Just after nightfall, a message from Ma Pingan was sent. He first said that Li Yunlong and others had left. Then there is the latest news about the Japanese Fifth Division.
This information includes part of the Japanese military strength that has not been mentioned before, as well as a large amount of information collected about the deployment and composition of the puppet troops in the Japanese army, etc.
Ma Ping'an said that the composition of these imperial troops was very mixed, and some were brought by the Japanese from the northeast, such as the Royal Guards and the First Manchurian Division.
This first division is currently on the Feicheng and Pingyin lines.
In addition to this first division, a mixed brigade of the Imperial Alliance Army in Pingyin, Feicheng, and Ningyang is also operating in this area. Their main composition is the security group in North China, including some local traitors who surrendered to the Japanese army after the Japanese army went south.
And Ma Pingan said that in the afternoon this afternoon, their underground party members found signs of mobilization of the Royal Guards stationed in Surabaya Town. But because they were too far apart, he could not determine the specific number of people transferred by the Royal Guards. I just felt that I should be heading in the direction of Ningyang.
Duanwu frowned slightly as he read Ma Ping'an's message, because not only were there more enemies than he thought, but the Japs were also moving faster than he thought, and the mysterious Royal Guards had already moved.
But what are they doing in Ningyang County? Are you going to help defend, or are the little devils already preparing to attack?
Duanwu thought for a while and felt that the kid probably wasn't going to attack. Because if the Japs want to attack, the Japs on the Western Front will definitely move first.
The little devils will start with the 55th Army of the Third Army, because the defense area of the 55th Army is adjacent to the defense area of the Second Army. If you cut off this area, you will block the connection between the fifth theater and the second theater, and open the door to the Western Front. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.
Therefore, excluding the large-scale Japanese attack, only the Japanese troops in Ningyang County were insufficient, and the Imperial Alliance Army was transferred from Sishui County to assist in the defense.
Just when Duanwu thought that the Royal Guards were just there to help with defense, a guard hurriedly walked in, rubbing his forehead with one hand and holding a paper ball in his hand.
Duanwu asked: "What's wrong?"
The guard said: "Commander, I was standing guard when I was hit on the head by a stone. I picked it up and saw that it was wrapped with a piece of paper."
Duanwu took the paper ball from the guard's hand and unfolded it, but he saw it said: "All the old guys in Shang Yu's reserve are not dead yet, and they will come to visit tonight."
"Shang Yu has a spare place."
Duan Wu murmured something but he remembered the name.
Shangyu's Standing Department, also known as Sticking Department, was actually an internal affairs department responsible for sticking cicadas, catching birds, and pruning flowers and plants for the emperor during the Qing Dynasty.
But in the Yongzheng generation, brothers seized power and turned against each other, and the situation became more and more fierce, so Niangan Department became a spy agency at that time. Responsible for monitoring the ministers of the DPRK and China, and even has the power to arrest and handle cases.
Therefore, it was precisely because of this that the Niangan Department recruited talented people and strangers from all over the place, which also caused a bloody storm at that time.
Later, the emperor nominally canceled it because the killing at the sticky pole was too heavy. But in fact, this spare place is still there. It just moved from the front of the stage to behind the scenes.
But it is precisely because of this that since the reign of Qianlong, very few people know the name Shang Yu Bicchu, and the number of people is also much lower than before.
However, they are still there. For example, Ksitigarbha, the master of the Dragon Boat Festival, came from Shang Yu's spare place.
Therefore, Duanwu also knew who sent this letter. After all, his master came with him.
Duanwu immediately ordered: "Ask Lao Shou to send out scouts immediately. The open sentry will cover the hidden sentry, and the hidden sentry will keep an eye on the open sentry. I want the sentries to interlock with each other. Within a radius of ten miles of Wudaogou, not even a fly can let him fly. Come in. And order the whole army to be on alert. Let Zhu Shengzhong lead his troops to lurk in the woods near the forest in two groups. The enemy may come from the east of us, but they may also sneak around and attack. Let him definitely attack me. Be extremely energetic.
Order other ministries to take good care of weapons and ammunition. If you really can't take care of it. Just move the weapons and ammunition into the cave.
By the way, there is also food. If the food is destroyed, all our plans will be ruined. Go for it! "
"yes!"
The guard went to deliver the order, but at this time, Duanwu went to the innermost part of the cave.
Tang Jiujiu hadn't slept yet, but when she saw Duanwu coming in, she asked, "Are you going to rest?"
Duanwu said: "No, I want to go out to check the sentry. You stay in the cave and don't come out. At night, the mountain wind is very cold."
As Duanwu said, he inserted the Japanese samurai sword into his waist and the two black blades on his lower back. Then he put on his coat and left.
Tang Jiujiu frowned, because she was not a fool. If Dragon Boat Festival was really just going to check the sentry, why did he bring his knife with him?
She also put on her clothes and wanted to go out, but the guard outside the cave stopped Tang Jiujiu and said, "Madam, it's cold in the mountain wind outside. The leader asked you not to go out."
Tang Jiujiu asked, "What happened?"
The guard shook his head and smiled: "We don't know either. We just know that the regiment received a letter and then issued a few orders. That's all we know."
"Then send a few more people to protect the group."
Tang Jiujiu saw that she couldn't get out, so she urged the guards to protect Dragon Boat Festival.
The guard quickly replied: "Madam, don't worry, the commander of the third battalion is with the regiment. And the entire Wudaogou area is under the surveillance of our brothers, there will definitely be nothing wrong."
"well!"
Tang Jiujiu sighed helplessly and could only return to the cave.
Of course, she would definitely not be able to sleep. She would not feel at ease until the battle was over and the full body of Dragon Boat Festival came back.
At the same time, Lao Shou, who was patrolling with Duanwu, was checking and filling in the gaps with Duanwu.
Lao Shou will send out scouts and report the approximate location of the sentinels to Duanwu. Duanwu pointed out a few positions and asked Lao Snoring to send more manpower.
Lao Shou said: "Tuan Zuo, who is it that makes you pay so much attention to him?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "Chinese, and they are a group of great Chinese. It's no wonder that the 29th Division went to attack Sishui County and was met with disappointment. By the way, Lao Snoring, tell the brothers that they must be a hundred times more energetic. .Our opponent this time may be stronger than the little devil."
"How can this be?"
Lao Snoring frowned, although he didn't believe it, but if the leader said so, it must be true.
But at this moment, when Lao Shou was about to send more manpower, a series of gunshots suddenly came. It's less than two kilometers east of them.
Men in black clothes were walking through the forest. When the scouts of the Independent Regiment saw them, they quickly opened fire at each other as a warning.
But in the next second, three men in black suddenly appeared from behind the sentry, and cut off the sentry's head with one knife. Then the other party continued to run forward without stopping for a moment.
Swish!
There was no telling how many men in black there were. They moved extremely quickly and were very scattered. Even though the sentries of the Independent Regiment could easily spot the opponent and fired, the effect was of little effect. The man in black instantly tore a long hole in the defense line of the sentinels and scouts.
In other words, although Duanwu responded, it was still a little slow. The scouts of the third battalion were not in place. When they deployed their defenses within a radius of ten kilometers, the enemy had already come over.
And they had no intention of hiding their traces, they just broke through from the front!
(End of chapter)
