japs have a reputation for free publicity, and we have to benefit from it. Let's talk about the focus of the next step."
"Now the only ones we can move are the nine battalions left on the plain to guard Chen Chong."
"I always feel that the more we develop, the more people we have, the more we run out of people."
The political commissar took a look at the map: "The plain situation in the east has been opened up. The hills captured by the Second Battalion in the south can also be used. If the Ninth Battalion can spare some people to develop southward..."
"More than 60 spies have been identified in the Jiuying base area, and the Japanese have begun to imitate the mustaches in setting up concentration camps. These problems are not easy to solve."
"Yes, the situation may not be as optimistic as imagined..."
Xiao Jia ran to the door and stood at attention: "Report to the political commissar, the political officer will ask you to come over."
The political commissar put down the teapot and went out, crossed the suspension bridge, and walked into the office of the Political and Work Department of the former enemy headquarters.
The middle-aged man looked away from the map on the table and got straight to the point: "Sit down... The leader plans to go to the plains for investigation. We are making plans. Your independent group is familiar with the situation in the plains. I want to hear your opinion."
Ding Deyi sat opposite the middle-aged man and looked at the map: "That... from the foot of the mountain to the second blockade, they are all our people."
"I know this. I want you to come here mainly to discuss the routes in enemy-occupied areas. You also need your armed work team to arrange some reliable escorts. The basic requirements are strong combat effectiveness and familiarity with the local conditions. Also, the mission must be kept confidential. .”
"Route? Where are you going?"
"Binhe area, Neihuang area, Tainan..."
"Too South? We're not familiar with it either..." It's rare for a political commissar to say something like this. The leader's trip is a big deal.
"We have traveled from Jiangxi to here, how can we be so familiar with each other?"
"Promise to complete the task!" The political commissar nodded.
"..."
After the two of them muttered for a long time, the middle-aged man suddenly said: "Hey, Old Ding, you guys are so proud this time."
The political commissar looked astonished: "Look at what you said...don't show off."
The middle-aged man pretended to be mysterious: "Your Jiuying is really good at causing trouble..."
The political commissar was shocked: "What happened again?"
"Hahaha, look at how surprised you are. You are a political commissar and you don't even know what your soldiers have done. That's it. The headquarters called to praise..."
"praise?"
"The Ninth Battalion led the Japs advance team into the mountain, and used one battalion force to break out of the encirclement with ten times the Japs force. When you turn back, you ask them to write a detailed battle report, and the superiors are prepared to vigorously promote it."
"But they haven't come back yet."
"It's not urgent... I'll meet your two battalion commanders when I have time..."
"I forgot, you haven't been here long..."
"In addition, the devils are setting up concentration camps. Northern Shaanxi has instructed that the devils' conspiracy must be destroyed..."
"Hasn't the division already made arrangements?"
"The intensity is not enough. According to the latest situation, our superiors require us to capture one or two county towns so that the little devils can't feel at ease..."
"This...I'll go back and discuss it with Commander Lu..." The political commissar's eyes lit up.
Ding De stepped on his own shadow in the sun and quickly crossed the river from the suspension bridge to the wine station village.
Along the way, I waved to the grinning militiamen and occasionally exchanged a few words...
In the fields, villagers carrying water to irrigate the fields occasionally raised their heads and glanced at the political commissar.
Then he lowered his head and continued busy.
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