Lu Yingjun glanced at the watch in his hand.
He shouted in a low voice: "There's still half an hour before the big troops arrive, please be alert!"
If the patrol car did not return to the gendarmerie for a long time, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the Japanese.
The Japanese only need to make a phone call to the city gate and inquire to find out something fishy.
It's just that the new regiment can attack the county town within an hour at most. The problem is not big, and everything is normal now.
Even if they are discovered by the Japanese, most of them are now wearing Japanese military uniforms and can speak fluent Japanese, so they are safe enough.
The Sword Squadron continued to hide in the alleys, waiting for the opportunity.
…
Dagushan.
The headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army.
At the regiment headquarters, Chu Yunfei was getting ready to take off his clothes and go to bed.
"Team members, there's something going on!"
Chief of Staff Fang Ligong hurried in, his tone urgent.
"Brother Ligong, what happened? Speak slowly, the sky will not fall." Chu Yunfei glanced at the reckless Fang Ligong, without any displeasure on his expression.
Fang Ligong is Chu Yunfei's right-hand man and has excellent military qualities.
"Tuanzu, something happened to the new group." Fang Ligong said.
After taking a look at Chu Yunfei's expression, Fang Ligong continued: "Since yesterday afternoon, the New Regiment has been under martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave the so-called base area. Even our intelligence personnel are not allowed to leave."
Chu Yunfei has his own intelligence system, which is quite accurate and timely.
This can be seen from the fact that in the original drama, the Yamamoto special agent team raided Zhaojiayu Village, Chu Yunfei quickly obtained the information and responded quickly.
The garrison method of the 358th Regiment is different from that of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army's troops are mainly dispersed and stationed in various villages.
The 358th Regiment mainly concentrates its troops in a certain place and relies on supplies from the Jinsui Army Headquarters.
Therefore, even if the Japanese and puppet troops only occupied county towns and towns, the territory of the 358th Regiment did not expand and was only stationed in the Dagushan area.
However, there are also many intelligence personnel of the 358th Regiment operating in the guerrilla areas of the Eighth Route Army.
When Chu Yunfei heard this, he put his hands behind his back and looked thoughtful, what on earth is Li Yunlong doing?
The New Regiment had just arrived in northwest Shanxi. Two days later, Chu Yunfei was planning to go to the New Regiment to meet Li Yunlong and discuss with Li Yunlong that the 358th Regiment and the New Regiment would not be in conflict with each other in the future.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Now Li Yunlong's new group is too strong, and he, Chu Yunfei, does not dare to provoke them at will.
Even if Li Yunlong occupied Dagu Town, Chu Yunfei would not dare to be dissatisfied at all.
As the saying goes, there is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed. With such a powerful force appearing in northwest Shanxi, Chu Yunfei also became wary in his heart.
What's more, Li Yunlong is a guy who doesn't play by common sense.
"Besides this, is there anything else going on?" Chu Yunfei looked at Fang Ligong and asked.
"Not yet." Fang Ligong said, "However, I have sent scouts to the periphery of the Eighth Route Base Area. If there is any situation, we will receive news soon."
At this moment, the phone on the table dinged.
Chu Yunfei was close to the table, so he picked it up casually:
"Hello?"
"What did you say?"
"okay, I get it."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Yunfei suddenly lost all sleep.
"Commander, is there any movement from the Eighth Route Army?" Fang Ligong asked with a look on his face.
Chu Yunfei nodded and said: "That's right, we just received a call from the forward observation post. According to the scout report, the Eighth Route Army Li Yunlong's troops are dispatched in full force and are deploying troops to the three counties of Heyuan, Pingan and Anhua at the same time."
The 358th Regiment's telephone lines couldn't possibly be connected that far.
It would take time for the scouts to discover the situation and then return to the forward observation post to make a call.
Therefore, almost an hour had passed since the scouts discovered the movements of the Eighth Route Army.
"What?" Fang Ligong looked shocked, "The new regiment wants to attack three counties at the same time?"
After a pause, Fang Ligong said unconvinced: "He, Li Yunlong, is just a group, why would he dare?"
The 5,000 men of the 358th Regiment did not dare to attack a county town. The New Regiment was not much larger than the 358th Regiment. How dare they attack three county towns at the same time?
"Li Yunlong has always been eclectic in fighting and doesn't like to play by the rules." Chu Yunfei said, "Give him an army and he dared to attack Taiyuan. And he actually succeeded. One regiment attacked three at the same time. There’s nothing to be surprised about in a well-fortified county.”
"But Li Yunlong only has one regiment after all." Fang Ligong said, "If we attack one county, we will definitely have enough troops, but if we attack three counties, we will definitely not have enough troops."
"It's probably going to be a fight in which both sides suffer."
"Regiment leader, this is a good opportunity. While both the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army are losing, our 358th Regiment can take advantage of this..."
When he said the last sentence, Fang Ligong had already approached Chu Yunfei and lowered his voice.
Chu Yunfei narrowed his eyes: "You mean, the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army have been eliminated?"
Fang Ligong: "That's right, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"But we are friendly forces after all." Chu Yunfei sighed.
"We are only nominally friendly forces. The Eighth Route Army will be dealt with sooner or later. What's more, Li Yunlong and the New Regiment are now Principal Chang's biggest enemy."
Fang Ligong said: "As long as you, the group, can solve this serious problem of Principal Chang, your future prospects will be limitless."
"Indeed, there will definitely be a battle between us and the Communist army in the future, but it will definitely not be now. Now that the country is facing a national crisis, how can we shoot at friendly forces?"
Chu Yunfei waved his hand, his tone unquestionable.
To be honest, Chu Yunfei's heart was moved at a moment. The American equipment in Li Yunlong's hands was too tempting.
In Chu Yunfei's view, so much sophisticated American equipment was simply a waste of money among those mud-legged soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.
However, in the end, Chu Yunfei's reason defeated his impulse.
Fang Ligong looked stern and extinguished the thoughts in his heart.
The risk of doing this is also very high. Even if it is done, it will either be reused or shot for undermining the national united front.
Chu Yunfei may be demoted and promoted after a period of time, and the other party will most likely be the one to take the blame.
Chu Yunfei said: "Send out scouts to pay close attention to the battle situation in Heyuan, Anhua and Ping'an counties, and report any situation immediately!"
"Yes, Danzao!"
Fang Ligong stood upright, turned around and left.
After Fang Ligong left, Chu Yunfei lost all sleep, put on his military uniform again, and took Sun Ming to the combat hall.
…
"Centre left, the situation has changed!"
Heyuan County, Gendarmerie Headquarters, a Japanese military staff officer reports to Gendarmerie Captain Hirata Ichiro, center left, who is preparing to sleep.
"What happened?"
Hearing this, Ichiro Hirata frowned slightly.
The Japanese Staff Report reported: "The Eighth Route Army has cut off all major and minor roads in and out of the mountains. None of the Imperial Army's intelligence personnel in the Eighth Route Bandit Area has returned from yesterday afternoon to now!"
"I have just contacted the imperial army in Anhua County and Ping'an County, and the situation is the same over there!"
Ichiro Hirata's brows suddenly deepened, and the old devil smelled something unusual.
Since the 120th Division, the main force of the Eighth Route Army, left, the security in northwestern Shanxi has greatly improved in the past six months.
However, not long ago, the main force of the Eighth Route Army came from northwestern Shanxi. As soon as they arrived, they gave the Japanese army a disincentive and occupied Dagu Town.
However, Ichiro Hirata did not have many troops, so his defense was adequate and his offense was insufficient.
So Ichiro Hirata endured it.
This time the Eighth Route Army actually closed the road. Could it be that they wanted to capture spies in the base area?
Or are you preparing for a big move?
Ichiro Hirata suddenly asked: "Is the patrol car back tonight?"
"not yet."
The Japanese chief of staff replied.
"Close the city gates immediately, send additional patrols and security forces outside the city, and increase the intensity of patrols and security. If any abnormality is discovered, report it immediately!"
Ichiro Hirata's voice was harsh.
He has received information that the main force of the Eighth Route Army that came to Heyuan, Anhua and Ping'an counties this time is the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
This new regiment has always been powerful in combat, even the most elite troops of the Japanese army are difficult to deal with, and the third-rate troops in his hands are no match for it.
What's more, the new commander of the First Army has not yet taken office, and the First Army is in a leaderless situation. Once the Eighth Route Army attacks the county seat, there may not even be reinforcements.
"Hi!"
The Japanese staff officer turned and left.
Ichiro Hirata was also completely sleepless. He picked up the telephone on the table, quickly shook the handle, and made two calls in a row.
Order the Japanese and puppet troops to stop sleeping immediately and go to the city wall to strengthen the defense of the city wall.
…
at the same time.
On a small road more than ten kilometers away from Heyuan County, the Eighth Route Army was marching in a hurry.
It is different from not being prepared for the direction of the Jinsui Army.
Before the large force took action, the New Regiment dispatched a large number of scouts to block the main road to the county town to prevent Japanese spies from passing information back.
And the telephone lines connecting each blockhouse and stronghold to the county seat were cut.
Therefore, when Li Yunlong led his troops ten kilometers closer to Heyuan County, the Japanese still knew nothing about the Eighth Route Army's actions.
However, five kilometers away from Heyuan County, Japanese strongholds and gun towers began to appear one after another.
As strong as the New Regiment, it is impossible to quietly take down the strongholds and turrets.
However, it is impossible for mere gun towers and strongholds to withstand the front of the new regiment.
The Japanese and puppet troops who were responsible for defending the outer strongholds discovered that a large number of Eighth Route Army forces appeared in front. They had just reported the situation to the county gendarmerie headquarters when they saw a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and a medium-sized stronghold was wiped out in a matter of minutes.
This was done by the First Battalion of the New Regiment, and then the main force of the First and Second Battalions of the New Regiment swarmed towards the west city wall.
The second battalion surrounded several other city walls.
The Japanese strongholds and gun towers outside the city were quickly destroyed.
Before the Japanese and puppet troops in the city could understand the situation, the Eighth Route Army completed the encirclement of Heyuan County with lightning speed.
However, this time, Li Yunlong brought more than 2,000 people, which was insufficient in strength, so he did not use a full-scale attack strategy.
The tactic of besieging three buildings was used. Two companies of the first battalion were the main attack, two companies of the second battalion were the main attack, the other two companies were ambushed outside the south of the city, and the two companies were reserve teams.
